Chapter 108 You Yu (unconscious): Wow, sunny and cheerful, but also dark.
“This is it.”
Hei Tao stopped laughing, but even he could see fatigue, anxiety and fear in his eyes.
No one knew what happened when the demon king was sleeping. Clearly, every step they took was guided by the correct path and the guidance of the demon apostle assistant who was once the leader. However, the scene that finally appeared before them was completely different from what they had imagined.
Spade bit his nails nervously, he always felt that there were more important things than trying to find the real underworld and awaken the Demon King, and that thing was the culprit that caused the current abnormal situation... But he had to find out what real death was and where the real underworld was.
Can't let the boss down, these words lingered in his mind like a bone-eating worm, and the blockage of his thoughts made Spade unable to figure out where the real underworld might be.
But that "abnormality" was equally important. Hei Tao stopped. He was indeed not as good at finding the truth as a detective, so he could only choose to look at You Yu beside him, who was following in front of him, staring at the detective in front of him who was walking along the thread of fate's revelation.
But the detective turned a deaf ear to his prying. He just stubbornly drew the silk threads and let them spread in all directions until the threads felt the breath of the long-lost white night.
Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. You Yu spread all the silk threads along the road, and until now when the last thread was taken back, he still couldn't feel the breath of Bai Ye in this not-so-large ninth-level underworld.
It’s better to say... there is an aura everywhere that is similar to but not exactly the same as Bai Ye’s. That feeling makes You Yu feel creepy, as if Bai Ye is right next to him, but he can't see his companion who he has been worried about for a long time.
Or in other words... could it be that White Night has really become omnipresent?
It's terrible.
You Yu was startled by the image that emerged in his mind. He tried his best to concentrate and looked up in the direction indicated by Spade.
Lily of the Valley and Mizuiro carried the unconscious Phantom Thief on their backs. Most of the latter's wounds had been healed by Lily of the Valley's timely treatment and bandaging, so he could at least move. Faust and Hisui walked at the end, always alert to the feathered serpent monster behind them and the demon apostle in front.
They raised their heads at the same time and looked at the tetrahedral stone temple that was right in front of them.
The temple was extremely tall, and its smooth peak was hidden deep in the dark green clouds, looking even more eerie than before.
"...Is this the large temple where you used the vine cocoon to control me in the Dionysus space? Why does the atmosphere feel even more ominous?"
Lily's voice became serious. She did not hide her hostility towards Spade, but Spade was not very friendly to them either. The two sides glared at each other fiercely, and the war was only separated by the thin common goal of finding a way to leave the ninth layer of the underworld.
"Yeah, actually I didn't expect that the sneak attack would be successful at that time."
Heitao's tone was sarcastic, and Linglan was too lazy to respond to him: "Explain it quickly, you arranged everything in the Dionysus space, you must know more than us, what exactly is that rattan cocoon?"
Spade was silent for a moment: "...This is the last resort obtained from those priests. If we fail to successfully awaken the Demon King, then using you as a sacrifice who possesses the power of life and death will definitely complete the final bottom line of awakening the Demon King."
He didn't care at all about Lily of the Valley's ugly face. After all, he was a devil's apostle with a bad taste. Spade even got a little pleasure from Lily of the Valley's pain. The sense of eldership he pretended to have when he was undercover in the Law Enforcement Bureau was gone, revealing the dark undertones underneath.
Spade is the most classic type of devil apostle. All his evil deeds are just for his own happiness. For fun and the ultimate goal, he can sacrifice everything for others.
Spade smiled happily: "Whether you are willing to admit it or not, you are the only means to awaken the devil. If you were not more valuable to stay, I would have long ago--"
"I advise you to shut up."
Before Linglan stabbed Hetao with her fork, a voice colder than Faust's ice sounded beside Hetao. Youyu's silk thread had wrapped around Hetao's neck without her knowing when: "Otherwise your neck will break in an instant, and you will be cut into two pieces."
The water-colored bow also instantly moved towards Spade. The sharp strings were within reach, but Spade was still smiling.
"Interesting, interesting, really fun, so fun, you two can actually go this far for each other, this can be considered a weakness, right?"
Spade smiled and said, "What a wonderful emotion between humans. It's a pity that I can never feel it. What a pity."
Emerald murmured, "You obviously would never have said that before."
Spade, the leader of the Law Enforcers Bureau, always looks out of tune and has a hard time being serious, which makes it easy for him to cross other people's psychological defenses and make some behaviors and complaints that can be called "hell jokes". But he is generally considered competent, except that he always looks like he has no energy at work.
I originally thought that the other party just didn't like working overtime, but I didn't expect that Spade was working "two jobs". The only reason he wanted to get off work as soon as possible was that he had to go to the Demon Apostle to coordinate work as soon as possible.
As expected of a person who can disguise a thousand faces, the leader "Spade" and the demon apostle "Spade" who has now returned to his true nature are completely different people, but the connection between them can be found everywhere.
"Can't feel emotions? You just don't want to feel them."
You Yu sneered: "I have seen many demon apostles like you. You say that you can't feel normal human emotions, but in fact you are just purely selfish. If I didn't need you to leave the ninth floor of the underworld, I would definitely cut you into pieces now."
"Haha." Spade smiled. He noticed the murderous intent of Faust and Emerald, so he raised his hands in surrender: "Although you can't beat me, but we should not be enemies in front of the common enemy. For example-"
Spade lowered his voice, making it sound more like a villain in some movie: "The fog has been trying to swallow us for a long time."
You Yu raised his head suddenly, and Faust instantly built an ice wall around him to block the furious black-green mist. At that moment, everyone who was hit by the aftermath of the mist felt a stabbing pain in their hearts and sudden fear for unknown reasons.
You’ll die…!
Unlike the fog on the third and sixth floors which is more decorative than functional, if you are touched by those things, you will definitely die.
Such information burst into everyone's heart in an instant, even Youyu and Linglan could not contain their fear.
Faust quietly watched his ice wall being quickly eroded and melted by the mist, turning into an ugly pile of smoking debris. He spat out one word indifferently: "Run!"
Everyone started to move. The few lives in the ninth layer of the underworld rushed towards the Quetzalcoatl Pyramid built of huge steps. That was their only way forward.
Lily of the Valley and Mizuiro fell to the last place because they were carrying the weight of Wonder.
"You still want to take that thing with you? To apologize for what I said just now, I can offer you a wonderful solution: just throw that thing away, both of you."
Hei Tao proposed a plan with a smile, but was glared back at by Linglan and Shuise. Feicui and Youyu ignored the death fog that was so close behind them and also chose to go back to help.
"Wow, so law enforcers need to not be afraid of death. If I were to die soon, would you save me like this?"
Spade said sarcastically.
"Yes." You Yu answered without hesitation, which made Hei Tao stunned for a moment: "But you are different from Wonder. I don't want anyone to die in the inner space of the devil's game. But Wonder is more special. After all, he tried his best to save Ling Lan. No matter what his purpose was, he saved Ling Lan. This is a fact. I can't help but remember it."
You Yu sneered at Hei Tao, but the other party simply raised the corner of his mouth in pure pleasure: "What a weird way of thinking, I can't understand it at all. Since you are willing to sacrifice your life for a lunatic with a histrionic personality, I have no right to stop you. The moment when this drama full of justice is shattered is the best moment. I look forward to you being backstabbed by your own justice, You Yu... and all the members of the Squid Detective Agency~"
Hei Tao's gaze lingered on Wonder thoughtfully for a second, then quickly left, but it caught You Yu's attention.
It’s really strange, why did he deliberately look at wonder?
Youyu felt like she needed to start thinking again.
The speed of the dark green smoke was still increasing, and it soon spread up several steps, tightly biting the tail ends of the footsteps of several people, boiling and crazy, just like the anger of the devil Midlan whose perfect dream was disturbed.
But everyone present was also moving very fast. The huge staircase city that was difficult for ordinary people to cross was part of the map for them to stroll leisurely. What's more, there were Lily of the Valley and Hisui who could ride on forks and keys. Unfortunately, even so, in the desperate situation where there was only the last step left, Shuise and Youyu, who were the slowest, still fell behind.
"Damn this broken and dilapidated ground!"
Shuise cursed and tried to speed up, but as a support player, his stamina was not enough to keep up with the melee players around him. He was tripped by a small stone on the ground and almost fell to the ground when he lost his balance.
You Yu hurriedly scooped up the water and tried to use the golden thread in his hand to close the distance, but he almost fell down for some inexplicable reason.
At the moment he lost his balance and fell into the mist of death behind him, You Yu felt the hint of fate.
The golden thread lit up for a brief moment, very inconspicuous, but it was indeed bright.
Why? Was it fate that he and Mizuiro stumbled and were overtaken by death?
You Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. He took a deep breath, wanting to save himself, but saw that the fog was already very close.
"Shui Se! You Yu!"
Linglan, who was holding a fork and wondering, heard the voice and did not look back because she believed Youyu. When she heard the second voice and looked back again, everything in front of her almost made her soul tremble.
Because no one knows better than her that being swallowed by the mist will really lead to death... Those are the soul particles of the Demon King Mitran, which can devour all living things.
To stop...how to stop it?
Lily of the Valley analyzed her own soul, trying to find the only solution to everything, but she found herself powerless.
"Use...your vines..."
At the moment when she was almost in despair, a weak but firm voice sounded in Lily's ears.
"You are... already dead... a character... who can stop... the stroke of fate..."
The broken voice caused by pain and weakness continued stubbornly and firmly in Lily of the Valley's ears. Lily of the Valley lowered her head and met Wonder's painful yet determined eyes hidden under the mask.
So she subconsciously "planted" her vines in the black fog of death.
Contrary to expectations, the vines were not turned into black wreckage by the death mist. Instead, they began to grow vigorously and blossomed into beautiful lily of the valley.
The growing vines swayed happily, pulling Youyu and Shuise into their arms, as if proudly showing the mist of death: "Friend, your attacks seem to be restoring my health."
"Go inside the temple!"
Faust and Spade noticed that the mist did not spread naturally to the space behind the huge stone gate of the main temple. The two leaders shouted and rushed into the temple hall where the vine cocoons grew in the Dionysus space.
"Walk!"
Feicui grabbed Youyu and Shuise in time. She drove the key and followed behind Lily of the Valley in time. She rushed into the huge stone gate one second before the vines disappeared because Lily of the Valley was exhausted and could not be maintained.
"This is so exciting!" Spade smiled and pressed the mechanism to activate the stone gate. A huge roar sounded, blocking the spreading fog outside the stone gate.
Jadeite and Lily of the Valley landed on the ground. You Yu regained his consciousness from the urgency of almost dying. He might still be a little confused. When he saw the laughing Spade, he spoke reflexively.
You Yu: "Wow, sunny and cheerful, yet dark and gloomy."
When Suzuran saw the Phantom Thief staggering and finally standing up, she was so speechless that her weakness was broken by these words and she almost fell down again.
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