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Chapter 261 261. Fourteenth Level of Hell

From the outside, the institute looks no different from the surrounding buildings.

This is a crater that once erupted magma, but the last eruption dates back more than 300 years ago. The eruption at that time caused this crater. Now the lava has solidified, and according to geologists, this kind of eruption has occurred once. The crater will have to accumulate for a long time before erupting again, so now this is the safest area nearby.

Due to the geothermal heat, there are many hot springs around, so many hot spring hotels have been built.

The Ukiyoyama Research Institute is located among these hot spring hotels. Like the management organization of Ukiyoyama, no one has cared about it for so many years.

This once bustling street is now deserted, with only the monsters lurking in the shadows glaring at them. Those monsters have a smooth, sticky surface, like slugs, and seem to have countless eyes. They don't move rashly, and only whisper in low tones. Into the ears of Qiao Mu and the little witch.

"He can't see it, can he?"

"They can hear it, they can't!"

"Look here, look over there!"

The little witch adjusted her breathing slightly to keep herself calm.

Obviously, if you look at these monsters or react to their words, these monsters will swarm you and tear you into pieces.

No one knows what the ultimate depth of these monsters is, but because they have the characteristics of the chosen ones, even ordinary people can see and hear them.

"This place should have been completely sealed off since the accident many years ago."

The little witch said to Qiao Mu.

"That was a long time ago."

Qiao Mu recalled the information he had checked in the database of Hedao Culture.

About 12 years ago, a major earthquake occurred in the waters near Wajima. The earthquake caused a large tsunami and affected a large number of residents. The violent geological activities also caused changes in volcanic activity on the Ukiyoyama side, causing the area to be blocked and no one allowed to move. People come and go.

The official news report said that Ukiyoyama's volcanic activity has intensified and there is a risk of geological disasters, so it was closed.

Over the years, some opponents have tried to sneak into it. They approached Mount Ukiyo and took photos before the pollution spread. They found no trace of volcanic activity, but they captured some people wearing white lab coats in the area. Some people from Ukiyoyama Research Institute confessed some things under coercion and inducement, which caused a storm of public opinion.

Of course, ordinary people on the island have never cared about politics, and they have a habit of reading the air and accepting things as they come. Generally, they will not take the initiative to challenge the government unless they are really unable to survive, so there has been no big news over the years.

In fact, the big earthquake had a lot to do with the anomaly, and might even have been caused by the research of the Ukiyoyama Research Institute. Although the database did not specify it, Qiao Mu guessed that the earthquake might be a sequelae of their success in creating gods. .

"I used to come here when I was a kid and soak in the hot springs with my sisters."

The little witch looked at the signboards of the hot spring hotels and recalled sadly.

She is only 12 or [-] years old now, and she probably just entered elementary school [-] years ago.

"Let's have a swim together if we have a chance."

Qiao Mu patted her shoulder.

"Who wants to swim with you?"

The little witch twitched her lips, thinking that this man would not comfort people at all, but would only make people more and more angry. If he got married in the future, his wife would definitely be so angry that she would lose half her life.

"Pity."

Qiao Mu hasn't been to a hot spring yet, so she doesn't know if the hot springs in these places are still hot.

They came to the entrance of the institute.

The door is locked.

Without saying a word, Qiao Mu materialized a crowbar in his hand and used his flexible crowbar skills to pry open the strong door lock.

Kicking the door open, Qiao Mu didn't see the dust rising.

On the contrary, the place is very clean and tidy, as if someone had cleaned it yesterday, which is completely different from the dilapidated hotels outside.

Qiao Mu saw those smooth monsters hiding in the shadows, and small whispers lingered in his ears. Qiao Mu turned his head and saw the little witch next to him took out red and white sandalwood paper and shaped it into earphones. He put it on his ear and handed two more to Qiao Mu.

"This can block irrelevant sounds to a certain extent, and also allows us to keep in touch at a certain distance."

"What an amazing technology, can a witch do anything?" Qiao Mu put on the sandalwood earphones and could hear the little witch's voice coming from the earphones. At the same time, those ravings were temporarily suppressed and disappeared.

"This is the gift of [Quietness]."

The little miko explained.

It seems that she is the chosen one of [Quietness].

As far as Qiao Mu knows, [Quietness]'s Chosen One abilities are diverse, so it's difficult to summarize the little witch's abilities. He probably has abilities related to origami.

Anyway, the fashion value is quite high.

Qiao Mu flicked his right hand, and a flashlight appeared in his palm.

The flashlight came on, illuminating the scene inside the institute.

There is no difference in the lobby on the first floor, it just looks like a regular office.

The building has three floors on the ground, but Qiao Mu knows that there are fourteen floors downstairs. The bottom four floors may hide evidence of Hedao culture. Of course, there may also be gods who have become gods. The body of the chosen one is also the so-called divine body.

"Does this look familiar to you?"

Qiao Mu glanced at Ebisu who was looking around.

"It looks a bit familiar."

Ebisu said uncertainly.

"Keep watching."

Qiao Mu ordered. He came to the elevator and looked at the buttons. There were only upward buttons.

At this time, bright red text flowed from the button.

[There is a hidden button here. Press it and you can go straight to the bottom level of hell! 】

Qiao Mu moved his eyes downward, and a button slowly appeared.

“It looks like there’s some element of depth being used here.”

The little miko also saw the button that was revealed.

To ordinary people, this elevator only has an upward button, which makes people wonder why an elevator is built in a building with only three floors.

But in fact, the downward button is contaminated with pollution and hidden. It cannot be seen by ordinary people and can only be used by the chosen ones. It is a very simple and effective design.

There is also electricity provided in the building.

I don’t know which floor the elevator was originally on. There is no display on the display, and I can only hear the sound of the elevator running.

After a while, with a clanking sound, the elevator door opened.

It was empty inside, with only the mirror reflecting the appearance of Qiao Mu and the little witch.

Qiao Mu walked into the elevator and looked at the floors. The hidden fourteenth underground floor was also outlined in bright red text.

"Shall we go directly to the fourteenth floor?"

Qiao Mu asked the little witch her opinion.

"no problem."

The little witch was ready. She took out a few pieces of red and white sandalwood paper and shaped them into paper cranes.

This paper crane reminds Qiao Mu of Wushan, but the chosen one gets what he writes, while the little witch needs to fold it into the corresponding shape.

The two of them and Ebisu walked into the elevator, and Qiao Mu pressed the button for the fourteenth underground floor.

The elevator doors are closed.

(End of this chapter)