Crimson Nightmare: 13

  Nightmare?

  Xia Ming was taken aback, and then remembered the kind of demon beast that Anthony had introduced to him in detail. This demon beast's full name is Crimson Nightmare, an extremely rare and scarce fourth-level demon beast.

  Don't underestimate this level-four demon beast, according to Anthony, it's not easy to find a few of them on the entire Flame Island. The biggest characteristic of Crimson Nightmare is that it can use mental attacks or illusions!

  The Crimson Nightmare is a wise and magical creature with immense spiritual power, capable of simulating disguises to transform into other high-level creatures. Apparently, this little guy disguised itself as the Earth Giant Lizard to deceive everyone.

  "Grab it! This is a mature Crimson Nightmare, its eyes and the horn on its head are high-grade magical materials. If we catch it, we'll be set for life!" Sherlock's eyes gleamed with greed as he licked his lips and shouted.

  The crimson nightmare, worthy of being a high-intelligence magical beast, seemed to have understood Sherlock's words. Its body trembled several times, and its big round eyes were filled with fear.

  Su Weiwei's sword aura rotated, and the cold sword tip burst out, also intending to block the way of the crimson dream demon!

  That crimson dream phantom, however, was a wing fluttering, its momentum like lightning, leaving only a few residual shadows in mid-air. In an instant, it flashed past Su Weiwei's silver longsword and reached the entrance of the cave.

  "Wow, so fast!" Xiaoming's heart skipped a beat. He had never seen any magical beast with such incredible speed before. The speed was one thing, but what was even more astonishing was its extraordinary agility, just like a slippery loach that you couldn't catch no matter how hard you tried.

  Xia Ming and Xia Luo immediately chanted out two third-level magic spells, the brilliance of which echoed each other, attacking from both left and right directions. Both of them released the second-level Slowdown Spell, and once Chi Se Meng fell under the spell, it would be like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered! However, Chi Se Meng lightly dodged and easily evaded the attack!

  The crimson nightmare flapped its wings again, and in the blink of an eye, it flew dozens of meters away. Xiaoming and the others couldn't catch up no matter how hard they tried, and could only watch as the crimson nightmare disappeared into thin air.

  "Ah! My gold coins!" Tanger was heartbroken and watched as the crimson nightmare escaped, just like watching a pile of gold coins grow wings and fly away.

  Su Weiwei furrowed her delicate eyebrows and said in her unique tone, "The Scarlet Nightmare's speed is as notorious as its spiritual illusions. Unless you're a magician above level 7, it's very difficult to catch."

  No wonder this little thing is so bold and dare to use illusions, it turns out that its ability to escape is so remarkable. Xiaoming thought about it too, as a rare magical beast, the Crimson Dreamweaver obviously has its own unique way of escaping, if it were that easy to catch, it would have been extinct long ago.

  Tang Ge and Xiao Luo were still immersed in the midst of a large pile of gold coins, flapping their wings and beating their chests, unable to extricate themselves. Su Weiwei's starry eyes, however, gazed calmly at Xia Ming, her eyes shining like a multitude of stars, seeming to hold some unfathomable meaning. She asked: "I'm very curious, how did you discover it?"

  As soon as this was said, everyone's eyes focused on Xia Ming.

  This time, being able to see through the disguise of the Crimson Nightmare was all thanks to Xia Ming's efforts. Who would have thought that Xia Ming was so sharp-eyed? The Crimson Nightmare's spiritual illusion technique was indeed superb, but it still couldn't escape this guy's discerning eye.

  Tang Ge curiously said, "Yes, Xiaoming younger brother, how did you discover it? This crimson nightmare's disguise is flawless, even the beautiful and intelligent Miss Vivian didn't notice a thing..." Tang Ge was puzzled at the same time, but still didn't forget to lavish praise on Su Vivian.

  Sherlock also perked up his ears, his eyes fixed intently on Xiaoming, his heart filled with sorrow and indignation: As a fellow third-level magician, how could the gap be so huge? This guy was really an abnormality...

  "Do I have to say it?" Xia Ming helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

  "Of course!" came the firm reply in unison from the three curious babies.

  Xia Ming coughed and said in a flat tone, "Actually, it's quite simple. Although the Scarlet Nightmare's illusionary disguise is flawless, there are several suspicious points about the matter itself."

  "First of all, the Earth-shaking Lizard is a seventh-level demon beast, and seventh-level demon beasts in the Green-haired Worm Forest are almost extinct. The appearance of the Earth-shaking Lizard was too sudden, which is the most suspicious point to begin with. Of course, it's just suspicion for now."

  "Secondly, the giant lizard was originally an extremely brutal and ferocious magical beast. When facing us, it didn't even make a slight move to attack, and even when we retreated, it didn't chase after us at all, which completely doesn't match the temperament of a seventh-level magical beast."

  "But relying solely on these two points, it's only suspicion and can't be confirmed. What if you misjudge, it'll end up being torn to pieces by the giant lizard." Su Weiwei didn't believe that Xiaoming made a judgment based solely on these two reasons, these two points were just suspicions and weren't worth risking his life for, after all, if the suspicion was wrong, it would be a dead-end path.

  Xia Ming nodded: "And most importantly, my mental strength is different from ordinary people, so the illusionary disguise created by the crimson nightmare cannot completely deceive me. Once I find a flaw, it's very simple."

  Xia Ming's words were understated, but the reality was shocking.

  "Can you see through the Scarlet Nightmare Illusion's disguise?"

  "Your spiritual power..."

  Sherlock and Tong couldn't help but cry out.

  It can be seen that the illusion of the crimson nightmare is only possible in one situation - Xia Ming's spiritual power must be exceptionally strong and extremely sensitive! Even a magical beast like the Crimson Nightmare, which excels at spiritual power, would find it difficult to deceive Xia Ming's spiritual perception!

  What an awful mental strength!

  Sherlock dared to conclude that even a fifth-level magician might not be able to see through the disguise of the crimson nightmare's illusion, but Xiaoming had easily discovered it. This guy was only a third-level magician!

  Even Su Weiwei's face showed a look of astonishment, she knew what Xiaoming's terrifying mental strength meant, this guy was simply a monster.

  Such mental strength can no longer be described as extraordinary, it's simply terrifying!

  Xia Ming's face was calm, as if he had just done something extremely ordinary. Sherlock felt an overwhelming urge to cry, but couldn't shed a tear.

  Seeing everyone staring at him, Xia Ming frowned and said, "Alright, do you still want those top-grade spirit stones or not?"

  Xia Ming's words awakened the dreamer, and the half-excavated earth essence gold still lay quietly on the ground, reflecting its unique yellowish metallic luster.

  "Put in more effort and dig out the precious gold from the earth!" Xia Ming's tone was laced with temptation, for along the veins of the precious gold, he had already faintly seen the delicate glow of the accompanying magical gemstone.

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