Becoming a Wizard by Starting From the Mind Closure Technique-Chapter 773 - 238 Entering the Valley_1

Chapter 773: Chapter 238: Entering the Valley_1

Chapter 773 -238: Entering the Valley_1

Time was fleeting.

The deadline set by the Imperial Court for the first wave of martial artists at the Normalization Realm to enter Death Valley had arrived.

The last incident where a mysterious individual had spied on the military camp and even openly provoked them before escaping had provoked the wrath of the angel holding power in the province in place of Governor Hu.

The consequences of this were that the armies camping outside of Death Valley had increased threefold.

The three camps were set up in a trigram formation, occupying the “Heaven”, “Earth”, and “Man” positions on the Three Talents Formation, making a rather sparse formation.

Thus, no matter which camp was being spied on, infiltrated, or attacked, the other two camps could provide swift reinforcement.

Under the might of the official army organised in three camps, even though there were no less than a hundred martial artists at the Normalization Realm present, none dared act rashly.

As for martial artists at the Hollow Void Stage like Li Shuwen from various sects, martial arts schools, and powers, as well as those at the Normalization Realm that belonged to the second and third waves of entrants, they were all locked within the provincial city by an even larger army.

Though the Imperial Court looked down upon the Jianghu, it still valued the martial artists.

The main force making up the Imperial Court’s army was also composed of martial artists after all.

As the largest “sect” in the world, the Imperial Court had a good understanding of the destructive power a group of martial artists could wield when organised.

Link, Brother Shi, Hu Suqi, and two disciples from the Mingxin Sword Sect walked together, located in the middle of the queue entering the valley.

Hu Songqi had rejected Hu Suqi’s invitation and chose to travel alone. Now, she was walking at the very end of the procession, covered in a black cloak.

After the first three thousand martial artists had risklessly explored the path, almost a quarter of Death Valley had been safely traversed.

According to the map and route given by the Imperial Court, this batch of Normalization Realm martial artists could very smoothly traverse the first quarter of Death Valley.

Death Valley was vast and had complex terrain with numerous paths.

It was not possible for the hundred-plus martial artists to stick together after entering the valley.

As such, not long after they entered the valley, the martial artists naturally split into small groups and went their separate ways.

“This way.”

After sensing the array within the valley, Link chose a path deemed most dangerous, where the most people had died.

Though the others were somewhat confused, they chose to trust Link and resolutely followed him, including the older and younger female disciples from the Mingxin Sword Sect.

Before setting off, their elders had repeatedly stressed to them to follow Link’s orders.

The reason wasn’t explained, it was just a firm requirement.

Being respectful and obedient disciples, they naturally followed.

Seeing this situation, Link was quite pleased.

It was good that there were no self-righteous fools in the team.

Actually, in Link’s perception, the large array within Death Valley had already undergone great changes.

The so-called first quarter of the area that the Imperial Court claimed to have made safe was, in fact, riddled with numerous dangerous traps and mechanisms again.

However, these traps and mechanisms were just dormant, yet to be awakened.

The martial artists entering the valley again were the trigger that would awaken the traps and mechanisms.

The path that Link had chosen was, in fact, a special path, once extremely dangerous but now a route of comfort and safety.

In the array, this was called the “Life Gate.”

Mysteriously, although Hu Songqi wasn’t walking with Link’s group and wouldn’t have been able to track him, she ended up choosing this same route.

These six people, five in the front and one trailing behind, slowly yet safely progressed along a small mountain path; rugged, narrow, and dangerous, it was akin to a mountain cliffside.

Meanwhile, in other areas, martial artists were occasionally caught in traps and mechanisms.

The good news was that the martial artists of the Normalization Realm were somewhat capable of resisting and escaping.

The bad news was, there were still substantial casualties.

“What is actually happening?”

Outside the valley, within the military camp.

The angel, watching the surveillance video combined with technique and machinery generated images, saw the continuous deaths of martial artists reported in the first quarter of the area claimed to be safe by the officials, was furious.

However, the angel didn’t rage, but simply asked in a calm tone, “I need an explanation, one that will suffice to my superiors.”

Yet, the calmer the tone, the greater the pressure it imposed.

The official responsible for map-making was terrified and trembling, but didn’t dare to show it.

He wracked his brains and came up with a reason that the operative mechanisms within Death Valley were not yet completely understood and were likely to have changed. He forced himself to remain calm, trying not to let his teeth chatter, and reported his findings.

“Hmm.”

Fortunately, the angel merely needed a passable explanation.

This allowed the official to breathe a sigh of relief.

His life was spared, for now.

However, this moment of relief was short lived. The angel said indifferently, “Take him away, put him under arrest. Such incapacity and shifting of blame needs to be investigated.”

At the angel’s command, two cavalrymen entered the tent and dragged away the petrified and speechless official.

Being arrested and investigated by the cavalry usually resulted in severe punishment. If one didn’t die in prison, they’d likely be severely tortured.

“Who are these people?”

Suddenly, the angel gestured, enlarging a small image.

The people in the tent looked over. They found that while other groups had met various obstacles, a group of five people and one woman, who was left behind, were progressing very smoothly.

Updat𝓮d fr𝙤m ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com.

No wonder the angel had taken special notice.

Immediately, someone referred to the roster, matched the looks and body types, and reported the names of the six people.

“Governor Hu’s daughter? Li Shuwen’s disciple?”

The angel, after hearing the report, mumbled thoughtfully to himself, “Interesting.”

In the valley.

Within the group deemed “interesting” by the angel, Link realized that someone was observing him.

Thinking about it, it seemed quite normal.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Novlove.com