Zhen Has Been Kidnapped

2024-08-12

Chapter 406 I've Been Kidnapping

In an abandoned warehouse on the East Suburbs of Ningdong City, Luo Jun, played by Ailongtan, is tied to a pillar, with several blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners standing in front of him.

The leader was a tall, white male. If Luo Jun himself were here, he would recognize him as one of the two men who searched his rented apartment a few months ago.

The man, holding a stack of documents, looked at Ailongtan's face, then at the photo in the documents, nodded, and said in slightly accented Zhendan Mandarin, "It's this kid!"

As he spoke, the man handed the documents to his subordinate, then bent down in front of Ailongtan and patted his face. "Luo Jun, right? Eighteen years old, an orphan, graduated from Ningdong City No. 2 High School, and is now studying at Ningdong University's Explorer Academy... A few months ago, he was still living in a neighborhood near Second High School Middle School, right?"

"Who exactly are you people?" Ailongtan feigned fear. "How did you investigate me so thoroughly?"

"I had that question for you too!" the man sneered. "With such a clean background, how did you get involved in the world of Cultivators? And also, when we investigated Gong Shiyue a few months ago, you seemed to have vanished; we couldn't find any information about you anywhere..."

"Who exactly are you, kid?"

"Gong Shiyue?" Ailongtan looked bewildered. "What are you talking about?"

"Still playing dumb?" The man sneered. "Let me help you remember..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and touched Ailongtan's forehead, then a surge of energy entered Ailongtan's head and invaded his nerves.

Is this... some kind of Mental Shock?

Ailongtan is also a mage proficient in Elemental School and Illusion Faction, and has a strong resistance to Mental Shock, so this level of attack is naturally no problem for him.

Of course, Ailongtan didn't think that the other party's strength was limited to this. In the other party's eyes, Luo Jun was just an ordinary student with a low cultivation level. He was probably afraid of going too far and destroying this only clue.

Although he instantly neutralized the Mental Shock, Ailongtan still cooperated by acting out a painful scene, writhing his body and letting out shrill screams.

"Please, no, please let me go... Ah... I'll tell you everything!"

Seeing this, the man smiled slightly, raised his hand, and released a burst of energy to neutralize the Mental Shock. Ailongtan finally calmed down, lowering his head and panting heavily...

"Tell me, did Gong Shiyue give you anything that day? Did she say anything?"

"I remember who you're talking about..." Ailongtan swallowed hard and gritted his teeth, "That day, a woman suddenly broke into my house, but she was being chased by the Yuan Cultivation Society's Security Team. She came in and immediately kidnapped me. She did try to seduce me, but she didn't give me anything at all."

These details were all things he had just confirmed with Luo Jun through telepathy.

The man frowned. Ailongtan's account largely matched their investigation results. According to the Yuan Cultivation Society's records, Gong Shiyue, in her panic, stumbled into a house by mistake, and the Security Team members followed closely behind. The entire incident occurred within a few dozen seconds, making it indeed difficult to hide anything...

But he wouldn't give up so easily. "Looks like you're still not willing to tell the truth." With that, he unleashed another Mental Shock, slightly stronger than before, and Ailongtan screamed even more violently!

"I really don't know... Can't you give me a hint?" Hearing Ailongtan's words, the man neutralized the Mental Shock again and continued, "What kind of hint do you want?"

Ailongtan caught his breath. "For example... what kind of things will she give me, what will she say to me?"

"What is it..." The man frowned. The fewer people who knew about the Eternal Star, the better. He considered his words carefully and said, "It shouldn't be big. It might be a map or something to indicate the location... Or rather, did she mention any location information to you?"

"She definitely didn't leave anything behind... but as for location information..." Ailongtan pretended to think, "She seemed to have mentioned going somewhere... but I didn't pay attention at the time, and I can't remember it at all..."

Hearing this, the man's eyes lit up. "Think carefully..."

Ailongtan pretended to try hard to remember, hesitated for a long time, and said with a pained expression, "I really can't remember... it was several months ago after all..."

The man frowned slightly, glanced back at the others, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally smiled at Ailongtan, raising his hand. "It's alright, kid, I'll help you remember."

"Are you going to torture me again?" Ailongtan cried out in terror, "No! It hurts so much!"

"Don't worry, it won't hurt as much this time!" With that, the man grabbed Ailongtan's head and then a powerful surge of energy entered his Sea of Consciousness!

Memory Reading!

This is a relatively advanced illusion technique. Theoretically, it can read any information in the mind of the target, even forgotten information, and restore it through traces in the subconscious!

However, this method is also very dangerous, because forcibly scanning the mind can cause severe damage to the brain nerves. The patient often cannot survive it, and the consequences range from intellectual impairment and becoming mentally challenged to death on the spot.

But now, in order to obtain intelligence, these Federation agents clearly no longer care about Luo Jun's life or death.

The man confidently began to use his Memory Reading technique, but when his vital energy penetrated deep into the other's Sea of Consciousness, he encountered unexpected resistance.

The man frowned slightly. This kid's spirit was unexpectedly strong... Could he have an affinity for Illusion Faction?

But it doesn't matter. A mere Foundation Establishment Realm can't possibly withstand my Soul Erosion!

Thinking of this, he continuously increased his power output, but his opponent was exceptionally difficult to deal with. It felt like he was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through the defenses each time, but each time the kid barely managed to hold on...

Finally, the man lost all interest in continuing the fight. He changed his method of casting the spell, instead of relying solely on his vital energy to break through, he incorporated his Mental Power into the spell and used his own soul as a guide, greatly enhancing the efficiency of Memory Reading!

However, this also carries certain risks. Integrating one's own soul into the spell is equivalent to linking one's own soul with the target's; theoretically, while one is reading the target's memories, the target can also read one's. But the decision rests with the Mental Power, cultivation level, and vital energy levels of both parties, among other factors...

However, the man wasn't worried. No matter how difficult the opponent was to deal with, he was just a young boy under twenty years old. He had been in the Heart Refining Realm for almost ten years. He wouldn't dare say that his illusion techniques were perfect, but dealing with someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm was still a piece of cake. So he invaded "Luo Jun's" soul almost without any defense.

But soon, he realized something was wrong...

(End of this chapter)