The Yun Family’s Ninth Child is an Imp!

, , ‘No!’ , ‘I was so close!’ , Nick’s ability no longer worked, which meant he was only a bit stronger than an average human right now. , At this moment, Nick was falling from about eight meters of height into a pool of toxic waste with several sharp pieces of metal. , While Nick’s ability was working, this wasn’t an issue. , But now… , Nick’s thoughts stopped. , Time seemed to freeze. , And then, time resumed as the Dreamer got further and further away from Nick. 𝑙𝘳𝒶𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝓂, SPLASH! , Nick hit the liquid shoulder first. , CRKSH! CRKSH! , Several pieces of metal created cuts in Nick’s skin, and he started to bleed. , On top of that, Nick’s destroyed fingers also came into contact with the toxic liquid. , In an instant, Nick felt like his body was being drowned in acid. , The force of the fall also made it difficult for Nick to move, but his adrenaline pushed him to immediately go to the surface. , As soon as Nick broke the surface again, he took a deep breath. , But then, Nick saw the owl just a meter in front of him, its claws stretched towards Nick. , The Dreamer was attacking, and without his ability, Nick was helpless! , BANG! , Nick immediately pulled his head down into the water, and the next moment, two long claws tore through the water above him. , The Dreamer was not going to flee. , No, it was going to kill Nick! , Nick immediately dove further and further down, several pieces of metal scraping his skin. , But then, Nick suddenly accelerated, and he stopped getting injured. , Nick had reached a depth where the light couldn’t reach him, which meant that the Dreamer couldn’t see him anymore. , Nick’s ability activated again. , ‘I have to flee!’ Nick thought. ‘As long as it pays attention to me, I can’t fight it!’ , After coming to a decision, he immediately shot towards the direction of the sewer’s exit. , But then, a huge black eye opened in front of Nick, and he became paralyzed. , Nick’s thoughts stopped as he looked at the terrifying black eye. , The next moment, a maw filled with teeth opened in front of him and swallowed him. , Nick felt his body getting torn apart, but then he realized that this wasn’t real. , Since he was now in a place with no light, the Nightmare’s influence had returned. , ‘The Dreamer above.’ , ‘The Nightmare below.’ , ‘I can’t move like this! The Nightmare could lead me in any random direction!’ , ‘I have to surface to assess the direction I’m facing!’ , Nick gnashed his teeth and shot upward. , The eyes and maws around him slowly vanished. , The Arclight was still active, and it illuminated the surroundings. , Shortly before Nick broke the surface, he suddenly felt the acid of the liquid become stronger. , This meant the Dreamer was seeing him. , Nick broke past the surface and took a breath as he quickly looked around. , ‘There!’ , Nick found the way he had to go towards and immediately dove into the water again. , CRRRSH! , Nick clenched his teeth even more as he felt a big gash opening up on his back. , Just now, the Dreamer had created three huge gashes as it tore Nick’s skin and a bit of muscle apart. , This was a Specter, not a random bird! , If it got hold of Nick, it could probably stab one of its claws through his entire torso! , A normal human couldn’t possibly fight something like this. , As Nick descended, the intensity of the acid subsided. , He closed his eyes and immediately started to swim forward. , A moment later, the heat of the water rose sharply, and it felt like Nick was swimming through a boiling pot of oil! , Nick’s entire body turned red, and he wanted to do nothing but scream in pain. , He was burning! , He was dying! , ‘It’s not real!’ , ‘It’s not real!’ , ‘It’s not real!’ , BANG! , Suddenly, Nick’s right hand hit something solid, and Nick’s head quickly followed. , ‘A house?! Now?!’ , Nick had hit one of the ruins. , He had to quickly make a decision. , Immediately, he shot up. , The house wasn’t that tall, and there was still about a meter between its ceiling and the surface. , At this moment, Nick felt a bit of light, but his ability hadn’t deactivated yet. , This meant that the Dreamer hadn’t seen him. , Nick swam forward in silence, his chest almost sliding against the house’s roof. , Suddenly, the water started to severely burn him again, and Nick’s body shook. , His ability had deactivated! , At that moment, a plan formed in Nick’s mind, and he slowly spun onto his back. , Nick was betting on the fact that the Dreamer could see him but not perfectly see him. , Right now, since Nick was still about a meter below the surface, the Dreamer could probably only see a vague silhouette or shadow. , Meanwhile, the Dreamer was illuminated by the light behind it, allowing Nick to perfectly see it. , At this moment, the Dreamer was diving towards him with its outstretched claws. , Nick’s anxiety reached new heights. , The Dreamer reached him. , BANG! , Nick shoved himself to the side as the Dreamer’s claws reached into the water. , Due to Nick’s depth, the Dreamer also had to fully enter the liquid, slowing it down significantly. , The Dreamer’s claws barely passed by Nick, and Nick immediately grabbed them with his two hands. , The Dreamer’s wings flapped to get out of the liquid again, and Nick felt himself getting pulled up. , Splash! , The two of them left the liquid behind, the Dreamer pulling Nick into the sky. , Right now, the Dreamer didn’t have the luxury to look at Nick, but Nick’s ability still didn’t reactivate. , Hearing and feeling someone also counted as perceiving someone. , After gaining a couple of meters, the Dreamer looked at Nick, and its beak opened. , But by now, Nick had repositioned himself. , He had pulled himself upward and had angled his body. , And then… , BANG! , Nick kicked the Dreamer’s head! , While the Dreamer was much more powerful than Nick without his ability, a kick to the head still hurt quite a lot. , At the same time, Nick let go of the Dreamer’s claws and threw himself towards the exit of the sewers. , His kick and the force of the jump completely disoriented the Dreamer, and it fell into the water a couple of meters away. , However, it wasn’t significantly injured, and Nick was sure that it would return to flying above him in a matter of seconds. , ‘Only about 200 meters or so left to the exit! I refuse to believe that it will follow me to the surface!’ , Nick immediately swam forward, and since the Dreamer was still in the water, his ability had reactivated, and he swam with all of his power. , Splash! , Some seconds later, Nick heard the loud sound of something leaving the water about 30 meters behind him. , Five seconds after the sound, Nick’s ability deactivated again. , Nick gritted his teeth and dove into the water. , More scratches appeared across his body. , BANG! , But the Dreamer’s attack missed, and Nick’s ability reactivated. , Sadly, just moments later, an army of maws tore at Nick’s body again, and Nick felt like he was swimming downward instead of forward. , Yet, Nick just kept swimming. , He ignored the pain. , He ignored the horrors. , BANG! , Then, Nick hit something solid again. , ‘This is that one house I investigated!’ , ‘I’m just about 50 meters away from the exit!’ , By now, Nick’s lungs were screaming at him to surface. , ‘I have to run across it!’ , Nick surfaced again. , However, his ability deactivated before he even breached the surface! , The Dreamer wasn’t stupid. , It had seen where Nick had swam towards, and it was constantly looking in that direction. , Nevertheless, Nick rapidly moved forward as he did his best to run in waist-high water. , He turned back to look at where the Dreamer was. , The next moment, he saw the Dreamer dive towards him. , Nick couldn’t evade! , There were still several meters left! , The Dreamer would get him!, Read latest chapters at 𝙡𝙞𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝓶 Only