Chapter 179 The Lord Boss's Plan, the Center of the Red Mist Forbidden Zone
Will she be surrounded and killed by other lord bosses like before?
The same method is no longer suitable for her.
She had learned her lesson before; if she hadn't been fast enough to escape their encirclement, she might have been seriously injured.
Faced with the same tactics as the lord boss, Shen Jue was extra cautious, lest the elite boss set a trap halfway through.
Lead her into the ditch.
These lords are quite intelligent, possessing the cognitive abilities of a normal adult. It would be a grave mistake to judge their behavior based on common sense.
Shen Jue wouldn't do that, nor would she allow herself to make the same mistake again. She remained constantly vigilant about the elite boss's route. Her mental energy was also used to perceive the surrounding situation over a wide area.
These elite-level lords are very cunning; it's easy to fall into their traps if you're not careful.
She's not that easily fooled. She just needs to stay calm and make her move only when she's sure she can deliver a fatal blow.
That would solve everything. Whether she was skilled in swordsmanship or not didn't matter, but if her life was threatened, then she would have no choice but to let the lord boss die.
After following the lord boss for a while, it was strange that even though Shen Jue was fast enough, he still couldn't catch up with this boss whose defense was maxed out. Could this lord boss's talent ability be speed plus defense?
(Congratulations, you guessed right. Be careful, this boss might be plotting something.)
Shen Jue had gotten used to the prompts appearing in front of her from time to time.
Despite the prompt, she remained completely unmoved.
In combat, maintaining a calm mind is the most important thing; you can lose anything but this.
Let's see what this lord boss is really up to.
The longer you travel through the red mist, the greater the pressure becomes.
Furthermore, the locations of these boss lords are not randomly generated; players need to find them themselves.
Shen Jue was able to pinpoint the exact locations of these bosses mainly because the hints provided were crucial.
However, the battlefield, shrouded in red mist, is filled with lord bosses.
You'll encounter a boss almost every short distance, and these bosses might be hiding in ruins you see everywhere, or in a large tree, or even in an ordinary body of water where you can't tell how deep the water is, or what kind of monster might emerge from beneath the surface.
When following this boss through the red mist battlefield, you must be extremely vigilant about your surroundings to avoid being ambushed.
In this situation, the best solution is actually to become invisible. However, becoming invisible would prevent her from enhancing her individual combat abilities.
There are risks, but also rewards. Learning and mastering the ninth move of the Nameless Sword Technique is really important to her.
The slash that Shuo Hua had made earlier still left a very deep impression on her.
She also longed to use such formidable swordsmanship, especially during her journey in search of the lord boss. She would often take out the swordsmanship videos she had recorded and watch them repeatedly.
During the month she followed Shuohua, she memorized the skill and artistic conception of Shuohua's moves.
I rewatch the videos from time to time to refresh my memory and learn something new. Each time I review and watch them, I gain something from a different perspective.
It is precisely because of this that her actual combat ability has improved a lot.
She could never grasp the profound meaning of the ninth form of the Nameless Sword Technique.
I know the moves, but I can't bring out the same feeling in them.
So even though she knew that the area the lord boss led her to was strange or a trap, she still had to chase after it to find out.
The battles she fought during this period greatly improved her defense skills.
It can accurately perceive the surrounding environment and make judgments to warn of danger.
When the lord boss led her to a pool of water, Shen Jue slowed down to see if the lord boss would attack her. If it didn't, it meant that the lord boss had accomplices, and she should be careful of them.
Besides being wary of the lord boss's allies, Shen Jue also thought of another terrible thing.
That means the lord boss deliberately lured her here, causing her to collide with another player and then fight each other.
Now, on this battlefield, among those stronger than her, Shen Jue has only ever seen Shuo Hua.
If the lord boss is intelligent enough to think of this, then this boss cannot be allowed to live.
Shen Jue couldn't possibly leave the materials dropped by the boss to Shuo Hua. She also needed to collect materials from the elite lords.
Shen Jue had prepared for all sorts of unexpected events, including what she predicted: waiting for the boss to lead her to other players and have them fight each other.
Seeing Shen Jue suddenly slow down, the lord boss leading the way was puzzled.
He's disguised himself quite well. Did this player discover something?
No, that's impossible.
His talents include not only defense and speed, but also camouflage.
If he puts his mind to it, no one can detect his disguise.
Why this player paused just now is a question worth considering.
The more the lord boss thought about it, the more confused he became, and the less he could figure out what was going on.
He decided to stop thinking about it and deliberately slowed down, waiting for the woman in black behind him to catch up.
After walking a little further, we will reach the designated location.
At that time, another lord boss will also lead another man in black over.
The best outcome would be to put these two abnormal players in the Red Mist Forbidden Zone to fight each other.
They've done this kind of thing countless times: making two players kill each other over something that benefits them.
Eliminating rivals for one's own benefit is a very common thing.
I wonder what that novice female player—no, that fierce female player—will do?
The lord boss had great confidence in his ability to disguise himself. He believed that as long as he guided her carefully, the female player would never see through their plan.
It seemed the female player behind him no longer hesitated and immediately followed him.
It was a success!
They just need to walk a little further to reach their destination, at which point these two players will have no chance of escape.
The lord's plan was very meticulous; he even took the kill tokens in the players' hands into account.
Therefore, the place the lord boss took Shen Jue to was the Red Mist Forbidden Zone, an area isolated from the teleportation of the Killing Token.
However, to the lord's surprise, Shen Jue decisively took action and sent him back to the resurrection point.
Looking at the lord bosses gazing at him, the fake lord boss: ...
Feeling ashamed, he told the truth, recounting everything that had just happened to the elite bosses who had devised the meticulous plan.
"I failed. That female player was too cautious. I was almost successful, but then she hit me twice in the restricted area and sent me back."
"It's okay, you've done a great job. One lord boss isn't enough to attract this player, we need to bring a few more."
Isn't she just relying on her strength to look down on us and think she can take on ten of us at once? Then let's grant her wish and resurrect ten lords.
"You, you, you, and you, you're all about to be resurrected, right?"
"right."
"After resurrecting, head straight for the spot where the Lord Leopard died. In a minute, that female player can't have gone very far. You take turns chasing her into the Red Mist Forbidden Zone."
"yes…"
The battlefield of carnage, near the forbidden zone of crimson mist.
Shen Jue tried to rush out of this strange area following the directions indicated by the clues.
However, whenever she went out, a powerful force restricted her movements and bounced her back. Although it did not actually harm her, Shen Jue was powerless to do anything about it. This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
Unconvinced, Shen Jue began walking around the area, refusing to believe she couldn't leave.
(The place you entered is a forbidden zone of red mist. All creatures are prohibited from entering here. Why didn't you follow the correct direction I pointed you in earlier?)
When asked about the question, Shen Jue said that she also had a lot of doubts.
She did follow the route the instructions had planned for her, and it was fine at first, but then she ended up going in circles.
It was as if she was trapped in this area.
Shen Jue: Uncle, please stop talking. I also have a lot of doubts, okay?
Let her investigate and find out exactly where the problem lies.
Shen Jue carefully recalled the route she had taken.
The biggest change was at those two forks in the road.
She chose the left fork in the road where the prompt indicated.
(I told you to take the right-hand fork in the road, why did you take the left?)
The system sensed Shen Jue's thoughtful thoughts.
Upon seeing this literal prompt, the hairs on the back of Shen Jue's neck stood on end.
The old man was referring to the right fork in the road, so why did she choose the left one?
Could it be that this forbidden zone possesses the power to alter people's perceptions?
If that's the case, then from this moment on, we can no longer trust what we see with our eyes.
The ability to silently alter a person's perception is a terrifying one.
This also means that her current situation is very dangerous, and the danger is latent, like a knife hanging over her head all the time, which is slow to fall.
It's hard to feel at ease!
Shen Jue decisively activated an Absolute Defense Card for himself.
She needed to be even more careful in the Red Fog Forbidden Zone.
Although the eyes cannot see the truth of things, the only thing one can rely on at this time is one's ability to distinguish objects and the talent of the Illusionary Eye.
The ability to discern objects allows one to see through the surrounding scenery and illusions.
Shen Jue's most proficient skill is the Illusionary Eye.
The talent "Illusory Eye" will become stronger with each use.
In most situations and in less dangerous locations, simply using the Illusionary Eye will easily resolve the issue and allow me to obtain the information she desires.
Shen Jue brought both abilities to the fullest extent that she could currently utilize.
With the combined power of these two abilities, the world she saw underwent another transformation.
Now, the world in Shen Jue's eyes is no longer a battlefield shrouded in red mist.
Because of their ability to see through illusions, they are good at finding weaknesses and discerning objects, thus they are good at seeing through their environment.
Combined, the entire environment of the Red Mist Forbidden Zone appeared to her as a world composed of lines.
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