Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 106: The Terrifying Devouring Demon Man


Wind-rolling Grass had been feeling a bit bored lately.

As a seasoned Dream Demon, it possessed more knowledge, experience, and dream-weaving skills than the younger ones, but there was still an insurmountable barrier between it and the top-level Weavers.

The mentor it followed, Ding You Jun, had 37 years until retirement and was the closest to retirement among the Weavers.

Even though Ding You Jun promised to promote it, the time seemed a bit too long.

As everyone knows, the longer the time, the more changes occur.

Actually, if it was completely hopeless, that would be fine, but the most troublesome thing was this ambiguous hope, making one feel unsettled and always worried about gains and losses.

Wind-rolling Grass was stuck in an awkward phase, neither advancing nor retreating.

It was inevitably a bit disheartened.

It could only pour all its energy and time into the dream realm.

The Heavenly Kingdom had the largest population. The citizens here were steady dreamers, not resistant to Dream Demons, and many even looked forward to dreaming.

Wind-rolling Grass stayed on this side, always dedicated to the improvement of traditional dreams.

On this particular day.

A strange Consciousness arrived at the Heavenly Kingdom Paradise.

That Consciousness appeared ordinary on the outside, not large in size, yet displayed zero in the [Dream Test].

This made Wind-rolling Grass wonder for a moment if the equipment was malfunctioning.

Because the function of the test was to identify how many times a Consciousness entered the dream realm.

Displaying as zero represented that this Consciousness had never dreamt before.

The issue was.

In this world, any material being with self-awareness must dream, even the top-level Light Core Bodies, when they were once ordinary lives, also dreamt.

The dream realm is the exclusive domain of the Dream Demons.

No matter who you are, as long as you are a self-aware life form born in this world, then you must have your dreams invaded by Dream Demons from childhood to adulthood.

Outside, you might be remarkable, a Mayor, an enhancer, a sea lord, but in dreams, you are merely material and puppet for Dream Demons.

Dreamers mistakenly believe that they can control dreams, but in reality, they control nothing; they are simply materials and testers for dreams.

It sounds arrogant, but this is indeed how it is.

So seeing this Consciousness displaying [0] in front, Wind-rolling Grass found it unbelievable.

In this world, indeed there are some who don't dream yet retain self-awareness. The most notable among these are Mechanical Life forms.

But these groups inherently have consciousness defects, manifest in a fragmented state, unable to enter the side of consciousness, making it impossible to form a consciousness projection.

So the presence in front of it must have the ability to dream but has no dream experience.

Moreover, it's neither an infant nor a juvenile form but a complete Consciousness.

Wind-rolling Grass suddenly became excited.

Perhaps it could obtain never-before-seen dream materials!

Better not let others seize the opportunity first!

It immediately targeted the other side.

Prepared to infiltrate.

But as a seasoned Dream Demon, it did not rush to directly enter the opponent's body.

It first needed to identify the Consciousness Fragments emitted by the opponent, to determine the target's inclinations, and then select the preferred type of dream realm.

For instance, if a person likes fighting, and you make them dream of love, they will be very displeased and quickly wake up in resistance.

Catering to preferences is a prerequisite for achieving perfect dream infiltration.

Dream Creation is a technical skill.

No need to rush.

Wind-rolling Grass followed behind its target, patiently collecting and identifying the Consciousness Fragments it emitted.

Strangely enough.

The fragments this person emitted were empty.

Consciousness Fragments were like transparent glass pieces, without a single bit of information.

Wind-rolling Grass was dumbfounded.

Years of experience were ineffective on this target.

What on earth was going on?

Wind-rolling Grass immediately contacted its mentor through the Great Holy Spirit.

"Teacher, I have found a very peculiar individual…"

After hearing the story.

Ding You Jun said from the other side, "Do not act rashly, keep a safe distance, and make observational records. I am at a critical moment patching the ninth-level dream, which currently has 30,000 dreamers and 7,000 Dream Demons. Their stability must be ensured… I will come over when it's finished."

The call ended.

Wind-rolling Grass came to its senses only to find that many Dream Demons had already rushed toward that peculiar individual.

Most of them were young Dream Demons, directly diving into the other's body, a scene that made Wind-rolling Grass feel very uneasy.

It desperately tried to stop the later arrivals, releasing conscious information.

"Stay away, keep a distance!"

"This dreamer is suspicious, everyone stay away!"

But no one cared; they all flew past it, pouring into that strange Consciousness one by one.

The Dream Demons were eager and impatient, wanting to leave their marks on this individual who had never dreamt before and absorb those brand-new consciousnesses never touched by Dream Demons.

For a first-time dreamer, encountering them meant being able to select the best Consciousness Fragments from within the Consciousness Body. It's like going to the morning market, the first buyer can always pick the best items.

Wind-rolling Grass knew it could do nothing but step aside to observe.

More than 70 Dream Demons had entered the target's body.

The target remained motionless, seemingly starting to dream.

More Dream Demons continued to rush inside.

Wind-rolling Grass soon sensed something was wrong.

More than a hundred Dream Demons had entered this dreamer's body, yet not a single Dream Demon emerged.

Under normal circumstances, a dream realm will surely have a main theme. Whether it's a dream or a nightmare, having over a hundred Dream Demons would certainly eliminate and peel away more than ninety percent of the individuals within.

But in this case, Dream Demons kept entering, yet none came out.

One by one, Dream Demons continued to enter its body.

But the indicator still showed [0] on its head.

Wind-rolling Grass grew more and more apprehensive as it watched.

Something's wrong.

Something's definitely wrong with this guy!

It continued searching through the Great Holy Spirit.

But there was nothing about this guy in the Great Holy Spirit's records.

That's not right.

Even those clandestine operatives, even if they subsequently hid themselves, their past experiences would still be recorded in the Great Holy Spirit.

But this guy's past was empty.

Its Consciousness Fragments were also empty.

Could it be… it is not a Consciousness Body? Or perhaps it has already died? But somehow managed to temporarily retain its Consciousness Body without collapsing, essentially a Resurrected Corpse?

But it was clearly moving before, only becoming sluggish and stationary after being infiltrated by the Dream Demons, showing obvious signs of consciousness activity.

What the hell is this thing?

Wind-rolling Grass felt its mind becoming cluttered.

Just then.

The shadow suddenly moved.

It slowly moved in front of Wind-rolling Grass, and in the depths of the darkness, as if there were eyes staring at Wind-rolling Grass, making it shiver with cold fear.

Oh no!

It has discovered me!

Run quickly!

But in the instant it reacted, Wind-rolling Grass found itself unable to move, being sucked into the other's body.

Then.

Wind-rolling Grass saw that within it, there were numerous Dream Demons. They were all trapped in various areas, connected by Black and White Consciousness Keys, like flies solidified in a spider's web.

It was no exception.

A tremendous fear surged in Wind-rolling Grass's heart.

This is a creature hunting and devouring Dream Demons…

A Devouring Demon Man!

It had previously heard from its mentor Ding You Jun that there existed Devouring Demon Men in the world, and the disappearance of many Dream Demons was related to them. Currently, no effective method had been found against them. Even the Weavers could not withstand their predation and binding.

The only fortunate part was that these Devouring Demon Men could not move and could only exist in specific special regions of the world. As long as one avoided those places, Dream Demons were safe.

Now, it was facing a situation where a Devouring Demon Man could move…

In an instant, Wind-rolling Grass was filled with despair.

No.

A way must be found to stop this one, at least to affect it, and prevent it.

Before the Evil Brain Motor.

Zhou Yi looked puzzled and asked Da Vinci next to him, "Director, what happened here? Did this machine malfunction? I didn't do anything, so why did it just suck all the Dream Demons in by itself?"

"Chairman, I sincerely apologize, I will proceed with an emergency fix right away…"

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