Chapter 433 Canyon Forest and Abyss

 “Teacher, your look is so beautiful.”

"Why do you say that?"

“Maybe it’s because I personally prefer the combination of metal elements and flesh. This metal hollow mask looks so handsome! And it’s very suitable for use here.

As a neutral group in the old world, the Tormented Monks will not be ostracized on the side of the dead.

Any individual from the old world, regardless of life or death, regardless of form, who seriously threatens the growth of the world and the development of epidemics, and makes their "sin" exceed the limit, will be wanted and arrested by the Torment Monastery.

The monks can then go to any area where criminals may be present, including epidemic areas, and local personnel must assist them in catching the criminals.

Wearing such a mask can not only enhance your prestige as a teacher, but also prevent you from being rejected by the deceased. It is a very good outfit... Of course, the most important thing is to look good. "

 “That’s okay, let’s go.”

When the black leather shoes took a step forward, there was a feeling of crossing a barrier. The Heikou City with the dead hanging behind him disappeared instantly, and the temperature plummeted to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

 Darkness came like a tide, and was finally blocked by the white light between the candles five meters away.

Not only did Yi Chen not have any fear, he was actually amazed by such a dark expression.

“Thirteen, is the place of darkness also like this?”

"It can only be said that it is similar. According to the records in the book and my previous experience, the darkness in the extremely dark place is more manic and unrestrained, and there will not be such a regular and uniform tide."

“Well, let’s explore it if we have a chance in the future.”

“Okay~Teacher, I am also eager to explore the mysteries of the darkness. After all, my original intention and duty was to explore the darkness.

  Next, when we go deep into the territory of the dead, we need to pay special attention to the issue of time..."

With that said, Thirteen unbuttoned the two buttons on the top of her clothing, revealing the hourglass device embedded on the chest. The gravel inside was very special and shone with a special luster.

“The realm of the dead beyond Bonfire Valley, where even time itself ages,

It is said that time is completely dead in the depths of the original tomb. If we don’t pay attention to the time issue, we are likely to age with time. By the time we come out, dozens or even hundreds of years may have passed in the outside world.

  In short, as long as you keep in touch with me, teacher, you can regain your sense of time.

 If you are forced to separate, teacher, you have to find a way to calculate time by yourself, and you must not forget the concept of time. "

 “Is it time to age and die...I know.”

Yi Chen is not very afraid of this. He has a strong sense of time. He was able to escape from the orphanage because he could generate a perfect clock in his brain.

 The same is true now. A cerebral clock is carved directly between the epileptic brain and driven by water power from the flow of black liquid.

 After a brief exchange, the two of them officially went inward.

 The length of the canyon passage is beyond imagination. It takes a full day to finally cross it. If you have a decent mount, you can naturally save a lot of time.

Stepping out of the canyon, the light range also widens.

 The effective visual range has been increased to about fifty meters, and it is barely possible to see clearly within a hundred meters.

However, the ember eyes provided by Little Grape can increase the effective sight distance to one thousand meters, catching any danger that may come.

 Oddly enough, there was no dead person as far as the eye could see.

 Obviously, outside the mountains, both the Heikou Fortress and the plains were full of traces of the dead.

Nowadays, when you walk through the mountains and canyons to reach the real realm of the dead, you can't see a single dead person. There are only tombstones of different sizes, and some of the huge tombstones even reach a height of tens of meters.

 “Hmm? These tombstones are actually growing…”

Yichen lowered his head and looked at a normal-sized tombstone next to him. Through perspective, he discovered that the part of the tombstone buried in the ground actually grew arm-shaped 'roots', constantly absorbing nutrients.

And these tombstones do not correspond to corpses. They are just "dead things" that simply grow here.

　　Little Grape, who was born in the cemetery, also crawled out immediately, with black hair standing on end all over his body.

“Wow! This place is really great! If I can be buried here for a long time, I may be able to unlock more memories and awaken more ancient corpses in my body.”

Yi Chen also added: "Indeed, this place is very suitable for you. After I meet the first deceased, I will see if I can get you a deceased identity."

"Okay! As this grape becomes stronger, it is equivalent to William getting stronger... There seems to be something that does not belong to the tombstone standing in front of it. Hurry over and take a look."

Follow the visual instructions given by Little Grape and find a road sign. The ancient words engraved on it give the name of the current area [Tombstone Forest].

There are also seven stone directional signs growing on it, pointing to different areas, but there is no clear place name identification. All the directional signs only have one word - [Tomb] written on it.

"What does it mean…"

Shisan on the side reached out and scratched her head.

“It is rumored that in addition to the original tomb, there are six other underground tombs in the realm of the dead... Those dead who wake up in the Tombstone Forest will stand where we are now and make important ‘choices’.

 Once a cemetery is selected, it cannot be changed.

Different tomb areas correspond to different functions of the deceased. I don’t know exactly what they are. In short, the best choice is naturally the original tomb. After all, it was the original plague area where the deceased was located. "

“Seven tomb areas, once selected, cannot be changed... As a visitor, are the rules the same for me? If it is the same, it will be a bit difficult. If you fail to select the original tomb, you will miss a lot of opportunities and may even be in danger.

 Little grapes! Maximize the vision and adjust it to the clarity that can analyze the state of the dead bacteria. "

As Ash's eyes opened between his brows, and Yi Chen's own pupils focused on a single point, he could see the colonies of bacteria that used their flagella to emit thick mist.

Although these bacterial groups are distributed in every corner of the forest, their concentration gradients and flow directions are different, and the bacterial groups flowing to different cemetery areas also have differences in morphological structure.

Yichen compared it with the Necrobacillus necroticus released by Death Ridge Lake, and quickly found a group of colonies with a high degree of similarity and the most primitive bacterial structure.

 “This way, follow me!”

Following the flow of bacteria, the terrain between the Tombstone Forest also goes downwards until...

 “Teacher, be careful!”

Thirteen suddenly reached out and grabbed the hem of Yi Chen's clothes, using all his strength to pull the teacher back.

It was only then that Yi Chen came back to his senses. His vision shifted from the microscopic world to the macroscopic world. In front of him was no longer a forest of tombstones, but an abyss. Just now he had stepped out with one foot.

"I just…"

“Teacher, you must have been overly focused on one thing, causing your attention to disappear and you fell into a state of confusion.”

“The area where the dead live is really difficult to adapt to. Who would have thought that the edge of the forest actually corresponds to a cliff and an abyss, and that the original tomb is underneath it?

 There is no walking path around, so can we only climb up? "

Thirteen nodded, "Teacher, your choice should be right. It is rumored that the original tomb is located at the deepest place where the deceased is... I didn't expect it to be under such an abyss.

Be careful, below is the most dangerous and terrifying dead man's lair. "

 “Well, by the way, can you climb down on Thirteen?”

Thirteen stared into the depths of her empty and candle-lit eyes, "It's a bit difficult...many parts in my body are about to break, and the adhesive is about to fail."

 “I’ll try to buy you some materials to strengthen you later, come on my back.”

 When Thirteen climbed up on his back on his own,

Yi Chen immediately activated the ability to **** iron chains, causing all his fingers and toes to grow spikes, climbing toward the bottom of the abyss.

 (End of this chapter)