After spotting the golden AK, both of them simultaneously rushed forward to investigate. Instantly, they realized that the white cocoon was formed from extremely tenacious and dense filaments, and possessed a relatively strong stickiness. When their fingers touched it, they would feel a slight numbing sensation on their skin. Evidently, it contained an extremely potent anesthetic and potent poison. While Sheyan and Mogensha were trying to think of a way to rescue her, they suddenly heard a strange claw-like sound of a claw scratching the blackboard. That sound was shockingly emitted from the black hole by the side of the cave wall!
Facing such a situation, both of them immediately prepared for battle! Yet at this moment, Mbenga and Reef's three slaves simultaneously raised their heads towards the sky and roared loudly. Their roars reverberated throughout the confined and narrow cave, echoing incessantly and causing their ears to buzz. Then, the scratching sounds gradually faded away before finally vanishing into nothingness. When Sheyan asked them why they knew to do so, they were all at a loss and denied knowing anything. They merely replied that it was a custom passed down from their tribe.
Following that, Sheyan and Mogensha attempted to extricate Brother Black from the cocoon. In the end, they realized that neither tearing nor slicing were effective. In the end, seeing that the time was getting longer and longer, he was afraid that a long night would bring more trouble, so he could only use fire to burn it. Indeed, the cocoon was a flammable object. Once the flame touched it, it instantly soared up with a boom. The pale blue flame brushed past like a strand of hair, emitting a scorched stench that assailed their nostrils. Mogensha's body was instantly exposed, as he slumped limply to the ground!
At this moment, Brother Black had revealed himself. However, despite the efforts of Reef and Sheyan using various medicines, they were still unable to awaken him. Extending their hands to touch him, they discovered that the bones and flesh of his limbs seemed to have completely dissolved. It felt like a plastic bag filled with water, and he was in a state of deep unconsciousness. It seemed like after being captured by the Ndipaya barbarians, he had been tortured to extort a confession. Furthermore, his condition was clearly worsening.
If Sheyan and Mogensha didn't rescue Brother Black, Brother Black's muscles and bones would've been dissolved into liquid after 3-4 hours! Such a method of paralyzing before killing was exceedingly vicious. Not even a chance to escape was given!
After probing Mogensha with his helmet, Sheyan discovered that Mogensha was in a state of deep paralysis. Moreover, this state was actually authoritative!! This signified that ordinary medicines were unable to awaken him. Such a situation undoubtedly caused one to feel extremely vexed. Furthermore, not only was Mogensha's HP slowly declining, even his maximum HP was resolutely sliding down. Under such circumstances, to save his life, the only option was to send him back to the nightmare realm.
Of course, the contestants didn't forget to open the other silk sacs beside them. These silk sacs were of different sizes. They discovered that the victims inside were both wild beasts and aborigines. Regrettably, they didn't possess the formidable strength of contestants and had all been turned into skin sacs filled with viscous tissue fluid. The only good news was that they found a gold brick among the relics of an aboriginal. This thing was also a valuable item that could be sold for a good price.
At present, the duo had no choice but to traverse through the Kijuju Marshland and arrive at a location 5 kilometres away from the shore. Then, they sent Mogensha back to the nightmare realm. At present, after selling off various miscellaneous items and items they obtained in this world, they had earned a profit of over 100,000 utility points. After distributing half to Mogensha, it should be sufficient for him to heal his wounds. Even if he couldn't be healed, it should be enough to preserve his life. He should definitely be able to hold on until the contestants returned.
During the process of entering the core region, when they needed help the most, they actually suffered a loss of members. Facing such a situation, the contestants were extremely dispirited. When they returned to the stone door, the duo was astonished. Because those corpses that were rescued from the silk sacs had all vanished. From the mucus on the ground, they were shockingly dragged into those tiny holes on the cave walls.
When they arrived before the massive stone door that isolated the underground passageway, the two of them could clearly see that there were four distinct depressions on the stone door. Each depression corresponded to a stone slab. Sheyan ordered one of Reef's slaves to step forward and insert the stone slab into the depressions. However, he discovered that the stone slab couldn't be released and had to be held down by someone to prevent it from falling. Moreover, the depressions were spaced far apart. This signified that at least four people were required to open this stone door.
After witnessing this scene, the premonition of 'seemingly missing something' intensified in Sheyan's heart. It was as though he had grasped the crux of this matter, and only lacked that final step.
Nevertheless, time was of the essence. Moreover, it wasn't like they were in a dead-end situation. Sheyan didn't have the time to ponder further. Brother Black's miserable state was still vivid in his mind. To be distracted in such an environment where danger lurked in every corner, that was simply courting death!
After the four stone slabs were inserted into the stone door, the stone door started to emit faint vibrations. Then, it slowly and heavily retracted inwards. Rocks and sand from the ceiling rustled down, revealing a damp passageway that led downwards. A pungent moldy stench assailed their nostrils. Sheyan wasn't in a rush to enter, instead, he squatted down to examine the depressions left behind by the stone door. After carefully touching it with his fingers, he exclaimed.
"Seems like this passageway isn't abandoned for long. It will open up at least once a year."
Reef nodded and led the way. Sheyan was responsible for his safety, while the remaining slaves carried their pikes and protected Mbenga in the center.
Traversing through this passageway, Sheyan couldn't see the surrounding scenery. Nevertheless, as a captain and navigator, Sheyan naturally possessed an outstanding sense of direction. He could sense that they should be gradually descending into the ground, before proceeding forward after reaching a certain depth.
After descending to a certain degree, he could sense that the path ahead was starting to become parallel. From the scouring marks left behind by the rocks on both sides of the cave wall, he could tell that this wasn't man-made. Instead, it seemed more like a dried up underground waterway.
Though this cave was serene and eerily dark, nothing strange happened. After traversing for roughly a kilometre, Sheyan finally saw a flight of stairs leading upwards. Here, the traces of man-made construction became more distinct.
Evidently, beneath the earth's crust of the Kijuju Marshland, there was a dried up underground waterway. According to the technological standards of that era, the Ndipaya natives might've been incapable of constructing a passageway that led directly to the core region of the Kijuju Marshland. Instead, they cleverly excavated a passageway that led directly to the dried up underground waterway, linking it together. In this way, the manpower and manpower required would be substantially reduced.
The closer they got to the cave entrance, the more moist and muddy they felt. In the end, Sheyan and Reef had no choice but to rely on their hands to propel forward. When they finally reached the cave entrance, they discovered that this was actually a half-concealed karst cave entrance. At present, the core region of the Kijuju Marshland should've been a relatively high plateau. However, this place was probably shrouded in fog all year round, and visibility was exceedingly low. Therefore, in this primitive world, there was simply no way to grasp the true face of this place.
After exiting, Sheyan instantly felt a pungent stench in the air. It was as though a chemical waste had leaked out from a chemical factory in the present world. As such, he directly received a perverse state called 'Calamity'. The effect of this state was: [HP regeneration speed reduced by 500%]. One must take note of this! This state would even affect any regenerative effects on Sheyan's body! Including the party ability 'Gloryheal'!
For example, when Sheyan equipped his accessory, 'Gloryheal' would restore 75% of his HP in 12 seconds. However, after being afflicted, it would restore 75% of his HP in 60 seconds! One could well imagine the disparity between these two effects. As for the food that originally recovered 100 HP in 30 seconds, it was forcibly delayed to recover 100 HP in 150 seconds. Comparing the two, one could easily discern the difference.
They continued to walk along the river at the entrance of the cave for a while. The sky was lead-gray and iron-blue, and even the surrounding plants had changed. Many of them were similar to prehistoric ferns, and some plants had obviously enlarged, like mosses that grew close to the ground. They were all the size of a palm. There were also sisal hemp, sedum fern, and other plants, each of their tendrils was as thick as a human arm.
Sheyan abruptly raised his hand, indicating that there was danger ahead and they had to halt their footsteps. Indeed, after walking a short distance, they could see a structure ahead. As they cautiously approached, they discovered that this was a cluster of village-like structures. The architectural style was similar to the Ndipaya clan's, with fences constructed from sharpened trees and wooden stakes embedded into the ground. Bizarre totem patterns were painted on the wooden stakes with monotonous oil paint. The structures inside were undulating, with a picturesque disorder. Their common point was that they were sturdy, probably built for defensive purposes.
Nevertheless, as the party advanced cautiously, Sheyan soon discovered this cluster of structures was shockingly abandoned. Many of the structures had collapsed, while the fences were decaying due to the wind and rain. It seemed like a gentle touch would topple them over. (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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