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Chapter 351 - 297: Rule-Based Mysterious Evil (Two-In-One)_2

Chapter 351: Chapter 297: Rule-Based Mysterious Evil (Two-In-One)_2

"As long as a loophole can be found, even a second or third-tier Awakener has the ability to escape, let alone us."

Seeing hope reignited in the guards’ eyes, the burly man also heaved a sigh of relief.

However, only he himself knew, if the logic of their actions were so easy to deduce, if loopholes were so easy to find, how could such Mysterious Evils be known as the most dreadful, to the point where even mythological existences could fall?

Hope was still very faint indeed.

At this time, as the team halted their advance, no more incidents of guards suddenly disappearing occurred.

"That invisible devouring might... be related to our pace. If we stop, it won’t trigger,"

he said.

Seeing delight on the guards’ faces, the captain of the guards Zel retreated in front of the Third Imperial Princess, whispering, "Your Highness, a rule-based Mysterious Evil’s mechanism can’t be only one kind. Moving forward might trigger random devouring, but stopping..."

He glanced around a few times. Had the fog become denser? Also, seemed like the range protected by the light of the palanquin’s candles was being further compressed?

No, it wasn’t just seeming.

Reflecting on the moments before, relying on the strong memory and meticulous observation of his Six Senses, the captain of the guards compared the surrounding environment.

The fog had indeed grown denser, and the range of fog dispelled by the candlelight had shrunk by over three inches.

If the gray fog completely engulfed the candlelight, it might signify the moment when their lifeforce dissipated.

No, they might not even last until that moment.

As the caravan stopped advancing, the gray fog slowly pressed forward, and more and more Mysterious Evils appeared, even Calamity Level Mysterious Evils.

"Power is ebbing away."

"The Mysterious Evils are growing stronger."

"And there are more unseen dangers..."

They couldn’t even grasp the hunting mechanism, let alone discover its loopholes.

Whether it was Captain Zel of the guards or the Third Imperial Princess of the City of Fallen Stars, their expressions gradually sank into despair.

...

...

A kilometer away, not far from the distant rumbling battle.

A figure stood with a sword.

Her essence shone through, enveloping her entire armored body, as if she was isolated from the surrounding world. Only her bright eyes sparkled with divine flames, quietly observing the distant caravan.

"...This may be the domain of a rule-based Mysterious Evil, and I have entered it,"

she whispered.

Citina had not heard the guards captain’s briefing, but her homeland, ’North Wind Island,’ was an even older domain than the Great Oasis with a long heritage and was perhaps no less informed about various secrets than the City of Fallen Stars.

Moreover, she was a mythological existence herself.

Unlike the team from the City of Fallen Stars, who tried to conjecture through divination, interpretation, and guesses, her perception spread out and noticed the discordance in her surroundings,

Inside the domain of a Seven Stars rule-based Mysterious Evil.

However, she had still been caught in it.

This was also related to her lack of experience. Citina was encountering a rule-based Mysterious Evil for the first time. North Wind Island only had sparse records on them. Perhaps others had encountered them before, but naturally, they never came back.

"Mentor, what should I do?"

Citina’s brow slightly furrowed. Although she had found the discordance, she still could not think of a way to break the situation, even if she expanded her own mythological domain. It wasn’t the same as the domain of a type-based Mysterious Evil. This seemed more like a closed world, extremely vast.

This was the terrifying and bizarre nature of the rule-based kind.

What’s more important was that she was now trapped within this domain, naturally at a disadvantage... If she couldn’t find a way to break the situation, she might keep sinking deeper until she fell.

As for this, Citina placed her hope in her mentor, the bearer of the Golden Flame...

The mentor did not understand.

What is a rule-based Mysterious Evil? You might clarify it a bit more, don’t be so enigmatic!

Dirk ’Who Has No Clue What’s Happening’ Traveller pondered for a while.

"Follow the choice in your heart."

...

The mentor’s intention was not clear to Citina.

She glanced at the shiny destination marker in her mind, not far from here.

So now, she had two tasks.

One, to acquire the target artifact ’Eternal Shine Stone.’

Two, to escape the domain of the rule-based Mysterious Evil.

She chose to act.

"Facing a rule-based Mysterious Evil, the more people there are, the more likely they are to probe out the hunting mechanisms."

"They entered this area earlier than I did; they might have some findings."

"The mentor also said to follow my heart."

A faint light flared on her blade, and Citina’s figure dashed forward, releasing a radiant sword light.

...

...

"Your Highness, if we continue like this, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to us. These Mysterious Evils are growing stronger!"

Captain Zel said in a heavy voice.

With one strike, he repelled a black shadow. The Faceless Dancer immediately disappeared into the gray fog.

Just a short while ago, this Faceless Dancer was merely at the four-star Calamity Level, but as the battle dragged on, its energy level, power, and speed seemed to be rising constantly.

The same was happening with the other Mysterious Evils.

They were not numerous, but one could visibly notice the Mysterious Evils strengthening—as time passed, perhaps this was also a ’mechanism’ of the rule-based Mysterious Evil, and the environment was extremely disadvantageous to them.

In just a short period, many guards had been injured.

The key issue was, if they continued to grow stronger, he himself would not be able to hold on much longer.

The brawny captain wanted to take the risk of injury to slay the Faceless Dancer that was nearly reaching the Calamity Grade, but the opponent was incredibly slippery, striking and retreating instantly. He could only watch as the Mysterious Evil vanished into the gray fog, no longer able to pursue it.

Suddenly,

Boom—

A golden flame swept over from a distance, utterly smashing the Faceless Dancer that was about to retreat into the fog.