Chapter 153: The Maze
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Zhang Shi's men had abundant manpower and material resources, and successfully built the shelter before sunset. In Zhao Feng's words, after a hard day's work, the soldiers could not be allowed to lay bunks on the ground.
Since it was the first day to land on the island, no one knew much about it, so Zhang Shi personally led twice as many people on night watch. What he never expected was that something happened on the first night.
The night was as dark as ink, deep and silent, with only the sound of distant waves gently lapping at the shore, and the occasional roar of wild beasts from deep in the jungle, breaking the tranquility. Zhang Shi sat on the wall, browsing the information on the regional channel. From time to time, a group of soldiers walked below, holding torches and weapons, patrolling around the camp. Their eyes were alert, always ready to deal with possible threats.
Just at midnight, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Zhang Shi raised his head in surprise, suddenly remembering that the patrol team had not shown up for a long time. The new shelter is not big. Even at night, ten minutes is enough to patrol the shelter. However, it has been nearly half an hour. The patrol has not appeared since the last time it passed by. Zhang Shi realized that something was fishy and hurriedly Hire people to search along the wall.
The giant sunflower seemed to have entered a dormant stage, and the entire island was dark. Except for the faint light brought by the torches in everyone's hands, it could be said that it was impossible to see the five fingers.
Zhang Shi cautiously activated his concentration at all times, hoping to find some clues, but after circling around the shelter, he found no clues.
Zhang Shi glanced at the dark forest ahead and made some calculations in his mind.
The patrolling soldiers were in teams of ten. Even if they encountered any powerful monster, they should make some noise. How could they disappear so silently?
Due to his mood, Zhang Shi suddenly remembered the panoramic map and quickly opened the system panel to view it. Sure enough, there were more than a dozen light spots in front of the shelter gate, and the blue spot among them was particularly dazzling. Zhang Shi knew that these light spots represented his team.
Zhang Shi zoomed out the map and suddenly found ten red dots on the upper left side of the shelter. These ten red dots remained motionless, clinging to the wall. Zhang Shi was a little surprised. He had just passed there and didn't find them. He then enlarged the red dot and adjusted the viewing angle to the front view. He was shocked to find that the ten soldiers' eyes were dull, and their expressions seemed to be lost.
Zhang Shi quickly called everyone to rush to that area, but when they arrived, everything they looked at was empty and there was nothing.
Zhang Shi checked again with the panoramic map and confirmed that the missing team was here. He couldn't help but guess that there might be some kind of deceitful method like "ghost hitting the wall" here. But Dingzhen didn't notice anything unusual, which made Zhang Shi helpless for a while.
Zhang Shi frowned, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart. He looked around. The jungle in the night seemed to hide countless unknown secrets, and the ten missing soldiers seemed to be swallowed up by this mysterious place, silently.
Just when Zhang Shi was at a loss what to do, an idea flashed in his mind. He recalled all his previous experiences in Huojia Village, and he had some vague speculations in his mind.
Could it be that this so-called "ghost hitting the wall" phenomenon is actually caused by some kind of formation?
Zhang Shi quickly summoned all the soldiers responsible for the night watch, and even pulled Ge Dalong up. He was a magician and was sensitive to things like magic. Bringing him along would get twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Shi and Ge Dalong shared their speculations, and the two decided to take immediate action to rescue the trapped patrol. He knew that in this unknown and dangerous environment, procrastination would only make the situation worse.
"We must find the entrance to the formation or a way to break it, otherwise those soldiers may be lost in it forever." Zhang Shi spoke firmly, with unquestionable determination in his eyes.
Ge Dalong frowned when he heard this. He recalled that he had read records about the ecstasy array in ancient books. It was an illusory maze created using various factors such as terrain, light and shadow, and sound, in which people could lose their way. , or even hallucinations.
"I remember it was mentioned in ancient books that there is a type of formation similar to the current situation. This formation is called the ecstasy formation. There are often one or more key points in the formation. These points may be special marks, terrain features or specific By finding and triggering these points based on time conditions, you can break the flow of the maze and thereby break the formation.”
Ge Dalong shared his knowledge and tried to provide clues to everyone.
Zhang Shi knew nothing about these things, but Ge Dalong's words reminded him. I saw Zhang Shi taking out the Spirit Gathering Formation Disk with a mysterious smile on his face.
"The formation requires the support of spiritual energy. If I absorb all the spiritual energy here, do you think this enchantment formation will be self-defeating?"
Ge Dalong was moved by Zhang Shi's idea, clapped his hands and said.
"This is a good idea, much better than struggling to find the Formation Eye."
As soon as he said it, Zhang Shi placed the Spirit Gathering Formation Disk directly on the ground, and then used all his strength to promote its operation. A whirlpool visible to the naked eye appeared out of thin air over the shelter. Everyone invariably felt an invisible airflow spreading around their bodies, making their whole bodies feel comfortable. The pores all over their bodies seemed to be opened. Some soldiers even groaned in comfort. stand up.
Zhang Shi had experienced the baptism of a higher concentration of spiritual energy. He glared at the rude soldier, but did not delve into it. He just concentrated on observing the changes in the map and surroundings.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, everyone felt that the scene in front of them had changed significantly, as if two similar pictures overlapped together. Although the previous picture was torn apart by someone, the world in front of them had a faint sense of separation.
A moment later, the ten disappeared soldiers suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
They regained their consciousness at this time, and saw that even the lord had appeared. They looked at the large group of people who suddenly appeared in front of them with a puzzled look, not knowing what big thing had happened.
Zhang Shi identified the ten soldiers and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he gave them a holiday and asked them to go back to the shelter to rest first. He referred to the map while leading other soldiers to explore the dense forest.
"There is something in this formation."
Zhang Shi pointed to the panoramic map, and saw a stone tablet on the screen. There was a circle of vortexes like ripples next to the stone tablet, which looked somewhat similar to the portal.
"Could it be that this is the entrance to a dungeon?"
Ge Dalong was well-informed. Generally, anything that could be covered up with this kind of formation was either a secret realm or a dungeon with rich rewards. He was also looking forward to it. Now was the beginning stage of the redevelopment of the shelter. If he could get some useful resources, it would be great.