Chapter 199

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Chapter 199: Deep Thoughts and Fears
Feeling a steady and uniform energy in the air, compact yet unpredictable. The bamboo branches swayed, seeming both independent and controlled, like puppets.
This bamboo forest turned ocean, flowing slowly along with a familiar power Zhang Mu sensed.
However, there is no wind here now.
Zhang Mu recalled some tricks of future spiritual evolvers and suddenly realized, “It’s actually an illusion array! Using this bamboo forest as a base, creating a mental killing array, quite a grand scheme!”
Was this illusion array constructed by Long Qi or the mysterious woman in the black veil he brought?
No, it doesn’t seem likely. It looks like they are also new to this place. If it was set up temporarily, it wouldn’t be as perfect as it is now.
The range of this bamboo forest illusion formation is really huge.
Only seen this kind of method on a strong spirit power user of the fourth rank, like Zhang Mu.
He suddenly thought of a very frightening possibility.
Could this illusion formation be set up by the white fox or the zombie monk?
Oh no, Long Qi and the others are in danger!
Zhang Mu didn’t rush in. Compared to the tiny and stealthy Obsidian Beetle, he didn’t know if he would be discovered by the one who set up the illusion formation when entering the bamboo forest.
He quietly circled around the bamboo forest. Even though time was running out, he couldn’t act recklessly.
Zhang Mu activated his mental shield and used its power to get close to the bamboo forest, touching the unfamiliar power to sense subtle differences. He had interacted with many spirit users before, even a fourth-rank spirit evolver who could create illusions. Despite the opponent’s much higher strength, Zhang Mu had enough resources to match a fourth-rank spirit user. So he had heard about this illusion formation, which was the mainstream combat ability of high-level spirit evolvers.
Because of its great power, when setting it up, it usually requires perfect use of the environment and a high level of synchronization with the caster’s spirit power, as well as a very high degree of tacit understanding.
Zhang Mu sped up using his nearby mental shield to explore the illusion formation, quickly circling around. He recalled the feeling he had just experienced, and a thought popped up in his mind.
Finally, he stepped into the illusion from a side path.
In his perception, this side path was the weakest link, likely set up by a novice in using this ability. They were not very familiar with arranging the illusion, otherwise, they wouldn’t have left such a big loophole on the outside. It could also be that they thought there couldn’t be another high-level psychic among humans to rival Long Qi inside.
Unfortunately, there was a factor that neither side had considered, that was Zhang Mu, the big anomaly.
Zhang Mu walked along the bamboo forest path towards the Obsidian Beetle, instructing it to stay still, closer to Long Qi and the others. In case anything happened before Zhang Mu arrived, it could try to delay the situation for a while.
Along the way, the psychic power in the bamboo forest illusion fluctuated. The green bamboo around Zhang Mu didn’t have much effect on him as he was not the target of the spell, but it still interfered with his judgment. He could only rely on the unbreakable soul connection with the Obsidian Beetle to find the right direction accurately.
Suddenly, walking, a possibility crossed his mind, sending a chill down his spine.
Why did Long Qi and the others come here? They broke through from East City and logically should not have been directed here. Also, given Long Qi’s personality, he wouldn’t just enter the Zhenguo Temple without caution, indicating he was lured here from elsewhere.
Yes, it was a lure!
Zhang Mu finally figured out where the key point of the situation was, and the more he thought about this possibility, the more confident he felt that his judgment was correct.
What if Long Qi and his friends were deliberately led to this place?
Suppose Long Qi wanted to take over Jin Zhong City, but at the same time, the leader of the mutant beasts in Jin Zhong City and a smart zombie had their eyes on them as well?
Long Qi had mentioned before that he had sent Thunder and some trained evolvers to test the reaction of Jin Zhong City, and he was definitely there too. Due to a lack of manpower at that time, Long Qi gave up exploring the core secrets of Jin Zhong City.
But what if the hunters were not just Long Qi?
At the moment when Long Qi appeared, he, as a second-rank evolver with psychic abilities, was also targeted as prey? Does this mean that the white fox and the zombie monk had been waiting for Long Qi to fall into their trap?
Perhaps the guard of the Bottle Gourd was real, but they didn’t capture Long Qi’s confidence and instead tempted him step by step to Jin Zhong City.
Zhang Mu hadn’t thought about this much before, but now he realized that there were too many strange things going on.
Moreover, what he saw from the perspective of the Obsidian Beetle just now – the zombie monk’s eerie gaze.
The more I think back, the more I feel shivers down my spine.
Zhang Mu focused all his strength, maintaining a steady mental energy fluctuation, slowly approaching the location of the Obsidian Beetle.
At that moment, the Obsidian Beetle suddenly sent a message, “Zhang Mu, hurry over here, I think those two humans don’t look like they can hold on much longer.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mu knew that the situation must be critical if the Obsidian Beetle said it was not going well. He immediately quickened his pace, pushing aside the bamboo leaves blocking his view. Suddenly, Zhang Mu’s sight cleared up, seeing Long Qi and the others on the battlefield.
In his heart, he had already made a decision.