Dream Travel

Chapter 376, another one who thinks he's so clever.
After swiftly and decisively defeating one monster, the other monster seemed unafraid, firing its cannon repeatedly at the white curtain.

Using the demonic greatsword as a shield, Bai Mu charged towards the second monster, braving the barrage of fireballs. The demonic greatsword cleaved through the monster along with its hand cannon and half of its body.

The monster struggled twice and then stopped moving.

Bai Mu glanced back slightly and sensed the situation. The weapon box detected a fragment of consciousness, but this monster lacked self-awareness.

The captured fragments of spirit were very fragmented, and it's estimated that what was summoned wouldn't be a phantom of this monster, but something weaker.

The weapon case can complete the soul fragments into spirit fragments, but if the initial self-awareness and form of the spirit fragments are different, then it is of little use.

This doesn't mean the weapon case deteriorated after using the Banshee Queen's materials; this would still happen even if the Banshee Queen had grown stronger.

Modified beings are nowhere near as useful as naturally strong individuals.

Bai Mu knocked open the metal plate on the monster's body, examined its internal condition, and pulled out its heart.

The monster had two hearts. Bai Mu grabbed the hearts and drew a sacrifice magic circle on the spot, putting the four hearts into it.

The heart was dissolved without any substantial feedback; the magic circle immediately became ineffective, and the blood that was sustaining it dried up as a result.

Bai Mu scratched his cheek. He knew far too little about demons and was unsure which category this situation fell into.

But judging from appearances, it shouldn't be a bad thing, right?

After all, the magic circle didn't spit directly in his face.

With this thought in mind, Bai Mu nodded and left. These two monsters were just a small test; it would have taken him longer to deal with them in the past.

Dealing with this monster no longer puts him under any pressure.

If you encounter it, just kill it.

After dragging this weapon back...

"Is he so powerful?"

One of the original demons was filled with surprise; the combat power displayed by the white curtain exceeded his expectations.

These two monsters were meticulously crafted by him. The materials were human geniuses who had their souls extracted and their bodies transformed into these semi-mechanical monsters.

It is quite powerful and can ignore many attacks, even blocking some cannon fire.

Judging from the strength shown by Bai Mu, he is no weaker than some of the original demons.

"When did such powerful beings appear among humans?" one demon asked the demon beside him, slightly surprised.

"I don't know," the other primordial demon said casually.

There are so many humans, just like weeds; who knows what new genius might emerge? And demons can't be monitored everywhere.

Sometimes, even primal demons encounter formidable human geniuses, but fortunately, humans are not united.

Sometimes, when you encounter certain geniuses, you don't even need them to lift a finger. Their internal strife can attract the attention of the demons, and then the demons can fan the flames a little, and those humans can send the geniuses to their doom.

"But now that he's here, he can't escape."

Back at the previous location, Bai Mu took out a communicator: "There was a small problem, but it's been resolved."

"Was it an attack by demons?"

"Hmm, just a slightly larger monster. Haven't you found a way out yet?"

"We are now preparing to search for the nodes of the 'barrier'."

"A node? What if it's not here?"

“Then we’ve just had bad luck,” Robert said, having re-established contact with the White Curtain. “If there’s really no other way, we’ll hold on until the very end and then enter the alien realm!”

"Let me help you look for it." Bai Mu didn't want to waste any more time. He twirled the scope in his hand, and his mental scan spread out.

With a maximum scanning radius of 5 kilometers, the efficiency of finding nodes is much faster than that of manual searching.

The reason they haven't used this thing is that Bai Mu knows the demons are watching them, and using this thing would easily provoke the demons.

Now that they've discovered how cautious the demons are, constantly sending their minions to test them, why should the White Curtain be so polite?
A wide-range scan was conducted, and when the mental scan extended to two kilometers, Bai Mu detected subtle anomalies.

The normal diffusion of mental scans showed a twist.

After the mental scan became convoluted, it returned to its original position, and no matter how much he expanded the scope, the size of the scan remained within a certain range.

Mental scanning is like water flowing; when it encounters an obstacle, it changes direction and then meanders back.

To the naked eye, it appears as if one is constantly moving forward, but never able to escape this place. After a mental scan, some issues are revealed.

They were inside a peculiar maze.

"Don't you have any people with psychic abilities over there?"

“They were there before, but they didn’t escape.” Robert sighed slightly.

Mental ability users are not everywhere. Even if you obtain the relevant development technology from a dream, not everyone can complete the development. Many people have excellent perception and can sense mental scans, but they do not actually possess the ability to perform mental scans.

Besides those with innate talent, there is a more unorthodox way to cultivate individuals with spiritual abilities: some organizations "open a window" for those who lack talent.

By replacing parts of their skulls, their talents are forcibly supplemented.

"You guys are really unlucky. I'll go look around somewhere else first."

"...Okay, be careful. If you encounter any high-risk issues, we can help you."

Robert said with some concern that White Curtain was a rare high-end combat force on their side, and he didn't want to lose such a powerful ally.

As for the offer of help, he wasn't just making things up.

Bullets and bombs made from Dream Erosion Crystals are available, but these weapons are not very effective against monsters. However, they are extremely powerful against Dream Creatures.

If the White Curtain is indeed being hunted down by demons or other beings from the Otherworld, as long as they can escape, they can teach those beings a profound lesson!

"Okay, if that kind of thing really happens, I won't hold back either."

After Bai Mu finished speaking, he put away the communicator and moved to another location to conduct repeated reconnaissance.

One thing is pretty much certain now.

They were trapped inside a 'ring' that was about three kilometers wide.

This ring encloses the alien realm formed by the Dream Erosion. It's fine to move around within this ring, but once you go outside the area, you'll enter a 'maze'.

The effective range of this maze is about 600 meters, which means that within the circle that trapped them, the completely normal area is less than 2.5 kilometers.

The sheer scale of the restrictions made Bai Mu grin. What kind of demon could create such a set of restrictions?
Can I beat him?

And is the primal demon he offended also watching him? Is it ready to rush over and tear him apart at any moment?
"Give it a try." Bai Mu slammed the weapon case to the ground and aimed the Ling Shu at the distance.

After positioning himself through the scope, the accumulated lightning on the gun burst forth as he pulled the trigger.

The green lightning bolt struck a point two kilometers away. The mental scan was a water-like coverage that would circle back after encountering the maze's obstacles.

Faced with such a direct attack, what would happen if their labyrinth were sealed off?
The white curtain was visible.

Circular ripples appeared where the lightning bolt passed, then continued its relentless attack, passing right through and disappearing...

"It seems like we can give it a try." Seeing that the attack was effective, Bai Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Carrying the weapon case on his back and clutching the demon greatsword, he walked back.

He was preparing to share some information with the survivors.

Having learned the specific details, Robert had a new plan: since White Curtain had provided accurate information about blocking them, they would first search within that area.

"Look, yet another self-proclaimed genius." The primal demons, who were watching the survivors, couldn't help but laugh at Bai Mu's probing.

Do you really think the demon maze they created is that simple?
Mental scanning? That was something they deliberately let the White Curtain discover.

After all, there is only one person in the White Curtain, and his allegiance has already been assigned by the demons.

Before this, there was a demon named Luxenbra who was unhappy with this allocation, but for latecomers, the best way to protest is to fight the demon who has been assigned the role.

If you win, you can seize the portion allocated to you by the other party; if you lose, you have to shut up or shamelessly compromise and get what you want through a trade of benefits.

Lexenberg lost.

He got a brutal beating from that succubus dragon, and even Lexenbra thought the woman had something wrong with her head.

Even if Bai Mu is only wearing tattered pants and is shirtless the whole time, it shouldn't be enough to make a succubus take him so seriously, right?

What humans are strong is considered weak in the eyes of demons.

Without a strong body that's at least 2.5 meters tall, can you be considered strong?
At least in this respect, Luxembra's ideas are very traditional.

Leaving aside those strong demons, the sheer height of this succubus dragon alone could crush that human.

Unfortunately, White Curtain still possesses what Lexenberg wants.

He not only wanted to torture Bai Mu severely, but also wanted to get back the small part of his soul that he had lost.

The demon can restore the lost part of the soul, but that doesn't mean he wants to completely lose that part of the soul!
While the soul can be restored and one can continue to grow stronger, failing to recover the portion of the soul lost in the accident is tantamount to reducing one's potential.

Others can raise their strength to 999 after breaking through, but because of the little bit of soul he lost, he can only reach a maximum of 996.

The gap may not seem large, but what if they become stronger? Therefore, if Lexenberg can get back the lost part of his soul, he will try to get it back!
Therefore, after failing to defeat this succubus, he chose to humble himself and engage in some private exchanges of benefits.

This deal definitely can't be discussed openly; it would be too embarrassing if other demons found out.

Now, Lexenberg is happy about White Curtain's self-righteousness; let White Curtain do what it wants and hurry up and come out of here, thinking it's so clever.

To die being drained dry by a succubus dragon is too good for that human!

(End of this chapter)