Accompanied by a dull clicking sound that made the eardrums uncomfortable, the door with a strange black hole on the surface moved toward the inside of the wall, making way for passage.
"Why did the door suddenly open?"
The two brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw this. They were still debating whether to drill the dog hole, but Wang Zhifan actually opened the door. , beyond their expectation.
"I found a special part on the wall, so I knocked on it. Unexpectedly, the door was opened."
Wang Zhifan raised his finger to point to the wall where he had just knocked. position while saying.
The actual situation is similar to what he said. He did find a very special small area on the wall just now. He noticed it with his super sense and tried it with his hands. But it was not a simple knock, but an additional After a little bit of extraordinary power, the result was the right one.
After hearing this, Chen Ming and Chen Can immediately shifted their gaze and noticed that the area looked the same as the rest of the wall. It was not close to the door and was in an ordinary position, neither up nor down. It would be very difficult to find it on the wall by luck.
They immediately understood that Wang Zhifan must have a special ability to discover this secret switch, but they were too lazy to elaborate.
The three of them immediately walked through the opened gate and entered the third wall of the castle, which also marked that they had truly arrived in front of the main building of the castle.
What appeared in front of them at this time were several different Western classical buildings, including a dark church with a wide area but low height in the middle, and narrow but tall spire towers on both sides. They are quite unified in style, but each has a door to close it, and there are different signs on the door.
For example, the doors of the churches in the middle are painted with human faces, horned monster heads, and a book respectively. The doors of the steeple towers on both sides have more patterns, such as medicine bottles, flowers, owls, swords, shields, and clocks. There are differences.
"Brother Fan, there are so many doors, which one should we enter?"
The three of them looked a little confused outside for a while, not knowing which door should be opened first or each door. Try them all.
“They are all similar, choose the one in the middle.”
Wang Zhifan quickly looked at all the buildings. His strong perception allowed him to deduce more, and decisively led the two of them towards the church in the middle. Go to the door.
The symbol of a book is engraved on the door, which seems to represent a peaceful library filled with books.
However, Wang Zhifan took the lead and walked within ten meters of the gate, pulled out the Qingdi Sword that had just returned to its sheath, and prepared for battle.
Chen Ming and Chen Can, who were following him, also increased their attention when they saw this, and their expressions became slightly nervous.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With a knife in one hand and a heavy knock on the door engraved with book symbols with the other, Wang Zhifan then made a dull sound.
Click~click~
The door soon opened automatically from left to right and inward simultaneously with the knocking, revealing the scene inside.
I saw a dimly lit hall inside. There were many lanky and dry figures standing in the hall, like a group of hemp poles that could be blown down by the wind.
In front of these hemp poles is a tall being whose face is hidden under a wide cloak. He is holding a book in both hands and saying something.
“The most basic rule in the world is equal exchange... As long as both parties agree that the value is equal, the transaction can be realized...”
In the deep voice, Wang Zhifan and the other three walked near the unknown group, attracting the attention of the cloaked man holding a book in his hand.
The cloaked man raised his head and looked at the three people who entered the door. His eyes were focused on Wang Zhifan, who was holding a long knife, and he slowly said:
"Guests from afar, welcome to join us. At the gathering, what do you need to trade?”
When he spoke, Wang Zhifan and the other three could see his unusually pale face, his skinny cheeks, and his deep-set eyes. of silver fire.
At the same time, if anyone happens to look behind at this time, they will find that the door that was just opened has been strangely closed at some point.
"If I want to meet the owner of this castle, what do I need to offer in exchange?"
Wang Zhifan immediately replied, looking at all the weird things in front of him, including the cloaked man who just spoke, and the two of them. Those "hemp poles" standing between them.< br>
These so-called hemp poles are actually heads supported by slender vertebrae. Some heads look fresh, with skin and flesh like living people, while others are in miserable condition, as if they have been chopped up. , and a few are simply skulls.
The two brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can were frightened by these terrifying and strange things. They were on high alert for a while and did not dare to show their anger. They each stood behind Wang Zhifan.
"Haha...another guest who wants to see the castle owner..."
The pale and skinny cloaked man suddenly laughed a little sinisterly, then turned over the book in his hand and read aloud:
"The great Lord of the Castle made a rule that he can only see one guest every day. And the guests need to pass the test and then offer their fresh lives as a token of appreciation. Face ceremony, are you ready to accept the test and sacrifice your lives?”
When the cloaked man said this, he faintly released a powerful bewitching power, making all the numb heads around him appear intoxicated or excited. expression, the whole hall was filled with a strange and terrifying atmosphere.
Under the influence of this power, the two brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can almost subconsciously answered in the affirmative, but before they could speak, Wang Zhifan's voice sounded, waking them up from their abnormal state. .
"We have passed the test, and the idea of offering life as a gift is even more false. Let us go quickly! I don't think you want the castle master to know that you violated his rules!"
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As soon as he finished speaking, the silver fire in the eyes of the tall cloaked man in front of him flashed crazily, and a low and terrifying voice came out of his mouth:
"How did you know..."
This kind of The status shows that this strange existence has been exposed by Wang Zhifan, and is on the verge of breaking out, and may do something evil at any time.
However, Wang Zhifan did not explain the source of his information. Instead, he raised the Qingdi Sword in his hand and pointed forward, responding with an undisguised threat:
"You let go Let's go over and I'll keep the secret for you! Or you die now and are resurrected by your master and killed countless times! You choose quickly!" Under the pressure of the powerful momentum, the man in the cloak with silver fire in his eyes fell silent for an instant. If you look carefully, you can see that his body is shaking slightly.
Chen Ming and Chen Can behind Wang Zhifan were shocked when they saw this scene, because they found that they could no longer understand the development of the situation and did not understand why Wang Zhifan could see through so much hidden information.
Obviously they all came in together but did not find any information prompt. They could not understand the logical source of Wang Zhifan's words at all, but the performance in front of them confirmed that Wang Zhifan's words were correct.
After a few seconds of unspeakable silence, the cloaked man holding a book in his hand had no choice but to compromise under the pressure of Wang Zhifan. He opened the pages of the book in his hand and read out the words above. The spell caused a classical ornate spiral staircase to appear near the wall behind him, leading somewhere above.
“That’s right, let’s go.”
Upon seeing this, Wang Zhifan immediately led the two bewildered brothers behind him, passed through the hemp-headed man and the cloaked man, and stepped onto the newly appeared spiral staircase without any hesitation.
During the process, the cloaked people and the bald men looked at them climbing up. They were slightly angry and unwilling but did not dare to show up. The atmosphere seemed very depressing.
The three of them walked along the spiral staircase for a while, and then came to the entrance of a gorgeous and wide palace. Deep in the palace, a huge throne could be vaguely seen, and a towering figure sat on the throne. The figure seemed Dozing off, snoring loudly.
"Brother Fan, is that the BOSS? Are we going to have a BOSS battle so soon?"
Chen Ming intuitively judged that he had arrived at the door of the BOSS room, and heard the BOSS's loud snoring. Asking Wang Zhifan curiously, he had many questions in his mind that he couldn't figure out. This was just the most obvious one.
"That should be the case. The guys inside are very powerful. If it's not the BOSS, it can't be justified."
Wang Zhifan stared at the figure deep in the palace, nodded and replied.
Chen Can on the side also stepped in and asked Wang Zhifan:
"Brother Fan, what happened just now? Where did you find out that there was something wrong with the cloaked weirdo? Did you find a shortcut to pass the level? "
This problem can be said to be the most confusing part for the two brothers. They can't understand what Wang Zhifan's operation idea was just now, and they can't see enough basis for his behavior.
"It was because I obtained additional information and relied on a special skill to find the key secrets from those heads that I made special countermeasures."
Wang Zhifan explained after thinking for a moment, and said Probably, but not particularly clear.
In fact, he just used the insight ability of the legendary thinker necklace in the hall of heads below, and relied on his crushing advantage in mental power to forcibly obtain the thoughts of those heads, thus obtaining Special solution.
Originally, he wanted to forcefully invade the cloaked man's mind, but after discovering that some of the heads were alive, he immediately changed his target. After all, irritating an inconspicuous head is definitely better than irritating a higher-status cloaked man. Safety.
He then discovered that the living heads were actually players, in an extremely miserable state of pain. Some of them were sacrificed by their teammates, and some were defeated by the cloaked men and became like this. appearance.
In the memories of these players' heads, Wang Zhifan understood what other player teams had experienced here.
According to what the cloaked man said, some of them accepted the test and made sacrifices. They were tortured for a long time before they passed this level with difficulty.
Some people thought that the cloaked man was the BOSS and fought him directly. As a result, the real BOSS resurrected the cloaked man after being killed. Not only did he not get any rewards, he had to continue fighting, which consumed his combat power in vain.
The so-called test has been completed and there is no need for sacrifice. This is what these heads heard in private from the cloaked man himself.
This guy seemed to enjoy torturing others. After making the unlucky players worse than death, he also specifically told them that the tests and sacrifices were his own, not the castle owner's.
He also said that it is actually very simple to meet the castle master. If you can come in, you are qualified. The other levels are all the little thoughts of the castle master's subordinates. The castle master has been sleeping and does not know all this.
Wang Zhifan obtained this information and specifically threatened the cloaked man, asking him to open the door directly, thereby skipping an unnecessary and useless battle.
Of course, the achievement of this step is inseparable from Wang Zhifan's strength. Otherwise, the cloaked man would see that his strength is ordinary and just kill the three of them and end up killing them. Without the strength to support the threat of words, it will only cause trouble. To the reaction.
"So that's it... Let's go in and fight the BOSS now? Or should we discuss the countermeasures first?"
Seeing that Wang Zhifan didn't explain it clearly, the two of them didn't ask carefully and understood. As soon as the situation is likely, turn your attention to the current focus and prepare to start fighting the BOSS.
Wang Zhifan immediately shook his head and said that they only need to stay outside the palace for the next battle. It would be dangerous to enter inside.
"That's right. This is a high-level gray domain. According to our strength, it will only hinder Brother Fan... Then we will open an energy shield outside the palace to protect ourselves, and by the way, we can keep a lookout for you, Brother Fan."
The two brothers were very clear about the nature of their hugging behavior, so there was no deliberate show of force. Since Wang Zhifan asked them to stay outside the palace, they agreed without hesitation.
Before Wang Zhifan stepped into the palace gate, Chen Can used his sunglasses to observe the situation of the BOSS inside, and provided Wang Zhifan with some intelligence within his ability.
“This BOSS looks like a giant. He is wearing heavy armor and holding a giant hammer in his hand. He looks like he has high defense and damage. Brother Fan, you can sneak up and fight the BOSS after you finish the sneak attack. There are less obvious cracks in the armor of his right leg. Maybe it would be a good idea to attack his right leg first... The piles of bones in the corner may be the player's bones. After the attack, we have to check the equipment they left behind..."
After Chen Can made a brief analysis, he hid in a safe corner by the door and opened the energy shield. Wang Zhifan carried the Qingdi Sword and stepped into the palace door where the snoring was loud.
It can be clearly said that the aura of the Gray Realm BOSS in front of him is the strongest one Wang Zhifan has seen since he came into contact with the Gray Realm. The opponent's image is that of a heavily armored giant, and he seems to be a warrior like him, but He clearly sensed that this heavily armored giant had very powerful extraordinary energy in his body, which indicated that the opponent was not as simple as the physical boss on the surface.
“There is a layer of invisible energy surrounding this guy’s body. It is estimated that they have good defense capabilities. After being destroyed, they will wake him up from his sleep... Then use a powerful attack to sneak up on him from a distance. Yibo is the most suitable choice...but as a warrior, I still act in a warrior style. ."
After thinking for a while, Wang Zhifan gave up the most reasonable sneak attack plan and stepped towards the BOSS openly. He even stopped in front of the BOSS's invisible energy shield and shouted:
"Hey! Wake up! It's time to go to work!" (End of this chapter)