As they ventured deeper, the ancient and eerie aura became thicker. The air was filled with the smell of decay that had yet to dissipate.
The marks left behind by the power of time became more obvious.
The rooms were built with huge stones, one after another.
One could imagine that in the distant past, this underground palace must have been a glorious and bustling place.
The thick and heavy stones were engraved with a large number of ancient murals, but they were already blurred. Even a person with good eyesight like Shan Gu could not see clearly what was drawn on them.
The structure of this underground palace was very complicated. Even though they had obtained some information beforehand, it was still very time-consuming to reach the entrance to the second floor in one go.
Fortunately, the field troops of the city guards had cleaned up the place well. Most of the places were equipped with lighting equipment.
However, the deeper they went, the dimmer the lights became. The eerie aura in the air seemed to weaken even the light.
"Fortunately, the lights are more stable. If it were those kind of torches, the atmosphere would be even better with the flickering light." Shan Gu mumbled as he walked.
"Can you shut your mouth for a while?" Ji Chae Yi glared at Shan Gu.
Si Yin was a timid person. After hearing Shan Gu's words, she looked even more terrified.
Although Li Min was walking at the back, she also looked nervous.
She probably did not expect to encounter such a scene on her first outing.
The training grounds in everyone's imagination should be well-lit, suitable terrain, and some small monsters lying there waiting for them to attack …
That was a game, not reality.
"Don't worry, people have been here before." Liu Zhiyuan walked at the front and said in a steady voice.
"Yes, don't be afraid. I was just saying. There are at least six or seven groups of people in front of us. Even if there are ghosts, we can scare them first." Shan Gu made up his mind.
Ghosts my ass!
"You shut up." Ji Chae Yi glared at him.
According to the information on the map, although they spent some effort, they quickly found the entrance to the second floor.
Although there could be good items on every floor, the first floor had the lowest probability.
The second floor was more than ten times bigger than the first floor!
Even with a map, everyone was moving very slowly.
Moreover, they saw traces of a battle here.
A spider the size of a millstone, black and gray in color, had been hacked to death.
The green ant was about the size of a basketball, and its body was emitting a sweet smell. It was probably quite poisonous.
Shirō Makino was more interested in these things. He extracted some blood from the spider and some formic acid from the ant.
Even Ji Chae Yi grinned as she watched Shirō Makino crouch there and work.
He couldn't help but ask, "Are these things … useful?"
Shirō Makino nodded and said seriously, "Most of the things in nature are useful. I can tell the purpose of some of them at a glance, but some of them need to be tested."
As he spoke, he sealed the two test tubes and put them into his backpack.
At this moment, Shan Gu, who was in front, shot out an arrow.
"Jiji!"
An ear-piercing shriek was heard, and everyone's vision went black.
A huge figure suddenly pounced over.
Clang!
Liu Zhiyuan unsheathed his Berserk Dragon Sword and slashed at the black figure.
Sou sou sou!
Shan Gu shot out another three arrows.
"Kacha!"
Liu Zhiyuan slashed at the black figure. Although he didn't activate the Wind and Lightning Slash, the sharpness of the Berserk Dragon Sword almost cut the black figure in half.
Shan Gu had shot four arrows. Two had pierced the creature's eyes, and two had pierced its heart.
Perfect.
"Blargh!"
The girls behind him retched at the same time.
It was a gray rat the size of a calf. It was almost cut in half, and fresh blood flowed all over the ground. The thick smell of blood was very unbearable.
"The blood has a strong curse power!" Shirō Makino said after sniffing it a few times.
"Xiao Bai, you're a Talisman Artist, not a Lich!" Ji Chae Yi covered her mouth and said with a pale face.
Bai Muye took out a relatively large test tube, walked towards the big rat, and said, "This is the professional field of pharmacists. Don't be fooled by the smell of their blood, the power of the talismans produced will make you very happy."
"I'm not happy." Ji Chae Yi rolled her eyes.
Following that, everyone started to encounter all kinds of underground creatures.
Although there were a few groups of people who had cleared this place, it was useless. There were many places in this underground palace that were very dilapidated. Some underground creatures could appear at any time.
As they were about to reach the entrance of the third floor, they had no choice but to change their formation.
Shirō Makino and Liu Zhiyuan were in front, while Ji Chae Yi and Shan Gu were at the back, leaving Si Yin and Li Min in the middle.
This was because some unknown creatures could appear at any time behind them.
Although there weren't many of them, Li Min couldn't deal with them by herself.
They stayed on the second floor for a long time, but found nothing.
However, they weren't disappointed. After being cleared by the city guards, some of the easily found treasures had already been taken away.
They couldn't leave them for others to take.
At the entrance to the third floor, they saw someone for the first time.
A dead person.
Si Yin hid behind Ji Chae Yi in fear, peeking out half of her face to observe.
The dead person was a young man in his thirties. His face was pale, his body stiff, his eyes wide open, and his mouth slightly open.
Liu Zhiyuan and Shirō Makino exchanged glances.
"Poison."
The two of them spoke at the same time.
"Everyone, be careful." Liu Zhiyuan said.
Everyone's mood became a little heavy.
No matter how much they emphasized that this was reality and not a game, the feeling of knowing but not knowing was still quite strong.
Actually, everyone felt the same way.
After all, they hadn't experienced true cruelty at that time.
Until they saw the dead person.
The feeling of "this is reality" became even stronger.
If you died in the game, even if you felt pain, even excruciating pain, you would eventually come back to life.
After you died, your corpse would disappear just like in the game.
But that didn't happen here.
The map of the third floor was even more enormous!
If they wanted to explore the entire third floor, it would take at least a few days.
That was why some people called this place the Underground City.
As they walked, Shan Gu asked, "Say, what kind of place was this in the Age of Old? What kind of force would build such a huge underground palace here? "
Shirō Makino raised his head, glanced at the ten-meter-high corridor above them, and said, "Maybe it was the Giant race."
"I heard that the Giant race was a race that existed in the past. Their remains have been unearthed in some places, the tallest being seven or eight meters tall." Shan Gu said.
"Do you think there are still Giants alive today?" Li Min asked in a low voice.
"That's hard to say. Anyway, we humans have migrated here for countless years. If there were Giants, we would have discovered them long ago," Shan Gu said.
Liu Zhiyuan shook his head. "Not necessarily. The Flying Celestial Planet has such a large population, but in reality, the area that humans can really control is very, very small. Apart from the main cities, how many places are safe? How many unexplored areas are there? Let's not talk about other things. Just look at where we are. How close are we to Hundred Flowers City? But we only discovered this place today … "
At that moment, there was a faint sound of battle in front of them. Then, the sound gradually became clearer.
"Someone is running in our direction!" Shan Gu immediately entered combat mode.
Liu Zhiyuan looked around and said in a low voice, "Go to that room!"
Everyone quickly followed Liu Zhiyuan and entered a room on either side of the corridor.
The door of the room was long gone. The room was about 40 to 50 square meters in size. It was empty. There was nothing inside.
Everyone stuck to the wall of the corridor and held their breath. They did not want to make a sound.
A series of heavy footsteps could be heard.
At the same time, someone shouted angrily, "They are afraid of fire. Old Five, use your fire-type skills to fight them!"
Another voice came from the other side. "I've used too much spiritual power. My spiritual power is almost depleted!"
"You still care about this at a time like this? Don't die before your spiritual power is depleted! "
Rumble!
Bam!
Clang!
All kinds of sounds could be heard.
The ear-piercing screams of some underground creatures could also be heard.
His companions looked at each other.
Ji Chae Yi looked at Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan shook his head slightly.
Ji Chae Yi looked at Shan Gu who was beside her.
Shan Gu also shook his head.
If they went out without knowing anything, who knew what they would encounter?
What if it was a trap?
Although the possibility was not high, it was better to be safe.
After all, they did not know each other.
"Ah!" a scream came from not far away.
Ji Chae Yi closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Liu Zhiyuan grabbed her wrist and mouthed: "Don't be rash!"
"Ah!" Another blood-curdling scream rang out.
This time, it came from right next to them!
In other words, the enemy's battle was already right next to them.
Ji Chae Yi clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling.
"Roar!"
After the vigorous roar of a beast, there was another wave of panicked voices.
"Old Five, are you alright?"
"I'm fine … I won't die"
"We can't stay here anymore, let's go!"
"Let's go!"
A series of footsteps could be heard running back the way they came.
From their angle, they could not see what was going on outside.
After a while, the outside became quiet again.
Shan Gu spoke in a very low voice: "I'll go take a look"
Bam!
Shirō Makino pulled him back and shook his head.
Shan Gu was surprised.
Whoosh!
Shirō Makino suddenly threw out a talisman.
No one saw when Shirō Makino took out the talisman, and no one knew why Shirō Makino did it.
Until they saw the face of the person at the door!
Bam!
The talisman exploded on the person's face.
Unable to move, unable to speak!
Liu Zhiyuan's reaction was only slightly slower than Shirō Makino's, and he rushed forward to pull the person in.
In the next moment, the Berserk Dragon Sword was placed across the person's throat.
Bam!
Without any hesitation, Shirō Makino used the second talisman … the third … the fourth talisman.
At this time, a series of curses came from outside.
"Old Five?"
"F * ck, Old Five, what happened to you?"
"Something's wrong, Old Five has been tricked!"
While they were talking, a group of people blocked the entrance of the room.
Ji Chae Yi held the two Dark Moon Blades in her hands, staring coldly at the people at the door.
She finally realized that there was no battle outside at all!
It was all a trap!
Why was it like this?
She could not understand it at all.
Even if they did not know each other, wasn't the purpose of coming to this underground palace to train and search for treasures?
Fine, they might be the only ones who came here to train, but couldn't they all get along peacefully?
Why did they have to scheme against others?
Just thinking about it made her afraid. If she heard the screams and ran out to help, she might have fallen into the enemy's hands by now.
There were about seven or eight people in the group outside.
They were all men, and their average age was not young. The oldest looked to be in his forties, and the youngest was probably Old Five. He looked to be in his early thirties.
When those people saw Xiao Bai's group, their first reaction was to be stunned.
They probably did not expect to meet a group of child soldiers in a place like this.
Then, their gazes fell on the three girls, Ji Chae Yi, Si Yin, and Li Min. These people's gazes were a little presumptuous.
They recklessly sized up the few of them.
Then, a man in his forties said in a low and cold voice, "Let him go."
"Who are you? What do you want? "Ji Chae Yi asked coldly.
"I said, let him go …"
Before the man could finish his sentence, the middle-aged man had already made his move!
He was actually an assassin!
The dagger in his hand was made of an unknown material, and it suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.
Everyone looked at the light subconsciously.
His target was obviously Liu Zhiyuan, who was controlling the young man.
Whoosh!
Pa!
Clang!
The three of them were not any slower than the middle-aged man.
Shan Gu instantly shot an arrow.
But it was knocked away by the middle-aged man's dagger.
Ji Caiyi rushed up and tried to stab him at an extremely fast speed, but she was blocked by his other dagger.
Only Xiao Bai's talisman exploded on his face.
There was really no way to dodge.
He was being controlled.
Ji Chae Yi took the opportunity and placed two daggers on his throat.
The control talismans made at the Xiahou Family's residence did not even last more than two seconds.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a long time. Then, he threw the two daggers in his hands to the ground and slowly raised his hands.
"Don't misunderstand, it was an accident in the wild, we mean no harm …"
Bang!
Shirō Makino kicked the middle-aged man's stomach.
Just as the middle-aged man was about to react, another control talisman exploded on his face.
"F * ck!"
The remaining people at the door roared and were about to rush over.
Shirō Makino swung his hand, and five or six sword talismans flew out.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sword talismans dissipated, and the group of people were shocked!
"Talisman Artist!"
Nobody could have imagined that this ridiculously handsome young man was actually the Talisman Artist!
"Let's talk, let's talk. Hehe, we're all here for money, there's no need to kill each other."
Another middle-aged man in the group hated this handsome young man to the core, but his face was all smiles.
Without another word, Shirō Makino kicked the middle-aged man's face.
The control talismans never stopped working.
Pfft!
The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood and two teeth. Because he couldn't speak, he could only glare at Shirō Makino.
"What are you waiting for? Tie these two up and lock them with spiritual energy. If anyone struggles, just kill them. "Shirō Makino took a deep breath and said slowly.
Even Liu Zhiyuan was confused.
Although he could guess that the other party was scheming against them, he still felt that since there weren't any serious consequences, there was no need to do this.
If it was before he went to Liming, Shirō Makino might not have done this.
After all, he was just a young man without much experience.
But during his trip to Liming City, he felt too much malice from this world!
Actually, be it Xia Houming or Zhao Lu, neither of them were good people. They were both vicious and merciless people.
He didn't want to fall into their hands, so he used his weakness to hold them hostage.
If he really fell into their hands, he wouldn't be able to keep them in check, nor would he be able to threaten them. He didn't even know if he could return from Liming City alive.
Without a word, Ji Chae Yi took out a spiritual energy lock and locked the hands of the young man called Xiaowu.
Liu Zhiyuan also took out a spiritual energy lock and locked the middle-aged man who was under Shirō Makino's control.
The people who were forced back by Shirō Makino blocked the door again, their expressions fierce and murderous. They stared at them coldly.
Shan Gu frowned, his face pale. Si Yin and Li Min were also nervous.
After all, they were a group of young people who had never experienced something like this before, and didn't know how to solve it.
Shirō Makino looked at the middle-aged man and smiled. "Do you want to talk?"
The middle-aged man didn't say anything, only staring at him.
"Don't look at me like that. You're not satisfied, are you?" Shirō Makino looked at him and said, "You didn't expect to fall into the hands of us kids?"
"Don't be so smug." The middle-aged man's expression was cold, his voice low, but his words were slightly leaky.
"Let them go." Among the people blocking the door, a young man in his thirties said, "We can negotiate."
Shirō Makino glanced at Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan said, "I'm fine with letting them go, but all of you leave!"
"In your dreams!"
"Don't talk nonsense, talk about something practical!"
"Little brat, don't think you can be arrogant just because you've captured us."
Shirō Makino looked at them and said, "Then capture them all …"
As he spoke, he threw out the talisman in his hand.
There was a commotion at the door, and everyone retreated in a frenzy.
They had just witnessed how terrifying this kid's talisman was.
Control-type!
Such talismans were too brutal.
They couldn't move or speak once they were glued to them.
Who knew that the talismans Shirō Makino threw out were not control talismans, but … sword talismans!
Clang clang clang …!
A series of loud noises rang out as the sword talismans slashed at the people.
They were all forced to retreat.
Then, the sword talismans dissipated, but Shirō Makino, Liu Zhiyuan, and Shan Gu had already rushed out.
Ji Chae Yi, Si Yin, and Li Min rushed out after them.
Clap clap clap!
Li Min threw three talismans at Shirō Makino.
Psychic power replenishment!
It seemed that he had finally recovered and knew how to play support.
Shirō Makino could clearly feel his psychic power recovering.
The moment he rushed out, he threw out another handful of talismans as if they were free.
Three talismans were thrown at him at the same time.
Psychic power replenishment!
This kind of battle could not be sloppy at all.
The slightest opening could be seized by the enemy.
Bang bang bang!
These talismans were extremely nimble. Shirō Makino's ability to control talismans was too strong. Although his psychic power was sealed, his ability to control talismans was far beyond his realm in the real world.
Five control talismans exploded on the bodies of five people.
At the same time, Shan Gu's five arrows were shot at the five people.
If they still didn't make a move, it would not be because they were inexperienced, but because there was something wrong with their brains!
The other party's team was here for them!
Since there was already a conflict, did they still expect to make peace?
Pfft pfft pfft …
Five arrows landed on the arms or thighs of the five people.
A series of screams could be heard.
"Stop!" The middle-aged man who was sealed by the spiritual power finally couldn't help but shout.
"Continue to beat them until they can't resist at all," Bai Muye said.
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