Original God's Dark Priest

In the dark, she stared at the two figures without blinking, and couldn't help revealing an expectant look. She watched Ying's right foot land on the stairs, and then as if she had noticed something, she quickly retracted it.

Ying felt a strange touch under her feet and hesitated. She looked down and found that there was a thin layer of ice on the steps.

Paimon scratched the back of his head, confused: "Why is there ice here? Does this...make sense?"

Kamisato Ayaka had not expected to encounter something like this. She stopped and carefully examined the stone steps in front of her: "This is not ordinary ice."

"What? Does this ice have any special use?" Little Paimon suddenly panicked and asked quickly.

Kamisato Ayaka shook her head and said honestly, "To be honest, I don't know, because the current temperature shouldn't be like this. Besides, the two of you look carefully, there is no sign of the ice surface melting at all."

The temperature in Inazuma is relatively high now, but there is ice on the stone steps that shows no signs of melting. It is very strange no matter how you think about it.

Kamisato Ayaka was sure that this was Safir's doing, but she didn't know what Safir's purpose was. Logically speaking, it was really inappropriate to do so many unnecessary things.

Ying didn't think too much about it. She looked left and right, and after finding nothing unusual, she decided not to touch the stone steps and just jump over.

She did it right away. She walked to the stone steps, jumped up, and landed on a place where there was no ice.

But the next second her pupils suddenly shrank, because the moment she jumped up, Ying felt something was wrong.

Although it was very slight, she was sure she must have tripped over something.

Before she could turn around to check, a dark shadow suddenly fell from the tree next to her and hung straight in front of her.

A scarlet tongue with a strong smell of blood wafted into the nose, and the little Paimon was stunned. Kamisato Ayaka also stood there with her eyes wide open. She seemed to be unchanged, but in fact, she had almost lost consciousness.

The closest fluorescent light to the dummy...

She was petrified. After several seconds, a sharp scream came out of her mouth, followed by Kamisato Ayaka and Paimon screaming together.

Ying in the dark couldn't hold back her expression when she saw this scene. It was the first time she discovered that playing pranks could be such a pleasant thing.

In the air, Saphir, who was covering the entire place with an assassination field, raised the corner of her mouth. It seemed that the first mechanism was perfectly triggered, and she began to look forward to the follow-up.

Ying and her group stayed there and screamed for a long time, until Ying felt suffocated because she forgot to breathe, and then the three of them gradually quieted down.

Queen Yingcang retreated, but forgot that there was a layer of ice on the steps behind her, and she fell down. If it weren't for Kamisato Ayaka's support, this girl would probably have rolled far away.

The three of them looked at each other, and after confirming that there was no one else here, they gradually mustered up the courage to go forward and check.

Upon inspection, the dummy was exposed. After learning that this was not a corpse but a dummy, Kamisato Ayaka almost collapsed and sat on a rock nearby. She suddenly felt extremely exhausted, but the slight sense of pleasure of surviving a disaster that grew in her heart made her feel a little unsatisfied.

This is not the first time that the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family has been pranked. Saphir has played pranks on her before, but none as cruel as today's.

"Huh...Huh...I'm so scared, I'm sweating." Kamisato Ayaka wiped her cheek and looked at Ying, whose face was still a little pale. "Ying, are you okay?"

Ying touched her heart and felt a little scared: "Linghua, is this courage test so big? I thought my soul was going to fly out for a moment just now. I was scared to death."

"Woo, Ying, why don't we just go away? I'm so scared..." Little Paimeng began to think of backing out. This scary mechanism was still too exciting for her.

Ying was also a little scared, but she still asked: "Then...you don't want the mysterious gift package?"

She didn't care. She wouldn't starve to death even if she had no money. At worst, she could sacrifice her looks and ask Saphir for some money. She could live a comfortable life. As for little Paimon...

This little guy is a little mischievous, and seems to have been planning to hide some private money. Since he is not short of money to spend on weekdays, Ying doesn't pay attention to this matter, but she is sure that the little guy must have hidden money secretly.

After all, all the rewards she gets will be shared with little Paimeng, and little Paimeng has almost no daily expenses, so this little guy probably has a small treasury of some size, and logically he shouldn't care too much about this mysterious gift package.

However, Ying underestimated Paimeng's money-grubbing nature. When the little guy thought of the mysterious gift bag, he immediately cheered up, mustered up his courage, and became determined: "Let's go on! Ying, I think I can hold on a little longer."

Ying and Kamisato Ayaka looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing at the conflicted look of little Paimon who was afraid but wanted to play at the same time.

The originally terrifying atmosphere was diluted a lot because of their laughter.

Saphir heard the noise and raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you are having a lot of fun. How about I add more fuel to the fire?"

She began to consider pushing the assassination field to its limit to give these three guys who had no sense of urgency a good beating, but she changed her mind and gave up. It was just a small event and there was no need to be so extreme.

After picking up the hanging dummy, Ying took Kamisato Ayaka and little Paimon and walked deeper into the cave.

After the interruption just now, the tension in the hearts of the three of them eased a lot, and soon, the three of them came to the location of the second mechanism. This time the mechanism was more hidden, and the person who triggered the mechanism was Kamisato Ayaka.

Kamisato Ayaka came to the event today to relax, and she had her own selfish motives when she suggested that Saphir be a staff member.

Although Safire likes to play pranks, she knows her limits and won't do anything too extreme. Her erratic personality also makes it hard to guess her methods.

Linghua is very nervous now. She knows that she is safe, but she is also looking forward to the things that Saphir has prepared. So she looks around as she walks, trying to find the hidden mechanism.

As a result, she triggered a pit and fell into it before she could even call for help.

Because of the tight time schedule, Safire naturally could not dig too deep, only about half a meter. However, due to special treatment at the bottom of the pit, once a person falls in, they will begin to sink until they are completely trapped, leaving their head outside.

Kamisato Ayaka fell down so suddenly that she only had time to reach out and pat the ground in front of her before she sank into a swamp-like pit.

When Ying heard the voice, she quickly looked back, but couldn't find Linghua.

This is natural, because an illusion has been set up here, and from this angle Ying cannot see Kamisato Ayaka falling into the trap.

But Kamisato Ayaka could see Ying, so she shouted: "Ying! Help me, I fell into the trap!"

When Ying heard Linghua's voice, she was completely confused. She looked carefully for a long time but couldn't find Linghua's location. Little Paimeng couldn't see her either. The two of them could only grope in the direction where the voice came from.

However, the direction they were heading was not where the trap was, but a small river in the Guardian Forest.

Kamisato Ayaka saw the two girls' strange behaviors and knew what was going on. She felt depressed. The illusion not only blocked their vision, but also affected their minds. Ying and Paimon were now unable to determine the direction by sound.

Kamisato Ayaka was trying hard to think of a way to break the impasse, but before she could think of a suitable plan to escape, screams were heard again in the distance, and it sounded like Goro.

Kamisato Ayaka held her forehead with her hand, it seemed that they were not the only group that were hit.

The situation on Wulang's side was not good either. Due to a moment of negligence, he was completely covered from top to bottom by a net and hung on the tree.

Wan Ye wanted to rescue them immediately, but in his haste, he stepped on a noose and was hung upside down. The two of them were hung on the tree, staring at each other.

Ying knew immediately that it was time to get to work.

She silently stretched out her right hand, and the deformable metal she had obtained from Saphir appeared in her hand, slowly changing. After a while, a blood-red long sword appeared in her hand.

With a murderous expression on his face, Ying dragged his sword on the ground and walked towards Goro and Manye step by step.

The Manye duo were still trying to save themselves, when suddenly, the sound of the knife dragging on the ground reached their ears, and both of them lost their composure.

Wan Ye tried hard to look in the direction of the person coming, and saw a tall woman holding a bloody long sword in her hand, walking towards them with murderous intent on her face.

Wan Ye's hair stood on end in an instant. Under the influence of the assassination field, he subconsciously thought that the other party was here to kill him.

He tried to untie the rope much faster, but made mistakes in his haste. The more anxious he was, the harder it was to untie it. Until Ying walked in front of him, neither of them had time to free their hands to resist.

"Who are you!" In this situation, Wan Ye had no choice but to shout loudly, but unfortunately, his momentum was not enough, and he looked a little funny because he was still hanging upside down on the tree.

Ying kept her lips tight and didn't answer, for she was afraid that she would laugh out loud accidentally. These two people were really too funny.

Wu Lang saw this scene through the mesh, which almost made him want to tear his eyes out, and immediately said, "Manye! You go first, I'll hold her back!"

Wan Ye's forehead was covered with sweat, and he thought: Do you think I can get away?

The two began to struggle desperately, but it was useless. Ying's long sword suddenly came out of its sheath and slashed towards the two.

"Ah!" "Ah!"

The two screams startled countless birds in the forest.

Saphir activated Aru and hypnotized the miserable duo, then said to Ying unhappily, "You're going too far. You're scaring people."

"Isn't this all right?" Ying put away his long sword, looked at Manye and Goro lying on the ground with their eyes closed, and sighed, "There's no fun now."

Saphir rolled his eyes: "How did you scare them like that just now? Goro and Manye are not cowards..."

"Murderous aura, you don't think I don't know how to use murderous aura?" Ying also crawled out from the sea of ​​blood and corpses on the battlefield, so the murderous aura on his body was naturally not light. Combined with Saphir's assassination field, the effect was unexpectedly good.

Upon hearing this, Saphir nodded slightly, closed his eyes and began to contact Kitsunagu Shrine not far from here. It would definitely not be possible to leave the people here, and the aftermath work had to be handed over to Narugami Taisha.

Fortunately, Kitsukosaiguni is here, and it is a good idea to hand over Manye and Goro to Kitsukosaiguni for handling.

It's just a tough time for Goro, who just escaped from Ying's hands and will soon fall into Yae Shinto's hands. How tragic is it?

On the other side, Ying and the other two naturally heard the screams of Goro and Manye, and the creepy feeling in their hearts came back again.

Considering that Linghua was also in danger, Ying moved much faster, so...

"Plop!" Ying fell into the water.

Little Paimon was frightened by the sound of falling into the water, and quickly shouted: "Ying! Linghua! Where are you? I can't find you!"

Linghua struggled to resist the suction from the soles of her feet. Her arms were sore. When she heard Paimon's voice, she immediately spoke: "Paimon, I'm here!"

Ying was still completely confused. She didn't know why she fell into the water for no apparent reason. After struggling for a while, she quickly floated to the surface and began to seriously analyze the current situation.

It is known that this test of courage was jointly organized by the shrine magistrate, the Narukami Taisha, and merchants. There is no reason for these people to do anything to harm the contestants. In other words, they can all ensure a minimum level of safety.

But Linghua was actually in danger, and this illusion was so meticulous that even she couldn't break it for a while, which always gave her an inexplicable sense of disharmony.

This kind of dimensionality reduction attack method, a name emerged in Ying's mind, ready to come out.

"Safier! It must have been Safier who did it!" Ying was very sure of her guess. If it was the other party, then everything would make sense, including these mechanisms, illusions, traps and Goro Manye's screams.

Only that guy could come up with some incredible operations and successfully harm everyone.

After figuring this out, Ying immediately concentrated her mind and began to fight against the illusion set up by Saphir. Although she was not a Liyue immortal, her body had at least been infused with immortal power. Her body was much more tolerant of immortal power than that of ordinary people. In other words, she was a genius in cultivation.

It was precisely because Saphir knew this that he had high expectations for Ying. It was just a pity that she was not very good at teaching people, otherwise she would have thought of taking in a disciple.

But even so, Ying had not gained nothing after following Safir for so many years. For example, in this illusion, it was her first time seeing it and it was normal for her to fall into the trap if she was not careful. But once she found out the clues, even Safir would not be able to deceive her with a simple illusion.

Concentrate and calm your mind, feel the energy fluctuations around you, and find that little bit of unrest...

Ying felt it carefully, and after a few seconds, he suddenly faced one direction and shot out a beam of elemental force.

As she made her move, the surrounding illusion fluctuated a few times and slowly dissipated.

After doing all this, Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, climbed out of the river, and quickly found Kamisato Ayaka who was almost submerged up to the neck.

"Ying, are you okay?" Kamisato Ayaka still cared about Ying's safety.

After all, Ying didn't look too well now. She had just fallen into the river and was soaked all over. There were still some seaweeds on her head, and she looked extremely miserable.

Ying shook her head, casually removed the water grass on her head and said, "I want to pull you out."

As she said that, she grabbed Kamisato Ayaka's arm and began to pull it up.

Little Paimeng was also found quickly because Ying broke the illusion. The three of them finally solved the mechanism here and successfully survived the disaster.

After finishing everything, Ying sat down on the ground and said with a wry smile: "That guy Saphir really thinks highly of us contestants. He even brought out the illusion..."

"Eh? Was it really Saphir who did it?" Little Paimon found it a little unbelievable.

Seeing that she could no longer hide the truth, Kamisato Ayaka nodded and said, "Little Paimon, Ying is right. Saphir was indeed responsible for the planning of the venue this time, so it is not wrong to say that all of this was her work."

"That guy is so mean! He made me worry for so long!" Little Paimon floated in the air, his hands on his hips, looking indignant. "But, knowing it was her, I feel relieved for some reason. She will definitely not hurt me, right?"

Ying nodded to her friends, and the three of them sat down to rest, planning to recover before continuing on their way.