Chapter 1462 - 735: Super Talisman
As soon as Lin Beichen walked away, Ouyang Chenhai couldn’t help but complain: "Oh my god, I never want to come to places like this again, it’s too scary! I’ve never experienced such terrifying things, I’m regretting so much now. Why did I have to be so enthusiastic when Lin Beichen suggested evaluating our physical fitness? Otherwise, Lin Beichen wouldn’t have chosen me."
Li Ningzhi listened and comforted him, "It’s not right to say that, dangerous is dangerous, but think about it, we came with Lin Beichen and witnessed his prowess, that’s better than those who didn’t come, right? When you go back, tell them how Lin Beichen demonstrated his skills, they’ll be so envious!"
Li Ningzhi’s words made Ouyang Chenhai lower his head. He actually hadn’t shown this kind of retreat for the first time; previously, when they heard they might face danger in the car, he panicked and wanted to escape, but for the sake of his face, he held on tightly.
"I admit I’ve been scared out of my wits this time, and had thoughts of quitting, but that’s because I was too afraid. So when you go back, don’t tell anyone, it’s too embarrassing. If they find out, I won’t have the face to stay in Lin Beichen’s academy anymore."
He pleaded with Li Ningzhi not to tell anyone about it. Li Ningzhi wasn’t the kind of person who blabs around, so he readily agreed.
"Don’t worry, after this experience, we’re the closest in Lin Beichen’s academy, how could I spread this around and make you lose face? Impossible, don’t think of me like a petty person."
Having said this, Ouyang Chenhai felt relieved.
This time, Lin Beichen also realized the crucial point of the problem. He found the interior of this space was very empty, but there was a vague smell lingering. That smell seemed familiar to him, but he couldn’t pinpoint it for the moment.
After all, it was Lin Beichen’s first time in this place, yet he unexpectedly caught a sense of familiarity in the scent, conjecturing it might be related to some Western religion.
Recalling when he’d faced Westerners before, he’d sensed a smell that repulsed him greatly. He was puzzled as to why religion would be related to this scent, and the cave’s smell now, having not dealt with Westerners for a while, he couldn’t conclude if it was identical, but it was best to be cautious.
If this truly was the scent of a Western religion, then how could their actions be so swift, having evolved to the point of creating monsters? Lin Beichen pondered, if when the system initially offered him two choices to get points, he’d not chosen to challenge the dungeon, would he have not discovered all this? Although he couldn’t yet confirm if this was the work of Westerners.
As Lin Beichen was deep in thought, he suddenly felt something drip onto the top of his head. Doubts instantly filled his mind, could it be a monster above staring at him, drooling, with saliva dripping onto his head? Or was the cave itself damp, with springs on the mountaintop, and because of the monsters’ rampage here, damaging the mountain and causing the spring water to seep through, dripping onto his head?
These were merely Lin Beichen’s guesses; the truth would be revealed once he looked up. He took a few steps back, looked up, and saw a skinned person hanging upside down before him, bloodied and raw.
Having weathered so much, Lin Beichen was neither panicked nor flustered upon witnessing such a scene. Secretly, he was glad he hadn’t brought along his two apprentices, or they would have screamed their lungs out and attracted monster attention.
He was curious, as the skinned person had no marks or wounds on their flesh.
Bear in mind, these monsters were large and brutal, impossible to have skinned a person so perfectly without any damage to the flesh. The flesh should have borne some injuries.
Lin Beichen quickly realized someone must be controlling these monsters here. But this was only his assumption; the truth remained uncertain. Perhaps there was a small monster meticulous enough to skin a person and hang the bloody flesh here. But to Lin Beichen, it seemed more like human manipulation.
Swiftly turning in another direction, Lin Beichen continued deeper along the slope. At the end, he could faintly see the flickering of candlelight. He sensed that perhaps that place held the real secret.
He was also surprised, why would monsters light candles?
From the shadows cast on the walls, the flickering flames did not resemble the act of lighting a fire.
These monsters lived quite delicately, knowing about the existence of candles?
However, the truth would soon be revealed.
Lin Beichen gradually approached the place, and soon the truth should come to light.
Carefully advancing, at such key moments, extra caution was required, ensuring not to make any sounds, or he’d risk drawing attention to himself, which would be disastrous.
As he traversed this stretch, Lin Beichen noticed it was rigged with traps. Thankfully staying vigilant and cautious, he avoided them. Otherwise, triggering one would attract unwanted attention, posing a grave problem.
He recalled when Ouyang Chenhai triggered a trap, monsters had stormed from inside out aggressively.
As Lin Beichen approached, he saw an Elder Wizard clad in barbarian attire, his back turned, performing a ritual.
Earlier, upon seeing that skinned flesh, Lin Beichen had speculated it might be a human act, for monsters could not so carefully skin a person without damaging the flesh.
And now, seeing the Elder Wizard validated Lin Beichen’s conjecture.
It was apparent that the trap at the entrance was set by this Elder Wizard as well.