# 773
Chapter 774: Killing Intent Brewing
The next moment, the Thunder Beast was dragged into its 【Illusory Pupil】.
Wangcai had inherited almost all of Yiyu's power, and being at the "Klein" level itself, it was undoubtedly the combat apex among all the orderlies in the Asylum of the Gods.
While there were other strong individuals at the "Klein" level in the asylum, Wangcai was different from them—its Forbidden Ruins was the God's Ruins with sequence 018, 【Illusory Pupil】.
With this God's Ruins, it could easily defeat Gray Sparrow and other strong individuals who were also at "Klein" level. If it weren't for Wangcai's peculiar preferences, the position of Security Department Director wouldn't have gone to Hongyan, but to it...
Perhaps Yiyu never imagined that its own God's Ruins would ultimately be transferred to a dog.
With the "Klein" realm and the augmentation of the God's Ruins, Wangcai could even escape unscathed when facing the Thunder Beast at its peak. And偏偏此刻雷兽被困在牢房之中，自身的力量是一点都发挥不出来，雷兽在旺财的【梦岐】面前，彻底失去了反抗之力。
Being dragged into the 【Illusory Pupil】, after a few minutes, the Thunder Beast's limbs began to tremble uncontrollably. Who knows what it was dreaming about—Chaos's eyes filled with deep fear...
After a while longer, Wangcai seemed to have had its fill in the dream and voluntarily released the 【Illusory Pupil】.
The Thunder Beast suddenly threw itself to the ground, retching violently. Every single hair on its body stood on end, wearing an expression of utter desolation.
It, the堂堂八咫镜器灵, the Takamagahara Divine Beast, had never eaten so much... *Hurk*!!
Lin Qiye glanced at the panel—the Thunder Beast's fear value had risen to 30 points.
Effective!
Lin Qiye's lips curled slightly upward.
"Wangcai, it's all yours." Lin Qiye waved at the satisfied-looking Wangcai and stepped out of the cell.
The Thunder Beast was, after all, a mythological creature. Even after being tormented by Wangcai like this, it couldn't possibly be completely broken. If he wanted the other party to genuinely fear Lin Qiye and Wangcai from the bottom of their heart, he'd need a bit more time.
"Woof!"
...
Mist.
Lin Qiye, sitting on the 【Somersault Cloud】, slowly opened his eyes.
"Where are we now?" Jiang Er's voice came from the Bluetooth speaker at An Qingyu's waist.
"We should be about to cross this sea area and reach the border of Great Xia." An Qingyu made a simple calculation of their path. "However, it's still hard to pinpoint exactly where we are on the Great Xia border..."
"It doesn't matter. We'll know once we enter the mist border."
No sooner had Lin Qiye spoken than bursts of faint, low thunder rumbled suddenly from the mist in the distance.
"Hm?"
Everyone on the 【Somersault Cloud】 turned their heads to look in that direction simultaneously.
Lin Qiye's brow furrowed slightly.
"Thunder?" Baili Pangpang looked up疑惑地 at the mist-shrouded sky. "The sky is gloomy, but there aren't even dark clouds. Where's the thunder coming from?"
"That's not thunder." Jialan stared in that direction, her expression grave. "That's the roars of 'Mysteries'... quite a lot, at least four hundred or more,叠加在一起，就像是一片绵延的雷鸣."
"Four hundred 'Mysteries'? Where did so many come from?" Cao Yuan asked疑惑地.
"No." Lin Qiye seemed to have sensed something and spoke again. "Not just four hundred..."
He stretched out his hand, pointing in a certain direction within the mist. "There, just within my perception range, there are six hundred 'Mysteries', with many more beyond my perception range. I can't calculate the exact number.
Most of them are 'River' realm 'Mysteries', but there are also many 'Sea' realm甚至 'Unmeasurable' level ones. Though I haven't seen any 'Klein' level ones yet..."
"'Mysteries' in the mist have extremely strong territorial instincts, and their activity ranges are usually very dispersed. Such a massive gathering of 'Mysteries' is impossible under normal circumstances." Jialan stood beside the cloud, gazing toward the direction where the thunder originated, speaking with certainty.
"Blue Sister, when did you become so familiar with the mist?" Baili Pangpang stared blankly.
"If you had also drifted alone in the mist for over two years, you'd become just as familiar as me."
Baili Pangpang stood frozen in place.
Lin Qiye looked at Jialan with a复杂表情 for a long while before shifting his gaze away. "In any case, there are many 'Mysteries' gathered in that area. It's extremely dangerous. We may need to detour."
The others had no objections.
After all, with the speed of the 【Somersault Cloud】, even detaching around this large area of "Mysteries" wouldn't take much extra time...
"I think something's off." An Qingyu pushed up her glasses and皱眉开口. "Such a massive gathering of 'Mysteries' absolutely cannot be a natural phenomenon. Just like when we were brought into Anta County by the Wind God into the mist back then—Amon left a curse, which was why大量 'Mysteries' gathered there...
Could the same situation be happening this time?"
"You mean a deity is deliberately gathering these 'Mysteries' in the mist?" Jiang Er immediately understood An Qingyu's implication.
"Moreover, don't you find it strange?" An Qingyu pointed toward the distance. "The place they're gathering is right near the border of Great Xia..."
Hearing these words, the 【Night Watch】 squad's expressions all grew grave.
"We should pick up the pace." Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Great Xia... might be in trouble."
...
Great Xia Border.
Sunken Dragon Pass.
BOOM——!!!
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted from within the steel fortress, with fierce flames and dark smoke churning and surging into the sky.
Piercing alarms blared throughout Sunken Dragon Pass.
"What happened?! Why did it explode?"
"Enemy attack!"
"It's coming from the direction of the communication towers!"
"Damn it, enemies have infiltrated?"
"That's impossible... we've been monitoring the border area closely. No 'Mysteries' or humans approached here at all."
"..."
The military forces stationed at Sunken Dragon Pass swiftly converged toward the location of the explosion. Several暗红色的身影 streaked across the sky, arriving at the raging flames within moments.
Lu Qiu stared at the several communication towers completely engulfed in flames, his expression grim!
"It wasn't the 'Mysteries'." He spoke with certainty. "Whoever爆破 these communication towers must be human—professionals highly skilled in communication technology. These explosions have completely severed our communication bridge with the outside world..."
"Human?" The Night Watch beside him was full of confusion. "How is that possible? Could there be a traitor among us?"
Lu Qiu turned back, his gaze sweeping over everyone gathered around. His brow furrowed tighter and tighter.
"That possibility is quite small. Everyone in this Sunken Dragon Pass has their own specific duties. If anyone were to leave their post arbitrarily, they'd be noticed quickly. They shouldn't have had time to blow up the communication towers..."