"The characteristics of the 'cage' will not extend out. The reason why this area withered until it became an abandoned place that no one cares about is because of her..."
As if he had thought of the key point, the 'spokesman' excitedly propped up half of his body from the flesh and blood seat.
The long and narrow neck stretched forward, and the terrifying hollow head got closer to Hero.
"Who is she? A polluter? What kind of polluter is she?"
Hero's mind was a little confused, and he was desperately trying to recall the location of this area on the tower map.
This is not a forbidden land close to the far north.
There is still a long way to go from the sea to the land boundary.
Even in the dark ages after the Great Crusade, the spoils of the sea would not have invaded this deep into the land.
Moreover, the nearby target point where magicians can freely enter and exit will be regularly repaired and maintained.
How could there still be a source of pollution hidden within the empire's territory, under the supervision of tall towers?
What secrets are there under this city?
Could it be left behind by the archduke’s rival back then?
Could it be that the higher-ups of the tower sent them here just to test the situation of the two pollution sources below?
Just when Hero was thinking.
A 'granule' sprouted from his feet, and soon it grew to the height of his eyebrows.
The tip of the granule kept trembling in front of him, as if he was sniffing it.
"The tense breath is delicious... You don't have to worry, there is no compatibility between pollution sources, which is why the Grand Dukes can only have one pollution characteristic at most.
Having said that, when the little fish got out of trouble, I noticed that her mood fluctuated. I guess she was just like you and me, parasitic and developed wisdom and consciousness.
However, part of her core was fused by me into the mountain of meat. Unless she abandons this part of her core, she will not be able to escape this 'cage' like I am. If she is willing to communicate this time, we will have a chance to get out."
Mentioning 'freedom' again, the 'spokesperson' could not help but make excited moves.
The arm, which was missing a large piece of flesh and blood and covered with gray and white bones, suddenly swung out and stretched out several meters in an instant, resting on Hero's shoulder.
Holo's shoulders sank, and a sense of deathly silence slowly penetrated into his body.
Even the black water attached to the surface cannot stop it.
'The level of pollution between me and him is no longer at the same level... If it penetrates further, he will find out the truth.'
With such close contact, Hero suppressed the nausea and moved the fleshy hand on his shoulder.
He asked in passing: "Don't you have a way to communicate with her? Now there are magicians from the tower outside. If we delay it any longer, this place will be destroyed directly by them."
Kong Qiao's head actually showed a troubled expression at this moment.
"I have contacted her a long time ago, but she ignored me. You came just in time! You help me negotiate. As long as you help me to be 'free', I will give you half of the meat to let you grow! How about it!"
"This... is not good. I'm a foreigner and I'm not familiar with her. What's more, if I go to negotiate so abruptly, I might be killed on the spot before I even get to the core."
Having heard the information revealed by the 'spokesman' earlier, Hero probably guessed the location of the other source of pollution.
'That giant whale!'
No wonder the giant whale has been hovering over this area and refused to leave after escaping from its trap.
"You ask me to go out and negotiate with her now? Are you kidding me? That giant whale is very resistant to magicians. As long as I walk out of the city, she will definitely slap me to death with a fin." Hero.
He spread his hands, indicating that it was impossible.
"Of course you don't have to go out, well... to me, it's just a small fish, but with your current size, even if you enter her body, you may not be able to find her hidden core."
"Then what should I do? There is a female sorcerer outside who has been tracking me."
"Straight through me."
The flesh-and-blood seat was pulled from the middle by the 'spokesperson', and a crawling hole appeared where it was connected.
Plop... Plop!
From Holo's perspective, he couldn't see what was inside the opening, but the heartbeat-like sound coming from that direction was very clear.
"Part of her core is controlled by me, so I can't interfere too much with the outside situation now, but this core can communicate with her, you can try it."
In order to dispel Helo's concerns, the 'spokesperson' very considerately held up the beating heart himself.
Below the heart is a black thread connected by meridians and blood vessels.
"Is this...the pollutant on the lord's body? Isn't that what the high-level magicians did to him in the past? What exactly happened in the first place?!"
The exposed core of the two lumps shows sincerity.
Hero didn't hesitate and extended the black water through his fingers on the black thread.
As for that heart, he didn't dare to touch it.
He exposed his weaknesses so openly and openly, and he didn't believe that the 'spokesperson' had no backup plan.
Perception spread in the black thread. It was obviously just a limited object, but the feeling it brought to him extended infinitely.
Not long after, perception came into contact with the barrier in the infinitely extending void.
The person opposite is deliberately blocking access extending from here.
And no matter how hard Helo tried, even using the effect of the soul circuit, he could not break through.
‘He really has a bad personality as the ‘spokesperson’ said. Everyone is just here to fool around. Why is the relationship so tense? I don’t know how he ever angered this person.’
Hero sighed and continued to knock on the barrier tentatively.
After a long time, just when he was about to give up, there was feedback from the other party.
It's just that the way of giving feedback was a bit rough, and it seemed that he was getting impatient.
"Although it's a little rough, it gives me a feeling...neutral?"
Hero thought hard for a while before he came up with such an adjective.
As sources of pollution, their nature is bad, including the [Black Sea] in his soul, and the 'spokesperson' who hides greed well in front of him.
But the emotional feedback given by the other side of the black thread ball is also very different.
He was inexplicably impatient, giving him the coquettish annoyance of the little girl next door after being teased many times.
This is different from the deliberate disguise of the ‘spokesperson’.
It's a natural...disgusting neutral feedback.
And when the other party gave feedback, it immediately sent out a signal of doubt.
"newcomer?"
"Gah?"
I've escaped from your hands several times, but you didn't react at all.
But it's okay if you don't remember him, it will be more beneficial for the subsequent negotiations.
A long-planned idea was transmitted to the other side through the black thread.
This is a plan that is extremely beneficial to the other party.
He promised to unite the two parties to carve up the core of the 'Spokesperson' and, through his identity as a tower, help her stop the pursuing tower expedition team.
'Freedom' is equally important to her.
But whoever I help has his own considerations.
In comparison, the benefits that the black thread ball can bring to him are extremely limited.
That giant whale is not something he can get his hands on, so it would be better to focus on the 'spokesman'.
Not to mention the secrets in the upside-down space, its own secrets about the ancient Grand Duke are alluring, and the mountain of flesh at its feet condenses the blood essence of most of the former aborigines.
‘Fellow countryman? What a despicable foreigner I am!’