The Martial Unity

The forest was quite fiendish, yet Rui couldn't help but be curiously drawn towards the many strange things that were said to be present within it. There were many traits and properties of the forest that contributed to its overall threat level.

One of the consequences of the mental consumption of the predatory flora of the forest was the fact that it affected the sensory capabilities of all people who entered the forest. It didn't actually affect the senses of the victims, however, suppression of the mind led to suppression of the senses indirectly, for the mind processed senses and understood the world around them through that.

As a result, the range of senses decreased remarkably, leading to an increased difficulty in the search for the Hypnomaster's location.

'That's probably also on purpose since the sensory range of Martial Seniors would otherwise be able to allow them to scour the entire forest within a reasonable timeframe.' Rui mused.

The issue was the fact that there were little to no ways to accelerate the search, not even with the Martial Heart, it appeared. That meant if Rui wanted to find the Hypnomaster, he would need to get exploring like every other Martial Artists who had come to the Gereign Region.

One of the options that he could explore was joining an adventurer's guild. Allegedly, there were guilds centered around the exploration of the forest, disconnected from the narcotics industry.

These guilds fostered cooperation between Martial Artists, allowing them to work together to find the Hypnomaster. However, Rui highly doubted that the Hypnomaster approved of such means to reach him.

He also doubted their effectiveness when it came to locating the Hypnomaster. From the available information, the Hypnomaster did not accept too many pupils. Allegedly, the last pupil he had accepted had been from more than eight years ago.

alone. The Beggar's Sect had done a remarkably good job at collecting all the pertinent information surrounding the

as Rui was concerned, it

the data provided by the

in touch and inform you when I'm willing

The man smiled. "We wish you good luck

he would have loved to jump right into the forest right away, he decided it was probably

certainly wasn't exhausted, it was true that he had spent quite some

disapprovingly. He found the Gereign Region to be genuinely unpleasant and filthy, it

assassination-prone, it was otherwise fine, definitely much less unpleasant than the Gereign Region which reeked of narcotics substances

inn and secured a room for himself. He didn't think his circumstances were secure,

was up to. He wondered what Master Deivon was up to and how he

Reina was doing now that he was

first place, she used Rui as a way to alleviate her boredom, but now that he was

the assassination industry is gone too.' Rui noted. 'So