Chapter 488 - Great Danger from the Heavens. New Discovery

-Damn it! Like I thought, how could there be no danger in this secret plane? It actually comes at night!- everyone cursed in their hearts. They quickly put on their best beast card armor and looked around for a place to take shelter.

Even if they couldn’t find a good hiding spot like a crevice, hiding under a big tree would give them some sense of security! Heavens knew what kind of danger the fast falling rain of light would bring…

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General Mihill’s small unit of six people was similarly running towards a crevice between the mountains.

The brown-haired leader had a dark expression, not saying a word. Only a hint of fear of the unknown flashed across his eyes subconsciously.

The five other members were in a worse state. Their fear was very apparent on every face. With the help of the illumination from the rain of light, they were running like their lives depended on it, hoping to reach the crevice a few dozen meters away before the rain fell on them.

Although they were all mid-tier beastmasters and weren’t weak, and a few dozen meters wasn’t a long distance either, the terrain here was too rugged. They would only reach their destination in about four seconds.

Moreover, they were racing against the speed of light. Heavens knew if they could make it in time!

Of course, if the rain of colors was really travelling at the speed of light, every beastmaster out there didn’t have to run. They’d probably be covered in those strange things before they even saw anything.

“Damn, I don’t think we will make it in time!” O’Neill, who was at the back of the group, cried in frustration. Before he could even finish his sentence, the rain of light fell onto them. However, it wasn’t a rain of light, but something that resembled rays of light. Their colors and length varied. The shorter ones were only about ten centimeters long, while the long ones measured over a meter. It came in all colors that could possibly be imagined.

Every one of those mysterious rays contained a different energy wave.

However, no one was in the mood to study the strange rays. They were all desperately running for their lives, making their way to the crevice only a dozen meters away now.

In the end, O’Neill was a little too slow. Just as he was about to enter the crevice, he was struck by a gray ray. Immediately, his large, dark muscular body went stiff and directly toppled to the ground, rolling into the crevice.

“Hey, O’Neill, you okay?”

His companions were astonished. They hurriedly tried to help him up, but his whole body was stiff like a rock sculpture; his joints couldn’t move an inch.

“Ah! O’Neill is dead!” screamed Elena, the woman with long blonde hair. She truly hadn’t dared imagine the rain of light was so terrifying. O’Neill was clearly wearing beast card armor, and yet he was killed instantly!

How scary! Luckily everyone else hid themselves inside the crevice at the last moment, even if O’Neill wasn’t fortunate enough to make it in time.

“He’s not dead!” the leader of the unit, Morack, shouted immediately. He lifted the rock-solid O’Neill up and saw his wide eyes were filled with shock and fear. O’Neill couldn’t move a muscle. Even speaking was impossible.

“Damn it, were you struck by the legendary Medusa’s petrification spell?” Morack asked with a frown, looking into O’Neill’s eyes.

However, O’Neill could only show his fear and confusion with his eyes. His slightly opened mouth was unable to produce any sound.

Helpless about it, Morack put O’Neill down again. That guy was too big; holding him up like that was very tiring.

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After a long while, O’Neill finally recovered. His face still showed his fear.

When he came back to himself, O’Neill started recalling the feeling when he was struck by the ray. Fear lingered in his heart, which was still racing even now. “Damn it. Those rays are impossible to block! The beast card armors seem to be useless; it really felt like I died in that moment!”

He was sure if he was struck by a few more of those rays, he would definitely be dead right now. There was no way he would survive that!

Hearing O’Neill’s account, the others couldn’t help but look outside in fear. It was only when they confirmed those colorful rays wouldn’t come inside the crevice that they sighed in relief.

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Morack’s group was considered fortunate. Many other beastmasters weren’t so lucky, however.

Some of them had just entered the secret plane. Although they sensed the danger when the sky full of rain of light started falling, they were too far from the floating mountain ranges and were unable to find a place to shelter themselves. A brief moment later, they were struck by a number of those rays and directly died in various ways, be it turning into ash, frozen into ice, or even petrified into stone, left with no signs of life at all.

Even many of the beastmasters in the floating mountain ranges lost their lives tragically due to their slower reactions and failure to find a suitable place to shield themselves. They were similarly struck by the rays and died to the strange attacks of the plane.

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Zhang Che could also feel the terrifying energy contained in those rays. However, the rainbow crystal had control over the situation. None of those rays fell on him, leaving him feeling very fortunate.

If he had not sneaked onto the stone platform and obtained control over the secret plane, perhaps he’d have run into some danger…

“What a pity. Who knows how many beastmasters will fall to these weird attacks…” Zhang Che observed a moment of silence for the beastmasters who might lose their lives while chewing some roasted meat.

Indeed, opportunities and dangers coexisted in the secret planes. You’d never know when there’d be unexpected dangers suddenly finding their way to you. It was almost impossible to avoid them.

“Oh, right, since the rainbow crystal can control the barriers and restrictions, I wonder if it can also control those mysterious rays? The beastmasters in the secret plane are the core of Mercury’s forces, after all. It’d be best to keep the casualties to a minimum.” Zhang Che suddenly thought of this issue. He immediately let the rainbow crystal try controlling it.

In the end, something surprising happened.

An invisible wave spread out in all directions from the rainbow crystal, and the colorful rays still pouring from the skies really stopped immediately. The heavens and earth actually returned to a state of darkness.

“Haha, I really can control this! I should have thought of this earlier!” Zhang Che was both happy and annoyed.

If he had realized this sooner, many people would have been spared.

-Ai, I should have thought of this sooner. Since the rainbow crystal gained control over the secret plane after devouring the crystal shard, naturally it can control everything in here. I’m really too thoughtless.

-What a pity. Who knows how many people died during those few seconds… Hopefully not too many…- Zhang Che shook his head. His complexion wasn’t looking too good.

After all, if he had realized this point earlier, those unfortunate beastmasters would still be alive.

“I’d better make this secret plane shatter soon and send everyone out. Who knows what other dangers there might be afterwards? It’s always good for less people to die. Also, I can prevent them from taking too many of my spiritual herbs away. It’s killing two birds with one stone; why not?”

By now, Zhang Che was pretty confident he could control forcibly send everyone out of the secret plane prematurely through the rainbow crystal.

Also, he should be able to come back again anytime he wanted… right?

Before that, however, he still had to get rid of those Bei Mei beastmasters sent here by that General Mihill to murder him. Zhang Che was no saint, after all. Since others were looking to rob him of his life, it was impossible for him to let them go just like that, although they had no way to put their plan into action.

Many people had just perished in the secret plane. A few more of them dying was no big deal.

As for the possibility of that whole unit being wiped out by the wave of rays earlier, Zhang Che found it rather unlikely. A few lucky ones would probably survive.

“But, you guys better not celebrate too early. When I find you, you’ll be going to join that black man from earlier!” A faint smile rose on Zhang Che’s lips. He intended to rest for the night and go look for them tomorrow when light shone in the world once more.

In any case, Phil had given an account of his comrades’ features. There was no need to worry he wouldn’t find them. At the most, he’d need to spend a little more time.

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Just as he was about to go rest, Zhang Che suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

-Since the rainbow crystal can control everything in this world, it should be able to help me find those people easily, right?

-Maybe? Perhaps? Most probably, yeah?-

At that idea, Zhang Che focused his attention into his spiritual sea and made this request of the rainbow crystal.

That’s right. Zhang Che didn’t dare to put up a commanding attitude towards the mysterious big boss, the rainbow crystal. He could only discuss the matter with it.

If he accidentally offended the big boss and made it fly away, who would he cry to?

Another invisible wave spread out rapidly from the rainbow crystal in all directions. Soon, a mysterious feeling appeared in Zhang Che’s heart.

Under the rainbow crystal’s guidance, Zhang Che immediately knew exactly where that unit was!

“As expected, I am the king in my territory. I can do whatever I want. If I want to find somebody, they’ll have nowhere to hide, no matter how good they are at it!”

Zhang Che was extremely excited inside. In the end, he couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out in laughter. Afterwards, he didn’t care that it was pitch black around him and mounted the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. They followed the rainbow crystal’s directions, flying out to their right.

Zhang Che really couldn’t wait a moment longer. Heavens knew how many more beastmasters would enter this secret plane. The more people came in, and the longer this dragged on, the more of his spiritual herbs would be dug away!

Zhang Che would never do such a losing business!