Those pikes appeared to be of superior quality, and seemed to have been placed here for a short period of time. Mbenga casually grabbed two pikes, one in each hand, and charged towards the long bridge. At this moment, two of those Plaga Hosts could be seen chasing after him. Those two Plaga Hosts were pursuing him with a bizarre speed, leaving long afterimages behind them. Due to their high speed, their dried flesh was peeling off from their bodies. Disregarding everything else, they chased after Mbenga relentlessly and relentlessly.
From afar, Sheyan could keenly notice that those two pursuing Plaga Hosts had distinct characteristics from the Africans. For example, their hair color and attire. Evidently, they were part of those Europeans.
Mbenga raised his head to glance at the long bridge, and very decisively charged towards it. At this moment, two glaring rays of concentrated sunlight streaked in with indescribable speed. Without hesitation, Mbenga leapt into the abyss below the bridge, and stabbed his pike towards the side of the bridge.
Nevertheless, wasn't this joke a little too much? Sheyan's' + 7 West 'was an exceedingly tyrannical divine weapon. In addition to his brute strength, it was naturally able to shatter rocks like tofu. However, no matter how sharp the tip of this wooden pike was, it still couldn't compare to the toughness of these rock ruins. Instead, something that left Sheyan flabbergasted occurred. Mbenga's pike had actually effortlessly pierced into the rock by the side of the bridge. From the looks of it, it had penetrated at least 2-3 feet deep!
"What the hell, could it be that Mbenga has cultivated some indestructible Dou Qi? Reaching the stage where he can produce spear tips? Is this book actually a Xuanhuan or Xianxia novel? "
While Sheyan couldn't help but be astonished, Mbenga borrowed the momentum of his stab, and executed a gymnast's giant swing. Then, he abruptly leapt forward. Just as his body was about to plummet, his other hand had already thrusted his pike with lightning speed, and once again pierced into the side of the bridge.
The two Plaga Hosts were fearless as well. Of course, they weren't so foolish as to jump straight into the abyss. Instead, they directly stepped onto the broad path of the long bridge. However, after sprinting for 5-6 metres across the bridge, two incomparably dazzling rays of condensed sunlight blasted in one after another. The two Plaga Hosts were pulverized into burning fragments by the first ray. Shortly after, they were incinerated into ashes by the second ray, before vanishing from this world as the wind blew by.
At this moment, Sheyan finally discovered Mbenga's secret …... that pike was able to pierce into the side of the bridge with ease. Strength, Dou Qi and the like weren't a dime's worth of relation! This was because during the construction of this long bridge, the craftsmen had already carved out deep teacup sized holes on both ends of the bridge at intervals of 2 metres. Furthermore, the holes were concealed to a certain extent. If one didn't know beforehand, they definitely wouldn't be able to tell. No wonder Mbenga was able to pierce through rocks like tofu.
Very quickly, Mbenga arrived at the middle section of the bridge. Instead, he directly rushed to Sheyan's side, and bent down with his back facing Sheyan. His hands were incessantly gesticulating, and his eyes were filled with panic. Evidently, there wasn't much time left to cross the bridge, and he intended to carry Sheyan across.
Sheyan hesitated for a moment. Truthfully speaking, it was truly beyond his capabilities to imitate Mbenga's method of crossing the bridge. Firstly, he wasn't familiar with the positions of the holes on the bridge, and wasn't adept at wielding a pike. Most importantly, Sheyan only had a single arm, and the risk was truly too great.
Sheyan casually picked up Mbenga's pike, and gently twisted it. He discovered that the material of this pike was specially crafted, and was exceedingly tough. It wasn't a problem for it to withstand the weight of two individuals. Thus, he decisively laid down on Mbenga's back, and the two resumed their journey.
This time, Mbenga wasn't as relaxed as before. The muscles on his arms trembled incessantly, as his body throbbed incessantly. In any case, they still managed to reach the core region of the opposite bank before sunset. Once his feet touched the ground, he slumped to the ground, as though he was completely drained of strength. Panting heavily, he gulped down several mouthfuls of wine, and didn't even wish to move his toes.
At present, Sheyan was worried that he would receive another notification upon arriving here – [You have arrived at the ultimate secret region of this hidden world. If you stay here, you will have to pay 50,000 utility points per hour ….. Fortunately, the nightmare realm didn't go overboard. His worries were superfluous, and the realm still maintained the price of 10,000 utility points per hour.] But even so, Sheyan still felt an abnormally heartache.
After Mbenga had more or less recovered, he crawled up while gasping for breath. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a thunderous rumbling from behind him. Raising his head to take a look, the originally blazing blood red setting sun had already softened into a reddish duck egg yolk, as it rustled into the clouds. Half of the sky was filled with rolling black clouds, as though it didn't intend to emerge. Following the setting sun, the two sculptures on the distant platform had unknowingly shrunk back to the back of the stone platform.
More crucially, after the sculptures returned, hollow pipes instantly rose up from the long bridge they had just traversed. Following that, waves of indescribable smog were released from the pipes. The smog was so dense that even the wind couldn't disperse it.
Not long later, the long bridge was completely submerged in a sea of billowing clouds. The only difference was, the sea of clouds here was blobs of cotton-like white. Instead, the sea of clouds here was similar to the sewage of the Kijuju Marshland. It emitted a soul-stirring hue, akin to the color of human blood congealed into clumps!
At this moment, Sheyan finally understood the reason why the rocks on the bridge had a glossy luster. It was probably to avoid being corroded by the mist. He cautiously walked to the edge of the bridge, and picked up a rock without a glossy luster. Then, he tossed it towards the dense mist. Then …..
There was no 'then'!!
Logically speaking, that rock should've pierced through the smog due to gravity. Yet in Sheyan's eyes, that bowl sized rock actually vanished without a trace. It was as though the smog contained innumerable ravenous gigantic mouths, frenziedly devouring anything that dared to invade!
Even rocks were corroded so quickly, what more flesh and blood?
Sheyan was exceedingly clear that even if his physique was exceedingly high, or his innate talent was even more awesome, he still couldn't be compared to the hard granite of this place. Therefore, if he was touched by the smog, his death would be too quick. Even leaving an intact corpse would be impossible.
It seems like things were indeed as he had guessed. If he attempted to pass the trial of sunlight, he would have a chance of entering. But if he didn't accept the trial, he wouldn't even have a chance of entering!
At present, when Sheyan glanced at Mbenga, he realized that the extremely striking blood red scar on his forehead had strangely faded away. Originally, it was 2 fingers wide and 3-4 inches long. But now, it had shrunk to 1 finger wide and 2 inches long. Nevertheless, his gaze remained simple and straightforward, and didn't change much from before.
Sheyan could sniff out the pungent stench of blood from Mbenga's body, yet couldn't help but ask.
"Where are the ears of those people you killed?"
Upon mentioning this matter, Mbenga's entire body suddenly stiffened. He hung his head, and after a long while, he hoarsely replied.
"Kill, kill, kill kill kill kill!! Revenge, I want revenge, revenge!! "
As he spoke, he started gesticulating intensely with his hands, brandishing his pike. Sheyan hastily held him back. Who knows if that pike was smeared with lethal poison, and would he accidentally injure himself? Instead, he heard Mbenga gasping for breath while muttering a single word.
"Guarba! Guarba!!! "
After much difficulty, Mbenga finally regained his composure. Sheyan didn't dare to feed him rum. Besides, both of them were still smeared with the 'Improved Medicine', which should at least be of some use. If the rum were to attract the attention of a big boss, then they would have nowhere to run!
*****
At present, Sheyan was already standing by the side of that massive bonfire.
Indeed, that was the bonfire he had previously observed from a bird's eye view, and also the massive bonfire mentioned in Bernard Fokke's voyage log.
Without a doubt, this signified that he was fairly close to the 'Stairway of the Sun'.
The sky darkened rapidly, as though it had dimmed down in a flash. Evidently, this was the forbidden ground of the Ndipaya barbarians. Unless it was an extremely important day, nobody was allowed to enter. Therefore, Bernard Fokke and his party could peacefully rest by this massive bonfire for the night.
Sheyan didn't bother to speculate on how they barged into this place in the past. Instead, Sheyan could confirm one thing, be it Bernard Fokke or Little Lord Fokke, the dangers and difficulties they faced were much lesser than his! At least, the Ndipaya barbarians were still firmly holding onto the ruins of their kingdom, and after a long period of peace, their security was definitely lax.
Sheyan inspected this massive bonfire that spanned at least 30 to 40 square meters. One could imagine the spectacular sight of it being filled to the brim, and the glaring radiance would probably tear apart the dense fog shrouding over the Kijuju Marshland. Everyone within a radius of thousands of kilometres would prostrate themselves in worship. (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to * * (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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