"What are you and Lute plotting?"
That was the question posed by the statue.
As the question was asked, the expressions of the four teammates behind Brother Jue shifted.
Feng Bujue only hesitated for a second … and then very calmly raised his hand that was not bitten, pressed it on his shoulder, and replied, "Nothing."
As soon as he said this, the Spell Sigil on his shoulder emitted a faint light and then dissipated.
Silence descended on the stone room. For a moment, only the sound of the players' breathing could be heard.
Five seconds later, the statue silently let go. Brother Jue pulled his hand back and took out the item from the statue's mouth.
"Phew … Finally, I managed to fool them." Feng Bujue rubbed his arm and sighed with relief.
At that moment, the item's description was unlocked by the system. (Even though he was holding it in his hand earlier, he was unable to read the item description.)
Item Name: An Old Pokeball that has not been used
Item Type: Other
[Quality: Excellent]
Special Effect: Can capture and store a beast from the Crystal Maze.
Usage Requirement: Choose Iful as your religion.
Can be taken out of the scenario: No
Remark: I hate Pikachu! From the bottom of my heart!
"Aha! Another item that can lower the difficulty of clearing the scenario. "Feng Bujue raised his head after reading the description." Didn't I tell you there was no harm in exploring it? "
But … no one paid him any attention.
At that moment, the other four players, including Brony, were all looking at Brother Jue from the corner of their eyes with naked and suspicious suspicion.
"What's wrong?" Feng Bujue pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"What … are you and Lute … plotting?" Hong Hu stared at Brother Jue and asked slowly.
Feng Bujue replied innocently. "Didn't I say there's nothing going on?"
"That's right … When you said that, you even exhausted the seal that Ressend gave you," Atobe added.
"That just proves …" Uncle Worthless continued, "You and Lute are indeed plotting something."
"Although I don't know what's going on right now, everyone is looking at you from the corner of their eyes. That's why I'm here to join in the fun. You guys can continue …" Unrestrained Pegasus continued.
"Okay … Okay …" Feng Bujue said, "I did discuss something with Lu Te." He spread out his hands as if it was no big deal. "But as for the specifics … Forgive me for not being able to tell you."
"You're not a simple guy …" Hong Hu adjusted his glasses. "We thought you and Lute had perished together." He sneered. "I didn't expect … that under such circumstances, you and her didn't die, and even became partners?"
"So what?" Feng Bujue asked. "There are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal benefits." He shrugged and said with a smile, "Is it that strange to make a deal with a boss?"
Feng Bujue purposely used the term 'boss' and made his tone sound nonchalant. This was because … from the perspective of other players, this was still a game. No matter what happened during the Tournament for the Best, they would still think … that they had run into a group of rare, highly intelligent NPCs and some unique scenario.
"Er … If you put it that way, I can understand it," Uncle Worthless replied after a few seconds. As a man who had captured a boss monster and turned it into his log-in lobby's assistant, naturally, he was not surprised by this kind of situation.
"Ah … After all, I'm just a spectator at the market. I don't have any grudge against that boss, so it doesn't matter to me." Atobe shrugged. His words were filled with sadness.
"Hey, hey … What are you doing?" Hong Hu grumbled with annoyance. "Have I become the only one making a fuss? This guy is related to the final boss of the Big Event, so it's normal for me to be surprised. "
"Hmm … It doesn't look like it's that big of a deal. Even I, who didn't know what was going on, sighed in relief." Imaginative Horse added another line to make his presence known.
"If there's nothing else, let's move on." Feng Bujue put the Pokeball back into his inventory and picked up his catapult. (When his hand was bitten by the statue, he had placed the catapult on the ground with his other hand.) He said, "Hey, you, go and push the door open."
The group chatted for a while longer before moving toward the portal that led to the next floor.
At that moment, what the teammates did not know was … Feng Bujue, who appeared calm and collected on the surface, was filled with suspicion.
In reality … when the statue asked that question, Feng Bujue was the most shocked of the five. Even though he did not show it, from that moment on, his brain had been thinking about the same question. Why would the Maw of Truth ask about him and Lute?
"This is indeed the main universe of Thriller Paradise, but why would a statue that probably doesn't even have self-consciousness ask me something like that?" Feng Bujue mumbled to himself. "The thing between me and Lute obviously has nothing to do with this scenario, so this question can't be arranged by the system. Then … could it be that the setting of this statue is to 'search for the secrets in the other party's mind and ask them questions'? " He quickly denied that theory. "No, this kind of setting will obviously raise many questions. It might be possible if this is a solo dungeon, but if this is a team dungeon, the questions it asks might directly reveal the player's privacy."
After eliminating the few possibilities, Feng Bujue connected them to a more reliable answer. "Humph … Looks like there is a very powerful person behind this. Who could it be?" He thought to himself. "Someone who has the power to control the original data structure of this statue outside the scenario and has the motive to ask me that question …" A list of suspects appeared in his mind. "First, I can rule out Woody. He wouldn't do something like that. If it's Zero … the possibility is higher. Perhaps he has heard something about this, and that's why he did this. The other two leaders of Origin have the same motive. Other than that … I can't rule out the possibility that it was Lute who wanted to test me. Lastly … even though the possibility is very small, I might have been targeted by the Nine Sciences. With their technology, they should be able to do what I did earlier."
While Brother Jue was thinking, Hong Hu passed through the door of this floor and completed the preliminary inspection of the floor below.
"Come down. It's safe."
Following Ambitionist's shout, everyone entered the third floor of the Temple of Faith one after another. (Counting from top to bottom)
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