"This is the core wonder of the Warm Winter Palace, the first of the four palaces in the Deep Blue Hell - "Warm Winter".

A thousand meters below the dark sea, a gentle snow was falling. The snowflakes were very beautiful six-pointed stars, slowly falling to the ground and melting. Ash felt an inexplicable sense of security watching from the side.

He stretched out his finger and touched a snowflake. Even though he was prepared, he still stood there in a daze for a few seconds. It was not until the death madman blew a smoke ring at him that he came to his senses.

"Why didn't the Refraction Guardian react?" Ash subconsciously took a step back, away from the gentle snow scene in front of him, "But I clearly covered my fingers with the Holy Land—"

“But you’ve already touched the warm winter.”

The dead man folded his hands in front of his chest and said leisurely: "The snowflakes are just a trick, and the "mind" is the medium of the warm winter. When you realize that you are in the warm winter, you will naturally feel the warm winter. This is a wonder of interpreting the mind with water magic, and it is also the confidence of the Warm Winter Palace to stand in the Deep Blue Hell for thousands of years. "

Ash covered his forehead. "Although I was still conscious for those five seconds, but...how should I put it? I felt warm, but also empty, and nothingness. I felt like it didn't matter what happened..."

“That’s the sense of security.”

Death Maniac said: "Although you are in the snowy scene that symbolizes coldness, your body is surrounded by warmth, without worries or fears... It's like curling up in a blanket on a snowy day. The warm and secure feeling will wear away all your will to resist, and you just want to continue sleeping. When we robbed the resources of the Warm Winter Palace, the Black Demon escaped the slowest and fell into the Warm Winter. He fell into a deep sleep and was captured by the demigod of the Warm Winter Palace."

"The only way to break the warm winter is to escape before it comes into contact. Otherwise, once you fall into the warm winter, even the Lord God will not be able to resist it—"

"Wait!" Ash interrupted, "The Dark Devil was captured by the Warm Winter Palace, and then what?"

"Why do you care about this? Just keep searching."

"It's hard for me not to care when you suddenly reveal such a shocking piece of information! Did you go to rescue her later?"

Death Maniac glanced at him unhappily and said, "In fact, we don't want to save them. We need to make careful arrangements to seize the resources of Warm Winter Palace. If we save the Black Demon, no matter what we do, we will inevitably cause a head-on conflict. There are not many people in Warm Winter Palace, but the weakest are triple-hell wings, and we are only double-hell wings. Each person only has one or two wonders, so we can't win at all."

"And at that time... the Black Demon already had ten sisters. She never communicated with us and was always immersed in her own spiritual world. Although there was no friendship between us, since she was unwilling to approach us, we naturally would not get close to her."

Ash said, "In the end, it was the viewer who convinced you?"

"Persuade? Ha." Death Maniac sneered, "He directly spread the news that Warm Winter Palace captured the Black Demon throughout the Deep Blue Hell. You know, the Black Demon also has the Supreme Holy Grail. Other forces got the news and swarmed in. Then he took us to take the opportunity to rob the treasure house of Warm Winter Palace again."

Ash was stunned: "What about the Dark Devil?"

Death Maniac said calmly: "Even if we don't save her, she's actually fine. Although the Warm Winter Palace craves the Supreme Holy Grail, no one knew how to seize the Supreme Holy Grail from others at that time... Do you see the pedestal over there?"

Ash turned around and saw several platinum pedestals standing around the square. They looked like they should be places to display statues, but now there was nothing on them.

"The two most famous wonders of the Warm Winter Palace are "Warm Winter" and "Winter Soldier". The former can make demigods lose the power of resistance, and the latter can completely brainwash demigods and transform them into war machines to defend the Warm Winter Palace." Death Maniac said: "This is not the first time that the Warm Winter Palace has created Winter Soldiers. They are definitely preparing to transform the Dark Devil into Winter Soldiers. Whether they are used as thugs or commodities, they are an excellent choice."

"But the siege by the forces of Deep Blue Hell meant that they had no time to transform into Dark Magic. After the spectator led us to rob, he hid one of the treasures on a demigod member of another force, and then took the initiative to trigger the trap left in the treasure house, setting off the alarm. All the dormant Winter Soldiers in the Warm Winter Palace instantly woke up and took the initiative to attack the demigod member who hid the treasure. The other forces thought that the Warm Winter Palace had an armed conflict because of a disagreement, and the confrontation immediately escalated into an all-out war."

Ash asked, "And you sneaked in and rescued the Dark Lord?"

"No." Death Maniac still shook his head: "The scene was very chaotic at that time. We didn't dare to enter the Warm Winter Palace. The Viewer didn't take us in. Instead, we returned to the temporary base to wait. I remember the Mirror Demon made a meal, which was lobster chowder. When it was ready, the Black Demon came back."

"She ate with us and didn't take part in the division of the spoils. We didn't ask her how she got out of that situation, and she didn't thank us."

"Are you disappointed?" The Death Maniac sneered, "We are not some friendly criminal gang."

Ash thought about it and shook his head: "No, although it's a bit surprising, but when you think about it carefully, it makes sense and even seems a bit handsome."

It is not mutual assistance, but it is not complete indifference either, but "giving those in distress a chance to struggle while taking care of the interests of the vast majority of people". The personalities, team formation, and conflicts of interest of the members of the Final Five all meant that they could not unconditionally help their companions. Not adding insult to injury was considered a great act of kindness, as everyone was the first person responsible for their own life.

The viewer could not persuade them to save the Black Demon, and he did not persuade them either. Instead, he used this opportunity to cause a melee and took everyone to plunder resources. If the Black Demon failed to seize the opportunity of the melee to escape, they would never stay and die.

They gather together to relieve the pressure of survival, and will never add burden to others, just like a group of lone wolves who have to huddle together for warmth to survive a blizzard. If anyone freezes to death, they will be abandoned. But when you fall, they still have the strength to slap you in the face to wake you up.

Ash finally took "Warm Winter" into the Soul Heaven. Death Maniac was watching from the side and suddenly said, "Later, we fought back to Warm Winter Palace. Seeing that we were already defeated, the Warm Winter Palace Master would rather destroy the wonder than leave it to us. This was a regret that the Black Demon often complained about. For this reason, she tortured the Warm Winter Palace Master for three days and three nights. The whole Deep Blue Hell could hear that guy's wailing."

"The Dark Devil wants this spectacle?"

"I don't know." Si Kuang shook off the ash from his cigarette, "But she does care about it a lot. After all, this is the only wonder that cannot be replicated."

"Hey? Why can't I copy it?"

"Spectacle Transformation." Death Maniac uttered a new term: "Whenever the magic develops to a certain level, the virtual realm will begin to breed new secret realms. If at this time there happens to be a public wonder that has a very good compatibility with the new secret realm, the wonder will automatically transform into a secret realm."

"Transformation is a long process, even for demigods it's too long... But before the transformation is over, the wonder can also gain incredible powers. For example, "Warm Winter" was originally just an ordinary water wonder, but now it can exert a spiritual power that even the Lord God can't resist. But once the wonder collapses, even if it is rebuilt, it will not be able to trigger the transformation. Therefore, this type of wonder in the transformation stage is called the only wonder."

"By the way, when you put "Warm Winter" into the Soul Heaven, its transformation stopped and it can no longer be upgraded to a secret realm, but it can retain the power of a unique wonder." Death Maniac said leisurely: "The key requirement for a wonder to trigger its transformation is that it must be an unowned wonder placed in the public world."

Ash opened his mouth and said depressedly: "Why do I feel like I am a person who wastes God's gift..."

"If you're talking about feelings, then it is. But if you're talking about 'warm winter', then it is not." Si Kuang shook his head: "Even if 'warm winter' becomes a secret place thousands of years later, what does it have to do with you? Will it snow on your graves?"

"Give 'Warm Winter' to the witch." Ash said, "There must be a reason why the Dark Demon cares so much about it."

"Whatever you want."

Ash entered the palace and did not see the knowledge gem that dropped after the demigod died. The interior of the palace was elegant and luxurious, but no cultivation resources were left.

"Except for the Bone Wolf Palace at the beginning, the palaces behind it seem to have been evacuated in time." Ash said: "If we don't know where they evacuated to, we may not gain anything other than the wonders-"

"It must be in Guiming Palace." Si Kuang concluded, "Guiming Palace is a force in Deep Blue Hell that is famous for its defensive wonders. Before we went to the third level of hell, we planned to plunder all the forces in Deep Blue Hell, but we couldn't shake Guiming Palace. Later we learned that their wonder "Guiming Ocean Current" connects the sea and the barrier into one. Unless every drop of water in the entire sea is evaporated, it is impossible to break through the barrier."

Ash: "Then let's--"

"The route I planned for you is to collect wonders while reaching Guiming Palace. Let's go." Death Maniac stepped lightly, like a mermaid swimming in the deep sea, "The next stop is the Alchemy Bear Palace."

Ash spread his virtual wings and flew in front of her. He looked at her upside down and asked, "You must have encountered many dangers in hell, right?"

"I don't remember when our relationship was good enough for us to chat," the Death Maniac said coldly, "Either stretch out your hand or get out of my way."

"I'm curious." Ash traveled side by side with her and said with a smile, "Could it be that you were in trouble before and were saved by the viewers?"

As expected, the Death Maniac couldn't help but open up the topic: "I'm in trouble? If I hadn't brought them there in time, the viewers would have died in hell eight hundred years ago!"

Ash thought this guy was easy to talk to, so he asked, "Don't you all hate the Viewer? Why did you save him?"

Death Maniac looked at him and didn't speak for a long time. Ash thought she wouldn't answer, so when they arrived at the Alchemy Bear Palace, she slowly said, "Our first teamwork was in the Angel Hunt."

"At that time, we were trapped in the ruins, but we had no intention of cooperating. We even wanted to fight until only one person was left. The Black Demon and the Mirror Demon had a deep hatred, and I hated the Viewer's hypocritical behavior. The Phantom Demon was not trusted by anyone. In order to gain our trust, the Viewer cut open his chest, froze his heart with ice, took it out and threw it to the ground."

"He said, any of you can crush it within ten seconds. If I'm still alive after ten seconds, you stop and listen to me."

"Every time we think back, there is no one who doesn't regret it," said the death maniac with a look of regret, "Such a precious opportunity just passed by like this... If we just raised our feet and stepped on it, everything would be over."

"But ten seconds passed quickly. I suspect it was only five seconds. Anyway, he survived, so we gave him a chance."

"He said he could bring us greater good."

Following the description of Death Maniac, Ash seemed to be able to see that scene -

In the dim ruins that could collapse at any time, five people hiding in the shadows gathered together. The young man in the windbreaker stuffed his heart back into his chest, sat down cross-legged, pointed his finger at the ground, and said, "I can bring you greater benefits."

The girl with messy hair covered her head and asked, "But isn't the point now how to survive? We are dying, everyone here will die! Hahahaha, you are finally going to die!"

"I can't guarantee that you will survive," the young man in the windbreaker said, "but if you can seize the opportunity, you can survive on your own."

The gloomy-clad elf asked, "Why should I trust you?"

"I don't need you to believe me, but I hope you will pay attention to my actions." The young man in the windbreaker said, "I will create opportunities for you."

The red-haired girl sneered, "Are you so kind?"

"If I don't let you survive, then I won't be able to survive either." The young man in the windbreaker shook his head: "It has nothing to do with morality. I still have aspirations, and I must survive."

The Mirror Demon had mixed emotions and asked softly, "Can we continue to work side by side?"

"Until death."

…

Ash came back to his senses and asked, "Did the viewer do it?"

Si Kuang took a breath, raised his head and exhaled the smoke: "Why do you think we can agree to save him?"