Dream Travel

Chapter 193 Netherworld
Most dream worlds are not worth conquering, and for some dream worlds, it is more important to avoid counter-invasion than to even think about conquering them.

Just like the dream world of time police, where the time police are well-informed and are regarded as people from 'outer universe'.

And this explanation happens to fit them perfectly.

"I'll choose the most difficult one." Hearing Bai Mu's answer, Bo Lei was not surprised at all and simply put away one of the documents.

Borre: "Regarding what you wanted to do, the agency is already working on it, and your friend's blood sample has been brought back."

"How is the result?"

"It's terrible. That kind of drug enhancement is too brutal. There are many ways to improve physical fitness, and the Bureau has harmless ones."

Borre intentionally or unintentionally revealed the existing resources of the bureau.

"But if the problem can be solved with a biochemical virus, you don't need to think too much about it."

"That's fine."

"..." After a slight hesitation, Borei continued, "As for bringing people out of the dream world, the Bureau can provide a corresponding method, but the success rate of this method is not very high."

"No tall ones?"

"Maybe."

"Then let's wait and see." Bai Mu didn't want to try something with a low probability, even if the probability was 50%, there was still a 50% chance of failure.

It should be at least 99.8%, right?
"Alright, I'll set off now." Bai Mu carefully read through the document.

The Bureau's investigation is very detailed; the organization controlling this alternate dream source did not deploy too many alternate dream terminals.

Therefore, the processing bureau obtained the fewest related alternate dream terminals in Rota City.

Furthermore, those who possess these alternate dream terminals wield considerable influence; however, if they break the law, the authorities can intervene.

However, the retrieval of these alternate dream terminals resulted in the loss of a significant number of personnel in the processing bureau, due to the power of the 'Ghost'.

That organization sold this technology as a commodity, creating a kind of 'ghost' that was not the undead, but a more peculiar and more lethal 'ghost'.

Undead can be products of magic, while ghostly monsters are products of technology.

Targets killed by the related entity will be in a very strange state, suffering from both severe burning and low-temperature freezing.

After reviewing the materials, Bai Mu had a sufficient understanding of the target.

"This organization looks like it's doing legitimate business..."

“A legitimate business??” Borei’s eyes widened. “Would we do so much for a legitimate business?”

It's one thing to just resell things from the alternate dream world, but as long as the alternate dream items that are obtained aren't too dangerous, some departments will turn a blind eye.

The problem is that this organization doesn't do things that way. Spreading the Dream Terminal is illegal. If using the technology to create 'ghosts' for business weren't illegal, the Bureau wouldn't be paying so much attention.

It's fine to move things out of the alternate dream world; the Bureau of Processing is doing it anyway, as long as you have the ability to get them out.

However, according to the Bureau's investigation, this organization was not only dealing with items from the Dream World, but also making custom-made items for some people.

In other words, this organization brings real-world beings into the dream world, or the employer brings certain creatures into the dream world.

The things brought in are the raw materials for the goods, and these things are 'living things'.

This creates a serious problem: those things consumed as materials will create more holes in the dreams associated with the dream source.

Its nature is even more heinous. In the alternate dream of the Time Police, although the unknown organization also provides customized enhancement services for its clients, their customized enhancements are not as dangerous.

The clone dies, but the death of the patron's clone does not leave a hole in the alternate dream unless the patron dies.

However, what they did clearly violated the rules of the Time Police. The Time Police will continue to fight that organization, and the resulting casualties will leave holes in the Otherworld.

Even if that organization is very clever, it will actively cultivate indigenous people to be its underlings.

The strange dream that White Curtain is about to face is the Hole Producers.

In the dream world, the raw materials for ghosts are not abundant. They can be humans or animals, but these beings are all ordinary creatures.

Some employers, however, want more powerful ghosts, so they naturally need to provide their own materials.

In reality, there are many creatures with special powers, extraordinary individuals, and beasts with extraordinary powers.

Ordinary people have little access to these creatures, but it is not difficult for wealthy individuals to obtain them.

The Bureau of Investigation has not yet determined how many deals this organization has made, but they have certainly left quite a few loopholes in the Dream World.

The organization was aware of what they were doing, so upon discovering the people from the Disposal Bureau, they immediately launched a annihilation operation without even consulting them.

The organization's mastery of ghost technology has caused the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) a great deal of trouble.

"That thing can easily penetrate objects. Although its attack is rather simple, this only applies to ordinary ghosts. If it were made from other 'raw materials,' its attack methods would be much more diverse." "Hmm... what are some ways to counter it?"

Borei's expression fell: "At least those exorcism methods are useless; they're not my area of ​​expertise."

"Okay, I understand enough now, we can take action."

Bai Mu did not hesitate for long; the purpose of this operation was already very clear.

The Bureau of Disposal wants to dispose of the organization's ghost production base and destroy the value of this alternate dream, so that the organization can no longer profit from the alternate dream and leave more holes in it.

As for whether the organization will resort to desperate measures, even if they do, it would be better than letting the holes in the dream continue to increase, right?
Bolei took Bai Mu to the makeshift hospital area, where Bai Mu skillfully entered the relevant alternate dream through the alternate dream terminal.

He had a pretty good idea of ​​the type of dream: the location was unclear, it was the Eastern European war zone, a nuclear power plant, and there was a 'ghost'.

Hmm... Netherworld, he thought. He remembered that thing was printed out by scanning a human body. 'Netherworld' needed energy to maintain itself and was extremely dangerous.

After the white curtain disappeared, Borre closed the door of the makeshift hospital and lit a cigarette for himself.

The White Curtain's wanted status was also due to the Bureau of Investigation, as it was the result of their investigation. However, the White Curtain acted too decisively, directly eliminating the patron who commissioned the customized enhancement.

This behavior was indeed impulsive. After all, the wealthy client who can afford such customization is not an ordinary person, so it's normal for him to be retaliated against for doing so.

According to the bureau's practice, the identity of the financier must be determined first, and then the actual operation will be carried out.

In the past two weeks, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics has found some clues about the organization, but not many leads from Bai Mu's side.

The reason is that the organization lacks martial ethics.

They could have followed the normal procedure, which was to deploy the organization's forces to retaliate against White Curtain and demonstrate the organization's deterrent power. Instead, they used a bounty system... too much like businessmen.

As for this operation...

It doesn't matter if Bai Mu does something impulsive; the two things are different in nature.

In the alternate dream of the time police, the organization was doing business while also trying to prevent more casualties.

It's not that they cherish the dream, but rather that they want the dream to exist longer and do more business.

Therefore, when dealing with these alternate dream terminals, the alternate dream has the lowest priority... Bore even suspects that someone within the bureau has their eye on the relevant enhancement methods.

For organizations that actually cause the expansion of alternate dreams, then a heavy blow must be dealt with.

Like the previous case of Yi Meng, Bai Mu can forget about getting back in. Given that guy's style, he'd probably kill a few more members of his organization or his sugar daddy once he got in.

When the time comes, the unknown organization didn't leave too many holes for the strange dream, but the white curtain made a lot of holes for that strange dream first.

Within the dream world, the background is an Eastern European war zone of unknown location, a city ravaged by war.

As for the specific location, the Bureau of Investigation doesn't have the resources to investigate. Based on the information, White Curtain can confirm that this is 'Earth'.

While the methods used to create 'ghosts' involve some advanced technology, most of them are feasible techniques. It's just that the process of generating ghosts is somewhat advanced, but these techniques can be explained.

"I remember this thing requires... iron filings?"

Bai Mu glanced around. The city, ravaged by war, was in ruins, deserted, and even corpses were scarce.

He patted the weapon case, green electricity flickering on it. He tried to use the Dream Eater Imperial Arm to find something different in the environment, but this Imperial Arm was useless against abnormal creatures.

Even after seeing through the walls, they didn't find much that seemed unusual.

In the sky, a drone patrolled and accurately captured the trail of the white curtain. After a brief analysis, it marked the white curtain as a hostile target.

Hostile targets must be killed!

Invisible figures emerged from their hiding places and silently approached the white curtain.

Realizing something, Bai Mu swung the weapon box, and dark green electricity spread out, revealing some ghostly blue figures within it.

However, these beings were not greatly affected, and they rushed over at a slightly slower speed.

As described in the documents, these unique ghosts have a very simple attack method: a straightforward attack pattern of charging and ramming.

However, this attack pattern is extremely dangerous; anyone touched by it will be penetrated and die from the extreme temperatures.

In short, they are first cooked and then flash-frozen. To ordinary people, these ghosts, which are difficult to see with the naked eye, are deadly in an instant.

As for Bai Mu, he didn't want to test the actual destructive power of this thing.

The green current revealed the ghost's tracks. Bai Mu, carrying the weapon box, quickly retreated, obtained the Spirit Pivot, and fired continuously at the approaching ghost in shotgun mode.

The mental bullets were effective, but the ghosts recovered quickly after being injured.

Seeing this, Bai Mu stopped fighting and quickly withdrew from the battle.

(End of this chapter)