The bone of sin domain is king

Chapter 422 Three Acts. Swallowing Darkness
"dark?"

This time, even Rosen was a little curious. Although the creatures in this world are all kinds of strange, even if they feed on elements, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first time he has seen one that feeds on darkness.

There is no dark element in this world. The so-called dark zone is a place where there is nothing. It is hard to imagine that there will be creatures that feed on it.

"The darkness in Nether Cave is actually not a purely natural phenomenon."

Fina calmed down, and then explained.

"This darkness, according to the research of some scholars, is more like the projection of a void creature."

Void creatures.

Rosen thought of the Void Shambler he had seen on the Andorhal demiplane before. If this ugly but extremely powerful creature really came to the main material plane, it would definitely cause a disaster.

"I haven't read the relevant papers for the specific details, so I don't know, but this piece of darkness is indeed alive, and this has been passed down by word of mouth among members of the expedition for many years."

Fina stretched out a hand, and gently slid across the air.

"This darkness has no fixed shape, but it is everywhere and will not affect the creatures in it, so it is more like a medium, but darkness has a characteristic that it tends to light. As long as there are luminous objects, darkness They will gather in the past and devour the darkness, so these bugs have also evolved light-emitting organs to attract the darkness and devour the darkness."

This is an unimaginable food chain. In the dark and unknowable endless abyss, there is an unspeakable creature like darkness. It contains everything and devours everything, becoming the bottom of the food chain, and the little bugs are bigger. All the predators are devoured until the top hunters, but all creatures will eventually return to darkness after death, completing a cycle that may last decades or even hundreds of years.

"On the outside of Nether Cave, that is, in this big hollow, there is darkness everywhere, but there is not much in the cave. There are rumors that the body temperature of living things will suppress the darkness to some extent, and it is also said that it is the cave master. Existence scares the dark."

Fina explained, seeing that the commotion around them had subsided, the three of them started moving downward again.

"Ghost snakes are actually an important part of the ecosystem of the Netherworld Cave. They are numerous in number and huge in size. They can shuttle between caves and are not too dangerous, so they have become the prey of many hunters."

This is obvious, the serpent will devour a large number of these small insects to absorb nutrients, and then enter the cave to become food for other creatures, indirectly bringing energy from outside the cave into the cave.

In fact, according to the records of the Rainbow Tower Observation Outpost, many small caves were actually developed on the corpse of a ghost snake. It can be imagined that when the Endless Sea Abyss was just formed, the caves of the ghost were just connected by countless holes. At the time of the ruins, how many creatures were bred by these serpents.

"These things must taste bad."

Rosen said casually, in the distance, in the invisible darkness, another serpent passed by, silently, only the perception suppressed by the darkness could barely capture its figure.

The three of them walked for a while and passed several caves before Fina called out to Rosen.

"right here."

This is an ordinary cave, and Rosen is a little curious why Fina knows that this is the entrance of the shortcut.

"There is a special mark here."

Fina pointed to the bottom of the cave, on a piece of obsidian that was obviously carved by man.

At the entrance of most caves, there will be some artificial marks to distinguish where they lead. Red represents dangerous places, green is relatively safe places, yellow is not fully explored, as for black, it seems along the way, Not many.

"Going forward from here, you will pass through about ten small caves and five medium-sized caves. There are at least three large caves in the middle. If you are lucky, there will be two. This is the fastest way through the Cave of the Netherworld."

As she spoke, Fina touched the obsidian with her fingers.

"This is the path my father told me. He once walked this path to the third floor. This is a path that can only be used to descend."

"Only for descending?"

Ellander was a little puzzled, but seeing that Rosen had no objection, he climbed up.

The hole was located not far above the stairs, and the three quickly climbed into the hole.

This cave is three meters high, much larger than the ones I have seen before, and a gust of cold wind seems to blow away the surrounding darkness.

The cave is bare, without any plants, only endless dark brown rocks, stretching forward.

If outside, it was the panic caused by the boundless darkness, then now, it is chilling and cold, which is frightening.

"There seems to be a space not far ahead."

Rosen's perception extends forward. After losing the suppression of darkness, he can detect the situation ahead relatively easily. However, I don't know if it is because of these rocks. It is difficult for Rosen's perception to penetrate the rock wall. , so you can detect the situation within a short distance ahead in advance.

"The first cave on this road is a small cave, only about the size of a few rooms."

Fina said, recalling the information in her father's notebook.

"What did you mean when you said that if you were lucky, you would only have to pass through two large caves?"

Ellender asked, the uncertainty in Fina's language making her a little strange.

"Because one of the three large caverns you pass through on this path moves, which is why it's a shortcut that can only be used to descend...etc."

As she spoke, Fina stopped and leaned against the wall, as if she was listening to something with her ears. Her two furry ears were shaking, forming a stark contrast with this weird environment.

"We'd better go faster."

Then she said that Rosen fell into thinking when he heard what Fina said, but he didn't object. The three of them speeded up and soon reached a fork.

"here."

Fina pointed to the intersection on the left, and after a few steps, she signaled Rosen and the others to pull over and hide in a recessed rock wall.

"Wait a minute."

The three of them hid in the rock wall like this, and it didn't take long before there was a slight vibration around them.

The next moment, only a ghost snake was seen, passing directly in front of the three people, without even noticing them in the gap.

"let's go."

After making such a mouth shape, Fina stepped forward directly before You Snake had completely passed by, and climbed onto You Snake's back in one leap.

Dazed for a moment, Rosen and Elander also climbed up.

Different from what it looks like, the snake's back is not that slippery to the touch, but rougher, like a rock, with many small protrusions on it, which is why Fina can cling to it.

After the ghost snake passed the fork in the road, its speed suddenly increased, and it was close to the speed of gliding in the outer cavity. Rosen noticed that there were many other creatures on the ghost snake's body, and these creatures were parasitic on its skin. It has evolved a unique form.

Relying on gravity and gliding with slightly spread wings, You Snake quickly walked through the long corridor, and a small cave flashed in front of the three of them, and Ellander didn't even have time to see what was special about it.

Immediately afterwards, You Snake's speed slowed down for a while, and when the howling wind blew, Ellander realized that they had followed You Snake to a wider space.

This space is not dark. On the contrary, the entire cave is filled with pale yellow light, and the snakes are swimming in the air, showing a somewhat surreal illusion.

Looking down, Ellander discovered that in this huge cave, all of them are shining golden yellow crystals, covering the entire cave, whether it is on the ground, on the rock wall, or even on the dome. , just like a crystal cave.

(End of this chapter)