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Liu Lian couldn't hold it in and was so stimulated by the scene that they vomited loudly. Lawyer Li, who was closest to them, immediately took two steps back, looking like they wanted to say something but ultimately held back.
After Liu Lian vomited, the fear in the crowd dissipated somewhat. The things above their heads were already dried corpses, dead through and through. Aside from the terrifying appearance, they seemed to have no killing power. These bodies all had strange elongated faces and slightly longer limbs than normal people, resembling some kind of mutated humanoid affected by radiation. They were frozen in various poses, with their eyes wide open, overall giving people a creepy feeling.
Yu Jin stared at the corpse for a while, feeling more and more like she was about to experience the "valley of terror effect." She looked away and commented, "Is this marinating Chinese sausage?"
Lawyer Li showed an even more disgusted expression, apparently repulsed by this metaphor.
Shi Tau once again demonstrated an extraordinary lack of sensitivity. He solemnly circled around the crowd and said, "The ventilation here is good, but the humidity is too high, which is not conducive to storage... These things don't look like mummies, nor do they look like wet corpses." He dared not get too close to those bodies, but seemed very eager to study them. "Isn't there a saying, 'Dry for a thousand years, wet for ten thousand years, not dry or wet for just half a year'?"
Xiao Cai surprisingly responded seriously, "I don't understand archaeology, but maybe it's like what Xiaojin said, this is the principle of curing Chinese sausage?"
Linking the corpse and Chinese sausage is simply a double blow to human morality and ethical views. Liu Lian knelt down and vomited again.
Finally, Lawyer Li couldn't help but say unhappily, "If you're going to discuss, then discuss to the point. Instead of finding the connection between these corpses and that subway worker, find the clues and clear the level quickly. That's what counts as skill."
The most willing to argue with him, Liu Lian, spat until his head was empty, completely ignoring lawyer Li, while Yu Jin couldn't be bothered to deal with this "leader" from start to finish—no one knows what the deal is with lawyer Li, but he looks young, at most in his early thirties, yet speaks with an air of authority, which can't help but remind Yu Jin of a certain domineering senior from his university days.
Shi Tau then skillfully took over lawyer Li's words, saying, "Let's go take a look at what's on that middle pillar. Maybe it will give us some inspiration."
Yu Jin I agree, whether it's words or patterns, they do need some inspiration, rather than facing these eerie corpses in confusion.
The group walked to the center of the square and only then did they realize that there were no bodies around the pillars.
The pillar standing in the center has a diameter of over three meters, pure white throughout, and towering. Its surface is also decorated with intricate patterns—different from the abstract and obscure patterns on the black door, the main subject of these patterns is figures, depicted in a realistic style, with the characters' expressions, postures, and surroundings vividly portrayed. Surrounding the pillar, there are a total of six independent scenes, which together form a miniature narrative scroll, each one connecting to the previous, seemingly telling a story together.
Yu Jin held his phone as high as possible, but still couldn't see its top. "Why is there no ceiling here?" he murmured, "Then where did these bodies hang from?"
"Perhaps it's just too dark to see clearly," Liu Lian replied, but she didn't sound very confident as she looked at the dark hole above her head.
The crowd fell silent for a moment, while Xiao Cai stared at the patterns on the pillar and gasped, "This is the divine pillar of Rangyu!" She couldn't help but stroke the pillar and walked around it, murmuring, "King Rang ascended the throne... selected talents and promoted the capable... governed the country harmoniously... wished for longevity and prosperity... expanded the territory..." She brushed past each of the drawings as if facing a long-lost companion, appearing familiar and intimate, until the last one.
Xiao Cai raised her head and looked at the last painting, struck as if by lightning, standing still for a long time. Her expression could be described as devout, yet also revealed intense fervor, as she excitedly announced to everyone, "It turns out that the secret construction supervised by the Ye clan was Rangyu's mausoleum!" She was almost going crazy: "Could this be his underground palace?"
"...My army is invincible, dominating all directions, and its might shakes the Eight Desolations. But even in death, my spirit shall endure. I hope that you, under the nine springs, can still protect my state and people, and safeguard the land for eternity. My ambitions are unfulfilled, my spirit enduring. My kingdom relies on your bravery, even in the netherworld, you shall be as unyielding as steel, and fear no foreign aggression!" She looked up at the body above as if awakening from a dream: "These are his hundred thousand troops!"
Everyone got goosebumps.
Are the soldiers hanging here the ones following Rangyu?
"Although the number of one hundred thousand is an exaggerated claim, in legend, this army was known for its strict discipline, invincible in battle, and helped Rangyu conquer a dozen small tribes in the surrounding area. After Rangyu's death, the hundred thousand army was destroyed, and they all perished with him, never to be heard from again—many speculate that these soldiers were buried as sacrificial offerings, sleeping alongside Rangyu in the depths of the earth."
The more she spoke, the more frightened Yu Jin felt. He looked at the densely packed mummified corpses and thought, if these bodies were indeed Rangyu's army, the scene of them rising from the dead would be truly terrifying!
" Rangyu palace has always been just a legend. Many scholars believe that with the national strength at that time, there was simply no Rangyu to build a tomb." Xiao Cai even had tears in her eyes, "This is a discovery that could rewrite textbooks!"
Looking at Xiao Cai's excited expression, Yu Jin found it hard to imagine that this girl had fainted not long ago from being scared by Miss Pang. It can only be said that the power of love is beyond imagination."
lawyer Li has long been unable to listen to Xiao Cai's lengthy speeches. After looking at the pillar, he went to see the nearby corpse - those meaningless background stories were not worth his effort. After some investigation, he really noticed something: "Look at his stomach, what is that?"
Everyone followed his finger - the clothes on the corpse had weathered into unrecognizable scraps, most of the body exposed, with mold spots on the skin. On his abdomen, there was a regular, tumor-like thing, as if an extra piece of flesh had grown, with a texture seemingly different from other parts, appearing particularly soft. It was covered with evenly distributed green mycelium, more vivid in color compared to other mold spots.
Yu Jin was shocked and felt that something was wrong. He immediately checked several bodies and found that they all had the same green lumps on their abdomens. He quickly covered his nose, fearing to inhale anything dirty, and asked, "Miss Pang, what is on their stomachs... has anyone seen it before?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Yu Jin himself had no impression.
Another gust of wind rose, causing the stiff bodies to sway and collide once again. Everything was the same as before, but everyone's complexion turned rather grim - everyone instinctively covered their mouths and noses, their eyes scanning the rising and falling forest of corpses, and also scanning their own bellies.
What are those green lumps? Are they contagious?
Yu Jin felt a sense of unease, a foreboding feeling that this place was not safe to stay for long, and that something bad might happen. When the wind stopped, he couldn't wait to urge, "Since we currently have no clues and don't know if these things are poisonous, why don't we continue moving forward?"
Liu Lian was the first to agree. She believed that the lump was definitely contagious, and Miss Pang's mutation was the best evidence. Although the specific method of transmission was unknown, there was no doubt that no one could bear the consequences it brought.
lawyer Li is the first to sing a different tune again. He proposed to continue checking these lumps: "The ready-made clues are right here, why give up just because of some imaginary danger?" He looked mockingly at Liu Lian: "We are here to clear the Instance dungeon, not to act like cowards and run for our lives."
The other two did not express their opinions. The instinct for survival made them want to support Yu Jin, but lawyer Li made a valid point. There are obviously many secrets hidden here, and there may even be a way to clear the Instance dungeon successfully. It seems a bit of a pity to give up now.
Apart from the tit for tat between Liu Lian and lawyer Li, no one else is willing to take the lead, and the next course of action remains undecided. Seeing this, Yu Jin realizes that it's impossible to persuade everyone, so she proposes a compromise: "How about we set a 30-minute time limit to gather clues here, and if we find nothing, we move forward immediately. What do you think?"
Liu Lian nods slowly, lawyer Li snorts and reluctantly agrees, while Shi Tau and Xiao Cai have no objections.
In order to improve efficiency and reduce the risk of individual actions, Yu Jin divided everyone into two groups. He, Liu Lian, and Xiao Cai formed one group, while lawyer Li and Shi Tau formed the other. They used a Shi Tau pillar as a boundary, and each team was responsible for inspecting the bodies on their respective sides.
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