The Villain Doesn’t Want To Get Entangled With the Beautiful Girl After Rebirth

50. Layers of Magical Formations

The forest to the north of Yu City was sparsely populated and extremely quiet.

Guang Shen gradually made his way into the forest, everything going as smoothly as he had anticipated.

“Following the map’s route, I should quickly pass through this forest and then cross two streets to meet with the black market traders.”

Guang Shen thought to himself. Although he knew it was safe to enter here, as someone dispatched by the Dark Alliance for a special mission, he still had to remain vigilant at all times.

A breeze blew through, rustling the leaves and branches, making a “shasha” sound.

“Is someone there?”

He suddenly became alert, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the sound of the wind blowing through the weeds.

“I’m too tense, seeing enemies in every shadow. Even if there were an ambush, I’d have more than enough skill to handle it.”

Guang Shen reassured himself, relaxing slightly and walking naturally. Disguised as an ordinary woodcutter, even if there were an ambush, the enemy wouldn’t be able to immediately identify him as a member of the Dark Alliance.

“I’m almost there.”

After walking down a long, secluded forest path, Guang Shen saw an ordinary, dilapidated little house not far ahead.

“It must be an abandoned house.”

He continued forward naturally, stepping over a patch of lush green grass.

“Hm?”

He seemed to notice a thin rope hidden in the weeds, which he had just stepped on.

In an instant, multiple sharp wooden spikes flew at him from both sides, but Guang Shen, with his keen reflexes, easily dodged them.

In the next moment, he landed on one foot, yet felt no ground beneath.

He had stepped into a void, a trap concealed by weeds.

With immediate force, he leveraged his adept lightness skill to leap out of the large pit, stepping on the weeds.

“Just an ordinary beast-hunting mechanism.”

His gaze shifted to the large pit, a primitive beast trap, covered with weeds to capture fierce animals.

“It seems someone has been hunting here, no matter, keep moving.”

Guangshen paid no mind to such common beast traps and continued his natural stride.

Then, arrows, spikes, and vines flew towards him incessantly, all deftly dodged by Guangshen.

“This hunter’s layout is quite extensive.”

Guangshen nimbly avoided multiple traps, getting ever closer to leaving the jungle.

At that moment, he sensed something amiss.

The places where those hidden weapons had fallen, if connected, formed a pattern.

And he was right in the center of this formation.

“That tree.”

Suddenly, he felt a strong spiritual force emanating from the tree before him.

The formation activated, a dense dark energy ensnaring Guangshen, as if invisible hands had grasped his limbs.

“Is this the Demon Binding Formation? But where are the people?”

Guangshen was taken aback, familiar with the Demon Binding Formation, a magical array that required multiple people to cast.

But now, he saw no one, or were they hidden?

No, there was no one hiding; it was the trees, within them lay magic crystals, casting spells in place of humans!

Guangshen realized that initially, there was no formation set, but by triggering a series of mechanisms, a Demon Binding Formation had automatically been laid out!

And he had unwittingly stepped right into it.

The nearby trees, containing magic crystals, directly triggered, unleashing spiritual power, casting spells in lieu of humans.

Such a profound arrangement, seemingly ordinary traps on the surface, yet concealing lethal intent.

He thought he could easily evade the mechanical traps, unaware that he had become the prey without noticing!

In a hidden shadow, it seemed someone was controlling it all.

Could it be that his movements had been detected? And such a covert trap was specifically laid out for him?

Quite likely, after all, few ventured here, and no one would go to such lengths to set this up.

But the Demon Binding Formation is a demonic method; how could those righteous Taoists possibly use it?

Could it be the Demon Cult? Were they here to abduct the princess?

No matter what, I need to break through the formation quickly. If I continue to be trapped in the demonic snare, with my spiritual power bound and limbs growing weak, I’ll end up as fish on the chopping board.

Guang Shen immediately silenced his breath and concentrated all his spirit to break the formation.

He whispered the incantation, and the surging spiritual power spread throughout his body, instantly tearing apart the invisible hands of the demonic snare.

Good, now’s the chance, time to retreat!

Guang Shen gathered his strength and leapt onto a tree.

That was close, thankfully it wasn’t a human spellcaster, the spiritual power wasn’t strong, and I was able to retreat in time.

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It seems I must be more cautious and vigilant.

In an instant, the tree branch snapped.

“This…”

Before Guang Shen could regain his senses, he fell from the branch.

A whirlwind rose vertically from the ground, enveloping his entire body.

“Is this, the Earth Wind Formation?!”

The Earth Wind Formation, hidden in the ground like a landmine, is triggered by the breaking of a tree.

The whirlwind, like a slender and sharp blade, grazed his skin, instantly bursting forth one bloodstain after another.

“Break the formation!”

Guang Shen immediately struck the ground with a wave of spiritual energy, and the whirlwind vanished.

He gasped for air, not expecting to have to match wits and bravery with the mechanical traps.

It should be over now.

No, a knife flew from behind.

In the nick of time, he dodged to the side, but then, almost immediately, needles shot out from the side.

Spiritual Shield, activate!

A flicker of spiritual light, the shield protected him, blocking the incoming needles.

But the shield was quickly absorbed by the explosives buried in the ground.

“Damn it!”

Boom!