Although the chieftain's face was covered in blood stains and scars, his expression before his death was shockingly one of raising his arms and cheering loudly, as though he was fighting to his heart's content. Even his eyes still contained remnants of glory and excitement, completely devoid of any agony or decadence. It was as though dying in battle here was an exceedingly joyous affair.
After witnessing Cherokee's expression before his death, Sheyan too felt rather puzzled. Because after witnessing the collapse of a formidable clan he had single-handedly established, with everyone deserting him, logically speaking, he should be brimming with resentment and agony before his death. He absolutely shouldn't have such an expression as though his death was worth it. Nevertheless, this mystery could only be shelved for now. Sheyan and the rest truly didn't have the luxury of time to ponder over this.
To Sheyan and the entire Party Ace, Chieftain Cherokee's death was the greatest piece of good news. Perhaps some creatures could still survive after having their heads bitten off, but regardless, that didn't include the Na 'vi species. In this instance, Sheyan could hear Mogensha and Reef releasing soft sighs of relief.
Following that, Sheyan cast his gaze towards the headless corpse of Cherokee, and pulled out his prepared dagger. A minute later, the most important bloody prop – Chieftain Cherokee's heart was in his hands. Yet following that, the trio sunk into bewilderment amidst their ecstasy …..
That's right! That was the sacrificial altar?
Where is the damn altar used for the sacrifice???
The trio glanced at each other in dismay. During their earlier wait, Sheyan had already trampled through the entire Mosake clan!
As for that pyramid used to deceive others, they had even scoured through the cracks between the bricks, yet there wasn't a single object resembling an altar. Alright, even if Sheyan was ignorant and inexperienced, he still had old Mourbo accompanying him during his inspection!
Furthermore, according to the previous scouting of the zerglings, there wasn't a single existence resembling an altar in this underground space.
At this moment, Mcdh had already found what he needed – the corpse of the legendary Thanator. He proceeded to place a golden nut on top of the corpse. Gradually, something could be seen floating out from the corpse.
It could even be said that this object didn't have a fixed shape. Specifically speaking, it was a bundle of hazy radiance. This light seemed to be constantly changing its color. It was faint and blurry. Furthermore, he didn't even know what its exact shape was. When he held it in his hand, it would even leak out through the gaps between his fingers. Bit by bit, it was like a viscous semi-solid substance. Eventually, it would slowly turn into a golden color!
Seeing this, Mcdh cried out in ecstasy, and even began to kneel down and kiss the ground. It seemed like his wish had come true, and he had not let down his painstaking efforts of going through fire and water! Sheyan shut his eyes and pondered for a while. Then, he suddenly declared.
"This underground space is so vast. Why would Cherokee fight to the death here instead of retreating?"
The impatient Brother Black swallowed a mouthful of saliva and lit a cigar for himself. Then, he took a deep puff and shook his head.
"I don't know."
Sheyan earnestly replied.
"Every person, or even every creature, has an instinctive resistance to death and danger! Therefore, even a pure and innocent infant, upon being burned by fire, would naturally retract its hand. Once it falls, it would bawl loudly! "
"The terrain here is vast and spacious, and is extremely disadvantageous to being besieged. Based on Cherokee's prowess, he should be able to carve out a bloody path and retreat while fighting. Although he couldn't avoid death, he could at least rely on an obstacle to battle, and greatly delay the arrival of death! "
"Yet … his choice is to defend to the death!! What is this place that is more precious than his life, and he must protect it!! "
Listening to Sheyan's analysis, Reef's eyes sparkled. Mogensha took a deep puff of his cigar.
"Under normal circumstances, the only thing worth protecting is … … .blood related family members?"
Sheyan gently shook his head.
"He has no family. This point can be verified. Or more accurately speaking, he no longer has any living family members since 10 years ago. Therefore … …. "
Speaking till here, Sheyan's eyes flickered as he came to a conclusion.
"Perhaps this brat is protecting this gigantic conch. Then, if we carefully search this object, our findings will give us a pleasant surprise."
Following Sheyan's words, a huge horde of zerglings swarmed in from all directions. They then frantically swarmed towards the pathway of that gigantic conch. However, when they neared within a metre of that gigantic conch, they scattered and ran about chaotically. They even started biting and tearing at each other, as though they were completely disobeying orders.
It was as though there was an invisible line in front of the conch shell. Once the zerglings crossed it, they would instantly lose control and go berserk. Even the Goddess of the Earth Eywa was helpless against this sea of zerglings. Shockingly, the sea of zerglings was locked in place!
Noteworthily, that pathway spiralling upwards along the gigantic conch, was shockingly behind Cherokee's corpse.
Sheyan immediately contacted the arachnid Queen Jenny outside, and quickly received an answer. All zerglings were controlled by the Mother nest or the owner's mental strength. Furthermore, at their current location, there was an extremely powerful mental interference source. Even the curse of the entire Windstone Highland was reckoned to be caused by it. If the Mother of the Blackthorns was here, then she could easily break through this interference. However, Jenny, who could only act as a transit station, couldn't.
Which goes to say, within a short period of time, they absolutely couldn't rely on zerglings to explore that area. At this moment, the trio finally experienced the terrifying difficulty of the Golden Side Mission. It was truly a feeling of 'the closer one is to the end of a hundred miles'. The closer they got to the end of the mission, the stronger the resistance ahead, the more difficult it was!
"Should we destroy this conch?" Reef suggested.
Instead, Sheyan gently shook his head and replied.
"If that's the case, there's a possibility of destroying the altar. Moreover, if I didn't guess wrongly ….. forget it, let's not talk about this. Anyway, it seems like we can only explore by ourselves. Fortunately, the Na 'vi's are highly intelligent creatures, so they shouldn't be affected by the mental interference source."
"Let's go!" Sheyan's face turned gloomy as he led the way. He had the highest perceptive sense in the party, and naturally had to lead the way. When he neared that formless line, he had already mentally prepared himself. Yet when he stepped over, he only felt the surrounding yin aura pressuring him. The hairs on his arms stood erect, but nothing strange happened.
After nearing, he realized that the surface of the gigantic conch was actually filled with spiralling veins. These veins were roughly a metre wide, and resembled a spiral staircase leading to the top of the conch. One could observe that its surface was exceedingly glossy. It seemed like it was frequently walked by humans, and was completely devoid of those damp moss, mud and other vegetation.
This discovery undoubtedly strengthened the trio's confidence, as they followed the spiralling arc and swiftly climbed upwards. They originally possessed physiques surpassing ordinary humans, and as time rapidly ticked by, they naturally exerted all their strength to climb. Mcdh followed closely behind.
If it were under other circumstances, Sheyan and the rest would absolutely not allow such a formidable Growth-hunter to follow them. Yet right now, this Growth-hunter's objective was to aid Sheyan in completing the Golden Side Mission. Bluntly speaking, there wasn't any conflict of interest between him and Mcdh. Hence, Sheyan tacitly consented to his actions.
Of course, the crux of the matter was – although zerglings couldn't enter this place, old Mourbo and the remaining 15 Takji clansmen were still tagging along. Sheyan had previously told old Mourbo that if he were to meet with any unexpected misfortune here, then his good brother Blackthorn would definitely massacre the entire Takji clan to accompany him in death! Hence, Sheyan wasn't afraid that old Mourbo wouldn't do his utmost.
The group silently climbed within the darkness. As they neared the sharp tip of the conch shell, a door suddenly appeared on the side of the conch shell. The decorative designs and decorations on this door were crafted from pure gold, and appeared to be in the style of the na'vi clansmen. One could vaguely discern that this should've been a hole that had appeared on the conch shell after a long period of time, and was ingeniously decorated into a door.
Mcdh retrieved his flare gun and loaded it with a flare, before firing it horizontally.
Suddenly, a slanted staircase leading downwards appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The staircase was exceedingly glossy, it was definitely frequented by humans. Hence, Sheyan continued walking in front, as he peered downwards. Instantly, a magnificent and fantastical scene appeared before his eyes.
As it turns out, the flesh of the conch shell had already rotted for many years. Due to the immense size of this gigantic conch, its interior was roughly the size of a football field. A large portion of it was shockingly occupied by a sparkling and crystalline little lake.
The water quality of the little lake was incomparably clear, and numerous unique phosphorescent plants grew within. Yellow, red, blue, all of them swayed gracefully within the lake, as specks of sparkling and translucent bubbles bubbled out. It was an extremely beautiful sight. Only near the center of the little lake, the luminosity gradually dimmed down, revealing a deep black. Obviously, it was bottomless! The water source of this little lake should be there!
As Sheyan was about to examine it carefully, Mogensha suddenly nudged him from behind. His tone couldn't help but tremble with pleasant surprise.
"Boss, look over there!"
On the left bank of the lake, was shockingly a towering altar!! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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