Chapter 37: Crimson Chapter,
The mountains, the dense forests, and the birds that returned late at night, Dye Qi even felt like he was back in the original world for a moment. If it weren't for the clock on his head still reminding him.
The wolf's howl woke Dye Qi from his thoughts.
"Is this the second floor..."
He stood up and surveyed everything around him. The trees in the mountains turned a deep blue color, and the stars in the sky seemed to be exactly the same as the real thing.
Dye Qi saw a path illuminated by a pale blue light, presumably this time the road was there. Dye Qi slapped the dust off his body and walked onto the path.
The word clock changed to twenty-three at this time.
Ever since he arrived in this place where there is no day or night, Dye Qi has gradually forgotten the concept of the date, and if it weren't for the clock on his head to remind him, he might have thought that he had only spent a short time.
But the reality is that he's been in this place where birds don't poop for seven days.
"Presumably... Those who escaped have gone back to their lives. ”
The reason why Dye Qi came here was because of the commission of that damn king.
But he knew that things couldn't just end so easily. If there had been survivors before, it is estimated that this matter would have exploded long ago.
There are only two ways to stop this: money, or life.
In Ranqi's opinion, it is more likely that the emperor will choose the latter.
Continuing to walk towards the mountains and forests, Dye Qi did not see any threatening creatures or undead. Compared to the previous floor, it seems too peaceful here.
The howl of the wolf sounded from all directions, and Dye Qi subconsciously drew his long sword. Luckily, no monsters seemed to come out to attack him.
But this security was only temporary, and in the shadows, several figures flew by like lightning, and the green light in their eyes left a long streak of light in the darkness.
"Who's where!"
This kind of action still couldn't escape Dye Qi's eyes, although he couldn't see the black shadow that had just flashed clearly, but instinctively he knew that those guys were definitely not good.
The only thing that answered Dyeqi's question was silence. It's like death.
Taking a step back, Dye Qi shook his sword hard, and the powerful wind pressure instantly cut off several big trees in front of him. And after breaking the wood, Dye Qi finally saw the appearance of those black shadows clearly.
Long pointed ears, gray fur, and red blood stains on the fur. It has a protruding mouth, and the inside is sharp serrations. Their palms are much larger than normal, and they all have sharp claws.
None of those things can be called human anymore, but a kind of werewolf that remains humanoid like a wild wolf.
"These can't be, your relatives. ”
Dye Qi knew that Shadow was turning into black qi to protect him at this time, so he asked.
"You occasionally say such rude things... But alas, our family has nothing to do with them. ”
Shadow replied, in her opinion, the Shadow Wolf Clan was the purest of the Wolf Clan's blood.
While they were talking, one of the werewolves was already rushing straight at them. After an instantaneous reaction, the black qi froze the werewolf's limbs, and Dye Qi also stabbed out the long sword in an instant, piercing the monster's heart.
The werewolf was completely silent, and his drooping head became lifeless.
But just a few seconds later, the lifeless head was raised again, and the eyes that were originally shining green turned red at this time.
The werewolf came to life again, and continued to move forward with the dye's sword as if it were not afraid of pain. Even if its heart has been penetrated.
Dye Qi pulled out the throwing axe on his back, which was originally intended for long-range attacks, but at the end of the day, it was still an axe.
The blade of the axe slammed into the werewolf's head, but there was a sound of metal clashing. The blade of the axe made of starry sky stone could not be sliced into its skull at all.
"How so!"
Even Dye Qi himself was surprised.
"Roar!"
The giant claw swung down from the dyer's head. With great coercion. At that moment, Dye Qi seemed to feel like he was about to be torn apart. But at the same time, a wave of cherry colored psionic energy swept through, and a stream of heat erupted.
Dye Qi saw that the giant claw was cut into two pieces, and a large amount of blood gushed out. He took a few steps back, but his sword was covered in blood.
"It's strange that there are still people. ”
Dye Qi looked back. Behind him, stood a slender girl with long white and purple hair, and a long cherry forehead transparent knife in her hand.
And the most eye-catching thing is the two erected ears on her head, which look like foxes.
"You are?"
Dye Qi always felt that this person was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her for a while.
"Ah, the guys in Elf City, did they escape?"
The girl said with a little surprise as if she recognized him.
And when he heard about Elf City, Dye Qi also remembered that when he was in Yasburg, he had a relationship with the girl in front of him. It is also because of her that she suffers from flesh and skin.
"You're the thief!"
Dye Qi finally remembered.
"This knife is mine, and it's not the time to talk about it. ”
The girl rushed out lightly and nailed the werewolf who was about to sneak attack Dye Qi to the ground, and something seemed to burst in the werewolf's body, and the sound of shattering came from the sternum.
"The only way to kill these guys is to destroy the crystals in their sternums. ”
There was a hint of ridicule in the girl's eyes when she looked at Ranqi. It seems to say that he is very uninformed. But Dye Qi didn't have anything to refute, after all, he really didn't know these things.
But after knowing the method, Dye Qi's combat effectiveness has improved a lot. After destroying several werewolf crystals in a row, the remaining werewolves fled, which should be clear about the gap in strength between them and Dye Qi.
After all the werewolves disappeared from view, Dye Qi and the girl slowly put down their weapons. The two looked at each other, probably asking the same question.
"Now tell me who you are. ”
Dye Qi asked, in his opinion, the girl was still a thief.
"I'm afraid there is only one identity to be able to come here. ”
The girl said.
Member, that's the last word Dye Qi heard before entering here. For this title, the girl in front of her is obviously much clearer than herself.
But the question is not only this, why is this girl here, what was she doing before. In this dangerous environment, Dye Qi is not enough to trust the person he meets for the first time.
"Did you get lost before?"
Although the road signs are not obvious, the average person will not find them. Ran Qi just asked this question knowingly, he just wanted to know if the half-orc girl in front of him was here to deceive himself.
"Don't you know, the holy seals on every floor. ”
The girl was a little incredulous.
"Holy Seal?"
Looking at the uncertainty on Ran Qi's face, the girl shook her head, thinking about the stupid guy from there, while explaining.
"The Holy Seal is the crystallization of the overflowing energy after each artifact is sealed, and it is also one of the ways to fight against the Guardians, and each layer of the Holy Seal will exist in different corners. ”
This explanation is also nuanced for Dyeqi.
"But what is a Guardian?"
He didn't know anything about these things.
"Don't you even know this? That's how you got in?"
The girl was a little surprised by what she heard, according to common sense, most of the people who can enter the artifact seal are "members" of the inheritance, like Dye Qi, who doesn't know anything, and there is no one before.
After seeing the girl's incredulous expression, Dye Qi told her story about her experience of coming here. The latter, after hearing it, also expressed a certain degree of understanding.
"It seems that what happened to you is miserable. ”
The girl said with some jokingness.
"No kidding, I'm just here to make money. ”
Indeed, people die for money, and birds die for food.
"It seems that the king is not a good kind, if you get out alive, I am afraid that you will be arrested, and then sent back as a ration. ”
"I think so too. ”
Dye Qi nodded.
"However, I still have to go back and ask for an explanation, not to mention that if I let that guy go, more people will suffer in the future. ”
"You don't know why he did this, you don't know. ”
The girl said.
"Whatever the reason, the disregard for human life is a fact. ”
"If that's the case, it is. But the world is not black and white. ”
"What do you mean. ”
"This world is not an ideal place, and there is no such thing as a world where no one is hurt. ”
The girl said this, her eyes a little confused.
"Maybe after you get your word back, remove the king from power, and kill him, no one will die here..."
She looked at Dye Qi.
"But the consequences of this will be terrible. ”
After hearing this, Dye Qi did not answer or refute anything. He knew that the man was right, but it wasn't wrong for him to want to go back and stop the farce.
It's a gray world.
"And what about you, what are you here for, can it be that you are the same as the king. ”
"In terms of purpose, it's the same, but in terms of method, I won't use that primitive method. ”
The girl replied.
"No wonder you stopped me..."
"It's your duty as a member, although I don't know if you have that realization. ”
"By the way, I don't even know what a member is. ”
"You'll find out later... But I hope you'll never know. ”
There was a little tenderness in the girl's eyes when she looked at Dye Qi.
"You're so kind. ”
She said.
Dye Qi was stunned, he had received some good person cards over the years, but it seemed to be the first time that he was kind.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile a little.
"What are you laughing at?"
The girl asked, puzzled.
"Nothing, just a little relieved all of a sudden. ”
Dye Qi breathed a long sigh of relief and asked the girl with a smile.
"So, do you want to go together next, and take care of each other on the way. ”
He held out his hand and invited the girl.
"It's true that there are so many things to worry about when one person walks in such a place, and it may be helpful to have more than one person. ”
The girl thought for a moment, then took the outstretched hand of Dye Qi.
"At least while you're here, let's take care of each other. ”
"Can you tell me your name?"
Dye Qi asked.
"Forget it, you won't see me again, and I hope we won't see each other again. ”
It's not that she hates him, but when the girl says this, it seems to be from the bottom of her heart.