Do those dolls really walk on their own?
Is "Experiment Personnel", who replaces Underground Mausoleum Soldier Puppet in a certain team, commanding them? Now that there is a riot in Molora, shouldn't all law enforcement officers go to protect the church?
Or is the steel puppet that has truly become the puppet of Sealed Artifact patrolling on its own initiative?
Several questions popped up in Helene's mind one after another. She immediately held her breath and hid in the corner, covering the dimly glowing lantern with her body, and listened carefully to the sounds coming from not far away.
Bang, bang, bang.
Slowing, The dull footsteps got closer and closer to her, and stopped about twenty meters away.
Immediately, a sound that was familiar to her, but with an extra metallic texture came:
"Look what I encountered, a blindfolded, anxious rat.
"Did you come here specially to be my subordinate?"
It was "Earl" Gusin... Even though he knew that the other party was provoking, the ridicule and malice contained in his words made Helene's blood surge, and he wanted to stand up and yell at him.
She simply stood up, held the lantern openly, pointed her eyes covered with black cloth in the direction of the sound, and counterattacked unceremoniously:
"You didn't direct the riots you incited at Church Square, so how did you get here at Underground Mausoleum? Do you want to find a good place to lie down in advance?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she moved silently on tiptoes, leaving the position where the sound was made, trying to mislead the other party.
But no matter which direction he walked, Helene could feel eyes following him firmly, as if someone who dared to look directly at Underground Mausoleum without blindfolding was standing in front of him.
Gusin also directly recognized me just now. Is he really not afraid of violating the taboos in the mausoleum? What about the heavy footsteps of the soldiers... Helene was thinking while waiting for the other party's answer, but what followed was the sound of footsteps getting closer.
Bang, bang.
The steel puppet took a few steps closer to him.
"Of course I came in looking for that item, didn't you do the same? "Gusin's slightly sarcastic words came from the same position, as if they came directly from the tall soldier, "Are you interested in becoming my subordinate? When I get that Sealed Artifact, you will have the opportunity to pray to Great Existence and gain the power of half-human Demigod, making you superior to mortals!"
This is the concept of "Iron and Blood Cross Order". They always feel that extraordinary power should appear in the world, and the status of extraordinary people should be much higher than ordinary people... Helene hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:
"Great Existence? Aren't you following that 'True Creator'?"
This question made Gusin silent for a long time. Just when Helene changed its position for the third time but was still locked in sight, he heard the answer with the sound of metal friction:
"There is no conflict. That great being also serves True Creator, but He gave me the power to control the soldiers here, and to... see..."
The voice seemed to be blocked by something and became deeper and deeper, and finally it was almost difficult to hear clearly. Helene leaned forward involuntarily, frowned, and said subconsciously:
"What?"
But because her inspiration was suppressed and she had to work hard to prevent accidents, her brain suddenly burst out with thoughts:
Gusin said that Great Existence gave him the power to control puppets, so he gained vision that was not his own. This is almost an absolute advantage for Underground Mausoleum. In Underground Mausoleum, where everyone regards others as competitors, why would he want to recruit her as his subordinate?
Why did his always loud voice suddenly become deeper?
Why would you reveal the location of your voice when you know I can't see?
Helene, who quickly came to the conclusion, did not hesitate at all. Spirituality dug into the huge ruby "Rose Necklace" on his chest and found the soul belonging to "Desire Apostle".
Malice Perception!
A bright yellow color like magma appeared inside the gem, and a line of sight as sharp as a sharp blade immediately appeared in Helene's perception. It was not coming from the steel doll making the sound in front, but was located in the bifurcation of the underground passage on the side, coming from an enemy hidden there.
That is where Gusin really is. He uses a puppet that can see and make sounds, and uses the cooperation of "Great Existence" to attract the attention of Helene, intending to take the opportunity to make a sneak attack!
As if he realized that Helene had discovered him, Gusin immediately unfolded his crouching posture, and an incandescent Flame Spear with a hint of cyan condensed out of his hand. In the vision shared by his "soldiers", Helene's neck, heart and other vital parts were highlighted like torches.
Whoosh——
Harvest The spear of life was thrown from his hand, aiming directly at Helene's chest. The soldier puppet who was still standing more than ten meters away from her held Greatsword in both hands and rushed towards her with large strides. The heavy footsteps caused stone chips to fly in the underground passage paved with stone slabs.
Long before entering Underground Mausoleum, he had borrowed the power of "war" from that Great Existence with the help of Iris Medici's prayers, and had more power than Sequence 5.
And in Molora, which Demigod cannot enter, this will be the key force that determines victory or defeat!
And when I find that Sealed Artifact and dedicate it to Great Existence, this power will truly belong to me... Before the imagination in his mind faded away, the Flame Spear shot out suddenly exploded in the air. With the sound of broken mirrors, the flames obscured Helene and the advancing soldiers, leaving Gusin's "sight" blank.
"Slow!"
From the depths of the flames, Helene's filthy words sounded like they came from the abyss.
Her "Rose Necklace" is still in the state of Grazing "Desire Apostle". In her anxiety, she can only create Flames of Destruction that combines Cursed Black Flame with high-temperature flames to stop Gusin Flame Spear, who was obviously stronger than "Reaper", dropped the lantern with her other hand, pointed at the soldier puppet rushing towards her, and activated "Slowing" to make it hold up Greatsword's body, which was about to be chopped down, almost freezing.
Subsequently, Helene took the initiative to use "Mirror Substitution" to make his body appear above the head of the two-meter-tall soldier puppet. Using the induction of "Malice Perception", he determined the location of the puppet's weak point, the neck, and stepped on it hard.
Infused with incandescent and deep black flames, the foot with both "Harvest" and "Mighty Blow" directly stepped through the thick metal armor of the steel doll, and the compressed energy was injected into it, repeatedly surging inside the empty full-body armor, and the energies were superimposed.
Boom——
The exterior turned red, and the softened and melted armor exploded from the inside. Metal droplets flew in all directions, dyeing the entire passage with an orange light like dusk.
Gusin, who had lost his external vision and reconnected with another soldier puppet, could only see the situation on the battlefield clearly. His expression was dull due to shock, and he could hardly believe the soldier puppet's eyes.
He gained vitality due to the pollution of Underground Mausoleum, and was "connected" by him. It was almost equivalent to half a steel doll of Sequence 5, and was just kicked by Helene to "Harvest"?
How was that terrifying black flame created? Even if he becomes a real half-human Demigod, the flame of "Iron-Blooded Knight" can only reach cyan, with a little blue... Lisa that "Affliction" Doesn't Demoness mean that the other party just owns a certain Demoness Pathway Mystical Item and can use Mirror Substitution's "Reaper"?
Gusin, who immediately realized that he had misjudged the enemy's strength, did not hesitate to control the other two steel dolls behind him to step forward. One raised his bow and arrow to aim, and the other raised a giant hammer and slammed it at Helene.
He himself restrained his breath, squatted on the ground, and slowly moved away from the passage with almost imperceptible steps, preparing to "connect" a few more soldiers to strengthen his team, and then try to attack the strange woman in front of him who had both the courage of Hunter and the charm of Demoness.
But before Gusin could get far away, his already dry throat became itchy, and then stung as if he had inhaled hot air.
Oops... He resisted the urge to cough and quietly moved a few steps further away from Helene, who was entangled by the soldiers and unable to escape.
But the dizziness and fatigue that followed the sore throat made him realize that he had been unknowingly affected by the disease "Affliction" Demoness.
Combining the previous Mirror Substitution and the terrifying black flame, Gusin, no matter how stupid he was, realized that Helene was not just "Reaper", but also possessed part of the power of Demoness Pathway... Dual Pathways Beyonder!
How is this possible?
The questions in Gusin's mind spurted out of his mouth along with the cough that he could no longer hold back. Helene, who couldn't find Gusin because his hostility disappeared, immediately turned to this side, and once again gathered a black and high-temperature Flames of Destruction in his hand.
At this moment, the soldier puppet holding a bow and arrow dropped its long bow and hugged her with both hands. The giant hammer soldier puppet raised its weapon regardless of defense and smashed it horizontally towards her.
Both "soldiers" received the order Gusin to "stop the enemy at all costs".
Helene could only crush the Black Flame in his hand, allowing the flames that could simultaneously swallow Spirit Body and burn the material to explode radially from the center of the circle, covering two tall steel puppets at the same time. With the help of Invisible Spider Silk, he swung into the air and kicked the backs of the puppets one after another in a graceful posture with his legs almost completely spread and his body constantly rotating.
Targeting the weak points, "Harvest" instantly destroyed their fragile necks. Before the black flames were extinguished, the two lifeless steel armors fell to the ground, making a dull sound.
Gusin's suppressed coughing sound had gone away, and only a subtle echo reached Helene's ears.
Among the Hunter I have seen, he is considered to be the fastest one... After continuously using Black Flame, which consumed a lot of Spirituality, Helene did not take the risk to pursue it. Instead, he retrieved the lantern he threw down based on his sense of the flame, and once again immersed himself in the warm and safe light.
"It seems that it's not just me, other Beyonder who dare to enter Underground Mausoleum also have their own advantages... The 'Great Existence' that Gusin said allowed him to borrow the soldier doll Once these steel dolls form a group, it will be very troublesome... I wonder if Lisa of 'Demoness Sect' also has hidden power. I don't believe she is just an ordinary Sequence 5...
"Gusin must be looking for other soldiers. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I can enter the depths of the mausoleum in advance, ambush him, and look for traces of Lisa..."
After thinking for a moment in the still heat wave, Helene silently touched the wall, found the direction based on the map in his mind, and continued walking deeper into the mausoleum.
After passing through several circuitous passages and downward stairs, she regained the familiar feeling she had just entered the mausoleum. In addition to the map, she also had the scene of advancing along the passage with a rusty lampstand hanging in her mind.
The hall with so many corpses almost forming a mountain is coming!