Chapter 117: The Disturbance
It was almost dawn and everyone was waiting for the final showdown. Everyone knew that the true bloodbath would only happen at the end and only a few hours were remaining before the time limit was over.
The true battle was starting.
As the sun rose on the horizon, all the remaining disciples in the designated zone went out of their hiding zone. After all, most of the them weren't confident in hunting at night so they had spent their time, resting and recuperating from previous battles and to prepare for next ones.
Two hours left.
The participants ran around, searching for other participants and steal their Spirit Cores. Hunting the Spiritual Creatures in such short interval wouldn't make much difference so they chose the best option—take others Spirit Cores.
Ying Yue was sitting on a tree's branch, as usual and looking over the Tando Woodlands. There were a few Aerial Spiritual flying around in the vast skies but they didn't do anything to Ying Yue.
'What is that Rune Formation for? Aghh! Just activate it already.'
Just then, Ying Yue felt her heart skip a beat as her vision blurred for a second before returning to normal. She hurriedly stood up, completely alert.
She narrowed her eyes when she found nothing unusual but she was sure something had changed in her surroundings, she just couldn't pinpoint it.
She tried to look around to find anything unusual but everything was same. However, she noticed that every disciple had a strange look on their faces and some of the had even gone in full alert mode.
'So, I wasn't the only one who felt that. Such wide effects, is that Rune Formation already active? I don't sense anything different...'
However, she was feeling unease at the sudden situation where she didn't knew about her opponents. She turned into a blue as she chose to go towards that cave the two figures had visited last night.
Ying Yue had actually visited that cafe after the two figures dispersed but nothing unusual with it. She did feel something amiss there but aside from that, nothing.
'Whoever laid these Rune Formations is certainly very capable. It's probably a Tier 3 or maybe even Tier 4 Rune Formation. Who knows why bizzare effects this have?'
Ying Yue was very careful when she ran on the rugged terrain however the more she travelled, the more she felt that something was wrong with her senses. It was as if her two eyes were seeing two complete different things, making her mind utterly confused onto what to believe.
However, she remained and ran while avoiding the Spiritual Creatures in the way. All she knew was that she needed to reach that cave quickly to deactivate the Rune Formation before anything happens.
She was getting a very bad feeling about this...
Up above in the skies, right beside the barrier of the designated zone Ning Xi was standing as she analysed the designated zone.
"Hmm, a Tier 4 Shattered Star Illusion Formation, huh. The Shattered Star Sect really sent their best into this. Well, who cares as long it's interesting."
Ning Xi shrugged and took out a new wine gourd as she looked in the distance at the various ants like participants who were running around randomly but from her point of view, they were all headed towards a particular place.
Seeing their destination, Ning Xi's lips curled up in a smirk as she thought.
"Now now, this is something you really gambled on, huh. Hehe, my dear sister, let's see how you deal with this. I doubt you'll run away...."
Ning Xi then remembered Ying Yue's personality as her lips twitched.
"Or you might really run away."
She then entered the barrier and hovered high in the air, ready to take action of things went south. After all, she could already imagine the following battle and it wouldn't be an easy one.
Only Core Formation Realm experts had the ability to win in this situation but normally, a group of Foundation Realm wouldn't survive. However, this group was different.
'Let's see what you do in this situation!'
Ying Yue suddenly stopped on top of a rock as she knocked her head lightly. Her confusion when she looked around and found nothing, but the headache was still there as if something was messing with her brain.
'Is it another mental attack? But this is too real. Something is wrong but what? My five senses are telling me everything is fine but my instincts are warning me of the disturbance.
It isn't deathly for sure but then what is it?'
Ying Yue crouched down on the ground as she thought of everything she had observed till now in details. From how other disciples reacted to how the two figures were reacting.
Ying Yue then closed her eyes as she decided to abandon her five senses as she had been practicing for many years. However, she failed again. Since the day she had began to rely on her instincts, she had also decided to create a technique related to it. However, she never succeeded.
Ying Yue sat on the spot for a few seconds before rising as she thought.
'Whatever! I'll just see what they're upto. The only thing I fear in this zone is what Sister Ning prepared for me. Knowing her, she definitely put something even I wouldn't be able to deal with.'
She jumped on the tree as she once again looked for the cave she was aiming for. Soon, she found it in the distance and went towards it. Her headache grew because of the disturbance but she ignored it.
She was more sensitive to these matters and because of that, she was getting headaches. She was sure that others were fine.
She narrowed her eyes as she got closer to the cave as the alarming sensation grew within her. It was as if she was running towards her death on her own accords. Nevertheless, she had made up her mind and continued to move forward.
What she didn't know was that everyone was heading towards the same location.