56 The Plan (2/2)
”What is this about mind control? You have all been acting weird ever since we left that clearing.”
Tian Hei turned around to look at her in surprise.
”W...What do you mean? Didn't you experience it? That urge to join them?”
Tianfei shook her head. She looked worriedly at the rest.
”I didn't feel a thing. Also, who's them? You all started to shake for no reason.”
”Big sister is right. There was nothing.”
The 4 year old girl also agreed with her. She was one of the few people to be unaffected. From Tianfei's perspective, everyone started to act strange all of a sudden.
”Strange...very strange.”
”I think we have to go as a group.”
Suddenly a white figure flashed through the air. It was only for a moment but it definitely was there.
”Now it's mocking us. After it!”
Xin Fan was the first to move and maneuvered through the trees to chase that white creature. Due to his qi limitations, he was forced to use only his body. Xin Fan felt as if his body was not moving like it should and was weighed down. As Xin Fan neared the figure, the figure stopped and disappeared into thin air.
”Did you get it?”
”I..It disappeared!”
The rest hurried over behind him slowly catching up. Xin Fan was collapsed onto the ground exhausted.
”What do you mean it disappeared?”
”I mean exactly what I mean. It's gone.”
”But that's impossible!”
”But it happened.”
”It can't be. That shouldn't happen, unless...”
The sun started to set and a sole moon enveloped the sky. The group decided to have a break and think of other ways to escape.
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A pair of beady red eyes shined in the darkness. The snow slowly blanketed the figure as it shook it's small body.
”Phew...that kid almost got me.”
Just as he said it, a large shadowy figure loomed over his hiding location.
”Found... you.”
The figure within the shrubs internally cursed before disappearing again into the air.
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”So what do we do now?”
”I don't know...”
The group was dejected and there really wasn't anything they could do about it. The creature could appear and disappear at will. It could create illusions to slowly corrode one's mind. Furthermore, they could not even use any techniques.
”I...think I have an idea.”
The three year old boy sitting besides Tian Hei spoke up. This may have been the first time he actually talked.
”You do?”
The boy chuckled with a glint in his eye. He had the expression of one who has been through many encounters with beasts and knew every move they could make.
”If we can't get to it, make it come to us.”
”And how do we do that?”
”It's simple really. All we have to do is ...”
The boy explained an in depth plan that almost seems to work.
”How can you be so sure he would come?”
”I don't, that's why it's a gamble.”
Tianfei looked at the boy in amazement. If all the assumptions were right, the plan had no flaws. If all went well, they could escape. Tianfei was the centerpiece of the whole plan.