Chapter 60

Since looking from the outside in reveals nothing, then what would happen if we look from the inside out? Zhang Taihu's suggestion almost instantly piqued the interest of the Longmu Society members. "That's right, just now we looked from the outside in and saw nothing. Now we're looking from the inside out; who knows what we might see!" After the scene just now, the collision of real-world technology and in-game abilities was truly fascinating. They were also very interested in how far Zhou Xian's invisibility technique could go. "Who can stand outside and serve as our target?" Zhang Taihu asked. "I'll do it!" Lai Yiming said, and he walked outside. At this moment, Liuli also activated the radar system on her TX-800. A typical radar scanner appeared on the machine. Although large radars couldn't be installed on personal terminals, a small radar at this close distance was still effective. As the radar was turned on, some unclear dots soon appeared on the screen. "Hmm..." Although the others in the Longmu Society seemed to be confused, the maid named Liuli, who appeared to be a professional, said after a long look: "It's a bit strange. When scanning external targets, the entire system seems to be interfered with, but for targets inside the formation or barrier, there seems to be no effect at all." "Try using sonar and thermal imaging," Zhang Taihu instructed. Liuli nodded and switched the target to sonar, which still had interference. When she switched to thermal imaging, the members of the Longmu Society could finally see clearly. On the screen, Lai Yiming, standing at the door, immediately appeared. However, the image was a bit blurry, as if it was being interfered with. But when Liuli turned the image to the others still inside the barrier, there was no interference at all on the thermal imaging. "I never thought it could be like this!" Zhou Xian, who hadn't seen the previous scene, finally exclaimed after seeing this impressive machine. It had to be said that the TX-800, which was said to be used only by the military, was indeed dazzling. All these functions concentrated in a small, palm-sized personal terminal was simply mind-blowing. "We don't have professional equipment here, so we can only test it this way. However, we can preliminarily determine that the interference is what caused our detection to fail. The interference seems to be even stronger when dealing with the outside world. This isn't just a simple optical invisibility; it's something deeper... Well, that's about all we can determine for now." After exploring, Liuli came to a conclusion. "So this formation and barrier are actually so powerful? I only input a little bit of Dao power!" Zhou Xian was also amazed. At this moment, he seemed to think of something: "Right, if this barrier has such capabilities, can the invisibility technique also work?" Daoists have a very useful skill called "Invisibility," which allows a person to hide for a certain period of time, with the duration increasing as the skill level increases. "Why don't we try it?" Beidou immediately jumped up. "Your abilities need to be tested, and I also need you to explain the situation with Li Zheng and the monsters later." Zhang Taihu pushed his glasses up: "This is no small matter." "Oh, everyone is here!" At this moment, Li Chuyu, holding a plate of vegetables, came out of the kitchen. "Just in time, now I'll show you the previous data. I think after you see this, you will have a deeper understanding of the game 'Longmu.'" Zhang Taihu said, then gave Liuli a nod. Liuli nodded and set up her personal terminal, placing it on the ground. At this moment, Zhang Taihu said something that was sure to shock: "—Now I'll show you a video. This is a segment of the 'Soul Thought' ability being used in the real world." The video had already started. It was a surveillance video, clearly from a regular commercial street. "Pay attention to this man," Zhang Taihu pointed to a person who suddenly entered the frame. Everyone immediately focused on this person. At this moment, a small car suddenly appeared in the frame. The appearance of the car immediately caught everyone's attention. Since this was clearly a pedestrian surveillance video, the car's appearance here was obviously an accident. The car entered the pedestrian area without slowing down, clearly out of control. The man Zhang Taihu pointed to had already reacted. He was clearly agile and, without panic, immediately moved to the side, about to avoid the car. But things took an unexpected turn. The car, which was supposed to be "out of control," suddenly made a subtle turn and continued toward the man! The car was intentional! The members of the Longmu Society immediately had this thought. But Zhang Taihu clearly didn't want them to see this. At this critical moment, the man in the video suddenly disappeared! —Yes, the man simply vanished from the spot! No, upon closer inspection, they realized that the man had clearly moved to the other side, completely avoiding the car's collision! "Soul Thought?!" This term instantly appeared in the minds of the Longmu Society members. In the game, the ability called Soul Thought indeed had almost cheating-like capabilities. But what puzzled them was that this was clearly the real world, so how could such a thing happen? "This is a surveillance video of someone using Soul Thought in the real world. In fact, I have a few more such videos." Zhang Taihu said. "Old Zhang... you're not lying to me, right? This is really a skill used in the real world?" Tao Shan was somewhat skeptical. The Soul Thought system sometimes almost defies common sense, and in this aspect, it was even more exaggerated than Zhou Xian's skills. "The video has been professionally examined. I can guarantee that these videos are entirely real, with no editing or cutting. And I don't believe the Lucifer Empire would easily trust some random information." Zhang Taihu's response was full of certainty. But his answer made the others even more incredulous. Xu Tianyun, who had always dreamed of becoming a professional player, was so shocked that his glasses almost fell off: "You mean the Lucifer Empire, one of the largest game clubs in the country? Oh my God, Old Zhang, did you get this information from them?" After saying this, Xu Tianyun and Tao Shan's gazes focused on Zhou Xian. It wasn't just Zhang Taihu who had connections with the Lucifer Empire; Zhou Xian had also worked part-time for the Black Death Angels guild under the Lucifer Empire, and they had even benefited from visiting the Lucifer Empire's virtual space. "Yes, my sister gave me this information. It's said that the Lucifer Empire is now sharing this information with other trusted people, at the behest of the player Ye Tian. And it's also said that the Lucifer Empire has obtained other 'revolutionary' information from others. But I'm not very clear about the details." After hearing the name Ye Tian from Zhang Taihu, Zhou Xian suddenly understood. It seemed that the other Great Emperor players had also begun to take action. The connections and power they possessed were far beyond what Zhou Xian could match. And as Zhou Xian had guessed, the other seven Great Emperor players must also know something. The Great Emperor meeting he attended had made them start acting. Compared to the meeting that almost exposed them, the results afterward were worth it. "Even though we've seen the skills used in the real world, it still feels unbelievable," Su Xiaoyue said, turning to look at Zhou Xian. "Oh, the vegetables!" Li Chuyu suddenly patted her head: "You guys keep busy, I'll go check on the kitchen, or our lunch will be ruined." With that, Li Chuyu hurriedly ran to the well to wash the vegetables. Su Xiaoyue looked at Zhou Xian, then at Li Chuyu, and walked over to her: "I'll help you... don't misunderstand, I just want to eat sooner." "Sure, I'll help too~" Beidou said, running over enthusiastically. "Alright, Zhou Xian, we're not done yet. Now try the invisibility technique, and then we'll test your other skills." Zhang Taihu, on this side, drew the group's attention back. Zhou Xian could use all the game skills except for summoning. After hearing Zhang Taihu's words, Zhou Xian nodded and took out a talisman. Once the invisibility technique was used, Zhou Xian disappeared in a puff of green smoke, out of sight of everyone. At this moment, Liuli took out the equipment again to test. But in the equipment, there was still no trace of Zhou Xian. "This equipment can't see me?" Although the equipment itself couldn't see Zhou Xian, he could still speak to the others. "Hmm, it seems the principle of this invisibility technique is similar to the formation. So, next, we need to study the other skills." Active skills like the Soul Dao Talisman, Netherworld Fire Talisman, Poisoning Technique, and Corpse Control Technique would definitely need to be tested one by one. And research on passive skills like "Mental Warfare" would also be necessary. Zhang Taihu seemed to have anticipated this situation and quickly listed a testing table for Zhou Xian...