Dream Travel

Chapter 176 Perfect Enhancement Gone
A beam of light carrying lightning blasted through a building in the distance, killing the sniper inside instantly. Another sniper was killed by the white curtain that passed through the wall before he could escape.

The sniper who was killed was very unwilling. He had prepared the fastest possible countermeasures, but unfortunately the opponent was a sharpshooter who could snipe people through walls!

After eliminating the snipers, Bai Mu removed Ling Shu's sniper module and stuffed it into the weapon case.

He pulled out the Dream Eater Greatsword from it, and the weapon case shrank in size, becoming like a backpack that he carried on his back.

Then Bai Mu charged out, holding a sword in one hand and a gun in the other.

The shotgun mode of the Ling Shu gun is very suitable for close combat. In addition, the bullets only require mental energy to generate. As long as the user can withstand it, he just needs to hold the trigger.

Are all the "law enforcers" from outer space this powerful?

After a long pause, Gabriel looked at his partner.

Evan snapped out of his daze: "We're not sure if they're law enforcement officers yet, but let's help them first."

As he spoke, he continued firing from behind cover. Gabriel kicked a nearby trash can, and the heavy trash can smashed into one of the interceptors who was firing.

He then jumped out of the bunker, and with the white curtain sharing the firepower, Gabriel wasn't under much pressure.

He rushed into the crowd and quickly took down the interceptors. Compared to Bai Mu's ferocious fighting with the Dream Eater Greatsword, Gabriel was much 'gentle'.

Although the person he knocked down lost consciousness, at least he didn't die.

Anyone who touches him on the other side of the white curtain will be missing an arm or a leg.

Even bulletproof vests couldn't stop the destructive power of that greatsword.

Ding--

A piercing crash rang out, and Gabriel paused slightly, looking in surprise at the person who had blocked the white curtain.

I pondered how much of a chance I had against such an opponent.

A gunman noticed that Gabriel was distracted and immediately tried to launch a sneak attack.

Gabriel didn't even glance at the other man; he simply raised his hand and shot him down.

He used to show leniency during manhunts, but after witnessing the deaths of too many colleagues, he changed his approach. He would hold back when things were going smoothly, but in urgent situations, it was a different story.

"A fellow traveler?" Bai Mu looked at the person who had intercepted him. The other person was wearing a metal mask, which the Observer Imperial Arm could not see through, but the other person's movements could be predicted.

During the predicted movement, the opponent circled around to his back in a very strange posture.

Bai Mu's eyes instantly turned gold, and the greatsword that had missed its target struck the ground, releasing a shockwave that forced the masked man who was trying to bypass Bai Mu to retreat.

He glanced at Bai Mu's eyes: "Retreat."

After the masked man finished speaking, a thick layer of mist appeared.

The other surviving gunmen quickly retreated from the fog. Bai Mu raised his hand and fired a shot to the side. The electric current and mental shock shot generated by Ling Shu blasted the masked man who had launched the attack out of the fog.

After landing, the other person took a few steps back and left without saying a word; this time, they were truly gone.

"So sturdy?" Bai Mu stuffed Ling Shu into the weapon case on his back. Ling Shu's normal mode is not as powerful as its sniper mode, but its shotgun mode is not weak in close-range killing power.

But the masked man withstood a shot he took at close range.

As the fog cleared, the sound of police cars came from afar.

Evan walked over with a grim expression: "They've already escaped."

He wasn't referring to the interceptors, but to the main culprit.

"Is this the intensity you use when you're on a chase?" Bai Mu began to wonder about how the time police in this world handled cases.

Just how capable are these two time police officers? They actually encountered such a blockade.

“Right now, we’re the only ones,” Evan said as he ran. Any manhunt involving Gabriel always encountered tremendous resistance.

“That masked man is very powerful.” Gabriel walked over, his expression grave.

The fight between the White Curtain and the Masked Man was brief, but the power the Masked Man displayed made Gabriel realize just how much of a threat he posed.

“Indeed, he’s very resilient.” Bai Mu nodded sincerely: “Let’s keep pursuing him.”

"..." Evan, who was running ahead, was speechless. Bai Mu was really more proactive than them in this matter.

"Do you have a grudge against them?" Gabriel asked White Curtain, effortlessly keeping up with Evan.

"No, but I'm here to investigate them. The more clues the better. Why don't you share some information with me?"

"Let's talk about this after this is resolved." Evan, who was running ahead, stopped, took a breath, and looked at his partner.

The tough guy's face contorted in pain: "Come on!"

“Alright.” Gabriel smiled, picked Evan up in a princess carry, and said to the white curtain, “I’m going to speed up.”

Even while carrying a burly man weighing nearly 200 pounds, Evan's running speed remained impressive.

Evan was used to this; when the two were partners, Evan was the means of transportation when there was none.

This process was somewhat difficult for him, a grown man. Meanwhile, White Curtain's speed was no less than Gabriel's; the three arrived at the crime scene in the shortest possible time. Just like last time, the scene was completely destroyed, a scene of utter devastation.

Under the direction of headquarters, Evan silently activated the device to open the wormhole.

This is normal; chasing criminals is like a race.

The opposing side was running around killing parallel individuals, while they had to find a way to catch the main culprit before them.

As we all know, when the strength of both sides is roughly equal, it is more difficult for the pursuer to track, while the pursuer only needs to focus on escaping and creating interference.

Those who are tracking others are overthinking things. Without a clear location, once the person being tracked leaves the tracking area, the tracker is powerless to stop them.

This is a race against time. Once we understand the White Curtain's combat capabilities, there's no need to discuss the next steps too much. Let's capture the mastermind and stop this serial murder case first, and then we can talk about other things.

After improving their efficiency, they caught up with the main culprit who was being hunted during their fourth time crossing the river.

"When did these time police become so fierce?" The boss, who had been stopped, was a little anxious. He was also wearing a special mask that could conceal his appearance and was impenetrable even by high-end detection equipment.

His customized enhancement was progressing smoothly and was almost complete when the Time Police came knocking on his door. He didn't cause any trouble during this process.

After all, the organization that sells custom enhancements has already arranged everything clearly; he just needs to complete the custom enhancement smoothly.

The feeling of becoming stronger while lying down is undeniable. At first, the enhancement he received wasn't obvious, but as the number of parallel individuals gradually decreased, he began to feel it.

With each death of a parallel individual, one can clearly feel an increase in their own power.

If the remaining twenty parallel individuals already have such a strong feeling, then wouldn't it be incredibly exhilarating to kill the last parallel individual on the spot?
The last remaining parallel individual shared the 'enhancement energy' with him. After killing it with his own hands, all the energy it possessed would be transferred to him.

But damn it, the time police inexplicably came to check his water meter. If this were in reality, he would have arranged for someone like that to be drowned in a lake!

“Other Dreamwalkers interfered with our actions.”

"Dreamwalkers? People from the Bureau of Handling?"

The masked man beside him replied, "That's possible."

"Let's get moving. If things don't go as smoothly as we'd like, I can accept an imperfect, customized upgrade." The boss abandoned his original insistence.

Given this unexpected situation, the priority should be getting the customized enhancement. Right now, we shouldn't be worrying about whether the customized enhancement can be perfect.

"Okay." The masked man left. With the boss saying that, the next steps would be easier to plan.

The masked man who left glanced at his arm, where an unhealed wound remained—shot by Bai Mu.

That Dream Walker is very powerful. He's mixed up with the Time Police and has the help of the natives of the Dream World, making it very difficult for the organization to complete the customized enhancement 100%.

However, it is still easy to complete up to 80%.

All you need to do is abandon a few parallel individuals at crucial moments.

However, the last few parallel individuals must be killed by the boss himself, who has been specially enhanced.

So the masked man simply took the boss and abandoned this parallel entity in a parallel universe.

"Now it's a choice between two, who should we choose? Or you can give me a watch, I'll chase after them, and you guys go rescue them?"

Bai Mu gazed at the distant rooftop, where a hapless man was hanging—presumably the target the custom-enhanced boss wanted to kill.

The illegal organization arranged everything perfectly for the other party.

All the boss needs to do is come to this parallel universe and shoot that unlucky guy.

If they hadn't stopped him, the boss would be done for by now.

“No.” Evan refused without hesitation. The portable time travel device could not be given to outsiders, and even if it were given to Bai Mu, he wouldn’t be able to use it.

After that item was stolen, headquarters upgraded its anti-theft technology.

"Then I'll kill him." Bai Mu offered another suggestion, switching Ling Shu to sniper mode as he spoke. At this distance, he could blow the target's head off with a single shot.

Evan, a decisive man, said firmly, "We just need to keep a close eye on them. If the main culprit is a perfectionist, he will definitely find a way to come back."

Even without pursuing perfection, as long as one parallel individual is maintained, the other will never be able to reach the 'peak'.

Keep a close eye on the main culprit; that's more important.

However, after Evan made his decision, the person who was hanging was killed by another masked man.

"..."

"Grab them!!" Evan gritted his teeth and charged out. The hostages had already been dealt with, so what was there to hesitate about!
However, there were many interceptors at the scene. Just as Evan was about to make his move, the boss who had received the customized enhancement had already opened a wormhole and left under the watchful eyes of Evan and the others.

The boss even made a throat-slitting gesture in this direction.

The boss stared intently at the white screen; the other party was the Dreamwalker the masked man had mentioned… Regardless, he made a mental note of this guy.

Without the white curtain, his enhancement and customization will proceed smoothly, and no matter how capable these two time police officers are, they won't be able to catch him.

But now the perfect enhancement is gone.

(End of this chapter)