Chapter 947: Unable to Walk Straight
âCoach is indeed Coach. Youâve already killed so many Guardians? Can you teach me how to kill Guardians?â Feng Qiuyan said in admiration.
âIs this even a normal chat?â Li Xuan was somewhat speechless.
The four of them set off together. Zhou Wen had already walked the first part of the journey, but now, it felt different from before.
Not only were many roads destroyed, but after leaving the city, the chances of encountering break-out creatures increased significantly. Many break-out creatures were only at the Legendary stage. The reason they could break out was clearly because the dimensional zonesâ seals had weakened, not because they were strong enough.
The further away they were from the city, the denser the plants grew. The environment that had been destroyed by humans in the past had not only recovered, but it had also become terrifying. The plants had mutated. Although they hadnât reached the standards of dimensional creatures, they had become extremely huge.
Large trees that were dozens of meters tall and flowers that were more than a meter in diameter were rather common now. Most of the paths were awash with plants.
Furthermore, new dimensional zones were constantly appearing. It was very possible that a spot he passed this time was fine, yet it could become a dimensional zone the next time he came here.
âLi Xuan, what are you up to?â Zhou Wen saw that Li Xuan had suddenly turned odd.
âI didnât do anything?â Li Xuan looked at Zhou Wen in puzzlement, unsure what he meant.
âIf you arenât doing anything, why are you walking so weirdly?â Zhou Wen stared at Li Xuan.
âIâm not walking weirdly. Iâm walking very normally,â Li Xuan said as he took another step.
However, this step immediately made Li Xuanâs expression change. This was because he clearly wanted to walk straight forward, but to his surprise, he took a diagonal step and blocked Zhou Wenâs path.
âThatâs impossible. Iâm not senile. Itâs impossible that I canât even walk straight...â Li Xuan refused to believe it as he took a few more steps. However, every step he took was diagonal. None of them were straight.
âWhat the hell... Thereâs something strange here... Try walking... Thereâs no way to walk in a straight line here...â Li Xuanâs expression turned nasty. He checked himself but didnât discover any problems.
Feng Qiuyan and Zhou Wen took two steps. They walked very straight without any signs of walking diagonally.
âItâs completely fine,â Zhou Wen said.
âI donât believe it.â Seeing that Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan were fine, Li Xuan took two more steps.
Li Xuan tried his best to control his footsteps. He had already used his Essence Energy, but after he stepped out, he went diagonal again. He couldnât walk straight.
âPresident, stop teasing us. We still have a long journey ahead of us,â Feng Qiuyan said.
Li Xuan felt like crying. âWhatâs wrong with me? I really canât walk straight.â
âBut we have no problems,â Feng Qiuyan said as he took a few steps back. He walked very straight.
Li Xuan suddenly stared at Feng Qiuyan as though he had discovered something. He said loudly, âWait, Little Yanyan. Donât walk in a straight line. Walk diagonally.â
âWhatâs wrong with walking diagonally? Itâs very easy,â Feng Qiuyan said as he took a step forward diagonally.
However, when he took this step, his feet walked straight ahead. This step was so straight that even a ceremonial guardâs standard marching wasnât as straight as his.
âWhatâs going on?â Feng Qiuyan was somewhat dumbfounded. He gathered his Essence Energy and attempted to take a few more steps, but the outcome was the same. No matter how hard he tried to walk diagonally, he ended up walking in a straight line.
âI knew it. Thereâs definitely something odd here,â Li Xuan shouted.
The two of them looked at Zhou Wen at the same time. One of them could only walk diagonally while the other could only walk in a straight line. Now, they wanted to know how it was with Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen tried walking, but he could only walk in a straight line. If he wanted to walk diagonally, he couldnât walk out no matter what. He walked forward the moment he moved his feet.
Zhou Wen tried walking backward again, but he soon realized that he couldnât.
âTake a look at the map. Where is this place?â Zhou Wen had already realized that something was amiss, but he was even more certain now.
Li Xuan was already looking at it on his phone. This was an old map he had downloaded. It wasnât for navigation, but to see if there were any legendary scenic spots on the map.
âThere doesnât seem to be anything special nearby. Itâs just an ordinary mountainous area. Could it be that an unknown dimensional zone has appeared here? Or has some dimensional creature affected this place?â Li Xuan looked at the map for a while but didnât discover any problems.
Zhou Wen tried switching to the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder before taking two more steps. He realized that he could now retreat and walk diagonally.
âHow are you able to walk diagonally again?â Li Xuan asked in surprise when he saw Zhou Wen take two steps diagonally.
âI have an ability that can restrain the taboos of dimensional zones. From the looks of it, this place has transformed into a dimensional zone. However, I wonder where we entered.â Zhou Wen sized up his surroundings and saw mountains and rivers. The scenery wasnât bad, but he didnât discover any dimensional creatures.
âSince itâs a dimensional zone, letâs walk forward. It just prevents me from walking straight, so itâs not a big deal,â Li Xuan said.
His strength didnât rely on movement techniques to begin with, so the restriction of movement was nothing to him.
âWhat about you?â Zhou Wen asked Feng Qiuyan.
âIt shouldnât have much of an impact,â Feng Qiuyan said.
âAlright, letâs continue walking forward,â Zhou Wen said as he summoned a Poison Bat, hoping to get it to scout ahead.
However, after the Poison Bat was summoned, it fell to the ground, unable to fly no matter how hard it struggled.
âThereâs a taboo here that prevents flight,â Li Xuan said in surprise.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to unsummon the Poison Bat before summoning a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior to scout ahead.
The Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior didnât have any problems, but he could only walk in a straight line. He couldnât walk diagonally.
The Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior walked far ahead while Zhou Wen and company followed behind. Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan were fine, but Li Xuan could only walk diagonally. It was extremely awkward.
They walked for quite some time without discovering any dimensional creatures. The Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior had already walked to the river in front of them and was about to cross it.
As they couldnât fly, they had no choice but to cross the river. Zhou Wen was afraid that there would be something odd in the river, so he got the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior to head into the river as they watched by the edge.
The river wasnât deep. The deepest part only reached the waist of the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior. There wasnât any problem when the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior crossed the river.
However, just as he reached the opposite bank, a bang was heard.