This time it took a long time to teleport, and when Raphael opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unusually wide space.

This is a huge space, and energy towers tens of meters high are displayed in rows, and energy pipes as thick as towering giant trees are entangled in the air, almost obscuring the entire sky.

Pipes of different thicknesses meandered through the air like blood vessels, some of which were almost transparent, and a pale blue liquid could be seen flowing slowly along the pipes. From time to time, pale blue gas erupted from the spires of the towers, and then dissipated into the air.

"Here?" Eternal Oath said, flicking his wrist.

"The power center of Sky City!" Raphael looked at the map in his hand, "We are now seventy meters underground in the Cloud Sky Tower!" ”

The number of people who followed Raphael here was less than twenty, and compared with the previous number of more than fifteen hundred, it was almost one percent, so you can imagine what price they paid along the way.

Almost all of the people who can stand here are members of the guard, only the bell and the eternal oath are not among them, the former has the profession of an astrologer, which can increase the luck of the team, if it weren't for her along the way, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to reach the Cloud Sky Pavilion. The latter is the strongest shield warrior of the Angel Covenant, and he is responsible for the last level to protect Raphael.

"That's it? I thought that I would have to fight that Void Lord for 300 rounds, and then kill 1,800 brothers, and finally everyone would treat death as home, and desperately send His Highness Raphael into the teleportation array to get here! Eternal Oath said jokingly.

Then, everyone else shot at him like knives, and some people had even drawn their weapons, eager to make this guy close his crow's mouth with a practical action.

"Alright, let's move on! According to the Holy See, the energy security lock that controls the entire energy center is located in the center of this area, and all the energy pipelines originate there! "Rafael took the lead.

But it's easier said than done, but it's hard to find. The player is like an ant in a steel forest, and it is impossible to discern the direction of progress except for the towering energy towers like mountains.

Silbert's proposal to follow a certain energy pipeline that, since they all originate in the same place, must lead them to find the energy safety lock. But Raphael soon abandoned the idea.

Because you can't tell the direction of those dense energy pipes, just as you can't find a particular thread in a tangled mass of threads.

"Wait! I felt something follow us! ”

The perception of bells is the keenest of all, and the astrologer is best at predicting the future through the changes in the stars, and although this prediction is very accurate and has little to no combat power, it can still significantly improve the safety of a team.

Changes in the stars are difficult to detect, so every astrologer must have a very strong sense of perception to see if the stars in the sky have changed.

Without hesitation, the two remaining thieves spilled the developer powder, and the silvery-white magic powder completely enveloped the area where everyone was.

Crackling! Two throwing knives hit somewhere, and the eyes of Snow White and the Black-Blood Princess lit up with a magical flame, which was a special ability of their class, and the eyes strengthened by the magical flame allowed them to sense even the slightest magical fluctuations around them, and the Demon Flame Hunter relied on this ability to hunt down the cunning monsters that were good at hiding themselves.

A dark shadow was forced out, and the moment he appeared, a knight immediately charged, and two archers and a mage threw out their prepared arrows and magic.

These players spend a lot of time training for cooperation in various situations, and as a member of the Guard, one of the rules they always keep in mind is to nip danger in the bud.

The Black Shadow obviously didn't expect the strangers to react so quickly, and was hit by the charge without any suspense, followed by a tidal wave of continuous blows. These players had already practiced a variety of combinations, and although it was a sudden battle, they quickly found their rhythm.

Charges, chiseles, shackles of light, and control skills are thrown at the Black Shadow almost constantly, ensuring that it is under control at all times. After the player reaches the third tier, almost everyone can master several restricted or control skills, which makes it impossible for the dark shadow to escape.

In the face of this steady stream of blows, even if the strength of this group of players is so weak and pitiful in the eyes of the Black Shadow, it still makes its health drop rapidly under the continuous accumulation.

With a scream, the black shadow was unwilling to be beaten so lightly and not fight back, and took advantage of the effect of the developer powder to disappear, trying to enter the state of stealth again.

However, before he could completely hide his form, six swords of light sealed the location of the black shadow, forcing him out of his invisibility state. Then came a dazzling ray of flame, piercing the shadow's head.

The Black Shadow let out an unwilling roar and slowly turned to ashes, never posing any threat to the players.

"What is this?" Seeing that the danger was lifted, the Eternal Oath also lowered the shield in his hand and asked puzzledly.

A thief went up and kicked the pile of ashes: "No clues, maybe some kind of void monster we haven't encountered?" ”

Void creatures are strange and mostly exist in the form of energy bodies, so it is not surprising that such dark shadow creatures appear.

"Alright, the danger is lifted! Keep going! ”

"I always feel like it's not over yet!" But Bell apparently didn't think so, and the horror from her soul kept her on her toes.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one ignored the bell's reminder. However, after several minutes, nothing happened.

Just when everyone was about to give up and move on, Xiao Bai suddenly kicked the mage next to him away, and just when everyone was stunned and ready to question her, they found that Xiao Hei had already used a short sword to hold the thief's dagger.

That's the thief who went up and rummaged through the pile of ashes!

At this moment, the thief player's eyes had turned blood-red, and there was an absolutely abnormal expression on his face, which was a hideous face mixed with ridicule, pain, and smugness.

"Do you think you can escape from my palm in this way?" The rogue player's voice hasn't changed, but there's a lot of madness in his tone.

Clanging, within a few seconds, Xiao Hei fought the Rogue player several times, and the others looked shocked. Because everyone knows that what this thief player is best at is detecting and disarming traps, which is what players call standard trap thieves, and the frontal combat skills can only be regarded as ordinary, and there is no way to hold on for so long in front of a master like Xiao Hei.

And now, let alone insist, seeing that Xiao Hei is about to fall into the disadvantage, if it weren't for Bai Xueji also going up to help, maybe the black blood princess would have been killed.

"He's under control! Quick, who has the skill to dispel the charm? ”

"Lion Shelter!" One of the priests in the team raised his hand to brush the thief with a skill, which is a blessing skill that increases resistance to negative statuses, in addition to increasing the chance of resistance to charm, it can also increase resistance to chaos, shock, and fear, which is one of the skills that the priest can only learn at the third level.

However, this skill is useless against the Rogue player, his eyes are still glowing with crazy red, and the frequency of attacks is getting faster and faster.

"Advanced Spiritual Protection!" Raphael made a move, and as soon as he made a move, it was a high-level skill, which was the set of equipment that came with her, and the Holy See of Light had long considered that there might be some void creatures with special abilities in the Sky City, so Raphael was equipped with this set of equipment.

The turquoise glow enveloped the thief, causing the red glow in his eyes to fade slowly. However, just when everyone thought that the unlucky man would come back to his senses smoothly, the crazy red light skyrocketed again, even brighter than before.

High-level spiritual protection has no effect either!

"Garfield, you stay and contain him! Others keep going! We don't have time to waste! Seeing that the high-level spiritual protection was ineffective, Raphael immediately gave the order, leaving one warrior to deal with the controlled thief, while the others continued to set off to find the energy security lock.

"What the hell is that monster?" While looking for a target, Xiaobai asked.

"That's probably a Mind Flayer!"

"Mind Flayer?" I'm afraid that of all those present, no one has heard of such a name, except Raphael.

"Mind Flayers are a terrifying kind of beings that live in ancient times, they have no physical body, and their only way to attack is to use their soul power to take the target's body and then use it as their own body. Every adult Mind Flayer has at least legendary strength! ”

"Legendary!" Everyone took a big breath.

Raphael nodded, his face full of solemnity: "I guess that the Mind Flayer is the existence at the apex of this Sky City, and those void creatures are probably the prey attracted by him." Fortunately, although the Mind Flayer is a legendary monster, the actual combat power depends entirely on the body they have! ”

"No wonder we didn't see any void creatures here, I'm afraid we just didn't want this Mind Flayer to take over their bodies, so those void creatures subconsciously chose to avoid here."

The information about the Mind Flayer comes from Yu Bin. Since he knew that Raphael was going to lead an expedition to Sky City, Yu Bin naturally wanted to eliminate the danger. In his previous life, he who occupied Sky City was a legendary-level Mind Flayer, and Yu Bin thought that there should be no change in this life.

"Attention, if Garfield comes back later, Sylbey, you arrange for two people to stay and contain him!"

"He'll be controlled too?"

"If necessary, the Mind Flayer can abandon his current body and take a new, more powerful one!"

Hiss! Hearing this, everyone felt a headache!

However, the truth was even worse than Raphael predicted, and within a few minutes, the controlled warrior and the thief chased after him, and it was clear that the mind flayer had not only seized the warrior's body, but even the thief had not been abandoned by him.

In desperation, Sylbe had to leave four people responsible for killing these two guys, in case it snowballed and made more and more players controlled by the Mind Flayer.

Fortunately, after another division of troops, everyone finally found the core area where the energy security lock was located. The end of the pipe is connected to the top of a huge energy tower, and below the energy tower is a steel gate, in front of which is a statue, the statue's hands raised as if holding something, but it is empty at this time.

"Looks like this is the energy security lock we're looking for, and the flame should be placed on it!" Raphael said.

"Hey, hey, hey! Little girl, you have good things in you! But do you think that with this little trick, you can get your companions away safely? An eerie voice came out of the air, far and near, and people couldn't help but be afraid, "Soon, you will die under the betrayal of your trusted companions, haha, enjoy that despair and resentment!" ”

"Mind Flayer!" Sylbe gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, he's catching up!" ”

"His Highness Raphael! Please use the flame immediately and activate the energy safety lock! Sylbe said loudly, "We will find a way to hold it back, please complete your mission, Your Highness Raphael!" ”

"You guys!"

"Everybody come with me! Remember, death is not terrible, what is terrible is that our death has no meaning! With that, Sylbe was the first to run out, for he knew that this was the only thing he could do now.

The others glanced at each other, and they had to say that they were not only strong enough to follow Raphael here, but also at least impeccable in terms of loyalty, not to mention, this is related to the success or failure of their guild's action this time, and no one chooses to escape!

Soon, Raphael was left alone.

"Haha, play hide and seek? Good, good! I'm bored! Let's have some fun! The voice of the Mind Flayer also disappeared with the departure of Silbe and the others.

Raphael stood still for a moment, but chose to continue with the task.

Take out the head of Garrakis from the backpack, although the Holy See can also take the holy fire out of the skull, but the holy flame separated from the soul fire of Garrakis must be preserved with special props, which is very unfavorable to Raphael's carrying, and in the end, for the sake of convenience, the Holy See of Light still decided to keep the holy flame in this state until it is put into the control center of Sky City, anyway, when the time comes, the holy flame will still be extracted and used to open the energy safety lock of Sky City and complete the activation of the energy system.

After placing Garrakis's head on the statue's raised hands, he sensed a milky white glow from the statue of the flame. Soon, a white flame spread down the two arms of the statue, quickly covering the entire statue.

When the flames completely enveloped the statue, the statue that had been kneeling on one knee seemed to come to life, slowly stood up, held the head containing the holy flame in both hands, and slowly walked towards the huge steel door.

When the statue walks up to the door, the closed lock automatically opens, revealing a circular hole inside. The statue placed the head in his hand into the hole, then reached out and began to push the door. As the door slowly rotated under the impetus of the statue, the pale blue liquid flowing through the pipes gradually increased, and the flow rate slowly increased.

When the entire gate was finally fully opened, a long passage behind it was revealed. Raphael hesitated, but finally stepped forward and walked down the passage.

After a while, a figure appeared in front of the open door.

Sylbe didn't know how to use it, and put on the same high-level spiritual protection as just now, although this could not protect him from the control of the heart snatcher, but at least it allowed him to buy more time to be sober. Looking at the deep passage in front of him, Sylbe knew that it was the passage to the control center at the core of the entire Sky City.

But his goal is not there!

Sylbe pursed her lips, took a scroll from her bosom, tore it open, and a purple-black rune rose from the scroll, floating in mid-air for a while, and then flew towards the huge pipe.

Soon, the rune was attached to the pipe, and the purple-black energy visible to the naked eye passed through the wall of the pipe, seeping into the pale blue liquid flowing in the pipe, and soon disappeared under the dilution of the liquid.

Sylbe nodded in satisfaction.

"My mission has been accomplished, and this time, it seems that there is no way to survive like I did at the beginning! Forget it, die once, die once, lest those women be suspicious again. Sylbe found a corner that was not easy to find, canceled the high-level spiritual protection on his body, and then took out a short sword and stabbed it into his chest with a smile on his face.