Dream Travel

Chapter 360 I caught you
It's impossible for the Demon Lord not to hate the White Curtain that lured the Demon Earth Dragon here.

What annoyed Herrene even more was that the timing of the White Curtain's arrival was terrible!

After defeating the demonic earth dragon, Helrein felt a wave of weakness.

Aside from the fact that his injuries haven't fully healed, the bonuses from the territory have also been reduced due to the overexertion he just experienced.

However, the reduced impact was not significant for him, and the effects of the strange dream source skull did not disappear.

He is currently in a state where he has not yet obtained the source of the dream.

Helrein glanced at the demon dragon that had been split in two. He didn't rest there for long, nor did he pay much attention to his demon castle that had been destroyed.

He quickly flew out of the Demon Territory to find that damned human!

Without a demon leader to guide them, the demons chasing the White Curtain were nothing more than a rabble, getting more and more chaotic the more they chased.

The demons in the back row had forgotten his orders and were engrossed in the slaughter.

He killed a bloodthirsty demon with a single sword strike, but before the demon was killed, it left a few minor wounds on Helrein.

This is a mid-level demon.

His demon territory shouldn't have so many mid-level demons, but the Hellfire Blood Rain connects to the Midnight Sun, greatly improving the quality of the demons in his demon territory.

The probability of a mid-level demon appearing is higher; this mid-level demon should be a newly emerged demon that appeared not long ago.

Along the way, Herreen encountered numerous interceptions.

Without exception, it was all because of the demons who were caught up in the blood battle; the demon's rank and intelligence are not related.

Mid-rank demons are not necessarily smarter than low-rank demons, and the same goes for their temperament and personality.

The demons that Herrene encountered on his path were all short-tempered and obsessed with killing.

Attacks from lower-ranking demons can be ignored, as he can kill a whole bunch of them with a single sword strike. However, some mid-ranking demons cannot be ignored.

Because he was in a hurry, any mid-level demons that were particularly troublesome would leave him with some injuries.

He could also enjoy the benefits of the blood battle, but the demons he was dealing with were not on par with him, so he didn't become much stronger in the blood battle.

Herrean really didn't want to get entangled with these demons.

"Obey me!!" Herrean roared.

The demon lord's aura spread with his roar, and the chaotic demons paused slightly.

He seemed to regain some clarity, but quickly fell back into confusion.

Helrein's expression was somewhat ferocious, a kind of intimidation befitting a demon lord, which weakened as the bonus from the demon territory decreased.

Coupled with the effects of the polar night, his intimidation failed to restore the chaotic demons to normal.

He didn't even have time to issue a new order!
Faced with this situation, Herrean stopped paying attention to the chaotic demons.

That's how blood battles are: the more demons gather, the more chaotic the battle becomes. Once their numbers decrease to a certain level, the remaining demons will regain their sanity.

At that time, the quality of the demons in his territory will be greatly improved.

Before that, Bai Mu must die!

However, while he was dealing with the demon earth dragon, Bai Mu had already run far away, and along the way, he could see a large number of demon corpses.

The demons' corpses were mangled beyond recognition; many of them had died from being trampled by their own kind.

Livlu's heavy machine gun was very powerful, but the demons' vitality and their sheer number meant that unless they were hit in a vital area, they wouldn't die instantly.

However, with a large number of demons, the trampling damage from friendly forces becomes particularly deadly.

Herrean's anger subsided, and he began to consider whether continuing the pursuit of White Curtain was worthwhile.

At this point, he should return to the Demon Territory, crush those demons engaged in a bloody battle, and let them deepen their understanding of their leader's power.

Ultimately, he decided to go back and finish the bloody battle, ending the chaotic bloody battle that was caused by his orders but originated from the White Curtain.

Before Helrein arrived to pursue him, Bai Mu had already left the Demon Territory, but the number of demons chasing him did not decrease.

Although many demons have fallen behind, even more demons have been drawn back along the way.

White Curtain discovered a rather unusual existence among these demons.

"I think we've discovered some alien demons. Let's take them down!"

"Have you been completely affected?" Lucy Ella, who was driving, slammed on the gas pedal.

She suspected that Bai Mu's mind had now become like those howling demons, thinking of solving everything by hacking and slashing.

"I've been unleashing my demonic energy for too long; I need a battle."

Bai Mu did not hide his inner impulse. The rage brought by the release of demonic energy and the influence of the polar night made him feel unsatisfied every time he fired a shot.

He wanted to go up and fight hand-to-hand, to cut down all the demons in front of him, to feel their wails up close, and to bathe in their sprayed blood.

"I want to go too..."

"Who's driving?"

“We can let Livlu do it, all she has to do is step on the gas,” Luciela suggested.

"Don't even think about it!!" Livlu threw the heavy machine gun back in a frenzy.

By now, the ammunition reserves inside the vehicle had been completely depleted in the battle.

But she was still not satisfied and wanted to have a more intense battle. At this point, Lucyella wanted her to be her driver.

If it weren't for the white curtain, she could have directly fought Luciela first.

"Alright, all of you stick with me. If anyone falls behind, I'll cancel her summons."

After the car slowed down, he jumped out and immediately summoned a human phantom.

"Go drive the car. Don't get surrounded by demons. Just drive around nearby and keep the thought of running over those demons as you go."

“…Okay.” The person who was summoned was stunned by what was happening here, but he could not refuse the command from the white curtain.

He got into the car as fast as he could, stepped on the gas with a pounding heart, and started speeding again, but without getting too far from the white curtain.

He didn't know what Bai Mu had done, but the howling of a bunch of demons made him extremely uneasy.

Moreover, the darkness was so intense that his field of vision was practically nonexistent. As he contemplated crashing into the demon, the surrounding darkness began to fade.

This relieved him slightly; as long as he had some visibility, that was fine, even if it was small. As long as he could avoid hitting the rocks, it would be alright.

As for demons? If any of them block our way, we'll just run them over. The White Curtain has already given the order.

After getting off the vehicle, Bai Mu slung a weapon case over his shoulder, holding a gun in one hand and a sword in the other.

He charged toward the howling demons.

The dense shrapnel fired by Ling Shu first wiped out a group of the fastest-charging demons.

Then the white curtain rushed towards the foreign demon that had infiltrated the demons.

They somehow managed to avoid fighting the chaotic demons, but the White Curtain locked onto them the moment it spotted them with the Dream-Eroding Imperial Arm.

Moreover, along with his actions, Luxembla, who was causing trouble inside the demons, also began to secretly cooperate with him.

As for the demon puppets that move on their own, they were not easy to control, so Bai Mu didn't bother with them and just let them approach him.

We can just provide cover when needed.

The foreign demons who had infiltrated the group were also preparing to make their move.

Their discovery of the white curtain was no accident; given the commotion it caused, it would have been strange if they hadn't noticed it.

Upon seeing the white curtain, these foreign demons planned to kill him.

When he first saw the white curtain, he was chased by the hellish demon dragon.

Now that Bai Mu is leaving, he is being chased by a group of hellish demons.

There's always something chasing after this guy; those demons become their cover...

The White Curtain, unable to withstand the influence of the polar night, wanted to rush up and wreak havoc, which also presented an opportunity for the foreign demons.

However, the White Curtain acted first.

After sweeping away the demons active nearby with a few shots, Bai Mu swung his Dream Erosion Greatsword directly at an outside demon who was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

This foreign demon reacted extremely quickly; when faced with the white curtain's sudden attack, it was merely grazed by his greatsword.

"Ah!?" The foreign demon screamed in agony after being slashed by the greatsword.

He was not a true demon, but a bio-modified being infused with the power of a native demon, so the damage he suffered from Bai Mu's sword was more severe than it appeared.

The area that was scratched developed large cracks, causing damage beyond expectations and immediately putting the foreign demon on the defensive.

His subsequent counterattack was interrupted by intense pain, slowing his movements. Ling Shu brought his face close to the foreign demon's and began bombarding it. The close-range burst of shotgun shells blasted the foreign demon's body into pieces.

This foreign demon shouldn't have died so easily, but Herrene's previous attack forced them to use their trump card.

He seemed a little awkward when facing the white curtain.

Foreign demons are not local demons, and they will not be protected by hell after death; at least their souls can be captured in weapon crates.

The remaining foreign demons were attacked by other demons when the white curtain made its move.

Lexenberg subtly manipulated the demons, coordinating with White Curtain's actions to successfully delay the possibility of outside demons helping them.

"Damn it, this guy already spotted us." The other foreign demon came to his senses, but it was too late. They were completely drawn into the hellish bloodbath and could not escape.

Either you kill all the demons around you and win this bloody battle, or you get overwhelmed and killed by those fanatical fighting demons.

And in the process, they also face an even greater threat: the White Curtain.

The White Curtain is also attacking demons, but the demons aren't paying much attention to it.

While Lexenberg's bewitching power cannot completely interfere with these demons, it can still slightly alter their behavior.

His role in the chaotic battle was much greater than White Curtain had imagined; the investment in training Lexenberg had already been recouped in this battle alone.

A foreign demon, crackling with lightning, wielded a clearly peculiar power, and thus drew the attention of the White Curtain.

As long as Whitebeard focuses on the issue, Lexenberg will secretly cooperate.

There weren't many demons around Bai Mu who could bother him, and Luciela and Livru, who had regained their awakened forms, would temporarily intercept him.

The alien demon wielding lightning raised its hand and unleashed a chain of lightning, annihilating a large number of demons in the surrounding area.

However, he did not feel relieved because of this. After he killed a large number of demons, a group of demons hurled fireballs at him.

A dense explosion of flames enveloped him, blasting the foreign demon into a haze of smoke. What angered and terrified him even more was that another demon seized the opportunity to rush up and force himself on him.

This demon's body was also crackling with lightning, but the lightning was a different color from his—it was green.
"You're in cahoots with him!?"

The foreign demon, struggling against the force of his strength, looked horrified. The demon that was restraining him was a mid-level demon, weaker than him and somewhat clumsy in its movements.

But this demon was reckless enough that the lightning on his body partially neutralized his counterattack.

The alien demon's elbow strike landed heavily on the demon's body, producing a dull thud, while the attacked demon remained silent, like a corpse.

Just as his movements were restricted and he was unable to act quickly, Bai Mu thrust his sword at him.

This time, however, the weapon used was not the Dream Eater Greatsword, but a Condensed State Longsword.

Under the immense power of the white curtain, the weapon pierced through the lightning barrier of the foreign demon and struck its head.

The alien demon that was struck had no wounds on its body, but it had been killed by the ultra-low temperature of the condensed longsword touching the creature.

The alien demon's soul was captured by the weapon box, and the white curtain didn't spare his body either, immediately 'possessing' him and replacing him with the alien demon used for control.

The puppet that controlled the foreign demon had been beaten to a pulp.

The white curtain was not kept; instead, a new one was chosen.

Whenever a stronger individual emerges, White Curtain will try to replace the demon puppet in this way.

Other alien demons who attempted to attack the White Curtain tried to escape, but the White Curtain wouldn't give them the chance.

Under the influence of Luxembla, the demons fighting in the vicinity became his temporary allies.

Although these temporary allies were somewhat ruthless, and would even attack him, such a trivial matter was insignificant.

They just need to focus their attacks on those foreign demons.

Originally, they were foreign demons who had just escaped from the demon territory. In the chaotic battle, they were unable to focus their fire on the White Curtain and could only be taken down one by one by the White Curtain in a rather frustrating manner.

After dealing with these foreign demons, the next step was a hard battle, and Bai Mu released the remaining Awakened Ones.

"Break through with me!"

Although the summoned Awakened Ones were unaware of what was happening, the surrounding commotion and atmosphere of slaughter directly affected them.

The Awakened Ones unleashed their true forms, and the darkness in their vision rapidly dissipated.

Furthermore, they also received a boost from the demonic energy of the White Curtain, and the diverted and released demonic energy could reduce the violent influence on the White Curtain.

Even so, having dealt with the invading demons and with no external enemies remaining, Bai Mu wanted to briefly immerse himself in pure slaughter...

But he was not a demon after all. Once he became involved, it was a different story to try to escape the danger.

He couldn't advance and become stronger quickly in bloody battles like a demon.

"My God, where did this human come from?"

On a low hilltop, another group of foreign demons watched the chaotic battle unfold. Although the distance was somewhat far and the view was not clear, it was enough to get a general idea of ​​what was happening.

Bai Mu encountered another group of foreign demons over there, and these foreign demons were well aware of their purpose.

If it weren't for that group of foreign demons getting there first, they would have gone ahead and taken advantage of the chaos to deal with the White Curtain.

However, in reality, Bai Mu killed all of those foreign demons, who were also their colleagues.

Not only that, they dealt with the White Curtain of those foreign demons, and went on a rampage in the ensuing chaos.

They decided it was best not to cause trouble for Bai Mu now, as Bai Mu seemed to be in such a good state and had even created a whole bunch of bizarre monsters.

"...Let's leave him alone for now. As long as the Demon Territory is alright for the time being," said another foreign demon.

The demon dragon was killed by the demon lord, and the demon territory is now safe, so their plan can continue.

Moreover, the Demon Territory suffered severe damage due to the attack by the Demon Earth Dragon, and the Demon Lord must have paid a considerable price to deal with the Earth Dragon.

This situation is actually more conducive to negotiation.

Then, let some news out to the humans so they can take action quickly, creating new pressure on the Demon Lord and making the Dream Source Skull he obtained exert its power.

We can't afford to let the Demon Lord get hurt right now because he hasn't had the Skull of the Otherworldly Dream Source for very long.

As for Bai Mu, let's leave him for now. Judging from Bai Mu's combat prowess, even the demons in the chaotic battle would have a hard time overwhelming him.

Fortunately, this guy isn't a real demon, so no matter how much he kills, he won't be amplified by the bloodbath.

Let alone the White Curtain, even these foreign demons don't receive the 'benefits' of the local Hellish Blood War.

After all, they are outsiders and do not receive the same treatment as locals.

The chaotic battle was still raging, and at this moment, the orders of the demon lord Herrean were meaningless.

The demons that obeyed the other party's orders had mostly died on the way.

Most of the demons nowadays are newcomers.

Amidst the chaos of battle, an uninvited guest was drawn in.

The demon lord Helrein was drawn over, not because he couldn't control his temper, but because the chaotic battle in the demon territory had already ended.

With the intimidating presence inherent in the demon lord, coupled with his strength, even when he was in poor condition, he could still calm down the demons facing the overwhelming power of the demon lord.

Although the price was that a large number of demons were burned to death by his hellfire... but hell has no shortage of demons.

Then Herrean's attention was drawn to another bloody battle.

This bloody battle was also taking place within his territory, and on a larger scale than the one in the Demon Territory, so he couldn't ignore it.

After observing the chaotic battle here, Herreen became even more restless.

The White Curtain is still here killing and slaughtering? Fine, let's bring out all the old and new grudges!
Now that things were temporarily alright in the Demon Territory, he decided to pursue them relentlessly, determined to use all of the more than one hundred methods of torture on Bai Mu.

Killing this guy directly would be too easy on this bastard.

"Oh no... something terrible has happened."

Seeing the flames falling from the sky, Bai Mu grabbed a weapon case without hesitation to block them. The hellfire that crashed down hit the weapon case, causing it to explode.

The surrounding demons were unable to escape and were killed in large numbers by the explosions produced by the hellfire.

Helrein descended from the sky, creating a ring of explosive flames on the ground that cleared away the surrounding demons. He then grinned maliciously at the white curtain holding the weapon box.

"Caught you!"

"Phew~ You chased me really far." Bai Mu put down the weapon case and stared at the demon lord in front of him.

Perhaps it was because he wasn't in good condition; the pressure from the demon lord wasn't as great as he had imagined.

The white curtain also noticed a head that the demon lord carried with him.

The demon's head glowed with fire; if it were merely an ornament, it would seem rather crude, but the demon lord appeared to value it highly.

(End of this chapter)