Chapter 487 - Chapter 487: 486, Luring the tiger away from its mountain_1

Chapter 487: 486, Luring the tiger away from its mountain_1

The grand monks passed around the Spirit Shielding Crystal, each giving their own guess about the unique crystal’s origin.

Elder Tao’s brow, however, furrowed in deep thought. He did not speak.

Upon seeing Elder Tao’s demeanor, Su Yu asked softly, “Elder, what’s wrong?”

Elder Tao glanced at Su Yu and contemplated before saying, “Something isn’t right here, Su Yu. Why would a terrorist detonate a bomb here?”

Upon hearing his words, all the grand monks present turned their gaze to him.

A grand monk dressed in a deep black robe, with an air of wisdom about him, asked, “Brother Tao, didn’t you discover a suicide bomber half an hour ago? What’s the difference between this one and that one?”

“The difference is significant,” Elder Tao responded.

“The terrorist I found half an hour ago only detonated his bomb out of desperation after I discovered him; but this one detonated his bomb of his own accord, before we found out about him. The nature of the two incidents is entirely different.”

The incident had occurred in a remote area on the northern slope of Yunlu Mountain where grand monks rarely patrol. Everyone had come rushing over only after hearing the explosion.

Each grand monk present was highly astute. Upon hearing Elder Tao’s words, they understood his implication immediately.

A grand monk with a long beard reaching his chest said, “There are only two possibilities then: either the explosive device the terrorist carried malfunctioned and detonated prematurely, or else…”

He left his sentence unfinished, but everyone present understood his meaning – a diversion tactic!

If this possibility was valid, then there must be more terrorists infiltrated among them. The orchestrators behind this terrorist would have intentionally detonated this bomb on the northern slope to draw their attention and make them leave the base!

The likelihood of this being a diversion was very high!

Realizing this, the grand monks all woke up to the reality and quickly flew towards the direction of the base.

Su Yu was the fastest. He cast the [Teleportation Portal] spell, and through the portal, he arrived instantly at the base on top of the mountain.

Su Yu appeared above the base and sighed in relief slightly after seeing the scene below.

Fortunately, the base at the top of the mountain was still peaceful. There were no signs of any terrorist activity.

A few grand monks came through the teleportation portal with Su Yu. After they arrived, they immediately flew towards the three rooms where Zhong Feng, Xu Xiaotian, and Mr. Meng lived.

For grand monks above the fifth rank, the radiation bombs carried by the terrorists were completely ineffectual. Not even their protective spiritual energy could be penetrated. The terrorists’ targets had to be players who had not yet manifested their full power.

Zhong Feng and the others were the strongest among the players, excluding Su Yu. If the terrorists launched an attack, they would certainly prioritize these key players. Thus, a few grand monks flew unhesitatingly towards their residence.

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However, Su Yu did not go with the grand monks.

He understood the game much better than the monks, and he had a deeper suspicion about who the terrorists might be targeting.

From the terrorists’ perspective, while killing Zhong Feng and the others was advantageous, were there other targets more worthy of their attention?

The answer was yes.

There are roughly 3,000 players at the top of the mountain who were now in the process of manifesting their powers. Among them, a select group of seven or eight players was more valuable targets than Zhong Feng and the others.

Su Yu looked towards the places where the players [Iron Torrent], [Milk Reigns Supreme], [Rapid Stream], [Shower Silk], and several others lived.

The common link between these players was that they were priests and had the [Thought Stealing] skill.

[Thought Stealing] is an incredibly rare skill in the game. At this stage, less than one in a thousand priests had it. Su Yu had used it on Skru Star to read the memories of his target.

This skill would be highly potent in the real world. Once a priest who had this skill successfully manifested his powers, they could explore the thoughts of other people. This would expose any defectors, especially any hidden within the united government!

Given these considerations, killing these priests would be much more important than killing Zhong Feng and the others!

Upon realizing this, Su Yu quickly flew towards the location where these priest players lived.

To avoid startling the snake in the grass, he activated his [Invisibility Skill] in mid-air, cloaking his form.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yu arrived next to the dwelling of Iron Torrent.

As expected, he spotted a suspicious-looking woman about 30 meters away from his cabin.

The woman was wearing casual light brown clothes, a cowboy hat on her head, and a mask on her face, appearing quite rushed.

However, Su Yu instantly spotted the portable bomb she was carrying. He had no idea how she had managed to reach this area, bypassing all the security checks.

“Hello there! Is the bomb heavy? Would you like me to carry it for you?” Su Yu revealed himself from his invisible state, smiling at the woman.

The woman was taken aback. She hurriedly tried to press the control button for the bomb she was clutching.

But how could Su Yu allow her to succeed?

Before she even had the chance to press it, a vast amount of icy magical energy had completely engulfed her. Within a mere three seconds, she was frozen into an ice statue.

At this point, the woman was incapable of pressing the button. Under the excessive frost attack, even her thoughts were nearing freezing point, making thinking exceedingly difficult.

Su Yu did not stop there.

Having immobilized the woman, he immediately took out the [Soul Stealing Wand] and [Fragment of Hifan’s Soul] given to him by Anduin from his backpack.

The [Thought Stealing] skill was activated!

Moreover, Su Yu did not get greedy. Instead of examining all of her memories from the past week, he only searched her memories of the last twenty minutes.

It took less than a second, and the woman’s every memory passed through his mind.

All the details of her mission including her accomplices and their approximate locations were revealed to Su Yu.

But after reviewing her memories, only two words echoed in Su Yu’s mind – “It’s bad!”

According to the woman’s memory, she had three male accomplices, all carrying high-yield radioactive bombs, located near the residences of the priest players like [Rapid Stream], [Shower Silk], and others!

The situation was described as “bad” because these three men had already reached their targets and could detonate their bombs at any moment!

This moment could be in the next ten seconds, or it could be the very next second.

But Su Yu couldn’t take that gamble. If the terrorists detonated the bomb in the next second, several or even tens of players would lose their lives as a result!

At this point, there was only one move that could rescue this dire situation!

Su Yu reached into his bag and pulled out a golden hourglass, raising it high in the air.