Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 260: Ruin Expedition (24)

[If we don't break out of this Flag Formation quickly, the students will be in great danger.

Especially the girls.]

The seriousness with which the voice resonated in his ears was enough to convey the deadliness of the situation. Lee quickly unsheathed the sword and slashed in all directions.

Hudson was uncertain of the situation but he decided to share his knowledge regarding the formation. He was feeling a faint yet undescribable familiarity with the name of the formation.

[The Punishment Fog Flag Formation, eh?

This is a passive punishment formation. It means the Flag Formation is not to actively attack but to restrict your movements so that the cultivators can take their sweet time shaving down your strength and health.]

Lee Shen was surprised to hear accurate details regarding the Flag Formation from the least expected source.

Hudson continued to recollect his memories.

[The formation has 8 flags in total. After all the flags are placed appropriately, the formation is activated by channelling Qi into the flags.

The formation simultaneously traps the victim inside while creating a barrier that masks the reality from the eyes of the outsiders. None would be able to see through the cover.

For the formation to release its maximum potential, all 8 cultivators must channel their Qi without any hindrance. Meanwhile, the rest of the cultivators can easily enter and strike down the dumbfounded opponent.]

Hudson continued to explain the formation and Lee Shen was surprised to know that Hudson had previously experienced this type of formation.

[Try to figure out where the cultivators are standing around you. Then you can disrupt their positions and weaken the integrity of the trap.]

'Okay.'

Lee closed his eyes and spread his senses around him. He was unable to spread his senses beyond a particular range. Hudson said that it is either the barrier's effect to isolate him or it might be the edge of the formation.

*swish*

A faint breeze flew past Lee Shen's neck. Whatever that went past his neck could not chop his neck but gave him pain. Lee quickly passed the sword to the other hand and rubbed the neck.

"What?"

The cultivator who zoomed past Lee was surprised. The shock was evident on his face as he glanced at his sword. The Lower Bronze grade weapon failed to sever Lee Shen's neck and only gave off an abrasive effect.

"Keep the formation intact, kill this bastard and claim the prize."

The voice of a Monarch Immortal realm cultivator filled the air as he glanced at the students. The 13 fellows who had almost regained their breath and Mana was ready for another confrontation.

"Attack!"

When Renji cried out, the students leapt forward with vigour. Their weapons became enriched with elemental powers and send waves of heat, cold and gales.

The elemental attribution of Mana was more efficient than element imbued Qi due to the peculiar property. Thus the students were able to fend off the attacks of the cultivators who were powerful than them.

When Lee Shen concentrated, he could feel many humanoid silhouettes moving around him. An enormous amount of Mana was flowing out of his body and it overshadowed the Qi in quantity and quality.

When the fog came in contact with the dense Mana, repulsion was seen and crackling was heard.

'So this fog is a Qi construct.'

It did not take Lee Shen long to discover the nature of the fog and his reserve flooded the inside of the barrier. The pressure from the inside was evident in the faces of the cultivators as they had to defend the attacks of the students. Though the Mana enhanced attacks were not top-notch, they were able to disrupt the mental stability of the cultivators.

BOOM!

The threshold was broken and an avalanche of Mana outpoured. It engulfed the cultivators who were tired and almost at the verge of burning their blood.

The explosion when the barrier broke threw the cultivators and the students away. The density of Mana resembled a deluge and the cultivators began to cough up blood and showed signs of suffocation.

But, this was a blessing for the students. They began to madly absorb the Mana around them and their mastery began to flourish. They quickly placed their weapons on the ground and sat down to absorb them efficiently.

Lee Shen foresaw this and made the cloud of Mana stagnate. He gave the control to Hudson and asked him not to let the Mana disperse.

"Who....are...you?!"

Emperor Immortal cultivator's voice could be heard with a tinge of agony. The words could not veil the pressure he was going through and the moanings of pain he let out.

A few seconds later, all the cultivators fell silent. Two of them had taken some medicine which was supposed to hinder the penetration of Mana. But the medicine counteracted as the concentration of Mana was extremely high.

Thus two cultivators lost their lives.

Some cultivators used defensive runes and talismans but failed in executing the process. The Mana enveloping them had nullified the activation of these trinkets.

[Three students broke through.]

It was then Lee Shen detected the thinning of Mana around him. He turned around and scanned the faces of his students and saw those who recently broke through.

'They are stabilising.'

As the density of Mana was still evident, Lee Shen did not bother the students and walked to the cultivators.

[Affiliated with the Cultivator's Guild?]

Lee Shen got a badge when he searched the bodies of the unconscious cultivators. Three among the cultivators had the badge safely placed inside their robes.

'Looks like we have to visit the Cultivator's Guild.'

Lee nodded and quickly tied the cultivators with Mana imbued rope he made in the Workshop. It was set to release scorching Mana when the cultivators try to escape or break out.

Before trying their legs and hands, Lee made sure to check every inch of their bodies. Though of different races, they were all males.

[These spatial rings look expensive.]