Dream Travel

Chapter 264 Are you a demon?
“That will take a lot of time.” Atrist was eager to see the Dream Erosion equipment after its second sublimation, but although the Dream Erosion Crystals obtained by White Curtain were of high quality, he could not obtain them frequently.

He himself also needs to digest the Dream Erosion he carries, so he cannot frequently enter and exit a certain alternate dream. As Dream Erosion equipment is strengthened, the demand for Dream Erosion Crystals will increase.

In terms of requirements, a white screen can be easily provided, but the actual needs are another matter entirely.

Therefore, Dream Erosion equipment is relatively common in the regular sense, and ordinary people rarely come into contact with it. However, it is quite common in circles that frequently come into contact with Dream Erosion.

While Dream Erosion equipment is common, upgraded Dream Erosion equipment is rare.

The ratio between these two is far less than one thousand to one. After all, low-quality Dream Erosion Crystals, while able to enhance Dream Erosion Equipment, can also cause the Dream Erosion effect on the equipment to become unstable.

Before reaching the critical point of sublimation, the Dream Erosion equipment may explode due to the instability of Dream Erosion.

Success would eliminate potential problems, but if the success rate were really that high, then the upgraded Dream Erosion equipment would already be everywhere.

The world is not lacking in dream-etched crystals; what is lacking are high-purity dream-etched crystals that can be brought out by the White Curtain.

As for the second sublimation, no one with a brain would easily attempt it. Putting aside how much Dream Erosion Crystal it would consume, the success rate alone is enough to deter most people.

Good Dream Erosion attributes are rare; if it explodes, then you get nothing at all.

"Time is not an issue, as long as success is guaranteed."

“…I can’t be sure, but I’ll be as careful as possible,” Beatrice said after a moment’s thought. The white curtain told her that this was not a discussion, but a notification.

Therefore, when dealing with Dream Erosion Crystals, she could only try to minimize the risks.

If anything goes wrong, we must stop, even if it means losing Dream Erosion Crystals, because it's related to her life.

“I don’t understand this thing, but I need more time. I can’t improve if I stay in this box.”

Esdeath also spoke up. Inside the box, she was in a deep sleep and had no direct perception of anything outside, let alone the ability to develop her own power.

"Okay, but it's really inconvenient for you." Bai Mu's tone was slightly disgusted.

He doesn't mind releasing Luciela for extended periods because Luciela has a big appetite, and eating can help reduce her energy expenditure.

Beatrice can also 'eat,' but her process is more complicated. However, after extracting life force, she can reduce the consumption of the white curtain.

Aside from the two of them, the least troublesome of the remaining mental fragments is probably the mental fragment of the Light and Shadow Demon.

Although this fragment of consciousness is mentally challenged, it can devour souls and accumulate power by doing so, achieving the same effect as Lucy Ella's feeding.

However, the light and shadow demon doesn't look good.

The remaining fragments of spirit will only consume the White Curtain.

Esdeath is no exception, but Whitebeard doesn't doubt her potential. After all, with some development of her Imperial Arms, she could directly become 'Void Mask'.

The power of crowd control abilities is something you have to experience to know.

However, she died before she could develop that secret technique, and Bai Mu wouldn't wait for her to develop it before causing her trouble.

Why choose the risky adventure mode when a steady battle can solve the problem?
Life isn't always smooth sailing. It's okay to take risks when necessary, but forcibly increasing the difficulty of life is somewhat problematic.

"It's just not suitable here, and there aren't any opponents you like here either."

“I don’t mind continuing to be your opponent.” Esdeath stared intently at the white curtain.

Her acceptance of her death does not mean she is indifferent to certain things.

It's fine if Hakumo uses a Teigu to fight her; she's a Teigu user herself, so it's fair that both of them use them.

When Bai Mu fought her, he secretly concealed the same Imperial Arms, causing her to misjudge the situation. Although it's normal to use various methods in a battle, losing means you're simply not skilled enough.

Admitting defeat doesn't necessarily make her happy; she still wants to have a proper fight with Bai Mu.

Regular sparring is just training; she really wants to have a really tough match.

"If there's nothing else, then leave."

Bai Mu waved his hand, dispelling the summoned phantom, and then went to find Qianhu and Yuri.

The two girls are still in a state of obvious shock.

"Let's go, someone will clean up the mess." Bai Mu reached out and tapped Yuri's helmet.

"Who are they?"

Yuri asked a question blankly, not really caring about the people who were killed.

It's perfectly normal for there to be fighting in the apocalypse, but the real problem is the appearance of those people who look like monsters.

"that's not important."

"Uh..." Qianhu hesitated, feeling that it was very important, but Bai Mu clearly didn't want to go into details, so she didn't press the matter further.

"Will we be attacked again?" Qianhu glanced cautiously at the corpses.

Some of the corpses in the farthest distance have already begun to be cleared away by the mushroom creatures.

They do not eat living creatures, but dead creatures are an exception.

"Probably not." Bai Mu shook his head, glanced further into the distance, and couldn't find any suspicious targets. He hadn't left any survivors; in fact, to achieve this, Bai Mu had deliberately delayed the battle. Now, in this kind of battle, he was like a fish being shoveled into a pan.

Bai Mu didn't feel happy about this at all; on the contrary, he was a little disappointed.

The human system in this world seems to be too weak. Despite the abundance of demons, humanity as a whole appears to lack high-end combat capabilities.

Although demons seem to be carbon-based life forms, they clearly have something that shouldn't exist compared to normal carbon-based life forms.

"Bai Mu, why are those people causing you trouble? Did you steal something very important from them?"

On the way, Yuri fiddled with the weapons on the tracked vehicle while asking Bai Mu a question.

She had already put the events of not long ago behind her; she had collected many of the weapons left behind by the enemies killed by the White Curtain and the strange woman.

She's playing with it like a brand new toy now; compared to the weapons she's acquired, her Type 38 rifle looks like a fire poker.

However, Yuri quickly realized that while these weapons were powerful, they were excessive for their survival—useful yet useless.

They rarely encountered anyone, and firearms were mostly used to avoid minor accidents; they were rarely needed.

At most, they would smash cans to pass the time, or use this weapon to end their own lives when something unexpected happened to each other.

Therefore, no matter how high the quality and performance of the weapons used by those exploration teams were, they had no room to be effective in their hands.

Yuri was more curious as to why someone using such a weapon would specifically target White Curtain.

"It's because I have things they're interested in, including my head."

"Huh?" Yuri couldn't help but look at Bai Mu's large, fine head, and reached up to touch her own head. "What do they want this for? They don't want to take it and eat it, do they?"

"What are you going to do with that?!"

Qianhu, who was riding her bicycle, couldn't help but turn around and shout. Then she felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach. She thought of the exploration team member whose head had been bitten off.

It seems like they really want to eat?

"It means my head is very valuable."

Yuri nodded in realization, but didn't quite understand. Money was meaningless in the apocalypse, so she personally felt that what Bai Mu said was valuable was nothing special.

"What do you plan to do if you find nothing after going to the top floor?"

That evening, while resting, Bai Mu asked the two girls a question.

Yuri looked at the simmering broth and said with an indifferent expression, "It's just a normal departure."

Her philosophy is simple: live with despair, befriend despair, and live each day as it comes. Now that she has a good girlfriend by her side, she is not afraid of her current life.

But if it's just one person, then none of that matters. She can befriend despair, so she can embrace despair without hesitation.

Chito looked thoughtful, glancing down at the camera in her hand. Ever since Shiro taught her how to use it, she would browse through the photos and videos whenever she stopped.

Feeling the glory and happiness of people in ancient times, the more she compared it, the more helpless she felt. Why did life become like this when people in ancient times lived so well?
"But I'll listen to Xiaoqian."

"Huh?" Qianhu came to his senses: "Let's go upstairs first... We've come all this way."

With a slightly helpless expression, she found relief after what was initially a confusing journey, following a battle during the day.

Given the current state of the world, let things be as they may; Bai Mu doesn't seem like someone they've ever met before.

He is even more mysterious and dangerous, but he doesn't give people a bad feeling when you get along with him, even though not long ago Bai Mu fought a group of dangerous people and wiped them all out.

As for the future? Let's take it one step at a time.

"Hehehe, meat broth—"

Seeing her best friend's silly expression, Chito sighed again. She envied Yuri's carefree life instead.

After putting down the camera, Chito drank the meat soup with her, and then showed an expression similar to Yuri's.

Letting go of too many worries makes mealtimes a relaxing time.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Qianhu looked curiously at Bai Mu's weapon box: "Was that also made by the ancients?"

Compared to robots and the like, the weapon cases in the white curtain seem to be more special.

During the daytime battle with the attackers, the box helped White Curtain block many attacks and could also unleash lightning.

"No, this is technology from another world."

"Hmm? What is another world?" Yuri asked curiously.

"Is it like the afterlife?" Chito, who had a lot of knowledge, immediately thought of places like heaven and hell.

But these places probably only exist in stories, right?
"Hell? So you're a demon?" Yuri stared at the white screen in shock.

"..."

(End of this chapter)