Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1300. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (15)

"How could it be a cliff?"

Zhao Kai frowned, took a few steps forward, and lay down on the edge of the cliff to look down.

The clouds swirled before his eyes like living things, making him feel dizzy for a moment, and he quickly took a few steps back.

"This is too deep! We can't see the bottom at all!"

Zhou Lili turned pale with fright, gripping Wang Xiaoyue's arm tightly, her voice trembling with tears.

"Have we...have we gone the wrong way? This cliff is impossible to cross!"

Lin Xi frowned.

The rock walls on both sides of the cliff are as smooth as a mirror, with some blurry patterns carved on them, like some kind of ancient totem, or like chaotic lines.

She turned to look at Suqing and found that Suqing was staring at the clouds in front of the cliff with a solemn expression.

"Miss Suqing, have you discovered something?" Lin Xi asked.

Su Qing snapped out of her daze, took a deep breath, and spoke in a heavy tone.

"This is not a real cliff, but an illusion set up by the Spirit Race. Ancient texts record that after the rune maze, there will be an illusion that takes the form of a cliff, specifically designed to test the mind of those who enter. Once trapped in the illusion, one will be forever confined here and eventually have their soul devoured by the illusion."

"An illusion?" Wu Qingquan frowned. "Then how do we break it?"

“No wonder I felt dizzy earlier; there must be hallucinogenic elements in this mist. Everyone, stay away from the cliff edge and look for clues around here first. There must be a way to break the illusion set up by the Spirit Clan,” Lin Xi said.

Everyone dispersed and began searching near the exit of the passage.

Wang Xiaoyue helped Su Qing carefully examine the patterns on the stone wall.

Chen Luoxue kept an eye on the ground, hoping to find some clues.

Zhao Kai and Wu Qingquan cautiously observed their surroundings.

On the other side, Lin Xi discovered several yellowed pages of an ancient book in an inconspicuous crevice of a rock.

The pages were somewhat damaged, and the text on them was blurry, but some content could still be vaguely discerned. She immediately called everyone over.

"Everyone, come and see what this is!"

Everyone gathered around.

Suqing took the tattered page and carefully deciphered the text on it.

"These are fragments from an ancient book of the Spirit Clan, which record the method to break the illusion."

The core of illusion is 'mental obstruction'. Everyone will see the images that they care about most or fear most. As long as you stick to your true self and are not deceived by illusions, you can get out of the illusion.

Moreover… the fragment also mentions that clues to the Spirit Race's heritage are hidden within the illusion, and finding these clues will yield unexpected rewards.

"Mental block?" Zhao Kai stroked his chin. "So, as long as we're not affected by our own obsessions, we can break the illusion?"

“That’s right.” Su Qing nodded. “But it’s difficult to do. The illusion will amplify your desires and fears infinitely, and you can easily fall into it if you’re not careful. We must remind each other and not act alone.”

Just then, the clouds below the cliff suddenly surged, and a powerful suction force came from the clouds. Everyone instantly felt their bodies lighten, as if they were about to be sucked into the clouds.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding scenery began to distort and change, and the scene in front of everyone's eyes became different.

—Huh? Why do I only see 123?

—Yeah, where are the others?

—What happened?
—They must have entered an illusion!

—It should be!

In other words, in our live stream, we can only see the illusion of 123.

—I just checked, the other live streams are still there, but I can't get in.

—It seems we can only see one person's illusion.

The scene before Lin Xi's eyes transformed into the place where she lived as a child.

Her parents stood not far away, smiling at her.

"Come here quickly, we'll take you home."

Lin Xi's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She longed to rush over and reunite with her parents.

But she immediately realized that this was an illusion!
Lin Xi immediately closed her eyes, no longer looking at her parents in front of her, and pretended not to hear anything. Her parents were still calling her gently, and their voices were getting closer and closer.

Lin Xi suddenly opened her eyes.

Parents are gone, and there's still a cliff in front of me, along with other people.

Lin Xi couldn't see the illusions of the other people; he could only see the different expressions on their faces.

He raised his voice.

"Wake up, everyone! This is an illusion! Don't be fooled!"

Her voice was so loud that it startled the viewers in the live stream.

—Oh my, that startled me.

—Hahahaha, this is the first time I've ever heard 123 so loud.

—Me too, I was so scared that I dropped the fruit in my hand on the ground. I've decided to give 123 less money as a tip.

—I was watching intently when he suddenly shouted that, oh my god!
Wang Xiaoyue and Chen Luoxue were the first to react and come to their senses.

They immediately stepped forward, shaking Zhou Lili and Wu Qingquan, shouting to bring them back to their senses.

Under Wang Xiaoyue's calls, Zhou Lili gradually overcame her fear and regained consciousness. She sat on the ground, pale-faced and panting heavily.

Wu Qingquan also woke up from the illusion, his eyes still full of anger.

Only Zhao Kai remained immersed in his own illusion, laughing heartily as he walked towards the cliff.

"Zhao Kai, don't go over there!" Lin Xi tried to rush over and grab him, but it was too late.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly rushed out from behind the rocks, holding a sharp piece of rock, and stabbed it fiercely towards Zhao Kai's back.

With a "plop," the pebbles pierced deeply into Zhao Kai's back, and blood gushed out instantly.

Zhao Kai's laughter stopped abruptly, his body stiffened, and he slowly turned around, looking at the person in front of him in disbelief.

"Zhang Yang...it's you..."

It was Zhang Yang who ambushed Zhao Kai!
Zhang Yang pulled out the rubble, a cruel smile appearing on his face.

"Zhao Kai, blame yourself for being so stupid! You were so easily fooled by an illusion!!"

Zhao Kai clutched his bleeding wound, staggered back a few steps, his eyes filled with anger and resentment.

"You...you despicable person...I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

After saying that, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, no longer breathing.

The blood stained the ground red, creating a stark contrast with the white frost on the cliff edge, making it particularly glaring.

"Zhao Kai!"

Seeing Zhao Kai killed, Wu Qingquan's eyes widened in fury. He roared and charged towards Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang! I'll kill you!

Now, he finally believed that Zhang Yang's bump into him was intentional.

Lin Xi summoned a dart and threw it at Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang exclaimed "Ah!" and covered his eyes with both hands.

Wu Qingquan stabbed Zhang Yang with the dagger in his hand.

Zhang Yang collapsed to the ground instantly, bleeding profusely.

Zhou Lili was so frightened that she hid behind Zhang Ting.

Zhang Yang twitched a few times, then finally stopped moving.

—Holy crap, two of them died at once.

—The darts from 123 finally came in handy again.

Zhang Yang deserved it, but Zhao Kai is a pity.

—Does anyone know what Zhao Kai's illusion is?
—To become a great hero, that was his obsession.