The moment this ghost face appeared, Zhao Kongcheng felt as if the whole world had been turned upside down, and an unprecedented sense of dizziness welled up in his heart.
He frowned tightly and tensed his body, barely managing to steady himself.
In his field of vision, everything in front of him was like a spinning kaleidoscope, in disarray and with no discernible pattern.
"Damn it... It can actually use the Forbidden Ruins. I'm really in trouble this time..." Zhao Kongcheng muttered to himself, and the words Wu Xiangnan had said before the battle once again flashed through his mind.
"... Forbidden Ruins Sequence 176, [Ghost Face Manifestation on the Ground]. Within the scope of the Forbidden Ruins, it can deceive the perception of all creatures whose realm is less than or equal to its own and reverse the concept of space.
In the [Ghost Face Manifestation on the Ground], up and down, left and right, front and back will all change at any time according to the will of the King of Masked Men. Although to a certain extent, one can resist it with their own consciousness and experience, there is no doubt that all of one's attack methods will be affected within this Forbidden Ruins, and one's combat power will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, except for the Captain who is also in the 'Chuan' realm, all other team members should not have a direct battle with the King of Masked Men. Otherwise, it will only lead to death..."
This is indeed an extremely disgusting Forbidden Ruins... As someone experiencing it firsthand, Zhao Kongcheng truly realized the terrifying aspect of this Forbidden Ruins.
So, the Captain actually managed to seriously wound the King of Masked Men within this Forbidden Ruins?
He is also a terrifying person!
Zhao Kongcheng took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!!!"
The roars came from all directions, making it impossible to determine the position of the King of Masked Men. The ground trembled slightly, and Zhao Kongcheng could feel that the King of Masked Men was approaching rapidly!
Where would it come from?
In reality.
On that strange and ferocious ghost face, Zhao Kongcheng stood there with his eyes closed, like a statue. He held the knife in both hands, pointing it forward, and his brows were furrowed.
He didn't notice at all that the King of Masked Men had quietly moved behind him.
In Zhao Kongcheng's perception, his vision, hearing, smell, and touch were all changing rapidly, as if he had been stuffed into a super-powerful washing machine. False information filled his mind, preventing him from distinguishing anything in the real world.
The King of Masked Men stared at Zhao Kongcheng, who was completely unaware, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on its pale ghost face.
It bent down slightly, and then crashed through the rain curtain like a giant shell. Its figure was so fast that it left an afterimage. Its sharp claws flashed with a cold light and slashed towards Zhao Kongcheng's neck!
It seemed to be able to anticipate the scene of warm blood gushing out and staining its body, which made it feel extremely delighted.
But just as its claws were about to touch Zhao Kongcheng's body, something unexpected happened!
It was as if Zhao Kongcheng had eyes on his back. He suddenly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the King of Masked Men's claw!
Then, the straight knife in his hand drew a long arc in the rain, aiming directly at the King of Masked Men's head!
Clang——!
A sharp collision sound rang out. The King of Masked Men's hand firmly grasped Zhao Kongcheng's blade, and then it kicked out, sending Zhao Kongcheng flying like a sandbag!
Even so, it couldn't hide the shock in its eyes.
It couldn't figure out how Zhao Kongcheng discovered its attack.
Zhao Kongcheng fell heavily to the ground with a cry of pain. He struggled to get up from the ground, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Surprised? Unexpected?"
Zhao Kongcheng supported himself with the straight knife and laughed. His smile was full of mockery.
"Your Forbidden Ruins is indeed terrifying. Under normal circumstances, I would have surely fallen into your trap and died at your hands. But unfortunately..."
Zhao Kongcheng stretched out a finger and pointed at the sky. "It's raining today."
"You can deceive the perception of creatures, but you can't stop the rain that falls due to gravity. The rain falling on my skin gives me a sense of touch.
You can change my sense of touch and make me feel that the rain is falling on me from all directions... And I can use this to deduce the real direction!
As long as I know one standard direction, the rest will be much easier."
Zhao Kongcheng grinned, spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, and proudly raised the straight knife in his hand, pointing the blade at the King of Masked Men.
"Not to brag, if I also had a Forbidden Ruins, you would have died eight hundred times already!"
"Roar! Roar! Roar!!"
The King of Masked Men was successfully enraged by Zhao Kongcheng and rushed towards him crazily. Zhao Kongcheng continued to keep his eyes closed, predicting the direction from which the King of Masked Men would come.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!!
Zhao Kongcheng and the King of Masked Men were engaged in a fierce battle. Relying on his own terrifying combat intuition and experience, Zhao Kongcheng managed to clash with the King of Masked Men several times!
But that was all.
Under the King of Masked Men's all-out attack, Zhao Kongcheng, an ordinary person with a mortal body, soon couldn't hold on. The King of Masked Men seized the opportunity and struck his chest heavily, directly breaking two of his ribs and sending him flying backwards.
This time, it took Zhao Kongcheng a full five seconds to barely stand up.
If it weren't for the straight knife blocking part of the damage, this blow would have been enough to kill him.
"Cough! Cough! Cough..." He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood in a row, and his face turned extremely pale.
The King of Masked Men stood tall in the rain, with a stern gaze, and slowly approached him step by step...
Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind Zhao Kongcheng!
"Zhao Kongcheng! Zhao Kongcheng!!
——Zhao Kongcheng!!!"
Zhao Kongcheng was taken aback. He vaguely felt that... this voice seemed somewhat familiar.
Wait a minute, isn't this...
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he chose to remain silent.
His eyes were filled with a complicated expression.
...
At this moment, outside the [No-Rule Airspace].
Lin Qiye stood near that open area. The rain had soaked his hair, but he seemed not to notice. He was shouting at the top of his lungs:
"Zhao Kongcheng! Stop hiding! I know you're around here!"
After Lin Qiye finished shouting, he calmed down and listened for a while. There was still nothing but the noisy sound of the rain.
"Damn it, that bat clearly saw a cloaked man and a monster suddenly disappear here. How could there be nothing... Could it be that I really saw it wrong?"
Lin Qiye frowned and looked around.
Suddenly, his eyes focused.
He saw that about ten meters away from him, three strange Notice Boards were standing there alone.
Lin Qiye walked up to them, wiped the rain off the Notice Boards with his hand, and softly read the words on them.
"No entry ahead? When were these signs put up here? And... this arrangement is really strange."
Lin Qiye lowered his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, his eyes gradually lit up.
"He once said that his Forbidden Ruins is an auxiliary Forbidden Ruins for hiding the battlefield. It seems to be called something like... [No-Rule Airspace]?"
Lin Qiye carefully examined the three Notice Boards in front of him. A smile appeared on his lips, and he shouted again at the top of his lungs:
"Zhao Kongcheng! I know you're in the [No-Rule Airspace]! Open the door quickly and let me in!!"
One second, two seconds...
Zhao Kongcheng's voice came faintly from behind the Notice Boards:
"You're not having dinner at night. What the hell are you wandering around for? Get the hell out of here!!"