The Falling Star Cave, a place where the location cannot be identified.
The gray fog was heavy, the mountains were rocky, and a few protruding crystals not far away were so eye-catching in the eyes of the team.
"We are back here again. Something is wrong. Something is very wrong!"
A burly middle-aged warrior wearing navy blue armor and holding a sword and shield frowned, carefully stood in front of the carriage, and moved forward slowly.
Although there were only a few dozen evil spirits around at this time and they posed no threat, the middle-aged strong man still had a bad premonition in his heart.
suddenly,
A scream of "Ah" was heard, and when the middle-aged strong man turned his head sharply, he found that a figure was missing from his team.
"Where's Xiaowu?"
After hearing the captain's words, the guards suddenly widened their eyes.
"Xiaowu...Xiaowu is missing!"
...
...
"He can't go to the bathroom."
"I just remembered he was still there."
The middle-aged warrior frowned even deeper. He was the only one who heard the scream just now?
The ominous premonition in his heart became more and more obvious, but he had no idea where it came from and had no clue. He could only order to keep moving forward, and the carriage also moved forward. Even though it was driving on the rugged ground, it was still extremely stable, and the ruggedness seemed to become smooth wherever the wheels passed.
This is a special ability that is fixed on the strange chariot.
At the four corners of the top of the chariot, there were four burning candle lights, and the spreading invisible force dispelled the thick gray fog around it.
only,
The fog seemed to be getting thicker and thicker, and the evil spirits seemed to be unaffected by the candlelight and continued to appear. All of this seemed abnormal.
The middle-aged strong man kept frowning, and suddenly, another scream rang out.
As soon as the sound was heard, he rushed out, but he was still too slow. There was nothing in front of him, and no trace was left, except that one person was missing from the team's guards.
The convoy had to stop.
The burly man walked up to the carriage, his face solemn, "Your Highness, the situation is not good. I'm afraid we are trapped in some kind of danger."
Inside the carriage, a girl with a slightly childish face pulled open the curtain.
She was wearing gorgeous clothes and hexagram-shaped earrings. Although she was young, she still had royal majesty between her brows. At this moment, her palms were clenched, and she seemed a little nervous but still forced herself to remain calm.
"We have walked this route hundreds of times in Falling Star City. One possibility is that we were affected by the fog tide and deviated without realizing it. Another possibility is that there are new changes on this route."
No matter which one it is, it is not uncommon in the strange world.
Even on a confirmed, safe route, it is normal for danger to suddenly occur.
This is a strange world, danger is the norm!
"Uncle Zell, what should we do now?"
"Use the divination ritual first to see if we can find a way out."
Thinking of this, the captain of the guard, Zel, immediately took out some materials from the storage device and set up the ceremony on the spot. It would take a lot of time to set up the ceremony in such a dangerous environment, and the risk was also great. But at this time, they could not find a way out. Continuing to move forward would not only circle back to the starting point, but also cause the people in the team to disappear one by one.
There is an invisible danger!
You have to find out clearly.
Zel called a few accompanying wizards who were more skilled in rituals, fiddled with them, and began divination.
Snap——
The divination ritual suddenly shattered.
Failed.
"Influenced by a higher being!"
A wizard who was proficient in divination murmured, speculating based on the limited information, his face gradually paled, "We... We may be inside the body of some terrifying being!"
After hearing this interpretation, combined with what he had experienced at the moment, the burly man's eyes widened and his face turned a little pale.
"There is a possibility that we have encountered..."
"The rules are weird!"
…
"Rule-based evil?"
Most of the guards were still confused, and even a few "knowledgeable" mages who accompanied the team frowned.
Only the Third Princess in the carriage swayed slightly and her face turned pale.
The burly captain took a deep breath.
"Above the Seven Stars, there are three types of strange evil spirits that are comparable to mythical beings. The first type is the nest type. They are huge, hideous and terrifying, and can continuously hatch lower-level strange evil spirits with lower star levels than themselves. There is almost no limit."
"With this type of nest, if it wants, it can hatch a strange evil wave that destroys an ordinary world and cause the end of the world."
"The second type is the conventional type. Conventional means that their fighting style is similar to that of mythical beings, and their bodies are often not very large. There is a saying that they are the upper level of the secretive evil spirits among the mid- and low-star evil spirits."
"The third type is the rule-based evil. This type of evil is the most terrifying. It has no form and covers the world. Once you are deeply trapped in it, even mythical beings may perish."
"hiss--"
After hearing this popular science, the guards turned even paler and their legs started to tremble.
They are elites, sure, but facing the Seven Stars Evil, the most terrifying of the Seven Stars, these little guys can’t withstand this battle!
Perhaps realizing that his words were detrimental to the morale of the team, the burly man added,
“But we still have hope!”
"If we encounter a nest-type or regular-type Seven-Star World-Destroying Evil, we will definitely have no chance of survival. But since we encounter a regular-type one, we still have a glimmer of hope."
"Rule-based, as the name implies, kills people according to rules. This evil has its own hunting mechanism and behavioral logic. But at the same time, if we can see through the hunting logic of this evil and find loopholes in it, we can escape!"
"As long as they can find a loophole, even a second or third level awakener will be able to escape, let alone us."
Seeing the light of hope rekindled in the guards' eyes, the burly man also breathed a sigh of relief.
However, only he himself understood that if the logic of the behavior was so easy to understand and the loopholes were so easy to find, how could this kind of evil be the most terrifying and how could it cause the fall of mythical existence!
Hope is still slim.
At this time, as the team stopped advancing, the guards no longer suddenly disappeared.
"That invisible devouring might be... related to our pace. If we stop, it won't be triggered."
He said.
Seeing the guards' happy expressions, the guard captain Zel retreated to the front of the Third Princess and whispered, "Your Highness, there is more than one mechanism for rule-based evil spirits. Moving forward may trigger random swallowing, but stopping..."
After taking a few glances around, the gray fog seemed to be thicker, and the range protected by the candlelight of the carriage seemed to be further compressed?
No, it doesn't seem to.
After recalling what had just happened, the captain of the guard compared the surrounding environment with his strong memory and meticulous observation.
The fog had indeed become thicker, and the range of the candlelight that could drive the fog away had shrunk by more than three inches.
Once the gray fog completely engulfs the candlelight, that will most likely be the moment when their vitality will dissipate.
No, they may not be able to hold on until then.
As the convoy stopped moving, the gray fog slowly pressed forward, and more and more evil spirits appeared, even disaster-level evil spirits began to appear.
“The power is slipping away.”
"The evil is getting stronger."
"There are more invisible dangers..."
They don't even understand the hunting mechanism, let alone find the loopholes in it.
Both the captain of the guard and the third princess of the Falling Star City gradually looked desperate.
…
…
Thousands of meters away, the rumbling battle in the distance was actually not far away.
A figure stood with a sword.
Her divine aura emanated from her body, enveloping her entire armor, as if she was isolated from the surrounding world. Only her eyes, gleaming with divine flames, were staring quietly at the convoy in the distance.
"…This may be the domain of a rule-based evil being. I have already entered it."
She whispered.
Xitina did not hear the captain of the guard's popular science, but the 'North Wind Island' where she was born was a deeper, older oasis with a long history, and its understanding of various secrets was not necessarily much less than that of the Falling Star City.
She herself is a mythical being.
There was no need for divination, interpretation, or guessing like the Falling Star City team did. When her perception spread, she discovered the incongruity of the surrounding environment.
In a seven-star regular and evil realm.
But she still fell into the trap.
This is also related to the lack of experience. This is the first time that Xitina has seen a regular evil spirit, and there are only sporadic records of the North Wind Island. Maybe someone has seen it before, but naturally they can never come back.
"Teacher, what should I do?"
Xitina frowned slightly. Although she found the inconsistency, she still couldn't think of a way to break the impasse. Even if she expanded her own mythological realm, it was not the same as the evil realm. This was more like a closed world, very vast.
This is the horror and weirdness of the regular type.
More importantly, she has been trapped in this field and is naturally at a disadvantage... If she can't find a way out, she may get deeper and deeper into it until she dies.
Regarding this, Xitina's mentor who placed her hopes on...
The instructor didn’t understand.
What is a rule-based evil? You might as well explain it more clearly, don't be a riddler!
Fang You didn't know what had happened and hesitated for a while.
"Follow your heart's choice."
…
Xitina was not clear about the mentor's intention.
She glanced at the glittering destination sign in her mind, and it was not far from here.
Now, I have two tasks.
1. Obtain the target treasure, 'Stone of Eternal Glory'.
2. Escape from the rule-based evil realm.
She chose to take action.
"When facing rule-based evil, the more people there are, the more likely it is that they will be able to find out the hunting mechanism."
"They entered the area earlier and may have made a discovery."
"The mentor also said that we should follow our heart."
A faint flame ignited on the blade, and Hitya's figure rushed forward, slashing out a brilliant sword light.
…
…
"Your Highness, this will be increasingly disadvantageous to us. These evil spirits are getting stronger!"
Guard Captain Zell said in a deep voice.
With one sword, the black shadow was repelled, and the faceless dancer immediately disappeared into the gray fog.
Not long ago, this faceless dancer was only a four-star disaster-level, but as the battle continued, its energy level, strength, and speed were constantly improving.
There are evil things all around.
The number is not large, but the evil is visibly increasing - increasing over time, perhaps this is also the 'mechanism' of this rule of evil, and the environment is very unfavorable to them.
In just a short while, many guards were injured.
The key point is, if he continues to become stronger, he himself will not be able to hold on.
The burly captain wanted to kill the Faceless Dancer who was almost at the disaster level despite being injured, but the opponent was extremely slippery and retreated after one blow. He could only watch the evil creature disappear into the gray fog and could no longer chase after it.
suddenly,
Boom——
A beam of golden flame came from a distance and completely crushed the faceless dancer who was about to retreat into the gray fog.
So strong!
Stronger than me!
The burly man was very sure that the power unleashed in the previous attack was even greater than his, and the timing was also extremely precise.
There is no such strong person in their team.
The Third Princess was also very surprised. She was just an ordinary fourth-awakening non-human, but she had also seen many strong men. In her opinion, the person who took action was definitely a strong man with six awakenings!
Who is it?
A flash of orange light appeared in the gray fog, and then a figure wearing silver armor and holding a heavy sword slowly walked out of the fog.
That face... is surprisingly young!
So cool!
The third princess's gaze froze.
The burly man took a few steps forward and said, "Thank you for your help, sir. We are from the City of Falling Stars."
"Um……"
Xitina looked indifferent and didn't want to say any more nonsense. She asked directly, "How much do you know about this rule-based evil?"
The burly man expressed his guess.
"And your Excellency?"
"I just got into this place, and I don't know much, but..."
Xitina swung her sword, and the brilliant sword light engulfed a Hell-level evil spirit. This took 1.2 seconds. She continued, "But this evil spirit has the ability to confuse perception and confuse the environment. This is a maze. We need to find a special place in it before we can break through."
“But how to proceed? This requires exploring more behavioral logic.”
The burly man took over the conversation.
At this time, the team started to move forward again. As expected, the frequency of the evil spirits appearing around them dropped significantly, and they did not become stronger strangely.
The team moves at a relatively slow speed.
This is the solution that the burly man found out was not a solution after weighing the pros and cons.
Can delay some time.
But if no loophole in the mechanism can be found, it will only be a slow death.
At this time, the Third Princess spoke up, "I've read in a book that rule-based evil spirits also have weaknesses. If we can find this weakness and destroy it, can we really kill this evil spirit?"
"That's right. Rule-type evil spirits are also a type of life form. As long as they are alive, they can be killed. However..."
Hearing His Highness' words, the burly man smiled bitterly, "The weakness is hidden within the domain. For those of us who are deeply trapped in it, it is difficult to find a way out, let alone find the core of the weakness hidden in the deepest part by the evil."
"Besides, even if we can find it, it will be the core of a Seven-Star Evil Spirit, whose status is far higher than ours."
"Mythical beings may be able to destroy the core, but once they are trapped in the domain, they are helpless. And if they are outside the domain, mythical beings are also helpless against rule-based evil, unless they are great beings of a much higher status, then..."
The burly man shook his head.
To put it bluntly, there is no solution. Even mythical beings cannot be killed, let alone him, a mere sixth awakening.
Oh, there are two. That gentleman may be stronger than me, but it’s useless. The only hope is to find a way out.
The team moved forward slowly.
The burly man had been guarding the Third Princess. If the devouring was random, at least he would try his best to ensure the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Xitina walked in the middle of the team.
Her eyes kept scanning the surroundings, with a blazing light deep in her eyes, but no flaws could be seen.
Her perception also spread out, like a net covering the team. No one noticed it, even the captain of the guard with the sixth sense only felt a little depressed.
And repression is very normal in this environment.
suddenly,
"ah--!"
There was another familiar scream. This time, there were two people in the team who heard the sound. No...it could be said that there were two and a half people.
There is also a mentor who is a 'silent observer' and a 'super long-distance supporter'.
He is observing through the perspective of his own apostles.
The fastest one was naturally Xitina. She rushed out like a phantom. When the burly man just reacted and turned his head suddenly, he saw the woman in silver armor holding a severed hand.
"Still a step too slow."
Xitina frowned, "Besides, it's not clear how it got here."
Although this seemed quite powerful to the burly man, with godly speed, he still couldn't catch the tail?
He pondered.
Suddenly his eyes narrowed and his face became heavy, "We are back to the starting point again."
The two protruding crystals were clearly visible.
After going around in circles, people continued to die mysteriously. The guards could no longer hold on, and the string in their heads was almost stretched to its limit.
At this time, the silver-armored woman said, "Go this way."
Her voice was unquestionable, and had a kind of majesty that made people instinctively obey.
The burly man thought for two seconds and said, "Follow me."
At the same time, his eyes followed Xitina, wanting to see if this strong man had discovered anything.
But it didn’t.
The surrounding area was still made of rugged rocks, with a few crystals unique to the Falling Star Cave popping up from time to time.
It seemed to be an ordinary road, and after walking for a while, they would return to the starting point.
"They are indeed very ordinary roads. Everything around them is out of place, and there is no out of place in the out of place."
Observation and analysis are not Xitina's strong points.
The time is too short.
However, what she was looking at at this moment was not the road in front of her, but... the icon in her mind!
The map was not detailed, but it marked the distance between her and her destination, the 'Eternal Glory Stone'.
Xitina's idea is very direct.
Since there is no way out of the impasse for the time being, then let’s get the treasure that the mentor gave me first.
She stared at the map in her mind, at the mark, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes up, sometimes down. It seemed that she was going in circles, but on the map, she was getting closer and closer to the marked location.
suddenly,
A bright light appeared in front of them, but it was not the light that led them out of the evil realm. They were still in it.
However, the bright light in the rocks actually dispersed the surrounding gray fog, and it was vaguely visible that there were magnificent golden stones stored deep inside.
"This is……"
While the people in the Falling Star City were staring with wide eyes, Xitina had already reached out and poked into the rock in front of her. Just like poking a piece of tofu, she chiseled the rock open with a rumble and took it out easily...
"One, two, three, four."
Sitina counted.
Even her face, which had always been a little cold, showed joy at this moment.
As these stones of Eternal Glory were taken out and placed into the strange storage device, the gray fog not far away suddenly surged violently, and vaguely, it seemed... as if a huge and strange human face had formed.
Xitina has already slashed out with her sword.
As if an oil pan was boiling, the gray fog in the distance was violently disturbed. The entire space and the entire environment seemed to be shaking. Rocks fell down, and the strange human face let out a huge scream.
At the same time, there was also an extremely terrifying aura coming from outside.
The Third Princess turned pale as she recalled the secrets in the book and compared them with the present.
"That is... the core weakness of the evil type?"
“We really found it!”
"only……"
The horrible aura spread out, and in an instant they were falling into the abyss. The guards below the inhuman level had all fainted, and those above the inhuman level also had pale faces, constantly enduring the pressure and assault on their sanity from the seven-star evil.
This is the core, the weakness.
It is also the original form of evil.
Even if a rule-type evil spirit's power is all in the external field and its core is much weaker than those of the same level, it is still a seven-star status!
The evil that destroys the world!
The Third Princess finally understood why this way out was considered impossible.
But now, the only option is to fight, right?
The burly man thought the same and could only fight for a chance of survival.
He held the sword and stepped forward.
Suddenly, a terrible flame erupted from the side, illuminating the entire cave. An indescribable figure appeared in front of the huge human face, holding a sword in both hands, and the brilliant sword light pierced through the sky and the earth.
boom--
The human face suddenly collapsed, and the earth was torn apart for thousands of meters. The golden sword light pierced through the gray fog, tearing open the cave and the sky, and it seemed that sunlight was shining down.
It fell on the silver-armored figure that was burning with blazing flames.
Like a god or a devil.
The young woman traveling with them was actually a...
His Majesty the Myth!
It turns out that His Majesty had seen through everything a long time ago!
…
It turns out that the mentor had seen through everything a long time ago.
Staring at the map in her mind, Xitina understood at this moment.
…
…
In a corner of the Falling Star Cave, when Xitina was trapped in the rule-type evil,
Deeper in the strange world, within the bloody empire.
The palace was magnificent, with grey pillars that seemed to support the sky. In front of the huge conference table, the bloody emperor sat at the main seat, and on the thrones on both sides of the table sat several figures.
His aura is as deep as the ocean and his figure is tall and majestic.
This is the helper he invited.
but,
"To be on the safe side, we can borrow the power of the rule-based evil."
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