Volume 1: Endless Wilderness Chapter 15: Underground World
Perhaps because of the lucky ring he wears, even if the system tries to trick him, Su Chen's luck in this world is still not bad.
Su Chen had just let go of a mysterious blood rat with his front legs, when he discovered a mysterious blood rat nest with a narrow opening on his back legs.
In Su Chen's limited knowledge, there was no appearance of the mysterious blood rat's nest.
The reason why he determined that this was the nest of the mysterious blood rat was naturally due to the system.
The system never tells lies. If it says it is the lair of the mysterious blood rat, then it must be it.
The mysterious blood rat's lair was discovered so suddenly that Su Chen felt something was wrong.
But then he thought about the system's mission penalties, and he couldn't resist the temptation of the experience package.
Su Chen looked around and made sure there was no hidden danger. Then he came to the entrance of the cave and made a few gestures with his hands. He still felt that he couldn't get in.
It doesn’t matter that the hole is small, but the key point is that the hole is made from the trunk of a century-old tree. The edges of the hole are covered with wet rotten wood, which looks full of decay and depravity.
"Why don't you wait and wait?" Su Chen thought that placing a trap at the entrance of the cave might be a good choice. It would be low-risk and low-cost, and he could run away if something went wrong.
But this idea was quickly rejected by him.
The mysterious blood rat who is wise and cautious must understand the principle of the cunning rabbit's three caves.
Su Chen thought about it and felt that there was no way to go anywhere, so he had to go in and find out for himself.
"I believe you for the last time." Regardless of whether this was a pit dug by the system for him, he was prepared to step into it first.
Su Chen carefully arranged several small traps near the entrance of the cave to prevent the exit from being blocked by the enemy when he came back.
After doing all this, Su Chen took a deep breath and put the turned on searchlight on his forehead.
The entrance to the cave was very humid, and Su Chen could smell the unique smell of rotten wood behind his body.
Although the tree trunk was damp and rotten, there were no disgusting worms growing on it. Su Chen endured the unpleasant smell that made him uncomfortable and crawled deeper.
Under the illumination of the searchlight, Su Chen quickly saw clearly the environment ahead.
There was no intricate mud path as expected. Su Chen only crawled a few meters and saw an underground world that he would never forget.
The entire underground world can be seen endlessly, and the roots of strange trees are dancing wherever the light shines.
What's even weirder is that these tree roots are exactly the same as the tentacles on the back of the mysterious blood rat.
Su Chen took a deep breath uncontrollably and looked towards the ground of the underground world.
I saw that the flat stone surface was covered with mysterious blood rats. At a glance, there were at least fifty or sixty of them.
This is just Su Chen's estimate. There must be more mysterious blood rats lying on the cold stone surface further away where the searchlight cannot reach.
The bodies of these mysterious blood rats were several times smaller than what Su Chen had seen. They seemed to be newborn babies that had not yet reached the full moon.
Under Su Chen's sight, the roots of the strange trees found their backs, exposed their sharp thorns, and pierced into the mysterious blood rats' backs without hesitation.
Seeing this scene, Su Chen was not sure whether it was the strange tree providing nutrients to the mysterious blood rat, or the mysterious blood rat providing nutrients to the strange tree.
The picture was extremely weird and bloody. Su Chen frowned and looked at it for a moment, then twisted and crawled inside again.
It's not easy to come here. There are so many mysterious blood rat babies in the underground world that cannot be moved. If we don't harvest a wave of leeks, it will be in vain.
The movable single eye of the Mysterious Blood Rat has infrared vision and is not sensitive to light. They are not aware of the light of the searchlight.
Su Chen quickly climbed to the edge of the mud hole. He glanced down and visually estimated that it should be five meters above the ground.
With Su Chen's current skills, it would be easy to jump to the ground without injury, but it would be difficult to climb back up.
Su Chen struggled for a while, but in the end he was dazzled by the benefits, always thinking that this trip could not be in vain.
Su Chen's movements were very swift. He released his hands that were tightly grasping the edge of the mud hole, and dropped his feet straight down to a certain position on the ground.
The movement caused by Su Chen's landing was very light.
Even so, there are still many mysterious blood rat pups attracted by the sound.
They stared at Su Chen with their single eyes that glowed with green light, but because they didn't know whether Su Chen was an enemy or a friend, they didn't make any movement.
Not only did the young of the mysterious blood rat discover Su Chen, but the roots of the strange tree also discovered the intruder.
Under the illumination of searchlights, more and more tree roots dance wildly in the air.
They knew that there was an intruder in this area, but they had no way of sensing the intruder's specific location, so they could only rely on dancing wildly to try to touch Su Chen.
Although the tree roots are dancing wildly, they seem to know the specific location of the mysterious blood rat cubs.
No matter how violently they twist, no tree root has to accidentally injure them.
Su Chen took advantage of the gap between their waves and easily approached the mysterious blood rat cubs.
Unlike the ground here, there is no fog in the underground world. These weird trees seem to absorb the fog.
Su Chen, whose vision was not affected, quickly saw clearly the ugly appearance of the mysterious blood rat cub.
This alien beast that looks like a giant sarcoma has not yet fully developed. Their limbs have shrunk to only the size of two fingers, and they have no fighting ability at all.
The sharp daggers easily pierced their vocal cords and throats, and the mysterious blood rat pups did not make any sound until they died.
Many mysterious blood rats stared at Su Chen, but they didn't know what Su Chen was doing.
Until their companions died, they didn't understand Su Chen's intentions.
The mysterious blood rat cub, who was still ignorant of the world, was quickly mercilessly killed by Su Chen.
Su Chen struck quickly and ruthlessly, sealing his throat with the knife, not giving them a chance to scream.
As Su Chen harvested more and more mysterious blood rat pups, the pups that were first killed by Su Chen had turned into a pool of blood.
It didn't take long for more and more Roots to become furious because of the loss of the mysterious blood rat.
These blood-stained tree roots were more sensitive to the senses of living things. They quickly found the general direction of Su Chen's location and began to dance wildly.
They are crazy, and even the living mysterious blood rat babies are their targets.
The sudden attack of the tree roots caught Su Chen off guard. Su Chen, who was not prepared in advance, was severely pierced into his right forearm by one of the sharp roots.
Without thinking, Su Chen subconsciously stretched out his left hand to pull out the roots that had pierced his arm.
The roots of the strange tree had barbs. As soon as Su Chen pulled them out, a large amount of blood and a small amount of flesh and blood spurted out.
The intense pain made Su Chen couldn't help but scream. With his eyes red, he rushed towards the entrance of the cave where he originally jumped.
Chapter completed!