Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 111: Chapter 109: Thunder Mountain, Small Exceeding

Feng Ling looked at Baozi and said, "You’re the only one who hasn’t given an opinion. You should say something too."

Baozi, suddenly put on the spot, froze. He glanced at the other two, who were at each other’s throats. ’Aren’t you going to try and stop them?’ he thought.

Feng Ling did, in fact, try to stop them. She turned her head and snapped sternly at Huangfu Miaomiao and Li Qing, "Both of you, shut up. You’ve said more than enough. Let someone else have a chance to speak."

Bao Changzhi: "..."

"Alright, you can speak now," Feng Ling said.

Baozi hesitated, scratching the back of his head in slight embarrassment. "...Actually, I don’t really have an opinion. I just think that when we make a plan, we should be as specific and detailed as possible. For example, if we’re going to set an ambush at the Ancient Tower, how many grenades will we need? What’s our escape route? Shouldn’t we figure out the Maze Boss’s patrol route first? Who’s on cover, who’s scouting, and... if we fail, do we have a backup plan?"

With every question he raised, Feng Ling’s brow furrowed a little deeper, her expression growing more and more grave. Baozi wasn’t sure if he should keep going.

Seeing this, Pei Xianjue spoke up to ease the tension. "Everyone needs to rest today. We can discuss these issues slowly. We have plenty of time; we’ll come up with a solution."

Feng Ling frowned, looking out the door. "If we want to figure out the Boss’s route, now’s our chance. The statue of The Queen Mother of the West is out there watching us. If I can mark it, I can observe its movements for twenty-four hours. But the marking ability has a range requirement. I have to get extremely close—within one meter, at least."

Baozi looked troubled. "My ability hasn’t fully recovered yet..."

"What if we just hit it with a grenade?" Feng Ling mused. "Even if it doesn’t kill it, it should be able to interrupt its Spiritual Suppression. If I can just buy a few seconds, that’ll be enough time for me to mark it."

"That’s certainly one way to do it..." Pei Xianjue nodded. "We can stand inside the safe house and throw the grenade from a distance. Let the explosion interrupt the Spiritual Suppression, then you take the opportunity to approach the Maze Boss and mark it before the Spiritual Suppression returns."

"The key issue is, we don’t know how long it will take for the Spiritual Suppression to recover after being interrupted. If it only lasts for a second or two, you could get pinned outside the safe house, unable to move. We wouldn’t be able to save you then," Baozi reminded her.

Feng Ling thought for a moment. "Every action has its risks. We can’t just do nothing because we’re afraid to take a chance."

She looked at Li Qing. "You haven’t used your Skills today, right? Do a divination for me. See if my plan will go smoothly."

At her words, Li Qing took out a turtle shell and the Ancient Coins used for divination.

With a great sense of ceremony, he placed the Ancient Coins into the turtle shell one by one. He gave Feng Ling a deep look, then held both ends of the shell and shook it gently.

He shook it three times, then tilted one end of the shell with one hand, letting the Ancient Bronze Coins spill out naturally.

The coins CLATTERED onto the hall’s floor tiles.

Feng Ling couldn’t make heads or tails of it, but she could see Li Qing’s expression clearly relax.

"It’s going to go well, right?" Feng Ling asked with a smile.

Li Qing gave a slight nod, gathering the Ancient Coins and putting them away. He said seriously, "This hexagram is known as ’Small Exceeding,’ Thunder Over Mountain. The lower trigram is Mountain, the upper is Thunder. Thunder over a mountain is a sight to be feared. To draw this hexagram favors your endeavor, but only for small matters, not great ones."

The smile on Feng Ling’s face faded a little. "Put it in terms I can understand."

Li Qing was silent for two seconds before explaining, "It means you must know when to stop. Maintain a sense of proportion, don’t be stubborn, and don’t go too far. If you don’t pull back in time, you’ll invite disaster."

"Got it." Feng Ling stood up. "The divination is telling me to just do the marking and nothing more."

She turned and walked outside.

Seeing this, Huangfu Miaomiao shot to her feet. "Y-y-you’re going to do it now?"

"What else?" Feng Ling joked. "Want to watch me do a few jumping jacks to warm up?"

Pei Xianjue and Bao Changzhi exchanged a look and followed her out.

Outside, a red mist filled the air. Everything in sight, from the towering granite rocks to the verdant ancient pines, was stained an unnatural, bloody color.

Beyond the archway was a flight of stone steps leading down. The steps connected to a paved path, and at the entrance to this path stood the clay statue of The Queen Mother of the West.

The clay statue wore a bizarre smile, its pitch-black eyes slowly turning to follow them as they approached—

like a predator watching its prey fall into a trap, its killing intent and hunger intertwined.

A terrifying atmosphere spread in the silence.

Even though they hadn’t yet stepped outside the bounds of the safe house, the group could feel an overwhelming pressure washing over them.

Pei Xianjue’s hands began to tremble slightly. She forced herself to overcome her fear, staring directly at the clay statue in the distance.

Seeing this, Baozi started to release his ability, attempting to ease her discomfort. Pei Xianjue seemed to sense it and said in a low voice, "Baozi, don’t use your ability just yet. I want to try and adapt on my own..."

Baozi silently withdrew his ability.

Li Qing observed everyone’s expressions and said, "It seems the safe house’s protection has different Levels. The closer you get to the edge, the weaker the protection becomes."

Then, he glanced at the deathly pale Huangfu Miaomiao and pursed his lips.

’In his opinion, Huangfu Miaomiao’s fear had nothing to do with the Spiritual Suppression. She was just plain cowardly, afraid of dying. Pathetic.’

Meanwhile, Feng Ling had already reached the edge of the archway.

One more step, down the stairs, and she would be outside the safe house’s protective range.

She looked down at the fine hairs standing on end on her arms, simultaneously tasting fear and finding it unbelievable.

’My heart’s pounding, my hands are shaking, I’m sweating, my legs feel weak, and my breathing is getting faster. Every cell in my body is screaming at me to run.’

’Why is the power of the mind so strong? The thing across from me is just a motionless doll, yet I’m this terrified.’

Pei Xianjue said, "It seems the clay statue has no other abilities besides its Spiritual Suppression. When we were suppressed by it in the tower before, it didn’t attack us."

"Yeah..." Feng Ling stared at the clay statue. "Later, when we were about to burn the fruit tree, The Queen Mother of the West changed from her clay statue form into a white-haired old woman. I have no idea what kind of surprise it’ll have for me when I blow it up now."

Pei Xianjue clenched her fists, trying to move her limbs, which had gone stiff with fear. She said with a self-deprecating laugh, "How ironic... The Queen Mother of the West was continuously weakened over the course of history, but in the Maze, she just keeps getting stronger. Do you think the game system was deliberately designed this way to mock humanity’s faith in gods and buddhas?"

Li Qing corrected her. "The Maze was prepared for the players. The birth of a Maze Master originates from the wars of biological genetic evolution. The path of a creature’s evolution is full of all sorts of coincidences."

Feng Ling said flatly, "Faith? It’s nothing more than an invention born from humanity’s utilitarian needs."

She pulled a grenade from her waist pack and looked up at the clay statue. "Since it’s just an invention of our imagination, there’s nothing to be afraid of..."

"Nothing to be afraid of." She took a deep breath, pulled the pin on the grenade, and hurled it with all her might!

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