Chapter 1770: Nested Maze

Li Chengxi didn’t have any sense of crisis. In the worst case scenario, he would just drag Yang Yiyi and the others over to take refuge.

So although they were exploring the ruins, it turned out that everyone had a cup of milk tea in their hands.

——It’s a bit hard to handle.

There is a high platform at the innermost part of the hall, and on the platform, close to the wall, there is a round, very strange stone sculpture.

Ran Xiaoyi led everyone closer, pointed at the stone sculpture at the bottom of the steps and said:
“That is the seal of King Wangyang. Every time we witches come here, we will check and repair it.”

Ran Xiaoyi said it was simple, but in fact the inspection and repair work would last for two or three days and was still very troublesome.

It’s just like a program in a computer. On the surface, it’s just an .exe, but in fact, the code inside is very complicated.

But it’s true, at first glance, there’s really no place in this place where a gold hairpin can be used.

“It should be okay to go up the stairs, right?”

Ran Xiaoyi nodded:
“As long as you don’t damage the stone sculpture, it’s okay to get close.”

After receiving a positive response from Ran Xiaoyi, Li Chengxi continued:

“You guys go up and take a look. I want to take a closer look at the stone sculpture.”

Li Chengxi’s bird’s-eye view didn’t allow him to see far away, so he asked Yang Yiyi to come closer so he could check.

Everyone went up the stairs one step at a time. They didn’t feel anything at first, but the higher they went, the stronger the sense of oppression became, as if a mountain was riding on their faces.

I had the same feeling when I entered this building and climbed the stairs, but it wasn’t as strong as it is now.

Look at the source, this is it.

This is because human perception is not sharp. The fox spirit and capybara spirit began to tremble after just taking a few steps.

Rather than walking up the stairs, it was more like walking into a monster with its bloody mouth wide open, and walking right into its mouth, so of course I would be scared.

“This is normal. The sealed god is still extremely furious. Its resentment and anger have not been eliminated over time.”

Ran Xiaoyi may have been here to strengthen the seal for several days, so she has gotten used to it and explained it to everyone very easily.

“Its seal is very strong. I just repaired it. Other than the discomfort of this pressure, there’s nothing dangerous.”

Just as Ran Xiaoyi said, apart from this pressure, nothing else suddenly jumped out. Everyone quickly walked to the platform and looked up, seeing the strange round statue.

It is called strange because at first glance this statue is just a roughly cut stone ball, about the same size as the tumbling stone in the classic trap, with a diameter of less than three meters.

The stone sculpture is covered with a layer of something like grease, and it feels a bit like someone has polished it frequently, causing the skin to become patinated.

If you look closely, you can see that there are many lines carved on the surface of the stone ball using the relief technique, but they are not clear, so we can only confirm that they are not text.

The stone sculpture is placed on a porcelain pillow-shaped base, the surface of which is plain and simple.

Yang Yiyi and the others looked left and right, but couldn’t see any signs of a mechanism. At this time, Li Chengxi said:
“Go around behind the stone sculpture.”

The stone sculpture was close to the wall. When everyone walked around, they came face to face with the innermost wall of the hall.

But when they came here, they didn’t see any keyhole or anything like that. Even Ran Xiaoyi, the witch, didn’t find any secret door here.

“There is indeed a secret door, but it is tightly sealed. It is probably part of the seal.”

Li Chengqi said:
“I’ll open it right now.”

“Please wait a moment!”

Ran Xiaoyi was anxious: “Since it is part of the seal, what if it is opened and King Wangyang escapes?”

“I just consulted an expert, and she said that these seals are nested in several layers. It won’t be a problem if you just open one or two layers. At most, you can go back and repair them.”

Of course, when it comes to matters related to magic, he has to ask for help from Orday, who has almost become Li Chengxi’s exclusive magic consultant.

“In the worst case scenario, if this thing really comes out, this is also an opportunity to solve it once and for all. In the future, you witches won’t have to travel so far every hundred years to reinforce the seal.”

Ran Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that what Li Chengxi meant was that if it really came to that, he would take action.

Considering that Lian Jiufeng was very respectful to Li Chengxi, Ran Xiaoyi didn’t say much.

But in fact, Li Chengxi was just playing a word game.

He never said I would take action.

First of all, look at Li Chengxi’s current psychological expectations. In the worst case scenario, he would drag Yang Yiyi and the others over for refuge, and the coming of the saint would be an option that he would only take as a last resort.

Secondly, where is Erlang Mountain?

In the North, of course.

Since we are in the North, isn’t it a good thing that a monster comes out and causes trouble?
Although the ultimate means is the arrival of a saint, when the saint will arrive is up to Li Chengxi.

A golden light appeared in the air and poked at the wall like a finger. There was a crackling sound, and everyone saw a burst of intense electric light on the wall behind the stone sculpture.

The light was so bright that everyone couldn’t help but take two steps back.

Crackling electricity traveled along the walls, leaving clearly visible scorch marks.

Soon, the traces became more and more numerous and denser. Finally, when the electric light disappeared, the wall in front of everyone was covered with dense black marks like spider webs. The air was filled with an unpleasant smell of electric current electrolyzing the air.

Then the wall began to break apart. The traces left by the electric current were like pre-carved marks, and the cracks appeared along these marks.

Amidst the rising smoke, the wall turned into rubble, and behind the rubble, a wide passage opened up that was wide enough for three or two carriages to run side by side.

A warm, breath-like air blew out from inside, and at that moment everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. They seemed to be standing next to a sleeping behemoth, and its breath was like a sticky hand, gently caressing everyone’s neck.

As the wind blew out, the lights on both sides of the walls in the passage were lit up one by one from the outside to the inside. They looked like oil lamps, but the flickering flames inside were cold light created by magic.

It doesn’t bring any warmth, but rather a chill similar to the incandescent light in a hospital late at night.

“Go inside and have a look. I haven’t seen any traps here yet, but there may be more inside. Be careful.”

Yang Yiyi was as bold and foolhardy as ever. When she heard Li Chengxi’s words, she fanned away the smoke and was the first to jump in over the rubble.

When the others saw Yang Yiyi go in, they hurriedly followed.

Honestly, the body seemed to be instinctively resisting going in, but reason made everyone feel that it would be safer to be surrounded by other people rather than being alone in a place like this.

It seems that no one has entered the passage since it was built. As soon as Yang Yiyi entered, she felt a bulge in her arms.

He fumbled around and pulled out something with a display screen and a pen-like object connected to the display screen by a cable. It was about the size of a tablet computer.

“This is an air quality monitor. If you don’t recognize the words on it, don’t worry about it. When you hear the beeping alarm and see red words appear, exit immediately.”

This was borrowed from Alyssa. After all, this place has been closed for more than a thousand years. Who knows if the air inside is poisonous.

Boldness and fearlessness are based on preparation; being simply stubborn is stupid.

(End of this chapter)