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Even though the chieftain's face was covered in blood and scars, his expression before death was one of raising his arms and shouting, fighting with abandon. Even the remaining look in his eyes still held a remnant of glory and excitement. There was no sign of pain or decadence. It seemed that dying in battle here was a very happy thing.

Fang Senyan also felt a little strange after seeing Chief Qi'erouke'e's expression before his death. Because watching the powerful tribe he had built collapse and be betrayed, he should have been full of resentment and pain before his death, and should definitely not have had such an expression of dying in the right place. But this mystery could only be put aside for now. Fang Senyan and the others really didn't have extra time to consider this.

For Fang Senyan and the entire Ace Team, the death of Chief Qi'erouke'e was the best possible news. Perhaps some creatures could live after their heads were bitten off, but that would not include the Na'vi. In that instant, Fang Senyan also heard the relieved sighs of Mogansha and Reef.

Next, Fang Senyan turned his gaze to Qi'erouke'e's headless corpse beside him, then pulled out the knife he had prepared long ago. A minute later, the most important bloody prop was ready:

Chief Qi'erouke'e's heart. But then the three of them fell into confusion amidst their ecstasy… That's right! Where was the altar?

Where was that damn altar used for sacrifice???

The three of them looked at each other. During the previous wait, Fang Senyan had already searched the entire Mosaike tribe!

As for that pyramid used to cover things up, he had checked almost every brick seam. There was nothing even slightly resembling an altar. Okay, even if Fang Senyan might be ignorant and not understand the customs, Old Moorebo was with him during the search!

And according to the previous exploration by those Velociraptors, there was no altar-like existence in this underground space at all.

At this time, MCDH had also found what he needed... the body of that legendary Deathbeast. He began to take out a golden nut and placed it on the corpse. Gradually, he could see something floating out of the corpse.

This thing could even be said to have no fixed shape at all. To be specific, it was a ball of hazy light.

This light seemed to change color at any time, faintly and vaguely. And no one knew its specific shape. After holding it in the palm of your hand, it would even ooze out from between your fingers, drop by drop, like a viscous semi-solid substance, and finally slowly turn golden!

Seeing this appearance, MCDH cried out in ecstasy, and even began to kneel down and kiss the ground. It seemed that his wish had come true, and he had not wasted his hard work risking his life! Fang Senyan closed his eyes, pondered for a while, and suddenly said decisively:

"This underground space is so big, why would Qi'erouke'e fight to the death here?"

The black guy, who was also quite anxious, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, lit a cigar for himself, took a deep puff, and shook his head:

"Don't know."

Fang Senyan said seriously:

"Everyone, even every creature, has an instinctive resistance to death and danger! So even a baby as pure as a blank sheet of paper will naturally pull back its hand once it is burned by fire, and will burst into tears once it falls!"

"This place is open and empty, which is extremely unfavorable for being besieged. If Qi'erouke'e relied on his own strength, he would have enough ability to fight his way out while retreating. Although death would be unavoidable, he could at least fight with his back against obstacles, greatly delaying the arrival of death!"

"But… he chose to defend to the death!! There is something here that is more precious than life that he must protect!!"

Listening to Fang Senyan's analysis, Reef's eyes also lit up. Mogansha took a deep puff of his cigar:

"Usually, the things worth protecting are… family members with blood ties?"

Fang Senyan slowly shook his head:

"He has no family. This has already been confirmed, or to be more precise, he has had no living family members for ten years, so…"

Fang Senyan said here, his eyes flashed and he made his conclusion:

"Perhaps this guy is guarding this giant snail, then if we carefully search for what's behind it, we might be pleasantly surprised."

As Fang Senyan's voice fell, a large group of Velociraptors had already surged from all directions, and then began to frantically rush towards the passage of the giant snail shell. However, when they approached within one meter of the giant snail, they ran around in a scattered manner, and even began to bite each other, as if they were completely disobedient.

It was as if there was an invisible line in front of the conch shell. Once these Velociraptors crossed it, they would directly lose control and go crazy. Even the Velociraptor sea, which even the Earth Mother Eywa could do nothing about, was abruptly blocked there!

It is worth mentioning that the passage spiraling up along the giant snail shell was right behind Qi'erouke'e's corpse.

Fang Senyan immediately contacted the Zerg Queen Janie outside, and quickly received a reply. All the Velociraptors were controlled by the mental power emitted by the mother nest/or owner. And in the position they were currently in, there was a very powerful source of mental interference. Even the curse on the entire Wind Stone Plateau was probably caused by it. If the Blackthorn Mother was here, then she could easily break through this interference, but Janie, who could only act as a "transfer station," could not.

In other words, exploring that place was absolutely out of the question with Velociraptors in the short term. At this time, Fang Senyan and the others realized the terrifying difficulty of the Gold Branch Mission. They really felt like they were only halfway there after traveling a hundred miles. The closer they got to the end of the mission, the more they felt the strength of the resistance ahead and the difficulty!

"Destroy this snail shell?" Reef suggested.

Fang Senyan shook his head slightly:

"If we do that, it is possible to destroy the altar. Besides, if I guessed correctly..., forget it, let's not mention this. In short, it looks like we can only explore it ourselves. Fortunately, the Na'vi, a highly intelligent species, should not be affected by that source of mental interference."

"Go!" Fang Senyan walked over first with a gloomy face. He had the highest perception in the team, so naturally he had to take the lead in front. When he approached that invisible line, he was also mentally prepared. But when he stepped over it, he only felt that the surrounding was full of yin, and the hairs on his arms stood on end, but nothing unusual happened.

After getting closer, he realized that the surface of the giant snail shell originally had spiral patterns that spiraled towards the top. And this pattern was about one meter wide, like a spiral staircase leading to the top of the snail shell. It could be seen that it was very smooth, and it seemed that people often walked on it. There were no wet moss or soil-like superfluous growths that grew on other parts.

This discovery undoubtedly strengthened Fang Senyan and the others' confidence. They quickly climbed upwards along the curve of the spiral pattern. They originally had a physique that surpassed ordinary people, and time was passing quickly, so of course they were climbing with all their strength. And MCDH also followed up.

Under other circumstances, Fang Senyan and the others would never have allowed this powerful colonizer to follow. However, at this time, the purpose of this colonizer was only to help Fang Senyan complete the Gold Branch Mission. To put it bluntly, there was no conflict of interest with MCDH, so they acquiesced to his behavior.

Of course, the most important thing was that although the Velociraptors could not enter here, Old Moorebo and the remaining fifteen Foot Riders also followed closely. Fang Senyan had told Old Moorebo in advance that if anything happened to him here, then his good brother Blackthorn would definitely massacre the Foot Rider tribe to bury him with him!

So he was not afraid that Old Moorebo would not do his best.

A group of people silently climbed in the darkness. When the snail shell approached the sharp top, they saw a portal suddenly appear on the snail shell next to it. The patterns and decorations on this portal were made of pure gold, and it also looked like the Na'vi style. It could be vaguely recognized that this should have been a hole that appeared on the snail shell after a long time, but it was cleverly decorated into a portal.

MCDH took his signal gun, loaded a flare, and fired it horizontally.

Suddenly, a sloping staircase leading straight down appeared in front of everyone. The steps were also very smooth, and someone must have been walking on them often. So Fang Senyan was still walking in front, and when he looked down, he immediately felt that a magnificent and fantastical scene appeared in front of him.

It turned out that the flesh inside the snail shell should have rotted away many years ago. Because this giant snail was very large, its internal area was about the size of a football field. Most of it was occupied by a small lake that shone with sparkling waves.

The water in the small lake was crystal clear, and many unique phosphorescent plants grew in it, yellow, red, and blue, all swaying gracefully in the lake. There were even some crystal clear bubbles popping out, which was very beautiful. However, near the middle of the small lake, the brightness dimmed in a stepped shape, showing a deep black, which was obviously bottomless! The water eye of this small lake should obviously be there!

Fang Senyan was about to take a closer look when Mogansha suddenly pushed him from behind, his voice trembling with undisguised surprise: "Boss, look over there!"

On the left bank of the lake, an altar stood tall!!

(To be continued)