"Hoohoo ..............."

Hearing Rod's declaration, instead of showing the slightest anger and panic, the girl stretched out her hand to her mouth and chuckled as if she had heard some funny joke. The golden eyes flickered like never before, bright and dazzling, but full of mocking smiles.

"Looks like my container didn't tell you anything. Mr. Rhodes, but that's fine, if you leave it to me, at least you won't omit unnecessary parts because you're bound by boring feelings. I'm interested in what kind of force you'll use to figure it out, but unfortunately, it's clear from the container's memories that you're a man who likes to solve problems with combat. So in order to avoid pointless fights, then I don't mind telling you everything........."

With that, the girl spread her hands.

"So, question one, Mr. Rhodes, do you know what this place is?"

"If my memory is correct, this is probably the question I asked you before."

Although Rhodes wanted to rush over and kill the other party directly, considering that Anne and Lijie were still in a coma, and the location they were in at the moment was unknown, judging from the other party's speech, it was very likely that this was the opponent's home field. It's a no-brainer, but gather information and then see what to do next.

"Indeed, it seems that I was negligent, so I'll tell you the answer now. Mr. Rhodes, where you are right now is inside the Tinder Source. ”

"What?!"

Even Rhodes couldn't help but be taken aback at this time, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, which was always plain on weekdays. It's no wonder that while there are many sparks lit by players, it's as if the person lighting the candle doesn't care about the composition of the candle itself. No player at all will be able to enter the interior of Tinder. And from the outside, the so-called tinder looks like a burning ball. At most, it's only a little bigger than basketball, so even Rhodes didn't expect that he would be in the fire at all, although he has experienced enough unscientific things since coming to this world, but now Rod still has to say a word——— this is really unscientific.

"Then the second question is, don't you think about anything because of this?"

“……… I'd rather you explain it to me. ”

I heard the girl's inquiry. Rod's face was slightly gloomy, but he quickly returned to normal. At this time, he must not follow the footsteps of the other party, although he did vaguely notice something, but at this time he will only get worse and worse when he thinks about it, the other party is not stupid, in case his cranky thoughts are discovered by her, maybe he will mislead his thinking, which is definitely not the right choice.

"Okay, then I'll start at the beginning."

For Rod's answer. The girl's expression did not change at all——— or at that moment, the smile on her face changed, giving people the illusion of being cold and formulaic like a mask.

"Tinder Zero - Farysing is the first and final magic technique I taught to the Shania, the supreme soul guardian of this continent who will preserve the flame of this great and holy order. Survive the fragments of chaos. And under my guidance, the Shania family connected the source of fire to my soul. Closed here. Out of secrecy and loyalty to the source of the fire, they offered me a pact at the cost of their soul and flesh...... What container do you think will come here? Because this is also part of the contract, she will awaken the fire and me at the cost of her soul and blood. And my soul will leave here with the rekindling of the fire and merge into that body. ”

Saying this, the girl's eyes narrowed.

"So. Now do you understand? Mr. Rhodes. As I said, our purpose is the same. You want to light the fire, and I need to be one with the flesh. Therefore, the sacrifice and sacrifice of the vessel itself is necessary. If you want to negate this process......... Are you really going to do that? ”

Sling the bull!

For a moment, Rhodes really wanted to make accusations. He is not a rookie who has taken a copy of the Tinder Source for the first time, and the base camp of the Starlight Guild used to occupy this land. At that time, there was no sacrifice made by Marlene, and she didn't also light the fire? Now this guy is talking nonsense here and thinks he can be fooled? Do you really think that you have eaten for nothing for so many years? But......... Soon, reason suppressed his anger, and indeed, even Rhodes himself had to admit that although he had always thought that his experience was a very useful help, after entering the dungeon maze this time, his experience was basically useless. Even such things as guardian soldiers can appear, and the current tinder maze is obviously not the one that Rod remembers, and Rod did feel a powerful trembling aura when the door opened. But............... Rhodes always felt that things were not so simple. The other party is not lying, and it doesn't sound like he's hiding anything. But this must be different from what I think, think about it carefully, the player has not studied a lot of fire itself, fire is the purest power of order, that is, the apex of the power called "order", but this force is because it is pure, so it can't tolerate a trace of impurities. And now, if the other party is right, then it is likely that the space she is in is not the fire itself, but the space that belongs to her. Then the question arises, no matter how loyal to the order, impurities are impurities after all. Otherwise, there is no need to use the means of magic guidance construction such as the fire source to create the core. Then, the question arises.

If what she said was the truth, then what did she at the center of the source of the fire not be erased as an impurity?

Of course, this can be said to mean that the fire is still asleep and has not been ignited. But when the fire is ignited, she will definitely be wiped out as an impurity, there is no doubt about it. If you consider it from this aspect, then there is another reason for her statement. What if she's sealed here? What if she deliberately told herself this so that she wouldn't be erased? And also......... Although the way of calling it is different, I don't know what Lu Dao is, when he saw this girl, Rod suddenly had a strange feeling——— it was like facing another "Christie".

"My Half ..............."

"My Container ..............."

Although the names are different, the way the two sides behave is similar. The other Christie had to use this Christie's body to be able to appear in front of Rhodes and communicate with him. And the girl in front of her, who looks exactly like Marlene, openly declares that she needs to merge with Marlene to be able to regain her life.

"Although you said it in detail. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to prove that what you say is true. ”

"That's right."

In the face of Rod's questioning, the girl did not feel embarrassed or hesitated at all, but nodded decisively.

"If you want to prove that everything I say is true, then you have to complete the ceremony, but look at you, Mr. Rhodes. You don't seem to expect so. ”

"That's right, and my experience tells me that it doesn't take any sacrifice to light the fire here, so I don't believe you at all."

"It's the same as the container's impression of you, it seems that we can't reach an understanding and consensus on this point."

The girl sighed softly, and stepped back, and the disassembled metal throne was put together again, and the girl sat down on the throne again.

"Although here, I don't need to prove anything to you. But according to the ancient Covenant Spirit. I don't want to be resented by you after merging with the flesh. It's not an ideal situation for me, so since I can't convince it, then ............"

Saying this, the girl raised her right hand holding the staff, and gently touched it upward, and soon, she saw that the metal coffin that had bound Marlene was opened. Then Marlene floated down like this, and then landed beside Rod. And Rod took Marlene with one hand. While looking at the girl in front of him strangely.。

"Since you don't want to believe it, then I don't have a hard time. I can give you a chance and say that you can light a fire without the need for sacrifices. Then I'll give you back the container for the time being, and if you can do it, then I'll wait and see. But......... Forget it, that's the end of our communication. ”

"Cut."

Hear here. Rod couldn't help but snort, but he didn't ask the other party if he had done anything in Marlene's body, because in Rod's opinion, this was a very stupid question. Marlene has been in her hands for so long, and now it is someone's home field, and if she really did it, she would have moved a long time ago. Can you still make the other party cancel? He's not one of those idiot protagonists. While suffering from the enemy's unfair treatment, he also scolded the other party for being despicable and shameless, and having the ability to come down face to face and face each other, what kind of jokes, in the face of this kind of death war, it is right to do everything. If you can control an enemy who poses a huge threat to you by poisoning an easy target, Rhodes will do the same, who cares if he is despicable and shameless, and being able to win is the last word. Since you will be despicable and shameless to others, you don't blame others for being despicable and shameless to yourself. The next thing is to be more insidious than whom.

"I've recovered some of my strength, and in order to avoid being discouraged by your defeat, the container can now regain my sanity and fight with you until the last moment comes. For me......... For the sake of stability in the future, I don't mind waiting a little longer. ”

After saying this, the girl raised the staff in her hand, and soon, a burst of golden light shone through, wrapping Rhodes and the others again. The next moment, I saw everyone's figures disappear into this pure white birdcage, until this time, the girl slowly put down her right hand, then sighed softly, and closed her eyes.

A flash of light.

Rod only felt a flower in front of him, and then the originally white space and golden birdcage in front of him transformed into a dark, silent and far-reaching stone chamber. Seeing this scene in front of him, Rod couldn't help but smile bitterly, he stretched out his hand, and soon, the light of the summoning circle lit up, but at the moment when the bright and dazzling circle lit up, it seemed to be forcibly cut off by something and dimmed again.

"Cut......... I knew that there was nothing good ........."

Seeing this, Rod shook his head, even though his most important skill could not be used. But Rod wasn't worried at all, at least from the current situation, he had already judged where he was. The place where he is at this moment is at the most mysterious center point of the Tinder Source Labyrinth. Wheel of Fortune. It is rumored that this is the most mysterious place of the primordial fire, where the power of pure order will cut off all laws. But......... This kind of thing is not available in every source of fire, to be exact, only the source of the original fire has this mysterious area. And here's the problem...............

"The primordial tinder. But it's something that can only be found in the area where the Genesis Dragon Soul is located. ”

Rod frowned and whispered to himself in confusion. He remembered very well that he had never found any Wheel of Fortune here in the game, and naturally such a thing could not have happened. But if we were to refer to the Wheel of Fortune itself, Rhodes had been in it more than once. Whether it is the dragon soul of light, the dragon soul of darkness or the twin dragon of law, there is a wheel of fate in the deepest part of the palace, and after entering here, all the soul power will be frozen, and the mage cannot release the spell. Swordsmen are also unable to use the power of their souls to fight. They can only rely on their own strength to pass through this corridor of fate, and then fight against their own mirror image in fate, and only after victory can they enter the core area to master the fire. At the beginning, Rhodes killed the Council of Light and the Dark Dragon in a row, and in order to collect their territory into Starlight, he naturally entered the corridor of fate, but the mirror image of fate inside seems to be random. Because Rhodes was accompanied by a mage himself at that time, and mages had no combat power at all in this kind of land, even if Rhodes summoned swordsmen, his swordsmanship was not as good as that of a full-time swordsman. It's okay to bully a mage.

Rhodes still remembers that after he took Starlight to extinguish the Council of Light, he had no experience entering the Wheel of Fortune for the first time. The result is a normal five-person combination with Canary, Little Bubble Gum, Killer Angel and Rage Cigarette. As a result, at the end, there were a lot of physical professions, the canary's fate mirror image was actually a berserk battle, and the little bubblegum actually stopped playing the spirit master and became a thief, and even the main output character in the group, the killer angel, changed from a swordsman to a thick-skinned war horse. As a result, in the first round, the five people were wiped out without suspense. After paying the bloody lesson, Rhodes reorganized the four physics class dungeons, and finally got those mirror images of fate.

But now...............

It's not a good situation.

Rod frowned and glanced at the unconscious three, the only person he could rely on was Annie besides himself. Lijie and Marlene are all meat in this dungeon. It is expected that the mirror image of their fate will not be a physical combat profession, otherwise they will basically fight two against four, which will be much more troublesome, although I heard Marlene and Lijie say that they have more or less learned a little swordsmanship, but Rhodes has no expectations for this at all. Because the level of the Mirror of Destiny is based on the actual level, that is to say, Marlene's current level will be perfectly copied. Rod didn't believe that as a mage at level forty-five and almost level fifty, Marlene's swordsmanship would be compared to that of swordsmen of the same level. In case Marlene in the mirror image of fate is a swordsman, then the deity will only be killed in seconds.

Although I don't know why the wheel of fate will appear here, it is certain that as long as he passes the test of fate, he can reach the core area, and at that time, he can awaken the source of fire. As for Marlene's question......... Thinking of this, Rhodes glanced at Marlene beside him, and then, he closed his eyes.

Although the Wheel of Fortune cut off all use of soul power, Rhodes was able to connect with his subordinates through a soul connection, and soon, he was connected to Rasti's soul connection. After learning that the chaos monsters outside were temporarily blocked by Christie, Rod finally breathed a sigh of relief, but for Rode, this was not the most important thing.

"I have something important to talk to Christie, and you'll be in charge of passing the word."

"Very good, lord."

Rasti's voice through the soul connection was as calm as ever, but Rod didn't care about it, he quickly relayed everything that happened to Marlene to Christie through Rasti, and then he calmly asked Christie his questions.

"Is the relationship between that girl and Marlene the same as the relationship between you and Christie?"

Silent.

It was only after a few moments that Rasti's voice was heard again through the soul connection.

"Not the same, my lord. Mistress Christie said that half of her body was an irreplaceable presence that was incomparably precious to her. As for the girl you met, Lord Christie, Mistress Christie said ———that although her importance to Miss Marlene was clear, it was still different from Miss Christie and herself. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Rod raised his eyebrows, instinctively, he seemed to have found some very important hint from Christie's answer that Rasti had relayed earlier.

"Are you sure that's what she said?"

"Yes, my lord, that's what Christie-sama said."

"Very well, I know."

Hearing Rasti's answer, Rhodes nodded, and then severed the soul connection. There was no other reason, because at this moment, the silver-haired girl not far in front of him was slowly opening her eyes.

"I'm ..............."

Marlene opened her eyes blankly, staring blankly at the dim ceiling in front of her. But soon, a voice that was all too familiar to her rang in Marlene's ears.

"Welcome back, Marlene."

Hearing this, Marlene's body trembled slightly, and then she turned her head. I saw that Rhodes was standing in front of her, watching her quietly.

With an incomparably bright, sunny smile.

For no reason, the moment she saw this smile, Marlene felt her heart twitch.

Own secrets......... exposed. (To be continued......)