Life Dungeon Game

He Ao walked out of the small door and stepped through the destroyed control panels.

After navigating around a large, electrifying control panel, he finally spotted the only thing in the entire space that exhibited a semblance of 'regularity'.

It was a cylindrical control panel that was only half left. It was about three meters in diameter and looked at least two meters high. To humans, this 'control panel' looked more like a 'platform'.

A huge crack started from one side of the control panel and ran diagonally downwards through the entire panel, like a giant hand grabbing half of the control panel and tearing it in two.

The parts on the ground remained in place, while the torn parts were left aside like trash.

The damaged circuit boards and wiring are still flickering with sporadic sparks.

"Well?"

In front of the huge, damaged control panel, a huddled figure spotted He Ao approaching step by step. Her eyes widened in surprise, and then she began to writhe violently.

Her hands were bound behind her back with some kind of black 'rope,' and her legs were also wrapped with the same black rope. The end of the rope was wrapped around her head, tightly sealing her mouth.

"Fia?"

He Ao also noticed the woman tied to the control panel. He looked at her with surprise and confusion, "What are you doing here?"

He activated his super memory, used the placed markers to confirm the other party's identity, then drew the black broadsword that had been stuck on his back and strode over. "Let me see if I can cut this rope. Don't mess around."

move."

"Uh huh!!!"

However, Fia looked up at what was behind He Ao and began to wriggle wildly and violently, as if trying to warn He Ao.

He Ao, who had already reached Fia, paused for a moment, then immediately turned around, holding his black broadsword, and looked behind him.

boom--

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed in the silent space.

Using the bone sword that He Ao had obtained remotely, he suddenly used it to block the black dagger coming from behind. The enormous impact struck both of them at the same time, sending them flying and creating distance between them.

"My acting is bad?"

A questioning whisper came from behind.

"pretty good."

He Ao gripped his two swords and turned to look behind him.

"Then it seems you've never believed me."

The 'dagger' in Fia's hand softened and merged with the structure of the subsequent parts, forming a 'black' rope coiled in her hand.

He Ao stared at his former 'comrade' in front of him. Strictly speaking, Fia's disguise was indeed very good. She not only deceived He Ao, but she even deceived herself.

Just now, when she looked behind He Ao, the information that Chao Yi read in her mind was all about 'caution' and 'looking behind you'.

"Gentleness and cooperation can lower a partner's guard, but they can't change the fact that you're just coasting and not putting in any effort, can they?"

He Ao gripped his twin swords, smiling as he gazed at the woman before him. "Should I continue calling you 'Fia'? Or should I address you as Miss Deputy Leader of Dawn?"

"It seems you know more than I thought."

Fia raised her hand, took off her glasses, and suddenly crushed them. Then she removed the hair clip that was loosening at the back of her head, shook her head, and let her gray-gold hair cascade down like a waterfall.

His entire demeanor instantly transformed from languid to sharp and arrogant.

She raised her hand, snapped a rubber band, and simply tied her hair together, looking at He Ao, "But if I just act a little weaker, I won't be suspected of being the 'Dawn Deputy Leader,' right?"

Fia's disguise was indeed flawless, and He Ao wouldn't completely assume she was a 'traitor' just because her teammates were bad. He looked at Fia and softly uttered a single word, "Exchange."

Fiya's expression changed.

"The ultimate ability of the 'angel' who hides behind the scenes and manipulates everything is not precise spatial manipulation, but 'exchange',"

He Ao stared at her, "The 'closeness' between the Newland City-State and the Underground Palace in space does not mean that the Underground Palace will descend upon the Newland City-State, but rather that the two will 'exchange' their positions."

The city-state of Newland will appear in the ruins, replacing the underground palace, while the underground palace will appear in the real world, replacing the city-state of Newland.

This explains why the angel behind the scenes could still connect the ruins to the main world even without coordinates from the main world.

He used a 'shortcut' to anchor the city-state of Newland through mystical means, and then bypassed the spacetime coordinates, causing the city-state of Newland and the underground palace to 'swap' their positions.

He Ao carefully observed Fia's actions and continued, "I think this kind of 'exchange' is not entirely unconditional; it also needs to meet some occult 'ritual conditions.'"

"For example, both parties in an exchange need to possess certain similar traits, and 'chaos' is such a trait."

The palace is inherently chaotic, so all you need to do is make the Newland city-state 'chaotic'.

"Therefore, you found a way to expose West to the 'Gospel of Chaos,' allowing him to establish the Church of Chaos, constantly creating chaos and accelerating the 'exchange' between the two worlds. This is your 'plan' in the real world,"

This indirect method of spreading the gospel of chaos also bypasses the God of Chaos, preventing him from discovering and paying attention to the Lord's world, and thus preventing him from investing more power in influencing 'Exchange'.

He paused for a moment, "Of course, you cannot completely control the Chaotic Church, which led to West's excessive actions attracting the attention of the research institute and drawing in 'Hao Yi,' an outsider. Therefore, you had to take this opportunity to come to Newland City-State in person to take charge of the next steps."

"According to your theory, it seems I would be of no use to the city-state of Newland?"

Fia smiled at He Ao, "As a member of Moonlight, I would never intentionally cause chaos. Besides, you were with me the whole time, so you can see that I didn't do anything."

"You've actually accomplished what you wanted to do, right under my nose, haven't you?"

He looked at her calmly. "When we opened the door to the outside of the 'settlement' and met Karin, nothing happened by chance, did it?"

Fia's smiling face gradually turned somber.

"In contrast to the chaotic church set up in the main world, you have also chosen a 'chaotic backup plan' in the dungeon,"

He Ao looked at her, shifted his body slightly, and said slowly,

"That was a special, bewitching parasitic monster that escaped from the fourth floor and reached rank B."

"The reason why Kalin and his group, who were hiding in the settlement, were able to survive for so long was not because they were lucky enough, but because they were chosen as 'livestock' by that parasitic monster from the beginning and were kept by that monster."

"The reason there are no powerful monsters or vines spreading near the settlement is because an even more powerful 'monster' has always been lurking in this settlement."

"Kalin was able to descend to the second stairwell without being attacked by the giant snake hidden in the vines only because the parasitic monster was always on him."

He Ao looked at Fia's increasingly grim expression, "And your purpose in opening the 'door' wasn't to let us through, but to let that not-yet-powerful, invisible parasitic monster 'come over'."

"It probably lives in the nearby settlement and can briefly detach from the host, quickly passing through the 'door' in an invisible manner."

"Presumably, after that monster arrived, it parasitized either Kodo or Chen Lin present here. You don't know much about Chen Lin, and he's not under the control of the plan, so you actually chose Kodo?"

Seeing Fia's increasingly somber expression, He Ao paused slightly, gripped the hilt of his sword tighter, and continued shifting his body before speaking.

"Of course, according to the rules of the exchange, before the two worlds were so 'close' and there weren't enough 'lives' to pass through the door, a powerful extraordinary life form might need to 'exchange' with another extraordinary life form of similar size to reach the other world. So you also need to pass through the 'door' at the same time."

"That's why you went to such lengths to ask everyone to help you find a 'door,' so that you..."

They were able to pass through the 'door' smoothly.

"However, an unexpected condition arose in the whole plan, namely the intervention of the research institute, including myself, and the power of 'Hao Yi'. In order to prevent Hao Yi from delaying your plan, you carefully sent Hao Yi away and only fully activated the large-scale 'exchange' after confirming that Hao Yi was not in Newland City-State."

"To avoid any unforeseen complications, you no longer have time to wait for me, a 'C-rank', to leave on my own. And if I stay in Newland City-State, it will definitely affect your plans. So you simply took me with you into the 'underground palace'."

He Ao slightly raised his twin swords, slowly moved his feet, and carefully observed Fiya's face. "And you have also prepared a 'gift' for me. Those 'sheep demons' guarding the settlement should not have appeared near the settlement so quickly, should they?"

Five monsters with peak C-rank strength or above would be a catastrophic blow to any ordinary C-rank monster.

"Very good analysis, but I'm still a bit curious,"

Fia raised the black 'ropes' in her hand, and these limp ropes quickly straightened into a 'long stick'. She stared at He Ao, who had already turned his back to the open area and adjusted his posture, and asked, "How did you know I was the deputy leader of Dawn?"

Dawn never appeared in any of He Ao's deductions, and she found it hard to imagine how He Ao could have learned her true identity.

Only the leader of Dawn has ever seen her true face.

"Guess."

He Ao shrugged.

From the situation in the main world, we know that the Dawn's deputy leader was clearly deeply involved in this matter, and judging from Rob's memories, he had just assigned a task to the Dawn's people not long ago.

With such a strong B-rank character, there's no reason why she wouldn't show up even after things have deteriorated in the main world.

Unless, she is not in the main world.

At that time, there were no relic passages or other powerful strange events, and there were only two people who left the main world: Heo and Fia.

After eliminating all other answers, the last one, no matter how unlikely, is most likely the truth.

Judging from Fia's abilities, since she can take other people's power into her hands, she might also be able to temporarily 'remove' her own power and disguise herself as a C-rank to pass through that 'door'.

If He Ao hadn't guessed that Fiya was a B-level, and had only used his C-level strength to defend against that sneak attack, he would have been dead.

"You are very smart,"

Fia held the long stick horizontally in front of her and sighed softly, "You are even smarter than I imagined. With just the few clues you found, you were able to build the framework of the whole incident and even reveal the truth behind the curtain."

"In this respect, I am far inferior to you. If you were in my position and made the plans, things would probably have been completed by now."

“West did a terrible thing by luring you to Newland.”

"Fortunately, I didn't leave you in the real world, otherwise there would probably be a big problem there."

"And now that you are here, even if you deduce everything, you can't tell them what's going on over there. The arrival of eternity is unstoppable."

She looked up at He Ao, her eyes flashing with a strong and distorted light.

The fervor,

"In the face of overwhelming power and boundless grandeur, any scheme, wisdom, or strength is nothing more than a speck of dust."

"You can never resist the coming of a great being!"

"so,"

He Ao raised his sword, his wrist lightly resting against his coat pocket, where a straw amulet, stained with a few drops of blood, lay. He shifted his position, watching Fiya's movements.

"After your great being descends, what will become of the city-state of Newland and the entire main world? Will it become like this 'underground palace' filled with blood and madness?"

Fia's strength actually exceeded his expectations. He had been fighting all the way to this point and was injured and exhausted, while Fia was still in her prime.

After he separated from Fia, he was in a bad position, with several interconnected control panels behind him, which would reduce his room to move around during a real battle.

So he tried to distract Fia with his reasoning while adjusting his position to improve his stance.

"The sacrifice of flesh and soul to eternal life is their honor."

Fia gripped the long stick, took a step forward, and with a slight flick of her wrist, produced a sonic boom.

Clearly, she had discovered He Ao's intentions, and she could no longer let He Ao delay any longer.