Chapter 181 Cross and Human Bones, Sacrifice by Liu Chenjue
It must be said that this lord possesses qualities that she should learn from.
If they weren't adversaries, Shen Jue would be happy to sit down and chat with these lords and bosses about life.
She knew that the lords and bosses had their own unique language.
Judging from their traits just now, these lord bosses seem to have suddenly figured something out.
They let it go, and their attitude towards her wasn't so bitter and resentful anymore.
What kind of shift in thinking could make them change their attitude towards her so quickly?
Shen Jue was very curious, but curiosity was useless now. The most important task at present was to complete the triggering of the last location.
Shen Jue suppressed her curiosity and headed to the final location with her companions.
She had a deep impression of this location when she explored the entire restricted area before.
This site contains many skeletal remains; many of them are visible even just above ground.
It's not hard to imagine how fierce the battle must have been in the predecessor of the Killing Battlefield to accumulate so many skeletons.
After traveling for half a day, we finally arrived at this land of bones.
Various skeletons of different shapes were exposed on the ground, and none of them were intact.
They were all broken bones, pieced together, and their original appearance was indistinguishable.
There are still many huge skeletons on the ground, half above ground and half underground. The surface is covered with dust, and these bones have become fossils.
This land of bones is clearly a very special area, even without exploration.
Because she didn't know when the killing field would close, she had to speed things up.
When I passed through here before, I only explored a little bit and did not go deep into the land of bones.
After marking this location temporarily, we continued exploring other areas.
After she had explored all the other areas of the restricted zone, these were the three locations that even the Lord Boss didn't want to enter.
Trigger the unlock conditions for the first two locations one by one.
Finally, we arrived at the largest, most conspicuous, and most desolate place of bones.
It was in this location that Shen Jue understood why the Killing Battlefield was called the Killing Battlefield.
In the Killing Battleground, players can not only hunt other players, but it's also possible that this place was originally a battlefield in another world, which was then brought here by the game system.
This becomes a necessary step for the game system to select excellent seeds.
(Your idea is correct; this killing battlefield is indeed not from your world. Do you think there would be such a bloody battlefield in your current era?)
The hint made Shen Jue's heart sink.
(Shen Jue: Do you think I'll ever have a chance to go back?)
The notification did not respond to her inner thoughts.
In fact, even if the hint wasn't given, Shen Jue already knew.
From the day she was pulled into the survival world, she was separated from her original world and had no chance of going back.
Even if she becomes the strongest and can return to the real world, let's say she becomes the strongest.
When that day comes, will she still be able to adapt to life in the modern world?
Her way of thinking and her ability to deal with people are completely unsuitable for peaceful life in the present world.
Her experiences destined her to live a life of constant danger and hardship, never to be ordinary, and to constantly fight against crises.
Although she didn't interact much with people, she didn't hesitate to kill anyone who crossed her.
Murder used to be something terrifying to her; it was something only criminals would do, and had nothing to do with her, a landlady.
Now, when the topic of murder comes up, she feels absolutely nothing.
Shen Jue was certain that if the day ever came when she could go back, she would choose to stay here.
Because she is no longer suited to modern life.
Having clarified this idea, Shen Jue became more composed.
But composure doesn't mean she'll give up the opportunity to become stronger.
She seizes any opportunity to improve her strength, just like this side quest.
Upon closer reflection, the fact that this forbidden zone side quest was triggered is largely due to these lord bosses.
If the Boss hadn't wanted to get rid of her and deliberately lured her here, the forbidden zone side quest wouldn't have been triggered.
It's all fate!
Fate led her to this forbidden zone mission, and her abilities allowed her to seize the opportunity.
Sometimes, luck and skill are both indispensable.
Shen Jue has always maintained a grateful attitude towards his opponents.
Because of their constant encouragement and threats to her life, she was able to continuously grow stronger.
Pressure can be a motivator; if there is no pressure, put pressure on yourself.
So, despite her intuition telling her that there was danger in the place of bones before her, she was determined to go in and take a look, in order to fulfill the trigger condition.
Under Li Li's control, the Boss took the first step and fell to Chen Jue.
Any danger will only be borne by the boss in front.
Shen Jue has enough confidence because his absolute defense card is still effective and he is not lacking in protection for the time being.
Qingfeng did put several layers of bubble shields on Lili.
Although Li Li can now use the Nanming Li Fire and fly for a short time,
However, because they are juveniles, their individual combat abilities are not very strong.
Several months later, its size remained unchanged; it was still a Vermilion Bird baby that needed protection.
The Azure Dragon doesn't need this kind of shield because it has scales that protect it.
The man, the bird, and the dragon followed the Boss into the Land of Bones.
The ground was covered with the bones of all kinds of creatures along the way.
Shen Jue and her two friends can all fly, so there is no problem with them moving forward.
This obstacle is not a problem for the Boss.
They moved extremely fast, scouting ahead for Shen Jue.
They ran with tremendous effort, at full speed.
This made Shen Jue wonder if these lord bosses had been driven mad by her.
Why are they going to such lengths to help this player?
But then I thought about it again, and realized that was probably impossible.
These lord bosses are just not as fast as her. If they were fast enough, they would have already broken free of her control and run as far away as possible!
Meanwhile, the lords and bosses below, who were running so hard, have finally come to terms with reality!
I tried it, and it's true that I can't shake off Shen Jue.
That feeling of control is ever-present!
They were constantly under surveillance, and any thought of escaping would be forcefully suppressed.
Who would have thought that this player's mind control was so terrifying!
Shen Jue said: You've misunderstood me. It's Li Li who's controlling you now, not me!
Since there's no escaping it, and they're bound to suffer some more hardships, the lords and bosses are all mentally preparing themselves.
They prepared to continue their journey of getting beaten up.
After this beating, they should be free! If Shen Jue is capable, hopefully she can end their suffering with one strike.
After a long and winding journey, we arrived at the depths of the land of bones.
The bones here appear very small compared to the massive bones outside.
Among them are rows of very conspicuous crosses.
These crosses are covered with human bones.
Judging from the order of arrangement, it seems to be some kind of sacrificial ritual.
What kind of ritual requires the blood sacrifice of ten thousand people?
This is only the outer edge of the cross; the cross is surrounded by rings upon rings.
From Shen Jue's perspective, it looks like layers upon layers of circles.
In the center, surrounded by the human bones of the cross, there is a stone platform of moderate size.
There is a small stone tablet on it.
(The stele bearing the bones of the deceased is the most prestigious inscription on this ancient battlefield.)
A battlefield in another world, a civilization in another world.
Whether the appearance of this battlefield civilization, existing in some unknown world, here signifies its demise or its rebirth is difficult to judge.
The only certainty is that this is not a blessed land, but a cursed place that will take people's lives.
Because you can fly high and see far.
Shen Jue clearly saw that a lord boss accidentally touched the cross-shaped human bone, and then the cross-shaped human bone underwent a huge change.
Wisps of black energy emanated from the human bones on the cross, coalescing into black lines that firmly bound the lord boss.
Immediately afterwards, the black threads frantically absorbed the life energy of the Lord Boss. Shen Jue witnessed the Lord's vitality rapidly fading, his body gradually aging, and then dying.
The cross-shaped human bones did not spare the deceased Boss, absorbing the corpse completely.
The cross-shaped human bone that successfully absorbed the life energy of the Boss had a drop of red blood gathered at its head, which then headed towards the stone tablet in the center circle.
After the red blood merged into the stone tablet, the tablet emitted a red light and then formed a pattern.
By looking at the dense patterns on the stone tablet, you can understand where these patterns came from.
After a while, the lord boss that had just died was resurrected.
However, this resurrected lord boss appears to be much weaker than other elite lord bosses.
It turns out that the human bones on this cross can absorb the life energy of living beings.
In Shen Jue's view, life energy is like a person's spirit and vitality.
When a person loses their vitality and spirit in every sense, their life comes to an end.
The Lord Boss had his life energy drained once, and his strength was reduced after being resurrected.
Fortunately, his immortality remained, and he did not die immediately but was resurrected.
This cross-shaped human bone is truly eerie; it's the first time Shen Jue has ever encountered something so sinister.
Despite witnessing such a terrifying scene, Shen Jue did not feel afraid.
[The final source of the Crimson Mist Forbidden Zone—the Land of Bones—is currently at 99% exploration progress.]
Goodness, her task completion rate is exactly 99%, just one percent away from being full.
Shen Jue could no longer stand idly by.
She has to find a way to achieve 100% exploration.
If her exploration level doesn't reach 100%, she won't get the treasure chest reward.
This one percent is the most crucial point.
As Shen Jue just saw, these human bones on crosses need to absorb life energy.
This one percent chance might require sacrificing the Boss's life repeatedly until that one percent progress bar is fully filled.
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