Chapter 193
Su Xingyuan did not take action directly. He struggled to hold down his hand that was about to draw his sword. He strongly condemned the addiction to games that led to a decrease in self-control. He took a deep breath and followed the group of people from a distance.
Now is not the time to take action, he could save the game first and have some fun, but it is clear that there is still a lot of information that can be mined from these people.
Su Xingyuan likes this kind of talkative NPC, who can tell everything by himself without him having to do anything and hurt everyone's feelings.
These people's speed is not slow, it can even be said to be scary fast. Maybe it's because their physical state is closer to that of a non-physical soul, their speed is actually slightly beyond the limit of human beings.
Fortunately, Su Xingyuan, whose attribute panel had collapsed, now had a speed far beyond the human limit, allowing him to follow these red names at a close distance while maintaining a stable and hidden breath.
While following them, Su Xingyuan's brain never stopped.
He really didn't expect that "God" had been involved in this dungeon for a long time.
Moreover, it sounded like the relationship between these gods was even more strained than he had imagined. Iskod had come down to fight him on his own accord, and this God probably hadn't told his colleagues what he had done. They are probably no less filthy than the demon kings. Even their human bodies with snake heads make them look more like demons than gods.
It was also fortunate that they were able to pretend to be so harmonious and serious in front of him.
Also, since these collaborators of □□No, who look neither human nor ghost, mentioned "ancestors", doesn't it further prove that there might have been a complete civilization and world here?
This underground city is unprecedentedly huge, and the connection between the second and third floors is also very thoughtful. Being able to set up such a perfect city scene on the third floor, I'm afraid the technological progress here is not too bad. If this was once a perfect little interface, the civilization here would definitely be more advanced and lasting than Leafa's world.
In addition, Su Xingyuan did not forget that the first dungeon he entered in the game was the first level of this dungeon.
He didn't believe that this dungeon had nothing to do with the main game.
He is not the kind of person who can be fooled easily, so even now, he still wants to find out what the "game" is.
The black-haired boy's gaze fell lightly on those people, without any emotion that might attract attention, even though the truth might be right in front of him.
Soon, they stopped beside an altar-like building.
Su Xingyuan had observed the surrounding environment as early as when he entered here. The architectural style here looks completely different from that on Earth, except that it is all in ruins, with grandeur and desolation coexisting in a miraculous way. The altar is a rare well-preserved building, which makes it quite eye-catching. Five symbolic sculptures of different styles stand in different positions, bearing traces of age. Although the faces and details of the people cannot be seen clearly, it can be recognized that the figures depicted are probably the ancestors of this group of people.
Su Xingyuan's eyes swept across these sculptures.
"I come here to worship my ancestors every day...but I haven't seen any response from my ancestors."
There were only four figures who talked to Siu-Nino and appeared in Su Xingyuan's field of vision. One of them had a long beard and looked like an old man. He spoke half complainingly and half helplessly.
"Don't say such harsh words. Back then, our homeland was destroyed by the vanguard sent by the Demon King's army. If it weren't for these five ancestors, we wouldn't even be able to keep our fire, let alone protect ourselves in the battle between gods and demons."
Another bald old man glanced at the bearded old man and argued, "They have already exhausted their strength, and seeing us cooperating with those gods... it's normal for them to be unwilling to show up."
For a moment, there was silence.
After a while, a cold voice came again: "What have we done wrong? We were clearly living our lives well. It was the outside world that attracted the attention of the demon kings, but in the end, we were the first to be affected and destroyed!"
Compared with the outside world, their time flow is too unstable - one day outside may be a week or even a month here. If they just live in their own world, then it doesn't matter at all, and no one will care about these differences. But when the devil in hell begins to make a move, their homes are forced to be connected to the outside world, which is fatal.
To the outside world, seven years is neither long nor short, but to them, it is hundreds of years of hard work!
Moreover, because the people in their world are born with some special abilities, the prosperity of the entire world is also extremely high. Five supreme ancestors manage everything, and the world's own consciousness has not developed. As a result, when the demon kings organize invasions, they do not have to be restrained like they do when invading the outside world. At the beginning of the war, they can directly dispatch the highest-level monsters.
Over the past hundred years, the vitality here has been gradually destroyed. It was until the five ancestors gave up their physical bodies and turned them into the power to support the operation of the entire world and a barrier to prevent the demons and the outside world from exploring.
This altar was built by later generations to commemorate them, and it also serves as a residence for their souls. Unfortunately, there has been no news from it for a long, long time.
"Do I really want to cooperate with that guy called Nino?"
The bearded old man said angrily, "Of course I know that the Demon King was able to discover us because of these gods who fanned the flames and wanted to reap the benefits! Now he is patiently cooperating with us here just because he can't touch us for the time being. But who made Azog alarm Him when he connected with the outside world!"
"Why are you arguing with me?" Azog sneered, "Who came up with the idea of parasitizing the outside world? Have you forgotten? Now you're putting all the blame on me!"
Several of them seemed to have bad tempers and started quarreling over things they had disagreed on, which gave Su Xingyuan, who was squatting quietly, a lot of information in his face.
The decline of this world is indeed related to monsters, and it is actually no different from what happened in some other large dungeons. But it seems that they are not thinking about how to take revenge, but instead are targeting the human world that is still struggling to resist monsters?
What a logical thinking genius this is.
Parasitism is easy to understand. After all, hundreds of years have passed. No matter how powerful those ancestors were, they could not have survived for so long. I'm afraid they used some tricks to absorb nutrients from the human world to survive. As for creating a replica city and tricking the inhabitants of the human world into living there...
...Could they be trying to hide the truth from the human world's consciousness and create a clone to "take over" its body?
Su Xingyuan was greatly shocked.
What a brilliant idea.
The first layer established a connection, the second layer trapped the monsters that remained here, and served as a watchdog, and the third layer used the restrictions set by the ancestors - probably to weaken the power of the monsters - and a long period of time to slowly cultivate clones...
You know what, it seems that it is really possible to implement it. Now the world consciousness of the human world is probably extremely weak due to the covetous eyes of gods and demons, and it is really possible to replace the original with the beam. By then, the world consciousness will not know that its own children have been replaced, and there will be the energy to maintain the stability of the world. Coupled with the barrier left by the ancestors, maybe they can really survive.
"I am also doing this for our people... Can you bear to watch them hiding in such a cramped place, getting weaker and weaker, struggling to survive, with each generation becoming worse than the previous one?"
Hearing this, Su Xingyuan blinked.
Do they still have any tribesmen?
…
Wouldn't he then gain more high-quality red names!
Su Xingyuan's sword had already been unsheathed, but after hearing this, he put the sword back into its sheath with regret.
Maybe if we wait a little longer, these people will reveal where their people are hiding.
Su Xingyuan never feels sorry for his enemies.
If their tribesmen are also red-named...if we don't eradicate them completely, there will be endless troubles.
The four people were completely unaware that there was a killing god quietly lurking not far away, watching them coldly. Only one of them was cautious and said, "Pay attention to the movements in the space corridor, don't let him escape."
He looked serious: "The four of us alone... can't deal with him."
"I checked it out. There's nothing unusual. There's no sign of damage to the space corridor."
The bald old man breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this human does not have any powerful spatial abilities."
"How can space and time be so easily comprehended and used? But what Si Ninuo said is really possible... We can't let him go in there. He didn't take any action after discovering our existence. I'm afraid he is planning to go there. If he succeeds, he will definitely break off with us." Azog said.
"I'll deal with the second floor first. You guys go to the third floor and see if you can catch a few humans who didn't escape..."
Having said that, he turned around and walked back in the direction he came from.
For some reason, he felt vaguely uneasy, and he attributed it to the sense of crisis brought about by the existence of Siu-Nino. But the further he went, the more he felt an inexplicable pressure.
It was as if... he had stepped step by step into someone's hunting territory.
That’s why I feel that the lock of murderous intent is clear step by step—
Azog's pupils suddenly shrank!
No, murderous intent!
How could someone here have murderous intentions towards him!
The moment he realized this, it was as if all the traces became clear. The gradually obvious murderous intent no longer had any intention of being disguised. As he gradually stepped into the center of the trap, the next moment was -
He reacted quickly and turned his head hastily, only to be met head-on by a sharp long knife!
The long sword, like a hidden mist, was silent and motionless, and any light that fell on it was absorbed without a trace. However, the moment it approached, the blue flame attached to it was revealed.
It penetrated his brain in an instant without stirring up a speck of dust - just like the invisibility cloak slightly lifted up behind the long sword, revealing the green eyes of the black-haired boy, with emotions that remained unchanged from beginning to end.
Azog didn't even have time to make his last sound before he died.
The black-haired boy put on his invisibility cloak again. He skillfully held the still warm body of the man with one hand and laid him on the ground. With the other hand, he stroked downward sideways along the angle at which he had just inserted his hand.
The freshly-baked arm, accompanied by a strong smell of blood, was put into a box and put into his backpack.
He had no intention of hiding the smell of blood, so those people soon discovered the miserable state of their companions and immediately asked in panic and anger: "Who? Who's there?!"
"Could it be that he came out——"
The bearded old man instantly realized who the murderer might be, and took out a piece of black snake-head stone and was about to crush it, however, he misjudged the speed of the black-haired boy.
The speed beyond human limits that was not needed on the first, second, or third levels allowed the black-haired boy, who had just chopped off Azog's arm from a distance and put it into his backpack, to appear next to the bearded old man almost instantly!
“Swish.”
There was an almost silent sound of a knife swinging, and the feeling of something being separated from the body was so clear that it made people shiver all over.
“My…my hand…!!”
He had just taken out the hand of the black snake head stone, but before he could clench it, he cut it off at the root cleanly and without hesitation!
"Is this your way of communicating? Crush it?"
As if in contrast to his screams, the cheerful voice of the black-haired young man sounded. He had already taken off his invisibility cloak and left the bearded old man's side in an instant like a ghost. He sat on the ruins nearby, holding the black stone, looking up at the light curiously, without a drop of blood on his body.
“It’s really old-school.”
He sighed like an ordinary junior.
"...Su Xingyuan!!!"
Having already known his name through the third level, the old man who had one hand chopped off roared angrily and stared at him. He realized that Su Xingyuan might have heard what they had said before, and he opened his mouth to say something.
"Stop." Su Xingyuan raised one hand.
He sighed in annoyance: "You talk too much."
The bearded old man felt a chill on the back of his neck.
The smiling boy's voice rang in his ears this time.
"I've heard enough."
The light was just right, and the figure on the ground was separated from its head and body.
The warm light shone on the black-haired boy. His eyebrows were curved, he put away his knife and stood up. There was even a kind of "summer cicada chirping" that people always like to describe. Just looking at him made people feel warm and hot. They were almost captured by this dazzling sun-like child.
Unfortunately, the blood is hot, but the hearts of the two remaining people are cold.
The protagonist, who could be associated with all the beautiful words, turned his head happily. Without the cover of light, his cold, beast-like eyes stared at his remaining prey with interest.
"……run!!"
As if suddenly awakened, one of them suddenly burst into an angry roar!
"Why are you running? If you make the wrong choice you will die." The voice came from far behind me, as calm as chatting with someone.
The old man who chose to escape subconsciously followed this line of thought.
Did he... make the wrong choice? In this matchup, is running the wrong move?
When Su Xingyuan killed the first person, it was a surprise attack.
Killing the second person did not give the other person any chance to use his abilities.
His speed is terrifying and his attack is precise and stable.
He is a perfect killer. Facing them, his greatest advantages are his attack speed and burst!
He knew nothing about their abilities, and the flame attached to the long sword was probably a gamble on whether the blue flame could cause harm to them if physical attacks were ineffective. As long as we can take action while Su Xingyuan is dealing with other people, it is not impossible to counterattack!
However, he was shocked by Su Xingyuan's killing of two people in a row. He underestimated Su Xingyuan's strength and fell into his trap. He chose... to escape.
The shadow of the long knife appeared silently at the side of the neck.
That's right... How can I choose to run away when there is such an absolute speed difference...
There were four people, and in just a few seconds, only one was left.
The last person was a middle-aged man who looked relatively healthy. When he saw Su Xingyuan's gaze falling on him, a look of despair appeared on his face.
His ability is to use the gap between the third floor and this floor to create a space corridor, but he must prepare in advance. It is the ability to set traps in advance and cannot be activated instantly!
In order to hone this ability over the years, he has not studied or practiced other skills to fight the enemy. I'm afraid that if he just raises his hand, he will be dismembered by the guy in front of him!
"Answer me a few questions and I'll let you go."
Unexpectedly, Su Xingyuan did not seem to have any intention of killing him: "If I don't kill your three friends, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for me, and I don't like trouble."
"But, after all, I'm not a murderer, so...if you're obedient, I can let you take care of your people."
"...What do you want to ask?" The last person swallowed and said in a trembling voice.
"What is the purpose of Siu-Nino?"
The black-haired boy got straight to the point with his first question, and even made a little joke: "He found you in the first place, couldn't it be because I was here?"
“…”
The man's expression changed several times, and he finally said: "...He tried to gain the authority of time. He heard that our clan had some understanding of time and space, so he wanted to enter the secret place to investigate."
"In addition, if he can find the remaining consciousness of his ancestors and devour it, it can also enhance his strength."
Su Xingyuan said: "He is a god. It should be easy for him to turn this place upside down, right?"
"But only the leader of a clan can enter that place. If anyone else tries to force their way in, they will destroy themselves."
Su Xingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Haven't you chosen a leader yet?"
The man seemed a little embarrassed: "...Previous leaders all obtained recognition and permission from the altar."
But after they tried to parasitize the outside world, the altar never responded to them again and ignored everyone, as if the remaining consciousness of the ancestors that the altar could attract disappeared overnight.
Of course, they didn't dare tell Nino about this, they just said that the time to choose a leader had not yet come and asked the other party to wait a little longer.
Su Xingyuan seemed to be thinking: "...Is that so."
He asked, "So... where are the rest of your people?"
The man instantly became alert: "What are you going to do?!"
The black-haired boy tilted his head slightly and said with a smile: "The chief needs to be selected from the tribe members, right? I ask this, but I don't mean to hurt your tribe members."
At least not when I said this.
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