Chapter 641: The Ancestor's Gift (30)

Blood, mucus, a bloody corridor.

It was not the first time Du Zhengyi had seen such a scene; biological tissue structures are ugly and disgusting once they lose the wrapping of skin, and he had dealt with such malfunctions before. Malfunctions in the Magic World—ugly and disgusting could be considered a norm.

Wen Lin, contrary to his expectations, had been walking on the front line the whole time, fearlessly taking the lead to stride into unknown rooms, as if she never knew what danger was, nor did she care about the toil.

After checking half the corridor, Wen Lin emerged from a room and said frankly to Du Zhengyi, "I have seen this situation before."

Without waiting for Du Zhengyi to answer, Wen Lin continued generously, "My old boss used to hoard quite a lot of stock, and there were a couple of times things went out of control. Once, the Mage piloting the Psychic Beast had such poor technique that they over-stimulated the Seal Beast, and a group of Seal Beasts went bloodthirsty like giant fighting cocks. Another time was even more ridiculous; a pilot was too fragile and got scared unconscious. Ha, that was truly a disaster, just like a truck speeding on the highway suddenly losing its driver while the truck itself went crazy."

Du Zhengyi finally stopped his steps and took the initiative to ask Wen Lin, "Have you ever seen a Seal Beast that looks like a prehistoric animal?"

"Actually, all Seal Beasts look a bit like prehistoric animals," Wen Lin said, leaning against a wall that happened to be clean. "Compared to the things in human nightmares, I think our Seal Beasts look a bit more grounded in reason. But let's put it this way: ones with bones that look like the fossils humans collect? No. This place is indeed very special."

Her hands were on her waist, her waistline tight, and the material of her clothes wrapped around her beautiful chest just right; the hint of sexuality was mixed into the scent of confidence, arriving just in time before Du Zhengyi could feel repulsed. Du Zhengyi couldn't help but look into her eyes, and she looked back at Du Zhengyi with interest.

Only then did Du Zhengyi recall that Luo Qi's cynical, nonsensical remarks were indeed aimed at something; Wen Lin must have misinterpreted something at this moment, perhaps because Du Zhengyi's hesitation just now did indeed seem subtle. Wen Lin seemed to realize something in his delay; her eyes became bright and shining, and she smiled knowingly at Du Zhengyi—the smile of a female warrior could also melt a thousand years of ice and snow.

Du Zhengyi suddenly opened his mouth and said earnestly, "Mage Wen, there is still sticky intestine stuck to the bottom of my shoe."

Wen Lin was confused and asked subconsciously, "What?"

Yan Hao was standing not far away, busy counting heads, and upon hearing this, he asked enthusiastically, "Du Mage, do you need me to help you cast a Cleaning Magic?"

"No need." Du Zhengyi looked back and, as expected, did not see Luo Qi's shadow; otherwise, his laughter would have already reached the ceiling by now.

He turned around, intending to cast a few detection spells, and the strange event happened at this very moment. Several spells belonging to the Seal Land suddenly surged; before he could even carefully distinguish them, his attention was focused on a more direct impact. He felt strange; intuitively, it was as if they had suddenly returned from a plateau to a plain.

Yan Hao was the first to shout, "What's going on?"

Du Zhengyi saw Yan Hao instinctively looking up and took a deep breath; this action reminded him. "The air pressure has changed."

Yan Hao asked, confused, "Why? Is a storm coming?"

Wen Lin also recovered from her lazy leaning posture and stood up straight in alarm. "No, it's the opposite air pressure; we are starting to feel more comfortable now. Ah, the humidity is also starting to change, though it's a bit too humid."

Du Zhengyi began to have a bad premonition; the Battle Mages were well-trained and had all withdrawn from their respective tasks. The Lotus Burners were much more lax; although most felt the change, they didn't pay much attention, as their sensitivity to danger was much weaker than that of the Battle Mages. Zhao Jiaozhu was also confused, but he had been exploring while keeping an eye on Du Zhengyi, and at this moment, he walked over immediately.

"What happened?" Zhao Jiaozhu walked over steadily and asked, even accurately providing an apt temperature. "It's like a poor human suddenly having money to pay the electricity bill, and the house can suddenly turn on the air conditioning and humidifier—it's quite comfortable, isn't it?"

Du Zhengyi did not respond to his joke; he quickly glanced at the crowd. "Two people are missing."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiaozhu also looked around; he hadn't kept track of exactly how many people had entered this corridor.

Wen Lin hadn't noticed either. "Maybe they went back to that corridor just now, or maybe they got stuck in some room and didn't come out. Is it our people?" But at a glance, her expression changed slightly. "Where is Shi Qian?"

Yan Hao hurriedly said, "He was just in the third room to the right in front of me with one of my colleagues. The three of us were together just now and discovered that a Seal Beast was a bit special. The two of them stayed behind to continue researching, and I came out."

Du Zhengyi bypassed the magic rushing past like a torrent; figuring out what these spells were was no longer important now. The energy used by these spells themselves was crossing the dam like a flood; the danger was already close at hand. "What does 'special' mean?" he asked.

Yan Hao only then realized that things were indeed not quite right and hurriedly said, "The wounds on the corpse of a dead Seal Beast started to heal."

Zhao Jiaozhu looked at him in shock; he didn't notice Zhao Jiaozhu's expression and continued, "I thought it was just some Necromancy Magic, no, it didn't even count as Necromancy Magic, just some fragments of Necromancy Series Magic, it was nothing. The two of them just said they wanted to watch a bit longer to see how long this kind of Necromancy Series Magic that doesn't require a Mage to cast can last."

Du Zhengyi reached out to signal him to stop, there was no need to continue leaking these obscure spells. "You go look..." His words stopped.

Yan Hao had already understood his meaning, and he himself was also very anxious. "Should I go see what's wrong with them? It's not like the Seal Beast can come back to life on its own and then eat them." "Wait," Du Zhengyi called out. Everyone stood still, the sound interference was reduced to the extreme, and the others also heard a fine and slight sound, just like...

"Bugs?" Wen Lin said disgustedly, "Are the bugs here again?"

Yan Hao's expression changed. "I'll go check on them!"

"Wait," Du Zhengyi called out again. He hesitated for a moment, and Yan Hao turned his head to look at him in confusion. His naive eyes looked at him brightly, full of trust, worship, and eagerness to avoid disappointing him; as long as he nodded, Yan Hao would rush up impatiently. He cursed under his breath and made up his mind. "You don't move, I'll go take a look. Don't follow me!"