"Who knows? This place is definitely not ordinary. That monster I just saw was the most I've ever seen in my life. To be honest, I never expected to see such a monster here."
"But so far, I've been able to handle it." Shiyu wasn't in a hurry. After all, this place seemed to no longer belong to the Land of Land of Wind. These secrets of the Great Inner Palace Country might be related to her parents, who knows?
"Don't worry, I'll find out why you lost your memories, why there are no men, and about those stone sculptures outside the city." Shiyu said reassuringly, putting Reiko beside him at ease.
"I'm sorry, actually, you could have just left on your own. It seems I've dragged you into this. With your abilities, you wouldn't have needed me to kidnap Her Queen. I've been meddling in other people's business."
After experiencing so much, Reiko had a better understanding of Shiyu's strength and personality. Shiyu said, "Now that I've fallen to this place, even I can't fly up anymore. There are magical restrictions here, and even I am restricted."
"I'm very interested in this magical power, and if we don't break this so-called seal, I think we'll all end up like these people." Shiyu then pointed to a pile of bones not far from the entrance. Those bones were from people who had entered and tried to escape, but fell into the trap and lost their lives.
"It's rather eerie and scary... Shiyu, do you mind if I move a little closer?" Reiko then moved closer to Shiyu.
"Without minding Shiyu then walked step by step into this place called the Poisonous Snake Death Palace. The deeper Shiyu went into the Poisonous Snake Death Palace, the more powerful the restrictions became to him."
"This place has blocked off flight and the surrounding space, making it very difficult to get out using ordinary methods. It seems the rules of this game are quite comprehensive!"
"Amazing! These walls even have complex barriers. Even if I had the power to pierce through the earth, I couldn't destroy them with brute force. Sigh, it seems that the simplest and most brutal method is not the way to go." Shiyu analyzed, naturally using his Byakugan, but the result still left Shiyu greatly disappointed.
"Even this kind of Dōjutsu is suppressed by the restriction. What is this thing? It's neither Ninjutsu nor Senjutsu. I don't understand." Shiyu was lost in thought, while Reiko beside him was immersed in fear.
"Shiyu, look! There's a dead body here!"
"There are so many poisonous snakes here! Ah!"
"Be careful, this is a cliff."
Reiko clung tightly to Shiyu, and although Shiyu acted cautiously, he nearly fell into traps time and time again because he had temporarily lost the boost to his ability to sense things.
"This is really a headache. It seems I'll have to rely on my own memory of the route. "Shiyu walked for several hours and finally understood something.
"So that's how it is! This place is called the Poisonous Snake Death Palace, it's a huge maze! How can we break this seal?" Shiyu was at a loss for what to do.
"We think we've already been here, haven't we? Why are we here again?" Reiko asked, somewhat embarrassed.
"Looks like we've come full circle again. Sure enough, this maze can't be navigated by memory. We've taken several routes and ended up back here. The walls here seem to be able to move and change," Shiyu said with certainty.
"What should we do then?" Reiko then remembered something and asked, "Didn't you boast before that you could talk to camels? Could you talk to the poisonous snake from before?"
Shiyu was just chatting idly on the street, and now Reiko is bringing it up again.
"That's true. No matter how strong his restrictions are, he can't possibly seal away my talent! Reiko, you're so smart!" Shiyu flicked Reiko's nose, and Reiko blushed instantly.
Shiyu immediately grabbed Reiko's hand and, relying on his memory, located a group of poisonous snakes.
To better communicate with the snakes, Shiyu switched to Snake Sage Mode, acquiring snake-like characteristics and further strengthening his relationship with these venomous snakes.
"Hiss hiss hiss. Sure enough, Shiyu has made communication with the venomous snake and obtained the key information to break the seal."
"I see! I understand now." Shiyu nodded as well.
"What do you understand?" Reiko asked.
Shiyu pointed to the wall and said, "The wall can move. According to the information from the snakes, when the wall moves, it means we're on the right track, which means we can use this trick."
Shiyu then led Reiko down a path, and immediately the wall began to move. Because Shiyu had left a clone of himself beforehand, he was able to secretly observe the changes in the wall. Shiyu then received the information from his clone and confirmed the correct route.
Immediately afterwards, Shiyu pulled Reiko down the wrong path, and sure enough, the wall returned to its original position.
Just then, Shiyu suddenly used the Wood Clone Technique again, sending the Wood Clone rushing towards the correct path. However, this time the wall was at a loss, since Shiyu's main body was already on the wrong path.
At that moment, Shiyu swiftly used the Flying Thunder God Technique, directly entering the correct path through his Wood Clone.
Only then did the wall block Shiyu and Reiko's back, but it only blocked the Wood Clone.
"It seems only walls marked with restrictive talismans possess that ability." Shiyu also understood that not all walls could prevent his spatial teleportation.
Therefore, using the same method, Shiyu walked countless correct paths, but in the end, Shiyu came to a gate with a large seal on it. Through the cracks in the gate, one could vaguely see a very empty square.
Just then, Shiyu heard a click as a mechanism was activated, and the area where Shiyu and Reiko were located was immediately locked down.
"Have we fallen into a trap? Or have we accidentally stepped into some kind of snare?" Before Reiko could even feel happy, she became anxious again.
"I don't think it's because we chose the right path that this situation occurred." Shiyu looked up and saw a thick stone slab full of spikes pressing down on Shiyu and Reiko little by little. At the same time, a green gas inexplicably appeared around them.
"This is poison gas!" Reiko immediately covered her mouth and was about to cover Shiyu's mouth as well, but then she discovered that countless poisonous snakes suddenly flew in from the holes on both sides.
"Snake!" Reiko was almost paralyzed with fear.
The mechanism above their heads slowly descended, destined to crush them sooner or later. Poisonous gas filled the air, making it impossible for them to breathe, and the number of venomous snakes was increasing, threatening to bury them completely.
"Don't be afraid! Watch me!"