"You two, I can only send you here. Further ahead, after the fluctuation of the secret realm some time ago, vehicles are prohibited from passing. You can only go in on foot."
The off-road vehicle was parked in a deserted suburb. There were not only people around, but also almost no buildings.
The only thing that can be seen is a few small houses, the size of a guard room.
In front of this area, a no-travel sign was erected and a warning line was specially drawn.
From this cordon, one can feel the fluctuations of magic power emanating from it.
This magic wave is another setting that can prevent vehicles from accidentally entering or breaking in by force.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Hua Peiling nodded and said, turning to look at the back row and giving a look as if she was getting out of the car.
The fare had already been paid, and the two of them got off the bus quickly.
After finishing the business, the off-road vehicle sped away from the place.
Lin You put his hands on his hips, twisted and stretched his body for a while, then looked around, "This place... is really deserted."
"normal."
Hua Peiling said: "Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to plan it as a trial area. Phew, we are finally out and can relax a little."
She seems to be in a good mood.
This is certainly a good thing, but Lin You always feels that the sense of dissonance is coming back again.
“Let’s go, set off, and get down to business!”
Hua Peiling raised her voice, pointed in the direction ahead, and walked forward with big steps.
This girl always feels like she’s letting herself go a little bit?
Looking at her carefree look, Lin You couldn't help but have this thought.
But he quickly shook his head and said, no matter what, the focus now is to complete this mission beautifully.
I didn’t think about it anymore and followed him.
…
Desolate.
Silence.
After walking in this suburb for about half an hour, the environment still hasn’t changed much.
On the way, we also passed by those small houses.
From the outside, it is difficult to see what is going on inside the house because the window glass is opaque.
But you can see that there is a faint light inside, which probably belongs to someone.
This area is said to be a trial area, but it is really unguarded and not suitable.
However, no one came out to check on them.
Probably the cordon before entering, some kind of verification has been completed.
After walking for a while, Lin You tilted his head and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you know the way?"
“Such a long way, isn’t the purpose of finding the road?”
Hua Peiling said confidently: "A duelist, are you afraid that you will be tired because of this journey? Anyway, you are not in a hurry, so it is not necessarily a bad thing to treat it as a walk, right? It is rare to breathe such pure air."
…”
Lin You was speechless, okay, I guess you have a point.
There is really no need to be in a hurry, this area is enough, and you can always find the land.
He didn’t mention this again, but after hesitating for a moment, Lin You couldn’t help but become curious, “I asked, why do you feel like you have changed after not seeing each other for a few days?”
Hua Peiling wrote lightly: "You just noticed it? I thought you had noticed it a long time ago, you are a little slow."
Lin You opened his mouth but said nothing.
But I was shocked in my heart.
Good guy!
Girl Dare to Love, do you really think your character will change at any time?
What do you mean, the "ice beauty" who used to be in Jiangcheng University is actually just a layer of disguise?
Although I have long sensed that something is wrong, I still feel a little bit magical when I hear the real owner admit it so generously.
“Do you deserve to be so surprised?”
Hua Peiling said casually: "It stands to reason that you should feel the same way about some of the troubles I encounter. It's just that you have to deal with them in different ways."
Troubled?
Lin You was startled for a moment, blinked his eyes, and suddenly he thought of something, and said in admiration: "You are really not tired. Are you not burdening yourself from another level by doing this?"
“It’s better than being ‘stalked’ by a bunch of people every day.”
“Okay, I guess you can play.”
Lin You finally understood that Hua Peiling's identity as the 'Ice Beauty' was really a mask she wore.
Sometimes being too outstandingly beautiful is indeed a kind of trouble. As Hua Peiling said, he is also aware of this, but he deals with it more casually.
He can still withstand this little trouble and doesn't think it's a bad thing as long as it doesn't delay things.
Of course, people’s ideas are different and it varies from person to person, and this is understandable.
At this moment, Lin You thought of something again and couldn't help but said: "Speaking of which, just going out like this and being exposed so casually, is it really okay?"
Hua Peiling glanced at him and said, "I don't think you are such a boring person."
“Okay, I admit that there is nothing wrong with your vision.”
Lin You is indeed not a big talker, nor does he have any bad taste. How he likes to disguise himself is his own business, and he will not look for trouble.
Taking the initiative to answer the question, Lin You added: "But why are the partners looking for me? You should have many more suitable partners, right? It should be much easier to start the task that way."
“In the short term, that’s true.”
Hua Peiling said without hesitation: "But from a long-term perspective, I don't think there is anyone in college who can compare with your talent."
Speaking of this, I don’t know if it’s because he took off his disguise and showed a rare smile, “The one holding the thigh is actually me. If you want to think of a term for this behavior, how about ‘investment-style hugging the thigh’?”
Lin You was speechless, this time the surprise was written directly on his face.
Fuck.
Is there still such an operation?
What does this girl look like?
Have fiery eyes and golden eyes?
Is it just that far-sighted vision?
Giving her a thumbs up in his heart, Lin You laughed and said, "You are really interesting. I accept this statement."
On the way, the two of them opened up the topic and chatted, but they did not ignore the surrounding route.
Hua Peiling doesn’t know the specific route, but if you find it nearby, it will be easy to locate the target cave.
Mutation caves will be specially marked.
This is also true.
After probably searching in the area for more than an hour, the two of them finally saw a cave entrance glowing with red light.
"right here?"
Standing in front of the cave, Lin You looked inside and saw nothing except the deep darkness.
Magic power emerges and adheres to the eyes.
After completing the magic eye attachment, look again.
This time, it seems that a layer of barrier has been broken and I can see more clearly.
Some internal circumstances emerge.
Gray soil, gravel scattered all over the ground, and water droplets sliding down from time to time along the sharp rocks on the top.
Looks a bit like some caves in the rock wall.
But this underground cave appeared suddenly in this wilderness.
It seems to have been forcibly opened up by some special force.
Hua Peiling also kept her magic power on her eyes at this moment. She stared at the cave for a long time, nodded and said, "This is it."
“Our mission is to retrieve the mutated soil here?”
Lin You confirmed it again. Although Hua Peiling had already roughly described the mission requirements to him before, she might have missed something.
Hua Peiling nodded and said: "We want to collect abnormal soil, but there are more than one kind, but they are all concentrated in this cave."
“Then shall we go down now?”
“Are you ready? Go down when you are ready. Do you remember the dangers I told you before?”
As she said that, Hua Peiling raised her head slightly and said: "I also said that I am 'investing in the thigh', but now is the initial stage of investment, and the thigh has not grown up yet. I will try my best to protect myself later.
I really can’t stand it any more, if you try again.”
“Today you are the ‘responsible person’ and you have the final say.”
Lin You didn't have any objections. As for when to take action, it was better to act according to circumstances. It was impossible to really let this girl take the responsibility.
“Okay, let’s go down now.”
After saying this, Hua Peiling took action immediately.
Magic surges and the cards flip.
Covered by a summoning light, the figure of a monster appeared along with a sudden gust of wind.
Beautiful, clean green wings spread out, and the body landed lightly. The bird's claws landed on the ground, leaving slight traces of fragmentation.
【Harpy Girl 3】
Birds and beasts, wind attribute.
Attack power/1300, defense power/1400.
…
Harpy Girl 3, seeing this monster and Hua Peiling’s deck construction, Lin You probably had a guess in his mind.
Of course, not necessarily.
Scattered monsters are also possible, but it is highly unlikely that this will be the case.
After this harpy girl appeared, she also waved her wings and skillfully controlled the wind element.
This wind element directly affects the two of them.
He did not resist, and allowed the wind element to wrap around him. Soon, his body was gently lifted up by it.
Duel-level Harpy Girl!
It seems to be correct, the deck currently used by Hua Peiling is probably the Harpy deck.
At this moment, with this wind element, there is no need to worry about how to proceed.
Draged by the wind element, the two began to fall slowly.
The depth of this cave is not shallow, at least more than ten meters.
After descending so slowly for a while, I felt down to earth.
As soon as he got off, Lin You couldn't help but frown.
A strange stench assaulted the nostrils. It had obviously been sealed before and the breath was not spread out. At this moment, it was extremely pungent.
“This should be the smell of abnormality, mixed with the smell of corpses and blood.”
Hua Peiling was quite calm in her analysis, but her face was ugly. Apparently she couldn't bear it. She quickly used magic to cover up and blocked out the smell.
Lin You was not in a hurry to do so. The smell was terrible, but if it was completely isolated, some clues might be missed.
“Coolie~”
Suddenly, a chestnut ball flew out, and his watery eyes scanned the surroundings keenly.
Lin You was slightly startled, then patted his head.
I almost forgot, there is a little expert in perception here, so he doesn’t need to worry at all.
At this moment, I also used a little magic to dilute the smell a little.
Although the smell is still unpleasant, it has reached an acceptable level.
“The soil we are looking for should be deep in this cave, right?”
When he said this, Lin You's magical eyes looked forward and he could see his head at a glance.
But that is not the end of the entire cave. There are roads on both sides that can turn and continue walking.
This cave is bigger than imagined, but we still have to see how big it is.
"The color of the mutated soil will tend to look like the manifestation of magic power, and it will be more conspicuous, but those mutated monsters should guard the soil, and it will be easier for us to eliminate them."
Hua Peiling explained that as for the appearance of magic power, it is actually a faint blue color.
Lin You nodded slightly, but said in his heart: "How is it? Have you found anything?"
The only object that can transmit sound in this way is Li Ziqiu.
Churizi Ball's perception range is not small, and he should make many discoveries.
But this time, Li Ziqiu did not reply immediately. He closed his eyes and sensed the situation while flying. It took a long time before he got a reply.
“Coolie~”
Hearing the reply, Lin You's heart moved slightly.
The little guy said that there was a special aura everywhere in the cave, and this aura blocked many things, including its perception.
But it is not the range of perception that is compressed, but the intensity.
In this way, once some breaths remain ‘static’, they will not fall into its range of perception.
Unless the aura is strong enough to a certain extent, it will be conspicuous if it is not dispersed unexpectedly.
Of course, it is so powerful, not to mention the little guy, even Lin You will probably feel it.
At the moment, the most bizarre thing is that currently, not even a breath has been exposed to its perception circle.
This is strange.
You must know that the information provided by the mission mentioned that there are actually many mutated monsters in this cave.
They are all products catalyzed by the fluctuations in the secret realm.
Having said that, the strength of these mutated monsters is much inferior to the real secret monsters of the same level.
But in terms of temperament, he is basically as manic as a monster in the secret realm.
Otherwise, there is no need to seal the cave specifically.
Logically speaking, these monsters should be very tolerant, and it is common for them to fight each other over disagreements.
How could the breath be so calm under such circumstances?
Could it be that the ruckus went too far and everyone died together?
It’s also unrealistic.
This cave is not disposable. Even if the monster inside dies, as long as the mutated aura does not escape, new mutated monsters will appear soon.
No matter what, it is a bit abnormal to be so quiet.
In addition, just looking at the environment in this cave, although some traces of fighting can be seen, these traces are not exaggerated and are just minor fights.
It is not serious enough to clean up the environment at all.
“This place...is a little different from what I imagined.”
After walking for a while, Hua Peiling suddenly made a sound. Obviously, she also felt that something was wrong.
Since they were ready for a fierce battle at any time, the pace of the two was very slow. Until now, they could only reach the end of the straight road.
But the further we walked, the quieter and quieter we felt, as if they were acting foolishly and outsmarting the air.
“There’s something wrong.”
Lin You nodded and said: "The mutated monster seems to have disappeared. Could it be that he has suppressed his mania and learned to lie dormant?"
This is not a random guess, it is possible!
If that were to happen, their situation would be even more dangerous.
What is on the surface is called ‘prey’.
Hide in the dark, maybe we should call it a ‘hunter’.
Hazard is not a level.
“Get ready.”
Lin You's expression became solemn. This was his first time going out on a mission.
It is also a true battle in the wild.
This battle is different from the duel field.
On the duel field, no matter how fierce the battle is and how thrilling the process is, in the end, the only thing that will be decided is the winner.
But this time, once it fails, there will be no chance.
The moment the soul barrier is broken, death will be waiting for him.
At this moment, the solemn look on Lin You's face seemed to return to the dark game that happened in Jianghua High School in the past.
Same crisis!
The difference is that this time, Lin You took the initiative to participate in such a trial.
He also has the ability to bear and face all this!
Magic surges.
A blue-purple fusion vortex emerged, and soon, a violent jet-black aura spread out and washed away violently!
The legendary two-headed monster appeared in the black light.
Chimera, the winged fantasy beast!
Soul connection formed!
Without hesitation, Lin You summoned his current trump card.
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The moment Chimera appeared, the entire cave shook slightly, and some gravel fell from a height, completely shattering in mid-air.
Li Ziqiu also seized the opportunity and sensed it again.
Lin You chose this time to summon Chimera, naturally not only to rely on it to control the situation, but also to try to force something out.
This raging ultra -black atmosphere, letting those mutations monsters perceive, I am afraid that I want to calm down, I can't calm down.
"How about it?"
Lin You quickly transmitted the message in his heart, and this time, Li Ziqiu seemed to have really discovered something.
“Coolie!”
However, after hearing its reply, Lin You was even more confused.
“A familiar scent?”
The little guy caught a fleeting familiar breath?
What breath is familiar to it?
Why does it disappear so quickly?
“How are you? There seems to be something wrong with your expression?”
Hua Peiling noticed the change in Lin You's expression. She seemed to have thought of something, and said with some humor: "Aren't you suddenly scared? I said, there is something abnormal here, but there is no need to be too unreasonable, regardless of the changes.
Whether the monster disappears or hides, our goal will not change. Just find the kind of soil we want, take it and leave."
Lin You said nothing.
Hua Peiling was about to say something more, but he suddenly turned his head, looked at her, and said in a deep voice: "Be careful, the situation here may be more complicated than expected. I just captured a special aura, that aura,
It shouldn't belong to those mutated monsters, maybe it's a human, or something else."
"people?"
At this moment, Hua Peiling was also stunned.
"No matter what it is, in short, we can't be negligent in the next step. You are right, the mission is our only goal. After getting the soil, leave here as soon as possible."
“Is there an overlap in task releases?”
Hua Peiling guessed and frowned, "No, the mission is unique in each school. I have communicated with the association. There are more than one mutation cave here. Someone made a mistake.
Target?"
This is still somewhat possible.
After all, all major caves look the same from the outside.
You also need to use magic eyes to observe the interior carefully.
Inside, a unique number is actually engraved with magic power.
Look for the number to confirm.
But having said that, the number of this cave is indeed a bit vague and hidden deep.
Before coming in, Hua Peiling also spent some time to confirm.
Thinking about it, Hua Peiling felt a little dizzy. She took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to think about this anymore. Just be prepared as you said. If there is any danger, just use force to step over it!"