"Did the Masked Dean deliberately wait until I had eliminated Luo Zhong, that scum, before coming to see me?"
Lu Mian was in the Dream Maker's form. Against a powerhouse like Luo Zhong, even if the latter had fallen into an illusion trap, Lu Mian still could not let his guard down. He had constructed the illusion with all his might... By the time Luo Zhong had been completely absorbed, pale-red blood had begun trickling from one of Lu Mian's nostrils. He had clearly overtaxed his mind.
The creation of an illusion was affected by many factors.
The most important was the target. For a "World" powerhouse like Luo Zhong, every second he spent inside the illusion placed immense mental pressure on Lu Mian.
Now that the Masked Dean had suddenly arrived, Lu Mian was in poor physical condition... He had already prepared to flee at any moment.
"Don't be afraid... I won't put you to death."
"I'm the mastermind behind Dihua Ability Institute's 'Undercurrent' plan, yet you don't want to kill me? Masked Dean, you're being far too merciful."
As he spoke, Lu Mian secretly controlled the Revivers, preparing to create a barrier that would split the palace in two and buy him time to escape.
In Lu Mian's view, dealing with the Masked Dean required finding the right moment... This was certainly not it—not right after dealing with Luo Zhong, when he needed to rest.
"The Undercurrent plan is quite impressive, especially the way you made use of the Central Council. You did that very well... If Dean Shen Tu had still been in office, you might really have dragged him down. I greatly admire your talent, so I'm willing to give you the chance to go to Tongshan."
Lu Mian knew full well that the Masked Dean's