Chapter 472: Chapter 471: Snow Spirit Besieges the City, The Poison Murder Plan

“Alright.”

After the Guardian had finished checking the passes, Zhen Zhuoxiu returned and said.

As they passed by the Guardian, An Xiao paused to look for a while, then shook his head, “These are all projections; there probably isn’t anything left inside the Ancient City.”

“Hm?”

Lu Zixun looked at An Xiao with confusion, “What impact does that have?”

Following behind, An Xiao responded, “If these are projections, their real forms aren’t here, meaning they aren’t truly existent.”

“If the Ancient City is also just a projection, the items in the armory and treasury would also be illusory and couldn’t be taken out of this area.”

Hearing this, Zhen Zhuoxiu frowned, disagreeing with An Xiao’s statement.

“Last time I was in the Ancient City, I found a Superpower Technique.”

Pausing briefly, Zhen Zhuoxiu chuckled, “If it’s just a projection, then how do you explain that?”

Taking out a can of Coke in the supermarket nearby, Zhen Zhuoxiu directly opened it and drank.

Seeing this, An Xiao frowned—it seemed like a difficult concept to grasp and he shook his head, “I don’t know either.”

Meanwhile, Lu Zixun, who had been silent, narrowed his eyes slightly.

An Xiao’s theory might be right; the problem should be within the Trial Tower.

The buildings inside the Ancient City were similar to those in the Human Gathering Place,

The only difference being, atop each building, there was a piece of Memory Metal.

Regarding this, Lu Zixun specifically sought clarification from An Xiao, who explained, “When danger approaches, if you pour Spiritual Energy into the Memory Metal, it will expand to protect the structure. If you carve a Defensive Array onto such a large piece of Memory Metal, the metal that unfolds from it would have the same protective effect.”

Realizing Memory Metal could also be used in this way, Lu Zixun felt he had learned something new.

“Let’s split up to search; searching together is wasting too much time.”

Having found nothing after two hours, He Changyu suggested.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zixun nodded, and they split up to search.

An Xiao naturally followed Lu Zixun, although Zhen Zhuoxiu had said there was no danger in the Ancient City, what if there was.

If An Xiao died inside the Ancient City, Lu Zixun wouldn’t be able to get the information that might unlock the World Mystery.

“I remember the buildings in the Ancient City weren’t like this when I was here last time.”

An Xiao muttered to himself as he looked at the surrounding buildings.

“Days and nights change, time wears on; isn’t such change normal?”

Saying this indifferently, Lu Zixun curiously asked, “Since you’ve been to the Ancient City before, do you remember where the treasury is? The armory is fine, too.”

Lu Zixun distinctly remembered that An Xiao had mentioned these two places.

Without a doubt, An Xiao should have visited them.

However, An Xiao’s answer made Lu Zixun look up and sigh.

“I really have been to these two places, but…”

Showing an embarrassed expression, An Xiao hesitantly said, “I have a terrible sense of direction and can’t remember places I’ve only been to once.”

Now what?

Shaking his head, there was no choice but to search slowly.

Cruising low in the air with the Night Evil Sword, Lu Zixun quickly led An Xiao in a comprehensive search of the West District.

Forget the Frost Core, not even a supermarket was found.

“Not here.”

Looking around, An Xiao shook his head, “Although I don’t remember the way, I do recall that the person who led us last time took us toward the center of the Ancient City.”

Hearing this, Lu Zixun’s eyebrows raised as he headed with An Xiao towards the central area.

“Is this the ‘no danger’ Zhen Zhuoxiu was talking about?”

Standing on the twenty-third floor of a business building at the edge of the central area, Lu Zixun glanced at the dense crowd of Snow Spirits below and his mouth twitched slightly.

For some reason, these Snow Spirits seemed to have made the central area their nest, continuously turning ethereal and falling from the sky.

The scene that resembled dumplings being dropped into water made Lu Zixun feel quite challenged.

Charging in and out actively with Unrivaled clearly wasn’t feasible—there were at least a few thousand Snow Spirits here. If he activated Unrivaled, he’d just be waiting to be killed by Ice Spurs.

But all of these were points.

Lu Zixun, internally struggling, felt life was truly difficult.

The saying “many ants can kill an elephant” occupied half of his mind.

The other half was all about fortune favoring the bold—the points gained by solving these Snow Spirits could be exchanged for practically anything.

Seeing the inner turmoil in Lu Zixun, An Xiao asked, “Do you want to take care of these Snow Spirits?”

“Hmm.”

Nodding, Lu Zixun said, “If these Snow Spirits were J-level, I wouldn’t hesitate to leave with the power of escape, but they’re only S-level strong, and one is worth five points.”

Although An Xiao didn’t know what the points Lu Zixun referred to were, seeing how serious he was about it, An Xiao stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, “There’s a way to solve this.”

“What?”

Lu Zixun looked at An Xiao, eyes full of curiosity.

“Poisoning.”

Smiling slightly, An Xiao explained, “Creatures like Snow Spirits, they like to live by rivers because to maintain a human form, they need to drink water frequently.”

Listening, Lu Zixun’s eyes brightened.

He had just seen quite a large water reservoir; no wonder the Snow Spirits had made this place their nest.

But now another problem arose—as an honorable and straightforward cat, he didn’t have such a thing as poison on him.

However, while Lu Zixun might not have had any poison, Zhen Zhuoxiu certainly did.

As a Shadow Element Spiritual Ability User, it would be embarrassing to go around without any poison.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Lu Zixun’s shadow appeared behind him. He patted its tail and spoke, “Have Zhen Zhuoxiu come over.”

As soon as the words were spoken, a shadow darted out from behind Lu Zixun.

After a while, a humanoid shadow appeared on the ground, and Zhen Zhuoxiu emerged from the Shadow World.

“Lord Xun… Fog Grass?”

Before finishing his greeting to Lu Zixun, Zhen Zhuoxiu looked up and saw the dense Snow Spirits—his bewilderment was profound; it was quite a spectacle.

Taking a couple of photos with his phone, Zhen Zhuoxiu then asked, “Lord Xun, what’s up?”

“Do you see that group of Snow Spirits?”

Grinning widely, Lu Zixun said forcefully, “Wipe them all out.”

Hearing this, Zhen Zhuoxiu’s legs went weak instantly.

Killing all these Snow Spirits by himself? That wasn’t a wolf among sheep; it was a wolf jumping into a tiger’s den!

Seeing Zhen Zhuoxiu turn pale, Lu Zixun’s mouth twitched again; he seemed to have misunderstood.

After explaining the plan to poison them, Zhen Zhuoxiu’s eyes lit up, “That sounds viable, I happen to have a medicine that disperses Spiritual Energy, so later…”

Thinking of the points coming in, Zhen Zhuoxiu’s face revealed a sleazy smile.

“The reservoir is right where the Snow Spirits are thickest, perfect for your shadow to go over.”