Chapter 191: Underground Palace 3 [2nd Update]
Ruan Xi and He Ziqian started running like crazy, mentally prepared that the passage would be completely dark. However, they still underestimated the danger of the maze. The faster they ran, the faster the black mucus was secreted. In a short while, the entire passage was filled with an unavoidable stench, and the two of them were so suffocated that their vision went black.
Ruan Xi and He Ziqian, a physician and pharmacist specializing in plants, and a special forces soldier constantly on the front lines of missions, should have been able to withstand such a special environment for a little longer. However...
"Fuck! This is so damn insidious. It's obvious that they want to bury us alive with this smelly mucus!" Ruan Xi cursed angrily. At this moment, he didn't care about his manners at all. Anyway, there was no need to have any manners when dealing with aliens.
He Ziqian said nothing, thinking in his heart that if it really didn't work, he would hold Ruan Xi in his arms and clear the way for him, no matter how long he could hold him back. But if things really developed as he worried, the result was predictable, and he didn't want to accept it at all.
Just as he was about to say something to Ruan Xi, he heard an angry growl from Ruan Xi behind him. Then, countless vines grew out wildly from the black slime. In almost the blink of an eye, they spread across the entire passage. He Ziqian looked around and saw green vines everywhere, which looked full of vitality. He even felt that the foul smell had dissipated a lot.
The two of them couldn't help but stop walking. Ruan Xi looked at all this and was a little confused for a moment. It seemed that his action of giving birth to the vines was unintentional.
"Is this okay?" Ruan Xi was so disgusted that he tried any possible means to cure his illness. He released the supernatural powers in his body that were constantly turbulent due to the emotional fluctuations, and then he ended up in this situation.
It seems that the effect is pretty good?
"Amazing." He Ziqian couldn't help but praise it, and as a reward, he gave his lover a loud kiss on the forehead, "Super amazing!"
Anyway, in this situation, he really didn't know what to do except run. Should he summon Chi Lin without hesitation? He was afraid Chi Lin would be stuck in this maze, unable to move. Or should he just fire his heavy artillery at it without hesitation? If the maze was strong enough, it would be useless. If it wasn't strong enough, then he and Ruan Xi would definitely be buried alive. Either method seemed like seeking death, basically not worth trying.
That is to say, running, which seems a little more reliable.
But his lover really surprised him. He didn't expect that mental power could be used in this way.
"Stop praising me, let's run quickly. This black slime is corrosive, and we don't know how long the vines can last. Let's take this opportunity to run away!" Ruan Xi is indeed a sober man. He can't indulge in his lover's praise. He presents the facts, and the two look at each other and start running again.
The fact was just as Ruan Xi said. The vines he created were corroded layer by layer, melted into the black mucus, and continued to expand outwards until all obstacles in their way were cleared.
However, Ruan Xi had already found a way out. As he ran forward, he continued to produce new vines, stacking as many layers as possible to make the vine wall thicker and more corrosion-resistant, giving them more time to escape.
Running and using supernatural powers all the way had consumed a lot of Ruan Xi's physical strength. He was about to collapse. Finally, he saw the exit in front of him. The two of them ignored everything and rushed forward. The moment they rushed out, Ruan Xi did not forget to block the exit with vines.
"Bang!" A heavy fall sounded, and Ruan Xi was held in He Ziqian's arms. She rolled several times before finally stopping her body from rushing forward. After stopping, both of them were temporarily unable to get up. They lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and had to stare at the exit to prevent the black mucus from flowing in.
"Huh... Huh... Huh... Have we... walked out of... the maze... yet..." Ruan Xi's supernatural powers were almost exhausted at this moment, and his physical strength could not be recovered for a while. He was panting like a broken bellows, his throat was sore, his face looked unhealthy pale, and his forehead was covered with sweat. But he still forced himself to ask this question.
"I'm afraid not. Look around, there are at least hundreds of passages. We have to continue to make choices." When He Ziqian said this, his tone and expression were very helpless, and he simply had no desire to live. He had been on missions hundreds of times, if not thousands, and had never encountered such a difficult situation. Just thinking about it made his head hurt.
At this time, he only had one feeling, that is - there were not enough brain cells!
"Fuck!" Ruan Xi cursed again, banging her head against He Ziqian's hard chest, her face full of despair.
Damn it! He doesn't like mazes at all! He just wants to find his son, why is it so difficult?
He Ziqian was afraid that Ruan Xi would hurt himself, so he quickly stopped her with his hand, hugged her tightly and coaxed her softly, until Ruan Xi fell limply on him, then he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the serious questions still need to be asked.
"Xiao Xi, are we on the right path? Can you still sense Xiao Guai's location now?" There was obvious expectation in He Ziqian's tone, but this time, Ruan Xi was destined to disappoint him.
"The previous sensation only lasted for a moment, and then it disappeared." The implication was that the greatest use of that sensation was that it made them rush into the maze in a hurry, not knowing whether the path they took was the right one.
Not desperate, but quite depressed, that's for sure.
"It's okay, I believe that the path we are taking should be correct. Let's try our best to find the exit, and we will definitely find our son." He Ziqian patiently comforted Ruan Xi, but Ruan Xi suddenly burst out laughing, which made He Ziqian a little confused and a little worried, fearing that his little genius doctor was too stimulated and mentally disturbed.
"He Ziqian, why are you so nice? No matter when or what happens, you always coax me so gently. Aren't you afraid of spoiling me? It's easy for a person to become bad." Spoiling is the best weapon.
But, most people actually look forward to such an opportunity to be spoiled, right? Thinking of the original owner's short and almost miserable life, Ruan Xi's emotion doubled and surged.
"Don't be afraid, you can't spoil him. The person I love is a hero with the world in his heart." He Ziqian said the last two words "hero" very gently, and it seemed as if these two words would turn into water in his sleep, almost drowning Ruan Xi.
However, even if he was drowned, Ruan Xi was willing to forgive himself. This was the first time in his two lifetimes that someone said he was a "hero."
"Well, I will spoil you, and only you." At this time, Ruan Xi no longer felt that He Ziqian had the possibility of betrayal. She just instinctively and wholeheartedly trusted this man who was willing to spoil him for the rest of his life.
The originally serious conversation was unexpectedly turned into sweet talk by the two of them. If there were other people present at this moment, they would probably be choked to death by the buckets of sweet dog food.
After their sweet interaction, they looked at the exit that Ruan Xi had sealed with vines. They were both stunned. "Am I dazzled? Where's the opening? Where are the vines I created?" It didn't make sense to see nothing but a wall! There was clearly no wall there to begin with!
"This maze is moving. The exit we just came out of has been moved to another place." He Ziqian's tone was a little heavy, and Ruan Xi grasped the key point.
"So, there's a high chance that we'll be unlucky enough to run into that passage filled with black and smelly slime again?" Damn it, he didn't want such an encounter at all!
"Yes." The worst thing was that they didn't even know that the entrance to the passage was moving to the side.
At this moment, the wall is obviously still, which means that such movement is timed and fixed. No matter how hard they wait, they will not get any results before the time comes. Therefore, the time to try their luck has come again.
Thinking of "luck", He Ziqian subconsciously looked at his lover, "Which way do you think we should go? You choose, and I will follow you."
It’s not that He Ziqian is too unlucky, but that Ruan Xi is too lucky. Letting Ruan Xi take action directly is the easiest and quickest method.
"No feeling..." The only feeling was dizziness. Although there were not thousands of channels, hundreds of channels would also be scary!
Ruan Xi didn't want to look at it at all, but he had to force himself to look. However, after looking for a long time, he just felt dizzy. In the end, he simply threw himself into He Ziqian's arms and prepared to make a blind guess.
Anyway, there was no need to find any basis, so he could just make a blind guess. At worst, he could just run through that stinky passage again! Although he was extremely reluctant, if they really encountered it, could they just stand there and wait for death?
"I really can't feel it. I have to force vines to come out to help me explore the way..." Before Ruan Xi finished speaking, dozens of vines had already been spawned. With his current physical strength and ability recovery, being able to control dozens of vines at the same time was already the limit. He couldn't really run away without ammunition and food, and never come back. If he really encountered danger in that physical state, he would only become a burden to He Ziqian.
He Ziqian did not stop him, but just waited quietly by the side. However, one minute passed, five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, and hundreds of passages were still not fully explored. Ruan Xi was already exhausted and sweating, and his hands were shaking slightly.
"Xiao Xi, stop forcing yourself! Stop! If you overdraw your mental strength, it will be too dangerous!"
"Just a little more...it's almost there!" Ruan Xi refused to stop and insisted on extending the vines towards the remaining passage.
After exploring all the passages before, Ruan Xi did not sense any correct aura. If they had not taken the wrong path at the beginning, then there must be a way out for them among the remaining passages.
“Found it!”
Fortunately, fate did not play tricks on them. Ruan Xi finally found the right path and collapsed in He Ziqian's arms due to exhaustion.
He panted slightly and rubbed He Ziqian's chest with a clear conscience, "Dear Captain, I have to rely on you from now on. I can't walk anymore!"
"Okay, Captain, I'll carry you away!"
He Ziqian gave Ruan Xi a light kiss on the lips and walked into the passage that Ruan Xi had found without hesitation.
Author's chat: ?? Second update, good night everyone, muah~~
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