Chapter 1603: Rubik's Cube Beauty (65)

“As for what he wants to do, you'll have to ask him that. Based on what we've analyzed so far, his first objective is to destroy the Rubik's Cube World. He's not one of us, so destroying this world naturally benefits him.”

“As for anything else, I don't know.”

Tang Guo spoke casually, but the expressions of the others grew solemn.

“Then who do you think leaked the secret?” Xie Yun asked. “If we knew who it was, things would be simple.”

Tang Guo shook her head. “Simple? Even if we knew, what could we do to them?”

The question stumped everyone.

That's right. Even if they caught the culprit, what could they actually do?

“I really don't understand,” Zhang Le muttered. “We're all people of the Rubik's Cube World. Its survival is tied to our own. Why would anyone expose their own weakness?” He looked puzzled. “If the Rubik's Cube World is destroyed, wouldn't a City Lord die as well? Unless…” His eyes suddenly lit up. “Unless they've already found a way to break free from the Rubik's Cube World.”

Everyone exchanged glances. If that was the case, things would be troublesome.

Xie Yun scratched his fiery red, bird's nest-like hair. “So was the one who leaked the secret Gu Lin of Happiness City or Jun Ming of Death City?”

“Whoever it is, we can't reveal anything from now on,” Gong Wei reminded them. “We'll stay hidden and wait for the right moment. Eventually, the culprit will expose themselves.”

Originally, they had thought only the mysterious soul and Zhai Chenming were problematic. Now, however, the situation seemed far more complicated.

For those trapped inside Mirage City, time stretched endlessly.

Those who had fallen into the illusions without realizing it had things a little easier.

The one suffering the most was undoubtedly Zhai Chenming.

His situation could be summed up perfectly—trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice.

He had originally planned to kill Fairy Piaomiao and Silver Ring Daoist, but for some reason, these two powerful cultivators seemed to have encountered enemies with whom they shared blood-deep hatred within the illusion.

Before he could even make his move that day, the two of them had started chasing him with swords.

Had he not possessed some skill of his own, coupled with the assistance of the mysterious soul and the fact that the two were trapped in the illusion, he would have died long ago.

After a month of fleeing in misery, with his clothes shredded to rags and countless bloody wounds covering his body, Zhai Chenming had no idea that all of this had been carefully planned by Fairy Piaomiao and Silver Ring Daoist. Even if they couldn't kill him, they intended to make sure he would never forget this month for the rest of his life.

Thus, on the last day of the month, all the illusions in Mirage City vanished.

Fairy Piaomiao and Silver Ring Daoist suddenly opened their eyes and stared strangely at the swords in their hands. Muttering a few words to themselves, they sheathed their blades. After glancing around, they turned and left. When no one came after him, Zhai Chenming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The surrounding mist also dispersed, revealing that he was standing upon a vast platform.

Many people were gathered there. Yin Xiaofei and her brother, along with Yi Yingxue, quickly found him in his miserable state. After expressing concern and asking after him, Tang Guo, Gong Wei, and Zhang Le also appeared.

“I ran into two lunatics inside the illusion,” Zhai Chenming explained. “They kept chasing me and trying to hack me to death. I have no idea what happened. When I woke up, I was already like this.”

That was the only explanation he could give. He certainly couldn't admit that he had tried to kill the two of them and ended up in such a miserable state because of it.

Fairy Piaomiao even laughed and said, “Young man, were you so frightened by this place that your illusion manifested people trying to kill you?”

Zhai Chenming: The hell kind of fear is that?