Chapter 272: Mist Gate

Mist Gate

A Mist Gate is actually not a door, but a space distortion and subsidence caused by the excessive accumulation of 【Decay】 power. Because the external manifestation of 【Decay】 power in the Sighing Forest is a piece of mist, when space subsidence is observed by life forms, it manifests as a concentrated mass of mist, looking exactly like some space channels.

But speaking of which, it can also be considered a door to a space channel.

Because as long as one can withstand the space subsidence and pulling within it, one can move quickly from one end of the Mist Gate to the other. From a certain perspective, it is similar to 【Laughter and Mockery】, but the latter only exists in the void and is safer.

The space channel in the Mist Gate is not stable. Except for believers favored by 【Decay】, life forms of other faiths find it difficult to use this channel to complete spatial movement.

So the fact that the Mushroom Foot Person's traces ended inside the Mist Gate was an extremely inconceivable thing. This was no different from telling everyone that the Mushroom Foot Person they discovered just now must be a 【Decay】 believer.

Although this could explain why he was not affected in the Sighing Mourning Tide, the problem is, how could a Mushroom Foot Person be a 【Decay】 believer?

They were born believing in 【Prosperity】. This faith engraved in their genes could not be changed at all. For a god-favored group like Mushroom Foot People, they wouldn't even abandon their faith for their lives.

So everyone fell into doubts again in front of this door. Did they find the right place?

Could the Hunter have taken the wrong road?

But this cold-faced Hunter was obviously very confident in his tracking ability. He didn't respond to the questioning eyes of everyone, nor did he participate in the discussion, just standing at the very front vigilantly, guarding against the surroundings for all teammates.

Looking like a hardworking guard.

"Is the newborn baptism useful for the erosion of the Mist Gate?" Cheng Shi asked in a low voice.

Xiang Honglin shook her head:

"Useless. In the space subsidence channel, 【Decay】 is not erosion, but protection.

The power of 【Decay】 protects His believers from being pulled by space power, so they can pass through it. The newborn baptism is used to restrain 【Decay】. Entering it in this situation, you will only die faster."

"......"

Cheng Shi just guessed it was useless, but didn't expect there to be side effects. So he curled his lips and looked at Zuoqiu, who was sandwiched between him and the big cat, again.

"Brother Shiguan, why don't you take out that bug lamp just now for us to observe?"

Zuoqiu's face stagnated, finding himself in a dilemma, so he had to pretend to be indifferent and "Hmm" as he took the broken fluorescent lamp in his hand again.

At this time, Cheng Shi and the two looked at it carefully again. As they looked, the big cat's face changed.

"This is impossible!"

"Found something?"

"The breath of 【Prosperity】!"

Xiang Honglin raised her thick claws, popped out a sharp nail, and tapped it on the pale blue fluorescent liquid remaining in the lamp.

"Very, very weak breath of 【Prosperity】. If it weren't for such a small accumulation, I would almost not be able to distinguish it."

Cheng Shi followed her nail to look when he heard this, but he didn't feel the existence of 【Prosperity】 at all.

Others were the same, so Zuoqiu asked in surprise: "Are you sure?"

"Heh, are you questioning my perception of 【Prosperity】? Are you sure?"

"......" This retort shut the Historian up.

While speaking, Xiang Honglin seemed to have thought of something again. She suddenly squeezed a trace of 【Prosperity】 power from her fingertips and slowly threw it into the fluorescent liquid. But unexpectedly, these 【Prosperity】 powers melted into the liquid and disappeared upon contact, but the fluorescence emitted by the liquid became even brighter because of this action.

"!!!"

Now everyone understood. This was clearly a faith lamp that absorbed 【Prosperity】 as fuel!

No wonder the fluorescence was no longer bright—that was because the Mushroom Foot Person who had provided "lamp oil" for it had already died.

But just when one problem had an answer, a bigger problem appeared.

Because everyone present clearly felt a trace of 【Decay】 power volatilizing from the fluorescent liquid in the lamp!

At this, Xiang Honglin was directly stunned!

The 【Prosperity】 she threw down was actually converted into pure 【Decay】 by this fluorescent liquid!

This showed that the bug lamp held by the Historian was not just a faith lamp, but a faith converter that blasphemed 【Prosperity】 and offered 【Decay】!

Hiss—

"So, this Mushroom Foot Person walked out of the Mist Gate from the other end while injecting his faith into the lamp and using the 【Decay】 converted by this lamp, right?"

Cheng Shi said his guess in his heart word by word with a solemn face, and then looked at Zuoqiu who was holding the lamp.

"Brother Shiguan, don't tell me you know nothing about this bug lamp!"

Zuoqiu's face changed slightly, and he said somewhat sweatily:

"I really don't know the function of this lamp, I was just itchy because it's rare to find underground civilization objects, so I collected it. This is absolutely not a lie, everyone, believe me, I have nothing to do with 【Prosperity】 or 【Decay】, really just curious."

Hearing this, Cheng Shi's brows furrowed even tighter.

Truth.

The Historian didn't lie.

But this also seemed a bit too coincidental. He seemed to feel an invisible force pushing him to walk, but this time the force was more hidden.

"Okay, I believe you.

In this way, the situation is very clear. This dead Mushroom Foot Person held the lamp and entered the space channel from the other end of the Mist Gate, and walked out from this end. So if we want to find that so-called 'star fire,' we have to walk into this Mist Gate and go to the other end to see.

And now, there is a method, but I don't know if this last bit of fluorescent liquid can protect all of us and survive this space tunnel of unknown length.

Everyone, how about it? Enter or not? Give a word."

After Cheng Shi finished speaking, he began to look at everyone's complexion, but what he didn't expect was that his teammates had no reaction, but instead looked at him in unison.

"?"

No, what do you mean?

I've already violated my boast of being a slacker by analyzing it for you. How come you look like you're letting me make the decision for you?

Keep dreaming!

Really treat me as a tour guide? Isn't the Historian quite knowledgeable? Step up!

Why, you kid snatched my slacker position, right?

Everyone was speechless for a while, so the 5 people looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. After staring for a long time, the atmosphere began to become awkward. Cheng Shi's eyes twitched, and he turned to look at Xiang Honglin.

You are a Chosen One, big sister. Look at the 【War】 Chosen One, he did all the decisions for people without a word. What about you? You turned into such a big one and really treated yourself as a cat?

Xiang Honglin saw Cheng Shi's eyes, sniffed and said in a muffled voice:

"You can even set up Zhen Yi, your judgment can't be wrong, I believe you."

I believe your evil!

Cheng Shi gritted his teeth and wanted to punch the big cat, but never expected that when Xiang Honglin's words fell, everyone actually nodded, even the cold-faced Hunter nodded silently after muttering "Believe, or not" and looked at Cheng Shi again.

It's over, I was pushed onto the duck rack. I shouldn't have said so much on the road just now.

Cheng Shi's face turned black, and then he rolled his eyes and patted Zuoqiu on the shoulder:

"Then let's go in. First deal with the newborn baptism on your body, and then Brother Shiguan will lead the way with the lamp, and we will follow behind. How about this plan?

Who agrees, who opposes?

Those who agree don't need to express their position. Those who oppose change with Brother Shiguan and walk at the front. Let me see, hmm, just you alone oppose, you change with yourself or you walk at the front.

So go, Brother Shiguan, rest assured, you are our strongest meat shield."

"......"

"Oh, sorry, said it wrong, we are your strongest backing!"

Zuoqiu wasn't that resistant at first, but after hearing this, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

This Fate Weaver doesn't look like he's joking!

Chapter-end whispering time:

"Foolish Play" has reached 9.7 points with everyone's support and praise. I can't believe it. Thank you to every friend who likes Cheng Shi, and thank you to every friend who follows the updates.

This dungeon might be slightly longer than the previous ones because I need to supplement some information and bury some new pits. I will try my best to control the rhythm so that friends who follow the updates won't feel too bored.

After writing this book, the first volume will end. The second volume will be a brand new start. I am indeed a bit flattered to be able to write to this word count and have so many friends like it. Thank you all again, thank you.

To thank everyone for their love, and to commemorate Cheng Xiaoshi's 9.7 points, there will be an extra update tomorrow.

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