This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Ye Yiyi was a little confused, "But this is only halfway up the mountain."

"That's because the road up there is getting harder." Aidan shook his head. "Only mercenaries who are not afraid of death would continue up there... Damn it!"

"boom!"

Before Aidan could finish his words, a golden lightning bolt fell from the sky. Ye Yiyi was quick to pull Aidan away from the lightning bolt.

"Why is there thunder?"

Aidan looked at the rocky ground shattered by lightning with horror.

"It looks like someone doesn't want me to go up there anymore."

Ye Yiyi looked up and saw a tall figure wrapped in golden arcs of electricity falling from the sky in the dark clouds. It landed heavily on the mountain road not far in front of everyone, raising a cloud of dust.

In the dust, a pitch-black figure that was five meters tall slowly stood up, then raised the large gun wrapped in electric arcs in his hand, and rained down a shower of lightning forward.

“Hide quickly!!”

Chapter 271 Chaos and Unpredictable Person's Hypnosis

"Boom boom boom!!"

Golden lightning fell like a rainstorm, piercing through the atmosphere and landing on the ground, causing an explosion while a large amount of electric arcs spread outward.

The dazzling golden light spread outwards along with a piercing roar, instantly covering this not-so-narrow mountain path.

"Hide!"

Aidan's eyes were wide open, his blood vessels were bulging, and he opened his mouth and roared loudly.

Then he turned around, picked up Ye Yiyi, who had a serious expression on his face, and rushed towards the mountain path they came from.

"Uh?"

Ye Yiyi, who was carried on the old man's shoulders, was stunned. Alice, who was casting a spell with a dagger in her hand, was also stunned.

"Stop running around! Come back!"

The girl frowned and grabbed Ye Yiyi's trouser leg, trying to drag them back.

But who would have thought that although this old man looked skinny, he was so strong that even Alice couldn't hold him back.

She failed to pull the two people up, and instead her feet were lifted off the ground by the huge force, and she almost flew up.

"what?"

The scenery in Alice's eyes quickly receded. She looked up blankly at Aidan, who was holding his breath and running wildly with Ye Yiyi on his back, and couldn't help but look back.

Dense golden lightning continued to fall along the mountain path, approaching the direction of the three people, but it could not keep up with their speed.

At the end of the mountain road in the distance, a five-meter-tall figure wrapped in golden arcs of electricity stood tall, leaning on a spear, and seemed to have no intention of catching up.

"Boom boom boom!"

Finally, the thunder stopped and the tall figure disappeared from Alice's sight.

The girl realized that Aidan had been running all the way and had taken them away from the battlefield.

Ye Yiyi, who got down from the old man's shoulders, looked at Aidan, who was holding his knees and panting, feeling a little confused.

"No, why are you running?"

“Hu… If I don’t run, I’ll just wait. Huhuhu, will I be struck by lightning?!”

Aidan glared at Ye Yiyi, turned around and saw Alice was there too. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but praise her.

"Little girl, you reacted quickly! Good! Good! Next time you hear me yell, run, just do as you did."

“…” Alice was speechless.

Is this old man's first reaction to run when he encounters a strong enemy?

"She had no intention of running away!"

Ye Yiyi comforted the frightened dung beetle on his shoulder, with a look of both laughter and tears on his face.

"It's not like we can't stop the lightning. Sirius is already preparing to cast a defensive spell! And what do you mean by carrying me?"

"You're the only magician here, and you're wearing such heavy clothes. If I don't carry you and run, you'll be struck by lightning... Wait! Sirius, do you have any way to defend yourself?"

Aidan took the pipe from his waist in annoyance, then suddenly came to his senses and stared at Alice blankly.

"It's just lightning, it's not difficult to defend against."

The girl sighed helplessly and nodded.

Aidan scratched his head while holding his pipe, "But that thing is not easy to deal with. I've only seen golden lightning on ancient dragons.

"He can control the existence of lightning without relying on hymns. If we just rely on the three of us, we might not be able to defeat him..."

"Whether you can win or not, you won't know until you fight."

Alice shook her head. "To retreat without a fight is to lose in terms of momentum alone."

"So, I'm overreacting?" Aidan was a little depressed.

"Not really. After all, I can't handle a few lightning strikes... In other words, this is a strategic retreat."

Ye Yiyi shook his head and let the dung beetle go, letting it find a place to hide, and also found a step for the old man to hide.

"Come to think of it, you're so skilled at carrying people and running. You've done this a lot before, right?"

"That was when I was young."

Aidan sighed, his eyes were slightly blank for a moment, and then he said worriedly:

"But now is not the time to discuss this. The road ahead is dangerous. I think we should just go back.

"Fighting that thing, there's no benefit if you win, and if you lose you'll just lose your life. It's not worth it!"

"Then you go back."

Alice said calmly, "You are old, and the upcoming battle may indeed be too dangerous for you."

"I mean us! Not just me!"

Aidan blew his beard and glared, "Why are you so stubborn, little girl? Oscar, try to persuade her too!"

"I don't plan to leave." Ye Yiyi refused. "We're only halfway there, not even at the top of the mountain. If we run away when we encounter a strong enemy, what's the point of that?"

Aidan was suddenly stunned and looked at Ye Yiyi in disbelief.

"Why are you so stubborn? Didn't you say to retreat in order to advance?

"You've proven your courage by facing an enemy like that! But there's no need to confront it head-on! It's not worth it!"

"This isn't a stubborn decision, nor is it a head-on confrontation. It's a choice made after fully understanding the danger and one's own strength."

Ye Yiyi shook his head.

"Besides, you know the current situation of Feilong Mountain. If this thing suddenly falls from the top of the mountain into the city one day, it will be too late."

"I know, but we can go back and call for help. When everyone is ready, we can rush forward together and eliminate the threat at the top of the mountain, right?"

"Humph, if you really could, you would have done it long ago."

Alice scoffed at this, "Moving the city is such a big deal, I don't believe the lord hasn't conducted a detailed survey of the surrounding environment.

"Do you think there's a possibility that he actually knew there was a monster on this mountain, but chose to ignore it?"

"This is impossible!"

Aidan frowned and said, "I know the lord. I know his character very well. Ever since the dragon attacked the city and destroyed the castle he lived in, his temperament has changed drastically. Since then, he has never allowed himself to be in danger again!"

"Even so, he still chose to move the city to the bottom of the cliff."

Alice sneered, "So, either he's a fool, or he doesn't see the monster on the mountaintop as a threat, is that right?"

"This……"

Aidan suddenly froze.

"But when the city is moved, will there still be monsters on the mountain?"

"And what happened next?" Alice retorted. "Did anyone else besides you discover the monster?"

"That's not..."

"If it's not, then doesn't the lord know? If he knew, would he just sit there and do nothing while the mountain is full of monsters?"

"That's because of the flying dragon. The lord can't spare any manpower..."

"Yeah, so you think you can just go back and wave your arms and summon a group of warriors who are willing to accompany you up the mountain to exterminate the monsters?"

Alice said coldly, "And what do you mean by not having enough manpower? Against Feilong, would ordinary soldiers be of any use?

“When we arrived at the city this morning, we heard two dragon roars, and then lightning drove the flying dragons back.

"Or let me ask this another way. Who are the people who have been defending the city from the flying dragons?"

"It's the Dragon Cult..." Aidan was silent for a moment. "That lightning bolt this morning was fired by a dragon language scholar in the cult..."

"So this is what you mean by a lack of manpower? And the lord has no men under his command. What about the Fire Sparrow Monastery? Are they just watching the show from the sidelines?

"The Dragon Cult protected the city from the dragon's invasion, so the lord and the monastery should take responsibility and eliminate the threat posed by the mountain."

Alice said coldly, "But they didn't react at all. If you didn't know, you'd think they were in the same group. Don't you find it strange?"

"yes……"

Aidan dropped his eyes blankly, and seemed to finally react.

"Why don't the monastics take action?"

"You're only realizing it now?" The girl sneered. "As a bishop, you're... eh?"

Alice suddenly frowned and looked intently at the top of Aidan's head.

"what happened?"

Ye Yiyi, who had been watching the whole scene, saw this and looked up in confusion following her gaze.

At some point, a cone of light purple light suddenly appeared above Aidan's head.

"Why, it's so obvious, but I can't react... What's going on? I feel... dizzy..."

Aidan covered his forehead with his hands, his eyes were hazy, and his whole body was shaky.

"It's a hypnotic magic of the kings! He's been hypnotized!"

"Hypnosis?" Ye Yiyi's eyes widened. "The Chaos Impermanence Technique?"

"The purple light shouldn't be my fault."

Alice's eyes were solemn. She raised the dagger in her hand that was glowing white and gently drew it across the purple cone of light above Aidan's head.

"Crack!"

The light cone shattered with a sound, and the haziness in Aidan's eyes disappeared. He sat down on the ground with a bang, seemingly not yet reacting, with a slightly bewildered expression.

"Old man, are you okay?"

Ye Yiyi leaned over worriedly to check on his condition.

In the game, the Chaos King's magic is generally related to the spirit and soul.

Among them, there are two commonly used spells, namely [Charm Intellectual Creatures] and [Clear Mind].

The former can charm most creatures, turning them temporarily into friendly ones, while the latter can clear the abnormal statuses of "Frenzy" and "Prophecy".

Other spells are only used as toys because they are flashy and impractical.

As for Aidan's situation, it didn't seem like he was being charmed, but more like some kind of magic that he didn't know about.

"who I am?"

The old man was somewhat confused, sitting on the ground in a daze, not even knowing who he was.

"I said such an obvious logical flaw, but he, as a bishop, was completely unable to see it. It turns out that his cognition was tampered with, and he subconsciously ignored it."

Alice looked at Ye Yiyi with a serious expression.

"To be able to tamper with a bishop's cognition without his knowledge, it seems that Amberlet is very deep."

"It's most likely the work of the Curse Master."