220: Entering Ghost Alley

In the profound darkness, Kajiya Itten and Shui Yuqianxi walked at the forefront, followed by a trembling Li Fuyou, whose expression was quite distorted from excessive fright.

Then came Mumen Se.

"I've sensed it, that special space!"

Mumen Se suddenly stopped, her eyes glowing faintly, and the [White Dragon E] she wore close to her body also lit up with a faint glow.

Evidently, she had already activated her White Dragon power at this moment.

"Can you pinpoint its location and forcibly open an entrance there?"

Kajiya Itten asked quickly.

"The location is..."

Mumen Se's flowing white hair slowly settled, and with the cold wind blowing through the pitch-black shadows, she extended a finger.

Her slender finger traced a circle in the darkness, pointing in one direction.

"It's right there!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The cold air suddenly solidified. Kajiya Itten and Shui Yuqianxi simultaneously turned around quickly, their gaze falling in the direction Mumen Se was pointing!

"That is..."

"Could it be!"

The direction Mumen Se pointed was neither a wide alley nor a narrow one.

It was an ordinary wall!

Behind the wall was a common flat building, with no trace of an alley whatsoever!

"So that's how it is, the so-called Sanctuary's alley is hidden like this!"

"Don't move yet!"

Kajiya Itten spoke, then swiftly drew a card, [Fire Finch Manifestation E].

Although the spiritual Fire Finch of [Fire Finch Manifestation] had transformed into a Firebird Summoner,

that didn't mean the card could no longer be used.

If Kajiya Itten wished, he could still summon the Fire Finch spirit by inserting the [Fire Finch Manifestation E] card into the Firebird Summoner.

Of course, with Kajiya Itten's current armor adaptability and the concentration of his Fire Bloodline, he could also directly activate the card's power without relying on the Summoner.

"Don't get close yet, to prevent an ambush. We've been here for three days, they already know about us."

"That strange monster with the peculiar ability before was an ambush outside the alley."

"There might already be monsters ambushing inside the alley's entrance."

"Just in case, let's use my Fire Finch Manifestation to test for any ambushes."

Kajiya Itten held the card between two fingers. In the pitch-black darkness, the card in his hand glowed faintly with fire.

"Fire Finch Manifestation!"

As Kajiya Itten flicked the card, the red card burst into a ball of flame.

Then, the flames rapidly spun, condensing into a Fire Finch!

The Fire Finch raised its head, let out a chirp, and flapped its fiery wings, pouncing towards the wall Mumen Se had pointed to!

In an instant, the flames collided with the hard wall, exploding with a roar.

Shui Yuqianxi quickly shielded Mumen Se behind her, while Mumen Se's right hand rested on the [White Dragon E] card on her chest, ready to activate her White Dragon power at any moment to pull everyone to a safe distance.

Under everyone's gaze, the ordinary wall finally began to change under the impact and burning of the flames.

The perfectly smooth wall, without a single crack, gradually became illusory under the Fire Finch's scorching.

Only when the wall completely vanished did the Fire Finch let out a chirp, flap its wings, fly a circle in the darkness, and then charge back towards Kajiya Itten.

It transformed back into a card, returning to Kajiya Itten's fingers.

Kajiya Itten put away the card, took a step forward, and looked at the alley before him with a serious expression.

"Is this the legendary Ghost Alley, the alley mentioned in the intelligence that leads to the Sanctuary?"

Sweat beads involuntarily seeped from Kajiya Itten's palm; this was a natural bodily reaction.

"This chilling aura is truly unpleasant. Just standing in front of the alley makes my body feel uncomfortable."

Shui Yuqianxi's hairs had also stood on end as she spoke in a low voice.

"Mumen Se, you stay outside. Don't come in with us."

"If you encounter danger, don't hesitate, and don't think about fighting. Immediately activate your ability to escape."

"Mm."

Mumen Se nodded obediently.

Her mission in accompanying them this time was simply to assist in finding the entrance to the Ghost Alley.

She would not join as a combat member.

After all, she was still too young, and even if she were forced into combat, it would likely only create an opportunity for the enemy.

"Then let's go."

"Since I'm the senior, I'll go first."

Kajiya Itten extended his hand, stopping Shui Yuqianxi who was about to walk in, then stepped into the pitch-black alley.

Shui Yuqianxi followed behind without saying much, but her heart was already 100% focused.

As the two stepped into the alley, one after another,

the viscous darkness within the alley seemed almost to swallow them whole.

Under Mumen Se's gaze, the two seemed to step into a curtain of darkness, one after the other.

The moment they stepped in, their bodies vanished from sight without a trace.

A hint of nervousness welled up in Mumen Se's heart, but she quickly suppressed it.

What she needed to do now was to monitor the passage for any abnormalities from the outside.

To prevent monsters from closing the entrance and exit of the passage, creating a sealed space from which they couldn't enter or leave, and executing a 'shut the door and beat the dog' strategy.

"I will guard the outside well."

Although she agreed, Mumen Se's inner thought was that she would not allow herself to flee from battle.

She would guard this passage and protect Kajiya Itten and Shui Yuqianxi's retreat path.

Inside the Ghost Alley.

Just as the man's confession stated, although the sky could be seen inside the alley,

not a single ray of light penetrated, making it so dark that one could barely see their outstretched fingers.

There was no light source inside the alley either.

Fortunately, the alley was perfectly straight and had no turns, so by feeling along the walls, one could move deeper inside.

Also, having no light source didn't matter.

Kajiya Itten and Shui Yuqianxi had both cultivated the [Basic Breathing Technique] to its highest level.

They had also mastered the skill obtained from cultivating the [Basic Breathing Technique] to its highest level, [Mind's Eye].

Relying on the perception of [Mind's Eye], both of them could clearly sense their surroundings in the darkness, observing the world with their Minds Eye.

Shui Yuqianxi's Minds Eye range was three meters in radius.

And Kajiya Itten's [Mind's Eye] had reached the highest level, covering a range of five meters in radius!

Of course, continuously deploying Minds Eye would also continuously consume stamina and mental energy.

Shui Yuqianxi had strong stamina and endurance, allowing her to maintain it for a long time.

To conserve stamina and mental energy, Kajiya Itten intentionally reduced the Minds Eye's coverage to a three-meter radius around him.