Chapter Six: Observational Power

  The two-foot-long longevity incense in the copper furnace outside Mugong Lane had already been lit, and the fifth group was fiercely competing in the wooden man's lane.

  The one who rushed the fastest was naturally Bai Yi Ao, a young genius from the Hei Tie family, Mu Rong Ying. He held a long knife in his hand, and his knife skills were excellent. With just a swing of his arm, several flashes of light would appear. The wooden men were constantly being shattered by him. Mu Rong Ying not only had strong internal energy but also exceptional knife skills and footwork that was uniquely clever, so he always rushed to the front. His expression remained cold, as if nothing could move him.

  A little later, a team of four post-heavenly fourth-layer cultivators formed a small squad, led by Fang Yin from the middle-class Fang family. Fang Yin himself had the strength of a peak fourth-layer post-heavenly cultivator and was directing the other three to attack or defend with clear commands, allowing them to advance steadily through the endless wooden puppet army.

  "Zhang Gu, defend the left side!"

  Fang Yin shouted, and the man named Zhang Gu immediately dodged to the left, just in time for a wooden puppet to attack from that direction. Zhang Gu was quite large and had thick arms, and he himself was also an experienced fighter, holding a small shield to block the puppet's attack. He came from a middle-class family called Zhang Jia, which excelled at using shields, which is why Zhang Gu was chosen for the team.

  While Zhang Gu held off the left side, Fang Yin commanded the other two to join forces with him to take on the wooden man in front of them three-to-one, using their superior numbers to defeat their opponent. One of them used a long spear to pin down the wooden man's arm, restricting its movements, while the other two launched a continuous attack, striking the wooden man repeatedly.

  "Bang!" The wooden man finally couldn't withstand all the attacks and was shattered.

  Of course, other teams consisting of three to four people also existed, but they did not have the same level of strength as Fang's team. Moreover, they lacked a commander like Fang who could lead them effectively. As a result, when facing the wooden man attacks, many were at a loss and struggled in battle. Some even caught glimpses of despair in their hearts as they gazed out at the endless hordes of wooden men before, beside, and behind them.

  "Bang!" A young man was knocked down by the wooden man, his right shoulder was beaten red and swollen, unable to lift his knife again, leaving only a painful feeling. The wooden man continued to attack coldly, making the young man even more miserable, just as he was about to take a heavy blow to the face, fortunately, the black-clothed savior flew down from the high beam and intervened in time to save him, but he also had no choice but to give up this assessment and be eliminated.

  "Bang!" A girl was also knocked down by the wooden man, injured in the abdomen, and taken away by the black-clothed man, who then withdrew from the assessment. The black-clothed man only intervened when someone was seriously injured; once he did, it meant that person had lost their qualification. With his exceptional eyesight, which seemed to be able to see through everything, the black-clothed man could easily judge the situation, and even the most shameless candidate would find it hard to argue their way out of it.

  In the following time, there were constantly boys and girls being knocked down, eliminated, their existence was just to witness the difficulty of this wooden corridor assessment.

  At the entrance of Mù Rén Xiàng, a blue-clad youth was still leaning on his chin, pondering life, and unconsciously chewing peanuts with an air of elegance. The eyes of this blue-clad youth shone with a wise light, completely different from those of ordinary youths.

  Now he should first observe the characteristics of the wooden man, the characteristics of the wooden alley, and then find a way to pass through the wooden alley. Gu Chao was thinking calmly in his heart.

  Generally, monsters identify their enemies through eyesight and smell, but wooden men are lifeless, so how do they determine who to attack? Is it with those dull green bean-like eyes of theirs? Ridiculous...

  Gu Chao arrived with a curious interest, picked up a small stone the size of a bean from the ground and threw it over. The wooden man did not attack when the stone was in mid-air, nor did he attack when the stone hit the ground.

  Gu Chao tried again, this time picking up a stone about the size of his fist from the ground and throwing it over. The wooden man didn't attack while the stone was in mid-air, but as soon as it hit the ground, the nearby wooden man suddenly sprang into action, heavily striking the stone and splitting it in two with one blow.

  Gu Chao threw out another fist-sized stone, this time the stone flew flat in the air for a distance, and during this extremely long flight, the wooden man still did not attack. However, as soon as it hit the ground, the nearby wooden man immediately reacted and heavily smashed towards the stone.

  Ku Chao had already counted on it, the stone was flying in the air when the wooden man didn't attack at all. It seems that the wooden man wasn't using its green eyes to observe the enemy after all, these green eyes were just decorations and used to confuse people!

  A small stone the size of a bean hits the ground, and the wooden man does not attack. However, when a fist-sized stone hits the ground, the wooden man immediately attacks. It seems that the wooden man should be attacking based on the vibration of the ground. The small stone's vibration is too slight for the wooden man to feel, while the large stone's impact creates a huge shockwave, so the wooden man immediately attacks. If a person steps on the ground, it will also be detected by the wooden man like a fist-sized stone and trigger an attack.

  It is now known that the wooden man attacks enemies by using vibrations on the ground. This is the first piece of information obtained by Gu Chao through his observation of the wooden man.

  However, relying solely on this piece of information was certainly not enough to get through the Wooden Man Formation, so Gu Chao continued to observe.

  。。。。。。

  "Hiss!" A strong gust of wind suddenly blew up, fiercely blowing from the depths of the wooden alley, straight to the starting point of the wooden alley.

  This wooden alley is swept by strong winds every now and then, making people feel a bit chilly. The wind blows against the blue clothes of Gu Chao, making them flutter loudly, and his long hair is also blown wildly. In this world, both men and women have long hair, but their hairstyles are vastly different. Men simply tie up their hair, while women have various beautiful hairstyles. After Gu Chao crossed over into this world, he too had a head of flowing black hair, which was initially uncomfortable for him to get used to. He found it strange and troublesome to wash his hair, and even struggled to untangle it. It wasn't until the maid helped him several times that he finally managed to wash it properly. Learning how to style this black hair from the maid was also a challenge, but eventually, he reluctantly accepted this shiny black mane.

  Muttering to himself, Gu Chao suddenly discovered that the wind in this alley was really strong, and the frequency was quite high. Every now and then, a gust of wind would blow, only to stop for a while before blowing again.

  Wait!

  Why is the wind so frequent and regular? Can't this wind be utilized too?

  Gǔ Chāo was thinking, or maybe he could try again. So Gǔ Chāo continued to throw out stones, this time also a fist-sized stone, which after hitting the ground immediately triggered an attack by the wooden man, but Gǔ Chāo had already vaguely discovered something, however to confirm it would still need another attempt.

  Gu Chao picked up another fist-sized stone and threw it to the ground, continuing to attract the wooden man's attack. The two experiments confirmed Gu Chao's idea.

  That is - when it's windy, the wooden man's attack will be delayed, not as agile and fast as when there is no wind, and the speed and frequency of his movements will be much slower.

  Why did this happen? Gu Chao observed the wooden men, recalling that in the city's martial arts hall there were also wooden men, but those were just ordinary red wood carvings that couldn't move, used for basic striking practice by amateur martial artists.

  Gu Chao immediately discovered that the wooden men here were different from those in the Wu Zhong Wu Guan in two ways. Firstly, these wooden men were all made of a strange red wood, which looked harder than ordinary red wood. The elbows, joints, arms, torso, legs and other parts were roughly similar to humans, but the head was square in shape.

  Secondly, these wooden men have joints, and with joints, they can change more flexibly. If the whole body is just a single piece, then it's impossible to talk about flexibility. To put it this way, for example, with joints, your arm can attack with the front half and hang down with the back half, while your legs can make other movements. But if there are no joints, the entire wooden man is just a single piece of wood, and any change cannot be made.

  The ancient superpower was now concentrated on the joints of the wooden man, where a faintly visible transparent thread seemed to be hidden. Normally, these threads were straight, but when blown by the wind, they would slightly vibrate. Could it be that all the movements of the wooden puppet were transmitted through this thread? And when strong winds entered the joints, wouldn't it inevitably affect the thread's tension and positioning, causing the wooden man's attack commands to be delayed and distorted in the wind, resulting in his attacks becoming slow and disordered?

  It's like playing a game in your past life. If the network is slow, the characters in the game will also become slower, and even the controls and actual actions won't match.

  It should be like this, Gu Chao made such a judgment.

  So Gu Cha immediately confirmed the second piece of intelligence about the wooden man, that every now and then a strong gust of wind would blow through the Wooden Man Alley, with a very high frequency. And once such a strong wind blew through the alley, the wooden man's movements would no longer be as agile and accurate as usual.

  Now about the wooden men in Mugen no Kanata, Kō Chū already has two pieces of information, but relying on these two pieces of information is still not enough to come up with a way to get through Mugen no Kanata, and more information needs to be observed —— for someone like him who is only half a beat behind in terms of ability……

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