626 Dream of Heiss City (1/2)

Zeuss was in a very complicated state after being saved by Lin Yun, and he didn't know what to say.

Lin Yun shook his head. He didn't need to think about it to know that Zeuss must have encountered the monster and had his mana drained.

He softly asked, ”What happened?”

Zeuss recounted the story with pain and regret.

”We were separated as soon as we fell on the Intrepid. I only found Rhet and Arthus, and I soon saw Falton. Falton taunted me and I lost all reason and started chasing him…”

As he said that, Lin Yun understood. When he met the Orachiss, Falton had put Zeuss in a very bad spot. They had ended up getting split up, yet instead of trying to reconcile, Falton had taunted him. It was understandable for Zeuss to burst out on the spot and start chasing Falton.

And as Lin Yun expected, that Falton was a fake and was luring Zeuss' group into a trap. Arthus' aura ended up being absorbed by that monster as he screamed miserably. Zeuss' mana also ended up being absorbed, and he almost died. And Rhett had been controlled by the monster.

Zeuss was barely conscious at that point. Even if he knew that this Rhett was fake, he couldn't do anything about it.

”I was the one that harmed Rhett and Arthus… Ah…”

Zeuss was agonizing and regretting what had happened. He had lost his mana and was now no different from an old man with a foot in his grave. His prestige as an Archmage had already disappeared, nothing was left.

Lin Yun let out a long sigh. He also wasn't in the mood to quarrel with Zeuss. Although that guy used to have a bad temper and Lin Yun didn't particularly like him, surviving in that state was worse than death...

”Xiuban, take Zeuss along with you.” Lin Yun instructed.

Xiuban looked unwilling to waste his power on that old man. He would rather swing his hammer around.

But Xiuban could only bear with it, so he roughly put Zeuss on his shoulder.

When Zeuss noticed that Lin Yun still planned on entering the passage, he was greatly alarmed. He promptly warned, ”Merlin, by all means, don't go. Flee! That monster is too frightening. Before I was dragged out, I even heard that the monster had infiltrated over half of the Intrepid and had a good grasp of the Intrepid's controls. Going down would just be throwing away your life!”

Lin Yun glanced at Zeuss and shook his head, not saying anything. The Book of Ten Thousand Mantras was something he absolutely couldn't give up.

Lin Yun walked at the forefront and cast a Runic Shield as well a Light spell, which lit the tip of the Draconic Staff.

The dark passage was about four to five meters tall, but the environment didn't change as they kept walking in. Everything was dark around them, and from time to time there would be a chilly wind blowing, echoing with whimpers and wails.

The walls looked like they had absorbed all the light, and the Light spell could only illuminate the area around them for ten meters. The front was always dark.

The sounds of the muffled footsteps made everyone feel nervous. And the further they went in, the thicker the evil, the resentment, and the death energy.

That anguished wailing was getting clearer and clearer.

Suddenly, a person dripping blood appeared in front of them. He had lost his skin and was covered in red flesh. He was looking over, extending his hand to grab at them.

Xiuban waved Carnage because he was startled, and the shadow disappeared.

Lin Yun frowned and cast Spirit Defense on everyone. This place was too strange.

With the addition of the Spirit Defenses, the whimpers became quieter. But then, another illusion appeared.

This time, Spirit Defense didn't have much of an effect, and the frightening illusion caught everyone in the surroundings.

Many dead people even appeared.

Warriors that had lost half of their heads, mages so twisted they didn't even look human, female corpses dragging their intestines on the floor...

More and more illusions appeared, and everyone seemed to be walking through this terrifying hallway. It looked as if the path was leading to Hell.

Xiuban was extremely pale, and his teeth were chattering. Although he knew this was fake, when he saw a zombie approaching him, he couldn't help swinging.

All kinds of terrifying things were crammed into the passage, and although they knew it was an illusion, they still felt scared as they moved onward.

Soon after, those miserable howls echoed in their minds like soul magic.

Zeuss, who had lost all his power, had already sunk into the illusion, and even Spirit Defense didn't have an effect. Xiuban had to knock him out to keep him quiet.