frightfiction Chapter 229: A Bizarre Confrontation in the Foggy Deep Cave
Chapter 229: A Bizarre Confrontation in the Foggy Deep Cave
With the firm determination to save Wujing from danger, Xiao Muchen and his team once again stepped into the ancient cave filled with mystery and death. The pain left by the previous fierce battle was still like a thorn in the side, and the lack of physical strength was like a heavy shackle, but the severe situation facing Wujing did not allow them to hesitate for a moment.
When they stood in front of the ancient and heavy stone door of the cave again, a more eerie atmosphere than before came over them. The texture on the stone door seemed to come alive, twisting and wriggling, flashing a strange dark light, as if silently warning the intruders of their ignorance and recklessness. Runes loomed on the surface of the stone door, revealing an ancient and mysterious power, as if telling the vicissitudes of time and the secret past of the cave.
"This stone gate looks more and more weird. I wonder what I will encounter when I go in this time." Lin Wan'er frowned slightly, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.
Xiao Muchen clenched the sword in his hand, his eyes firm: "No matter what lies ahead, for the sake of the martial realm, we must move forward."
Ye Feng grinned, revealing a row of big white teeth, and patted his chest: "What are you afraid of? With us here, we can overcome any difficulties!" Having said that, his hand holding the mace turned slightly white, showing that he was not without tension in his heart.
Chu Li nodded gently, with a determined look in his eyes: "Well, everyone be careful, and we will definitely complete the task successfully."
Ling Shuang looked stern and nodded slightly: "Let's go."
As soon as they stepped into the cave, the pungent stench and bone-chilling coldness surged like a tide, making everyone shiver. The runes on the stone wall, which were originally dim, flickered strangely at this moment, as if weaving some unknown doom. The runes emitted a faint light, reflecting on everyone's faces, casting strange shadows. The passage was filled with fog, which was as thick as substance. With every step, they could feel the fog like cold tentacles, trying to drill into everyone's pores and deep into their bones. There were also some faint sounds in the fog, as if countless wronged souls were crying softly, which made people shudder.
"This smell is really strong. It feels even worse than last time." Ye Feng frowned and fanned his nose with his hands.
"Don't be careless, this fog is very strange. Everyone try to stay close together." Xiao Muchen glanced around vigilantly and said in a low voice.
Everyone moved forward with trepidation, each step seemed to be stepping on the blade of fate. As they went deeper, the fog became thicker and thicker, and their vision was compressed to the extreme, and they could only barely see the area a few feet in front of them. At this moment, a faint and melodious flute sound came from the distance, the sound was ethereal and strange, as if it came from the Netherworld, and it went straight into everyone's ears. The flute sound meandered through the fog, like an invisible silk thread, entangled with everyone's mind.
"What's that sound? Why does it make me feel creepy?" Ye Feng frowned and subconsciously clenched his mace with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force. There was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. In this unknown environment, any abnormal sound could indicate a huge danger.
"This sound... is a little strange, everyone be careful." Lin Wan'er's face changed slightly and she tightened the sword in her hand.
"It's the Charming Fairy! Everyone be careful, don't be fooled by their flute sounds!" Chu Li's face suddenly changed, and she reminded anxiously. Her voice trembled slightly, and it was obvious that she knew how powerful the Charming Fairy was. The Charming Fairy was famous for her charm and strange flute sounds. Once fooled by her, the consequences would be disastrous.
The sound of the flute became clearer and clearer. As the sound of the flute got closer, a group of women in ancient costumes with beautiful but strange faces walked out of the mist. They were graceful and light-footed, as if they were fairies walking out of a painting. However, their cold eyes and strange smiles made people shudder. They held jade flutes in their hands and played the creepy tune. The sound of the flute was like an invisible force, circling and reverberating in the air, disturbing everyone's mind.
"These women look creepy, I'll give them a blow first!" Ye Feng shouted, and took the lead in swinging the mace, performing the "Heaven-shattering Strike". The mace was raised high, and it slammed into the ground with great force. The powerful fighting spirit shock wave rushed towards the Meiyin enchantresses like a surging sea wave. The ground instantly collapsed, gravel flew, and a huge crack quickly spread.
"Don't worry, hold on, their flute sounds are weird!" Xiao Muchen shouted while circulating his Dou Qi to resist the influence of the flute sounds. At the same time, he performed the "Shocking Cloud Sword Technique". His figure flashed, like a flash of lightning, and the long sword brought up sword shadows all over the sky, sweeping towards Meiyin Yaoji. The sword shadows flickered, as if to shatter the surrounding fog. Each sword shadow contained his deep Dou Qi and carried a fierce momentum.
However, the enchanting beauties dodged lightly, deftly avoiding the sword moves and shock waves. Their figures were like dancing butterflies, moving freely in the attacks. While dodging, they continued to play the flute, and the sound of the flute became more and more rapid, trying to disturb everyone's mind.
Lin Wan'er's figure was agile, like a dancing butterfly, performing the "Butterfly Shadow Sword Dance". Her long sword flashed with cold light, and the sword flowers were like fluttering butterfly wings, stabbing at the Meiyin enchantresses. Each sword was precise and sharp, with her deep understanding of swordsmanship and superb skills. "I don't believe that they can dodge all my attacks!" Lin Wan'er said through gritted teeth.
However, the Charming Fairies seemed to be able to predict the trajectory of her attacks and always managed to dodge them at the last moment. Their eyes were cold, yet with a hint of teasing, as if they were playing with Lin Wan'er's attacks.
Ling Shuang quickly formed seals with both hands, and the ice-type fighting spirit surged out, performing the "Ice Dragon Roar". A giant dragon formed by the ice-type fighting spirit roared up from the ground and rushed towards Meiyin Yaoji with its fangs and claws bared. The ice dragon exuded a bone-chilling coldness. Wherever it passed, the mist instantly condensed into ice, and the temperature around it dropped sharply. "See if my ice dragon can freeze you!" Ling Shuang shouted loudly with a grim face.
But the enchanting beauties played a more urgent flute sound, and an invisible sound wave collided with the ice dragon, and the ice dragon instantly shattered into countless ice chips that floated in the air.
Chu Li was casting auxiliary spells with all her strength in the back. The talisman in her hand shone brightly, and a golden light curtain enveloped everyone, temporarily resisting the erosion of the flute sound on everyone's mind. At the same time, she concentrated her mind and tried to find a way to crack the flute sound of the charm enchantress. The runes on the talisman flashed with mysterious light, competing with the power of the flute sound, making a sizzling sound. Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Casting the spell consumed her a lot, but she knew that she must not relax at this moment.
"Everyone hold on, I'm trying to figure out how to crack this flute sound!" Chu Li shouted, with a hint of anxiety and determination in her voice. She closed her eyes tightly, exerted all her power, and tried to find flaws in the melody and rhythm of the flute sound.
With the joint efforts of everyone, although they temporarily resisted the attack of the Charming Enchantress, the influence of the flute sound was like a maggot on the tarsal bone. Everyone's fighting spirit was consumed very quickly, and their minds were gradually affected. Xiao Muchen felt that his mind began to become a little confused, and the scene in front of him seemed to have double images. He bit the tip of his tongue desperately, using the pain to stay awake. "No, I can't be affected by this flute sound! Everyone cheer up!" Xiao Muchen shouted loudly, trying to wake up his confused companions.
Ye Feng's attack also became somewhat slow, and the power of the mace was not as strong as before: "This flute sound... why is it so weird..."
Lin Wan'er's figure was no longer as agile, and her swordsmanship also showed some flaws. She shook her head hard: "I... I can still do it..."
Ling Shuang's ice-type fighting spirit was also disturbed, and the power of his ice-type spells weakened. He bit his lips tightly, his face becoming increasingly grim: "Damn it..."
Just when everyone was feeling increasingly difficult, Chu Li's eyes suddenly lit up. She discovered that the frequency of the flute sound interfered with the frequency of everyone's fighting spirit, and as long as the fighting spirit frequency was adjusted, perhaps it could be solved.
"I understand. The frequency of the flute sound interferes with the frequency of our fighting spirit. As long as we adjust the fighting spirit frequency, we may be able to break it!" Chu Li said loudly. Although her voice was a little hoarse due to fatigue, it was full of excitement and hope.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and let's adjust together!" Xiao Muchen responded immediately.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately circulated their Dou Qi and adjusted the frequency according to Chu Li's method. They concentrated their minds, put aside distracting thoughts, and tried to make the Dou Qi circulate at the new frequency. Sure enough, the influence of the flute sound weakened a lot. Xiao Muchen seized the opportunity and performed a stronger sword move. A sword energy containing powerful Dou Qi was like a long rainbow piercing the sun, slashing towards the Meiyin enchantresses. The sword energy cut through the mist, carrying a sharp momentum and making a sharp whistling sound. "Watch out for the sword!" Xiao Muchen shouted.
Ye Feng also swung his mace, with a powerful fighting spirit, and smashed it at Meiyin Yaoji. The fighting spirit on the mace shone brightly, as if it wanted to crush everything around it. "Take my stick!" Ye Feng roared.
Lin Wan'er and Ling Shuang cooperated and launched a powerful attack. Lin Wan'er's sword stabbed out like lightning, and Ling Shuang condensed countless ice spikes and shot them at Meiyin Yaoji like a rainstorm.
The enchanting fairies seemed to have noticed the changes in the crowd, and the sound of the flute became more rapid and piercing. But at this time, the crowd was no longer disturbed by the flute sound. Under the joint attack of the crowd, the enchanting fairies gradually couldn't resist, and their figures gradually dissipated in the mist. They made bursts of sharp cries, as if they were unwillingly cursing everyone.
After this difficult battle, everyone was exhausted. Xiao Muchen knelt on one knee, breathing heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat: "Huh...finally solved..."
Ye Feng was so tired that he sat on the ground, throwing his mace aside: "Oh, I am so tired. These weird women are really hard to deal with."
Lin Wan'er and Ling Shuang supported each other, their faces as pale as paper. Lin Wan'er smiled bitterly and said, "This time it was really thrilling, and we almost got into trouble."
Ling Shuang nodded slightly: "Well, fortunately Chu Li found a way to crack it."
Chu Li sat on the ground weakly, having almost exhausted all her magic power. She smiled weakly, "I hope everyone is okay..."
But they knew that time was running out and they could not rest too much. After a little adjustment, they continued to move forward along the passage. The passage was filled with a faint smell of blood, which mixed with the previous stench and became more pungent. Although the fog had dissipated somewhat, it had not completely dissipated, giving people a feeling of oppression.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they arrived in front of a huge palace. The palace gate was closed, and on the gate were carved lifelike mythical beasts, whose eyes seemed to be watching everyone, exuding a majestic aura. The mythical beasts on the gate were carved very beautifully, and every hair was clearly visible, as if they would jump out of the door at any time. The walls of the palace were engraved with various runes and patterns, the runes flashed with a faint light, and the patterns depicted some mysterious scenes, as if telling an unknown history.
In front of the palace gate, there is a huge stone tablet with densely engraved words on it. Xiao Muchen walked forward and carefully examined the words on the stone tablet. The words were ancient and obscure, and they needed to be carefully identified to understand their meaning.
"It records the method to enter the palace, but we need to solve a puzzle." Xiao Muchen said. His voice echoed in the empty space in front of the palace, and it seemed a little low. Everyone gathered around and looked at the puzzle on the stone tablet and fell into deep thought. The content of the puzzle was mysterious and complicated, as if it was testing everyone's wisdom and patience...
Ye Feng scratched his head, looking distressed: "Why is this word so difficult to understand? What should I do?"
Lin Wan'er frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "Don't worry, let's take a look together, maybe we can find a clue."
Chu Li also came over and looked at the stone tablet carefully: "These words seem to be related to some ancient rituals. We should think about it from this perspective."
Ling Shuang looked at the stone tablet quietly, with a thoughtful gleam in her eyes: "Perhaps the key lies in the connection between these patterns and runes."
Everyone gathered around the stone tablet, discussing one thing after another, trying to solve this mysterious puzzle and find a way to enter the palace...