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The King of Qin, that guy... wasn’t targeting me!

Chen Qing almost guessed it the moment he was controlled by the Youyun Jellyfish.

The Youyun Jellyfish from the Eastern Sea is a very special existence. On paper, it’s an assassin type of demon, but in reality, it’s not. It possesses nearly the strongest stealth capabilities in the second version, as well as one of the fastest attack speeds in its class.

But the downside is, it lacks the ability to finish off opponents...

It’s laughable, isn’t it? Top-notch stealth abilities, frighteningly exaggerated burst speed, capable of unleashing a burst of speed higher than its own level in a short period, and it also has nerve toxins that can paralyze the nerves and limit the movement of others.

At first glance, it’s a terrifying assassin.

But in reality, the role of the Youyun Jellyfish in the Eastern Sea has always been a consumable used for covering the stealth and retreat of high-level combat forces.

The reason lies in its special toxin. The nerve-calming toxin can put the entire body of a lifeform into a relaxed state, where, even if the mind is willing to fight, the body cannot muster the strength. That is, as long as there’s no crisis present.

Once the body senses a fatal crisis, the relaxed nerves will immediately reboot, and from absolute relaxation to sudden rise, the burst of strength in the meantime can be even more intense than in a normal state...

This is essentially like a hypnosis technique in games. Once you’re hit with a normal attack, the hypnosis is broken. But here, you don’t even need a normal attack; just sensing a crisis is enough for the body to instantly recover movement.

And the longer the control lasts, the more the opponent’s strength continues to grow.

Chen Qing even remembers players from the Eastern Sea using this type of jellyfish to enhance soldiers, controlling their own forces with the highest burst strength, and releasing them directly on the battlefield.

In that instant, those soldiers would explode with several times their combat strength. It’s a purely supportive species.

If someone wanted to deal with me, they wouldn’t use this kind of thing. It’s obviously a tactic to pull me away from the battlefield. Their goal... from the start might have been the one who sent the signal!

Chen Qing felt an urgent anxiety, but the nerve toxin from the jellyfish kept him from exerting any strength, leaving him to wait quietly.

Either Ao Zhen catches up and rescues me, or I wait for the nerve toxin to wear off on its own.

If it’s the latter, my physical abilities will reach an optimal state in a short time, at least increasing my basic abilities by about half. But by then, I’d have been dragged far away, and I might only be able to watch helplessly as that child is taken away by the King of Qin.

That child... has the information I most want to know.

Thinking back to the last moment, that child clearly knew some information about my past life and seemed to have an incredible emotional denial about my arrival here.

That raises the question: if all my former colleagues were transported here together, why was it only me they found unbelievable?

How exactly did I come here? Was it an accident, or was it premeditated?

Most importantly... what kind of force in this world has the power to transport people directly from the real world into this one?

Just thinking that there’s a technology out there that could transport people directly into the game world like this makes Chen Qing incredibly incredulous. He couldn’t help but feel that he might have forgotten something.

That child, he has the information I want to know!

But unfortunately... the more anxious I become, the less I’m able to break free from the jellyfish’s control.

And although Ao Zhen is tracking my trail, he still hasn’t been able to rescue me after so long.

He knows that the Youyun Jellyfish’s speed in water is three times faster than usual, and coupled with its unique ability to hide, even using Dragon’s Breath Technique, it’s not that easy to track me down and find me.

Understanding is one thing, but accepting the situation is another. If I’m pulled any farther away, even if I can break free from the jellyfish’s control, it might already be too late...

Just as he saw the terrain was about to pull him under the mountainside of Baiyun City and directly into the lake from the Underground City, a sharp silver light instantly shattered the jellyfish controlling him!

The moment the nerve toxin left his body, Chen Qing’s energy surged like never before; the blood-activating effect after being forcibly calmed by the toxin was maximized!

"Just in time..." Ao Zhen looked down at the position of the lake: "If any Array had been set up there, it would’ve been even more troublesome."

"He couldn’t have done it in time..." Chen Qing shook his head, "We received the signal at the same time. Even if he arrived a few hours before me, it wouldn’t have been enough for him to set up an Array here that could annihilate us beforehand."

Both he and Ao Zhen were close to Dragon King level in existence. To kill or seal them would require an Array of that level to be prepared for over a month, unless that child was used in advance to plot against him, otherwise it was impossible to be ready in time.

"Are there any more jellyfish around?" Chen Qing directly asked.

"They’ve all been killed..." Ao Zhen confirmed with certainty.

The Youyun Jellyfish were a troublesome presence in the water; it was all too easy to lose control oneself.

If one did not want to be pulled into an unknown place like Chen Qing, killing the other jellyfish before rescuing Chen Qing was absolutely necessary.

This was also the reason why it took her so long to rescue him.

Upon hearing her, Chen Qing nodded but then cast a hesitant glance at the lake below.

Ao Zhen looked at him in confusion. From his emotions, it was clear that he was anxious, showing how much he cared about the boy just now. But why had he stopped now?

"Do you think they would choose the water route or land?" Chen Qing suddenly asked.

This question caught Ao Zhen off guard.

If the other party intended to escape with that boy, having already used jellyfish to bring you to the lake, why would they still choose the water route? Of course, they would take the opposite land route!

Chen Qing initially thought so too, but as his body recovered and he prepared to rush back, he hesitated, because he thought of another possibility.....

Originally, there were no waterways up in Southeast Mountain City; it was only because the Underground City had been constructed ahead of time and equipped with the unique long-distance water Techniques of the Eastern Sea that water sources began to spring up in the mountain city.

That meant the lake beneath Baiyun City could lead directly to the Eastern Sea!

Though taking the land route might allow them to shake off pursuit for a short while, the mountain roads of Southeast were rugged.

Unless the other party was willing to continuously expend energy flying with Techniques, reaching the Eastern Sea by land would take at least two days, given the vast terrain of Eastern Sea County. ....

The Youyun Jellyfish Toxin’s limit was fifteen minutes; having detained him for just a quarter of an hour meant that it was very likely he could still catch up.

After all, the other party knew he possessed the Dragon’s Breath Technique and was adept at tracking, which was also how he had found the child from that shape-shifting demon.

If they knew about his tracking abilities, weren’t they afraid he would catch up with them on land?

Could there be another possibility.....

Chen Qing suddenly looked down at the lake, and the next second, without any hesitation, he jumped in!!

Ao Zhen was stunned as she watched, not understanding why Chen Qing would dive into the lake, but she did not hesitate, choosing to follow immediately. As she hurried to catch up, she sent him a telepathic message filled with doubt, "You suspect.....they took the water route?"

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"Why take the underwater route?"

At that moment, inside the lake, Jiang Xiaoling was puzzled.

To enable him to breathe underwater, he’d been given a slick and slimy meat pill that felt like swallowing a live frog.

What puzzled him the most was, having just dragged Chen Qing into the water, shouldn’t they take the land route now?

Why choose the water route? Wouldn’t that be heading in the same direction as their pursuer?

"My power base is in the Eastern Sea, so whether we take the water or land route, we will eventually head for the Eastern Sea. Taking the land route would take us at least three days to return, but by water, with the help of jellyfish, we would need at most half a day!"

"The reason we let the jellyfish drag Chen Qing into the water was a diversion, leading our opponent to mistakenly believe we would hide in the opposite direction. In reality, hiding in plain sight is the best place to conceal ourselves. He won’t expect that our escape route is the same as his..."

"So that’s how it is....." Jiang Xiaoling quickly caught on. It was a psychological tactic.

"However, given his intelligence, he will soon catch on," the King of Qin whispered.

"What?" Jiang Xiaoling was astounded.

"It all depends on how fast he reacts...

" the King of Qin said quietly, "Once we swim out of this lake and enter the waters of the Eastern Sea, I will have enough methods to deal with him. He has already begun the campaign to reclaim the Southeast; he can’t afford to waste time with me in the Eastern Sea. Otherwise, his campaign in the Southeast will fall through. As soon as we reach the Eastern Sea, he’ll have no more chances to find you, and you will be safe. "

"I see....." Jiang Xiaoling nodded slightly. From the other’s previous words, it seemed he was loyal to his superiors, but would he really be safe upon reaching the Eastern Sea?

For some reason, Jiang Xiaoling felt...a sense of unease lingering in his heart...