Chapter 1328: Trap

The monster had reached level 48 and even level 49 with such instincts. It was impossible to infer the monster’s level based on general knowledge of beasts. However, with such a method, it would be impossible for the monster to make a breakthrough to level 50. It would have greater and greater mana and a bigger and bigger soul, but its level would be stuck at 49.

While leading his team to move forward quickly, Lin Yun considered how the situation was different from the historical records. However, he could not think of any difference.

In the future, it would take thousands of years before the plane was truly developed after its discovery. During those thousands of years, the monster would wake up many times. This plane would almost be destroyed in battles. Only the beings above level 7 of the Heaven Rank could possibly remain immune to the monster’s mind control when it was awake.

However, it was impossible to let the level-7 Heaven Rank experts develop the plane on their own. Resource collection and the plantation of magic plants required a huge number of laborers. Many experiments and research needed to be conducted on this plane based on its characteristics to invent new materials.

Even in Noscent’s heyday, it didn’t have so many experts above level 7 of the Heaven Rank that they could work as laborers. The alchemy puppets could be sent to do mining and even planting. However, there were many things that they couldn’t do. Human beings were necessary. The experiments needed to be conducted by mages too.

Lin Yun could not think of anything that was not mentioned in historical records. However, he was certain that this monster and this plane were different from those recorded in history…

Lin Yun led his team to the surface. In another direction, 1,000 meters into the underground world, the people of the Thorny Crown had all fallen victim to the attack. They were completely surrounded by a layer of crystals. When they opened their mouths, it could be seen that there were crystals in their nostrils and internal organs. Their bodies had completely crystallized.

Their power was almost exclusively based on their transplanted bloodline, which was the opportunity for them to break to the Heaven Rank. Their soul power was not even as good as that of the Heaven Rank mages on their level. How could they possibly resist the monster’s control when they were defenseless?

They were all completely controlled. Myers walked in the lead expressionlessly. The survivors of the Thorny Crown followed him. They traveled across the channels and caverns, and went straight to the depths of the underground world.

All of a sudden, they stopped and turned around, returning to the surface of the plane. They moved much faster than Lin Yun and along a much shorter route. Under the monster’s control, they didn’t stop at all, and maintained a horrifying speed. They quickly passed through many caverns and channels, and reached the surface in only half an hour.

On the surface, an overwhelming number of insects had filled up the land. In the sky, a swarm of flying beasts was flapping its wings and floating like dark clouds.

The creatures that were natural nemeses stood next to each other. They had completely surrounded the entrance of a cavern that was 100 meters tall. They covered a radius of a dozen kilometers on the ground. Below the ground, a tremendous number of worms, insects, and underground monsters were surrounding the entrance through the channels, and narrowing down their circle.

The monsters, insects, and flying beasts were gradually acquiring the same aura. There was a layer of crystals on every creature’s skin. Their bodies had crystallized too.

Myers led the experts of the Thorny Crown out of the cavern. They looked like human-shaped crystal statues when they walked out.

After they emerged, they stood along with the giant insects, and looked back at the entrance of the enormous cavern, waiting patiently.

All the monsters in the plane and the underground insects were controlled by the underground monster. There were also a dozen Heaven Rank experts of the Thorny Crown. They were all waiting for Lin Yun to show up, ready to surround and kill him.

Everything in this plane was under the monster’s control. It knew which route Lin Yun would pick and where he would show up on the surface. This cavern was on the shortest route to the surface for Lin Yun. A lot of monsters had also gathered in the underground world. Lin Yun would be forced to return to this route even if he picked another one.

Traveling underground, Lin Yun encountered no obstacles at all. He was not even seeing any creatures. The escape had been quite smooth so far. However, Lin Yun realized that something was wrong.

“Hold on. Let’s switch to another direction. Something is wrong. It’s unacceptable to that monster that we’re out of its control. Our souls are the most delicious food that it has ever seen. It will never abandon us. It will definitely try everything to kill us.

“As long as we die here, everything will be swallowed by the monster. Lord Shawn and Xiusi are pure soul creatures, which are irresistibly tempting for the monster. However, we haven’t met any obstacles so far. There can only be one explanation for that. A trap may be ahead of us!”

Lin Yun furrowed his brows solemnly. The greedy devils, the brutal demons, or any other intellectual creatures might have let him go because they might take their losses into consideration and abandon