Dream Travel

Chapter 289 If he dares to cause you trouble...

"You'd better deal with your curse as soon as possible. If the curse continues to strengthen, I can't guarantee that other unexpected things won't happen."

Beatrice warned White Curtain that the primal demons possessed many demonic spells.

These demonic spells originate from different dreams, resulting in humans in reality never having a sufficient understanding of demons.

"I understand." Bai Mu nodded. He could take such well-intentioned advice to heart, but the current operation was not yet over.

That evening, just as Bai Mu was about to go out for dinner, there was a knock on the door. It was Iris.

She glanced at Bai Mu's right hand and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Want to try the Holy Script?"

"Is it what you're wearing?" Bai Mu looked at Iris's top; she was also a rune warrior.

“Of course not.” Iris shook her head. Holy runes come in different types, and the ones they used were not suitable for dealing with curses.

"what do I need to do?"

"You're not needed for the next operation."

Iris stated the conditions: while White Curtain's act of kicking down the door to open the BOSS's lair increased their mission completion efficiency, it also significantly increased the risks.

Furthermore, the matter ended too quickly, and some things should not be investigated further.

Furthermore, the white curtain was too likely to attract Lexenberg's hatred, and continuing the investigation with him would be too risky and could easily backfire.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Elec decided to abandon the White Curtain altogether.

Let this guy go back to where he came from; we can't take this jinx with us.

Even under unfavorable conditions, Luxembla forcibly conjured a projection, indicating that the other side was already prepared.

Next, we'll continue with the white curtain. That primordial demon will definitely prepare a body for its descent beforehand, and the battle then won't be as simple as it was this time.

They cleaned up the tentacles that Luxembla had developed, rather than forcibly engaging the BOSS.

Without the White Curtain, even if they found those demon cultists and dealt with them, it wouldn't have caused much of a problem.

After all, the direct descent of demons is not something that demons can do casually; they must first have corresponding gains.

If you gain nothing and are likely to lose money, the devil will not easily descend upon you.

"No way? I've lost so many games already..."

“You can investigate yourself, but if you die, it’s none of our business.” Iris glanced at the somewhat agitated white screen: “I’m here to inform you, not to ask for your opinion.”

Although I also felt it was a bit of a pity about the captain's arrangement, the captain had already made the decision.

"Tsk, that's fine then." Bai Mu said, slightly annoyed. She wanted to ask Iris where the next investigation location was, but Iris seemed to have anticipated her thoughts and left directly.

Back in his room, Bai Mu tossed and turned, unable to sleep. No, they had already agreed on something, how could it turn out like this?

He didn't ask for any payment.

The next day, Bai Mu knocked on the door of the room next door, but no one answered. After going downstairs and asking the hotel owner, he learned that the demon-hunting team next door had left before dawn.

Bai Mu had no choice but to buy a ticket and take the train back to Rota City.

As for Kesu Town, although a demon has appeared, the people are trying their best to live. Except for the dance hall, which is sealed off, the rest of the town is fine.

The area that needed rebuilding is under construction and will likely return to normal soon.

After returning, Bai Mu went to the Yi Meng Experience Store.

Seeing Yuri yawning while wearing work clothes, it seemed that the girl had already adapted to life here.

"It's you." Seeing the white curtain, Yuri perked up a little: "What do you want to buy?"

How's life here?

"It's pretty good." Yuri couldn't help but smile brightly when talking about life. Although she rarely touched a gun after coming here, life here is really good.

Aside from not being able to wander around while working, life is far happier than the apocalypse.

After get off work, she could go shopping with Chito in the neighborhood and use her daily wage to buy some things.

This month's salary is paid daily, but next month it will be paid monthly as usual. This is a special favor from the boss, Lily.

"You can come to me if you encounter any problems in life." Bai Mu nodded. After arriving in the normal world, Yuri and Chito were not much different from ordinary girls.

However, as the person who brought them out, he would still consider taking responsibility.

Their situation hasn't been completely resolved yet; the issue of the soul stones matching their bodies will require further examination from Atrist.

"Okay." Yuri scratched her head, thinking that she shouldn't encounter any problems in her daily life.

They are now filled with a desire to explore the world... Their favorite place to go after get off work every day is the market to buy a fish.

"It's you. Are you coming to our place for dinner tonight?" Chito also arrived and took the initiative to invite Shiramura.

She really wanted to find an opportunity to thank Bai Mu. They couldn't afford the really expensive things, but they could afford to treat Bai Mu to a meal.

She's been learning to cook lately...

She never had the opportunity to learn these skills before, but now she can better expand her interests. Besides learning to cook, she has also bought many books. "How about tomorrow? I have things to do today."

"Then it's settled." Qianhu nodded happily, then realized that Bai Mu might be a customer, and quickly got down to business: "What do you want to buy? Or do you want to see the boss?"

"I'm looking for Lily." Bai Mu glanced at the goods here. Most of the items were ones he had seen before. They couldn't be called fakes, but strictly speaking, most of the goods here were imitations.

"Please wait a moment." Qianhu went to find Lily, and Bai Mu waited here for more than ten minutes before Lily finally arrived.

She smiled and said to the white curtain, "I just finished a business deal."

"Who?"

Lily's smile widened: "You care about that?"

"I think I should be your biggest customer..."

“That’s not enough.” Lily shook her head. “Besides, you’re always out and about, so there are some things we can’t find you for.”

"My fault?" Bai Mu and Lily went to the small room they often visited.

“The boss and he have a really good relationship,” Yuri said, watching Lily leave with Bai Mu. “Just like me and Xiao Qian.”

"It should be different, right?" Chito hesitated. She and Yuri grew up together, and the relationship between Shiro and Lily was more like that of collaborators.

"Haha~ We'll find out by asking around." Yuri took the matter very casually. Guessing was pointless; she figured she could just ask.

Inside the small room, Bai Mu removed the bandage from her right hand, revealing that the red marks had deepened to a certain point and then stopped changing.

Atreus's analysis was wrong. The curse can indeed be amplified, but it cannot be amplified indefinitely on Bai Mu. The curse itself will not amplify, but it will still cause him continuous damage.

“A curse.” Lily reached out and touched Bai Mu’s arm. “Who left this?”

"Lexenbra, that's the demon projection I killed last time."

Lily nodded knowingly: "You can find a professional to solve this. It's not a very serious curse. If it's on you, it will disappear in two months at most."

Lily was much more professional than Beatrice and quickly identified the effect of the curse on the White Curtain.

Beatrice's analysis is like searching for a doctor on Baidu... while Lily is a truly experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

"I want to get this over with quickly." Bai Mu glanced at the removed bandages.

There were many bloodstains on it. Although his wounds healed quickly, a little blood would still flow out after the red marks reopened.

"Then find a professional priest. Don't you know someone like that?"

Bai Mu showed some concern: "Won't this cause them trouble?"

Lexenberg has already set his sights on him. He found a clergyman he knew to remove the curse, and if the clergyman finds out about this, he will be very unhappy if they retaliate.

"Then why did you come looking for me?"

“You’re different.” Bai Mu said seriously, “If that demon dares to cause you trouble, I’ll kill his whole family.”

Lily let out a melodious laugh: "This curse is only a remnant, not the complete one. Even if it's lifted, the demon that released it won't know who did it, unless you like to publicize it, and—"

Lily's fingers gently traced the red marks left by the curse, the perfect pressure giving Bai Mu a pleasant itch.

"Even if he doesn't cause me any trouble, you're prepared to kill his whole family, aren't you?"

“Of course.” White Curtain’s answer did not surprise Lily.

"I fought his projection, and now it seems I'm not so good at defeating his real body."

Bai Mu looked at his weapon case: "Do you have any way to make this thing more portable?"

Using the weapon case as a shield is fine, but the problem is that while he can use it freely against normal opponents, it becomes cumbersome against skilled opponents.

The main problem is that switching weapons isn't very convenient, since he only has two hands.

Even if he had four hands, he wouldn't do that.

"This shouldn't be a problem, right? You can just summon a phantom, can't you?" Lily asked, slightly puzzled, before realizing something.

"Oh dear, this is another problem."

The materials used in the weapon crates of the White Curtain also involved an organization, which means that the White Curtain intercepted that organization.

"Just treat it as bookkeeping; we'll have to deal with these things later." Bai Mu didn't take this trouble too seriously.

They've all resorted to offering bounties to deal with him, so he personally feels that the organization is nothing special.

"Regarding this box, you can try learning some illusion spells. Powerful illusion spells can temporarily change the shape of objects."

"...Is that still an illusion?" Bai Mu felt that the illusion Lily was talking about was different from what he knew.

"Of course it counts. Powerful illusions can temporarily alter objects and their properties, and can even deceive fate."

Bai Mu nodded: "I understand, but I can't learn it."

(End of this chapter)