Bai Mo is bound by a strange "rope", which is a kind of colorful metal, like a bright and deadly poisonous snake, flowing slowly on his body.
While he felt unable to move, he also felt that his physical strength was continuously draining away, and his spirit became increasingly depressed.
The bright light curtain enveloped him like a thin film, causing him to feel a strong sense of weakness. Even his desire seemed to be gradually disappearing, and he had no intention of breaking free.
Standing in front of him was a woman with heavy makeup.
"Introduction, the thing on your body is called the Iron Curtain Light Prison. I heard it was a random creation of a great being. Normally it would restrain the first person who touches the light curtain, but since I know the key 'What is it, so now you have to bear the cost of opening the door."
Li Youji continued with a smile on his face, "Also, if the Iron Curtain is not lifted as soon as possible, your desire and physical strength will continue to drain, and you will eventually fall into a state of complete numbness both mentally and physically, well... Probably similar to a vegetative state?"
"Then let's lift it." Bai Mo's face remained as usual, "I know you have a way."
Li Youji smiled: "I know the way to release the restraints...but why should I let you go?"
"I can see that you need me to help you achieve a certain goal - time is running out, but if you insist on wasting time talking meaningless nonsense, then I am willing to accompany you."
Li Youji was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Although it's easy to talk to smart people, but I don't know why, your attitude always makes people very unhappy..."
The next second, she smiled brightly and continued, "But you are right, I do need your help, and in exchange for letting you help me, I will let you out."
She spoke calmly, without any awareness that she was the culprit that put Bai Mo in this situation.
"Okay, I agree."
Li Youji said unexpectedly: "Aren't you curious about what's going on?"
"I want to remind you again, time is running out."
"It seems that you are very anxious..."
Li Youji looked at Bai Mo meaningfully.
"No." Bai Mo shook his head slightly, "I mean you don't have much time."
Li Youji was stunned, looked at the other party deeply again, and said with a smile: "Since you are so smart, you should also know that I am a weak woman - and in order to prevent you from hurting me after you escape, I want to treat you to eat this thing."
She took out a cockroach-like insect from her collar.
——Yes, the exact location of the collar on the chest is unknown.
Li Youji caressed the insect for a moment, then suddenly smiled coquettishly, as if he wanted to say something more, but Bai Mo opened his mouth at this moment.
With such an extremely cooperative look, it seemed like she didn't need to waste any time at all.
He is indeed a smart man...
If I remember correctly... this should be the easiest time for me to feed fantasy bugs in my history, right?
Seeing that the other party swallowed the fantasy bug honestly, Li Youji couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Is this okay?" Bai Mo said.
"Of course, I always keep my word, so I'll let you go."
As Li Youji spoke, he started playing with Bai Mo's body. Not long after, the light curtain on Bai Mo's body disappeared, and the flowing metal wrapped around his body also poured into the ground, as if it had never appeared before.
Bai Mo quickly regained his freedom, but perhaps because too much of his physical strength was absorbed, there was a deep tiredness in his eyes, and coupled with his pale face, it gave him a feeling of overindulgence.
However, Li Youji obviously didn't have time to let him rest, and said seriously: "Time is running out, let's move forward as soon as possible - Brother Baiwu, you are exploring the way ahead."
Different from his timid attitude before, his tone was completely commanding now.
As soon as he finished speaking, a trace of confusion flashed across Bai Mo's eyes. Without saying a word, he actually walked forward and used his body to clear the way. His expression was very dull.
Li Youji was always paying attention to Bai Mo's expression, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw nothing unusual.
The appearance of the other party at this moment was completely consistent with the guys who were affected by the fantasy bugs before. She also successfully felt the deep connection with the fantasy bugs - the little guy is now growing safely in Bai Wu's body, which means everything is fine.
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The two of them moved forward quickly.
Starting from the seventh gate, the Forest of Steel seems to really begin to show its horror.
The terrain ahead suddenly changed greatly. It was no longer a straight passage, but a strange cave with jagged rocks.
The warm light disappeared without knowing when, and the front was dark. I could only barely see, and there was a faint and strange cry from the depths of the cave entrance, which made people feel inexplicably panicked.
Perhaps because he was well aware of the horror in the cave, Li Youji's expression turned solemn, and he followed Bai Mo with extreme vigilance, making sure that the path he took was safe before he was willing to follow him.
There are everything in the cave, including trees, rivers, and even various living things, but everything is made of metal and seems to be alive.
The two of them walked forward, and suddenly a black crocodile made of metal jumped out of the silver swamp in front of them. The teeth in its mouth were like sharp and sharp saw teeth. Maybe they were saw teeth. It was extremely fast, and it bit the white ink in one bite.
On his body, there was a hideous wound on his waist that was visible and continued.
If his body hadn't been hard enough, this bite would have been enough to tear him in half.
However, even in the face of such serious injuries, Bai Mo remained expressionless. As soon as he was attacked, he grabbed the crocodile's upper and lower jaws and used sudden force to tear its mouth into two halves.m...
Li Youji, who was behind, witnessed this scene and couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
The fantasy insect is not a supernatural power, it is more like a kind of poisonous insect. Although it can change part of the cognition of the person who is cursed, it cannot change the other person's character. In other words, the man in front of him is a very tough-minded guy.
That's why he could face such pain without changing his expression.
There are many dangers along the way, and most of the attacks are unavoidable. Bai Mo can only choose to resist with his body. Even though his speed and reaction are far beyond ordinary people, there are many wounds left on his body at this time. He is bleeding all over and his body is shaky.
He looked like he might die at any time.
Li Youji was shocked and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he met this guy on the way. Otherwise, if he had relied on Zhang Meng, he probably wouldn't have been able to survive this level, right?
"Brother Bai Wu, are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
Bai Mo, who was in front of him, didn't look back and said in a weak voice: "Don't worry, You Ji, I will definitely send you safely out of the Forest of Steel."
Li Youji used the fantasy insect to change Bai Mo's perception, making him regard her as his important sister. He was a little unsure at first, after all, he didn't understand this guy's nature, but the effect turned out to be surprisingly good - this guy seemed
He is a crazy sister-protector and protected her closely along the way.
Every time the two people take a step, an Iron Curtain will fall behind them. As time goes by, the Iron Curtain falls faster and faster, which means that they have no way out and can only keep moving forward. In the end, in order to surpass the Iron Curtain
Kuai Geng immediately started running.
Li Youji saw many corpses on the way. These were undoubtedly losers who entered the Forest of Steel and died tragically behind the seventh door for various reasons.
As she ran, she locked her eyes on the wall above her head, as if looking for something.
However, she found nothing until the eighth door appeared.
"The intelligence said that the thing is between the seventh door and the ninth door, and if it is not behind the seventh door, then it should be behind the eighth door..."
Thinking of this, Li Youji secretly estimated the time. According to the current progress, as long as there are no accidents, the two of them should be able to open the final gate and leave the Forest of Steel within three hours.
By then...
The guy named Bai Wu in front of him will most likely die from excessive blood loss, and she will leave the library as the only survivor. Although Xiao Sheng will have doubts about her survival, at least he should be able to survive before that.
Keep your word.
She will get rid of her sinful body and have time to leave the library.
And when that time comes, she only needs to leave the things and the information at the designated place. In this way, even if the mission is completed - even if she has to be captured and tortured afterwards, it doesn't matter. She doesn't have to worry about anything... I believe Yama can handle everything easily.
"If the mission is completed, Lord He Shang will be very happy, right?"
She thought like this, without even looking at Bai Mo who was covered in blood, she silently studied the two blood-colored basins in front of her -
On the left is a metal dragon, and on the right is a metal snake. The two huge metal creations are stuck together, blocking the passage, and both have large, dark mouths open, just big enough for an adult to pass through.
This is the eighth door——
However, this time it seems that there is no door lock that needs to be "cracked". What we have to face is a choice.
The two large openings undoubtedly represent two doors, leading to different passages.
Whether to go to Longkou or Shekou is undoubtedly a question worth thinking about.
There is not much time left. If you make the wrong choice, you will have no chance to come back again and will be trapped and die in this forest of steel.
Time passed little by little, and Li Youji frowned, feeling very anxious.
The Book of Revelation does not indicate the situation of the eighth door, not even a hint, which means that she can only rely on her own judgment to make a choice.
Dragon and snake...do they have any meaning?
Without any information, she was actually more inclined to choose Shekou.
After all, the Forest of Steel is built near the library, with a total length of ten kilometers, so it will obviously not be a straight road, but a circular spiral passage, maybe even connected end to end - this is more in line with the characteristics of a snake.
If you think about it further, the snakes connected end to end have many meanings, such as cycles and infinite meanings, and the Forest of Steel eventually leads to the library, which is the so-called Sea of Knowledge. The Sea of Knowledge naturally contains infinite knowledge.
, consistent with the meaning of ouroboros.
And this is more in line with the name "boundless".
...If you think so, entering Shekou may be the right choice.
However, it is not impossible to choose Longkou. Chuanlong is the strongest creature in the world, and its physical strength surpasses that of most metals. This may be the original intention of the "Body Trial" of the Forest of Steel...
It’s hard to decide...
The more Li Youji thought about it, the more headache he got. Without any clues, his thinking could extend in too many directions, which made his thinking more likely to become confused.
She had no idea that this key door would be faced with a difficult choice.
There are very few opportunities to enter the Forest of Steel. Li Youji tried every means to get the opportunity to enter the Forest of Steel even by violating the rules of Boundless City, so she attaches great importance to this choice——
Once you make the wrong choice, the consequences will be disastrous.
However, just when Li Youji was hesitating, Bai Mo in front suddenly moved and walked straight towards the dragon's mouth.
"Brother Bai Wu?"
"It's too late, come with me!"
Bai Mo dropped a word and ran into the dragon's mouth faster, without giving Li Youji a chance to speak.
Li Youji hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and chose to follow.
In a sense, Bai Mo's choice was not wrong——
Since there are no clues, there is no need to continue delaying. The chance of passing through the door is 1 in 2. When time is tight, if you take a gamble, you might still have a chance.
Even if she couldn't complete the destruction mission and couldn't get the thing mentioned in the Book of Revelation, she still had to get out alive, pass on all the information about the Forest of Steel, and be fully prepared for the next operation——
With this idea in mind, Li Youji took a step forward.
And as she entered the dragon's mouth, the metal dragon's mouth behind her suddenly closed, like a heavily closed door, giving her no chance to regret it.
The passage is narrow and even darker than the previous "cave".
Li Youji took a deep breath.
"Brother Bai Wu?"
"Brother Baiwu..."
"Brother Wu..."
"elder brother……"
She tentatively called out, but did not hear a response. All she could hear was the echo that kept echoing——
She didn't see Bai Mo's figure.
There was not much time left, so Li Youji did not dare to hesitate too much. He took a deep breath, maintained sufficient vigilance, and walked forward resolutely.
However, nothing happened along the way, and she never saw Bai Mo's figure. He seemed to have completely disappeared.
"Perhaps all the dangers ahead have been eliminated by that guy..."
While thinking, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from behind Li Youji.
Her heart tightened and she quickly looked behind her. Just as she was about to take action, her expression suddenly changed.
A shaky figure appeared behind her. The figure was none other than Bai Mo, who had disappeared for a long time.
"Why are you behind me?" she said in shock, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
"You are here..."
Bai Mo also looked puzzled: "I would like to ask why you are in front of me. I have obviously been walking forward for a long time..."
Li Youji's eyes shrank, and he suddenly lost his mind and said: "Wait a minute, you mean...you kept walking forward after you came in. You were obviously in front of me, but you walked behind me inexplicably?"
A terrible suspicion appeared in her mind and she couldn't get rid of it for a long time.
"No...that's right." Bai Mo said weakly.
There were scars and blood all over his body, and he seemed to be completely exhausted at this time, and he couldn't even speak clearly.
"Damn it!"
The words left behind, Li Youji's fist hit the smooth metal wall hard, his expression was very ugly.
It seems she made the wrong choice...
It is not Shekou that will enter the "infinite loop", but Longkou where they are!_&
