[Player Mengzhu joins the team. 】
The long-lost system prompts rang in my ears, and the two figures who had been facing each other for a long time also unlocked the seal like stone statues at this moment. A trace of mist appeared in the eyes of the relatively short blonde girl when she raised her head. , the slow movement that he originally wanted to hold the opponent's extended palm was suddenly retracted by the opponent's hateful smile: "——Asshole."
"Ah? What did you say?"
The two words of comment squeezed out through gritted teeth were inaudible. Duan Qing, who pretended not to hear, also raised his ears and moved closer: "We are all old acquaintances, don't be so coy - hey, hey, you What to do?"
"Bite you."
Waving the dagger, she pushed back the hateful face that was approaching. Mengzhu, who was about to pounce, her body that was trembling slightly became calm in the commotion of this moment. Her eyes were swaying. Duan Qing's whole body kept turning up and down, looking left and right, and finally settled on the surrounding scene: "Where is this place in the Land of Fire?"
"It can be considered the lowest level of the Land of Fire, the lowest level of the ruins we found." Duan Qing, who noticed the change in the other party's mood, wiped his sweat secretly, then introduced with a smile: "And -"
"If we are not mistaken, this is also the dividing line between the real world and the spring of fire elements."
The black walls were burned red by the surrounding magma, and the steaming high temperature also distorted the dark color into a curved oval. The deepest rooms in this black brick city have been explored and occupied by Duan Qing and others. At this time, the hall still showed an empty and heat-dead scene, as if it had truly become the foundation of the ancient black iron jungle. The dark red magma is still slowly flowing and accumulating at the bottom of this empty floor. The magma layer that originally occupied almost the entire room was separated to both sides under the action of some kind of force, which violated the laws of physical movement. The red underground river also naturally attracted the little girl's attention. She originally wanted to take steps but also stopped beside these separated "river beds": "..."
"Isn't it amazing?"
He sighed towards the other party, and Duan Qing, who was still making preparations, also explained: "This is not a masterpiece from the Land of Fire, but Freya's handiwork. After all, she is in the Fire Land." Her magical attainments are much higher than ours, and only she can do these operations that seem to go against common sense and cognition."
"But we are lucky, because of her 'high-level flame mastery' we found the real entrance and exit." Pointing to a small square hole separated in the middle of these magma "river beds", the gray-robed magician also He showed a satisfied smile: "If it weren't for her, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to make any substantial progress even if we searched here for a long time... Well, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't be so formal, just relax." He seemed to be aware of the silence of the petite figure standing alone in front. He walked up and patted the other person on the shoulder: "We haven't seen each other for so long, don't you think you have become That kind of mature and boring person? Believe me, this is definitely not a good sign. You will have more wrinkles on your face, your hair will turn gray, and--"
"I remember what Xu Yu Liu Shang said."
After interrupting the opponent's words, Mengzhu, who did not look back, just asked the opponent in a low tone: "The game here should be visible to everyone around the world, right?"
"Ah, that thing, that..."
"So it's better if we don't get so close."
The girl who avoided the opponent's palm and took a step forward continued to refuse in a cold tone: "I'm afraid that others will misunderstand."
"……oh."
Duan Qing tried his best to hold back his laughter: "But I still have to say one more thing: because the violet eye I just painted has not taken effect yet, So this room should not be included in the scope of the live broadcast - oh! Danger! Why are you so crazy?"
"snort!"
The suffocation all over her body was about to burst out. The little blond girl waved the dagger in her hand at the opponent randomly for a long time, and then after a period of gasping to spit out more hot air, she used a delicate stroke that only a little girl could make. Hum as the end: "——I will ignore you!"
"Blame me, blame me, blame me for not making it clear before, okay?" So Duan Qing stretched out his hands and made a begging gesture: "I never thought that the magic structure here is so twisted and complicated before. If Violet hadn't insisted on setting up a Anchor Point, we are even planning to give up connection and communication with the leyline, and..."
"We are about to enter the range of the fire element spring. Even if we arrange it, it will be of no use - this is what I considered before." Duan Qing, who put away his half-joking thoughts and stood up straight, continued in a serious voice. Explained: "The burden of the earth's veins is already heavy enough. If the energy of the elemental world is forcibly connected to the scope of the Violet Demonic Network...ahem."
"ok, ok, I got it."
Pressing his ear, he suddenly turned around. The magician in gray robe made a phone call to someone else: "Isn't everything that needs to be done done? I just said that casually. Even if it really happened, If you have a problem, I will help you find a solution."
"...What are you doing? Freya has gone down a long time ago. If it weren't for the fact that someone else was sent over from your arena, I might have been already - what? No, no, no, how can we compare? No matter how you compare, it’s fine, I have no problem, absolutely no problem!”
"It doesn't matter. This guy who just came here knows me very well. If you hadn't forced me to tell you this, I might have already figured it out!"
"Okay, let's stop talking and go about your business."
The voice of his words became smaller and smaller, and Duan Qing hung up the communication with a hasty voice. He looked back at Mengzhu's increasingly angry eyes not far away, and his upper body, which was originally confident and confident, involuntarily bent down: "This... …That…ah hahahaha, it’s okay, nothing happened.”
"You've always been like this." Instead of getting angry again as Duan Qing expected, the blond girl's downcast face was filled with disappointment: "At first, she left without saying goodbye, and then she refused to be with me. I recognized you, but you kept hiding it from me even when we arrived on the grassland, and you refused to even tell me the truth."
"I, I'm afraid I'll cause trouble for you again. It's not like you don't know my situation clearly." Duan Qing scratched his cheek and turned his gaze to one side: "We are all ordinary people. It's easy to get into such a big trouble once." That's enough, I don't want you to be approached by them outside again because of my problems."
"Then why are Sisters Lingbing and Yushang okay? What's the difference between me and them?" Mengzhu's complaint involuntarily increased by two points: "And Xiaoqian! Does she know everything too? Ninglan Sister has always been with you, right?"
"This, this..."
"You just look down on me."
Waving his fist hatefully, Mengzhu gritted his teeth and raised his weapon towards Duan Qing: "I don't know since when, you people have begun to abandon and alienate me. I swear to leave you to my fool. The adventure group guarded me until the end, but in the end I was the only one left."
"I have long understood the root cause of all this: it is not because of beautiful words such as care or love, but because you think I am too weak." She raised her head and took two steps forward, with a round and childish expression. His face also looked a little tight with anger: "After spending so long in confusion, I finally chose to stand on the ring and stand opposite Sister Liu Shang, just because at that time, I only had this in my heart. A thought.”
"If you don't speak clearly today, I won't let you go!"
"Of course it's because...well, because..."
Facing the aggressive gray-robed magician, he hesitated for a long time without answering a complete sentence. The sweat on his ordinary face seemed to be getting more and more, and there was a silent sound of breaking through the air. The next moment, he appeared at the square hole not far away, wearing a blue and white dress unique to the maid's uniform, drawing a beautiful and elegant arc into the air: "——Mr."
"And Miss Mengzhu."
Accurately landing in the gap between the two figures, one large and one small, Ciyu Ninglan neatly separated the two people who were still approaching. With a calm face, she then turned around and opened her eyes. She folded her hands in front of her and gave Mengzhu a bright smile: "When she heard the system prompt just now, Ninglan noticed the lady's arrival."
"It's rude of Ninglan to come to greet the young lady so late."
The smiling face moved to Duan Qing's side along with Ninglan's words, and Ninglan replied in a soft voice. The momentum that had been inexplicably revealed since the cross attack was still blocking the retreat. Two steps later, a trembling Mengzhu stood in front of her: "Then, um, don't call me Miss Mengzhu anymore. I'm still not used to it."
"How's the situation 'down there'?" Duan Qing, who finally took this opportunity to change the topic and wiped away the cold sweat secretly, then asked the maid player seriously: "Is it almost confirmed?"
"Yes, sir." Half-turning around, Ningyu Ninglan replied with a smile on her face: "Ninglan was sent back by Freya to report this matter - we can go in together."
"The situation is strange. It's impossible not to be fully prepared." Duan Qing also breathed a sigh of relief: "Things in the backyard must be arranged in advance. After all, I still have this responsibility on my shoulders, but... Ahem."
"At least the transfer station has been prepared." He turned back and pointed at the dense purple runes above the area where he was busy before, faintly reflected by the fiery red light: "With Violet's support , I shouldn’t need to worry about the rest.”
"Then shall we set off now?" He glanced at Mengzhu's place imperceptibly, and the smile on Ninglan's face did not change at all: "With... Miss Mengzhu?"
"Of course." Nodding without any hesitation, the gray-robed magician took the lead and walked towards the center of the fiery river bed: "It has been so long since the first challenge. Even if they have not confirmed our location, they have already Now that the live broadcast is out, what we should be looking for has already been found, we must hurry up before—huh?"
"Why are you still standing there? Let's go." Duan Qing paused for a moment, and when he noticed something strange, he shouted to Mengzhu who was motionless: "At this time, you don't want to back down again, do you?"
"Who said that!" He stretched out his neck and argued loudly. Mengzhu, who had his fists raised, sounded a little flustered at this time: "I, I, I, I just have some doubts! You haven't explained your situation clearly, over there There is such a big robot... Hey! Hey!"
"You really don't wait for me?"
In the scorching distortion of the high temperature, the gray-robed magician had already disappeared into the square hole first. The blond girl, who could not even see the shadow clearly, could only grit her teeth harder and harder, and then secretly whispered to Ninglan with a smile on her face. Under the gaze, he reluctantly came forward: "——Are you really going to jump?"
"This statement is not accurate." She shook her head gently, and looked at the other party and replied softly: "But it is too troublesome to explain. Ninglan still recommends that you try it yourself."
"..."
"Without sir's flame resistance aura, the high temperature here poses a great threat to us."
Looking at the blond girl who still had a hesitant expression on her face, the secret voice Ninglan reminded her at the right time: "If you don't take action, your health will be lost."
"I understand." Mengzhu hummed in a dull voice, and Mengzhu, who stared at the dark hole, took a deep breath: "Then, I'll jump first."
Pretending to jump into the swimming pool, the blonde girl held her breath and jumped into the hole. Her petite body, which was about to be submerged in the darkness, was like a buoy immersed in the water. The moment before it was about to be completely submerged, it swayed and floated back: "Why? ,what happened?"
"That's it, miss." She covered her mouth with a playful smile, and Ningyu Ninglan began to guide the other party: "You have to use more force, just like diving, but remember to completely submerge the boundary line of the entrance. Before, keep your legs tight against the other side of the floor...yeah, like crawling."
"Remember to turn around."
The last reminder was replaced by a rumbling sound that suddenly sounded in his ears. Mengzhu, who kept testing downwards, felt his body sinking. The feeling that was supposed to cross the hole and continue falling did not appear on him as usual. Instead, it turned into reverse gravity and stuck her to the other side of the floor she had just crossed. Finally understanding the meaning of the last reminder left by the maid, some girls who could not adapt then forced themselves to stand up on the ground, and then showed the vast starry sky in front of them, together with a star hanging high in the center of the starry sky. The black sun reflected into his eyes.
