"Do you realize that killing Profound-level monsters may bring about a huge crisis? Would you like to spend a certain number of premonition uses to foresee the situation in the last three minutes before your death?"
"Yes!"
Looking at the prompt on the panel, Sū Nán made his choice.
Immediately, a total of 20 premonition uses were consumed.
"20 times?"
Sū Nán couldn't help but inhale sharply.
Twenty times, that's a whole hour.
Would the White Water Demon King kill him in an hour?
Sū Nán found it strange because, with his current speed, he could easily escape a hundred miles in an hour.
"You are pursued by the White Water Demon King, and continuous fleeing for a day and a night leaves you exhausted."
"All available methods have been exhausted, even if you use two teleportation stones in succession, you still cannot escape the pursuit of the White Water Demon King."
"The mark on you is unsolvable. Although you can escape the detection of monsters once you get a hundred miles away, you cannot guarantee that there are no other powerful monsters with secret techniques within a hundred miles of you."
"The mark on you is like a beacon in the eyes of monsters who possess secret techniques. Even if the White Water Demon King temporarily loses your location, he can still find you again with the help of other monsters."
As soon as the premonition information appeared, Sū Nán's eyes lit up.
A day and a night? It's not just an hour!
"The number of premonition uses consumed does not correspond to the length of the premonition. My previous speculation was wrong!"
Sū Nán was not disappointed at all because he realized that using one hour of premonition time to foresee what would happen 24 hours later was a huge advantage.
With this, even if he faced a major crisis, he could spend a day preparing and searching for a solution.
However, the subsequent premonition made him furrow his brow.
"All means exhausted?"
"Even using two teleportation stones didn't help?"
His heart sank. He hadn't been too worried about the mark on his body because he had teleportation stones.
In his thinking, if he encountered an unstoppable danger, he could use the teleportation stones to escape.
But the information from the premonition shattered his thoughts.
"You are ultimately caught by the White Water Demon King in Hongshan County. The White Water Demon King doesn't kill you directly but uses a teleportation stone to take you directly back to Bai Shui Lake in Tianyun City."
"One minute later, the White Water Demon King locks you in a secret room, where another creature that looks like a deer but not a deer, like a horse but not a horse, is also imprisoned."
"Like the creature, you are pierced through by iron chains with special abilities that imprison all your strength."
"Two minutes later, the White Water Demon King enters the secret room with a Profound-level peak creature that excels in manipulating soul power."
"The creature uses soul power on you, rendering you completely defenseless, as it forcibly reads your memories."
"Three minutes later, you die!"
"Congratulations, you have unlocked the new ability to foresee your own death. You can actively use this ability through your personal information panel."
A prompt appeared, and a new option appeared below "Foresee Future" on the panel.
"Death Premonition: You can spend a certain number of premonition uses to foresee the situation in the last three minutes before your death."
The premonition ended, and there was no information about how the White Water Demon King pursued him or how he escaped in the premonition.
But from the initial few sentences of information, he could already imagine how difficult his escape would be.
"The White Water Demon King is really cautious. He not only imprisons me but also suppresses my power!"
Sū Nán's face darkened. In the final premonition, the secret room where he was imprisoned was one he had been to before, the sixth stone room beneath the central palace of Bai Shui Lake.
However, in the previous premonition, he had tried to approach the creature several times but was killed by it.
This indicated that the creature had not been completely imprisoned like him.
It was different from his situation.
"As long as there are monsters within a hundred miles who can use secret techniques, the White Water Demon King can find me. So, to escape the White Water Demon King's pursuit, there are only two ways."
"Either find a way to remove the mark, or find a place within a hundred miles where no monster possesses such a secret technique."
Both methods, whether the first or the second, were difficult to achieve.
Previously, he had tried to solve the issue of the mark on his body, but it ended in failure.
Even his most powerful method, the Wheel of Life Scripture, had been ineffective. He couldn't think of any other way to solve it.
And the second method was also challenging.
Where could he find a place within a hundred miles where no monster possessed that kind of secret technique?
Sū Nán quickly pondered this.
At the same time, in the game.
Just as he had broken through to the Profound level with the character Lang Shisan, whether in the regional chat or on the forum, all the players were in an uproar.
In a short time, all discussions revolved around Lang Shisan.
"Lang Shisan has broken through! Lang Shisan has unexpectedly surpassed Wang Nan and Zhang Yang, the two great gods, to become the first to break through. How did he do it?"
"How is this possible? Didn't he just fuse the fourth bloodline? How did he break through to the Profound level so quickly?"
Lang Shisan's breakthrough had a profound impact on ordinary players.
Originally, everyone thought that Wang Nan would still be the first to break through to the Profound level this time. Even if something happened to Wang Nan, Zhang Yang would be the first to break through.
No one expected that Lang Shisan, who had only reached Grand Mastery in three Ling-level bloodlines, would be the first to break through.
"I understand now; it's the blood essence of the ancient demon! Lang Shisan actually had enough demon power all along, but he was waiting to fuse the ancient demon's blood essence, which he finally obtained enough contribution points for during the Human Crisis side quest. That's how he quickly fused the fourth bloodline and broke through."
"Lang Shisan's breakthrough might lead to another game open beta, just like when Wang Nan broke through last time!"
"It's very likely, but not certain. The conditions for each game open beta may be different. Achieving a breakthrough to a higher realm might not be the only condition."
"Whether there will be an open beta or not, we'll know when the game refreshes next time. According to the previous two patterns, once the conditions for the open beta are met, the game will announce it the next day."
Thinking about the game's open beta, many ordinary players were excited.
Since the second open beta, the number of players who could use game abilities in real life had already reached hundreds of thousands!
You could encounter people with extraordinary abilities on the streets, and their immense power made ordinary people envious and fearful.
With great power came greatly amplified desires. Things that many people dared not think about or do before, now they had the ability and confidence
to carry them out.
Compared to before the appearance of the world of monsters and demons, the crime rate had soared several times, all directly related to players.
If it weren't for official intervention and control, society would have fallen into chaos long ago.
For ordinary people now, the greatest wish was to enter the game as soon as possible and gain the game's power.
"By the way, does anyone know which county in the game Lang Shisan is in?"
Chapter 206: Premonition of Death
Once again, someone thought about Lang Shisan's identity in the game. It was then that everyone realized that, up to this point, no one had ever seen Lang Shisan!
"We know the players trained by the major factions, and this Lang Shisan is definitely not affiliated with any of them."
"Search! Find that Lang Shisan. If someone like him can be recruited by us, we can dominate the game in the future."
The major factions reacted swiftly, each eager to find Lang Shisan.
In an instant, another wave of searching for Lang Shisan swept through.
In the game.
Sū Nán pondered for a moment and finally came up with a plan to deal with the White Water Demon King.
"It's difficult to find a place within a hundred miles where there are no monsters with secret techniques. Perhaps only places like Dong Xian's cave space have a chance. With the space formed by Dong Xian's cave, monsters might not be able to detect us."
"But this is not a long-term solution. I need to escort the Divine Weapon to Tianyun County, and I can't hide forever. I still need to find a way to break the mark."
"With my current abilities, breaking the mark is virtually impossible. I can only seek help from others. I wonder if the county magistrate of Tianyun City is still there?"
Sū Nán contemplated, planning to seek the county magistrate's assistance.
The county magistrate's residence in Tianyun City had a teleportation array leading to Wansheng County. If he could use that array to reach Wansheng County and then use another array to go to Zhongtian County, the task would become much simpler.
However, there was a problem in all of this.
Was the county magistrate still in Tianyun City?
It had been a day since the teleportation array in Tianyun City was destroyed, and he had no idea what the situation was like in Tianyun City now.
Moreover, if he returned, he would likely be captured by the White Water Demon King.
"Foresee!"
Sū Nán didn't hesitate and chose to use his foresight.
He didn't select "Death Premonition" but opted for a regular premonition.
The ability to foresee one's own death was useful for predicting events over a longer period with fewer uses. However, it wasn't suitable for situations like this, where he needed to know specific details happening right now.
[You have been marked by a monster's secret technique, and you can't resolve it with your current abilities. You plan to return to Tianyun City to seek help from the county magistrate of Tianyun County.]
[One minute later, you haven't encountered any monsters.]
...
Having used the Two Realms Teleportation twice, each time being pursued by monsters for three minutes, he was now far from Tianyun City.
To return to Tianyun City, he would need another six or seven minutes.
The first two foresights ended without any unexpected events.
It was only in the third foresight that he found himself back in Tianyun City.
[Two minutes later, you finally return to Tianyun City. However, Tianyun City is now completely deserted, having become a city completely occupied by monsters.]
[You head straight for the county magistrate's residence, preparing to find the county magistrate of Tianyun County and make use of the teleportation array there.]
[You are unaware that during yesterday's battle, the county magistrate was severely injured by Hu Xiaotian and his whereabouts are unknown. Moreover, the teleportation array in the county magistrate's residence was also destroyed when the two Sky Barrier Nodes in Tianyun City were breached by monsters.]
[Three minutes later, as you arrive at the county magistrate's residence, a figure suddenly appears not far from you and launches a palm strike toward you.]
[You recognize the figure, and it's none other than the White Water Demon King, one of the two demon kings of Tianyun City.]
[Facing the demon king's attack, you know you have no means to resist and promptly use the teleportation stone you had prepared in advance.]
[In the nick of time, you are teleported to Hongshan County.]
"I really did encounter the White Water Demon King."
Sū Nán's heart sank. According to the foresight, the White Water Demon King would appear nine minutes later.
It seemed that at least nine minutes from now, the White Water Demon King would learn that over a dozen Profound-level monsters had all died, and he would come after him.
"The county magistrate must have been seriously injured and is missing. The teleportation array in Wansheng County must also be destroyed. It looks like I'll have to find another solution!"
Sū Nán quickly considered his options.
He instantly thought of another person he knew, a human royal-level powerhouse. There was not just one county magistrate in Tianyun County; there was another one.
Zhou Lingyin!
"In the foresight just now, I was teleported to Hongshan County. Maybe I can take this opportunity to look for Zhou Lingyin."
Sū Nán made a quick decision.
Whether he could find Zhou Lingyin or not, he couldn't stay in Tianyun County any longer. He needed to leave as soon as possible.
And the Qiankun Sect, where Zhou Lingyin was, happened to be in Hongshan County. It was worth a try.
However, the problem was that even with the extended foresight, he could only foresee events three minutes before his death. Otherwise, he could have used death foresight to directly attempt to locate her.
With his plan in mind, Sū Nán didn't hesitate any longer.
He held the teleportation stone in his hand and used it without delay.
As he activated the teleportation stone, he felt a strange force enveloping his body. The next moment, his surroundings blurred, and he disappeared from his original location.
Hongshan County.
Yuxia Town, a small town not far from Hongshan County and located at the junction of the two counties.
In the past, this place used to be bustling with martial artists traveling back and forth due to its location at the border of the two counties.
Unfortunately, with the fall of Tianyun County and Hongshan County, this place had also become desolate.
Only a few players remained here.
At this moment, on a small hill to the north of Yuxia Town, several middle-aged individuals were protectively looking at a frightened young girl. Not far from them, a peak-level spirit-class monster had suddenly appeared!
"How is this possible? There were no spirit-level monsters here before, and now a peak-level spirit-class monster suddenly appears?"
"This is bad; our mission is about to be completed, and we can finally leave this place. But now, a peak-level spirit-class monster has appeared out of nowhere."
"I knew it; a three-star novice mission couldn't be that simple."
"Why are you still standing there? Run!"
The leading man reacted quickly, shouting loudly as he prepared to shield the others and make their escape.
The rest of the group finally realized the situation and immediately protected the young girl as they fled.
However, the monster showed no intention of letting them go. In the blink of an eye, it appeared behind them with lightning speed, blocking their escape route.
(End of this chapter)