Look, this is the punishment!
If Ro Xin was there, she would have told Tang Ling the same thing.
It was indeed a punishment. When Tang Ling noticed the Underground, the Underground also noticed Tang Ling.
It grunted in a strange language before it waved its hand and a big group of black-toothed rats charged at Tang Ling.
Tang Ling cursed in his heart as he carried Daisy and ran back to where he came from.
He hoped that his judgment was correct. Otherwise, he would really die a graveless death.
That's right, he didn't run out of town recklessly with Daisy on his shoulder. Even though Daisy's house was on the northwest side of town, running out of town was much closer than returning to Joshua's house and running out of town.
No matter how one looked at it, Tang Ling's actions were stupid.
However, after Tang Ling made up his mind, everything he did revolved around that thought. He did not think that his judgment was wrong.
After much difficulty, Tang Ling carried Daisy back to the house where Joshua had been staying.
The house had turned into a slaughterhouse.
Joshua's mean and stupid uncles and aunts who had done a lot of bad things died on the roof and in the yard.
On top of that, his two arrogant cousins met the same fate. They died in the yard. It seemed like the black-toothed rats' habit had never changed. They liked to eat in groups in a relatively wide space.
Looking at the mutilated bodies, an indescribable emotion flowed in Tang Ling's heart.
Joshua's family was hateful, but they did not deserve to die.
The cruel thing was that the night reaped their lives mercilessly.
Looking at the tragic scene and thinking about the fate that mankind was about to face, how could Tang Ling remain calm?
This night was just a replay. Tang Ling could not do anything to stop it. Besides, how could he stop it?
Be it his strength or speed, he was like a superman in the eyes of the old civilization, but he was struggling just to save Daisy.
At that very moment, Tang Ling felt like he could feel how helpless humans were against the torrent of the times.
Unfortunately, he did not have the time to feel emotional because he still had to decipher the formation.
The Underground not only ordered the black-toothed rats to keep him busy, but it also chased after him.
If his judgment was correct, Tang Ling's mind started to recall the magic patterns on the stone tablet.
Then, he turned around and ran towards the basement of the house.
No matter how illogical the direction he was running in was, he had to follow the route indicated by the array pattern in order to have a chance of survival.
Fortunately, the pattern of the third-level formation was relatively easy to decipher. Even though Tang Ling only knew the basics of comparison at his current stage, he was able to decipher it quickly.
So, the basement … the basement was a tunnel that Joshua had secretly dug … the tunnel led directly to the sewers … the second exit of the sewers …
The escape routes were like bullsh * t. They were not efficient at all when it came to escaping, but the miraculous thing was that despite running into danger, Tang Ling was able to avoid it. Even the Underground had missed a few chances to catch him by accident.
It was magical. Although the whole process was indescribable, Tang Ling managed to escape with Daisy to the edge of the town and even found a pickup truck parked there.
According to the formation pattern, this pickup was the destination.
However, it was not over yet.
Tang Ling did not waste any time. He smashed the door of the pickup truck and carried Daisy into the car, but he did not have the car keys.
It was at that moment that a familiar old man's voice entered his ears, instructing him on how to start the car without the keys.
No wonder he wanted to learn how to repair cars. He was talking about repairing cars. Tang Ling exclaimed as he easily completed the simple task. He smoothly started the car and drove further away along the road outside the town.
Daisy cried on Tang Ling's shoulder, but she also held his hand tightly.
The night was still dark. The purple mist had yet to disperse, but everything seemed to be filled with hope.
Hope? When the word popped up in Tang Ling's mind, an indescribable drowsiness engulfed him.
"Welcome to the Dream World, Joshua."
Dream? A Dream Seed?!
His guess was right! It was the last thought in Tang Ling's mind before he lost consciousness.
**
Boom! Boom!
A loud rumble woke Tang Ling up. He opened his eyes abruptly and saw the stone tablet in front of him glowing purple. Then, the entire stone tablet sank downwards.
Did it work?
Excitement surged in Tang Ling's heart.
At the same time, after the stone tablet sank into the ground, an electronic voice sounded, "Access granted. Access granted. Everyone will wake up in 10 minutes.
"Attention! Attention! Access granted only has 10 minutes to enter the House of Legacy. After 10 minutes, the entrance will be closed and the third layer of the formation will be reset. "
Ro Xin! Ro Li!
The two simple sentences from the electronic voice exposed a lot of information. Tang Ling reacted to the situation right away. He did not even have the time to check on the deciphered formation or the so-called House of Legacy. Instead, he ran away in a frenzy.
It turned out that after he triggered the formation, everyone fell into a deep sleep.
After he broke the third layer of the formation, he was only given 10 minutes to enter the so-called House of Legacy.
Correspondingly, the rest of the people who entered the Ninth Ruins would also wake up after 10 minutes.
The third layer of the formation was reset? Did that mean the people who came after him still had a chance to break the formation? It was not what he expected.
As Tang Ling pondered, he searched the whole town. He was fast, and in just three minutes, he found Ro Li and Ro Xin, who were in a deep sleep. His search was not without clues after all.
Even if Ro Xin was putting on a show to stall the Stardust Council, she would definitely bring them to the starting point. That was the real deal.
Therefore, it was not difficult to locate the siblings based on the clues.
He carried Ro Xin on his back and Ro Li over his shoulder. He looked around at the sleeping members of the Stardust Council and a thought popped up in his mind. 'How about I kill Draconic Seven now?'
However, he quickly discarded the thought. He did not know if he would wake Draconic Seven up if he made a move.
After all, people at their level were very sensitive …
Tang Ling hesitated for a while before he discarded the thought. The access granted was only 10 minutes, and he really did not want any accidents to happen.
If not for that, he would have killed Draconic Seven without a second thought.
**
Six minutes later.
Tang Ling brought the siblings back to the small square.
At this moment, the stone tablet had already disappeared from the small square, revealing a cave that emitted a faint purple moon.
Tang Ling was very familiar with the purple light. Wasn't it the light from the Universal Source Rock?
Feeling a little nervous, Tang Ling brought the siblings closer to the cave with the purple light and was not stopped.
When they got closer, they were not stopped either.
Then … Tang Ling clenched his teeth and jumped into the cave with the siblings.
Nothing happened, but the electronic voice came again. "The authorized one has entered the House of Legacy. The entrance is closed.
"The third-level formation will be activated in three minutes."
What's going on? Tang Ling put the siblings down and eagerly sized up the so-called House of Legacy.
It was a huge house as big as a football field.
The decorations were typical of a western family from the old civilization with striped wallpaper, a comfortable sofa, a coffee table, and so on. Other than that, the huge house was filled with all kinds of junk.
Of course, among the miscellaneous items were all sorts of good stuff from the Purple Moon era, such as weapons, armors, and some dried vicious plants.
They should be valuable. However, they were just randomly placed around.
Tang Ling did not touch them.
It was not because Tang Ling had become gentlemanly, but the moment he stepped into the house, he noticed a huge Universal Source Rock.
Of course, compared to the one in the Hope Barrier, it was only 1/6 the size of the one in the Hope Barrier.
However, it was glowing in a beautiful purple hue and it was a lot denser than the one in the Hope Barrier. The energy fluctuation was also a lot stronger.
A single Universal Source Rock was not enough to threaten Tang Ling.
However, this Universal Source Rock was something else. There were all sorts of complicated magic formations drawn on it and some magical symbols that even Tang Ling could not understand.
The center of the rock was hollow and the space inside was the size of a bedroom.
Inside the hollow space was an advanced device similar to a computer from the old civilization.
There were also all sorts of precious items like the pen in front of the device. From the moment Tang Ling laid his eyes on it, he had never moved his eyes away. He had a feeling that the pen was magical.
Of course, even though the device was described in detail, it was not the key to restraining Tang Ling.
What scared Tang Ling the most was that there was an illusory figure in front of the flickering machine that looked very advanced.
The figure had its back to Tang Ling and was dressed like a sorcerer from the western legends. It wore a pointy hat and a black robe that looked like a scholar's robe.
Even though it was just an illusory figure, Tang Ling could tell that the hat and the black robe were glowing with a metallic luster. Everything about the figure was extraordinary.
The feeling was familiar to Tang Ling.
He remembered the first time he met Kun. The black robe that Kun was wearing was like a piece of starlight that shone on the robe, making it look like it was glowing.
It should not be as advanced as Kun. Tang Ling came to a conclusion.
At that moment, the illusory figure finally turned around and looked at Tang Ling.
It was a very old man. Even though his thick white beard covered half of his face, the exposed corners of his eyes and a small part of his forehead were filled with wrinkles.
"I've been dead for many years, but you can see the projection that I left behind. It means that you have almost unlocked the highest clearance in the House of Legacy, "the old man said. The first thing he said was that he had been dead for many years?
What's going on with the projection? Can he even answer the question? Tang Ling had a stomach full of questions.
Therefore, he tried to ask, "Are you a projection? Can you talk to me? "
"Of course I can. This artificial intelligence system has a lot of my memories. Furthermore, it can simulate my way of thinking and carry on normal conversations with you. "
However, if your words exceed the range of my memories, I won't be able to answer you. "
So advanced? Tang Ling was amazed by the scene.
He went silent for a while before he asked, "Are you Joshua?"
"Yes, I am."
After confirming that, Tang Ling asked the next question, "Then, are you a Dream Seed?"
"You've passed the third layer of the formation perfectly. You must have seen the Easter egg at the end. Isn't the answer obvious? "The illusory figure smiled.
Perfectly? It turned out that his guess was right. The entire Ninth Ruins was a symbol of regret.
It was Joshua's diary that helped Tang Ling confirm the answer.
Just think about it. The whole town was preserved with a formation and it kept replaying the scene of a certain day in the town.
It meant that the person who created all of this had something special to the town and that day in the town. It was something that they could not let go of for the rest of their lives.
Such a thing could not be explained with common feelings, so it must be very intense.
However, the most unforgettable thing was regret.
At first, Tang Ling was not sure.
Ever since he entered the Ninth Ruins for a few days, he had been observing the place. He wanted to know what was it that made the owner of the place feel regret.
However, everything was as normal as it could get.
When he flipped open the diary, Tang Ling realized that the diary was filled with Daisy's words. It was the ultimate meaning of the town's existence.
So, what was the regret? The answer was on the tip of his tongue.
He had to focus on the answer to decipher the third level formation, which was the ultimate way to break through the formation.
"Daisy died on the night that you went through. As a matter of fact, the whole town, except for me, everyone else died.
"I've been through two eras in my life. I've been through countless dangers, lows, and highs. But after countless nightmares, my greatest wish is to return to this night and escape with Daisy. "
"I've always thought that if I managed to escape with Daisy on that night, how much would my life have changed? Of course, it's just a fantasy.
"I'm not willing to let it go that way, so I condensed my wish into the third level formation. Young man, you've read my mind perfectly. "
"So, I've almost obtained the highest authority in the House of Legacy, right? Why just almost? " Tang Ling opened his hands in confusion. It seemed like the risk he took and the difficult path of deciphering the formation was not without its rewards.
He was curious. What kind of authority was it? Could it take away everything in the Ninth Ruins?
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