Game Invasion: A new term for each level

Chapter 195 The Flood Washed Away the Dragon King Temple

As the rainbow faded, acrid smoke and dust lingered at the edge of the Thousand-Eyed Peacock Forest.

When Yang Hui carried the unconscious Yan Yiming with one hand and dragged the black scepter, which was still crackling with faint electric arcs, out of the forest mist, the four people guarding the exit had different expressions.

Duan Fan was the first to react. He subconsciously took half a step back, and the remaining monocle looked particularly comical on his face, which was distorted with fear.

He had thought that Yang Hui's strength was comparable to Luo Che's, but he never expected that Luo Che would die and Yang Hui would actually be able to lead his teammates to retreat.

"You...you're actually alive?" Duan Fan's voice was hoarse as his gaze fell on the scepter in Yang Hui's hand. He then remembered that he hadn't dared to continue speaking because the conjecture was too absurd.

Even with the Razer Scepter, it shouldn't have such a destructive effect, right?

Duan Fan asked in a low voice, "Elder Gu, was that the Thunder Scepter... or the Lion King?"

Old Gu didn't answer. He strode forward, not looking at Yan Yiming, but staring intently at Yang Hui, his breathing rapid: "You not only killed that peacock, but also caused such a huge commotion! What's your entry?! Where did you come from?!"

Zheng Chong held his twisted, severed arm, his eyes filled with awe and apprehension.

As the vanguard of the Northern Storms, he understood the levels of power better than anyone else.

That lightning bolt just now made someone like him, who was over level 30, feel a chill run down his spine.

"I am a full-time member of the Third Squad of the Administration Bureau. You can ask Captain Zhang Yi."

Yang Hui shut Old Master Gu down with a single sentence.

"Yang Hui... Luo Che, he..." Song Lin asked tremblingly.

"He attacked me first, and after I retaliated, he was strangled to death by the vines."

Song Lin's expression was the most complicated; Yang Hui's answer left her with no hope left.

Luo Che's screams still echoed in her ears, and the man in front of her, who had led his teammates back safely when everyone thought he was doomed.

In particular, he was able to rescue Zheng Chong without hesitation when Zheng Chong was in danger.

This disparity between absolute strength and character made her feel an unprecedented sense of despair and powerlessness.

Old Master Gu said, "Luo Che has only himself to blame; Miss Song, you don't need to take it to heart."

Song Lin closed her eyes and said, "I know, Elder Gu, I know..."

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Yan Yiming slowly woke up, and Yang Hui put a throat lozenge in his mouth to help him recover.

He looked around and knew he was out of danger: "This illusion was so real, it took me back to my childhood, something I had almost forgotten."

"The illusion of the Thousand-Eyed Peacock Forest is constructed based on the memories deep within your soul. Even if you have forgotten them yourself, the images you have truly experienced will still remain."

Yang Hui frowned. If that was the case, he couldn't recall the woman's appearance or name at all. He knew nothing about her. But the illusion of the Thousand-Eyed Peacock Forest was based on his real experiences. Did he know that woman?

Yan Yiming, unsuspecting, said, "Professor Gu, you are truly knowledgeable. I even attended your lectures when you came to Changyi College to give academic lectures before."

Old Master Gu glanced up and asked, "Are you a student in the special class at Changyi Academy? What's your teacher's name?"

Yang Hui interjected, "Call him Wang Di."

"Hmm? You're also a student at Changyi Academy?"

Yang Hui replied, "No, I just sparred with Teacher Wang Di in the combat training field before."

"You...you're the promising talent Wang Di was talking about!"

Old Gu was even more shocked. He said, "Wang Di was my prized student. Before I retired, he was the most outstanding among them. I recommended him to be a teacher in the special class at Changyi Academy. He called me a while ago, saying that he was defeated by a dozen or so people on the combat training field."

They defeated someone of that level, but refused to reveal their name.

"Huh!?" Yan Yiming was also a little dumbfounded. He hadn't expected there to be this connection.

Duan Fan looked back and forth. How could they possibly recognize each other?! It was like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple.

"This... why didn't you say so from the beginning!" Duan Fan patted his chest. He was afraid that he would betray them and be punished by Song Lin and Old Master Gu. But now it seems that everything is settled. We are all in this together!

Oh, except for the one who died in the woods.

Yan Yiming said speechlessly, "You came in all this way, what's the use of saying anything? That big oaf almost beat Yang Hui so badly he couldn't breathe."

Zheng Chong stuck his head out, stared wide-eyed, pointed at himself, and exclaimed with a big question mark above his head, "Me??? I was beaten so badly by Yang Hui that I couldn't breathe? Are you serious?"

"I have something I'd like to ask Professor Gu. Is it possible for the illusions in the Thousand-Eyed Peacock Forest to create people I don't know?" Yang Hui asked very seriously.

After pondering for a moment, Old Gu said, "According to my investigation of the Zoo game instance, there lives a kind of Illusory Heart-Bewitching Peacock. Its tail feathers rely on the environment to amplify its abilities, allowing people to enter different illusions. In order to ensure the illusions are real, these illusions are retrieved from everyone's subconscious. You may not even remember them yourself, but they must have actually happened before."

"The reason why the Northern Storm has some reputation in the North City is entirely due to Elder Gu's intelligence gathering on the game's dungeons. Without Elder Gu, we..."

"They can't go that far."

Song Lin slowly accepted reality. She had already made it clear that she wanted to cut ties with Luo Che, but she still had a sliver of kindness and couldn't bear to see Luo Che lose his life. But that was the reality, and she had no reason to blame Yang Hui.

Yang Hui did not recognize the woman in the illusion, and this was a memory from his previous life. Judging from their conversation, they seemed to know each other very well. If they did know each other, Yang Hui would certainly not forget her.

Zheng Chong, oblivious to the romantic undertones, asked, "Is the Lion King dead?"

"The Lion King isn't dead. It went deep into the forest and we don't know where it went..." Yang Hui's voice grew softer and softer.

Everyone turned their attention to him.

Yang Hui felt a low-frequency, slight tremor coming from the ground, and small pebbles were jumping rapidly on the ground.

Duan Fan was the first to react. He looked into the distance and said, "Look over there!"

"The thunder just now was so powerful it startled the entire zoo." Old Gu looked at the shadows in the distance with a grim expression.

Yang Hui's commotion was so great that the low-level mutated animals were instantly thrown into chaos.

A dense rustling sound came from the bushes in the distance, and countless pairs of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness. From the direction of the bird park, thousands of carrion crows let out a shrill cry and soared into the sky in a dark mass, turning into black clouds that blocked the moonlight.

Inside the steel cages, heavy impacts echoed as they huddled together, kicking up thick clouds of dust.

Duan Fan wiped the cold sweat from his face, looking at the horde of beasts swarming towards them in the distance, his voice trembling: "Brother Yang, we can't stay here any longer, those crazed beasts are about to surround us."

"Given the current situation, the area around the Lion King's lair is the only safe place. Even if those wild beasts are frightened, they won't dare to step into the Lion King's territory." Old Gu said very quickly, "If you two trust this old man, I will take you through a side path to the back gate of Golden Mane Valley, where we can use the items we obtained."

After thinking it over, Yang Hui nodded to Yan Yiming.

"Then I'll have to trouble Professor Gu."

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