Dream Travel

Chapter 234 Wanting to Take the Opportunity to Improve
He's already this strong without having had enough time to grow. If Bai Mu had been given enough time to grow, the outcome of today's battle would have been different.

Esdeath is very experienced in fighting stronger beasts.

Although his physical strength was severely depleted, Bai Mu was no longer able to unleash those troublesome lightning bolts.

Even if the weapons used by the White Curtain are dangerous, it is enough to treat them as the claws of a wild beast.

When hunting, hunters don't think about what to use to stop the prey's teeth and claws, but rather aim to avoid injury.

After all, attacks from wild beasts are dangerous and deadly, and hunters must try their best to avoid injury, as sometimes injury is tantamount to death.

How long can this white curtain state be maintained?
Esdeath dealt with the White Curtain's attacks with minimal physical exertion, glancing around to see that Mine's attacks were no longer effective.

It's not that she became weak after delivering a powerful attack; it's that in close combat, she's prone to hitting her own teammates when she fires.

The army was tied down... no, it was completely crushed. Faced with more powerful firearms, the army had no chance of winning in direct combat.

Aside from the cavalry, how many infantrymen could be preserved depended on whether the revolutionary army wanted to exterminate them all.

The Three Beast Warriors... facing more Teigu users from the Revolutionary Army, they are not the main targets.

The battle was targeted at him from the very beginning.

Desperate situation.

Esdeath's fighting spirit did not die out; instead, it gained new power. In this war, she became the prey, but the hunter who attacked her is now also the prey.

She died in battle; her death only means she wasn't strong enough.

But her battle with the hunter is not over yet; who is the prey and who is the hunter will have to wait and see who stands at the end.

Esdeath, who was fighting to minimize her energy expenditure, began to recover her strength, while the aura of the white curtain grew increasingly violent.

The madness in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

His condition was affecting his mental state, so Esdeath subtly tested the power of the White Veil with her sword.

The moment the two weapons touched, her sword flew out of her hand.

What a powerful force.

Esdeath reached out and pressed down on Shiro's wrist, which was holding the sword. She then gracefully flipped herself up, and an ice spike pierced Shiro's eye.

Faced with this swift attack, Bai Mu's eyes flickered, and he bit down on the ice spike, only to be kicked twice in the back.

He was very strong, but he could withstand it.

In his demonic state, Bai Mu knew he was very tough and could ignore attacks from non-sharp weapons to a certain extent.

Esdeath used this power to create distance between herself and the white curtain, and as she expected, Mine's attack followed closely behind.

The attack, unsurprisingly, failed.

After dodging the attack, a figure suddenly rushed out from the army surrounding the area.

Before Polus, who was holding a flamethrower, could even make a move, an ice spike pierced his shoulder.

"Ah—" Polus, who was waiting for his chance to strike, felt half of his body being frozen.

Will, who had also joined the battle, only managed to exchange a couple of blows with Esdeath before being kicked away.

She couldn't kick the white curtain that was fully unleashed by demonic energy, but she could kick Will, who was equipped with Imperial Arms, flying.

Not all Imperial Arms users participated in the battle.

Esdeath's three beast warriors were quite formidable, and one of their Imperial Arms possessed an area-of-effect control ability, so some of the Imperial Arm users were not in good condition after they were defeated.

"Let me do it!" came the voice from the white curtain.

"He's out of his mind!" Mine, clutching the box and hurriedly moving to a new location, heard Bai Mu's voice as she approached the battle zone.

At this point, why talk about chivalry with Esdeath? Everyone should just gang up on her and kill her.

With the three Beast Warriors defeated and Esdeath dead, the war can be ended quickly.

"How are the others?" Mine asked Seele beside her.

"This is not good. The effects of that flute-wielding Imperial Arm are still lingering and will take some time to recover."

Although that flute-wielding Imperial Arm didn't have direct offensive power, its support function was too great, causing morale to collapse in other areas.

The Imperial soldiers near the Three Beast Warriors were able to maintain a high but false morale during the battle because of the influence of that Imperial Arm.

This caused a lot of trouble for the Teigu users who were dealing with them.

Furthermore, that flute-wielding Teigu can inflict negative effects on enemies. Teigu users are also human, and the Teigu they use cannot provide corresponding resistance; they will still be affected.

In addition, there is a river nearby, and the Teigu used by one of the Three Beast Warriors, Rival, can manipulate water, making it even more powerful in the vicinity.

As for why we chose this place to fight... well, we had no other choice.

Najenda tried to force Esdeath's army to another location, but Esdeath would not give up the advantage of the terrain.

So it didn't work.

“Come on, let’s see who the hunter is.” Esdeath accepted the White Veil’s ’challenge’.

Although she was not in good condition, she was not afraid of the challenges ahead. Even if she won, she would still die, but she would be satisfied if she could complete one last 'hunt' before she died.

As for her becoming prey—that's because she was outmatched, so she deserved to die.

Esdeath pulled the sword from the ground and walked towards the white curtain. When the two were close enough, her figure disappeared.

She and the white curtain erupted so fast that ordinary soldiers couldn't even see them.

As before, Esdeath didn't intend to confront the White Curtain head-on; that was unrealistic.

She relied more on skill, and her weapon was tricky and dangerous. After a few exchanges, Bai Mu had several bloody holes in his body. Although the holes healed quickly, he didn't feel good after being stabbed so many times.

Unleashing demonic energy can enhance strength and increase speed, but some aspects of the enhancement are not as obvious as the increase in strength.

For example, the speed of nerve reflexes...

The increase in speed is more of a physical increase, while the increase in the 'speed' of nerve reflexes is not obvious.

"..."

Boom—White Curtain's sword struck empty air, shattering the ground as Esdeath's foot landed on his wrist.

A layer of ice froze Bai Mu's hand and weapon to the ground, and she swung her sword down at Bai Mu's head.

He was executed.

Even though the White Curtain has great power, it ultimately lacks the time to grow.

While she was fighting, she was not only looking for opportunities, but also paying attention to external threats. From this angle, Mine's sniping could not provide support.

click-

The sound of ice breaking rang out, and Bai Mu abandoned the greatsword he was holding, even dodging the execution attack.

With no weapons and bare hands, White Veil seemed to pose a further reduced threat, but Esdeath began to feel uneasy, and White Veil's attacks began to change again.

It has returned to the mode where it can predict her attacks.

They've grown so quickly?
It shouldn't be like this.

Esdeath's smile vanished.

Bai Mu, on the other hand, made peace with himself. He had thought he could crush his opponent with his numerical superiority, but after encountering a skilled fighter, he proved that he was not violent enough.

However, it was still a gain; at least sparring with experts improved his close-combat skills.

The tuition was a bit expensive, and I ended up with a lot of problems.

The Dream-Eater Imperial Arms is much more useful than the Imperial Arms that were knocked away. This thing is too good at concealment, and it works silently when it takes effect.

He didn't use this Imperial Arm very often during his fight with Esdeath; he wouldn't use it unless he was completely suppressed.

"You still have your Imperial Arm?"

"Yes, but I want to take this opportunity to improve myself."

Esdeath's expression remained unchanged, but her attacks became much more ruthless, even ignoring defense and evasion.

She was somewhat on her guard at this point. She had expected a showdown in the octagon, but her opponent was undefeated from the start.

"Sigh." Bai Mu swung his greatsword to block the opponent's attack, and with a flick of his free hand, a sword hilt appeared in his hand.

Esdeath didn't see any weapons, but she still instinctively went to her defense.

She only felt something touch the ice she was using for defense, and then an unbearable low temperature burst forth.

"What is this?" Esdeath suppressed the burst of low temperature by summoning the last bit of power from her Imperial Arms.

"Condensed matter weapons, you probably don't understand them."

She didn't really understand, but in the end, she felt terrible. What she wanted was a life-or-death battle with an unknown outcome, not a predetermined result.

Unable to suppress the low temperature, Esdeath no longer resisted the burst of low temperature. She directly triggered the burst of low temperature, freezing and shattering herself completely.

White Curtain had already seen through her intentions through the Dream-Eroded Imperial Arms, and had retrieved the weapon box as quickly as possible before this happened.

The boxes weren't far apart, and the round trip was quick. When he brought the weapon box back, Esdeath hadn't even started to break yet.

“It’s over.” Najenda looked at the place where the battle had ended and breathed a sigh of relief with a touch of melancholy. Although she didn’t know what the meaning of White Veil’s last actions was, Esdeath’s death was a fact.

Once she dies, the war will essentially be over.

The Empire has no more fighting power left; perhaps the last Supreme Imperial Arms can still be used.

But with only one Imperial Arm whose information had already been leaked, how long could the crumbling empire hold out?

"All done." Bai Mu brushed off the remaining ice from the weapon case.

Having acquired the desired spirit fragments, Alexei's dream world finally stabilized.

The overthrow of the empire is a foregone conclusion, and after that, this dream world will be stable for at least fifty or sixty years, right?

At least while Alexei is in power, the new country won't run into trouble. As for whether the other party can take over... the bureau has invested so much; it would be a problem if they couldn't.

What will happen in fifty or sixty years depends on whether the relevant authorities have a need for it.

That was so long ago that Bai Mu couldn't even be bothered to think about it anymore.

In such a long time, he has been able to do everything he wanted to do.

With Esdeath's demise, the morale of the Imperial army completely collapsed; some fled, and others surrendered.

What happened afterward had nothing to do with Bai Mu.

"Is she really that amazing?" The first person to find the white curtain was none other than Bo Lei.

During the battle against Bai Mu, he felt that the battle was far too dangerous.

"My close-combat skills are relatively weak, so I plan to practice them."

“…I think you almost got yourself killed.” Borei was speechless at Bai Mu’s behavior. He reached out and patted Bai Mu on the shoulder: “It’s good that you’re alright.”

(End of this chapter)