"But now we've confirmed that Antos's true form isn't in this dungeon at all; Adelaide is more likely there. But have you noticed that since when did these Blood Corpse ' desire to move in a certain direction become less strong?"
[ The Retreat Drum Player ] and [ Elderly and Children Fly First ] were taken aback upon hearing this, and pondered before saying:
"It seems that's really the case. At first, we were able to follow those Blood Corpse to find some counts who were recovering. Later, after we met Silvis, we just kept helping the old man with his missions."
"That's right, that's right. Later, after Silvis was taken away, we started looking for Adelaide. It felt like from that time on, the Blood Corpse ' goals became less clear."
[ Howling Pothos ] nodded in agreement and said:
"I also think that it was around that time that the Blood Corpse ' desire to revive their superiors seemed to have waned somewhat."
"Thinking about it carefully, is it possible that Adelaide sensed an intruder's invasion of Klaf City and, to prevent herself from being found while sealed away, stopped the previous calls?"
The three looked at each other and fell into a brief silence.
That makes sense.
The two answered in unison, then looked at [ Howling Pothos ]:
"So, you have other ideas?"
"Have."
[ Howling Pothos ] pointed to a spot slightly below:
"This is the lowest point we found in Klaf City. Do you remember what's here?"
Upon seeing the spot he pointed to, both "[ Elderly and Children Fly First ]" and "[ The Retreat Drum Player ]" felt a chill run down their spines.
"Wait, you're not talking about 'there', are you?"
"Yes, right there."
[ Howling Pothos ] nodded:
"If Adelaide realizes the intruder's presence and stops calling upon the Blood Corpse, what will happen to the Blood Corpse that have already been summoned?"
[ The Retreat Drum Player ] thought for a moment and said:
"Will they stay in one place? Or will they move freely nearby? Is that why you think 'that place' is Adelaide's sealed location? But I have another question: won't Adelaide let the Blood Corpse disperse?"
[ Howling Pothos ] didn't refute him; instead, she nodded in agreement.
"I think that's possible, but letting the Blood Corpse leave would also make it easy to deduce the location of the sealed area. So whether we observe the large number of Blood Corpse that have already gathered, or search in the opposite direction of the Blood Corpse ' collective movement, we may find it, or we may not find it."
"I can't be sure that the seal in Adelaide is 'there' either; we'll have to go and see for ourselves."
"We've been stuck on this task for far too long. Consider it a way to eliminate the wrong options, I also think it's necessary to go 'there'."
[ Elderly and Children Fly First ] frowned:
"Stop saying 'there,' 'there,' we've already named that place, haven't we?"
The [ Retreat Drum Player ]'s expression twisted slightly:
"To be honest, that place and that name are really a bit bloody, aren't they?"
[ Elderly and Children Fly First ] are not taken seriously:
"What's so special about it? It's just ' Rotting Corpse Dark Lake,' isn't it? The three of us came up with that name together, and I thought it sounded really good."
"What's so nice about it? Don't you find it sacred?"
"I think it's corrupt, okay?"
"So that's settled then?"
[ Howling Pothos ] looked at the two people beside her:
"Although it's a bit dangerous, let's go back and investigate further."
"Good."
The two spoke in unison.
After a short rest, the three team captains explained the upcoming arrangements, immediately sparking a flurry of discussion among the players.
That terrifying scene was indeed memorable; once you went there, " World of Disorder " would transform from an adventure game into a horror game.
However, as the most elite players, they eventually reached a consensus, packed their belongings, extinguished the campfire, and set off under the guidance of the three.
The underground of Klaf City is not a static stone cave; influenced by the Wilderness of Chaos, even the stone caves and grottoes have undergone obvious changes.
Some caves are dark and damp, while others are slightly hot; some areas have many ruined buildings, while others are full of natural traces.
Players marked each cave on a shared map: those that had been cleared were green, those that were explorable were yellow, and those so narrow that you might not be able to get out and end up as a guest on a cave exploration show were red.
After walking for an hour, a questioning voice suddenly came from the cave where only footsteps and breathing could be heard.
"Huh?"
[ The Benevolent Father Above ] looked at a cave entrance on the rock wall beside him, rubbed his eyes, compared it with the mark on the map, and suddenly said:
"Wait a minute, there's something wrong here."
Everyone looked in the direction of his voice and saw [ the Benevolent Father Above ] pointing to a rock wall:
"This cave entrance is yellow on the map, which means none of us have explored this place, but what's with this marker?"
Upon closer inspection, there was indeed an arrow drawn in a somewhat unique style where he was pointing.
All the players denied doing it, so [ Benevolent Father Above ] cautiously approached and quickly discovered a line of small text below the arrow.
The text was the Kingdom Language, a classic language of World of Disorder, and its writing style was quite unique, likely some kind of cursive script.
The three captains walked over and carefully examined the text below the arrow:
"It must be carved from stone, not painted or anything else."
"Furthermore, I don't think this was left by a player. After all, everyone usually uses real-world language. Who would bother writing in Mandarin, or even fancy script, here for no reason?"
"Calligraphy..."
[ Howling Pothos ] repeated the word several times in a low voice, trying to recall where he had seen a similar form before.
He quickly remembered—he had indeed seen this font before, and twice in total.
The first instance was around the Antos Sealing Grounds, which was the residence of the Lord of Klaf City, where similar lettering appeared on some reliefs.
The other instance took place in the distant past, on Gray's Antasia, and the specific items were... Xilǐ'er and Radish's weapons and equipment.
" Eternal Domain."
[ Howling Pothos ] suddenly spoke, her voice rising a few decibels:
"It was most likely left behind by someone from the Eternal Domain."
"What?"
The [ Retreat Drum Player ] was taken aback:
"So, in other words, the Soul Returner Exploration Team isn't the only one underground right now?"
"Who marked this hole before? If everyone's forgotten, I'll check the edit history of the shared map."
"[ Elderly and Children Fly First ]" he asked, looking at the crowd.