Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 540: Going to Ensis City with Leida
Walking along the blue coast to the farthest point, you will find an isolated island deep in the sea. It is still full of blue and purple flowers, and there are still almost no enemies.

As Li You and his companions walked along the way, apart from a group of strange blue spirits that looked like spirits grown in glass test tubes sticking their heads out on both sides of the road, they only saw a giant mountain demon throwing a large pot of magic power.

"Boom--!!"

When the giant mountain monster fell under Pandora's bombardment, the group was able to travel smoothly and reach the end of the coast.

There were some different things here. A few dark purple water lilies sporadically grew among the blue flowers, and there were also gray mud monsters crawling on the ground that Li You had never seen before.

At the end of the coast, in the center of the land mass that rose against the trend, there was a deep pit, and the surrounding land masses surrounded it in a ring shape.

Li You simply ignored those strange slime monsters. He quickly walked to the edge of the big pit in the middle and looked down.

Sure enough, although the pit was deep and dark, even Li You’s night vision could not see what was at the bottom, but on one side of the cave wall, the way downwards could be vaguely seen.

"interesting."

Li You waved to his companions: "Let's go down and take a look."

The way down was very rough, but fortunately it was not difficult for everyone, as they were not like the faders, who would fall to death every day even if they had knees.

There were also gray mud monsters wriggling on the small path on the inner wall of the cave, and the more they went down, the more they appeared. Li You took out the mechanical gravity boxing gloves and pushed them off the cliff and to the lowest part of the cave.

In this way, they soon reached the bottom of the cave. It was not that there was no more space, but there was no way to go further.

If Li You followed his original habit, he would definitely fly down to take a look at this time, but at this moment something else attracted his attention.

At the bottom of the walkable path in the cave, there was a floating blessing that was lit up. And further inside, on one side of the cave wall, a sealing barrier emitting a light golden light blocked the way to the deeper part.

"This is……"

On the pale golden sealing barrier, there was a mark that even Yuzu was already very familiar with—the emblem of the sacred tree representing Michaela.

"That Michaela, did he seal this place?" V looked at Li You. "It seems your intuition is right. There really is something important here."

"That's not intuition, it's experience." Li You corrected V, then stepped forward and touched the seal. The seal sealed the hole on this side, but it was not aggressive, but it also did not leave any gaps.

"Is it something important..." Li You remembered the tender sprout stained with dark purple blood that he had picked up next to the cross sign on the Blue Coast. When he thought about the dark purple water lilies surrounding the big hole, he had a guess in his mind.

"This place...could it be related to Torina?"

Saint Torina is two sides of the same coin as the godly Michaela. It can also be said that she is Michaela's other half, another self of the opposite gender.

Although neither of them appeared in the main game of the Ring of Magic, and their relationship was not directly explained in the game, through the connection between the files, environmentalists had already concluded that Michaela and Torina were each other's halves, so Li You also knew about this.

Therefore, he was not surprised to see something related to Tolina in this shadowy land, but what he saw before him did surprise him.

"Could it be that Michaela also has a conflict with her half, Torina? Just like Queen Marica?"

Li You thought for a moment, then touched the spiral sword at his waist, wanting to try to break through the seal by force.

He was really curious about what was behind it.

"...Please let me see if I can break this thing open."

Li You didn't hesitate for long before picking up the spiral sword.

Today I want to see what you, Michaela, have hidden!
Of course, it wasn't entirely out of curiosity. The main reason was that Kara joined Michaela's camp a little too suddenly. Li You could hardly find any previous reasons, so he was always suspicious.

Well, if there is something that Michaela deliberately hides behind this seal, then it might be related to the reason behind all this.

Yuzu and the other two obediently retreated far away, while Li You raised the spiral sword and turned it into a sledgehammer.

The only designated tool for breaking down walls.

He gathered his magic power, and the air around him swirled. He opened fire at full power, and flames rose from the hammer. Then, he aimed at the holy tree emblem on the seal and swung the hammer down with all his might!

"8..."

However, just before the hammer was about to fall on the seal, a faint light suddenly flashed on the holy tree emblem, and a piece of white letter paper emerged from it!

Li You glanced around in a flash, and then his pupils suddenly widened, and the sledgehammer that had already been swung down suddenly stopped!
The flaming hammer head of the Fire Pattern Hammer almost hit the letter. Li You used up all his strength before stopping.

For a moment, the counter-flowing magic power and energy surged up, almost causing Li You to suffer internal injuries. However, he didn't care about that, and endured the tightness in his chest, threw down the sledgehammer, and picked up the letter.

The letter was not sealed, it was just a plain white piece of paper with the same emblem of the Holy Tree on it and a flying signature below.

Li You was attracted by the signature at the first moment.

"Is this... a letter from Kara?" V came closer at some point and saw the name on it. "What does it say?"

Yuzu and Aggie had also gathered around, but none of them ran as fast as V. Li You glanced at her and unfolded the letter.

The content of the letter was very simple, just a few lines.

"To the companions who are pursuing Master Mikaela: Master Mikaela's destination should be the tower sealed by the Shadow. This place is abandoned by him, so there is no need to... waste time. Go find a way to enter the tower. I will enter the Shadow Altar first."

"What? That's it?" V curled his lips. "There's absolutely no substantive content. It's just an unknown place name."

Li You stared at the only place in the letter where the handwriting paused and was interrupted, as if thinking about something.

He read the letter twice, touched the seal beside it, and finally said, "...We won't tear down this wall anymore. Let's go back!"

His companions were all puzzled, wondering why Li You suddenly changed his mind. Aiji even complained: "Did you just sprain your waist?"

"Don't talk nonsense, let's go." Li You just waved his hand and directly started the blessed teleportation with a few people, returning to the cross mark in front of the town where Ampah and Mur were.

Seeing a group of people appear in the light, Ampah was a little surprised: "You are not faded ones. You can be teleported through the blessing. It seems that you are also people with guidance..."

"Old sir!" Li You skipped the complicated explanation and stepped forward directly, "I found a new cross sign!"

"Oh?" Ampah was also stunned. "So fast?"

"Not only that, I also found a letter left by my companion." Li You took out Kara's letter and explained to Ampah everything he saw on the Blue Coast.

After listening to Li You's story and reading Kara's letter, Ampah nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me. I didn't expect that there would be a cross sign so far away... and you also saw the blooming deep purple water lilies."

"So indeed, Mistress Michaela has abandoned the delicate sleeping flower, his lovable half."

Li You's expression changed: "Give up half of your body? My Lord, what is your relationship with Torina?"

Ampah said: "Ms. Michaela and Ms. Torina were originally one, and they supported each other. However, for some reason, Ms. Michaela wanted to abandon Ms. Torina..."

"Perhaps there is an answer behind that seal, but unfortunately you and I cannot and are not allowed to enter it."

Ampah shook his head. "Let's focus on our own business. Before you came here, I had received magical communications from Ms. Leida and Ms. Kara. They both found a cross mark that had not been discovered before."

"Hmm? Kara... and Leida?" Li You drew his attention.

"Yes. The new mark discovered by Lady Leida is in the tower town of Barrett behind us. There is the left arm of Lady Michaela. As for Lady Kara, as the letter you brought said, she entered the Shadow Altar alone and found the last cross mark in a remote place. What was left was the eyes of Lady Michaela."

An Pah explained to Li You: "This information is enough. Master Michaela abandoned his body, even the blessed eyes that are the proof of the god-man, and his half body. Although the specific reason is still unclear, I think there is only one ultimate purpose that can make him do this."

"Lord Mikaela, I'm afraid you want to sever your fate as the son of the golden tree, enter the Shadow Tower, and there... become a god."

Li You: "!!"

"He wants to... become a god?"

Even the companions behind him were moved.

After all, God is a title that has great deterrent power in almost all worldviews.

An Pah nodded and said, "You may not know that this tower town and the sealed shadow tower are miracles built by the Horned People."

“At the top of the Shadow Tower, there is a God’s Gate. It is the birthplace of a certain god, and its existence is kept strictly secret... This is most likely a decision made by the god we are familiar with.

"And crossing that door seems to allow the god-man to transform into a god - this should be the goal of Master Mikaela."

Not to mention his companions, even Li You couldn't help but be moved, and even more surprised.

After all, if what Ampah said was true, then the identity of that "familiar god" was self-evident.

At this border, there is only one legitimate god—the Eternal Queen, Marika!
Marika, actually became a god through the God's Gate here?
Li You was also very surprised. He wanted to ask more questions, but he noticed footsteps coming from the side.

He turned his head and saw a knight in a white robe walking down the stairs in front of the Tower Town not far away.

"Ms. Leida," Ampah nodded to her, and the taciturn Moore also looked at her.

Leida nodded in response to the two men, then turned to Li You and said, "Nice to meet you again. I have heard what you said just now. You were able to discover the new cross sign so quickly. It seems that you are indeed guided by Lady Michaela, our companion."

Then, she looked at Anpahe again and said, "Your guess is correct. Lady Michaela's target is the Gate of God in this tower."

Upon hearing this, Ampah subconsciously exchanged a glance with Li You, and then looked at Leida: "Then we..."

Leida shook her head: "The tower is hidden and sealed by the shadow. We are not gods and cannot enter, so we must find other ways to break the seal."

“There isn’t much worth exploring in this plain area. I plan to head to the Shadow Altar next—Kara is already there.

"Unfortunately, she has a spirit horse as her companion, so she can take an unusual route, but we don't have this condition, so we can only choose to pass through Ensis City."

Li You's heart moved again: Kara... has a spiritual horse?

It seems like she really got the lead role, so does this mean that Melina is also by her side?
Ampah on the side also understood: "Then I will inform them to prepare to set off for Ensis City."

Leida raised her hand and said, "No hurry. Let them take care of their own tasks first. This time, I and... our new recruits will go to Ensis City. How about you guys go with me?"

Li You showed surprise on his face again: "Me? Is it okay?"

Leida nodded: "I have heard from Freya that you can easily defeat the Furnace Golem. Your strength is trustworthy."

"Dane has already gone out to scout. He will also meet us near Ensis City. With our combined strength, it shouldn't be difficult to break through the barrier and reach the Shadow Altar."

"Since it is Ms. Leida's instruction, there is no reason for me not to obey."

Li You only thought for a moment. Although he could see that Leida still had some tentative intentions, he still smiled and nodded and agreed.

His thinking was very simple. Although he really wanted to ask for the direction directly and then fly to the Shadow Altar, Leida had already pointed it out. In this case, it would be difficult for him to refuse, otherwise it might arouse suspicion.

From what Li You had seen before, Leida was definitely a merciless person, and her personality was not tolerant, so she was difficult to deal with. Before finding Kara, he had no intention of turning against this group of people.

However, it is not without benefits to act with her. As the leader of Michaela's followers, Leida may be able to learn more about the inside story by following her - although Li You originally wanted to ask Ampah.

In short, they finally decided to go to Ensis City together.

……

Soon, on the Ailax Bridge leading from the Cemetery Plain to the City of Ensis.

In order to save time, Li You directly summoned Merrimack and invited Leida to get in the car.

Anyway, with the system's cognitive interference function, Leida didn't notice anything wrong at all. She was just surprised: "You actually have such a magic vehicle... Well, it's really convenient."

Li You gave the task of driving to Edge, let Yuzu sit in the passenger seat, let V ride the motorcycle, and he and Leida sat in the back seat.

In response to Leida's surprise, Li You simply said, "This is a secret treasure from a distant country outside the border area. It's from my hometown."

"I see, you are from a country outside the border." Leida nodded, "Just like Kara, even these strange props are a bit similar."

"Oh?" Li You showed an interested look on his face, "That Ms. Kara is also from a land outside the border? I wonder where she is from?"

Leida said: "I don't know the specific name, I just know that she mentioned it, and I can't go back to that place."

Li You thought to himself that you said it in vain. He paused and asked again:
"I see. Then may I ask when did she join Master Mikaela's army?"

Leida glanced at him after hearing this: "...You seem to be particularly interested in Kara?"

Li You smiled calmly, "Indeed. Because I heard from old Mr. Anpahe that she was the one who defeated the Star-Breaking General Latan. You just told me that she was also from outside the border area, and she also has some props that are very similar to mine. This really makes me very interested."

"After all, we are thousands of miles away from home when we come to the border. If she and I are from the same hometown, then it can be considered fate. What do you think?"

This reason convinced Leida, and she nodded: "That's true. Then let me tell you, she has joined us for a while, long before she defeated General Latan."

"...Oh?" Li You raised his eyebrows.

"For more details, you may have to ask another companion, Huliye." Leida shook her head gently. "He was the first one among us to get to know Kara, and he was the one who brought Kara to join. He knows all this best."

"That poisoner, Hughie..." Li You nodded, "I understand. Maybe if I have a chance later, I will ask him."

Leida nodded. "That's the best. As long as we keep moving forward, we will eventually meet up with the comrades following Lady Michaela, so there's no need to waste time now. Are we near the Ellaq Bridge?"

She looked out of the window, and V, who was riding Nazaré in front, sent back a message: "Li You! There are a lot of defense facilities on the bridge ahead. If you don't come to help, I can't guarantee that your precious motorcycle will be safe!"

"Take it easy!" Li You replied with a twitch of his mouth, "If you scratch the car, you will be banned from drinking for another half a month!"

"You're just good at using this as an excuse! Next time I'll just take your Endless Wine Flask!" V complained back, then cut off the communication.

Then, bursts of explosions came from the bridge ahead!
"Rumble--"

Leida tried to look, but her vision was limited and she couldn't see clearly. She couldn't help but say: "Let's go help that companion."

Li You said: "Don't worry, she just wants to be lazy, leave it to me."

As he spoke, he opened the shooting skylight on the roof, climbed out directly, and stood on the roof. The car body was speeding and bumping on the cemetery plain, but Li You stood as if he was walking on flat ground.

On the bridge ahead, scattered soldiers hid behind the chevaux de frise on both sides, raising their crossbows and shooting continuously. At the end of the bridge, there was a soldier operating a city defense crossbow cart, and the heavy siege crossbow arrows whistled towards them with strong winds.

V was riding Nazaré, weaving in and out of the rain of arrows as if he were performing a motorcycle stunt.

Most of the crossbow arrows flying from both sides were avoided by her by leaning forward, and a few hit the Aegis Shield that Li You held up for her and bounced away.

As for the flying siege crossbow, V certainly would not resist it head-on. He simply drove the car sideways in a handsome manner and dodged the huge crossbow arrow.

The action was so handsome that Leida couldn't help but look at him sideways, but Li You was heartbroken: "My car! My Nazaré is scratched!"

V also heard the news on the communication channel, but ignored it. At the same time, she had already lifted up Pandora, which had turned into a giant cannon, and pulled the trigger. In an instant, more than a dozen black rockets flew out of the muzzle and hit the barricades on both sides of the bridge!

"Boom--!!"

The rockets fired by Pandora were extremely powerful, far beyond the reach of ordinary rocket launchers, so the chevaux de frise and the soldiers hiding behind them were blown to pieces by the continuous explosions.

The bridge suddenly opened up, and V drove past at high speed!

Her voice rang out over the comms at the same time: "The road is clear, you can pass! No need to thank me!"

"Den-"

Just as he was speaking, the city defense crossbow cart at the end of the bridge once again fired out a giant crossbow, flying towards V!

V drove to dodge again, but because the distance was much closer, it was obviously much more dangerous this time. The crossbow arrow almost grazed the shield around her.

"Then the crossbow cart reloads so quickly?"

V was also a little surprised, and immediately stepped on the accelerator to accelerate, rushing towards the end of the bridge!

At this moment, a soldier in black chain mail suddenly rushed out from the side of the bridge, holding a battle axe, roaring, and directly rushed towards V from the side! At the same time, the crossbow in front was already aimed at her.

However, faced with danger, V remained calm and transformed into Pandora's form without hesitation.

She first transformed it into a handheld machine gun, and with a rapid burst of fire, she shot the soldier who rushed out into a sieve. Then, facing the siege crossbow that had already been fired, V stood up and pushed hard on Nazaré's seat. The air flow from her leg prosthesis allowed her to leap directly into the air several meters high!
A giant crossbow then flew over and shot through Nazaré at her feet, missing her by a hair's breadth.

V leaped into the air and instantly unfolded Pandora. The magic box quickly stretched and elongated, and finally transformed into Dante's favorite floating turret form.

V's floating turret was different in shape from Dante's, but had the same function. The turret floated in the air, and the surrounding gun muzzles simultaneously spewed flames, and rockets flew out like flowers from heaven, all falling towards the siege crossbow at the end of the bridge!

"Boom--!!"

In the violent explosion, even though the siege crossbow was made of special materials and was very sturdy, it was still not spared. The entire body of the vehicle, along with the two soldiers operating it and the support underneath, were turned into pieces in the erupting flames.

After a round of salvos, Pandora quickly returned to its original suitcase form, and V also fell lightly from the air and stood steadily on the ground.

Pandora, aside from her basic form, consumes a lot of mana, and V can't hold out for long.

——On the roof of the Merrimack at the back, Li You had already grasped the spiral sword, ready to help, but when he saw V's performance, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

"Well fought, very accurate response... Wait?"

He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "My car!!"

(End of this chapter)