Chapter 1119: Hypnosis

Numerous Jiangtian Sect members stared at the two girls' figures, their eyes full of vigilance.

Finally, the Jiangtian Sect member holding the torch asked:

"Then what should we do with these two? Kill them directly? Or..."

"This matter is too eerie. If it really is a method of the Fusion Faction, killing them might be even more troublesome... Like the two from yesterday, lock them up first and wait for the Bishop to return tomorrow to deal with them."

"Alright."

Hearing this, Chen Ling, in the shadows in the distance, silently put away the boning knife he was holding.

Chen Ling didn't know how Xiao Tao and the other girl got here, but judging from the Jiangtian Sect's conversation, they seemed to be unaware of it too... So, who was secretly controlling the disappearance of the Fusion Faction children yesterday and today?

And the same method could actually work twice in a row, and even send these children with no offensive power across the Gray Realm, delivering them to the doorstep of the Jiangtian Sect without anyone noticing...

Chen Ling thought for a long time without any clue, but regardless, ensuring the safety of Xiao Tao and the others was the most important thing.

Chen Ling secretly followed the two Jiangtian Sect members responsible for escorting Xiao Tao, passing through one dilapidated house after another, and finally stopped in front of an ancient well at the very edge of the village.

It was called an ancient well, but it looked like the Jiangtian Sect members had just dug a hole in the ground and piled a circle of stones around it. There was no water in the well, only circles of rotten rope scattered around, looking like it had been abandoned for a long time.

"Why do I always feel like someone is watching us?"

A Jiangtian Sect member stood by the well and shivered for some reason, then scanned the surroundings with a vigilant gaze.

"It must be your imagination. This is the depths of the Gray Realm, where would people come from?" Another Jiangtian Sect member shrugged. "As for Calamities, that's even more impossible. The power of the Holy Fire can drive away most Calamities, and they can't stay under the light of the fire for too long..."

"Then what if it's the Fusion Faction? I really feel that these children coming here is a bit strange..."

Speaking of this, a cold wind blew through the barren village. The Jiangtian Sect member's peripheral vision happened to catch the eerie, dull ball of yarn in Xiao Tao's pupils. His heart tightened, and he lowered his voice to scold:

"The Fusion Faction has always stayed within the Mother Tree and doesn't like to fight. Don't let your imagination run wild here... Go, go, go back and rest. We have to get up early tomorrow for the ritual."

The two red-robed Jiangtian Sect members pushed Xiao Tao and Miaomiao into the well respectively and left quickly.

After about half a minute, Chen Ling slowly walked out of the darkness.

"This Jiangtian Sect seems to be quite afraid of the Fusion Faction..." Chen Ling thought to himself.

But it made sense. The Jiangtian Sect could obtain power from the Red Star, and they were the nemesis of all divine paths. Back in the Red Dust Realm, they easily suppressed a group of divine path possessors. Even if they did nothing, the power of the human realm would naturally disintegrate around them, making them the natural enemies of humanity.

But the power of the Fusion Faction came from Calamities. They wouldn't be affected by the Jiangtian Sect's power of decay, and the Fusion Faction could also travel freely in the Gray Realm. It was normal for the Jiangtian Sect to view them as a major threat.

It was just a pity that the Fusion Faction wasn't very aggressive, living in seclusion in the Mother Tree for years to conduct research. Although there were many Fusion users, only a few possessed combat power, and they didn't care about outside affairs at all.

Chen Ling walked to the well and looked inside. The dim firelight in the distance couldn't illuminate the bottom of the well, which was as pitch-black as an abyss.

Chen Ling tapped his toes, and half of his body directly transformed into fluttering red paper, sweeping down along the mouth of the well. With the help of his [Secret Pupil] eyes, he could see four figures tied up with ropes, lying messily in the mud.

"Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao!"

Chen Ling shook Xiao Tao's body and called out softly.

But no matter how Chen Ling shook her, Xiao Tao still didn't respond. She lay on the ground with a stiff body, like a corpse without consciousness... Chen Ling tried to call Miaomiao, but it was the same.

Chen Ling looked at Linglong and Xiaobai on the other side and fell into deep thought...

It seemed that all the people who went missing from the Fusion Faction had fallen into some kind of deep hypnotic state. No wonder the Jiangtian Sect didn't wake them up or use torture after capturing Linglong and Xiaobai yesterday. They probably tried various methods without being able to restore their consciousness, so they just threw them in here like trash.

The good news was that their vital signs were all normal; at least physically, there were no traces of injury.

After checking the status of Xiao Tao, Miaomiao, and Linglong, Chen Ling walked straight toward Xiaobai... To be honest, after the previous three attempts, he didn't hold any expectations for waking Xiaobai up.

But strangely, when his hands grabbed Xiaobai's shoulders, he clearly felt the body in his hands tremble.

Chen Ling was stunned.

This wasn't the kind of deliberate trembling of a human body, but rather like the instinctive twitching and fear of a person having a nightmare. Chen Ling let go of his hands, looked at Xiaobai suspiciously for a moment, and then tentatively grabbed his shoulders again...

Thump.

Xiaobai's body shook again, and a paleness appeared on his dull face.

"...This might work?"

A flash of surprise crossed Chen Ling's eyes.

Of the four people at the bottom of the well, Xiaobai was special. He was the only teenager who had fused with a Calamity from the Ghost-Mockery Abyss, and he was also the one who could deeply feel the "Mockery" aura on Chen Ling. As long as he approached him, the instinct engraved in his bones would start to struggle frantically.

If that was the case, perhaps as long as the fear he brought him was strong enough, he could break the hypnotic state?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ling grabbed Xiaobai's shoulders like iron pliers. At the same time, his palms flattened bit by bit, turning into python-like red paper, tightly wrapping around his body...

Xiaobai's stiff body suddenly began to tremble frantically, beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down his cheeks, and a struggle appeared in his dull eyes, as if he were trapped in some nightmare he couldn't wake up from.

Chen Ling didn't stop his movements. Dense red paper climbed onto Xiaobai's head and limbs, almost choking him. Chen Ling even gradually abandoned his human appearance, bit by bit transforming himself into an eerie red-paper monster, slowly expanding at the bottom of the deep well...

On the flat, eerie red paper face, those pupils flashing with a faint scarlet light were almost pressed against Xiaobai's face. The next moment, a chilling and highly oppressive voice rang softly in Xiaobai's ear:

"Wake up... or, die."

Xiaobai's body trembled violently, and foam even appeared at his mouth. After hearing the last word "die," he jolted as if electrocuted, opening his eyes in extreme terror!

He was like a drowning person who had fallen into the deep sea, his eyes filled with despair and fear. He instinctively opened his mouth to scream, but the next moment, the python-like red paper tightly sealed his mouth, and he could only make painful whimpering sounds.