Chapter 306 Connector
Chapter 306 Connector
The light of the torches flickered and changed, and the shadows of the surrounding trees kept dancing with it, like monsters.
The team was moving quickly, and apart from the sound of footsteps, the only sound that could be heard was each other's heartbeats.
The scarecrow was leading the way, walking in front.
It goes very fast, and sometimes it has to stop and wait for the people behind to catch up.
As for why he only accepted the invitation from the 'Witch of the North', Luo Xi did not tell anyone else the reason, which was consistent with his usual personality and style of doing things.
Zhang Zhe guessed that the reason why Luo Xi accepted the invitation of the "Northern Witch" was very simple. Because the name of the Northern Witch was the second name on the door panel.
In the original version of The Wizard of Oz, there are four witches: Theodora the Witch of the West, Evanora the Witch of the East, Glinda the Witch of the South, and Addaperle the Witch of the North.
The name Addaperle is the second name on the door panel besides Cinderella.
The information on the door panel is like a 'plot line' that is exclusive to a certain special environment. In this case, no matter who it is, they should proceed according to this plot line. This is common sense.
If there might be "one of our own" in Node 7, then this "one of our own" is most likely the Northern Witch Addaperle.
At this time, some strange noises came from the dark forest.
Like a wolf howling.
That sounds like a lot.
"There is a witch driving the wolves. This is not good news." said the scarecrow who led the way. He quickened his pace, arrived under a big tree, pulled aside a piece of weeds, revealing the entrance to a tree hole below.
"There is a safe passage here that can avoid the surveillance of other witches." The Scarecrow said and went in.
The entrance to the tree hole is not small, even a beast of the size of a mad lion can enter. And after entering, you will find that the underground passage connected to the tree hole is relatively spacious, so passing through is not a problem.
The only problem is, there are forks in the road, and lots of them.
These forks in the road were so complicated that when Zhang Zhe and his friends realized something was wrong, they found that the scarecrow and Luo Xi who were leading the way suddenly disappeared after entering another fork in the road.
"What about people!"
Zhang Zhe was stunned for a moment, then immediately quickened his speed to chase after him. When he encountered the next fork in the road, he immediately arranged for his men to enter separately. However, he stated in advance that if they could find the person after entering, they should lead them to retreat to the previous fork along the same route.
Even if you can't find it, return it.
He stayed where he was with the others.
The mad lion didn't listen to him. When the strong man found that Luo Xi was missing in front, he immediately chased after him. As a result, the strong man also ran away.
The situation suddenly became extremely complicated.
Cinderella behaved very well at this moment and didn't say a word. It was obvious that finding people and exploring the way were not her strong points.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Zhe found that none of the people who went to the three forks in the road returned.
Zhang Zhe's face was gloomy and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.
A forest hunter nearby looked around and whispered, "These passages seem to be constantly changing. This is a trap, a maze trap set by the witch."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhe nodded, then punched the stone on the side heavily. Even the hard rock could not withstand his destructive power which had been strengthened to elite B level. A whole piece of rock shattered and the rubble rolled all over the ground.
Then something strange happened.
The shattered rocks rumbled and were slowly absorbed by the soil in the surrounding passages, as if they had never appeared.
Obviously, there is something wrong with the underground passage itself.
"Something is wrong here. Let's go back the same way we came." Zhang Zhe had a strange look on his face, as if the current situation was completely beyond his expectations.
Luo Xi still followed the scarecrow in front.
He didn't seem surprised that the people behind him disappeared at some point.
Logically speaking, at this time it would be his "character" who would fall into fear of the unknown, but the actual situation was just the opposite. Relatively speaking, it was the scarecrow leading the way in front who felt a certain uneasiness. It wondered where the people following behind had gone, and was even more puzzled as to why Luo Xi did not show any surprise after discovering that the others were missing.
Besides, it felt that the way Luo Xi looked at it was not right.
There is a kind of coldness in the banter.
I always feel that this person has seen through me.
Finally, the Scarecrow stopped.
It turned around and glanced at 'Luo Xi' behind it.
Suddenly, it discovered a very serious problem.
"Hidden magical fluctuations, how could he have magical powers?" The scarecrow was extremely surprised and couldn't help but muttered, "Something's wrong!"
"Have we been discovered?" Luo Xi behind seemed to realize something and said helplessly.
The scarecrow was stunned for a long time before he suddenly said, "You are not Luo Xi, who are you?"
Luo Xi shook his head: "Answer me first. You could have said from the beginning that you were sent by the Northern Witch. Why did you only say the correct witch's name after changing so many bodies? Do you like being burned? Or do you do this just to lower my guard?"
"." The scarecrow was stunned again. He thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Can you sense souls?"
"It's not perception, it's seeing. From the first scarecrow that was burned to this one, there are a total of thirty-eight scarecrows. They look different, but the souls inside are the same. Do you think I can't see it? To be honest, I really don't know what you mean, but I can be sure that you have bad intentions." Luo Xi sneered: "Besides, you haven't answered my question yet."
The scarecrow said nothing, and the next moment he turned and ran away.
"【Cage】!" Luo Xi's voice sounded, and the next moment, several bars of light appeared, trapping the scarecrow and Luo Xi's body. Now, no one could escape.
This is a two-way [cage], and its duration is much longer than that of ordinary [cage] cards. Basically, as long as you don't remove it, it will always exist. "I have observed that the soul in the scarecrow will only leave after being burned, so as long as your body is not burned, you can only be trapped in this place with me. We actually have a lot of time to chat. To be honest, you delaying time is quite to my liking."
"Who are you?" The Scarecrow was already a little angry.
It’s just that the scarecrow’s body was not suitable for fighting, and after being trapped, he couldn’t break free at all.
"Guess!" Luo Xi laughed, obviously not telling the truth.
Although she seemed extremely relaxed on the surface, she was actually quite nervous.
The effect of [Makeup Artist] cannot last forever and will automatically become ineffective after a period of time.
As for the [Ghost Wall] that she had secretly used just now, it lasted for a shorter time.
You say you have plenty of time, but that's not the case.
[Makeup Artist] can completely transform you into a completely different person in just six hours - you have to trust that a good makeup artist can completely change your appearance!
The current 'Luo Xi' is Lin Qiqi in disguise.
Before, Luo Xi suddenly found her in the bell tower church and said that the plan had changed. He gave her a "makeup artist" card and asked her to change her into his own look and pretend to be himself, and gave her some precautions.
Lin Qiqi would not refuse Luo Xi's request, no matter how outrageous it was or how embarrassing it made her.
But she was curious about what was going on.
So, she asked Luo Xi two questions at that time.
"What happened? I'm pretending to be you, so where are you going?"
"I'm going to meet someone first, and then go to Node 7. As for the first question, some people think they can fool me, and they think they succeeded, but in fact I just played along!"
"This sounds more like a joke!"
hours ago.
After finding Lin Qiqi and telling her some key details, Luo Xi asked Lin Qiqi, who was using the [Makeup Artist], to leave in Zhang Zhe's carriage.
Luo Xi used the shadow moon cloth clothes on his body and the moonlight to come to Elena's flower shop.
Interestingly, Elena, the witch spy mentioned by Luo Xi, seemed to be waiting for him as well.
In the secret little room at the back, Elena said nothing, her eyes fixed on Luo Xi.
It seems like he is waiting for the other party to speak.
"Sorry, there was a little accident." Luo Xi said, and placed a parchment scroll on the table.
This was the identification that Elena had given him and Crazy Lion.
After entering the administrator's building and obtaining "Teacher Yan", Luo Xi took out the parchment scroll and looked at it, and discovered a very important secret.
The parchment scroll is made of two pieces of sheepskin sewn together. If you touch the seams with your hand, you will find many stitches, which feel messy and not neat.
That's because the pins form a series of Morse code.
Unless you are an expert in this field or someone who comes into contact with it frequently, you will not be able to find out anything even if you touch it deliberately.
Elena reached out and took the parchment scroll, staring at Luo Xi, still without speaking, her fingers feeling around inside, and only spoke after confirming that Luo Xi had sewed the correct 'password' inside.
"Sure enough, after losing my memory, I became slow. If it was before, you would have noticed it when I gave you the parchment scroll, but this time, you were so late."
There was dissatisfaction in his tone.
Looks very angry.
"Besides, you didn't even see the problem with the tavern owner." Elena couldn't help but snort again.
"I can see that, but I really don't remember who he is. I just know that he has problems, but he does know a lot of my secrets. I have always been very confused about this, so I'm going to try to figure it out and see if I can get something out of him."
"Heh, tell me first, when did you realize that there was something wrong with him?"
"I knew there was something wrong even before I saw him. That door looked so fake."
"I see. They created a fake 'door' that should contain a lot of information that only you know. But they still don't know you well enough because you never write down any key information. What they did was completely counterproductive."
"Who are they?"
"I don't know. He suddenly appeared one day. I guess he is Wei Si's henchman. Anyway, I have never seen him before. Of course, it is also possible that he was once yours and later betrayed you."
"." Luo Xi was stunned and glanced at Elena.
"Oh, don't look at me like that. Similar things have happened before. But you are also very cautious and never really trust others, including me. To be honest, I don't even want you to come back because I am very satisfied with my current life. But there is no way, who made me promise you in the first place."
"So, what was it that I was promised?"
"I'll wait for you to come, and then ask you a question. But remember, you don't have to answer this question. I'm just passing on the question itself. I don't know anything else, and I don't want to know. After I ask you, you can go wherever you want. Please don't bother me again in the future."
"Just ask." Luo Xi suddenly felt that the witch Elena was very interesting.
Elena cleared her throat and said word by word: “Did you bring Teacher Yan out?”
"What?" Luo Xi was stunned.
"Don't ask me, I don't know anything. 'Did you bring Teacher Yan out?' This is the question you asked me to ask you. Now I've finished asking, you can go. Remember, you have never been here, and I don't know you. Please let me live a few days in peace."
(End of this chapter)