It was a picture I would never have imagined.

Behind me, Mina appeared.

But the illusion only deceived me for a few seconds, and I realized that it wasn't her. All I saw was a glowing phantom, she was very unreal, not like the real thing.

At most, she has Mina's appearance.

The dress of this phantom is also very strange, the clothes are traditional European clothes, but the long hair is coiled into a very classical Chinese bun. There is also the decoration on it, a delicate wooden hairpin, if you change into an ancient costume, it is more suitable.

"Illusions, but why Mina?"

I was wondering, but the pale blue figure, as if hearing my voice, suddenly lowered its head, and at that moment, our eyes met.

She looked at me suspiciously, as if asking who I was.

A brief moment of eye contact told me that the phantom existence in front of me was not a puppet without consciousness.

"Who are you?" I tried to stand up, but my body was still tied.

She stared at me for a long time, then crouched down and looked at me with even more curiosity.

Not only that, but as we got closer, I could actually feel something, similar to body temperature, there was temperature, but the temperature was very low, which made people chill.

"And who are you?"

She asked me rhetorically.

The figure who spoke had the same voice as Mina.

"Mina?" I was tempting, though my instinct told me it couldn't be.

"Rice...... Graceful? She was at a loss, like she had never heard the name. But she seems to pay special attention to the word "rice", "rice ......"

"You said it's my name?" She asked me.

She didn't seem hostile to me, and she could tell she was curious.

He looked like a child.

I confirmed once again that the woman in front of me was definitely not Mina.

"No...... Just a person who looks a lot like you. I responded.

She nodded, but didn't ask any further.

"Who are you?" Again, I raise this question.

She chuckled, and there was a hint of helplessness on Mina's perfect face, "Do you think I look like I can answer your question?" ”

It's a slightly melancholy feeling, like Mina's occasional appearance, but it seems more real than Mina. It's a strange phenomenon, and even when I feel it, I don't understand why I think the way I do.

In the end, it can only be summed up in one sentence, "You are strange." ”

"You too," she looked into my eyes, and became more and more curious, "Everyone here only remembers one thing. But you, you can see from your eyes, you are different from them, who are you? Why did you come to this place? ”

I didn't answer her question, but followed her question, "It doesn't matter who I am for the time being, but you, do you only remember one thing?" It doesn't look like it. ”

She smiled and looked in the direction the men had left, and responded, "I only remember why I'm here, and I don't remember anything else." But luckily it's not as stupid as they seem. ”

This response surprised me, "Then why are you here?" ”

"For the sake of ...... Leave a worm in this place until it is consumed. ”

"What bug?"

"Worms that can kill people. When people die, their consciousness will always be fixed in the moment before death...... Strange Bug ......"

Let people's consciousness always be frozen in the moment before death.

What does that mean exactly?

If there is a soul, can it be understood that the soul is imprisoned?

"Where is it?" I continued to ask.

The woman thought for a moment and looked back behind her, "It's close, in that direction...... Why do you ask this, you have to save it? ”

In the second half of the sentence, I actually heard the killing intent.

In addition to her appearance, I did not provoke without knowing her at all. immediately changed his words and said: "I'm alone, why save a worm, I'm not that interested." ”

She suddenly smiled mysteriously, "You're not alone. Your body ......"

She suddenly leaned in to me, sniffed it, and thought again, "It smells like a bug, it's very similar to it." You're a worm too, aren't you? ”

"Sort of."

Although I admit it, her killing intent did not reappear. It seems that the only thing she cares about is not to let the king worm in this maze leave. Although it is possible to communicate with people, obsessions are still unique.

"Wait a minute, there's still a smell......" She approached me again, this time with a little surprise on her face, and a little bit of pain that she couldn't grasp the truth, and finally the pain turned into doubt, and she asked me, "Do I know you?" ”

"Why do you say that?" I sniffed myself too.

"You smell like an acquaintance of mine...... Two," she leaned close to my arm, the one scratched by Du Youlan, the doubt and pain disappeared at the same time, and looked at me happily, "Although I don't remember who you are, I have a vague memory of your marriage!" It seems that they are already together. It's a pity I didn't get to see it, it's a bit of a pity. ”

I noticed two words, marriage. It's not a modern word.

So, she is......

"The people you are talking about are Wei Heng and Du Youlan?" I asked.

I'm looking forward to the answer.

However, there was only a blank look on her face.

"Since you left that worm in this place, do you have a way to get out of here?" Jingye asked.

The woman shook her head, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it into the sky, making a sound like hitting glass. Then the woman smiled helplessly, "Actually, I also want to go out, but the exits that can be walked here are blocked by an invisible wall, and there is no way." ”

Jingye sighed: "Sure enough, that's ......"

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much." The woman suddenly smiled, looked at me and Jingye very gently, and said: "Since you entered here, it has been different, those stupid and stupid people have become more and more powerful, and it won't be long before you will be killed, if you die, you will probably be the same as them, and at that time, you will not be alone." I wish you were a little smarter and had two more people to talk to me. ”

She just crouched beside us, as if waiting to see us die.

I was still thinking about the relationship between her and Du Youlan and Wei Heng. I'm thinking about the story that Mina told in the past. But this woman's words penetrated my ears intentionally or unintentionally, and suddenly reminded me of a question that I had not thought of before.

"What did you just say? Since we've been here, this has changed? I asked.

"Well, actually, I found out about you a long time ago. I can feel it from everyone who walks in. The woman responded.

I shook my head: "That's not what I'm asking, I'm saying that before we come here, people here don't get stronger when they die and are reborn, right?" ”

She thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

So why is it that the setting of this maze has changed because of this?

What exactly does this labyrinth do?

If this woman's only obsession is true, perhaps the maze is to seal the worm she is talking about! Whether it's direct or indirect, this labyrinth probably does it. Since then, those who enter the labyrinth will only remember the obsession they had at the moment of entry, and they will never be able to leave and come back from the dead.

And is this last obsession and resurrection from the dead equivalent to what the woman said before, that the worm can freeze the consciousness of people before death forever at that moment?

This is the ability of worms.

Evolution is my ability.

I felt like it was half sucked away, and I thought it was a delusion, but it was real.

And it was not only me who was drained of power, but also the worm.

The golden heart began to beat rapidly, not in anticipation of danger, but in sheer excitement. It seems to be telling me that I am only one step away from getting out of this labyrinth!

But there is still something missing from taking that step.

What's missing?

I couldn't have imagined that the rope on my body suddenly came loose.

The net was untied! I looked up and saw that the net had been grasped by the woman with a blue light, "It's strange to see you being tied up, I'll untie this for you." ”

"You ......," I wondered.

The woman's hand gently stroked the rope net, and from her eyes, I could see nostalgia, like touching a childhood favorite toy.

Feeling my puzzled gaze, the woman replied lightly: "It's just a small mechanism, untie it, you don't need to think too much." ”

Yes, this thing can indeed be counted as a mechanism.

This Mina-faced woman should coincide with herself in Mina's story, and her role should coincide, she is proficient in mechanical arts, and she is also in the setting.

I was fascinated by it.

The word "mechanism" comes to mind repeatedly.

Suddenly, I seemed to realize what I was just so short of!

I grabbed her phantom-like hand, "Mina, can you explain something to me!" "I was probably a little excited, and at that moment, I thought she was Mina.

She withdrew her hand from mine, and although she had forgotten a lot, she really looked like a normal living person.

She asked me, "Explain what?" ”

"This net is a trap, isn't it? Why is this thing holding us so securely, I mean, it keeps tightening, why? ”

"Of course, because of your struggle, this simple mechanism can collect the energy of your struggle and transform it into the power that locks you."

Collect, transform.

That's right, that's what I'm missing.

"I know how to get out of here." I'm a little excited.

"Get out of here? Brother, what did you find? Jingye asked me in surprise.

Even the illusory woman was very curious at the moment, "Can you leave?" How to leave? ”

"If you don't show up, I can't really think of it. But if you have it, there is a chance that it is more than 90% and it is a mechanism. A trap used to seal the king worm! Just like that rope net, even if it is a mechanism, it needs energy to function. You just said that your only obsession is to stay here until the worm is consumed. At that time, I wondered, why do you say that it is consumed and died, and wait for it to die of old age? This labyrinth has been around for hundreds of years, and when you say 'forever', I think it's better than 'until you die'. So then again, why consume death? The operation of the mechanism requires energy, so the only reason to consume the king worm is that the power of the king worm is the power to operate this labyrinth! It's like a rope net that holds me to the silent night! ”

So, if you want to get out of here, you must go to the center of the maze and kill the king worm!