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Chapter 323 The Big Pit

"Don't worry, this is just to ensure your safety and maintain the stability of the formation."

Meros turned to look at Lingye, who seemed somewhat bewildered, and explained calmly.

Having said that, he ignored Ling Ye and slowly ascended into the air on his own.

He moved with a light and graceful gait, like a feather, slowly rising into the air and finally coming to rest a dozen meters above the ground.

Standing here, Meros can see the entire magic circle in its entirety.

The intricate lines and runes shimmering with strange light intertwined to form a beautiful and mysterious pattern.

Powerful energy fluctuations emanated from the array, as if an invisible force was surging and gathering within it.

Meros floated in mid-air, his eyes slightly narrowed, carefully examining once again the complex and mysterious magic circle he had just finished drawing.

After a thorough inspection and confirmation, he finally felt relieved—the magic array was flawless.

Taking a deep breath, Meros began to act.

He lightly tiptoed, tapping rhythmically in the air like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Each light tap seemed to contain a strange rhythm, as if it resonated with the entire space.

Immediately afterwards, Meros slowly opened his arms, his ten fingers dancing like nimble butterflies.

His fingers moved swiftly and gracefully in the air, as if playing a silent yet moving melody.

As his fingertips danced, a series of shimmering lines gradually emerged from them.

These lines, as soft and smooth as silk, floated in the air. After extending for a distance, Lingye was surprised to find that each line was adorned with disjointed characters that emitted a faint glow.

Ling Ye stared intently. Although he could only recognize a few of them, he still knew what kind of writing they were—these were the traditional scripts of the alien race.

It is said that this script possesses powerful energy from birth, and simply writing it requires a great deal of energy.

Therefore, once the other races learned about human writing, they usually used the more convenient and energy-efficient human writing system in their daily lives.

These ancient and mysterious foreign scripts are only used on important occasions such as when magic circles need to be inscribed or formal invitations to nobles need to be written.

It can be said that people or ethnic groups who can fluently write these traditional scripts of foreign peoples are all very powerful beings.

In mid-air, Meros's fingertips danced rapidly like nimble butterflies, their speed dazzling the eye.

With these amazing finger movements, more and more strange and mysterious foreign characters fluttered down from his hands like snowflakes.

These characters, radiating powerful energy fluctuations, closely followed the faintly visible lines, landing precisely on the array that Meros had meticulously inscribed on the ground, like well-trained soldiers.

They floated in an orderly and methodical manner toward the empty spaces that Meros had deliberately reserved, each character filling its corresponding position perfectly and fitting seamlessly with the surrounding runes. It looked as if they were masterpieces carved in one go at the same time.

Finally, when the last character floated out of Meros's hand, this crucial character, like a dazzling shooting star, streaked across the sky and landed precisely on the last small empty space in front of Lingye.

In an instant, the magic array in the entire backyard suddenly erupted with an extremely strong black light, which was like a black sun in the night, dazzling and full of oppression.

Through the dense, almost impenetrable black light, one could vaguely see a deep, dark blue light hidden at its base.

The deep blue light that had been suppressed was flickering, like a beast trapped in a cage, struggling and resisting with all its might, trying to break free from these constraints and regain its freedom.

"Pfft-"

Ling Ye stared wide-eyed at the deep blue light, which, like a candle flickering in the wind, gradually dimmed under the pressure of the powerful force until it was finally suppressed and extinguished.

At that moment, a strange feeling welled up in her heart. Lingye seemed to hear a crisp sound, like the soft sigh of a flame being extinguished in an instant.

Then, something shocking happened.

Centered on Lingye's location, the originally solid ground around her began to collapse as if it had lost its support.

Large chunks of soil and rocks fell like raindrops, raising clouds of dust.

In the blink of an eye, a huge, bottomless pit appeared on the ground, like a giant mouth capable of swallowing everything.

At this moment, the entire ground in the backyard had disappeared, with only the tiny patch of ground beneath Lingye's feet remaining intact.

"We've got him up; he's almost there."

Having finally completed all his actions, Meros spoke when he saw that everything was almost completely collapsed.

His voice was calm as still water, yet it contained an irresistible authority.

Upon hearing Meros's command, the lair guarding Lingye immediately took action.

Its massive body began to writhe violently, and countless slender tentacles danced in the air like a swarm of agile snakes.

Several of the tentacles quickly reached out towards Ling Ye and tightly wrapped around his body.

Although the nest's flight was somewhat clumsy and shaky, it still did its best to carry Lingye slowly into the air.

Every sway made Lingye's heart leap into her throat, but thankfully they eventually managed to fly to Meros's side.

"Alright. This cave is very likely where Fei Bo is hiding. Now, you have two choices: either come with me and go deeper in, or stay here. However, I must warn you that if you choose to come with me, I cannot guarantee your safety 100%."

Meros stared at Lingye with a serious expression and asked him a question earnestly.

"Of course I'll go down with you! Ever since I was fortunate enough to become a member of the Psychic Center, I've been mentally prepared to bravely sacrifice myself at any time. Besides, this operation isn't without a chance of survival, it's just very dangerous. And danger is everywhere, isn't it?"

In response to Meros's question, Lingye answered without hesitation.

As she spoke, Lingye met Moros's serious gaze, and a relaxed and relieved smile appeared on her lips.

Finally, perhaps wanting to ease the somewhat heavy atmosphere, he even told a rather unconventional little joke.

"You humans are truly an enigmatic, contradictory, and incredibly peculiar species!"

After hearing Lingye's answer, Meros couldn't help but let out a slightly sentimental sigh.

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