Chapter 343 Changes in the Underground World

Arrive again at the entrance to the underworld.

I don't know how long it has been, but Chen Ye hasn't entered here from the entrance of Longhua Avenue for a long time.

at this time.

The entrance was dark, and the stairs were steep and covered with jagged bones, stained with layers of deep bloodstains.

Compared with the previous time, there was a strong smell of blood around the stairs, permeating the air, giving people a faint sense of uneasiness.

It seems as if some bloody disaster has happened here...

At the same time, Chen Ye saw the yellowing earth walls on both sides of the stairs leading to the underground world, covered with sinister and weird patterns.

It's like forming a huge symbol, spreading towards the depths of the underground world.

For a moment, when Chen Ye's eyes fell on the symbol pattern, he had an absurd illusion——

The symbol seemed to be alive, squirming silently!

He was in a daze for a moment.

When he came back to his senses again, the symbol remained peacefully on the wall, motionless, as if it was just an illusion.

At this moment, Chen Ye's [Research on Blood Letters] was automatically triggered, and next to the symbol, blood-colored words as big as tadpoles appeared one after another——

[Some kind of mysterious symbol...]

[Used for sacrifice...]

[Something...unknown...unknown...]

The blood-colored words slowly dissipated, and Chen Ye's mind moved, and the confidence of the blood-colored words was deeply imprinted in his mind, and he memorized it.

"I didn't expect... that [Research on Scarlet Letters] was automatically triggered?" Chen Ye muttered in a low voice.

Under normal circumstances, only when encountering a relatively special existence, [Study in Scarlet Letters] will automatically pop up a few paragraphs of obscure text as a reminder.

at the same time.

The more abstract and incomprehensible the description, the more it corresponds to some unfathomable existence, to unknown secrets, to high-sequence professions with profound personalities...

"Symbolism should correspond to some kind of sacrifice, used for sacrifices, and the scale is so large. It seems that there is indeed something terrible in the underground world, hidden in the depths. I wonder if it corresponds to the devil?"

After merging with [Slay Demon in the Sky], Chen Ye could faintly feel the energy fluctuations of the magic crystal in his body becoming a little uneasy, as if it was restless, as if there was something deep in the depths, affecting the 'Demon' bloodline, making it... He wanted to stay away from this place.

However, the more this happened, the more Chen Ye wanted to find out what was inside.

What impact will it have on the City of Destiny in the future?

Could it be related to Bishop von Lucius?

Thinking of this, Chen Ye's figure merged into the night again, following the wall like an undercurrent, and quietly reached the underground world.

now.

A wide semicircular arc-shaped square appeared in front of Chen Ye.

There are natural stalactite pillars all around, standing horizontally on the ground like beams, supporting the dome of the cave.

When Chen Ye entered the underground world, he immediately opened the Eye of Luck and observed the halo of luck hidden here.

The tentacle-like gray mist appeared like threads, covering the ground like clouds.

The square is empty and deserted. Compared with the last time I came here, where I could see more homeless people, it seems much deserted.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. The underground world has become so crowded now that homeless people can't even be found?"

Chen Ye looked around the empty cave and couldn't help but murmured in his heart.

Last time I came here, I could still see a lot of homeless people gathering together. This time, I couldn't even see a human head. What's wrong?

He walked nearby, his vision passed through the darkness, and he could clearly see the traces of burning saltpeter on the walls and ground.

A smell of gunpowder, similar to sulfur, filled the air, which seemed to indicate that there had been a fierce battle here.

"Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Even the indigenous people don't stay here. It seems that the underground world has reached a critical turning point."

In order to confirm this information, Chen Ye immediately went to the underground market to observe the situation.

As the place with the highest traffic in the underground world, you can always see some traces of aboriginal activities there, right?

In fact, Chen Ye has another information method to explore the underground world——

【风花雪月】

Use the exchanges between other players in the forum to learn about recent events in the underground world.

However, he checked it out and found that there were very few valid posts in the underground world recently. Most of them were leftover posts from the past, mostly impressions from the past.

There is no valid information related to the recent past...

From this abnormal situation, Chen Ye can be sure that the current situation in the underground world is not optimistic.

Otherwise, no matter what, there should be related discussions in the forum.

The only possibility is that during this period, players who dared to break into the underground world privately encountered unexpected events.

Or encounter some bad status quo...

At the same time, the thugs also stepped up their defense.

"The thugs are really backed by the Dark Night Organization, which specializes in cultivating assassins. In terms of intelligence, they will never do too badly."

"These players who think they are talented and brave are obviously overconfident."

"They tried to travel back and forth to the underground world several times, thinking that they could really come and go freely. However, little did they know that the moment they entered the underground world, they might have been targeted by the Dark Night Organization."

"There are no powerful players in the mob's group of mercenaries. Of course, there are no traces of these expert players, but that doesn't mean that the core members of the Dark Night Organization don't have this ability."

"These targeted players have already entered the spider web and could be hunted at any time."

Thinking of this, Chen Ye immediately focused his spirituality and observed the surroundings.

Unlocking the professions of [Eye of Luck], [Blood Word Research], and [Soul Crosser] spiritual sequence...

Chen Ye's ability to perceive danger is still much stronger than other professions.

Therefore, if he is marked by the characteristics of [Assassin], he will soon detect it.

But this does not mean that he should be careless.

There may be some existence hidden behind this underground world. If this is a certain field, then as long as you set foot here, you may have been discovered by that level of existence.

Of course, if it is a true god-level existence, generally you will not care about professions below the fifth turn.

Only when you reach the fifth turn, belonging to the upper level of the sequence, this level of profession, will you have the opportunity to contact the true god-level existence, otherwise it will be a death.

Not long after.

Chen Ye's figure appeared smoothly at the entrance of the underground market.

At this moment, he discovered that the majestic dark yellow, mixed with the purple air like mist, flickered faintly in the depths of this lightless land.

However, accompanied by blood-like spots, dotted in the darkness, adding a bit of weirdness.

"What special things might there be in the underground market?"

Witnessing the underground market presenting a rather strange aura of luck... Chen Ye's mind moved, realizing that the current market might have also undergone some changes.

Confirming that there was no fatal danger to himself, he took a deep breath, then passed through the translucent membrane-like entrance and entered the underground market.

…………

The cold, dark, sticky feeling of countless tentacles clinging to his body came again.

With a hissing sound...

The ghost light of the soul-guiding lamp suddenly leaped in front of Chen Ye's eyes, and accompanied by the pale face of a dead person, it appeared in front of his vision. The hoarse and low voice was like the hissing sound of insects moving in the throat, echoing darkly:

"Please show your identity card."

Chen Ye took out the real estate certificate of the underground market without saying a word.

The dead face looked at it seriously for a moment, nodded, and then let it go.

"Compared to before, it's much stricter..." Chen Ye complained in his heart while walking.

When I took out the real estate contract before, the other party's attitude was much better.

Not as serious as it is now.

Even the boss who has the real estate contract seems so strict...

The underground market should have changed a lot.

Thinking of this, Chen Ye went to his shop as soon as possible to ask about Bepsi's recent situation.

With the guidance of the soul-guiding lamp.

In the lightless environment, Chen Ye slowly came to the mossy stone steps that kept winding upwards, all the way up.

The pupil of luck passed through the dark without light, and could see the silhouettes of people and shops surrounding him in the darkness.

It was obvious that...

The underground market today had much less traffic.

There were only a series of serious figures standing here, not like visitors, but like guards here.

His spirit moved slightly.

Chen Ye looked to the left and found several silhouettes of people holding firearms, with blood-red halos on their heads.

"Thug players..." Chen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

As if they had noticed something, the thugs also looked at Chen Ye.

Of course, in the dark place, without any light source, the thug players only relied on their own absorption characteristics to sense that someone was paying attention to him, but in fact, they could not see Chen Ye when they turned their heads.

The range provided by the soul-guiding lamp was very small, and it was located on the road ahead, so Chen Ye himself would basically not be exposed.

After Chen Ye retracted his sight, the other party quickly returned to normal and continued to stand in the same place, as if he was standing guard.

Not long after.

Chen Ye's figure returned to the branch in the underground world.

He thought there would be few customers in the store today, but he didn't expect that every seat would be flashing with a halo of human silhouette.

A soul-guiding lamp was placed on the door plaque of the store.

When you arrive at the store, you can see the surrounding objects clearly with the help of the magnified light of the soul-guiding lamp.

...This is a special mechanism of the underground market. Each store will have its own soul-guiding lamp, and the light source provided can just cover the entire store.

Customers who arrive at the store can obtain the light source related to the store.

But if you are outside the store, you can only see the faint light of the soul-guiding lamp, which seems to guide something in front, but you can't see what kind of scene is inside.

Therefore, when customers come to the underground market, they need to accurately report the store number and be led by the dead face to unlock the use of the space.

It is equivalent to applying a layer of encryption.

Being able to obtain the store number means that you are a familiar customer here.

More secretive.

"Boss."

When Chen Ye's figure appeared here, Bepsi greeted him enthusiastically.

Chen Ye nodded, looked around, and asked:

"How is the recent business?"

Bepsi smiled and said: "It's not as good as before, but there are still these regular customers coming to the restaurant. Haha, what they say is quite interesting, I can't understand it..."

When Chen Ye took a closer look, he was shocked to find that these players were all thugs, and they all used the human language before the advent of blood, instead of the cunning language of this world...

Of course you don’t understand. This is a conversation between players. It’s amazing if you can understand!

Looking around...

These players all carry a firearm in their belts.

A player who is clearly a thug.

At this moment, this group of players are all immersed in eating and not communicating with each other.

However... Judging from the way they took out their red mobile phones and kept scrolling, it was basically certain that they were using the contents of their mobile phones to talk.

In a sense, the bloody mobile phone is a product outside the rules. For example, the [Weird Black Market] is not subject to equivalent restrictions and can be traded freely, including using the SMS function inside to transmit information. As expected, it can also Hidden from the gaze of other beings in the city.

... Some secrets involve unknown existences. Not to mention talking about it up to this point, even if related thoughts appear in the mind, it may bring danger and pollution to oneself, leading to the risk of losing control.

Therefore, there is basically no possibility of leakage by using the bloody mobile phone to discuss intelligence.

"I didn't expect that the passenger flow of the underground market has dropped so much, but the sales volume of the shops and restaurants has not dropped at all!"

After Chen Ye briefly reviewed the accounts, he was a little surprised.

I opened a branch in an underground market, and the main source of customers changed from the original aborigines to mob players!

Instead, these guys have become the main source of income...

Of course, since Chen Ye does not have a branch in the underground market, he left the word "Integrity Restaurant"...

And the one who is mainly responsible for business is the most famous [Devil Chef] in this area before...

The thugs had no doubt that this store had been transferred to a player a long time ago and was related to the "Integrity Restaurant" that had recently become popular in the entire park.

As for why they chose this place, it was naturally because Chen Ye purchased a large amount of seasonings and the richness of flavors surpassed those of surrounding restaurants. Moreover, the food made by Beipsi is more in line with the taste of players, so it has naturally become the first choice of thugs.

Of course, compared with the aboriginal customers that were always full in the past, the number of thugs was not that large, they were very regular, and they only came during meal times.

But as players, they have a very distinctive characteristic——

Will pack a few takeaways for my companions.

Therefore, the purchasing power of one thug may be worth that of several aborigines.

Some even packed a group meal for their colleagues after finishing their meal.

In terms of income, it has not dropped much compared to before.

For a moment, Chen Ye realized that the thugs were the ones making the most money for himself, and he didn't know whether to attack these cuties.

at this time……

Chen Ye's mind suddenly moved, and he noticed that there was a mist-like glaze around the head of the thug sitting in the northeast corner, which immediately caught his attention.