Chapter 832: Destination

Lu Mian had originally felt that Te Wanake, who could borrow a bit of power from "0-01," should be more dangerous than Albus and Zhu Li. And now, this area filled with thunder was so suitable for the other party to exert their power:

Regardless of whether Te Wanake could only turn the weather into a similar state, and regardless of whether he could compare to Zhu Li and Céleste, who could become vessels for descent, he was enough to rival a true demigod in the thunder forest.

"Albus and I together would be hung up and beaten by a thunder storm..." Lu Mian's first reaction was to quickly exit this area and look for another path to reach where "0-01" was. By then, even if Te Wanake chased after them, he wouldn't be so terrifying that he couldn't be confronted once he left his best environment.

Between thoughts, Lu Mian recalled the nightmares he had had again.

He remembered that behind the thunder forest was the mountain piled with corpses and skeletons, and the top of the mountain was suspected to be where "0-01" was inserted!

In other words, this was the only way to enter the core area of the seal, and there was no way to bypass it!

Although the book "Examples of Underground Mausoleum Construction" didn't clearly mark this point, it had hinted at it.

"Or, pretend to retreat and lure Te Wanake out to avoid fighting him in the thunder forest...

"Wait a minute..."

Lu Mian suddenly had a bold idea.

Since the previous dangers had treated him as the same kind, would Te Wanake, who was a puppet of "0-01," make a similar judgment?

Te Wanake couldn't be viewed as a human with complete wisdom; he was more like a combat puppet with self-awareness.

Such a target had a high possibility of being deceived!

"When I first arrived in Morora, the '0-01' pollution on me was still very little, and a bunch of messy things were there, so it was normal to provoke Te Wanake's hostile consciousness. But now, I have studied for a long time, and the pollution is gradually approaching the critical point.

"I can try it.

"If it doesn't work, I'll activate my shadow to withstand the lightning attack and seize the opportunity to 'teleport' outside, so I won't fight Te Wanake in the thunder forest..."

Lu Mian quickly made a decision and took steps forward.

During this process, he recalled the nightmares he had had since entering Morora, listened to the knowledge recounted by the brass earplugs that had returned to normal, made himself and the pollution more in sync, and thought aimlessly about problems that were either important or had no specific meaning, to help his mental state relax a little and make his body less tense.

That might let Te Wanake see the abnormality!

"Why did I arrive directly at the thunder forest?

"According to the nightmare, shouldn't there be a burning palace and a waterfall-like heavy rain ahead?

"Are they on another route?

"..."

Lu Mian endured the increasingly strong tingling sensation and counted the distance he had traveled.

"Three or four more steps and I'll run into Te Wanake..."

Lu Mian had just flashed this thought when he heard a slow but long breathing sound coming from a few meters away, covered by the rolling thunder.

Lu Mian's back tightened involuntarily again, and his right palm inserted into the "Traveler's Bag," ready to pull out the headless corpse of the "Abscessed Hand" at any time.

—After the previous wriggling and approaching, they had combined together, but they were temporarily unable to break through the seal of the "Traveler's Bag" and reunite with his head.

Following the approach to Te Wanake, Lu Mian, who couldn't see what expression the other party had at all, subconsciously wanted to hold his breath.

He quickly adjusted and forced himself to remain normal.

The next second, he felt a gaze cast toward him, causing a layer of not-so-obvious fine goosebumps to rise on the skin of his face.

That was the gaze from Te Wanake.

At this moment, Lu Mian really hoped he was a "Hypnotist," but he could only constantly tell himself in his heart, "I am an experimental subject, I am an experimental subject..."

He maintained the posture of walking straight at a moderate pace like those experimental subjects in black robes.

"Two steps... one step..." Lu Mian tried hard to empty his head.

He walked past the imaginary Te Wanake.

"One step... two steps... three steps..." Lu Mian didn't dare to relax, feeling that dense cold sweat had oozed out on his back.

Outside the thunder forest, Albus Medici, using the eyes of a guard puppet, watched intently as Lu Mian, holding the carbide lamp and the tattered head, walked step by step toward Te Wanake, who had unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt.

He saw Te Wanake's gaze fall on Lu Mian, follow him for seven or eight seconds, and then slowly move away. He saw Lu Mian pass this most dangerous person in Morora and walk toward the end of the thunder forest.

"This..." Albus first narrowed his eyes and then laughed, "So he relied on this method to pass through the previous dangerous areas. No wonder he studied and learned every time he had nothing to do these past few weeks... Once we reach the destination, I must guard against him using this point..."

Lu Mian walked for a while, feeling the tingling sensation on his body surface begin to recede, and the sound emitted by the brass earplugs also produced a very faint echo after leaking out.

This allowed Lu Mian to immediately judge that he had left the thunder forest and entered a corridor that wasn't wide enough.

"After walking through this corridor, I should arrive around the mountain of corpses...

"I have to wait, wait for Albus to catch up. Otherwise, am I going to collide with Zhu Li and the others by myself?

"Hehe, I wonder what method Albus can use to cross Te Wanake's obstruction..."

Lu Mian stopped walking and listened to the movement in the direction of the thunder forest.

Tap, tap, tap, he heard slow but long footsteps.

"Why did you stop?" Te Wanake's voice with extreme sharpness rang in Lu Mian's ear.

A chill ran from Lu Mian's tailbone straight to the back of his head, making him almost pull out the headless corpse of the "Abscessed Hand."

He wanted to "explain" stiffly, but after his thoughts raced, he chose to remain silent and began to walk forward silently.

In the feeling that the air was almost solidified, Lu Mian heard the tap-tap-tap footsteps pass him and walk toward the end of the corridor.

Phew... he exhaled quietly.

He didn't stop again, but slowed his pace, moving like a snail crawling.

Soon, he felt like he was being watched by countless eyes again.

Seeing Te Wanake rush toward the place where "0-01" was placed, Albus Medici laughed at Lu Mian for taking risks in vain while calmly passing through that thunder forest.

Relying on the combat puppets in the corridor, Albus saw that the walls on both sides were made of square steel, and the metal surfaces were as smooth as mirrors.

At this time, distorted pale faces appeared in these "mirrors."

These faces belonged to the residents of Morora. They were silently gazing at Lu Mian, and occasionally someone would carefully reach out a palm from the metal surface and secretly grab at Lu Mian's body.

Lu Mian only slashed a ball of flame in this direction and didn't make any excessive offensive moves.

Seeing that pale palm shrink back into the steel wall, Albus made the combat puppet in front open its mouth:

"I saw that Te Wanake didn't even blindfold himself. Do you want to try it too?"

In the underground mausoleum, a puppet of Te Wanake's level doesn't need to blindfold himself, doesn't need to worry about being replaced by a "Mirror Person"? Theoretically speaking, I seem to be able to as well, after all, I'm about the same as him... Albus saw that I wasn't attacked by Te Wanake just now, and he had doubts and guesses about my state? Lu Mian calmly responded to Albus's words:

"I don't want to die yet."

He turned to ask:

"Do we want to wait here for a while, wait until Te Wanake and those two 'Demonesses' have fought to the end, and then go pick up the bargain?"

Te Wanake rushed to the mountain of corpses definitely to stop Zhu Li and Céleste from doing something to "0-01"!

Albus replied with a puppet:

"I didn't find those two 'Demonesses' ahead."

Zhu Li and Céleste haven't arrived yet? Are you two "Demonesses" lost? Obviously, you were the ones who entered the underground mausoleum first! Or, have you arrived but hidden yourselves, waiting for an opportunity? Lu Mian's thoughts were messy, and he restored his slowed pace to normal speed.

While walking, he smiled at Albus:

"You should have also discovered that Te Wanake won't attack me. In a moment, will you let me go in by myself, approach the target location without any obstruction, or will you go in with me, or, grab in front of me?"

Lu Mian was worried that Albus would bully him because he couldn't see, deliberately dragging behind for a distance, letting him enter the area around the mountain of corpses first to face possible accidents. Therefore, he pointed out his own abnormality in advance, making Albus have concerns and not dare to let him go.

The dangers that follow, of course, must be faced by two people together. Don't think about dragging behind and being the harvester who appears last to pick up the fruits of victory!

Albus's laughter sounded in front of Lu Mian's side:

"Since we have already reached a cooperation agreement, of course we will go in together."

"I admire you a little." Lu Mian replied hypocritically.

After walking another dozen steps, Lu Mian suddenly stopped. He felt that if he went any further, he would truly arrive at that mountain of corpses.

"Why don't you walk anymore?" Albus asked through a puppet guarding the entrance.

"Why did you stop too?" Lu Mian asked back.

"You still don't trust me." Albus sighed.

Lu Mian responded amusingly:

"Don't you?"

While speaking, he suddenly accelerated his pace, as if to shake off Albus and rush to the foot of the mountain of corpses first.

After a flash, he heard a "whoosh" sound, which was the sound of a flame spear piercing the air.

Lu Mian "heh" and completely left the corridor.

The next second, he felt a strong sense of danger.

That wasn't a premonition, but a "Hunter's" intuitive reaction to an attack that was about to slash at his head.

"Are you here to die too?"

Zhu Li's voice suddenly echoed in Lu Mian's ear, cold and indifferent.

Lu Mian quickly activated the black mark on his right shoulder and pulled his right hand out of the "Traveler's Bag."

That was holding a blue-black, swollen headless corpse!

…………

Trier, in the apartment rented by Franca and Jenna.

Jenna said to Franca:

"Your previous suggestion was really useful. I have already digested the 'Witch' potion. Sure enough, I have to lean toward mysterious dangers."

Franca was instantly overjoyed:

"Is it to adjust for two days before going to the sacrificial square in the underground catacombs to advance, or now?"

Jenna pursed her lips and said:

"My spiritual intuition tells me it's best to be now."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 833 =====