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Gu Chen continued to lie low, waiting for Ken's reply.

While keeping watch on Ken, he was rapidly planning the raid route in his mind.

"It seems that Joebeck does indeed have a puppet in Misty Valley. Judging from the fluctuations just now... it's not like puppets linking to puppets, puppets linking to puppets, and so on, an endless nesting..."

"The gray cloak in front of me is clearly the work of a necromancer..."

"Antinoya, a necromancer, and this Dark Eroder I've never even heard of before, the Sealing Tower, the Source Crystal..."

"All of these things are completely intertwined, but it seems that Joebeck still can't escape the rules of the Grey Tower. Whoever the Grey Tower sends to the hunting party has to come."

"Alas, the problem with everything in this world is that we are all interconnected, each with our own interests!"

His target was clearly deep within Misty Valley; if he wanted to eliminate him and gain a brief respite...

They had to venture deep into the Sea of ​​Fog. Gu Chen recalled the topographical map that Ysera had shown him and pondered how to cross it.

The terrain there is complex and the disturbances are intense.

He must traverse this distance as quickly as possible to find either Joebeck's true form or the puppet hiding within.

After finding it, another problem arises: whether the puppet is controlled by Calcosa or by Chobeck himself.

"It must be Joebeck controlling it..."

Gu Chen pondered. He had just sensed the familiar fluctuations of the soul-corroding death energy, which was the very energy he had left inside Qiao Beike's body.

But we also need to make other preparations... Simply put, we need to find a way to follow the fluctuations, hide ourselves, and then find out who is in control. If it's Joe Beck, we'll kill him. If it's not him, we'll continue to lie low.

Time slipped by little by little, like sand in an hourglass, and Gu Chen finally received Ken's reply.

A minute later, Ken's voice came through, sounding tired:

"nailed it."

"I made some minor disturbances to its mind, roughly by creating some small noises in its eyes, which affected its senses, causing a slight delay in what it saw afterward."

"However, it takes effect slowly. It is expected to start to slightly affect the images it transmits back to the controller after five to ten minutes, causing a delay in the messages received by the other party. It should not trigger an alarm immediately."

"Well done!"

Gu Chen praised, "Now that Ken has successfully interfered, we should proceed to the next step."

"Let's withdraw now and prepare to create riots."

"Our target is the edge of the Sea of ​​Fog to the northeast. We need to find a way to make a scene there that will attract attention... Let me think, it would be best if it looked like we'd discovered some valuable resource or triggered an ancient trap, to lure any wandering guys in the vicinity."

"As long as the commotion is big enough, it will be even better if it can attract the interest of dark and necromancer wizards."

"Watch me."

After successfully disrupting the conversation, Ken regained his confidence.

Gu Chen began to quietly retreat along the original route, while Ken prepared to begin his performance.

Northeast edge of the fog sea

"Gem mushroom!"

"Hey! This is mine!"

"John, we're a team, you should share with us!"

"Share what? I have my final exams coming up soon, can't you let me have my turn?!"

On the other side of the valley entrance, near the edge of the sea of ​​fog to the northeast, several apprentices who were cautiously exploring suddenly discovered a "jewel-green flower" growing in a crevice of the rocks.

This is a magical ingredient with a dazzling and beautiful luster, and many wizards need to use it when making potions.

This is quite valuable for an apprentice.

Their excited shouts immediately attracted several greedy glances from the vicinity. Moreover, it was clear that these apprentices were not a united front...

The argument escalated rapidly...

"boom!"

"Wow...she has a much worse temper than me."

Gu Chen looked up and a loud bang suddenly erupted from the rock crevice where the gem mushroom was growing, blasting into his ears. A red flame followed immediately.

"what!"

"Damn it!"

"mine!"

Gu Chen could see that several apprentices were already fighting, and around them, there were several figures that seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to make a move.

"There are cunning bastards everywhere..."

"Ken, it's time to move on to the next step. I remember Ysera saying that there are some ancient bone fragments in this location, which are very valuable materials for necromancers..."

Gu Chen contacted Ken, and Ken's reply followed immediately.

"I know that those ancient skeletal fragments are buried in a secret underground chamber, and a magical device needs to be triggered..."

"Can you handle this?"

"no problem!"

Why is he getting more and more confident? Gu Chen thought to himself.

The battle surrounding the emerald green flower was escalating in the distance, but it wasn't enough.

This is just a big commotion; frankly, it doesn't attract much attention from truly capable people.

Therefore, new variables need to be added, such as some very precious ancient relics suddenly appearing!

And that's what Gu Chen and Ken are going to do.

Ken's magical connection was operating silently. The magical connection of a mind wizard is quite special because it works on the psychological level and is difficult to detect.

Finally, these magical wisps drifted silently toward two shadowy figures secretly observing from afar.

"Fragments of ancient bones?!"

The voice suddenly appeared in their minds, and they didn't know why. Maybe it was because they had just overheard the argument.

In short, the two who were secretly observing overheard that there seemed to be fragments of ancient inscribed bones near the emerald green flower!

Their eyes immediately sharpened, and they began to silently approach the location of the conflict.

"They moved..."

"Do you think he's one of Joe Baker's men?"

"I think so. Their aura is very cold and sinister, like the characteristics of a necromancer or a dark wizard."

Gu Chen and Ken chatted.

He also used his mental energy to investigate and ultimately came to the same conclusion as Ken.

"It's time to ignite the chaos completely."

Ken muttered to himself, then subtly stirred the mind of the apprentice who had initially cast the fireball spell.

"I'm going to kill you!"

The mind wizard merely plucked a string in the apprentice's heart, and instantly his eyes turned bloodshot, his face filled with rage, clearly having completely lost his mind!

"boom!"

This fireball spell is different from the last one. This time, the apprentice's fireball is clearly carrying a strong killing intent!

He went all out, throwing the fireball at his fellow apprentices who were originally on his team!

"Are you crazy?!"

"Grass!"

"Get out of the way!"

Everyone scrambled to dodge; this fireball was completely different from the one before!

Does he have a death wish?

In the Hunting Valley, shouldn't we leave some magic and spiritual power behind to prepare for our escape route?

People scattered; the apprentice must have gone mad!

Even the two shadowy figures observing in the darkness quietly moved further away...

Perhaps this apprentice was pushed too hard and went crazy?

No one cares.

However, in the midst of this chaos, no one noticed that the fireball was released in a slightly off-center direction...

Then, quite by sheer coincidence, it struck an inconspicuous patch of flat ground.

"You hit it."

"pretty!"

Gu Chen praised Ken, saying that no one had noticed, except for the two "culprits".

The fireball struck exactly where the mechanism containing the ancient skeletal fragments was located!

As the fireball exploded, the ground trembled slightly, and the fog in a small area suddenly churned violently!

The mist churned and then surprisingly formed a small vortex that shimmered with green light.

It is still emitting unstable magical fluctuations!

"Ancient magic!"

"What kind of mechanism is it!?"

"Some secret room has been opened!"

"Haha, we're so lucky!"

Dark magic, unstable magic fluctuations, vortexes... it all looks like some unstable ancient magic device has been accidentally activated.

The crowd screamed with excitement!

Ancient relics!

It's basically full of good stuff!

Even if there is danger, it's not a problem!

Even a single manuscript contained within such a relic can be considered priceless!

That's enough to be appealing.

Not only were the attention of the arguing apprentices completely drawn over, but the dark figures also turned their gazes over as well.

Then, Gu Chen noticed the subtle fluctuations in the air.

The Star Gazing Method is even more powerful at sensing fluctuations in mental energy than the Mind Wizard.

"...Reporting to Lord Carkosa, there are ancient skeletal fragments here, which are what you need."

"Send more people over... This looks like a fairly large ancient site."

Gu Chen listened to the information he had overheard, and then spoke to Ken.

"Someone's coming."

According to the eavesdropping, the two shadowy figures were indeed wizards belonging to Calcosa, or rather, to the Antinoya faction.

They seemed completely captivated by this unexpected discovery and had even called for more people to come. It was foreseeable that more people would begin to converge on the northeastern edge of the fog-shrouded sea.

This is certainly good news.

Not only was the unrest successfully brewed within a controllable range, but its target and direction were also clearly defined.

"I've moved back to Jim's position. Well done, Ken. Let's meet up."

Gu Chen's footsteps were light, and beneath his cloak were a pair of sharp eyes. In that short time, he had already retreated back to Jim's position.

The illusion of the original location quietly vanished.

He glanced at Jim, who, though nervous, had a determined look in his eyes and nodded at him.

"Hello, teacher."

"You too, stay here and don't move."

Gu Chen squatted down and reached out to pat Jim's head, and just then Ken successfully arrived beside the two of them.

The rendezvous was successful.

"Ken, the riots have been very successful. Now we need to prepare to move into the second phase."

Gu Chen took a deep breath and looked towards the surging, colorful sea of ​​fog to the northeast, which seemed to hold endless dangers and opportunities.

"Jim, you stay here with Ken."

"If the pendant reacts strongly, or if any accident occurs, it will immediately activate its protective function."

"Ken, you're in charge of covering Jim while continuing to monitor the puppet and the riot area, and report back to me as needed."

"I'll take charge of the raid."

Now that all the preparations were complete, Gu Chen, being the most aggressive of the three, naturally wanted to tackle the toughest challenge.

"Once I launch the surprise attack, you need to apply the strongest psychological disruption to any enemy attempting to reinforce the northeast."

"Understood, take care!"

Ken answered solemnly, his eyes showing seriousness.

"Teacher... watch out!"

Jim whispered.

Gu Chen patted Jim on the shoulder and nodded to Ken.

Finally, he glanced in the direction Ysera had indicated earlier. Ysera had said she would observe from there and would cover their retreat if necessary...

"I hope I can make it back alive..."

Gu Chen silently recited this in his heart.

He then pulled his hood tighter, concealing his aura to the extreme, and left the area filled with stones in just a few breaths.

He stealthily made his way into the deeper, denser fog.

The plan has now entered its most dangerous execution phase.

"The hunters have been dispatched..."

"But am I the hunter, or the prey?"

Finally, Gu Chen's figure completely disappeared into the thick fog.

My vision suddenly narrowed. The colorful miasma swirled around me like living things, carrying a pungent, putrid odor and a dizzying hallucinogenic power.

"How disgusting..."

Gu Chen pulled the hood tighter, covering his mouth and nose with the fabric around his neck.

My senses were suppressed to the limit, and my ears were filled with countless whispers.

He could hear the shouts of apprentices and low-ranking wizards from the commotion he and Ken had just caused in the distance, and he could also clearly hear his own breathing...

However, these sounds were intermittent, and even distorted or inverted.

"I need to be more careful."

Gu Chen activated the Star Gazing Technique, and the universe deep within his consciousness continuously illuminated his spiritual sea again and again as it evolved, preventing him from being completely misled by the illusions in the fog.

However, he could only avoid being completely bewitched. Gu Chen dared not unleash his full mental power, as he could not afford any risk of exposure.

He proceeded in the general direction Ken had given him, taking each step carefully, afraid that he might accidentally step into the wrong place or fail to conceal his presence and thus reveal his location.

"Pfft pfft."

Underfoot were slippery moss and broken bone fragments, and occasionally you would step on something soft and sticky, which would then produce this disgusting sound.

Twisted shadows flashed through the mist from time to time, some humanoid and some non-humanoid monsters, but they usually disappeared before Gu Chen could get close, or remained fixed at a certain distance, staring at him with empty eye sockets.

"These are all considered regular guests... but they're all illusions."

"As long as I maintain the method of stargazing, I will not be deceived."

These illusions are formed by the magic accumulated over thousands of years, the lingering resentment of the dead, and special terrain.

Some illusions are harmless, while others will actively attack intruders with weak mental strength.

Gu Chen remained unaffected, raising the Grip of Life and Death and gazing into the distance.

"The direction is right..."

The soul-devouring death energy on his right arm continued to point northeast.

As the distance shortens, the sense of resonance becomes stronger.