The voice paused, then tentatively said:
"Little one, look, we seem to be destined to meet. Can you do me a favor?"
Zero was amused.
This person almost killed them, and now he has the nerve to make demands?
He said, rather angrily, at that moment:
"Who has any connection with you? Not only did you fall down here out of nowhere and almost die, but you also ended up in this godforsaken place. I don't believe you didn't do something behind this."
"No, little one, I really didn't do anything... You fell down on your own, I didn't do anything..."
"Including the series of traps you will encounter later, they all existed from the beginning and were not under my control."
"All I can do is talk to you. You have to believe me..."
A smile that seemed to have no hint of sarcasm:
"I don't even know who you are, how can I trust you?"
The voice seemed to agree, and conceded:
"I can tell you who I am, but... you have to agree to help me first."
"good."
Without a second thought, he agreed to the request.
After all, in this place, the only thing we can rely on right now is this mysterious voice.
"Alright, you go to the ice room first."
"Hi-muro?"
Without a doubt, he muttered something and set off to search.
The ice chamber was easy to find, located at the junction of the main hall. The thick ice surrounding it reflected a cold light, and a putrid smell emanated from the two ice coffins throughout the entire ice chamber.
"What's the next step?"
Zero casually remarked, his fingers tapping unintentionally on the ice coffin.
"Open the coffin."
The voice responded immediately, seemingly impatient.
"Open the coffin?"
Zero was momentarily shocked.
"certainly."
"You're not in this ice coffin, are you?"
Zero muttered something, then shook his head, dismissing his ridiculous idea.
I was really overthinking it. The sound was clearly coming from the surrounding air, how could it be inside the ice coffin...?
It seems this ice coffin must hold some secret, which is why he was asked to open it...
Zero stretched out his hands and placed them on the edge of the coffin.
As the coffin lid was slowly pushed open, it was as if an ancient and desolate world was being revealed, with a decaying and chilling aura spreading from the inside out.
Inside this ice coffin lay a headless body!
There was no blood, no decay, and it was spotless, as if it was meant to stay here and become one with the ice coffin.
"this……"
Zero was still in shock when he heard the voice say even more urgently:
"Quick! Quick! Open the other ice coffin!"
"Who exactly are you?"
"Open it! Open it now!"
The voice did not answer Zero again, but kept urging Zero to open the ice coffin.
Zero became wary at this point.
Why did this voice become so agitated after being confronted with the ice coffin?
Not only did they not tell him his identity, they also kept making him act according to his own ideas.
Without even realizing it, I was led astray!
"What are you waiting for? Open it now!"
The voices grew increasingly anxious.
"No."
Zero shook his head, rejecting the voice.
"Don't you want to leave? Open the other ice coffin, open it, and you can leave!"
A huge bait has been thrown down; all that's left is for Zero to open the ice coffin, and he will be completely free!
"You went to great lengths to lure me here, just so I would open these two ice coffins?"
"That's right. Opening the ice coffin is what I need your help with. How about that? Isn't it simple?"
"No, something's not right."
Something's really wrong!
Things aren't that simple!
I instinctively wanted to go outside, but I felt as if my body was being controlled by something and I couldn't move at all.
The ice coffin, which had already been opened, emitted a faint blue light, exuding an eerie aura.
"What did you do!"
The severed half of the body remained motionless, but a continuous stream of blue energy surged outwards, covering Zero's body as if trying to penetrate it, but was blocked by something.
"Strange, there's actually an energy within your body that's preventing my invasion... Just who are you?"
"Shouldn't we be asking you that?"
At the entrance of the ice chamber, Zi You slowly strode in, her purple eyes suddenly turning cold. Her words, though seemingly calm, were filled with an imposing aura.
"Purple Nether".
Zero couldn't move; he could only turn his head to look at her.
"Let him go."
One step, two steps—seemingly ordinary walking—yet Zi You exuded an aura of dominance over the world and arrogance over all others.
"I had completely forgotten that you, little girl, even existed."
"It's alright, I'm not interested in you. I only want this body. You can leave now."
The voice seemed to completely disregard Zi You, or perhaps, its attention was entirely focused on Ling.
I said... let him go.
Zi You repeated it again.
"Hahaha—let him go? Little girl, are you kidding me? I finally got a perfect body, and now you want me to let him go? You're so naive..."
"you……"
"Let me tell you something else. Actually, I didn't set up those mechanisms, but they were quite useful."
"Not only did it stop those overconfident people, it also found me such a perfect body..."
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