Chapter 256 Thick Fog (Happy Birthday to Mr. Cai)

Zhang Yuanqing subconsciously pulled Guan Ya to his side and said in a serious tone:

"Don't stay away from me!"

The tall mixed-race royal sister was staggered by him. Through a layer of mist, Guan Ya saw Yuan Shi's face solemn and nervous, like a child protecting a beloved toy. That nervous and cautious emotion was completely written in face.

His reaction was the truest instinctive reaction. After a while, he realized that I had a protective suit. According to Yuanshi's character, he would definitely immediately go check the cause of death of the poor girl and change the topic.

"Sister Guan Ya, be careful. I'll go see what's going on." Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice.

Sure enough, Guan Yaxin said that I have already seen through this kid like you.

She followed Zhang Yuanqing to the body. At this time, the team members had already completed the preliminary "autopsy" around the girl's body, discussing it with sad faces.

"It was beheaded with a sharp weapon. Ai Ai had no chance to react." Fairy Peony said sadly.

She seems to know this girl named "Ai Ai".

"I was right next to her just now, and I didn't feel any movement. There was no sound of waving a knife or the sound of mist surging." The little fairy from Niulan Mountain with a bun on her head said with a frown.

There is no movement, which is a bit scary.

Unknown enemies are the most terrifying. Walkers in the Spirit Realm quietly tensed up their nerves and took out their own props to prevent unexpected events.

Tianxia Guihuo squatted on the ground, examining the head and corpse. While observing, he expressed his analysis:

"The attack should come from the front, beheading instantly. It's strange. The distance between the team members is not big, and there is no room for the "murderer" to wield the sharp blade. But looking at the fracture, the "murderer" has to swing it in a semicircle to see the effect."

"How to judge that the attack is coming from the front?" Jiang Jingwei was puzzled.

Guan Ya explained in a low voice: "If the attack comes from behind, the body will fall forward due to inertia when walking. But now the body is lying on its back, which means that the throat was attacked and it instinctively leaned back."

Except for the fire master who nodded repeatedly, the other spiritual realm walkers were all captain-level. These simple on-site surveys did not require explanation at all.

Jiang Jingwei understood and frowned:

"Everyone was so close just now. If someone came from the front and slashed with a knife, a large area would be killed. Why did she die alone?"

Tianxia Guihuo took out a breath and said: "This is the reason why I can't understand."

It's a bit scary to be able to kill a level 3 wood demon instantly when you can't hear the enemy or even know how the enemy attacks.

Zhang Yuanqing hesitated for a moment, with darkness surging in his eyes. In front of everyone, he summoned the remaining spirit body of the corpse and swallowed it in one gulp.

He planned to ask Ling directly to see if there were any clues.

The official practitioners watched silently and no one stopped them.

In this crisis-ridden dungeon, survival is the first priority. As long as the method works, you can have a flexible moral bottom line.

Ten seconds later, Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes and shook his head.

Ai Ai didn't know how she died. She just lost consciousness and life in an instant.

"You can't find the murderer even if you ask the spirit?" Asano Ryo's expression changed.

At this time, the fog was getting thicker and thicker, and visibility was getting lower and lower. Even with torches shining, the people around him became blurry.

Invisible fear brewed in everyone's hearts, and the team had a dispute.

"This fog is weird. The longer you stay, the more dangerous it becomes. Leave quickly. It will be safe if you penetrate the thick fog."

"No, we must find out the cause and solve the problem. The thick fog covers a wide area, which affects our exploration of the maze. Moreover, if someone dies on the way, the map will be even more missing."

Both sides insisted on their own opinions and finally shouted:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, tell me where you are and let me decide this matter."

Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said:

“First of all, we don’t know the frequency of crises. If this frequency is short and the thick fog covers a wide area, then most of the members will be lost before we go out.

"Being an ostrich will not solve the problem. My suggestion is to deal with the crisis and move on."

At this time, the benefits of reputation are highlighted. If the same words are said by others, the team members will not be convinced.

But when Yuanshi Tianzun spoke, everyone was willing to obey.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the twenty-three or four-year-old girl with a bun and said:

"Little fairy, you were with Ai Ai before. Did you do anything before she died?"

He wanted to know whether Ai Ai's death was pure bad luck, or whether he accidentally triggered some "mechanism".

The little fairy from Niulan Mountain frowned, thought for a while, shook her head and said:

"Probably not. I didn't pay attention to her deliberately."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, then looked at Tianxia Guihuo, Jiang Jingwei and other fire masters, and said:

"Try to create an explosion and see if you can dissipate the flames."

Hearing this, the fire masters showed extremely strong execution ability. They rolled out a ball of fire with each hand and threw it into the distance.

"boom!"

Explosions sounded one after another, shock waves rolled with red flames, raging in all directions, and the thick fog violently turbulent, like muddy water.

But the vision has not become clearer. The fog here is too thick. The shock wave generated by the explosion just makes the slowly floating fog become chaotic and disorderly.

To disperse the dense fog, fresh air must come in.

I remember that the rain master has the ability to blow wind and rain. If I can have this method, I can blow away the thick fog. No, I want to have the ability of the rain master, so I don’t need to be afraid of the weird fog. Zhang Yuanqing immediately tried a few more times. Various methods, but none of them can dispel the mountain fog.

"Yuanshi, the fog is getting thicker and thicker, and it can't stay any longer."

Guan Ya looked around and found that the fog was so thick that she could hardly see the people around her.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded silently and said loudly:

"Everyone goes hand in hand. From now on, keep counting to make sure no one gets separated or dies. Who is behind Ai Ai? Please report the route."

Everyone took action quickly, holding hands, with Zhang Yuanqing taking the lead.

The team follows the route and counts at the same time.

"1, 2, 313, 14."

After one death, the team's total strength was fourteen.

The second round of counting begins:

"1, 2, 312, 13"

The counting stopped abruptly, and 14 did not ring for a long time.

Everyone's heart sank, and then they heard a trembling voice coming from the end of the team:

"I, I am No. 14, and I was attacked."

The speaker was Yunu Wugua, a young man in his early thirties and a level 3 water ghost.

Everyone quickly gathered around, and several fire masters lit torches to gather as much firelight as possible to enhance visibility.

Zhang Yuanqing asked:

"what happened?"

Yunu Wugua looked horrified, "Just now, I was suddenly attacked. Something cut my neck and knocked out my passiveness."

The water ghost's passive ignores physical attacks.

Without the passivity, Yu Nu Wu Gua would be dead.

"Did you see the attacker? What was the attack method?"

Everyone asked hurriedly.

Yunu Wugua touched her neck and recalled:

"I didn't see the attacker at all, and I didn't feel anything abnormal. I just felt a pain in my neck. Then I found that the passive skill was activated. However, I sensed a foreign object invading my body. After my head turned into water, its twitching... The trajectory is upward."

up?

The official travelers raised their heads instantly, but all they saw was thick fog.

Zhang Yuanqing shook off his yin-yang robe and put it on his shoulders. His spirit body came out of his body and floated to the tree crown.

As he neared the canopy, he was once again blocked from continuing his ascent.

Zhang Yuanqing clung to the barrier and wandered back and forth under the tree canopy, looking for the danger hidden among the lush branches and leaves.

The encounter of Yu Nu Wu Gua shows that even a spirit body without a physical body can be immune to damage from attackers.

Zhang Yuanqing made a quick inspection and found no abnormalities, so he immediately descended into the spirit body and returned to the physical body.

"not found!"

His answer disappointed everyone, and they immediately collapsed.

This kind of invisible enemy is more difficult than facing the tree king. The latter is at least visible and tangible, and the danger is clearly in front of you.

"This won't work. We don't have the passivity of water ghosts. If we are targeted, we will definitely die." Baihu Longzai frowned.

The world returns to fire and he muttered:

"I've calculated the time. The interval from Ai Ai's death to Yu Nu Wu Gua's attack is five minutes. If this is the frequency of danger, then the next attack will be five minutes later."

All the official practitioners were silent. They were like lambs waiting for the slaughter, silently waiting for death to come.

Maybe you are next.

That is to say, the official practitioners are of high quality, have strong discipline, and can keep their composure. If they were replaced by casual practitioners, they would have already had disputes and fallen into mental infighting.

Zhang Yuanqing got close to Guan Ya and whispered in her ear:

"Is what Yunu Wugua said the truth?"

Guan Yaer's roots felt hot, and she frowned and said:

"Judging from the tone, it should be true, but I can't see his face clearly and cannot observe."

At this time, the Peony Fairy took a deep breath:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, what should we do now? No matter what you say, I will listen to you."

Everyone looked at the captain in silence, with only an outline left in the thick fog.

There is no clear captain position in the dungeon, but Yuanshi Tianzun is the recognized captain.

Are you giving your life to me? Zhang Yuanqing was under great pressure. He looked around and said, "Keep going!"

Keep going. Everyone sighed in their hearts. Keeping going means doing nothing. It seems that Yuanshi Tianzun has no other options.

The team walked through the maze forest with heavy and slow steps. The thick fog obscured the sight, making it difficult to see the road clearly, let alone the forks in the road. In order not to make a mistake, Zhang Yuanqing asked his fellow monsters to walk in the forefront.

They can effectively distinguish how many roads there are at a fork in the road.

"Two minutes."

Someone in the team suddenly said.

There are still three minutes left. Zhang Yuanqing murmured in his heart and actively used his brain to think of countermeasures.

After Ai Ai's death, Zhang Yuanqing's first thought was that the crisis came from the dungeon, but when several investigations yielded no results, he turned the suspect to the 25th son of Dark Night Rose.

Could it be that the thick fog simply blocks the view and increases the difficulty of the maze?

Did Erwuzi use the dungeon to kill people secretly?

Therefore, he suggested holding hands and counting, all in order to limit the possible existence of two or five boys.

But now it seems that the possibility of Erwuzi killing someone is not high.

"Three minutes."

someone else said.

Zhang Yuanqing's mind was spinning rapidly:

"At present, we can only conclude that the attacker's attack frequency is once every five minutes. If you want to find more patterns, you have to continue to observe. Every observation is a human life, and we cannot withstand such consumption."

"The danger comes from the tree canopy, but I didn't find anything unusual. I can't tell whether Yunu Wugua is lying. The fog is too thick and Guan Ya can't see his face clearly."

"How did the attacker hide? The method of attack is not clear, but one thing is certain, it is related to the weird fog. The danger from the fog."

Thinking of this, a face suddenly popped up in Zhang Yuanqing's mind.

——Li Xianzong!

The thick fog at this moment brought back an unpleasant memory for him. When he was in his aunt's hospital, he was also caught in the thick fog, suffered a great loss, and almost suffered from autism.

This is a typical stress disorder.

etc!

Zhang Yuanqing had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized what was going on with the thick fog in the maze forest.

In the side mission introduction, it is mentioned that the power of evil cultivators has penetrated the forest, and the road to the top of the mountain is full of dangers.

Mountain God is the name of the earth monster after he changed his profession. So what profession is the evil cultivator?

It's a bewitching demon!

Because after the Bewitching Demon changed his profession for the first time, his name was the Saint Realm, and he was called Fog Lord!

"Four minutes."

The voice of the person telling the time became deeper.

The mood of everyone in the team also became solemn, their muscles were tense, and they were in a state of alert and tension.

In one minute, the attacker hiding in the dark will take action.

Zhang Yuanqing was in a good mood.

After you understand the details of the crisis, it will be much easier to think about how to deal with it.

I remember when I fought with Lee Hsien-Tsung in the hospital, he judged my position based on the flow of fog, and the attacker must have done the same.

So, can the crisis be avoided as long as it is forbidden to move?

Give it a try. Zhang Yuanqing stopped and said loudly:

"Stop! Stop everyone."

The team then stopped.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't give them a chance to ask questions, and said: "From now on, don't move, slow down your breathing, it's best not to breathe. Don't make any movement. Don't ask why, just believe what I say and just do it."

If this is still a dead person, then the attacker has the same facial features as the copy. In this case, use Guan Ya's mask to investigate.

As expected, the team members did not ask questions, held their breath and remained motionless.

They counted the time silently, and every second passed in agony.

Finally five minutes are up.

The team still remained motionless. Half a minute later, they heard Yuanshi Tianzun say:

"Start counting!"

"1, 2, 313, 14."

This round, no one died.

The spiritual walkers of the lawful camp were divided into three branches, each heading to a mountain road.

The team led by Zhao Chenghuang, numbering 23 people, was walking silently through the dark forest.

The paths under their feet extend in all directions and are criss-crossed. If they take any wrong turn, this team of officials and casual cultivators will be trapped in the maze forest.

They used the same method as Zhang Yuanqing's team. Each person memorized a part of the route, and 23 brains jointly memorized the maze route.

And because of the numerical advantage, some people's memorized routes are repeated. This can well prevent someone from accidentally dying and causing the route to be lost.

The messy footsteps echoed in the quiet dense forest, and the layers of branches and leaves occasionally made a "rustling" sound due to the night wind.

It becomes more and more silent and gloomy.

Several fire masters held high the "torch" and made selfless sacrifices to bring light to everyone.

As they walked, Sun Miaomiao frowned and whispered:

"The yin energy nearby has gotten worse."

Zhao Chenghuang said "Hmm": "It seems that there are other dangers in the maze. If it is a resentful spirit, it would be simple."

There are eight night wandering gods here. Even a resentful spirit in the saint realm can scare it away.

Just as Sun Miaomiao was about to speak, she suddenly saw a black shadow hanging on the treetops in front of her.

Looking at it carefully, it was a hanged corpse, wearing dusty mountain climbing clothes, hanging straight in the air, dead for a long time.

The face of the corpse was covered with corpse spots, the flesh was blue-gray, the eyes were closed, and the appearance was extremely scary.

"Hey, there seems to be a body there."

The lawful walkers behind them saw the hanging ghost hanging in the air through the light of the torch.

"It seems to be a climber. Well, I saw a climber on the outer surface, but I didn't expect that there was one in the maze."

"Be careful, the climbers are not from our mountain god camp."

Everyone approached cautiously and slowly.

Suddenly, the body hanging on the treetop opened its eyes.

A pair of pupils as scarlet as blood, with twisted and weird runes printed in them.

Sun Miaomiao felt a "bang" in her brain, as if someone had hit her head with a stick, and she lost all consciousness.

The next moment, her dilated pupils regained their aura and broke free from the dizziness.

At the critical moment, she transferred all the negative influence to the spiritual servant.

Is it the bewitching eye? Is this corpse affected by the power of evil cultivators? As Sun Miaomiao was thinking, she heard heavy breathing next to her.

She felt a chill in her heart and looked back.

The lawful walkers behind them all had distorted expressions and heavy breathing. Their red eyes were flashing with the desire to kill.

Beside her, in addition to Maoshan Warlock, Yuan Ting and Zhao Chenghuang, who completed the extreme operation (let the spirit servant take the blame), other night wandering gods were attacked one after another.

"These guys are bewitched."

The soldier crossing the river came over with a solemn expression. Apart from the four others, Sun Miaomiao, he was the only one who was awake.

As a young Qingyang, no one can carry out sneak attacks under his nose as he specializes in insight, not even corpses.

"What should I do?" Maoshan Warlock asked.

Zhao Chenghuang's expression was stern: "Try to control them and try not to kill them."

"Just the five of us?" Maoshan Warlock glared.

Zhao Chenghuang glanced at him: "You have no choice."

Um? Fourteen people?

After hearing the count, the team members almost didn't react.

They were mentally prepared for the sacrifice of their colleagues, but they didn't expect it to be a calm "Christmas Eve?"

Exciting emotions spread among the crowd, heavy hearts receded, and joy once again appeared on their faces.

"No, no one died. No one died this time."

Fairy Peony personally counted the number of people and confirmed that there were fourteen people, confirming that everyone was still alive.

Ryo Asano also followed and counted.

JK and the young woman Mudan from the island country were full of surprise: "How do you know you won't be attacked if you stand still?"

Guan Ya and Tianxia Guihuo are thoughtful.

The official practitioners all looked at Yuanshi Tianzun with expectation in their eyes.

Yuanshi Tianzun must have conquered the dense fog crisis. In this case, no more people will have to die in the future.

PS: typos should be corrected first and then corrected. I wish Mr. Cai a happy birthday and a prosperous business.