Chapter 358: Armored Giant
"Whatever you say."
The nun vanished, and Lin Ye returned to the Black Prison to rest for an hour before entering the prison again.
As soon as he entered the prison, Lin Ye sensed an unusual atmosphere. The prison at night seemed to have become somewhat different.
Little Ye, dressed in a pitch-black formal suit, appeared beside Lin Ye. She stood there expressionless, like an exquisite doll.
"Didn't you say you didn't dare to take her form?"
Lin Ye asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I feel uneasy... Her image can enhance my abilities. I'm doing this to help you, so she'll probably forgive me. It would be even better if she could come here herself."
Little Ye said with a grave expression.
"Then I'm out of here."
Lin Ye closed his eyes, wanting to return to the Black Prison, but found he could no longer go back. "So that's how it is. Once you're in, you can't get out. Those prisoners didn't care at all whether I went to the prison exit or not;
they just needed me to come inside."
Lin Ye sighed. As long as he wanted to gather information, he would step right into this trap.
"Since they've issued the invitation, let's play along with them."
Lin Ye leaned his upper body forward slightly and extended his left hand towards Little Ye.
"Fine. I'm in excellent condition right now."
Little Ye placed her right hand in Lin Ye's and followed him as he left the cell block, heading straight for the prison exit.
Some prisoners hid in corners watching Lin Ye, but he did not attack them.
After all, the prison was already sealed. Today, only those who survived could leave this place. No one was getting away.
A large number of prisoners had gathered at the prison exit, including the one who had told Lin Ye to come at night.
Those prisoners had only thought about preventing Lin Ye from escaping, but hadn't considered that they too were now locked inside the prison.
"You're here. The prison gates will open soon. You need to deal with the monsters that come out. They are transformed from the prisoners you killed."
The prisoner maintained some distance from Lin Ye as he spoke.
"That's not a problem. But you still haven't told me how to escape the Black Prison. All these prisoners gathered here surely aren't here for any other reason, right?"
Lin Ye swept his gaze over the surrounding prisoners, who were all looking at him with eyes that saw a dead man.
"It's said that passing through the prison gates at night allows escape from the Black Prison. But you'd better not think about running inside, because those monsters become even more dangerous in the darkness. You killed them in the Black Prison. If you don't eliminate them all, they definitely won't let you leave."
The prisoner said with a serious expression.
If the other party had told a few less lies, Lin Ye might have almost believed him.
There might not be a way to escape the Black Prison here. Even if there was, it wouldn't be as easy as the other party claimed, because the nun hadn't come at all.
Lin Ye observed the prison gates. Outside was a dark world similar to the Black Prison. Now, something seemed to be moving within that still darkness.
One by one, pitch-black silhouettes appeared outside the prison gates. They did not advance further, seemingly waiting for the gates to open.
Many of these silhouettes were staring at Lin Ye. They were likely connected to the prisoners he had killed.
"Can you handle this?"
Lin Ye wasn't too clear on the strength of these silhouettes.
"It's a bit troublesome, but it shouldn't be a big problem. However, these silhouettes all seem to be just freshly transformed monsters. If we encounter stronger ones, things could get difficult."
The fake Little Ye clearly lacked confidence.
"It's fine. If we can't handle it, I still have a trump card."
Since he knew it was a trap, Lin Ye naturally hadn't come unprepared.
The prison gates slowly opened. A flood of pitch-black silhouettes poured out from the darkness. Black liquid flowed over their bodies, a liquid that seemed like liquefied darkness.
Most of the silhouettes surged towards Lin Ye. The surrounding prisoners had already distanced themselves from him earlier, having anticipated this situation.
"Cut."
Lin Ye tried to use the Severing rune concept to deal with the approaching silhouettes, but the black liquid flowing over their bodies seemed to affect the efficacy of the rune concept. The Severing rune concept only left wounds on them, wounds that were not fatal.
"I'll handle the details. You just need to use the runes."
Little Ye stared at the silhouettes. Under her control, the Severing rune concept was applied to the parts of the silhouettes not covered by the black liquid. The silhouettes were sliced into pieces one by one.
One silhouette suddenly accelerated and closed in on Lin Ye. The Protection rune concept blocked its path. The silhouette immediately moved sideways, attempting to bypass the Protection rune concept.
Little Ye's several cutting attempts were all blocked by the silhouette using the black liquid. This silhouette was clearly much smarter than the others.
"Never thought I'd have to kill you again."
Lin Ye could roughly guess who it was. A troublesome woman who wouldn't stay quiet even after death—this was the first time he'd encountered such a nuisance.
"Alienation."
Lin Ye used the mutation rune concept on the silhouette. Both the silhouette's body and the black liquid were affected by the mutation rune concept.
Having just undergone transformation, the silhouette's state was unstable. Therefore, it was quickly consumed by the black liquid undergoing mutation on its body.
The puddle of black liquid remained in place, seemingly savoring the taste of the silhouette.
"Knew it would be like this. But that puddle of black liquid feels somewhat dangerous."
Lin Ye pulled Little Ye back, distancing themselves from the puddle of black liquid. The silhouettes charging at him were all cut to pieces.
At that moment, Lin Ye's heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, as if something heavy was pressing on his chest.
"Something very bad is about to come out! I probably can't handle this one!"
Little Ye turned her head to look at the prison gates. A massive outline faintly appeared in the darkness.
"Start the operation once he draws the giant away! As long as the giant isn't here, we will definitely find the path to escape the Black Prison!"
"Yes!"
The prisoners gathered near the prison gates, waiting for the moment to act.
A giant clad in black metal armor walked out from the darkness. It was a full two stories tall, holding a massive heavy blade in its hand. An icy, fierce aura emanated from it. Its mere normal walking caused the surrounding prisoners to become unsteady on their feet. Weaker prisoners were already clutching their chests and collapsing to the ground.
"...Spiritual Energy Mental Energy Mixed Protective Field."
Lin Ye didn't hesitate for a second. He directly used his Special Ability, Agility. This monstrosity was not something he could handle in his current state, even with spiritual energy present here.
The armored giant vanished instantly, then stopped at the edge of the Abyss. If Lin Ye hadn't activated his Special Ability in time, the giant would have already cleaved off his head.
Lin Ye moved with agile flexibility along the edge of the Abyss. The position of the Abyss was related to the position of his right eye. Therefore, as long as Lin Ye moved, the Abyss would follow him. Lin Ye would predict the giant's movement trajectory, so even though the giant's speed far surpassed his own, there was still a risk of it falling into the Abyss.
Given its size, it would be difficult for it to hop around the edge of the Abyss like Lin Ye.
The giant retreated some distance. It only thought for half a second before abandoning Lin Ye, turning around to deal with those prisoners who had ventured into the darkness.