Free Web NovelChapter 511: Chapter 508: Squeezed Dry
"It... It really works!" Everyone was stunned.
Mo Qi had actually managed to set up an Illusion Array. Not only did it cover the entire valley, but it was also effective against the Abyssal Demons.
’My god, how did he do that?!’
The crowd was a mix of shocked and overjoyed. Though their hearts were filled with questions, the facts were right before their eyes. They had no choice but to believe.
"Feng Qing, looks like you won’t be needed after all, hahaha," Dai Zhen immediately sent a jeering voice transmission.
He and Feng Qing were sworn enemies and had only cooperated out of desperation to survive. Now that there was a better option, Dai Zhen naturally wouldn’t pass up the chance to mock him.
Feng Qing was frustrated, but he had nothing to say.
His escape plan involving a sacrifice was a last resort, one he wouldn’t use unless absolutely necessary.
Although he was unwilling, he had to admit that Mo Qi’s method was indeed better than his.
And it wasn’t just a little better—it was leagues better.
"Gu Peng, your cousin is really something else," Feng Qing said, his tone casual.
But inwardly, he was relieved. ’Good thing I had Sun Shou make a move earlier instead of doing it myself. Offending Mo Qi right now would be a terrible idea.’
Seeing Feng Qing take the initiative to show goodwill, the others quickly chimed in with thumbs-ups.
"Brother Qian’s skill with Arrays is unprecedented. I am truly impressed."
"A true prodigy of Arrays. The title is well-deserved."
"Our lives are in your hands, Brother Qian. You’re our savior!"
Mo Qi paid no mind to their flattery. For him, the real show was just beginning.
"Don’t celebrate too soon." Mo Qi poured cold water on their excitement. "Have none of you noticed the problem?"
The crowd froze. ’A problem? What problem?’
They looked out through the Illusion Array, and finally, someone realized it.
"Brother Qian, why does your Array only extend out ten feet?"
Hearing this, everyone came to a sudden understanding.
’That’s right, why only ten feet?’
These Abyssal Demons were gathered together, covering the mountains and fields for several miles in every direction.
A safe distance of ten feet was just a drop in the bucket.
Mo Qi rolled his eyes. "What do you think this Array is? That it came from nowhere? I said before that as long as I have enough resources, I can set up an Illusion Array to cover the entire valley."
"Well, the Illusion Array is up, but I’ve also used up everything I own. Extending it ten feet is the absolute limit!"
The crowd immediately panicked.
’What do we do? Are we just going to stay trapped here?’
"Brother Qian, is there a way to make the Illusion Array expand?" someone suddenly asked.
Mo Qi had originally planned to have Gu Peng ask this question, but to his surprise, someone beat him to it.
"Expanding it is no problem, but it requires a massive amount of resources to power it." Mo Qi sighed. "Unfortunately, I’m completely broke. I don’t have a single coin to my name."
"Resources? We have them!" It was the same person again.
He not only took out his own Storage Ring but also started shouting to the others.
"Quick, quick! Everyone, take out your things and give them to Brother Qian so he can expand the Array!"
Mo Qi swore this guy wasn’t a shill he had planted.
But he was even more helpful than a shill would be.
Mo Qi opportunely activated the Space Law, coordinating it with an Array Seal to create a golden ring of light that floated before the crowd.
"This ring of light leads to the Array’s core. Throw all your resources into it, and I’ll activate it. As for how far it can expand, that will depend on how many resources you can provide!"
Mo Qi’s words plunged the crowd into silence.
They looked at each other, all hesitating.
Clearly, they didn’t fully trust Mo Qi yet.
"I’m telling you, you humans are so weird. Are your brains full of shit? You’re about to lose your lives, and you’re still fussing over some material possessions?" Scab Chicken couldn’t help but roast them from the side.
"Mo Tu, stop blurting out the painful truth all the time. It hurts their pride," the Pig Emperor scolded with a deliberately stern face.
Hearing this, the crowd was deeply embarrassed, but seeing as Scab Chicken and the Pig Emperor were with Mo Qi, they could only pretend they hadn’t heard a thing.
"Brother Qian, I believe you. This is everything I own." The "shill" tossed his Storage Ring into the ring of light.
Under the crowd’s astonished and suspicious gazes, Mo Qi sent an Array Seal into the ring of light. A moment later, the Illusion Array’s range expanded by another two-plus meters.
’It’s real! It works!’
’We saw it with our own eyes!’
Everyone’s spirits lifted!
"Feng Qing, do you believe that kid?" Dai Zhen asked via voice transmission.
Feng Qing replied, "What if we do? What if we don’t? Do we have a choice?"
Dai Zhen gave a bitter laugh. "Yeah, do we have a choice?"
"Dammit! We didn’t get the bounty, and now we’re going to lose a fortune instead. This is infuriating!"
"Tell me about it! But no matter what, at least the kid’s Array isn’t a lie. As long as we can get out of here safely, losing some money is nothing."
If they knew that the bounty target they were hunting was Mo Qi himself, one could only wonder what they would think.
After witnessing the Array expand with their own eyes, the crowd no longer had any doubts. One by one, they offered up their resources and tossed them into the ring of light.
’Hehe, made a nice little profit. This whole being-wanted thing isn’t so bad after all,’ Mo Qi thought smugly as he pretended to form Array Seals.
Although he was the one who had set up this Illusion Array, the Array Base had already existed in the valley from the very beginning.
Therefore, Mo Qi had only made a few minor modifications to the original foundation; it hadn’t cost him much at all. freewebnσvel.cѳm
As for needing resources to expand it, that was a complete fabrication. The original Array Base was powerful enough to spread the Illusion Array for dozens of miles.
The only reason Mo Qi was doing this was to make everyone willingly hand over all their wealth.
And the ring of light was just a miniature Teleportation Array that transferred all the resources they threw in directly into the space within his Chaos Scripture.
As more and more resources were tossed in, the Illusion Array’s range grew larger and larger, but it was still a considerable distance from the safe zone.
Even after everyone, including Feng Qing and Dai Zhen, had contributed their resources, the Illusion Array still hadn’t reached a three-mile range.
"Is there more? Once the Array’s expansion is activated, it can’t be stopped! Otherwise, all our previous efforts will be for nothing, and there won’t be a second chance!" Mo Qi said, his face a mask of anxiety.
In reality, he felt nothing at all. He even wanted to laugh.
’Heh, you punks. You can’t hide anything from me!’
That’s right. This group hadn’t handed over everything they owned; the vast majority of them were holding back.
This was something they couldn’t possibly hide from Mo Qi and the Pig Emperor’s perception.
Mo Qi was determined to squeeze them one hundred percent dry.
After all, these people had come to the Desperate Mountain Range to hunt him for a bounty.
Not killing them outright was already an act of mercy.
"What is wrong with you people? We’re at a point like this and you’re still holding back? No matter how precious your material possessions are, can they possibly be more important than your lives?" the "shill" "assisted" once again. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, Mo Qi really would have given him a thumbs-up.
