The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 343

Chapter 343
Chapter 343: Lures Into the Trap




Translator: Novel Saga Editor: Novel Saga

The young man raised his head to look at Shi Mu, and a look of hesitation peeped through his eyes .

"I don't have enough time to waste on you . You'll see the consequences yourself if you don't speak out now!" Shi Mu's face revealed a trace of impatience as he said .

"I'll speak… But, can you promise me that you'll let me go after that?" the young man clenched his teeth, and said .

"I have no interest in your life," Shi Mu replied .

The young man let out a sigh of relief when he heard his reply . He then said, "We had received a mission from our Sect… We were supposed to render assistance to a fleet of carriages . The images of you two were also there in the mission, and it was also mentioned that we might bump into you . . . "

His voice hadn't even faded when a yellow light flashed on the ground . Then, a large number of sharp and brown light-arrows drilled out of the ground, and pierced the young man .

Shi Mu was startled . He raised his hand, and several fireballs darted out to block those yellow light-arrows .

A loud rumbling sound rang out for a moment…

Those light-arrows started to shatter and disperse under the attack of those fireballs .

Shi Mu's response had been extremely fast . However, half of those arrows had still succeeded in penetrating the young man's body . This had happened because these light-arrows had appeared too suddenly and too close to that young man .

The young man screamed in response . Then, his body softly tumbled to the ground, and his pupils rolled back .

A golden light gushed into Shi Mu's eyes, and he whirled around at once . Then, he ran his gaze all around .

"Shi Tou… In the north…!" Cai was hovering in the air . His voice rang in Shi Mu's mind .

Shi Mu directed his gaze towards the north, and saw a grey silhouette nearly a thousand feet away from him . Suddenly, that silhouette jumped over a boulder, and swept into the distance in a swift manner .

"Where will you run?"

Shi Mu gave a low shout . Simultaneously, he turned his hand, and the blue shuttle emerged . It held up Shi Mu and Zhong Xiu, and dashed behind the grey figure like a rainbow .

That silhouette seemed to be that of a Star-ranked magician if one were judge from the waves of magic power that it was exuding . It was also hard to guess what kind of magic spell that person had cast to accelerate his speed to such an astonishing extent .

Furthermore, this person seemed quite familiar with the terrain of this valley . That's because he would especially look for either some narrow and remote roads or a path with plenty of obstacles . In addition, he would often jump, and abruptly change his direction . And, this would leave Shi Mu's flying spirit tool incapable of bringing its extraordinary speed into play .





However, Shi Mu still had Cai by his side . He was constantly hovering in the air, and providing Shi Mu with a panoramic view of the surrounding from above . Therefore, this person's tricks eventually ended in vain .

Shi Mu and Zhong Xiu got closer to that person in no time . In fact, there was hardly a hundred feet of distance between the two sides at the moment .

A cold look flashed through Shi Mu's eyes at this moment . He wielded his hand, and the golden sword light shot out . Then, it transformed into three sword-lights in a flash, and hacked towards the grey silhouette .

A layer of grey radiance flared up on the grey silhouette's entire body as he realized that he was about to be chopped down . Then, he cut his way through the sword-lights in a dangerous manner . It seemed for a moment as if he had turned into a group of fuzzy grey shadows as he evaded those sword-lights . After that, he again changed his direction, and flew into a small valley nearby .

Shi Mu let out a cold snort, and the radiance of the blue shuttle under his feet brightened . Then, it seemed as if it had turned into a blue shadow as it flew forward to follow that silhouette .

"Shi Tou, be careful . You can't enter!" Cai's voice resounded in Shi Mu's mind at this moment .

Shi Mu's complexion changed . He wanted to stop the shuttle, but he was already too late to do so . Then, something flashed before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery suddenly underwent a huge change . Suddenly, a layer of yellow light-screen baselessly emerged over their heads… as well as around their bodies . This light-screen then shrouded them from all sides . After that, the surrounding light-curtain released a faint pressure that fell upon those two .

"A magic array!" Shi Mu's complexion changed . He waved his hand to receive the blue shuttle . Then, he landed on the ground with Zhong Xiu .

The yellow light-screen looked very thick . Also, there was a thick layer of yellow mist inside the light-curtain . It was so thick that the situation beyond the light-curtain wasn't clearly visible to them .

However, Shi Mu didn't even need to see outside since Cai was outside the magic array . Therefore, Shi Mu was able to see the situation outside the array through Cai's field of vision .

Shi Mu immediately made Cai move far away from the valley so that the opposite party wouldn't be able to catch him . After all, Cai hardly possessed any fighting skills .

The grey-robed man outside the magic array brandished both of his hands, and shot out a streak of yellow light . That light dashed, and submerged into the magic array .

Meanwhile, it couldn't be said when five more disciples of the Dark Moon Cult had appeared around the magic array . They held jade tokens, magic flags, and other things in their hands . And, all of them were reading the same incantation in a loud voice .

The brown magic array got activated as these people cast spells . Then, it condensed into a huge egg-shaped light-screen, and enveloped Shi Mu and Zhong Xiu in it .

A spurt of golden gleam gushed in Shi Mu's eyes, and he swept his eyes over the surroundings . He got a panoramic view of the magic array in this way . He saw that several tiny magic characters had emerged in the magic array, and had started to move on its surface .

Shi Mu had a limited understanding of the magic array . However, he had gained a very profound understanding of the magic charms whilst browsing through them . After all, a magic array was nothing but engraving complex and complicated magic spells on the ground . So, both of them had precisely the same foundation .

According to his observation… this array should simply be an Earth-attribute trapping magic formula . It was sturdy, but it didn't command any attacking characteristics . Therefore, Shi Mu felt confident that he could get rid of this array if only he spent some time .

Wait a moment… Take some time . . .





Suddenly, a glimmer of understanding flashed through Shi Mu's mind, and he realized these people's goal .

Zhong Xiu's voice resounded at this moment, "Big Brother Shi, this magic array is purely a trapping and restricting magic formula . It doesn't have the ability to kill or injure people . "

"Yes, these people's actual goal isn't to ambush and kill us . That grey-robed person from a moment before must've deliberately led us here so that he could trap us with the help of this array . " Shi Mu said .

"In other words, the Floating Cloud Carriages should be nearby . I think these people are trying to buy some time for the fleet . After all, things will become very troublesome once the fleet enters the Hidden Wind Valley," Zhong Xiu's complexion slightly changed when she heard Shi Mu's conjecture . And, she immediately grasped the crux of the whole story .

"Let's try to break this array as soon as possible… We might still be able to catch up with them in time!" Shi Mu said in a lowered voice . Then, he extended his hand, and pulled out the black blade that hung on his back .

Zhong Xiu gave him a nod . Then, she also waved her hand, and drew out the white jade harp .

A dazzling black light gleamed on Shi Mu's chest, and he underwent the totem transformation in an instant . After that, he grasped the blade with both of his hands . Simultaneously, he stimulated his Real Qi, and poured it into the blade with full force .

However, Shi Mu's facial expression changed the next moment .

His Real Qi had clearly gushed into the black blade . But, the blade hadn't shown the special reaction that it had exhibited before . In fact, it hadn't even revealed the sparkling and translucent blade-light .

Shi Mu was dumbfounded in the face of this situation . There was a somewhat awkward expression on his face . He had wanted to spur the black blade's special ability like when he had killed that corpse . But, he wasn't able to .

On the other hand, Zhong Xiu had already begun to play the harp . Water-like blue ripples had started to emerge in the air as the crisp sound of harp resounded . They again changed into blue long-spear, and dashed towards the yellow light-curtain .

Then, a regiment of bright yellow and blue light started to emerge on the surface of the array . Simultaneously, the light curtain started to vibrate by the impact of this bombardment .

"Put more strength, and trap them firmly!" the gray-robed man outside the light-curtain shouted as he saw an unusual change in the magic array .

Then, a miraculous light flashed behind his head, and four shadows of a star-like lights emerged . The movement of his hands sped up as a result . Simultaneously, two shadows of starlight emerged one after another behind the heads of the surrounding people .

The magic array stabilized under the joint action of the six Star-ranked magicians .

As for Shi Mu… he tried a number of times, but his black blade still didn't show any special response . He couldn't help but pucker up his brows as a result .

"Could it be that the previous success was nothing but a coincidence?"

This kind of thought started to whirl in Shi Mu's mind . However, he immediately suppressed the feeling of anxiousness and impatience that had just sprouted in his heart; he knew that he couldn't cling to this matter for the time being .

He then took a decision on the spot, and gave a loud shout . Simultaneously, he wielded his black blade, and the blade turned into a black blade-light . He then hacked it towards the yellow light-curtain .





The yellow light-curtain revealed a violent tremor as an expansive yellow light was hacked down on it . Then, the yellow light turned into a yellow mist, and drifted away .

Shi Mu then started to shuttle back and forth in the light curtain; it seemed as if he had turned into a black silhouette while he was scuttling in the light curtain . Simultaneously, a series of electric currents and thunderbolts started to attack the magic array in a fierce manner . Shi Mu also continued to wave his hand, and shot out fireballs continually .

Zhong Xiu saw Shi Mu's action, and the torrent of attacks she was launching immediately sped up . The blue ripples started to condense into long spears and daggers . They then plummeted down on the light-curtain . Meanwhile, she also continued to wave her hand in order to project ice cones every-now-and-then .

Both of them were the practitioners of both martial arts and magic arts . And, their remarkable attainments in their respective fields couldn't be underestimated either .

Shi Mu's strength had reached the Earth-rank after having undergone the beast transformation, while Zhong Xiu was already a Moon-ranked magician . Therefore, their collaborated attacks adversely affected the radiance of the light-curtain, and the light-curtain started to flicker in a crazy manner . Simultaneously, the thickness of the light-curtain started to recede as well .

In fact, the light-curtain became very thin in no time .

"We can't let them break through the magic array!"

The grey-robed man shouted at top of his voice as he saw that the light-curtain was unable to withstand the attacks . After that, he roared wildly, and one of the star-lights behind his head exuded a dazzling light . That starlight then ruptured with a loud sound .

The other five people complied in unison . Then, they also stimulated the star-lights behind their heads, and made them rupture .

The waves of magic power that these people were emanating rose by a big margin as soon as a wisp of grey mist seeped into their bodies . Then, their hands moved like wheels, and projected beams of light .

The yellow light-curtain again lit up brightly in response . Then, wisps of yellow light started to emerge on the surface of the light-curtain in an unceasing manner . These wisps of light then started to cover the place where the light curtain had been damaged . This gradually strengthened the magic array once again .

Shi Mu's complexion turned unsightly as he saw this scene .

The magic array had been brought to the verge of falling apart a moment ago . But then, a strange change had taken place at this crucial time . And, this had made it even more difficult for them to break through the array in a short span of time .

Moreover, eighty-percent of the Floating Cloud Carriages had already entered the Quiet Wind Valley by now due to this prolonged delay .

Shi Mu was so annoyed that a fervent current surged up in his body, and started to rush forth from his lower abdominal area . Shi Mu then gave a low-pitched shout, and flipped the black blade in his hand . Then, he made a horizontal cut towards the light-curtain .

A faint layer of sparkling and translucent blade-light flared up on the surface of the black blade the moment .

Ka-cha! The sharp edge of the black blade left a deep cut into the light-curtain with a snapping sound .

This scene left Shi Mu stunned for a moment . Then, his face got smeared with an ecstatic look . He forthwith stimulated the movement of the Real Qi in his body, and poured it into his black blade .

The sparkling and translucent blade-light on the black blade rose sharply, and became over two feet in size as the Real Qi gushed into it .

He then held the blade with both of his hands, and exerted force with his wrists to twist it .

A muffled "Ka" sound was heard, and a deep mark was slashed on the surface of the light-curtain .

The sturdy light-curtain seemed like an ordinary clay wall in front of the black blade now . Therefore, it became quite easy to cut open a large hole in it .

Shi Mu seized this opportunity, and brandished his black blade . His blade changed into a blade-light, and hacked at the light-curtain .

Dozens of deep marks were slashed on the light-curtain in a matter of few breaths . Simultaneously, the thickness of the light-curtain was weakened by nearly half .

"Miss Xiu, leave everything else, and join me here . Attack this place together with me!" Shi Mu turned his head, and said in a loud voice .

Zhong Xiu looked in that direction, and a smear of happiness bloomed across her pretty face .

Clang Clang Clang!

The sonorous yet shrill sound spread from the harp once again, and a series of blue ripples were set-off in the air . Then, those ripples converged together, and took the shape of a thick spear-shadow; this blue spear-shadow was ten feet in length .

Boom!

The blue spear-shadow plummeted down on the light-curtain in a forceful manner . The light-curtain revealed a few sparks in response . Consequently, the light-curtain again weakened by a layer .

"How can it be possible?"

The grey-robed man had been standing outside the light-curtain this entire time . He saw this scene, and his complexion profoundly changed . He couldn't understand what exactly had happened inside .

Suddenly, a wisp of white light gleamed on the black jade bracelet on the grey-robed man's wrist . And then, it dissipated .

The grey-robed man's facial expression loosened a bit . He then turned his head, and spoke to the other people in a loud voice, "The mission has been accomplished . Let's retreat!"

The surrounding people heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this statement . Therefore, they stood up with the intention to leave .

But then, a "Ka-cha" sound was heard!

It was the sound of a large crack that had finally appeared in the light-curtain . Then, a blade-tip stuck out of the light-curtain; it was emitting a sparkling and translucent blade-light!

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