Chapter 78 Qianmian: Aren’t your friends always in front of you?
Dionysus space, the underworld of the Mitklan temple complex.
The huge tetrahedron temple was right in front of them. A staircase with no end in sight was put together. Each stone was as tall as a person, forming a ladder leading to the interior of the temple. Countless green vines were entwined around the tall stone steps. The three high school students climbed countless steps and finally reached the central entrance of the tall temple before they exhausted themselves to death.
At the end of the endless upward stairs is a huge platform as vast as a square. Opposite the platform for the high school students is the top entrance to the huge temple pyramid. The tall and heavy stone door is already wide open, and the vast space inside is emitting an ominous dark green color, which merges with the mist from the outside world, forming a sea like the River Styx.
The golden thread is still extending forward, which means that the last piece of the token of this Dionysus space game is there.
Behind the huge bottomless stone gate is the main temple of the Mitklan sacrificial site, which was once the main sacrificial site for the demon king Mitlan, who was once known as the god of death.
"Let's go."
You Yu did not hesitate. He steadied his breathing for a few seconds, followed the instructions of the golden thread, and walked firmly towards the hall on the top of the tetrahedron temple.
Shuise and Baiye looked at each other, followed Youyu on the left and right, and hid their figures in the shadow of the huge temple hall without hesitation. No one noticed that behind them, the boundless green mist seemed to become thicker. The mist continued to spread along the tall steps leading upwards, and in an instant, the temple seemed to stand among the sea of clouds.
“Boom—”
There were no unnecessary murals or paint decorations on the tall stone gate. The stone gate, which was so heavy that it weighed tons, seemed to be affected by some force and automatically moved to both sides the moment a few high school students approached it. The uneven or corroded stone rubbed against the ground, making a rumbling sound that made people's teeth ache.
The black fire platform hidden in the shadows made a loud noise of burning flames. The moment the stone door was completely opened, it began to extend from under You Yu's feet, and all the fire platforms in the entire inner hall were lit up in an instant. The dark green nether fire flickered and burned like a snake.
Behind the stone gate is a huge hall, which is completely different from the enclosed hall they had imagined at the beginning. This hall, which is also built with wide stones, has a naturally extended cross-section of a tetrahedron above it. The top of this pyramid temple seems to have been deliberately repaired and is not sealed. Through the skylight-like top exit, you can still see the twinkling stars in the blurry night outside.
Countless vines grew through the large but not huge quadrilateral and extended into the depths of the hall. Bai Ye looked around and could at least confirm that all the corners of the hall were growing with those strange vines.
Like a snake lurking in the dark.
"Look there!"
Shuise's trembling voice rang out, and he raised his hand tremblingly, resisting the urge to jump, and shrank directly behind Bai Ye - this time, the Dionysus Space Game had consumed all the fear in his second half of life.
Bai Ye patted Shuise's hand on his shoulder soothingly, and looked in the direction he pointed with Youyu. That was the end of the sacrificial hall, and it was also the place where the thread of fate disappeared. Normally, there should be a huge Quetzalcoatl statue standing there, but...
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but endless darkness and tangled vines that grew into bouquets of faint green fluorescent ghost orchids.
Countless vines twisted into strange shapes in the middle of the temple hall, like a feathered serpent flapping its wings. At the head of the snake was a huge cocoon-like body wrapped in vines, emitting a faint green light like a firefly. It seemed to have life, flashing and breathing at a certain frequency.
"Oh, you guys...are here. How rude! It's slower than I expected, but also a lot faster than I had imagined in the end."
Incomprehensible words came out from the corner of the hall along with a familiar voice. You Yu instantly turned to the corner of the hall where the voice came from, and the swift sword in his hand pointed exactly at the light that suddenly appeared in the corner.
The normal, yellow light was an oil lamp of the same shape as the ones in their hands.
You Yu narrowed his eyes, and his expression was not very good. Bai Ye looked at the vague outline cast by the light of the oil lamp, and suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Hello..."
The other party's somewhat listless voice came from behind the oil lamp. He stepped out of the blind spot shrouded in darkness, revealing his true face under the dim green and bright yellow lights.
Flaxen double braided hair, a beautiful pastoral style long skirt with rippling hem, and...
Those familiar, reliable emerald green eyes that had not appeared since they entered the [Mitklan] map, were full of vitality and shone with an emerald green luster in the dark environment.
"Squid Detective Agency, my friends."
Lily of the Valley stood at the junction of light and shadow, smiling as carefree as usual, but the three boys present did not speak.
Because under the other party's eyes, there was something that had never been seen before, it was exactly the same as the giant feathered serpent monster that had appeared before, and even more luxurious scales.
That is a symbol of demonization.
"You are not Lily of the Valley."
The swift sword in You Yu's hand moved further, and he recognized at first sight that the person in front of him was not his detective agency partner who had been with them for several years.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Lily of the Valley" was still smiling, and just like the "You Yu" that Bai Ye met at the beginning, that smile gradually began to become more and more weird.
"I won't tell you," You Yu also raised the corner of his mouth. His tone was relaxed, but his hand holding the Swift Sword had not relaxed: "After I tell you, you will adjust and change your disguise next time. I won't tell you what the bond between us is. You demon apostles will never understand!"
You Yu spoke with certainty and even thought he was very handsome, but Shuise and Bai Ye were so embarrassed by his second-year syndrome that they covered their faces and almost wanted to add "We don't know him" before the demon apostle opposite them could speak.
“…very interesting speech.”
The demon apostle disguised as "Lily of the Valley" clapped his hands and seemed speechless at You Yu's second-year speech, but he quickly adjusted his mood. The appearance of "Lily of the Valley" faded away in an instant, and in the gloomy green mist, it transformed into a young man wearing the same black robe as Huo Gu.
"Devil Apostle Thousand Faces, why?"
Bai Ye looked at the young man who had transformed into a demon apostle and suddenly spoke.
This time, the Dionysus Space was full of weirdness. The DM personally tore up the game rules that were carefully designed at the beginning. However, the most basic rule that the Dionysus Space was a confrontation between demons and players should not be changed - that was the underlying logic of the Dionysus Space.
Unless the demon apostle voluntarily replaces his own demon.
Bai Ye had a very bad guess.
"As your detective boss said, as a demon apostle and the boss's deputy, I have no reason to tell you."
Qianmian, the demon apostle who had appeared in the conversation between Huo Gu and Tang Zhu Yuanluzhi and had the ability to simulate other people's appearances, bowed very politely. His fingers flew, and a crystal clear light-colored crystal fragment appeared in front of the three high school students.
"But I've always been a very easy-going person. You guys have followed the thread of fate and come here, which is also what I want. So... as long as you can sit down and talk to me calmly, I will give you this last fragment of the token."
The demon apostle Thousand Faces shook his fingertips gently, and the light-colored crystal fragment and the last token fragment also floated with his movements, reflecting a beautiful circle of light in the hall.
"Oh? Are you talking about conditions? Unfortunately, our conditions have never been the token fragments."
You Yu held up the brim of his hat, and the swift sword in his hand never fell down: "Since you can turn into Lily of the Valley, you must have seen her before. Where is Lily of the Valley? I need to know about her situation."
You Yu’s aura was quite terrifying, the power of the youngest S-level player diffused in the hall, and faint golden threads lingered in the air around him, as ancient as the rising and setting sun.
"I've always had good luck. Since you know me, you must know that I'm not joking."
You Yu pointed the tip of his sword in the direction of the opponent and tried to raise the corners of his mouth as usual, but Bai Ye still discovered his flaw. He was feeling quite uneasy.
Lily of the Valley has been out of contact for too long, and the Dionysus space is too weird this time. Even Bai Ye, who knows the inside story of the confrontation between the DM system and t173, can only reluctantly attribute the current situation to the fact that the DM system and the Demon Apostle have completely given up their disguise due to their exposure during the first season, and they will do whatever they can to stop more demon players and win the game.
But this also cannot explain why the other party chose not to let his own familiars play, but instead played himself, unless...
Several fragments that should not be connected together appeared in Bai Ye's mind... Unless the opponent's familiar is now in a state where it cannot enter the Dionysus space to fight, and Linglan...
Bai Ye looked at the huge vine cocoon and suddenly had a bad feeling.
The mastermind behind the Huangquan Town incident, Lord Tang Yuan Luzhi, aims to revive the Demon King of Muhuo and make him his own servant. This time, the map of the Dionysus Space is related to the Demon King Miteran. Bai Ye does not believe that this is just a coincidence. In addition, Qianmian has a higher status than Lord Tang among the demon apostles...
I'm afraid the familiar chosen by the opponent is the Demon King Mitran, otherwise Qianmian could just throw in other demons of the Demon God level or lower. After all, the warm-up match in the Dionysus Space is much more important to demon players than demon apostles.
As the deputy of the Devil Apostle Organization, there was absolutely no need for him to come here and play an escape game of chase with a few high school devil game players.
And the missing lily of the valley...
Bai Ye looked at the huge vine and ghost orchid, which were very similar to the vines that appeared when Lily of the Valley used the Soul Tag.
The relationship with Midland doesn't seem to be simple.
"What an impolite child! Forget it, just think of me as a magnanimous person. But don't cry after you know the truth."
Qianmian laughed happily: "Your friend, hasn't she always been in front of you? Why, can't you recognize her?"
You Yu's pupils shrank slightly, and he and Shuise looked suddenly at the huge vine cocoon in the center of the hall. The swift sword in his hand lost its strength and fell to the ground.
"How... is it possible?! What did you do?!"
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