Chapter 332: She’s Determined to Get It!
“Swish, swish—”
Within the sea of mist, continuous sounds of breaking through the air echoed, pushing aside the hazy purple mist.
Solemn knights clad in silver armor emerged one after another. The golden-haired youth at the forefront scanned his surroundings with sharp eyes and his eyes lit up.
“This is the place.”
After activating his Excitation Ring to enhance his vision, his field of view had not only expanded significantly but also granted him the ability to search for spirit materials.
Spirit materials appeared as glowing objects of various colors to him.
For instance, within the waterfall ahead, various colorful light clusters were piled up, all sealed within a treasure chest.
At the very bottom of the light clusters, a pure blue halo shaped like a key was particularly conspicuous.
It seemed that the treasure containing the Witch’s Key was within the cave. As Yuji Pao stopped, all the knights looked up.
A waterfall cascaded down from a high cliff, and within the waterfall, there appeared to be a dark cave.
This was a Water Curtain Cave.
However, entering the Water Curtain Cave was not easy, as the waterfall hanging from the cliff was composed of Calamity Force.
The concentration of Calamity Force was terrifying to an extreme; it was the most terrifying Calamity Force they had ever seen in their lives!
Waves of gray flow spread outwards, and the knights frowned and retreated, not daring to approach.
The level of Calamity Force was so high that merely getting close could cause them physical discomfort, dizziness, and disorientation, let alone touching it or risking their lives to pass through it.
Doing so would be no different from suicide.
Fortunately, the Black Moon Holy See had made preparations for such a situation.
The woman in the green dress stood with her hands behind her back, bare feet on a rock, her ethereal eyes calmly sweeping over the knights. “We’ll set up camp and rest first, replenish our strength, and wait for the main force to arrive.”
“Yes!” The knights responded respectfully in deep voices.
The knights dispersed, and Jiang Qiue turned to Yuji Pao. “Where is the main force?”
Yuji Pao was lost in thought, gazing at the elegant back of the woman in the green dress. When his teacher suddenly turned to ask him, he snapped back to attention, bowed, and saluted:
“According to our senses, the main force is on the eastern side of the island, and it will take about another day to reach here.”
One day? Jiang Qiue’s delicate brows furrowed. This time was a bit too long.
It had taken them a full five days to escape the Witch’s army and find this place, and now they had to wait another day for the main force to arrive.
The main force had individuals whose Spirit Robes and Spirit Artifacts could cooperate to forcefully break through the Calamity Force waterfall, but this would still require at least two days of preparation.
In total, they would have to wait another three days. This period was too long, making her uneasy.
“Are there any traces of the Burning Heaven Evil Disciples?” she asked again.
Yuji Pao shook his head helplessly. “Teacher, those lunatics from Burning Heaven are like mice; they’ve been able to hide for this past month. There have been no sightings since the great battle before.”
“However, I suspect that Burning Heaven’s mục đích is not only the Witch’s Key but also the large amount of Obsidian on the island. I estimate they’ve been collecting Obsidian these past few days.”
Jiang Qiue nodded lightly and, after a moment of contemplation, looked towards the direction of the purple mist and said in a deep voice:
“Although Burning Heaven might not find this place, we cannot let our guard down. Pao, issue an order to set up traps nearby and deploy a Calamity Force formation.”
The so-called Calamity Force formation used a Calamity Spirit Pearl as its core and specific Spirit Robes as a means of activation. It would release the vast Calamity Force within the Calamity Spirit Pearl, thereby creating a surrounding Calamity Force environment that could rapidly erode the human body.
Under normal circumstances, the Calamity Force formation would not activate. Only when someone entered the vicinity of the formation would the Calamity Spirit Pearl instantly release Calamity Force, forming a Calamity Force environment to launch sneak attacks or force enemies back.
This type of formation required Spirit Robes that needed several hours of spirit particle construction beforehand and the cooperation of at least ten Spirit Masters, making its operational difficulty very high and rarely used in actual combat.
However, with ample preparation time, it could be incredibly effective.
“Teacher Jiang, what should be the range of the deployment, one hundred meters?” Yuji Pao asked hesitantly.
“One thousand meters.”
Jiang Qiue stood barefoot on the smooth rock, her green dress swaying, her ethereal beautiful eyes narrowing. “And tell them to dispatch a few knights after the main force arrives to lure twenty Crying Witches here, and let those Crying Witches roam within this thousand-meter radius.”
Yuji Pao was stunned. This was something he hadn’t expected; they could actually use Crying Witches as a defense. The area within a radius of about five hundred meters around the Water Curtain Cave was not covered by purple mist, so the Crying Witches would not enter this area, making them absolutely safe here.
“Then if we lure seventy to eighty Crying Witches, wouldn’t that be even safer?” Yuji Pao’s eyes gleamed with cold killing intent.
Jiang Qiue shook her head and pointed her delicate hand towards the purple mist. “Pao, remember, no matter where you are, you must carefully observe your surroundings.”
Yuji Pao looked in the direction she pointed and was stunned. Then, he keenly noticed the abnormality of the purple mist.
The purple mist was moving towards the Water Curtain Cave, and its speed was very slow. If one didn’t pay attention, they wouldn’t notice it at all.
Yuji Pao frowned. “But looking at the speed at which this purple mist is moving, it will take at least several years to completely engulf this place.”
“Pao, how do you know this purple mist will always move at a constant speed?” Jiang Qiue frowned and shook her head, patiently teaching him. “Don’t always take things for granted.”
“Yes.” Yuji Pao nodded seriously.
He vaguely understood what his teacher meant. Twenty Crying Witches was indeed the optimal number, as Crying Witches were attracted to each other and liked to gather in groups.
If they actively lured seventy, it might unexpectedly attract more Crying Witches, and the numbers could easily get out of control.
And if the purple mist accelerated its movement to cover this area, entering the Witches’ attack range, then all of them would be doomed.
Luring twenty was the safest option.
“If the enemy forcefully enters the Calamity Force formation, the Crying Witches will be the second line of defense. Pao, you will personally set up a ‘Spatial Barrier’ later, as the third line of defense.”
The Spatial Barrier was also a B-grade Spirit Robe that required the cooperation of multiple people. It allowed a target to be forcibly teleported to marker B when they stepped on marker A, with a teleportation limit of five hundred meters.
By setting up the Spatial Barrier at the junction between the purple mist area and the safe zone, when the enemy rushed in, they would be forcibly teleported back five hundred meters, once again falling into the dual dangers of Calamity Force and the Witches.
This served as the third line of defense.
Jiang Qiue then meticulously instructed several more minor precautions and scattered details.
Listening to her, Yuji Pao frowned again. The amount of spirit materials required for this was too much; it was a waste.
“Teacher Jiang, aren’t we being a bit too cautious?” He deeply respected Jiang Qiue, but honestly, he felt his teacher was being overly worried.
“Pao, have you forgotten what teacher told you?”
“I haven’t forgotten.”
Yuji Pao repeatedly shook his head and said with a solemn voice, “When encountering matters, at least consider three steps ahead, and never underestimate the enemy’s strength!”
“Yes, go ahead,” the woman in the green dress nodded lightly and said no more, turning to look at the Water Curtain Cave.
The gray waterfall hung down, dripping onto the ground, the Calamity Flow splashing like crystal beads.
Yuji Pao frowned and pondered for a moment, firmly imprinting the woman in the green dress’s teachings in his mind. Caution, caution, more caution!
While contemplating, his gaze gradually became entranced and infatuated as he looked at the woman in the green dress, yet he did not dare to harbor any impure thoughts.
He knew his teacher had some aversion to men and would not accept his confession. If he dared to reveal even the slightest ill intention, the consequences would be unpredictable.
After taking a deep look at the woman in the green dress’s graceful back, Yuji Pao bowed, turned around, and left.
Jiang Qiue stared at the waterfall, lost in thought.
Five days ago, Yuji Pao had tossed those two Masked Men to the back of the team as stepping stones, and she hadn’t stopped him.
After all, preserving her own secrets was more important than understanding the Dragon Blood on the K-Masked Man.
Moreover, both the Q-Masked Man and the K-Masked Man possessed extremely eerie methods. It was better that they died.
The existence of these two mysterious individuals always made her uneasy.
As for the condition within her capabilities that she had previously promised the K-Masked Man?
Heh~ The dead are not in a position to make demands. The corners of her lips curved slightly, and she closed her beautiful eyes, resting.
All that remained was to wait for the main force to arrive. With multiple traps set, no one could stop her from obtaining the treasure in the Water Curtain Cave.
She was determined to get the Witch’s Key!
