Dream Travel

Chapter 194 First, Uncover the Map
Bai Mu remembered that this strange ghost seemed to require a sufficiently strong plasma impact to destroy.

He didn't have that kind of weapon, but energy attacks were still useful. After all, there were no special powers in this world, while outsiders could use other powers without regard for martial ethics.

This kind of ghost has a strong self-healing ability. The result of the previous test was that if it cannot be dispersed, simply injuring it is useless.

This thing is just an extension of the ghost itself; destroying it will cause a new one to appear.

It's that nuclear power plant mentioned in the document; that's where 'Ghost' is produced.

For these ghosts, that place is equivalent to the location of their 'life box'. If the life box is not destroyed, no matter how many ghosts are eliminated, new ones will appear.

Bai Mu tried to escape, but the ghosts weren't going to let him go. The number of drones in the sky increased from one to three, tracking Bai Mu from all angles.

The number of ghosts involved in the event did not continue to increase, but a dozen or so was still quite troublesome.

The electric current flickered on the Ling Shu gun, and a ghost that was flying over the roof was hit head-on.

The high-intensity mental energy bullets mixed with green lightning at close range created an explosive impact that shattered the ghost's form.

The ghost, whose form had collapsed, did not recover, but White Curtain did not believe that this meant the thing had been destroyed.

His eyes turned silver, and the white curtain increased its speed again, quickly shaking off the ghosts' pursuit.

Ordinary people would have a hard time escaping something like this, but Bai Mu is no ordinary person. Ghosts can fly and climb walls, and so can he, and even faster.

As for the drones in the sky, they stopped tracking after the white curtain entered the war-torn building.

The person operating the drone curled his lip, saying that using the white screen to demonstrate physical abilities to allow the drone to track him at close range would only lead to the drone's destruction.

Furthermore, the weapons used by Bai Mu possess energy properties, indicating that they came prepared.

"Is it someone from the processing bureau?" the person operating the drone pondered. If the person coming was a big spender, they had a corresponding identification method, and the identification method was different for each big spender.

This might be a bit troublesome, but the clients they serve are not ordinary people, so one-on-one customized services are no problem at all.

Any white screen without corresponding identification is the enemy.

As for other situations?

There are no other circumstances. They don't send out many Dream Terminals; they are all for the benefit of wealthy clients. The chances of ordinary people getting one are very low.

If an ordinary person were to obtain it and accidentally enter this strange dream, then it can only be said that the person is unlucky.

In other cases, shouldn't the most basic recognition be demonstrated?

If it's just basic identification, the organization won't directly use Ghosts. Instead, they'll first trap the target and capture them. As long as they're not from the processing bureau, they might develop new clients.

As for the people from the Bureau of Investigation, many of them were eliminated immediately upon landing. They had already mastered the technology for creating ghosts in this alternate dream world.

In reality, it's difficult to replicate due to limitations, but it's not a problem in the dream world, where many devices are ready-made.

As for the Source of Dreams, this is its origin.

The organization has had control of the Source of Otherworldly Dreams for some time. After mastering the technology to create ghosts, the organization has also incorporated some new technologies into the process of creating ghosts.

That's why it can be made into a reliable and powerful product.

That power is a non-technological power, and there is no conflict between the two.

The power of technology and magic is not a matter of light and darkness. As long as they are not used in places where they would obviously conflict, they can complement each other when used together.

The physical abilities displayed through the white curtain... well, from the organization's perspective, new raw materials have arrived.

A powerful being can create an even stronger ghost, and it would be even better if it possessed special powers.

Judging from the strength shown by the white curtain, it would be inappropriate to deal with him using ordinary ghosts.

The member of the organization operating the drone immediately requested new support, mobilizing even more powerful Ghosts to search for traces of the White Curtain.

"Where is this? How did it become so dilapidated?" Luciela, who had been summoned, looked around at her surroundings and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Stylistically, it's a modern city that would appeal to medieval village girls, yet it's bombed everywhere and lacks any human touch.

"Another 'world,' a city that has experienced war."

"What kind of war could destroy a city like this?" Luciela exclaimed in surprise. Through the window of her room, she could see part of the city; it was a vast place.

"Just bombard the ground." Bai Mu didn't explain much. He pointed to the metal strips on the ground and said, "You talk too much. Grind this iron into powder."

“…Are you sick?” Luciela didn’t want to comply with White Curtain’s unreasonable request.

She eats meat, not metal.

“There are unique ‘ghosts’ here, and I need iron filings.”

"Tsk, share your demonic energy with me." Luciela's body partially awakened, and a menacing maw opened, quickly crushing iron objects within it.

Lucyella didn't like the feeling of grinding her teeth.

Bai Mu transferred his demonic energy to Luciela through the weapon box, doubling the amount of demonic energy and greatly enhancing Luciela's power.

The speed at which it gnawed at the iron objects increased, and soon Bai Mu had a large pile of iron filings.

Lucy Ella looked unhappy and wanted to drink some blood to rinse her mouth.

“Good job. I’ll buy you whatever you want when we get back.” Luciela’s expression softened, and she asked, “What are those ghosts?”

The village girl, an awakened being from the Middle Ages, had never seen a ghost before, and her knowledge of them was limited to stories adults told to scare children.

Bai Mu said there were ghosts here, which made her a little curious.

As for herself... looking in the mirror is like seeing a ghost in broad daylight, but the problem is that she doesn't really realize that she's already dead.

Luciela didn't know what a real ghost was like, but she was definitely not a proper 'ghost'.

"It must be something that was created by scanning the human body and then using some kind of Einstein condensate..." Bai Mu scratched his head. High-end scientific knowledge can easily make one's scalp tingle and make one's brain itchy if one doesn't understand it.

Even he himself couldn't quite explain it, so Luciela couldn't understand it either.

"Where are they?"

"There are plenty outside, can't you see them?"

“I can’t see it,” Luciela answered without hesitation.

Bai Mu shook his head. "Fine, it's reasonable that normal ghosts can't see technological ghosts."

After collecting the iron filings into bottles, Bai Mu ended up with a number of special 'grenades' hanging on his body.

The city was destroyed by war, but many things were preserved, though so far White Curtain has not seen any other living people.

As for the 'plot' protagonist, one can only say that in this kind of developed alternate dream, the plot's protagonist might not be able to stand out.

In the previous alternate dream world, the original protagonist had already retired and then returned to service, and the situation in this alternate dream world is likely to be similar.

They might not even have the chance to retire. Without outside interference, they should be able to resolve the ghost problem in a thrilling way.

But the nuclear power plants that create ghosts have all been taken over by real-world organizations... So what can happen next?
The people involved were either silenced before they could even get the message out, or they haven't arrived yet.

But in either case, it's difficult to resolve the problem normally.

"What are you thinking?"

Noticing that Bai Mu was deep in thought, Lucy asked him.

"I'm wondering if I should seek help from other sources." If things get complicated, Bai Mu won't just act recklessly; he'll think of other ways to solve the problem.

For example, they might resort to some underhanded tactics, like calling the police!
By directly reporting this incident, we can make more government agencies aware of the special nature of this place. Once the five permanent members of the UN Security Council pay attention to this place, will the troublemaking organization in reality still be able to continue doing business?

"What power can we draw upon here?" Luciela felt that Bai Mu's idea was a bit too idealistic.

The city has been destroyed like this, where can he find new forces to help?

"There's too much." Bai Mu pulled his laptop out of the weapon case. "I told you to learn more, but all you ever think about is sleeping with me. Now you don't understand, do you?"

He pulled out a lot of pictures from his laptop: "Look, these are the forces we can find."

"...Are you even able to go?"

As Lucyella read the explanations given to her by the white screen, she immediately realized how little she knew. She could quickly grasp the information, but according to the pictures marked by the white screen, getting to those places wouldn't be easy.

"That depends on what we do next. You can't run as fast as a plane, so it's definitely a waste of time."

Bai Mu put away his laptop, took out his phone, and checked it; there was no signal.

The simplest way is to find a place with a signal, but getting a phone card is not easy.

Let's start with a normal attack. As long as we can storm that nuclear power plant and wreak havoc, all those technological ghosts will be instantly annihilated.

"You go back first."

"Be careful not to get killed." Luciela didn't want to go back.

"You're our trump card. I've just arrived and don't know much about the situation. If I take you out on the mission right away, won't we be easy targets for the enemy's encirclement and annihilation?"

As Bai Mu explained his reasoning, he waved his hand to dispel Luciela's summons. The catgirl, whose figure rapidly faded, rolled her eyes at Bai Mu and accepted the explanation.

He glanced at the remaining iron filings and, wanting to avoid waste, put them into a paper bag.

After that, Bai Mu left the hiding area. In any case, it's always a good idea to open the map first.

The information Borre gave him didn't include complete map information, and the bureau's people had already paid a heavy price to find that information.

To perfect the map? Doing so in an abandoned city controlled by a hostile organization is tantamount to suicide.

Therefore, this aspect needs to be handled by the White Curtain himself.

He has a better way to improve.

The scope's wide-range mental scan allows White Screen to quickly acquire terrain information.

During the scan, he was surprised to find that mental scans could detect those ghosts.

There were more than forty ghosts around him, a dozen of them moving around slowly, while the rest were in a state of hibernation.

They look like they're dead, but if a living thing approaches, they can immediately leap up.

(End of this chapter)