The underground was huge.
The entrance of the cave, including the 100 meters down, was just an entrance.
After passing through this entrance, there was an extremely complicated path. There would be a crossroad every few dozen meters, and every path would be filled with traps and mechanisms.
Some were arrows.
Some were acid.
Some were landmines.
Regardless of what it was, Bloody Mary could imagine what kind of trouble the normal people and monsters would face if they entered this place.
Every step forward was incomparably difficult.
And this was just the beginning.
When Bloody Mary looked down again, it saw a dense swarm of bugs.
They filled its sight, making it uncomfortable.
The bugs were devouring each other, laying eggs and dying. The dead bodies were turned into nutrients for the eggs, allowing the eggs to hatch and grow into adults in a few minutes. Then, they would devour each other and die.
If Bloody Mary was a little hesitant when it saw the complicated secret passageway filled with traps, it was certain the place wasn't built in a hurry after all.
It was built ahead of time!
Because of that, Victor returned to this place after he failed in Ring City.
No!
No!
Even if he returned, he shouldn't have done it in such a big way.
Unless …
Was it a diversion?
Bloody Mary squinted its eyes out of habit.
His appearance was quite similar to Kieran's.
No doubt after staying around Kieran for a long time, under the influence of what it saw and heard, Bloody Mary unknowingly started to lean towards Kieran.
Of course, it wasn't just a habit.
It also had a way of thinking!
Similar to this particular moment, after doubts appeared in its heart, Bloody Mary plunged down even faster.
Floor after floor.
It ignored everything.
Bloody Mary, in its ethereal form, was like a drop of water merging with the sea, reaching the bottom.
Then, it saw 'Victor'.
At this time, 'Victor' closed his eyes and breathed deeply, as if he was asleep.
However, Bloody Mary's sharp senses picked up a hidden power in 'Victor'.
All it needed was a slight touch and it would explode.
Bloody Mary didn't want to become such a person.
It was immortal, yes.
But it didn't mean it was willing to die.
Wasn't it good to be alive?
He wasn't a masochistic pervert.
Bloody Mary left the place quickly. It didn't go back the way it came, instead returning to Ai City. When it came out from the shadows, the sky was already dark.
Bloody Mary looked up at the night sky and grunted softly.
It was like a spell, but not a spell.
It was just a small trick in the Witchcraft Mastery Mystical Knowledge.
The cold and gloomy wind gradually blew.
The temperature of late autumn, which was already cold, dropped again.
When a thick layer of fog appeared, the temperature became so cold that even a drop of water would turn into ice.
A series of illusory figures appeared from within the fog.
They were just ghosts without a mind.
They were also the spoils of war that Bloody Mary usually collected.
One needed to know that after Bloody Mary completed its routine patrol every day, it spent most of its time gathering 'men'.
That's right, underlings!
As Kieran's follower, Bloody Mary knew how important it was to have a useful subordinate, especially in this dungeon world.
It believed that its boss would do everything that a top combatant should do.
As for the rest?
It would be left to Bloody Mary.
Gathering information, collecting spoils of war, tailing targets, all of those were its duties.
So, what was wrong with it gathering some men?
It was to better carry out its boss' order.
More so, the people of Witchcraft were too weak in protecting their knowledge. Bloody Mary didn't want to read at first, but those people kept showing up in front of it.
They didn't just mumble, they would take out their notes from time to time to record what they said.
It was just to kill time and learn something, what was wrong with that?
It was also to better serve its boss.
All it did was for its boss.
It wasn't to slack off.
Even though it gathered quite a lot, it was normal.
Bloody Mary looked at the thousands of ghosts in the fog and ordered softly.
"Find this guy."
Victor's portrait appeared in Bloody Mary's hand, colorful and high-definition.
It was the portrait that Bloody Mary got from a certain monster.
After Victor's case was exposed, portraits of Victor were in high demand. A lot of Inhumans and monsters were buying them, but most of them were blurry. This colorful, high-definition portrait was considered the best.
Bloody Mary, of course, wouldn't let it go.
After all, its mission was to find Victor as well.
Amidst the thick mist, thousands of souls bowed at Bloody Mary and swiftly vanished into the darkness.
After the ghosts left, the temperature returned to normal and the fog dispersed as well.
Bloody Mary stretched its body and curled up in the corner, not caring about the dirt on the ground.
It wasn't worried about being punished by its boss.
It knew very well what kind of person its boss was.
He had clear rewards and punishments.
Even though he was a little stingy, as long as it did its job well, everything would be fine.
Bloody Mary was confident in its ability to do so.
Since Victor placed the attention around Ai City, it could only mean that his real target was around Ai City as well.
As for where?
Bloody Mary trusted its men.
Just like how its boss trusted it.
It had never let its boss down.
And the number of times it counted didn't let it down either.
Around 10 minutes later, it found something.
"Sewer?"
Bloody Mary chuckled.
If it was asked which part of Ai City it was most familiar with, the sewer would be one of them.
Most of its men came from the sewer as well.
Victor was in the sewer?!
That's great!
A flip later, Bloody Mary vanished with a smile on its face.
…
Victor felt his body getting colder.
The consecutive deaths of his substitutes and the last resort of the temporary hideout had pushed him to the brink of death. Even after he borrowed the core power of [Philosopher's Stone], he was at the end of his rope.
He had to get his hands on the core of [Philosopher's Stone] again.
But it wasn't an easy task.
In order to keep the core of [Philosopher's Stone] safe, he had spent a lot of effort to set up this place.
In order to open the secret room, not only did he need the corresponding incantation, he also needed the hand gestures and the key. There were three layers of protection, none of them missing.
The key was on Victor's real body, the incantation and the hand gestures were branded in his mind.
Now, all he had to do was chant the incantation and hand gestures to remove the disguise and security of the secret room, then open the door with the key.
However, with his current condition, the long incantation consumed a lot of his energy, especially the hand gestures, it drained Victor's life force.
The coldness curled around him like a snake.
Victor felt numb all over his body.
Especially the soles of his feet that came into contact with the dirty water, there was an itchy feeling.
Victor knew that he had to speed up.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep his feet in the dirty water.
"Zazasi …"
"x.zazasi …"
After the last verse of the incantation was completed, Victor put it down and raised his arm.
Kak!
There was a sound that sounded like a spring.
The smooth wall before him started to ripple like a water curtain.
Then, a ruby appeared in Victor's hand.
He held the ruby and put his hand into the water curtain.
A moment later, the water curtain vanished.
All that was left was a door.
It was a normal door, similar to the wooden door of an apartment.
Victor raised his hand to push the door open, but when his palm was about to touch the wooden handle of the door, his entire palm fell to the ground.
A scarlet figure appeared at the end of the sewer.
The soul fire in the skeleton's eye sockets was jumping rapidly, laughter coming from its mouth.
"Victor, my collaborator."
Do you really think you can get rid of me?
"Or are you overestimating your own abilities?"
Scarlet asked slowly.
The pain from his wrist made Victor stagger, he had to lean on the wall to prevent himself from falling.
"The potion from before?"
Victor asked.
"Em.
The potion from before.
My potion doesn't just affect the body, it has a little effect on the soul as well.
It's not that big, but it's enough to follow you. "
Scarlet nodded without hesitation.
"I didn't do it."
Victor said in a heavy tone.
"At this point, do you think I'll believe what you've said?"
You bastard who ruined my hundred-year plan!
"I can't wait to skin you alive!"
"Rest assured!"
"I'll do it!"
Scarlet said as it raised its skeletal hand and waved at Victor.
Chi!
Victor's other arm fell to the ground.
Then Victor's legs.
Then there was a protruding object.
In the end, Victor became a one-man villain.
He fell face first into the dirty water.
The cold dirty water washed over Victor's face and wounds.
Pain and anger had already caused his handsome face to become distorted.
An even deeper sense of humiliation twisted his soul.
As a man, when the symbol of masculinity was cut off, even if he wasn't a pervert, there was a high chance that he would become a pervert.
Victor wanted to scold him, but he didn't open his mouth. He clenched his teeth and closed his eyes because he knew that if he opened his mouth, it would be filled with dirty water.
Victor was well aware of this.
Scarlet knew better.
It had done it on purpose.
It wanted to return all the humiliation that Victor had given it back to the other party without missing a single point.
Only then would it be able to vent its anger.
Therefore, the scene before its eyes was just the beginning.
It had more ways to humiliate Victor in the future.
Now wasn't the time!
Retrieving the wealth of Ring City was its priority!
It reached out its skeletal hand and grabbed Victor by the collar, lifting him up and putting him in front of itself.
Then, Scarlet pushed the door open.
The secret room wasn't big.
More precisely, it was very small.
It was only around one square meter.
Without a doubt, rather than a secret room, it would be more appropriate to call it a safe.
However, there was nothing in the safe.
Victor was the first to see the empty secret room.
He widened his eyes when he saw the empty secret room.
Where's the core of the [Philosopher's Stone]?
Why isn't it here?
I put it here! '
While Viktor was still in shock, the Scarlet Skull saw everything in front of it. It stretched out its other skeletal hand and searched the small secret room.
After it made sure there was nothing in the room, the soul fire in Scarlet's eyes started to flicker rapidly.
It grabbed Victor by the collar and pushed its skeletal head against Victor's head, demanding word by word, "Tell me, where did you hide the treasures of Ring City?"
Victor smiled when he heard Scarlet's threat.
He had already concealed his shock without a trace.
All that was left was mockery.
He didn't know who got to the treasure first, but at least it didn't fall into Victor's hands.
It was a piece of good news for him.
"You really think you can find me?
Or … "
"Do you think I would expose myself so easily?
"This is only a part of my plan!"
"As for why?"
"You came alone, right?"
The three kings don't know, right?
"Say, if the Three Kings found out that you came alone, do you think they would still believe your little tricks?"
The mockery on Victor's face got heavier, he was using his words to provoke Scarlet crazily.
Although he wasn't the one who did it, he wanted Scarlet to think he was the one who did it. Only then could Scarlet feel defeated and take revenge.
Victor felt delighted when he saw the changes in the soul fire in Scarlet's eye sockets.
Then …
Something buried in his heart started to activate.
It was his last resort.
Not really a trump card.
But it was very useful.
The next moment, the Scarlet Skull threw Victor out.
Bang!
In mid-air, Victor's body exploded.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, as if a ton of explosives had exploded.
The whole sewer was blown up, the road was turned into a deep pit. The patrolling police sirens were blaring as they drove towards the sewer.
Scarlet stood on the spot with a grudge.
"I will find you again!"
It growled and vanished on the spot.
Meanwhile, deep under Rosen Farm, Victor, who was the bait, opened his eyes.
He was supposed to be the bait, but now, he had become the real him.
The sudden turn of events hurt his soul again.
Although he didn't die, his mind was muddled.
Some things started to be forgotten.
Including the most important things.
Even his own name.
He sat there quietly, looking up at the ceiling, deep in thought.
'Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing? '
…
Likewise, Kieran was also in deep thought after he received the core of [Philosopher's Stone] from Bloody Mary and read the description.
[Name: Philosopher's Stone (Core)]
[Type: Wonder Item]
[Rarity: V]
[Attack: None]
[Defense: V]
[Attribute: Equivalent Exchange (1/1)]
[Effect: None]
[Prerequisite: None]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]
[Remark: This is the pinnacle of ancient alchemy. Although it is incomplete, it still possesses astonishing powers.]
…
[Equivalent Exchange: You'll get what you want based on the price you pay.]
[Note: Equivalent Exchange is the core of everything, exceeding it will be unpredictable!]
…
Kieran tapped the table softly.
This core …
It seemed like it had a lot of potential.
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