When Chen Rui woke up from the recovery period of Yuxingbian, the Mandala was only about a day away from Wuyin Island.
The Mandala suffered a certain degree of damage in the previous World War I. Fortunately, there were a lot of materials in Chen Rui's storage warehouse. With the efforts of the sand people, it was basically repaired and all kinds of energy were fully replenished.
One day later, the mysterious Wuyin Island finally appeared in front of everyone.
This island is smaller than Razer Island, and it looks a bit like a horseshoe. It is filled with dense fog for tens of kilometers, and it is almost impossible to see things. The name of Kirigakure really lives up to its name. If it weren't for Adeline's special telepathy, even if she approached this area, she might not be able to find the exact location.
Thinking of the legendary magical herb on the island, Strina was full of anticipation. What happened back then has been her heart disease for many years. The six-knife talent can no longer be returned to Adeline, but she must try to cure her sister's eyes.
Considering the previous warning from Emperor Octopus, Chen Rui commanded the boat to carefully circumvent the nearby reef, and chose a shoal close to the shore of the island. At this time, there are still three days before the confluence deadline mentioned by the dark elemental king. The scope of this island is not small. I don't know if the dark elemental king in the airship has arrived.
Behind the shoal is a dense forest. Chen Rui put away the Mandala and asked the crew to camp and rest on the shore. The whereabouts of the dark elemental king.
Streina originally wanted to go together, but considering that she was the second combat force here, Adeline and the crew needed protection, so they stayed.
Chen Rui cautiously led the three of them to explore in the jungle. The jungle was very large and the fog was extremely thick. Fortunately, the water elementalists had the power to control the water elements. Wherever they passed, the fog became much thinner. There are many unknown strange plants growing in the jungle, even the "plant gourmand" with blood memory can't name them. However, the amoeba had learned the lesson of being greedy a few times before, and this time it didn't dare to scurry around anymore, and followed the master's footsteps closely, just picking some fruit along the way and secretly trying something new.
This exploration did not find any enemies, and the whole journey was unimpeded, but Chen Rui noticed one thing. Although the forest was full of greenery, there was not a single living animal in the entire jungle, and there was a strange atmosphere of silence.
Seeing that it was getting late, for the sake of caution, Chen Rui planned to exit the woods from the original road, but at this moment, a strange change occurred in the woods, and he couldn't find the way back. Go deep into the forest.
Chen Rui stopped immediately, and his body flew into the air. Strangely, the forest surrounded by mist grew steadily as he rose, and surrounded him all the time.
Why didn't Chen Rui know that there was something strange in this forest, and the strength of his whole body quickly gathered, ready to attack the enemies that appeared at any time. He suddenly saw Diudiu and the two water elemental men walking out in three directions in a daze, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't walk around, get together first!"
Although his voice was loud, Diudiu and the two water elemental men continued to walk forward as if they didn't hear him. Diudiu looked very happy, jumping up and down, sometimes opening his mouth wide, and sometimes lying on the ground with his transformed Erlang legs. The expressions of the two elemental men were different. The water elemental man looked like he was yelling in horror, but he didn't hear any sound. The other dark elemental man was drowsy and almost fell to the ground as he walked.
Chen Rui was secretly startled, his Analytic Eyes did not show any abnormal traces of the enemy, and immediately flew towards Diu Diu cautiously. However, no matter how he flies, he always keeps a fixed distance from Diudiu who is close at hand, as if the amoeba is the center of a circle, and no matter how hard he exerts himself, he can only circle around the center of the circle.
"It was discovered that the unknown spiritual force has invaded, is it transformed into spiritual energy?" A warning came from the super system, and Chen Rui suddenly woke up. Thinking of what happened in the fortress of the ancient alchemy civilization, he blurted out: "Illusion?"
Chen Rui's mental power has reached the S+ level of the peak devil emperor, but he is not at all alert to this illusion. Even after the super system absorbs the invading spiritual power into aura, the scene in front of him still remains unchanged.
This is the first time he has seen such a powerful illusion, is it a real illusion, or... the power of the realm
With a thought, the God-eating mask appeared on the face, and immediately activated the "God-eating" skill. In an instant, the mouth of the mask opened like a long whale sucking water, swallowing up all the nearby mist.
This is exactly the ability of the God Devouring Mask - devouring all spiritual power, magic power and soul attack.
Sure enough, after the fog disappeared, the forest seemed to have returned to its original state. This time, Chen Rui didn't "circle" with Diudiu again, and grabbed the amoeba with his hand.
"Bold servant! How dare you interrupt Uncle Diudiu's meal!"
Uncle Amoeba, who was still immersed in a wonderful illusion, frowned and was about to scold his servant when he was hit hard on the head. When he regained consciousness, he realized that it was the master, and quickly said flatteringly: "Master, I The enemy's logistics warehouse was discovered, and in order to effectively attack the enemy, my uncle... er, no! Your humblest servant did not hesitate to eat up all their food at the risk of being exploded!"
It seems that the amoeba has not fully woke up from the dream of "going deep into the enemy's rear" to steal food, but Chen Rui didn't have time to explain too much, and the two elemental men also returned to normal. Perhaps because of the God-eating mask, no similar illusions were encountered along the way, and the group quickly retreated from the woods to the shallows.
As soon as she came to the shoal, she saw Strina leading the Naga in a defensive formation, surrounded by several tents where they were stationed.
"Captain! You are finally back! Are you alright?" Strina was overjoyed by Chen Rui's arrival.
"I encountered some problems, but they have been resolved," Chen Rui frowned slightly: "Streina, is there something happening here?"
Stirina nodded solemnly: "After we settled down, we arranged for a Naga and a water elementalist to patrol the vicinity, but they didn't return for a long time. When I took people to look for it, I found it on the beach on the other side. Their corpses. Their deaths are very strange, there are no traces of fighting around, and there are no wounds on their bodies... Captain, come and see!"
Chen Rui followed Streina to the open space beside him, and the two corpses were indeed in strange postures as Streina said. A fellow water elementalist, Lantera, stepped forward to look at the corpses of the clansmen, showing a strange expression: "Master Agulie, judging from Randyla's death, it seems that he was burned to death by the power of flames, it should be I met an enemy who is proficient in the power of the fire element, and the strange thing is that there are no traces of flame burns on his body."
Chen Rui looked suspiciously at the partially thawed corpse of the water elemental man. Twenty-four hours after his death, the water elemental man would automatically evaporate and disappear. Naga's body on the other side did not have such a change. Naga's expression on the verge of death was terrified, and the snake's body curled up in a ball, as if it had been frozen to death. Similarly, no real frostbite was found on her body.
"Adeline said that she faintly sensed a dangerous and special force watching us, so I asked the Naga to be on alert to fight at any time."
Chen Rui frowned tightly, revealing a thoughtful look - burning? frozen? Enemies with powerful magical powers? But there are no scars on the surface of the skin. Could it be that the fire or ice "burned" from the heart
He suddenly thought of a report he had read in his previous life, which was about brain consciousness and hallucinations. A man was mistakenly locked in a freezer for storing frozen food, and his body was found the next day. Frozen to death, but the strange thing is that the cold storage did not cool down that day, which is a relatively normal temperature, which is not enough to kill.
Scientists have found through research that the man should think that he is in a sub-zero low temperature and will definitely freeze to death. As a result, this subjective consciousness produces increasingly cold hallucinations, which leads to the cessation of brain activity and eventually real death.
Thinking of the powerful hallucinations he encountered in the woods before, Chen Rui finally understood, it must be like this! The "power" that Adeline mentioned must have the superpower of manipulating illusions and souls, and can use illusions to cause souls to die. The water elementals were "burned to death", and the Naga was "frozen to death", and no wounds could be seen on the surface, which is the reason.
No wonder the octopus emperor Akapi said "firm belief", which is aimed at the guy who controls the illusion. Only by using strong spiritual power to overcome the illusion can he get out of danger.
Although the power of the God-eating mask is very targeted, it can be used once in the jungle, and it will take seven days to use it next time, and the opponent's trace is so mysterious that even the analytical eye can't detect it (the most likely is remote control , beyond the sensing range of the Analytical Eye), at present, they can only take precautions carefully, wait until they meet with the Dark Element King, and then try to deal with or get rid of this enemy.
A ring appeared on Chen Rui's finger, which was the first "gift" Shia gave him that year. The secret treasure of the Lucifer family, "The Will of Darkness", can resist various spiritual intrusions to a certain extent. A random teleportation skill can also be issued once a day. At the beginning, this ring saved Chen Rui's life several times. As his strength grew, the ring's role became less and less, and it was more of a precious souvenir. Wearing this ring now, it seems that he saw that scene again. The tenderness contained in the pair of cold purple eyes can't help giving birth to a warm feeling.
In addition to the will of darkness, the God Eater Mask can be immune to all soul manipulations. When the two are used together, coupled with the super system, Chen Rui himself is not afraid, but Streina and the crew are very dangerous, and they don't know that the other party is hallucinating. There are other attack abilities, so it must not be taken lightly.
Chen Rui expressed his conjecture: "The enemy has the terrifying ability to manipulate the soul and mind. We are currently passive and can only take precautions when we cannot take the initiative to attack. It will be dark soon, and the situation is likely to be even worse Lantera, you are in charge of burying the corpses, Strina, you distribute the food, and then arrange the night guards. The two of us will lead the team, I will be in the first half of the night, and you will be in the second half of the night. I will go to the camp to set up protection Magic circle, I hope you can safely pass the test of the night."
The water elementalist and the Naga female warrior all showed solemn expressions and nodded seriously.