Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game.

Chapter 137 Underground Monster

Baijie was able to recall the plot related to "The Lost Path".

The first level of the maze is relatively safe, but the danger increases on the second and third levels.

There are several types of monsters that can be encountered in the "Maze", the most powerful of which are the ant-man tribe and bat monster "Yanchiru" that live on the second floor. Another one is the two-headed giant snake on the third floor, and the giant frogs under its control;
Especially the two-headed snake, which is the most powerful among these monsters, and its strength should be similar to that of Jue and Yanju.

The snake demon's name is "Abe Mimaru." According to the "Wanaishō" (Wanaishō), the Japanese name for snakes is "Abe Mimaru." It's safe to say the production team chose the name rather casually.

"Also, Tucker's daughter, Lila, should be a servant of Abe Mimaru."

It is not accurate to call him a servant.

It should be said that it is the humans who are bewitched by this snake demon.

Tucker and Lilaila, father and daughter, are also rather tragic characters.

The Tucker family originally consisted of a wife and a son in addition to the father and daughter.

However, due to a plague, the old hunter lost them. When the father and daughter went deep into the underground maze, which is the third level of this huge underground cave, they accidentally met Abe Mimaru who was usually sleeping.

The two-headed snake cast an illusion on the two, telling the father and daughter that it was not a snake demon, but a water god worshipped by the ancestors in ancient times.

"If you help me regain my divine power, I will help you resurrect your loved ones."

In fact, anyone with a normal mind would not believe this kind of nonsense.

However, Tucker and Lilaila, the father and daughter, were filled with grief because they had just lost their loved ones, and their defenses were easily deceived by the witchcraft.

The father and daughter easily believed the two-headed snake's lies, obeyed its orders, and became Abe Mimaru's believers and servants.

The snake demon had an agenda for finding the father and daughter. It had originally asked them to kill their fellow Ainu people so that it could absorb the essence of the creatures on the ground and restore its divine power.

Fortunately, Tucker and Lilaila still had a conscience and had harmonious relations with the tribesmen in the tribe, so they flatly rejected this request.

The snake demon then ordered the father and daughter to kill passers-by and take their hearts and livers. Tucker and Lilaila were kind-hearted and could not accept this.

Although Abe Mimaru was very angry, he had no better solution, so he had to give a suggestion, asking them to settle for the second best, which was to kill the animals and weak monsters on the ground, and then bring the hearts and livers of the animals and monsters to it.

The snake demon Abe Mimaru is not some "god" from the past, it is just a monster that lives in an underground cave called "Maze".

As mentioned before, the underground cave maze "Maze" has some differences from the outside world.

For example, it seems that the monsters from outside cannot enter here alive, and similarly, the native monsters living in the "maze" cannot leave the maze.

However, the snake demon Abe Mimaru is accumulating strength, trying to break the blockade of the "maze" and leave this underground space.

To do this, it needs to absorb the essence of the outside world, that is, the living creatures on the surface.

In the original story, after entering the underground cave maze, the snake demon Abe Mimaru sensed the breath of living people invading the maze.

It learned from its servants, a father and his daughter, that a group of exorcists were going to use the "Lost Path" as a shortcut to reach the old territory of the Yuejialuo clan, so it became malicious and wanted to swallow all of these exorcists.

"After that, it ordered Tucker and Lilaila to lead the protagonists into the lake on the third floor, intending to eliminate them all."

The hunter father and daughter were unwilling to do such a thing, but they had disobeyed the snake demon too many times, and the relationship between them was already very tense. In recent days, the snake demon's appetite has become increasingly voracious and its demands have become increasingly high. They have no choice but to backstab the protagonists.

"Strictly speaking, Tucker and Lilaila aren't bad people, but they can't possibly fight this snake demon. Furthermore, they're counting on the snake demon to resurrect their family..."

Baijie didn't have any complicated thoughts about the hunter father and daughter. They were not particularly disgusting in the original work. Moreover, because they led the protagonists into the lake where the snake demon lived, the two were considered to have lost their value and were swallowed by the snake demon on the spot.

"However, defeating the snake demon Abe Mimaru should give you a certificate that opens the door to the dream world of Yamatai... and another special item."

Both of these items are necessary for Baijie.

The former allows him and Ye Ming to obtain items that unlock the Yamatai Kingdom plot, and is a plot prop that must be collected during the plot play;

The latter is a special item called "Blue Magatama". Although it is not highly rated in the game and is only an A+ grade item, its effect is quite special - that is, this "Blue Magatama" can divide half of the user's vitality and give it to another person.

"This skill is called 'Life Sharing'. It allows you to share your life energy with another person."

In the game, the protagonist uses this blue magatama to save the heroine in different heroine lines.

This time, Baijie was determined to get these two props.

"Snake demon Abe Mimaru, I have to let you down this time. If you don't die, how can you reveal these two good things?"

He chuckled to himself.

This time, he brought a luxurious camp of protagonists, so it would be difficult for the two-headed snake monster to survive.

On the other side, Tucker and Lila, a father and daughter, also led the group to a somewhat crooked fork in the road.

There are two passages here, both with solid rock surfaces, one of which slopes upwards, the other slopes downwards, and while the sides are still dirt, it's starting to turn to rock underfoot.

"strangeness?"

Tucker looked suspicious.

"This road... I've never seen it before."

"What do you mean?" Lianzhang Xianjulang frowned and asked doubtfully, "Could the path of this underground cave change?"

"Do not."

Lilaila shook her head.

"That won't happen, but there have been instances in the past where the ground collapsed, or solid rock walls gave way, leading to the rediscovery of new passages."

The brown-skinned, long-eared girl made a bitter sound.

"The strata of the maze occasionally become unstable. This is most likely due to a collapse during the earthquake a few days ago, which created a new route..."

"We were originally going to take a route through here, but the old route has now been changed."

Tucker sighed. "It seems we can only explore these two roads separately. Some forks may seem passable, but in fact they are dead ends. Often, after walking for a long time, we find that there is a dead end ahead. It's really a shame."

"I have a suggestion."

Zhuo'an, the leader of the Shell Snake Clan, raised the staff in his hand.

"Let's use a simple Shikigami to investigate... Using a flying Shikigami shouldn't take too long."

"No."

Tucker shook his head.

"I've said before that if the wavelength of spiritual energy is too strong, it will attract the attention of spirits and underground monsters. This is not a good idea."

Deep wrinkles appeared between Zhuoan's brows.

"Father, why don't we just split into two groups?"

Lila suggested, "I remember the route very clearly. We can both serve as guides to avoid this problem."

"That's doable."

After Tucker finished speaking, he looked at Renjo Senjuro and Yamei.

"So what do you think?"

"Split into two teams?"

Lian Zhang frowned slightly and said calmly, "This will disperse the strength of our team."

"I don't think there's any problem."

Baijie didn't think there was anything wrong with this. There was a similar plot in the game, and the father and daughter would propose to act separately.

However, as long as the protagonist is on that route, he will be led to the lake area on the third underground floor.

"There's no problem with separating the personnel. Lord Yeming, Miss Zhuozi, and I will stay in the same team."

Baijie suggested: "Saizo, you and the ninjas of the clan, as well as Mr. Matsudaira, Miss Ayaka and the others, should stay together with President Renjo and the others."

"no problem."

Saizo nodded.

"Wait a minute, I want to stay with my brother."

Ayaka did not agree with this distribution plan, and she took the initiative to move closer to Ye Ming.

"this?"

Baijie frowned.

He originally wanted to exclude Ayaka, who was considered a "burden".

After all, everyone who stays with the protagonist will participate in the subsequent battles, and Ayaka is not a combat force at all.

He looked at Ye Ming with an embarrassed look.

"It's okay... I'll protect Ayaka."

Ye Ming didn't think so. She had confidence in her own abilities and felt that even if she was alone, she could protect her sister.

"so be it."

Baijie didn't know what to say.

The next action shouldn't be too dangerous. Besides, Hiiragi Hiruko is accompanying us, so if things really don't work out, we can let her be responsible for protecting Ayaka.

At this time, Baijie did not hesitate too much about his decision.

He felt that he had taken all factors into account and that there was nothing that could go wrong.

However, it won't be long before Baijie realizes that he has oversimplified the problem.

(End of this chapter)