As Wang En and his men began their operation, Lin Xu was surveying the scorched earth beneath his feet.
This scorched earth is a very special type of block, and the talent interface even provides a warning at this point:
[Scorched Earth Blocks]
[Function: A very special type of block; if they are gathered together, they may produce some special and valuable resources.]
[Origin: This type of block appears to be obtained by scorching ordinary blocks, but scorching requires a special flame to create it.]
"Special resources? Special flames?"
Lin Xu realized that the cube beneath his feet was also a rare resource.
As for the so-called special flames, they may be related to the rewards from the ruins.
Perhaps by clearing the ruins, one can obtain the corresponding fire ability?
Lin Xu was also very interested in fire-based superpowers, and at this moment, he was invigorated and even more full of anticipation.
These scorched earth blocks will definitely be taken back for research after the island is conquered.
If multiple layers are stacked, the products created by these blocks should also bring some surprises, right?
Thinking this, Lin Xu shifted his gaze away from the scorched earth blocks.
His main objective was still the Black Goat Relics.
Only by clearing the ruins can you truly obtain all the rewards.
He quickly approached the ruins, his eyes scanning the surrounding environment and occasionally glancing at the black goat's head above the entrance.
The shape and size of the head are indeed quite eye-catching, and it looks rather eerie.
The next moment, Lin Xu suddenly stopped.
For a fleeting moment, he seemed to see the black goat skeleton move.
"What's going on? These ruins are moving?"
"Could this be a desolate ruin, teeming with wild monsters, rather than some kind of puzzle-solving ruin?"
Lin Xu cautiously stared at the goat's head, slowly approaching it.
Just as he approached within about 500 meters of the ruins, the goat's head actually moved again.
Before Lin Xu could even be surprised, the environment around him seemed to change in an instant.
Thick black smoke and fire smoke billowed from the scorched earth, enveloping everything from all directions.
The black goat's head in the distance seemed to step down from its spot and land on the ground, transforming into a goat-like monster wielding a giant scythe.
The man walked towards Lin Xu step by step, his aura becoming increasingly imposing with each step.
When the goat-headed monster arrived near Lin Xu, it seemed as if a massive mountain range composed of black clouds and flames was behind it, and it pounced down on him relentlessly.
The next moment, the goat-headed monster raised its scythe at Lin Xu, ready to swing it down.
After the ram-headed monster appeared, Lin Xu felt his body become paralyzed, his limbs were extremely stiff, and he was almost completely unable to move.
He could only watch helplessly as the goat-headed monster approached.
At this moment, the goat-headed monster had already raised its scythe, and Lin Xu realized that a long time seemed to have passed, as if he had been standing in the same spot for ten days and ten nights.
Something's not right!
Lin Xu instinctively felt something was wrong.
If he really stood there blankly for ten days, Xiaoyu and the others would definitely notice something was wrong and come looking for him.
Moreover, Wang En and his group would never just stand there blankly for ten days.
"All of this... is a mental shock!"
Lin Xu suddenly remembered some knowledge he had learned from books.
For creatures with insufficient soul power, if they encounter a special spiritual force, they can easily fall into various illusions and enter a state of confusion.
If one suffers harm in such a hallucination, the mind will also be traumatized, even more severely than if there were physical injuries.
Lin Xu saw the goat-headed monster's scythe about to strike and realized that he had been subjected to a mental attack while viewing the entrance to the ruins.
At this moment, he must resolve the crisis before him.
"We must get moving!"
"My mental strength has undergone a qualitative change and enhancement! It's impossible for me to be bound so easily!"
With this thought in mind, Lin Xu became highly focused.
The next moment, he remembered the knowledge points of books about the soul: to break free from mental constraints, one must find one's own beliefs and concentrate one's spirit to the greatest extent.
He immediately began to recall his various ambitions and his belief that he would never bow down to anyone.
"Nothing exists that can make me submit!"
Lin Xu roared inwardly, took a difficult step forward, and focused his mind intently.
The next moment, the goat-headed monster's scythe was already at Lin Xu's face, but the moment Lin Xu began to move his body, the surrounding environment began to collapse rapidly.
Although the goat-headed monster swung its scythe, when it struck Lin Xu's head, the scythe dispersed like mist and disappeared completely.
Lin Xu snapped out of his daze and found himself still standing in the same spot, maintaining the same posture he had been in while observing the goat remains.
It seemed like only a second had passed when he was 500 meters away from the skull-and-ram's head.
Lin Xu let out a long breath and wiped his sweaty hands.
"I didn't expect the outer perimeter of this ruin to be so dangerous! Was that a mental trap just now?"
"Anyone who gets close to this ruin will experience this kind of mental shock. Those with insufficient willpower will have their minds severed?"
Lin Xu felt a lingering fear.
If he hadn't undergone two transformations as an island lord and possessed a stronger mind than ordinary people, he might have actually fallen for it.
But then, a smile appeared on his face.
To be honest, the people on the archipelago who were tracking him were mostly not crazy; they would probably choose to ambush him outside the ruins.
If those people had also come within 500 meters of this ruin, they would likely have encountered the same trap.
Among those people, there might be special equipment left behind by nobles, giving them some protection in their mental world.
But the ram-headed monster's attack just now wasn't so easily stopped.
Who knows how many people will get infected by then?
Lin Xu thought the scene that followed would be quite interesting; perhaps he wouldn't even need to lift a finger before the group of pursuers suffered heavy losses.
He then cautiously looked at the entrance to the Black Goat Ruins.
This time, when he continued to observe the goat's head, he did not find that the thing could move.
The eerie hallucinations did not recur.
This thing might only trigger once for those who challenge the ruins.
But just as Lin Xu was having other probing ideas, a sudden realization dawned on him.
He has now entered the challenge area of the ruins and must head to the entrance to challenge them.
If he tries to retreat or leave the ruins, the goat-headed monster will reappear, even stronger than before.
This is some kind of subconscious suggestion.
Lin Xu had heard of this situation before. If the island lord passes some special tests, the rules of the island world will release some hidden information and convey the message to the island lord through the island lord's subconscious.
If the island owner is perceptive enough, they can detect this kind of information, which is equivalent to receiving a hint.
The fact that information about this ruin suddenly appeared in his mind now is most likely because he had just passed the test of the goat-headed monster and received the corresponding hint.
Now that he knows he can't leave this ruin, Lin Xu isn't panicked; instead, he's pleasantly surprised.
Because this rule isn't just for him.
Those who are tracking him will also encounter the same constraints once they step into the area of this ruin.
Even if those people realize something is wrong, they won't be able to leave easily.
The ruins usually only allow one group of people to challenge them at the same time. If those people arrive too late, they can only wait for Lin Xu to clear the ruins before they can approach the entrance.
These people were then trapped within 500 meters of the entrance to the ruins, effectively being restricted.
In this way, Lin Xu doesn't need to worry about the group escaping.
There's no need to worry about those people chasing after you when you challenge the ruins.
This is a good situation.
In addition, Lin Xu also realized that this ruin had such a sinister requirement, forcing people to challenge it, that there must be a very generous reward inside.
Due to the rules and restrictions of the island world, the rewards from ruins are always commensurate with the dangers.
Therefore, as long as you clear this ruin, the rewards will definitely be generous.
Lin Xu was very interested in this kind of challenge with such high rewards.
He wasted no more time, and after confirming that there was nothing else outside the entrance, he stepped into the ruins...
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