binnovel Chapter 537
Chapter 537
"Zombies?"
The fat man blurted out, his face turning pale:
"Damn it, Fatty, I finally understand!"
This is inhuman!
They're just a bunch of crazy old folks from thousands of years ago who didn't want to be human anymore and turned themselves into zombie ancestors.
It's also divided into thirty-three floors?
"So this godforsaken place we're in now is the first level of their lair?"
"I'm afraid...it's more complicated than zombies."
Jie Xiaohua's voice was dry:
"Zombies are those that die but do not decay, born from resentment and obsession."
And they... seem to be actively pursuing this 'transformation'.
Through some ritual we cannot comprehend, they transform themselves into this… ‘inhuman’ form in order to achieve what they call a ‘good beginning and a good end’… a distorted ‘perfection’.”
"Corpse cultivator..."
Zhang Qilin coldly uttered two words, as if defining this distorted civilization.
His knuckles were slightly white as he gripped the black gold ancient sword.
at this time--
"Uh……"
A very faint, suppressed groan suddenly came from behind them.
It's Ding Yudie!
He was being half-supported by Huo Xiuxiu and Wu Tianzhen, and was in a dazed, extremely tired and confused state.
At that moment, his body suddenly trembled violently, and he let out a painful groan, as if struggling in a nightmare.
His originally pale face was instantly covered with an ominous deathly gray, and the blood vessels under his skin bulged out strangely and turned black, as if countless tiny earthworms were wriggling under his skin!
His eyes were tightly closed, but his eyelids were trembling rapidly, as if something was violently pounding inside!
"Jade Disc!"
Yi Sa, who was closest to him, suddenly changed her expression and rushed forward to support his other arm:
"what happened to you?"
"Something's wrong with him!"
Zhang Hao's gaze, like two cold searchlights, instantly locked onto Ding Yudie, especially the rapidly spreading, spiderweb-like blackish-purple veins on her neck!
A faint, yet cold and filthy malice, originating from the same source as the ancient god's will atop Kunlun Mountain, was emanating from the depths of Ding Yudie's body!
Although it had been forcibly suppressed by Zhang Hao's Molten Gold True Flame, it seemed to have been stirred up again in this environment filled with "inhuman" aura!
"Hold him down!"
Zhang Hao gave a low shout and moved slightly.
However, the instant Zhang Hao finished speaking—
Boom! ! !
A deep, heavy sound, as if it came from the depths of the earth or the beating of some enormous heart, exploded without warning in this deathly silent and dark space!
The entire "hall," or rather the passageway space, suddenly trembled!
Countless years of accumulated dust and tiny pebbles fell from the ceiling!
Then came the second sound!
Boom! ! !
It was heavier and more powerful than the first sound!
With this loud bang, the ground trembled violently!
Like a sleeping giant turning over.
"what sound?!"
The fat man looked down and around in horror, the beam of his flashlight swaying wildly in the swirling dust.
"Heartbeat?!"
Wu Tianzhen's face turned deathly pale.
"No!"
Zhang Hao abruptly shifted his gaze from Ding Yudie, his golden-red pupils suddenly contracting to their maximum size, as if pricked by a needle!
He stared intently at the huge stone tablet inscribed with "Thirty-Three Non-Human Realms"!
Do not!
It's behind the stone tablet!
That unknown depth, shrouded in even deeper darkness!
Boom! ! !
A third, deep, thunderous thud sounded again!
This time, the source of the sound was much clearer!
It came from the bottomless darkness behind the stone tablet!
With that thud, an indescribable, terrifying aura, filled with decay and death, yet also carrying a twisted, viscous "vitality," burst forth from the darkness as if a tomb that had slumbered for millions of years had been suddenly opened!
This aura was so vast and ancient, carrying an overwhelming malice, that it instantly filled the entire space!
The air seemed to thicken and become heavy, carrying a strong stench of corpses and rusted metal!
Huff... Huff...
A heavy, slow, tooth-grinding, enormous breathing sound, like a broken bellows being forcibly pulled, began to faintly emanate from the darkness!
"It...is awake..."
Xie Xiaohua's voice trembled slightly, and the powerful flashlight in her hand moved involuntarily toward the depths of darkness. The beam of light tried its best to pierce forward, but it was like throwing ink into a pool, only illuminating the ground a few dozen meters ahead—where it was covered with a thick layer of grayish-white dust, like bone powder.
At the edge of the thick, impenetrable darkness at the end of the beam of light, a massive outline was slowly writhing and rising!
"Ready to fight!"
Zhang Qilin's voice was as cold as ancient ice, resolute and unwavering. With a clang, a dragon's roar echoed, and the black-gold ancient sword was finally drawn from its sheath!
The cold blade flashed a chilling arc in the dim light, pointing directly at the terrifying being awakening in the darkness!
A concentrated, almost tangible aura of malevolence instantly rose from his body, colliding violently with the surging, malevolent energy of the corpses!
The fat man yelled and frantically pulled out the only two detonators and a lighter from his backpack. His teeth chattered with fear, but he gripped the weapons tightly.
Xie Xiaohua and Xie Xiaohua quickly drew their guns, cocked them, stood back to back, and locked their guns firmly into the rolling darkness in front of them.
Wu Tianzhen and Huo Xiuxiu shielded the trembling Ding Yudie behind them, their faces pale, but they stubbornly refused to back down.
With a short sword in hand and eyes as sharp as an eagle, Yi Sa guarded Zhang Hao's flank.
Zhang Hao took a deep breath. The terrifying pressure from the depths of darkness crashed against him like a tangible tide, yet it failed to make him take a single step back.
In his golden-red eyes, there was no fear, only an icy calm, and beneath that calm, a molten gold flame reignited and burned fiercely!
Huff... puff...
The heavy breathing grew closer and louder.
The beam of light trembled, struggling to pierce through the churning dark dust.
Finally, at the edge of the beam of light, a silhouette appeared, just the tip of the iceberg!
That's a foot!
A colossal foot, beyond imagination, forcibly pieced together and fused together from countless pale bones and dark metal!
The toe bones, like twisted giant spears, pierced deeply into the thick bone dust on the ground!
Even just this glimpse of him made him taller than anyone else present!
Boom! ! !
With another deep, thunderous heartbeat, the enormous skeletal metal foot suddenly stepped forward!
boom! ! !
The entire space felt like it had been hit by an 8-magnitude earthquake! The ground shook violently!
Large chunks of rock and sharp, stalactite-like objects on the ceiling cracked and fell with a deafening roar!
Thick bone dust was blasted into the sky, like a gray-white fog of death rising up!
A terrifying shadow, so enormous it filled everyone's field of vision, tore through the thick darkness, descending upon the end of the pillar of light with an overwhelming pressure of decay and death!
It was a colossal object that defies description!