Xu Sili suspected that he had misheard.
He blinked and asked,
"You said you were going to take me to find the missing team? Didn't you just say that it was too dangerous and you didn't want me to go? "
Si Sheng lowered his eyelashes and hid the look in his eyes. He said softly, "It is very dangerous."
He said, "That's why I'm just a little hesitant. I might change my mind at any time."
！！！
How could that be?
Xu Sili looked at him. "What do you mean?"
Si Sheng looked into his eyes.
"Let's go now."
"Huh?" Xu Sili was stunned. "Go now? Isn't it too rushed? "
Si Sheng glanced at him and glanced at his communication device. He decided to take a step back.
"That's true. It's my fault. Then I won't go …"
"No!" Xu Sili quickly covered his mouth, afraid that he would continue speaking.
"You promised to go. You can't go back on your word."
He covered Si Sheng's mouth and started thinking.
Going now … was not impossible.
The earlier they went, the earlier they could find the missing team members. They could also bring the NPC warriors back before the players went offline.
After all, that trial ground was only discovered a year after the game's open beta. At that time, all the interstellar beasts between Orchid City and the Imperial City had been wiped out. It was still very dangerous for the NPCs now.
With this in mind, Xu Sili made a decision.
Anyway, he had already met with his second brother and passed on the news that he was still alive to his family. There was no need for the brothers to stick together all day long. It was good enough that they knew each other was safe.
With this in mind, Xu Sili began to arrange the departure. As for Xu Yuheng, he found an excuse to deal with him.
He was now the Emperor and had to deal with national affairs every day. He was too busy to leave, so this excuse could be used to fool him.
Sure enough, his second brother did not suspect anything. He even reminded him to rest well.
Xu Sili felt a little guilty. However, when he thought about the missing warriors and the upcoming trip, he forgot about this guilt.
The wilderness! Adventure!
He was here!
After setting up the bionic robot and assuring Janice and Li Zheyu that they would be back soon, Xu Sili disappeared from the palace with Si Sheng under their worried gazes.
"Hey, Guard Captain, why do you think His Majesty suddenly wants to go to the wilderness?" Janice clasped her hands in front of her chest, her red eyes full of worry.
Li Zheyu had a face full of worry at first, but when she said this, he immediately turned his eyes guiltily.
"Maybe he's been cooped up in the Imperial City for too long and wants to go out and broaden his horizons … Haha, I'll go stand guard first …"
After saying that, he hurriedly ran out of the Emperor's bedroom.
Janice looked at him suspiciously. She turned her head and saw the bionic robot that looked exactly like the little Emperor. Her eyes couldn't help but be filled with love.
"Ma 'am, what can I do for you?"
At this time, the robot suddenly tilted its head and asked in a voice very similar to Xu Sili's.
Janice looked at it and was instantly struck in the heart.
Oh, His Majesty is so cute!
Xu Sili didn't know about the interaction between Janice and the bionic robot. At this time, he and Si Sheng were already sitting on the back of the shadow leopard and flying in the direction of the Asmo Mountain Range.
The strange thing was that the Imperial City's protective array did not stop them. However, Xu Sili was sure that the officers at the border did not know that they had left.
As if sensing his confusion, Si Sheng asked, "Is His Majesty curious why the protective array did not react?"
Xu Sili nodded. "You know the reason?"
"Yes." Si Sheng nodded. "Because His Majesty is of the House of Roland's bloodline."
"Ah? What's the reason? "Xu Sili's interest was piqued.
Si Sheng hugged him and said in a low voice, "These five protective arrays were set up by the Roland Imperial Family a thousand years ago. As long as one is a direct descendant of the Roland Imperial Family, they will be able to pass through unimpeded and not be affected by the arrays."
Xu Sili tilted his head. "What about you and Jiu Yue?"
"Of course it's because of His Majesty's protection that we can enter and exit the arrays freely."
Because of his protection …
Xu Sili laughed. Was he trying to cheer him up? He turned to look at Si Sheng.
The man's expression was indifferent, as if he was telling the truth.
"You know quite a lot," he couldn't help but say.
Si Sheng smiled slightly. "You flatter me, Your Majesty."
Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was so good that he had temporarily forgotten about the terrible things that happened in the Imperial Palace.
He rested his head on the young man's shoulder, his breath gentle.
However, when a flying interstellar beast tried to approach, he looked over coldly.
"Ahhhh —"
A mournful wail sounded. Xu Sili looked at the sky about a hundred meters away from them. A flying interstellar beast that was several meters long fell from the sky. He couldn't help but smack his lips.
"This is a four-star beast. I wonder if it's delicious?"
Si Sheng paused, then said softly, "I'll catch one for you next time."
"Do you know how to cook?"
"No, but I can learn."
"And then cook for me?"
"Yes."
The young man laughed softly. It was pleasant to hear. "Then I'll have to taste it properly."
Si Sheng didn't say anything, but the Shadow Leopard, who had a contractual connection with him, could clearly feel his happy mood.
It secretly rolled its eyes, feeling that it was already full.
Of course, it probably didn't have the luck to enjoy its master's cooking.
In the sky, two people and a leopard flew at high speed.
Along the way, no matter how powerful the flying interstellar beasts were, they all avoided them as if they were avoiding a scourge. They should be the overlords of the sky.
The outline of the Asmo Mountain Range gradually appeared in the distance.
Xu Sili opened the Future Forum and searched through the posts that he saw before.
"Let's go to the front and take a look at this place."
Xu Sili used the communication device to open the map and marked a location on it.
The Star Age game system didn't have automatic path finding, and there was no map navigation. It could only use the game's own map.
This actually helped Xu Sili.
The screenshot of the location found in the forum was more detailed compared to the current one. Some places were also changed, but the general location was the same.
Si Sheng didn't ask how he knew the location. He directly ordered the Shadow Leopard to fly over and slowly land on the ground from mid-air.
"Hiss —"
As soon as the Shadow Leopard fell into the forest, Xu Sili heard a bone-chilling sound.
He followed the sound and saw a giant snake coiled around a thick ancient tree. A pair of brown eyes looked in their direction, hissing as it spat out its tongue. However, it didn't seem to notice them.
This was because Si Sheng had activated the Passerby Aura.
This was Xu Sili's second time facing an interstellar beast. The first time was the three-star frozen beast. At that time, he was still very weak, but everything was different now.
This three-star giant python only caused a temporary visual impact on him. He quickly calmed down.
"A new three-star snake appeared in the Asmo Mountain Range. Li Lai's report said so."
Xu Sili said and looked around.
"It seems that our direction is correct. The trial ground should be nearby."
Si Sheng nodded. He spread his spiritual power around and soon found something.
However …
Before leaving, he pulled out the sword at his waist. A ray of sword light flew out, and the giant snake coiled around the ancient tree was cut in half. It died in confusion.
He put the sword back into its sheath. Under Xu Sili's gaze, a crystal clear green star core flew out from the giant python's head and floated in front of him.
Si Sheng took out a handkerchief, put away the star core, and passed it to Xu Sili.
Xu Sili blinked. He looked at the star core wrapped in the handkerchief, then looked at the giant snake's corpse on the ground. He felt that something was wrong.
Was this …
Was that a little too understated?
However, he didn't have the chance to express his feelings. Si Sheng had already ordered the Shadow Leopard to set off in the direction he had just discovered. He didn't even look at the giant snake.
Xu Sili quickly felt relieved and calmly put away the star core.
To ordinary people, the Asmo Mountain Range was extremely dangerous. However, to them, it was like walking through their own backyard.
In addition to the Passerby Aura to avoid attracting interstellar beasts, Si Sheng also put on a few layers of wind shields to block the poisonous insects and pollen that occasionally fell from the trees.
He protected Xu Sili very well and eliminated all possibilities of harming him.
Xu Sili also felt this.
He nestled in Si Sheng's arms and looked at the primitive forest of this alternate world. He felt that it was much safer than going for a walk in the wild in his previous life.
The Shadow Leopard was very fast.
After a while, they arrived at the place where Si Sheng had sensed the abnormality.
This place was filled with a thick white fog, and they could barely see anything within half a meter of them.
"Si Sheng, here …"
Xu Sili had just opened his mouth when he felt the ground beneath him shake.
He quickly grabbed Si Sheng's arm. After a moment of dizziness, he returned to normal. When he opened his eyes again, he realized that he was no longer in the forest.
There was still fog around them, but it was much fainter. The light was dim, and he still couldn't see anything clearly. He could only feel that this was a long passageway, and there was a light breeze blowing in from both sides.
Fortunately, he and Si Sheng were not separated.
While Xu Sili was looking around, a small fireball lit up in Si Sheng's hand, providing some light to the dim passageway.
They could see that the walls on both sides of the passageway were man-made, and they could faintly see ancient patterns engraved on them.
"Is this the relic?"
Xu Sili looked at the patterns. "What did we just trigger? Why were we suddenly transported here? "
"It's the white fog."
Si Sheng said, "It seems that people who meet the requirements will be transported here."
Xu Sili nodded, not fully understanding.
He glanced at his communication device and realized that he had cut off contact with the outside world. Xiao Wu was still there, but he couldn't contact its clone outside.
He put away his communication device and suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, is the place where you went to get the piccolo also a relic?" he asked.
"Yes."
Si Sheng glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty, that's not a place you can go now. Even I can't guarantee your safety."
Xu Sili couldn't help but twitch his mouth. "I didn't say I wanted to go now."
He retracted his attention and looked at the passageway on both sides. "Which direction should we go now?"
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Let's take a look first."
According to the strategy recorded in the Future Forum, after entering from the entrance of the Asmo Mountains, they had to follow the passageway forward. After passing through the maze, they would arrive at the real trial ground.
The trick to passing through the maze was to keep walking forward. If there was a fork in the road, they had to choose the right.
There might be powerful illusions in the maze, so all they had to do was close their eyes and rush forward. If they took a step back, they would directly return to the starting point.
With the strategy in hand, Xu Sili was not worried at all. His only concern was whether the small team that had accidentally barged in had successfully passed the trial.
Of course, it was very likely that they had passed the trial because they had been standing in the same spot for a while, but no one had appeared at the starting point.
Hopefully, they could make it in time.
These NPC warriors were very good, so Xu Sili didn't want anything to happen to them.
The passageway became narrower and narrower. Si Sheng put away the Shadow Leopard, held Xu Sili's hand, and carefully walked forward.
Soon, they came to the first fork in the road.
According to the strategy, they should go right, but … Xu Sili underestimated the power of the illusions.
The right passageway was full of palm-sized spiders, densely packed together. For people with trypophobia, they would definitely vomit at a glance.
As for the left …
In fact, it didn't look friendly either. Green gas filled the left passageway, and it looked particularly eerie under the contrast of the fluorescent gems on the walls.
But overall, it was still slightly stronger than the spider passageway.
Xu Sili retracted his gaze and looked at the right passageway again. Looking at the spiders, he silently told himself that they were all fake, but …
He still heard the faint sound of the arthropods crawling.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Si Sheng.
Si Sheng understood and threw the small fireball in his hand over.
However, the spiders ignored it and were unharmed, as if they were really just illusions.
Xu Sili gritted his teeth and looked as if he was facing death with equanimity.
"Are you sure you want to go this way?" Si Sheng raised his eyebrows.
"Yes!" Xu Sili nodded firmly.
"But … you look …"
"I'm not afraid of spiders at all!" The young man raised his voice. "It's just that there are so many of them that I feel dizzy."
Si Sheng looked at the young man's pale face and his slightly trembling hands.
He nodded slightly and didn't say anything else. Instead, he said, "Then … do you want to go first?"
Xu Sili couldn't help but stare.
What the f * ck, you want me to go first? Wasn't I the one who took the lead?
"It's just an illusion. They won't hurt you," Si Sheng said.
Xu Sili gritted his teeth and looked at Si Sheng's encouraging eyes. He had no choice but to turn around and walk stiffly to the right passage.
He had just said that he wanted to protect him, so there was no reason for him to let Si Sheng take the lead.
Anyway, it's just an illusion. It'll pass as long as I close my eyes …
As he thought this, he really did close his eyes and bravely took a step forward. However, he quickly felt spiders crawl under his pants and crawl across his skin …
"F * ck, spiders!"
The young man shouted and stomped his feet to get rid of the spiders. Then, he turned around and slammed into Si Sheng's arms.
Si Sheng also took a step back to reduce the force of the collision. In the blink of an eye, the two of them were back to the starting point.
Xu Sili was immersed in fear and panted heavily.
Looking at the young man who was hugging him tightly, Si Sheng smiled, but his voice was still full of concern.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" he asked in a low voice.
Xu Sili was so frightened that he couldn't maintain his brave posture. He trembled and said, "Si Sheng, those are real spiders. They're not illusions! One crawled into my pants just now! "
"That's an illusion." Si Sheng said softly, "It's just that you're too concerned about it, so it affected your hearing and sense of touch. It's considered a high-level illusion."
Hearing his calm voice, Xu Sili slowly calmed down.
"Yes, you're right!" He nodded. "I'm the one who's too concerned."
Xu Sili pulled himself together again and continued to walk forward with Si Sheng. They returned to the passage full of spiders.
However, Xu Sili couldn't overcome his fear when he saw that there were more and more spiders in the passage. In the end, there wasn't even a place to walk.
"You're lying." He turned to look at Si Sheng and said pitifully.
The smile in Si Sheng's eyes deepened.
He tilted his head and seemed to think for a moment. Then, he looked down at their feet and said, "Step on the tip of my shoe."
Xu Sili blinked. Although he didn't understand, he still obeyed.
"Won't it hurt?"
"It won't."
Because they were too close, Xu Sili could only wrap his arms around Si Sheng's waist and lean into his arms to maintain his balance.
"Then?" He looked up in confusion.
"Then …" Si Sheng looked at him deeply and said softly, "Put your attention on me."
"For example, like this …"
Si Sheng lowered his head and pecked him on the lips.
Xu Sili's face heated up when he finally understood Si Sheng's intentions.
"At a time like this …"
He suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but grit his teeth. "And you can use Flash to carry me …"
"I can't." Si Sheng said, "This maze seems to prohibit certain sneaking skills."
Xu Sili paused and looked at him suspiciously.
Is this for real?
It made sense. After all, this was a maze. If he could use Flash, it would lose its meaning.
But …
"Are you not willing to kiss me?" The man looked at him, his grayish-blue eyes filled with grievance.
Xu Sili couldn't help but freeze.
"It's not that I'm not willing …"
His cheeks were flushed, probably because he was angry. "Now is not the time to do such things. Also, you'll be distracted. How will you walk?"
Si Sheng didn't say anything. He just looked at him quietly.
When Xu Sili was about to give in, his eyes fell on Si Sheng's lips. He thought about whether or not to give in. Then, Si Sheng reluctantly said, "Alright then."
Xu Sili was stunned. Then, he felt his body suddenly float.
Si Sheng wrapped him in his large cloak. Then, he carried him and flew into the tunnel filled with spiders.
Although he couldn't use Flash, it was obvious that he could fly.
Xu Sili couldn't help but be speechless.
Si Sheng, this guy … he definitely did that on purpose!
However, nestled in Si Sheng's arms, wrapped in his cloak, and feeling the strong aura of Si Sheng, he felt an indescribable sense of security.
As for those terrifying spiders, he had completely forgotten about them.
He hugged Si Sheng's waist. Slowly, his anger from being teased dissipated. He couldn't help but remind him, "Keep walking straight. When you reach a fork in the road, turn right."
Si Sheng didn't ask anything and just nodded. Then, he carried Si Sheng and flew. They passed through countless illusions and went deep into the maze.
Finally, he stopped in front of a door.
Xu Sili felt his pause and couldn't help but look up from his arms.
In front of them was a door with complicated patterns. Something was written on it in ancient characters. It looked solemn and mysterious.
This was something that had appeared in the screenshot of the future forum.
They had successfully passed through the maze and arrived at the entrance of the trial ground!
Along the way, they didn't meet anyone from the escort team. They should have successfully passed through the maze and entered here.
The strategy of the maze was simple, but it wasn't easy to pass through it.
Other than the disgusting insects and illusions, there were also extremely realistic ancient beasts. If one subconsciously counterattacked, the attacks could hit their teammates, so it couldn't be said that there was no danger.
However, this team had successfully passed through, which showed how outstanding they were. Si Sheng could only hope that they hadn't suffered any losses yet.
Xu Sili let go of Si Sheng and retreated from his arms. She held onto him with one hand and carefully placed her other hand on the door.
[Congratulations on passing [Asmo Maze]. Experience + 500]
[You have entered the trial ground. Loading …]
Just as Xu Sili glanced at the words that appeared, he felt his vision blur, and a wave of dizziness came over him again. When he steadied himself, he and Si Sheng had already entered this so-called trial ground.
This was the interior of a palace.
Looking at the decorations, it should have been more than a thousand years ago. Xu Sili had seen one of the patterns in the ancient books in the Roland Royal Library.
"This is the trial ground?"
His voice was not loud, but it reverberated in the air.
Si Sheng looked around and frowned slightly.
He realized that his mental power seemed to be greatly restricted here.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Xu Sili held his hand and slowly walked into the depths of the palace. Her heels tapped on the floor tiles, making a crisp sound that echoed in the empty palace. It was a little creepy.
Finally, a magic array appeared in front of them. At the same time, there was also …
More than 30 people in the escort team were swaying left and right.
Dozens of people were lying on the dust-covered magic array. It was unknown whether they were dead or alive. Just looking at them made one's heart tremble.
Xu Sili and Si Sheng couldn't help but look at each other.
They stood still and didn't rush forward. Xu Sili observed and used Insight on the person closest to him.
[Charlie]
Identity: NPC
Level: LV15
HP: 55000/55800
Magic: 1000/1000
Elemental Affinity: Gold
Profession: Warrior
Special Status: Trial in Progress
Xu Sili breathed a sigh of relief. This person was still alive! But very quickly, his heart started to pound again.
He used Insight on the companions beside Charlie and found that —
That person was dead.
He was also an NPC warrior. His HP bar was empty. The cause of death was … failure of the trial?
Xu Sili frowned.
Would failure of the trial lead to death?
What were the conditions for starting the trial?
Si Sheng also furrowed his brows. He didn't have the Insight Technique, but he could sense from their auras that some of them had already died.
"Your Majesty?"
He looked at Xu Sili and wanted to take him away.
However, Xu Sili didn't want to leave. There were still more than 30 people alive. He couldn't just leave them here, right?
"They're in the middle of the trial. I don't know if there's a way to stop …"
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the magic array, which was a step away from them, move towards them. In the blink of an eye, the two of them were trapped inside.
Xu Sili cursed in his heart. Then, he felt his vision go black and he lost consciousness.
Lines of words appeared in the dark void.
[Asmo Trial Begins]
[Trial Content: Return to your weakest state and survive a certain death situation as a weakling.]
[Duration of this trial: 7 days]
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