Dream Travel

Chapter 390 Whose Fault Is It?

What happens after a dream source forms a dream? Bai Mu has never encountered this before.

After quickly snapping a few photos of the headless dream source, he held the weapon case in front of him, blocking the headless demon's attack.

A powerful impact spread from both sides, and the figure in the white curtain kept sliding backward.

The headless demon's body was engulfed in demonic flames, which swirled around the weapon crates and towards the white curtain.

Luxembla's laughter rang out, and a vortex of shadows swept away the flames.

Having gained a new way to use his power, the fragments of Luxembra began to become confident in their abilities.

White Veil discovered a new weakness of the Dream Erosion Imperial Arms: the ability to see into people's hearts is very useful, but against a headless enemy, only the ability to see the future is usable.

But this demon was engulfed in an inextinguishable flame, rendering future vision useless.

The weapon case erupted with lightning, blasting the headless demon away.

The headless demon was affected by the lightning, making it difficult for it to move. Bai Mu grabbed the demon's greatsword and slashed down at the headless demon.

In the moment of crisis, the headless demon deftly caught the white curtain's weapon with his bare hands, causing the ground beneath him to collapse.

The headless demon's hands began to turn charred, its demonic flames less intense than the hellfire on the demon greatsword.

Although both are flames, Hellfire is clearly a higher level.

Just as its hands were about to be charred, the headless demon unleashed its power to repel the white curtain, and its hands quickly regenerated.

"It doesn't seem to know any demonic magic?"

"Probably, he's just a bit stronger and has better physical abilities. It shouldn't be difficult to take him down," said Lexenberg, assisting him in releasing the Shadow Vortex during the White Curtain attack.

However, the released shadow vortex did not perform as well as expected.

This headless demon has no soul; once the shadow vortex entangles its body, it will be burned away by demonic flames.

Bai Mu himself was also burned by demonic flames because he got close to the headless demon.

It's only because his recovery ability is strong enough that he wasn't greatly affected.

"How about we use your gun?"

“This won’t do, I want to try to leave it.”

Bai Mu refused outright, and his greatsword, burning with flames, swept the headless demon away.

After breaking free of the shadow vortex, the headless demon suddenly unfurled its wings, and with the appearance of the wings, its aura became more powerful.

It gives the White Curtain a real sense of facing a demon lord.

However, this headless demon is much weaker than the demon lord, and it doesn't know any demon magic.

It wasn't difficult to deal with. If he hadn't wanted to preserve the headless demon's body intact, he would have killed it by now.

Clearly, the strange dream source that created this alien realm did not become much more powerful despite its own transformation.

boom!
Flying into the air, a headless demon that was diving down was kicked away by the white curtain.

Its sternum made a cracking sound as it was about to break under the weight, and the headless demon, its chest caved in, returned to normal as it flew backward.

Adjusting its body, the headless demon raised its arm and cast its first demonic spell.

A massive fireball took shape, giving the white curtain a strong sense of déjà vu, clearly the same move the demon lord had used.

However, the demon lord's attack did not actually land.

The headless demon's attack was different; its fireballs formed extremely quickly, expanding rapidly from a diameter of only half a meter to nearly six meters.

The enormous fireball swung down at the headless demon's hand and fell directly from the sky.

Before the headless demon could do that, the white curtain had already sped off at full speed, running away into the distance.

He had already run more than 100 meters away before the fireball hit the ground.

The instant the fireball exploded, Bai Mu turned around and slammed the weapon box in front of him; the wave of fire and the impact of the explosion engulfed him.

Amidst the ongoing waves of fire, the flames were diverted to both sides by the weapon crates blocking the way.

The hellfire erupting from the demonic greatsword stuck in the ground further shielded it from the damage of the fire waves.

The fire subsided, and the bombed area turned into scorched earth.

I was still shaken by what I saw on the white screen.

Although the headless demon didn't unleash any magic, its ability to unleash devastating attacks with a mere wave of its hand was quite overwhelming.

It releases fireballs much faster than the Demon Lord. If the Demon Lord had successfully unleashed the same attack, the White Curtain wouldn't have fared much better.

"Here we go again!" Lexenberg shouted to the white curtain.

He had no good way to deal with such an attack; it was simply a case of overwhelming force, rendering any magic useless.

"I see it!" The white curtain retreated a distance again, and a new wave of fire erupted once more.

With just those two fireballs, Bai Mu estimated that a city would be almost gone.

Although the headless demon is not very intelligent, it doesn't hold back when using this effective method. As long as the white curtain is within its attack range, the falling fireballs will not stop.

"...As expected of the Source of Another Dream, even in death, it still possesses a strength that ordinary people do not have."

After escaping the nameless demon's perception range, Bai Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, his mouth dry.

"Why didn't you just cripple him earlier?"

"I understand." Bai Mu knew that his hesitation had caused the nameless demon to unleash such an attack.

After all, he wanted to capture them alive.

The requirements for doing this are much higher than those for simply killing the enemy.

Having adjusted their mindset, White Curtain rallied and used the Dream-Eater Imperial Arm to lock onto the headless demon descending from the sky.

It burst forth with its own speed.

The headless demon, having regained its senses of the white curtain, tried to take flight.

"Get down here!" As the headless demon took off, Bai Mu slammed down his demonic greatsword, unleashing a torrent of hellfire that slammed the headless demon to its knees.

This time, Bai Mu didn't intend to capture it alive. He smashed the headless demon down, and after getting close, Bai Mu directly released Lexenberg.

The demon, having escaped from the demonic greatsword, grinned maliciously and grabbed the sword to slash at the nameless demon's wings.

Bai Mu then seized the condensed longsword and broke through the nameless demon's flame protection.

The nameless demon possesses demonic magic, but its usage is overly rigid; it tends to stick to whichever spell is most effective.

The release of the destructive fireballs required time, and after the white curtain gave them no chance, the headless demon's reaction became insufficient.

It withstood Luxembla's attack and ignored the White Curtain's attack.

Or rather, it lacked the intelligence to consider the abnormal characteristics of the weapon in Bai Mu's hand.

The condensed-state longsword struck the headless demon, and Lexenberg cut off its wings.

The headless demon made no further moves, its body quickly frozen by the condensed longsword.

"This thing is incredibly durable!" Bai Mu stared wide-eyed at the headless demon. The ultra-low temperature of the condensed longsword had already taken effect, but the headless demon's movements did not stop.

Not only that, its severed wings are slowly regenerating!
However, the stable properties of the condensed longsword suppressed the headless demon, making its abnormal regenerative power appear less exaggerated.

"This is the source of the strange dream..." Looking at the nameless demon, who was moving slowly but was not completely dead.

Bai Mu didn't draw his condensed longsword. Instead, he kicked the headless demon over and dragged it toward the edge of the alternate dream.

He needs to ask some professionals for their opinions.

Suppressed by the condensed longsword, the headless demon had almost no ability to resist.

On the way, White Curtain tried to put the headless demon into the weapon case, but failed.

He shook his head and gave up on this unrealistic idea.

This thing can live without a head, so turning it into a corpse puppet is probably impossible.

Having determined the direction, the white curtain peeked out from the foreign land.

A dozen gun barrels were pointed at the white curtain. Only after they could see who was standing up did the tense survivors breathe a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Robert rushed over.

"6642, what's going on?"

Bai Mu glanced at the distance not far away. The reason he was able to find this place so accurately was not only because he had estimated the distance well, but also because there were many arms and legs on the edge of this alien land.

The scope of this alien realm is limited, and the internal space has not expanded much. Finding this place is not difficult, not to mention the guides with arms and legs.

"I've found the monster formed from the source of the strange dream. That thing can't be killed normally. Will bringing it out have any impact on this alien realm?"

Destroying this alien land would be ideal, but it would mean facing a group of enraged demons.

"The Source of Another Dream?" Robert was slightly taken aback. It was truly amazing that the White Curtain could find it.

This alien realm isn't small, and Bai Mu's efficiency in exploring it alone is something we should learn more about when we get back, provided we have the opportunity to return.

He then shook his head: "Within the alien realm, the source of the alien dream will be affected by the alien realm, just like in the starting point, but the alien realm will not disappear because of the source of the alien dream."

"Okay, I'll drag him out."

Robert's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Wait! Although the Source of Otherworldly Dreams won't affect other realms, it contains a strong Dream Erosion. It's stable within other realms, but it can easily get out of control outside of them!"

Items from other realms can be brought out, and the probability of obtaining them is much higher than in other dreams.

However, the risks of directly entering the alien realm are too great. Those who enter will either suffer continuous and intense dream-erosion damage or face the risk of being assimilated by the alien realm.

It can be said that it involves taking higher risks in exchange for greater opportunities to acquire resources.

In contrast, the risk is lower in otherworldly dreams, and the probability of bringing out otherworldly dream items is also low.

In any case, if professionals and dreamers were to choose, very few would choose the exotic realm.

The scope of the Otherworld is not large to begin with, and its special resources cannot compare to those of a complete Otherworld Dream World.

In addition, the user experience was poor, so naturally no one chose it.

The remnants of the alternate dream source found by Bai Mu gave Robert an opportunity, and he decided not to wait any longer and prepared to break through.

Their original plan was to have everyone tainted by the Dream Erosion, and assimilation from other realms was one way to achieve this. Those who found remnants of the Otherworldly Dream Source in the White Curtain would have an even stronger Dream Erosion.

The only problem now is how to deal with the demon maze.

“The remnant of the Dream Source is a perfect, super-large Dream Erosion ‘crystal.’ Next is the demon’s restriction on this environment. As long as we can successfully resolve this, our chances of breaking through will greatly increase.” Robert explained a more complete breakout plan to the white curtain.

“I have a way to overcome the demon’s restrictions.” Bai Mu glanced at the demon greatsword. There were many people around, so Lexenbra remained silent.

"That's good, let's get ready now." Robert immediately began arranging the follow-up actions.

They only have one chance, so there's no time for hesitation; they should act when the time is right.

Everyone in the camp got busy.

Because time was already limited, the wounded here had already tried their best to make their injuries look foreign.

And what impact this will have on life... If we don't do this, there will be no future.

While making preparations, the people at the camp took a short break, checked their final supplies, and abandoned anything that was inconvenient to carry.

After keeping only the minimum rations of food, they ate the rest to maintain their combat capabilities.

Instead of setting off under the cover of night, they rested until the next day.

“We can set off now.” The next day, Robert found the white curtain.

The survivors acted swiftly and decisively. Although there weren't many vehicles available, there were no weaklings here.

When the first alien realm appeared, those that weren't strong enough were already eliminated.

Although some people are unlucky and don't manage to escape, there's nothing you can do if you lack luck.

"Wait for me, be careful." Bai Mu re-entered the dream world, and Robert sighed upon seeing this.

White Curtain is far too outstanding as a Dreamwalker. The survivors don't have any Dreamwalkers; such beings would have left long ago after conquering the Demon Territory and confirming the Demon Lord's death.

As a result, their contact with other lands can now only be limited to certain areas.

It's too easy for someone to be assimilated into this foreign land once they enter.

The most contact the survivors made was to stuff their bodies inside, leaving their heads outside, and then pull them out after they lost all sensation in their bodies, thus getting covered in a large amount of Dream Erosion residue.

Under the watchful eyes of the survivors, the white curtain pulled out the controlled source of the strange dream.

The headless demon's figure appeared before the survivors' eyes.

The headless demon, which had been struggling slightly, immediately lost its vitality after leaving the alien realm.

It was so fast that even the White Curtain couldn't use the weapon box to transform it into a human puppet.

Or perhaps this thing was originally an inanimate object without life force, and after leaving the alien realm, it returned to its normal state.

Black dream erosion spilled from the headless demon's corpse.

"Move quickly!!" One of the vigilant survivors immediately put down his weapon, jumped onto the vehicle without hesitation, and signaled to Bai Mu to hurry up and get on.

"I'll run myself." Bai Mu waved his hand, grabbed the headless demon's corpse, and ran to the front of the group.

The surviving soldier didn't say much, and gestured for his other teammate to get into the vehicle.

The camp went from quiet to active in a very short time.

At this moment, many survivors have bodies that have been assimilated or partially assimilated by the alien world.

They knew they would be facing many powerful demons, and that to break through, they would have to increase their combat strength at any cost.

Moreover, aside from melee weapons, all their other weapons were loaded with Dream Erosion bullets.

The Dream Erosion contained in these ammunition deals too much damage to ordinary items.

Once they can't get out and are forced back, they'll have no choice but to fight with their fists and melee weapons.

"Where did those humans get the guts?...So that's how it is!?"

The survivors' large-scale actions attracted the attention of the demons, who were initially surprised by their courage.

These were 'sacrificial offerings' they had specially prepared; how could they be allowed to escape so easily?

Why would a perfectly good sacrificial offering come here specifically to bite people?

This is outrageous!

Some demons made threats, but none of the original demons took the initiative to attack.

For no other reason than that these survivors all carried strong remnants of dream erosion, which to the primal demons was like having excrement on their bodies.

Moreover, this excrement is poisonous; even the smell can harm them.

Not to mention there was an abnormal guy in the center of the group carrying a demon corpse.

The demon's corpse was quite excellent, but the problem was that it emitted a persistent, malignant dream erosion.

That thing should be the Source of Another Dream, a powerful weapon among the survivor teams.

The malignant dream eclipse that survivors normally come into contact with will evaporate, and the amount is not considered a truly lethal dose for the primal demon.

However, the source of the White Curtain's dream is a huge bomb. Any primordial demon that gets hit by that thing head-on will most likely be killed instantly!
This calmed down many of the original demons.

They're all demons; they don't have that much selflessness unless there's enough profit to drive them.

Besides, these demons aren't in such a hurry right now. With the demon maze here, even if the survivors are hostile, the maze alone will make them go in circles and waste their time.

Once the residual dream erosion on their bodies had evaporated, the primal demons watching over the area decided not to wait any longer.

These survivors are too arrogant, and most of them have been assimilated by the alien world. It's time to harvest them.

"We're going in circles!" A survivor driving a car received the message from the front of the group via walkie-talkie and loudly reminded Bai Mu.

"Who will take this headless one first?"

"Put him in my car!" the driver said immediately. He had no one in his car; it was specifically arranged by Robert to pick up Bai Mu.

Bai Mu threw the headless demon's corpse onto the vehicle, ran to the front of the group, and his demonic greatsword spewed forth hellfire.

The fragments of Luxembla laughed, and a demonic shadow emerged from the weapon.

As the white curtain swung its sword down, the body simultaneously tore open in front of it, distorting the seemingly normal environment before it, and the hellfire that struck the distorted area was scorched by the sword.

The maintained demon labyrinth was breached, splitting open the twisted flames to create a fiery path.

"Lexenberg! What have you done!?"

This scene stunned the primal demons; they hadn't expected the demon labyrinth to have served no purpose whatsoever.

"Charge!" Robert adjusted his helmet and charged into the fiery passage with the others.

The hellfire on both sides of the road was extremely hot, but none of the survivors paid any attention to it.

If we can't break out now, we'll be completely trapped here.

Now that the last chance has come, either seize it or leave it at that!
"Why are you looking at me like that!" Lexenberg roared angrily. "What does this have to do with me? That's the work of my soul fragments!"

Luxembra was naturally unwilling to accept the blame that other demons wanted to shift onto him.

But that damned soul fragment is really inhuman; not only does it attack, but it also has to create a shadow body to make its presence known and draw aggro.

"Hehehe, who really knows..." One of the original demons continued to shift the blame. They needed a suitable cannon fodder, and Luxenbra was just right.

"This is because you didn't do your job properly, you have to take responsibility." The other demons had similar opinions.

Lexenberg glared at them angrily. The demons who spoke were not the ones killed by the White Curtain earlier; their strength was no less than Lexenberg's.

"I can take action, but I want priority allocation to hell."

“That’s fine.” After observing the pace of the survivors’ advance, the demons quickly agreed.

It's just a matter of priority allocation, not scope, so there's still a lot of room for maneuver.

Lexenberg knew that saying too much was pointless, so when he made his request, he deliberately avoided specifying the scope.

The demons agreed quickly, and Luxembra left, filled with anger and resentment.

Although the other native demons were laughing at Luxembla, they didn't continue to slack off.

Because if things go wrong, these survivors might actually manage to escape.

Even if they can't escape, they'll still be able to expose their location.

The existence of this place needs to be kept secret, at least for several months.

A deep, rumbling sound rang out as the demons released all their monsters.

At the very front of the group, Bai Mu swung his demonic greatsword wildly, and waves of fire engulfed all the monsters at the forefront.

The survivors stared in astonishment at the demonic greatsword in Bai Mu's hand, attributing the reason Bai Mu was able to unleash such an attack to that weapon.

The driven monsters wailed, fearing to advance in the face of the hellfire.

With a wave of his hand, Lexenberger infused the power of shadow into the monsters, and then a bewitching pale light drove them mad.

The crazed monsters ignored the hellfire and charged into the flames. The protection of the shadows allowed some of the monsters to successfully reach the vicinity of the survivors.

But before those monsters could do anything, they were wiped out by the team's concentrated firepower.

Their weapons are specifically designed to fight demons, and without conserving ammunition, they are extremely lethal to these monsters.

The white curtain cleared the way ahead, withstanding most of the pressure for them.

The soldiers in the rear can unleash their full power.

Compared to a commander like Robert, having a soldier who can withstand the greatest pressure during a charge can significantly enhance the team's strength.

Only by staying alive can you deal damage, and a stable and orderly team can make the damage output more efficient.

The presence of the white curtain provided the survivor team with both of these conditions.

"You're asking for death!" Lexenberg stared at the white curtain from afar. A dark shadow sphere landed, turning the ground pitch black and halting the spread of hellfire.

Faced with Luxembla's interception, one of the survivors took out a rocket launcher and fired at the primal demon.

Sensing the Dream Erosion aura emanating from the rocket launcher, coupled with the Dream Erosion crystals embedded in the warhead, Lexenberg's expression changed drastically. He quickly retreated, choosing not to confront the thing head-on.

boom--

With a loud explosion, the monster dragged by Luxenbra was killed, and the Dream Erosion Crystal shattered and scattered in all directions.

Luxembla felt a stinging sensation on her skin from the aftershocks.

It was clearly those Dream Erosion Crystals that had been blasted into powder that touched him.

The number was too small to cause him effective damage, but it was still a threat that the demon could not ignore.

There was more than one weapon aimed at him!
(End of this chapter)