r18novel Chapter 35 Soul-Stealing Scream
Chapter 35 Soul-Stealing Scream
Standing where Yu Jing is now.
He could clearly see a dark red bloodshot eye opening at the hilt of the bone knife.
Each time the Blood Eyes rotated, crimson energy would dissipate from them into the magic array inside the stone coffin, and then spread outwards.
Based on the arrangement of the altar and the magic array at its base, Yu Jing was convinced that this was the source of all the strange phenomena in the library.
He then raised his machete and chopped at the woman's hand.
His plan was to first disrupt the interior of the stone coffin, then remove the bone knife and keep it safe for himself.
Although he didn't know much about fantasy objects, Yu Jing still had a basic eye for them.
A bone knife that can be used as the core of a magic array must be a treasure of exceptional quality.
After going through so much trouble to break through so many defenses, there's no reason for us to go back empty-handed.
However, the machete, which was supposed to sever the woman's wrist, did not complete its task as smoothly as Yu Jing had expected. Just as the blade was about to touch the wrist, it seemed to hit an invisible barrier and abruptly stopped in mid-air.
Is there still a hidden trick up their sleeve?
In an instant, a strong sense of crisis surged into my heart.
Yu Jing suddenly looked up and saw shadows surging on the ceiling, from which several bluish-black tentacles emerged and lashed out at him.
Without a doubt, it was either the female corpse in the stone coffin or the bone knife's self-defense measure after sensing danger.
With the repulsive, curled tentacles about to strike, Yu Jing had no choice but to switch weapons.
"They won't listen to reason, they'll only insist on drinking the penalty cup!"
He aimed the revolver at the bloodshot eye on the handle of the bone knife and decisively pulled the trigger.
The silver bullet shot out, easily piercing through the barrier formed by negative energy, and directly hitting the blood-red pupil at the hilt of the sword.
Standing beside the stone coffin, Yu Jing heard a crisp sound, followed by a blood-red shockwave that rushed towards him. His hunting hat was blown off instantly, but he managed to grab the side of the stone coffin and stay there thanks to his quick reflexes.
Once the shockwave dissipated, he hurriedly peered into the stone coffin and saw that the blood-red pupil on the bone knife had shattered, and a cracked silver bullet was embedded in the hilt. The shockwave must have been the energy turbulence generated after the blood-red pupil shattered.
Without the support of the bone knife, the woman's shriveled body began to decompose at a visible rate.
In just a few seconds, the flesh of the hands holding the bone knife had turned to ashes, leaving only blackened finger bones.
Just when Yu Jing thought he had successfully destroyed the source of the magic array and all the problems would be solved.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the female corpse had opened her mouth at some point, and the black jade mask covering the upper half of her face was emitting an eerie red light. Before Yu Jing could react, a piercing shriek suddenly exploded in his ears.
This time, he couldn't stay where he was; instead, he was sent flying backward by the impact of the sound waves.
After landing and rolling twice, he barely managed to dissipate the impact. He forced himself to get up despite the throbbing pain in his head, only to discover that the entire altar, including the stone coffin, was beginning to crack, and the underlying magic array was also starting to shatter and gradually lose its effectiveness.
The negative energy surging within the ritual site began to dissipate as its source was destroyed.
The monster's corpse, which had been stirring just moments before, now fell silent and stopped moving.
It's finally done!
This room is really difficult to clear. The Explorers' Headquarters must have been too confident in their abilities.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Yu Jing couldn't help but feel a sense of complaint.
If they hadn't obtained the Crystal of Resentment beforehand, their team would most likely have run into serious trouble in this library.
If the intensity of the rooms increases progressively.
What kind of monster will the heavily armored skeleton be later?
Never mind, let's just take it one step at a time.
Banishing the jumbled thoughts from his mind, Yu Jing brushed the dust off his clothes, bent down to pick up the machete he had just dropped, put the revolver back into its holster, and subconsciously touched his pocket, immediately frowning.
The crystal of resentment has disappeared.
Thinking that it might have fallen out of his pocket when he landed and rolled, Yu Jing quickly checked the ground around him.
"Ashes! Where are you?"
Suddenly, the shouts of the Green Demon came from afar.
With the bone knife destroyed, the labyrinth inside the library naturally disappeared as well.
The previously blocked sounds can now be heard normally, and the actual area of the library is not very large.
"I'm over here. The maze is broken. Just keep walking towards the area with fewer bookshelves. The fog door is right here!"
Yu Jing responded loudly while searching for the Crystal of Resentment.
"Ash, keep talking. I'll meet up with the mercenaries first, then come find you."
"Okay, then I'll call out every ten seconds or so, you guys..."
Bang!
The sudden loud noise interrupted Yu Jing's words.
It wasn't the sound of the altar shattering, but rather the sound of iron being struck.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Yu Jing's expression tightened, and he took a few steps to the side, looking past the altar at the wall behind it.
To be precise, it was the iron door that faced the stone coffin at the top of the altar.
Bang!Bang!
Two more loud bangs.
Yu Jing then noticed that the iron door leading to the next room had been smashed by something, resulting in two bulges!
At the same time, the mist that had been shrouding the iron gate began to fluctuate.
Is this normal?
Can a fog door separating two spaces be broken open from the other side?
This was Yu Jing's second time entering the alien realm, and he had limited information at hand. However, he was certain of one thing: the monster behind the iron gate was probably extremely agitated and desperately wanted to break into the room to do something.
The banging on the door continued.
Not only did the bulges on the iron gate increase, but eventually the entire wall began to tremble.
Now there's no need to shout to guide others; the sound of banging on the door... no, I should say banging on the wall is enough for them to find their way here.
Yu Jing hurriedly searched for the Crystal of Resentment, but his mind was also considering another possibility.
Regardless of whether the guy behind the iron gate can smash the gate and the wall together, the one who can make such an exaggerated commotion is most likely the final boss of this alien realm, namely the heavily armored skeleton.
It was supposed to be waiting for the team to challenge it in the last room.
Now they are frantically banging on the door, trying to break out.
If the purpose was to kill the intruder, why now of all times?
When Yu Jing was blowing up the altar by himself, shouldn't it have tried to rush out and help?
Its act of banging on the door occurred after Yu Jing fired a shot that damaged the bone blade, causing the ritual array to gradually lose its effectiveness...
No, that's not right. It was after the woman's corpse let out a piercing scream that was enough to shake one's very soul!
Yu Jing quickly realized that by starting from the hidden level, they might have accidentally triggered another route in this alien world.
He had just been complaining in his mind about why the Explorers' Headquarters had chosen such a difficult alien realm as a testing ground for new recruits.
Looking back now, is it possible that they themselves chose the more difficult path?