Chapter 100: Deception
"It's time to go to 'Daedalus.'"
Ye Kong ran through the passage, turning a few corners from time to time, and soon, he successfully followed the original path and returned to the place where Daedalus was imprisoned.
"It's here!"
Ye Kong looked around, in a stone-pillar cage, the white-haired old man was looking forward to it, when he saw Ye Kong, he immediately waved his hand excitedly, and shouted:
"Hey! Brave adventurer, do you have good news? β
"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."
Ye Kong stepped forward, took out the ink crystal and the water of the Stix River in his backpack and handed them to the other party.
"Brave adventurer, that, I have something to ask for-"
Daedalus didn't take it right away, but asked, "I want to ask, did anything strange happen to you when you took the dark crystal?" β
"Oh! You said that 'thing'.........."
Ye Kong's face showed a 'sudden realization', and he said with some annoyance: "I don't know what's going on, in the center of that ink crystal stone pillar, there is a large piece of snow-white crystal, and with my collection methods, I can't even move itβthis crystal is too hard!" β
"Hell, I've never come across such a hard crystal, really, I swear in the name of my master! I'm afraid even my master has never seen such a hard thing! β
"Hey! It's just that my craftsmanship is not good, and I was blocked by a crystal, and I can't dig any more. β
Saying that, Ye Kong looked distressed, and it looked as if he had lost hundreds of millions.
"This ..... This ......."
"Well, that's true!"
Daedalus shook his head, and for a moment, he seemed to be a little old, as if he had lost some hope.
"What's wrong? Mr. Daedalus? β
Ye Kong asked, his face was full of doubts, but there was a sense of concern, which made Daedalus's heart warm, and he couldn't help sighing: "Hey, this matter........ That's a long story. β
Ye Kong knew very well that the next step was the 'plot explanation', which was also a routine part of the game, so he did not interrupt the other party's speech and chose to listen patiently.
really
Daedalus cleared his throat and began to speak, "Back then, I had a son named Icarus, who, like me, was very talented in building. So, he and I fell in love with Lord Minos, and successfully served as a builder, directing the actions of the stone people to create a labyrinth for Minos's son. β
"Later, Icarus and I built a palace, but I didn't want Master Minos, so I chose to cross the river and tear down the bridge, imprisoning us in the labyrinth, and Icarus's place of imprisonment was under that dark crystal pillar."
As he spoke, Daedalus sighed: "It seems that Icarus can't get out.........."
"I see....... Ay! What a sad story. β
Ye Kong shook his head, his face full of sympathy: "Mr. Daedalus, don't be too sad, after all, Icarus may still be alive, and if he has a chance in the future, he may not be able to rescue him." β
After speaking, Ye Kong's heart silently recited a sentence-
"Of course, you can only help him 'collect the body'."
"Thank you, brave adventurer."
Daedalus was so moved that he immediately said, "Okay, I'll definitely do my best." β
After saying that, he took the ink crystal and the water of the Styx River, held it high above his head, and the next moment, a red starlight appeared on his body, which floated out little by little, converging on the two materials.
"Red Starlight ........."
Ye Kong's eyes narrowed, looking at the scene in front of him, and he had a vague guess in his heart, but his appearance was still maintained, with a look of 'surprise' - it was as if he had seen red light for the first time.
Leave no flaws.
A large amount of red light enveloped the two materials, and after a while, the whole red light went out, and the two materials were gone, replaced by a bundle of strange silk items.
This silk object is completely black, like silk stained with ink, but its surface glows with a little starlight, which is very similar to the appearance of ink crystal, and has the characteristics of the latter.
At the same time, the silk items moved from time to time, and the large number of silk threads glowing with starlight actually had a sense of liquid.
"Brave adventurer, this is a key item, please keep it."
Daedalus lifted the silk object and handed it to Ye Kong's handβ
Imitation Thread: An amazing imitation with an unknown effect.
Note: This item cannot be destroyed and cannot be carried out of the maze.
"Huh? It's actually an imitation..........."
Ye Kong couldn't help but be stunned, and took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Daedalus, what is the purpose of this thing?" β
"Primarily in place of Miss Adne's hair."
Daedalus explained: "Miss Adne's hair has become one with the whole labyrinth, and if she wants to liberate her freedom, she must find a suitable replacement, otherwise, Miss Adne will never be able to get out of the labyrinth." β
"What's more, Miss Adney's hair is not just a 'signpost,' but also a lot of reinforcement."
Daedalus pointed to the stone pillars again and said seriously: "The essence of these stone pillars is also fused with Miss Adne's hair, and if Miss Adne is not liberated, I will not be able to get out of this cage." β
From the point of view of words, Daedalus can solve the problem of hair, but he is trapped inside the stone pillar, and the only way to unlock the stone pillar is to solve Miss Adne's problem..........
Obviously, it's an endless loop.
So, poor Daedalus was trapped here for hundreds of years.
"Can't Miss Adne cut her hair?"
Ye Kong almost said this, but he still restrained himself.
Because of his years of gaming career, he understands that there are many strange curses in the demon world, such as Ariadne's hair, which should be a curse, even if he cuts off his hair, I'm afraid he won't be free - it's likely that it will 'grow in an instant'?!
Therefore, Ye Kong didn't say much, and asked directly: "How can I 'replace' it, Miss Adne's hair?" β
Daedalus smiled and pointed to the left wall of the cage room.
"In that place, I planted a trap that led directly to the core of the third layer, where there was a key circle with Miss Adne's hair tied to it."
"All you have to do is replace Miss Adne's hair with this imitation."
Hearing this, Ye Kong's heart couldn't help but froze, because he knew very well what the core of the third layer represented, and if he used a more understandable word, he would explain it specifically.........
That place,
It is the habitat of the Minotaur.