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Chapter 758 Lure the snake out of its hole
After all the candidates entered the examination area, Tie Jingang and several staff members set up a tent in the open space between the two examination areas.

Candidates in the regular examination areas, regardless of whether they received the prisoner's points card, were required to stay for a certain period before being allowed to leave. Guards and academy security personnel were deployed within the examination area to provide covert support, and given that the prisoners in the regular examination areas were generally of average strength, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After last year's incident, both the college and the prison have been much more cautious this year.

As for the challenge test area, there is no such restriction. If candidates feel that the difficulty is too high, they can withdraw at any time.

However, there was only one person who entered the challenge testing area this year... Tie Jingang stared at the entrance of the challenge testing area, his eyes slightly narrowed. It must be the one who came to find her...

Just as Tie Jingang was pondering, Sophia appeared inside the fence, raising her hand and saying, "No, it's too difficult, teacher, I'm giving up!"

So fast? !

Tie Jingang was slightly taken aback, and walked to the fence: "Are you sure you want to give up?"

"The prisoners inside are too fierce, the scene is too bloody, I can't take it, my heart can't take it." Sophia pretended to be panicked.

"Impressive?" Tie Jingang looked at the data transmitted back by the detector: "It seems there are only two prisoners left, and they don't seem to have much desire to fight."

"It was the horrific sight of prisoners killing each other that terrified me," Sophia said with a look of disgust. "Oh dear, you didn't see it! The blood in there was just too much... No, no, I have to get out!"

Helpless, Tie Jingang had no choice but to open the fence, and Sophia hurriedly ran out.

"By the way, even contestants who fail to challenge the six-star prisoner can enter the regular testing area to continue their challenge," Tie Jingang reminded them.

"No, no..." Sophia waved her hand: "This exam is too dangerous, and it's not what I expected. It seems I'm not ready to become an explorer yet. I should go back and reflect for a while, and try again next year."

“Uh…” Tie Jingang raised an eyebrow: “Alright then, I’ll arrange for staff to take you out.”

Watching Sophia's departing figure, Tie Jin took out his communicator and dialed a channel.

"The only candidate is gone. What's the situation inside?"

After a while, Luo Jun's voice came from the other end: "What else can happen? They almost killed each other off last night, and now only You Hao is still hiding in the bushes... I say, is this sneaky guy really the famous Marrow Hunter? He's so different from the legends I heard before..."

"No matter how powerful he is, he's only at the Condensation Realm," Tie Jingang said irritably. "You can handle even peak-level cultivators now, so why would he dare to cause trouble?"

"Wait, what did you mean by saying he was the only one left?" Tie Jingang suddenly realized something, picked up the detector and glanced at it: "My system shows that Gong Shiyue is still here too..."

“She’s gone.” At this moment, Luo Jun was standing on the branch where Gong Shiyue had been curled up, his eyes fixed on the trunk. He could vaguely see a patch of water there. Upon closer inspection, he could tell that it was a simulation of Yuan Qi. Its size, intensity, and style were all highly similar to Gong Shiyue’s. If a detection device were used, one would think that Gong Shiyue was still here.

"Your crappy machine needs an upgrade. They left a stand-in and then left." Luo Jun shook his head.

"Isn't this just to give her an opportunity?" Tie Jingang said. "Then can you track her down?"

"Don't worry, I left something on her; she shouldn't have noticed yet," Luo Jun said confidently.

"Your statement sounds a bit sleazy," Tie Jingang retorted.

"A sleazy person sees sleazy things in everything!" Luo Jun said. "But what will happen to You Hao if I leave?"

"He's the only one left, I can handle him!" Tie Jingang was quite confident. He had just broken through and was now at the peak of all three realms, only one step away from the peak. Moreover, he was a martial arts expert who excelled in head-on combat. Below the peak, he was truly not afraid of anyone.

"He's the only one left alive; quite a few have died," Luo Jun laughed. "But there's not much to clean up; they were all eaten by that old monster. The only thing that's hard to clean is the old monster's blood."

"I understand..." Tie Jingang said, "I still don't know what the purpose was of transferring Zheng Bailu out. I thought there was some secret plan, but I didn't expect you to kill him before the night was even over."

"Maybe it was there originally, but I ruined it..." Luo Jun said with a smile.

"Then you'd better be careful, you might offend some big shot," Tie Jingang warned.

"It's alright, everyone offends a few people in their life." Luo Jun was quite open-minded: "That girl has already gone down the mountain, I have to catch up, the rest is up to Teacher Tie."

"Don't worry."

After hanging up the communication, Luo Jun left the challenge area and followed the signal emanating from Wu Run down the mountain. However, Luo Jun soon discovered that Wu Run had returned...

what's the situation?
When Luo Jun pinned Wu Run down, he installed a hidden tracking device on her. This device is a rare consumable item that Su Manchen gave him yesterday.

After completing his written test (Theory Test 1) yesterday morning, Luo Jun was summoned to Su Manchen's office. It was then that Dean Su revealed the true purpose of having him participate in the candidate selection process.

"Gong Shiyue?" Luo Jun frowned upon hearing this. "Hasn't the secret about this woman been uncovered yet?"

“No…” Su Manchen said, “According to feedback from the Northern Prison, she seems to have been subjected to a very high level of memory erasure. She has no idea what she stole from the Hell Creek family or where she put it. Even with the methods of the Yuan Cultivation Society, it is impossible to make her remember.”

This reminded Luo Jun of the plush toy he had left at home, which contained the location and password where Gong Shiyue kept the Eternal Star. At the time, he thought it was a bit hasty to write it down like that, but now he realized that Gong Shiyue knew she would forget, which was why she carried this memo with her at all times.

“But since she stole something, she must have wanted something in return. Even if she forgot, it’s impossible for her to leave no clues at all,” Luo Jun asked tentatively. “The person who cast the spell on her is very clever,” Su Manchen said. “We speculate that it was a double amnesia.”

"Double amnesia?" Luo Jun asked, puzzled.

"That means she has completely forgotten the key information, so that even a Feathered-level Illusionist cannot read it," Su Manchen sighed. "Besides, we don't have a Feathered-level Illusionist yet."

"However, before she forgot, she left behind clues related to key information, such as recording the information in a certain place or telling someone about it. Then she went through a second stage of forgetting, forgetting these clues as well."

"But this layer of forgetting is encrypted and requires specific actions to activate, such as giving her a password, or taking her somewhere and showing her a certain pattern, which is the so-called key. But what the key is, only the person who cast the forgetting spell on her knows."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun understood.

Gong Shiyue had completely forgotten the location of the Eternal Star, only remembering that she had stolen something from the Hell-type family and placed it somewhere. Then she left the information in the plush toy she always carried, but she had forgotten this clue. Only after someone used a key on her could this memory be activated.

So cautious!

However, considering the dangers of the Eternal Star, this is understandable.

"So, the reason we lent Gong Shiyue out for this exam was to lure out the person with the key and find out what she had forgotten?" Luo Jun asked.

“Actually, we already have a general idea,” Su Manchen said. “We’ve even obtained the items.”

"What?" Luo Jun appeared surprised, but inwardly he wanted to laugh. The modified Eternal Virus was the one he had anonymously given to the Yuan Cultivation Society, along with a note explaining its origin and dangers. Therefore, in the Association's eyes, Gong Shiyue had stolen the Eternal Virus, and they were unaware of the existence of the Eternal Star.

"Now that we've already got the stuff, why go through all this trouble?" Luo Jun asked.

"Because what she stole was too dangerous, and given her skill level, she wasn't capable of using such a sophisticated double forgetting technique, so the association believes that the person hiding behind Gong Shiyue is the real danger," Su Manchen explained. "And these guys aren't exactly well-behaved either."

“According to the Yuanxiu Association’s investigation, someone has been investigating Gong Shiyue’s current situation and even trying to rescue her,” Su Manchen said. “Therefore, this time, the association and the academy are cooperating to take advantage of this entrance exam to lure them out.”

"If that's the case, why not just dig out information about the mastermind?" Luo Jun continued, "Gong Shiyue must have needed to make contact after stealing something, and the person she was in contact with must have been remembered, right? Why not just investigate them?"

“This has already been investigated…” Su Manchen said, “Gong Shiyue didn’t resist much, she confessed after being slightly intimidated, but the information of the contact person she provided cannot be found at all… at least not in the main world, so we suspect it’s fake information.”

"Is this woman hiding something?" Luo Jun asked. "What if we directly access her memories?"

"It's uncertain whether she deliberately gave false information or if she simply didn't know the other party's background." Su Manchen shook her head: "Gong Shiyue is also a practitioner of illusion magic. Her memories are not so easy to access, and the risk of forcibly reading her memories is also very high. If we really make her stupid, all the clues will be cut off."

"So that's why the association devised the strategy of luring the snake out of its hole?" Luo Jun nodded. "What do you need me to do?"

Su Manchen took out a sticker-like object: "This is a tracking artifact. Although it's only rare, it's extremely well-concealed. You're in charge of the driving test area. If you find any suspicious people approaching Gong Shiyue, find a way to stick this on them and find their hideout."

"This is quite difficult." Luo Jun reached out and took the item.

"It's indeed very difficult for others, but it shouldn't be a big problem for you, right?" Su Manchen looked at Luo Jun. As Yuan Lao's daughter, Dean Su must have a certain understanding of Luo Jun's abilities.

"If it's a physical fight, I'm definitely not afraid..." Luo Jun said, "The problem is that tracking requires a lot of skill, and unfortunately, my invisibility cloak is damaged. If I'm not careful, I'll be discovered..."

“Alright, I’ll coordinate a few more invisibility talismans for you,” Su Manchen said. “But you must make sure you can successfully uncover the people behind her. We don’t know the origins or methods of those guys. This mission is very difficult and dangerous, and you are the most reliable expert I can think of.”

As she spoke, Su Manchen looked at Luo Jun and said, "Of course, you can refuse. I haven't told him about this yet because I know he definitely won't agree."

Luo Jun naturally knew that the "he" Su Manchen was referring to was her master.

Luo Jun finally agreed, because he was also very curious about who was behind Gong Shiyue.

Having followed Wu Run down the mountain, Luo Jun was even prepared to trek all the way to her lair. But now, this female examinee, disguised as Sophia, had actually turned back after leaving the academy's detection range?
Where was she going? Luo Jun put on an invisibility talisman and quietly followed her. When he arrived at the location indicated by the tracking signal, he did not see Wu Run.

Clearly, this woman had also become invisible, and with a remarkably advanced technique. She was invisible, inaudible, and odorless; even the academy's detection barrier remained undetected. Even with Luo Jun's keen senses, he could only discern her presence from the faint air currents she created as she moved. And this was only because of the tracking artifact's warning; otherwise, even Luo Jun would have had difficulty detecting her without actively seeking her out.

This ability is far more advanced than the invisibility talisman, but unfortunately Wu Run doesn't have Luo Jun's perception. To avoid being discovered by her, all he needs to do is keep his distance; the invisibility talisman is enough.

Luo Jun followed her back out of curiosity and discovered that she had sneaked into the back mountain. Could this direction be leading to the gate of the Martial World?

Judging by the timeline, these days are indeed the opening hours of the [Martial World] Gate. However, the security of the interdimensional gate is not as simple as that of the academy. Even the most powerful invisibility technique would be difficult to evade the security checks of the [Martial World] Gate...

Just as Luo Jun was wondering what was going on, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards the direction of the interdimensional gate.

Senior Sister Deng Qian? Luo Jun remembered seeing this explorer before when he was interning at [Wulin]. She was a blue-robed disciple of the Bai Na Sect. Seeing her dressed in modern clothes from the main world now was quite a shock.

Is Senior Sister Deng heading to the Martial World for a mission? I remember she was a resident explorer there. She must have cleared the pollution in the main world and was going back to continue her shift.

Just as Luo Jun was analyzing, he suddenly noticed that Wu Run had approached Deng Qian, suddenly revealed his form, and at the same time, his body suddenly liquefied, turning into a water person who pounced on Deng Qian and enveloped her completely!

(End of this chapter)