There was a dead silence in the underground palace. Qi Le people didn't know who had the remaining half of the map, and they didn't think these people would share it. They simply suggested to go to the part where they have maps and search to see if they could find the first one. The location of the witch.
The surroundings were still dead silent. In the old corridors stood white statues. They were all half-human and half-beast creatures. Under the dim candlelight, they seemed to be alive at any time.
Qi Leren recalled the map of the underground palace and said to Ning Zhou: "I remember that there is a courtyard in the southeast of the underground palace, there may be plants there, maybe it can match the 'vegetation of hell', why don't we go there and have a look ."
Ning Zhou nodded quietly, not even begging for the big bird on her shoulder, tilted her head and looked at Qi Leren.
On the way to the courtyard, the two ran into a few ghosts. Before Qi Le's people could bleed and fight monsters, Ning Zhou rushed up. The unsheathed double knives exuded faint fluorescence, and they tore the insubstantial ghosts with ease. The shattered, torn ghosts screamed silently, vibrated in the air, and dissipated.
Qi Leren looked at Ning Zhou's suspected enchanted weapon numbly, feeling that this game is too unfriendly to newcomers, but then again, he will be so powerful in the future, right? Certainly, he also wants to be a saint of the goddess!
In the intricate underground palace, some places are so old that they have collapsed, so they can only take a detour. It took the two of them half an hour to detour to find the courtyard in the map. It is closed, but open, and you can even see a round of sun hanging above your head.
"Do you want to go in?" Even under the sun, the courtyard in front of him looked strange, Qi Leren hesitated for a moment, and asked Ning Zhou.
Ning Zhou nodded, but her bird was actively humming a strange little tune, and if she listened carefully, she seemed to be saying that if you can't get into a tiger's den, you can't get a tiger's son.
Also, if you are afraid of danger and hold back, you will die sooner or later. In this nightmare world, you are really seeking wealth at risk.
Seeing that Ning Zhou had entered the courtyard, Qi Leren also quickly followed.
Under the warm sunlight, the courtyard covered with grass is quiet and quiet. It is built underground like the underground palace. The entire courtyard is sunken like a basin. The beautiful courtyard, decorated with flowers and fences, is full of iron statues, all in human form, sitting or standing, or even lying on the ground, with indifferent but serene expressions.
Qi Leren felt very uncomfortable. These iron sculptures gave him a strange feeling. He even suspected that the first witch was hiding in these statues.
"It always feels a little wrong." Qi Leren murmured.
Ning Zhou frowned and patted the black bird on the head. The black bird lightly pecked on her finger and fluttered away to explore the way.
"What's wrong?" Qi Leren asked softly.
Ning Zhou closed her eyes and seemed to be listening to something. After a while, she shook her head and mouthed, "Let's go."
Qi Leren couldn't help but become suspicious. He always felt as if he heard a strange sound, but when he listened carefully, he found that the surroundings were quiet, only the footsteps of the two of them.
"Why haven't your birds come back?" The two walked around the courtyard and found nothing unusual. Although everything around looked very strange, there was no sudden danger, and not even a soul was missing.
Ning Zhou whistled and waited for a while, but the big black bird still did not come back.
Now the people of Qi Le are also anxious, this courtyard is full of strange dangers, in case the bird of the goddess never returns...
"Let me go up to the tree to see, you can always see better when you stand taller." Qi Leren pointed to a tall tree next to him and said.
Ning Zhou shook his head and climbed up on the branch by himself. The trees were lush and leafy. After she went up, the leaves blocked her figure. After waiting for a while, Qi Leren suddenly felt that something was wrong, and shouted under the tree: "Ning Zhou? Ning Boat!"
The wind was blowing from nowhere, and it was clearly under the sun, but there was a piercing coldness.
Qi Leren went up to the tree without saying a word. The leafy canopy blocked the sunlight, making the eyes darker. It hurt when the branches stuck on the person. Qi Leren climbed to the top of the tree regardless. It turned out to be dark!
No, it is not pure darkness. After passing through the top of the tree, the top of the head is no longer a day with warm sunlight, but an endless cold moonlit night—under the vast starry sky, a crescent moon hangs high above the head, emitting Under the bright moonlight, looking around, a thick layer of fog shrouded the ground, wrapping the entire courtyard in a sea of clouds and mist.
This... this is too weird.
Qi Leren's hands and feet were cold, and they hurriedly climbed down the tree. The desolate moonlight illuminated the courtyard, surrounded by a faint mist, and the courtyard, which looked ominous under the sun, became more and more dark and eerie under the moonlight.
Qi Leren held the dagger and took a deep breath after confirming that the SL skill card and primary fighting skills were equipped on his body.
It looks like the show is coming.
He took a few steps forward. The moonlit courtyard was still full of plants and statues. These iron statues reflected the cold light of metal in the moonlight. Qi Leren suddenly felt that something was wrong, and suddenly looked at the nearest statue—the humanoid statue that was sitting still has changed at some point!
It was a portrait of a man whose abdominal cavity had been cut open. His ribs were lifted like the wings of a butterfly, revealing his organs full of organs. His expression was grievous, and he raised his neck and struggled, as if he was screaming shrilly.
Just imagining the pain of torture makes people feel sick for a while.
The Qi Le people unconsciously touched their stomachs and looked at the other statues. Sure enough, the humanoid sculptures that looked normal in the sunlight showed a different appearance under the moonlight. Under torture, they were fixed on the statue in various distorted postures, revealing the pain and brutality of torture naked in front of the visitors.
It was getting colder around, Qi Leren wrapped his coat tightly and moved his limbs that were a little stiff. At this time, he has realized that he should no longer be in the "courtyard", or rather, this is the real courtyard, an inner world under the control of demons and witches.
Just now, Ning Zhou climbed the tree first, and then disappeared. He should have come to the current courtyard, but I don't know if they are still in the same space. If they want to leave here and return to the normal courtyard...
Qi Leren pondered on the tree. After a while, he decided to give it a try and climbed to the top of the tree again. There was still an endless night in front of him, and he returned to the tree in a loss. It seems that the same method cannot let him leave here, and the puzzle of this courtyard must be solved.
The breeze was blowing, and the chilly mist changed its shape in the moonlight. Qi Leren walked in the courtyard. Several times he clearly heard the rustling sound, which seemed to be the rubbing sound of the wind blowing the branches. But when he stopped and listened, there was a dead silence in his ears, not even the chirping of insects.
Is it hallucinations? Qi Leren pondered and denied his own judgment. In such an unusual place, any subtle clues may be a hint of danger. This voice should be...
Some kind of "vegetation from hell"? Qi Leren's heart froze, and he carefully observed the surrounding sculptures, looking for the one that matched the prompt "burned by flames".
The people of Qi Le walked deeper and deeper in the courtyard. The statues around them were tortured in all kinds of strange and twisted shapes, but the one who was not burned by the flames died in the interrogation chair covered with nails. His body was sawed between his legs, he died from being scraped off by the washboard, and his head was squeezed by the torture cap...
No, the order is wrong!
Qi Leren suddenly realized something was wrong. He had been wandering in this courtyard for half an hour, but the order of the surrounding statues had changed! In front of him, his neck was tightened by an iron chain, and there was a statue of a heavy iron ball hanging under his feet. It was not in this position originally!
This sudden discovery made Qi Leren horrified. In the dead and cold air, only his breathing and thumping heartbeat were getting faster and faster.
Calm down, calm down, but the position has changed, this should not be a danger, but a reminder.
He has been circling here for half an hour, and the courtyard with a simple path can no longer find a way out after being shrouded in moonlight and fog, and can only wander here repeatedly. Could this statue of changing position be the key to the crack
Qi Leren took a deep breath, ready to archive at any time, and then walked towards the sculpture unhurriedly.
The cold wind blew away the floating clouds, and the moonlight fell faintly. Qi Leren finally saw the statue covered by the fog, and that painfully distorted face was himself!