The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 460: The Triple Gate (asking for monthly ticket)
In the independent prison at the foot of the huge statue, Xu Shu also did not see any prisoners or their corpses.

There is no gold, silver or jewelry either.

All there is is a red and white mask.

It was a rather distorted metal human face mask, the surface of which was covered with cracks and rust, with a relief of a hideous and painful human face carved in the center.

His eye sockets were hollow and deep, as if carrying endless torture and pain, but at the corners of his mouth there was an indescribable smile.

But if you look closely, you can find a strange chain running through the eye sockets, mouth, nasal cavity and other parts of the masked face, like a slug piercing through all seven orifices.

But perhaps because the expression is too cunning, it is difficult to determine at first glance whether this face is the one being tortured, or the abuser playing SM...

"Torture of men and women?" Xu Shu said to himself in surprise.

"What do you mean male and female? Does this mask have gender?" Gu Pan, who was standing next to him, listened halfway and replied subconsciously.

"Oh, I was mistaken. I thought it was a living person."

Xu Shu answered her casually, but he was muttering to himself.

For some reason, this mask gave him a very familiar and strange illusion, but it also seemed to permeate his mind and he could not find the root cause.

For this reason, Xu Shu immediately glanced at the narration, which read:

[Yes, you feel this thing is very familiar, not only because it looks about 60% similar to the prop "Landry's Torture" in the game you played before, but also because this thing reminds you of an old friend you have met several times! ]

[Who is it? You find that your brain is stuck, as if a memory is about to come out, but it can't.]

[But it doesn’t matter. Taichujuan has searched and translated it for you. That is… that is…]

[Translation failed, key information is missing, maybe you should try to explore the underground church further to unravel the fog of war. ]

“…Fuck, god damn fog of war, do you think I’m a canyon sprint crab?!”

Xu Shu almost burst into a curse, but he became extremely alert in his heart.

He had only encountered two similar situations in his life, where he had lost his memory and couldn't even translate the Taichu Volume.

The first one was that before the fall of the Star Tower in Area D8B3, when it came to the traitor who summoned the Abyss Evil God 'Paimon' at that time, and the more secretive existence behind him, both his own and the Archbishop's memories were affected, and they could not remember anything related to each other.

The other one is related to [The Return of the Dead] and [The Collapse of Kyoto], which caused some of his memories to be unable to be presented, and it involves the scene of that woman - "Izanami"! A taboo-level existence that is extremely petty!
Of the two situations, the latter is relatively milder.

Because Xu Shu did not forget the memories related to her in the legend, he just couldn't recall the other person's detailed appearance and characteristics.

As for other things, he remembered them all clearly, and could even easily recall the different tones and tones contained in the screams of 'Geisha Nami'.

The former is much more serious, and now all I can remember is that "someone tampered with it."

But he couldn't remember exactly where or how the tampering took place, as if the whole thing had never happened.

Therefore, Xu Shu had long suspected that involving the existence of taboos would cause him to suffer from this kind of memory loss - this was of course only a suspicion and had not been confirmed. After all, there were many cases in the legend where the "existence of taboos" ended in tragedy, but there were only two such short incidents where the memory was lost.

The mask in front of him also gave him this ambiguous and strange feeling, but he couldn't remember the specifics...

"Strange, strange! Since this is the church of Arthas, there shouldn't be any taboos here, right? This guy is clearly a sixth-order true god, and is on the same level as me, the human immortal Zhu Wu, and the dragon god Ao Qian." (Note 1)

"Well, there are two possibilities. One is that the God of Death is just a cover. In fact, buried underneath is the limb of the Dark Mother Goddess, who is suspected to be a forbidden god. For example, as those anthropomorphic beings said, His left hand!"

"There is another possibility. This mask is tainted with the aura of a forbidden existence. Maybe what I said is true. It is the chamber pot used by the Mother Goddess... Bah, mask! This mask was obtained and collected by Arthas. After He got into trouble, the Black Virgin School worshipped it as a relic of a god?"

"Well, I remember that Arthas was a little perverted. He drove me to look for Jizo everywhere. It was reasonable and predictable that he had such a collecting habit. After all, things used by the Mother Goddess are definitely treasures."

"If you think about it this way, it doesn't seem impossible. It's even very likely..."

Xu Shu stroked his chin, muttering to himself for a while.

If there really was a left hand of a forbidden existence buried under this church, given his fear of death and his caution, he would naturally run as far away from it as possible.

Even if I have the "super-dimensional mode" to save my life, this thing is not something I can touch now. Unless I become a fourth-level demigod... no, unless I become a fifth-level powerful being, I will definitely die if I see it. There is no possibility of getting a bargain.

But if it is the "Mask of the Mother Goddess", it would be different.

This is truly a treasure among treasures! Perhaps its value is comparable to that of a crystal of divinity!

Well, everyone is watching, and we are not dead yet, which just proves this point! I just don’t know if there will be more terrifying things later...

For a moment, Xu Shu felt a little scared, nervous and expectant, and became extremely hesitant.

Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of a guy he had forgotten. He quickly stepped behind the crowd, then raised the small jade Buddha and pointed it at the small window.

"...Let Orianna see if she recognizes this mask?" Xu Shu said carefully.

Pop! The little jade Buddha immediately opened one of its left eyes, and after a slight change of light and shadow, a slightly scarlet color representing the Yang God Que Yin was revealed.

The latter glanced at the window, and then a flattering voice came out, which was recorded in Xu Shu's ears:

"Master, this is the mask of God's Right Attendant, Lady Nereiris. Seeing the mask is like seeing the person. She never leaves it."

"?"

Why would a headless god like her need a mask? Where should she wear it? Should she wear it?

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and complained a few words.

Well, since this guy is the servant of the god of death, his strength is definitely not as good as the god of death. At most, he is also at the sixth level, and the greater probability is that he is at the fifth level. There is a very small probability that he is only at the fourth level. In any case, he can't be a taboo existence...

It's pretty much what I thought, except that it wasn't Arthas who got the mask, but this Eli who got the mask with the aura of a forbidden existence and used it as a weapon?

Xu Shu felt a little relieved, but after thinking for a while, he asked in confusion, "Why is the mask of the right attendant placed under the statue of the left attendant?"

"What? Under the statue of His Majesty the Soul King?" Orianna was visibly stunned.

"Take a look." Xu Shu stepped back a few steps so that the little jade Buddha could see the entire statue.

A few seconds later, Orianna suddenly screamed in a trembling voice, "No! What is this? Damn it! How dare they make the great Soul King into such a gender-swapped image! This is slander, defamation, and blasphemy! The Soul King is an absolute male, a purebred male! Damn it, damn it, damn it! Who did this? I'm going to kill his entire family!"

"Forehead……"

Amid Orianna's crazy war cry, Xu Shu was silent for a while.

Sister, why do you react so strongly to something like this when you are obviously a female evil spirit? Is this what I care about...

But this is enough! This shows that this mask is indeed a treasure, but it is not to the extent that it will explode after just one look!
Xu Shu quietly put away the small jade Buddha, and rejoined the 'tourist group' with a calm mind, eager to try.

At this moment, the teammates were pointing at the masks in the cell with shining eyes.

"Top quality! Truly top quality! With such color, glossiness, and granularity, this is definitely the best material for spell tools in the world!"

"What do you mean, Senior Sister Xie?"

"Haha, I've watched top demigods smelt magic weapons, and the quality of the main materials they used is only slightly lower than that of this mask." Xie Xiaochan said with a smile.

"This... is the main material for a demigod-level spell tool?" The group of people's eyes suddenly lit up.

Lu Bingwei beside her also narrowed her eyes and took the initiative to speak: "Well, it is true, but I think it may be more than that. If we talk about things of the same level, it can even rank in the top three among the treasures I have seen. The earth immortal skull purchased from the Arctic Ice Palace was also of this quality."

"Sigh~"

"Something comparable to the remains of an earthly immortal?"

"You mean it's worth three epic curses???"

"It's posted, hahaha, it's posted now! I said I should come down and take a look, hahaha!"

There were sounds of people gasping in surprise.

Xie Xiaochan glanced at Lu Bingwei and frowned slightly, but didn't say much.

Shen Chongyang, Qianfa and the others looked at each other and couldn't help but clap their hands and laugh, with uncontrollable ecstasy on their faces.

If it is true as Lu Bingwei and Xie Xiaochan said, this mask is of that level, then it is absolutely priceless.

At the very least, it is comparable to the million-dollar bounty of the traitor demigod from the Bureau of Control who is currently wanted by the Astronomical Society and is named Bai!

What is that concept?
The resources are more than enough for all ten people present to cultivate to the level of demigods, which should be more than enough!
However, after laughing for a while, they shrank aside with a little vigilance, and stood beside "Jun Mo Xiao" unconsciously. The look in their eyes when they looked at Xu Shu and others became a little unnatural.

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. Money can move people's hearts!
With such a treasure in front of us, I am afraid that even with the restrictions of the contract, it will be difficult to distribute it afterwards...

For a time, everyone felt insecure, and everyone began to imagine scenes of uneven distribution of spoils and murders.

But now that things have come to this, I can’t worry about anything else. Let’s just get the things out first!
At this moment, Xu Shu came over and woke them up with a sentence: "Can you get it out?"

Swish!
Suddenly, Xu Shu's question was like a basin of cold water poured over everyone's heads.

The black chain condensed in Shen Chongyang's hand dissipated instantly, and the murloc scales condensed on Qianfa's skin also quietly dissipated - just now they were unexpectedly preparing to break the door violently.

They took a few steps back in embarrassment and fear, feeling extremely scared.

I was almost blinded by the treasure and forgot that this was the underground of the strange Mother Goddess Church. This prison located at the bottom of the statue was different from the others. If I took the treasure easily, who knows what switch might be triggered, leading to terrible consequences!
"Brother Xu, thank you for the reminder!"

"We almost caused a disaster."

"We still have to research whether there is some key switch or something." Thinking of this, several people broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly cast grateful glances at Xu Shu for the reminder, thanking him repeatedly.

"what?"

Seeing everyone nodding and bowing to him inexplicably, Xu Shu was stunned and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? I'm asking if you can get it out remotely. You've been studying it for so long, and you can't get it out, right?"

“……”Everyone’s expression suddenly froze.

The next second Xu Shu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll do it."

After saying that, he lunged forward and swung his hammer, then without saying a word, he elbowed the iron bars.

"Fuck!"

Now everyone was so scared that their eyes popped out and they opened their mouths wide and started shouting.

"Brother Xu, wait a minute! Let's discuss this first..."

"What are you discussing? If you don't have any idea, get out of the way and watch me!"

“No! Wait, wait a minute aaaaaaaa——”

"boom!!!"

The loud sound of the bell interrupted everyone's screams.

Under the impact of the terrifying force, the huge statue seemed to be pushed up by the ancient Greek god in charge of the iron mountain, and almost jumped up on the spot.

Endless dust is whistling down, and endless buzzing sounds are rolling in!
In the blast that swept across the sky, not only was a large hole visible on the platform at the bottom of the statue, but even the entire hall seemed to be shaking.

"What the hell is this..."

Shen Chongyang and the others could hardly stand. They were shocked by the strength of the reckless man in front of them, which once again refreshed their understanding of the "third level". At the same time, they fled in panic, running directly towards the entrance and the half-open bronze door.

Everyone was angry and frightened. They were angry because this guy was a madman! They were frightened because this guy was too scary. If they didn't run away, even if they didn't trigger any terrible restrictions, they would be hit by his punch and the aftermath would kill them half of their lives!

What kind of god did Jun Moxiao bring over? Late third stage? I've never heard of a late third stage being so strong!

Compared to the not-so-intuitive displays like killing a giant land shark with one punch or killing three guarding zombies alone, the beauty of the explosion of pure numbers without any fighting is even more frightening.

Among the group of people, only the two Taoist masters, Lu Bingwei and Xie Xiaochan, were relatively relaxed, retreating as nimbly as swallows in the rain.

As for the rest, all of them were blown by the gust of air and their steps became unsteady, and they stumbled forward.

Even Gu Pan had to slide several steps before he could steady himself, and he was terrified.

How is it possible... Is this the true strength of the goalkeeper on the human list? Didn't he use his full strength when he played against me before? This... They seem to be stronger than I thought...

Gu Pan steadied his body and quickly retreated. At the same time, he glanced at Xie Xiaochan and Lu Bingwei who were almost unaffected. There was a very obvious flash of surprise and disappointment in his eyes.

It turns out that we are actually so different... Power, I need more power... Even if there is a price, ancestors! She shouted silently in her heart.

The earthquake lasted for a long time before it finally subsided.

Ms. Xifa hid outside her bronze door, looked around at her teammates, and saw that nothing unexpected seemed to have happened at the scene. After her teammates nodded to her, she walked out, took two or three steps into the bronze door, and then stopped.

Then, she puffed out her cheeks, and a noticeable bulge rose from her flat belly, quickly passing through her chest and esophagus, reaching her mouth, and finally gushing out.

Whoops!

"Ferryman", "The Storm Stops"!
The air convection, like a typhoon, quickly blew away the smoke and dust that filled the entire hall, revealing the situation on the scene.

It can be seen that the huge statue was not broken, but only the metal inside was exposed. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time - if this statue that was suspected to be an evil god was broken in such a strange place, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

Xu Shu stood at the foot of the statue, touching his chin, looking depressed.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and hurriedly and carefully moved over.

"Brother Xu?"

"What's wrong? You couldn't take it out?"

"Don't worry, let's discuss it and think of a solution!"

Several people came over, looking at each other and talking.

However, Xu Shu raised his hand and threw a mask over to Gu Pan's hand.

The iron gate was smashed into pieces by his blow!

"Forehead……"

Seeing this, Gu Pan took the mask, and a bright and strange light flashed before his eyes.

The others felt relieved at first, and then hurried over to look at the mask in Gu Pan's hand. After confirming that this was indeed the mask that was suspected to be worth hundreds of thousands, they became a little confused.

He successfully got the treasure, so why was he so depressed?

This question was so urgent that everyone couldn't help but ask it out loud.

Xu Shu rolled his eyes and said, "You really don't know what's good. Look at this statue!"

"statue?"

"Look at the material and texture for yourself! This thing is probably made of pure gold! Holy shit! How heavy is such a big thing? How much is it worth?"

Xu Shu seemed a little annoyed and gnashed his teeth.

"What, pure gold?"

Upon hearing this, the others were also shocked.

They looked at each other, not caring that it was a "statue of god". They took out their treasures and began to try to repair the statue's toes.

After a round of fierce bombardment, the statue remained motionless.

"Don't waste your energy. It can't be broken." Xu Shu said frustratedly.

Just now, after he smashed the iron door with his elbow, all the rust marks on the surface of the statue fell off, revealing that inside was an amber-like substance wrapped in something that looked like gold.

Xu Shuguang only took a glance at it and silently calculated in his mind, such a large statue, it must be made of three or four hundred tons of gold? !

What does this number mean?
You have to know that it is not possible to open gold mines at will in the wasteland today like before the Cataclysm, because almost all gold mines have been buried by the wasteland. Gold is almost entirely obtained by digging up the ruins of previous civilizations. It is extremely scarce. Such a large quantity is simply unimaginable. God knows how the Black Zhenea School in the ruins did it.

Maybe the Black Jeanne School directly destroyed a very powerful country back then, refined all the gold that the other country had, and gathered it here!
If we can take this thing out of the ruins, wouldn't it be worth as much as ten masks? !

Maybe there are more than that!
But the problem is...Xu Shu can't break it.

The amber-like crystal layer on the surface of the statue is incredibly strong. Xu Shu even tried to scrape it with the little jade Buddha's divine wisdom tooth, but couldn't even bite through a single layer of skin.

Or is this because the divine wisdom teeth are not good at chewing?
Xu Shu couldn't find the reason, but in short, this thing was something he couldn't take away by himself.

It's not a problem of weight, but the fact that it has taken root and seems to have grown on this earth. Xu Shu hit it but it didn't move at all.

In a sense, perhaps this statue is more valuable than the mask sealed inside?

Having a treasure mountain but not being able to take it, Xu Shu was extremely sad and angry, and felt the malice from the entire world.

After all, if even he couldn't knock it, no one below the third level would be able to handle this pile of gold ingots. Perhaps only a demigod could move it.

However, even demigods cannot enter the ruins of the [Night Parade of One Hundred Demons].

Everything seemed to be linked together, as if this thing existed without anyone intending to remove it...

"Damn it, damn it! They picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons. Damn the Black Zhen School. This is killing people and destroying their hearts!"

"Why is this happening? I can't accept it. I can't accept it!"

Now it wasn't just Xu Shu who was hurt. Everyone was wailing and beating their heads after finding out what happened.

Suddenly, there was a sad atmosphere in the hall, which could be described as gloomy and depressing.

I had just obtained a priceless treasure, and I had seen the rich and powerful young master recruiting students. This should have been the most joyful moment of double gains, but why...

"Wait, this place seems to affect our minds and amplify our emotions. Wake up! Stop crying!"

Xu Shu suddenly frowned, lowered his voice, and released a "domineering" roar while looking around at his teammates. Finally, he chose to take the opportunity to kick "Jun Moxiao" in the butt, and kicked his own teacher away with a cry.

"You!" Gu Pan's face turned red, and he forced himself to suppress his anger, waking up from his previous "fear of gain and loss".

"Ok?"

"This……"

Everyone was suddenly startled by Xu Shu's loud shout, which was like a lion's roar, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Indeed, even if this thing is priceless, how could anyone possibly show such an ugly appearance?
Everyone here is a level 3 expert, and they have all received professional training! They won't easily show their emotions!

(End of this chapter)