Life Dungeon Game

Even though he may have replayed that story in his mind countless times, this was the first time in forty years that he had heard it told by someone other than himself.

For most of those forty years, he was under FBI surveillance. He couldn't afford to be careless for even a moment and had to be careful not to let the truth of what happened back then be revealed.

His nerves were constantly on edge, like a taut thread, ready to tremble violently at the slightest touch; he couldn't trust anyone.

The high walls of solitude confined him.

He Ao was the first person to break through the high wall and appear inside.

In a sense, He, who knows his deepest secret

Oh, she can already be considered his 'soulmate'.

Of course, this did not prevent him from killing Heo.

Enemies and acquaintances are not contradictory.

So all He Ao could actually gain was a little time to explain his analysis.

That's enough time.

This sacrificial circle itself is part of the Holy Scripture of Life. While recounting those legends and stories, the scripture also contains hidden knowledge.

Ordinary books simply state who performed the ritual, while sacred texts will depict the ritual array alongside it, along with detailed steps and materials required for the ritual.

These rituals directed at the Goddess of Life are themselves imbued with the Goddess's gaze and defilement, which is one of the reasons why only core believers can read the Holy Scriptures of Life.

However, the more advanced magic arrays, such as the 'linkage sacrifice array' mentioned by the FBI, are not found in the Codex of Life, and are most likely only mastered by higher-ranking clergy.

But these basic sacrificial arrays were enough for He'ao to use; all he needed was a channel to contact the Goddess of Life.

From the moment he entered the area where the life potion was being prepared, Heo consciously exposed himself to attract Genos's attention.

Meanwhile, Eve, who had taken control of the main computer in the enhanced potion area, deceived Genos with false surveillance and data, and followed Heo's instructions to set up the final part of the sacrificial array.

In completely normal circumstances, no matter how well these 'small actions' are disguised, they are very likely to be noticed by the vigilant Genos.

Therefore, Heo needs to make a big enough commotion, even going directly to Genos to attract his attention, thus providing cover for Eve's actions.

"You used yourself as bait to cover your companions in constructing the sacrificial array, and used the extraordinary materials I used for experiments in the blood pool as offerings to summon the Goddess of Life. That's quite bold."

Genos finally realized what was happening. His gaze darkened, and the white spring water beside him began to boil, causing the decaying vines to regain their vibrant green color.

"But first you have to live until the goddess of life comes."

The milky white spring water was boiling, and powerful life energy surged out. The withered flower buds around it quickly grew and bloomed into new flowers.

Genos's gaze was icy. "Without a presiding person, the ritual naturally falls apart."

"You're trying to mislead me into thinking that the fountain of youth is right next to you."

He Ao maintained a calm expression, "In this way, even if the Goddess of Life descends, without proper guidance, she will not be able to determine the true nature of the Fountain of Youth. The Fountain of Youth can then, just as it has experienced before, pay a price and lie dormant again, waiting for the next revival."

"A very interesting idea."

Genos said calmly, as countless vines came crashing down on Heo.

This time, the immense pressure was dissipated under the radiance of the sacrificial array, granting Heo a certain degree of freedom of movement.

He slipped into the night, barely managing to contend with the frenzied vines.

As he maneuvered, he slowly recounted his story.

According to the Andavi family records, the Fountain of Youth appeared around a thousand years ago when a quarryman accidentally unearthed it and drank from it.

The Fountain of Youth gained immortality and began to enslave the life around it.

"But there's one question I've never been able to figure out: where does the 'Fountain of Youth' come from?"

"Such a powerful and extraordinary item was just casually buried among the rocks and then found by an ordinary quarryman?"

"I believe that behind every coincidence there is probably some kind of inevitable pattern."

"At that time, I was thinking about whether the Fountain of Youth had appeared long ago, but no clear record was left?"

"Did it come from the hand of some great being?"

"Then I was reminded of the second mural that has been passed down through the Andavi family,"

Heo's back was struck by vines, tearing away another piece of flesh. He had closed the distance between himself and Genos, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued his narration.

"In that mural, a 'person' as tall as a mountain appeared in the lake where they lived, accompanied by the mass deaths of members of the Andavi family. In their own legend, these people suffered from a plague."

"When I first saw this mural, I wondered if this 'person' was some powerful superhuman who caused the changes in the surrounding area, resulting in the deaths of large numbers of members of the Andavi family."

"In fact, in the third mural, there is a person with superhuman power in the Andavi family. This can be interpreted as the pollution of that superhuman causing some people to gain superhuman power. However, what attracts my attention most in the third mural are those people who are climbing towards the lake to try to drink water."

"These 'people' are so similar to the henchmen controlled by the Fountain of Youth in the murals that follow."

"But I didn't get any other clues at the time, so I could only suppress my doubts."

"Until I opened the Bible of Life."

He Ao severed the vines in front of him with a single sword stroke, his figure flickering in the shadows. "I saw the story of an angel, the story of an angel who fought against the goddess of life, 'Andavier'."

When he uttered the name, he briefly looked up at Genos using his super-memory, and for an extremely short time, the 'senator's' expression underwent a subtle change.

He Ao withdrew his gaze and continued, "This angel died in the war with the goddess of life. At that time, I had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought that the time of Andaville's fall might be close to the history of the Andaville family."

"I then thought that the seemingly gigantic 'superhuman' in the Andavi family murals might be the angel named Andavi.

"Following this line of thought, I found that many of the original doubts could be explained. Andavier fell by the lake on which the Andavier family depended for survival. His blood and body polluted the entire lake, causing a large number of people to die. However, he did not die completely. He still wanted to return from death."

"So he corrupted life along the lake and most likely took control of the Andavi family as his servants. The name Andavi family may have been borrowed from him at that time."

"The Andavi family murals also depict scenes of Andavi's worship."

"But this dead angel"

His plan didn't last long before it was thwarted by a saint sent by the Goddess of Life. That 'saint' took away some key item from Andaviel and destroyed his power, leaving him no possibility of revival.

"This event is depicted in the Andavi family murals as the great earthquake in the fourth mural."

"Later members of the Andavi family believed that their ancestors had migrated, but perhaps their ancestors did not migrate at all, but the power of the saints filled in the entire lake, turning them from lakeside residents into land dwellers."

"They still live in their original area."

Heo emerged from the shadows and appeared not far behind Genos.

"Once I realized this, I understood what the 'Fountain of Youth' really was."

"The so-called Fountain of Youth is the lake water that once soaked Andaville's remains. The lake water itself underwent some kind of mutation, gathering life force, but the saint of the Goddess of Life did not realize this - or he did realize it, but just thought that filling the lake would be enough."

"And this also explains why the Church of the Goddess of Life was unaware of the Fountain of Youth, such a powerful source of life energy—they actually knew about it, and there are even related contents in the Holy Scripture of Life, but they thought it had disappeared."

"And this inference can explain why there is no fountain of youth below the Qunxing Zhimei Hospital, and can explain the problem of the fountain moving."

"But as I speculated, I realized another problem,"

He Ao stopped in his tracks, his body already covered in wounds. "Nine hundred years ago, the Fountain of Youth was destroyed by an angel. If the Fountain of Youth was really just a spring emerging from an underground lake, then that angel only needed to destroy that underground lake. Why would the Fountain of Youth reappear in the world?"

"Moreover, a large number of underground projects were carried out during the construction of Limen City. If there really is a huge underground lake, why didn't any of the federal exploration agencies at the time discover it? The construction of the high wall requires strict underground conditions to be met."

"Moreover, I went to your underground garden, which was a completely enclosed space with no trace of underground excavation. Although I did not deduce the truth of what happened back then, I could infer from the rich life force around that the source of the Fountain of Youth might have appeared in this garden."

"But it is clear that there is no place in that underground garden where spring water can flow."

"Until I saw that drop of water that had frozen on the rock and fallen into the soil,"

Heo was already very close to Genos. He stared at Genos and said, "The Fountain of Youth, why does it have to be a physical entity?"

He glanced at the fog that blanketed the city under the night sky, attached his divine sense to the sword, and severed all the vines in front of him with a single strike. "It's not that the Fountain of Youth has appeared in this city."

His voice was deep, “It is this city, located in the Fountain of Youth!”

The curtain of stars in the sky was suddenly torn apart, and a huge green leaf emerged from the crack beneath the stars, emanating a hazy, pure white radiance. In an instant, a vast and magnificent power enveloped the entire city.

The hazy smoke suddenly retreated, trying to disappear.

They returned to the void, but their bodies were illuminated by beams of pure white light.

Those rays of light, like brilliant ropes, tethered the mist and dragged it toward the green leaves of the sky.

The power of the Fountain of Youth was suppressed at this moment.

"You're panicking."

Heo's hoarse voice came from behind Genos. A silver dagger pierced Genos's back and through his chest, and bright red blood trickled down the blade.

"The so-called spring is just the outlet where the Fountain of Youth condenses into a physical form. This outlet can appear anywhere. You think it's because Reid's information tells me that the Fountain of Youth's spring is in the Starry Sky Pharmaceutical Building?"

"No, he only said that the spring is very close to the sky. I deduced the form of the Fountain of Youth and knew the essence of the spring, which allowed me to deduce that this 'spring' is in the Starry Sky Pharmaceutical Building."

"After knowing all this, through the research institute's data, I can roughly understand what you are planning. At the same time, I also know that the true Fountain of Youth must only reveal itself at the very last moment."

“You are very patient. Although you are ready, you will definitely wait for the right opportunity. You have waited forty years, so you won’t mind waiting a few more days or months. After all, immortality is your advantage, so I have created an opportunity for you.”

"The Starry Sky Pharmaceuticals mercenary group outside the city isn't here to help you. They were sent by the Starry Sky Pharmaceuticals board of directors to monitor you. Those old fogies never trust you, so I found a way to lure the mercenary group away and draw the attention of the entire Federation's top leadership away from you."

"This is the perfect time for you, isn't it?"

He Ao smiled and drew his short sword. "So you did as I expected, summoning the Fountain of Youth and exposing this behemoth that has been hidden here for hundreds of years."

I haven't finished writing the first chapter yet, but there should be another one before noon. After the dungeon is finished, it should also be 4,000 words. Today I should update twice, totaling 8,000 words. I'm asking for your votes at the end of the month!

Chapter 490 That Was Also My Father's Life (Mission Completed/Double Update)

Genos's body fell forward and crashed to the ground.

Bright red blood covered the ground.

He Ao's smiling face slowly tightened.

The vibrant flowers still sway in the wind, while the boiling, milky-white spring water is being drawn away by the green leaves in the sky.

The power of the Fountain of Youth has been completely suppressed by the goddess of life.

The goddess of life could not spare any more power.

He has already summoned the Goddess of Life. If he summons another 'friend', he will probably immediately suffer double the divine punishment, and even the Fountain of Youth will not be able to destroy it.

Therefore, he can only rely on himself for the battle ahead.

The cold wind of the silent night blew across his scarred body. He opened his tattered coat and pulled out a strengthening potion.