Shen Weixun took the drawing that Niannian had made and examined it carefully. His face darkened slightly.
There was no doubt that Xiaotuanzi's drawing was accurate. To master formations proficiently, one had to have a highly developed sense of space and excellent spatial memory.
And Niannian was no less skilled than others in setting up formations.
Drawing a simple spatial structure was an easy task for her, and there was no room for error.
So, what was hidden in the remaining two - thirds of the space in the darkness was unknown.
"The 'god' mentioned in the letter is not the traditional kind. Gods and immortals have pure souls. They don't curse humans but only impose heavenly punishments. Only spirits and monsters use curses to take revenge on humans who have harmed them," Niannian reminded in time.
Perhaps there were many spirits hidden in the designed two - thirds of the space.
"There are countless sea spirits. It's really hard to figure out which one it is," Shen Weixun quickly ran through all the spirits he knew in his mind. There were too many that lived in the sea, and quite a few of them were vengeful.
It seemed difficult to break the deadlock.
"The Daughter of the Sea... Could it be a mermaid?" Luo Wuyou suddenly remembered the useless fairy - tale book they had found at the beginning.
Obviously, the current escape - room role - playing game had changed its flavor.
The person who set up this trap had a very clear purpose, so they probably wouldn't leave useless clues.
Everything was related, including that book.
"Impossible. Mermaids are actually very ugly and don't match our human aesthetic standards at all. Naturally, they won't be regarded as gods. After all, in human subjective thinking, gods are very beautiful. Endless wealth..." Shen Weixun seemed to think of something. After pondering for a while, he uttered three words: "Biyi fish."
"Biyi fish? What is that?" This was a rather obscure topic. Not only was Luo Wuyou confused, but most of the other people from the metaphysical world had never heard of it either.
"Legend has it that the Biyi fish looks like an inverted cauldron, with a bird's head and fish's wings. Its call sounds like a chime stone. It can produce pearls and jade. Ordinary Biyi fish can grow pearls and jade in their bodies, while the spiritual Biyi fish can produce them endlessly, which fits the description of endless wealth."
"But even if we know all this and have made so many guesses, if we can't find the mastermind behind all this, we can't save my friend. How about we go out and look for him?"
Luo Wuyou's purpose for coming here had always been the same.
That was to rescue his good friend.
The problem was that most of the area of this island was occupied by this castle.
Where could his friend be hidden?
Even if it was a corpse, there had to be a burial place.
"I don't think the other side would be so stupid as to bury the person. There's still two - thirds of the space in this maze that we haven't explored. Why don't we go in there and take a look? Maybe we can find your friend."
"But we haven't found any clues. How can we get in?" Luo Wuyou looked at the closed walls around him and asked doubtfully.
"Hehe! It's easy!" The super - brain Xiaotuanzi was online.
Sometimes adults just thought things too complicated.
They just wanted to get from one side of the wall to the other. Was it really that difficult?
A blasting talisman would do the trick.
Without hesitation, Niannian took out a talisman from her small satchel and casually threw it. The talisman stuck to the wall.
Luo Wuyou was still confused about what was going on when Shen Weixun silently took five steps back.
Those knowledgeable people from the metaphysical world also stepped back one after another, leaving Luo Wuyou standing there stupidly.
The next second, there was a loud bang, and the wall was blown to pieces.
Luo Wuyou, who almost got buried alive by the falling bricks and soil, looked extremely disheveled at the moment.
He looked a bit like the little character in the cartoon who had been bombed.
All black and dirty, looking really comical.
Luo Wuyou opened his mouth, wanting to curse, but when he met Shen Weixun's warning look and Niannian's smug face, he silently swallowed all his emotions.
"Well, that's it. It's so simple," Niannian said.
Sure enough, there was another space behind the wall. Xiaotuanzi clapped her hands, feeling extremely smart.
She took the lead and crawled through the broken wall.
A pungent smell of blood hit them, almost knocking them out.
There were dark red blood footprints of different sizes and in a mess, but there was no other terrifying scene as imagined.
The layout on this side of the wall was not much different from the other side. There were rows of closed doors, with only a few dim lights.
Niannian slowly approached one of the doors and stopped at the door.
Everyone else held their breath and stared intently at the door.
Of course, Shen Weixun wouldn't let Niannian take risks alone. He picked up the little girl and stood her behind him. Then he reached for the doorknob and gently turned it.
The door wasn't locked and was easily pushed open. There was no light inside.
He turned on the flashlight on his phone. There were only a few single beds in the room. Instead of sheets, there were layers of plastic on the beds.
There were mottled bloodstains on the plastic of each bed, which was shocking. The flashlight's beam slowly moved towards the corner. A blood - covered person was curled up in the corner with their head in their hands.
This person had no skin, and the texture of their muscles was clearly visible. Their clothes were soaked in blood.
"Dead?" Shen Weixun squinted his eyes and slowly approached the corner. When the person heard the footsteps behind them, they were so frightened that they let out a loud scream, which also scared the people behind.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!" the blood - covered person in the corner shouted.
"Alive?" Niannian said in surprise.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Shen Weixun had never seen someone who could still be alive after having their skin peeled off. He was a bit disgusted by the sticky blood on the blood - covered person and kept a distance of about a meter as he asked.
"I didn't kill anyone, it wasn't me! I didn't! I didn't do it... Don't kill me... It wasn't me... It wasn't me. It was all them."
The blood - covered person was obviously a bit crazy and spoke incoherently.
"Hey, are you alive or dead? Tell us what happened. We won't hurt you. Maybe we can even help you."
The blood - covered person seemed so terrified that they didn't seem to pose any threat at all.
Shen Weixun softened his tone and asked.
"Really? Then I'll tell you everything. Please help me find my skin!" The blood - covered person suddenly raised their head and grabbed Shen Weixun's corner of his clothes. There was no skin on their face either, and their bulging eyes looked extremely scary.