Qin Feng continued to dispatch Red Alert soldiers. Upon reaching the vicinity of the formation, he removed the monitoring equipment from the previous Red Alert soldier and attached it to himself before stepping into the teleportation array. This way, he even saved the cost of the monitoring equipment.
He believed in saving wherever possible, considering waste a disgrace. Qin Feng adhered to this principle, sending Red Alert soldiers in one by one.
His objective was to ascertain whether the three monks could be communicated with.
After each Red Alert soldier entered, they would speak to the monks. Regardless of what they said, the monks would reply with a single phrase: "Exorcise demons and defend the righteous!"
Following this, they would launch a fierce attack, and the Red Alert soldiers would instantly perish.
After a succession of over a dozen Red Alert soldiers met their demise, Qin Feng realized that communication with these three monks was impossible. They were unlike the monks depicted in movies and TV shows; their sole purpose was to kill anyone who teleported there.
Devoid of any compassion, these three monks were undoubtedly legendary monsters, creatures who had lost their minds and only knew how to kill.
However, Qin Feng did some calculations. He could understand the presence of legendary monsters in a Level 5 spiritual energy gathering place.
But the simultaneous presence of three legendary monsters was absolutely impossible.
The degree of spiritual energy convergence in this area was insufficient to support three legendary monsters gathered together. After some thought, Qin Feng surmised that these three individuals likely possessed strength beyond that of overlord-level monsters. While not legendary themselves, when combined, their strength reached a legendary level.
Now, Qin Feng felt conflicted. If they were merely three overlord-level monsters, even if he had the ability to defeat them, the effort would not be commensurate with the reward. He could easily go to a Level 4 spiritual energy gathering place, where he could handle the overlord-level monsters, making it unnecessary to challenge a Level 5 gathering place.
If they were all overlord-level monsters, why challenge a more difficult one with a smaller reward?
Qin Feng frowned deeply. Ye Shen, standing beside him, asked curiously, "What's wrong? Are you troubled because you can't communicate with those monks? After your repeated attempts, it seems impossible to communicate effectively with those three monks. Why don't we continue on our way? We can return to challenge them when we are stronger."
Qin Feng nodded. It was indeed not the time to challenge the Level 5 spiritual energy gathering place; their current strength did not guarantee a 100% victory.
However, leaving like this left Qin Feng feeling dissatisfied. He had gained no information, only learning that this place housed three monks from Shaolin Temple who knew the Vajra Demon Subjugation Formation. That was all.
He had no idea what level of monsters they were or what their weaknesses were.
After much deliberation, Qin Feng decided to conduct another experiment.
He directly dispatched 100 Red Alert soldiers to stand on the teleportation array. He wanted to test if it was possible to teleport 100 individuals simultaneously. If successful, he could lead the Red Alert legion into the array to set up a formation and confront the three Shaolin monks.
If they could only be teleported one by one, he would have to wait until his strength increased significantly to make further plans.
One hundred Red Alert soldiers stood on the teleportation array, equipped with complete monitoring devices!
The teleportation array lit up, and with a flash of black light, darkness and blurriness appeared before the eyes of the 100 Red Alert soldiers. When they could see their surroundings again, they found themselves in the center of the three Shaolin monks.
However, a bizarre scene unfolded. Through the monitoring equipment and his telepathic connection with the Red Alert soldiers, Qin Feng saw the three monks surrounding the Red Alert soldiers.
They were three individuals against one Red Alert soldier, not three individuals against one hundred.
Simultaneously, every Red Alert soldier witnessed the exact same scene, facing the identical situation. The three monks shouted in unison, "Exorcise demons and defend the righteous!"
Then, they attacked. The 100 Red Alert soldiers perished at the hands of the three monks and were subsequently teleported back.
It was as if they were in completely parallel spaces, unable to communicate with each other or even see each other.
Witnessing this, Ye Shen exclaimed in astonishment, "Heavens, what was that? Why did every puppet see the same situation? Weren't they teleported together? Why couldn't they see each other? It's too strange, too bizarre!"
Qin Feng pondered and said, "This teleportation array is indeed peculiar. Its complexity is beyond my comprehension, so this situation is understandable. I suspect this Level 5 spiritual energy gathering place is only suitable for one-on-one combat. It's impossible to defeat the three monks by relying on the strength of a team."
Hearing this, Ye Shen nodded and said, "You're right, these three monsters want to overwhelm us with numbers. If we enter in large numbers, we'll be in parallel spaces, and each person will face these three monks without the ability to help each other. This is problematic. Our advantage of having more people cannot be utilized. It seems we can only wait until we are stronger before challenging them again. What do you think?"
Qin Feng nodded, agreeing with Ye Shen's assessment. However, he was unwilling to leave just like that and decided to conduct one more experiment.
He focused his attention on the shop in his mind and purchased a powerful bomb, which cost him 5,000 gold. The explosive power was equivalent to 1,000 catties of dynamite.
Qin Feng instructed a Red Alert soldier to carry the bomb into the teleportation array. As the array activated, the same situation occurred again. The three monks glanced at the Red Alert soldier and immediately attacked with their whips, giving him no chance to speak.
Qin Feng directly ordered the Red Alert soldier to detonate the bomb.
With a deafening explosion, the Red Alert soldier was blown to pieces. However, the three elderly Shaolin monks were also injured by the immensely powerful bomb. Qin Feng didn't know if they lived or died, but he saw the three Shaolin monks being blown away before the Red Alert soldier's final moments. Afterward, darkness enveloped his vision, the environment changed drastically, and the shattered body of the Red Alert soldier appeared on the teleportation array.
It was then swept away by a gust of strong wind.
The teleportation array returned to its pristine state.
Seeing this, Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction. The Red Alert soldier had completed his mission, successfully detonating the bomb and affecting the three Shaolin monks. Although the bomb's power was insufficient to kill a legendary monster, such a close-range explosion would surely inflict damage.
Qin Feng wondered if he could employ a strategy of attrition, using suicide attacks to continuously weaken the strength of the three elderly Shaolin monks, much like how the 10,000-plus cannon fodder, under the control of a vampire, had consumed the Sword Saint's power with their lives when they were eliminating him.