Chapter 2251: Chapter 2246: Entanglement

The changes in Brother Interlocutor seem no less significant than those in the prisoners.

It’s certainly not because the path ahead is too dangerous that the Interlocutor is considered as cannon fodder to scout the way.

For Fu Qian, the point of making the previous impolite request to the Interlocutor to "willingly" act as cannon fodder to scout the way was to observe his reaction.

The result was surprisingly consistent with before, so accommodating it seemed exaggerated.

He retained his past memories, yet seemed to enter an entirely different mental state.

So what does this mean when all the prisoners are gone?

Really following behind the Interlocutor, descending step by step along the stairs behind the door, Fu Qian felt the situation becoming increasingly eerie.

The sightings on this visit to the corridor can be described as quite unexpected.

On one hand, apart from the dimming light, there were no traces suspected to belong to the Dark Moon.

And according to previous deductions, theoretically, the prisoners should still be present, but the domain once untouchable by anyone now appeared abandoned.

And now even the mentally adept tool, the Interlocutor, seemed to reach another realm of mental state.

Following behind all the way, Fu Qian confirmed with ease using vision radar that his old friend hadn’t advanced in ranking over time.

Yet he managed to maintain stability, which to some extent, indicates that this place hasn’t entirely lost its power.

After all, the first time they met, the Interlocutor spoke of an intriguing theory about his ability and the paradoxical relationship with this prison.

Essentially, this place is even considered the source of his power.

If one were to think further, with this relationship, the Interlocutor might even seem more valuable—a food source for the Bone Chain.

Of course, the latter has remained well-behaved so far, and Fu Qian hasn’t rushed to act.

In a cage of a transforming Superior Being, it wouldn’t hurt to explore a bit more—oh?

At a certain moment, the Interlocutor stopped, and Fu Qian easily discovered the reason.

The descending distance wasn’t long, and after passing through a clearly similar-style corridor, a consistent scene appeared before them—

Another reddish-brown door stood there, its surface clearly displaying the patterns representing His Excellency Alarakir’s might.

But unlike the door they had passed through earlier, this one was of standard size.

And looking further into the distance, iron black, silver white... familiar scenes were evident.

A corridor, in the exact same sequence as above.

...

So is this why it’s called a corridor? One has to admit that is quite abstract.

This short journey wouldn’t be enough to get lost, as Fu Qian easily sketched a peculiar architectural structure in his mind, marveling at it.

A corridor below still has another corridor? The structure is completely the same?

If these doors were to come in colors and models representing other Superiors, it’s not so strange to understand it as communal prison property.

This current scene clearly can’t be explained as the fading of the prisoners’ nightmares revealing the original appearance of the building.

After all, don’t forget one question, this corridor opened from the mansion of Destiny Snake, so what about behind the other four doors?

Do they each lead to a new corridor?

And what about behind these doors before them?

Clearly, this place isn’t a more realistic scene after the retreat of the Transcendent, but rather a more abstract entanglement of concepts.

So how did this occur?

And is it the same reason that caused Brother Interlocutor’s current state?

"How do you plan to describe this place?"

And while Fu Qian, with numerous question marks floating in his mind, cast his gaze on the grateful party involved, the Interlocutor seemed to sense something.

Yet he had no intention of looking over; he simply continued to gaze forward and softly asked in a flat tone.

How to describe it? A good question.

It sounds like after being coerced into repaying a debt, the Interlocutor had long anticipated this moment.

However, Fu Qian was unbothered by this somewhat sharp inquiry.

"So have you been behind the other doors as well?"

Of course, being unbothered didn’t mean answering; the next moment, he adeptly countered a question with a question.

"...Yes, all the same."

And today’s Interlocutor sounded astonishingly naive in degree.

Not only did he avoid choosing to continue inquiring, but after only a slight hesitation, he quickly acknowledged Fu Qian’s statement.

...

Is there really a new corridor behind every door?

That truly would be the classic labyrinth.

Clearly showing high quality, Fu Qian didn’t feel any guilt, merely attempting to sketch the architectural blueprint in his mind, immensely intrigued.

Crucially, this is just the beginning—

"And what about these?"

In the next moment, Fu Qian indicated towards the new batch of five doors in front of him.

"All the same..."

And this time, the Interlocutor didn’t even hesitate, directly providing a somewhat despairing answer.

"That was two questions, so the answer to the first is? Have you been inside?"

Even with that, the stern interrogator was not satisfied, and Fu Qian continued persistently without delay.

"No... but you can see it."

This time, failing to maintain his previous stance, the Interlocutor turned his head and, after a moment of silence, honestly admitted to his oversight.

"Understood, so it’s my turn to lead the way."

Still unbothered, in speaking, Fu Qian even moved forward, reaching out to open the grand door to His Excellency Alarakir’s mansion.

And his implicit meaning was simple: first, he would certainly continue down this path, and second, the Interlocutor surely had to follow.

...

One must admit, Brother Interlocutor did not seem to be lying.

In this secondary corridor branched off, there indeed was an entrance leading to an even deeper level.

Behind this door of His Excellency Alarakir, the previous chaos and Darkness were still absent, while another door was visible in the depths.

This door wasn’t even silver-white but another familiar color palette and also one of the five doors.

Does each door behind lead to a non-self power, and then continue to branch and evolve this way?

Fu Qian quickly arrived at a conclusion, but the current situation seemed to become more complex because of it.

What does this entanglement imply?

Does it have any relation to past actions with the Witch? And the interplaying Dark Moon’s glory?

Furthermore, as someone with zero perception, is it time to call in a professional given such a complex situation?

Not rushing to step through, as his thoughts turned rapidly, Fu Qian looked back at the Interlocutor, seeming to picture him hesitating at the door.

"Aren’t you supposed to lead the way?"

However, seeming unable to empathize with his sense of understanding, under scrutiny, this time the latter surprisingly opened his mouth voluntarily, not without a hint of sarcasm.

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