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Chapter 92 Ghost Corpse Insects

at the same time.

The outer perimeter of Sword Ruins.

"Roar!"

On the desolate mountain ridge, the moon was dark and the wind howled. Eerie roars came from the depths, intermittent and unsettling.

Li Wudao walked with a tense heart, his steps uneven, paying close attention to his surroundings, not daring to be distracted for even a moment.

"rustle--"

The sound of crunching on the dead leaves on the ground was particularly jarring in this atmosphere.

The night here was exceptionally dark, with not a single glimmer of light visible, completely depriving one of sight, as if entering another world.

Even with its double pupils extended, it only covers an area of ​​five meters in radius, resulting in extremely low visibility.

He couldn't imagine what would happen if someone else accidentally wandered into this place; they would probably have degenerated into blindness and would have no chance of getting out.

"Margeji, could this godforsaken place be that forbidden zone in the Eastern Wilderness?"

Li Wudao walked and pondered, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

This place is too eerie. It not only plunders people's vital energy, but even the environment is wrong. It is completely outside the normal world.

He had learned about the strange tales and anecdotes of various places in the Eastern Wilderness from ancient books, and these characteristics here were very similar to that forbidden place in the Eastern Wilderness.

"Damn, did we really stumble into the 'Sword Ruins'?!"

Li Wudao clicked his tongue in surprise and suddenly felt a little panicked.

There wasn't much information about the Sword Ruins in ancient books, but the terrifying aura conveyed between the lines left a lasting impression on him.

In short, it was an indisputably ominous place, filled with all sorts of strange and ominous things, and only ancient emperors could easily enter it.

"No wonder that bald guy didn't chase after us..."

Li Wudao muttered to himself, if this place really is the Sword Ruins, then Cheng Yuanliang's behavior makes sense.

However, the thought of "just escaping one danger only to fall into another" made the boy's face fall.

Although he is still alive and kicking, he probably has one foot in the grave and could die a horrible death at any time.

After all, he had never heard of many people who could walk out of the Sword Ruins unscathed; it was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

"System, are you there? I feel like I can still be saved..."

Li Wudao had a mournful face.

This system only offers investment rebates; we are not responsible for anything else.

You are now a mature host. Sometimes you should reflect on your own actions: have you been diligently cultivating? Have you been making careful decisions?

A cold, emotionless mechanical female voice echoed in the boy's mind, sending a chill down his spine.

This damn system is so cold-blooded.

At a time like this, instead of comforting him, they made sarcastic remarks.

It wasn't like this when they forcibly bound him to the system; their current indifferent attitude felt foreign to him.

So, love disappears, right?

Li Wudao muttered to himself for a while, then walked aimlessly forward, hoping to find a way out.

"boom--"

Suddenly, a strange noise came from the ground, and without warning, a circular hole collapsed into the ground.

Immediately, Li Wudao felt his footing give way to emptiness, and before he knew it, he had fallen into the cave along with the boulders.

"Damn it, who's so rude as to dig a well like that?!"

He looked up at the rapidly receding cave entrance, cursing under his breath, his heart skipping a beat.

As they walked along with trepidation, they suddenly stumbled and fell into a bottomless cave. Anyone would have cursed them out.

The cave was extremely dark and desolate, with a musty, dusty smell wafting through the air, suggesting it had been buried underground for countless years.

This appears to be a dry well dug by human hands, running straight down with very smooth walls.

Time passes little by little,

At this moment, Li Wudao estimated that they had fallen over a thousand meters, but still hadn't reached the bottom, as if it were a bottomless pit.

"It's over, it seems like we're really doomed now."

He felt a little disheartened; such a high dry well was impossible to climb unless one could fly through the air.

Finally, after descending approximately three thousand meters, they reached the bottom of the well.

Li Wudao rubbed his aching back, which had only recently recovered, and stood up shakily. Looking at the sunless well opening, he sighed with utter despair.

"Alas, my whole life has been like walking on thin ice..."

What he went through these past few days would have killed someone else several times over; it's truly remarkable that he survived.

After calming himself down, Li Wudao tried to look around.

He's only at the True Essence Realm now, so flying directly up there is definitely unrealistic. He can only pin his hopes on something else.

"Ok?"

Just then, in his double pupils' vision, he discovered a hidden passage at the bottom of the well!

Suddenly, Li Wudao's eyes lit up, and a glimmer of hope ignited within him.

Since there's a road, it might be possible to make it through.

With that in mind, he did not hesitate and slowly advanced along the secret passage.

The passage was not wide; it was extremely narrow, only wide enough for two people to pass at a time. It was winding and twisting, and its destination was unknown.

After walking for about five miles, the view gradually opened up.

Li Wudao stopped and observed the surrounding terrain with some surprise.

This appears to be an underground mine, with obvious signs of human excavation. There are also scattered spirit stones left on the walls and ground that have not been taken away.

He was somewhat surprised. Wasn't this the Sword Ruins? How could anyone dare to mine here?

That's even more ruthless than pulling a tiger's teeth; they're risking their lives!

Puzzled, Li Wudao continued on his way.

Before long, the dry temperature suddenly dropped to a chilly level.

He looked ahead cautiously, his expression subtly shifting.

Not far away, a pile of white bones appeared before my eyes. They had been dead for a long time, and many of them had turned into ashes, which covered the ground in a thick layer.

"How did these people die? Could they have been miners?"

Li Wudao was completely bewildered. He looked up into the deeper area, where there seemed to be quite a few skeletons as well.

He walked on silently, feeling puzzled.

The location of these skeletal remains is somewhat strange, showing a tendency for several people to be clustered together, and they are mostly concentrated on the outer perimeter.

It felt like... running for your life!

"Did they dig up something unclean?"

Li Wudao's heart stirred, and he guessed as such.

Mining and treasure hunting involve operating deep underground year-round, so it's not surprising that they might attract some unclean things.

But the fact that it caused so many deaths, and on such a large scale, is rather chilling.

Now a problem lies before him: he is unsure of the true cause of death of these remains.

If they were truly killed by something unclean, are they still inside the mine?

"Kaka——"

Just then, the pile of scattered bones nearby suddenly "came to life".

One by one, they stood up, their skeletons hunched over. Their once empty eye sockets suddenly emitted a ball of green light, like will-o'-the-wisps, cold and eerie, flickering constantly, accompanied by a series of piercing buzzing sounds.

After a while,

Hundreds of skeletons rushed towards the boy, not fast, and their auras were not strong, but this bizarre scene was still quite frightening.

"Keng!"

Li Wudao remained relatively calm, and with a furrowed brow, he drew his sword and swung it.

The next instant, a golden sword aura flashed out, and wherever it passed, heat waves rose, and all the skeletons were flattened and instantly pulverized into dust.

And after those skeletons turned to ashes,

Thousands upon thousands of green flying insects were scattered on the ground, densely packed together, enough to trigger trypophobia.

The flying insects trembled their wings a few times, then fell silent, and the light on their bodies dimmed.

"Ghost Corpse Worms... There really are such worms?!"

He recalled a record of strange tales, which stated that the ghost corpse worms preferred to hide in the crevices of corpses.

On the one hand, it was to live there, and on the other hand, it was to hide itself and wait for prey to take the bait.

After confirming that he had not made a mistake, Li Wudao's expression became somewhat grave.

The book once said that ghost corpse worms only inhabit places with abundant yin energy, and are often accompanied by great misfortune and disaster...

If this is the case, then this mine is indeed problematic and is most likely an ominous place!