Dream Travel

Chapter 346 All Investments Lost

In Bai Mu's hands, the Dream Eater Greatsword had always been similar to an ordinary greatsword, and the enemies he encountered were basically not biologically modified.

Even when slaying demons in Hell, this weapon doesn't offer any special advantage against them.

Unexpectedly, the weapon's effect was triggered when fighting this demon.

The Dream Eater Greatsword is an upgraded weapon, and its Dream Eater effect is stronger than before.

This weapon can even harm bio-modified organisms whose form of existence has been altered.

“Is it related to this sword?” Lexenberg observed the demon’s state and quickly came up with a possibility.

When he unleashed his power to disturb the Shadow Domain, the power attached to this sword was already quite low, and since the White Curtain didn't have any special powers, it could only be the effect of this weapon.

"Hmm..." Bai Mu didn't explain much to Lexenbra. He used the weapon box to take away the soul of this foreign demon, and then transformed its body into a puppet.

As for the one that was reserving a spot, it was kicked out by the White Curtain. Anyway, they were all demons, and if there were better ones, they wouldn't keep the useless ones.

"Hehehe, he can't use the power of this body, but I can."

The fragments of Luxembla laughed sinisterly.

"You can? You can make me suffer such a big loss?" Bai Mu glanced at the wounds on his body—oh, the wounds were gone.

Although he didn't have any special powers, his wounds healed quite quickly.

The battle was not over yet. Looking at the remaining demons, Bai Mu revealed a dangerous smile, picked up his weapon, and charged forward.

After Engel's death, the demons seemed to return to normal. Continuing to fight was the demons' bloodthirsty instinct, but when the White Curtain passed, some demons began to run away.

They remembered what had happened, but they fought to the death because they were influenced by Engel's power. Now that Engel had been killed by the White Curtain, they had no reason to continue fighting here.

Moreover, the phantoms summoned by the white curtain have already been killed by them. Although those phantoms have special regenerative abilities, they are still human after all.

Even with the aid of firearms, they were no match for such a group of demons; they were ultimately not an army.

The remaining demons initially thought they could kill Bai Mu, but they were no match for him. This human seemed to have inexhaustible stamina, and he showed no mercy when killing demons.

During the chase through the white curtain, an attack suddenly came—a fireball that didn't look very big... maybe half a meter long.

Bai Mu quickly grabbed the weapon box to defend himself, but the explosion engulfed his figure, turning the surrounding ground into scorched earth.

"There are more experts??" Amidst the explosion, Bai Mu could smell the aroma of his own flesh. He rushed out of the blast, locked onto the demon attacking him, and gave it a dangerous smile.

"As a human, you're really amazing..." The demon who made the move looked at the white curtain with slight surprise.

He kept a safe distance from the white curtain; he didn't have Engel's life-saving gadgets.

But as a precaution against any unforeseen external demons, he saw clearly what Engel had encountered.

Bai Mu's sniping skills are too strong; if it were him, he would definitely be taken out instantly.

Even the subsequent battles were too sudden; Engel was killed too quickly, and Engel didn't even have time to come to his aid.

After killing Engel, White Curtain didn't even spare his corpse.

"If I weren't powerful, what would I be doing here? You can go back to your kind!"

The white curtain unleashed its power, instantly closing the 100-meter distance between the two sides.

The demon who made the move was even more astonished. Despite having fought a fierce battle with Engel, Bai Mu seemed to have hardly expended any energy and remained as valiant as ever.

Several fireballs hovered around the demon, and these fireballs slammed into the ground, instantly turning the ground into scorching hot earth.

On the scorching ground, Bai Mu's already battered shoes were completely destroyed, but his speed was not affected.

The demon was slightly taken aback and hurriedly dodged the attack from the white curtain. After the sword struck the ground, the ground cracked, and the impact made his skin feel as if it were being scraped by a knife.

The demon conjured a long whip of fire that coiled around the white curtain. Unlike Engel, he did not follow local customs and forge a weapon made of hellish metal in Hell.

They are not native demons, and while weapons made of hell metal enhance their attacks, they are not as effective.

Unless they undergo some processing that aligns with their power—which they lack the knowledge for—they can only make a weapon from pure hell metal, just like ordinary demons.

To this foreign demon, it was a burden.

The fire whip lashed out by the demon coiled towards Bai Mu like a venomous snake. At this critical moment, a burst of lightning erupted from the weapon box in Bai Mu's hand, interfering with the trajectory of the fire whip.

Seeing Bai Mu's murderous aura, the demon immediately released the fire whip in his hand, trying to distance himself from Bai Mu: "Hehehe, I don't want to fight you now."

After a brief exchange, he had already figured out that Bai Mu was not just a showy figurehead.

He's in great shape, so there's no reason for him to continue playing.

Engel is already dead, so there's little point in him continuing to fight; he'd only risk getting himself killed.

The demon, which had distanced itself from the white curtain, sped away into the distance at an even faster speed, its movement resembling a blinking motion.

Each time the figure flashed, it appeared in a more distant place.

“These demons know so much, and you seem so useless,” White Curtain said to Lexenberg.

"...Hmph, I'll be able to regain my lost power soon." Luxembla's tone was somewhat impatient.

By consuming the demon's soul, he could learn about some of the demonic spells possessed by the original body.

Since that demon was transformed from its original form, the spells it possessed were also bestowed upon it by its original form.

He will definitely be able to master the relevant knowledge quickly once he is exposed to it.

"Don't let yourself get swallowed up by them."

"Hahahaha, of course that won't happen. Although I am a fragment, I am still the original body. It's just a soul that possesses a portion of my power!"

Lexenberg laughed heartily, appearing very confident.

Bai Mu didn't say anything. After failing to hunt down the demons, he simply threw Luxenbra's soul into the weapon box.

As for Engel's soul, although it could provide a lot of information, it would be the same if Lexenberg devoured it.

I feel that using a white screen is a bit of a waste.

He treated this process like raising a venomous insect. If Lexenbra could keep his word, he would become stronger, and if Engel could survive and devour Lexenbra, he wouldn't lose out either.

After all, Lexenberg lacked too many memories, so White wasn't too bothered by the loss.

A strong disturbance emanated from inside the weapon case, accompanied by the continuous roar of a demon, which subsided after several minutes.

“It’s ready now,” Lexenberg’s somewhat weak voice came through.

After the white curtain reclaimed his soul, it summoned Luxembra back into existence.

His image, assimilated by the local demons, was partially restored, though the re-summoned Luxembra appeared somewhat listless and relieved.

"Damn it, I didn't expect the original body to have given him so much power. But he's really lost out this time, hahahahahaha!"

Overjoyed, Lexenbra couldn't help but burst into a hearty laugh. But as he began to devour Engel's soul, Lexenbra sensed something was wrong.

Engel's soul contained far too much primal demonic power, and that power was locked away.

Engel could hardly mobilize this power unless he faced a life-or-death crisis. However, for some unknown reason, when Engel was killed by Bai Mu with his condensed longsword, this power was not yet unlocked.

This locked power was only released when he began to devour Engel's soul.

However, as a fragment of the original body, he also bears the name Luxembra. This power does not have a significant impact on him, and he can even utilize this power through direct contact.

After a brief struggle with Engel for this power, Lexenbra successfully devoured him.

After all, this power belonged to him. In the battle of souls, he was more suited to this situation than Engel. With the balance of power shifting, even if Engel's soul remained intact, he could not defeat him.

I almost beat him up...

However, after devouring Engel's soul, Luxembra did not find any related memories.

Engel was unaware that he possessed this hidden power and had no related memories, but Luxembla found the reason from other memories.

Engel was entrusted with an important mission by the original body to come to this strange dream hell.

They plotted to tear a part of this hell out, making it a part of reality.

This is a scheme orchestrated by a group of real-life devils, with Luxembla belonging to the investors.

That hidden power is mostly preparation for the plan's success.

Once this hellish dream is pulled into reality, the original body can unleash this power and appear in a near-complete form through Engel's primordial demonic essence.

Then came the time for the demons to divide the spoils. Unfortunately, this hellish place did not contain the true form of Lexenberg, so Lexenberg's hand could not reach this area, and then the unexpected white curtain appeared.

Luxembla's investment has essentially gone down the drain.

The fragment of Lexenberg was quite pleased with this. Since it was now opposed to the original body, seeing the original body suffer a great loss naturally made it happy.

Not only that, he also obtained a portion of the original body's power, which Engel could directly use even if it was not meant to be used properly.

With the skills Engel mastered making up for some of his memory loss, his combat power increased significantly.

“I know their plan,” Lexenberg said cheerfully, noticing Bai Mu’s somewhat dismissive attitude. He emphasized, “Not the objective that everyone knows, but a more detailed plan!”

"Hmm? Tell me more... No, let's leave here first." Bai Mu put away the weapon case and checked the soul inside.

The phantom that fought earlier was killed, so its soul in the weapon box is somewhat weak and cannot be summoned in the short term.

However, the White Curtain doesn't really need them anymore. If it weren't for their proficiency in using modern weapons, they would basically have no chance to appear here.

He approached the car and summoned Livru.

“…You’re such a bastard.” The summoned Livlu glanced at the battlefield and immediately understood the purpose of the white curtain.

Clearly, she was dragged out to do manual labor again.

"Can't you do something else?"

She immediately reverted to her awakened form, and her tentacles quickly collected usable items dropped on the battlefield.

This includes the firearms left behind by the phantoms, and the hellrock weapons used by some demons.

"What else do you want to do?"

Bai Mu casually waved his hand. If he really wanted to do something, he could have simply ignored Duff when he was collecting souls.

Finding a bed partner is too easy for him. He's already a Death Knight, so what can't he do with any of those Awakened Ones?
"Kill."

Livlu glanced warily at the white curtain, then sped up her collection of battlefield loot, quickly piling up a large pile of weapons at her feet.

Bai Mu glanced at the weapons. Phantom had been killed by the demons, so these weapons were severely damaged and unusable.

This annoyed him a bit. As for the demon's hellrock weapons, he would smash them later and then select the better parts.

The high-quality parts can be used as fuel, and the small amount of hell metal contained inside can be taken to the camp. Damaged weapons can also be exchanged for weapons.

Although she couldn't use that many weapons by herself, Phantom could.

Even beyond the range of demonic magic, human phantoms using these modern weapons can slaughter demons.

Therefore, these weapons not only need to be replenished, but replenished even more!
The foreign demons have come looking for him; they can no longer tolerate his existence, and there will be no shortage of attacks to come.

Furthermore, the fragments of Luxembra's mind learned of the plans of those alien demons, and when the alien demons found out, a massive manhunt ensued.

It doesn't matter whether the demons are chasing the White Curtain or the White Curtain is chasing the demons.

So there are indeed many opportunities to satisfy Livru's killing urges: "That's no problem. There's no reward for winning, and you'll have to learn how to use these skills."

Bai Mu opened the trunk of the car and patted the remaining weapons and ammunition inside: "Is everything alright?"

"Then you need to give me enough time to move around, and also Duff..."

“He can’t do it,” Bai Mu said immediately. Livlu’s awakened form is suitable for operating these firearms, but other awakened forms are different.

The awakened beings are basically not human-like in form, and they no longer have the flexible limbs of Livlu. As for the larger heavy weapons, White Curtain can have Agatha operate them.

Given the opponent's size and attack methods, operating weapons like cannons would be more suitable.

After cleaning up the scene, Bai Mu drove away.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Livru frowned as she looked at the instruction manual in her hand.

Study... study... okay, this time I really have to study seriously.

Even though she was very unwilling, Livru chose to endure it for the sake of more free time outside. She figured she could just bear it.

Although you can't feel the passage of time outside while inside the weapon case, lying there all the time isn't a pleasant experience.

Things are different now. Now, doing the things you dislike the most can earn you more free time to move around.

Livru doesn't really care for these firearms and similar weapons, as an Awakened One already possesses considerable power.

What is the use of this tool?

boom--!
Seeing the demon shattered by the rocket, Livlu's eye twitched slightly. She had just finished reading the instructions when White Curtain sent her straight into combat.

After finding the demons that were plentiful in the wilderness, she warmed up and familiarized herself with those weapons, such as firearms.

When it was almost time, they switched to rocket launchers, and the demons that were hit instantly turned into demon fragments from hell.

This power exceeded Livru's expectations; the firearms were even more powerful than the intelligence Octavia had initially provided.

However, they had only just obtained the intelligence when the White Curtain came knocking on their door, and they didn't have a chance to properly experience the firearms in Luoguduo Town.

Now that she's doing it herself, Livru's feelings are different.

The power to decide life and death with a mere flick of a finger...

She glanced back at the white screen where the blacksmith was forging, her feelings a mix of emotions. The era of the Awakened was truly over.

Bai Mu had no intention of understanding Livlu's inner thoughts, nor did he care about the psychological problems of awakened individuals whose values ​​were different from those of ordinary people.

If you really want to understand, you should understand another path, but at this moment he is focused on forging iron.

Break those hellrock rocks and select the better quality parts.

After all, although the Wild Hell II's trunk was large and some ammunition had been used up, its capacity was still insufficient.

White Curtain efficiently recycled the ammunition and other consumables, as Livru's split tentacles were perfect for picking up items.

Besides, if you don't take the used bullets with you, they'll just end up being picked up by demons and made into weapons anyway, so it's better to recycle them yourself.

Therefore, the trunk capacity is always insufficient.

Only the best loot can be selected, and the best hellrock must be loaded into the Wild Hellfire II's fuel tank to unleash the vehicle's full potential.

Of course, you can also choose to put Hell Metal Burn inside the White Curtain.

However, it would be a bit wasteful to put that kind of stuff in and burn it when there is normal fuel available.

Bai Mu glanced at the fragments of hellrock on the ground and felt a little disappointed.

"You can roam freely in many parts of hell now, why are you still so stingy about such trivial things?"

Lexenberg couldn't stand it anymore.

"It's not that I care, it's that I don't want these things to be reused by the devil."

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Luxembla spoke up. “Why didn’t you just set these hellrock rocks on fire?”

"Huh? This works too?" Bai Mu asked, somewhat surprised.

"The memory I just gained is that when Engel went to make weapons, he saw the demon craftsmen. In addition to using hellfire lava, those demon craftsmen also used high-quality hellfire rock."

Bai Mu picked up a broken piece of hellrock and examined it: "Can this stuff be used as coal?"

"Weapons made from Hellrock are bound to break down after a while."

"Alright, use these to refine those hell metals for me."

Although Lexenberg had not separated from the Dream Eater Greatsword, his mood was somewhat distorted at this moment.

I should have known better than to bring this up.

"I understand! Let me use Engel's body."

This time, White Curtain did not refuse Lexenberg's proposal. As for the demons' resources, White Curtain always killed them all, looted them all, and smashed them all, leaving them nothing for them.

As for Livru, who was still lost in thought, Bai Mu only glanced at her before looking away.

She has great talent, so we can give her more heavy machine guns later. The only thing to consider is the ammunition.

As for whether the logistics department at the camp will feel bad about it, well, it's something he earned through hard work and effort, so it's none of his business if they feel bad about it.

(End of this chapter)