For the past few days, the Emperor has been in the sewers, and his instincts tell him that the end of the labyrinth must lead to some unknown place.

And now, he has finally mapped out the changes in the underground waterways.

The holographic projection screen appeared in front of his eyes, and he observed that every once in a while, the structure of the water would change accordingly, which is why ordinary people would never be able to get out of the maze once they strayed into it.

Every road here looks the same, and the human eye, and the non-military-grade prosthetic eye, can't see the changes in the labyrinth, only to get lost in it until they enter the tree hole in the center of the labyrinth.

The place he is now in is marked as Area B2, with a large number of unexplored areas ahead.

His instincts told him that he was getting closer and closer to his destination.

Because the labyrinth not only changes, but also seems to be self-conscious, it is extremely difficult to explore Area B, and the Labyrinth's consciousness seems to be trying to prevent him from crossing Area B to the other side.

"It's almost there."

It wasn't a lonely quest, and the voices that existed in his head reminded him from time to time.

The road ahead became narrow and bumpy.

Barb-like plants paved the road ahead, and every corner was sealed with cobweb-like thorns, and anyone who saw such a sight would instinctively choose to stay away from this dangerous area, but the 'Emperor' stepped on the barbs and allowed himself to pass through the thorn-blocked passages.

The rougher the road ahead, the closer he is to the finish line.

He didn't know when the labyrinth was built, or where the end of the road led, but according to the map of the operating system, he had moved away from the first area and appeared in the deep sea surrounding the first area, and the large map could no longer be used as a reference.

The concept of space became extremely ambiguous, and with each step he took forward, the coordinates of his body could shift.

Under the voice prompt, the "Emperor" passed through the last thorny area.

In fact, it's hard to call it a road, because he's found a way out of barbs, thorns, and cannibals that keep attacking him.

At the end of the road, the statues of two ancient trees stood beneath the majestic steps.

And the map also shows his position at the moment - the deep sea.

He was in the depths of the sea in the first sector, reaching a height that only a submarine could reach, the whole world was shrouded in darkness, the dome of the labyrinth was gone, he turned on the lighting of the prosthetic and looked up, he vaguely saw a behemoth flashing above the "sky".

In the dark depths with no end in sight, there seemed to be an eye peering at him.

The "Emperor" went up the stairs, and finally there was a light source inside the temple.

The light source comes from the retro-style sconces on the walls, which are burning with incredible flames that seem to burn forever even if no fuel is used.

At the end of this path, there is an empty garden.

Compared to the labyrinths of thorns and man-eating flowers, the garden looks pleasing to the eye, and the air is filled with a surging fragrance.

The flowers are clustered around a bright red giant flower that beats like a heart, and its appearance is highly similar to the core of the man-eating plant found by the "Emperor" in the labyrinth, except that at this moment, the "heart" seems to have a sacred feeling.

"You're welcome."

A slender figure surrounded by colorful petals, she seemed to have known about the arrival of the 'emperor', but she did not turn around, but took care of these flowers.

The Emperor didn't know if he was hallucinating, but he felt emotions from plants.

These flowers seem to express a "happy" mood.

All this can only be described as weird.

He was ready for battle, and at the end of the labyrinth of rugged districts, there should never be a garden, and the woman in the garden who was attentive to the flowers.

A weak woman would never be able to reach such a place, and the other party's performance confirmed his suspicions.

In the face of gravity several times greater than before, her actions were not affected in any way, and she still watered the flowers calmly.

He walked towards the woman.

"I'm going through this garden."

The "Emperor" made it clear to the other party that he was here.

"Did the person in your head tell you that?"

The woman said without looking back, her tone soft as if it were a small talk.

Hearing this, the "emperor" was stunned.

Before that, no one knew this secret, not even the company, the family, and the council, and from the moment they met, he had a strange feeling, even if he was taciturn, this woman seemed to be able to see through the deepest secrets of his heart.

"My name is Trianne and I'm a botanist."

The woman seemed to see through his mind once more, and said, "And you can't get through here to the opposite room." ”

The "Emperor" immediately attacked, leaving no chance for the other party to continue.

The next moment, however, all his movements came to a standstill.

He could clearly see a crack in the statue of the ancient tree next to the staircase under the influence of gravity, and in front of him was the staircase leading to the temple.

There was still a pitch-black space overhead, but this time the giant shadow swimming in the "sky" stopped, it seemed to notice the existence of the "Emperor", and looked at the small human beings below from the sky, and this time, he finally saw the appearance of the giant shadow.

A fish floating in the air.

Huge enough to cover a block, the coalition government's airship was the size of a toy in front of it.

In addition to the Giant Shadow, the Emperor also noticed other creatures.

Or more precisely, their eyes.

They lurk in the depths of darkness, but their eyes are large enough to imagine their size, and the presence of these creatures makes the entire sky narrow and crowded.

He quickly understood his situation.

space, once again, there was a jump.

Just like the Labyrinth and the plant in the center of the Labyrinth for the first time, every time the idea of "attacking" comes to his mind and turns it into an actual action, he will appear somewhere else, but until now, he has not figured out the conditions for the spatial transfer to trigger.

He challenged the center of the maze a total of 12 times over the course of a few days, and was eventually teleported to other areas of the maze without exception.

Fortunately, he didn't go very far this time.

Two minutes was enough for him to get back into the garden and face the woman who called himself a botanist again, and at least compared to the plants in the center of the labyrinth, Trianne still had the possibility of communication.

"You really don't know how to give up."

This time, as soon as the 'Emperor' approached the garden, Trian's ethereal voice came from inside, "I've given you a chance to leave more than once, you know what you're going to encounter." ”

He saw Trianne put down the kettle and face him.

"Then you should know my answer."

As he spoke, the Emperor carefully observed the garden, trying to see the flaws.

The more powerful the ability, the more harsh the triggering conditions, and these plants must have teleported him elsewhere through some means, which means that if he finds the common ground between the garden and the tree pit, he can crack the secret of this strange ability.

"Let's go back."

Trian patiently persuaded the other party again, "At least with you now, you are not enough to reach the place behind me. ”

She looked at the Emperor, looking into his heart.

"'How do you know if you don't try?' Such thoughts will only kill you. ”

Trian sighed, "You've been standing still since the last time we met, and in the realm of psionic energy, you can't find a way to become stronger, so you've started to look for another path, to accept the prosthetic body, to transform your body, until you become what you are now...... Is that what she promised you? ”

"We've met before?"

The "Emperor" looked at Trian, his memory should not have deteriorated to the point that he couldn't even remember, not to mention the built-in storage function in his operating system, which was much more efficient than the human brain at the memory level.

"No, but you tried to save me, just like I'm doing to you right now."

"Are you mistaken, I don't remember such a thing."

"Yungang Biopharmaceutical."

Trianne uttered a name that was familiar to the Emperor, "I lost contact with my team and the company, and you were the only six-star rescuer who came to save me, and we were so close that I could hear your voice, and you were close to finding us." ”

The Emperor fell silent.

He recalled that rescue operation, when he happened to be investigating in the "outside" Linhai area, and participated in the rescue operation as soon as he learned that a company's research team was missing.

But they spent nearly a week in the forest, but they couldn't find Trianne and her team, and they seemed to have evaporated from the world without leaving any clues.

Until this moment, the "emperor" suddenly realized.

Perhaps, the people of the research team at that time were also transferred to the underground or other crevices by strange spatial abilities.

"I'm glad you survived."

In response to the Emperor's response, Trianne just smiled.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and then she said, "Go back, as if you never walked through the labyrinth." ”

"If I had been able to find the maze at that time, it would have been different."

The Emperor looked behind Trian with a determined gaze.

Anyone can go through the process of growing up from failure, even the Six Star Rescuer.

"Not everything will work out in this world."

"It's the same for me. ”

As much as she genuinely wanted to persuade the Emperor to leave, she obviously couldn't change the heart of a six-star rescuer so easily.

Tough and strong, this is the quality of an "emperor".

These qualities propelled him through the thorny road all the way to this place.

"So ......"

Both understood each other's thoughts, "If you can survive, don't listen to the voice in your head anymore, this is my advice to you." ”

"She's lying, kill her!"

The voice in his head suddenly intervened in the conversation between the two sides, and abruptly conveyed new instructions to the Emperor.

When the Emperor came back to his senses, the scene in front of him was reversed again.

But this time, instead of the statues of ancient trees and the grand staircase at his side, he was in deep darkness, as if he were above the sky and at the bottom of the sea.

The shadow that had existed before his eyes appeared in front of him, baring its fangs at him.