Chapter 2473 - Setting the Trap for Who? (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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The golden sunlight after noon sprinkled on the Bohai Sea, dyeing the restless Dragon King Krill golden.
Zhang Xiaohou and Zhao Manyan were a little worn out. It took them a great effort just to kill a lord of the Dragon King Krill.
The whole surface of the sea was crawling with angry Dragon King Krill. They were clustered together and wrapped around one another, forming a giant beast made up of thousands of Dragon King Krill. It looked like a golden dragon under the sunlight!
The two were hiding on a sea stack that was on the verge of collapsing, their backs against one another. Their scalps turned numb upon witnessing the scene before them, but they had nowhere to escape because of the Gravitational Vortex. They could only fight endlessly.
“Zhang Xiaohou, there’s something I don’t understand. If the Forbidden Curse has such a huge coverage area, aren’t the sea monsters worried it would destroy the Underwater River too?” Zhao Manyan thought suddenly while he was surrounded by the danger.
“I have the same doubt too, but…” Zhang Xiaohou shook his head, like he wanted to say something that sounded unlikely.
“The silver veins are intercepting the Underwater River. If the Forbidden Curse focuses on a specific part of the Underwater River, it can easily destroy the silver veins. Even if the sea monsters did control the troop that had chosen the coordinates of the Forbidden Curse, how could they guarantee the Forbidden Curse wouldn’t destroy the Underwater River they have dug out with such great effort?” Zhao Manyan persisted.
He had no idea why he was pondering the question at a time like this, but he felt like he had to find out the truth, even if his death was approaching.
“In order to destroy the silver veins without damaging the Underwater River, the Forbidden Mage has to be familiar with the situation at the bottom of the sea and the locations of the silver veins to control the damage of the Forbidden Curse,” Zhang Xiaohou replied.
Zhao Manyan turned around and stared at Zhang Xiaohou.
The Forbidden Curse was being used to destroy the silver veins, which would allow the sea monsters to travel freely along the Underwater River.
However, the Forbidden Curse was too powerful. Not only would it destroy the silver veins, it would destroy the Underwater River, too!
If the sea monsters wanted to get their way, not only did they have to set the coordinates of the Forbidden Curse on the silver veins, the Forbidden Mage had to control the damage of the Forbidden Curse precisely!
“The requirements are very strict. It comes down to the Forbidden Mage’s will,” Zhao Manyan hinted strongly.
If Zhang Xiaohou was wrong, the Forbidden Mage was innocent.
If Zhang Xiaohou was right, it meant the Forbidden Mage was…
Zhang Xiaohou did not respond further to Zhao Manyan. He just smiled wryly. Zhao Manyan stopped thinking about it, too.
Zhao Manyan finally understood. The truth was like the glimpse of icy light deep into an abyss, which they did not have the courage to pursue.
Unfortunately, Zhao Manyan did not have a choice. He could only trust Zhang Xiaohou unconditionally.
Zhang Xiaohou did not say anything because nothing he said was going to make a difference. Perhaps he was being tricked by the sea monsters and did not have a clear mind. There was no turning back for him, either!
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The Giant Clock Mountain…