klisemfg Chapter 62: Nameless Cave
Chapter 62: Nameless Cave
"There must be a way out!" Li Mingsheng didn't believe this statement. Since the strange beasts could get out, they could too!
He let Xingxing, the bear, lead the way, and they followed behind him. At first, they could follow Xingxing's path smoothly.
But when they passed a forest, they were clearly following Xingxing, but they inexplicably returned to their current location, the same forest, the same place.
When Xingxing saw that Li Mingsheng and the others were not following it and it was the only bear left, it ran back to find Li Mingsheng.
"!!"
Yanli couldn't believe it. They were clearly with Xingxing, so why did only he and Li Mingsheng come back, but not Xingxing?
"It seems that it is only effective against orcs, but has no effect on alien beasts!" Li Mingsheng came to this conclusion through the experiment just now.
And they walked back to the original place, which seemed to be the key.
After he told Yanli his rough guess, the two of them began to investigate the area. After searching for a while, they still found nothing.
Li Mingsheng and Yanli faced each other and could tell from each other's expressions that they didn't find anything unusual.
Just when the two were feeling a little discouraged, a road suddenly appeared behind them.
Li Mingsheng nodded to Yanli and walked in. He knew that this road was most likely to be a trap, but this might be their only chance to get out. It was either life or death, and he was willing to take a gamble.
After the two entered this road, they suddenly disappeared.
Xingxing was originally sitting on the ground, and when it saw the two living people in front of it suddenly disappear, it immediately rushed up, but caught nothing. It was so angry that it slapped the ground and dug the soil with its claws, but still found nothing.
Li Mingsheng and the others had no idea how angry the stars were. They were now hugging each other, experiencing the feeling of weightlessness as if skydiving.
Li Mingsheng was fine as he had received training in weightlessness. But Yanli felt much worse. His heart was about to jump out of his chest. The two of them fell all the way down. Li Mingsheng originally thought that he would be crippled if not dead this time. But surprisingly, when they landed, they did not fall heavily to the ground. Instead, they seemed to be gently lifted up by the clouds.
"Are you okay?" Li Mingsheng asked Yanli in his arms.
Yanli: "No, it's okay."
After seeing that the other person was indeed fine except for his pale face, Li Mingsheng stood up. After pulling Yanli up, he looked around at the environment around them.
At this moment they were standing at the entrance of a cave. There was thick fog all around the cave and visibility was zero.
After they stood on the road that appeared in front of them, they only took a few steps and felt that the road below suddenly disappeared, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.
Now they appeared in front of the cave entrance again. Li Mingsheng knew that something was guiding them here. It seemed that someone had been there before. He also saw some animal skins beside the cave entrance, which should have been left by the orcs in the past.
"Shall we go in?" Yanli looked at Li Mingsheng and then at the cave entrance, waiting for Li Mingsheng's choice.
"Let's go in. Since they have led us here, it would be a waste of their efforts if we don't go in and take a look."
Yanli looked at Li Mingsheng's calm expression and calmed down.
Although he usually considers himself to be calm, when faced with the unknown, he is still not as calm as Li Mingsheng, and his mentality is not as good as his. This is an area where he needs to learn a lot.
The other person seems to have magical powers, and can face everything bravely and keep his original intention no matter what he encounters!
As soon as the two stepped into the cave, the entrance was completely sealed. Yanli tried to open it, but there was no movement.
"It's useless. The other party clearly wants us to come in. The road is blocked now. We only have this option to go in!"
Li Mingsheng looked at Yanli who was struggling to follow the cave door, and pulled his arm to persuade him.
Seeing that there was really nothing he could do, Yanli gave up his futile struggle and followed Li Mingsheng along the path inside. The two held each other's hands tightly, for fear of being teleported to different places and forcibly separated.
Li Mingsheng felt that Yanli's hand was a little wet, and he thought that he was a little nervous. He squeezed the other's hand hard and signaled him to relax.
Because the entrance to the cave was sealed, the road inside was a little dark. Li Mingsheng and Yanli walked in the direction of the light in front of them. The road was very long and straight, so the two walked very carefully, fearing that there might be some mechanism underground.
After all, this cave gate has exceeded the current manufacturing level of Wanyuan Continent, so Li Mingsheng has to worry about it.
It took the two of them about five minutes to walk through the dark corridor. The closer they got to the light, the more they could see of what was inside.
Walking into the light, there is still a cave, but this cave has a lot to say.
There were many shining beads hanging high on the ceiling of the cave, which could illuminate the entire cave. The brightness was comparable to the lamps in the previous life, making the entire corridor clearly visible as if it were daytime.
There were many patterns carved on the stone walls on both sides. Li Mingsheng and Yanli looked at the first one.
There are a lot of words on the pattern, some of which look like oracle bone inscriptions, but not quite. Li Mingsheng doesn’t recognize them, so he looks at Yanli.
Yanli knew what Li Mingsheng meant, but he shook his head. He didn't recognize it. These words were about 50% similar to what he had seen on the altar before, but there were some differences.
He told Li Mingsheng about this discovery. Li Mingsheng thought about it and thought that they should have the same ancestors. He just didn't know if there was a break in the writing system of Wanyuan Continent or for some other reason that caused them to be not exactly the same.
The figures in the murals on the stone walls on both sides are lifelike.
Li Mingsheng looked at the murals on both sides and roughly concluded that these murals recorded the following story.
Many, many years ago, a group of orcs transformed into human form. Then they began to survive, produce, create writing, hunt, plant, build houses, and so on. They lived a happy and fulfilling life. Although their manufacturing power was not as strong as the world where Dawn lived in his previous life, it was still considered rich.
Then one day, the arrival of God completely changed them. They followed God and learned how to practice. They even practiced with weapons, made magic arrays, learned alchemy, etc. It was like a documentary about cultivating immortals.
In the picture, more and more civilized orcs are becoming stronger. They are no longer afraid of nature, birth, aging, sickness and death.
Along with the gods came their messengers, who were wearing cloaks and masks.
The last picture shows how powerful and prosperous the continent was at that time. They fought against huge monsters and easily trampled them under their feet.
These murals record the rise and heyday of this continent.
This knowledge was too advanced for Li Mingsheng and Yanli. Wanyuan Continent was once so glorious. But why is there no trace of its past now? This is thought-provoking!
Could it be that there really is a beast god? Could it be that the legendary Wanyuan Continent has been cursed by the beast god? The marks on the necks of these slaves are the embodiment of the beast god's curse. Is all this true? Yanli was a little shaken!
Li Mingsheng had just digested this information and he found it more and more interesting. It seemed that this continent still had many secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Looking at Yanli, who seemed to be in a dilemma, he comforted her, "Don't think too much, everything will come to light, including the secrets!" Knowing that Yanli might be stuck in a dead end again, Li Mingsheng quickly nipped it in the bud.
Just after they finished comforting each other, they entered a very gorgeous cave.