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Arrive again at the entrance to the underworld.

I don't know how long it has been, but Chen Ye hasn't entered here from the entrance of Longhua Avenue for a long time.

at this time.

The entrance was dark, and the stairs were steep and covered with jagged bones, stained with layers of deep bloodstains.

Compared with the previous time, there was a strong smell of blood around the stairs, permeating the air, giving people a faint sense of uneasiness.

It seems as if some bloody disaster has happened here...

At the same time, Chen Ye saw the yellowing earth walls on both sides of the stairs leading to the underground world, covered with sinister and weird patterns.

It's like forming a huge symbol, spreading towards the depths of the underground world.

For a moment, when Chen Ye's eyes fell on the symbol pattern, he actually had a sense of absurd illusion——

The symbol seemed to be alive, squirming silently!

He was in a daze for a moment.

When he came back to his senses again, the symbol remained peacefully on the wall, motionless, as if it was just an illusion.

At this moment, Chen Ye's [Research on Blood Letters] was automatically triggered, and next to the symbol, blood-colored words as big as tadpoles appeared one after another——

[Some kind of mysterious symbol...]

[Used for sacrifice...]

[Something...unknown...unknown...]

The blood-colored words slowly dissipated, and Chen Ye's mind moved. He deeply imprinted his confidence in the blood-colored words into his mind and memorized them.

"I didn't expect that...it would automatically trigger [Research on Scarlet Letters]?" Chen Ye muttered in a low voice.

Under normal circumstances, only when encountering a relatively special existence, [Study in Scarlet Letters] will automatically pop up a few paragraphs of obscure text as a reminder.

at the same time.

The more abstract and incomprehensible the description, the more it corresponds to some unfathomable existence, to unknown secrets, to high-sequence professions with profound personalities...

"Symbolism should correspond to some kind of sacrifice, used for sacrifices, and the scale is so large. It seems that there is indeed something terrible in the underground world, hidden in the depths. I wonder if it corresponds to the devil?"

After merging with [Slay Demon in the Sky], Chen Ye could faintly feel the energy fluctuations of the magic crystal in his body becoming a little uneasy, as if it was restless, as if there was something deep in the depths, affecting the 'Demon' bloodline, making it... He wanted to stay away from this place.

However, the more this happened, the more Chen Ye wanted to find out what was inside.

What impact will it have on the City of Destiny in the future?

Could it be related to Bishop von Lucius?

Thinking of this, Chen Ye's figure merged into the night again, following the wall like an undercurrent, and quietly reached the underground world.

now.

A wide semicircular arc-shaped square appeared in front of Chen Ye.

There are natural stalactite pillars all around, standing horizontally on the ground like beams, supporting the dome of the cave.

When Chen Ye entered the underground world, he immediately opened the Eye of Luck and observed the halo of luck hidden here.

The tentacle-like gray mist appeared like threads, covering the ground like clouds.

The square is empty and deserted. Compared with the last time I came here, where I could see more homeless people, it seemed much deserted.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. The underground world has become so crowded now that homeless people can't even be found?"

Chen Ye looked around the empty cave and couldn't help but murmured in his heart.

Last time I came here, I could still see a lot of homeless people gathering together. This time, I couldn't even see a human head. What's wrong?

He walked nearby, his vision passed through the darkness, and he could clearly see the traces of burning saltpeter on the walls and ground.

A smell of gunpowder, similar to sulfur, filled the air, which seemed to indicate that there had been a fierce battle here.

"Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Even the aboriginal people don't stay here. It seems that the underground world has reached a critical turning point."

In order to confirm this information, Chen Ye immediately went to the underground market to observe the situation.

As the place with the highest traffic in the underground world, you can always see some traces of aboriginal activities there, right?

In fact, Chen Ye has another information method to explore the underground world——

【风花雪月】

Use the exchanges between other players in the forum to learn about recent events in the underground world.

However, he checked it out and found that there were very few valid posts in the underground world recently. Most of them were leftover posts from the past, mostly impressions from the past.

There is no valid information related to the recent past...

From this abnormal situation, Chen Ye can be sure that the current situation in the underground world is not optimistic.

Otherwise, no matter what, there should be related discussions in the forum.

The only possibility is that during this period, players who dared to break into the underground world privately encountered unexpected events.

Or encounter some bad status quo...

At the same time, the thugs also stepped up their defense.

"The thugs are really backed by the Dark Night Organization, which specializes in cultivating assassins. In terms of intelligence, they will never do too badly."

"These players who think they are talented and brave are obviously overconfident."

"They tried to travel back and forth to the underground world several times, thinking that they could really come and go freely. However, little did they know that the moment they entered the underground world, they might have been targeted by the Dark Night Organization."

"There are no powerful players in the mob's group of mercenaries. Of course, there are no traces of these expert players, but that doesn't mean that the core members of the Dark Night Organization don't have this ability."

"These targeted players have already entered the spider web and will be hunted at any time."

Thinking of this, Chen Ye immediately concentrated his energy and observed his surroundings.

Unlocked the [Eye of Luck], [Study of Blood Letters], and the spiritual sequence professions of [Soul Crosser]...

Chen Ye's ability to discern danger is still much stronger than other professions.

Therefore, if you are marked by the characteristics of [Assassin], you will quickly notice it.

But that doesn't mean you have to take it lightly.

There may be some beings hidden behind this underground world. If this is some kind of realm, then as long as you set foot here, you might have been discovered by beings of that level.

Of course, if you are a true god-level existence, you will generally not care about professions below rank five.

Only those who have reached the fifth rank and belong to the upper echelon of the sequence, and the profession of this personal level, have the opportunity to contact the existence of the true god level, otherwise they will die.

It didn't take long.

Chen Ye's figure appeared at the entrance of the underground market smoothly.

At this moment, he discovered that the majestic black yellow, mixed with mist-like purple energy, shimmered faintly in the depths of this lightless land.

However, the blood-stained spots dotted everywhere in the darkness add a bit of eerie feeling.

“What might be special about the underground market?”

Witnessing the underground market showing a rather peculiar aura of luck... Chen Ye was moved and realized that the current market may have undergone some changes.

Confirming that there was no fatal danger to himself, he took a deep breath, then passed through the translucent membrane-like entrance and entered the underground market.

…………

The coldness and darkness, like the sticky feeling of countless tentacles clinging to his body, were vaguely felt again.

A snort...

The soul-inducing lamp and ghost fire suddenly jumped in front of Chen Ye's eyes, and along with the deathly pale face, appeared quietly in front of the field of vision, and the hoarse and low voice was like the hiss of insects moving in the throat, echoing darkly:

"Proof of identity, please."

Without saying a word, Chen Ye took out the real estate certificate from the underground market.

The dead man looked at it carefully for a moment, nodded, and then let him go.

"Compared to before, it's much stricter..." Chen Ye complained in his mind as he walked.

When I took out the real estate deed before, the other party's attitude was much better.

Not as serious as now.

Even the boss with a real estate contract seems so strict...

The underground market should also have undergone considerable changes.

Thinking of this, Chen Ye immediately went to his shop to ask about Beebsi's recent situation.

Use the guidance of the soul-inducing lamp.

In a lightless environment, Chen Ye slowly came to the mossy stone steps that were winding upward all the way up.

The Eye of Luck penetrated the lightless darkness and could clearly see the figures and shop outlines surrounding the darkness.

It's obvious...

Today’s underground market has much less traffic.

There are only serious figures standing here, not like visitors, but like guards here.

The spirit was slightly moved.

Chen Ye looked to the left and saw several silhouettes holding firearms, with bloody halos on their heads.

"Thug player..." Chen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

As if they were aware of it, the thugs also looked at Chen Ye.

Of course, in the lightless land without any light source, the thug player only relied on the characteristic instinct he absorbed to detect that someone was paying attention to him, but in fact, he could not see Chen Ye when he turned his head.

The range that the soul-inducing lamp can provide is very small, and it is located on the road ahead, basically not exposing Chen Ye himself.

After Chen Ye withdrew his gaze, the other party quickly returned to normal and continued to stand where he was, as if on guard duty.

It didn't take long.

Chen Ye's figure returned to the branch in the underground world.

He thought there would be very few customers in the store today, but he didn't expect that every seat would be shimmering with a halo of silhouettes.

There is a soul-inducing lamp placed on the door plaque of the shop.

Once you reach the store, you can see the surrounding objects clearly with the help of the amplified light of the soul-inducing lamp.

... This is a special mechanism in the underground market. Each store will have its own soul-inducing lamp, which can provide enough light to cover the entire store.

Customers who arrive at the store can get light sources related to the surroundings of the store.

But if you are outside the store, you can only see the faint glow of the soul-inducing light, which seems to point to something in front of you, but you can't tell what kind of scene is inside.

Therefore, when customers come to the underground market, they need to accurately report the store number and be led there by the dead face to unlock the space.

It is equivalent to applying a layer of encryption.

Being able to get the store number means you are a regular customer here.

More secretive.

"boss."

When Chen Ye's figure appeared here, Bebsi greeted him warmly.

Chen Ye nodded, looked around and asked:

"How's business lately?"

Bebsi smiled and said: "It's not as good as before, but when we get to the hotel, there will still be this regular group of guests. Ha, what they say is quite interesting, but I can't understand it..."

When Chen Ye took a closer look, he was shocked to find that these players were all thugs, and they all used the human language before the advent of blood, instead of the cunning language of this world...

Of course you don't understand it. This is a conversation between players. It would be strange if you could understand it!

Looking around...

These players all carry a firearm in their belts.

A player who is clearly a thug.

At this moment, this group of players are all immersed in eating and not communicating with each other.

However... Judging from the way they took out their red mobile phones and kept scrolling, it was basically certain that they were using the contents of their mobile phones to talk.

In a sense, the bloody mobile phone is a product outside the rules. For example, the [Weird Black Market] is not subject to equivalent restrictions and can be traded freely, including using the SMS function inside to transmit information. Not surprisingly, it can also Hidden from the gaze of other beings in the city.

... Some secrets involve unknown existences. Let alone talking about it this far, even if related thoughts appear in the mind, it may bring danger and contamination to oneself, leading to the risk of losing control.

Therefore, there is basically no possibility of leakage by using the bloody mobile phone to discuss intelligence.

"I didn't expect that the passenger flow of the underground market has dropped so much, but the sales volume of the shops and restaurants has not dropped at all!"

After Chen Ye briefly reviewed the accounts, he was a little surprised.

I opened a branch in an underground market, and the main source of customers changed from the original aborigines to mob players!

Instead, these guys have become the main source of income...

Of course, since Chen Ye does not have a branch in the underground market, he left the word "Integrity Restaurant"...

And the one who is mainly responsible for business is the most famous [Devil Chef] in this area before...

The thugs had no doubt that this store had been transferred to a player a long time ago and was related to the "Integrity Restaurant" that had recently become popular in the entire park.

As for why they chose this place, it was naturally because Chen Ye purchased a large amount of seasonings, and the richness of flavors surpassed those of surrounding restaurants. Moreover, the food made by Beipsi is more in line with the taste of players, so it has naturally become the first choice of thugs.

Of course, compared with the aboriginal customers that were always full in the past, the number of thugs was not that large, they were very regular, and they only came during meal times.

But as players, they have a very distinctive characteristic——

Will pack a few takeaways for my companions.

Therefore, the purchasing power of one thug may be worth that of several aborigines.

Some even packed a group meal for their colleagues after finishing their meal.

In terms of income, it has not dropped much compared to before.

For a moment, Chen Ye realized that the thugs were the ones making the most money for himself, and he didn't know whether to attack these cuties.

at this time……

Chen Ye's mind suddenly moved, and he noticed that there was a mist-like glaze around the head of the thug sitting in the northeast corner, which immediately caught his attention.