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Chapter 437: 196: Level 4_3
Chapter 437: 196: Level 4_3
Chapter 437: Chapter 196: Level 4_3
Wang Tao noticed Nie Siyan suddenly widen her eyes, as if she had seen something terrifying.
Without turning his head, Wang Tao threw a punch to his right.
Thwack!
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The other Nie Siyan’s head was blown off by Wang Tao’s punch.
Meanwhile, the Nie Siyan in Wang Tao’s arms was scared stiff; she had just witnessed “herself” get her head blown off!
Wang Tao adeptly collected the spoils of battle, then turned his attention to the surrounding environment.
Crash——
The space around them shattered like a mirror.
Only now did Wang Tao realize that they were not at the entrance of the Haochen Hotel, but at the entrance of the Danfeng Hotel instead!
It was indeed an illusion!
Wang Tao was somewhat familiar with this sensation of the illusion shattering; he had previously experienced it with the Black Mist Monster in Shuize County.
Wang Tao looked around once more.
Lying at the entrance of the hotel were the bodies of several zombie corpses!
Based on the positioning of these corpses, Wang Tao made some deductions.
“Zhu Han,” “Liao Xia,” and “Huang Wu” were all slim zombies, seemingly of the same type.
“Huang Heng” was a tall, slender zombie with long limbs. One hand was almost like that of a normal human, but the other was missing from the forearm down.
“No wonder it dropped a Bone Knife!”
Wang Tao remembered the knife he had just picked up; it must have been its other arm!
“Nie Siyan” was a somewhat plump zombie, looking quite ordinary with no striking physical features.
“Was this illusion created by this zombie? It doesn’t seem special, and it feels weak…”
Wang Tao frowned slightly, feeling that something was amiss.
After all, when he had battled the Black Mist Monster, despite its strength, the illusion it created hadn’t been as realistic as this one. Although the “Nie Siyan” zombie had somewhat eerie abilities, its overall power seemed weak. Even the previous Black Mist Monster was much stronger than it…
Suddenly, both Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue sensed something and looked up at the top floor of the Danfeng Hotel at the same time.
Through an open glass window, they saw a black shadow.
Wang Tao’s hairs stood on end instantly.
[HP: 100000/100000]
[Mana: 100000/100000]
[Grade: Level 4 – Lord]
[Internal Impurity: 60%]
[Awakening: ???]
“Shit! Retreat, now!”
He knew something was off! So the illusion wasn’t created by the “Nie Siyan” zombie, but by that big guy on the hotel rooftop!
A Level 4, Monster Lord!
Wang Tao wasn’t even sure if he could defeat a Level 3, Lord, yet here appeared a Level 4, Lord!
He had the feeling that “one more glance and he’d be dead”!
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No wonder Jiang Shixue couldn’t see through the illusion either, she was two levels below!
Boom!
Wang Tao immediately ran to the driver’s seat, slammed on the gas pedal, and drove everyone away himself.
In the car, Wang Tao stared intensely at the surrounding environment, fearing that some sort of ghost wall phenomenon might occur.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened on the way back to the arcade, and the monster didn’t follow them.
However, both Wang Tao and Nie Siyan were suffering from after-effects of the illusion—when Wang Tao saw the people in the arcade, he even had the delusion that they were zombies!
If he couldn’t see the green HP bars above their heads, he really couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t go on a killing spree against these people!
“What a terrifying illusion!”
Wang Tao quickly led the group upstairs.
He was able to discern the reality, but he was worried Nie Siyan might not be able to, and if she acted, that would be troublesome.
As for Xu Xiaojun and Jiang Shixue… they seemed to be completely unaffected!
Looking at “Mr. Single-minded” and “Little Ditz,” Wang Tao actually felt a bit envious.
Xu Xiaojun not having any after-effects was probably due to his “Stick to One’s Heart” hidden ability.
[Stick to One’s Heart: Not easily confused or misled by external things]
And Jiang Shixue… it must be because she’s genuinely simple-minded.
The more someone thinks, the more likely they are to be affected by these after-effects…
Once back upstairs, Wang Tao said to Nie Siyan seriously,
“Stay here and don’t go out for the next few days. Even if you see zombies or monsters or something, you mustn’t attack. Otherwise, before you attack, I will take you out first! As for recruiting people and buying Crystal Cores, let’s put that on hold as well. First, get yourself back in the right state of mind.”
Hearing Wang Tao’s words, Nie Siyan nodded urgently.
“I understand!”
When she first returned to the arcade, she felt like everyone around her was Liao Xia, Huang Wu, and Huang Heng! If it weren’t for Wang Tao holding her back, she might have actually attacked…
This Level 4, Lord’s illusion was truly terrifying!
Wang Tao recalled the attributes of this fourth-order monster he had seen before, it had an additional attribute compared to other zombies or monsters—
[Awakening: ???]
“What does awakening mean? Is it the ability to ascend to Level 4? And why can’t I see the specific attributes… Could it be because my level is too low?”
Wang Tao was currently Level 2, and that indeed was low compared to Level 4…
Shaking his head, Wang Tao stopped pondering over it.
Wang Tao first asked Nie Siyan why she had disappeared; Nie Siyan mentioned she didn’t understand it herself, she was still feeling a bit dizzy and wasn’t able to explain it to Wang Tao.
So Wang Tao let her go rest and decided to talk about it later.
Then, Wang Tao took out the map of Zijing City, and at the location of the Danfeng Hotel, he re-marked it—Level 4, Lord, extremely dangerous!
Although he didn’t quite understand why the monster had not continued to attack them with the illusion, not knowing if there was any restriction, he did not plan to return. At least not until he reached Level 3. Otherwise, it would be like walking into the jaws of death…
By now it was evening, and Wang Tao gulped down several bottles of nutrient solution to replenish his energy before taking a bath.
Only when the fatigue and tension on his body slowly faded away did Wang Tao look towards the Space Backpack in the mirror.
This operation was actually more of a close call, mainly because the Level 4, Monster Lord did not personally fight.
It probably wasn’t aware that Wang Tao had Level 3 combat power, or maybe it was restricted by something. Otherwise, it’s hard to say how things might have turned out…
As for the gains from this operation, they were naturally quite substantial!
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