Collecting the Shadow Figures was very simple, because as long as they were present, the Shadow Figures would come to them on their own.

Soon, Zhang Yi and his group couldn't see a single Shadow Figure around them anymore.

Yang Xinxin got in touch with Lancelot and his team, confirmed their location, and quickly headed over.

Lancelot and the others were in a bit of a sorry state, having taken refuge inside a small room.

Although they didn't have a strategist like Yang Xinxin who could quickly figure out how to turn the situation around, they still knew how to effectively avoid being assimilated further.

That was to find a cramped space where their backs were against the wall.

That way, even if Shadow Figures appeared, they could only show up directly in front of them.

This was the most effective way to avoid being assimilated.

When Yang Xinxin found them, Lancelot was frowning, still racking his brain for a solution.

After the two sides met, Zhang Yi said flatly, “Leave this place to us. You all get out first.”

His purpose in doing this was to keep Yang Xinxin's ability from being exposed.

Rule-based abilities were powerful, but also extremely fragile.

Once someone figured out the rules governing how they worked, the entire ability could be rendered useless.

Lancelot was a bit curious. “Have you already figured out how to deal with these monsters?”

There was some discomfort in his heart.

They had been the first ones to arrive, and now, not only had they failed to crack the situation, they had even been throwing their people out one by one to buy time.

In the end, half of the soldiers had been sacrificed, and they themselves had no way to fight back, forced to just hide here.

But the other party had managed to come up with a way to break the deadlock in such a short time.

From the moment they entered the Asylum until now, less than half an hour had passed.

Zhang Yi shoved his hands in his pockets and sneered coldly. “Of course. It's just some clumsy tricks. Did you really think it could stump me, an Epsilon?”

Lancelot's face instantly turned sour.

He wanted to retort, “What does being Epsilon have to do with intelligence?”

But he quickly shut his mouth, because if he said that, wouldn't he be admitting his own IQ was low?

Fatty Xu and the others glanced at Zhang Yi out of the corner of their eyes, thinking, *Boss, cracking this situation didn't have much to do with you, did it? You sure are stealing the spotlight.*

Even though Lancelot and his men were feeling humiliated, the priority was to get out of there.

They immediately withdrew from the room, leaving the space to Zhang Yi's group.

Soon, Yang Xinxin used the Desire Arrow and followed the same procedure. After some busy work, she finally managed to lead all the Shadow Figures into Mu Yan's Shadow Space.

Then, Mu Yan entered Zhang Yi's Dimensional Space.

Once she was inside, Zhang Yi closed the Dimensional Gate.

The next moment, the world before them twisted like a crumpled piece of paper.

When they opened their eyes again, the world around them had completely changed.

The sky and earth around them were a gloomy gray, tinged with a faint purple. They stood in a desolate grassland where the wild grass was actually as tall as a person. It seemed like the season had passed, and the grass had already turned yellow and withered. The air was filled with the scent of hay.

Only the ground where they stood was paved with large stone slabs.

The stone surface was flat, but many places were cracked and broken, as if it had been neglected for years.

Everyone appeared here, including the soldiers who had been assimilated by the Shadow Figures.

They lay unconscious on the ground, but they still showed signs of life.

Batu's Asylum had indeed been cracked.

The next moment, Zhang Yi's gaze fell on a man not far away, who was staring at them in astonishment.

Batu stood in an empty field, looking at them dumbfounded. Then he shook his head with a wry smile.

“Only managed to trap you for half an hour. I thought I could at least hold you for half a day!”

Zhang Yi didn't hesitate. In an instant, he appeared before Batu, and his right arm shot out like a lion pouncing on a rabbit.

The arm, wrapped in the Hidden Dragon Armor, had the power to crush steel. In a split second, it clamped tightly around Batu's neck. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

“Cough, cough—”

Blood immediately gushed from his throat.

Zhang Yi lifted him into the air, murderous intent surging in his eyes.

“Where is Gao Changkong?”

“Don’t… don’t kill me!”

Batu begged for mercy.

“Captain and the others have already gone to explore the Demon Abyss. It's just me here. He told me to trap you, but I didn't expect you to break out so quickly.”

When the others saw Batu, hostility gleamed in their eyes, and they all surrounded him.

The members of the Knights of the Round Table, in particular, looked at him with murderous intent, as if they wanted to devour him.

Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes and stared at Batu. “Looks like you're a sacrificial pawn. Gao Changkong left you here because he knew you'd be killed by us once the game was over.”

Batu's face was flushed red. “Brother Chaos, can you put me down first? You're choking me to death.”

Unexpectedly, even at a time like this, Batu didn't show any signs of panic on his face.

He knew in his heart that killing him here wouldn't accomplish much.

“Keep me alive. I'm very important to the captain. He'll pay a ransom!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi felt it made sense.

Killing Batu was indeed pointless. Keeping him as a prisoner would yield the greatest value.

Lancelot stepped forward and barked, “Where is your captain? Spit it out, or even if I don't kill you, I have ten thousand ways to make you regret being alive!”

They were truly enraged.

The Royal Knights of Britannia, being toyed with like this—it was a huge disgrace!

Zhang Yi was also afraid of crushing Batu to death, so he tightened his grip on his neck and set him down on the ground.

“Cough, cough, I told you, they went to explore the Demon Abyss. Everyone, this is our first time here too. How would I know where they are now?”

Zhang Yi said, “Contact Gao Changkong. Tell him to get his ass back here!”

Batu smiled bitterly. “Mr. Chaos, do you think that's possible? Compared to me, what's beneath the Demon Abyss is far more valuable. You're an old acquaintance of our captain, so you should know he won't give that up for my sake.”

Zhang Yi frowned. Gao Changkong was a ruthless character with a deep and cunning mind.

He really wasn't the type to be threatened.

Lancelot's face was frighteningly grim, and he almost wanted to draw his sword and kill Batu right there.

Just then, Zhang Yi said to him, “Mr. Lancelot, how about you leave this man to me to handle?”

Lancelot glanced at Zhang Yi.

It was entirely thanks to Zhang Yi and his team that they had managed to break out of the trap.

Now that Zhang Yi was making this request, Lancelot naturally couldn't refuse.

He also understood, as Batu had said, that Gao Changkong and his men had only bought themselves half an hour to prioritize exploring the Demon Abyss.

But they were completely clueless about this place, and they couldn't pry any useful information out of Batu.

Instead of wasting time here, it was better to quickly explore the surrounding world.

“Fine. Consider that debt of gratitude repaid.”

Lancelot had his men wake up the assimilated soldiers, gave Zhang Yi a deep look, and then left.

The next time they met, they might be enemies.