Run into the world

Chapter 602: Straw Man
Thunder!

Duanmu Xiang felt that she had been relying on this matter to stir up emotions for more than half a month. What rotten magic weapons, what super-large illusions, and even what powerful beings communicated through magic weapons, these were actually nothing in Duanmu Xiang's view.

Just like how Baiyue was able to sneak into another world with the help of the water monster, there are always more solutions than problems in this kind of situation.

But getting the army across the world to the other side ahead of time is something else entirely!
Symbolically speaking, doing so confirms the existence of another world, which can be concluded in the academic community, rather than being a real illusion formed by people's thinking based on the door of illusion as some people believe.

Well, some people always deliberately exaggerate people's will, with theories like man can conquer nature, but in fact, there is a big difference in people's will. Some people's will can even materialize and influence the rules, but most people's will can't change anything.

In addition, from a practical point of view, if the previous things did not prove that the other party was really a big boss, after all, there are always some strange treasures in the world. But once this incident happened, Duanmu Xiang could be sure that the other party was a super big boss. What kind of "super"? At least on the same level as Tathagata, and it is even possible that Tathagata is even more awesome.

Well, Duanmu Xiang didn’t intend to use Tathagata as a unit of measurement, it’s just that his vision is limited. If the most awesome world he has ever encountered is the world of Journey to the West, then that’s the highest his vision can reach.

A simple analysis shows that the other party can communicate across boundaries, even if it is using a magic weapon, so it must have a certain level of attainment in the rules of space. Duanmu Xiang even thinks that the reason why the magic weapon exists is because the other party is accommodating the humans in this world.

Then the other party can let them cross to another world in advance, which means that the other party must have a certain... no, a deep understanding of the rules of time, at least he can know that it won't be long before the door to the illusion opens. This is different from Duanmu Xiang's algorithm. The algorithm is infinitely close to a certain fact, but there may be problems due to some special variables. The other party knows it for sure, and even seems to control the door to the illusion from a certain angle!

This was too powerful, so powerful that Duanmu Xiang knew clearly that she was definitely no match for him.

So the question is, since he knows he is no match for his opponent, would he still enter the illusion?
Haha, fuck!

Duanmu Xiang stretched out his hand to hold his face. He was no longer going to pretend. In this life, he knew that the danger on the other side was a crisis that he could not resist. In the previous life, this illusion door lasted for a long time without any result. It was hard to say what the problem was. He even suspected that the other party would take this opportunity to counterattack the reality!

Therefore, Duanmu Xiang decided to be a bad guy for once and say sorry to Fu Qingmiao. The war should end here. After all, internal conflicts can be resolved at any time, but since it concerns the safety of mankind, I can't just sit back and watch.

With a snap, he tore off the human skin mask. Duanmu Xiang was ready to go crazy. Not only did he want to kill these ignorant Korean officers, he also wanted to destroy the mirror weapon. If the door to the illusion still appeared, he would destroy it... If he couldn't destroy it, he would bury it on the spot. In short, he must not give the unknown existence on the opposite side any chance to take advantage of it...

Huh?
Duanmu Xiang's determination faltered slightly, and she fell into silence...then she put the mask back on.

Everyone's eyes were focused forward, and no one noticed Duanmu Xiang's changes in actions.

At the front of the team, two officers carefully carried a mirror. The mirror looked ordinary, but black and gray particles were constantly floating around it. The decay rate was not fast, but the decay of the magic weapon itself was extraordinary.

Of course, the reason why Duanmu Xiang fell silent was different from that of the Korean army. He... he had seen this mirror!

Yes, he had seen it and was deeply impressed. It was not because of how awesome this mirror was, but because this mirror was associated with his conceptual level of sharpness!
Duanmu Xiang's conceptual sharpness came from the Pangu Tomb in the Zhao family's eternal fantasy. This mirror once existed in that tomb, so Duanmu Xiang had a very deep impression of it. However, at that time, this mirror did not seem to be a magic weapon...

Pangu's Tomb, the familiar mirror, the sharp conceptual cause and effect, the disappearance of the Zhao family's eternal illusion door...so all the clues are connected?
Duanmu Xiang rubbed his temples. How could this be related to him?
The Korean officer at the front of the team was still introducing and mobilizing, as if he was about to send the "cannon fodder" group through a different world.

Duanmu Xiang had already closed his eyes slightly and started to calculate with his fingers. This time he put in a lot of effort, it can be said that he was using all his strength. Even when he was calculating the black lotus of destruction, he didn't put in so much effort.

The derivation process is very complicated, but the results can be obtained quickly. With so many clues, Duanmu Xiang quickly locked the target on two individuals.

These two individuals were the two men and women he saw in Pangu's tomb. He remembered that the woman was very beautiful, perfect, and... He could not even remember what the woman looked like. He only remembered that her lower body was a snake's tail. Baiyue said that she might be a descendant of Nuwa. The man looked ordinary. There was nothing special about him except that he was handsome.

However, after further calculations, the root of the problem points directly to these two people!

Duanmu Xiang opened her eyes, feeling a little depressed, but then relieved. This time, the calculation did not yield any definite results, but it did yield some other results.

For example, because of his concept-level sharpness, he had a cause and effect with this incident, but it seemed that the cause and effect was not significant. After all, he and Baiyue did not touch the bow and arrow at the beginning, and his concept-level sharpness was actually realized by himself after seeing it, so this incident did not really have much to do with them, and it would not matter even if they denied the cause and effect.

However, he did not feel any danger when he was calculating just now, which somewhat relaxed Duanmu Xiang's tense nerves.

Although it is ridiculous to bet your safety on someone's conscience and morality, let alone a stranger, this is different based on Duanmu Xiang's calculations and premonition of crisis.

Of course, everything is possible in the world. Is there an ability that can block or even rewrite Duanmu Xiang's premonition? Maybe there is, but if Duanmu Xiang doesn't even believe in herself along the way, then what is the truth!

Hum!

The door to the illusion opened. No, to be more precise, a beam of light shot out from the mirror. This beam of light condensed together and turned into a door to the illusion suspended in mid-air. It should be temporary. Duanmu Xiang felt that the energy of this thing did not seem to be very stable and should not last long.

Soon, after waiting for a few seconds, the officer in front signaled that the "cannon fodder regiment" could go in.

Duanmu Xiang curled his lips. He stood in the middle of the team. It would take some time for his turn. Although he decided to go in and check it out, he still had to do what he had to do, such as sending a message to Fu Qingmiao. After all, if the Western Alliance really knew the information in advance, Ming Feng would most likely be defeated because of being deceived.

After all, they are old friends, and we can’t be cheated like this.

Duanmu Xiang was thinking about walking backwards, but her retrograde behavior was soon discovered by others. A soldier stepped forward to stop her, but before he could say anything, Duanmu Xiang casually hooked his finger and said, "Brother, do you have a cigarette? I'm afraid I won't have any cigarettes when I get there!"

The soldier was stunned and began to touch his lower back with a bit of amusement, and actually took out a fire starter from it. This thing is actually a simple magic weapon, which has a simple burning formation inside, and the flame can be raised by injecting internal force.

The action here originally attracted the attention of many people, but when they saw the soldier take out a lighter to light a cigarette, they relaxed for a moment. At this moment, the surrounding light sources were instantly extinguished by invisible sword energy.

The whole area was plunged into darkness in an instant. Although the light at night was not weak, the eyes still needed a process to adapt to the change from light to dark. A poison-eating swallow with an extremely fast speed was released.

When everyone's vision returned, Duanmu Xiang had already stolen a cigarette from the soldier in front of him and lit it, "Thanks, brother."

"Don't panic, it might be the wind, light the fire again!"

The Korean officers looked around and shouted with strange faces. With their strength, they could not sense the existence of sword energy at all. They just knew that something was wrong, but they could not tell what was wrong. Duanmu Xiang had already mixed into the crowd again and walked towards the door of illusion step by step.

The closer they get to the door to the illusion, the more panicked people become. Entering the illusion to open up new land and listening to strangers enter the illusion to adventure are two different things. One is to leave life and death to fate, the other is to entrust life and death to the morality of an unknown existence.

Therefore, people kept saying that they wanted to leave, and the group of officers did not stop them as promised before. However, Duanmu Xiang clearly saw a flash of coldness in the officer's eyes, and estimated that this group of people would not end up well.

Duanmu Xiang stopped being distracted. His whole body tensed up as he walked towards the door to the illusion. He had already thought about how to deal with what was happening on the other side.

First, don't reveal your identity. Then look at the situation clearly to see what the unknown being is going to do. If there is danger, don't resist it head-on, because he is not sure whether it will attract the most powerful master. If he can't beat him, he will be at a loss.

To sum up, just enter the village quietly and don't fire any guns!

Tread, step, step...

There is no need to elaborate, the feeling after entering the door of illusion is completely different from before, it is like entering a long corridor, the ground feels like stepping on marble floor, and you can even hear crisp echoes.

The Korean soldiers who had come in before had all disappeared at this time. Duanmu Xiang wanted to observe her surroundings but could not see anything at all. It was all white and the strong light almost blinded her eyes.

Duanmu Xiang was a little speechless and could only continue to move forward. Then, under the dazzling light, a figure appeared.

A well-fitting white suit, neat and exquisite short hair, a mature and confident smile, a handsome yet not greasy appearance, isn't this the man who once slept in Pangu's Tomb!
"..."

Duanmu Xiang was a little embarrassed. She said she was going to enter the village quietly, but she was discovered as soon as she came in!
"Haha, senior, you are too polite. It should be me who takes the initiative to visit you." Duanmu Xiang smiled very politely.

"Indeed, it is not very polite to greet someone in a derivative way."

The voice was very pleasant, with a kind of maturity and magnetism that made people feel like spring breeze, but these words made Duanmu Xiang sweat profusely.

He understood what the other party meant. It turned out that he was the one who brought this upon himself. So when I was calculating against you, you knew it?
Hiss, your realm is a bit...

“There is no method in the world that is always effective. The more effective a method is, the more difficult it is to resist when it is targeted. On the contrary, the most basic and original things are more reliable.”

The man reminded with a smile, raising his arm to gesture for her to follow.

Duanmu Xiang didn't seem to have any reason to refuse, so she could only keep smiling and follow slowly. After all, as long as she wasn't embarrassed, then the one who would be embarrassed would be... Forget it, if she embarrassed the boss, she would probably suffer, so I'd better be the one to be embarrassed.

"You seem to have a lot of questions?"

"No, I just felt that I still had some unresolved karma, so I came to take a look."

The man suddenly realized, and while looking him up and down, he suddenly smiled and said, "You can understand the concept level with just one look. What an amazing understanding... You must have been a big shot in your previous life."

"Well, what do you mean?" Duanmu Xiang was a little surprised. Was this person so smart that he was insane, or was he so experienced that he was outrageous? He could even see things from his previous life!
The man smiled and replied, "Origin and roots are very important. Humans are not a highly intelligent race in the world of the universe. Some rules are beyond human understanding. If you really understand them, it is either because you have encountered an exaggerated opportunity or because your roots are extraordinary. Of course, there are also people who use methods such as military transformation or reincarnation to improve their spiritual realm and soul strength, thereby advancing their understanding of the rules. However, this is a loophole in reincarnation. Unless you have a background in the underworld, that bowl of Mengpo soup alone can make 99% of your efforts go to waste."

Duanmu Xiang's face twitched slightly, and she smiled awkwardly, "What a coincidence, I think I got all of what you said."

The man didn't seem to care much when he heard this, but just reminded her, "The cause and effect of your relationship is not deep, and it is fate that we met. Now I can send you back."

Duanmu Xiang was stunned for a moment, looking at the man a little strangely, and couldn't help asking: "Of course it's no problem to go back now, but I want to ask, those who were sent here in advance...will they come back later? After they come back, will they become masters of innate great perfection as promised?"

The man was silent for a moment, "Not necessarily."

"..."

It’s not certain what it’s called!
At this moment, Duanmu Xiang can finally be sure that this so-called becoming stronger is not a good thing. In short, there are definitely huge risks!

"Does that mean there's a chance they could come back?"

The man spread his hands helplessly, "Is that so? Why? Are they important to you?"

"No, it's important to me without them!"

The man suddenly realized and smiled, "Then I may not be able to help you. Whether they live or die depends entirely on what kind of enemies they will encounter in the future."

Duanmu Xiang was a bit embarrassed. Even if only 10% of the innate masters of the entire army returned, it would be enough to change the situation. And even if they didn't help the Western Alliance, it was not a good thing to have such a group of masters stationed around the Red Country.

Do I have to guard outside the door and kill everyone who comes out?
It's not impossible, but that's not the Chiguo's style of doing things. Besides, he would feel a little uncomfortable about killing innocent people.

"Well...why don't you leave?" Duanmu Xiang asked.

The man looked at him, his expression suddenly becoming serious. "If it was you in the past, then it wouldn't be a big deal to just wander around in this world. But now that you have realized the concept-level sharpness, it is possible that the cause and effect, which was not big to begin with, will become very troublesome. You need to think carefully!"

"Hiss! Can this cause and effect grow up on its own? Is it so mature?"

The man laughed and said, "That's how karma works. It's just like borrowing arrows from straw boats. Normally they are just ordinary straw men, but once they stand on the bow of the boat, covered by fog and arrows, they have a charm that will be passed down through the ages!"

(End of this chapter)