Infinite flow is not like that at all

The little boy walked ahead, leading the way, and his back was much straighter now.

but.

They hadn't walked for very long.

The second problem is yet to come.

At the corner of the corridor, a floating balloon resembling a human head drifted slowly over.

The human-shaped balloon was as big as a washbasin, with bloodshot eyes and eerie deep purple pupils. Wherever it passed, the air rippled slightly, creating a strong hallucinatory effect.

[Everything around you is an illusion; once you're dragged in...]

The little boy had just picked up his pen to scribble wildly when Shen Ye pulled out a chilling eyeball from his neck.

"Little rascal, weren't you going to help?"

"It's your turn to shine."

next second.

The balloon with the human head design suddenly jolted.

It intended to hypnotize the other party, but instead saw an endless abyss and countless distortions in those lazy eyes!

"boom!"

Its entire head was swelling wildly! It looked like it was about to explode in agony at any moment!

"Alright, don't kill it." Shen Ye calmly put the little evil classmate back.

Shen Ye stepped forward and patted the balloon with the human head on it: "You have two choices: one is to die, and the other is..."

Before Shen Ye could finish speaking, the big-eyed girl obediently floated behind him and followed quietly.

"That's what you call professional." Shen Ye gave a thumbs up.

little boy:"……"

Alright, another one joining.

Further on, they bumped into a Titan aberration, its body bulging with muscles and its skin as hard as rock, swaying back and forth in the corridor with its head down. Hearing the noise, it raised its head, about to roar and charge, when its gaze swept over the group behind Shen Ye: Giants watching monsters, videotape ghosts, human head balloons...

"?"

The Titan's roar got stuck in his throat.

Something's not right.

Shen Ye raised his hand and casually unleashed a Dragon Blast.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the Titan's massive body was blasted backward and embedded solidly in the opposite wall, dust falling down in a flurry.

Ten seconds or so passed.

The giant struggled to pry the monster out of the wall, and the ghost approached and seemed to say something.

Before Shen Ye could even offer to recruit them, Titan obediently walked to the back of the line.

The little boy was numb.

The rest of the journey went much more smoothly.

The types of creatures encountered along the way were incredibly diverse: multi-armed monsters that could climb walls, dripping ghosts hiding in the ceiling, and Minions that could disappear into shadows...

Later on, Shen Ye didn't even need to lift a finger.

The moment the team stood there, their aura spread out, and the menacing containment objects were taken aback at first. After seeing the lineup, and realizing that they couldn't escape, they realized that they were doomed.

Without a word, they obediently joined the team, without even a hint of resistance.

In less than ten minutes.

The line behind Shen Ye had already stretched out in a long queue, a total of eight people.

"Alright, it's about time." Shen Ye stopped. "We should head to the next floor."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of responses arose from behind him, albeit in different parts:

"woooooo"

"Ho ho ho!"

"Fizz!"

There were also faint whistling sounds from the ghosts and the muffled nodding of the Titans, making the scene quite lively for a time.

"Isn't there anyone who can speak like a human being?" Shen Ye felt a headache coming on.

"Okay, Captain!"

A clear and distinct voice suddenly rang out, standing out from a chorus of strange cries.

Everyone turned to look and saw a little yellow man standing at the end of the line. He had a round body and only one big eye on his face, and he was respectfully bowing to Shen Ye.

It was the last to join the group, and its strength was the weakest among the contained creatures. It was the first to surrender when things went wrong.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow: "You can talk?"

"Report, Captain! I know how!" The Minion's voice was crisp and clear, his big eyes curving into crescents as he rubbed his little hands together with a fawning expression. "I'm perfectly smart; none of these guys are as sensible as me!"

Shen Ye was very satisfied.

"Alright, Xiao Huang, you're the one." Shen Ye casually pointed. "You're now the leader of the Midnight Adventurers' team, responsible for leading the way and reporting the situation."

"YES! SIR!" The Minion stood ramrod straight!

How much do you know about this place?

The Minion immediately cleared his throat and began to report seriously: "Reporting, Captain, this containment corridor has four levels. We are currently on the second level. The third level is the high-risk containment zone, which is where that group of people just fell down; the fourth level... is the core area, but we have never seen what it is before."

"Also... Captain..." it paused, then added cautiously, "We were all captured and brought here. Many of us want to escape, but no one has ever been able to get out of the first level."

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

Just as he guessed, it was a layered structure, with increasing danger as you went down. Du Ziteng and the others must have fallen directly to the third level.

"Let's go to the third floor."

The Minions immediately led the way, taking the large group towards the stairwell.

With them leading the way, the journey was incredibly smooth, and we found the fire door leading to the lower level without any trouble.

Pushing open the heavy iron door, an even stronger smell of rust hits you.

The corridor on the third floor was even darker, with dark brown bloodstains covering the walls, and bone fragments embedded in some places, indicating that countless brutal battles had taken place there.

There were many broken weapons, empty potion bottles, and some pieces of clothing that were not completely rotten scattered on the ground, all left behind by players who had broken in earlier.

Shen Ye squatted down, smeared a bit of blood on the wall with his fingertip, and then tore off the peeling wallpaper to reveal deeper layers of bloodstains and scratches, layer upon layer, accumulated over countless years.

"Captain, many people have actually been here before."

The Minion leaned in and whispered, "Every now and then, someone breaks in. Some of them are after the containment objects below, but no one ever manages to escape. Most of them die here, and the rest... become new containment objects, trapped here forever."

The group was just one of those trapped here. They had seen too many people who came in full of vigor and ended up dead without a trace. Of course, none of them were as domineering as Shen Ye, who recruited them all into one team.

"Can't escape?"

Shen Ye stood up without commenting.

He's encountered situations where he's trapped here many times before.

The problem is not big.

He was only thinking about the terrifying phantom that had awakened on the first floor.

It can make all the three-headed monsters in the entire corridor kneel down, make Little Evil repeatedly warn of danger, and serve as the first-level monster from which there is no escape... It can connect every contained object to a death line.

That thing is probably the core of everything.

"Don't be afraid." Just then, Xiao E's voice suddenly rang out in his mind, his tone carrying a rare solemnity, yet also a hint of barely suppressed excitement:

"It is indeed very dangerous here. The thing on the first floor is even more dangerous than you think, but... listen to me, and you can get out and get what you want."

Shen Ye's lips curled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of nonchalant amusement:

"Okay. Whatever you say."

Please provide a leave slip.

I was oxygen-deprived in LS during the Dragon Boat Festival...

Chapter 99 Has the World Changed?

Shen Ye gently rubbed his cuff with his fingertips, a nonchalant smile on his face, listening to Xiao E's eloquent speech, but he was not at all relaxed.

He sensed something was wrong with Xiao E the moment that terrifying phantom awakened in the first-floor corridor.

It, which is usually awkward and uncooperative, is unusually excited, even its voice is trembling, not out of fear, but out of uncontrollable excitement.

It wasn't until he stepped into the third floor that he clearly saw that the death line wrapped around that eyeball had increased from the initial B level to A level.

and......

It's still gradually getting stronger.

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Shen Ye's eyes.

The reason for the little evil's change of heart is obvious. There is something it desperately wants here. Once it gets it, it will probably turn the tables and start settling scores with him.

He and Xiao E were inherently in a relationship of mutual restraint. The other was a demon, born with an understanding of temptation and retribution, and he had never truly trusted him. They could bicker and work together without problems on ordinary days, but when it came to crucial moments, every precaution was necessary.

"What are you thinking about? Why are you spacing out?" Xiao E's voice was a little urging, interrupting his thoughts. "I'm telling you something serious. When it comes to awakening your mortal nature, choosing the right tool versus choosing the wrong one makes a world of difference. Don't take it lightly."

"Oh? How is it different?" Shen Ye asked, following its lead.

Seeing that he had taken it to heart, Little Evil said, "You think mortal items are just ordinary ability awakening items? Go ahead and learn them."

"Do you know what lies buried beneath the polluted sea? It's the remnants of ancient times, the remains of fallen gods, totems from the primordial era, and all the colossal creatures crushed by time."

"Mortal artifacts are essentially pollutants, fragments of these things that have dissipated and settled with the pollution. When you absorb them, it's like opening a wound in your body, allowing you to connect with the ancient traces buried beneath the sea of ​​pollution."