amaotonovel Chapter 124 Entering a mysterious place and encountering dangers
Chapter 124 Entering a mysterious place and encountering dangers
The end of the vortex is not the imagined shattering of bones, but a strange space.
Thick white fog filled the air, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face. The air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.
Bi Yao steadied herself and subconsciously held Li Yuan's hand tightly.
"Yuan, are you okay?" she asked with concern, her voice sounding a little vague in the thick fog.
Li Yuan held her hand and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm fine, Yao'er, how about you?" He, who used to be a talkative person, was unusually silent at this moment. It was obvious that this strange environment made him feel a little uneasy.
"I'm fine too." Bi Yao responded, but her tone was not as relaxed as her expression.
There was something strange about this space, which made her instinctively alert.
The two men groped forward cautiously. The thick fog was like a ball of cotton, blocking their vision and movement.
Suddenly, several black rays shot out from the thick fog at an astonishing speed, heading straight towards the two of them.
"Be careful!" Li Yuan was quick-witted and pulled Bi Yao behind him, while at the same time waving out a spiritual power to try to block the attack.
However, the black light seemed to carry some special energy, and Li Yuan's spiritual barrier was as thin as paper and was instantly pierced through.
Several rays of light hit Li Yuan's back. He groaned and staggered.
"Yuan!" Bi Yao exclaimed, and quickly supported him. "How are you?"
Li Yuan's face was pale, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.
"I... I'm fine..." He said through gritted teeth, but Bi Yao clearly felt that his breathing was a little unstable.
Almost at the same time, Bi Yao also felt a sharp pain, and several black rays penetrated the thick fog and hit her shoulder.
An intense feeling of numbness instantly spread throughout her body, and her spiritual power was also suppressed.
"Damn it!" Bi Yao cursed softly. This strange attack was not only extremely fast, but also seemed to have some effect of suppressing spiritual power.
The two men stood back to back, watching the thick fog around them vigilantly.
Li Yuan took a deep breath, and while enduring the pain, he said, "Yao'er, be careful, this place... is very wrong..."
Bi Yao remained silent, only tightly gripping the dagger in her hand, her gaze fixed on the thick fog ahead. A thought flashed through her mind...
The black light came like a violent storm, but was completely blocked by a transparent barrier.
The barrier was rippling slightly, as if the water surface was disturbed, but it was indestructible.
A confident arc appeared on Bi Yao's lips. This was her new ability - space control.
She had been caught off guard by this strange attack before, but now she had finally found a way to deal with it.
The attack continued for a while and finally stopped.
The thick fog was still there, and the silence was eerie, as if the previous attack was just an illusion.
Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when Bi Yao raised her hand to stop him.
"Wait," Bi Yao's gaze fell on the ground below. There, some glimmering runes were hidden in the thick fog. If you didn't look closely, it would be easy to overlook them.
"These runes... are strange."
Li Yuan followed her gaze and also discovered the runes.
According to common sense, this kind of unknown rune should be avoided to avoid triggering any dangerous mechanism.
However, Bi Yao made an unexpected move - she raised her foot and stepped directly on a rune.
Li Yuan was shocked and subconsciously wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
He held his breath, waiting for the expected attack or trap, but nothing happened.
Just as he was puzzled, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook, and the thick fog in front of him began to roll and surge, as if something was about to break out of the ground.
Then, the ground in front of them slowly cracked open, and a passage leading downwards appeared before their eyes.
In the passage, a faint blue light flickered, and the end could not be seen clearly, adding a bit of mystery.
A gleam of light flashed in Bi Yao's eyes. It seemed that her intuition was right.
These runes are not traps, but keys to open passages.
She turned to look at Li Yuan, a sly smile on her lips: "It seems that we have found the way."
The two looked at each other, and without any hesitation, they stepped into the passage side by side.
The dark blue light engulfed their figures, and the entrance to the passage slowly closed, as if it had never appeared.
"What's down there..." Li Yuan's voice echoed in the dark passage. "What's going on?"
Bi Yao did not answer, but just held his hand tightly and looked forward with a firm gaze.
Deep in the tunnel, something seemed to be waiting for them...
Suddenly, Bi Yao stopped, grabbed Li Yuan, and whispered, "Shut up."
The faint blue light illuminated the smooth stone walls on both sides of the passage, and the air was filled with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
Bi Yao and Li Yuan moved forward cautiously, taking every step carefully.
The corridor was very long, as if it had no end, and it was so quiet that the only sound was the sound of each other's breathing.
Suddenly, an open space appeared at the end of the passage.
In the center of the space, a huge cube was suspended in the air, emitting dazzling light.
The surface of the cube is engraved with complex runes, like a huge Rubik's Cube.
"What is this?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask, with a hint of curiosity and confusion in his tone.
Bi Yao did not answer, but stared at the cube with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
She felt a powerful energy wave coming from the cube, which made her feel a little uneasy.
The two approached the cube cautiously and carefully observed the runes on it.
These runes seemed to be an ancient script that they had never seen before.
Bi Yao tried to touch the runes with spiritual power, but the runes did not move at all, as if there was an invisible barrier protecting them.
"It seems that this is a puzzle." Bi Yao said in a deep voice with a hint of certainty in his tone.
Li Yuan nodded and realized this.
He began to try to rotate the cube, trying to align the runes on it.
However, every time he turned one face, the runes on the other faces would change as well, as if an invisible mechanism was controlling them.
They tried countless times, but each time ended in failure.
Each time they failed, the cube released a small energy blast that knocked them back.
Li Yuan looked at Bi Yao's slightly depressed expression, held her hand distressedly, and said softly, "Yao'er, don't worry, let's find a solution together."
Bi Yao felt the warmth and strength of Li Yuan's palm, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
She took a deep breath, pulled herself together, and looked back at the cube, carefully observing the arrangement of the runes.
Time passed minute by minute, and the two still couldn't find a way to solve the mystery.
At this moment, Bi Yao suddenly noticed a corner of the cube, where there seemed to be a hidden mechanism...
She reached out her hand and slowly touched the mechanism...
"Click——"
At this moment, the runes on the surface of the Rubik's Cube flashed and emitted a sharp buzzing sound. Then, dozens of metal puppets poured out from the inside of the Rubik's Cube and rushed towards Bi Yao and Li Yuan like a tide.
These puppets are pitch black with a metallic sheen. They move swiftly and have immense power. One can tell at a glance that they are difficult to deal with.
Li Yuan was quick-witted and quick-handed. He protected Bi Yao behind him and at the same time summoned his flying sword. The sword light was like a rainbow, cutting through the air and going straight for the puppet.
However, these puppets were extremely hard, and Li Yuan's flying sword only left a shallow mark on them.
The puppets were fearless and continued to rush forward, surrounding Li Yuan.
Bi Yao's eyes were sharp as he quickly analyzed the puppet's structure and movement patterns.
Although these puppets are strong, their movements are a bit stiff, and their joints seem to be their weak points.
Thinking of this, she immediately shouted to Li Yuan: "Yuan, attack their joints!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately changed his tactics. His flying sword no longer pursued large-scale attacks, but instead focused on the joints of the puppet.
Sure enough, the puppet's joint defenses were relatively weak, and under Li Yuan's precise attack, they broke one after another and lost their ability to move.
However, the number of puppets was too large, and even if Li Yuan's attack was accurate, it was difficult to withstand such a dense offensive.
Seeing that the puppets were about to break through Li Yuan's defense, Bi Yao no longer hesitated. The dagger in his hand flashed with a cold light, and his figure shuttled between the puppets like a ghost.
She specifically targeted the puppet's joints, and each blow was precise and deadly, like the Grim Reaper reaping lives.
As the puppets fell one by one, the surrounding puppets seemed to feel fear and retreated one after another, not daring to approach Bi Yao and Li Yuan again.
At this moment, all the runes on the Rubik's Cube suddenly lit up, emitting dazzling light, and a huge portal slowly appeared in front of them.
Inside the portal, colorful lights swirled, and it was unclear where it led to, adding a bit of mystery.
Li Yuan looked at the portal in front of him, then turned to look at Bi Yao with a questioning look in his eyes.
Bi Yao took a deep breath, her eyes determined: "Let's go." She held Li Yuan's hand tightly and walked towards the portal...
"Wait," Bi Yao suddenly stopped and looked at an inconspicuous stone tablet next to the portal. There were a few ancient characters engraved on it. "Perhaps..."