184: Five years ago, I used the pseudonym Zhinan

After several days of investigation, the Insurgent Army and the Wandering Beastmen reached the same conclusion.

The most suspicious place in the entire Mining Area was the Torture Cave.

Wolf Day, living up to his reputation as the leader of the Insurgent Army, pointed at the small map on the ground with a commanding Aura and said, "Every month, there are always one or two days when five Eight-Patterned Priests enter the depths of the Torture Cave together and then descend underground."

Wolf Night was also quite serious when talking about combat; he raised his hand and said, "My brother and I were imprisoned there. At that time, the place where I was held was even deeper than my brother's. I did see the five of them go down together. Therefore, my brother and I suspect that the beast gods physical body is likely beneath the Torture Cave."

Nan Zhisui withdrew her gaze and pointed at the map, saying, "Tonight's mission is very risky. The Insurgent Army and the Wandering Beastmen just need to coordinate, and don't let them expose their identities. We will go down into the Torture Cave together, and after we come out, we can leave along this path."

Xuan Jin agreed with Nan Zhisui's decision but disagreed with her taking the risk, "Little Female, you are the Soul of the family. It is safer for you to stay in the Cave."

Nan Zhisui raised her eyes and glanced at Xuan Jin indifferently, "I am not a burden. My strength is not bad either; at least it is better than a Beast General."

"Besides, if you are caught, facing five Eight-Patterned Priests, could I even escape if I were in the Mining Area?"

Indeed, with such a big commotion, they could only rest easy if the female master was with them.

The three Seven-Striped Beast Kings finally nodded, "Very well, female master, everything will be decided by you."

It was time to get down to business; the Wandering Beastmen and the Insurgent Army put away their usual playful expressions and became serious.

A beastman from the Insurgent Army sneaked into the Cave; he brought tattered beast skin and used tree sap to disguise all four of them.

Especially Nan Zhisui, because a Female could not possibly enter the Torture Cave, so Nan Zhisui put on a tube-like large beast skin and disguised herself as a Male.

Nan Zhisui was completely transformed into the appearance of a short Male, with her face dirtied and her hair made messy, while the oversized beast skin enveloped her, completely hiding her body curves.

She took a mirror out from her space to take a look.

Her thoughts were suddenly pulled back to the situation in Myriad Beast City five years ago. At that time, she was also wearing large beast skin, disguised as a Male, and had even given herself an alias, Zhi Nan.

With her face dirtied like this, even if Yi saw her, he probably wouldn't recognize her.

Yi, known as the most beautiful Male Beastman in Myriad Beast City, had never shown his strength and probably wasn't strong; he was a good friend who accompanied her as she played in Myriad Beast City.

"Female Master Nan, three sirs, Hou Ting has made the arrangements. When you arrive in a while, follow Hou Ting into the Mining Area."

Nan Zhisui walked in front, with the three Males following behind. "Let's go."

Nan Zhisui and her group arrived at the agreed-upon place, and Hou Ting came out from the Mining Area to meet them.

Hou Ting led the three of them into the Mining Area, saying as he walked, "Female Master Nan, sirs. Tomorrow is the full moon, and according to previous practice, all five Eight-Patterned Priests will come tomorrow. It's hard to say about today, so everyone must be quick."

Hou Ting continued, "Currently, only Lord Elephant Ze is inflicting punishment on the beastmen in the Torture Cave. Once we bypass him, there shouldn't be much of a problem afterward."

"Good."

Hou Ting led the three of them into the Torture Cave, and this was also Nan Zhisui's first time seeing the tragic state of the Torture Cave.

The priest Elephant Ze was probably a bit perverted; having thick skin and flesh himself, he found these fragile ones so weak that it was fun, and the entire Mining Area was filled with a thick smell of blood.

Wolf Day, Wolf Night, and Xuan Jin surrounded Nan Zhisui in a triangle formation.

Hou Ting said, "Ahead is where Elephant Ze is, everyone keep a low profile."

Nan Zhisui, Wolf Day, and Wolf Night lowered their heads. Only Xuan Jin looked at Elephant Ze with disdain.

Nan Zhisui tugged at Xuan Jin's beast skin.

Xuan Jin then obediently lowered his head.

"You are not beastmen from the Insurgent Army? Speak!" Elephant Ze whipped his lash over.

"No... we really aren't..." The beastman being punished became weaker and weaker until there was no sound left.

The atmosphere was terrifying and tense.

Hou Ting led the four people quickly past the side.

Elephant Ze's leisurely voice came over, "Stop."

The four of them tensed up, and the three Males instantly entered a state of alert, with their beast markings ready to appear at any moment.

"Hou Ting, I am thirsty."

The four of them then slowly relaxed.

Hou Ting hurriedly turned around and scolded Nan Zhisui and the others, "Stay put and behave!"

After speaking, he trotted over to pour water for Elephant Ze, "My Lord, I am going to work."

Elephant Ze waved his hand, and Hou Ting then hurriedly ran toward Nan Zhisui and the others.

"You bunch of low-class beastmen who don't mine properly and can't even complete your mining tasks. Follow me!"

Nan Zhisui and the others followed Hou Ting quickly past the area where Elephant Ze was punishing prisoners, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hou Ting said, "Female Master Nan, sirs, the place we just passed is where the Criminal Beasts who couldn't complete their mining tasks in the Mining Area are imprisoned. Further inside are some of the Beast World's high-security criminals. We have to pass through the high-security criminals to reach the deepest part."

Wolf Night had been punished here for many days, so he also had a deep impression of this place.

Hou Ting led the four people through the high-security criminal area. Everyone here was big and tall, looking intimidating.

Wolf Day comforted her in a low voice, "Don't be afraid. They only look big, but they can't beat us."

Nan Zhisui nodded.

Hou Ting took them to the deepest part and then said, "I cannot go any further into the depths; from here on, you must be careful all the way."

Wolf Night said to Hou Ting, "Hou Ting, thank you for your hard work."

"It is no trouble." Hou Ting turned and left.

After Nan Zhisui exchanged glances with Xuan Jin, Wolf Day, and Wolf Night, they entered the mining tunnel together.

This place seemed to be going deep into the depths, underground.

Nan Zhisui asked, "There are so many Criminal Beasts here; aren't the priests afraid that these Criminal Beasts will escape their cages and enter the underground?"

Wolf Day said, "The strange thing is that it seems one cannot enter here."

Nan Zhisui was a bit curious. Walking down with her few beast husbands, they arrived at the very end and actually saw a dark metal door.

In the middle of the metal door, there was a 3x3 grid with nine numbers in the squares.

Next to it was a line of Beast World text.

Wolf Day read it out, "Nine-Palace Calculation."

Wolf Night read the small text below, "The sum of the numbers in each column, each row, and the diagonals are all the same."

Nan Zhisui asked in confusion, "A magic square?"

Wolf Day, Wolf Night, and Xuan Jin looked at her.

Nan Zhisui looked at the 3x3 grid in front of her; the numbers written inside were Beast World numbers, complicated and ugly.

A small empty square on the side seemed to be used for moving the squares.

Nan Zhisui touched these number squares, and one could not be moved.

"This should be a magic square combination lock," Nan Zhisui said, "The Beast World beastmen generally aren't very good at math, and not many can do addition and subtraction above ten. So, they can't open this door."

However, for her, this was not a difficult problem.

"Xuan Jin, tell me what each number here is."

Xuan Jin stepped forward and read out these messy Beast World numbers, and Nan Zhisui began to move the number squares.

A problem that was a huge challenge in the Beast World was solved by Nan Zhisui in just one minute.

After the last square was inserted, the huge door opened just like that.

Nan Zhisui: "Go in."

"Mm."