This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Did I accidentally leave some loophole?

He was somewhat confused and uncertain, but he was also prepared to take action, so he silently raised his head and looked into the woman's eyes.

Then he saw a cold face and a pair of dark golden vertical pupils.

"These eyes?"

Ye Yiyi was stunned, but what he didn't expect was that the woman in front of him was also stunned after seeing his face clearly.

The pair of vertical pupils were slightly enlarged, seeming to represent some kind of confused emotion.

"Gulu..."

He even heard the woman swallowing.

What the hell?

He was a little confused, and then saw the woman look away in shock and panic.

This reaction is too weird.

Ye Yiyi was confused.

But the woman quickly controlled her emotions and took a few deep breaths, which scared Wattol and others beside her.

Could it be that Michaela accidentally offended this big shot?

But the scene of the cat-man knights rushing forward and cutting Michaela and Baiyu into pieces did not appear. Instead, the woman asked in an almost frozen tone.

"What's your name?"

"Michaela."

As soon as he said this, he immediately noticed that the woman's eyes suddenly changed.

"Oh?"

He was stunned for a moment, then reacted and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

It turns out this woman knows Michaela.

I just don’t know what she knows exactly. Ye Yiyi’s thoughts were racing in his mind, and suddenly he came up with an idea.

"Sir, have I... done something wrong?"

He quickly stopped smiling, pretended to be at a loss, and glanced around fearfully.

"No, it's okay, you didn't make any mistakes..."

Erica took a deep breath and gave Ye Yiyi a very reluctant smile.

She raised her hand, as if wanting to touch his head to comfort him, but after raising her hand, she hesitated.

But, he's the legendary Curse Hunter! Mikaela!!

The one who defeated the polluted Spread-Winged Eagle head-on, killed the Lord of Holy Blood, and even defeated the Saint who completed the ascension ceremony, and together with the Spread-Winged Eagle, completely eliminated the terrifying existence that had turned into the incarnation of the curse!

If I touch his head like this, would it be... too disrespectful?

"Ok?"

She seemed to hear Ye Yiyi's humming sound, and the defense in her heart suddenly broke. She unconsciously put her hand down and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

Rubbing her head was too much, and although she wanted to, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

"???"

But Wattol and his friends, the knights of the Knight Bureau, and the bishop were completely dumbfounded at this moment.

"What is going on here?"

Wator looked confused and subconsciously looked up at Bai Yu beside him.

Although the female knight had a blank expression on her face, the confusion and bewilderment in her eyes were no less than his.

Obviously she didn't understand the situation either.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Erica patted Ye Yiyi's shoulder gently and swallowed slightly.

I can't believe that not only did I meet Michaela, but I also patted Michaela's shoulder?

"Yeah." Ye Yiyi lowered her head obediently and hummed softly.

It's just... like a dream.

Erica withdrew her hand reluctantly, turned around and walked back to the bishop.

"Sir Erica?"

The old man looked at her in confusion, then glanced at Ye Yiyi who was not far away.

"It's all right. There are no snoopers among them."

Erica said calmly, "Let's pack up."

The bishop waved his hand thoughtfully, and the knights withdrew from the underground again without knowing why.

Soon, everyone, including the bishop, was gone.

"Is this... finished?"

Wator looked around the empty corridor and finally looked at Ye Yiyi who seemed to be thinking about something.

"Mister Michaela, do you...know that gentleman?"

"I don't know her." Ye Yiyi raised her head curiously, then smiled, "But she's a very nice person, even though she's a bit arrogant..."

"Is that so?" Wattold asked doubtfully.

…………

On the other side, the bishop accompanied Erica back to the office.

"Sir Erica..." The old man finally couldn't help but ask, "Do you... know that person?"

"I cannot reveal his identity."

Erica came back to her senses from her contemplation, and a smile finally appeared on her cold face.

“However, with this person’s existence, perhaps this strange disaster that has persisted underground for three years will finally be completely resolved.

"Well, it's getting late. I have some other things to do at the Tongtian Tree... I'll come back tomorrow to wait for, no, to welcome the person who comes out from underground."

"I understand. Take care, Sir Erica."

The old man bowed slightly, and only after Erica completely disappeared from his sight did the archbishop's expression become completely gloomy.

"Disaster? Humph!"

He snorted coldly, turned and walked into the office.

"The Imperial Audit Bureau, and that existence that came from nowhere..."

"Shu! Our plan must not go wrong!"

Standing in front of the door, the always unknown Tree Knight nodded slightly, then leaned on the tree in his hand, took heavy steps, and disappeared into the depths of the corridor.

Because of Erica's disruption, Ye Yiyi had to temporarily give up his plan to continue sneaking.

However, he had already made up his mind. After coming out from underground tomorrow, he would go find this "big fan of Michaela" and talk to her about the inside story of the Earth Mother Cult.

Soon, it was midnight.

Led by a cat-man knight, they came underground, passed through the heavy steel door, took a spacious freight elevator, and headed deep underground.

When the elevator door opened, scorching flames and scorching air came in. Ye Yiyi looked up at the huge wall of fire standing in the distance and couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

"This is the first fire door located at the outermost edge of the ruins, set up by the flame priests from the Blazing Cult!"

"You call this thing a door?" Ye Yiyi looked stunned.

Chapter 229 Ancient Tree Square and Winding Corridor

"You call this a door?"

In front of me is a wide underground cave. Looking up, I can see countless giant vines twisting through the rock layers. They stand tall like mountains between two huge rock layers, like a giant wall supporting the sky and the earth.

And on top of that giant wall made of vines, a raging fire was burning at this moment.

Ye Yiyi looked around and could not see any so-called door. There was only a huge wall of fire standing there.

The fire illuminated the cave, bringing heat and making the dark underground as bright as day.

"It's quite shocking, right? It was the same when I first came here."

Wattol took a long breath of the parched air, savoring the familiar taste, and then smiled.

"The fire door is the door that is not covered by flames. You see, it is at the bottom of the fire wall."

Hearing this, Ye Yiyi looked intently and finally saw an ancient wooden door that was not covered by flames under the wall of fire.

"Is that the entrance to the Tongtian Tree?" he asked curiously.

"Yes, that is the interior of the Tongtian Tree."

At this time, Bai Yu patted his shoulder and leaned over to whisper in his ear.

"This is the Ancient Tree Square, where we used to hold events."

Glancing at the crowd walking towards the gate under the leadership of the cat-man knight, Ye Yiyi slowed down his pace slightly and stayed at the end of the team with Bai Yu.

"What kind of activities are held in such a large square?" He lowered his voice.

“Basically, any activity that doesn’t require a specific venue is acceptable, such as various competitive games, carnivals, and so on.

"Most of the Ancient Tree Square is on the ground, so this should be considered a special case." Bai Yu replied.

"By the way, how did you determine that this is the Ancient Tree Square?"

Ye Yiyi looked around, and as far as he could see, there was only a wall of fire besides the rock wall.

There is no landmark at all, how did Bai Yu make the judgment?

"Michaela, haven't you been to Ancient Tree Square before?"

Bai Yu asked in confusion, pointing to the ancient door under the fire wall.

"That's the Gate of Gifting. All the entrance gates to Ancient Tree Square are called this."

"Uh……"

Ye Yiyi's expression froze, and he thought to himself that he seemed to have asked another stupid question based on common sense.

But he already had a way to explain the problem.

He dropped his head, a look of frustration on his face, "I don't remember... I don't have that memory."

"Is that so?" Bai Yu looked at him with mixed emotions.

Compared to myself who lost my memories of the battlefield, Michaela undoubtedly lost much more memories!

He even lost his memory of places like Ancient Tree Square where everyone often went...

Ye Yiyi quickly recovered from the guilt of lying and asked again.

"So where in the Lingering Temple should this be considered?"

"It's hard for me to judge." Bai Yu shook his head. "I've never been to this city before, so I naturally don't know the layout of this Lingering Temple...

"However, the incarnation of the earth vein is usually in the core of the temple. According to the current situation, we should go up."

"I understand. Anyway, let's follow Wattol and the others first."

Not long after, the cat-man knight in the lead waved his hand to signal the team to stop.

At this moment, I was very close to the wall of fire and could clearly feel the high temperature blowing towards me.

Ye Yiyi even saw that the hair on the cat knight's forehead had begun to curl.

“Put on your filter mask!”

Wattol said loudly, then took off his hat and put on a mask shaped like a crow's beak.