The moment Li Yu stepped into the abandoned mine, a damp and chilly atmosphere rushed towards her.
Thick white fog filled the dark mine, compressing visibility to the extreme.
"Sizzle—"
An armor-piercing arrow ignited automatically and hovered beside him, illuminating the dark mine tunnel like a beacon.
The wide mine tunnels dug by our predecessors stretched all the way to the depths of the mine, and tracks were laid on them, which obviously cost a great deal of money.
Moreover, judging from the enormous scale of the project, the mining volume of this vein is extremely large. The purpose of building such a high-standard passage is to transport large quantities of minerals in and out at once.
If it weren't for an irreversible change, they would certainly not have given up such a mineral vein.
As he illuminated the surroundings, Li Yu also activated his Soul Devouring Triple Eyes to observe the movements within the white mist.
With the Nightmare Beast by his side, the mist-shrouded mine became his domain.
"Whoosh..."
A strange sound suddenly came from ahead.
Several distorted, transparent shadows were drawn by the sudden appearance of the firelight. They silently "flowed" out from the rock crevices on the side, and with pure instinct, they shrieked and rushed toward the light source!
Before the ghost could get close, the suspended armor-piercing arrow trembled slightly, and the flames on the arrowhead suddenly surged, transforming into several small fire snakes that shot out.
"Sizzle—!"
Before the low-level ghosts could even get close, they twisted in the scorching firelight, turning into wisps of pure white mist, which were then absorbed by the Nightmare Beast.
Li Yu didn't even pause for a moment, continuing to venture deeper into the mine tunnel.
Soon, the traces of human intervention came to an abrupt end at the end of the mine tunnel, leaving only the natural mine passage completely shrouded in thick fog ahead.
The surroundings quieted down, leaving only the monotonous echo of water droplets hitting the rock wall and the gurgling sound of underground water flowing deep in the mist.
As Li Yu ventured deeper into the mine alone, he finally reached the heart of the tunnel. The man-made road came to an abrupt end, and the mine ahead was completely shrouded in thick fog, with only the sounds of dripping water and flowing water emanating from within.
The Nightmare Beast, on the contrary, was extremely excited: "Li Yu, this is it! I can feel it! Enormous... Pure... Unbelievable!"
"Let's go in quickly, this is a treasure trove tailor-made for me!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yu walked straight into the thick fog.
As the surrounding humidity increased, Li Yu walked quickly into the depths of the mine.
As he stepped out of the natural mine tunnel, a bright and open space opened up before him!
Looking up, Li Yu froze in place.
The Soul-Devouring Triple Eye pierced through the thick fog, reaching the edge of its field of vision.
big!
An extremely vast underground world appeared before their eyes.
Below was an endless abyss with no bottom, and above was a dark dome as oppressive as solidified asphalt.
In the thick fog, several abandoned heavy mining machines appeared on both sides, their huge metal claws deeply embedded in the mine wall, like dragon claws gripping the rock.
The massive machines, like the skeletons of prehistoric beasts, remain in their final poses, seemingly silently telling of the despair and desolation beneath the earth.
Li Yu continued exploring downwards along the path along the edge of the mine wall. The eerie atmosphere in the mist grew increasingly heavy, and even the overall atmosphere gradually became oppressive.
After walking for a long time, a cliff platform suddenly appeared before us.
Li Yu arrived at the edge of the platform and found traces of human life still remaining there, including a simple, carved stone stove and a pile of discarded debris.
In this underground abyss where the passage of time is imperceptible, the rate of decay of everything seems to be accelerated.
Li Yu walked down the platform, but when he reached a deeper point, he suddenly stopped.
"That is...?"
Ahead, amidst the thick fog, lay a colossal creature, crouching and guarding the area.
Its body resembled a lion, but its head bore the stripes of a tiger. Its translucent body emitted a faint blue light, and a chilling aura, far more powerful than the surrounding ghosts, emanated from it.
"A strange beast?" Li Yu's heart skipped a beat; he had never seen a ghost in the form of a strange beast before.
The Nightmare Beast looked over as well, and its eyes widened in astonishment.
"Wow! This is truly a sight to behold. It's the first time I've ever seen a strange beast turn into a ghost after it dies!"
The Nightmare Beast's eyes were filled with greed, and it hurriedly urged, "Li Yu, this big guy has definitely mutated. Quickly test its strength!"
Without wasting words, Li Yu raised his hand and waved it. The armor-piercing arrow floating beside him let out a piercing shriek and turned into a crimson meteor that tore through the mist, heading straight for the freak's brow!
"puff!"
The arrow flashed through, and a cloud of white mist exploded.
Contrary to expectations of fierce combat, the arrow successfully struck the translucent, ghostly beast, easily piercing its massive head.
The strange beast spirit didn't even have time to react before its entire body exploded like a burst bubble, turning into a huge, churning cloud of white mist.
The Nightmare Beast had been waiting for this moment. An invisible suction force erupted instantly, greedily drawing the ball of pure energy into the bow.
Seeing the fierce-looking ghost so easily dealt with, Li Yu was somewhat astonished and couldn't help but complain:
"Is the strength of this strange beast spirit... a bit too low?"
The Nightmare Beast blinked, smacked its lips, and echoed with lingering satisfaction:
"Tsk, maybe we're just too strong."
Li Yu went up to take a look and found that it was indeed empty.
Such a rare and exotic beast left nothing behind; even the only dissipating white mist was eaten by the Nightmare Beast.
Listening to the Nightmare Beast's mutterings, Li Yu shook his head helplessly and continued down the path on the rock wall.
As far as Li Yu could see, the mine tunnels crisscrossed, with the main tunnel plunging deep into the depths like the spine of a giant dragon, and winding, dark fissures everywhere.
The sheer size of the underground world made him unsure whether he had enough time to explore it alone.
Li Yu immediately activated the vortex in his abdomen, and the invisible energy fluctuations spread outwards like ripples, attempting to sense the boundaries of this vast underground world.
Just then, a faint, deathly fluctuation, completely different from that of a living ghost, caught his attention in the distance, through his energy perception.
"What is that?"
Li Yu strode forward and walked towards the direction of the anomaly, only to discover an unbelievable scene.
A dead ghost's corpse!
It knelt on the ground, its hands outstretched as if praying to something deep within the white mist, its body appearing an eerie grayish-white.
But the ghost was already dead, so how could it possibly die again and condense into a corpse?
"What exactly is going on?" Li Yu immediately asked the Nightmare Beast.
The Nightmare Beast's eyes were also filled with confusion. It stared at the ghostly corpse for a long time before muttering uncertainly:
"This...maybe they forgot they were already dead, so they died again."
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