It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 698 The Spindle of Fate
Worried about Feng Ling's situation, Ye Zheng led Huangfu Miaomiao, Ling Feiran, and Pei Xianjue to the lower levels of the abyss.

Lin Pengpeng only had one card inside her body, so it remained there along with the Green Weasel and the Wool.

After passing through the first gate, they all discovered that one of their cards had become invalid. The maze mechanism was indeed as Huangfu Miaomiao had said, gradually stripping them of their abilities.

First, the cards are stripped away. Once the cards can no longer be stripped away, the five senses will be stripped away.

Pei Xianjue sighed and said as she descended the steps, "I can only go down to the second door."

Ye Zheng frowned and remained silent. Like Pei Xianjue, she could only descend to the second level of the gate.

Ling Feiran possesses the most cards and is the only one among them with a chance of reaching the bottom.

"Let's discuss it again when we get to the second gate," Ye Zheng said in a deep voice.

Huangfu Miaomiao walked at the front, shaking her head and sighing, "Sigh, sigh... What happened to Feng Ling? Why is she so slow? A boss with a one-on-one mechanism shouldn't be hard to kill. It's really strange..."

Ling Feiran remained silent until she had walked some distance before asking, "How far is the second gate?"

"We should be there soon..." Huangfu Miaomiao glanced down.

A faint mist always lingered in the abyss, limiting visibility.

Huangfu Miaomiao saw the wide platform and immediately pointed to it, "We're almost there. There are stone statues on both sides of each stone platform. Passing through the middle of the statues is like passing through a 'door'."

Ling Feiran asked, "There are no stone statues on this platform. Is the second door located further down?"

"Huh?" Huangfu Miaomiao also noticed that there were no stone statues on the platform. "Strange, this shouldn't be the case..."

Puzzled, she quickly ran down and found that there was only a pile of sand left where the stone statue had been. She tried to walk between the two piles of sand, but the card inside her body did not change.

“There used to be two stone statues here, just like the ones at the first gate, but now, the statues seem to have turned into sand,” Huangfu Miaomiao said.

"Perhaps the Lord of the Labyrinth was destroyed by Feng Ling, so the Labyrinth is going to disappear?" Ling Feiran asked.

“Yes, that’s possible!” Huangfu Miaomiao turned around and nodded, beaming. “It’s even better if there’s no way out. We can go down and find Feng Ling now!”

Pei Xianjue smiled easily, "I knew it. Feng Ling would definitely be fine. She took so long down there, probably because the maze was too big, so it took her a while."

Huangfu Miaomiao's steps became lighter, and she skipped and hopped down the slope, "Let's go, let's find Feng Ling! La la la la~"

Pei Xianjue laughed and called out, "Slow down, be careful not to fall!"

The atmosphere became cheerful, and the stone statue turning into sand was a good omen for them.

Everyone quickened their pace and passed through the third and fourth gates one after another, but still no stone statue was seen, only piles of sand.

Moreover, the solid rock steps also show signs of sandification. The edges of each step are no longer flat right angles, but are slightly curved, as if they have been worn down by some force.

When they reached the fifth gate, they happened to meet Feng Ling, who was returning home.

Feng Ling was accompanied by a small lion-man. Although it was small, it was still about 1.45 meters tall and looked very majestic.

"Feng Ling! Feng Ling!" Huangfu Miaomiao ran downstairs excitedly, waving her arms incessantly.

Feng Ling was somewhat surprised, "Why did you all come down?"

"You've been gone so long, everyone was so worried about you!" Huangfu Miaomiao ran over, looked you up and down, then glanced at the lion-man beside her, and said with a grin, "You weren't injured, and you even hatched a new nestling, it must have gone very well~"

Feng Ling gave an unnatural twitch of her lips. "...It went fairly smoothly." "What's wrong? You seem a little unhappy?" Huangfu Miaomiao leaned closer and asked curiously.

At this moment, Ye Zheng, Ling Feiran, and Pei Xianjue also came over.

"He usually gets incredibly excited when he fights, but this time he's surprisingly calm. That's quite unusual," Ye Zheng said coolly.

Feng Ling: "…………"

She wasn't calm; she was numb! Completely numb, literally numb!

“By the way…” Feng Ling picked up the spindle in her hand and handed it to Huangfu Miaomiao, “I got back the Grim Reaper’s weapon, it seems to be a prop.”

The moment the spindle was in Huangfu Miaomiao's hands, it immediately displayed information.

"Wow~ This is a rare item called the Spindle of Destiny. Let me take a good look at what its effects are."

The pop-up message contained a lot of information, which Huangfu Miaomiao carefully read.

"The Spindle of Fate allows you to see the fate of the item holder, that is, the trajectory of life from birth to death. All the images presented are deduced based on real data. The accuracy of the deduction fluctuates due to changes in real data. It cannot truly review the past or predict the future, but can only get infinitely close."

Huangfu Miaomiao paused for a moment, then continued, "The item can be used 3 times. Feng Ling has already been used once, so there are two more uses left."

Feng Ling nodded upon hearing this, "Yes, I already used it once downstairs."

Pei Xianjue's eyes widened, and she blurted out, "So you've already seen your own death?"

Her question drew everyone's attention to Feng Ling, their gazes intense.

"Uh..." Feng Ling touched her face, somewhat at a loss for words, "I can't really say, but I guess you could say I saw it."

Everyone's heart was in their throats, their expressions tense as they stared at Feng Ling.

Ling Feiran asked, "This prop can predict death scenarios. Can it be understood that the prop can help you avoid the risk of death? Change the future?"

"Yes, it definitely can." Huangfu Miaomiao nodded vigorously.

Pei Xianjue glanced at the two of them, changed her mind, and said with a smile, "Maybe we were all worried for nothing. The death scene Feng Ling saw might just be her turning into an old woman and dying of old age."

Huangfu Miaomiao turned to look at Feng Ling, "Feng Ling, do you see yourself as an old woman?"

Feng Ling looked troubled. "It's not a matter of being old or not, it's just... well... it's hard to describe in words..."

As Feng Ling spoke, she glanced at Ye Zheng, then at Pei Xianjue and Ling Feiran, "Why don't you take a look too? The prop still has two uses left. Who wants to see how they die?"

Ye Zheng: "…………"

Pei Xianjue: "…………"

Ling Feiran: "…………"

Pei Xianjue was actually a little tempted, but then she thought, if the ending wasn't good enough, could she bear it?
She believed that her mental fortitude was inferior to Feng Ling's. The reason she was able to go all out in the quarantine zone and overcome numerous obstacles to reach the front line was because she had envisioned a bright future for herself at the top of the power pyramid. Once that beautiful picture was shaken, she might really have a mental breakdown.

Even if they don't break down, they will be hesitant and timid in their future actions. After all, the effort and reward are not proportional, and they will definitely weigh the pros and cons repeatedly in their minds, thus becoming less pure.

Of course, her initial intentions weren't entirely pure either...

While Pei Xianjue was hesitating and struggling with her decision, Feng Ling's gaze fell on Ye Zheng's face, and she suggested, "Why don't you take a look?"