i have a museum of curiosities

Ever since he received the blood test, then entered the world of soul 3 inexplicably, and finally came to the underground prison of Atreia, Zhang also always felt a sense of separation, as if some irrelevant plots were forcibly pieced together got together.And after going through so many things, Zhang also didn't find any information related to the blood test.

Although he didn't show it, he was actually very anxious inside. He was afraid that he would not be able to complete the blood test in time, and he was even more afraid that he would not be able to return to the present world... After all, there were his parents, relatives, friends, and... people he missed.

Until Xia Muya said the words "True Spirit Cemetery", Zhang Ye felt a burst of joy.Ignoring other things, I first asked in my heart: "Do you know the 'True Spirit Cemetery'? Where is it? How do you get in?"

Natsume Ya raised her beautiful eyebrows lightly, and asked back: "You don't know about the 'True Spirit Graveyard'? Are you not an administrator?"

"I am an administrator! But I... am not an administrator of this world... These are not important, what is important is that I also want to enter the 'Graveyard of True Spirits'." Zhang Ye said busy in his heart.

Xia Muya looked at Zhang Ye with some doubts, and replied after a long time: "Only the contemporary administrator knows the location of the True Spirit Cemetery, and only through the administrator's mark—the guardian eye, can other people be sent to the True Spirit Cemetery .”

Guardian Eye?

Zhang also suddenly remembered that the old man in silver armor had carved an eye-shaped pattern on the palm of his left hand in the carriage!
"Is it this?" Zhang Ye stretched out his left hand and spread the palm out.

The surprise in Natsume Ya's wonderful eyes flashed away, but she concealed it very well, just nodded lightly, and said, "That's right, that's the 'Guardian Eye'."

Hearing the other party's affirmative answer, Zhang Ye finally smiled.

It seems that although "it" forcibly dragged me into this world of chaotic logic and fragmented plots, it still arranged an identity for me.From this point of view, this incident may not be a temporary intention of "it", but rather "planned for a long time"...

Why does "it" do this?
The words "Pass the test and give me the answer" suddenly appeared in Zhang Ye's mind, and his brows frowned slightly.

Based on all the known clues, I have reason to believe that the purpose and appeal of "it" are included in this blood experiment!So whether you want to leave here and return to the present world, or find out the truth behind it and complete the task of "The Lost Lover", you need to complete this blood test first!
Originally, Zhang Ye rubbed his chin to think about the business, but the arc of the corner of his mouth looked extremely obscene from Natsume Masa's point of view, especially after thinking about everything, Zhang Ye's smirk looked very similar to the one that appeared in the Metamorphosis in various literary works.What's more terrible is that Zhang Ye's gaze just happened to focus on Natsume Ya's huge plump...

A lingering murderous aura chilled Zhang Ye's back, and he suddenly came back to his senses.After a few seconds of silence, he finally realized his faux pas.

He coughed a few times in embarrassment, and Zhang Ye quickly changed the subject in his mind: "I can take you back to the 'True Spirit Cemetery', but...why should I help you?"

Xia Muya looked at Zhang Ye, and did not answer directly, but asked in a cold voice: "Are you asking for benefits?"

"Then... that's natural. There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want me to help you, there must be an equivalent return, right?"

In fact, Zhang just changed the topic just to avoid embarrassment, but he really didn't think so much.But the words have been spoken, and they cannot be swallowed back.So I had no choice but to follow Natsume Ya's words.

"I can teach you assassination techniques." Natsumeya replied.
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Ok?
Zhang didn't expect the other party to answer so decisively, which made him a little puzzled: Is it very important for Xia Muya to leave here?Was it the environment here that forced her to leave... or did the Cemetery of True Spirits have what she needed?No matter what the situation is, being able to exchange what she has learned is enough to see her eagerness to leave here! -
What a loss...

Zhang couldn't help but pouted and sighed to himself.But he didn't worry about it, after all, he already got the promise from the other party to teach assassination skills, so he can't push forward, can he?
"I agree to your request." Zhang Ye nodded and asked in his heart, "What should I do?"

"Put your hand on my shoulder with the 'Guardian Eye', and I will make a contract with you," Natsume said.

Zhang Ye nodded, then stretched out left and right, first swayed in front of Xia Muya, and after the other party nodded, he gently put it on her right shoulder.

A stream of heat came from the palm of his left hand, and then it glowed red.

"I, Natsume Masa of the Land of the Rising Sun, would like to sign an equal contract with the museum administrator in front of me to help him complete the administrator's tasks and become the only administrator."

As soon as Xia Muya finished speaking, the red light from the palm of Zhang Ye's left hand enveloped her, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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I see... Where are people?
Looking at the empty arena, Zhang Ye was a little surprised.
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No... I still don't know how to get to the Cemetery of True Spirits!Why did you just leave? !I'm going all the way...Finally, someone has a clue about the "Graveyard of True Spirits", and it turns out...you're fucking playing with me!
Although the heart is extremely depressed, but the person has already been "sent away", so what's the use of entanglement?
Zhang Ye sighed weakly, and once again turned his attention to the two samurai swords that fell to the ground after defeating Hirazawa.
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Luckily not for nothing..." -
Zhang Ye pouted, stepped forward quickly, and picked up two samurai swords.But for some reason, with two knives in his hands, Zhang Ye felt awkward for no reason.
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Why is it so hard to hold...

Zhang Ye frowned, pulled out the two samurai swords from their scabbards, and tried to swing them a few times.
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I don't have the feeling of being in command when holding a soldier's long sword and broadsword... It seems that Natsume Ya is right, I don't have the soul of a samurai, and I can't use a samurai blade...

Zhang Ye curled his lips helplessly, put the two samurai knives into the sheath with some helplessness, and then touched the small leather pouch at his waist, and the knives disappeared.

Patting the small leather bag on his waist, Zhang Ye walked out of the underground arena with a soldier's long sword in his right hand and a broad sword in his left hand.
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The other places have been explored, and the only place to go now... is the Flame Demon!
Zhang also sighed helplessly, and muttered in his heart: What should come will always come!I don't know how to get to the cemetery of real spirits, and I don't know how to change from the spirit state back to the physical state... If you want to continue the plot, you have to fight hard!After all, such things as "skipping class" are still very difficult to do in reality.

Walking back to the first floor silently, standing in front of the hall where the flame demon was, Zhang could also clearly hear the dull sound of the flame demon's hooves hitting the ground.
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It is said that the door is big and weak... There is no door in this hall to get stuck.Now I can only try to see if I can play duo... I hope this flame demon will be weak!
Zhang also secretly cheered himself up, and then stepped forward with his left foot.

The flame demon immediately spotted Zhang Ye who entered the hall.I don't know if seeing this familiar face reappeared in front of him made his majesty violated. The flame demon roared and stomped his hoof fiercely.

"Roar--"

The deafening roar made Zhang Ye's heart skip a beat.The opponent's huge body and the intimidating big ax made him tremble for a while, but when he thought that he was beaten into a spirit state by this guy not long ago, Zhang Ye couldn't get angry.

The flame demon walked towards Zhang Ye step by step, every step seemed to step on his heart.
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Huh - don't panic...

Zhang also looked around and began to move slowly towards the right side of the flame demon.

As Zhang Ye got closer and closer, the flame demon suddenly accelerated, and then the huge flame ax in his hand slammed down vertically!

good chance!
Zhang Ye's heart fluttered, and he dodged the ax by rolling left. Before he could get up and stand still, he stomped his right foot on the ground, and his body suddenly rushed out!

But... Zhang Ye's target is not the flame demon, but behind it!
"call--"

After successfully rushing to the back of the flame demon, Zhang Ye was overjoyed, and swung the soldier's long sword in his hand.

"laugh--"

The long sword slashed fiercely with a graceful arc, and a foot-long gash suddenly appeared on the flame demon's right hind leg, from which foul-smelling black blood flowed out.

efficient!

Zhang Ye was overjoyed, and once again dodged a vertical strike by the flame demon with a roll.
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It turns out that this enemy is not invincible!
Zhang also saw that his previous attack had an effect, and that the soldier's long sword could indeed hurt the opponent, so he couldn't help but feel relieved.Wait until your eyes are fixed on each other to observe its movements.

"Roar--"

Enraged by Zhang Ye's previous actions, the flame demon roared and jumped up high!
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not good!This is the legendary Fat Boy Climbing to Heaven!
Zhang also successfully entered the strange state when he played against Hirasawa. The speed of the flame demon was much slower in his eyes, which undoubtedly gave him more time to think.But in the same way, only Zhang's observation ability has become stronger, and his own speed has not increased.Therefore, Zhang Ye couldn't help being startled when he saw the flame demon jumping high. He gritted his teeth immediately, stomped his right foot on the ground again without hesitation, and rushed past the flame demon's feet!

"Boom-"

The flame demon landed heavily, setting off a gust of wind pressure, which caused Zhang, who had just stabilized his body, to stagger.But he didn't dare to procrastinate, he quickly turned around and swept across.

"laugh--"

This time the soldier's long sword hit the flame demon's left hind leg.

The hit hit, Zhang didn't dare to stay, and then rolled to the right, got up and swept again.

But this attack was blocked by the huge flaming ax in the hands of the flame demon!
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Oops!

Zhang Ye let out a low snort, before he had time to think about it, he rushed towards the left rear of the flame demon.

The flame demon was huge, so his reaction was naturally not as good as that of Zhang Ye, so it was still half a beat slower.

Even this half shot is enough to launch another attack!
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Come on, righteous backstab!Flame demon, hand over your ass!

puff--"

The Atrea soldier's long sword stabbed fiercely into the back of the flame demon until it reached the hilt!
"Roar-roar-"

The flame demon let out a painful roar, and swung the huge flame ax in his hand backwards, fast and hard.Zhang Ye hurriedly let go of his right hand holding the sword, and quickly rolled his body to the left, narrowly avoiding the terrifying blow of the axe.

The flame demon roared and turned around, his eyes fixed on Zhang Ye.

At this moment, the flame demon was in a bit of a panic. A section of the sword's head protruded from the front of the bloated belly, and black and smelly blood flowed out.The fire that was originally burning brightly on his body has also dimmed a lot at this moment.
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Even the backstab didn't kill you... Sure enough, the blood is thick!
Zhang Ye silently switched the broadsword from his left hand to his right hand, and looked around the flame demon, as if planning to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the flame demon took the initiative to take two steps back! -
Um?How fat four?Does it know to be afraid?

Zhang was also a little puzzled.But he didn't dare to act rashly, but cautiously placed his broad sword in front of him.

Although it's a fantasy for an ordinary one-handed sword to block the power of the flame demon's axe, it's better than empty hands!And having a weapon in hand always gives people a sense of security.

Just when Zhang Ye's thoughts wandered, the flame demon stomped his hoof, and then opened his mouth to Zhang Ye.

A burning sensation hit, and under the blessing of "slow motion", Zhang also instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly rolled towards the left.But after rolling around, the sense of crisis in Zhang Ye's heart did not subside, so before he stabilized his body, he rolled to the left again.

"call--"

The raging fire swept past Zhang Ye's body with a terrifying burning sensation, and the entire hall was illuminated by this flame!

Zhang Ye swallowed his saliva with a grunt, feeling scared for a while.If he hadn't been rolling and rolling just now, he might have been burned to death by the flames now!
Zhang Ye was shocked and confused.

Although he had known through observation that the other party was called a "flame demon", Zhang Ye did not expect that the other party not only had flames burning on his body, but could also spit out flames!

It is impossible to guard against it!
However, the move of spitting flames was very stiff, Zhang Ye stood still and stomped his right foot on the ground without hesitation, and his body rushed out suddenly.

This time, Zhang also aimed at the sheep's head that the flame demon hadn't raised yet!
"Touch—chi—"

The broad sword bumped into the head of the flame demon without fancy, and then the blade of the sword broke through the horniness of the demon's head and pierced deeply!Even because of too much force, Zhang Ye's body was staggered!
But the effect is surprisingly good!

The flame demon wailed, and its fat body began to shake.

Zhang didn't hesitate any longer, and slammed the broadsword back—in an instant, black stinky blood mixed with white turbid liquid, whether it was brain or something, splashed out!

Zhang Ye yelled, and slammed down on the flame demon's head——

"laugh--"

Although it encountered a lot of resistance this time, the broad sword still completed its mission.

"Boom-"

The goat-like head of the flame demon fell heavily to the ground, creating a haze of fog.Immediately afterwards, that fat body also swayed, and finally fell to the ground, and was quickly decomposed and absorbed by the mist.

The fierce battle ended like this.

Zhang also didn't care to check what treasures the flame demon had dropped, and sat down on the ground directly, gasping for breath.

The battle just now seemed to last very short, in fact Zhang has been using "slow motion" and charging to cooperate with each other.It wasn't until the battle was over that Zhang Ye felt sore all over, and his head was even more dizzy, as if he had drunk too much.

After sitting for a long time, the discomfort in his body finally gradually subsided, and Zhang Ye had the opportunity to check the whereabouts of the flame demon.

A red round bead was quietly lying where the flame demon had disappeared, and it was emitting a soft light at the moment, isolating the surrounding fog by a foot.
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This is...a bead?
Zhang Ye gently picked up the round bead, and fixed his eyes on it with some doubts.

— Flame Demon Core
——The strange beads with rich fire elements can give users the ability to manipulate flames to a certain extent.

—The demons come from the abyss, but no one knows what lies in the abyss.It is said that powerful demons will condense magic cores in their bodies, and for demons, this may be the essence of their souls.
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Manipulating flames... demon souls... seems to be getting more and more outrageous, right?

Zhang also couldn't help muttering in his heart, gently holding the warm flame magic core, with a surprised look on his face.However, before he could test the use of the magic core, there was a sudden sound of the machine expanding in the hall, and then a ladder fell down in the center of the hall.
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Hey, there are organs here?How is it triggered?What is the principle...

Zhang Ye blinked, looked up at the ceiling, and saw a big hole appeared above his head at some point, and he should be able to climb up the ladder that had just fallen.
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No wonder I searched all over before and couldn’t find a way to leave. It turns out that it’s really on the top of my head...

Zhang also thought for a while, then put the flame magic core into the small leather bag on his waist, then walked to the ladder, hesitated for a moment, and then climbed up.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ye's eyes felt sore again, and a line of small words appeared in front of his eyes:
- Atrea Underground Prison - Upper Area

After getting down to earth, Zhang also began to look around.

This is a small cell.The cell door has been opened, and there seems to be nothing worth caring about in the cell.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ye held the broad sword in front of him, held the soldier's long sword tightly in his right hand, and walked slowly towards the prison door.

As soon as he left the prison door, Zhang Ye heard a vague sound coming from the room on the left.
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It seems to be... snoring? ?
Zhang also blinked, a little confused.
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No... Isn't this an underground prison?How could a great god fall asleep in such a place?
With strong curiosity, Zhang also walked cautiously to the cell door on the left.

In the dark prison cell, there is a strange silver-white creature sleeping soundly, which is the source of the snoring that Zhang Ye heard earlier.
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That's... an onion?
Zhang Yewai's eyes widened and he looked carefully.

"Huh-huh-huh-huh-"

He patted the cell door curiously, and the onion-shaped creature inside suddenly moved, but made a clanging sound.

"Huh? This is... armor?"

Maybe it was Zhang Ye who knocked on the iron door to wake up the people in the cell, but the other party actually spoke.

"Uh-huh--"

"Oh, I actually fell asleep. It seems that it is not good to be too comfortable. Hahaha..."

The hearty laughter made Zhang Ye confused, and a weird and bold idea suddenly rose in his heart.

"Oh, hello!"

The "Onion" suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Ye.

"I'm meeting you for the first time. I'm Jack Rhodes, the knight of Catalina. Don't get me wrong because of the armor on my body. In fact, I'm also a candidate for an administrator just like you!"

This sentence made Zhang Ye's hairs explode.

Gan!
I had guessed that I might meet an administrator candidate, but I never thought it would be so soon!But... big brother, your name and your onion armor have already betrayed your identity, okay!

Unexpectedly, the knight who called himself Jack Rhodes laughed and said, "Don't be surprised, since you will come to this kind of place, you must also be a candidate. To be honest, I am a little troubled now, would you like to listen to my long-winded words?"

Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then said to himself: Uh... what's going on?Isn't this man my competitor?Looking at the situation, does he need my help?Could it be that he is still an NPC?

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ye nodded and made a gesture—you can tell.

"Oh, thank you in advance." Jack Rhodes said: "You can come here, it means that you have killed the big guy below, right? Although I am not afraid, I also want to avoid meaningless battles! So I chose another path... But as you can see, I am now trapped in this cell, but I don't know where the key to the cell is..."

Zhang also opened his mouth and understood what the other party meant.

It really is... This character is in the same line!

"What should I do? It's really nerve-wracking..."

Zhang Yegang wanted to promise him to find the key to rescue him, but the familiar snoring sounded again.

sharp!Sleep in seconds...