Dream Travel

Chapter 372 Failed Plan

What did Bai Mu do in the Otherworld Hell? He killed many mid-level demons, and even the death of the Otherworld Source was related to Bai Mu.

Borei never expected that Bai Mu could escalate things to this extent!

That guy somehow found the Demon Earth Dragon, lured it to the Demon Territory, and directly caused the Demon Lord to fight that thing.

Afterwards, the Demon Lord was deeply attracted to Bai Mu's hatred, and the result was predictable. The Demon Lord, who killed the Demon Earth Dragon, went directly to seek revenge on Bai Mu.

In addition, the polar night in Hell left the Demon Territory vulnerable, giving the human army an opportunity to conquer it.

Just when they were about to make a big move, the Source of Another Dream was gone, and the Demon Lord was dead.

Borre was astonished. How did they manage to do that?
It was already surprising that White Curtain could kill a mid-level demon, but it turned out that he could even kill a demon lord?

Could this guy be some kind of dream-exotic being who escaped from a dream?

A hidden hero in some world? Or perhaps a powerful human being who lives in seclusion amidst the bustling city?
But Dream Eclipse doesn't give any special treatment to these kinds of beings. Not to mention heroes, even demigods are only allowed to enter the alternate dream once.

Based on this, the suspicion of Bai Mu, the visitor from the alternate dream, can be directly ruled out. This guy has entered and exited the alternate dream countless times, right under their surveillance.

If there were a problem, it would have surfaced long ago.

"Something bad has happened." Chief Oscar's voice came, and Borre turned around.

"Director, this is not what we agreed on."

Oscar nodded: "It's indeed different from what we expected. He's offended the devil way too much this time."

It doesn't matter if Bai Mu offends the demons, especially in such a large-scale legion operation. He will be remembered by the demons, but not by all the demons.

Moreover, Bai Mu has already offended a primordial demon.

If he offends some demons and demonstrates it through concrete actions, then the Rota City Bureau can intervene to prevent the White Curtain from being registered under the defense agreement.

This was a very appropriate way to avoid it, but the White Curtain not only offended the demons, but also directly ruined their plans.

This is a good thing, but a lot of pressure will have to be borne by Bai Mu afterward. Those demons won't let Bai Mu have an easy time.

Oscar inwardly praised White Curtain's actions, saying, "Well done! This adds another hell to the real world, posing a huge threat to humanity."

The demon's plan has been thwarted. Even if an alien realm appears, the outcome will not be as the demon desires. Even some deviations are a good thing.

But no one expected that the loss of control over this alternate dream would lead to the current consequences, where everyone who entered the alternate dream was kicked out, but did not return the way they came.

Many people went in, and it was impossible to equip everyone with something like the brain marrow of the Dreamwalkers.

Therefore, most soldiers could only wait for the strange dream to expel them normally.

The most urgent task is to find the missing soldiers and the missing White Curtain as soon as possible.

They have no clue about the location of the Source of the Dream, at least not now, but they should be able to find clues later.

After all, once the source of that alternate dream collapses, the alternate dream will definitely leave behind a large-scale dream erosion in reality. Such traces are too obvious and difficult to hide.

The larger the range of the dream erosion, the stronger the emanating fluctuations and the wider the range of influence.

In reality, there are satellites, though not many, but they can be used in important places. In addition, there are radars and other things specifically designed to detect dream eclipses.

If the area affected by the dream erosion is large enough, important clues can be found.

"What should I do?"

"Just wait. No matter what we do, we need to wait for news. If he can escape from the demons, the demon-hunting team will definitely contact him."

At this point, Oscar showed a slight regret. He just wanted White Curtain to make a definite contribution to this matter and gain some demon-hunting credits.

Who would have thought that guy would go too far and accomplish something truly remarkable? It's good that he can deal with a mid-level demon; the demon hunter squad has such a powerful member.

If the White Curtain can defeat the Demon Lord, then for those from the Otherworld in reality, a heavy blow is necessary.

Even if the white curtain is protected, it will still encounter all sorts of unexpected events.

However, city defense agreements don't really need to be registered with the White Curtain anymore. Not to mention Rota City, they wouldn't be registered in any other city either—as long as the mayor of that city is of sound mind and doesn't side with the demons or other dream creatures.

Defense agreements are meant to limit the enemy, not to target one's own people.

“This is difficult.” Borre’s brows furrowed even more.

Oscar, however, had an idea and said, "I have a good idea... Since he's interested in the Otherworld, we can arrange for him to be the gravedigger."

"Director, you really are..." Borre looked at Oscar with a complicated expression; the way he put it was a bit too human.

He even suspected that his bureau chief had orchestrated all these troubles specifically to find a suitable gravedigger.
Does the Dream Graveyard need a gravedigger?
But at this time, the Dream Graveyard seems to be a really good place for White Curtain.

Bai Mu enjoys interacting with alternate dreams, suggesting he might be an experiential thinker. However, due to the frequent occurrence of alternate dreams going out of control in the alternate dream graveyard, those who experience alternate dreams would never easily approach such a place.

At most, they would instruct some locals to go there and steal the Dream Source.

Some of the dream creatures are very dangerous, but it's a different story when they're locals.

The White Curtain can defeat the Demon Lord, and it's very difficult for any local to be able to fight him.

"I was just saying, but all of this is contingent on whether he can come back. You should prepare an application first."

"Okay." Borei nodded in agreement. Whether Bai Mu could return was uncertain, but he should still prepare the application, at least there would be something to look forward to.

He felt somewhat guilty about it.

I should have told Bai Mu to keep a low profile from the beginning and told him that there was no need for him to do too much for that strange dream.

But it's too late to think about these things now.

In the desert of an unknown territory, Bai Mu drank the limited amount of drinking water he had. After confirming that he could enter the Dream Erosion Zone, he did not go in immediately.

Right now, getting myself back into shape is the most important thing.

His physical condition is good; the enhancement from the Dream Mist has brought him to a very good level.

However, he has not recovered from the mental exhaustion. He is now easily distracted and has difficulty concentrating. He needs a real rest.

When those awakened beings summoned from hell fought against the demons, they were truly ruthless, seizing his spiritual energy and draining it.

"What a pity about my demon dolls." Bai Mu sat on the weapon box.

The weapon case's mannequin compartment was empty; if there were a mannequin, he could stuff some heavy items inside.

For example, this Demon Greatsword can be stored in the Puppet Space, along with the puppets and their equipped items.

As long as the proportion does not exceed a certain level, it's fine.

This demonic greatsword was taller than the White Curtain, and its hilt was too thick for a human to wield. Yet, its power was truly formidable; the hellfire it unleashed was even fiercer than the flames of a demon.

Bai Mu has used this sword to slay demons many times. Although he can't unleash explosive flames like the Demon Lord all the time, he can still release flames.

However, this method of use will consume the wielder's life force. After all, it is a demon weapon, and the demonic characters engraved on it are like runes. They are not decorations, but characters that truly possess power.

However, White Curtain is not afraid of losing vitality. As long as she feels full enough, the vitality she loses will recover quickly, just like the injuries she suffers.

The recovery from his injuries was one thing, but the restoration of his vitality made Bai Mu realize that the Dream-Eating Mushrooms he had eaten were more valuable than he had imagined.

The loss of vitality will no longer affect him. To put it another way, how long can he live in this state?

He seems to have obtained what others dream of without even realizing it.

Cutting his finger, the white curtain suppressed his regenerative power, writing new demonic characters on the sword.

When the flowing blood wrote demonic script and came into contact with the existing demonic script, the blood that had not yet formed a character evaporated instantly.

Undeterred by the situation, Bai Mu continued to try, attempting to avoid writing demonic characters on the sword as much as possible.

After numerous trials and errors, the completed demonic script solidified on the sword.

Fortunately, the sword is wide enough with plenty of empty space.

After confirming that there were no problems with the written demonic text, Bai Mu took a picture and stuck the sword next to him.

Although consuming life force could also unleash the hellfire contained within the sword, Bai Mu wanted to use a more suitable method.

Use the summoned demons to enchant this weapon, turning it into a battery.

He didn't just have fragments of Luxembra's spirit; besides that demon, there were also some weak local demons, and the soul of the lightning-wielding demon he killed.

That demon's soul wasn't pure; it wasn't a true demon, but it was enough that it could be influenced by demonic writing.

When needed, enchant those demons onto weapons to use as batteries.

He avoids expending his life force whenever possible, as the process of expending life force is quite uncomfortable.

This weapon is a demonic weapon; when it extracts his life force, it won't be gentle—it's designed to kill the user.

"Hoo~" Bai Mu yawned and sat down on the sand, leaning against the weapon box to rest. The temperature in the desert dropped very quickly at night.

Before long, he felt the cold outside. Fortunately, his physique was strong enough, and the enhancement of the dream mist made the white curtain completely ignore the low temperature of the night.

It wasn't even below zero, so it wasn't considered low temperature for him.

"The Dream Erosion has stabilized, but the plan has failed."

In the dead of night, the demons also keep an eye on the Dream Erosion Zone. As for those who appear in the Dream Erosion Zone and are lucky enough to survive, they can never leave this place.

This was not because the demons discovered them first and then deliberately set a trap.

Rather, this place itself is covered by a demon labyrinth.

As for the native demons who are watching this place, they weren't here in the first place.

Their plans have a high success rate, but they are still accompanied by corresponding risks.

The risks are not only the risk of the plan failing, but also the risk that the Dream Source will cause Dream Erosion and kill them.

Therefore, these demons are not near the source of the strange dream, or even within a radius of tens of miles that the source of the strange dream might affect.

If the plan succeeds, all the better; if it fails, and a large-scale Dream Erosion erupts, they will be severely crippled even if they don't die.

No demons from other dreams wanted to test the destructive power of those dream-evolving attacks.

To demons, the Dream Eclipse is a more dangerous force than any exorcism artifact.

Those humans can't escape right now; the Demon Labyrinth covers too much area, and those trapped inside are very few who are skilled in magic.

It would be nearly impossible for them to break the demonic spells. The primal demons remained inactive, waiting for the Dream Erosion environment to stabilize.

While the Dream Erosion Storm was raging over there, the primal demons hid far away. Although their location was safe, who could guarantee that nothing would happen?

Even among primal demons, there are conflicts. If someone is accidentally injured and exposes a weakness, other demons won't mind finishing them off.

Their goal is hell; by eliminating one demon as a competitor, they can gain even more.

Under such circumstances, who would be willing to sympathize with other demons who could be eliminated?
"There's still no news from those good-for-nothings." One of the primordial demons was getting impatient; he was waiting for news from his proxy.

But that proxy seemed to be dead. Even though a part of Hell had been torn into reality by the subsequent effects of the Dream Source, his proxy should have had a chance to escape in advance.

However, there has been no news of the agents to this day, and the longer this goes on, the slimmer the chances of those agents being alive become.

Demon agents are either local humans or local demons transformed.

They were transformed by the original demons, becoming new original demons, but they would not escape the control of the original demons as a result.

Once these demon agents successfully complete their plan and appear in reality, the demon agents will become their temporary vessels.

In this way, they can not only occupy the fragments of hell, but also avoid the potential risks of dream erosion.

Even if there are risks, at most you will only lose some strength, and it will not lead to serious injury or death.

To ensure that the agents survive to the end, many demons provide them with ways to save their lives, as well as life-saving trump cards that the agents are unaware of.

"Have you managed to contact your respective agents?" the original demon finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He needs to find some demons who have suffered the same fate to gain some 'comfort'.

The other demons didn't mock him for his poor choice of people; their situation was the same, and there was still no news about the Demon Agent.

Even though many humans survived, were the demon agents they chose all useless?

This is impossible!

"Go and grab someone to find out more." The waiting demons didn't want to wait any longer, so they took action, but it was their subordinates who carried out the operation.

Although the Dream Erosion region has stabilized, it can be confirmed that the alien realm is the hell in the alternate dream.

There is indeed a non-existent hell in reality, but it is a strange realm filled with dream-eroded elements, not a fragment of hell integrated into reality.

If their plan succeeds, that hell will be smoothly integrated into reality, and they, as demons, will immediately feel the convenience and benefits of hell.

The hell covered by dream erosion cannot provide them with the corresponding experience. If they want this hell to benefit them, they still need to find a way to solve the problem of dream erosion.

(End of this chapter)