Barrier of Light

In the long and narrow corridor, a relatively less dim light bloomed.

This time, there wasn't a huge amount of black water coming in here.

This also means that the other side connected to this [door] is not the Styx where it came from.

This is both good news and bad news.

For Gu Shen...

He even hoped that he could leave the Heihe River directly, climb over the Black Snow Mountain, return to the main control boat, and join the team that "encircled and suppressed" Meng Xiao. He was very aware of his physical condition. In this case, showing off was not a good choice. .

but.

This time, the [door] that can move forward has been opened, which is a blessing among misfortunes.

Gu Shen didn't dare to gamble.

My own judgment on the laws of this maze is just a guess after all. If the judge closes the [door] again, maybe if he wants to find the next opportunity... he will need to chop thousands of times. At this moment, time is life. If he wants to find another chance... Meng Xiao, who was in a dangerous situation, got out of trouble before he did. Then he and Mu Wanqiu might have to answer here.

"Walk?"

Mu Wanqiu's eyes were a little uncertain.

She couldn't tell whether [the door] was good or bad, but she could hear the answer from Gu Shen's previous tone.

"Walk."

Gu Shen adjusted his breathing and walked into the [door] first.

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The world behind the [door] is unexpectedly calm and open.

even……

bright.

This place turned out to be an extremely magnificent underground palace, with towering stone pillars, connected to the underworld, and spreading out layer by layer in the distance with no end in sight, only gauze-like mist lingering in all directions.

The dim and pale candlelight was held high by the bronze lamp's hands, like a tribute.

Looking from afar, wisps of pale will-o'-the-wisps are densely arranged and floating in the air. As the mist sways, these bronze lamps are like the lower body of the curtain-raiser whose lower body is rooted in the stone wall, just like "the visitor". "It shows the breadth and dilapidation of this underground palace.

"This was once a complete 'ancient ruins'..."

Mu Wanqiu followed Gu Shen and stepped out of the [Portal]. Looking at the scene in front of her, she was distracted for a moment and murmured softly.

There was a rustling sound behind him.

She turned back slightly.

I saw that the [door] behind me was closing slowly and unconsciously.

Gu Shen's guess in the maze was correct.

Even without [Judge] taking action, the broken stone wall will repair itself...

Presumably, the ancient texts on the maze wall have changed at this moment.

This means that even if the stone wall of the exit is shattered at this moment, there is no way to return to the previous place.

But...she didn't plan to go back.

"I heard that the Survey Corps has a very small chance of coming into contact with so-called 'ancient ruins' when performing missions outside the Great Wall." Gu Shen said, "Have you encountered this too?"

"I have encountered it...but it is completely incomparable to the one in front of me."

Mu Wanqiu held the knife.

She said slowly: "No matter how much the history of the Five Continents advances, it will only last for six hundred years... I believe you also know where we came from six hundred years ago."

Six hundred years, looking at the long river of time, is just a snap of a finger.

But for humans from all five continents...

But I have already read all the books.

"It's not so much an 'ancient relic' as it is 'evidence that humans lived six hundred years ago'."

Mu Wanqiu's voice was very soft, "Most of the 'ancient ruins' we encountered outside the fortress contained corpses. They are proof that humans have migrated to the five continents. We still can't imagine what kind of journey it was. The only way we can know , that is, many people died on the way to migration... The continent of the [Old World] underwent crustal movement, and their bones were covered, buried, and settled with the rocks. Over the long years, they melted into fossils. Every discovery 'Ancient ruins' are all an excavation of history from six hundred years ago."

Gu Shen looked at this huge and magnificent palace.

"Mr. Turing has conducted relevant research."

While meditating in the cemetery, he read the relevant secret report and said slowly: "In the ancient era when order collapsed, humankind's homeland had been completely destroyed... At that time, no one knew where to find a safe place to live. , they tried to build different homes in the [Old World] during their trek, but they were all destroyed. Before the giant wall was built, they thought they were safe."

After destruction.

Those false and broken homes have become ancient relics.

Speaking of which...it's also a bit funny.

Because the wheel of history is crushing the human face, but it has not completely crushed it yet... The collapse of order is happening all the time, and the broken source matter is still impacting the giant wall.

Who knows that many years later, today's Wuzhou will not be reduced to what future generations call "ancient ruins"?

"Although this palace is dilapidated, it should not be as old as six hundred years."

Gu Shen knelt down.

He gently twisted a little soil, and rubbed it slowly with his fingers.

"Is it divination again?"

Suspicion flashed in Mu Wanqiu's eyes. She followed Gu Shen's example and squatted down, twisting a little dust. However, the judge didn't notice anything and refused her request to come closer and smell it.

"The evidence is the 'Bronze Man Lamp' hanging on the wall."

Gu Shen did not raise his head and said slowly: "The Nagano Li family has collected many similar bronze lamps... so I know very well that the bronze lamp here is not authentic, but should be some kind of carefully imitated fake, just used to refuel. .”

"Fake? How is that possible?"

Mu Wanqiu raised his eyebrows: "The magnificence of this palace is simply shocking... The owner who built this palace is such a majestic man, how could he use fakes?"

"Because there are only four genuine ones, and they are not sealed objects. They are scattered around the world."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "The history of the authentic bronze lantern may not be six hundred years old, let alone these fake ones... I guess this palace was built by Hades twenty years ago."

He spoke lightly.

Mu Wanqiu asked in confusion: "Why are you so sure?"

"..."

Of course Gu Shen couldn't say it, because he was the new King of Hades, and the fire between his eyebrows felt familiar with this palace.

He could only say it in one sentence, concisely and concisely: "Divination... may not be accurate. It can be understood as a guess with a high probability."

Don't ask, asking is divination.

Mu Wanqiu still had many questions, but when she heard the word divination, she could only give up.

"You also know that Pluto is not a popular figure... He is indeed a hero of the previous generation, but any action he takes will be supervised by other gods on the highest seat."

Gu Shen said slowly: "If you want to build this underground palace unknowingly, you are destined to be unable to search for authentic bronze lamps... In this case, using 'fake' is not a shameful thing, after all, it is helpless Act of."

He was very aware of the difficulty of searching for the four bronze lamps of Joy, Anger, Sadness and Joy.

With the guidance of the prayer technique and Li Shihao's ruthless massive investment, it took nearly a year to find only two.

The previous Pluto would not dare to act like this.

Under the supervision of the highest authority, if he wanted to find "authentic products", he could only do it quietly and personally. This was almost like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Pluto..."

I heard this familiar title.

The old dream in Mu Wanqiu's mind seemed to be happening again. She subconsciously looked towards the end of the long palace, and had a faint urge to worship in her heart.

But this impulse was quickly suppressed by her.

She knew that her [Judge] had some special affection for Hades.

But Gu Shen beside him... didn't seem to have any respect for Hades.

You must hide your dream well.

She suddenly asked again: "Since you can tell the year through the 'Bronze Man Lamp'... what did you do with all this mud just now?"

"Feel the spiritual atmosphere."

Gu Shen stood up and clapped his hands, "Don't you notice it's strange?"

Mu Wanqiu frowned slightly.

Her mental strength has always been sharp.

But there was nothing strange about the mud that had just been stirred up.

"I... didn't notice the problem."

"There is no problem, that's the biggest problem." Gu Shen said: "How long will it take for Pluto to build such a huge palace alone... But there is not even a trace of extraordinary aura in this mud and dust. It looks like It has been buried in dust for so many years that you misjudged it as an 'ancient relic'. Isn't this the biggest problem?"

If this is really the temple fief that Pluto built for himself, then naturally there is no need for him to lay bricks and tiles himself.

However, the broken palace in front of me does seem to have encountered some major changes.

For example...a certain war.

The green bricks here have been broken, and the atmosphere of death is spreading in all directions, but there is no trace of "war" in the air...

Blood, bones, corpses, fragments of source material, and scattered spirits.

These are all proofs of the "dead".

But...the huge palace was empty.

It is even cleaner than the land washed away by heavy rain.

Mu Wanqiu looked at the dead palace in front of her and subconsciously expressed her feelings: "It's like someone has cleaned this place..."

Yes.

It's clean here, as if it's been cleaned by someone.

But how could anyone come to the bottom of the Styx River?

She shook her head to get rid of this ridiculous thought.

"Keep going?"

Mu Wanqiu looked at Gu Shen.

Gu Shen, on the other hand, looked towards the end of the hall and fell into thought.

At the end of the hall, at the far end where countless mist yarns were swaying and ghost fires were misty, a small light spot was burning.

That's the devil's deal with himself.

It will provide itself with an eternal guide to the source of the spiritual toxins in the Doru River disaster.

The source of this moment points directly to the depths of Pluto's palace.

Gu Shen noticed that the guy living in his ruler had not spoken for a long time. Ever since he rejected the last deal, the guy had fallen into a long silence.

But silence does not mean disappearance.

Without the black and silver seal, the devil would see every move in the outside world.

Gu Shen's mental power had recovered somewhat. He separated a ray and sank into the ruler space, wanting to take a look at this guy's current situation. However, what he didn't expect was that at this moment, the spiritual space of the Ruler of Truth was filled with unprecedented light. Dark and clear.

Where there is light, it is extremely dazzling.

In the dark place, there is a thick fog.

In the farthest place, both the throne and the black shadow were submerged in the thick mist.

Gu Shen's spirit continued to decline, and finally he came to the dividing line between darkness and light. He looked towards the direction of the Devil's Throne, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I know you have been watching... I have a question to ask you. .”

After waiting for a while, there was no response.

This time, nothing came from the darkness.

Not quite the same as any other time.

In fact, whether it is rejection or agreement, it is a kind of message transmission.

But at this moment, what Gu Shen got was the ultimate emptiness, nothingness.

He was not willing to accept it and continued: "Maybe we still have a chance to trade. You can put forward the conditions you want."

There was still silence.

The devil was sitting in the endless mist. No matter what Gu Shen said, he did not respond. The mist was so quiet at this moment that the devil seemed to be half asleep and ignored Gu Shen at all.

Such dead silence also made Gu Shen give up the idea of ​​continuing the conversation.

He recalled what the devil had said to him before he stepped into the [door].

It said that behind the [door], there was a being that was more terrifying and much more terrifying than Meng Xiao——

This is alarmist after all.

Or... is it true?

Before leaving the ruler, Gu Shen said seriously: "I want to know what happened to this palace. What will happen to you when you get to the end. If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time."

After Gu Shen left.

The thick mist dispersed slightly, revealing the towering and majestic dark throne.

The devil sat lazily on the throne.

It never fell asleep, nor did it doze off. During the previous conversation, it had always maintained this posture, staring at Gu Shen playfully and silently through the black mist.

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…

Mu Wanqiu felt something strange about Gu Shen.

After he finished asking the question, this guy froze in place, his mental power suddenly constricted... This was a characteristic of a sealed object that was mentally immersed.

Although he was very curious about Gu Shen, an S-class person, Mu Wanqiu still had a high sense of morality.

When Gu Shen was unconscious before, she didn't take the opportunity to search for her belongings, but this kind of thing...actually happens often in disaster situations.

Although the Beizhou military has strict military discipline, this only applies to the extraordinary people in the legion and each other's comrades.

If they meet outsiders, Beizhou extraordinary people will not be merciful.

But, what method did this guy use to escape from Meng Xiao's pursuit?

Mu Wanqiu also fell into thinking.

What she is even more puzzled about is Gu Shen's understanding of Hades and the information about the River Styx...

It is said that the hometown of Hades twenty years ago was in Dongzhou.

Gu Shen played a great role in the cemetery incident, maybe he had something to do with that Pluto, and coming to this disaster place, maybe he got the instructions from Pluto... These explanations are completely reasonable, but Mu Wanqiu did not Something felt vaguely wrong.

After the Stygian Nightmare.

She used her S-level authority to investigate a large amount of Pluto's information. This is the secret of the highest seat and should not be known to anyone, even S-level... But Pluto was confirmed to be dead twenty years ago. , and is the most excluded one in the highest seat.

She found a small amount of information in the Beizhou database.

Twenty years ago, the Hades passed through the giant wall of the Beizhou Fortress and left the Five Continents.

Then he disappeared into the [Old World].

Finally, the news of his death came back.

Twenty years later, no one knows how he came back...

Until now, he has not appeared in front of the world, let alone a second time.

By some mistake, a wild idea popped into Mu Wanqiu's mind.

Is it possible that Pluto is already dead?

And is this person in front of him the real Pluto?

She subconsciously looked at the blazing fire burning between Gu Shen's brows, with a vague expectation in her heart...

In the previous battle with Yuan Jia, although the two sides fought hard, their abilities did not develop.

Her judge and Gu Shen's blazing fire have never truly met.

If your [Judge] is sensitive to the River Styx, then it should also be sensitive to Hades——

"……Ah."

After a while.

Mu Wanqiu's eyes were disappointed, and then he showed a self-deprecating smile.

The judge showed no interest in the gleam of fire between Gu Shen's brows.

Too.

Even if Pluto has passed away, it is unlikely that the successor will be Gu Shen. It is said that this kid is under the care of the Gu family and the Bai family. He is the promising seedling of the two war gods. If it is really related to a certain fire, it should be It’s the spark of fighting.

Mu Wanqiu didn't know.

At this moment, Gu Shen's mental strength was unprecedentedly weak, and he was also blocked by the "Fighting Golden Hoop". It was a blessing to be able to squeeze out such a small ray.

Just when she was disappointed, the weak flame suddenly swayed.

The judge behind her let out a soft sigh, as if he was attracted by something, and subconsciously leaned over, and stretched out a finger to touch Gu Shen's eyebrows.

"...?"

At this moment, Gu Shen returned to normal.

At the same moment, Mu Wanqiu was thinking about controlling the envoy, and the judge who stretched out his finger suddenly turned into a phantom before he could touch Gu Shen's eyebrows, as if blown by a strong wind, and then drifted away.

"Let's go."

He looked at the white mist floating in front of him strangely, and then looked at Mu Wanqiu: "What's wrong?"

"nothing……"

Mu Wanqiu quickly changed the subject and said, "Are you using divination again?"

"So be it."

Gu Shen scratched his eyebrows, feeling something was strange.

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The palace left by Hades was really big.

And it's very dark.

These bronze figures holding lamps in their hands above their heads, with half of their bodies fused with the stone wall, look extremely strange... Their existence seems to be to prove that the owner of this palace does not hate "light" as the legend says.

After all, Pluto himself is also the "god seat" that holds fire.

The meaning of his existence is to dedicate light and hope to the human race that is different from other divine thrones.

The exploration of this palace went very smoothly, and Gu Shen held the cross pendant tightly throughout the process.

But the mental fluctuations coming from the pendant are always stable.

As we get closer and closer to the "light spot", the outline of the magnificent main hall located at the end of the darkness gradually appears. The bronze lamps gradually go out. These fake human lamps are still rooted on both sides of the stone wall, but the lamps in their hands have already The light was gone, and the main hall at the end of the line of sight was shrouded in black mist... Both Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu's expressions became very solemn.

"What was the result of the divination?"

"not too good."

"I recommend avoiding this main hall..."

Gu Shen put away the tight pendant. Halfway through, he sighed helplessly: "Well, there is nothing in this damn place. We only have one way to choose."

He really had no choice. The location of the "light spot" showed that it was in the direction of the main hall.

The devil's deal looks like a good deal.

But in fact, the route to find the "light spot" is extremely tortuous.

Moreover, this palace of Hades was completely different from what he had expected when he set foot there.

It was so empty, it really looked like it had been swept away!

The only thing of some value should be the "fake bronze lamps" on the wall. However, these lamps are also integrated with the stone wall and cannot be taken away completely. They can only be damaged.

There is no disaster, no ominousness.

There is no opportunity or luck.

No... To be precise, the disaster and ominous situation should have been left in the main hall.

Mu Wanqiu was also very observant along the way. She wanted to find the connection between her judge and Hades... This palace would probably provide a lot of clues, but unfortunately it was too clean.

There are no clues.

She knew very well that she had to go to this main hall.

"I have a question." Mu Wanqiu asked softly: "Where are the [doors] we opened in the 'maze' earlier?"

The stone walls here are much stronger than the maze.

She can't destroy it.

Not to mention Gu Shen in his weak state.

Obviously...the palace master put a lot of thought into the construction of this underground palace. After the [door] was closed when he came, there is no [door] that can be opened here.

So where are the other dimensions?

"I'm not..."

Gu Shen spoke subconsciously, and then stopped before blurting out the next two words with a slight guilt.

He was silent for a moment, squinting at the main hall in the distance: "If we use the elimination method... it can only be there."

In a closed space, there should be at least one [door].

This place has been explored.

In the main hall, there must be a [Gate].

The two looked at each other and slowly groped towards the darkness.

"When the fight starts later... you can hide behind me."

Mu Wanqiu glanced at Gu Shen, who was breathing weakly, took the initiative to walk in front, and spoke calmly.

"It's really touching, a reliable teammate."

Gu Shen sighed with emotion.

He smiled, did not show off, and walked behind silently, while his expression returned to solemnity.

Two fingers were pressed between the eyebrows.

The blazing fire is very weak, only a wisp... His current situation is indeed not suitable for taking action.

The two of them walked into the dark main hall one after another.

Cantilevered beams and beams, the light gradually goes out.

The sound of wind lingered, and everything was silent.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. His mental strength was greatly suppressed... and he returned to his body bit by bit.

And in the dark.

There was a "click".

Mu Wanqiu, who was in front of him, suddenly stood up.

Her mental strength was also suppressed, and in the darkness, her vision was shrouded in mist. She was moving forward smoothly, but suddenly she bumped into something hard.

"!?"

Mu Wanqiu, who was extremely nervous, pulled out the long knife.

The sword was unsheathed, and a cold light erupted.

This brief moment of light.

It illuminated this deserted hall that had been silent for countless years.

At this moment, Gu Shen saw one after another lying in the dust, rusty and broken armor, and broken bones.

In front of Mu Wanqiu, there was such a tall corpse standing silently.

Precisely.

It's hanging.

The neck of this corpse was crooked, penetrated by a slender silver wire, and its feet were one meter above the ground. It was slightly swayed by the wind, making a slight sound of bones breaking.

The moment the sword was unsheathed, the whole hall returned to silence.

"Click, click, click."

The sounds of broken bones echoed one after another, like a tide, covering the two of them.

Immediately afterwards.

Pair after pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness of the main hall.