RNP Chapter 3528 The Mystery of the False Men
Chapter 3528 The Mystery of the False Men
Chapter 3528 The Mystery of the False Men
Although they changed direction, the crimson color around them only intensified as the walls were pierced. So Ellie tried changing direction again, and after the group changed directions three times and passed through three rooms and a corridor, the surrounding walls had completely transformed into a fleshy, bloody material.
This is a true demonstration of penetrating deep into the interior of the "House of the Pseudo-Humans." The last time Shad saw a similar environment, he quickly fell into the core room.
"Ang~"
The holy white unicorn cried out again, its four hooves sinking slightly into the soft floor. The protection from the Witch Council and its own power were no longer sufficient to protect it in this area.
The pure white luster emanating from the unicorn dimmed like a candle about to go out, so Shad placed his hand on its back. The silver moonlight seemed to ignite its fur, and Ellie, protected by Shad's power, recovered from her listlessness.
"Ang~"
However, it realized it seemed to have led the wrong way, but Shad had anticipated this outcome. It would be strange if they could leave the [House of the False Humans] so easily.
"It's alright, I'll give you directions from now on."
He needed direct contact to allow his moonlight to cling to the unicorns, so his left hand was temporarily occupied while he sat on little Leona.
"Winnie, if I really need to fight with all my might, could you protect them for a while?"
Shade then asked the silent maid following behind him, who nodded slightly:
“Ellie can briefly change her form, and I can briefly protect the other unicorn. But if we really have to face the core of this relic, even ice and snow will turn into flesh and blood.”
Shad had seen a similar situation in the core room before, and he nodded slightly:
"So, can you protect yourself?"
He then confirmed that the crystal-clear maid seemed to have smiled slightly:
“I have learned many strange powers from Her Majesty Chloe.”
“I understand. Let’s go then. Ellie, no need to choose a direction, just go straight ahead. I want to see what kind of surprise these fakes have prepared for me.”
Ellie, whose fur was ablaze with silver flames, let out a somewhat guilty cry, and was then stroked by Shad as she charged forward.
Layer upon layer of blood-red rooms continued to be breached, but the core room remained elusive. The false beings seemed determined to continue draining his spirit; they appeared genuinely afraid of Shad, still wary of the "Caller of Gods" reputation even in this state.
So what are you going to do next?
"She" asked in a gentle voice. Although there was still a third of the liquid left in the perfume bottle, and Shad also had the snow mountain water that could restore spirit obtained from the elders and the "angel potion" from Priest Augustus, Shad was not in his full condition at the moment.
"Luvia and the others should be arriving soon."
Is it about placing your hopes on others?
"No, I just believe in the strength of the girls around me. Having been in this world for so long, I've known for a long time that I'm not alone."
Shad believed the key issue now was whether Luvia and her group would break into the House of the Imposters first, or whether the Imposters would let him into the core room first. But things didn't go as Shad expected. After breaking through the 33rd room, as the wall cracked again, a blood-red light illuminated the group from above.
Ellie instinctively wanted to keep rushing forward, and after a few steps with Leona, she stopped in confusion.
There was no wall in front of them, but a city; they were on a street.
Turning around, they saw the hole in the building's exterior wall—the place they had just emerged from. But the city they were in now was definitely not Time Wheel City, or rather, this was definitely not a normal world.
The crimson light illuminating their group came from the crimson "sun" in the sky. However, because there were barely perceptible tiny tendrils around the sun, Shad wasn't entirely sure what they were.
The city before them was far larger than the remote island city of Time Wheel. Blood-red buildings were neatly arranged in every corner of the field of vision, or rather, everywhere that could be seen was blood-red.
A crimson fungal carpet covered the ground, and fleshy tentacles swayed in the cracks of the red brick walls. Giant eyes growing on the ground and in the sky blinked occasionally, and when the wind blew, it brought with it a series of whispers and eerie rustling sounds as flesh crawled across the ground.
Little Leona shuddered in fright and hid beside Ellie. Ellie also seemed terrified, but she was, after all, a unicorn that had been watched by an evil god, and she had little Leona to protect, so she braced herself and stood in front of Leona.
The blood-red light also reflected off Shad's face; he hadn't anticipated this at all. There was no record of such a city existing within the "House of the False Humans," and Shad was absolutely certain that what he was seeing was not an illusion, but reality.
"So, this is what will happen in the final stage of the false people's invasion of the city?"
He could only guess that way, and he was quite certain that as long as he brought out what he had just witnessed, the House of False Humans would definitely abandon the Leatherwork Hall and the Residence of Personality, leaving the ranks of the "three most notorious sage-level relics" and officially becoming the "notorious angel-level relics".
The ice maid behind him was also bathed in the crimson light, but she seemed completely unaffected, and even explained to Shad:
"This is a maze."
"The Lock?"
"The city is born from the landscape of the mind, reflecting the user's inner world, spiritual thoughts, and deepest desires. The pseudo-people together constitute the collective ideology, and this city was born from this collective ideology."
She said in a very soft voice:
"Fortunately, this city is relatively new, and the nascent illusion can only be seen inside the [House of the Pseudo-Humans]. Perhaps tens of thousands of years from now, when the illusion is fully formed, the [House of the Pseudo-Humans] will transform from a building into this city."
"Such a large scale...wait, could it be an unknowable-level relic?!"
Any unknowable-level relic is related to the gods, and the [House of the False Man], which stole power from the space left by the ancient gods, clearly has the potential to be promoted to an unknowable-level relic like the [Gate of Life and Death].
“Yes, I have read about this in Her Majesty Chloe’s library. Even though it only has the potential to become an unknowable relic, it is still quite a terrifying thing.”
Winnie said, then gestured for everyone to retreat back into the building:
"The only way to get rid of this maze is to completely eliminate the [False Humans]. Ellie and Leona probably rushed in too quickly; the False Humans didn't expect them to come here. Let's go back; we can't stay in the False Humans' maze for too long."
Without Shad saying a word, Ellie and the terrified little Leona retreated directly into the blood-red building. Back inside the [House of the Imposters], looking back at the opening, the scenery of the flesh-and-blood city outside appeared blurred, like a reflection in murky water.
Ellie had already turned around, preparing to lead everyone in another direction, while at that moment, Shad suddenly had a premonition. Even if the incident at the "House of Pseudo-Humans" was perfectly resolved this time, that city of flesh and blood probably wouldn't disappear immediately.
There should be another chance for me to meet that strange city again.
As they lingered deeper into the [House of the Pseudo-Humans], even with Shad's Moonfire protecting them, the two unicorns' condition continued to deteriorate.
Although the maid Winnie had dealt with most of the enemies along the way, Shad was still forced to drink the pink essence again in order to protect the unicorns. As a result, not only was there only one sip of essence left, but the fact that he had consumed such a large amount of essence in such a short time also caused his lustful thoughts to surface inappropriately.
"Desire" is not just about lust; even in his flesh-and-blood state, he felt hunger. But upon closer inspection, he hadn't eaten breakfast, so his appetite at this moment wasn't just due to flavorings.
The corridor had completely transformed into the shape of a fleshy, viscous cavity. Ellie's speed in breaking through the walls was gradually slowing down until the thick fleshy walls could no longer be easily penetrated. Not only was the environment becoming increasingly dangerous, but Ellie was also showing signs of exhaustion; she was merely forcing herself to continue trying to lead everyone out.
Since it couldn't pass through walls, it led everyone through corridors that resembled biological tunnels. Shad didn't know how Ellie determined her direction, but he could sense that the direction Ellie was walking had the fewest pseudo-humans, proving that this unicorn truly possessed extraordinary talent.
Thirty-two minutes into the [House of the False Man], there were no more doors leading forward. A solitary, blood-red door stood at the end of the corridor, an overwhelming whispering voice proclaiming that this was the destination, the core room containing the blood pool and the door.
Ellie struggled to cross the corridor, but in an instant, blood vessels-like ropes of flesh grew from the fleshy walls on both sides of the corridor, blocking the group's way like crisscrossing blood vessels in the human body.
These fleshy ropes varied in thickness, some as thick as ship cables, others thinner than a human hair. Shad wasn't in good shape either; being in the core area of the relics was affecting his mental state, but he still squinted and observed. It was almost impossible to move forward without touching these things.
"Moonlight Slash!"
The moonlight flew forward, severing the nearest rope of flesh, and the entire corridor instantly contracted like a squamous muscle closing. The group, located at the end of the corridor, hurriedly retreated back into the room.
PS: The reason why the illustration in this chapter, "Blood Red City," is blood red instead of flesh and blood is because the AI doesn't allow it to be drawn.