Chapter 753 Mysterious Illusion

Ma Yun was amused by this idiot. While laughing, he took out a large bundle of cables, cast a spell to activate it, and threw it into the river.

The activated cables stretched out in the air, one end wrapped around a big tree on the shore, and the other end shuttled through the river, like a clever water snake, and soon swam to the lion, tied him up, and dragged him to the shore.

After a lot of effort, the drowning lion finally returned to the shore, spitting out water and making embarrassing excuses.

"Friends, you can't blame me for being reckless!"

"I remember clearly that when we came here, there was definitely no such big river blocking the way... Well, okay, I admit that there was a small stream here at that time, but the water was very shallow, and I could easily jump to the other side."

"So, there must be a bad guy who secretly cast a spell to turn the original small stream into a big river, deliberately harming me!"

The lion complained angrily.

"Alas, Dimitri, your ignorance shocks me!" Scarecrow Vita looked at the lion with sympathy, "You think you have been deceived, it is pure delusion. The stream turning into a river is just a natural phenomenon of seasonal change."

"When we came here half a year ago, it was in the dry season, the water flow was very small, and it looked like just a stream."

"Now it is the flood season, the water volume has increased, overflowing the banks on both sides, and the stream has become a wide river."

"Humph! You are talking so complicated, who can understand it?"

The lion knew that he was embarrassed, but he had to save face as the "king of the jungle", so he bit the bullet and said stubbornly.

"No matter how you explain it, I still think someone is playing tricks in secret!"

When the scarecrow and the lion were arguing, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng had already helped the tin man to tie up the raft.

Everyone took the raft and crossed the river to the shore without any danger.

Continue to walk forward for a while, a tall granite wall stood in front of them, blocking their way.

"Does anyone dare to bet with me? This wall is definitely an illusion!"

The lion Dimitri, who had just suffered a loss, did not change his stubborn nature and rushed towards the stone wall with all his strength.

"Oh! My God!"

The scarecrow covered his eyes, unable to bear to see the lion's head broken and bleeding.

However, this time Dimitri made the right bet and passed through the stone wall without any hindrance.

Behind him, the seemingly indestructible stone wall quietly dissipated and turned into a wisp of mist.

"It seems that Dimitri is right." Gao Fei whispered to his girlfriend and Xiao Ma, "We have been blocked by the illusion barrier twice on the way back. Once was a coincidence, but twice could it be a coincidence? I'm afraid someone is really playing tricks in secret, trying to prevent us from returning to the Emerald City."

"Who could it be?" Jiang Feng frowned and guessed, "Little Ghost Esterna?"

"It's unlikely!" Ma Yun said decisively, "I have read Esterna's spell book. She is not good at the magic of the illusion school. To be able to make such a big scene, the mastermind behind it is probably a high-level illusionist."

"High-level illusionist..."

Gao Fei and Jiang Feng exchanged glances and understood each other tacitly.

In the entire Oz Kingdom, there is only one high-level illusionist, Master Oz, the lord of the Emerald City.

The illusions encountered twice before were probably set by Master Oz.

But the question is, why did he do this?

With doubts, everyone continued on their way.

At the end of the journey, everyone had seen the gate of the Emerald City from afar, and the grass in front suddenly burst into flames.

The raging fire ignited the entire lawn in a blink of an eye, and spread towards where everyone was standing.

Others were able to remain calm, but Vita, who was naturally afraid of fire, was so frightened that he couldn't help trembling all over.

If a spark fell on his straw body, he would be burned to ashes in a blink of an eye.

Jiang Feng subconsciously wanted to use the "water-making technique" to artificially rain down the fire.

Gao Fei rushed to the fire scene first, letting the raging fire burn his body without changing his expression.

Sure enough, it was another illusion!

On this way, they were fooled three times in a row, and everyone was furious, believing that Master Oz was the one behind the scenes.

Everyone returned to the Emerald City with anger and immediately went to the palace to find Master Oz.

The guards asked them to wait outside and went in to report.

After waiting for more than half an hour, everyone was a little impatient.

Dimitri, the most irritable lion, paced back and forth in the waiting room, and was about to lose his temper. The guard finally came back and said that Master Oz wanted to summon them.

Everyone walked into the audience room and saw Master Oz sitting in a large armchair, still dressed as before: wearing a tuxedo, a top hat, and a pair of monocles.

Gao Fei stared at the Lord of Emerald City, and noticed that his expression was uncertain, and he became more suspicious.

The heroine of the game, Dorothy, played by Ma Yun, has eliminated the Western Witch Theodora, Master Oz's mortal enemy. Logically, he should be very happy, but why is there no smile on his face, but he seems to be worried.

Before entering the palace, Gao Fei, Jiang Feng, and Ma Yun had discussed the subsequent plot direction in the team channel.

The three of them agreed that Master Oz would most likely not fulfill his promise and send the heroine home.

However, everyone did not want to openly turn against each other on someone else's territory, which would be too reckless.

Master Oz is a level 12 spellcaster after all, and there are many guards inside and outside the palace. If a conflict really breaks out, we will be outnumbered and will probably be captured and thrown into jail.

A more prudent approach is to first pretend to be friendly with Master Oz, and through indirect means, find out his true intentions, so as to steadily lead to the subsequent plot clues.

If the two sides have a disagreement and have to fight, they must also catch him off guard and attack suddenly, strive to capture Master Oz alive in one round, and then negotiate with him.

The three of them were considering the overall situation and focusing on the long-term, but they neglected the psychological construction of the three NPC teammates around them.

As a result, as soon as they saw Master Oz, the heroine Ma Yun hadn't spoken yet, and the anxious and irritable lion roared and pounced on the throne.

"Little old man! Are those illusions we encountered on the way your tricks?"

Master Oz on the throne looked stunned.

As soon as the lion's claws touched him, the figure on the throne disappeared silently, like a popped soap bubble.

It was not until this time that everyone suddenly realized that Master Oz on the throne was also a product of illusion.

He himself was not there at all.

The lion missed its pounce and roared in anger.

At this moment, the alert mechanical dog suddenly became agitated, turned its head and roared towards the corner of the hall: "Toto! Toto!"

Gao Fei's mind moved, and he cast the "dispelling spell" without thinking.

A green light curtain covered the corner.

Between the tall vase and the curtain, a short figure emerged, which was the real body of Master Oz.