The winding and slippery underground passage led Xing Ze to a spacious cave. In the center of the cave was a stone table with various ritual tools placed on it.
This is probably the temple, which should be a place where villagers hold sacrificial rituals and worship gods. The dim light of luminous moss and lichen makes the whole place look cold and eerie.
A strange smell lingered in Xing Ze's nose, like fishy smell, but also like raw eggs. The greasy and humid air seemed to have substance, wrapping him tightly, making Xing Ze feel as if he was surrounded by countless snakes.
Wrapped in the same.
The lack of air underground gave people some hallucinations. Xing Ze stopped and began to understand why this place was built like this, whether it was the sculptures, the luminous lichens everywhere, or the twisted and complicated roads.
Invisibly affecting people's minds.
Xing Ze took a few deep breaths to calm down his brain. There was a fork in the road in the temple, and he needed to make a choice. Just when he decided to go to the right, the sound of footsteps made his heart tighten.
According to the direction from which the sound came, he quickly hid behind the stone table. The sound was getting closer and closer, and he knew that something was entering the temple.
The sound sounded a little crisp, like a woman walking in high heels, but no one was stupid enough to think that a woman would appear here, and she was also wearing high heels.
Xing Ze waited, waiting for the sound to slowly approach, but for some reason, when he got close to the stone table, the sound suddenly stopped.
The surroundings suddenly became very quiet. The other party stopped, why? Xing Ze thought to himself, has he discovered me?
No matter what, Xing Ze had already smelled the pungent odor. He squeezed the wand in his hand tightly and recited the magic spell in a low voice. The sound of kicking suddenly came to mind, faster and more violent than before.
Xing Ze jumped forward instinctively. Something knocked the ritual objects on the stone table to pieces. The sound of clanging echoed in the empty temple, but there was no trace of the enemy.
The magic that Xing Ze completed could only be shot at the stone table. The missile hit the table and exploded, but he was not sure whether it hit the opponent.
The invisible monster Arbogast mentioned! This idea flashed through Xing Ze's mind. He did not dare to stay in the same place for too long, but quickly changed places.
Although he couldn't see the attacker, Xing Ze was able to identify the monster's general location by relying on the sound. However, not being able to see the opponent meant that it was difficult to predict its next move.
There was a splash in the puddle on the left, and Xing Ze turned around to avoid the opponent's attack. However, because he could not see the opponent's size and could not judge the range and direction of the attack, the sound of metal scraping immediately sounded on his back.
The armor protection applied previously blocked this attack. Xing Ze jumped forward sharply, and the slippery ground almost made him fall.
He stabilized his body and paid attention to the situation around him. When the demon attacked, his figure would be revealed briefly. To be precise, a vague transparent humanoid outline appeared. He needed to take advantage of this.
The tapping sound sounded again, this time from the direction of his right hand. Xing Ze did not dodge in a panic. He narrowed his eyes, slowed down his breathing, and the blue beak began to condense on his left hand.
The outline appeared, and the first thing he saw was the body of the thing, and then the sharp claws grabbing at him. A mouthful of moist air was sucked into his nose, and Xing Ze moved, and the sharp blade turned into his left hand quickly raised upwards, sharp
The claws were cut off.
At the same time, he stretched his right hand forward, and the magic stored in Blue Beak's body immediately activated. Scorching flames roared out from his palm and instantly enveloped the invisible monster.
After exhaling a breath of turbid air, Xing Ze stepped forward and stabbed the sharp blade into the monster's chest before its other claw struck.
With an unpleasant roar, the pony-like monster fell to the ground. The flames continued to burn, and the smell of feet soon filled the temple.
Xing Ze withdrew the sharp blade and wiped away the flames on his hand. He did not stay there, but quickly walked towards the passage where the demon appeared before.
There are guards patrolling here, which means there must be something at the other end. Xing Ze hopes that the end of the passage is where investigators are detained, but he may encounter more monsters. But no matter what, he needs to take a gamble
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It seemed that the goddess of luck was on his side. After walking out of the passage, Xing Ze saw the investigators locked in the cage, as well as the yellow translucent cocoons hanging on the top of the cave, and the water they sprayed from the holes on the top of the cave.
Swaying gently in the mist, snake-men can be seen floating in the foamy green liquid inside the cocoon.
Several of the brown and leather cocoons had been opened, and they were empty inside. Xing Ze's heart sank, and he walked quickly to the iron cages, and moved his wand to open the iron door.
The person in the first cage was Mike. This big driver was very excited when he saw someone coming. He yelled and cursed while collecting and kicking.
"Calm down, Mike, it's me!" Xing Ze growled.
His voice made Mike stop struggling, and the latter stared in shock, "Is it you? Damn it, are you in the same group with these monsters?"
"Who are you talking to, Mike?" Lanny's voice came from a cage nearby.
"Of course not." Xing Ze gestured, "Come out now. We have to escape from this miserable place before they seal the entrance."
"Hey, Mike, are you still there?" Lanny called again.
"What's wrong with Mike?" Serena's voice also sounded, followed by Kent and Kelly.
"Go and tell them to shut up, they will attract the guards." Xing Ze ordered Mike who climbed out of the cage, and then used his wand to open another cage.
Lanny climbed out of the cage hesitantly. The dim light prevented him from seeing Xing Ze clearly for a while. He asked doubtfully: "Is it you, Mike?"
"it's me."
"Oops, it's you."
"Is this what you want to say to your savior?" Xing Ze sarcastically ignored the confused detective and continued to open the remaining cages.
This place is obviously an incubation room, and those translucent cocoons are the cubs of snake people. West's inference is correct. Normally hatched snake people are not placed in human bodies, at least in the early stages of larval life.
Creatures need to be properly protected like this. Otherwise, the hatched individuals will most likely die quickly like the snake man in the hospital.
The last three cages held three unconscious people, and Xing Ze could see the snake-man larvae writhing in their stomachs.
He finally understood why the record gang trafficked people. Those who were healthy and disease-free might be sent here to become containers for incubating snake people.
"These people are hopeless." Kent covered his abdomen and walked to Xing Ze's side. "I saw that they were implanted with larvae. Let's leave quickly."
"Kent, are you going to believe him?" Lanny questioned.
The explorer breathed out and said: "What else, Lanny? Now as long as I get out of this hellish place alive, it doesn't matter even if it's a devil."
Hearing what he said, Lanny didn't say anything more. Indeed, escaping from here is the most important thing now. As for other things, you can ask more about it later.