How to survive in a soul-based game with full female mods

"I'm going to the Rune Labyrinth in the Holy Kingdom today. Does anyone want to come with me?"

As soon as the words fell, the clinking sound of plates and spoons colliding stopped abruptly. The restaurant was shrouded in silence. Four pairs of eyes of different colors turned to Lin Yinxi.

At this moment, whether it was Alice, Claudia, Liz, or Erica, they all looked at him in bewilderment. Suddenly, the bread in Liz's hand fell onto the table and rolled around.

"...What rune maze? Yinxi, what do you mean by suddenly saying this?"

The first person to come to her senses and wake up was Liz, who didn't care at all about the bread that had just fallen from her hands.

It was chugging all the way to Alice's plate.

"I was out for a while this morning and decided then."

"I did not mean that."

"Ah~," Liz sighed. Alice took over.

"Lin Yinxi, this is not the Empire, but the Holy Kingdom. Basically, the rune maze here—"

"...I have received permission...I requested it directly from the Inquisitor this morning."

"..."

I was speechless for a moment. In that case, there seemed to be nothing more to say. After all, he said that he had obtained permission from the Holy Kingdom Inquisitor.

In terms of power, the Inquisitors and Heresy Inquisitors were second only to the two Popes.

"From your expression, it seems like you wanted us to go together from the beginning, right?"

"Correct answer, as expected of the Knight Commander Claudia. You have excellent observation skills."

"Really? Is it your hobby to surprise us? You could have told us all this in advance."

Lin Yinxi simply smiled in response to Erica's words. Seeing his smile, Erica could only shake her head with a helpless expression.

After all, it was decided only 30 minutes ago, so there was no time to tell them in advance. When Lin Yinxi returned here after talking with Selene, he saw the Knights preparing to eat.

"Well, let me explain it to you in detail first."

Alice put down her spoon. The other knight leaders also seemed to have lost interest in continuing their meal.

Everyone's reaction was just as he expected.

...

"Are you all ready?"

At this time, Selene and her battle nuns had already arrived at the agreed location to greet the knights.

Each of the battle sisters present was fully armed, with a row of daggers strapped to their belts, rapiers tightly grasped in their hands, and their tights were neat and tidy.

At first glance, their expressions seemed as calm as usual, but on the other hand, the overall atmosphere in the team seemed a little tense. But no one would blame them.

The Inquisitor's face was more solemn than usual, but the Knight Commanders who had just arrived, every move they made seemed very powerful.

The only one who performed poorly here was Lin Yinxi. He looked the same as always, leisurely fiddling with the weapon hanging on his waist.

"You're still the same, Lin Yinxi."

Seeing this scene, Alice said helplessly. Because she was wearing a helmet, her expression at the moment could not be seen clearly.

"Me? What's wrong with me?"

"Everyone here is very serious about this exploration. You're probably the only one here who's so relaxed..."

"Well, that's true. You guys also seem a little more nervous than usual."

"Didn't you say that? From now on, the rune maze we're going to conquer is a very dangerous place. Since you said so yourself, its danger must be beyond imagination. Aren't you nervous at all?"

Although the Holy Kingdom sent expeditionary forces to the "Abyss" many times, they ultimately failed to obtain the rune, and even dozens of innocent paladins and battle nuns were sacrificed.

Due to this danger, the "Abyss" was specially ordered by the Inquisitor and the Heretic Inquisitor to be sealed off and Paladins were assigned to guard it.

To be honest, when they heard his speech in the morning, the people in the Knights Order were not very nervous, but it was not until they came here and felt the tense atmosphere that they felt it for real.

It’s all because of the person who said these words at the time, his expression was too calm.

"Hmm... maybe a little nervous? But I can't show it."

Even now, when answering Alice's question, someone's expression did not change at all.

His words and actions at this moment were exactly the same as they were this morning.

Perhaps the word "calm" is the best word to describe his current performance.

Since when, the attention of everyone around was focused on Alice and Lin Yinxi who were talking.

"why?"

"After all, it was me who asked you to come with me on this expedition. If even I, who persuaded you to come here, seem nervous, then what will become of you who followed me?"

Lin Yinxi said this with a slight smile.

As soon as I saw the smile on his face, the tension naturally disappeared.

At least that's how it was for Alice.

It was that smile…the smile that could effortlessly make the seemingly impossible possible, even when everyone else thought it was nonsense.

Looking at Lin Yinxi's raised mouth corners, Alice thought so and regained her composure.

Alice calmed down. Since he had said so himself, she just had to trust him this time. Hadn't she already listened to the plan that man had made this morning?

Even this plan can be called crazy.

"it is good."

Alice gave a brief reply, then turned away, her helmet tilted to the side. Selene, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, quietly straightened herself.

"Can we go in now?"

"Yes. I'll give the order to depart immediately."

Selene gestured to the paladins standing before the white light. After a brief moment of attention, the paladins thrust the tips of their spears into the halo.

The part where the halo barrier touched the tip of the gun began to disintegrate, and then the place where the two touched began to gradually twist and thin. After a moment, a gap appeared that was large enough for one person to pass through.

The Knights peered into the world beyond. Their gazes fell upon the space within, as if sealed off for no apparent reason. Everything within sight was stained in pitch black.

"The moon will be watching you."

The holy catalyst radiated light. A silver-white holy power began to flow around Selene, her battle sisters, the Knight Commander, and Lin Yinxi. Moonlight enveloped them all.

"Please be careful from now on. Near the abyss—"

"Then I'll go in first?"

"......What?"

Just before Selene reminded the Knights General, Lin Yinxi suddenly walked past the crowd, strode across the gap in the sacred barrier, and walked in.

"No, you can't do that there—"

"It's okay. It'll be fine."

Claudia stood on tiptoe and slapped her hand on Selene's shoulder.

Unlike Selene and her battle sisters who were all in a state of panic, the Knight Commanders had already adopted an attitude of "I knew this would happen."

The reason was, of course, because they had heard about Lin Yinxi's plan in advance. If not, they might have been even more panicked than Selene.

Selene anxiously followed Lin Yinxi, followed by the Knight Commanders, and finally the Battle Sisters, who walked one after another towards the inside of the sacred barrier.

“…It’s really scary.”

This was the first sentence Liz said after entering, and it was also something that everyone present agreed with.

The place where everyone settled was filled with black liquid.

The grass and trees on the ground looked sickly. Upon closer inspection, they weren't completely dry, but simply covered in an unknown black liquid. They had almost lost their original color and looked no different from being dry and twisted.

Even the sunlight that shines down seems a little dim.

Liz seemed to be not used to the environment here and stroked the armor on her chest with her hand.

"Dear guest, your name is Alice?"

Selene approached Alice, who was looking around with a frown on her face, and spoke to her.

Hearing Selene's sudden question, Alice turned and looked at her.

"Yes, what's the matter?"

Selene glanced at Lin Yinxi's back as she walked ahead of them, and continued:

"Do you have any idea what that gentleman is doing now?"

At this moment, Lin Yinxi was walking alone in front, muttering some numbers under his breath. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this, they would probably be suspicious.

Of course, Alice knew why he did that. Not only Alice, but all the Knight Leaders knew this fact.

Just this morning, he boasted in front of everyone that he was fully capable of conquering this "abyss" on his own, and that it would only take thirty minutes at most.

They only need to do one thing.

He said that he must be the first person to enter here, and after entering, no matter what he did, no one could talk to him or interfere with him.

This is also the reason why Liz, who should have been sticking close to Lin Yinxi and chattering, became so quiet.

After all, he himself said not to disturb him, so how dare you?

"I don't know, but he should have his own ideas. It's best not to disturb him."

Alice shook her head, remembering what he had told everyone, "Keep it as secret as possible." Meanwhile, Selene quietly stepped back, as if she had guessed what she meant.

Alice was actually curious too. At the time, he just said something like a riddle, "The most important thing is timing."

Out of curiosity, she circulated the magic power in her body, improved her hearing, and listened carefully to his whispers.

"66...67...68..."

He is counting.

The numbers rose one by one in a regular pattern, perhaps counting time. Then he glanced around, nodded to himself, and moved his feet again, repeating the process.

In fact, Alice was not the only one who was curious at this moment. Countless eyes passed by behind him.

Lin Yinxi's actions were very eye-catching. Under the attention of everyone, they quickly reached the bottom floor.

At this moment, a bottomless pit appeared before everyone. The surrounding darkness seemed to become even deeper.

It is worthy of the name "Abyss". It is a terrifying abyss in the deep darkness. The depth is unfathomable and the width is also unfathomable. Even if you want to surround it, it will probably take hundreds of people.

"...Are we going to take that down?"

"Yes, you guessed it right."

Erica pointed to the bridge over the abyss. No, it was doubtful whether it could even be called a bridge.

The bridge looked slippery, and there were no railings, not even handrails. Even a simple, roughly woven wooden bridge would look more stable than the one before me.

Because at least the surface won't slip.

"Please be careful, it's quite slippery out there. Absolutely no running, only walking."

"I don't want to try at all."

Erica didn't want to step onto the bridge that sloped diagonally down into the abyss. But that was the only way to the bottom of the abyss.

At the end of the bridge was a cave-like crack that was large enough for one person to enter. There were many such bridges in the abyss, and they were intricately intertwined, filling up layer upon layer under the deep pit.

"Tsk, this will slip if you're not careful, right?"