Chapter 914 Journey of Experience

"This...should be the entrance to the Cave of Styx."

On the fourth day after arriving at the Yaret Plateau, we walked for three full days in the vast whiteness. With the amazing memory of the Gaut couple, we finally discovered the cave entrance emitting light black smoke from a distance.

"This is the right place."

Karina smiled confidently, seemingly satisfied that her memory was correct.

"Very good."

Vilas and the others couldn't help but relax their tense nerves a little, hugging each other with joy and cheering.

It was difficult for them to have five Kurast-level adventurers walking in an area full of powerful monsters for them. It was such a leaping level of difficulty that even ordinary adventurers found it difficult. It was unbearable, but fortunately, they still came over with bumps and bumps. This could be regarded as a test. At this point, the Gaut couple basically confirmed their strength as adventurers.

Although, it is not impossible for me to use the pseudo-domain or even the aura fluctuations of the domain to repel all the monsters and make this journey truly a mountaineering and skiing trip, but under the strong suggestion of the Gaut couple, the three of us will still The defensive line is very loose, and only monsters with a certain strength or above are intercepted. Other monsters that can pose a moderate test to the five girls are treated with a laissez-faire attitude to hone their adaptability. .

Because of this, even with the high-intensity experience of marching all the way, it took us four full days to get here. When we saw the target, the five girls, who had been exhausted these days, couldn't help but cheer. Even the usually calm The experienced Linya seemed to have forgotten the sense of crisis and joined in the celebration.

"..."

Ah, forget it, now let's not say these embarrassing aphorisms such as "The safest place may be the most dangerous" and "The moment you relax is when the footsteps of death come." Let them be happy for a while, right? For them, this journey is indeed not easy.

The Gotts and I looked at each other and both showed tolerant smiles, watching the girls hugging each other in celebration.

Hey, hey, Princess Sanwu, don’t sit down and make tea right now! I have to leave immediately! !

When she came to her senses, Princess Sanwu had already set up a small square tea table on the snow, with a steaming teapot on it. There was a thick square blanket next to it, and she was holding it in her little hands. A cup of hot tea enters the realm of tea that only she can unleash.

"Hmph, Xiaofan, how are you? I'm awesome, I'm awesome!!"

Before I could complain, the little ghost's pretty face suddenly approached, and she didn't stop until she was almost touching the tip of her nose. Then she blinked her silver eyes, which were as beautiful as the stars in the night sky at such a close distance. He looked very proud and waited for words of praise to come out of my mouth.

Then, the sleeves were pulled, and the stunningly beautiful Sarah stood beside me, raising her head and looking at me with watery eyes of expectancy. Seeing my gaze falling, she immediately shyly turned her little pink-haired head He lowered himself towards me, as if he wanted me to gently caress him for a moment as a reward and encouragement.

"What should I do? Sir, shouldn't we make something delicious to celebrate at this time?"

As soon as Willas became happy, her housewife attributes immediately exploded. Her cute face shone with a red light of excitement that was different from shyness. She held the flame pan in her hand and waved it like stir-fry, wanting to make a meal similar to a Manchu banquet. The excitement of such a sumptuous meal is overflowing.

"..."

Okay, and Linya, just tell me what you want to do. I'm mentally prepared.

In a blink of an eye, Linya used the same posture as Princess Sanwu, sitting around the small tea table with Karina, holding a hot tea cup and entering tea drinking mode. Sensing my gaze, she turned her head , winked at me coquettishly, roughly meaning that now I won’t embarrass you along with everyone else, but I owe you.

Karina, who was sitting next to her, also followed my gaze and showed a meaningful smile, as if to say: Be happy, kid, be very happy, give me your obedient happiness, if you dare to show half the trouble, The look on your face means that the majority of female compatriots are in harmony with you.

"Wu!"

The Gothic gorilla patted my shoulder from behind, and two lines of tears burst out from his eyes that seemed to go blind if he didn't shed tears for a day.

"Can I throw you from the top of Mount Arreat?"

He said this with a very serious expression, and it didn't seem like he was joking.

"..."

I'm sorry, but if you throw me down from there, I will definitely reappear in front of you unscathed.

"Ahem, what are you doing? Our journey has just begun now!!"

I turned around and kicked Gaote away. I turned around and rubbed baby Sarah's little head. I tapped my forehead lightly against the smooth forehead of the little ghost who was close at hand, and then made a gesture of hugging Willas. In her arms, the shy little housewife immediately blushed and ducked aside, then roared and violently lifted Princess Sanwu's small tea table...

At that moment, I suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction in my heart, as if I had achieved some achievement or milestone, or I had finally uncovered a hidden CG or entered a mysterious branch that no one knew about. In short, A big bright red word "Mission Accomplished" flashed in his mind.

"Everyone, please wake up. The real experience is about to begin now."

I glared at everyone, and pointed at the entrance to the Styx Cave again and again, as if I were facing a teacher who had failed the entire class.

Even the Gotters were like this. At the beginning, who repeatedly requested that the difficulty of this upgrade journey be increased?

"Actually, by the time we reach the Cave of the Styx, it can be said that the danger of this journey has exceeded 90%."

Karina coughed seriously and said this.

"As long as you're careful inside, basically there won't be any accidents. All that's left is to keep upgrading your level."

"That's right, Xiao Fan made too much fuss, what a fool."

The little ghost, rubbing his sore forehead, also joined in the condemnation.

Huh? Was it me who was wrong? Is it my fault for being cautious and worried? And what does this have to do with being an idiot?

"Anyway, don't be careless."

Seeing that I was alone and weak, probably only Salad would be on my side if I tried to say it, so I prepared to change the subject.

"Sister Lina, is the entrance to the Styx Cave really leading to hell?"

"Of course not possible."

Karina smiled: "If it really leads to hell, then the three demon gods don't have to work hard to find a way to break through in the third world. They can directly invade the first and second world through these entrances."

"oh."

Thinking about it, it seems that I asked a stupid question.

"It should be said that it is similar to the existence of a projection of a certain place in hell."

After thinking about it, Karina explained uncertainly: "As the interference of the hell forces on the Dark Continent deepens, not only monsters will have projections in the first world, but also a certain area of ​​the hell world, under certain conditions. Once it is achieved, it will also appear in the Dark Continent in the form of a projection. For the specific situation, I think you should ask Elder Kane, he knows better than me."

"So that's it, it's just like the River of Fire, right?" I nodded to express my understanding.

The River of Fire appears because the strength of the Great Demon God Diavolo has reached a terrifying level. Not only his clones and projections, but even his lair, Chaos Sanctuary, are interfered by his powerful power. Next time we come to the Dark Continent.

In my words, this approach is a high-profile pretense. I expected that the flame lizard should be a very coquettish guy.

"This... I hope it's different. If it's the same, it would be troublesome."

After listening to my words, Karina looked slightly troubled.

If it is really the same as the River of Fire, wouldn't it mean that somewhere in the hell corresponding to the Cave of the Styx in front of us, there is also a super monster close to the strength of the big pineapple? It's really not a happy thing to think about.

"I hope it's for other reasons." I shrugged my shoulders and said helplessly.

Three demon gods and four demon kings have turned the Dark Continent into a mess. If something else appears again, I really can't stand it.

However, it is said that there are still many demon king-level monsters in hell, but there are also many kinds of demon kings. Of course, I do not mean that there are good demon kings, but these guys may not be interested in things in the Dark Continent. The jungle in hell is the strongest. The rules may be more suitable for them. Besides, the seven overlords of hell, namely the four demon kings and the three demon gods, may not be willing to let the other demon king-level monsters come to their playground to cause trouble.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Does this mean that we may not just face four demon kings and three demon gods in the future?

In short, after getting myself into a slight headache, I finally moved the original topic away, and now everyone's attention is focused on the entrance to the Cave of the Styx.

On the Arreat Plateau, a land of pure white, this gloomy entrance looked particularly dazzling, as if there was a big black spot on the soft white skin, exuding an uncomfortable feeling all over.

First of all, under the entrance platform is a huge hole with no bottom. The inside of the deep hole flashes with a dark red light like lava, which makes people who see it wonder if they will fall directly into hell if they fall. Feel.

The platform at the entrance is floating in the center of this large cave. An unsafe-looking stone bridge connects the platform to the ground. In the center of the platform is an arch that seems to be made of bones. On the side is a huge skull. The head of an unknown species is similar to a human skull, but dozens of times larger than a human skull. A smaller child can fit through the dark eye holes.

However, both the skeleton gate and the huge skull next to it are just decorations. The real entrance to the Styx Cave is actually a red door under the skeleton gate.

That's right, it's exactly the same as the red door entering the Cow Gate, like a portal stained red with blood.

"Do you really...really want to go in from here?"

They didn't look carefully when they arrived in the first year of junior high school. When they saw clearly the terrible shape of the Styx Cave, Willas and the others, who had never cried out in pain along the way, couldn't help but retreat.

Just looking at the entrance is so creepy that it’s hard to imagine what kind of ghostly place it would be inside.

"I have no objection, you decide."

Karina shrugged her shoulders and smiled as she watched the five girls gather around and discuss.

"No, let's go in. There are adults here."

After a moment, it seemed that he had come to a conclusion. Little Vilas showed an energetic expression, clenched his fist and said firmly.

"..."

Although it is impossible for me as a man not to feel secretly happy to be so dependent on my lovely wives, but at this time, I still hope that they can overcome difficulties with their own will.

Forget it, everything has to be done step by step, right? If I, who had just arrived in the Dark Continent, were placed in a place like this, I might have been scared to the point of peeing, and would have chosen to commit suicide by jumping into a hole in the midst of endless fear and despair.

No one is born a hero.

In order to reassure them, I walked across the stone bridge first and came to the red door. I took a deep breath and stepped in with my big feet.

Dark red world.

Harrogas was like two extremes from the previous moment, from extremely cold to scorching hot. The only thing that remained unchanged was the astringent dryness, while the dark red color and the endless sea of ​​lava were... It deepens the fear and annoyance brought about here.

Although I have never been to the River of Fire, I have experienced this kind of scenery. I still experienced a similar place in the Demon Fortress when I was tricked by the old man Tualatin into looking for the legendary artifact.

Well, it's really a not-so-good memory.

After calming down, I turned around, reached into the red door, grabbed a smooth little hand, and pulled it in. Just as I imagined, Linya came in behind.

Giving me a reassuring smile, she took a few steps forward and looked at the hellish scene in front of her with half curiosity and half timidity.

Then the second one is Sarah. As expected, this little loli is the most adaptable to the battlefield and the most talented in combat among the five girls.

Then, the remaining three people came in one after another, and the last ones came in were the Gaut couple.

"Ah~~~~~I haven't been to a place like this for a long time."

Facing the deeply feared sea of ​​lava, Gaut stretched greatly, making people wonder whether they wanted to admire his courage as an adventurer, or to complain about his thick nerves.

"Although it looks a little scary, if nothing else, it's actually safer here than outside."

As the captain, Karina clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention.

"However, after all, it is your first time to come to this kind of place, and you also lack sufficient experience, so I do not recommend going deep inside. The location inside the Styx Cave is quite wide. It is enough to practice near the exit. Every two Go out and practice again in three days, Wu, what do you think?"

"No problem, let's do it."

I thought about Karina's suggestion for a while, and couldn't help but admire her. She is indeed a seasoned veteran.

The most dangerous thing about a place like the Styx Cave is not the monsters inside, but the depressing environment here. For beginners like Willas, it is indeed not suitable to stay for too long.

So, after spending some time formulating a course of action, the five girls' level-up journey officially began.