Chapter 150: Strategies (Guaranteed First Chapter)

Destroy it? Impossible.

Flee? But we don't even know if we can escape.

It still comes out in its true form at night to kill.

This is seriously fucked.

Fang Yue's expression turned grim.

"Divine Doctor An, do you have any way to help us shake off the Heavy Deception Flower?"

"Of course I do, but it's a bit of a gamble."

"How so?"

Fang Yue asked urgently, and Luo Xin also turned to look at Divine Doctor An.

"It's simple—we divide the group into several teams and travel in different directions."

"And then?"

"And then?" Divine Doctor An glanced at Fang Yue and said coolly, "Then it's luck—whoever the Heavy Deception Flower catches, that's their bad fortune. The Heavy Deception Flower can't split itself; though it can move, it's not that extraordinary. So most likely, one or two teams will die, and the rest will escape its pursuit."

Is this really the method?

Fang Yue was stunned, but Luo Xin had already spoken up.

"No! The wilderness is already dangerous—if we split up now, we'll be killed by other weirdities before the Heavy Deception Flower even catches us. And we have so many ordinary people in our group—how do we divide them into small teams? Even if we assign them to Guard Team members, with insufficient numbers, they'll be useless when facing weirdities."

"Then that's your problem. If you won't follow my method, do you want to drag everyone down with you? The wilderness is deadly. The stone workers should've had this awareness when they left Gu Yue Cun with the escort team."

"You—"

Luo Xin's face darkened. He could tell Divine Doctor An didn't care a bit about the lives of these people from Gu Yue Cun.

The two faced off, then slowly turned their gazes toward Fang Yue.

"Deputy Captain Ye, what's your opinion?"

"Yeye, if he refuses, you come with me. I'll take Miao Fa and others, break away from the group, and not wait here to die. With our pace, we'll move faster—they'll be the ones who die."

Divine Doctor An no longer hid his intent—he clearly meant to use human lives to delay the Heavy Deception Flower and secure his own safety.

Fang Yue frowned tightly and asked, "Divine Doctor An, you truly have no way at all to slow down the Heavy Deception Flower?"

"... There is one, but the effect is minimal. Like I said, our group is too large. If we were only ten or so, I could use my method to delay it—by outrunning it on foot and escaping the Heavy Deception Flower. But the escort team is far too numerous."

"What's the method?"

Seeing Fang Yue wouldn't give up, Divine Doctor An didn't hesitate—he pulled out a stack of long, stick-like objects resembling incense used for worship.

"This is my specially made incense—called Dispelling Weirdness Incense."

"Dispelling Weirdness Incense releases a kind of mist."

"This mist has a certain ability to repel weirdities and also obscures vision—it confuses the weirdities' perception visually, buying us some time to escape. If during that window we can get far enough from the Heavy Deception Flower that it can no longer sense us, we'll be safe."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the Heavy Deception Flower emerges from the ground—it still perceives through the five senses, just like ordinary weirdities. Though it has some tracking ability, it still needs to occasionally surface from the ground to confirm direction. That's why I told you all to watch the surroundings for signs of the Heavy Deception Flower's appearance."

"As long as we don't try tricks right in front of the Heavy Deception Flower, we can fool it."

"Also, the Heavy Deception Flower's movement has intervals—it must surface from the ground for a while before it can use its ground-shrinking ability to chase again. None of us have seen the Heavy Deception Flower yet, meaning it's still on the village path and hasn't caught up."

So that's how it is—there's still room to maneuver!

Having someone who knows the Heavy Deception Flower's data is incredibly helpful.

No wonder Lin Ling kept telling me before—when facing unknown weirdities, information is often more important than combat power. It really is.

A veteran leading the way greatly increases safety.

Seeing Fang Yue's mood grow excited and eager, Divine Doctor An quickly doused him with cold water.

"But don't get too happy—I only developed the Dispelling Weirdness Incense after barely surviving the Heavy Pressure Weirdness incident. That means I've never tested it on the Heavy Deception Flower. I can't guarantee its effectiveness—it might not work at all."

Fang Yue didn't mind.

"At least it's worth trying. After all, the Heavy Deception Flower only releases the Heavy Pressure Weirdness at night. If this doesn't work, we'll think of another plan."

It's still daytime—we still have room to experiment.

Divine Doctor An doesn't care about the escort team's lives, which is why he proposed such an extreme solution.

But from the information he provided, there's still room to maneuver—we're not there yet.

Of course, if it truly came down to a life-or-death moment, Fang Yue would not hesitate to abandon some to save himself.

As the three finished discussing, they were about to implement the plan when Fang Yue's peripheral vision caught something—he suddenly had a new idea.

"Wait! We might add another layer of protection for the Dispelling Weirdness Incense."

Divine Doctor An and Luo Xin froze.

"How so?"

"What's your new idea?"

Amid their puzzled expressions, Fang Yue smiled mysteriously and waved toward Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, who had just wiped away her tears and calmed down a bit.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu hurried over.

"Ye Ge, thank you for saving me and Tail..."

The two had barely escaped death and had been crying earlier; now that she'd regained her composure, Tail was still sobbing over her scratched, disfigured face, but Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu had noticed Fang Yue's signal and obediently ran over.

"If you're grateful, eat more—your stats are so low, how are you going to repay me?"

Fang Yue grumbled, then motioned for her to lean in. Soon after, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu nodded and ran off.

When she returned, she was accompanied by a large-headed dog and a handsome old man.

"Deputy Captain Ye called for me?"

"That's right."

Fang Yue briefly explained the situation and Divine Doctor An's plan to the Hunter.

"If what Deputy Captain Ye says is true, then combining Divine Doctor An's Dispelling Weirdness Incense with my 【Giant-Headed Blood Dog】—whose urine repels weirdities and confuses scent—should further delay the Heavy Deception Flower's pursuit."

Smell.

Sight.

If the Heavy Guise Flower truly perceives the outside world through the five senses, then once these two are scrambled, it would inevitably cause great trouble for its pursuit, greatly raising the survival rate of the group.

"What does Divine Doctor An think? Is this move feasible? Can your Scattering Guise Incense work together with the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】?"

This was just a half-baked idea that popped into Fang Yue's head; whether it would work still required asking a professional.

But Divine Doctor An shook his head slightly.

"I don't know. This is also my first time seeing a 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】; if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought it was just an ordinary big-headed dog."

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