The fingers were split into tentacles, but Lu Ran didn't feel any pain...... Moreover, each tentacle can be freely controlled by Lu Ran.

"It's a weird feeling...... There's even a sense of acquiring new abilities. ”

"Lu Ran! To be clear, evil spirits eat away at your mind normally...... Once you succumb to this force, your body will no longer be able to maintain its original shape, and will gradually dissolve into unspeakable horrors, becoming one with the refugees in this underground shelter. ”

As soon as Zhu Yan reminded him like this, Lu Ran also came back to his senses suddenly.

"Thank you ......"

Lu Ran took the initiative to split an iron chain, one end embedded in the ceiling, and the other end hooked into the scalp, hanging Lu Ran's whole person in mid-air.

【Suspended ceiling meditation】.

Bring the consciousness into a state of painful meditation.

For a moment, a painful realm spread on its own.

Lu Ran realized himself on the road of pain, so that the fingers that were originally split into tentacles slowly returned to their original state...... And the evil qi flowed out from the top of Lu Ran's skull.

Zhu Yan was also surprised when he saw this, but he didn't expect Lu Ran to really be able to reverse the situation and return to the way it was.

"Let's go!"

Staring at his fingers that had returned to normal, Lu Ran felt relieved in his heart.

For a moment just now, Lu Ran actually felt that the tentacle-like fingers were still 'quite good', and even hoped that other parts of his body would become like this...... It's a little scary to think about it now.

"Evil gods, cults...... This is not the same as the evil of Bandage Takamori.

This belongs to the purest and most primitive evil! Just now, just as there was a slight hole in my consciousness, these 'things' quickly flooded into my body, trying to change my essence...... This includes changes in the physical, soul, and even conscious roots.

What the hell is this [real puppeteer]?"

Every time Lu Ran walked, he would use a certain method to stimulate the pain of his physical body, so as not to be affected again due to his lack of concentration.

And, for sure, it was the countless lifeforms that forged this underground shelter! And all of them have been corrupted by some evil source, and have degenerated into unspeakable things.

"The only strange thing is that the evil corrupted creatures in this underground area have no hostility towards me."

I don't know how deep I descended in the passage made of endless corpses.

One hour, two hours, three hours......

Lu Ran's whole body was covered with spikes, his scalp was also hung with iron chains, and he even slowly pulled out his nails...... This is a way to keep your consciousness awake.

It's here!

Finally, it seems to be the end.

An unpretentious iron gate appeared in front of Lu Ran.

Crunch...... Push the door to enter.

Lu Ran directly held the two "Hell Weapons" in his hands.

Who knew that the scene inside was beyond Lu Ran's expectations, and it seemed that there was no need to fight.

An old man with at least a hundred fingers was kneeling in front of an indescribable statue.

As he gazed at the statue, the old man's eyeballs had rolled to the ground, and a large number of tentacles had grown from his eyeholes.

"This is [the real puppeteer]. Unexpectedly, like the straw, he is also a guy who believes in evil gods......"

In the case where it is almost certain that the puppeteer is dead.

Lu Ran first focused his attention on this statue of the evil god, which was about the size of a palm...... After all, in the current situation, the statue is the greatest threat.

After checking by various means, if the statue is confirmed to be normal, reach out and touch it.

Whoa!

The statue disintegrated on its own, turning into dust and disappearing.

However, there was still one 'thing' left on the round table where the statue was kept, a tattered piece of parchment.

"What is this?"

There was a parchment about the size of a palm, and Lu Ran held it in his hand and looked back and forth, and his first feeling was [Map Fragments]...... The current Hell system is still offline and cannot be analyzed.

Stomach pouch.

Next, let's take a look at the real puppeteer.

No matter how you look at it, the puppeteer is indeed stiff, even the tentacles protruding from his body appear extremely stiff.

Lu Ran continued to search the rest of the room.

The failure to find any hidden treasures or relics made Lu Ran feel a little disappointed.

Just when Lu Ran was trying to find a mechanism hidden in the wall to open the secret room......

Crunch! A strange sound came from behind him.

In Lu Ran's judgment, the puppeteer, who was supposed to be dead, let out a sound of bone movement.

"How many years have you been the first visitor...... Even my apprentices have come down here. To be able to get here 'as is' is a really strong will. ”

Lu Ran hurriedly turned around.

I saw that the old man was kneeling on the ground, and his legs and feet were broken like brittle wood.

A large number of tentacles grew from the broken leg and supported the old man's body and stood up...... At the same time, the protruding tentacles in the eyeholes slowly softened, swaying strangely in the air.

"You have a very shallow smell of 'god' that is different from mine! Have you ever been in contact with a 'god' before? ”

As the old man talked about this, the frequency of the tentacles squirming increased significantly.

"Hmm......" Lu Ran thought about it, the so-called other smell must have come from the smell of the scarecrow in the [House of Horror].

"That's nice...... There's no need for 'validation'. Rest assured, I'm going to have a hard time moving around, and I won't be any threat to you. ”

"The seniors were people from the ancient hell?" Lu Ran tried to communicate.

"Ancient? And no wonder...... Our world is shattered, and you rightly call it 'ancient'. ”

"Is there anything you can guide senior?"

"Guidance? As soon as I see you, you don't belong to the puppeteer's material, and I have nothing to guide me...... If you can come here, with a subtle aura of God on your body, and you have obtained the [Treasure Map Fragment] in the statue, I have completed my mission. ”

"The mission? Treasure map? ”

"That's right...... mission given to me by God Himself.

But my body was exhausted at the moment when the world was shattered, and I was powerless to search for God's relics.

Now, the [Treasure Map Fragment] is in your hands, and it is up to you to find it...... The relics of God must not be allowed to be lost to history without being cared for. ”

Lu Ran seized the opportunity and hurriedly asked, "Isn't this treasure map from the ancient period?" The world was ruined...... How do I find it? ”

"Find all the [Treasure Map Fragments] to form a complete treasure map...... When the time comes, it will naturally teleport you to the land of treasure. ”

With that, the puppeteer squirmed his lower body to the wall.

At the slightest touch, the wall immediately transforms into an elevator leading to the upper floor.

"I hope you will remember this [mission]...... As for me, I'm just a puppeteer! Nothing can be given to you.

This book is a record of my lifelong experience in puppet making, if you are interested, take a look, if you are not interested, take it and sell it for a good price.

Finally, the mission is explained, and I can rest. ”

Lu Ran took the ancient book and hurriedly asked, "Wait!" Senior, where can I find the other fragments? ”

No answer was given.

The old man's body quickly disintegrated and died, leaving no trace.