Chapter 819: Stepping inside the city wall meant entering the imaginary space!

Immediately, she dialed the satellite phone. When Yang Lu received the call and heard the specific situation, she didn't look at Young Master Zhao with immediate fury.

Instead, she felt a sense of relief in her heart; as long as these things were fake, it was fine!

Yang Lu didn't want any accidents to happen to the members of the Second Archaeological Team because of her decisions.

Moreover, in her view earlier, this didn't make logical sense either; even if hallucinations occurred, even if there was such an influence.

That was still in the outermost periphery of the Ancient City of Jingjue, neither too close nor too far. If the range that this Corpse-Fragrant Konjac could influence had reached that extent.

Then, since they were here now, all the circumstances might truly be fake, just as Wang Pangzi had said.

Hanging up the phone, Yang Lu first gave everyone a sense of reassurance, telling them that there was nothing wrong with the Second Archaeological Team.

The only one missing was Young Master Zhao!

And at this moment, Wang Pangzi couldn't hold back anymore; he swung his military shovel down and smashed it directly onto Young Master Zhao's back.

Even Hu Bayi didn't stop him this time.

"Stop hitting him," Yang Lu said in a clear voice.

Although Wang Pangzi stopped, he still said: "Team Leader Yang, please don't protect him anymore; this kind of person doesn't deserve to join our Second Archaeological Team."

Yang Lu shook her head and said: "Don't you find it strange? We've been walking for half an hour; no matter how fast his pace is, how could he have caught up in ten minutes?"

Hearing this, Wang Pangzi said without hesitation: "He must have lied again; he probably followed us the moment we left."

Yang Lu shook her head again and said: "The authorities have already told me that he did indeed leave ten minutes ago, and when he left, his reaction was similar to Professor Sun's earlier—he ran here like a madman."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

And Young Master Zhao was indeed full of grievances; he suddenly extended three fingers toward everyone and said with a trembling voice: "I really didn't lie this time, I swear! I really saw that scene; everyone was dead. Look at the blood on me."

And at this moment, Yang Lu leaned down; those bloodstains were indeed not fake.

But they were a bit darker than normal human blood. She suddenly thought of the black snakes from before and immediately said: "This isn't human blood; this is the blood of those snakes. It seems you encountered those poisonous snakes too. How did you get here?"

Young Master Zhao subconsciously pulled out his dagger, which was also stained with that black blood.

Wang Pangzi was stunned when he saw the bloodstains on the dagger.

He subconsciously said: "You killed those black snakes? How is that possible?"

If he had truly realized the real things he had experienced, Young Master Zhao would be patting his chest and bragging right now.

He would be proving himself fully in front of Wang Pangzi, but that was not the case at all.

Even Young Master Zhao didn't understand what had happened; he just kept running, and his memories along the way, aside from seeing those people fighting, were all blurry.

Yang Lu took a deep breath. She didn't ask Young Master Zhao anything else, but instead looked behind them; the place they had come from was vaguely visible before their eyes.

At this moment, she suddenly thought of what Zhang Lin had said before and slowly uttered four words.

"Imaginary space!"

And after hearing these four words, everyone looked at Yang Lu in astonishment.

Wang Pangzi swallowed a mouthful of saliva; for some reason, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He had already tried to understand the previous imaginary space in his own way.

And Hu Bayi had also used a crude way of explaining it, giving him a rough understanding.

But right now, Yang Lu's words overturned all of Wang Pangzi's previous understanding.

This was also what Zhang Lin truly wanted to say!

Zhang Lin had said before that the imaginary space is a place that both exists and does not exist.

If one forced an understanding that the imaginary space was just a form of existence, then that would be completely wrong.

Whether based on the magnetic field or the changes in space itself, it should serve as a reminder to everyone.

The moment they entered the Ancient City of Jingjue, or rather, the moment they stepped into that mountain gate, they had already entered the trap of the imaginary space set up by the Queen of Jingjue.

Everything was layered and progressive, just as the three parts of the fifth mural seen earlier told everyone.

Each part represented a different imaginary space!

And it was within the imaginary space that the Ancient City of Jingjue existed!

Hu Bayi thought seriously for a moment and then said: "Team Leader Yang, do you mean that because of the changes in the imaginary space, it led to Young Master Zhao's mental imbalance, or that arriving here in ten minutes was also for this reason?"

Hearing this, Yang Lu nodded without hesitation and gave Hu Bayi an approving look.

"That's right, that's exactly what I think. The key lies in the concept Zhang Lin conveyed to us earlier; there is no other way to explain it now."

"If the hallucinations were caused solely by the Corpse-Fragrant Konjac, it would absolutely not have allowed Young Master Zhao to exhibit such superhuman physical strength."

Wang Pangzi scratched his head at this moment, his eyes full of confusion, and the next moment he couldn't help but ask: "But why didn't we have any reaction when we came? If we really passed through some space, we should have been affected to some extent."

Yang Lu took a deep breath and said slowly: "Regarding this matter, I can't guess the answer right now. But analyzing it according to the specific situation, it's possible that this kind of space isn't just what we understood at the beginning."

"It could be the contrast caused by light, or some kind of mirage phenomenon, or it could be the effect of the magnetic field. Since the space itself is changing and even the lenses can't capture it, then the place we are in now must be a link within the imaginary space."

This last sentence was what Yang Lu wanted to express.

She also wanted the others to understand that in the current situation, there was only a path forward, no path to turn back.

If they chose to retreat, it might be even more dangerous!

Young Master Zhao came from this way, but that does not mean he can return by the same path.

And with Young Master Zhao having such a reaction, it confirmed one point even more: the situation with Professor Sun earlier was indeed not in accordance with common sense!

Now, the scenario Yang Lu was most worried about was the others in the Second Archaeological Team.

Professor Sun would have such a reaction, and Young Master Zhao would too!

Then the other people would very likely also become crazy. What Young Master Zhao said just now about everyone slaughtering each other was fake, but as the situation intensified, it was very likely that this would become a real occurrence.

Thinking of this, Yang Lu hurriedly contacted the authorities and asked them to issue a notice: the Second Archaeological Team must retreat immediately!

……. ===== CHAPTER 820 =====