Chapter 1044: Chapter 1042 Blind Eye (Eight) Chapter 1044: Chapter 1042 Blind Eye (Eight) The attrition rate was rather startling.
Without a sound, the last person in the team disappeared.
Faced with this classic horror movie scenario, Fu Qian felt an emotional stir but didn’t rush to speak out.
A professional team should allow soone who had already contributed their share to have reasonable space to slack off.
“Wait a minute.”
ICE, proving herself a lover of team dynamics, didn’t move far ahead before she first noticed sothing off.
“We’re missing soone.”
Everyone stopped at ICE’s calm voice as she coldly pointed towards the back of the line.
How could that be!
Charlotte, who was second from the last, turned around upon hearing this. She swung her lighting equipnt around, and her face imdiately darkened.
“So you didn’t feel anything?”
Although equally grim-faced, Shi Gaozhi couldn’t resist the opportunity to provoke.
…
His words weren’t without impact; Charlotte clenched her teeth and remained silent.
“It’s not just Charlotte; we all didn’t notice anything.”
ICE imdiately stopped Shi Gaozhi’s mischief.
“Everyone wasn’t far apart, but no one noticed any movent. Left Hand, did you notice anything?”
“The only thing I noticed was the person was gone.”
Fu Qian shook his head, telling the truth.
“So the situation now is that, in this corridor almost without branches, one of us was taken down without any struggle, and not even a body was left behind?”
Satisfied with Charlotte’s reaction, Shi Gaozhi smirked maliciously, continuing his analysis based on ICE’s opinion.
“If that’s the case, it seems we can’t move forward until we figure out the reason.”
This explanation was not difficult to understand—if one could disappear without trace, then it was not impossible for another to vanish as well.
“… Sage, what do you think?”
Understanding this, ICE, after a mont’s thought, still decided to consult the opinion of Sage Old Master.
“The cause is currently uncertain, but it may not necessarily be an attack by the Blind Eye Association.”
The latter smoothly skimd over everyone’s faces as he spoke, though his answers remained vague.
“Not the Blind Eye Association’s undead?”
His words left Shi Gaozhi and the others montarily stunned.
“Didn’t you say there would be no other moving things here?”
“Don’t worry, I am still certain of that. But even in a half-sleep state, the Holy Grail, besides giving those undead their abilities, can do many things. And over ti, it will do even more.”
The Sage explained patiently in the face of questions.
“Never forget that we are dealing with an entity that, theoretically, can uncover any mystery.”
“What do we do now?”
Shi Gaozhi’s face beca serious, his previous smile gone as he looked around.
“The situation seems a bit of a dilemma; moving forward is dangerous, but every minute we delay, the target becos tougher to deal with.”
“Don’t worry.”
Sage Old Master chuckled, not in a hurry, and pointed in the direction they ca from.
“Its difficult nature is precisely why we need it, and the knowledge we hold is enough to bring it back under our control before the Blind Eye Holy Grail completely awakens.”
“There’s still ti; let’s head back and see what exactly happened.”
More than a team leader, Sage Old Master had sothing of a cult leader vibe.
Despite not giving much rationale in his speech, the full confidence in his viewpoints had a significant persuasive power.
The slightly wavering morale was instantly cald.
Perhaps provoked by Shi Gaozhi’s words, this ti Charlotte didn’t ask Brother TP to take the lead. Instead, she marched at the forefront herself, exuding a decidedly murderous aura.
…
Blind Eye Association? That sounds like an interesting term.
And regarding Sage Old Master’s speech that just steadied the morale, Fu Qian also found it greatly instructive.
The previous question “What is this place?” seed to have found an answer.
According to the Sage, this clearly belongs to what he referred to as “the Association,” the uniformly dressed undead were all its mbers.
Considering the situation, it seems that sothing happened years ago that trapped these people here, but they didn’t die in the normal sense; even their bodies transford.
Moreover, the original riddle of the Illusion Realm and the copying abilities shown by the undead were indeed effects of the “Holy Grail.”
And “understanding everything”—this assertion seed rather domineering, almost having a flavor of divine authority.
As the treasure of the Association, the Holy Grail slept in these ruins but was now gradually awakening.
If this was indeed the target of his journey, then should it be called the Blind Eye Holy Grail?
Following this line of thought, could the Association be the “Blind Eye Association”?
The several undead encountered earlier didn’t look like blind n, but the ubiquitous eye patterns were quite fitting.
And one last point, Sage Old Master used “regain control over” the Association.
This ant these people were also mbers of the Blind Eye Association; were they here to rob their own ancestral grave?
Given the repeated emphasis that knowledge is power, it doesn’t seem like an excuse to escape legal sanctions.
“Wait.”
Just as Fu Qian was reviewing his findings, Charlotte, who was leading, suddenly spoke up, signaling everyone to stop.
Following his cue, a figure briefly flashed through the imperable darkness ahead.
Although it was a fleeting glimpse, the figure’s graceful deanor was clearly another Association mber.
But there was sothing slightly different.
“… Am I seeing things?”
The next mont, a sowhat life-questioning sigh ca from ICE.
“That person’s leg seems to be wearing our gear.”
…
Clearly, a re slip-through attacker wasn’t enough to frighten this team.
But Fu Qian could confirm that ICE was right; the undead’s right leg was distinctly shiny with gold.
It matched the missing mber’s gear precisely, even fitting notably well.
Had the victim been completely devoured, leaving only the undigestable Golden Sacred Garnt, which the undead liked enough to wear for themselves?
Or to put it simply, had the victim been persuaded by the Association to choose to evolve into an undead form?
Confronted with this sowhat horrifying developnt, Fu Qian pondered the reasons behind it.
“The Holy Grail can not only mimic abilities but even replicate equipnt?”
At that mont, it was always silent Brother TP who couldn’t help but voice a suggestion.
It seed not impossible.
Although Brother TP’s words made Charlotte and the others frown simultaneously, Fu Qian didn’t imdiately dismiss it.
“Let’s find out.”
Ultimately, Charlotte didn’t say much more and directly charged forward.
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