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Chapter 1301. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (16)

Wang Xiaoyue and Chen Luoxue helped Zhou Lili, who was trembling with fear.

Su Qing, despite her weakened state, stepped forward and looked at the tragic scene before her with eyes full of pity.

The group remained silent; the air at the edge of the cliff seemed to freeze, with only the mournful sound of the wind blowing through the clouds, as if mourning Zhao Kai.

Just then, the ground beneath my feet suddenly began to tremble slightly.

The group was startled, thinking there was new danger, and immediately became vigilant.

The bottomless cliff began to twist and dissipate, and the swirling clouds seemed to be driven away by an invisible force. Gradually, a magnificent sea of ​​flowers appeared where the cliff had been.

The petals are a translucent white with a faint golden sheen at the edges, and the stamens are a pure blue. Each flower exudes a soft halo, and when a gentle breeze blows, the sea of ​​flowers ripples and the fragrance fills the air.

This fragrance is different from the previous psychedelic scent; instead, it is exceptionally fresh and pleasant, instantly making one feel relaxed and refreshed, as if the previous fatigue and sorrow have been diluted considerably.

"This...this is a Netherworld Flower!" Su Qing's eyes were filled with shock. "I never expected there to be so many Netherworld Flowers! With them, I can not only cure my Soul-Eating Curse, but also strengthen the seal!"

Looking at the stunning sea of ​​flowers before her, Zhou Lili's previous fear vanished, and she couldn't help but step forward, wanting to touch the delicate petals.

"It's so beautiful...it's like a dream."

—Is this the Ghost Marrow Flower?

—It's so beautiful!
—Um, the Ghost Marrow Flower isn't just one flower, but a whole patch?
—Finally, there is hope!

—With these Netherworld Flowers, you can clear the level.

Wait a minute, something doesn't feel right...

—This beautiful scenery came too suddenly, could it be another illusion?

Don't jinx it!

Several people were drawn to the sea of ​​nectarines and stepped forward, immersing themselves in this rare beauty.

But they didn't notice that as they approached the sea of ​​flowers, the glow emanating from the Ghost Bone Flower grew brighter and brighter, and a subtle, almost imperceptible hallucinogenic element was quietly mixed into its fresh fragrance.

Lin Xi wanted to remind everyone to stay vigilant, but after inhaling the fragrance, she felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and a wave of fatigue washed over her. Her previously tense nerves instantly relaxed.

She slowly closed her eyes, and the scene before her began to change.

She was no longer in a perilous cave, but had returned to her childhood home.

Her parents were smiling and waving at her. Her favorite dishes were laid out on the table, and sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.

This was the scene she had longed for countless times in her dreams—no danger, no betrayal, only endless warmth and happiness.

The viewers in the live stream panicked when they saw everyone fast asleep with happy smiles on their faces.

Oh no! They all seem to be asleep!
There's something wrong with this sea of ​​flowers!
—I felt something was off before; the beautiful scenery came too suddenly. It must be an illusion!

They were all lost in a beautiful dream!
—This is even more terrifying than the previous hallucinations; even 1, 2, and 3 have fallen asleep.

What if I can't wake up?
—This time, they won't show us the illusion; they'll only show us how everyone is having a beautiful dream!

—Luckily Zhang Yang is dead, otherwise, he would have taken the opportunity to kill everyone.

Lin Xi's brows suddenly furrowed tightly.

In the warm home of my dream, my parents' smiles gradually became blurred.

She shook her head sharply, forcing herself to concentrate.

Lin Xi gritted her teeth, mustered all her strength, and suddenly opened her eyes.

Before her was still the same magnificent sea of ​​ghostly flowers, but in her eyes, the soft glow now carried an eerie, malevolent aura, and the fresh fragrance had become pungent.

She shook her dizzy head, feeling a splitting headache.

The struggle I just experienced in my sweet dream was exhausting. "Cough cough..."

Lin Xi coughed a few times, trying to dispel the lingering hallucinogenic aura in his body, his eyes quickly scanning his surroundings.

Wang Xiaoyue was sleeping soundly against the flower plant, a satisfied smile on her lips.

Wu Qingquan sat on the ground, his eyes vacant, clearly still lost in a beautiful dream.

Zhou Lili curled up in the sea of ​​flowers, a sweet smile on her face, her previous fear long gone.

Chen Luoxue stood deep in the sea of ​​flowers, her figure swaying slightly, as if she were telling a story.

Subaru lay quietly not far away, his face still pale, but with a hint of relief in his brows, clearly also lost in a sweet dream.

"Wake up, everyone! Wake up!"

Lin Xi lowered her voice, afraid that a loud voice would disturb the people who were lost in their dreams and make them sink even deeper.

No matter how she called out, no one responded; they remained engrossed in their own dreams.

—Great, 123 is finally awake.

——Go 123!
Wake up the others quickly, it will be dangerous if they continue to sleep!

—It seems like calling them won't do any good, what should I do?
—I don't know, I'm not sure.

Lin Xi frowned slightly when she saw that shouting alone was useless.

She looked around and her gaze fell on Su Qing.

She quickly went over and found the fragments of the ancient book that Suqing had placed in her pocket.

—What's the use of this?

—There are hints above, but 123 doesn't recognize the words!
—That's right, it was always Konosuba who read it aloud before.

—If there had been a hint about a sea of ​​flowers, Suqing would have been fortunate enough to encounter it.

Lin Xi immediately unfolded the tattered page and carefully examined it.

Sure enough, in the corner of the tattered page, there were a few lines of blurry small characters, as if they had been added later.

Because it wasn't that she didn't recognize the words, but rather that she did.

"Drunken dreams erode the soul, but only thought can break them; with unwavering conviction in the heart, illusions will naturally vanish."

This means that to break free from the illusion of intoxication, we must use the strongest convictions in everyone's hearts to awaken them and make them realize the falseness of the dream!

But what is it that everyone is obsessed with?
Moreover, isn't waking them up one by one too slow?

Lin Xi continued to examine the ancient book carefully, and beneath the words she had just read, there was a faintly visible small flower.

Judging from the shape of the flower, it should be a 'Gynostemma pentaphyllum', but it doesn't quite look like one.

Lin Xi pondered for a moment, then placed the tattered ancient book back on Su Qing and stood up.

She took out the cactus from the back of her backpack.

The cactus, which had been withered and yellow, has regained its green color and is even emitting a faint glow, perhaps because it absorbed some spiritual energy by the pond.

Lin Xi took the cactus in his hand, then disappeared and walked into the sea of ​​flowers.

The flower stalks underfoot looked delicate, but they had a strange elasticity when stepped on, like stepping on a water-soaked sponge, making each step particularly strenuous.

The deeper they went, the denser the surrounding Ghostly Flowers grew, and the more intense their aura became. The originally refreshing fragrance became increasingly pungent, and Lin Xi could only hold her breath, relying on the cactus and her willpower to resist the hallucinatory aura.

The cactus couldn't completely purify the strange floral scent, but it did significantly reduce the fragrance.