An Tianzuo's subordinate tried a few more times, but the outcome was the same every time. Regardless of the attribute, breed, or level of the Companion Beast, as long as it approached the smoke of the River of Forgetfulness, it would immediately fall into the river and vanish. It didn't even cause a ripple.
It was useless for the Companion Beasts to attack the River of Forgetfulness. All the attacks vanished without a trace the moment they entered the River of Forgetfulness. It was unknown how deep the River of Forgetfulness was.
It was impossible to even enter the River of Forgetfulness, much less search for the Stone of Three Lives in the river.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan also summoned some low-level Companion Beasts and got them to approach the River of Forgetfulness. However, just like An Tianzuo, none of the Companion Beasts could survive in the River of Forgetfulness.
Zhou Wen listened attentively and used Great Brahma to strengthen his senses. He looked into the River of Forgetfulness but failed to discover anything.
"Overseer, let me give it a try." An officer stood up and bowed at An Tianzuo.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan glanced at the officer and saw that he was wearing a military uniform with a military coat draped over him. He wore a gas mask and a military hat.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan had some impression of this officer because his attire was just too strange. Even now, they didn't know what he looked like or what his name was.
"Are you confident?" An Tianzuo asked the officer.
"I saw some clues. I can give it a try," the officer answered.
"Go on." An Tianzuo nodded slightly.
The officer bowed slightly before walking towards the River of Forgetfulness. However, to Zhou Wen's surprise, he didn't summon any Companion Beasts. Instead, he really walked towards the River of Forgetfulness.
He walked very slowly and could be described as careful, but he really stepped into the River of Forgetfulness. This action was extremely crazy.
Previously, when using Companion Beasts to scout the way, a Mythical Companion Beast had been sucked into the River of Forgetfulness without any ability to resist. It was no different from suicide for the officer to walk in himself.
Just as the person took a step forward, the military uniform on his body seemed to be pulled by some powerful invisible force. It tore off the officer's body, along with his military boots, hat, and mask, and fell into the River of Forgetfulness.
As for the officer's body, he floated above the River of Forgetfulness without falling.
However, when Zhou Wen and Li Xuan saw the officer's appearance, they were alarmed.
The body of the officer no longer looked like that of a human. There was no flesh or blood on his body, and all that could be seen was a human-shaped gray smoke. When he walked, the smoke swayed, and it looked extremely strange.
Zhou Wen knew that this officer wasn't a monster. He had only used a Mythical Fluid created by a special dimensional creature. His mutation was relatively high, which was why he had become like this.
The humanoid smoke-like officer's feet had already stepped into the River of Forgetfulness, but he wasn't sucked in by the River of Forgetfulness. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
What dimensional creature mythical liquid is this person using? Interesting, "Li Xuan said as he looked at the officer in surprise.
An Sheng explained, "That's the captain of the 413th Regiment, Jia Nong. The Mythical Liquid he uses is made from a strange Mythical creature that escaped from Chess Mountain. His body has mutated very severely, but he has also obtained very special Mythical powers. From the looks of it, his powers can restrain the power of the River of Forgetfulness."
"Overseer, I'll go take a look." Jia Nong saw that it was as he had guessed. The strange power of the River of Forgetfulness was useless against him, so he asked An Tianzuo for instructions.
"Safety first," An Tianzuo said.
"Yes," Jia Nong replied and was about to fly down the River of Forgetfulness.
However, he suddenly saw yellow smoke billowing in the distance, as if something was moving underneath. Moreover, that billowing fog was approaching Jia Nong at an extremely fast speed.
Jia Nong assumed a stance of battle, but An Tianzuo suddenly shouted, "Jia Nong, come back."
When Jia Nong heard An Tianzuo's order, he reflexively retreated and left the River of Forgetfulness.
The moment he retreated, the spot where he had been standing exploded with yellow smoke, and a blood-colored palm reached out.
Each finger of the blood-colored palm was more than a meter long. The gigantic palm seemed to be condensed from blood. With a grab, a terrifying explosion sounded in the air.
After missing, the blood-colored palm quickly retreated into the River of Forgetfulness and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Jia Nong still had a lingering fear in his heart. Although his current body was not afraid of ordinary physical attacks, the bloody palm had only brushed against his body, and the gray fog on his body had melted a lot. If he had really been caught, he would probably have vanished into thin air just now.
"What's that?" Li Xuan wrinkled his nose. He smelled a strong smell of blood.
No one could answer him because no one knew the answer. The white-haired granny guarding the bridge might know the answer, but she didn't say a word.
Finding the Stone of Three Lives was more difficult than they imagined. Currently, the only one who could enter the river was Jia Nong, but he couldn't withstand the blood-colored palm.
Lu Bushun said with a strange expression, "Legend has it that the River of Forgetfulness is the boundary between life and death. There are countless wraiths that wander between life and death in the river. As those wraiths can't cross the Bridge of Helplessness, they can't reincarnate. They can only wander the River of Forgetfulness forever. If a living person comes to the River of Forgetfulness, they will pull them into the River of Forgetfulness to replace them, allowing them to escape the restraints of the River of Forgetfulness and obtain a chance to reincarnate. That bloody hand just now, was it the legendary vengeful spirit? "
"The one you mentioned is called a scapegoat in myths and legends. By finding a substitute to replace oneself, one can obtain a chance of rebirth," An Sheng said.
"Yes, it's that scapegoat. Could that Blood Hand be that thing?" Lu Bushun nodded.
"I don't know, but from the looks of it, if we want to find the Stone of Three Lives, we have to think of a way to finish it off," An Sheng said as he stared at the river.
"Captain Jia, only you can enter the river now. I can only let you make another trip and lure it out," An Tianzuo said to Jia Nong.
"Yes." Jia Nong didn't hesitate as he entered the River of Forgetfulness again.
This time, he was rather careful, but he failed to sense the appearance of the blood-colored hand ahead of time. It was only because An Sheng had warned him ahead of time that he could escape in time.
When the blood-colored hand appeared, Lu Bushun and the other officers immediately launched attacks at it. Different elemental Yuan Qi bombarded the blood-colored hand, causing it to scatter in all directions.
But in the blink of an eye, the scattered sanguine aura condensed again, transforming into the blood-colored hand before returning to the River of Forgetfulness.
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