What followed was a massive push of air.

Crack...! xN

The scarecrow's vines couldn't withstand the force and snapped completely within less than a second.

Because the air explosion element happened to blast in the middle of everyone, it directly blew them in different directions into the stone forest.

During the rapid backward movement, Li Pu only saw the anxious expressions of his seniors for a moment before his vision blurred.

Thump!

Then, he landed heavily on the ground.

This level of fall was still acceptable for Li Pu.

Especially with the scarecrow acting as a cushion.

That's right, due to being tied to it, the scarecrow was also blown together with him.

[Grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, hurry up and get up!

Urged by the scarecrow, Li Pu got up, dusted off his clothes, and began to examine his surroundings.

"Is this the maze they talked about?"

Based on the process of being blown away just now, he estimated it was only about a 20-meter distance.

This stone forest is not dense at all, logically, he should be able to see the safe path they were previously on.

Yet now, when he looks around, he can't find the path at all; all he sees are endless stone forests.

Losing direction is just one characteristic of the stone forest maze, but it's not the most terrifying aspect.

The most terrifying part is the appearance of illusory enemies.

The so-called illusion doesn't have actual attack capabilities.

But the problem is, real monsters also exist here.

When you can't distinguish whether the enemy is an illusion or a real monster, it becomes troublesome.

[Woo woo woo...]

Suddenly, a miserable crying sound echoed from afar.

The sound drifted closer and closer.

Finally, a white-clothed woman with her feet floating off the ground, head lowered and face covered with long hair, drifted out from behind a big rock.

"Is that a monster?"

Li Pu maintained a normal expression as he observed her while holding his chin.

[Grass!!!]

Scarecrow: It's a ghost woman!

But the scarecrow's reaction was far more intense.

It directly hid behind Li Pu, peering out with half its head cautiously as if wanting to look but not daring.

The simple scarecrow originally didn't know about such things. It's all Wu Guinan's fault for watching ghost movies with it and the rolling turtle and little treant all day long.

"Coward, what are you afraid of?"

Li Pu directly lifted the fellow and placed it by his side.

He always felt something wasn't quite right.

Because, just as the scarecrow said, this being's appearance is exactly like a ghost from movies.

But the issue is, do such monsters really exist in the world?

Even Bai Youyou's Senior Sister Wang Nuonuo had to undergo several reincarnations to evolve into that ethereal maiden.

What does this tell us? It tells us human-shaped maidens are a very rare species.

Yet now, presenting an ethereal mature woman directly seems unreliable.

So he had the trembling scarecrow scan it with the wristwatch, and sure enough, there was no information.

In other words, this thing in front of them is basically an illusion.

[Grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, are you really sure?

The deeply engrossed scarecrow expressed skepticism about Li Pu's judgment.

But it dared not initiate an attack, so it just stared as the woman drifted closer.

[Woo woo woo...]

When the crying white-clothed woman floated to within two meters of Li Pu and the scarecrow, she finally stopped.

Then... she suddenly lifted her head.

[I'm so miserable!!!]

The face revealed beneath the long hair was rotten and disgusting.

With dangling eyeballs, skin crawling with maggots, it was as horrifying as could be.

The most crucial point is, an invisible wave accompanied her head lift, simultaneously striking at Li Pu and the scarecrow.

A horrifying face combined with the substantial [Fear] effect, could undoubtedly scare one out of their wits.

Legs going weak or even wetting oneself wasn't impossible.

"..." x2

However, what responded to her was silence only.

[Grass?]

Scarecrow: Is that all?

But when the real [Fear] effect descended, the scarecrow found it not scary at all.

Why?

Because of [Willpower]: Immunity to fear effects, greatly enhanced power

It's a truly courageous scarecrow!

A decisive punch of grass was thrown, yet it passed straight through the white-clothed woman's body, hitting nothing.

"Seems it's really an illusion, let's go."

Seeing this scene, Li Pu waved his hand.

Benefiting from [Imitation - Willpower], he too was unaffected.

So, Li Pu and the scarecrow left the white-clothed woman behind, starting to search for a way out.

[Don't go! I'm really miserable!]

The regretful voice sounding behind them was ignored by Li Pu and the scarecrow.

But Li Pu was slightly puzzled by the humanoid nature of the illusion.

Yet after just two or three minutes of walking, Li Pu and the scarecrow encountered something new again.

This time, what floated out from behind a big rock was somewhat bizarre.

It wasn't even anything complete, just a human hand.

To be more precise, it was a fist.

"Now this is interesting."

Looking at that fist, Li Pu couldn't help but smile.

He had never forgotten the appearance of this fist.

[Caocao! Caocao cao!]

Similar to earlier, the scarecrow once again panicked.

But what it saw was completely different from Li Pu.

In the scarecrow's vision, what came out from behind the big rock... was a cow!

A swishing tail, slow and heavy steps, and that terrifying, perpetually chewing grass mouth.

The scarecrow couldn't handle it!

Indeed, this illusion was even more targeted.

It generates the thing that each target fears the most inside!

And what Li Pu fears most in his heart is his grandfather's fist.

"This is really annoying."

Contrary to the scarecrow's fear, Li Pu instead cracked his knuckles.

Because his fear of his grandfather's fist wasn't only simple fear, but also hatred.

To put it bluntly, he got beaten too many times and it's all fear and hatred.

So, he was furious.

Forget everything else for now. Since both illusions originated from behind big rocks, he would smash those rocks first.

[Sprint] activated, left foot [Hardening] activated, sandbag weights removed.

Charging at the big rock from which the illusion emerged, Li Pu kicked with his foot.

His strength had increased significantly, and combined with [Sprint]'s help, this kick directly shattered the big rock.

Boom!

[Rumble!]

As the rock shattered, a strange noise echoed.

"Hmm?"

Li Pu noticed that the grandfather's fist floating before him suddenly popped like foam and disappeared.

[Caocao!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, did you see that cow? It exploded!

The scarecrow's shout also confirmed the illusion had dissipated.

Looks like it was a lucky strike finding the culprit!

A flash of inspiration, he hurriedly dug through the debris.

Sure enough, he found an ugly big fat worm under the rubble.

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