Chapter 77 Red Heart: Take care of yourself.
"Let's look for traces of Lily of the Valley. No matter what, we must reunite before we can discuss the next step."
You Yu buttoned his beret, rarely showing his distress, and took the lead to walk towards the map outside the house which had turned into the real underworld.
The dark green mist was blown into wave-like ripples in the air by the wind from the jungle. The real underworld was even more gloomy and cold than the ruins just now. Several people walked on the stone-pile street, and the oncoming forest wind made people feel icy cold.
"The earphones don't work... It seems like we are just plain unlucky..."
Shuise walked in the middle of the team and wanted to check whether Linglan's headphones were functioning normally, but found that everyone's headphones had lost the communication function at this moment.
There is some kind of supreme demonic power in the temple complex of the underworld, which has blocked all of Meihua's contact information. It is obviously the influence of the devil-level power. The suspicion and entanglement just now have all become useless at this moment. After all... the facts are already in front of them - their enemy this time is really a devil-level existence, the devil lord Mitlan of the meteorite.
"I originally thought that Linglan had encountered some strange things and that's why she didn't choose to contact us right away. Now it seems that she didn't have the good luck like me, so she was unlucky enough to be born in the temple of the underworld."
You Yu sighed, and it was obvious that he had tried very hard to make his tone lighthearted. As a member of the Squid Detective Agency, even though Suzuran was in an unknown situation now, he definitely couldn't be the first person to panic and lose his direction. Unfortunately... the confusion and solemnity beneath the teasing tone that he tried so hard to disguise was still very obvious, at least it was quite obvious to Bai Ye.
"While searching for the lily of the valley, don't forget to pay attention to the traces of the fragments. As long as we gather the fragments as soon as possible, no matter how bad the situation is, we can always open the safety door and find a way out."
Bai Ye added, his voice was terrifyingly calm, but his brain was trying hard to think about the few words about lily of the valley that he had glimpsed in fate with the help of t173's power.
In the preview of t173's Path of Destiny Exploration, the Squid Detective Society was chased by the demon followers of the Demon King-level Demon in the warm-up match. The Demon King himself did not appear in the entire warm-up match. Bai Ye still remembers the broken picture in his mind. One of the frames was You Yu's complaint: "The DM system is getting worse and worse. How come this warm-up match is not even one-tenth as lively as the one in Huangquan Town? I don't know what the demon apostles on the opposite side are doing."
But in the next second after that picture, You Yu, who had just folded his hands behind his head and was full of confidence, suddenly changed his expression and looked at his companions beside him with a look of fear and anxiety.
"No - Lily of the Valley?!"
"What are these vines-?!"
The perspective has always been at You Yu's position. Bai Ye could only see with the help of t173 that You Yu's expression at that time was extremely serious. His golden eyes were almost frozen, reflecting the blurry vines on the girl in front of him.
There are only vines. In the "Wicked City" game information given by t173, the information about Lily of the Valley in the warm-up season is only the vines that are constantly growing in reality. The next is the news of Lily of the Valley's death brought by Spade himself after the Ink City incident.
The other fragments in between are completely unmatched and of no help to the current situation, but if the abnormality that Lily of the Valley produced in the real world after leaving the Dionysus space was a vine...
Bai Ye suddenly raised his head and looked at the Quetzalcoatl Temple, the largest inverted pyramid in the building complex, which was wrapped in the spreading dark green mist in the distance.
The outer perimeter of the temple was covered with a dense layer of parasitic vines visible to the naked eye. Even from a certain distance, it was clearly visible that the rampantly growing strange vines almost completely obscured the texture of the temple's main building.
"Shui Se, Bai Ye, over there...is that another token fragment?"
You Yu also raised his head, but his goal was different from Bai Ye's. Golden soul particles appeared in You Yu's hands. With the help of [Luck], he pierced through a feathered serpent statue that served as a signpost in the surrounding environment with one sword. After the statue shattered, a fluorescent crystal fragment slowly rose.
The seriousness in You Yu's eyes became more and more intense. He stretched out his hand, and the golden soul particles began to resonate with the surroundings. Under the guidance of the wind and fate, a golden silk thread slowly emerged as a perceived [clue], starting from the crystal fragment hidden deep in the feathered serpent statue, and extending to the huge four-sided tower-shaped feathered serpent temple not far away.
Bai Ye brought the crystal fragment in his hand close to that fragment, and the third fragment quickly pieced together automatically. After the light effect of the piece together flashed, the true appearance of the token became clearer and clearer - it was a crystal skull that was smaller than a normal human body.
"The other two fragments are on the path marked by the golden line."
You Yu opened his eyes, and his brown eyes had now completely turned into a beautiful golden color, shining brightly in the strange underworld version of the Miteklan complex.
The map of Mitchlan is different from that of Huangquan Town. The revelations of fate here are more obvious, and he can get more information from the Wheel of Fortune... so much that it seems like someone did it on purpose.
"It seems that the owner of this map is quite unique. Unlike some other fire demons that start fighting right away, it wants to invite us to the largest temple."
Bai Ye held the crystal skull, which had been pieced together 3/5, in his hand, and his voice was calm and solemn.
“Although I don’t know whether it was its original intention or the intention of its demon apostle collaborator, but perhaps… all the answers we are looking for are at the end of this map.”
"Let's go then, everyone."
You Yu closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes had regained their usual brightness and confidence.
"Since it has already sent out the invitation and the clues have completed the instructions, we have no reason to retreat. What's more... Lily of the Valley's current condition is still unknown. This guy..."
You Yu clenched the swift sword in his hand and swung it fiercely at the thread of fate he had discovered: "You must give me the truth!"
The temple complex remained silent. The legendary underworld was even quieter than the real Mitterkran ruins. Even the roars of wild beasts in the depths of the surrounding jungle had not been heard once. It was truly a place of death.
Bai Ye and the other two were ready for battle in the face of the temple group that had issued the invitation, but the demon master here didn't seem to have any intention of releasing his demon followers. They had almost walked to the foot of the tall temple, and had not found any trace of living creatures in the other buildings.
As the legend of the Ink City says, this is a place of unbearable silence.
No demons, no sudden attacking vines, just a fourth, extra crystal shard.
When the fourth crystal fragment was collected in the building complex, even Bai Ye's face turned ugly.
The opponent still did not make a move, and even handed over the four token fragments in a way that could almost be called a gift. This means that unless the opponent is a fool or a madman, or... he is already powerful enough not to care whether they can collect the token fragments. Even if he "gives" them four token fragments, this time the demon master is fully confident that he can control the situation in his own hands.
No matter how turbulent the three high school students' hearts were, the suspected demon-level power always existed quietly in the depths of the huge temple at the final point, at the end of the golden thread of fate, waiting for the guests it invited to visit.
Like a very patient human host.
Too much like... human.
The three high school students looked at each other and saw something incredible in each other's eyes.
Does the devil really have such a consciousness that maintains its original desire of not carrying out destruction?
Nobody knows.
**
Sun Law Enforcement Bureau, a conference room.
The red-haired woman, the scholar in the wheelchair, the boy playing with a jigsaw puzzle, and the girl with a red ponytail gathered together again, their eyes focused on the electronic light screen of the projector in front of them, speechless in silence.
"Although the situation has been brought under control, the number of people who have fallen into a coma for a long time due to the DM system is still somewhat shocking."
Hong Xin stared at the real-time dynamic digital reflection on the light screen and sighed.
"That can't be helped. The Sun Law Enforcement Bureau has already warned all branches in the surface world to protect the civilian players who participated in this demonic game. The DM system is still in operation. Facing the unknown existence, we are powerless and can only choose to quietly watch its next move."
Zhenhong spread her hands. She was the only one in the meeting room who looked the best. She even had time to joke, "Speaking of which, now two Ten Commandments tokens have appeared in Mo City, as well as the Demon King Mitlan... The Demon Apostle really thought the temptation was not big enough, so he took out his family fortune..."
Zhenhong touched her chin with a smile. She did not look worried at all. Instead, she looked like a spectator who had bought a ticket to a good play, happily looking forward to the actors' next performance.
"You're laughing quite happily. After all, it's not you who was sent on the business trip this time."
Kuroo glared at Shinhong with gritted teeth, he really looked like he wanted to kill someone.
After the Huangquan Town incident, those who died in the game did not wake up by paying points in the game as the DM system said. Panic filled the people, and the hospitals under the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau were filled with unconscious civilian players. Some of those who were less affected could barely wake up through the power of the psychic soul tag owners, but some who were seriously injured, or those who were seriously injured when they died, were not so lucky.
The Sun Law Enforcement Bureau was in a state of panic in all major urban areas, and Spade had the files of Huangquan Town in his hands. After he had finally dealt with the matter, the rumors about the Ten Commandments token of Mo City came again. As Spade's hometown, he could not choose to sit idly by.
"It's okay, you are not alone, the plum blossoms are with you."
Zhenhong's fun-loving nature became more and more obvious. She patted Heitao's shoulder and her tone seemed to hide other meanings: "If you can bring back two Ten Commandments tokens at once, those guys in the Senate will worship you and Meihua!"
Upon hearing this, Meihua nodded slightly to show her agreement.
Spade ruffled his hair: "That's not the point, Plum, that's my hometown. It's where 'that thing' happened... and where the kid from the Squid Detective Agency lived. Do we really want to go back?"
Meihua shook her head: "We have no other choice."
At least for now, the only way to resolve the chaos caused by the current DM system is to collect the Ten Commandments and end this farce of "Reunion".
Spade looked at Plum's expression, which looked like she was about to die bravely, and murmured, "I don't care. You've never complained about any mission. Why do I feel like there's still a big pitfall in this mission..."
"You guessed right."
Hong Xin slammed the report in his hand on the conference table, making a loud noise that could not be ignored.
"This mission operation clearly involves the participation of the Demon King, so Jade and Faust will also participate this time. Spade, don't forget to connect with your teammates."
"It's Faust!"
Zhenhong smiled and turned to approach Hongxin. The red-haired woman turned around and ignored Zhenhong. She looked away from the data screen with a serious expression.
"Faust?! The new leader that Queen has designated as the new Jack? How come that guy, doesn't he always dislike working with us?"
Spade screamed, unable to hold back his expression any longer: "Is it Queen again...? To be honest, I really can't get along with that guy... Although he is a bit like Old Cube at times, he is much more difficult to deal with than Old Cube... Can you please be kind and give me someone else?"
Red Heart looked at Spade sympathetically: "You guessed right, it was indeed the Queen's order. All I can say is...get used to it."
"After all... that was the Queen's request."
Redheart's gaze fell on Spade, who had begun to pull at his hair furiously, appearing dim under the indoor lighting.
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