"Anlian, is it worth it?"
In the dark underground world, Ye Xing, who was groping her way along the path, suddenly spoke. Her voice trembled and was filled with helplessness. She didn't understand why she had the opportunity to leave.
“I deserve it because it saved my life, and it is my mission to repay it. You deserve it because it is because of them that we have been able to live peacefully in the mushroom forest for so long.”
An Lian spoke calmly, her hands groping along the rock wall beside her. The sharp stone cut the skin of the group as they stumbled and fell, but they immediately endured the pain and continued forward.
"However, you can leave. You deserve it, but this is not your mission. Just like I said, those who are unwilling to sacrifice can leave the tribe."
"......"
Ye Xing behind him paused after hearing this, but did not linger, and continued to explore forward.
"But following you is our mission, isn't that how we all started...?"
The path leading underground was very long; one wrong step and you could bump into a protruding rock. Su Yuan and his group of five followed behind without getting too close.
His vision grew increasingly dark, and for some reason, he felt something was amiss, but he had already followed them here.
He's very skilled at saving his own life and escaping; if he encounters danger, he can immediately take Lion and the others away through the teleportation array.
So even though the view in front of him was getting darker and darker, he decided to continue following.
Finally, after walking for an unknown amount of time, the large group in front of them stopped. Anlian stood at the very front, seemingly confirming the direction.
"Yo..."
She let out a soft, delicate sound, somewhat like the cry of a deer, and her voice was very gentle.
"Could it be that the Mother of the Dark Abyss really is down there?"
Su Yuan frowned slightly. The view in front of him was getting darker and darker. If it wasn't a problem with the night vision goggles, then something was definitely wrong with this place.
"Lion, can you still see me?"
"I can't see it anymore..."
"Su Yuan, how about I light a fire and see?"
Shishi and the others sounded rather serious. Xin Ke was a little nervous and wanted to light a fire to illuminate the surroundings, but Su Yuan quickly grabbed her arm.
Hmm? Why does my arm feel a little weak?
"Su Yuan, why are you grabbing my chest?"
"Ahem... Sorry, sorry, don't turn on the light yet, let's hear what they're planning to do."
Su Yuan quickly moved his hand away, and only after confirming it was on the shoulder did he speak in a low voice. There were also some murmurs from the people in front, but fortunately their voices were quieter than An Lian's.
Finally, after several calls, a few strange cries came from afar, followed by a woman's low voice.
"Chief... has that you arrived?"
"Qingsi, are you all alright?"
"Qing Si? Wan Xing, do you know who Qing Si is?"
The people behind also heard the shouts from the front. Su Yuan reached out to the side again, but this time he seemed to touch Wanxing's face. The pink and tender feeling made him unable to resist pinching it.
However, Wanxing had no time to care about these things. Her heart was filled with shock as she whispered, "Qing... Qingsi is the Qingmei you caught before... her... her mother."
"How is this possible? Three years have passed, and she's still alive..."
"It's not her, it's them. I'm afraid those who were sacrificed underground are still alive."
Su Yuan removed his night vision goggles. The special underground environment had rendered them useless, and wearing them was just a burden.
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