Chapter 475, Section 474: A Dangerous World
Sanshan City.
On the second city wall, a patrolling soldier leaned against the mottled crenellations, looking down at the battlefield strewn with corpses.
The mountains of corpses were mostly demons, but occasionally one could see the tattered armor of human warriors mixed in.
They had just repelled another wave of demonic attacks, but the cost was that the last defensive barrier on the outermost city wall was also destroyed, leaving no chance for repair.
Although there are two more fortified walls above, everyone knows that with the demons' gradual encroachment, Sanshan City will fall within a month.
During the brief truce, most of the soldiers slumped against the wall, seizing this hard-won respite.
But there were still some elites like him patrolling the camps, their eyes scanning every figure, trying to find any suspicious individuals.
At the beginning of the war, almost every day they were able to find demon spies trying to infiltrate the area.
However, under the strict scrutiny of these patrolling soldiers, the vast majority of intruders were identified and killed on the spot.
The frequency of spies appearing recently has decreased significantly. It's unclear whether they've been completely eliminated or whether the demons have finally realized it was all in vain.
But as he turned around, he suddenly called out to a soldier: "Hey, stop right there."
Although he didn't recognize everyone in the defense zone, his long patrols had given him an impression of the soldiers stationed nearby, but the face in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar.
Such suspicions occur frequently. Being overly suspicious and easily startled can disturb the rest of other soldiers and play into the hands of the demons.
So he didn't make a fuss immediately, but he remained very cautious.
He placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword, maintaining a distance of seven or eight meters, a distance that would allow him to guard against a sudden attack while also dealing with the succubus's seduction.
The mental protection talisman he wore on his chest, though a cheap, one-time-use item, was enough to buy him a few seconds to sound an alarm when he was attacked mentally.
"you……"
The question was on the tip of his tongue when he suddenly met the other person's purple pupils.
Succubus!
He opened his mouth to shout, but heard a crisp "crack" in his mind, and his mental defenses shattered in an instant!
How could that be?
They barely made eye contact for a second!
His lips opened and closed in vain, but no sound came out. His consciousness sank into confusion along with those eerie purple eyes.
Disguised as a soldier, Faya quickly stepped forward, naturally put her arm around the patrolman's shoulder, and pretended to be having a friendly conversation.
She was born with extraordinary mental strength, unlike ordinary demons. Although her level was not top-tier, she possessed a level of skill in charm that far surpassed her own kind. This was the source of her confidence in instantly breaking through the opponent's mental defenses.
After learning the activity range of the nearby patrols from the controlled soldier, Faya did not kill him.
She leaned close to the soldier's ear and said softly, "Good boy, now forget everything that just happened and continue with your patrol."
"Yes," the soldier replied seemingly normally, then turned and left.
Watching that departing figure, Faya's lips curled into a smile.
With her precise control over mental power, as long as the soldier is not captured for specialized mental testing within two hours, all traces of being charmed will automatically dissipate, as if it had never happened.
However, this little incident also gave her a new understanding of the current level of vigilance in Sanshan City. No wonder so many of her kinsmen had perished here one after another; this infiltration mission was indeed hellishly difficult.
However, Faya was still confident in her abilities.
As long as she doesn't provoke the Sword Saint who possesses the "Sword Heart," she is confident that she can escape unscathed.
Faya almost burst out laughing when she thought of those sisters who overestimated themselves and tried to seduce the Sword Saint, and the screams that echoed throughout the city when they were mentally traumatized.
Even a prince needs to resort to sneak attacks to injure someone like them, how could they possibly be touched by insignificant characters like them?
Faya was very self-aware and much more cautious.
It's easy to seduce a few soldiers and create a riot, but that leaves too many traces and makes it difficult to get away with it afterward.
Just as she was planning her next move, a walking mushroom pet passing by caught her attention.
A glint flashed in Faya's eyes, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed the mycelium tendrils that were floating in front of her.
Facing the completely clueless Number Nine, she didn't hesitate to use her charm!
While the lack of eye contact might slightly diminish the effectiveness, it's negligible when dealing with a simple-minded magical pet.
The next moment, Faya found herself standing on a vast expanse of water, completely stunned.
As she sensed her own state, she murmured incredulously, "This...this is a space where the spirit is materialized?"
what happened?
Whose mental space have I stumbled into?
It couldn't be that walking mushroom, could it?
It should be noted that even among humans and demons, only those with exceptionally strong mental power possess such a mental space, and it is usually just a small scene that is of great significance to its owner, such as a room or a trench.
But what's going on with this scene before us?
The water was only ankle-deep, but no matter which direction you looked, there was no end in sight…
This is very unusual.
Faya tentatively took a step forward, but suddenly lost her footing and almost fell into the water.
Fortunately, she managed to brace herself on the ground in time, preventing her from actually falling.
This discovery horrified her; what she saw before her was not a shallow puddle at all, but an unfathomable ocean!
The place where she stood was merely the top of a pillar in the vast ocean.
"Where am I? How can I get out of here?" Realizing her predicament, Faya began to panic.
From the moment she started, she had been constantly urging her mental energy to try to break through this mental space, but all her efforts were like stones sinking into the sea, without even causing a ripple.
When her proud abilities completely failed, Faya felt genuine fear.
"Who is it? Who are you? Please let me out!" she cried out, her voice filled with pleading.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze brushed her cheek.
She looked hopefully in the direction the wind was blowing, but what she saw filled her with utter despair.
A giant wave, tens of meters high, seemed to carry the might of heaven as it surged toward her.
Faced with this horrific scene, Faya couldn't muster even the slightest courage to resist.
"Ha...hahaha..." Tears of fear streamed uncontrollably from Faya's eyes. "It's just an illusion! It's my charm going wrong, a mental backlash causing this illusion! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! As long as you control your emotions, then..."
The giant wave crashed down, and the sea quickly returned to calm, empty.
...
Lin Jun, who was preparing various life-saving measures for Fenpuji, suddenly stopped and checked her soul state with some doubt, but found nothing unusual.
For a fleeting moment, Lin Jun seemed to feel "someone lightly brushing his instep with a feather through his sock," but the sensation was too faint and vanished in an instant; by the time he focused his attention, it was nowhere to be found.
Could it be that someone is plotting against him in some way he doesn't understand?
Thinking of this, Lin Jun couldn't help but shudder.
That's terrifying!
Lin Jun decided that once she finished what she was doing, she would definitely look for some methods of soul defense to study.
This world, full of bizarre methods, is far too dangerous. Even with my special soul, running around naked all day long is still too risky. I must be even more careful to protect my fragile self!
(End of this chapter)
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