Chapter 154 (1/2)

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Chapter 154

Don't Give Up

After so many years of working together, Xiaobao and Chengfeng knew that this was not the moment to negotiate. Xiaobao ran into the next path ahead without hesitation.

Now, Chengfeng was the only one left in the tunnel, his hand clutching the k.n.o.b as he nervously looked at the rain of swords approaching.

“It's all an illusion! An illusion! You can't scare me!” He tried to brainwash himself.

But everything looked too real. His heart pounded like a drum as he wondered. What if they weren't… illusions? What if they were real?

What if… Grand Senior Brother lied like the last time and this wasn't the Illusory Sword Array? What then?

This thought haunted him like a demon, spreading manically across his mind until the shadow of doubt consumed him.

If Zhao Xiaobao gets injured, I can save him. But if I'm hurt, who will save me? If his Immortal Qi abilities were exposed publicly, wouldn't his ident.i.ty too?

The terrifying thought rang like deafening bells, like a demon clinging unto his mind.

Chengfeng subconsciously loosened his grip on the k.n.o.b. Swords immediately fell on the other side of the tunnel with a big whoosh, causing him to shriek in surprise and turn the k.n.o.b around immediately!

However, he realised a strong force was starting to force the k.n.o.b clockwise and when turned, swords in the other tunnel would fall immediately. Zhao Xiaobao would then be impaled by countless swords. If that happened… even if he went to Grand Senior Sister again, she would not be able to save him.

Although this was just the Illusory Sword Array, he did not want to gamble. What if it wasn't? Based on the way Grand Senior Brother tricked them the last time, he definitely did not seem to care if these juniors lived or died. He seemed willing to watch them struggle at the boundary between life and death.

Chengfeng twisted the k.n.o.b in the opposite direction hard but the force grew stronger and was determined to turn clockwise. All Chengfeng could do was slow down its speed.

After a while, he felt an intense burning in his arm as if it was about to be twisted off.

His arm started to twist at an odd angle due to the extreme force exerted on the k.n.o.b. The pain drove him to madness!

AAARGH!

His eyes bulged and beads of sweat sprouted on his forehead. His face reddened as green veins pulsed. He was at the brink of giving up now.

But Chengfeng dared not let go because he did not want to take the gamble!

What if… it's not an illusion?

Perhaps he just had to hold on for one more second! Then Zhao Xiaobao would arrive at the next k.n.o.b, turn it, and shut this whole mechanism off!

He did not know that the creator of the Illusory Sword Array had an acute understanding of humanity's doubts and weaknesses. When one was in danger, doubt would cling unto them like a shadow.

Perhaps there were people you could trust with your life in this world. But what about the chain of doubt? The chain of doubt was not one line connecting A to B, it was a three-dimensional web consisting of many connecting points.

As long as one of the points was not stable, the entire web would implode and a person's trust and confidence would be shattered by doubt!

Just like this question: Was this truly the Illusory Sword Array? Could illusions hurt a person? If this wasn't the Illusory Sword Array, what array was it? Would the other person reach the other k.n.o.b in time? Would the other person let me get impaled by swords?

Even if they arrived at the k.n.o.b in time, what if the mechanism didn't work? If I let go now and they die, will I still die too?

Does the other person have the same questions I do? What decision will he make? If they choose to hold on to the k.n.o.b, will he believe that I am also holding on to the k.n.o.b? If he holds on but doesn't believe that I will hold on, then what?

All these doubts appeared consecutively. Just a slight push was enough to make everything collapse!

That was the most terrifying part of illusory spells!