Chapter 289

It was likely that the troop types under the command of Pan Feng, Liu Bei, and the Changshan Juncheng Deng Song were even weaker in morale.

Carrying this suspicion, Su Li hurried to check the other camps.

Sure enough.

The troop type NPCs he encountered were all listless and appeared weak.

Yet the fact was that nothing unexpected had happened last night.

Even if they were panicked by the 'ghost wall' incident they encountered yesterday, leading to a poor night's sleep, they shouldn't have been this frail.

"This is bad, Brother Su."

At this moment, a hurried figure arrived from afar.

Su Li turned his head to look; it was Liu Bei, who had rushed over with Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"You have also discovered that the soldiers' condition is not right, haven't you?"

Before the three of them could speak as they approached, Su Li spoke first.

Liu Bei nodded heavily: "That's right, Brother Su. We woke up early this morning and discovered that the local volunteers who followed us all seemed to have suffered a severe depletion of stamina."

Speaking to this point, Liu Bei's brows furrowed tightly: "It's not just them; even we three brothers feel physically exhausted, as if the sleep we got last night had no effect."

"That's right! Brother Su!"

"I usually have the habit of drinking early in the morning."

"Today, I don't know why, but I don't even want to drink; I just want to sleep. It's truly strange."

Zhang Fei also scratched his head and chimed in.

Seeing Guan Yu did not speak, but his expression was equally solemn.

"I have the same feeling as you all."

Su Li nodded toward the three of them, his gaze suddenly sharpening: "It seems the enemy's sorcery can not only trap us but also drain our stamina without us even realizing it."

"And we are unable to recover through rest."

The current situation was clearly just like that.

Only by thinking this way could one explain the condition appearing in everyone.

However...

Even if they understood, the few of them could only stare at each other, having absolutely no idea what to do.

"Let us go find Mr. Ju and see if he has any solution."

After Su Li said this, he took Zhao Yu and walked toward the camp where Ju Shou was located.

The three of Liu, Guan, and Zhang naturally followed as well.

Once they arrived, Su Li discovered that Pan Feng and the Changshan Juncheng Deng Song had also come to Ju Shou.

Clearly, they had all discovered the anomalies within the army.

The group gathered together, wanting to hear what Ju Shou had to say.

But the result...

Ju Shou's expression sank as he delivered some bad news: "According to my understanding, the Star-Host Earth-Fiend Art merely utilizes astrology to alter the terrain and trap us."

"Such sorcery cannot affect our own stamina."

"And there is no sorcery that can directly affect the enemy's body from a distance."

Speaking to this point, Ju Shou paused for a moment, then his expression became extremely solemn: "Therefore, I suspect it must be that Zhang Jiao has utilized the power of the Earth Scroll of the Taiping Essential Arts to exert an influence upon us."

"If that is truly the case, I have no good solution."

"We can only try our best to break the Star-Host Earth-Fiend Art before our stamina is completely exhausted."

"Once the sorcery is broken, the effects contained within will naturally disappear."

Su Li and the others were not satisfied with this answer.

Ju Shou could be said to be their lifeline right now.

If even Ju Shou had no solution and they could only try to break the Star-Host Earth-Fiend Art before their stamina ran out...

Wouldn't that mean they would have to resign themselves to fate?

Once they were unable to break it, wouldn't everyone just die from exhaustion?

But there was no help for their dissatisfaction.

With the lackluster intelligence stats of these people, they couldn't help at all.

They could only return to their respective homes, act like salted fish, lie still, and try to conserve stamina.

Returning to the camp.

A look of worry appeared on Su Li's face; the current situation could be said to have reached a precarious point.

He could feel his stamina slipping away at every moment.

Once this state continued for too long.

Even if Ju Shou broke the Star-Host Earth-Fiend Art by then, they would likely have reached the point of total stamina depletion.

At that time, if the Huang Jin faction seized the opportunity to strike, the consequences could be imagined.

"Worldly affairs are unpredictable...!"

Sighing involuntarily, Su Li felt somewhat helpless in his heart.

Ever since he arrived in this world and obtained the 【Hundredfold Growth】 talent, he had been smooth sailing, never encountering any difficult hurdles.

And after the Crimson Blood Cavalry was formed, he had become even more inflated.

He felt that relying on his own strength and the Crimson Blood Cavalry, he could already roam everywhere.

As a result, the first main plot of this world taught Su Li what it meant to have people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens.

A single sorcery from the enemy left him completely helpless, forced to resign himself to fate.

This feeling of being at the mercy of others was very uncomfortable.

But there was no other way.

Su Li could only restrain his uncomfortable mindset and do things within his power.

For example, go and soothe the emotions of the Crimson Blood Cavalry.

Lest everyone's mindset collapse under these circumstances...

However.

Just as Su Li had Zhao Yu gather the Crimson Blood Cavalry, preparing to provide them with psychological support, a thin figure wearing a bamboo hat approached them without anyone noticing.

Accompanied by a voice that was difficult to distinguish as male or female.

"May I ask this Young Master, are you worrying about the predicament before you?"

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