Chapter 3481: Purpose and Consumption

In order to leave markers for subsequent reinforcements, when Aili walked through corridors or ran up stairs, Xia De would throw out Moon Fire to continuously burn the surrounding flesh and blood. And the continuous use of pure Moon Fire also caused his spirit to be consumed quite quickly.

Instead, Aili became more energetic as it ran; it seemed to be gradually regaining its battle instincts, and the unicorn horn on its forehead became brighter and brighter. After Xia De was forced to drink a mouthful of pink essence, and the pink liquid in the small essence bottle was only one-third left, Aili finally stopped running.

It hesitated for a moment before smashing through the wall in front of it. Behind the wall was a five-meter-long corridor. There were no doors on either side of the corridor, and facing the end of the gap was a blood-red door.

Aili cried "Ang~", and the maid who had been following behind Xia De said softly:

"Aili said its friend is behind this door."

The unicorn took two steps back and then flew rapidly along the corridor, wanting to ram toward the front. But that corridor kept extending as the unicorn stepped into it, as if it had no end. Xia De, on the unicorn's back, immediately used "Spatial Stability Halo."

Then, Aili's horn collided with that blood-red door amidst a loud noise, and then the unicorn and Xia De were both sent flying by the recoil.

Dense cracks appeared where the door touched Aili's horn, like glass hit by a bullet, but the door was not smashed open after all. Xia De climbed up from the ground and shook off the blood stains on his hands from touching the red carpet. After confirming that Aili was fine, just a little dizzy from the impact, he crossed his hands in front of his chest and rushed toward the blood-colored door:

"Moonlight Slash!"

The radiance of the silver moon shone in the blood-red corridor. Amidst a loud "Boom~" sound, Xia De was actually sent flying back as well. This was a rare situation where the fourth form of "Moonlight Slash" failed to take effect.

But on that blood-colored door, two intersecting cracks had already been clearly imprinted at this moment, and silver moonlight lingered in the cracks for a long time. Superimposed with the cracks Aili had just rammed, this door was not far from being completely destroyed.

Aili still wanted to charge forward, but Xia De stopped it:

"Let me do it."

As he spoke, he wanted to release Moon Fire again, but ripples appeared on the surface of that blood-red door. Then, the face of the fourth-stage mimic in the guise of a manservant emerged from the door.

It opened its mouth and said:

"I was originally waiting for you in the core room. Appearing this time is actually to ask a question."

It looked at Xia De inquisitively, or rather, at Aili beside Xia De:

"Everything in the 【House of Mimics】 is guiding you to move toward deeper levels, and the location of the room where that unicorn is detained is also constantly changing, but the unicorn beside you is always able to detect the location of this room.

I know that a unicorn's horn can destroy the walls of this building, but I have never heard that a unicorn can overcome the spatial confusion inside this building. God-Caller, how did your unicorn do it? Or is it that you have actually completely seen through our secrets?"

Xia De didn't know how Aili did it either. Either Chloe really had a unique unicorn cultivation method, or Aili really had a unique sense of smell or inspiration talent like Little Mia.

Of course, he wouldn't discuss such topics with the other party:

"Now I have found my unicorn friend, so I win this game."

Xia De said:

"Although I don't think you will directly open an exit to let us leave, I am really curious, what confidence do you have to keep me here this time?"

The mimic's face remained calm:

"The probability that you can still use the Old God power from last time is less than 30%. If you enter the core room again, you won't be able to escape so easily."

Xia De asked instead:

"I have already seen your deepest secrets and even know about the 'Flesh of the Firstborn'. Do you think I would come unprepared after half a week? What exactly have you prepared to welcome me?"

The mimic's face gradually disappeared from the blood-colored door:

"God-Caller, you will be pleasantly surprised."

Its face disappeared completely, but unless "Desire" was swimming in that pool of blood, Xia De would absolutely not feel "pleasantly surprised."

The "Moonlight Ray" that had been charged up finally pierced through the door. The maid Winnie realized that Xia De's consumption was a bit high, so she cast a spell to finally break open the door using that hole.

"Ang~"

Aili rushed in first. It hadn't found the wrong room. Little Liana was curled up in the "unicorn's nest" at this moment, as if in a deep sleep.

According to Xia De's estimation, the current location of the group was in the inner circle of the middle layer of the 【House of Mimics】. Therefore, although the unicorn's nest seemed similar to the one in the Snow Mountain Hall, flesh and blood were wriggling everywhere on the walls, floor, and ceiling.

Aili lowered its head and rubbed its cheek against Little Liana's face. Seeing that Little Liana still didn't open its eyes, it touched Little Liana's unicorn horn with its own, and then pure white light was transmitted through the contact of the horns.

This was the unique healing method of unicorns mentioned by Emilia. Unicorns themselves had the powerful racial talent of expelling curses, and in the treatment of their own kind, this talent was even more powerful.

But Little Liana still didn't wake up.

The ice maid silently released cold mist to freeze the entire room, slightly isolating the environment's influence on the unicorn. Xia De soothed the anxious Aili and then knelt on one knee beside them.

The red straw under his knees had a soft, eerie touch, which Xia De didn't pay attention to for the moment. He reached out to touch Little Liana's furry face and flipped its eyelids to check its eyes. Combined with the investigation assisted by "Her," he also understood Little Liana's current state:

"Mimic flesh has been implanted in its body, but a unicorn's talent is powerful. Even mimic flesh cannot erode Little Liana's body in a short time. It's just that Little Liana hasn't reached adulthood after all, and most of its power is being used to purify the unclean things in its body, so its consciousness has fallen into a deep sleep.

Don't worry, I will heal it."

Xia De said softly to Aili and reached out to touch Little Liana's body several times, wanting to determine the specific location of the implanted mimic flesh, but he couldn't get a result for a long time.

Considering that they couldn't stay here for long, and looking at the worried Aili and Little Liana who had her eyes closed, Xia De summoned Moon Fire.

The ice maid, who was standing behind him watching his treatment, said:

"Although this method can heal it, it will consume a lot of your spirit, right? I almost understand the mimics' idea. They just want to consume you as much as possible. No matter what means they have prepared, the worse your state is, the more favorable it is for them.

They didn't kill this unicorn directly but let you find it for this reason. After saving it, you still have to continue to consume spirit to protect it. This is a very obvious conspiracy."

"But this is also a conspiracy I have to face."

Xia De said and pressed his right hand, which was burning with Moon Fire, on Little Liana's forehead. Aili was stunned looking at the flames close at hand, the silver flames reflected in its azure eyes. The maid had already frozen all the walls of the house, and it looked somewhat like the Ice Castle now:

"When I entered here, those witch followers residing in the castle had already gone to contact reinforcements. Others will appear soon."

That clump of mimic flesh was quite strange; it hid very well in Little Liana's body. Xia De also spent a full three minutes, almost igniting the entire unicorn, before finding and incinerating it.

The benefit of doing this was that Little Liana's entire body was purified by Xia De. Afterward, not only did he not have to worry about it being affected by this incident, but the unhealthy parts of its body were also healed. The downside, of course, was that Xia De's spirit was consumed violently again. Moon Fire was absolutely not a move that could be used as an ordinary wonder. The ice maid's analysis was very correct; the mimics just wanted to consume Xia De.

After waiting for a while, Little Liana opened its eyes. The healing of Moon Fire allowed it to fully recover. It first looked around in confusion, then stood up and rubbed against Aili to express its joy.

"We should leave. Can we find the way back now?"

The walls smashed through on the way here had healed. At least the walls on the first part of the road had healed. To leave, they needed to break a new path.

Xia De's question was directed at the two unicorns. Little Liana, who had just woken up, looked quite bewildered, while Aili sniffed around and made a very uncertain cry.

"It doesn't matter, you just need to walk in the direction you think is correct."

Xia De stroked its forehead gently, but this time he remounted Little Liana. After taking a deep breath, moonlight floated on his body, and then the moonlight gradually spread to Little Liana's body. This was a basic application of "Light Spell."

Of course, Light Spell alone was not enough. In order to help Little Liana resist the power of flesh erosion, a portion of Moon Fire was also mixed into that layer of moonlight:

"Aili, Winnie, let's go."

The ice maid was still floating behind Xia De. Aili sniffed around, found the direction, looked back at Little Liana carrying Xia De, and then rammed toward the front just like when they came.

Aili had no intention of slowing down because it had to take care of Little Liana, and Little Liana also followed Aili closely after it started running. Two white shadows passed through layer after layer of walls, and no matter how fast they were, the maid Winnie, as an elemental life form, was always able to keep up.

Xia De was constantly observing the surroundings. At first, the blood-red color did recede as the unicorns moved forward, which meant they were moving toward the periphery of the building, but soon the blood-red color in the surrounding space became thicker and thicker.

Aili also noticed the abnormality, stopped, sniffed around hesitantly, and then tried to change direction and break through the wall again. ===== CHAPTER 3482 =====