Chapter 1111: Chapter 864: Landers’ Plan
Long Yi’s heart jolted, perhaps that old bastard Elma had already guessed that Long Yi intended to use Landers’ Reverse Summoning magic to enter the middle plane. Thus, he planned to get rid of Landers a step ahead.
But why didn’t they make a move? With so many people, Landers was definitely no match for them, why didn’t they just take him away directly?
The answer to this question was only known by two people, one naturally was Landers himself, and the other was the leader of the twenty from the Ancient Mage Tower.
The mages following the leader were merely obeying orders, and they had no idea what was really going on. Now that leader was resting, and Landers was still in his own room. Should he go find that leader, or should he look for Landers?
After mulling it over, Long Yi decided to go find Landers himself. After all, whatever had happened, it had ultimately fallen upon Landers.
So, Long Yi bypassed the Ancient Mage Tower’s surveillance and arrived at Landers’ door.
There’s no one guarding this place?
This made Long Yi somewhat perplexed, were the people from the Ancient Mage Tower so careless?
Long Yi frowned, then raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Who is it?" came Landers’ voice from inside, and Long Yi confirmed that the person inside was definitely Landers.
"It’s me, I am Long Yi." Long Yi stated his identity directly. At that moment, Long Yi’s plan was, if he wouldn’t open the door, or if there were any signs of escape, he would immediately burst in. But then, the door was opened. The person behind the door was indeed Landers, only his expression seemed odd.
"Hello, Mr. Long Yi, do you need something from me?" Landers looked at Long Yi as if he were looking at a stranger.
"Won’t you let me in?" Long Yi asked with a smile.
"Well... actually, I don’t know you, so it might not be appropriate to let you in," Landers said cautiously.
A torrent of questions flooded Long Yi’s mind, You don’t know me? You were the one who once fiercely wanted to kill me!
"You shouldn’t fail to recognize me, after all, the first thing you wanted to do after coming back from the middle plane was to kill me," Long Yi said.
"This... I’m not sure if what you’re saying is true, because, in fact, I don’t know you now. However, maybe what you say is true, but I really can’t confirm it now," Landers said.
"What did you do?" Long Yi had to be cautious, because from the look on Landers’ face now, he appeared not to be lying.
"I cast a spell on myself, I can’t remember what that spell was, and afterwards I forgot some things and people, but I’m not troubled by it," Landers said with a smile.
"Alright, I believe you, but the reason I found you is to learn the Reverse Summoning spell from you. Surely you haven’t forgotten that spell, have you?" Long Yi spoke bluntly.
"So you’re also seeking the Reverse Summoning spell? Actually, a few days ago, mages from the Ancient Mage Tower also came to seek this spell from me, but as I told them, I regret to inform you that although I remember having known this spell, I genuinely don’t know how to cast it now. My head is empty; I can barely manage to cast even a single magic missile," Landers said with a hint of helplessness.
"If you don’t mind, I would like to examine your head," Long Yi said, and promptly pushed Landers into the room, while Little Zi darted past the door.
"Although I mind, it seems you don’t care whether I do or not," Landers said with a wry smile.
This matter related to whether he could leave this plane with ease or not, so this time Long Yi really couldn’t concern himself with whether Landers minded or not.
Little Zi immediately employed the most powerful mental magic to put Landers into a state of absolute obedience.
"Tell me your name," Long Yi said.
"I am Landers," Landers replied.
"Raise your left hand," Long Yi instructed.
Landers promptly raised his left hand.
"Put down your left hand, then take a deep breath."
Landers performed these actions simultaneously.
"Now your heartbeat will accelerate, your body temperature will rise, and your blood pressure will elevate," Long Yi said.
Sure enough, not long after, Landers’ breathing quickened, his face went red, and the veins on his neck bulged out.
"Alright, we can confirm that he is completely under our control from the inside out," Little Zi said.
"Now tell me, do you recognize Long Yi?" Long Yi asked.
"No, I do not recognize you. In my memory, there is no such person," Landers replied.
"Show me your Reverse Summoning technique," Long Yi commanded again.
"No, I don’t know that magic," Landers said.
"What have you done to yourself?" Long Yi asked.
"I..." Landers’s expression fell into confusion, he furrowed his brows and began to think hard. Meanwhile, Long Yi was holding his breath, afraid that any disturbance would interrupt him.
Suddenly, Landers opened his eyes and smiled, "Long Yi, I knew you would find me, and I was sure you would use mind magic on me."
Long Yi looked at Little Zi in surprise. Could it be that Little Zi’s hypnosis had failed?
Little Zi shook her head, indicating that Landers was still under hypnosis. Although his expressions were lively, his gaze was not focused on Long Yi.
"Landers, what have you done to yourself?" Long Yi asked.
"Actually, if possible, I really didn’t want to stand against you, Long Yi. I am well aware of your strength. Without standing directly in front of you, one cannot truly understand your overwhelming power. At first, when you appeared on that planet I was hiding on, I thought it was an accident. But when the people from the Ancient Mage Tower started looking for me with you, I realized that my existence seemed very important to both sides. Soon enough, through some of my contacts, I learned that my Reverse Summoning was the key for you to leave this plane. I was planning on handing this magic over to you, because I believed that the magic would be enough to earn your friendship. Unfortunately, people from the Ancient Mage Tower found me first, as they had been tracking me for a long time. I had no choice but to protect myself with this magic spell that I am also not very proficient in."
Saying this, Landers raised his hand and showed a magic spell.
"I took a part of my memory directly out of my brain and hid it in a place I now have forgotten. Only if you retrieve that part of my memory and give it back to me to restore my complete memory can I hand that magic over to you. As for where that place is, I think this brand-new me in front of you will tell you. So, if I am able to recover my memory, I hope I haven’t caused you too much anger. After all, we need to come up with survival strategies in the presence of powerhouses like you."
Long Yi recorded the magic spell that Landers had shown, then glanced at Little Zi. By now, Little Zi had completed a thorough inspection of Landers. Landers’s mind now showed visible signs of physical memory loss, which was irreversible. Even with the use of Long Yi’s time magic, it could not be restored, for it wasn’t merely a change in condition but the absence of a part of his mind.
"This Landers has really gone to extremes. His intentions are clear. Although he has sided with us, it’s because he’s afraid of dying, forcing us to protect him," Long Yi said.
Little Zi nodded, then suddenly turned to look outside the door. Although the door was tightly closed, she could see through the walls that twenty people were quietly gathering outside.
"They’re not resting; they’re waiting for us to come to them," Little Zi said.
"What makes them confident that they are our match?" Long Yi laughed.
"They’re definitely not confident. There’s absolutely something wrong with this room," Little Zi said.
"Wrong?" Long Yi chuckled, "What could be wrong?"
As they were speaking, the door was smashed open, and twenty people rushed in. The leader laughed heartily, "Just as I expected, Long Yi would definitely sneak in using mind magic! But it doesn’t matter. Since you’re in, don’t think about leaving!"
The twenty people each wore a strange headband, presumably equipment designed to prevent Little Zi’s mind magic. Instead of weapons, each held a crystal rod in their hands.
Clang! Clang!
One after another, the crystal rods were thrust into the ground, immediately emitting a strange resonance that even made Long Yi feel uncomfortable!
"Hehe, Master Elma is indeed prescient. He knew you have Crystal Poison in your body, so he specially crafted these twenty Crystal Poison rods. Within this range, you won’t think of escaping! And the Crystal Poison you rely on has now become meaningless!"
So Elma thought I was so strong because of Crystal Poison?
"Then what do you plan to do? Capture me and take me to Elma?" Long Yi feigned pain as he asked.
"No no, you’re far too dangerous. Master Elma specifically instructed me, for you, we can only do one thing."
"Execute on the spot!"
The resonance of the crystal rods intensified, and the discomfort Long Yi experienced also increased.
"Alright, I’m about to die. Assuming I’m completely out of options now, does anyone here wish to show me a way out?"
As soon as Long Yi said this, several of the twenty immediately raised their hands and shattered the rods in front of them. Moreover, they began attacking the rods of others. With the crystal rods breaking one after another, the pressure on Long Yi also kept decreasing.
"Mind control? Impossible! We all are clearly wearing headbands that resist mind control!"
The leader exclaimed in shock.
"Who told you our mind control could only be activated now?" Little Zi chuckled.
From the beginning, Little Zi had implanted mind control into those people’s minds. As soon as Long Yi uttered the phrase "Does anyone here wish to show me a way out?" those under the effect of mind control would immediately start attacking those near them.
"You must always be fully prepared for any situation. I had no intention of dying inexplicably at the hands of a few small fries like you."
In fact, the crystal rods had very limited effect on Long Yi from the start, but in keeping with Long Yi’s whims, he waited until the rods were completely shattered before he truly made his move.
In the end, all the minions perished, but the leader managed to escape. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
