Chapter 190: Underground Palace 2 [Update 1]
"My head hurts so much... Like being pricked by needles..." In the blink of an eye, Ruan Xi was sweating profusely and his face turned pale from the pain. But after the initial surprise, Ruan Xi quickly mobilized his body's supernatural powers to resist the external energy attack.
He Ziqian quickly realized that this was an energy attack aimed only at Ruan Xi. He couldn't even feel the slightest energy fluctuation, which made him extremely angry and anxious. However, he didn't dare to disturb Ruan Xi who was struggling to resist the energy attack. He could only hold his hand tightly and wait quietly.
Time passed minute by minute, and He Ziqian didn't know how long it had been. When Ruan Xi finally slowly opened her eyes, he was sweating all over his head and face because of nervousness and worry.
"Xiao Xi, are you okay?" He Ziqian asked cautiously. Ruan Xi responded with a weak smile. However, He Ziqian strangely saw a bit of arrogance in this weak smile. He had already made up his mind about this energy attack.
"Win?"
"That's right, whoever dares to steal my son will be defeated by me!" Ruan Xi said gritting his teeth, leaning on He Ziqian, breathing lightly. After the weakness in his body was slightly relieved, he let out a long breath.
"The enemy's mental strength is very strong, and I almost fell into his trap. Fortunately, I have long been accustomed to constantly circulating the energy in my body. It will still take some time to break through the energy barrier in my body." Although he inevitably suffered some hardship, Ruan Xi felt it was well worth it.
Because he probably has already figured out the enemy's strengths.
"Next, we need to use more mental energy for defense and attack. For some reason, this underground palace has greatly restricted our physical strength and power. Relying solely on fighting will definitely not work. We are restricted, and so are the aliens. Otherwise, the aliens would definitely not use energy attacks right from the start. This is not their forte."
"Limiting physical strength and power?" He Ziqian repeated this sentence. At the same time, he felt the state of his body and was surprised to find that the facts were indeed as Ruan Xi said. Then he asked curiously, "Xiao Xi, how did you know?"
Logically speaking, He Ziqian's sensitivity to this kind of combat-related qualities should be far beyond Ruan Xi's, but now the opposite is true.
"The conclusion I came to from the confrontation just now is that I followed the source of energy and sensed the enemy's location. Maybe Xiaoguai is there. Let's go over and take a look." Anyway, I have no sense of direction now, so I might as well just catch whoever I can.
"good."
It took them nearly half an hour to walk through the passage, and then an irregular... spider web appeared in front of them.
"Fuck! Is this a fucking maze?" Ruan Xi looked at the opening in front of him, which was only as wide as two adults at most. Behind it were countless small paths. What's more, there were multiple layers and staggered floors. After looking at it for a long time, it felt like the space had been folded. There were so many small paths that their scalps were numb. There was no sense of direction. Here, they only had two choices: explore the way or get lost.
"It looks like a maze. The enemy wants to trap us to death here." It's not "trapped", but "trapped to death". He Ziqian has a very accurate grasp of the enemy's intentions, but the sneer on his face reveals his inner unyielding spirit.
Neither he nor Ruan Xi could retreat here.
"You said that they value Xiaoguai very much and will not hurt Xiaoguai, right?" Ruan Xi suddenly asked this. He Ziqian was a little confused when he heard it at first, but he soon understood what Ruan Xi meant, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Yes, Xiaoguai is the future they have been waiting for for who knows how many years. They absolutely dare not hurt Xiaoguai." He may have been a little hesitant before, but now, He Ziqian's tone was firm.
He was certain that the aliens would not dare to touch Xiaoguai, and at most they would restrict his actions. After all, the aliens still intended to let Xiaoguai lead them into a brighter future.
"Okay, let's stop here and take it easy. At least, let's study the route first." But damn, how can I study this kind of route? Just one glance makes me dizzy. Looking at it any longer, is this going to kill me?
"Okay." There was no reason for He Ziqian not to agree. As soon as he finished speaking, he hugged Ruan Xi into his arms and gently kissed him on the top of his head. "We will find a way."
"Well, things will work out in the end. My luck has always been pretty good." After all, even after death, one can be reborn into another world. This is really good luck.
The two of them sat down on the ground in an embrace. As soon as they entered a resting state, He Ziqian habitually took out two nutritional supplements and handed one to Ruan Xi, "Eat something to keep your strength."
"I'm not hungry..." Ruan Xi stopped talking involuntarily when she met He Ziqian's deep eyes and immediately changed the subject.
"good."
After saying that, Ruan Xi took the nutrient solution, bit open the seal and began to eat it. He finished the nutrient solution in just a few bites and solemnly held up the empty nutrient solution tube in front of He Ziqian, "Look, it's finished."
That little look, not to mention how well-behaved it is, is exactly the same as Xiaoguai, seeing which He Ziqian's heart almost softened, "Yeah, so good."
Ruan Xi: "..." Do you think he is a good boy to be coaxed?
But after a few seconds of silence, Ruan Xi threw herself into He Ziqian's arms again, "Obviously Xiaoguai never comes out, and we haven't seen each other very often. But when he suddenly disappeared, I missed him so much! Why are these nasty aliens trying to snatch my son from me? I should raise my son by myself!"
At this time, Ruan Xi had completely forgotten that Xiaoguai was originally a life form cultivated by an alien race. If it weren't for that unexpected encounter, he would not even have the chance to see Xiaoguai. But fate is so mysterious and has never been affected by human heart.
Well, this rule also applies to the hearts of aliens.
"It's okay. Xiaoguai is still in this underground palace after all. They brought Xiaoguai here on purpose. It must be something they want to do. It must be done here. It can't be done anywhere else."
They couldn't predict whether this incident would cause harm to Xiaoguai, so it would be best to find Xiaoguai and get him back before that.
After all, Xiaoguai is the son he and Ruan Xi personally adopted. They call him dad and father for a reason. No matter what, they will protect their child.
"Well, there must be some strange magic circle or force field here that can block my mental fluctuations and make me unable to sense Xiaoguai's existence. I hate this feeling!" So, it must be resolved quickly.
All the plants in the plant atlas were successfully cultivated by Ruan Xi himself before they were transplanted into the atlas space. All the plants in the atlas space are closely related to Ruan Xi, and are related to his children. Xiaoguai is the most special child, that's all.
Xiaoguai is his child, no one can take him away!
At this moment, Ruan Xi's mental fluctuations became extremely strong, so strong that He Ziqian could feel it clearly. He looked at his lover in his arms in surprise, wanting to ask about his situation, but before he could open his mouth, Ruan Xi suddenly raised his head and stared blankly ahead.
"I found Xiaoguai!" Although the feeling was only fleeting, Ruan Xi was very sure that it was Xiaoguai's energy fluctuation, and it was Xiaoguai sending him a signal.
However, the signal transmission time was too short, and he missed the signal just by a little bit.
Ruan Xi was so ecstatic that his neck seemed to be frozen, unable to move. However, his hands were like convulsing, tightly grasping He Ziqian's arms. "Hurry, hurry, I found the way! Xiaoguai sent me a distress signal!"
"Which way?" He Ziqian didn't ask Xiaoguai if he had really sent him a distress signal. Instead, he immediately stood up with his arms around him and walked towards the maze entrance. "Which way?"
There were so many passages in front of him that He Ziqian didn't point. He was afraid that Ruan Xi would follow his finger and look over. If she looked any longer, she would get dizzy and her previous inspiration would be gone. That would be a big loss.
"Go, go, go! Go quickly! I'm afraid I'll forget it in a moment..." Ruan Xi had the same worry and hurriedly pulled He Ziqian into the maze. He Ziqian was caught off guard and had no time to react before the two of them plunged into the complicated maze passage.
After he stood firm, He Ziqian immediately turned around to look at the entrance. As a result, he almost choked. There was no entrance behind them. There was only a blocked wall. It looked like they fell from the sky.
Okay, now, no matter whether they took the wrong road or not, they can only take this road.
However, He Ziqian is still quite confident about his lover's good luck.
"Since we're already inside, let's go and see what doors and exits this maze has."
"That's right. Given the brutal nature of the alien race, it's definitely impossible for them to simply set up a maze with difficult paths." Aren't mechanisms, traps, and ghost walls the standard features of a maze?
Both of them believed it firmly, and this maze did not disappoint them.
Taking steps on the spot, they advanced less than five meters when they felt the entire passage begin to shake slightly. At the same time, black slime began to seep out of the walls on both sides. It was disgusting enough to look at, not to mention that the black slime also emitted a stench that was so foul that it could kill people. The effect of the attack was infinitely close to the visual effect they had seen at the entrance of the maze before.
The dizziness seemed to be endless, and Ruan Xi was unable to block out the foul smell with her special powers, and was immediately suffocated to the point of being worse than death.
"We can't stay here for long, run forward!" What Ruan Xi was most worried about was that the black mucus was not only smelly but also poisonous. If they didn't run away in this maze that was almost a closed space, they would be buried alive by the black mucus. It was a foregone conclusion.
Neither of them wanted to die in such a disgusting way.
"run!"
What else can I do? I can only run!
Author's chat: ?? I'll keep working on the second update, I'll definitely be able to update tonight, muah~~
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