Dream Travel

Chapter 506 Another Crisis?
During the conversation, Bai Mu did not show much concern for Serafis, and did not even mention the woman.

Yara is now in chaos, with people on the streets maintaining order, while in other places intense clashes have broken out and gunfire is heard everywhere.

The chaos lasted until almost nightfall before it was nearly over. After Rhaazos was dealt with, Serafis's men began to participate in the follow-up operations.

Before that, White Curtain had already found a suitable place and begun dismantling Rhaazos's body.

Firstly, this corpse cannot be transformed into a doll, not because the corpse has been modified, but because the body is subject to some kind of interference.

The armor was also violently stripped off by the white curtain, and the armor was connected to Rhaazos, the connection being the modification on his body.

This guy didn't have many modifications, but because of these modifications, he was vulnerable to the special attack of the Dream Eater Greatsword.

"I can't figure out this armor, but I know this thing is the core of the armor."

Atreus marked the important parts of the armor, and White Curtain simply and ruthlessly removed them.

This armor was designed to match the demon's transformed physique and did not alter its form. Furthermore, it was already severely damaged, so when Bai Mu made his move, he didn't care about further damage to it.

As long as we make sure that the core that Beatrice mentioned isn't broken, it'll be fine.

"That's right, this is a Dream Erosion item, and it's even an upgraded one. It's extremely rare."

After examining the object, Beatrice exclaimed in surprise.

This was the first time she had seen the sublimated Dream Erosion artifacts through a means outside the White Curtain.

She knew all too well how difficult it was to elevate a Dream Erosion item using those high-quality Dream Erosion Crystals without the White Curtain.

The higher the quality of the Dream Erosion Crystal, the more difficult it is to sublimate. It's not that it can't be sublimated, but rather that the crystal is so exceptional that many people worry about it being damaged during the sublimation process.

However, this thing is indeed an upgraded version. Beatrice didn't have much experience in this area, but she often came into contact with upgraded Dream Erosion items, and her experience gradually accumulated.

Regardless of what kind of dream-evolving crystals were used in this sublimated dream-evolving item, or what the quality of those crystals was, it wouldn't affect the final result of the sublimation.

Even if the items consumed aren't as good as those from the White Curtain Dream Erosion, which would significantly increase the difficulty of secondary ascension, once they've been ascensioned, a secondary ascension is generally not considered.

Only Bai Mu would consider that. If Bai Mu didn't have the necessary conditions, he wouldn't even consider a second sublimation.

White Curtain has been considering a second sublimation, but so far there isn't a single Dream Erosion item after the second sublimation.

"What about the Dream Erosion effect?"

“We can test it, but as the core of the armor, this thing must be a good one.” Beatrice was certain of this.

"Then let's test it later." Bai Mu put the rhomboid blue crystal into the weapon case.

Two processed soul stones were taken out, containing a large amount of soul power. This was the soul power that Leone and Raphael had absorbed when they attacked the demon base.

The White Curtain doesn't know much about the numbers, but there are professional demon statistics, but that's something for later.

As for Rhaazos's corpse, after the weapon box could no longer be controlled by the puppet, White Curtain had no intention of keeping it and planned to burn it.

However, considering that there might be other profits to be made from this, he kept it for the time being.

"Hey, hey, hey, there seems to be something wrong with that corpse!!" Mine's alarmed voice rang out.

At this time, she still had white hair. Unlike the Blood Demon Potion, the Ghost Potion could not be 'perpetual' as long as one killed enough people.

The power of the Ghost Potion is constantly being depleted; after most of the day, its effects had long since worn off.

However, her hair color did not return to normal as the effects of the medication wore off.

She will have to maintain her white hair for a long time.

Beside Rhaazos's corpse, Akame and Kurome had already drawn their swords, their weapons burning with hellfire, ready to incinerate the body at any moment.

Dead gray, writhing tendrils sprouted from the corpse's neck. The white curtain looked at Rhaazos's head, which remained unchanged.

The only problem is the corpse.

He put on his spectral sunglasses, then grabbed Black Eyes and Red Eyes by the back of their collars with lightning speed and dragged them away from the corpses.

"What's wrong?" Hei Tong asked, somewhat uncomfortable. She didn't like being treated like a little chick.

"That corpse is dangerous." Bai Mu gently put them down, keeping a wary eye on the body.

Rhaas's corpse was covered with a layer of gray, which made him look like a demon of death.

Seeing this, Bai Mu did not hesitate at all, and unleashed Hellfire from his combined blades, burning Rayazos's corpse to ashes.

Even if the corpse exhibited a special kind of regeneration after death, it would be impossible for it to revive after being completely burned to ashes.

The air smelled burnt, which piqued Esdeath's interest as she returned: "Did I miss something?"

After defeating the demon base, she separated from Leone and the others because she hadn't had enough fun.

With Yara already in chaos, Esdeath naturally went elsewhere to deal with Rhaazos' other subordinates.

Even in her phantom form, Esdeath returned still reeking of blood.

"You burned some hazardous waste, why did it take you so long?" White Curtain asked Esdeath as she returned.

"Is this what you call caring about me?"

"If that's your opinion, then it's out of concern."

Esdeath looked towards the experimental area: "I was interested in the ice over there, so I went to take a look, and found that quite a few demons were trying to get something from there."

"You wouldn't even kill your own people, would you?"

"You care about this?"

"No, well done," Bai Mu praised. "Why don't you go back and rest first?"

"Is this how you treat your own people?" Esdeath certainly didn't want to go back; she had discovered a new way to use ice from that cold.

The power contained within that ice gave it greater strength than ice at the same temperature, something she couldn't compare to.

Even if you consume a lot of resources, you can still make the ice reach the strength of those cold ices, but the consumption is too great and the forming speed cannot keep up.

She was starting to feel dissatisfied with the status quo. Even though the White Curtain could enhance her through weapon crates, the strength of the generated ice was not keeping up, which still made her unhappy.

She wanted to solve this problem.

“I heard you. Is this how you treat your allies?” Serafis’s voice rang out as she walked in from outside the door.

As he spoke, his gaze lingered briefly on Rayazos's head.

The white curtain's gaze swept back and forth between Esdeath and Seraphine, then asked, "Did you two agree to come back together?"

"To be specific, she came back with me." Esdeath didn't hide this fact; when she killed the demon, it naturally attracted Seraphis's attention.

The succubus even tried to win her over, but after Serafis learned that she was also a 'phantom' summoned by the White Curtain, she stopped directly expressing her opinion.

"Is your problem resolved?"

"It's been resolved. Yara was attacked by a demonic armed force, which caused some experiments to be leaked. I've helped them resolve the problem."

Serafis offered a definition of the matter, but she expressed some regret: "I didn't expect him to be hiding such power. The second phase of the plan can't proceed, so we have to hurry up and go to his doorstep."

In fact, after Laazos's death, Seraphis could have simply ignored this small country and focused on dealing with other demons as quickly as possible.

But the demonic technology here is of great value, making Serafis reluctant to part with it.

After all, the second phase of the plan could not proceed, and no matter how fast the military was, the efficiency could not keep up.

It's much easier to deal with the enemies one by one than to let them gather together on their own.
"What I'm trying to say is that compared to Rhaazos, your worth doesn't seem to be that high."

Bai Mu glanced at the tattered armor on the ground and Serafis snorted, "The Dream has brought too many variables. Everyone has more possibilities, just like you!"

There were some things Serafis didn't say, but she was very interested in the fact that Bai Mu could become stronger so quickly. The fact that Bai Mu could become stronger so quickly was definitely related to his liking for Yi Meng.

Given the rate of human growth in this world, it would be impossible for Bai Mu to become this powerful in just a few years.

"I have extraordinary talent."

“Then you need allies even more,” Serafis emphasized. “Talented people are prone to dying young, even if you are no longer at risk of dying young.”

"Hahaha, I can become even more powerful in the future," Bai Mu said with considerable pride.

When he first arrived, he kept a low profile, believing that the dreamers posed a great threat, and he didn't argue against it.

Now? He now has the confidence to refute.

Do you know how many people from other dreams actually come to life?

"I don't know, but they can't all team up against me, can they?"

There may be many dreamers in reality, but they are not fools who can unite to deal with one person.

Besides, the White Curtain wouldn't bother other dream visitors for no reason, unless those dream visitors deserved to die.

In reality, not all those who come from other dreams are hostile.

"They certainly won't all unite against you, but you're too much of a threat. Do you think the beings from other dreams who want to deal with you won't summon even stronger ones from the other dreams?"

Serafis's words made White Curtain think. Inviting a wolf into the house is indeed something a despicable person would do.

Even if the success rate is low, as long as you try it many times, someone will eventually succeed.

Just like the otherworldly dreams Serafis had encountered before, was the Bitter Realm a place for humans? In that otherworldly dream world, all sorts of gods and immortals flew around.

If that source of the strange dream still exists, Serafis has not yet formed a temporary alliance with it, but is instead being threatened by it.

If this succubus is pushed to the brink, will she recklessly try to recruit people through that alternate dream source?
When Bai Mu came to cause her trouble one day, she suddenly heard the words, "The human world has become filthy again." No one could bear that.

The real world is indeed filthy, isn't what he's doing now cleaning it up?

Even if it wasn't the person who said those words, it's still unpleasant to hear from someone else.

Fortunately, Serafis has destroyed the source of the dream, so White Veil doesn't need to worry too much about that. But what about other aspects?

If a demon king from another world were to appear in reality, Bai Mu wouldn't be too surprised; he'd still have to keep getting stronger.

"Have you considered the seriousness of the problem?"

"If something like that really happened, how much help could an ally like you really offer me?" "Hehehe, everyone grows up. It's better for something to happen than for you to struggle alone, right?"

"After all that talk, just tell me your purpose." Serafis seemed too kind, so Bai Mu realized she had ulterior motives.

Serafis looked at the demon armor: "I want people to study this thing."

"Are you sure?" Bai Mu took out the Dream Erosion Camera and showed Serafis the video.

"...Let me keep a copy of the video. I'll be careful in this situation. You also want to know about those death demons, right?"

"Okay, but we need to discuss the details."

The white curtain seemed very cautious around the demon of death.

The special information that Dream Erosion's eyes saw made him realize that the thing was very dangerous.

“I’m ready. You’ll find out what I’m ready for when we get back.”

"Aren't you in a hurry to deal with other demons?"

"There's no rush. We'll kill the rest if we can. Although the second phase of the plan can't proceed, at least our cooperation hasn't been exposed."

Seraphis has already figured out how to trick other audacious demons.

Her collaboration with the White Curtain remained unexposed, and with Rhaazos's legacy in hand, she was sure to attract some demons.

Once those demons take the bait, they're doomed. As for Ra'azoos's legacy, Seraphis, though he hasn't completed the initial tally, knows its immense value.

Those demonic technologies do indeed have great potential; if it weren't for the White Veil, she might even have continued some of Rhaazos's policies.

There's nothing wrong with letting this small country maintain its current state; after rebuilding the demon base, she can obtain a large amount of soul fragments.

Although fragments of a soul are not as complete as a whole soul, they can still be pieced together.

However, with the White Curtain in place, continuing Rayazos's policies became much more difficult.

The problem with White Curtain is that he is human, not a demon.

Instead of returning to the small country controlled by Serafis, they arrived at the city hall of Yara, a country whose king had been replaced in the blink of an eye.

The official reason given was that the king had been kidnapped and murdered by a demonic armed group.

This was an unfortunate event, but fortunately, the king's descendants were still alive and well, so the country's twelve-year-old queen ascended the throne.

The other party is also the youngest queen in this kingdom...

For the people of Yara, leaders are not that important; what matters is whether they can maintain their previous quality of life.

The city hall quickly issued a statement saying that everything was fine, the damaged facilities would be rebuilt, and life would be better in the future.

"Why the Queen?" Bai Mu asked Serafis, looking at the latest newspaper, which still smelled of ink.

“Because she’s easy to control, and besides, I personally chose her.” Serafis laughed. “If you want to try something else, wait a few more years, and you’ll be able to taste the Queen.”

"There's no need for that." Bai Mu immediately shook his head. Let the child go; the other party's situation sounds quite pitiful.

This is what it was like before meeting Seraphis. After meeting Seraphis, things might not be as bad, but they won't be too bad either.
Before this, Rhaazos controlled the kingdom, meaning that the entire royal family were puppets of the other.

Now that the puppet has changed hands, it's not entirely clear to Whitebeard whether Serafis or Rajazos is more inhuman.

On the other hand, as long as the new young queen cooperates well, she can still live a life far beyond that of ordinary people.

There's no need to think too much about true freedom.

“Actually, there aren’t that many targets to choose from.” Serafis glanced at the newspaper that White Curtain had tossed on the table.

"The royal family of Yara are all experiments of Rhaazos. The king is a mechanical puppet, and his offspring have also been affected by demonic technology."

As for the current little queen, she's simply someone with good royal genes, kept by Rhaazos specifically as a commodity for the demons.

Since they are to be used as demonic commodities, there is no need for excessive demonic technological modifications or specific controls.

These kinds of demonic goods, combined with the added benefit of royal blood, are extremely attractive to many humans.

Don't be fooled by the various incentives the devil may offer when tempting people to corruption; before offering those incentives, the devil also makes preparations...

After all, once a demon has its eye on someone, it won't act immediately; it will prepare in advance.

However, targets that can make the devil offer up his bargaining chips are usually very valuable.

It's worthless; the devil only knows how to deceive with sweet words, and sometimes he doesn't even want to deceive at all.

With Laazos dead, the chips the opponent had accumulated now belonged to Serafis.

What Serafis just said was nothing short of using the newly appointed little queen as a bargaining chip, and she even chose the best one among those chips to use.

Later that night, Bai Mu saw a tuft of white hair.

"Ah... why are you here?" Bai Mu looked at the Fate Master who had appeared here in surprise.

“I came with Lily.” The Fate Master chuckled and sat down next to Mine. “You look beautiful just like this.”

"I'm not used to it at all," Mine said somewhat awkwardly.

She had a good impression of the person in charge of her destiny, and the two had even worked together before. She was unaware of the person in charge's abilities as a bodyguard.

However, the marking ability of the Fate Master is very strong. When you are active with the Fate Master, the Fate Master is like a living map and can also directly mark enemies.

It couldn't be easier to do things with her.

“A change of clothes will do the trick.” After saying that, the Fate Master looked at the white curtain: “Congratulations, you’ve averted another potential crisis.”

"Hmm?" Bai Mu immediately took what the master of fate had said seriously.

This white-haired fox girl had already mentioned a crisis once, and he dared not even imagine what the world would have become if that crisis had occurred normally.

The world itself might be fine, but this planet gets hit by a meteorite...

"Come with me." Before Bai Mu could even greet Lily, he carried the Life Master and quickly arrived at the experimental area.

This place is still covered in ice.

The Fate Master, who was sitting on the white curtain's shoulder, gently jumped down, his golden-red eyes sweeping over the ground: "Hmm, that's right, it was a very dangerous potential crisis, but you solved it."

The person in question felt a little regretful, as this potential crisis existed even before she came into this world.

However, the biggest source of the crisis has disappeared; all that remains are the embers of the crisis.

However, the embers can also reignite the fire, and the demons here have reused these embers, reigniting the flames.

If left unattended, it will eventually escalate into a real crisis, at which point she should be able to sense it.

However, by the time she sensed it, the potential crisis had already escalated into a real crisis.

Her sense of destiny is not infinitely far. Even if there are warnings about the fate of the world, the warnings will not be strong enough if the crisis is not significant enough. Once the warnings are beyond her range, she will no longer hear them.

The relevant warnings are like a bodily alert.

Sometimes people are sick but may not realize it until they start to feel unwell, at which point the illness has already become quite serious.

As for the crisis brought by the dream, that is an external threat, and the warning range is very large, so she can sense it even from a great distance.

Yara's crisis was beyond the scope of what was expected. Only after arriving here did she discover clues through the remaining traces of fate.

After being brought to the scene by the white curtain, the person in question realized the crisis.

She was somewhat disappointed that she hadn't come with Bai Mu this time.

If she came here with him, she could also receive feedback on the fate of the world and strengthen some of her 'authority'.

But she didn't seem too regretful about missing out on this opportunity; the best outcome was that the most important crisis was resolved.

"It seems I'll need to spend more time negotiating with her next."

Lily, who had followed leisurely, said that she hadn't figured out what had happened yet, but Bai Mu's hurried reaction didn't prevent her from making a judgment about the current situation.

The fact that Bai Mu attaches such importance to this matter suggests that there is something here that is highly unlikely to be left behind.

"How did you end up here?" Bai Mu asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Seraphis invited us, and I agreed because I knew you would be negotiating with her again.”

Lily explained with a smile that Serafis had obviously invited her here for a reason, and that the reason the Fate Master came along was because she had a connection with the White Curtain.

Even though the two were far apart, the Fate Master sensed that the White Curtain had come into contact with something abnormal, which is why she came along.

"I see, maybe it's because they're in a hurry?" Bai Mu pondered Serafis's actions.

Lily's presence here definitely saves a lot of time.

For example, the follow-up handling of the small country of Yala.

White Curtain wasn't particularly interested in the demonic technology, but there were some things here that needed to be cleared out.

For example, creating special runes for the Death Demon, and the demonic technology that affects all citizens of this small country, etc.

He already knew about the negative impact of demonic technology on people, so he wouldn't just stand by and watch it continue to work its magic and reap human souls.

Seraphine, being a genuine demon, would miss out on the benefits and conveniences brought by demonic technology.

The two sides will have to argue about this for a while.

Now that Lily is here, there's no need for White Curtain and Serafis to discuss this matter.

“I hope that’s what she thinks,” Lily said with a smile.

Since White Curtain and Serafis are the winners, then you can say whatever you want...

If they lost, it was a test from the succubus.

Serafis was far more wary of her than of White Curtain.

(End of this chapter)