Godslayer: I am the agent of King of Glory heroes

I don't know how long it took.

"Where did these paper figures come from?!" Baili Pangpang cursed.

Now, what's chasing them isn't just ghosts, but also a huge swarm of paper figures that suddenly appeared, cold and pale, densely packed, looking just like the underworld.

The paper figures were chasing them relentlessly, and no one had time to answer Baili Pangpang's question. Everyone was running forward as fast as they could. Fortunately, in front of them, a series of black palaces came into view.

Jiang Shiyuan felt as if she had seen a glimmer of hope, and her pace quickened. My God, this is so touching! Today's great escape is finally coming to an end!

These paper figures are even more troublesome than ghosts! Baili Pangpang angrily summoned Yaoguang, attempting to slay the paper figures that were within reach, but his attack was inevitably ineffective. Helpless, the five of them had no choice but to randomly select a lucky black hall and go inside to take refuge.

The five people rushed into the main hall one after another, quickly closed the door, and locked the paper figure outside.

After being locked outside the hall, the paper figures seemed to have lost their purpose, wandered around for a while, and then dispersed.

Baili Pangpang leaned against the vermilion palace gate, as if he had lost all his strength and abilities. He slowly slid down to the ground, panting, and said, "I always feel that these paper figures are different from the ones we saw in the forest before."

An Qingyu nodded, "I also think that her features have become much more refined, and she looks somewhat familiar."

Exquisite? Familiar-looking?

An Qingyu rarely spoke nonsense, so if she had spoken, the paper figure must have something special about it. Jiang Shiyuan racked his brains, trying to recall the plot. That's the downside of reading novels too quickly; he only remembered fragments of the plot, and couldn't recall any details at all...

An Qingyu pushed the vermilion gate with her hand and found that it seemed to be locked from the outside. With no other option, they had to explore the palace.

Inside the palace was a huge throne, and behind the main hall was an antique-style bedroom. They wandered around inside and out several times, but unfortunately, apart from An Qingyu combining the six characters "Zong Ling Qi Fei Tian Gong" (宗灵七非天宫) on the palace plaque she saw when she entered, which led her to deduce that their location might be the legendary Fengdu, they found no other clues.

Seeing that he had searched several times but still couldn't find a way out, Cao Yuan had no choice but to return to the main gate, his hand itching to reach for the hilt of his sword. "This palace is completely sealed off. There is no way out except through the main gate. It seems we can only try to use force to get out."

"Old Cao, don't keep thinking about using knives. It's not time for that yet," Baili Pangpang earnestly advised.

"Then do you have a solution?" Cao Yuan stared at him with a deathly gaze.

Baili Pangpang scratched his head and pondered for a while, then reached into his pocket to take something out. "Hmm... how about I try it first?"

Under the watchful eyes of four pairs of eyes, Baili Pangpang solemnly took out... a piece of chalk.

"What's this?" Li Deyang asked in surprise.

"An item that can pass through space, but it might not be usable." Baili Pangpang shrugged.

"Why didn't you bring this out sooner if you had something this good?" Li Deyang said, somewhat annoyed.

“This thing is a consumable, there’s only one left.” Baili Pangpang looked quite pained, then turned to Jiang Shiyuan, “I used a little to rescue you and Molly from the dormitory during the training camp’s ‘Carnival Day,’ and now there’s only this small section left. Once it’s used up, it’s gone.”

Jiang Shiyuan: "This is a matter of life and death, so you'd better hurry up..."

Without further ado, Baili Pangpang drew a circle on the wall with chalk. When the wall disappeared from the circle, his eyes lit up. "Quick, this thing can only last for ten seconds!"

"You didn't tell me earlier!"

Upon hearing Baili Pangpang's words, the five of them quickly crawled through the hole.

An Qingyu emerged from the palace just before the chalk's expiration timer expired, still shaken. It would have been ridiculous if he had been locked inside alone.

Cao Yuan shone his flashlight around and pointed in one direction, saying, "Look over there."

Following his finger, everyone saw a magnificent red palace floating in mid-air at the end of the road, with floating steps leading directly to the palace gate.

The oppressive aura emanating from the suspended palace still made them feel uneasy even from such a distance; this sense of oppression was unmatched even by the black palace complex they were in.

“The buildings we’ve seen along the way have all been either earthen houses or black palaces. This one palace, except for its black gate, is entirely red and it’s suspended in mid-air. It’s obviously not something ordinary,” Baili Pangpang tried to analyze.

"This must be the imperial palace of the Fengdu Emperor, right?" An Qingyu said with certainty. The most magnificent and unique palace in Fengdu must be the residence of the Fengdu Emperor.

Cao Yuan nodded in agreement, "That should be it."

"Should we go up and take a look?" Baili Pangpang asked with a hint of anticipation.

"We're here to find Qiye, not for sightseeing...we're looking for cover!"

No sooner had Cao Yuan finished refusing than a surging wave of paper figures suddenly swept by. The five people were so frightened that they quickly pressed themselves against the wall, silently praying that the paper figures would not see them.

Fortunately, the paper figures had another target: ahead of them, a giant white ant was running frantically.

The paper figures were chasing after the queen ant and had no interest in them for the time being.

“Queen Ant… I understand now. These paper figures are the guardians of Fengdu. They hunt down any creatures that come from outside. This queen ant was exposed after Qi Ye chased her into Fengdu, so the paper figures are chasing her.” An Qingyu’s eyes narrowed slightly.

After discussing it, the group realized that with the paper figures and the queen ant making such a commotion, Lin Qiye would definitely come looking for them if he was nearby. Therefore, they only needed to follow the queen ant to find Lin Qiye.

"Then what are we waiting for? The queen ant has already climbed onto that floating palace." Baili Pangpang couldn't wait to run towards the floating palace.

Jiang Shiyuan and Baili Pangpang ran side by side in the middle of the group. Baili Pangpang seemed a little puzzled and asked, "Shiyuan, what's wrong with you? You're not saying anything."

Jiang Shiyuan was taken aback. "What? Wasn't I just saying..."

"Are you too worried about Qiye?" Baili Pangpang tried to recall for a while. "Especially after entering Fengdu, you've become incredibly taciturn."

"...I'm just a little afraid of ghosts. I always feel like someone is watching us here. Aren't you afraid?" Jiang Shiyuan asked in return.

Upon hearing Jiang Shiyuan's words, Baili Pangpang trembled. "I...I'm not afraid!"

"Keep being stubborn," Jiang Shiyuan said, too busy to tease Baili Pangpang, because An Qingyu and Cao Yuan had already reached the foot of the red palace and stepped onto the first floating stone slab.

As Baili Pangpang followed and climbed the steps, Jiang Shiyuan pretended not to notice that Li Deyang, at the back of the group, had stopped and stood on the first step, looking as if he was stunned.

She lagged a few steps behind Baili Pangpang, stepping up the stone steps one by one, and soon crossed the last step.

then……

She saw the queen ant perched atop the palace, and the menacing white paper figures.