Chapter 495: The Darkest Realm
["You're Gargamel? The watchman looked at the girl in amazement. 】
["Yes, what...... Do you know us? Are you one of our alumni? The girl who called herself Gargamel scratched her cheeks and was a little embarrassed: "When I graduated, I told everyone that we were going back to our hometown for a blind date, if my classmates knew that we were still single, and we were still shrinking in Fairy City as an explorer, and I plan to die alone and grow old, I'm afraid I will be ridiculed again......"]
["Oh, don't worry about this, we're not your classmates, and we promise not to reveal your recent situation."] The watchman hurriedly waved his hand and said. 】
"That's good......" Gargamel breathed a sigh of relief. 】
Mu You was also a little surprised when he looked at the text, but he didn't expect to meet Gargamel when he was young here.
Still, listening to her, Olmedo probably didn't tell her about their future. When the watchman explained it to Olmedo and the others, he didn't mention Gargamel's name, only that 'a wizard in charge of the gatekeeper' sent them here, so she probably had no idea what was going to happen in the future.
Mu You didn't plan to tell her either, because the future elderly Gargamel obviously didn't know that he had traveled back in time, and he told the other party here that it might change the direction of the future.
A trivial change like the one he and Fuya had carved on the stone tablet before, because no one else was involved, would have no real impact. But the impact of a living person's contradictory past will be unpredictable.
Unless necessary, Mu You still hopes that everything can develop according to the original history as much as possible.
Coming back to his senses, Mu You continued what he hadn't done before, and switched to the perspective of the second clone, ready to inform the medicine picker about the dark cave.
[It is pitch black in front of you, as if you are in some extreme darkness. 】
[You hold your breath and concentrate on it, carefully discerning the danger around you by hearing. 】
[You suddenly moved, using all four legs together, like a gecko moving quickly sideways across the wall.] 】
[And just as you left, you heard a sharp object and a shattering sound from the collision of a sharp object and a rock......]
"Huh?"
Mu You was stunned, what is the situation?
Why is the situation of the two clones more outrageous than the other, Linglong pulls the little spider to eat the overlord meal, what is the medicine picker playing? Blindfolded Battle Royale?
Since he switched to the perspective of only seeing the clone in the past, the explanation of other senses was very vague, and in such a situation where his eyes were black, Mu You couldn't judge what was going on for a while.
Thinking that he hurriedly cut out the private chat of the medicine picker, he sent a message to the other party to ask.
The result pops up a prompt: [Your doppelganger is in a special area, and the message cannot be conveyed. 】
“?”
Mu You looked even more confused, it was the first time he had encountered a situation where a private chat could not be sent, a special area? Where the hell did this guy go?
Then Mu You continued to try some means of contact, the result was the same, the information could not be conveyed at all, and the picture was always pitch black, completely impossible to judge, and now the only thing that can be determined is that the medicine picker is still alive.
[Seeing that everything is ready, you give the order to the team to go.] 】
The medicine picker could not be contacted alive or dead, and the time was limited, so Mu You could only put it down first and lead the team to set off in the direction of the dark cave.
The actual distance is farther than expected, and there is no way that this place is not like their Sky City, which can be teleported at any time, and can only be walked on two legs.
In addition, there are weird places all over the way, and the more they go to the center of Sky City, the higher the weird density, and if they encounter any weirdness, they have to avoid it far away in advance, otherwise once they are approached by weirdness, they will immediately recognize their identity as fools, and then they will stab the rhythm of the hornet's nest.
In this way, the team of three people and two goblins finally rushed for two days and two nights before finally reaching the destination.
At this time, there are only the last 47 hours left before the five-day time limit of the mission, which also makes Mu You a little anxious, is the last two days enough for them to explore this cave?
[On the barren saline-alkali ground in front of you, a sinkhole with a width of tens of meters opened up, and when you look inside, it is pitch black, and no light comes out, like a bottomless black hole. 】
[You were about to approach the sinkhole to check, and in a cluster of wild grass next to you, a fat spherical woman suddenly jumped out, and her appearance made you feel both strange and familiar. 】
["Huh? Exquisite? The watchman was also stunned when he saw the visitor, and then asked in surprise: "How did you become a fat man?" ”】
"It's really exquisite?" Mu You's face was strange, because he had received Linglong's news before, saying that he had rushed to the place in advance, so when he prompted a woman to jump out, his first reaction was Linglong, but he didn't expect that Linglong would actually become a fat man?
["Woo, people don't know what's going on, it seems that my physique is special, and the calories I eat too much will quickly turn into fat, and I can't lose weight until all the calories are consumed...... "Fat Linglong said without tears. 】
[Linglong looked at you aggrievedly, and shed tears on the scene: "Woo, it's all your own thing, why do you want to give me the attribute of gluttony, people are girls, don't you know that obesity is a woman's biggest natural enemy?" I really don't want to be a fat pig...... Although it is really delicious......"]
"......" Mu You was speechless, this was not controlled by him, he only adjusted the proportion at that time, and the specific evil attribute appeared on whom was random, it can only be said that Linglong was more unlucky.
[You asked Linglong how she came back, and did you settle the meal expenses? 】
["No money...... So I can only mortgage the spider to others......" Linglong spread her hands and made an innocent appearance. 】
“?” Mu You frowned, and just wanted to say something, but a prompt popped up again.
[As soon as Linglong finished speaking, the pink-shelled gluttonous demon spider poked her head out from behind her shoulder, looking curiously at the strangers around you. 】
["Just kidding, the spider is so cute, how can I be willing to sell it? Linglong stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Actually, I signed a deed of sale, and promised to work for others afterwards, and I will not be free until I repay all the arrears, oh, but the female boss promised to take care of the food, so it's okay." ”】
"......" Mu You was speechless again, her abacus was too obvious, she was just going to eat, right? With a shadow pom-pom with her, is it not a casual thing for her to want to escape the order? It is said that the boss dared to accept her when he saw her amount of food, and he was also big-hearted.
["So, ontology, what is the situation now? Linglong asked. 】
"See for yourself. "You directly synchronized the memories to Linglong, and at the same time received the memories of Linglong in the past two days. 】
While making a choice in the game, Mu You suddenly felt that there were a bunch of pictures in his mind, and after a brief look, his face suddenly became strange.
What did this guy do? Even if you overeat, why do you still molest other female bosses in public?
However, this style reminded Mu You of the Queen of Roses that Fuya met, the two of them have the same tone, shouldn't it be really exquisite?
["I see, time is a little tight, it's time to act immediately."] Linglong understood the situation and said with a straight face. 】
["If you're ready, come with me, there's an escalator built by the exploration team before."] Gargamel carried the package to a spot on the edge of the sinkhole, and sure enough, a rope ladder hung from the edge of the cliff that led into the darkness below. 】
[You also signaled to the watchman and Linglong to prepare to go. 】
["It seems that I can only send you here."] Tina said, hugging her chest. Fairy Girl and Tina, because they are fairies, can't get close to the dark cave, so they can only stop here. 】
[You look at the fairy girl, thank her for following her in the past few days, and then say goodbye to her, goodbye. 】
[The fairy girl looked at you, wanted to speak several times and stopped, but unfortunately didn't say anything in the end, just smiled and waved her hand at you: "Be careful all the way......"]
Mu You sighed when he saw it, the story of this fairy girl couldn't be dug up in the end......
As for what 'fate goodbye', it should be impossible, if he goes this time, it is likely that he will not have a chance to come up again, and when he returns here, it will be at least four thousand years later, and at that time, is the fairy girl still there?
He hadn't forgotten Linglong's previous divination results, and the other party's time was running out, so this walk was basically goodbye.
Time was pressing, and Mu You was not indecisive, and after saying goodbye, he directly manipulated the character to follow Gargamel down the rope ladder.
After a meaningful look at the fairy girl and Tina, Linglong also followed with the little spider.
Only the watchmen, the fairy girl, and Tina were left on the edge of the cliff.
"Miss Tina, it looks like we're inseparable." The watchman spread his hands helplessly: "I'm sorry I couldn't fulfill my promise to take you to the royal family, I hope you can find a more competent contractor in the future......"
"What's that tone of voice? Is it poor Tina? Tina flew in the air with her chest crossed, and sneered haughtily: "Don't be mistaken, why do you think Tina made a contract with you in the first place?" Tina is simply using you fools to find the royal family...... How? You don't think you're going to make Tina feel bad if you're leaving now, do you? Don't be sentimental, Tina didn't care about it for a minute! ”
The fairy girl said with a ruthless face, and at the same time turned her back: "What are you still doing in front of Tina?" Don't leave yet, Tina can't wait to find the next contractor! ”
The watchman looked at the young red figure in the air, smiled helplessly, thought about it and didn't say more, sighed lightly, came to the edge of the sinkhole, and slid down the rope ladder.
Tina heard the movement of the rope rubbing, and then subconsciously turned around, but the body behind her was empty.
"It's all gone...... Tina looked a little blankly at the dark abyss ahead.
"Hmm......" the fairy girl responded.
"It's just the two of us...... Do you want to go back? Or do you want to stay and so on...... Maybe they'll ......" Tina hesitated to herself in place, but after talking for a long time, she didn't hear a response from her side, and she subconsciously turned her head to look.
As a result, I saw the fairy girl beside me, her eyes were dull, her eyes were looking at the sinkhole in front of her, and a trace of black gas on her body gradually poured out.
"No, you can't go...... Obviously, there is still something to be done...... Very important thing...... No...... Just leave...... You can't ......."
The fairy girl muttered to herself in a low voice, her tone became more and more excited, and the black qi on her body became more and more entangled.
"Isn't it, at this time?" Tina was startled, and hurriedly floated in front of the fairy girl, shaking her shoulders with both hands: "Hey, cheer up, think of something happy...... Not! ”
Before Tina could finish speaking, she was violently pushed away by the fairy girl.
The fairy girl was completely wrapped in black gas at this time, her eyes were hollow and bloodshot, and her face had become hideous.
"I won't let you go...... Find your ......"
The girl kept repeating these two words in her mouth, and suddenly burst out with unprecedented speed and plunged headlong into the sinkhole.
"Hey, goblins can't go in!"
Tina watched the figure of the fairy girl disappear into the darkness, and hugged her head in chagrin and shouted: "Really, why are they all so willful......"
Tina looked at the black hole in front of her hesitantly, swallowed her saliva, her eyes quickly became resolute, and she also flew in: "No matter, let's die......"
……
【…… You follow the rope ladder and slide all the way down the smooth rock face, and soon you come to the 'darkest area'. 】
[It's pitch black in front of you, you can't see anything, you can only use your senses such as hearing, touch, smell, and other senses to grope everything around you......]
"Oh?"
Mu You was stunned. This so-called darkest area doesn't even take effect on night vision? Is this directly deprived of vision?
However, this description immediately reminded him of the herb picker.
The perspective of the herb picker before seemed to be in this situation, could it be that he had already come in early?
Thinking of this, Mu You hurriedly opened the panel, tried the private message sending function, and sent a message to the watchman and Linglong.
The result is that both prompt 'Located in a special area, sending failed'.
"Sure enough!"
Mu You is completely sure now, and the medicine picker seems to be really here. It's just that what kind of place is this, and even the communication of the Fool system can be blocked.
["Be careful, it's all dark in the cave, and all the magic and lighting equipment will be instantly sucked out of the light, so the eyes are useless here, we can only rely on our ears, nose and hands to perceive the surrounding environment. ”】
[Gargamel's crisp voice came from not far below you: "But don't panic, this place not only closes our vision, but also strengthens our other senses, as long as you are a little familiar with it for a while, you will soon be able to adapt to the actions here, at least the small scenes around you can be restored in your mind." ”】
["Hey, it's true, the lamps can't be lit at all! Magical! "You hear the sound of watchmen fiddling with jack-o'-lanterns from above, but to no avail. 】
[Yes, there is no need to try, our expedition has already tried all the lighting methods imaginable, none of them succeeded, here, no light can be generated!] Otherwise, we wouldn't have to work so hard...... Yes! ”】
Gargamel's voice stops abruptly. 】
[You suddenly feel a faint light coming from above, and when you look up, you see the jack-o'-lantern in the hand of the watchman, emitting a soft fluorescence, illuminating the faces of the four of you who are hanging side by side on the rope ladder. 】
[The girl Gargamel's eyes widened, and her face was full of disbelief: "This is impossible? How do you do it? ”】
(End of chapter)