Chapter 197

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Chapter 197: The End of the Strong Crossbow
The mysterious woman Zhang Mu saw was actually the black-veiled lady from the city, but her pale appearance and unstable breath showed a different side of her, with her lazy demeanor completely vanished.
Right now, she and Long Qi were engaged in an invisible battle with the mutated white fox and the unknown zombie monk who had led them here. It was a clash in the realm of mental strength.
She bit her lip heavily, keeping her mind clear, as the current situation had reached a stalemate.
This zombie monk appeared out of nowhere. When she and Long Qi attempted to sneak into East City secretly, they were discovered by the white fox. Trusting in Long Qi’s absolute confidence, she refrained from using her prophetic abilities. With just their mental strength, they managed to severely injure the white fox and made a hasty escape.
Prophecies were best suited for brief moments, where one could instantly see things. However, the longer the time, the longer the preparation needed. Hence, she was unprepared at first.
It was just a wild beast running away, and Long Qi said from his experience, these animals usually return to their den when injured, so they could explore the secrets of Jin Zhong City thoroughly.
So without thinking, Long Qi rushed out, and she had no choice but to follow closely. But when she arrived, what she saw was not a temple.
It was this bamboo forest, and the white fox was waiting for them quietly deep in the bamboo grove.
Illusion array!
There was an illusion array in this place, something out of a TV show, appeared like that, a mental power controlling illusion affecting people’s visual judgment. Even Long Qi and her, strong in mental power, didn’t notice the danger.
Until they realized something was wrong, but it was already too late.
They never thought they would be caught in an illusion from a mutant animal because of their strong mental abilities. Once they started battling, the white fox’s illusions quietly invaded their minds. Fortunately, due to their strong mental power, they avoided turning into fools directly. Only mutant animals with underdeveloped intelligence would lose their minds instantly and have their souls stripped away.
Long Qi and she couldn’t believe a mutant animal could do this. So, under Long Qi’s slightly aggressive probing attack, their battle with the white fox began. She didn’t dare be careless and immediately activated her strongest ability, Minor Prophecy.
In fact, without the help of the veiled woman, Long Qi held back. He could only fight evenly with the white fox alone, but he bought the veiled woman five seconds to focus on preparing for Minor Prophecy without distractions.
After five seconds, just as the dark veiled woman suddenly opened her eyes, she screamed in horror, “Long Qi, move left!”
In a mental battle, the worst thing is to distract and move the body. But Long Qi still did it without hesitation. He knew the uniqueness of the dark veiled woman and that she wouldn’t harm him, so he forcefully interrupted the mental confrontation, endured the backlash of mental damage, and forcefully shifted his body to the left.
Just as Long Qi held back the rising blood in his throat from spilling out, behind him, where there was originally a bamboo plant, a bony hand emerged silently, ghostly stretching out from the lush greenery.
Despite the warning from the dark veiled woman, and Long Qi timely following the command, it was still not enough. That hand was too fast, easily piercing through Long Qi’s right shoulder like a sharp blade. He jerked away, muscles contracting, barely managing to control the flow of blood.
Emerging slowly from where the bamboo forest was, was the zombie monk they now faced. It extended a purple tongue, licking the palm covered in Long Qi’s flesh and blood, grimacing in a terrifying smile, then looked towards the direction where the dark veiled woman had just spoken from.
It turned out that what the dark veiled woman had seen in the Minor Prophecy just now was the sudden appearance of this zombie monk, the hand piercing from the back of Long Qi, clutching his heart.
Due to Long Qi’s strong vitality, his heart, even when separated from his body in the zombie monk’s hand, continued to pulsate vigorously.
This scene startled the dark veiled woman from the Minor Prophecy, not even waiting for five minutes to fully observe it, but Long Qi had still been severely wounded.
The situation had surpassed the expectations of Long Qi and the dark veiled woman, as the next moment they fell into the siege of illusion formations and the white fox illusions. They were clueless about where the illusion formations came from initially, but when the zombie monk made his move, they woke up completely. The monk’s mental strength was only stronger compared to theirs.
Also, what’s most terrifying is that his physical strength is so powerful. If Long Qi hadn’t followed the instructions of the woman in black veil, and forcefully joined her in the battle with the white fox and zombie monk on a spiritual level first, avoiding a physical confrontation, they would have died a horrible death in this bamboo forest long ago.
If they didn’t have strong spiritual reserves and the Minor Prophecy of the woman in black veil, they might have already been overwhelmed by the deadly illusion formation. Acting preemptively now seems to be more effective for them.
However, time is passing, and she doesn’t know what will happen. Even though it seems that they have a slight advantage now with all their efforts, she knows that if they continue like this, when their spiritual strength is exhausted, their end will not be far off.
Although she doesn’t know if the white fox and the zombie monk are stronger than them, she knows of the existence of this illusion formation. If both sides lose their abilities at the same time, she will surely lose her resistance and be lost in this illusion formation.
Even though this illusion formation doesn’t have any attacking power, when they are tired from dealing with it, once the opponents recover, they will be helpless.
In other words, Long Qi and she are now at their weakest.