Chapter 1 juan tu

The appearance of this cement-like substance wasn't particularly surprising. In ancient China, chicken blood, glutinous rice, and clay were mixed to build city walls. Although the cost was high and it couldn't be applied on a large scale, the hardness of the resulting walls was comparable to modern concrete. Therefore, the appearance of a similar substance among these Dubaiya natives wasn't particularly strange.

However, it wasn't the material of the diorama that amazed Fang Senyan, but its content!

The outer part of the diorama was a dry, purplish-brown color, with seven or eight slightly raised areas sparsely distributed within. Fang Senyan recognized at a glance that the dry, purplish-black color represented the outer perimeter of the Dubaiya Great Swamp. Some buildings had been constructed from grass roots and wood chips in those seven or eight slightly elevated areas, obviously the villages where the expelled Dubaiya people had gathered. Following his memory, Fang Senyan could identify several of the villages he had swept through, but the remaining villages were on the other side, seemingly beyond Fang Senyan's reach at the moment.

The area separating the inner and outer parts of the Dubaiya Great Swamp, calculated according to the scale of the diorama, was about twenty kilometers wide. This was distinguished on the diorama by a dark red color, indicating extreme danger. The diorama also showed two or three secret paths. What was truly shocking was that the core area of Dubaiya was actually a huge plateau, looking from afar like a gigantic platform floating on the Dubaiya Great Swamp! However, the mist and miasma here were extremely poisonous and would never dissipate, so it was impossible to grasp the situation from a distance.

Fang Senyan's previous adventures in the core area of Dubaiya had taken place on this plateau, which was clearly depicted on the diorama. Fang Senyan had seen a total of eleven villages on the plateau. The largest of these was the village where Fang Senyan and the others had been chased by the Tian Shi (devourer) prototype boss. A clear, miniature Ouroboros statue even appeared on the diorama!

What shocked Fang Senyan even more was that their current environment wasn't even the most core area of the Dubaiya Great Swamp! At most, it could only be considered the inner area. According to the diorama, this wasn't even the true core area. The true core area was actually on the plateau...

Suddenly, the clear sound of "Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling" came from outside. Fang Senyan immediately woke up from his daze, grabbed a burning torch from the wall next to him, and rushed out. He found a stone door in front of him, which he opened. Immediately, in the light of the torch, golden light flickered in the dark passage ahead. Fang Senyan bent down and picked up a golden bell the size of a thumb from the ground.

The golden bell was shaped like a pendulum, very delicate and exquisite, forged from thin gold. The front looked like a grimacing ghost face, with clear teeth, nostrils, and ears. Even the lines on the face were crafted with lifelike detail. Its neck swelled, and upon closer inspection, seven golden beads were contained within. With a slight shake, they emitted a crisp, melodious sound. The end of the golden bell was stained with a large amount of viscous blood, which dripped from the bell as Fang Senyan picked it up. Looking at this bell, Fang Senyan, a modern man, couldn't help but feel a strong sense of amazement at its workmanship, a sense of incredible artistry. Logically speaking, this primitive and desolate Dubaiya tribe shouldn't possess such a powerful processing technique! However, if he considered what Fang Senyan had seen before, it could be explained.

Walking more than ten meters further into the passage, Fang Senyan saw a severed limb lying on the ground. It was a human right arm, with bulging muscles and tattoos. It was still twitching, and the hand of the severed arm was tightly clutching a strange blade. Fang Senyan exerted force to wipe it, and then freed the hilt from the grip of the fingers. This showed the great grip strength when it was cut off!

Fang Senyan continued along the passage and found several corpses in the branch passages along the way! These corpses were dressed as Dubaiya people and had clear Ouroboros patterns tattooed on their faces. Although they were dead, their fierce and valiant aura was still palpable, making them awe-inspiring. They had died either from being pierced through the heart by a spear or from having their throats slit by a knife. Strangely, there were no signs of resistance from these people before they died.

Suddenly, Fang Senyan saw a figure flash past the entrance of a passage in front of him. It looked quite like Mbenga. He immediately rushed forward to chase after him. But after only a few seconds, Fang Senyan reached the fork of the passage ahead. However, his pupils suddenly contracted. The figure that had flashed past had disappeared in the blink of an eye!

After standing at the entrance of the passage for a while, Fang Senyan identified the direction, thought for a moment, knelt on the ground to measure, and then walked toward a path. After walking about twenty or thirty meters along this passage, there was a series of collapses, rubble, and even after walking a distance further ahead, there were a large number of sunken pits and piles of rocks on the ground. These were not caused by fighting, but were clearly caused by disrepair and collapse over the years.

Fang Senyan waded through the puddles. The water emitted a foul smell and was very cold. Stepping into it, there was a chilling sensation. The depth varied, some places knee-deep, some places waist-deep. Suddenly, Fang Senyan stopped and listened carefully. He immediately heard a very clear sound of wading coming, and it was obvious that several people were coming. Judging by their movements, they didn't seem to be chasing, but searching for something.

At this time, Fang Senyan didn't dare to move. It was obviously impossible for Mbenga to come with several people. So, the remaining people must be the guards here. If Fang Senyan wasn't mistaken, the strength of the enemies here should be above the previous enemies! So, even though he still had the improved potion smeared all over his body, he still didn't dare to be careless at all. He retreated a few steps and found a puddle he had stepped into earlier, then squatted down in the waist-deep water.

The enemies finally appeared in Fang Senyan's sight. Although separated by the turbid water, Fang Senyan still tried to probe them. After probing them twice in a row, he found their names: "Dubaiya Royal Guards." The rest of the information was unknown.

These enemies suddenly seemed to have discovered something crucial, and hurriedly walked a few steps into the flooded passage ahead, then came to a crossroads and began to look around, obviously searching for something, but found nothing.

But suddenly, the three Dubaiya Royal Guards lost their balance and fell into the knee-deep mud. They were obviously extremely well-trained, not only did they not struggle, but they also had a fierce look on their faces, and pulled out the weapons from their waists - and unexpectedly slashed into the water. There was a clear "clang" sound, as if they had hit something hard.

Then, with a "splash," a black figure with open arms pounced out from underwater. It looked like Mbenga's back. The muscles on his back bulged in chunks, looking as strong as iron, terrifying! He seemed to be extremely strong at this time, and in an instant, he actually threw all three Dubaiya Royal Guards into the depths of a nearby passage. Before long, severed limbs, heads, and intestines were thrown out in a bloody mess. People who had been alive just now were instantly dismembered without even closing their eyes. The pressure this injected into people's minds was so great that a huge shadow was buried in their hearts.

The muscles on Fang Senyan's face twitched slightly: "What exactly happened to Mbenga?" When he said this, the veins on his forehead burst out, his hand clenched the hilt of the knife, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth!

Suddenly, Mbenga flew out of the passage again. He was covered in blood, and a long string like a waist chain was strung around his waist, but it was bloody. Fang Senyan took a closer look and found that it was actually a string of human ears strung together! It looked particularly brutal and hideous. At this time, he looked towards Fang Senyan, and the bloodthirsty look in his eyes suddenly flickered and turned into a dazed color, then rushed towards Fang Senyan and grabbed his hand: "Run!"

Fang Senyan heard a loud splashing sound coming from behind, and his scalp went numb! Just listening to the sound of the water could tell that at least seventeen or eighteen people were chasing after him. If they didn't run, were they going to stay here and wait for death?

Fang Senyan's improved potion was indeed very effective, but remember, it could only work within a distance of three meters. Once within three meters, it would be exposed, and the width of this passage was only four or five meters... In other words, as long as those guys passed through this passage, the probability of Fang Senyan being discovered would be 100%.

So, led by Mbenga, Fang Senyan ran at high speed through this maze-like passage. Mbenga ran all the way, constantly waving the weapon in his hand and demolishing things, collapsing several passages with a bang, forcing the chasing guys behind to roar in annoyance.

And Mbenga seemed to be very familiar with the route here, turning east and west, and constantly shuttling around. From time to time, he could also open the mechanisms in some extremely hidden places, turning seemingly dead ends into paths of life. Finally, the two suddenly felt their eyes light up, and dazzling light appeared in front of them! The two squinted their eyes and then ran out of the cave. Even though Fang Senyan had already witnessed the situation here on the previous diorama, he couldn't help but gasp!!!