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墨書 Inktalez
People often face danger without fear; it is the unknown that truly instills terror.
It is the lack of knowledge that breeds apprehension and fear!
Sometimes, tearing away that layer of mystery can actually bring relief. Of course, this does not apply to certain overly ferocious Evil Spirits or Mountain Spirits; encountering such grotesque forms only heightens one’s fear, though it does not lead to death by fright!
Humans cannot be scared to death by external forces; only they themselves can achieve that.
The unknown often leads people to frighten themselves, as humans instinctively imagine the unknown as something terrifying. This is a primal instinct.
Our current situation is already dire, and we must understand what it is that lurks in the shadows. Without hesitation, I drew my sword and pursued it, pushing my half-lame legs to run quickly. In the blink of an eye, I burst out of the tunnel.
Outside the tunnel lay an Underground World, with soil layers above and below, approximately ten meters high. It was clearly carved out of the Submarine Soil Layer, as the moist earth above indicated seawater seeping down.
It could withstand the pressure of the ocean without collapsing...
It seems we have at least entered a place over a thousand meters into the Submarine Soil Layer!
In this Underground World, there were ruins scattered everywhere, with architectural styles unlike any contemporary human civilization or nation. It is highly likely that this was once a city of Atlantis, buried beneath layers of sediment in the sea, though it remains unclear who unearthed it, ultimately forming this layered world!
It was pitch black here, devoid of light.
I swept my flashlight around and finally caught sight of what was watching us. When I clearly saw its form, I was momentarily stunned.
A Serpent Woman?
Indeed, it appeared to be a Serpent Woman!
Her lower body was that of a serpent's tail, while her upper body resembled a human form. She stood about two meters tall, her entire body covered in black scales. It seemed that my flashlight had reflected off those scales just moments ago.
Moreover, it was obvious that this creature possessed intelligence, as it held a spear in its hand, seemingly made of bone. This indicated that it had basic crafting skills, something only sentient beings could accomplish.
Although its lower body was a serpent's tail, it moved exceptionally fast in this Underground World. With a slight twist of its tail, its entire body glided away swiftly, almost like a real snake!
I had to catch this monster!
That was the only thought racing through my mind as I prepared to chase after it. However, at that moment, the creature suddenly turned its head and hurled the bone spear at me from over a hundred meters away!
Its strength was astonishing. As the spear flew through the air, it produced an incredible sound of slicing through the wind. With a whoosh, the spear shot straight toward me with pinpoint accuracy. It startled me so much that I rolled on the ground just in time to avoid it.
In that brief moment, the creature had already turned around and started running again. It leaped onto an ancient ruin, seemingly intending to slip inside. Just then, without any warning, a gunshot echoed through the Underground World, and the creature fell from the ruins.
I turned to see Bald Qiang had somehow caught up with us. He was holding a Browning pistol with smoke still rising from the barrel, clearly having just shot the monster.
I couldn't believe it; he had hit it from over two hundred steps away in complete darkness! I hadn’t realized Bald Qiang was so skilled—impressive!
“It’s a living creature,” Bald Qiang said as he pinched his nose and waved me over. “Come on, let’s take a look at this rare find.”
This Demon was indeed rare; it felt like something out of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
The creature appeared to have been killed by Bald Qiang's shot. When we approached, it lay stiffly on the ground, blood pooling around it. I touched its blood and found it surprisingly cold, indicating that this monster was likely cold-blooded.
It made sense; the temperature in the underwater world was quite low, making it difficult for warm-blooded creatures to survive. Since this monster lived in such an environment, being cold-blooded like a snake was quite normal.
Bald Qiang chuckled, “Wow! This one has quite a physique; too bad about the snake tail! Can you tell anything about it?”
I shook my head and replied with a wry smile, “I don’t know!”
"Ha ha! It's time for my performance, make way, make way, everyone listen to me!" Big Mouth Lee came running over, jumping around like a three-year-old.
Big Mouth Lee took a serious look at the things on the ground and said, "This thing is very likely the descendant of Nuwa!"
"Descendant of Nuwa? Come and listen!"
"Don't listen to his nonsense; this might be a descendant of Atlantis!" A sinister voice spoke up; it was Ghost Granny, who had been silent until now.
Bald Qiang immediately became interested and cheerfully said from the side, "Wasn't Atlantis submerged under the sea? How could there still be descendants left? It's underwater! Anyone who goes down would either drown or be crushed by water pressure!"
"You don't know this, but humans are the most adaptable creatures in the world. We excel at evolution to adapt to our environment and survive! Just think about our races; isn't our skin color changing just to adapt to the environment? Change means survival; stagnation means extinction. It’s precisely because we are adaptable and good at evolution that we haven't been eliminated!"
"My claim that this could very well be Atlanteans is not unfounded. I don't know if you all have heard of an incident that happened back in the 1960s. During that time, a research vessel carrying scientists and military experts captured a talking child off the coast of Cuba. This child had scaly skin, gills, a human-like head, and a snake-like tail, exactly like the Serpent Woman from legends! He claimed to come from Atlantis. Although Atlantis sank into the sea, due to the protection of sacred artifacts, Atlanteans did not go extinct. They survived underwater and evolved to adapt to their environment, becoming a creature that is neither fully human nor fully snake—what we commonly refer to as the Serpent Woman! This Serpent Woman is not just any Serpent Woman from the sea surface; she is a genuine Serpent Woman. In ancient times, Nuwa was described as having a human head and a snake body..."
Unfortunately, shortly after this news broke out, it was directly suppressed. The Soviet Union government deliberately guided public opinion to make people believe that this incident was merely a rumor, and the Serpent Boy was dismissed as nonsense.
Since there are Atlanteans here who understand Ancient Greek, I thought perhaps I should find an Atlantis descendant to have a good chat with and see if I could obtain any useful information!
As I contemplated this, I couldn't help but glance at the "Serpent Woman" again, feeling somewhat regretful. But as soon as I looked over, I noticed that the eyelids of the Serpent Woman lying on the ground suddenly moved, and her long tail twisted as if she intended to strike at me. A sense of foreboding surged in my heart, and I quickly shouted, "Everyone get back! She's playing dead!"
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