Chapter 275: Underground Palace
Xia Mi pulled Chu Zihang's clothes and looked at the scene in front of him blankly: "Then... are we coming out?"
"This is impossible no matter how you think about it, right?" Breaking free from Susie's iron hand, Fingel's eyes flashed with a golden meaning that others could not see, and there was a meaning in his tone that others could not feel.
He was slightly absent-minded and murmured: "Nibelungen, I didn't expect that I would be able to enter here one day..."
"Nibelungen...?!" Xia Mi opened her mouth wide and her eyes widened. Then she tilted her head and blinked twice, "What is that?"
Fingel choked, and the inexplicable momentum he just mentioned was gone. After the Bronze Incident, the existence of the Nibelungs was no longer a secret to the hybrids. He didn't know how much the hybrids from other forces knew, at least to him.
This is true for people from Kassel Academy. But for Xia Mi, who is only in the preparatory class, these are a bit beyond the scope.
While Fingel, a poor student who was inexplicably stunned, was explaining science to junior classmate Xiaobai, Susie slowly approached Chu Zihang, whose body suddenly became tense.
She was still wary of the surrounding environment, but Chu Zihang like this still worried her a little: "Zihang..."
Chu Zihang closed his eyes and then opened them again. The pressure from the golden spirit surging in his eyes made Su Qi, who was closest to him, feel that the person standing in front of her was a dragon in human skin.
"I'm fine." That's what he said, but veins popped out in the hand holding Murasame, which showed that his true mood at the moment was far more intense than his now less indifferent appearance.
He let go of the knife handle and held on to his personal satchel. He had been carrying this satchel since the beginning of the mission. Xia Mi and Su Qian were curious and he only said it was something he brought for his family.
The sharp water chestnuts of the star-shaped octahedron crossed the fingertips, and the cool power poured into his body from there. He felt that the dragon's blood that had gradually become violent had calmed down, and his inexplicable excitement also calmed down a lot. When he opened his eyes again
, the golden spirit that surged in his eyes also dissipated.
Patting Susie's hand that was subconsciously holding him, Chu Zihang nodded to her to express that he was really fine. Then he turned to look into the empty and silent tunnel and frowned.
Different from the Nibelungen, the bronze city on the Yangtze River, that he had entered, the air of this Nibelungen in the subway tunnel seemed to be flowing with something that would lead the mixed race, whose bloodline was already at a dangerous limit, out of control. That might be
Elements, or magical things, seem to be everywhere.
Then, he sensed the hidden rune on the palm of his hand, and the magic power that was still full of it made him feel at ease. As long as this one is still there, what he sees can also be seen by another person.
After listening to Fingel's explanation, Xia Mi, who probably had some understanding of this place, cried sadly: "What is that? Is there a way back? I think this may not be something we can solve alone."
"Unfortunately, there is none at the moment... But don't worry, junior sister!" Fingel waved his hand, wanting to give him a trusting pat on the shoulder, but Xia Mi stepped back to avoid it.
He didn't feel embarrassed either: "The person in front of you is the unprecedented seventh-year president of Cassel College. The tasks I have performed cannot be matched by those two first-year students. Follow me and you will have no problem!"
Shrinking next to Chu Zihang and Su Qian, Xia Mi blinked: "I'm afraid of dragging you down, Senior, so I'd better follow my senior brothers and sisters honestly."
"If you don't listen to the seniors, you will suffer the consequences in front of you." Fingel was heartbroken, but because of him making such a fuss, the slightly depressing atmosphere around him also dissipated a lot.
After discussing for a while, they decided to move forward. Although there is still an unknown being who may be the Dragon King level hiding behind them, but if they don't move forward, it may cause even worse changes.
After they left, the air in the place shook, as if something had come in, but there was nothing there, only the shadow was slightly distorted.
"Won't you follow?" There was a voice in the air. The voice was very low, but you could tell it was a female voice.
After waiting for a while, another deep male voice sounded: "No, let's go and take a look elsewhere first. I always feel that there is something inconsistent here."
"Understood." The female voice who spoke before decisively gave up on those guys who mistakenly entered here and obeyed the latter's choice.
"If you're worried, just follow me. I don't necessarily need someone to follow me." The person behind spoke again, with a hint of joking in his voice.
"No, if we need help even in this situation, then we have to reconsider letting him join us." The female voice said this. But she had already seen the behavior of some of them.
"Okay." The male voice in front seemed to smile, "Then please stay with me for a while."
"It's my pleasure……"
…
"Commissioner Lu Mingfei?"
Someone reminded him, which made Lu Mingfei, who seemed a little distracted, come back to his senses: "Ah, I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now."
The commissioner who reminded him earlier looked back with a strange look. This legendary S-class had always looked like he was wandering around. Although his indifferent look gave him an air of a master, he still felt a little dull after looking at it for a long time.
.
Similarly, the person who has been following him has a good figure... ahem, the unsmiling school board commissioner also feels the same way. But he is also wearing a pair of sunglasses underground, looking like a weirdo.
It's probably not weird that you don't talk much, right?
…
Small metal fragments streaked through the air, drawing out slender lines. The fast-moving shadows in the tunnel let out a sharp howl, streaked across at a faster speed, and then collided with the scattered metal fragments.
The bat-sized creature screamed and fell to the ground, its deformed body covered with wounds. The metal fragments that were already full of rust and vulnerable exploded, and the scattered iron slag caused a lot of obstacles to other sickle weasels in the air.
Then their speed couldn't help but slow down.
At the same time, this behavior also angered them, and after gathering the entire team at the center of gravity, they attacked the thin figure on the ground.
"Back up!" A loud shout came from behind, and Susie gave up controlling the remaining iron pieces and quickly backed away until she exited Kamamaitachi's encirclement.
As if she had calculated the time, the scorching flames swept through the space as she retreated. The Kamaitachi who was still charging forward bore the brunt of the fire and instantly turned into small fireballs. The Kamaitachi behind her also did not
Can escape.
There was a burning smell in the air, and crackling sparks exploded. Countless fireballs struggled to fall to the ground. The originally dark tunnel was illuminated brightly, and the cool atmosphere that had always been in the air was also covered by the hot air. Red.
In the light of the fire, the sickly weasels who flew at the end and escaped the disaster flapped their wings in fear and quickly moved away from the flaming hell created for them.
Susie was very close to the flame, but she didn't feel any fear. This flickering flame was an extremely safe existence for her.
"You're injured." Chu Zihang, who was extinguished by Golden Boy, came forward and took out a first aid kit from his backpack.
Susie was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that he would carry such a thing. Then she looked at the back of her hand belatedly. There was a long blood mark there, which should have been accidentally left before. She didn't feel it just now.
, the pain slowly came after the battle.
"It's nothing serious..." She was about to say this, but was stunned. Looking at Chu Zihang who was lowering his head and bandaging carefully, there was a smile in her eyes that could not be wiped away.
"Also, don't rush forward next time." Chu Zihang said suddenly, but he still lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly.
"...Hmm." Su Qian replied calmly, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but tilt up slightly.
After a long time, when the temperature in the air dropped a little, the two people in the tunnel corridor in the distance emerged.
"It's amazing!" Xia Mi looked at the scorched weasels on the ground with bright eyes, "Is this the strength of the A-level commissioner of our academy? It's completely different from the videos of the executive department's actions that I saw in the classroom.
That’s it!”
Kamaitachi attacked, and she was about to raise her gun to shoot, but she was pushed into the secret door between the tunnels by someone. Although she missed the opportunity to show off, it seemed like it would not be a loss to see her senior brothers and sisters show off their skills.
"It's just so-so." Fingel, who was above her, said indifferently, "But this is already more powerful than many official commissioners, so I think I can see it through."
Xia Mi glanced at him with disdain: "From what I heard from my senior brother, you seem to be very powerful? Why can't I see you outside and come here to hide?"
Fingel coughed twice: "It's just not the time for me to appear on the stage."
Rolling his eyes, Xia Mi left him and ran over to join him. Fingel smiled coquettishly, quietly threw something in the corner, and followed him.
As I continued to move forward with caution, the surrounding environment remained the same, like a maze that I could never get out of, and I encountered fewer and fewer attacks like before.
When they first met those flying guys, the four people who had already prepared for the attack did not show too much panic. Except for a certain battlefield rookie and an old bastard who was very good at talking, the other people's response methods were
It's quite decent.
The lights in front began to get brighter and brighter. As far as the eye could see, there seemed to be brighter lights than the searchlights on both sides of the tunnel. It was a platform. They had seen similar things many times, but apart from some abandoned facilities,
There's nothing valuable. But this time it seems a little different.
"Although it may be that I am ignorant, but..." Xia Mi looked at the thing in his hand in shock. This thing was as worthless as the things they encountered before, but there was something wrong about it appearing in a place like this.
"...Acknowledge the reality, junior sister." Fingel's face was solemn, and his tone was as serious as if he had seen his credit card that owed several zeros.
He patted the thing in his hand and said in a heavy tone, "Corn-flavored potato chips are the most delicious potato chips."
"Nonsense! The one with cucumber flavor is the one!" Xia Mi also slapped the potato chip bag in his hand, and then put a hand on his forehead in response, reflecting that he shouldn't have such a boring argument at this time. It would be at least necessary to argue.
You have to wait until you get back and buy a few bags of potato chips and smash them in his face.
Chu Zihang frowned. If the rubbish-strewn platform in front of him were placed outside, it would undoubtedly cause a large-scale report by a foreign TV station starting with "b". This would not even require a filter.
"Someone has been here, and they brought these unique products of human society." Susie said after walking around, but a bigger doubt came. Who was it? And why did he do this?
Chu Zihang shook his head: "It doesn't have to be a human being. Dragons who are good at camouflage may not be able to tell even their own kind."
"So there might be a spy among us?" Xia Mi jumped up, quickly moved away from Fingel, and hid behind Susie. She showed half of her face, full of warning. Even though she didn't say anything, the rest of her face was full of vigilance.
The meaning expressed is also very obvious.
Fingel covered his chest and jumped behind Chu Zihang as if he was distressed: "Junior brother, if the Dragon King really breaks his skin, you will protect me, right?"
"No, I think I need your protection." Chu Zihang jumped onto the platform. Compared with the garbage thrown everywhere on the rails, the abnormalities on the platform were more conspicuous.
There is a huge cave on the wall there, and the darkness inside that cannot be penetrated by light seems to swallow the human soul together.
No one needs to explain this time, everyone knows that if they want to understand the cause of these anomalies and find the mastermind who brought them here, they can only move forward.
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A silent and invisible figure came to the platform. After a while of silence, a voice sounded: "I think... tomato-flavored potato chips are more delicious."
"I prefer the flavor of grilled wings..." the female voice replied subconsciously, and then realized that she had gone astray.
She asked the person from before: "Although I'm used to this, do we need to be so sneaky?"
"There's nothing I can do?" the male voice replied, "The guy opposite likes to play hide-and-seek, so I'll just play with him."
The female voice sighed. The man became so playful again. She didn't know whether to be happy or troubled... although he seemed to be like this before.
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The pitch-black passage was very long and very dark. The group of people advancing were very glad that they had not thrown away the simple torch because they thought it was in the way. Otherwise, they would have to touch the wall now, in this long passage that is really too long.
It was slowly grinding away.
The coldness in the air seems to be everywhere, and the extremely depressing atmosphere is suppressing several people. Those who are usually eccentric and those who like to talk nonsense are now quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, Xia Mi in the middle of the team shouted in surprise: "I feel the wind!"
A bright light appeared in the distance. The expressions of the few people who had been in the depressing environment for a long time could not help but be shaken. Their steps could not help but speed up. Soon, several people rushed out of the cave. The strong light outside made them feel uncomfortable after staying in the dark environment for a long time.
They couldn't help but close their eyes.
When they opened their eyes again, a huge and gorgeous palace complex that could not be explained in words appeared in front of them. It looked like a dream, like a lost person who had traveled a long distance in the desert and saw an oasis full of fragrant grass.
Same, it's so beautiful that it doesn't look like it's in the human world.
Chapter completed!