In the center of the cave, hundreds of meters high, are gray stone platforms stacked like cakes. Along the edges of these platforms grow green plants, but they all look wilted and unsightly.
A spiral staircase appeared beneath their feet. To be cautious, Chen Qian did not rush up recklessly, but instead led Yuan You slowly upwards.
Before sinking, I sensed a subtle restlessness in the system.
Either there's something that attracts the system here, or... there's danger here.
The former tends to favor the latter.
As soon as she stepped onto the second stone platform, Yuan You tightened her grip on Chen Qian's hand.
Shen Qian was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the corpse sitting against the stone wall.
Or it would be more accurate to call them mummies.
It was unknown how long this person had been dead; he was completely decomposed and unrecognizable. The only clue was that he was a human martial artist, judging from the rusty metal wristwatch on his wrist.
The further they went, the more mummies they encountered.
“Strange, although there are many corpses here, their postures make them seem to have died peacefully…” Shen Qian frowned.
“Hmm, it could be a mental attack.” Yuan You stated her judgment, her expression somewhat grave. “If that’s the case, we might not be able to handle it. That’s a realm that only experts at the Mountain and Sea level can enter.”
"That's not necessarily true," Shen Qian shook his head.
"Hmm?" Yuan You turned her head in confusion, wanting to ask Shen Qian what he meant by those words, but she forced herself to hold back.
There's a limit to knowing secrets, otherwise she felt she was truly going to despair.
At this point, she doesn't even know if sacrificing herself is enough...
Soon, the two arrived at the stone platform below the top floor, where the most mummies were found.
"Huh, I can still vaguely make out the faces of several people. It seems they haven't been dead for very long."
Yuan You frowned and asked, "Has someone been exploring this place all along?"
Shen Qian had also made a guess earlier, and upon hearing this, he said, "Moreover, many of their clothes are made of the same material. I'm wondering if it's related to the Longyuan Group that issued the mission. After all, judging from the mission scroll, they are not completely ignorant of this place."
"Shall we go up?"
Yuan You looked up at the highest point of the stone platform, took a deep breath, and asked.
"etc."
Suddenly, Shen Qian had a thought. Under Yuan You's puzzled gaze, he rummaged through the pile of dried corpses. When Shen Qian took his hand out again, he had a small cloth bag in his hand.
The bag was opened, revealing a dozen or so gemstones that emitted a bright green light.
"Cat's Eye Spirit Stone?"
Yuan You's dark eyes widened in surprise.
It's not because of these spirit stones... although these cat's eye spirit stones are also very precious, a dozen or so of them are worth nearly ten million.
The key question is, how did Shen Qian know that there was a bag of gems buried under the pile of mummies?
They just passed by at least hundreds of mummies, but I didn't see Chen Qian touch any of them!
This boy has too many secrets!
Yuan You felt like she was going crazy.
It was a complex feeling, a mixture of intense curiosity and some inexplicable fear, both dangerous and alluring.
Shen Qian didn't explain much, but picked out a moderately sized one and tossed it to Yuan You, as a way of saying "everyone who sees it gets a share."
Then, Chen Qian pulled the still somewhat dazed Yuan You directly onto the last level of the stone platform.
Soft, moonlight-like light streamed down from the cave ceiling and fell upon a huge stone coffin located in the center of the stone platform.
The ground around the stone coffin was engraved with various intricate patterns, some of which resembled formations, but they did not match Shen Qian's understanding of formations.
The moment the two stepped onto the platform, a sudden change occurred.
The surrounding space suddenly emitted a hazy glow; no, to be precise, it was the plants that had been withered and clinging to the stone platform that were reviving.
To the astonishment of the two, one after another, exquisitely beautiful red flowers bloomed, dyeing the entire space a hazy red.
“So beautiful…” Yuan You murmured softly.
“Red Spider Lilies.” Shen Qian frowned, recognizing the name of the flowers. “The legendary flowers of hell. Could this place really be related to the so-called underworld?”
Boom!
Just as Yuan You was about to answer, the lid of the stone coffin suddenly opened.
At the same time, a hoarse "hoarse" sound came from all around, and the originally dead mummies actually got up from the ground, roaring and rushing towards the two of them.
"Hallucination, this must all be a hallucination. Sink forward, don't lose your way!"
Yuan You seemed to remember something and shouted.
Shen Qian kicked a dried corpse with the strength of a mid-level martial artist away, then turned around and said irritably, "Bullshit illusion, these dried corpses are real. Just take the novel as a reference, don't believe it all."
Yuan You was almost touched by a dead body, and the stench that hit her made her realize something.
Her face flushed, and she quietly moved a little further away, trying not to cause any more trouble for Chen Qian.
"Cannot be killed."
He knocked away a few more mummified corpses before sinking, then frowned.
These mummies are already dead, so it's impossible to kill them again. No matter how much you try to knock them away, they will quickly come back, which is extremely annoying.
Moreover, as time went on, more and more mummified corpses climbed onto the high platform, showing a tendency to die of exhaustion and sink to the ground.
"Cut off their hands and feet! Use my sword, an E-rank psionic weapon!"
Yuan You came up with a solution and drew the short sword from her waist, tossing it to Shen Qian.
He gripped the short sword, unleashing his spiritual energy, and the sword shone brightly. He then slashed at the arm joint of a desiccated corpse before him.
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