Bai Xi didn't stay in the cabin for long before she was out of the illusion. In front of her was a device that looked very similar to the mechanism she had encountered before.
Standing beside her were five men with different postures and styles. For some reason, Bai Xi felt that their gazes were much more subtle than before. Xiu's gaze was somewhat evasive, and his cheeks were slightly flushed, as if... he was in the throes of first love.
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Bai Xi remembered the big gift Eros had mentioned to her, and a sense of foreboding rose in her heart. Her gaze swept over the others, and she saw that Labai was also looking at her with a thoughtful expression. Ulysses' expression was inscrutable, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
Perkin... Although he seemed perfectly normal on the surface, Bai Xi always felt something was off. After all, she had spent a long time with Perkin, and she could tell at a glance if something was wrong with him.
For example, the slight upturn of his lips was barely perceptible, but it was inexplicably clear in Bai Xi's eyes now.
There was also a sense of elation emanating from him, as if he had seen something that made him so happy that even she could sense it.
Only El seemed to have not changed much, so Bai Xi naturally gave up on observing the humanoid angel, which was indeed a waste of time.
"What...what did you all see?"
Bai Xi hesitated for a moment, but still asked tentatively.
What she saw was the room she had always dreamed of. Although it had been her childhood dream, seeing it now still brought tears to her eyes. Emotion is never something you deliberately create; it's just a fleeting moment.
The dream world fulfilled her childhood dream.
Therefore, Bai Xi felt that others might have encountered similar situations to her.
To everyone's surprise, none of the four men spoke. Bai Xi's gaze swept over them one by one, and finally Xiu couldn't withstand Bai Xi's probing gaze. He awkwardly turned his head away, his ear fins flushed red. He was completely lost in thought and could only stammer out a sentence.
"It's just a normal illusion, nothing special."
The unconvincing statement only deepened Bai Xi's doubts, but it was clearly unrealistic to force an answer, so she had to give up for the time being.
After all, it seems that Xiu is the only one here who can tell her the truth, but now Xiu is unwilling to speak, so she has no other choice.
The old monster and Labai are tight-lipped and have their own ulterior motives, while Perkin will run away and turn into a shadow if pressed too hard, so there's nothing that can be done in the end.
Bai Xi had no choice but to give up. She asked Ulysses for some magic gems, activated the mechanism, and prepared to leave.
She doesn't know how many such mechanisms there are, but according to the information Roy sent back, these mechanisms should be related to the most crucial content of the ruins.
Although Bai Xi really wanted to leave right now, there were monsters outside, monsters that the undead hated the most, and information related to Eros, so Bai Xi didn't want to give up.
Fortunately, when they left, the monster outside the door disappeared for some reason and was no longer blocking the doorway, which relieved Bai Xi.
At that time, Roy also sent back a message.
"It seems that Bai Xi isn't the only one activating the core mechanism; others are doing it too. They could be adventurers or mercenaries. In any case, we need to hurry; there's only one mechanism left to solve."
Roy looked serious. The central altar in the statue square now had six mechanisms activated, with only the last one remaining.
If Bai Xi arrives too late, she might miss out on any treasures.
Luo Yi was 100% concerned about Bai Xi's interests and didn't want her to suffer any losses, after all, Bai Xi had gone through so much trouble to solve so many mechanisms.
Roy would be furious if someone else took the benefits.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xi didn't hesitate and flew directly towards the statue square. Since others were also activating the mechanism, why shouldn't she be someone who could reap the benefits without effort?
She doesn't know when the last mechanism will activate or where it is yet, so it's better to wait than to search for it.
What Bai Xi didn't know was that although El seemed normal, after returning from the illusion, the emotionless archangel's gaze on her became noticeably more frequent, though more subtle compared to the obvious gazes of others.
But for someone who only cares about maintaining order, this is already a huge change.
Are you going straight back to the Statue Square?
El suddenly spoke.
"Yes, I don't want to be taken advantage of."
Bai Xi doesn't deny that her idea is rather despicable, but so what? Maybe she's not the only one waiting for someone to come to her.
After he finished speaking, El didn't ask any more questions.
Amidst the tremors of the monster frenzy, the group gradually moved towards the statue plaza, while the five human forms of the gods on the other side did the same.
"I activated an unknown mechanism, but nothing happened. Could it be that the other side of the mechanism is in another direction?"
Nesser was lost in his own world, following the group but constantly frowning in thought.
He wanted to know the other side of the mechanism's connection.
As for the others, they weren't very interested in that mechanism. Nesser only became interested in these things after he became a scholar at the Green Tower.
Harlan, the Gemini, and Ficklin were not studied at all.
"Is this the core area of the ruins? Could it be related to the resurrection of Maggie?"
"My younger brother, Spur, asked with a curious look on his face."
"Someone arrived ahead of time."
Spitbolt had a keen sense of perception. There was more than one exit from the Statue Square. Baishi and his group took the other side, while Harun and his group took one of the other three entrances.
This caused the two groups to collide head-on when they entered the statue square at the same time.
Across the vast plaza and the central altar, Bai Xi, accompanied by five men, stared at five other men from afar, creating a strange and unsettling atmosphere.
Bai Xi stared at the person opposite her with a somewhat stiff expression.
They were all her old acquaintances, and all of them were human incarnations of gods.
She was completely devastated.
Perkin, Xiu, Ulysses, and Rabai can be temporarily explained as to why they appeared in the ruins, since they were teleported together by the teleportation array, which makes sense.
Meeting El... it's a bit strange, but not unacceptable.
But why are the remaining deities' human forms also present?!
How did they get to this ruin? Were they also transported here by a teleportation array?
Bai Xi recalled Eros's gift to her and suddenly felt that this was the truth.
Perhaps she knows what Eros is referring to.
But... these guys are definitely not suited for dating, okay?
Talking about just one of hers could kill you fifty years of your life, let alone getting them together...
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