"Pa." Luo Chao slapped Inoue Matsushita's face; although he didn't speak any East Japan language, he could understand this sentence.

The mask on Inoue Matsushita's face was knocked off, revealing a dry, wrinkled old face. A pair of small eyes glared viciously at Luo Chao and his group, the resentment within them was self-evident.

"Captain, should we tie him up? Regular tools might not be enough." Luo Chao frowned, glanced at him, and turned to say something to Long Dian.

Long Dian took out a shiny silver chain as thick as a finger, densely covered with hooks.

"This is a chain our Dragon Team specifically uses to capture enemy superpower users. Being bound by this will restrict most of the abilities." Long Dian indicated the chain in his hand.

At this moment, Luo Chao noticed an unusual expression on Long Dian's face. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. He turned back, tore off the spirit talisman, and put it away. His face suddenly changed, and he swiftly ducked his head as a chain whizzed past the top of his head. Turning around, he saw that it was Long Dian who had just used the chain to sneak attack him with full force, aiming to kill.

Luo Chao squinted his eyes, glancing sideways at the restless Li Er, feeling even more of that peculiar sensation in his heart.

A full moon hung alone in the night sky, with a few stars weakly guarding its side. The breeze blew gently, causing the surrounding leaves to sway slightly.

Inoue Matsushita was still half-dead, trapped in the mud pile, half of his old cheek red and swollen from Luo Chao's slap, staring at him like a poisonous snake.

The scene under the night seemed no different from before, yet Luo Chao felt something was amiss, though he couldn't pinpoint it.

Luo Chao furrowed his brow tightly and asked, "Captain, what are you doing?" He couldn't believe the captain would attack him so ruthlessly without cause.

"Hehe, it's nothing. Just felt that you might threaten my position, so I wanted to eliminate you." Long Dian still had that strange expression, sneering as he spoke.

"Captain, save the words; this kid is already so powerful at such a young age. Who knows what he'll become in the future? Kill him now to prevent future trouble." Li Er grinned menacingly as he surrounded them.

With that said, they immediately started attacking.

"Thunder Shock Spear." A spear formed from lightning materialized in Long Dian's hand, streaking with electric light as it thrust straight at Luo Chao's face.

Luo Chao rolled on the ground to dodge, but still got grazed by the lightning on it, shivering all over, feeling a numbing sensation in his limbs; even his physique couldn't withstand Long Dian's electric attack.

This demonstrated just how formidable Long Dian's strength was. Battling two equally strong opponents for over an hour without sustaining serious injuries, and still attacking with such ferocity—truly worthy of being a captain-level figure in the Dragon Team.

With a kip-up, Luo Chao flipped and jumped up. He was greeted by a fist covered in electric light, forcing him to lean back hurriedly, not daring to take it head-on.

Long Dian didn't let him off so easily, slashing down with his right hand, a thick electric arc appearing. This time, Luo Chao couldn't dodge it, getting scorched from his left shoulder to his lower right abdomen, even smelling the aroma of grilled meat in the air.

This time, Luo Chao took Long Dian's attack without any defenses, truly experiencing the power of Long Dian's electric superpower, feeling every hair on his body stand on end, his bones softening, collapsing weakly to the ground.

One must admit Long Dian's combat prowess is indeed formidable, nearly flawless. He can attack with energy arcs from afar and augment his body with superpowers in close combat. No wonder he managed to handle being outnumbered two-to-one without much trouble.

Lying on the ground, Luo Chao's eyes showed an unwillingness. Just moments ago, everything was fine; now, he was about to die at the hands of his teammates.

A huge lightning spear formed once more in Long Dian's hand—it was the "Thunder Shock Spear." Long Dian held it firmly, charging up, then thrust it straight for Luo Chao's heart.

Luo Chao felt powerless, without the strength to even retrieve a spirit talisman. Seeing the Thunder Shock Spear about to pierce through him, he finally noticed what was amiss.

This area, apart from the noise created by Long Dian and Luo Chao, was eerily silent. At this time of year, there should be plenty of insect noises, but now they were all gone. Lying on the ground, he didn't see a single ant.

The final flaw was that Luo Chao discovered the little snake he always had with him was missing. The little snake would quietly stay in his clothes unless Luo Chao needed it; this time, when Luo Chao summoned it, there was no response. He touched his clothes and felt nothing inside, no trace of the little snake.

This was simply impossible. If Long Dian wanted to harm him, Luo Chao would accept it—after all, knowing a person's face doesn't mean knowing their heart, and it hadn't been long since they met, so he couldn't be certain of Long Dian's character. But the little snake was personally brought out by Luo Chao from an uninhabited cave; it was an entirely pure spirit beast that had saved his life, and it wouldn't leave without a word.

"Therefore, none of this is real," Luo Chao told himself in his heart. Ignoring the lightning spear aimed at his chest, he slowly closed his eyes. Operating the Taiqing Chapter, a stream of spiritual qi rose from the dantian Purple Mansion, rushing directly towards his head's spiritual sea. This was where spiritual sense was formed.

A clear sensation arose in his mind, the scene in his eyes gradually fading like mist, everything becoming clear and visible.

Long Dian was still standing beside him, holding that chain, but his eyes were filled with a dazed look. The next moment, however, he became clear-headed, and he and Luo Chao exchanged a glance, no words were spoken between them.

Everything that had just happened was actually an illusion.

Glancing at Li Er, who was still trapped in the illusion realm and couldn't extricate himself, his fists clenched, with even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. Luo Chao walked over, placed his right hand on top of Li Er's head, and gently infused a stream of spiritual qi into his mind.

Li Er awoke and understood what had happened. He showed a bitter smile, "Thank you, Luo Chao."

Luo Chao nodded. He himself was able to wake up barely in time, all thanks to the clarity of his spiritual sense; otherwise, he would have ended up the same as Li Er.

"He still managed to escape," Long Dian sighed, pointing at the empty shell of dirt left behind.

"There was nothing we could do; that technique of his is too strange. Just what kind of trick is that?" Luo Chao said, feeling a lingering fear.

Long Dian's face showed a bitter expression as he spoke, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the pupil technique profound meaning of East Japan ninjutsu, Moon Reading. It unknowingly draws people's spirits into a scenario he creates."

Li Er thought for a moment and said, "We probably fell for it the moment Luo Chao knocked off his mask."

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