Game Invasion: A new term for each level

Chapter 89 The Mysterious Pattern in the Locked Room

"Are you—are you a human—or a devil?"

Theodore's expression froze in pain and disbelief.

Yang Hui had almost completely dismantled Theodore; his blood flowed through the iron mesh into the deep pit.

Yang Hui was very meticulous, breaking almost every bone into three pieces. The bone wings between his ribs were like those of a newborn quail, which broke easily in Yang Hui's hands.

Theodore's appearance was indeed bestowed upon him by Augusta.

This is a power passed down only to men in the Elias family, but Theodore knows nothing about the origins of this evil power.

It's possible he knows, but he's not saying anything.

Yang Hui speculated that this was related to the Elias family's annual offering to their ancestors every sixty years.

He glanced at the progress bar on the panel.

[Current progress in knowing the truth: 45%]

It seems the speculation was correct; the next step is to continue the investigation.

This means Augusta must know everything, but given his current sensitive position, how could he possibly reveal everything to Yang Hui?

Even if he forcibly intervenes, it's highly unlikely that he can get them to reveal the truth in one night.

The worst-case scenario is that he disrupts the banquet, causing it to end, and he gains nothing more tonight, ultimately having to wait until dawn to fail the level.

Does that mean we need to bring about a ritual? But that would require all of his blood.

This bothered Yang Hui, as his current entries all leaned towards destructive power, making it virtually impossible for him to track and gather intelligence.

The Administration has a special countermeasures department. The people in the department have almost no combat ability; they rely on their ability to detect weaknesses and their strong intelligence gathering capabilities.

From this perspective, the breakthrough point should lie with Theodore's wife.

That Mrs. Phoebe who passed him the note to remind him!

She definitely knows something.

From this perspective, this game instance is similar to an RPG exploration game, focusing on the interaction between players.

Sure enough, the game's dungeons are incredibly diverse and come in all shapes and sizes.

Yang Hui stomped on Theodore's corpse, smashing its head to prevent its resurrection. The red and white objects exploded instantly, some even getting caught on the iron net.

Yang Hui heard the announcement.

[You have killed Theodore Elias, gaining 4500 experience points!]

The experience bar is gradually filling up, but there is still one-sixth left to level up.

Yang Hui felt that the upgrade process was still too slow.

Gaining experience points is extremely important, as can be seen from his purple tagline "Leveling up!".

You only need to gain 25% more experience points to reach purple rarity after clearing a game dungeon.

After all, experience points are the key to becoming stronger!

As he pondered, a drop of Theodore's blood fell into the deep pit and landed in the palm of a weary middle-aged man, surrounded by a group of dry-skinned Elias people.

Yang Hui straightened his clothes, not a single drop of Theodore's blood was on him.

He turned and left the dungeon. As his left foot stepped onto the spiral stone staircase, he suddenly remembered something and looked to his left. That was the secret room he had mentioned earlier.

Having just been disturbed by Theodore, he is now boneless, so naturally no one can stop him.

I almost forgot, there's another important point here.

There is almost no light source here, and people are always filled with fear of the unknown.

Especially in areas that are completely dark.

pat~

Yang Hui turned on his powerful flashlight, instantly dispelling the thick darkness.

Fortunately, Yang Hui had props to provide light.

For the castles of the past, this place was already considered a secret room, as the dungeons were deep underground and rarely visited.

Secondly, there's this pitch-black corridor; no one would dare go in.

Yang Hui knew this in advance, which is why he was able to search for it with a specific purpose.

The beam of light moved forward, illuminating a dark oak door at the far end.

Yang Hui stepped forward to examine it and saw an iron lock hanging on it.

He bit the flashlight and twisted it with both hands!

Click!

The iron lock snapped in response.

It's as crisp as breaking open an apple.

Yang Hui opened the door, and the surroundings were completely silent, the door creaking open.

The oak door was opened, and a beam of light shone inside, stirring up a thick layer of dust.

Yang Hui looked around and saw only a dusty wooden frame, sealed pottery jars, and a steel crossbow hanging on the stone wall. It looked like an ordinary storage room.

but!

Yang Hui looked down at the ground and found a path he had walked on, but the dust here was of a different depth.

Yang Hui could only spot it with a flashlight. If someone were carrying a lantern like Theodore, the light would be limited, and he would have to lie down to find it.

Yang Hui followed step by step and stopped in front of a pile of pottery jars. He moved the pottery jars that were blocking the way.

A strange pattern was revealed on the ground; grooves were carved into the stone slab, forming a circle with six protruding corners.

Yang Hui didn't quite understand it, but he still memorized the pattern.

Yang Hui didn't know what use this was, so he could only move the pottery jar back to its original position.

Perhaps someone knows.

Yang Hui followed the trail back the way he came, closed the oak door, walked through the dark corridor, put away the [High-Powered Flashlight], and climbed the spiral stone steps to go to the banquet to find someone.

However, just over ten minutes after Yang Hui left, two more people stepped onto the stone steps, carrying lanterns, and entered the dark corridor.

The person in front was dressed in a deep red banquet gown, with somewhat gaunt skin and pure gold earrings on his ears.

The man looked rather old, and he was holding a book in his other hand; the dim light of the lantern obscured the image on the cover.

A few steps behind her was a maid with a handprint on her face; the maid dared not stray too far.

The old woman stared blankly for a few seconds as she looked at the broken iron lock on the oak door.

The banquet continued, and the string music remained.

Estella was always surrounded by people who praised her, and these people only came close to her after she tacitly agreed.

Yang Hui's figure was inconspicuous at the banquet, after all, no one cared about a weak son-in-law.

Even if people saw it, most would mistake it for an insect.

He looked up from the outskirts of Estella and met her gaze through a gap in the crowd.

Estella's slight smile faded, and she pinched the silver spoon in her hand with two fingers, gently waving it, her eyelids half-open.

The guests understood and left one after another, because no one wanted to provoke her.

Yang Hui sat down at this moment, and before he could speak, he heard Estella ask softly, "Is everything going smoothly?"

Yang Hui didn't understand what she meant, so he could only nod and say, "It went fairly smoothly."

"That's good. You'll be competing with Theodore for the position of family head in the future. Although we should give way to him for now, the Elias family will still be ours in the end."

"The position of head of the family?"

Estella nodded and said, "Yes, Augusta is old. I am a woman and am not qualified to accept the position of head of the family, but you are different; you are a man!"

"I married into the family," Yang Hui said, somewhat puzzled.

Estella sneered, "Strength is the key. You will gradually control everyone in the Elias family. Your masculine ambition is beginning to stir. I—I will be the first person you conquer."

As she finished speaking, her eyes began to glaze over, and a blush rose to her cheeks. As she looked at Yang Hui, her fingers unconsciously reached downwards.

Yang Hui grabbed her mischievous hand and said, "I've discovered a strange pattern. I don't know if you've seen it before."

He glanced around to make sure no one was watching.

Estella crossed his arms over her chest, her eyes somewhat glazed over.

Yang Hui turned to the side, blocking most of her view, and used his finger to draw the pattern on her chest.

Estella felt the warmth of his fingers and, feeling unsteady on her feet, steadied herself on the table. "I think I've seen this in a book before."

Yang Hui's eyes lit up slightly, and he instinctively grabbed at the book: "What book?"

"Oh~" Estella uttered a syllable, "In Madam Elinde's hands, she almost never puts that book down."