"Roar..."
Xie Zhou continued to explore the illusion. The surroundings were still the same. Apart from her, she couldn't tell what the others were. There were trees all around, and sunlight rarely penetrated. The dappled shadows were good, but she could still see, so she wasn't completely unaware of what she was stepping on.
Unbeknownst to them, the roars of demonic beasts suddenly echoed around this illusion. Xie Zhou's eyes narrowed slightly, and he gripped his spirit sword tightly.
I glanced around again quietly, without saying a word, and the surroundings seemed to quiet down.
"Smack! Smack! Bang!..."
Many tree branches were broken by the monsters, and the snapping sounds were very crisp. Xie Zhou's heart tightened again. She focused her attention and looked around, trying to find traces of the monsters in the dense forest. However, apart from the rustling sounds echoing in the mountains, there were no other traces of the monsters around her.
Xie Zhou had no way of determining the location of the magical beasts and felt somewhat nervous about the unfamiliar surroundings.
The system excitedly asked, "Let's see if you can break this illusion in a bit?"
Although it was an illusion, the sounds were so realistic that she dared not let her guard down. She was determined not to make a bad start and end up in the mouths of those magical beasts, as her disciples were still watching her!
"Where exactly are these tricky things?"
The sounds around her grew louder, and Xie Zhou could tell that the hidden magical beasts were getting closer and closer. They were probably waiting for an opportunity to suddenly pounce on her and then have a feast, but she wouldn't let them succeed.
"Hmph! Watch me."
Xie Zhou spun around, and as he turned, he launched several probing attacks in all directions, flicking his sword a few times, but he still couldn't hear the roars of the demonic beasts that were hit.
That's strange. Such a dense barrage of attacks, yet none of them hit. Could it be that the sounds around us are just bluffing, and there are no real magical beasts?
After Xie Zhou landed slowly, he took a few steps forward and explored the surrounding bushes, but he couldn't find any trace of the magical beasts.
Could an illusion really create such a depressing and terrifying atmosphere?
Xie Zhou shook his head helplessly, put away his spirit sword, and hurriedly broke the illusion array.
Asking questions when you don't understand is a virtue. "System, come out here and explain what's going on!"
"I don't know either. You should think about it yourself."
They're useless when it matters most!
Xie Zhou muttered a complaint about the system.
Take another careful look at your surroundings to see what the situation is like.
The fog is getting thicker and thicker, and we can hardly see our surroundings anymore.
Xie Zhou stood still, closing his eyes and using his mental energy to sense his surroundings.
Suddenly, "Roar!" A dark figure leaped down from behind her. Just as the sharp claws were about to grab Xie Zhou, she hurriedly bent down, drew her spirit sword, and thrust it forward, but missed.
The monster grabbed its own arm and then disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the wounds on my arm, I was relieved to find they were just superficial injuries.
Soon, the smell of blood spread, and Xie Zhou was attacked by various powerful magical beasts in the illusion.
Monsters kept charging out from all directions.
However, Xie Zhou would not be easily defeated. He immediately regained his senses, flew into the air, and released his spiritual power.
Fingers flew across the keyboard, "Break!"
In no time, the magical beasts that had been soaring in the air vanished into thin air, leaving nothing behind.
We've finally broken this illusion.
The wound on my hand healed quickly, so it seems that it was all a lie.
The surroundings became clear and bright.
After Xie Zhou landed safely, she looked around at the path and, thankfully, saw footprints. She continued forward to find the disciples.
She started running and soon discovered signs of a battle not far away. Most of the trees nearby had been sheared off by swords, and the ground was covered in dust from being trampled. The scene was chaotic, and it seemed that it wasn't just two people fighting; there must have been many.
Xie Zhou carefully looked around but found no bloodstains. It seemed that the people were still safe and had only suffered minor injuries.
She continued forward, and suddenly, "Whoosh!"
An arrow flew over, and Xie Zhou narrowly dodged it.
She looked at the arrow embedded deep in the ground and was startled; there must be someone lying in ambush nearby.
Following the principle of applying the unchanging truth to all changes, Xie Zhou prepared to ask a question.
Use reverse psychology to force them to show themselves.
But before she could speak, three unidentified men in black suddenly jumped out of the woods and surrounded Xie Zhou.
Xie Zhou looked at their attire and said jokingly, "In broad daylight, why are you all dressed in night clothes?"
"But who exactly are you? We don't seem to have any grudge against each other."
"I am just a weak woman, are you really going to let me go?"
"Enough talk, let's go!"
Those men in black didn't take her seriously at all, and were focused on finishing her off quickly.
"You asked for it!"
"Ha!...Ya!..."
The man raised his sword and charged at Xie Zhou. Xie Zhou did not intend to use his own mental power, but instead used the man's strength to grab his wrist and stab at the other men in black.
Pshaw! You think you can kill someone with that little skill?
The man in black was also surprised and retreated repeatedly, almost getting stabbed by the sword.
Seeing this, the other men in black followed suit.
She punched them one by one, and her footwork was equally impressive; she would break their legs whenever she saw an opportunity.
"Ah ah..."
In Xie Zhou's eyes, those men in black were nothing more than a bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, posing no threat whatsoever. She easily defeated three of them.
These three were in a terrible predicament, encountering such a powerful opponent. However, Xie Zhou had a trick up his sleeve, temporarily knocking them down and rendering them immobile.
The hand behind his back began to make subtle movements, and several beams of light flew into the bodies of the three men in black.
Xie Zhou placed a restriction on the men in black, hoping that by following them, he might be able to discover something.
She smiled and said, "Is this all the strength you have? It's not enough. Now get out of here!"
"Yes, yes..." The men in black fled in a disheveled state, abandoning their armor and weapons.
Xie Zhou followed leisurely behind them.
"What does that woman do? She's really something."
"Shut up, ouch...my mouth hurts!"
"Hurry, hurry..."
"We're almost there. When you see the boss, don't tell him we were beaten up like this by that woman."
"Uh-huh…"
Following these three fools, Xie Zhou arrived at a place not far away.
Hiding secretly in the nearby woods, they discovered a large group of men in black gathered there.
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