"Oh well, since you won't listen to me, then let's go our separate ways."
Ling Xian softly smiled and didn't try to persuade them anymore. He also didn't plan on allying with them.
He had said what he needed to say. If they didn't want to listen, then they couldn't blame him.
Just like that, he marched forward.
Just as he marched forward, an earth shattering beast howl arose from outside the city.
After a few breaths, an uncountable number of beasts arrived before the city. As far as the eye could see, it was a sea of black. It was truly hard to count.
What's more, none of them were weak. Even the weakest of them was in the intermediate stage of the seventh level.
This changed the expression on the citizens' faces. They were no longer overflowing with happiness, they were now full of fear.
For a time, the entire ancient city was in chaos and in chaos.
The woman's expression changed as well. Shocked by the thousands of beasts, they subconsciously stepped back.
"A beast wave …"
Ling Xian frowned. It wasn't that he was afraid. With his supernatural abilities, even if there were twice as many beasts, they wouldn't pose a threat.
The reason why he frowned was because these beasts were the same as the people in the city – they were all fake.
However, their capabilities were real.
"Perhaps this is the key to leaving the Hidden Territory."
Ling Xian squinted his eyes. He didn't purposely raise his voice, nor did he whisper. Therefore, the woman heard what he said.
She glanced at Ling Xian, "What do you mean by that?"
"Haven't you realized that these beasts are all fake?" Ling Xian said softly.
"I noticed. But what does that have to do with leaving the Hidden Territory?" The woman didn't understand.
"I once encountered a Hidden Territory. Only by completing a specific mission can one leave."
"So I'm guessing this Hidden Territory is the same."
"The beasts before us are probably part of the mission."
Ling Xian said softly, "Of course, this is merely my guess. I have no proof."
"A specific mission …"
The woman's brows were tightly locked together, half believing and half doubting.
Just then, the leader of the beasts transformed into a human. It kneeled down on one knee and said something confusing to the woman.
"Master."
At those words, the rest of the beasts kneeled down as well, using their actions to show their attitude.
This startled the woman and the others. Even Ling Xian was a little surprised.
After that, he understood and confirmed his guess.
Thousands of monsters and beasts had arrived at the city gates. Clearly, they wanted to attack the city, and the woman's identity in this illusion was that she was the leader.
"The first part of the quest has already appeared. What is my identity now?"
Ling Xian muttered. He realized that he was on the side of defending the city.
"What exactly is going on?" The woman frowned, completely confused.
"You still don't understand?"
"It called you Master and revealed your identity in this illusory realm."
"It's full of killing intent, which means that your goal is to break through this city, or in other words, to escape from the illusion."
"If you succeed, you will be able to leave the illusion. If you fail, you will most likely sink into oblivion forever."
Ling Xian softly grinned and relaxed.
What he was most afraid of was not having a mission. Now that a mission had appeared, it meant that he might be able to escape from the illusion. Naturally, he felt more relaxed.
"What kind of nonsense is this? I don't understand at all."
The young man glared at Ling Xian, "It's merely a Hidden Territory. Is there a need to go through so much trouble? Watch me break it with a wave of my hand! "
Then, he formed a hand seal and a mysterious force descended in an attempt to break the illusion.
The result was that it didn't even create a ripple, let alone break the illusion.
This froze the man's face. He was a little angry.
Then, he summoned his technique again. This time, it was stronger than the first time.
Sadly, the result was the same.
"Stop trying. Though this technique is designed to counter illusions, this is not a normal one."
Ling Xian spoke softly, not surprised.
Though the man's technique was not bad, if strength was useful, Ling Xian would've broken the illusion a long time ago.
"Impossible!"
The man glared at Ling Xian, "Senior Sister, if you do it yourself, you can definitely break this illusion!"
"That's right. Senior Sister, you are very capable. You can definitely do it."
"How can a mere illusion block Eldest Senior Sister's divine might?"
Everyone else chimed in as well. Half of it was flattery, the other half was sincere.
"Okay, I will try." The woman muttered. Then, she formed a hand seal and summoned the Illusion Breaking Technique.
Compared to the man's, the mysterious force she summoned was much stronger. The moment it descended, the illusion began to shake.
This made Ling Xian's eyes flash with shock. He didn't think this technique would be this powerful. However, he still didn't think the woman could break the illusion.
Reality was just as he predicted.
The illusion merely shook for a few seconds before it returned to its original state. No matter how the woman called out to her technique, she could not move it.
The woman and the others were stunned. The young man, in particular, was in disbelief.
"I told you a long time ago. Why waste your energy?"
Ling Xian glared at them and said, "The truth is before your eyes. Now, you believe what I said, right?"
Hearing this, the woman and the others were silent.
Though they still found it hard to believe, reality was the truth. Naturally, they had nothing to say.
"Based on what you said, my mission is to take over this city. What about them?" The woman stared at Ling Xian.
"Yeah, what are our identities in the illusion?" The four men all had high expectations.
"Have you ever read a fantasy novel?"
Ling Xian faintly smiled, shocking everyone and making them confused.
"Your identities are not that important in a fantasy novel. To put it nicely, you are supporting characters. To put it bluntly, you are minor characters."
Hearing this, the woman giggled. When she saw the stiff expressions on the faces of the others, she realized that she shouldn't have laughed.
But she really did want to laugh.
"To put it more accurately, you are her followers. In other words, you are on the same side."
Ling Xian softly grinned, "If you can take over this city, then you can escape the illusion."
"Then what about you? Are you also my follower? "The woman asked.
"I am not a minor character. You have to at least give me the role of a main character."
Ling Xian was half-joking. The reason why he said he was half-joking was because he had a feeling that he would be standing on the opposite side of the woman. In other words, he would be the defender of the city.
Or else the illusion would be meaningless to create an attack on the city.
"You sure are funny." The woman smiled.
"I also hope this is a joke. It's not that easy to be the main character."
Ling Xian glanced at the hundreds of thousands of beasts before shifting his gaze to the back.
Over a hundred armored guards were walking towards him. The one leading them was a valiant middle-aged man. His gait was majestic and dignified.
"My identity has been revealed." Ling Xian squinted his eyes.
"If I am not wrong, you are the strange person my son was talking about."
The middle-aged man politely paid his respect to Ling Xian. It was as if he didn't see the woman and the others.
"Strange people … they are the defenders of the city after all."
Ling Xian silently sighed and smiled, "I do not deserve to be called a strange person. I wonder who you are?"
"I am the leader of this city."
The middle-aged man begged, "Please help us defend against the beast tide."
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