CHAPTER 1773: CHAPTER 857: DARK CALLERS_2

Philancy took the four Elemental Beads and crushed them on the spot. Pure foundational elements—fire, earth, water, and air—surged forth, and the Legendary Arcanist absorbed every drop into her body.

Originally, her somewhat ethereal figure became much more solid. She explained: "Those witches are very well-versed in the Ether Plane, knowing that I have been in it for years. The foundational elements of the Material Plane are severely lacking, which is why I’m increasingly hard-pressed to escape the constraints of the Half-Plane of Fear.

In fact, the Dream World is far more unique than one would imagine, especially the Totem Dreamscape of the Laiserman people. Their Totem Lands were originally convenient portals between the Material Plane and the Elemental Plane; those large Totem Lands are actually gates leading to the Elemental Plane.

This makes all sorts of elements within the Laiserman Kingdom very active, and many of their Totem Spirits have elemental features.

Their use of elements within the Laiserman Kingdom has reached an unprecedented height, second only to that in the major Elemental Planes."

"I see." Gaven recalled his wartime experiences recently and couldn’t help but nod repeatedly.

These Haslan Witches’ use of elements truly surpassed imagination.

They could summon whole Elemental Armies to aid in battles at any moment, even inviting Elemental Lords who dominate their respective Elemental Planes to join in.

The Totem Dreamscape more clearly divides into attributes; initially, Gaven thought it was because of those Totem Spirits, but now it seems these dreamscapes directly connect to major Elemental Planes.

This means that these various attribute-specific Totem Dreamscapes are natural pathways to Elemental Planes, even encompassing the dreamscapes of Elemental Creatures—as long as they dream.

"Let’s talk as we walk." Philancy had already maneuvered her Magic Cottage to dock beside the Nightmare Dream Realm.

She took Gaven through the back door into the Magic Cottage and then out the front door. They were now in the Nightmare Dream Realm. Looking back, there was no Magic Cottage, only a precarious inn, bearing about seventy to eighty percent resemblance to the Stone Stallion Inn.

This meant Philancy’s Magic Cottage was now anchored to the Nightmare Dream Realm.

"What do we need to do now?" Gaven humbly sought advice, knowing the expert before him was truly the professional here, the main force of this operation, while he was just there to play a supporting role.

"This is the Dream World, and even if the Dark Witch doesn’t have strong control here, any significant moves we make will surely be detected by her.

Therefore, it’s impossible to secretly seize control here.

In that case, I’ll give her a war, to seize control of this dreamscape, draw her attention fully, and try to expose her weaknesses for you to act upon." Philancy’s strategic plan was simple yet brutal.

Gaven thought about it carefully, but couldn’t find any faults.

As one of the creators of the Dream World, he was well aware of the specialty of the Dream World battlefield; the favored party has enormous home-court advantages, so much so that even with a disparity in strength, they can overcome stronger foes and turn the tide.

Because the Laws here are determined by the creators of the Dream World.

It’s like on a playing field where the opposite party is both the competitor and the referee, cheating is routine—how could you win?

That’s why.

All Gods engage in wars by first influencing faith, rarely leading their faith-based armies directly to the God Kingdom of a hostile Deity.

There, many Laws heavily and recklessly favor the God Kingdom’s ruler.

Unless the opposing party can arm their own God Kingdom to suppress the enemy’s, the war won’t be fair. Yet doing so requires a cost too enormous, even for All Gods, and may present opportunities for other enemies. They will not make such a move unless absolutely necessary.

Though knowing Philancy’s strength might be more formidable than he imagined, Gaven couldn’t resist asking: "Isn’t the Dushan Witch’s power already terrifying? Now with the Nightmare Dream Realm backing her, her strength will be further enhanced. Are you sure you can withstand her mad attacks?"

Philancy showed a sly smile: "You, a Chosen of Lady Strategy, have forgotten that there are many ways to wage war. Frontline confrontation is the most foolish. Moreover, don’t forget our main purpose here; I simply need to assist in opening gates to the Half-Plane of Fear."

Every gate opened to the Half-Plane of Fear weakens the binding strength upon me."

Speaking of which, the attractive Legendary Arcanist had already taken action.

A door shaped like a large arch composed of milky mist formed, filled with endless fog, like a passage to an unknown world.

After staring at it for less than three seconds, Gaven involuntarily averted his gaze, his body trembling slightly as he felt that what he saw was not lifeless mist, but a terrifying presence that could devour his Soul Consciousness.

The eeriness of the Half-Plane of Fear was far higher than he imagined.

A few seconds later, this Gate of Mist began to react. A milky mist ball struggled to emerge from within, a sight that would make one’s scalp tingle, as humanoid faces were discernable within the mist.