Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 635: Encirclement
Zhao Hai knew that if it were someone else, it would be impossible to detect these people. Although they were all ninth-level experts, they were hiding inside shells without revealing any aura, and these shells were buried on the seabed. Without the monitor, Zhao Hai would have never noticed their presence.
However, Zhao Hai didn't quite understand the purpose of that magic circle. For safety, he sent Laura and the others back into the space. After all, whatever happened, they couldn't do anything to him for a while. He could crystallize, and those people wouldn't be able to move. Moreover, he was surrounded by so many undead beings. Although these undead beings only showed the appearance of fifth or sixth-level, they could turn into ninth-level experts at any moment. With so many ninth-level undead beings, dealing with those ninth-level experts would be easy.
But Zhao Hai didn't want to reveal his trump card so easily. He wanted to see what the other side planned to do and what the magic circle was for.
Laura and the others did not oppose Zhao Hai sending them into the space. Although they were also ninth-level experts, they had too little combat experience, and they did not possess Zhao Hai's crystallization otherworldly technique, which would make them a burden if left outside.
Zhao Hai commanded the army to advance slowly, as if he hadn't noticed those people at all. He believed that as soon as he entered the magic circle, the other side would initiate an attack. He kept counting the number of opponents: twenty—neither more nor less, just exactly twenty.
Twenty ninth-level experts! Seeing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile slightly. The other side really thought highly of him, sending out twenty ninth-level experts to deal with him. Hehe, this is quite interesting.
Adam had retreated, but his pace was not hurried. If he moved too fast, it would disrupt their formation. If that happened, Zhao Hai might stop and directly send the undead beings to attack. He aimed to stabilize the formation, retreating bit by bit, drawing Zhao Hai in. As long as Zhao Hai entered the magic circle, it would be out of his hands.
Zhao Hai sat calmly inside the blade scale whale, holding the Evil Spirit Blood Staff, his eyes fixed on the opponent while calculating the moment he would enter the magic circle.
Meanwhile, those ambushed within the magic circle were also calculating Zhao Hai's entry time. As time passed, Zhao Hai got closer and closer to the magic circle.
In his mind, Zhao Hai silently counted, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." Upon reaching one, Zhao Hai stepped into the magic circle.
As expected, the moment he entered the magic circle, the seabed sediment around the magic circle churned violently, and twenty figures suddenly emerged from the seabed. As soon as they surfaced, they immediately attacked, clearly with very defined roles—some to block the undead beings, while others charged directly towards the blade scale whale.
Zhao Hai also sprang into action. With a thought, he retrieved the blade scale whale back into the space, then turned to look at the enemies rushing at him. What puzzled Zhao Hai was that they seemed not to have utilized the magic circle.
Little did Zhao Hai know that the magic circle had already been in effect, but it served only to confine the space without any other functions.
If Zhao Hai had been a true spatial otherworldly technique user, he would have realized that his spatial technique was ineffective. Unfortunately, he was not a genuine spatial technique user; his space was entirely different from the spatial techniques used on Ark Continent 6.
The spatial techniques here, no matter how well utilized, all relied on the spatial power of Ark Continent 6, while Zhao Hai's space was a mutated space inherent to his body, unrelated to the spatial techniques here. Therefore, the magic circle that confined space had no effect on him.
Zhao Hai initially thought that the magic circle was meant to attack him or to trap him, but it seemed that the other side wasn't even utilizing it, which left Zhao Hai puzzled. He didn't understand what the purpose of the magic circle was—was it merely for decoration?