180: Sneak Attack

Wu Gang led the eight people through a patch of half-meter-high weeds before turning to explain to everyone.

“Those are Magic Monkey cubs.”

Magic Monkeys are a unique kind of demonic beast found only in the Magic Forest.

They have extremely strong reproductive capabilities, and their greatest skill is throwing out their young.

The thrown cubs themselves don't have strong attack power, but they contain powerful illusionary power within them. Once touched, one will fall into an illusion.

At that time, the Magic Monkeys will attack in groups, tearing apart and devouring all intruders.

After hearing Wu Gang's introduction, Zhou Luo's face was full of novelty.

He didn't expect there to be such a demonic beast.

Using their own young as a means of attack, letting the cubs go to their deaths.

Indeed, demonic beasts are still different from what he imagined.

Even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs.

The Magic Monkeys' attack is non-stop. If everyone hadn't retreated quickly just now, there would have been a continuous stream of Magic Monkey cubs thrown out.

At that time, they would have had no choice but to kill them all.

Once the illusionary power reaches a certain amount, even if you protect your Sea of Consciousness in advance, you will still be affected.

Now, it is estimated that those Magic Monkeys have already launched an attack on the Cultivators who have fallen into the illusion.

Zhou Luo looked at Wu Gang's back, and his understanding of this person rose another level.

It seems this person is not to be underestimated either.

Not long after, everyone encountered another wave of demonic beast attacks.

There were bull-like demonic beasts covered in hard scales that could release fierce wind blades, cutting through anything in their path.

There were also bird-like demonic beasts with vibrant feathers and a faint poisonous gas emanating from their bodies. They had poison glands in their tails that could secrete deadly venom.

There were also blood-colored vines with Life, incredibly tough, capable of easily crushing a large tree.

...

These demonic beasts have lived in the valley for many years and generally do not attack people proactively. They only attack when the other party steps into their territory.

At this time, everyone also displayed their own methods one after another.

Zhou Luo held Qinghui in his hand, constantly swinging his sword, while maintaining an appropriate distance from Shangguan Qianxue.

In order to hide his strength, he deliberately appeared to be struggling, allowing the other party to share some of the pressure for him.

Shangguan Qianxue didn't seem to care about these things. She just fought silently, unleashing powerful might every time.

Zhou Luo estimated that the other party should at least be at the Late Stage of the Qi Training Sixth Level.

After spending a full hour, everyone successfully left the valley.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

While Zhou Luo was regulating his body, Shangguan Qianxue suddenly walked over.

She said coldly, “If this is your strength, you should just withdraw quickly.”

She had seen all of the other party's little tricks along the way.

The reason she didn't say anything just now was because she didn't have time to bother with the other party.

In her opinion, if the other party, with the strength of the early Qi Refining Fifth Layer, only knew how to play petty tricks, it would be better to withdraw as soon as possible.

Zhou Luo smiled slightly, not caring: “Aren't companions supposed to help each other?”

“I don't make companions with the weak.” Shangguan Qianxue said and walked straight ahead.

Zhou Luo didn't follow.

Since he was disliked by others, he couldn't possibly rush forward with a warm face to a cold backside.

He deliberately slowed down, maintaining an appropriate distance from the others.

This way, even if they truly encountered danger, he could find an opportunity to slip away.

Before long, the nine people arrived in front of a ruin.

Broken stone pillars were scattered on the ground, already overgrown with weeds. Faintly visible blurred runes and patterns were still etched on them.

Although they had long since become dim, one could still feel the powerful force that once resided on them.

Besides the stone pillars, there were also collapsed pavilions and towers, with broken walls and remnants standing among them, appearing somewhat tragic and Vicissitudes.

Wu Gang led everyone carefully through it.

Although he had a map of the Magic Forest, it was impossible to mark every place clearly, so he had to be extra cautious.

Boom—

Just then, the Middle-aged man who had been talking to Liu Tie earlier touched something unknown.

Suddenly, the ground shook, and the runes on the broken stone pillars, which should have been dim, suddenly burst into dazzling spiritual light, enveloping him within.

“Damn it, it's a Formation trap.” Wu Gang exclaimed.

Everyone quickly retreated to the side.

Then more runes began to flash, and dense spiritual light soared into the sky, then transformed into pillars of light that descended, enveloping the surroundings.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Luo retreated to the side.

Taking advantage of the spiritual light not yet completely covering everything, he successfully exited the formation's range.

He furrowed his brows, flashed to a nearby large tree, and silently observed the situation.

The formation's spiritual light enveloped the surroundings, and the sound of fighting could be vaguely heard from within.

He held his breath and looked in another direction.

A group of people suddenly rushed out of that patch of jungle. Each of them had a fierce expression and held a magic tool. It was clear at a glance that they were not to be trifled with.

Among the crowd, an old man held a Formation Plate, looking proudly at the formation.

The Formation Plate glowed slightly, projecting several beams of light into the formation, reinforcing its power.

Clearly, this formation was not unique to the Magic Forest, but was his handiwork.

He didn't expect to encounter Cultivators being ambushed within the Magic Forest.

No wonder Wu Gang wanted to enter in a team.

The Cultivation world is indeed dangerous. Home is still the safest place.

Within the Formation, figures moved about, and everyone was desperately resisting the formation's attacks.

“Ma Zhi, my formation won't last much longer.” The old man adjusted the light beams on the Formation Plate and said in a deep voice.

“Old Jin, don't worry. As long as we wear down their strength a little, the brothers will be able to handle it.” The leading big man said, holding a large hammer in his hand.

They were a group of Rogue Cultivator. They had deliberately set up a Formation trap in this ruin these past few days, wanting to pull off a big job.

Now they had finally waited.

Zhou Luo quietly observed, not leaving immediately.

He was not familiar with this Magic Forest yet, and if he were alone, it would probably be very dangerous.

Before going deeper into the Magic Forest, following Wu Gang and the others was a good choice.

Of course, if they were unlucky and completely wiped out, then he would have to apologize.

Half an hour later, the Formation's power was exhausted, and the spiritual light filling the sky finally dissipated.

The eight people on the ground were all panting heavily, their figures looking disheveled.

Just dealing with the Formation's attacks had already made them pay a huge price.

“Ma Zhi, it really is you.” Wu Gang stared at the group of people in front of him, his eyes wide with anger.

Ma Zhi looked at him with a smile: “I didn't expect to catch a big fish today.”

“Hmph, just with you?” Wu Gang snorted coldly.

“If it were normal times, I might still be wary of you, but today is different from the past. Brothers, attack.” Ma Zhi's face revealed killing intent as he gave the order.

More than a dozen Cultivators behind him rushed out, all sacrificing their magic tools and attacking the eight people.

Wu Gang swung his large saber, taking the lead.

The others also followed closely behind, charging into the fray with him.

For a time, spiritual energy surged, and various attack methods emerged endlessly, triggering powerful energy fluctuations.