Ye Chen was shocked. He took a closer look at the girl and noticed that she had pointy ears like an elf. Her eyes were emerald green like a lake in autumn. Perhaps due to the environment, her black hair was unwashed and looked dry and messy. Her cheeks were slightly pale, and her slightly exposed lips and teeth were a bit muddy … …
"You are?" The woman was surprised. She did not expect that there would be a human here.
Ye Chen heard the footsteps of the mummies behind him. He did not have time to say anything. He looked into the room through the crack of the door. Although the light inside was dim, he could still see that there was no danger. He immediately said, "Go in first!"
The woman seemed to know how difficult it was to deal with the mummies, so she didn't say much. She only glanced at Ye Chen a few more times before letting him into the house. Then, she turned around and looked at the group of mummies that were chasing after her. Her eyes flashed mysteriously, and she closed the door …
Click!
The sound of the door closing echoed in the silent tower.
Ye Chen walked into the room and looked around carefully with the help of the weak light. He found that this was a living room. There was a hall and a kitchen. The furnishings inside were very special and had a strange smell.
Ye Chen's nose twitched, and he caught a whiff of a faint stench in the air. His eyes flickered, and he frowned slightly.
At this time, the woman closed the door and walked in. She looked at Ye Chen with surprise and said, "You are a human?"
Ye Chen nodded and looked at the iron door behind her. He frowned and said, "Those mummies should not be able to break this iron door, right?"
The woman smiled and nodded. She said, "This iron door is made of a rare metal in the universe. It is extremely heavy. It is not something that can be opened by a group of soulless puppets."
Puppets?
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows but did not ask further. From the woman's appearance, he knew that she was not a civilized human. She was a prehistoric human. Therefore, there was no need to care about the name of the mummies. Every civilization had different names.
Ye Chen looked around and asked calmly, "You've been living here all this time?"
The woman frowned and looked at him. "I know what you're thinking. That's right, I've always lived here. Let me tell you from the beginning. I'm from Zephyr. During the prehistoric disaster, the world was flooded. Many warriors from my hometown took some of them and left on spaceships. They went to space to explore the unknown, but some of us chose to stay."
"Because, this is our hometown."
"Even if we die, our roots are here. We will never leave!"
The candlelight flickered, and the faint yellow light shone on her cheeks, with a bit of melancholy and desolation. She sighed slightly, walked to a strange nest-shaped chair in the hall and leaned against it. With a bit of reminiscence, she slowly said, "But, in the face of natural disasters, everyone died. I mistakenly entered this place and was lucky to escape. However, I was swept in by the tornado and imprisoned here forever."
Ye Chen's expression changed slightly as he asked in a low voice, "Then how old are you today?"
The woman's thoughts paused. She looked up at him and shook her head with a smile. "How old are you?
I can't remember. In this place, there is no sun, no moon, no time. We can only wait, wait, wait... and wait forever. "
She raised her head and looked at Ye Chen. Suddenly, she grinned and said, "You must be wondering why I didn't die. Actually, it's very normal. After so many years of painstakingly searching, I know that this Divine Palace is a treasure left behind by my hometown. It's a weapon that contains extremely strong power and suppresses a prehistoric evil beast!"
"And this weapon is extremely miraculous. It has a special effect. Through its shape, it can superimpose the special light of the universe in the surroundings, causing the flow of time inside to be completely different from the outside world. A day here is a year in the outside world!"
(Note: After scientific appraisal, the shape of the pyramid can absorb the special light of the universe. It has the effect of keeping fresh and relaxing the body and mind. In the early days, a company applied for the patent of the pyramid and was approved.)
One year?
Ye Chen's face changed. If they stayed here for a few more days, wouldn't a few years pass in the outside world?
He quickly looked up at the woman. "Is there any way to get out?"
The woman looked at him. Her eyes seemed to be mocking him. "There is a way to get out, but it is equivalent to not having one. If I could get out, I would not have stayed here for so long."
Ye Chen said decisively, "No matter what the method is, we can try it!"
The woman couldn't help but take a closer look at him. After a while, she said with interest, "In that case, there's no harm in telling you. This Divine Palace (Black Pyramid) is divided into three levels. We are now at the top level, which was originally the bedroom of a puppet master. Later, this puppet master was injured by the evil beast and was sealed on the second level."
"If you want to get out, you can only go to the third level at the bottom. There is an exit there, but the exit is right next to the mouth of the evil beast. Not to mention whether you can get out from there, just entering the second level is extremely difficult!"
"Why?" Ye Chen asked.
The woman replied calmly, "You should have seen the three coffins outside. Those are the three strongest avatars of the puppet master. They already possess intelligence. Once the saint artifact in the middle of them runs out of energy, the three coffins will open. At that time, the path to the second level will be opened, and the puppet master will come back to life …"
A glint flashed across Ye Chen's eyes. "So what?"
The corners of the woman's mouth curled up into a grin as she said, "This Puppet Master isn't a good person. It's obvious from those ordinary puppets that pursued you that the refinement of these puppets was extremely cruel. Just those 20 Half-God Puppets consumed the blood of over a million people!
As for the three Semi-Divinity realm puppets, each of them was refined using the blood essence and bones of more than ten million people. Then, countless medicinal herbs, metals, and crystals were added to make them as tough as iron and indestructible! "
Ye Chen's heart trembled. To slaughter so many people for mere puppets, this puppet master was really not a good person …
Seeing the shock in Ye Chen's eyes, the woman smiled faintly and said, "Once the puppet master comes back to life, the two of us will be the first to be killed.
Although I don't have any evidence, my guess is that this puppet master is an extremely famous puppet master in our Siffel Clan. That person has an eccentric personality, and it is likely that he was sealed inside by the many elders of the sealed evil beast because he wanted to seize the Celestial Palace. "
Ye Chen frowned. "Then how do we get to the second level?"
The woman replied calmly, "The path to the second level is right below the three coffins. In order to enter, the three coffins must be moved away. Once they are moved, the delicate balance in the middle will be broken, causing the puppets in the three coffins to come out. At that time, the two of us will die without a burial place.
Therefore, if you want to enter the second level, you will have to wait until you have the strength to defeat the three puppets. "
Ye Chen clenched his fists. His face was ashen as he said, "Is there no other way?"
The woman shook her head. "Basically, there is no other way."
Ye Chen clenched his teeth. He suddenly turned around and walked towards the iron gate.
The woman couldn't help but be startled. She hurriedly asked, "What are you doing?"
"To defeat the three puppets." Ye Chen didn't even turn his head as he said in an icy voice.
The woman's face turned pale. "You can't defeat them. You can't even harm a Demigod puppet, let alone the three …"
Ye Chen clenched his fists. "If you don't try, you can only wait for death. In this place, the energy is so thin. Even if ten thousand years pass, you can't defeat the three puppets!"
One day in here was equivalent to one year in the outside world. If he stayed here for a few more days, who knew what the outside world would be like after he went out?
The Ice Age would end in a year and a half. At that time, the Age of Volcanoes would arrive. No living creature would be able to escape. Under the large number of volcanic eruptions, the air would be seriously polluted. Oxygen would be scarce, and all living creatures would go extinct!
The woman hurriedly said, "Wait, there is another way!"
Ye Chen paused. He suddenly turned his head and stared straight at her. "What?"
The woman sighed slightly and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to cultivate here. If the evil beast under the palace wakes up, it will vent its anger. At that time, it will drive the energy in the surroundings and fill the entire palace with energy. But in this way, the puppets will also be filled with energy and will be able to erupt with super strong fighting strength."
Ye Chen frowned and said, "This method won't work. It's too slow!" Who knew when the evil beast would wake up?
The woman pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? Let's take our time and think of a way to move the three coffins without waking up the puppets inside."
Ye Chen's expression was indifferent. If there was really a way, with the woman's experience, she would have thought of it long ago. Why would she wait for him?
The woman looked at Ye Chen's insistence. She stomped her feet and snorted. "Fine, go ahead if you want to die. I won't stop you as long as you can open the door by yourself!"
Ye Chen was startled. He turned his head and looked at the black iron door. He couldn't help but frown. With his wrist strength, there was still a long way to go to open the iron door unless he activated the Ant Superman mode. But now, the Ant Superman mode was frozen.
As for the Lightning Superman mode, it only increased speed and relied on the impact brought by speed. However, this door was so heavy and thick. Even with the Lightning Superman mode, he could only barely break it open.
However, the Lightning Superman mode was his last life-saving talisman. He couldn't use it casually.
Ye Chen was silent for a long time. He glanced at the woman. The latter had her head held high and her face was full of pride. Looking at her appearance, she most likely wouldn't help him open the door. Begging would only bring shame to himself.
The woman saw that Ye Chen was at his wit's end. She chuckled and said, "You can rest here at ease. I'm so bored. Why don't you chat with me?"
Ye Chen didn't say anything. He walked to the corner and sat down. Suddenly, his nose twitched as he smelled the scent of blood. His eyes flashed as he calmly glanced at the ground. Immediately, he saw a layer of dark red spots that looked like dried blood.
(To be continued.
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