Chapter 400 Lady of Misfortune, Underground Pollution
It took about half an hour to fly above the tawny ocean.
An irregular diamond-shaped building appeared in the field of vision, with an area of several hundred square meters according to visual inspection. It looked like a huge diamond half buried in the ground, but the color of the building was a matte metallic silvery white without the sparkle of a diamond.
"here it is……"
The Hermit never said where exactly Ms. Doom lived, and it was only at this moment that Bai Zhi made a guess.
“This is both the solitary residence of ‘Doom’ and the cage in which she is voluntarily exiled,” the hermit introduced.
After getting off the airship, leaving the pilot behind, the hermit guided Bai Zhi to the diamond-shaped building.
He raised his right hand slightly, and a large number of mysterious symbols flew out of the Brass Book, forming an illusory key.
As the key touched the wall without a door or keyhole, a white light door stained with a little blue and black appeared in front of them.
"please."
Perhaps in order to alleviate Bai Zhi's doubts, the hermit made a gesture and walked in first.
Behind the white light door is darkness.
But I can use my senses to find that I am in a 3-meter-wide passage. After the passage extends for tens of meters, there is a spiral staircase without guardrails.
One after another, the two passed through the lightless passage and stepped onto the spiral staircase. After walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the top of the diamond-shaped building——
Blue candlelight adorns an empty hall in the corner.
Pieces of grid-like sunlight shine through the glass of the dome, covering everything in the center of the hall in a faint golden light.
In the center of the empty hall, there is a metal black chair and a long table with mottled bronze. On the long table stands a three-pronged candlestick, lighting three blue candles.
Candlelight and sunlight shine on the figure on the metal black chair, dispelling the surrounding darkness, but the loneliness and desolation of the figure cannot be ignored.
It was a woman with disheveled hair, whose face could not be seen clearly, but with a good figure, wrapped in a torn white dress.
At first glance,
Just like an ordinary, down-and-out weak girl.
But,
The transparent tubes dropped from the sky, passed through the white skirt, pierced the skin, and inserted into her body.
And pieces of black iron shackles that trapped the slender limbs,
She looked like a restrained beast, like a victim imprisoned for human experimentation.
"Claire, long time no see."
The hermit stood at the junction of the hall and the stairs, without taking a step into the hall.
The next second, the woman on the black chair suddenly moved, then slowly raised her head and looked in the direction of the sound.
As the auburn hair parted to both sides, a face that was exquisite and refined, yet slightly horrifying appeared in front of Bai Zhi.
I saw a metal nose stud and earrings on the woman's face, her eyes had no pupils, only the whites of her eyes, her lips were dry and pale, and her face had a strange and lifeless look, like that of a dead person.
Bai Zhi subconsciously checked the other party's information data.
【Object】: Doom Claire
[Vitality]: 150
[Body length]: 165cm
[Status]: Unstable
As a former S-class transcendent, his vitality could be so low? Bai Zhi flashed doubts.
"Gagrid...it's you."
A hoarse female voice sounded, sounding like there was a tube stuck in her throat.
Claire's pupil-less eyes glanced at the hermit, and then glanced at Bai Zhi:
"who is she?"
After the hermit briefly introduced Bai Zhi's identity and the purpose of his trip, he finally said:
"You guys chat, I'll wait for you below, Miss Ye Zhi, you can find a seat and sit down."
Immediately he turned around and descended the spiral staircase.
"Your name is Ye Zhi... it probably sounds like a good name."
As she spoke, Claire placed her two black-shackled hands on the long bronze table, allowing Bai Zhi to see more clearly the numerous scars on her white and dry hands.
The bruises looked like scratches.
"Good afternoon, Ms. Claire."
Bai Zhi chose a chair directly opposite Claire and sat down. He did not show any surprise at the other person's appearance, nor did he call him "bad luck" because it might offend him.
"Sorry for the sudden visit. I hope my arrival did not disturb you."
As the person asking for help, she tried to be as humble and courteous as possible.
"It's okay." Claire said:
"Then did you bring a cigarette?"
Um?
Are you still smoking when you are like this?
But speaking of it, I didn’t bring anything with me this time... Bai Zhi shook his head slightly and said apologetically:
"I didn't know Ms. Claire had this hobby before I came here, so... I'll definitely do it next time."
"...Or, is there anything else you need? Let me look for it on you, like potato chips, jelly or something?"
Claire closed her eyes expressionlessly.
Ahem... Bai Zhi cleared his throat and said:
"Mr. Hermit just introduced it. I want to know the truth about the pollution in 'S-05', such as what will happen if you get close to the underground palace. I wonder if you can help me clarify my doubts. Thank you very much."
Claire was silent for two seconds and then said:
"Since Gagrid brought you here and you are also a member of the 'New World', I can tell you, but I want to hear why you want to know this first."
Bai Zhi, who had been prepared for this, simply explained:
"I have an extraordinary pet, and I need to go to the place where the curse is hidden, and draw opportunities and power from there in order to gain promotion."
"Oh, so he's a crazy man who doesn't care about his life..." Claire looked at Bai Zhi with her creepy eyes and said faintly:
"How can a normal person go there even if he wants to become stronger... There must be some danger forcing you to do these things that are sure to kill you."
"You should already know that I'm the only one who has seen the underground palace and survived."
"But I, who am carrying bad luck, can only be considered alive to be precise... Cough cough! Cough cough!"
Suddenly, Claire started coughing violently. It took more than ten seconds before she gradually calmed down. Then she seemed to have not talked to anyone for a long time, and kept talking, as if she was venting.
"Ahem... After escaping from there, my organs all failed rapidly, and various viruses spontaneously found me. If it weren't for mechanical replacement, I wouldn't have survived for two days."
"Even now, I can't eat normally, and I need to inject nutrient solution and medicine to stay alive."
"I can't fall asleep every night, because once my consciousness relaxes, those laughter and tearing sounds that are enough to make people collapse will ring in my mind..."
"I haven't slept for three months. Only cigarettes can make me barely ignore those sounds and fall asleep..."
"Unfortunately, few people come to see me, and my sister doesn't allow anyone to give me that kind of thing."
"In short, all this is due to the pollution underground."
Even though the other party's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like the harsh friction sound of a sharp object, Bai Zhi still listened without changing his expression.
"Sister?" Bai Zhi glanced at the four corners of the empty hall, "I thought Ms. Claire lived alone..."
At this time, Claire took out a tablet from behind the chair and explained calmly: "Remote communication."