r18novel Chapter 240 The Land of Disdain
Chapter 240 The Land of Disdain
Xu Si's return brought ominous evidence.
This seemingly peaceful and fertile grassland is actually an invisible cage.
DouDou placed her hand on the warm, smooth shell of the vortex cow, feeling the confusion and a rare hint of restlessness coming from the other end of the contract, belonging to YaYa.
It was the first time the crow had ever noticed that the sky seemed to be sealed off, and no matter how it flew, it would eventually have to return to the sky above the lake.
It wasn't until the crows flew back and forth over the lake more than ten times that they finally landed, out of desperation.
It was already dark by then.
Without DouDou needing to say anything, everyone had already guessed what was going on by seeing the crows coming and going.
Bonfires were lit on both sides of the lake, and the two convoys were separated by the shimmering water, their shadows indistinct, like a trapped, silent reflection.
"It seems we've really entered some incredible territory..." Fu Xiaojian was surprised to find that even the way he came was nowhere to be seen.
It can only be said that in this vast world of the apocalypse, anything is possible.
Tashan spat out, "Damn it, is this place really that eerie?"
Jiao Jiao crossed her arms, glanced at the Changsheng convoy across the lake, and lowered her voice.
"They definitely know more. After more than ten days, if they were completely clueless, they would have gone crazy by now. And haven't they lost several people? Why aren't they showing any signs of panic?"
Fu Xiaojian remained silent, his "Unknown Hammer" characteristics becoming obscure here.
Moreover, his "security perception" seemed to be sealed, remaining unchanged since he entered the grassland, with almost no fluctuations.
"Let's wait and see for now! The night watch will proceed as planned. Tonight it's Chen Pei and Jinxiu's turn. Be extra careful on your first night." Chen Pei and Tang Jinxiu nodded in agreement.
"DouDou, let YaYa try again tomorrow. If she still can't find a way, we'll think of other methods."
DouDou nodded obediently.
"By the way, the deal I negotiated with the other side is set for tomorrow morning. Those who want to exchange supplies should remember to get up early," Fu Xiaojian continued.
"Okay," everyone agreed.
As night deepened, the afterglow of the blood-red sun completely sank below the horizon, and the sky took on a deep crimson hue.
Two bonfires leaped on either side of the pool, their reflections shimmering on the dark water, shattered by a gentle breeze, only to stubbornly reassemble themselves.
Xu Si lay diagonally on the car roof and was surprised to find that the sky was frighteningly clean, without a single star, and even the connection between the blood sun and him had become blurred.
Fu Xiaojian stood a short distance away, closed his eyes and concentrated, silently activating the "Fate Index" ability.
He tried to use the extraordinary individuals he had encountered as anchor points to sense the direction of the "exit" of this space.
But all that came back was a chaotic, self-perpetuating sense of stagnation.
It felt like being in a maze that kept replicating itself.
The first time I tried to use this feature, I failed completely.
The night sky grew even deeper, and even the sound of the wind seemed to have stopped.
Fu Xiaojian opened his eyes, his previous ease gone. This area truly held a strange quality that he couldn't comprehend.
Perhaps it's eerie, or perhaps something else.
Xu Si tried his best to consume the sequence enhancement drugs he had taken earlier.
The increasingly bizarre events he encountered fueled his unprecedented thirst for power.
I still have over 30,000 purification points left. If I don't convert them all into combat power...
Who knows when it might all be squandered again, just like last time.
Unexpected wealth is hard to keep, but long-term wealth lasts.
When no one noticed, Chen Pei's figure suddenly appeared beside Xu Si's car.
The young man's handsome face was unusually solemn.
"Brother Xu," he whispered.
"I just tried it... the water here has no foothold, no outlet, it's like water without a source!"
"Not groundwater?" Xu Si raised an eyebrow.
"no"
"I've filled countless [resonating conch shells] with them, but the water level hasn't dropped!"
This is really a difficult situation!
There's no way out by land, sea, or air. What kind of hellish place is this?!
"Thank you for your hard work! I understand! Keep watch tonight." Xu Si said thoughtfully.
Chen Pei agreed, his figure silently scattered across the grass, then coalesced again in the shadows beside the RV.
Night was falling.
On the other side of the lake, beside the campfire of the Changsheng caravan, Lu Xun sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
The bald, burly man named Tiesheng crossed his arms and warily scanned the darkness. Although nothing had happened in the past ten days, it didn't mean that nothing would happen in the future.
Yue Li lay on the hood of an SUV, seemingly asleep, but her ears twitched slightly.
Ignoring all that, Xiao Zhou curled up on the grass by the campfire and fell into a deep sleep.
"Old Lu, this can't go on!" Tiesheng couldn't help but whisper.
These days, the thoughts of ordinary people in the convoy have become quite active.
They thought they had found a paradise where they could live.
A paradise without eeriness, danger, or death.
They can cultivate the land here, live here, and escape the apocalypse here.
They were not so eager to find a way out; some had already begun preparing tools for clearing land, and their desire to leave the caravan and stay was becoming increasingly undisguised.
If things continue like this, their team will practically be defunct.
"I know, let them be!" Lu Xun said without opening his eyes.
His voice was calm, as if he didn't care about anything.
Seemingly having long understood Lu Xun's temperament, Tiesheng said nothing more.
Instead, he looked with a hint of worry at the flickering campfire across the water.
As night deepened, the campfires on both sides of the lake gradually died down.
Xu Si lay on the roof of the "Nirvana" car, his starry eyes half-closed, but his consciousness was exceptionally clear.
They curled up on the [Heart of the Ice Abyss], their faint light flickering like breaths, seemingly sensing the unusual "tranquility" of this grassland.
There were no chirping insects, no calls of night birds, and even the sound of the wind rustling through the grass was too rhythmic, as if it had been carefully choreographed.
He sat up, flipped his palm, and the warm, cyan-gold Seed of Life appeared in his hand.
However, to Xu Si's surprise, this place was brimming with vitality.
The Seed of Life showed absolutely no intention of taking root.
This was clearly not the land it desired; Xu Si even sensed contempt and disgust from the Seed of Life.
Xu Si had no idea what was going on with this strange object, which the system hadn't even ranked.
But since the Seed of Life rejects it, this place is definitely not a good place.
Because throughout the journey, the Seed of Life had not shown any such clearly biased emotions.
After retrieving the Seed of Life, Xu Si sensed the "Traveler's Relic" characteristic inherent in "Nirvana" again, but gained nothing.
This place is really eerie.
It was as if they were not in their original time and space.
Lying back down, Xu Si had run out of tricks.