I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

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"Did they run away? Or are there only these two left?"

"These are probably the only two; the others should have already left."

Kal'tsit vaguely knew how the monsters outside were hatched.

"These insects are probably similar to larvae. Their behavior just now was more like laying eggs than hunting."

Kal'tsit mimicked the actions of the insects attacking Baiyue earlier.

"Using these six pairs of claws to grab the prey's face, then using this scorpion-like tail to wrap around the hunter's throat, forcing the prey to open its mouth to breathe, and finally spitting out some kind of egg into the prey's body."

"And then what hatches is that kind of thing from outside?"

"Most likely."

"There may still be unhatched monsters waiting for their chance inside these old houses."

Bai Zhou looked around at the tightly sealed room, drew his double blades, and pondered whether he should strike first.

"They probably didn't come from these houses."

Kal'tsit carefully observed the ceiling.

"trachea……"

"These ceilings have been modified into something like tracheas. They probably come out from inside."

Kal'tsit seemed to have thought of something.

"Now, our masks should be filled with some kind of gas."

"Just as the fog in the town is used to shield intruders from their five senses, the gas here is probably used to paralyze the prey, rendering them unable to resist."

"And thus enable these insects to lay eggs?"

During the day, he crouched down and reached for the spot where the insect had fallen, but he couldn't retrieve anything.

"Those who managed to escape will likely be turned into food and digested by this building. The same goes for these insects."

"Those monsters might just have a normal symbiotic relationship with this building."

Kal'tsit seemed to think that Bai Ri might not understand if she explained it like that, so she continued to explain it to him.

“Some plants in the wild are carnivorous, but they cannot move or actively hunt, so they form a symbiotic relationship with a certain kind of hunter. The hunter provides the prey, and they provide the hunting grounds. But they not only eat the prey, but also the hunters who have unfortunately died.”

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Kal'tsit, you are very knowledgeable. But we have more important things to do now. After we get out, we will have plenty of time to get to know each other."

Daylight interrupted Kal'tsit's little knowledge lesson.

"Let's keep going, there's still a third level. Who knows what kind of demons and monsters we'll encounter next."

Return to the third level and quickly clear the level.

The passageway from the second floor to the top floor is right in front of you.

but……

That slowly writhing, scarlet cavity, the constantly dripping transparent mucus... going in here is like...

"These liquids..."

Kal'tsit dipped her right hand in the viscous liquid and rubbed it on her fingertips.

"It's for lubrication."

"Lubrication...it uses this stuff for lubrication? What's the point?"

"Perhaps..."

Before Kal'tsit could finish speaking, an egg, half a meter in diameter and covered in mucus, slid out of the cavity and fell to the ground.

"Hmm, okay, I got it. So this is where these bugs come from?"

During the day, claws shot out and pierced the egg.

The Arcane Blade easily pierced through it, and then Bai Zhou simply lifted it up slightly to split it in two.

The insects inside died before they even had a chance to see this beautiful world. Truly, from birth to death in a single second.

"This egg was probably just laid; the shell hasn't hardened yet."

He kicked the egg aside, sheathed his blade, and peered inside the cavity.

"There's too much slime. If you try to climb up there, the sight will probably be unbearable to look at."

While complaining, Bai Zhou turned around and reached out her hand to Kal'tsit.

Understanding what Baiyue was about to do, Kal'tsit raised her right hand and shook hands with him.

"I hope you can find enough Originium to replenish my lost Arcane Energy, my Magistrate."

He grasped Kal'tsit's hand, channeling arcane energy into her body, slowly creating a set of close-fitting armor for her.

“I will pay you a fair reward, Your Majesty.”

Kal'tsit clenched her fist. The Arcane Armor felt strange, like a layer of water sliding down her body, comfortable and refreshing.

"But... is it really possible to get to the third level from here instead of ending up in this thing's insect nest?"

Bai Zhou frowned as he approached the cavity.

But there was no other way to get up there.

The staircase leading from the second to the third floor is completely blocked by the spawned chunks of flesh. Coupled with the monster's powerful regenerative abilities, breaking through the passage will not be possible in a short time. Moreover, it will retaliate if injured, meaning you will be attacked even if you go to the third floor.

"It was a really awful process."

Tiny barbs sprouted from his palms for climbing, and Bai Zhou took the lead, squeezing into the cavity that required censorship to play the video.

Kal'tsit followed behind, but the slime seemed to have been squeezed out by the forced intrusion of daylight, and too much slime landed on her hands, causing her to slip out directly.

"Grab the rope...not the tail...never mind, it's all the same."

Fortunately, it was protected by the Heavenly Fiend, so its tail wouldn't break off its bones because it had caught someone.

Aura surged from the tip of her tail, transforming into ropes that bound Kal'tsit's hands to prevent her from slipping away again.

"I apologize, Your Majesty, for my rudeness just now."

Kal'tsit only realized she had grabbed the wrong person after she had already caught her.

The excessive slime obscured her vision, preventing her from distinguishing the rope from the tail.

"I would prefer you to apologize after I've climbed up."

During the day, I feel like a tadpole swimming in a slimy lake, having to push through the sticky, slippery stuff to keep moving forward.

"I will."

"I hope an egg doesn't suddenly fall on my head and smash us both down."

The cavity was so long that it took an unknown amount of time to climb upwards before the view suddenly opened up before Bai Zhou.

"Finally, we made it to the top."

Standing on the ground again, Tian Sha trembled slightly, shaking off the slime.

"As expected, Kal'tsit, you look like a drenched feathered beast that has just been pulled from the water."

Turning around, Baiyue saw Kal'tsit soaking wet with slime, her cloak still dripping with it.

Fortunately, this was only on the surface; her body was protected by arcane energy and was very clean.

"Overly wet clothing can impede movement."

After a quick check to confirm her condition, Kal'tsit decisively removed her thick cloak, revealing arcane armor underneath that was remarkably similar to that of the Sha.

"..."

No wonder the cloak could be worn from top to bottom without any obstruction.

After glancing at the lynx during the day, he focused his attention on his surroundings.

The third floor is even more distorted than the lower two floors. While the lower two floors still vaguely resemble buildings, the third floor has been completely replaced by those bizarre fleshy things. From the floor tiles to the walls, everything is real "flesh."

Looking up, a bloated tumor hung above the cavity they had just climbed.

That's probably the nest of those insects.

Then look around.

The houses here have no doors, so you can see inside during the day.

The once cozy little house, adorned with various decorations, has now been transformed into a nauseating, deformed mass of flesh. They are piled together, forming bulging mounds of flesh like an anthill.

In each house, there grew something that looked like a mushroom. They slowly opened and closed, and wisps of white mist seeped out from their holes, which were then absorbed by something that looked like a lotus seedpod on the wall.

That's how the fog in the town was created.

"Kal'tsit, where is the source of the pollution you mentioned?"

"It's probably at the end of this floor."

"The end..."

Bai Zhou took a step forward, then swung his hand forward to precisely grab the fleshy vine that sprang out from under his feet.

But it didn't end there. Suddenly, the tip of the fleshy vine bloomed like a flower, and a thin needle shot out with a "pop".

Unfortunately, it failed to penetrate the daytime armor.

"How insidious."

Pinch the thin needle and insert it back into the stamen of the fleshy vine during the day.

"Who knows how many more of these are ahead."

"Kal'tsit, can you dodge an attack from something like that?"

During the day, clutching the vine, he asked Kal'tsit behind him.