pjbooks Chapter 195, the entrance to the re-entry chapter is wrong!
Chapter 195, the entrance to the re-entry chapter is wrong!
Rumble—!
The entire mining area trembled violently at the shriek of that black heart!
The rock formations overhead groaned under the weight, and loose rocks and dust fell in a flurry. The entire underground world was wailing, on the verge of collapse.
The shriek transformed into an invisible mental shockwave, relentlessly pursuing the three of them!
Chen Yifan felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, as if he had been hit hard by a battering ram, and his vision went black for a moment.
His throat tasted metallic, and he forced back a mouthful of blood.
Lin Xiaoyu beside him let out a muffled groan, her already pale face drained of all color, and her body went limp.
Chen Yifan reacted quickly, grabbing her waist and practically dragging her along as they staggered forward.
Wang Fugui is in the best condition among the three.
The C-level talent [Resilient Skin] provided him with inherent mental resilience, which allowed him to barely withstand the impact.
Even so, he felt as if his brain had been thrown into a washing machine, leaving him completely disoriented.
"Damn it! This thing even has mental attacks!"
He ran and cursed, trying to dispel the buzzing in his head with the volume.
"Fanzi, what exactly is this thing?!"
"Something we can't afford to mess with right now."
Chen Yifan's voice was a little unsteady, but his running rhythm remained perfectly steady.
"Don't look back, don't think, just run forward!"
Things from other religions.
He didn't have time to explain this concept.
That is an older, more chaotic existence that exists outside the rules of the [World Engine].
It's like a gamer suddenly encountering a cheater!
Either you cheat too, or...
He was tortured and killed.
The three of them ran frantically through the pitch-black tunnel.
The roar of his heart was gradually left behind, and the surrounding tremors slowly subsided.
They ran for an unknown amount of time, until a burning pain shot through their lungs and their legs felt as heavy as lead, before finally stopping at a fork in the road.
Wang Fugui sat down hard, the shield slamming against his feet with a thud. His chest heaved violently, each breath accompanied by a hissing sound like a broken bellows.
"No... I can't take it anymore..."
He was panting heavily, sweat mixed with dust carving deep lines into his face.
"If I keep running, I'll be exhausted to death."
Lin Xiaoyu leaned against Chen Yifan, her body still trembling slightly; the mental shock had the greatest impact on her.
However, it has become much lighter now.
She silently took two bottles of water out of her backpack and handed them over.
Chen Yifan unscrewed the bottle cap and poured most of the water over his head. The cold liquid cleared his muddled mind somewhat.
Without resting, he immediately leaned against the rock wall and cautiously scanned his surroundings.
This tunnel is drier and more dilapidated than the road we came by.
There was no glowing moss on the wall, only some dried, dark brown liquid residue.
The smell of sulfur and decay in the air had faded, replaced by a musty, dusty odor.
It's too quiet.
It was abnormally quiet.
On the way here, we encountered carrion burrowing rats and slime dripping spiders in droves.
But now, let alone monsters, you can't even hear the chirping of an insect.
The only sound in the world was their heavy breathing.
"Fanzi," Wang Fugui gulped down most of a bottle of water, catching his breath, "don't you think... something's off about this place?"
"Something's not right." Chen Yifan's gaze fell on a broken section of mining track, its rust as thick as a layer of armor. "Something is very wrong."
"Where are the monsters?" Wang Fugui realized the problem too, and stood up, leaning against the rock wall. "Shouldn't the deeper we go, the more numerous and stronger the monsters be? How come there's not a single one left?"
Chen Yifan did not answer.
A terrible thought surfaced in his mind.
Will it be...
Have all the monsters deep within this mining area been "eaten" by that "heart"?
Like a field of crops ravaged by locusts, all the nutrients have been drained, leaving only a desolate wasteland.
If that's the case, then the horror of that heart is even greater than he anticipated.
"Don't worry about it."
Chen Yifan suppressed his shock and regained his composure.
"We have only one goal: to get out of here."
"How do I get there? It's pitch black here, like a maze."
Wang Fugui felt dizzy looking at the several forks in the road leading to different darkness.
Chen Yifan's gaze fell on Lin Xiaoyu.
The girl understood, a forced smile appearing on her pale face as she nodded.
She reached out again and pressed her hand against the rock wall beside her.
[Completely compatible with plants].
Even if there is no moss here, there are always ancient fern spores or tenacious fungi that feed on minerals in the crevices of the rocks.
These are all her eyes.
A moment later, Lin Xiaoyu opened her eyes and weakly pointed to the most inconspicuous tunnel on her left.
"Over here..."
"Well done, Xiaoyu!"
Wang Fugui's spirits lifted, and he leaped to his feet, grabbing his shield once more.
"Damn it, I've never missed the sun outside this much in my entire life!"
The three of them did not linger and, led by Lin Xiaoyu, walked towards the tunnel where a gentle breeze was blowing.
The journey that followed confirmed Chen Yifan's conjecture.
The road was eerily silent.
They didn't encounter any other living creatures.
Occasionally, one can see scattered pieces of broken armor and weapons, covered with traces of strong acid corrosion, but no bones are visible.
It was as if their owners, along with their flesh and bones, had been completely digested.
This eerie scene sent chills down Wang Fugui's spine, and he dared not even breathe.
More than an hour later, a glimmer of light finally appeared ahead.
It wasn't a deep blue, nor an eerie purple, but a soft, warm white light.
"exit!"
Wang Fugui was so excited he almost shouted out loud.
That's the entrance to the resurrection platform!
They're back!
The three quickened their pace, but when they passed through the tunnel and stepped back onto the enormous circular platform, the bustling scene they had anticipated did not materialize.
The platform was completely empty.
There wasn't a single person there.
Only the tens of thousands of floating altars overhead, like a silent group of tombstones, floated quietly, radiating a cold, deathly light.
Wang Fugui's smile froze on his face.
Where are they?
He stared blankly at the vast, empty platform, which was wide enough for a horse to run on, filled with confusion.
"When we came in, there were so many people here. How come there's no one here?"
Lin Xiaoyu also frowned, her cool gaze filled with vigilance.
Chen Yifan remained silent.
His gaze swept across the empty platform, then slowly rose to look at the densely packed, locust-like floating altars overhead.
An image flashed through his mind like lightning.
The professional who was drained of his life force and turned into a dried-up corpse in the heart cavity, only to be resurrected.
Within that pit, a bizarre cycle of death and resurrection exists in its own unique way.
This is the main respawn point for the entire mining area.
That place is the "sacrifice site" of one of the sub-mines.
What if... there's more than one "heart" in this mining area?
Or, there might be something else.
If each of these things corresponds to an independent "resurrection point".
So this massive resurrection platform serves as the entrance...
Its function is then lost.
Everyone respawns at another respawn point.
It was just bait.
Let everyone who comes in relax and know that they can be resurrected.
Thus, reverence and caution for life are forgotten with each resurrection.
In this way.
Professionals are not afraid of death.
As we delve deeper...
One after another, they discovered external entities, like the "heart."
that……
Everyone will be confined to a designated respawn point.
Gradually, no one will be resurrected from here anymore...
In that instant, Chen Yifan's blood froze.
He suddenly grabbed Wang Fugui and Lin Xiaoyu's arms.
"Get out of here immediately!"