Chapter six hundred and fifty seventh parting ways
"Yang, how do you feel now?"
On the other side, on the road to other layers of ice rings.
Yani was discussing their current state with Ronald and their decision to leave the sacrificial ground.
"Although that guy Arian's eyes were not right, we wouldn't just run away like this, right?"
"Don't underestimate people's greed, think about how Grady died before."
While groping forward to find the path, Ronald spoke to Yani at the same time:
"A person with a personality like Arian, when encountering these things today, he has a high probability of choosing to take risks."
"Even if the so-called gem legend is just something on the mural that doesn't know whether it is true or false, he may now think about trying it."
“…”
Hearing Ronald's answer, Yani lowered her head and was silent for a few seconds.
Compared to the mercenary who was not very familiar with, she still trusted Ronald more, otherwise she would not have chosen to leave with him just now.
So Yani asked another question:
"Since that's the case, why didn't you throw a grenade down just now?"
"In that ice cave with enough depth, Arian probably has no chance to avoid the explosion."
Ronald showed a complicated look:
"No, there are too few people now."
"After experiencing such a special incident, I think continuing internal strife and reducing the number of people is a very bad choice. Even though there is a serious gap between us now, it is better to go our separate ways than to part with each other face to face.
suitable."
Ronald didn't want to deceive the people who were still with him in the end.
So he told Yani his thoughts honestly.
Of course, at the same time, Ronald was also weighing one thing in his mind - the real purpose of the original text trial.
The previous guessing status is no longer suitable now.
The various experiences since entering the ruins and the signs he discovered all indicate that the goal of the original trial is probably not as simple as investigating the ruins clearly, but that there are some more hidden conditions.
So what is the truth hidden under the appearance?
Ronald has some ideas now.
After all, this is a test of the integrated nature of "Divine Comedy - Purgatory".
So refer to the experiences he had experienced in the original text trials before.
perhaps--
The environment you are in now.
Is it related to the most important attribute in purgatory - the seven deadly sins, to some extent?
“…”
"That's right..."
Ronald continued to move forward in contemplation.
When Yani heard his answer, she nodded slightly and stopped talking.
It is not difficult to find a node connecting the corridor in the ice. It has a lighting stick like a guide light. It doesn’t take them too long to walk into the next level of ice ring.
Currently, there are headphones responsible for monitoring the movements in the surrounding environment.
After Ronald and Yanni decided to do so, they did not turn on the lighting lamp on the helmet, but instead used the lighting rod inserted on the ice wall to slowly grop forward.
Then there is the direction issue.
Following the message left by Grady before his death, they would still have the chance to return to the ice surface - this is the stupidest choice.
The blue-skinned animals before had a high probability of staying on the ice layer above. If they really chose the same route and returned successfully, then the probability of being caught by that creature directly while exploring it from the tunnel would be the probability of being caught directly by that creature.
Nearly 90%.
——At that time, it will not be called a birth day.
——That’s called death!
So under this consideration, Ronald and Yani chose another direction to continue moving forward.
There is no reliable and safe passage for them to leave on the ruins of the underground ice, so continuing to explore and find possibilities is the only option.
Even if we take another step back, this direction is still a dead end.
After they bypassed the entire ice lake such a large area, the risk of returning from the original route is much lower than that when they go out directly.
With this consideration.
The distance between the two men in the ice ring tunnel is getting farther and farther
As their progress continued, the position they set foot on was also where the explorers had not arrived.
It's pitch black here.
No lighting stick is inserted into the wall to illuminate the road.
“…”
Standing in the last light, Ronald and Yani looked at each other.
They saw each other's thoughts, then they turned on the lights on their helmets again, and then kept their cautious attitude and continued to move forward.
In the dark and deep ice.
The two figures with bright light on their heads supported each other and continued to move forward.
Although the environment you are in is extremely dangerous and cannot guarantee that there are no terrible creatures lurking in the dark, at this time you can maintain a calm mind if you have the other party as your support.
The first point is especially true for Ronald.
He even felt a sense of familiarity and trust in his work experience before traveling through time, as well as trusting his colleagues.
“…”
"careful!"
Suddenly, Yanni shouted as she moved forward.
The girl pounced on Ronald at the moment of her voice, and with an action, she carried all her strength, she directly let them roll into the corner of the wall of the Ice Ring Tunnel.
"Yani, what's wrong with you?"
Ronald raised his head with a confused look on his face.
Then I saw that in the direction they were heading, some light blue transparent creatures like jellyfish were pressing against the top of the ice wall tunnel. Because these things were lurking there quietly without making any sound.
Even though Ronald and the others were wearing headphones, they could not detect the existence of these things.
If it weren't for Yanni's timely stopping.
He has definitely walked right below these things.
"What's this..."
Ronald couldn't help but murmur.
When he saw what he saw, the first thing he thought of was the barnacle monster in "Half-Life" - these two things are very similar, but the color difference is huge.
Then there is the most basic analysis of this thing-
Hearing movement but not doing anything.
This should be the manifestation of animals during ambush hunting, so...
"I'll try to cum."
Ronald observed the appearance of this creature and analyzed the other party's possible movement habits. Yanni, who rescued him, took out his weapon in a very unhappy moment and aimed at a creature on the ceiling, which was an arrow.
Bang-
Yanni now has no performance when she cherished animals before.
Arrows hit the target accurately.
Then, the blue creature that was caught in the arrow immediately became loose and then fell from the top of the ice ring tunnel along the end of the arrow.
Whoosh-
The subsequent development was the same as Ronald thought.
Several other blue animals that were also lurking on the top immediately stretched out thin and long in the center of their bodies. The organs like tongue pulled the thing back, and then they tear off one piece and threw it into their mouths to squirt and digest.
“…”
"It seems we can go..."
Looking at the scene in front of him, Ronald and Yani began to move forward with confidence and boldness.
With a certain knowledge reserve, they all know that such creatures who stay in place to hunt will have to spend a lot of time eating after catching their prey.
And before they digest the prey they obtained this time.