Chapter 1246: Trap

Sam and the team arrived at the realm just like every other time.

The headquarters is a city of the desert.

This is an oasis city and is built on the bank of a mysterious spring that created a stream that spanned throughout the desert to the forest far away.

They arrived at the forest which is around a hundred kilometers away from the city of the desert. The desert here is extremely dangerous and is ridden with all kinds of dangerous creatures and natural traps.

There is only one path that is beside the stream that is relatively safe and the temperature of the desert is so high that it almost feels like they are inside a volcano. Even Astral Plane Consummate cultivators feel parched and they would also need to take rest within this journey from the forest to the city.

They arrived at the forest because Sam wanted to test all kinds of creatures and traps that are within the surroundings of the path along the stream so that he might use it to his advantage later.

The people from the next organization always move from the forest city to the desert city on this side, to conduct trades and other stuff.

If this is not the area they come out, the next one is to the rear of the city which leads to the mountain and the path is ten times as dangerous and twice as long as this one.

Unless one is an Astral Plane Consummate, there is no way to say for sure that they can travel this area safely if they didn’t stay beside the stream. Because there are always crowds of people namely merchant groups moving here and there.

This is the only route that has the Elders of large organizations acting as the leaders of the merchant caravans.

Most of the time, they provide escort service and they wouldn’t leave anyone to die here unless the said person strayed too far away from the path particularly when they ignore the warnings of the leader of the group.

And at this moment, Sam and the group are traveling on their own and since Night Ghost is a legit Astral Plane Consummate cultivator, there is no problem for them and from their demeanor, someone even asked if they could tag along for some money.

Sam didn’t take in any of them of course. He doesn’t want any extra burden and responsibility on this trip.

And all the way through, Sam is using the crystal table to check the whole area within the influence of the table.

He noticed a lot of creatures under the sand and they are really dangerous. He noticed their nests and one particular beast interested him a lot. A Purple Black Scorpion. This one stayed underground and all the beasts nearby are trying to please this one so much.N♡vεlB¡n: Where Every Word Sparks Wonder.

They are bringing any natural resources that are growing nearby, hunted merchants or cultivators and even some beasts and are leaving them all to this one large scorpion.

From the looks of it, the cultivation of the scorpion is very high.

That is not the only thing, Sam found interesting though.

He heard some of the merchants talking about something that made not just him, but a lot of first-timers going to the city a bit curious.

Sam just nodded and followed the guard to that Inn.

But what they didn’t notice is that the guard seemed to be nervous going to that place.

While Sam and the team are walking they noticed that city is silent.

There are no people other than the guards walking outside. It is as silent as it could be. Every shop on their way is closed and every house they went past is locked tight and for every few houses, there is a guard standing nearby.

Soon, Sam and his group arrived at the Inn’s entrance and were sent inside.

Inside the Inn, there is no one present at the entrance, and even the ground floor which is supposed to be the restaurant of the Inn, is completely empty. It is devoid of tables and any other seating arrangements.

"Hello,

Anybody there?"

Saber Monarch yelled and apart from the slight echo of his voice, there is nothing inside the large hall.

Sam and the group walked there and the bad feeling Sam had suddenly increased. He couldn’t help but feel a bit scared as well.

This feeling made him sweat.

All of a sudden, he suddenly looked at his teammates and said.

"Get a transference scroll ready."

But as they were about to take a scroll out, Sam felt something and he immediately waved his hands. His friends and Arkiv along with Kiran and the twins, Sia and Gran are captured into the lightning divine dimension.

And before Sam could even enter or take other teammates with him, his body froze at an awkward angle.

Not just him, even the Night Ghost, the strongest of them all couldn’t move at all. When he noticed that his physical body is unable to move, he tried to use his mental energy, but someone appeared out of nowhere and looked him into the eyes while muttering.

"You are going to stay put without causing any commotion. You hear me right?"

Sam looked at him from the corner of his eye as he couldn’t make a move. He is trying to channel his spatial energy to see if he could get out of this lock, but he was unable to.

The man who appeared near Night Ghost is someone very powerful which is very apparent. He has a similar build to the night ghost and he even looked the same age. But he has a square face and a large beard and he didn’t wear any upper clothes.

At this moment, Sam heard some footsteps