"There's no time. We have to leave this place as soon as possible. Stanley activated the self-destruct mechanism before he left," Xia Fan said.
Everyone was shocked. General Drexton asked Xia Fan confusedly, "How do you know that?"
Xia Fan took a deep breath. "Through my sense of smell, the palace's smell has changed. The skeleton army seems to be reactivating, and it's different from before."
Xia Fan was not lying. He did smell the skeleton army's change. There were two steps to trapping the humans in the palace. One was to activate the self-destruct mechanism, and the other was to interfere with the human army's retreat. The humans would not be able to leave the battlefield by fighting with the skeleton army.
"What should we do now? There's a barrier outside, and there's a skeleton army and a bomb inside. They're forcing us into a dead end! "a soldier said with a pale face.
"Go down!" Xia Fan said firmly. "There must be a secret passage that we don't know about for Stanley to be able to leave this place. You saw it with your own eyes. His throne suddenly sank, and the palace is surrounded by barriers. The most likely place to escape is underground."
General Drexton pondered for a moment. He believed that Xia Fan's judgment was correct. After all, Godea was still on the surface. If Stanley wanted to leave the Demon Palace without getting into a fight with Godea, the safest way was to sneak away through the underground tunnel.
The group hurried on their way. They could not care less about searching for valuable information in the palace. Their priority was to escape.
Xia Fan's sense of smell came into play again. Although the old dragon knew that they had to go underground if they wanted to escape, he only knew the theory. He did not know the path. Xia Fan could only follow Stanley's scent and search for a possible path in the maze-like palace.
"Wait!" While they were running, Sadrolai suddenly yelled. "Go to the room on your right. There's a painting on the wall!"
Xia Fan looked to his right. This was one of the countless paths in the Demon Palace. He seemed to have passed by this place before, but at that time, there was no room that was flush with the wall. The room was hidden. After Stanley left, it was suddenly opened due to some kind of coincidence.
"What are you looking at? The Demon Palace is about to explode. If we don't leave now, we'll all die," Xia Fan said.
"Don't worry. I know Stanley's plan very well. He will first use the Skeleton Army to attack. If he can't kill you, then he will detonate the Demon Palace. After all, blowing up this place won't do him any good. Anyway, we must go in and take a look. I think I've seen that mural somewhere else."
Sedrolle's tone was firm and firm. Xia Fan had no choice but to enter the room. Aside from the murals, there were many old books in the room, most of which were maps. Judging from the notes and the markings on the maps, Stanley must have studied the maps carefully in this room.
"What are these maps?"
Drexton came in as well. He picked up a map on the table and started reading. Most of the people surrounded Ni Chai and asked about his well-being, like stars surrounding the moon. Due to the inconvenience of movement, Ni Chai had to be carried by Jia Yuntian and Dongfang He. They found a chair for Ni Chai to sit on and set it up.
"This is the map of the Mezzanine," Sedrolly said in a low voice.
"The Mezzanine?" Xia Fan asked in confusion.
"The Lower Realm is divided into three layers. The huge area in the middle of each layer is the Mezzanine. There are also some unique life forms there. They are neither human nor demon. You can say that it is the third most powerful force in the Lower Realm."
"Both humans and demons have sent people to explore the Mezzanine. Unfortunately, the Mezzanine is too big. It is like a beehive, a never-ending maze. Exploration teams rarely return. Even if they are lucky enough to return, the information they bring back is extremely limited."
"Stanley collected a lot of maps about the Mezzanine. This means that he spent a lot of time studying it. Given Stanley's character, he would not do something like this without a special reason."
Xia Fan's eyes lit up. "Do you remember? Stanley once said that he had completed his mission on this floor and that it was time to return and meet up with his brothers. "
"In other words, Stanley didn't come back to the first layer for no reason. He had a mission with Harry Cain. Is it possible that his mission is related to the Mezzanine?"
Sedrolly nodded. "It's possible. Humans and demons have been fighting for too long. Perhaps the demons have found a way to defeat humans in the dark underground world of the Mezzanine."
"We can't let him succeed. Let's take all these maps with us," Xia Fan said.
Sedrolly waved his hand. "They are all incomplete. Plus, Stanley would not be stupid enough to leave something related to the fate of the demons in a place like this."
"There are thousands of maps, but they are all incomplete?"
"Of course. You have seen the elevator to the second layer in Hidden Demon City, right? To tell you the truth, even at the fastest speed, it will take a whole week to get to the second layer. The vast area between the two layers is the Mezzanine. "
"Even if there were ten thousand times more maps, it would not be enough, let alone these."
Xia Fan was shocked. His eyes widened. "Holy sh * t. Isn't the Mezzanine bigger than all three layers combined? How can there be such a huge space? "
Sedrolly said, "It is said that this place used to be the Dark Dungeon. The guys up there used to keep the prisoners. You don't have to be too surprised. The Middle Realm is the largest of the three realms. It is an amalgamation of all the universes. The guy who created the three realms could create a Mezzanine in the blink of an eye.
"Oh, use your nose to smell it. What kind of paint is used on the wall? Something doesn't feel right. "
Xia Fan nodded. Then, he took a deep breath and was stunned. He reached out his hand and gently wiped the mural. A small piece of red paint peeled off and landed in his hand.
"It's blood." Xia Fan said in a low voice, "It's human blood. It is very old. There is also the smell of skin and bones. If I am not wrong, the red line on the wall was drawn by a human after he cut his finger. The other colors are from natural plants and minerals. There are indigo, purple mulberry, chrome yellow, and so on."
Sedrolly was startled. Then, he acted like he had a sudden realization.
"In ancient times, there were countless people who entered the mezzanine layer to explore, but 99% of them didn't come back alive. This is probably a human warrior who was trapped underground and couldn't find the exit. In the last moments of his life, he painted with his own blood so that his teammates could find him. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the mural was found by Stanley."
"Why would he use blood to draw? He had so many natural paints. The appearance of indigo means that there are not only mineral veins but also many plants in the Mezzanine. "Xia Fan did not understand.
Sedrolly laughed excitedly. "It's simple. Ninety percent of the map is fake. Only the red lines represent the correct route! The dying warrior was a smart man. He knew that this map might not be found by his companions, so he covered it up. "
"According to your speculation, the warrior used blood to draw the map because it was very important. He must have found something in the Mezzanine!" Xia Fan continued.
"Not bad, not bad. You are right! He is indeed a wolf cub from the Sky Wings. His nose is sharper than a wolf's, and his brain is smarter. "
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