"Not a path for humans?" Shadow and Shadow looked at each other and waited for Venees to continue.
Venees really didn't want to take this path. She might as well accept her own death if she chose this path with her current strength. Therefore, she didn't hide anything and told him everything she knew.
"Every floor of Dark Castle has its own theme. For example, B9 is the blood prison. "
There were eighteen floors in total.
The first floor was the Corpse Forest, the second floor was the Spirit Domain, the third floor was the Soul Exiled Land, the fourth floor was the Insect Nest, the fifth floor was the Ice Cavern, the sixth floor to the eighteenth floor was the Twelve Floors Prison.
"We're in B9 now, and B6 is the prison. There are apprentices on duty in these four levels, but I'm sure you'll be fine. But from B5 onward, every floor is dangerous. The most dangerous ones are B2 and B3. These two levels are the paradise of souls. Humans can't go there. "
Venees continued, "If you want to go the right way, I can take you through the first few levels. But if you want to go to B3 and B2, you'll have to kill me. I'm not strong enough to go through them. "
"From what you've said, B3 and B2 are the most difficult areas. What exactly are the dangers in these two levels?" Shadow asked.
Venees shook her head. "I've never been there before, but I've observed B3 from afar. It's packed with specters, and they're way denser than the Black Forest outside. They're almost touching each other's shoulders. You can't go there with stealth. If you want to go there, you'll have to fight them head-on. "
"As for B2, that's even more of a no-go. It's where Lady Isabelle used to live. It's filled with her Soul Barriers. " Venees thought for a while and continued, "I heard that there's a fragment of Lady Isabelle's soul in B2, and it contains her legacy. But it was proven to be a lie. A peak-level apprentice went there and came out as a lunatic. "
Shadow whispered to Venees through the Spirit Bond. "I saw her expression. She's telling the truth. According to what he said, if we want to leave, we have to go through these two levels. What do you think? Do you know anything about souls? "
"I'm an Illusionist. My knowledge of souls is limited."
"Then what should we do? I'm completely helpless against the undead. You … Can you use illusions to confuse the undead? "
"It shouldn't be a problem to confuse common undead creatures. But if what she said is true, and the undead are too dense, the illusion won't work, and the illusion nodes will be easily destroyed. "
For a moment, the two of them didn't know what to do. They could only look at each other helplessly.
After a while, Shadow asked, "Are there no other portals other than this one?"
Venees paused for a moment. "Yes, there are portals on every floor. However, since the teleportation array here had been shut down, the other teleportation arrays must have been shut down as well. That's because the teleportation arrays on the 18th floor are linked. If you want to shut them down, all of them will shut down. "
They had to make a decision now that Venees had made it clear.
"That lady has misunderstood my mentor. She might kill me. You're here to save me, and with your blond hair and blue eyes, she's going to treat you as my ally. I don't think it's possible to wait for her to release us on her own. "Shadow patted Angor's shoulder as if saying," I've dragged you into this. "
"But I don't think she'll attack us first. And even if she does, she won't use anything stronger than a wizard. That's why I think we're not completely out of options, "Shadow continued.
"So, what do you mean?"
"Let's go!"
Angor agreed with Shadow's decision. Venees' expression was a little gloomy, but she had no choice but to nod. "I won't stop you if you want to go straight. But if we reach the third level, I won't go any further unless you can guarantee that I'm not in danger. "
Venees was only a level-1 apprentice. If she really had to face an endless horde of undead, she could easily die. Both Angor and Shadow accepted her offer for now. Now, they just had to take it one step at a time and see how things went.
Venees accepted her fate and walked to the front to lead the way. Shadow stopped her and walked to the front. "I'll take the lead. Mask, you stay behind. As for you … what's your name?"
"Venees."
"Alright. Venees, take the middle. You have to tell me where to go and how to go in advance. If anything happens to me, I'll crush your shadow. "Shadow took out a small pouch and weighed it in his hand.
To prevent Venees from doing something stupid, he had to step forward. Angor didn't inject any Bloodline into his body, so he had a better chance of surviving.
Venees nodded helplessly. "Keep going. There are no traps in the staircase."
Just as Venees had said, nothing unexpected happened when they arrived at the entrance of the B8 floor.
"We can't just push the door open. We need to light up this wall lamp." Venees's voice trailed off, and the wall lamp beside the door was lit up.
"Nothing happened?" Shadow put out the flame on his fingertip and looked at Venees.
"Then blow it out again, and the door will appear," Venees said. She was about to blow out the lamp when she heard the sound.
But Angor stopped her and asked Shadow to do the job.
Venees shuddered and took a few steps back.
After Shadow blew out the lamp, as expected, a large door opened from the wall where the lamp was located.
"This is the water prison. But there's no one here. I think there's only an ordinary apprentice guarding this place."
They walked through the empty water prison and arrived at a bathhouse with a blood pool. However, they didn't see anyone in this bathhouse.
Shadow looked at the corpses in disgust and prepared to leave.
"There's a teleportation array on the right wall of the bathhouse," Venees said. Venees suddenly said. "If that's the case, then Madam Butterfly must have shut down all the teleportation circles."
"I'll go check it out." Angor volunteered to take up the task since he knew more about magic arrays than Shadow.
A moment later, Angor shook his head. "There's a teleportation array here, but it can't be used."
Since the teleportation array here was shut down, Angor could not help but wonder. Venees was right. The teleportation circles were all shut down. If they wanted to leave this place, they had to take the proper path.
They kept moving forward until they reached the entrance of the underground room. However, they still didn't see any "apprentice on duty".
They kept going up until they reached B7, B6, and B7. But they didn't see anyone else.
Venees frowned. There was usually an apprentice on duty every day, and there was only one explanation for this. They must have been moved away before the teleportation array was shut down.
Those who stayed behind, including her and the two intruders, were probably the ones Madam Butterfly had given up on.
Venees's mood sank to the bottom as she thought of this.
Angor and Shadow also realized what Venees was thinking. "She's really trying to get us killed!" Shadow complained through their Spirit Bond.
They were planning to kidnap a few more apprentices as a bargaining chip, but that didn't seem to work.
After pushing open a wooden door, the scene in front of them changed, and endless cold air rushed toward them.
"Here we are. This is the Ice Cave," Venees said.
"What's the danger here?" Shadow asked.
Venees remained silent for a while before she spoke. "This is where Lady Isabelle used to train her soul when she was still alive. But ever since she left Dark Castle, this place has been empty. A few years ago, my professor decided to store some low-tier materials here. "
"In other words, this floor is actually a cold storage room?"
Venees nodded. "You can say that."
"Low-tier materials? What are they? Do you have Misty Silk, High Bronze, and Meteoric Iron? "
Shadow glanced at Angor. He knew Angor needed some low-tier materials, but he didn't expect Angor to ask about them at this time.
Venees considered. "I don't know. I don't know much about materials. If you're talking about low-tier materials, I think we have them."
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