Chapter 1106: Mental Power Control
Watching the cold light flying through the rain curtain, Jiang Wenzhang instinctively used a prop to counterattack. The metal clashed with a sound, and a broken blade was deflected away. He recognized it as one of Wang Mo's everyday props!
"Wang Mo!" Jiang Wenzhang had poor relationships with most players in Xiaohe City, especially stubborn people like Wang Mo, who usually liked to mock him. But Jiang Wenzhang himself never expected the other party would take this opportunity to strike at him!
"What, do you want to kill me too?" Jiang Wenzhang turned his head to look at Zhao Xiaofang behind him.
Neither Wang Mo nor Zhao Xiaofang spoke, but they didn't hold back at all. After a few exchanges, Jiang Wenzhang found himself at a disadvantage—he was a White Player, and since he wasn't good at close combat, without the advantage of physical fitness, his prop usage was also limited.
However, precisely because of this, his prop reserves were more abundant. The moment he was struck and forced back by the two, he threw a chain onto the ground.
"The Same In and Out Lock!" Wang Mo recognized the prop at a glance but couldn't dodge in time. He and Zhao Xiaofang each had one foot caught, with a chain less than three meters long linking them together, restricting both their movement and coordination.
"Random Removal!" Zhao Xiaofang turned and used a removal prop on Wang Mo. Unfortunately, the prop's effect wasn't that targeted—the chain didn't fall off, but Wang Mo's protective suit pants did.
"Can you be reliable for once?" Wang Mo cursed, raised his hand and threw a prop to drive back the approaching Jiang Wenzhang, then swung his sword and chopped at the chain a few times. When it didn't break, he grumbled and told Zhao Xiaofang to figure something out.
Zhao Xiaofang used the same prop again. After removing Wang Mo's shorts and underwear underneath, the chain finally came loose. He then swung the chain still attached to his foot toward Jiang Wenzhang and used another prop, "Contact Breeds Affection."
When the chain connected with Jiang Wenzhang's defense prop, it was pulled by an invisible force. As Zhao Xiaofang withdrew his leg, Jiang Wenzhang was yanked over!
Knowing he couldn't win, Jiang Wenzhang immediately abandoned his shield and used a prop to create distance between them. However, he was blocked by Wang Mo, who pressed down on the ground. The originally muddy ground quickly turned into a swamp, swallowing Jiang Wenzhang's calves!
Jiang Wenzhang immediately tried to use a levitation prop to escape, but Zhao Xiaofang threw a grappling hook that wrapped around his leg and dragged him back toward the swamp.
"Clean Slate!" In desperation, Jiang Wenzhang used a removal prop. Although it successfully removed Zhao and Wang's props, several props he was wearing also fell off. Wincing at the loss, he climbed a nearby large tree. Just as he was about to go up, a door suddenly appeared in midair. While he was wondering what new prop this was, the door opened and Xu Huo stepped out!
Jiang Wenzhang reflexively tried to attack him, but a shockwave slammed him heavily to the ground!
This blow seriously injured him. Although he used two defense props in an emergency, the defense barrier was shattered by the shockwave. Even though part of the force was deflected, it was enough to make him vomit blood!
There were still two people waiting for him below. Enduring the intense pain, Jiang Wenzhang took out a flight prop and immediately tried to leave. Unfortunately, no one would give him the chance—before he could fly ten meters, the flight prop carried him straight into a tree. Although he retracted the prop in time, the one-second delay allowed Zhao Xiaofang to land a sword strike.
The protective suit was pierced. Feeling himself bleeding, Jiang Wenzhang's face turned even paler. He looked at the two and said, "You're not Wang Mo and Zhao Xiaofang! Who are you!"
Zhao and Wang exchanged glances: Isn't this guy crazy?
But Jiang Wenzhang trusted his judgment. He pointed at the glass prop and said, "That Xu guy isn't trapped at all. What we're seeing is all an illusion!"
"Wang Mo! Zhao Xiaofang!" He shouted again, "No matter what you see, it's not real. Create distance, don't fight among yourselves!"
Wang Mo sneered, "You attacked me first, and now that you can't win, you pull this trick. You really think we'd believe you?"
"I attacked you... I understand!" Jiang Wenzhang's eyes lit up. "It wasn't me who attacked you, it was that Xu guy. He used this method to stir up conflict between us! Think carefully, what benefit would attacking you bring me?"
Zhao Xiaofang and Wang Mo paused, especially Wang Mo. He had been trapped by Xu Huo in the tunnel for a while and knew his mental power was very strong. But strong to this extent...
Over there, Zheng Da had already killed Cao Zheng and threw his head in front of Zhao and Wang, saying fiercely, "Stop wasting time. If we kill that Xu guy, we split his props equally. Since he's not weak, he must have a lot of good stuff!"
Before Zhao and Wang could speak, Jiang Wenzhang seized the opportunity to ask him, "Who made the first move between you and Cao Zheng?"
"Of course it was Cao Zheng, that mad dog!" Zheng Da coldly glanced at the head on the ground.
Zhao Xiaofang and Wang Mo also caught on. "No, we clearly saw you ambush Cao Zheng first."
"I ambushed him?" Zheng Da's voice rose, but the next second he came to his senses, because Jiang Wenzhang had told him earlier that what he saw wasn't real. "That kid's doing again?"
As the words fell, the four of them tacitly stepped back, creating distance from each other.
The black rain poured down. The four looked at each other, and Zhao Xiaofang asked, "He's already trapped. How is he doing this? Did the prop get broken? Jiang Wenzhang, quickly take back the prop and check!"
"No!" Zheng Da vetoed. "What affected us just now was just an illusion. Maybe he's using this method to make us take back the prop. Once we release him, it'll be hard to trap him again."
Jiang Wenzhang also disagreed but frowned and said, "I'm afraid his mental evolution is stronger than I thought. He might already be able to affect reality. The best way now is to create distance from him."
"How far?" Wang Mo estimated the distance between himself and "No Breakthrough from Within." "It's already over fifty meters."
Jiang Wenzhang hadn't forgotten the force that pressed down on him when the door appeared in midair. This time, he wasn't as careless as before and directly said, "A conservative five hundred meters. We'll come back tomorrow."
Five hundred meters was a bit exaggerated, but it was better than accidentally killing their own people.
Jiang Wenzhang took out a tuning fork and struck it before saying, "This is a prop targeting mental evolution. The sound it makes is inaudible to ordinary players, but it can interfere with their mental power control. Follow me!"
He said this and took the lead in walking out of the woods. Zheng Da and the other two followed behind. The rhythmic sound of the tuning fork rang out, but after about ten seconds, the four who had walked five hundred meters saw the "No Breakthrough from Within" reappear before their eyes. They were shocked and uncertain: "Did we get lost, or is the glass tank we saw fake?"
It's been hot lately, everyone remember to guard against heatstroke. Keep some Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid handy, and take a dose when needed.
(Chapter End)