in the name of the queen.

The underworld is empty, the underworld is real.

This is a plane prison that holds exiles from countless worlds.

This is a filthy place that the power of gods is unwilling to touch, and a forbidden zone of life that the power of demons is afraid to approach.

No one is willing to come here on their own initiative, but many people who come here don't want to leave.

The residents of Hell never feel like prisoners. They proudly call themselves free men.

As long as you don't leave the prison, this is the freest place in the world.

There are only a few basic rules in the prison to ensure the freedom of movement of its residents. There is no government, no police, no army, only a place for communication and debate.

Of course, the rules of the debate here are very simple: whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.

When Roland arrived at the Hell, he looked at the chubby man waiting at the city gate with a naive look and thought for a moment that he had come to the wrong place.

"Is this the Netherworld?" Roland thought for a moment and asked directly.

"Stranger, this place is indeed a hell, but I would rather you call it a different name, the land of freedom." The honest fat man still smiled with his eyes narrowed, and he was not angry.

"If I want to borrow the passage to the Sea of ​​Annihilation, what will it cost me?"

Seeing that he was welcoming guests like a businessman, Roland chose to be frank.

"The Sea of ​​Annihilation?"

The fat man opened his eyes in surprise, then his expression became serious. “There are two ways. The first is to obtain permission from the judge, and the second is to sneak in.”

"What's the difference?" Roland asked curiously.

"If you get permission from the judge, you will still be friends when you come out; if you sneak in, you will come out as enemies." The fat man said calmly.

Roland thought for a moment and asked softly, "Isn't it true that there is only one way in but no way out of the Sea of ​​Annihilation?"

"So far, no one has walked out of the Sea of ​​Annihilation."

The fat man smiled kindly. "But just because it didn't happen before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. You know, a good businessman never says it's impossible."

"indeed."

Roland nodded in agreement and asked casually, "How did the previous visitors choose?"

"It's a shame that they chose to become enemies of the land of the free."

The fat man shrugged and chuckled, "Since they have chosen this, even if they can get out, they will become enemies of the Free Land, so they are doomed."

"Is there no chance of getting past the Judge?" Roland frowned.

"Only an idiot who doesn't understand the power of the Judge would think so."

The fat man snorted, "Under the divine realm, the judge is invincible, otherwise he would not be able to be the one in charge of this lawless zone. Well, since I see that you are not an idiot with a single-minded mind, I have said so much to you. Make a decision."

"Unfortunately, the pretty girl had clearly decided to make a deal a few days ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute, which made the adjudicator very angry."

The fat man stopped talking abruptly. Perhaps he knew he had said something wrong. He glared at Roland angrily and said in a low voice:
"Make a decision quickly. I'm busy."

"Sorry, I want to ask one more question. What is the price to impress the judge?" Roland narrowed his eyes.

"Payment of the most precious thing, or part of your soul, either way is negotiable."

The fat man was obviously a little impatient and urged Roland to make a decision again.

The most precious thing or part of the soul?
Sorry, can't afford it.

Invincible under the divine realm? Roland did not agree.

He didn't believe that anyone could defeat Sophia at the same level, and Sophia had now recovered to her peak strength, so her combat power was definitely above that of the Judge.

As long as he could hold on until Sophia rescued him, he was not afraid of the Judge at all.

In order to rescue Sif, he couldn't pay any price.

From the beginning he had no intention of making a deal, he just wanted to tease the fat man and get information from him.

His plan was perfect, and the fat man really believed that he was a businessman with a flexible bottom line who could trade anything.

It can be heard that the beautiful girl who entered the Sea of ​​Oblivion before was Sif.

After spending a long time with him, Sif's style of doing things has become very flexible. As long as there is a possibility of a transaction, she will not refuse.

You don’t have to think about what the most precious thing is.

Since Sif was unwilling to trade, how could he accept it?

Roland nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for the introduction. I have made up my mind."

Break in!

After throwing a smoke bomb, Roland's figure disappeared at the end of the distant horizon.

The Sea of ​​Annihilation has seven entrances in the Netherworld. The Netherworld has no government or army, so naturally there are no dedicated gatekeepers.

The so-called Arbiter only has the strongest power. Even if everyone gives him face, he cannot maintain an army.

The Judge has a small number of patrols to maintain order, but they will not be used to defend against places like black holes where there is no return.

Roland seemed to rush directly to the door, but in fact he went around and returned to the city at the center of the Hell.

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

It is only dark under the lamp that it is truly dark.

Gold is the common hard currency in the entire universe. When Roland entered the underworld, he used a special method to seal 3,000 kilograms of gold in an independent space and brought it in.

It would be a waste if this money is not spent.

Go shopping in the Netherworld before heading to the Sea of ​​Annihilation.

The fat merchant angrily reported the failure of the negotiations to the Arbitrator. Soon, several patrolmen left the city and headed for the entrance of the Sea of ​​Annihilation, ready to intercept Roland.

They might not be able to stop Roland, but they could just delay him a little.

The Judge will appear with the power of wind and thunder and crush those who are disrespectful.

After the fat man was severely scolded by the judge, he finally waited until the judge waved his hand and told him to get out, and he ran away sweating profusely.

He walked into a bar angrily, looking for a seat to sit down and have a few drinks, but found that all the seats were occupied. According to the rules of this restaurant, he could not sit down by force unless the guests at a certain table agreed to share the table with him.

After looking around, he locked his eyes on the table in the corner and walked over.

"My friend, can we share a table? I'll treat you to a drink." The fat man asked tentatively.

"I'll buy you a drink, get out of here immediately." The guest, whose face was half covered with a mask, had a hoarse voice but an extremely bad attitude.

"Sorry, I spoke out of turn. How about this?" The fat man took out a few gold coins and placed them on the table.

The customer across from him felt the texture of the gold coin, stood up and said in a deep voice, "Deal, I won't disturb your interest anymore."

The guest put away the gold coins and left quickly, which made the fat man feel a little better.

This was a very common transaction. After all, this bar was the best bar in Hell and it was hard to get a seat. It was reasonable for the guy who got the seat first to lift his heavy butt and pay some price.

This is Hell. As long as you pay enough, there are few things you can't buy.

The fat man didn't notice that the mysterious guest took his gold coins and quickly sneaked into an empty corner, threw the gold coins into the crucible and began to melt them skillfully.

Gold coins quickly turned into gold bars.

The mysterious guest breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the purity of gold in this world was similar to that of Theia.

After confirming that there was no problem, the mysterious guest melted all the gold he carried with him into gold coins, which were indistinguishable from the ones the fat man had just given him.

Smelting gold is not a high-level technology, and it is not worth mentioning for a level three transcendent.

After melting the gold coins, the mysterious customer skillfully made the coins look old. After repeatedly confirming that there were no flaws, he walked out of the alley and used the gold coins to buy an exquisite milky white pendant at a roadside jewelry store.

Roland was surprised that he could buy a necklace with such pure sacred attributes in the Nether Prison.

Although I don’t understand why the weathered uncle bathed in holy light would go to the Nether Prison to sell holy light accessories, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that this store has good quality products and low prices, and it’s just the right gift for Christine.

Jewelry is a good choice for giving girls a more formal gift.

But it is very important to choose what to give.

The best magic accessory is naturally a ring, but I can’t give it to Christine.

Clergymen do not wear rings, and opposite-sex couples who are not lovers rarely give each other rings.

Bracelets are also an excellent choice, but again not suitable for clergy.

The accessories commonly used by clergy are pendants, pocket watches, brooches and simple necklaces.

Necklaces and rings have similar functions, so they are excluded first.

The pocket watch has a special meaning to Roland and cannot be given away casually, so the second one is ruled out.

Brooches are fine, but the styles of the brooches here are a bit non-mainstream and not very suitable.

Roland's eyes quickly focused on the pendant.

The milky white sacred attribute pendant has no additional attributes, but it stores a huge amount of pure sacred energy.

Christine has free access to this divine energy, and it’s really beautiful.

The water drop shape looks like a teardrop, and the smooth and clean outer surface feels very comfortable to the touch. It gives a strange cool feeling when placed on the chest, refreshing and very comfortable.

This thing can be hung on the chest or placed against the chest. It is Christine's freedom to use it however she wants.

Before going down on this adventure, he promised to bring a gift for Christine, and of course he would not break his promise.

He knew very well that unless it was a divine weapon, Christine didn't care about any gift. She wanted to see Roland return alive.

Only if you return alive can you bring gifts.

Thanks for your interest, I will definitely be back!

Roland took a deep breath and prepared gifts for Alina, Lisa and Sophia.

He did not prepare a gift for Sif. It was not that the old couple had no love, but
Is there any gift more precious than crossing the triple death to save you?

I am coming!
Roland spent all his gold coins, exchanged the last change for a bottle of strong liquor, drank it savagely, and strode towards the entrance of the Sea of ​​Annihilation.

Although he didn't understand the reason, he did descend from the dream world into the underworld and entered the world of death.

Perhaps it was the guidance of Sif's soul fragment that allowed him to vaguely sense the correct direction.

It's getting foggy.

This is the most common doom fog in Hell. The visibility is extremely low and being exposed to the fog for a long time will lead to misfortune, so it is simply called the doom fog.

The patrollers quickly returned to the city, hid in the room, and said goodbye to the damn fog.

The bustling streets were suddenly empty.

Roland was a little conspicuous walking alone on the street, but fortunately the fog was very thick and no one saw him, so he was not discovered.

The Sea of ​​Annihilation was getting closer and closer, and Roland's heartbeat was also accelerating.

He couldn't fully understand how he entered the underworld, but at least he could think of the possibility of its existence. However, Sophia's entry into the underworld caused his worldview to collapse somewhat.

Living people cannot enter the underworld, this is an iron rule.

After a person dies, the soul is awakened from the body by the guide and enters the underworld in the form of a spirit.

No matter how powerful a being was in life, after becoming a soul, his strength will be less than one ten-thousandth. He will have no power to resist and will be controlled by the soldiers of the underworld.

Roland transformed his complete soul and consciousness into a spirit body through dreams, and entered the underworld in the form of an ethereal spirit, retaining most of his power and control over it.

The virtual spirit body is between death and life. If you don't observe carefully, you can't tell the difference between it and the soul body. But if you observe carefully, you can see that the spirit body is more solid and extraordinary at first glance.

Roland originally thought that Sophia had used the dream channel to enter the underworld just like him, but he didn't expect that this guy had used some unknown means to force his way into the underworld with his flesh and blood.

Creatures with flesh and blood are a dimensionality reduction attack on the souls of the underworld and the army of the underworld.

Unless the gods come, Sophia is truly invincible here.

The Judge of Hell is fake invincible, while Sophia is truly invincible.

Roland imagined the scene of the Arbiter being chopped into pieces by Sophia with some ill intentions.

Unfortunately, this scene probably won't happen. Sophia may not be willing to come to the Underworld. She will probably continue to slaughter more powerful underworld armies in the underworld to hone her combat skills.

So, how did she get in?
Roland looked back curiously and just in time sensed a ghostly shadow approaching through the fog.

So fast, could it be the judge?
Without any hesitation, Roland stepped into the entrance and entered the third land of death, the Sea of ​​​​Annihilation.

The moment he crossed the entrance, a pitch-black sickle cut through the sky and hit Roland's shoe, cutting off the mud he had brought from the underworld.

The soil from the underworld fell at the entrance to the Sea of ​​Annihilation and also hit the Judge's heart hard.

In the mist, the originally dark face turned blue and purple.

The judge was horrified, as if he had seen some terrible scene.

The real purpose of Hell's existence is not to exile sinners, but to isolate the underworld from the Sea of ​​Annihilation.

"Now that you're in, don't come out!"

The Judge roared in a low voice, "No one can walk out of the Sea of ​​Oblivion. No one!"

His voice was filled with endless anger, as if this was the only way he could vent the fear in his heart.

Not long ago, he heard that a living person appeared in the underworld, a complete living person.

He thought of the terrible prophecy.

Those who possess a complete life will eventually disrupt the incomplete world of death.

He was scared, but more curious.

The underworld repels living beings, and even gods from the outside world cannot enter. This is the rule of the universe and cannot be violated.

So how did that woman do it?
Of course, it is resurrection from the dead.

Sophia silently wiped the green liquid off the blade, her face expressionless.

In the underworld there are native creatures, the ghosts.

These ghosts are different from the souls that have fallen into the underworld. They have flesh and blood, but their blood is green.

Sophia seemed to be thinking about something, then she pierced her wrist with her fingertips and looked at the green blood flowing out, slightly dazed.

She is now a genuine ghost and can perfectly control the breath of living people.

Roland was very curious about how she managed to enter the underworld alive, but she never told him, which tortured Roland severely with curiosity.

Of course, living people cannot enter the underworld. This is the basic rule of the universe and no one can violate it, not even her.

When Roland entered the underworld through his dream, she also destroyed her body, attached herself to Roland in the form of energy, and entered the underworld.

After death, a person transforms into energy form and the soul cannot be retained. This is also the rule of the universe.

So at the moment of death, Sophia injected her entire soul into the black and white gem that Roland carried with him.

When she entered the underworld, she died completely.

After entering the underworld, she immediately reversed the energy into flesh.

Because time was urgent, she could only temporarily retain her human form, so she became a monster-sucking machine.

After killing countless ghosts, she finally found a way to transform herself into a ghost.

"Here, the ghost form might be more useful."

Sophia muttered silently.

"Roland, you have created countless miracles. Can you do it this time?"

Just as Sophia was muttering, Roland stepped into the Sea of ​​Annihilation and avoided the Judge's killing.

The sea of ​​annihilation is boundless and has no place to rest.

This is complete nothingness.

It's not the nothingness attribute of magic, it's not the nothingness in the definition, but it's really nothing.

Roland's body was suspended in the air, with no land for him to stand on.

This empty feeling of not being able to grasp anything is terrible.

But his eyes suddenly burst into surprise.

He saw Sif curled up in a ball with a dull look in her eyes.

She was barefoot, her long, soft hair was scattered on her shoulders, her eyes were empty, and she was as quiet as a corpse.

Roland took a deep breath, used his mind to drive his body, and swam towards Sif.

For the first time, there was light in the gloomy Sea of ​​​​Annihilation, and the light of hope blossomed in his heart.

"Sif!"

His roar sounded on his lips and then faded away.

There is no air in the Sea of ​​Annihilation, not even dark matter. Nothing exists, so sound certainly cannot propagate.

When the energy brought in is exhausted, it is the time of annihilation.

Sif, who was sitting in the middle of a pile of soul fragments, seemed to sense something. Her originally empty eyes became more lively as she looked at Roland who was wriggling.

His movements were a little awkward, but his eyes were exceptionally gentle.

Sif slowly stood up, tears welling up in her eyes, but she couldn't cry out.

Her energy was about to run out, and even her excitement was so weak.

The fire of her life was about to burn out, but she was not sad.

Being able to disappear in the arms of your lover is also a kind of romance.

The only regret is that Roland will also be buried with her.

She was reluctant to let Roland go to those women, but she was even more reluctant to see Roland die.

If she had a choice, she would rather Roland return home safely.

Even if there is no trace of her in the house anymore.

She finally burst into tears, and the cry died away on her lips.

"Roland, Roland, you are really here."

Even if it disappears forever, this moment is eternal.

Their fingertips touched, their bodies locked together, their consciousnesses exchanging at the moment of contact.

There is no need for language between them, yet they can clearly understand each other's thoughts.

Roland transferred all his energy to Sif without reservation.

He decided to find a way out with Sif.

If we can't find it, then we'll burn out together and be annihilated together.

Sif did not cry hypocritically, nor did she vent her emotions hysterically. She just looked at Roland quietly.

Countless moments flooded into her consciousness, as if returning to the moment they first met.

That essay contest, that absurd short story "Oh my God, the Queen is pregnant, who did it?"

Since you did it, take responsibility and take me home.

Sif's eyes became softer and she hugged Roland tightly, not wanting to be separated at all. (End of this chapter)