Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 652 Footprints of Five-Way Division

After leaving a message for the distant place, Li Miao and Shang An returned to the Night Journey instance and set off again.

As players, they can indeed leave the instance to rest at any time.

But Ryan, as a dynamic storyline character, won't stay in one place waiting for them.

Moreover, judging from the fact that the three of them were thrown into the instance in different directions, the size of this Primordial Flame Scar instance is probably no smaller than the Radiant Land!
Therefore, time is of the essence.

"Continue collecting Night Stones and offer them as a sacrifice again to see if we can get any useful items, and then follow the route of that hero, Alluka."

After making the decision, Li Miao acted swiftly.

He began hunting around the depression where the Shadow of Thirst had once been.

Although it is a youth version of the Fire Saint, the body of the Broken Firewood has some compensation, and its ignition point is much higher than that of these ordinary monsters.

Therefore, with his full power, he quickly slaughtered all the low-level Dark Ones and Dark Shadows around him, obtaining nearly twenty Dark Night Stones.

After searching for a long time without finding any other lightless beings, Li Miao was slightly out of breath: "Never mind, it seems there are no other monsters nearby... Let's perform the sacrifice."

Time was of the essence, and Li Miao didn't care about anything else. He went straight to the location of the Changye statue and made a second sacrifice.

Before long, new blessings descended from the statue of the Long Night.

[Acquired: Divination Pillar (Excellent)]

[The Pillar for Divination]

[Type: Special Item]

[Effect: When facing an unfamiliar target, throw a pillar. If the pillar stands upright, it means the target poses little threat. If the pillar falls, you'd better run away immediately.]

[Note: This item may only work in this specific location.]

Okay.

After glancing at the item information, Li Miao put it away.

As its description states, this pillar is unlikely to be of much use outside the Long Night Divine Realm. After all, without the cover of darkness of the Long Night Divine Realm, one can sense whether the other is a threat simply by relying on one's own battle, so there is no need for this thing.

However, it still has its uses in the Long Night Divine Realm, so he didn't ask for too much.

After picking up the items, Li Miao quickly embarked on the path of the hero Aluga.

The Statue of the Long Night has one more chance to be sacrificed, but that's reserved for the Nightmare route.

If Li Miao doesn't find any trace of Ryan and Yasum on the Alluga Hero route, then he'll have to consider this route.

With a clear goal in mind, Li Miao quickened his pace.

As he goes deeper.

The other lightless beings around them also began to grow stronger.

Darkness and shadows became the norm on the road ahead.

Interspersed among them are some NPCs whose flames have already gone out.

"help me……"

"Can you go die?"

"I need your firelight..."

Compared to the Lightless, they still retained their human form, but had lost much of their minds, uttering nonsensical words during their attack on Li Miao.

Normally, Li Miao might have had the leisure to study these things.

but now……

"Gulad's Heavy Strike!"

"Piercing Spear!"

Li Miao's powerful slashes and thrusts made him seem like a rumbling tank, crushing all the spikes on the road under its steel tracks.

These NPCs, captured by the night, also contributed a considerable amount of loot to Li Miao.

The accompanying information about some of the dropped items gave Li Miao a deeper understanding of the place.

One of the NPCs even dropped him a special item similar to the [Divination Pillar], which can be used in the Long Night Divine Realm.

Regarding the route, compared to the route provided by the guiding clam...

Carlos's eyes provided significantly clearer guidance, including not only the direction of the road but also information about landmarks.

This is one of the reasons why Li Miao's journey was successful.

after a while.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks.

At this point, the muddy soil on the ground had disappeared, replaced by a drier surface, interspersed with many hard rocks.

What made him stop was a shriveled corpse lying below a cliff face by the roadside.

Li Miao walked over with a wary mind.

Logically speaking, since it is a corpse that looks like a mummified corpse, it should have been dead for a long time, and may even have died before the moment of extinction.

but.

The strong smell of blood in the air and the bloodstains mixed with the soil nearby told Li Miao that a battle had taken place here not long ago.

The battle was not intense; it was more of a one-sided hunt, as there was no information about the killers on the battlefield other than some footprints.

"Human footprints..."

"Probably an NPC... Could it be Ryan?"

After checking the information here, Li Miao stood up, feeling puzzled.

After carefully examining the ground, he discovered a new set of footprints pointing in one direction.

However, because parts of the route consist of exposed, hard rock, many of the footprints were broken off.

"Follow up and have a look."

Since it could be Ryan, Li Miao naturally wouldn't give up this opportunity.

Before long, he arrived at a canyon.

Amazingly, the strange trees that Li Miao had seen in the forest before were growing on the exposed rock walls around them.

Li Miao withdrew his gaze and continued following the footsteps.

However, he quickly froze.

Because a fork in the road appeared ahead, leading in five different directions.

Of course, having a fork in the road is nothing to worry about.

But what's absurd is that the footprints Li Miao was following actually showed five branches!
It was as if the owner of the footprints had instantly split into five clones, each heading in a different direction...

Was the owner of the footprints trying to mislead those who came after them? Or did they have some special method for efficiently navigating the area?

Upon closer inspection, Li Miao also noticed that all the footprints were forward-facing, not backward-facing.

What should I do?
Li Miao doesn't possess the ability to create clones, nor is he like Shang Yang, so naturally he can't divide his forces into five groups and advance alone.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and start exploring from the first path on the left, preparing to explore them one by one.

There are quite a few forks in the road, but it's impossible for every one of them to lead to a different place, right?

There will always be an end to everything, or a time when your footprints disappear, right?

This is what Li Miao thought to himself.

however.

As time went by, Li Miao's mindset underwent some subtle changes...

Damn it!
This road seems to have no end, and it keeps getting wider and wider!

The visibility was so poor at night that you couldn't even see the sides of the road!
And the footprints are still there!
For a moment, Li Miao was somewhat confused. Could it be that the road on the left was the true direction the footprints belonged to?

Just as doubts began to creep into his mind.

An even more troublesome thing happened.

The outline of the rock in front of him suddenly turned, and another fork in the road appeared...

(End of this chapter)