"Both of you, I can only send you here. Further ahead, vehicles have been banned since the secret realm fluctuated some time ago. To enter, you can only walk."
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 sense 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 was certainly a good thing, but Lin You always felt that the sense of disobedience was coming back again.
"Let's go, let's get down to business!"
Hua Peiling raised her voice, pointed in the direction ahead, and took big steps forward.
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 soon, he 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.
…
desolate.
silence.
After walking in this suburb for about half an hour, the environment still hasn't changed much.
On the way, I also passed by those small houses.
From the outside, it's hard to see what's 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 inappropriate.
However, no one came out to check on them.
Probably the cordon before entering has completed some kind of verification.
After walking for a while, Lin You tilted his head and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you know the way?"
"Hey, isn't the purpose of finding the road?"
Hua Peiling said confidently: "A noble duelist, are you afraid that you will be tired because of this little journey? Anyway, you are not in a hurry. 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, you have a point.
There is really no need to be too hasty, 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 he was shocked in his heart.
Good guy!
Darling girl, 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 had long realized that something was wrong, I still felt a little bit magical when I heard the real owner admit it openly.
"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 encountered. 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?"
"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 'Ice Beauty' was really a mask she wore.
Sometimes too outstanding beauty is indeed a kind of trouble. As Hua Peiling said, he also understands it deeply, but he deals with it more casually.
He could still withstand this trouble, and he didn't think it was a bad thing as long as it didn't delay things.
Of course, people have different ideas, and this is understandable.
At this time, Lin You thought of something again and couldn't help but said: "Speaking of which, is it really okay to just go out and be exposed so casually?"
Hua Peiling glanced at him and said, "I don't think you are such a boring person."
"Okay, I admit there's nothing wrong with your vision."
Lin You is indeed not a loudmouth, nor does he have any bad taste. How he likes to pretend 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."
At this point, I don't know if it was because he had taken off his disguise, but he 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.
Damn it.
And this operation?
What does this girl look like?
Fierce eyes?
Just that farsightedness?
Giving her a thumbs up in his heart, Lin You laughed and said, "You are really interesting. I accept this statement."
During the journey, the two opened up the topic and chatted, but they did not ignore the surrounding route.
Hua Peiling didn't know the specific route, but if she found it nearby, it would 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, a cave entrance glowing with red light appeared in their field of vision.
"right here?"
Standing in front of the cave, Lin You looked inside and saw nothing except the deep darkness.
Magic power emerged and attached itself to the eyes.
After completing the magic eye attachment, look again.
This time, it seemed that a layer of barrier had been broken and I could see more clearly.
Some internal circumstances emerge.
Gray soil, gravel scattered all over the ground, and water drops sliding down from time to time along the sharp rocks on the top.
It looks somewhat similar to some caves in the rock wall.
But this underground cave suddenly appeared in this wilderness.
It seems to have been forcibly opened up by some special force.
Hua Peiling also maintained her magic power 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. The thigh has not grown up yet. I will try my best to protect myself later. I really can’t stand it anymore, if you do it 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 it on her own.
Lose your share!
"Okay, let's go down now."
After saying this, Hua Peiling took action immediately.
Magic power surges and the cards flip.
Covered by a summoning light, the figure of a monster appeared along with a sudden gust of wind.
The 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 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 most likely they won't be like this.
After the harpy girl appeared, she also waved her wings and skillfully controlled the wind element.
This wind element directly affected the two of them.
He didn't 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 right. The deck currently used by Hua Peiling is mostly the Harpy deck.
But now, with this wind element, there is no need to worry about how to proceed.
Dragged 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 down, 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 calm in her analysis, but her face was ugly. She obviously couldn't bear it. She quickly used magic to cover up and blocked out the smell.
Lin You was in no hurry to do so. The smell was terrible, but if it was completely isolated, some clues might be missed.
"Coolie~"
Suddenly, the chestnut ball flew out, and his watery eyes scanned all directions 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 it still smells bad, 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's not the end of the entire cave. There are roads on the left and right that can be turned and continued.
This cave is larger than imagined, but we have to see how big it is exactly.
"The color of the mutated soil will tend to look like the manifestation of magic power, which will be more conspicuous, but those mutated monsters should guard the soil. 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? Did you find anything?"
The only person who can transmit sound in this way is naturally Li Ziqiu.
Chestnut Ball's perception range is not small, so he should make many discoveries.
But this time, Li Ziqiu did not reply immediately. He closed his eyes and sensed while flying. It took a long time before he heard a reply.
"Coolie~"
Lin You's heart moved slightly when he heard the answer.
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 this aura is strong enough to a certain extent, it will be conspicuous without being accidentally dispersed.
Of course, if it was so powerful, not to mention the little guy, even Lin You would probably feel it.
And right now, the weirdest thing is that currently, not even a breath is exposed to its perception circle.
This is very strange.
You know, 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.
Even so, the strength of these mutated monsters is much inferior to the real secret realm monsters of the same level.
But in terms of temperament, he is basically as manic as a secret monster.
Otherwise, there is no need to seal this cave specifically.
It stands to reason that these monsters should be very capable of tossing, 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 fuss went too far and everyone died together?
It's not realistic either.
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.
After all, it's a bit abnormal to be so quiet.
In addition, just looking at the environment in the cave, although some traces of fighting can be seen, these traces are not exaggerated, just a small fight.
It's 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.
Being ready for a fierce battle at any time, the two of them walked very slowly. Until now, they could barely reach the end of the straight road.
But the further they walked, the quieter they felt, as if they were acting foolishly and battling with the air.
"Something's 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?"
It’s not just a random guess, it’s possible!
If that were to happen, their situation would be even more dangerous.
On the surface, that's called 'prey'.
But hiding in the dark, maybe he should be called a 'hunter'.
Danger is not a level.
"Be prepared."
Lin You's expression turned solemn. This was his first time going out on a mission.
It is also a true wild battle.
The battle here 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.
And 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.
The 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.
The winged fantasy beast Chimera!
Soul connection formed!
Without hesitation, Lin You summoned his current trump card.
The moment the 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, not only to rely on it to control the situation, but also to try to force something out.
This raging ultra-black aura, even if those mutated monsters sense it, they may not be able to calm down even if they want to.
"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?"
Did the little guy catch a fleeting familiar scent?
What scent would it be familiar with?
And why is it fleeting?
"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 a smile: "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 was speechless.
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 caught a special breath, that breath, It shouldn’t belong to those mutated monsters, maybe it’s a human, or something else.”
"people?"
At this time, 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, and 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 have to use magic eyes to observe the inside carefully.
Inside, an exclusive 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 took a while to confirm.
After 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 like you said, just stay prepared. If there is any danger, just use your strength to step over it!"
