Chapter 250
After crawling out of the sarcophagus, the sudden enlightenment I had imagined did not appear.
When the blue phosphorescent light went out, the eerie cemetery became pitch black, so dark that you couldn't even see your hand in front of you.
It was as if he was still in the sarcophagus, the only difference was the size.
It took a lot of effort to adapt and finally see the surroundings clearly.
Xi Siling felt around and found that [Reverse Thorn] was still there, but the network credentials and the mobile phone used for communication were gone.
"Anyone there?"
"Xie Lao San! Where are you?"
The voice trembled, like the desperate call of a drowning man.
Xi Siling was alert and didn't make any sound.
He was waiting for something.
Soon, a white dove that looked out of place in the environment suddenly appeared not far away. Xi Siling raised his arm and the white dove landed immediately.
The moment he came into contact with Xi Siling, Li Ke's voice appeared in his mind.
'40! Are you okay?'
'Yeah, I'm fine, where are you?'
"I set the [Carrier Pigeon] to return automatically. You can find me by following it! I'll contact Lan and the others right away! See you later!"
[Carrier Pigeon], inputting special abilities can allow carrier pigeons to instantly fly to people who have registered in advance to deliver information, and are not restricted by any space.
This was the reward Li Ke received in the Forbidden Land of Secret Scripts. It was an engraved heart that could be used an unlimited number of times, and it came in handy in this situation.
After the communication ended, the white dove combed its feathers and flapped its wings to take off.
It didn't fly very fast, nor very high, so Xi Siling could easily keep up with it.
While moving forward, observe the surroundings.
It had been a while since the bell rang, but there were still people lying in the sarcophagus in a daze, some mumbling to themselves, and it was obvious that there were some problems with their mental state.
After all, he was locked up for so long as a real dead person.
But most have already taken action.
Xi Siling and Li Ke were obviously still some distance apart. It took Xi Siling at least ten minutes of jogging before she saw him.
There is also Pepe who has already reunited with Li Ke.
"40! You're here so fast!"
"What about 77 and 11?"
Li Ke took the pigeon back.
"77 is on his way here, it shouldn't take long, but I haven't been able to contact Brother Lan yet."
The carrier pigeon located him and teleported over, but Lan Yi did not seem to let the pigeon land to receive the communication.
"But I know where he is. We'll go there as soon as 77 gets here!"
Li Ke was worried that something dangerous had happened to Lan Yi.
Xi Siling nodded to indicate that she understood. As long as Lan Yi was not eliminated in the "Museum of Lies", it would be fine.
So he began to think about how to pass this so-called [Cemetery of the Dead].
"By the way, do you have any clues? About what that man said?"
Lin Zhipei was also thinking, but he felt confused.
[The fire has gradually died down, but the king is nowhere to be seen.]
[Ashes that crave for the embers, go ahead. ]
With just these two sentences, I don't know what to do, and I don't even get a direction to move forward.
Let's go? Where to?
I forgot the beginning and the end, in short, the Riddler, get out of the Internet!
"The answer is right there on the surface of the riddle. Perhaps our identities are that [ashes], and the [remnants] we long for are our goals."
The fire has gradually gone out, which is also a very important clue.
"Then where should we find this [remnant fire]?"
Li Ke felt that what Xi Siling said made a lot of sense.
"However, the king is not seen, which means that the extinguishing of the fire is related to the king. The remaining fire may be on them."
The question was answered by Liu Huaqi who had just arrived. He woke up in an extremely remote place, and when he climbed out of the sarcophagus, there was no one around.
The sarcophagus was completely sealed, and even Liuhuaqi's [mist] could not escape.
But there was no problem with his breathing, which was completely counterintuitive.
Fortunately, the long period of silence was not a problem for Liuhuaqi.
"Yes, I think the same as 77."
Xi Siling agreed.
"So smart! Fortunately, you guys are here!"
The more Lin Zhipei thought about it, the more it made sense. Fortunately, he was not alone in facing this "riddle".
Then the situation becomes clearer.
They, the participants, are [ashes], in this [cemetery of the dead] where the fire has gradually died out, and they are looking for the [remaining fire] that may be in the [king].
This is the clearance condition.
"Let's go and find Brother Lan first."
Li Ke was still worried about the situation on Lan Yi's side. Everyone nodded and were about to set off when his eyes lit up.
"Brother Lan?! That's great that you finally replied. How are you doing over there? We'll come to you right away!"
"Things aren't going well for me here. I seem to have become... a 'target'?"
Li Ke was stunned for a moment.
"Target?"
——
Unlike all the participants in the ceremony who woke up from the sarcophagus, Lan Yi did not wake up inside the sarcophagus.
After passing the "test" of the [Museum of Lies] and going through the glowing door, Lan Yi did not fall into a coma.
He was clearly aware that he was on the Throne.
【throne】?
Lan Yi was a little confused, but his body seemed to be in a deep sleep and he couldn't move no matter what.
There are five thrones in total, and Lan Yi discovered that there were people sleeping on other thrones like him.
But since he is conscious, it means that these people who also look like participants of the ceremony are also conscious.
Alternating light and dark flames appeared at the edges of the clothes, like burning embers.
This is a common characteristic of the five people sitting on the throne.
Time passed bit by bit, and Lan Yi's consciousness had already observed the sacrificial site he was in.
The only change was that the brightness of the entire world was gradually decreasing, so that the fire on their bodies became brighter and brighter.
Finally, Lan Yi felt his consciousness being pulled back, and he finally woke up from his 'deep sleep'.
Of course, this also includes other participants around.
Lan Yi did not greet anyone rashly. Like the other contestants, he looked at each other with a vigilant look.
Seeing that no one was willing to speak, he was the first to leave the seemingly abandoned sacrificial site.
You have to find your companions first.
Shortly after Lan Yi left, the sound of an ancient bell was heard coming from afar.
Again and again, heavy and profound, as if it was ringing to awaken some existence.
Lan Yi's heart trembled several times with the sound of the bell. When the bell stopped, he thought for a while and decided to move in the direction of the bell.
Li Ke didn't know what happened, but he believed that his friends would contact him sooner or later.
Not long after, Lan Yi finally met other people outside the sacrificial site.
Their eyes were all fixed on Lan Yi.
Lan Yi felt something was wrong. These people did not have the same glow of the remaining fire on their bodies as he did. They seemed out of place in the dark world.
"Why do you glow?"
Finally someone spoke, and the tone was unfriendly, even hostile.
"The fire is dying out..."
"The fire is dying out?"
What were these people talking about? Why couldn't he understand?
A hint of confusion flashed across Lan Yi's eyes, but it was noticed by the person who had just spoken.
"What's the next sentence? Tell me now!"
The man raised his weapon to himself.
What’s the next sentence?
Lan Yi also remained on guard.
"what are you up to?"
"He is the king!!!"
Whoever thought of this sentence aroused everyone.
Seeing so many people attacking him like hungry tigers, Lan Yi transformed into a snow leopard without hesitation and ran away at a high speed.
It was at this time that the [Carrier Pigeon] came to Lan Yi's side, but he had no time to respond to Li Ke before getting rid of the people behind him.
The dark environment should have been a good cover, but even after turning into a snow leopard, Lan Yi still had a little bit of residual fire on his body emitting a seemingly warm light.
It's just too obvious.
After finally escaping from everyone's sight and hiding in a crevice in the barren mountains, Lan Yi let the carrier pigeon land on his arm.
After briefly explaining his situation, Li Ke's voice immediately became tense.
"So where are you now? Anyway, just follow the carrier pigeon! We'll find you soon!"
Fortunately, we have [Carrier Pigeons], otherwise it would be difficult to find each other in such a strange world.
"Wait a minute, 11, are you sure you've gotten rid of it?"
Since Lan Yi is very conspicuous, it would be very dangerous to let him appear in front of people now, so it would be better for them to go find him.
“It should be.”
"Brother Lan, wait for us there! We'll be there soon!"
The carrier pigeon was not far from Li Ke and could arrive in about five minutes.
The four set off immediately.
Fortunately, perhaps there was no one with tracking abilities among the crowd who discovered Lan Yi, so they found Lan Yi quickly.
"Wow, so handsome!"
Now they knew why Lan Yi was being targeted by everyone.
The burning embers were indeed conspicuous enough, and were completely different from the ashes that emerged from the sarcophagus.
"There are four other people like me. We all woke up on the throne."
Lan Yi explained rather helplessly that now he had become the brightest star among the crowd that he had most hoped to be in his middle school years, but he was not happy at all.
"By the way, what does it mean that the fire is dying out?"
Lin Zhipei was stunned for a moment, "Didn't Brother Lan hear it?"
"What did you hear?"
"Brother Lan, didn't you hear the male voice that the Museum of Lies asked us to find the truth?"
Seeing Lan Yi's confused expression, Lin Zhipei continued to explain.
"He said, the fire is dying out, but the king is nowhere to be seen. Ashes that are thirsty for the remaining fire, go."
No wonder that person asked me the question like a secret code before. After all this time, I found out that I was really the target.
"...I don't quite understand why they chose me."
Or is the selection criteria random?
"Since there are only five, that means..."
There are only five people who can pass the [Graveyard of the Dead]...
"Anyway, let's save the remaining fire in 11 first. 11, do you still remember what the other four [Kings] look like?"
There are over one million participants. Although a considerable number of them chose to retreat at the Museum of Lies, the base number is too large.
Maybe part of the sarcophagus was eliminated, but there are only the remaining flames of five [Kings], which is less than one in ten thousand.
"I have the impression that one of them is a woman."
Before he regained consciousness, Lan Yi did observe the other four carefully.
Obviously, he must have been remembered by the four of them.
"77, can your mist cover up the remaining fire for 11?"
Xi Siling looked towards Liuhuaci.
"Okay." After waking up from the sarcophagus, Liu Huaqi never took back his supernatural power, "We should go."
Suspicious people are approaching.
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