Chapter 65. Mo Fan: I was just craving 'you'.
"What should we do next?" Zheng Bingxiao asked.
Some people have already been seriously injured, and some are clamoring to go back. There is discord among the members, and it is unclear whether this mission should continue.
"In short, I won't leave," Mu Ningxue said.
"What are you showing off for? Do you think you can survive under the rule of a commander-level demon?" Mo Fan said.
Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue paused, looking at Mo Fan with confusion: "Do you also want to leave?"
"I don't care, but the level of threat here is much higher than the Hunter Alliance estimated," Mo Fan continued.
"Then I want to stay too," Mu Ningxue insisted.
Mu Ningxue did not force anyone, whether from Mingzhu or the capital. Since it was a real trial and the greatest test of her strength, there was no reason to back down.
Mu Nujiao shared the same thoughts as Mu Ningxue. Coming from a prestigious family, she knew very well that if a powerful mage could not withstand such a life-or-death test, it would greatly affect their cultivation.
Improving one's strength is not something that can be achieved by sitting in the comfort of the city and thinking hard with one's eyes closed every day. It is more about fighting. She believes that if she leaves like this, she will probably not have the courage to face difficulties in the future!
With two goddess-level beauties expressing their unwillingness to leave, the others naturally didn't want to go either.
But no matter what, this place is uninhabitable.
Next, they searched for other places to stay. Of course, even after finding a place to rest, the surveying continued.
"Just a little longer, just a little longer, it'll turn green soon!"
"Damn it, more lizards are coming! If we don't leave soon, we'll all end up as someone else's dinner!"
"It's green! It's green!"
"Retreat! Retreat!!"
A group of people, covered in sweat, fled the scene as if they were escaping.
Soon after, swarms of green-skinned lizards crawled out of the partially submerged urban area, their green swarms threatening to completely fill the block. Fortunately, they had found a suitable location beforehand, and with Mo Fan covering their retreat, no one was injured.
After surveying a location, the group arrived at the church they had previously found.
The church was designed with the issue of the passage of time in mind when it was built. Stone is a material that plants find difficult to grow and spread, so the entire church remains very intact. It is sealed off and has much less dust than other places, so you can live there after just a quick clean.
While everyone was resting, Liao Mingxuan and Lu Zhenghe suddenly started arguing that night.
They looked as if they were about to make a move. Even the emotions of the others seemed extremely strange.
Clearly, everyone has been infected.
Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Mu Ningxue pulled Mo Fan outside, looking like she had something to say.
This scene, witnessed by Lu Yilin, only intensified his already pent-up grievances.
"Did you discover anything?" Mu Ningxue spoke first, her eyes filled with a thoughtful wisdom.
"What did you find?" Mo Fan looked at Mu Ningxue with amusement.
"Something's not right with them," Mu Ningxue said thoughtfully.
"Putting aside what others might say, don't you think Bai Tingting seems a bit overly dependent on you?" Mu Ningxue asked.
"She's had a crush on me for a long time, that's normal. You were the same way back then, everything was fine, and then suddenly you told me you wanted to run away from home with me." Mo Fan chuckled as he recalled the past.
"I was ignorant back then," Mu Ningxue said calmly.
"But I promised," Mo Fan said.
"I'm sorry..." Mu Ningxue's expression darkened slightly. She knew that this incident had dealt a severe blow to Mo Fan's family.
"So you're planning to just say sorry and completely erase the past from my life?" Mo Fan said.
"There's no possibility between us. Fairy tales are ultimately childish. Besides, the Mu family now is not the Mu family of the past. Don't make trouble for yourself. Moreover, I've already lost interest in you," Mu Ningxue said bluntly.
So many years have passed, and Mu Ningxue has long forgotten about her youthful days, having focused on cultivation. Her feelings for Mo Fan are more of guilt for the mistakes she made in her youth, nothing more. She doesn't want Mo Fan to misunderstand.
"Seeing how much effort you put into explaining, I'll relax. Anyway, I only like your looks." Mo Fan shrugged.
Mu Ningxue frowned, her tone turning icy: "What did you say!"
Mo Fan didn't respond, because what he had just said was his truest thought.
For him, all he liked about Mu Ningxue was her pretty face.
Seeing that Mo Fan was ignoring her, Mu Ningxue was angry, but she still said, "We need to find the source."
"When I came here just now, I saw a lake. There aren't many demons living around here, so there must be something hiding in that lake," Mo Fan said.
"Let's go and take care of it!" Mu Ningxue said.
"Dealing with these mind-controlling demons is quite troublesome," Mo Fan said.
"We can't just wait here for things to explode!" Mu Ningxue said, pulling Mo Fan up and heading towards the lake.
Damn, doesn't this woman know the concept of men and women not touching each other at a time like this?
Soon, the two arrived at a small lake.
"Ice Barrier - Ice Vines - Cover!" Upon arriving here, Mu Ningxue immediately unleashed ice magic upon encountering the eerie pool.
Ice vines quickly covered the pool, as Mu Ningxue intended to use her Ice Block to completely freeze the pool into a block of ice.
The creatures hidden beneath the pool could not possibly remain calm in the face of such icy cold.
"Crunch crunch crunch~~~~"
The pool was covered in frost, its surface almost frozen, and the starlight reflected off it was visible.
There are some creatures in the water. When the ice was about to seal the entire pool, many small spider-like creatures with eerie eyes darted out from inside, seemingly harmless, and fled into the surrounding weeds.
However, Mo Fan ignored the group of little spiders, and just then, a loud 'bang' suddenly came from the ice!
The frost that had frozen in the pool was shattered by the shock, turning into countless ice crystals that scattered across the sky, while the frozen water churned up a layer of large white waves.
Huge waves surged around, submerging the entire wasteland.
Amidst the waves, a hideous black head emerged, its rows of eyes glowing with an eerie red light. Some were staring at Mo Fan, while others were looking at Mu Ningxue.
It was a spider's head, as big as half a room, with eyes densely packed between the head and face. The face looked like a bizarre mask, twisted with all sorts of messy fleshy textures.
Its body is mainly composed of a head, while its body is significantly smaller. But what is most striking are its long, blade-like legs covered in dense fangs. Those are not legs at all; they are clearly eight sharp blades capable of easily piercing a creature's chest!
Upon seeing the Bewitching Spider appear, Mo Fan didn't remain a spectator; instead, he swiftly attacked.
"Thousand-Pound Thunderbolt Wild Dance!"
Thunderclouds instantly gathered above the bewitching spider, and the next moment, streaks of lightning coalesced into fierce thunderbolts, which then plummeted downwards!