Chapter 121: Screening

Chapter 121: Screening

Blocking the radiance of the White Moon was certainly a good thought, but Zheng Yichen fiercely flipped through his Magical Grimoire without finding any ideal method.

Of course, there were usable spells—like one with the boastful name Dark Curtain, which could obscure light over a large area. However, due to its extensive range, the mana consumption was enormous. Moreover, Zheng Yichen simply didn’t believe that among these people, no one could dispel it!

If he cast such a spell and the opponents were power less against it, then the following steps would be simple: just charge forward with basic attacks, roar “Those who stand in my way shall die,” and then aggressively rush into the Witch Restricted Zone to seize the Loli inside. Uninformed onlookers might even think it was an Evil Dragon abducting some princess.

In reality, if Zheng Yichen dared to rush out roaring like that, he’d be lucky to last three seconds—that would already be an overestimation of himself. Better to discuss how to achieve this through clever means. But clever means… how exactly? He thought if he understood the White Moon’s effects, he would definitely spend two months single-mindedly crafting a curtain to block this place completely!

At the Campsite, the people who had been thrown into chaos by the fireworks incident were now conducting thorough searches. Soon, the fireworks launchers were found, all gathered in one place. Seeing these iron pipes piled together, the various faction leaders fell into a brief silence. Could it be that this pile of iron pipes had caused them such significant secondary casualties?

If they were some kind of Magic Artifact… that might have been somewhat acceptable. But these iron pipes were just ordinary lumps of metal—the kind one would even find wasteful to use as construction material.

“Even ordinary items can produce notable effects at the right moment. It seems some clever individual does not want this Witch Hunt to proceed,” a man in armor, whose presence was not to be underestimated, said coldly. The Witch Hunt had an unwritten rule.

That rule was: participants must openly avoid any infighting. Even covert conflicts, if any, should not be excessive. Afterward, they could fight as much as they wanted. But for now, even opposing forces, once they arrived, had to obediently follow this rule!

After all, even members of the Sanctuary Church and the Dark Church were maintaining a temporary peace—they set the example. It would be unreasonable for other factions not to comply.

Following the fireworks incident, the atmosphere in the entire Campsite grew even more solemn, and security was significantly tightened. At the very least, Zheng Yichen would not find it as easy as last time if he tried to set up fireworks again.

However, Zheng Yichen still had prepared measures. Sorting out some materials, he muttered to himself while continuing to craft what he needed. Zheng Yichen indicated that aside from fireworks, he had plenty of other methods at his disposal. The long night stretched on; failing to use the power of the Black Moon to trick them a few more times would be a disservice to their grand mobilization for this siege!

Soon, Zheng Yichen created a simple Alchemical Puppet. How simple was it? It looked just like a skeleton, wobbling and shaky as if a gust of wind could knock it over. Not only that, it had a deformed large head and eyes that were unblinking lenses. In this world, illusion-type Magic could create near-realistic Illusions.

But there was an unavoidable factor: aside from those affected, other observers could sense the Mana Fluctuation. Of course, even if detected, some powerful illusion-type spells would still ensnare those without the power or means to break them.

In short, the stronger the Magic, the more intense the emitted Mana Fluctuation. However, Zheng Yichen did not plan to create any overly powerful illusion-type Magic… What he made was akin to a recording spell—this kind of Magic couldn’t even produce a three-dimensional Illusion, only flat images, though the clarity was quite high.

“Heh heh… witness the power of the projector!” Zheng Yichen chuckled lightly, then created an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. This thing had no other use; it just stored a segment of sound using a sound-retention spell. The sound wasn’t loud, but thanks to Zheng Yichen improvising something like a speaker, it could avoid emitting excessive Magic fluctuations while producing deafening noise!

Additionally, there was a light-bending spell with an almost negligible effect but a large range. Its main use was to slightly refract light. Since the refraction rate was extremely low, the emitted Mana Fluctuation was minimal.

Not long after the Campsite had just quieted down, the sky lit up again, accompanied by a burst of… uh… ah… sounds…

“Pfft—!!” Some of the faction leaders who had just returned to their tents spat out the water they were drinking upon seeing the images in the sky. Their eyes widened like bronze bells, staring at the scenes appearing overhead: several pale bodies intertwined in various positions, accompanied by loud background noises.

This was far more attention-grabbing than the fireworks earlier!!

“Are the guards useless?!! Why didn’t they detect the Mana Fluctuation!!??” The leaders who had just settled down roared again. Creating such a large Illusion in the sky meant the Magic should have emitted a significant Mana Fluctuation—yet the guards had noticed nothing?

They had just strengthened security after the previous incident, and less than an hour had passed. Even if they truly were incompetent, they wouldn’t dare slack off in such a short time!

Because it was discovered too late, the response was slowed. Unable to handle it promptly, the sounds from the sky grew increasingly outrageous. Not all participants here were like disciplined soldiers who obeyed orders strictly; many were independent individuals whose adherence to rules was far weaker than those with uniform training.

They couldn’t be told not to look up and simply comply. Moreover, the sounds drifting down from the sky were so temptingly provocative, and the sky was brightly lit. Over time, it was inevitable that some would succumb to temptation—even if just a brief glance… and that glance would be captivated by the Black Moon.

“Damn… screening adult videos in the Otherworld—I’m quite the genius,” Zheng Yichen muttered, covered by a Camouflage Cloth. Fortunately, Magic was quite miraculous; the recording spell directly captured images from one’s memory. Of course, it could also record live scenes, but Zheng Yichen didn’t need that.

Plus, Zheng Yichen hid the Projection Alchemical Puppet very discreetly, and the novel tactic caught the people in the Campsite off guard. By the time the projector was destroyed, nearly three minutes had passed. The reason? Whether it was the projector or the amplifier, Zheng Yichen utilized knowledge from Earth. Even though he combined it with Otherworldly knowledge for Magical Modification, most of the original effects were preserved.

Being about eighty percent technological products… the Mana Fluctuation they emitted was naturally as weak as possible.