Yi Chen's body had long been brought to perfection under the training of Teacher Zed. With the fixing effect of the fingertip spikes, it was no problem for him to climb the cliff with obvious protrusions. It was just a little more troublesome than walking on the ground normally.
The depth of the abyss was immeasurable. Even though Yi Chen gradually increased his climbing speed, he still could not sense the existence of the bottom. He did not know how long it would take to climb to the bottom.
In my spare time, I chatted with Thirteen on my back.
"By the way, Thirteen, do you know how the abyss in the Dark Land was formed? What is the difference between it and the original tomb abyss we are climbing now?"
"I have a rough idea of this, and I learned it from my former master, who was also my creator... The Abyss is a special area formed under extremely dark conditions, and it is also a 'loophole' in the old world.
The abyss corresponding to the original tomb was formed because of the long-term lack of sunlight in the realm of the dead. The abyss is not completely unknown, but is basically controlled by the original dead, and is safe and stable.
After the fall of the Evil Sun, most of the abysses formed in the corners of the old world were out of control.
Although a very small number of abysses have been explored by the sick, and even the uncontrolled energy contained in them has been used for their own benefit, most of the abysses are still unexplored, corresponding to a large number of war relics, which are out of control and chaotic, but also full of opportunities.
At present, many epidemic source areas and special organizations in the old world have invested a lot of energy in the exploration and development of the dark land.
The City of Lights Ingnathi became one of the biggest beneficiaries.
It is rumored that in the deep darkness there are unknown paths that have never been developed. Perhaps you, teacher, can find the "path" that suits you best among them.
However, since you, teacher, have a connection with the Duke, it would be better to ask her first."
“Well, even if we don’t consider the issue of the path, I myself want to explore the Dark Land and try to find the relics left over from the ancient war, so as to gain knowledge beyond the old world.
When you, Thirteen, have completely mastered the art of puppet making and have repaired, replaced, upgraded, and transformed yourself, we will find an opportunity to explore it as well."
"Okay! But... it would be very dangerous for just the two of us to go to that dangerous place."
"I'll call a bunch of friends over then."
After the two finished talking about the abyss, they talked about Thirteen's learning level in candle doll making during this period, and then talked about some of her past events.
In the end, there was nothing left to talk about, so we stopped talking.
Yi Chen continued to climb downwards at an accelerated speed. The clothing stitched with "black dead skin" could continuously absorb the deadly plague in the air to gain energy, acting as a kind of exoskeleton armor and greatly reducing the consumption of physical energy.
Thirteen gradually got used to the feeling of being carried by the teacher, and even took out her books to continue her puppet-making studies.
Time passes and the climb continues.
"How deep is this place? My sense of time should be correct. I have been climbing for more than two days... I guess it is tens of thousands of meters deep. Why can't I see the bottom yet?"
After two days and two nights of high-intensity climbing, even Yi Chen felt a little tired. Each of his fingers had been rubbed at least fifty times, but there was still no sign of reaching the bottom.
Yi Chen even suspected that there was something wrong with the way he went deeper into the original tomb. This kind of climbing in the physical sense would never reach the bottom, and the climb in the abyss would continue forever.
However, such negative thoughts were immediately wiped out.
"Keep going! We'll get to the bottom eventually."
Yi Chen manipulated the leather clothing, allowing part of the gentleman's leather to concentrate on the soles to increase friction. At the same time, needles grew on the soles, and strength began to accumulate between the calves.
"This should be faster!"
Yi Chen loosened his hands from climbing, stood vertically on the wall, and began to try to run.
After a period of vertical running, the speed became faster and faster, almost reaching 80% of running on land... However, this kind of running lasted for three days and three nights, and even Yi Chen's frame's epidemic value was almost exhausted.
Day 6
The light from the white candle suddenly stopped extending downwards, but was blocked by something... Thick fog and indescribable gangrene mist bacteria were gathering below.
"Teacher! Teacher! We are almost there!"
"Ah~ Shit! It's finally here."
Yi Chen woke up from his completely numb mechanical running and looked down.
Even with Little Grape Gray's limited vision, it was difficult to penetrate the thick fog gathering below. He could only vaguely see a large number of densely packed dead figures moving below, probably about a thousand meters away.
There seemed to be an extremely spacious underground cave below, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a small underground world.
"Thirteen, hold me tight!"
"good."
After running the last section of the abyss cliff, Yi Chen jumped directly into the thick fog of the deadly plague.
When this cloud-like, extremely high concentration of the deadly plague was inhaled into the nasal cavity, the entire brain seemed to be activated, as if sweeping away most of the fatigue from five days of sleepless nights.
Through the clouds, the world of the dead hidden at the bottom of the abyss came into view. This scene was completely beyond Yi Chen's expectations.
A large number of dead bodies are gathering below, and their shapes are all kinds of strange. There are living dead similar to normal humans, very revealing skeletons, some strange bone assemblies, and even some horror images that are more common in horror movies.
They did not train, line up or carry out planned activities for the dead, but were "doing their own thing", e.g.
Some open-air square similar to a dance hall,
A skeleton band holding their living instruments (by playing different areas of the large and small intestines, the modified human heads connected to the top of the spine will produce corresponding instrument sounds)
The Skeleton lead singer screamed out in a strong heavy metal voice, and the dead people in the audience were completely immersed in it, dancing wildly and having a great time.
There is also an open-air basketball court. The two winning teams used the referee's head as the ball and displayed superb basketball skills, which was even more exaggerated than some idol basketball dramas that used special effects.
It is a great pleasure to be a basketball referee, and he can also give the most intuitive and fair judgments.
In addition, you can see many card tables, including those for playing mahjong, poker, chess, and some cards and cards that you have never seen before, and even some gambling games that require financial support.
There was even a water park where many scantily clad dead bodies were playing.
All the dead people within sight had bright and cheerful smiles of happiness on their faces.
"this… "
Yi Chen seemed a little confused for a moment. This was completely different from the original tomb he had expected, so much so that he forgot to slow down during the fall and fell straight down.
boom!
A circular crater was blown out on the ground, and Yi Chen knelt on one knee in it.
A group of dead people who were playing mahjong gathered around and put down their games to look at him in disbelief.
At the same time, these dead can also control the death plague to form a black film on the surface of the eyeball, similar to the effect of sunglasses, to prevent the damage caused by the white flame.
Soon the dead who were watching began to exclaim, “A visitor has fallen from the sky!”
"Impossible, there is no way a living visitor could climb the abyss and reach us in the most difficult way... Let me see!"
More and more people gathered around, and they seemed to be surprised by Yi Chen's arrival.
Just then,
A burst of wolf howls was heard, and Bernar, the black wolf of the Knights of the Plague, rushed over first. The arrival of the wolf under his crotch allowed the crowd to open up a wide passage on their own.
Bernard also had an incredible look under his wolf-head mask.
"You actually chose the most difficult way to enter... It has been a long time since there have been 'adventurers' like you in the original tomb. Climbing the abyss requires extreme patience, willpower, sense of time, and affinity with death. Otherwise, you will be swallowed by the abyss along the way."
"The most difficult? Is there any other way down?"
"Well, didn't you notice? There are many elevators in the tombstone forest, often hidden between the huge tombstone trees. They should be easy to find, right?"
"ha?"
At this time, Thirteen's voice came from behind: "Yes, my candlelight also found it when it penetrated the tombstone, but you followed the breath and came straight to the cliff of the abyss. I thought you were disdainful of riding this elevator and deliberately chose this difficult mode to gain the recognition of the dead."
"Wow~"
For a moment, Yi Chen's mentality changed.