Quadruple split.

Chapter 2427 People

A thin stream of malice flowed in the air, bleak and turbid, mixed with frenzied echoes.

[This place, something really bad has happened...]

Gu Xiaole walked slowly behind Peixi, his wooden clogs making no sound at all, his big, bright eyes looking around curiously, as reassuring as usual, and filled with highly infectious youthful vigor.

As a temporary member of the Paw Patrol, the reinforcement that Ji Xiaoge brought in from thousands of miles away, Gu Xiaole has proved his worth in the past week. The many shikigami he controls not only have superior combat capabilities, but also played a huge role in the exploration process. Even now, marching at the front of the team are the 'pathfinder group' of Inugami and Zenki.

Among them, Inugami has extremely powerful stealth and reconnaissance capabilities, and his sense of smell and hearing are no weaker than Yaya. Although his frontal combat capability is not strong, his agile fighting style and his impenetrable sword-in-mouth skills are enough to ensure that he will not be easily killed. Coupled with the fact that he has a telepathic connection with Gu Xiaole, he is definitely the most ideal scout choice in the team.

As for the former ghost named [Shan], who looks like a dull boy wearing cloth clothes and holding an axe, and looks thin and small, he has strength, explosive power and ability to withstand attacks that far exceeds his appearance, especially after being blessed by Gu Xiaole with [White Zetsu·Ashura Hell], his defense is even not inferior to Wang Badan, who has a unique racial advantage.

In addition to these two, there was a paper lantern flickering with blue light floating above everyone's head, and there was a fog around that did not affect the field of vision but could effectively prevent prying and detection.

They are [Blue Lantern] and [Fake Mirage]. The former has a wide-area early warning function and can sense murderous intent and malice to a certain extent, allowing people to judge the degree of threat by the amplitude of the swaying light. When the situation is extremely critical, the Blue Lantern will go out immediately, and then the surrounding visibility will be reduced to zero, and finally a ghost gate will be summoned in the dark. The effect is similar to the ghost gate in Yidong's [Double Ghosts Knocking on the Door], but the lethality is better and the control range is also larger.

Mirage is also a defensive shikigami. In addition to being able to spread out fog to block outside prying eyes, when Gu Xiaole needs it, the fog can also form a true "mirage" to isolate the threat from outside.

According to Gu Xiaole, the theoretical limit of a mirage is not as simple as a "building", but a super-large-scale illusion with palaces, towers, flowers, trees, houses, fertile fields, pedestrians and merchants. When it is fully activated, it can even create an effect that is both real and fake, and both fake and real.

By the way, quoting Gu Xiaole's statement, although [Mirage·Fake] is her Shikigami, it is different from Inugami, Maeki, Goki, Origami, Aoandon and other 'kinds of the same kind'. Compared with creatures that can think independently, [Mirage], whether 'real' or 'fake', is essentially a phenomenon. Although it can be driven by Gu Xiaole, it does not have the ability to act independently, and the consumption during maintenance is still not small.

As for the real related Shikigami 'Phantom Clam', which is the creature that creates [Mirage], it is not something that Gu Xiaole's level can control. In fact, even for [Mirage], she can only rely on her own power to 'print' a castrated version of the fake one.

Of course, even if it is a fake, Peschi, Largo, Jadka and others have given extremely high praise to Mirage. In fact, they have spoken highly of each of Gu Xiaole's Shikigami. It is no exaggeration to say that without considering the technical strength for the time being, the summoned creatures under this great Onmyoji alone can actually form a low-profile exploration team with quite sufficient functionality.

For example, now, when Gu Xiaole summoned Zenki, Inugami, Aoandon and Mirage at the same time, except for herself who must keep in communication with these Shikigami at all times, only Largo, the double insurance, needs to maintain a high state of concentration, while Peschi, Lujiang, Yaya, Motan and Ji Xiaoge can be relatively relaxed, and Jadka, who is in charge of the rear, can conserve his energy and be ready to switch hands with Largo at any time.

Again, in this kind of exploration, the high concentration state actually consumes a lot of human energy, so although these Shikigami may not play a decisive role in head-on conflict or danger, they can greatly improve the exploration efficiency of the group.

Putting aside the Shikigami, Gu Xiaole himself is equally of great help to the team. Even if we only look at it from the most superficial perspective, the value that a half-step epic who is both a summoner and a necromancer can bring to the exploration of ancient ruins is definitely no less than that of a famous detective.

but--

Compared to the abilities she showed to everyone, Gu Xiaole actually "hid" more things. The reason why quotation marks are used is because Gu Xiaole is not deliberately hiding her abilities or not trying her best, but her abilities that cannot be explained in the [Realm of Innocence] are mostly mysterious knowledge outside the game, that is, the methods of "Onmyoji".

So instead of going through the trouble of explaining to everyone things like Yin-Yang eyes, ghost realms, spirits, and other things that no one could understand, Gu Xiaole decisively chose the approach of talking less and doing more, and while relying on his own "archaeology", he tried his best to help everyone in his own way.

For example, now, although it looks like she is strolling behind Peschi with her hands behind her back, Gu Xiaole's spiritual power has already overflowed from the mirage and extended all the way forward to a place deeper than the Inugami and the Zenki.

Unlike magic power or fighting spirit, the spiritual power of Onmyoji does not have a clear positioning. After all, there are no two identical aliens in the world, so everyone's habits and emphasis on the use of power are different.

The current eldest daughter of the Gu family tends to use her spiritual power in the following ways: soul searching, insight, restraint and mapping.

This way of using power that takes into account both combat and functionality, if it were an ordinary psychic or Onmyoji, would most likely end up being a third-rate person who is neither high nor low. But for Gu Xiaole, who survived the fate of [Three Water Stars], possessed a Taiyin body that was perfectly compatible with Onmyoji, and who had worked hard since childhood with 'bride training' as his motivation, this is truly the most cost-effective way of using power.

Admittedly, whether in reality or in the game, Gu Xiaole is still far from being able to overcome all kinds of difficulties with spiritual power alone, but in a place of this nature that is "yin" and filled with hatred, resentment, and anger, even a vague "inspiration" may play an extremely crucial role.

After all, in most movies, TV shows, and literary works, when the plot reaches this point, one (or several) thrilling and extremely difficult-to-write fighting scenes are most likely unavoidable.

Precisely because of this, Gu Xiaole was actually already prepared to use his spiritual power to sweep out countless ghosts, dead spirits, and evil demons. After strengthening the previous ghost, he even switched his weapon back to the [Black Child·Divination of Things] that performed Yin-Yang magic.

however--

The feedback that the Great Onmyoji received was only a thin layer of malice and turbid echoes. Although it could not be said to be very safe, it was not as "exciting" as imagined.

"Did you find anything?"

Peschi turned to look at Gu Xiaole and asked casually while continuing to test the stability of communication with the observatory.

Although she is not very old, Pei Xi, who has extremely rich experience and knowledge, has never asked Gu Xiaole how strong she is, but she always gets the answers she needs directly from her.

"A little."

Gu Xiaole didn't hide anything and responded very straightforwardly: "There are some ominous things ahead, but they don't seem to be very dangerous."

"Okay, thank you."

Peschi didn't mind the other party's ambiguous answer. She simply thanked him and quickened her pace. She obviously believed Gu Xiaole's statement that "there seemed to be no danger" without reservation.

Because Pei Xi was the most important "expert" in this exploration, and her movement speed was the slowest in the team, everyone had already tacitly agreed to let this respectable lady control the speed of travel, so as Pei Xi changed from fast walking to jogging, everyone naturally quickened their pace, and advanced along this passage at high speed under the slightly seductive halo of the green lantern. In this way, after running for about five minutes, everyone saw a wall-like alloy door again, and in this hidden area that was not in the structure diagram, even the signs became blatant!

[The front is observation area A. Personnel below level 2 please stop and leave, or contact the competent department for permission]

Peschi glanced at the door painted with fluorescent material, briefly translated a few sentences to everyone, took off his gloves, pressed his right hand on the cold alloy door, turned to explain to Largo with a serious face: "I took the time to grant myself an authority in the area ahead. Although the level is not particularly high, it should be able to unlock this... Yeah, as expected."

That's right, just before he finished speaking, accompanied by a rumbling sound, the alloy door at the end of the passage slowly sank into both sides, revealing the dark hall behind it.

"If I'm not mistaken, the backup energy here is of the free-switching type, so since it looks like it has been abandoned for a long time, there is no need for us to try to 'start' it in vain."

Pei Xi gave a brief summary, then put her hands in her pockets and said without looking back: "Xiao Le, help me."

"Easy to say."

Gu Xiaole nodded, then raised his hand and waved. The green lantern above everyone's head, which seemed to have little lighting effect, disappeared in an instant and suddenly appeared more than ten meters away, which should be the central area of ​​​​the "Observation Area A". Then suddenly... it turned into two.

The next second, the two lights turned into four lights.

In the third second, the four lights turned into eight lights.

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

Then, there were sixteen, thirty-two, and finally, the number of green lanterns was fixed at sixty-four, forming a very aesthetic matrix layout in the air.

Then, sixty-four dots that could only illuminate themselves, like the stars in the night sky, were connected into a line.

"Once I advance further, I will be able to light up another thirty-three lamps, adding at least ten more benefits to the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. If I can advance to Legendary status one day, I will be able to light up the last three lamps. And when the one hundred [Green Lanterns] go out at the same time, the real gate to the underworld will open, allowing bad things to come out as well as to come in."

Gu Xiaole fanned himself with the bat fan in his hand while looking at the sixty-four [Green Lanterns] in the air that began to slowly rotate and move up and down in a way that imitated the movement of stars. He shrugged and said, "But even if I am not strong enough now, it is easy to let them replace the original bulbs here to take on the lighting work... Oh."

The Great Onmyoji did not finish his words, because the sixty-four lamps suddenly shone brightly, from the original faint light to a dazzling level, and the area written as [Inspection Area A] was presented to everyone without reservation.

"Ugh."

Ji Xiaoge's body swayed, and she flapped her wings twice before she stabilized herself. Her wide-open almond eyes were filled with horror.

"Damn it."

Largo took a deep breath, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "What is this..."

Lu-chan pursed her lips and subconsciously took a step back: "I always feel that it is somewhat similar to those scenes in movies with the theme of 'resistance'."

"I can now basically confirm that those who died there before were not wronged."

Jadka, with white hair and beard, summoned more than ten flame candlesticks out of thin air, narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "This place is terrible in every sense."

"Anyway, let's investigate first..."

Mo Tan clenched his right hand subconsciously, and then said in a reassuring voice: "There are more and more reasons that must be investigated."

Everyone nodded silently, and then focused their attention again, casting their sights on the dozens of pillars in [Observation Area A] that stood between the ceiling and the floor like load-bearing pillars, requiring at least three people to hug them together.

As for the material of the pillars, the upper and lower bases and the middle section are mainly made of metal and glass-like objects respectively, while the hollow pillars are filled with a colorless liquid that is almost transparent. If you don't look closely, you might even think that there is nothing inside, only air.

What shocked Mo Tan and the others was that in addition to the liquid that was difficult to see at a glance, there was a "person" floating in each pillar!
Humans, dwarves, elves.

Orcs, lizardmen, and half-dragons.

Goblins, dwarves, harpies.

Boarmen, ogres, and two-headed ogres.

Beast elves, half-beast elves, dragon eggs.

Just within the five groups of pillars within everyone's field of vision, there were fifteen 'people' who were obviously from different races.

Or rather... a corpse.

Chapter 2418: End