Chapter 429: Entering the Dream

The travel speed of Non-human Grade combatants is extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, twelve "Colonizers" arrived outside the Zitengluo Lvdian.

Baldwin let out a low growl, and the tattoos on his body began to squirm, crawling all over him... then they began to proliferate crazily, forming something like a suit of pitch-black armor.

In the blink of an eye, the twelve agents had transformed into twelve "Colonizers" over two meters tall, exuding a terrifying and dangerous aura.

Such "Colonized Armor" also carries a certain degree of danger; for instance, if the duration is too long, one might have their body eroded and turn into a true monster.

Therefore, unless necessary, "Colonizers" will not enter combat state.

Furthermore, after reaching a certain age or when their bodies can no longer bear the burden, they will undergo surgery to remove the "Zhuangzhuang Core" from their bodies, then retire to become ordinary people.

The next moment, however, he felt the world go black before his eyes and fell into an illusion.

Keni wanted to struggle and take out the Magical Item on her person to fight.

If not for Aaron's intervention last time, which made Baldwin confirm that there was still a Non-human Existence following Keni, he would not have mobilized so many Colonizers.

Sharuke looked out the window and, discovering that the sky had suddenly turned pitch black, could not help but draw his blade with extreme vigilance.

It was still the room in the Zitengluo Lvdian.

"Move!"

At this moment, he waved his hand expressionlessly.

"You are only allowed to pull us into a dream, but I am not allowed to make you fall into a dream?"

"How... how did you... find this place?"

Baldwin felt his heart sink as if falling into the Abyss, and subconsciously, he wanted to open his mouth to offer a Prayer to that "Radiant Knight" in the White Tower.

"Once a month, go to the White Tower to absorb... what we call 'refueling'!" Baldwin answered casually.

Bang!

Aaron calmly extended his palm to block this punch; his figure did not sway in the slightest, but countless cracks appeared on the floor beneath his feet.

Boom!

"Non-human Existence... biased toward physique and strength!"

Aaron continued to ask.

Countless sharp spikes emerged from the other Colonizers' bodies, likewise piercing into Aaron's torso, even suppressing his Extraordinary Ability.

Keni and Sharuke continued to sleep, while the twelve Colonizers stood in a row like statues.

Rustle!

But her eyelids also grew increasingly heavy, and she collapsed directly onto the bed.

His pupils constricted, and his face was filled with disbelief: "To be able to pull twelve Colonizers into a dream in one go... you... are you a Crown of the 'Shadow' pathway?!"

Immediately, everything, absolutely everything, shattered with a bang...

However, according to Baldwin's intelligence, most of those retired "Colonizers" met a bad end, suffering from various terminal illnesses.

Just as Keni collapsed, one of the room's walls collapsed as if struck by a cannonball, with countless stone fragments splashing and dust flying.

A cold voice issued from beneath the pitch-black faceplate of the Colonizer opposite.

They had all fallen into a "Dream"!

At this moment, Aaron was holding a Western-style table knife, stabbing into the chest of a "Colonizer"; the Colonized Armor covering his body had long since retracted to his chest, and then he cut open the chest to dig out a greenish-black ball of flesh.

Among the twelve Colonizers, eight were by Aaron's side, two others were responsible for wielding Magical Items, and the final two had seized Keni and Sharuke.

The Colonized Armor on his body seemed to come alive, with countless black filaments spreading across its surface, carrying terrifying toughness and cutting properties as they coiled toward Aaron.

A drop of cold sweat immediately seeped from his forehead, and he felt the situation spiraling out of control.

As if in coordination, from the shattered ceiling, from the kicked-open doors... Colonizer after Colonizer appeared; their arms continuously extended outward, and the Colonized Armor turned into pitch-black blades like liquid metal, stabbing toward Aaron's vital parts.

As a "Craftsman" of the Third Primordial Substance, facing a surprise attack of this scale and level, he originally did not have much power to resist.

Silently, the Colonizer squad activated another Non-human Level Magical Item, the "Sleep Bottle," which could force the target into a deep sleep!

"Be... careful..."

This Magical Item is called—"Night Curtain"!

The area wrapped by it forms a space like a night curtain, very suitable for sealing in enemies.

One team member immediately took out a Magical Item resembling a black curtain and tossed it into the air.

One to pin down, the rest to attack!

It must be said that their coordination was quite perfect; after all, they had practiced it more times than they could count.

Pfft! Pfft!

The pitch-black blades stabbed directly into Aaron's chest, limbs, and other parts, and blood splattered.

The next moment, Aaron seemed to see through his heart and smiled: "No need to pray... I used 'Fallacy' to strengthen the power originally sealing this place; your prayer cannot be sent out."

Amidst the rising smoke, a tall black shadow charged over, its right hand's five fingers clenched tight as it threw a punch.

When Baldwin opened his eyes, this was the terrifying scene he saw.

Bang!

The Colonizers kicked off the ground one by one, and a large number of cracks instantly appeared on the concrete floor as they left behind trails of afterimages and charged into the Night Curtain.

Countless blood-vessel-like tentacles spread across the surface of this flesh ball, connected to the host's flesh and blood; as the tentacles were torn, it emitted cries that did not sound human...

"So this is... 'Colonized Armor'? Half-life, half-metal... symbiotic with the human body? It is worthy of being a masterpiece of an 'Alchemist'... where does its energy come from?"

"Then how does it feel after putting it on? Is the pollution severe? How do ordinary people resist it?"

Looking at Aaron, whose mouth and nose were overflowing with blood, Baldwin opened his faceplate, a victor's smile appearing on his face: "You will be the fifth Non-human I have hunted; I will remember you!"

"No mental pollution, but it does indeed erode the body a bit; there is no way around that..."

Aaron asked intermittently.

'Is it "Night Curtain"? He didn't directly seal my mouth, which means the opponent is confident they can do so!' Baldwin felt his hands and feet turn cold, and unable to move even more, he could only watch bit by bit as Aaron meticulously cut into that "Zhuangzhuang Core."

A trace of a smile appeared on the corner of Aaron's blood-oozing mouth.

And if it were an Extraordinary "Colonizer," the situation would be slightly better, but they would still suffer greatly from illness and pain.

"You are too confident, and you didn't hide your tracks at all; it would be strange if I couldn't find you."

The black curtain expanded instantly, like a giant's cloak, and fell upon the main building of the Wisteria Inn.

At this moment, a "Colonizer," in terms of speed and strength alone, could be completely compared to a "Scarlet Noble"!

"Heavens... did it just get dark all of a sudden?"

Baldwin felt somewhat dispirited, feeling as though he had encountered an old antique with not the slightest bit of challenge.

Baldwin then replied, but suddenly felt something was wrong: "Your... expression doesn't look like that of someone who has been captured... it's too calm."

"Caught you."

"The combination of Occultism, materials science, and biology... the concept is quite ingenious..."

"However, it still cannot bypass the price; this is not just a little bit of erosion to the body, but spiritual corruption!"

(End of chapter)