Dream Travel

Chapter 325 There are always some abnormal minority groups
"I'm really not familiar with this place." Bai Mu tried to learn more from this hellish place, but this strange dream really didn't give him any clues.

Faced with this unfamiliar dream, he could only proceed with the investigation step by step.

Bai Mu had no intention of searching for something like the Source of Another Dream right now.

Even a fool could guess that Yimengyuan is under tight guard, with a bunch of demons watching it. No matter how powerful he is, he can't push it through.

Instead of thinking about anything practical, let's kill Lexenberg.

"You want to fish? Use me to lure the main body? You're insane!" the mental fragment of Luxenbra roared.

Seeing the white curtain's resolute attitude, he let out a painful wail: "Then you should hunt more demons, so that I can accumulate power and have a chance to deal with the main body!"

"If your main body is killed in this hell, will it end up like the local demons?"

“Of course not.” The fragment of Luxembra’s mind was very certain: “My main body at most borrows the power of hell. It does not belong to this hell and will not receive much protection.”

Hell and hell cannot be generalized. Foreign demons may not be of much concern to the native hell.

Foreign demons who die here will not only not receive the protection of hell, but may even be directly 'eaten' by this hell.

The recent carnage had alerted Luxembra's mental fragments that Hell possessed the characteristic of blood war, which extended beyond the demons here to encompass Hell itself.

"Then let's kill a batch of demons first."

“…You seem to have a strong prejudice against demons.” Lexenberg was somewhat speechless at White Curtain’s attitude.

"Otherwise what? I had only been in Rota City for a short time when I encountered a demon attack. Not only did many people die, but I was also bitten by a demon."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You dare say it's okay?"

"I can't guarantee it," Luxembra cursed his own body inwardly, wondering if his own body might have really done something wrong.

Unfortunately, his memory was too fragmented; he only knew why the main body wanted to kill the White Curtain.

After all, the main body always arrives with this purpose, so as a fragment of the spirit, he also retains the relevant memories.

"Actually, these things are all about appearances. Look at you demons, you're so ugly. Normal people would think you're no good."

Lexenberg couldn't hold back any longer: "Then go find a succubus!"

I'm not a big fan of hooves.

"...Who told you succubi only have hooves?" Luxenbra spat. Demons also have desires; he had seen many succubi.

Some succubi do have hooves, but others don't; it's a matter of personal preference.

Aside from those with special characteristics, many succubi need to attach themselves to a stronger being, and they will also change according to the needs of the target they attach themselves to.

“I’ve never seen a real succubus.” Bai Mu paused at this point. He had seen mixed-race succubi, but if Lily hadn’t told him, he really wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference.

"And then there are those cute girl versions of demons. Look at them, they're much more attractive than you guys just by their looks."

"..." Luxenbra was speechless for a moment: "Those demons... those demons are very strange, yes, they are very strange!"

They're the type who look like they've got mental issues, the kind who wouldn't survive three days in hell... yet they possess some really weird power or ability. Can you really trade your brain for something like that?

"Is it really true?"

“Yes.” Lexenberg was even more speechless. As a native demon, he had actually seen this type of demon in reality.

They are few in number, and most of them are mentally unstable, at least in the eyes of legitimate demons. They are also of the wrong alignment.

They're all demons, so it's one thing to create chaos and good, but chaos is ridiculous, and it's quite normal for people to have mentally unstable characters.

These demons are all made to look like angels, and these demons are not weak, nor do they have any ambition. In short, they are very abnormal in the eyes of legitimate demons.

Anyway, when encountering such a demonic dream, the real demons who run into reality won't have any thoughts about it. They might even be thinking about destroying the dream source that is related to this kind of dream as soon as possible.

Although those demons were a bit strange, the way to deal with demons in that alternate dream was actually more effective than the traditional method.

Even if they are more useful, the real demons are worried that if too many of these kinds of demons appear, they will completely corrupt their normal group.

It's one thing to create some kind of illusion or misunderstanding in real people, but this misunderstanding also has its advantages for them.

The kind of demons Bai Mu described, when it comes to killing demons like them, are ruthless. Well, that's still very demonic.

After all, even demons are ruthless when killing their own kind, just like humans.

But those demons happen to side with humans, and they look so much like humans that they're practically humans wearing the skin of demons.

Therefore, legitimate demons are very averse to this type of demon.

"You remember this kind of thing quite clearly."

“Because of the deep impression left by the original body.” Lexenberg was quite calm. Anyway, he couldn’t resist the White Curtain’s orders here, and he would answer whatever the White Curtain asked him if he knew the answer.

Moreover, this kind of knowledge is not very important, and the entity itself will not keep it confidential.

"Let's talk about this later. Let's go find other demons first."

Bai Mu brandished the Dream Eater Greatsword, enchanting it with a fragment of a primordial demon's spirit, making the weapon even more lethal.

The small groups of demons he found posed no threat whatsoever.

The remaining relatively powerful demon became so-so after the White Curtain opened its silver eyes. In the past, any one of these demons could easily chase and beat him up.

But now it's the White Curtain chasing after them, killing them.

Furthermore, White Curtain discovered that the demons of Hell are truly poor; most of their weapons are made from things like hellrock.

Occasionally, some hellrock contains metal, and these types of demons are quite powerful.

Luxembla recommended that White Curtain collect the metal, even though this hellish place was unfamiliar to him, because metal was still very valuable in hell.

Compared to stones, which are everywhere, metal and similar materials are rare, and this strange hell should be similar.

However, while metals are precious, this only applies to metals native to Hell. Metals from other regions are just so-so.

Things like metals from the human world would corrode and rust in hell in no time.

The power of hell is something that ordinary metals on earth cannot withstand.

"And what about humans?" Bai Mu toyed with an irregularly shaped piece of dark red metal in his hand.

"Humans die, you don't think they'll turn into demons if they stay in Hell for too long, do you?" Luxembla said matter-of-factly. Even non-Hellish metal objects corrode and rust in Hell due to its power; and that's metal, so it goes without saying that humans, being flesh and blood, are even more vulnerable there.

The power of hell does not treat humans differently just because they have flesh and blood, unless some people possess special qualities that make them exceptions.

The exception is survivor bias; most of the victims are simply unlucky and die.

Those who die in hell will not become demons. Their bodies die, but their souls continue to wander in hell, where they will be discovered, captured, tortured, and have their power extracted by some demon.

Once such a soul has been squeezed into dust, the demon will discard it and simply throw it into any river in hell.

The remnants of souls thrown in will also flow into the River Styx.

"I see. What if the metal from hell enters the human world? Will it be affected by reality?"

"It will pollute the environment."

"I understand." Bai Mu tossed the metal in his hand into the weapon box, then went to find a new demon. Demons were the least of his worries in Hell.

Luxembra's fragmented memories contain elements of the Hellish Wars.

It was like a massive hellish war, with at least a million demons waging war.

At the beginning, the demons were fighting each other and there were distinctions between factions, but as the fighting went on, it became a chaotic free-for-all.

No one cared whether the demons around them were allies or enemies; as long as they were within attack range, they were all cut down.

For the demons participating in the bloody battle, this is like raising poisonous insects. If they are lucky, they can grow from a lowly demon pawn to a demon grand duke after a bloody battle, provided they can survive.

Have you participated?

“Of course I participated. Although my memories of it are incomplete, I was at least in the upper-middle class,” Luxembla said with a hint of pride.

Demons at this level are responsible for slaying and reaping. Although they might rush in and hack and slash when they get carried away, the fact that he was able to sneak into reality means that his true form not only hacked but also hacked to the very end.

"There's a new demon over there, let's take it down first."

White Curtain rubbed his eyes, having detected a new demonic trail through the Dream-Eroding Imperial Arm.

The dark flames burning on the Dream Eater Greatsword also became more turbulent, reflecting Luxembra's mood: "You also have the potential to become a demon."

"But I'm a good person."

Luxembra felt a pang of unease; he immediately thought of those 'demons' whose minds were not quite right and who were too much like humans.

Although Bai Mu's gender doesn't match, becoming that type of demon would be a disaster even for a normal demon.

Let's not let this guy become a demon. Most demons are of the chaotic alignment, while those of the orderly alignment are generally inclined towards 'devil'.

Demons are full of oddballs due to their chaotic alignments, but there are also quite a few oddballs among humans.

Ignore the abnormal ones; even the normal ones can give the devil a headache.

For example, someone who uses the power of demons to become a demon hunter. Even though they are a demon hybrid, they have an extreme hatred for demons, and killing demons is like a survival instinct for them.

It was as if the power of the demons had no effect on their personalities. No, perhaps they were influenced by the power of the demons, but that influence made them even more abnormal in the eyes of the demons.

Ironically, among these kinds of beings, those who become powerful are truly formidable.

Of course, this kind of phenomenon also falls under the category of survivorship bias.

Most of those who covet demonic power and seek to obtain demonic souls have fallen.

Humans who are half-demon can also be unable to control their demonic nature due to the power of the demons, and completely side with the demons.

But this is the majority. Once a 'minority' appears, that's a situation that many normal demons don't want to see.

Although he is currently controlled by the White Curtain, he really doesn't want to see the White Curtain become a 'minority'.

This guy is already powerful enough as a human. If he were to come into too much contact with the power of demons, or even become a demon himself, wouldn't he be defying the heavens?

Judging from this guy's attitude towards demons, it would be even worse if he couldn't accept his demon identity, went mad, and came up with some audacious ideas.

Based on his fragmented memories, Luxembra knew one thing.

It wasn't something that happened in reality, but rather something that occurred in his dream world.

It's about a demon who took a liking to a human, transformed the human into a demon, and ruthlessly dominated the human for a period of time.

Later, the human regained his senses and went mad, but he was a sane madness. He couldn't accept the identity of a demon, so he came up with some rather unusual ideas.

If he can't accept demons, then he should just kill all the demons and redefine demons, right?

Anyway, all the demons are dead, and he's the only one left. As long as he doesn't act like the demons he used to be, he can say whatever he wants about himself from now on.

As for those who called him a demon, they were killed as well.

God knows how that great demon came up with such a bizarre thing, and not to mention that such a bizarre thing originated from humans.

Even after Luxembra escaped the dream, that human was still trying to do it. The great demon that originally transformed him into a demon had already been killed by that human!
It's absurd. Humans are complex, and with the chaotic power of demons, the occasional exceptions are truly special.

The fragment of Luxembla's mind couldn't laugh about this, nor could his original self.

Specifically, at first many demons treated it as a joke, finding it amusing to see their fellow demons make a fool of themselves.

It wasn't until that human killed the great demon that many demons began to panic.

Because many of those demons who were just watching for fun couldn't defeat that big demon, and even if they all joined together, they couldn't defeat him.

That bizarre human hates demons so much... their good days are over, aren't they?
For this reason, it seems that his original body even moved once.

"What are you thinking about?" Looking at the restless flames on the Dream Eater Greatsword, Bai Mu reached out and patted it, but the dark flames did not harm him.

“It’s a story that’s not very good for demons,” Luxembra said somewhat reluctantly.

“Tell me about it,” Bai Mu said, intrigued, as he charged toward the demon he had discovered.

"You should finish your fight first, or I'm afraid you'll get killed if you laugh out loud," Lexenberg said, even more helplessly.

This is something that demons can't laugh about, but for someone like Bai Mu, it's a real treat.

Although the human who was transformed into a demon would even kill other humans, at least he had some sense before being killed.

If you don't treat the other person as a demon, then they can happily stop, and even treat you to a meal... that's also an abnormal thing.

(End of this chapter)