When Zhou Wen passed through Witch Castle and arrived at the garden, he saw Gaiman and company standing motionless in the garden as though they were possessed.
What happened? Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed.
Although there were Shapeshifting Beasts in the garden, with Gaiman and company's abilities, it wasn't easy for the Shapeshifting Beasts to kill them. It had only taken him about ten minutes to send Wang Lu back.
Zhou Wen didn't believe that Gaiman, Lance, and company had fallen for the Shapeshifting Beasts' tricks in such a short period of time.
Furthermore, Gaiman and company were only standing in the garden. There were no wounds on their bodies, and there were no signs of battle around them. It didn't look like a huge battle had just happened.
However, Gaiman and company stood there motionless like stone statues.
Zhou Wen looked at the center of the garden, where Gaiman and company were facing.
There's no tree … Zhou Wen was immediately alarmed.
The rest of the garden looked identical to the one in-game, but there was no tree in the middle.
There was a tomb where the tree was originally. In front of the tomb was a tombstone, and on the tombstone was a strange mask.
The mask looked like a devil, but it also looked like a clown. It was strange and comical, different from any mask Zhou Wen had seen before.
Gaiman, Lance, and company stared intently at the mask on the tombstone. They didn't even blink, as though they weren't breathing.
There really is a tomb and a mask. Frod didn't lie. Zhou Wen sized up the mask as he activated Truth Listener and the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder.
However, as he looked at it, he realized that he couldn't move his gaze away from the mask.
The eye sockets of the mask were like two black holes that seemed to suck away Zhou Wen's soul.
No good! Zhou Wen was alarmed. His first reaction was to summon Demonic Neonate, but he realized that he couldn't even summon his Companion Beasts.
It was as though some mysterious force was blocking his thoughts, preventing him from contacting his Companion Beasts.
Damn it, what's going on? Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to be alarmed. He first attempted to switch Essence Energy Arts. He could use them, but his body couldn't move.
No matter which Life Soul or Life Providence he used, his eyes were firmly sucked into the mask and his body couldn't move.
It's over! Zhou Wen's heart turned cold.
Right now, there was really no response from the heavens or the earth. He could do nothing but stand here.
The only thing Zhou Wen was glad about was that he had forcefully sent Wang Lu out. Otherwise, she would have died here too.
He switched his Life Soul to the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder. The garden had an hour limit. He couldn't move while standing there. If he didn't have the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder after an hour, he would definitely die.
Even with the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, he didn't know how long he could live.
He did not believe that the mask could only attract people to stand there. It must have other abilities. The mask could even eat people.
I can still last for a period of time with the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, but Lance and company don't have the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder. If they can't leave this place in an hour, they will probably die immediately. Zhou Wen estimated that there were only about forty minutes left before the one-hour time limit in the garden.
What should I do? Countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind, but he couldn't think of a solution.
He couldn't move his body or contact his Companion Beasts. Although he could use Essence Energy Arts, they weren't enough to allow him to escape the strange power of the mask.
Time ticked by as cold sweat broke out on Zhou Wen's forehead. This was because the hour was approaching, but he still hadn't thought of a way to save Lance and company. Dong!
Dong! Dong!
Suddenly, Zhou Wen heard a strange sound coming from the grave. It was a very dull knocking sound.
The sound kept coming. As the Truth Listener earring had been on Zhou Wen's ear in the form of an earring, its ability was still working, allowing Zhou Wen to hear that the sound came from the grave.
The soil on the grave was shaking. Then, with a dull sound, the mound of soil was rising, as if something was going to drill out of it.
I knew it. Every time I enter a dimensional zone in real life, something will happen. I won't be eaten by a dead person this time, right? Zhou Wen was extremely depressed.
He wasn't afraid because there was no such thing as ghosts and gods in this era. Everything was a dimensional creature. Since ghosts and gods were dimensional creatures, what was there to be afraid of?
Dong! Dong!
The sound from the grave continued sounding. Furthermore, it became clearer and clearer. It wasn't as dull as before.
Soon, Zhou Wen discovered that a strange chest had appeared from the soil in the grave. It was as though some force was pushing it from below.
That's a coffin? The coffins Zhou Wen had seen in the past were all squarish, but this coffin's style was somewhat strange. It was hexagonal.
Dong! Dong!
The sound sounded again as the coffin trembled. Now, he was certain that the sound came from inside the coffin. It looked like something was about to rush out of the coffin.
Clang!
Just as Zhou Wen was thinking, he suddenly heard a loud bang. The lid of the coffin flew up. Then, Zhou Wen saw a hand extend out of the coffin and block the edge of the coffin wall.
It was a pale hand with slender fingers, but it was very thin as though it was malnourished.
The fingernails weren't long, but they had a strange jade-like color. They didn't look like normal keratin.
Soon, another hand extended out. A pair of hands pressed down on the side of the coffin. It looked very forceful, and even the veins on the back of the hands protruded.
Then, Zhou Wen saw a head slowly rise up.
Long hair covered his face, making it impossible to see what he looked like. From his figure, he was likely a man.
The man stood up from the coffin. His figure was about the same as Zhou Wen's. Perhaps he was slightly taller, but not by a few centimeters.
Judging from its appearance, it was actually a human being.
It's impossible for him to be human. Why would a human sleep in such a place? Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over it, the person pulled back his hair with both hands, revealing his face.
The moment he saw the face, Zhou Wen was so surprised that he almost escaped the mask's control. This was because the face looked identical to Lance's.
Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to carefully observe his figure and realized that his figure was the same as Lance's. It was as though they were carved from the same mold.
However, he was thinner than Lance and looked a little malnourished.
It's impossible for him to be Lance. Then, who is he? Zhou Wen was very certain that he wasn't Lance because Lance was standing there in a daze, just like him.
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