Cataclysm King

Chapter 222 Some basic information about the mine

This group of guards in Shangbang Prison easily exchanged a pile of black bread for a large bag of [turbid crystallization of fighting spirit].

 This is simply a business without capital.

Ji Xun just watched silently from the side, his eyes hot but also thinking about another question in his mind, that is, with these crystal nuclei, how many top experts will the Oran survivors have to produce?

Just by sensing the strong fighting spirit overflowing from the crystal core, he realized that if this thing was given to a fourth- and fifth-level card master, there would be a high probability that he would be able to understand his "intent".

 That can really be regarded as a first-rate master.

I am afraid that the Oran remnants have been mining here for many years. Who knows how many masters have been secretly cultivated with these crystal nuclei?

What’s more, the hidden treasures they have are certainly not limited to this superior prison.

Ji Xun thought of this and felt that he had underestimated those people.

　　Previously, I thought that the Oran remnants who had been hiding for more than two hundred years were at their wits end, and they were listed as a Lion-Hearted Family.

Now when I look at these "mines" that are unknown to the outside world, I immediately see the tip of the iceberg of their strength, as well as their ambitious ambitions hidden in places that the world cannot see.

The foundation of the Augustus royal family has truly reached a level that is unimaginable for ordinary people.

 Sure enough!

  No matter where you are, “information gap” is an important factor in widening the gap in strength and wealth.

In the Old Continent, which is full of treasures, those Oran survivors have mastered a large amount of information that others don't know, and have secretly obtained unimaginable benefits.

Ji Xun discovered the secret of Shangbang Prison. Although he knew that there was "no way in or out", he was not in a hurry to get out.

 I have been observing secretly when I first came in. It seems that the only way out is through the barrier passage that I came in from.

 And those prison guards must have some enchantment key on their bodies.

 To go out now, the only option is to kill a few people by force.

 But Ji Xun did not do this.

This prison has existed for so long, the prisoners must have thought of this method.

 And tried it.

 But no one has escaped now.

  That is, saying that this plan will not work.

 It doesn’t matter whether you can kill him or not.

Even if you kill them, you still have to face countless masters in the prison outside.

 And there may be other hidden dangers.

 Instead, stay here for a few more days, and it will not be too late to take action after observing and understanding.

Anyway, looking at this situation, the prison guards will come every few days to exchange food for crystals, so there are many opportunities.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun looked at it calmly.

I originally thought that the miners here were all deformed humans.

 But after all these strange-looking guys had exchanged their food, some more figures emerged from the dark mines.

Looking at it, everyone’s face was sallow, with dark circles under their eyes, as if they hadn’t woken up or eaten enough, and their mental state was very bad.

 But the good thing is that they look almost like normal humans.

Ji Xun looked at the clothes of these people. They were from various professions.

 Hunters, commoners, nobles. There were even several guys wearing porter clothes like him.

These figures are like miners who were afraid of the deformed miners before.

 Wait until they are finished exchanging, then come out.

 And it is obvious that the number of crystal nuclei dug by these people is significantly less.

It takes three or two people to raise enough money to exchange for a loaf of black bread.

Some people even had empty hands and could only look at the food in the boxes and swallow their saliva.

Ji Xun saw this and already guessed the fact that this phenomenon pointed to: "The higher the degree of distortion of the miner, the more crystal nuclei can be dug?"

  No wonder prisoners are used to mine.

These miners are almost certain to die if they stay in the mines for a long time.

 Several of Ji Xun's "colleagues" were already trembling with fear at this scene.

 It seems that he has guessed his own ending, but he dare not admit it.

They didn't dare to speak at the moment, so they just stood aside blankly, hoping that they were really just coming in to help deliver supplies.

Ji Xun glanced at the "aquiline nose" again from the corner of his eye.

This guy should know that he has been exposed by now, right?

The porters were brought in probably because of this guy.

 Others are not like Ji Xun, who can remain unharmed in a mine filled with negative mental energy. If you really want to be imprisoned, it is better to give it a try than to go crazy due to pollution.

Ji Xun felt that if he were in that person's situation, he would definitely take a gamble.

 As expected!

After seeing the environment of the mine clearly, the hook-nosed man suddenly became angry.

 Flipping his hand and taking it out, a black dagger appeared in his hand.

　　While everyone was focusing on the bread, he suddenly appeared next to the nearest armed guard like a ghost.

This guy is also very smart. He knew that he was not sure about the leading man in a suit, so he chose a weaker one.

Ji Xun discovered it in advance, but even he had no time to stop him. He thought to himself: "You are very skilled. Are you a spy trained by a big force?"

His strength is at the second level, but his physical skills and martial arts skills tell him that he is no ordinary hunter.

But a well-trained professional assassin.

This blow seems to be a sure kill.

Just when Ji Xun was thinking about seeing if this guy could escape as he wished, a sudden change occurred.

 Suddenly, a terrifying breath rushed out from the corridor behind.

The aura was very strange. It was obviously a murderous intention, but it made people feel as if they could "see" endless blood spurting out from the spiritual level.

 “What the hell!”

The killing intent stabbed into his heart like a steel needle, and even Ji Xun's pupils shrank slightly.

 He has never felt such a manic and strange atmosphere.

The figure came so fast that the moment the hook-nosed dagger cut through the discipline, it punched him past.

 “This movement is so fast!”

Ji Xun looked at this speed and was amazed in his heart.

 However, a scene that shocked him even more occurred.

He is a professional assassin after all. The hooked nose looked at the enemy attack, and with his super agility, he retreated a foot and just avoided the punch.

However, the punch clearly missed, but the guy's expression suddenly froze on his face.

 “Fist wave!”

Ji Xun saw the ripples lingering on the fist and immediately understood what was going on.

This is the ability of a fighter to injure enemies from a distance, which is a "fist wave" similar to a swordsman's "sword energy".

 One who can master this technique is considered a master among fighters.

Even Ji Xun is barely a beginner.

But before his thoughts had time to flow, there was a "bang", and the hooked nose that was clearly not hit exploded like a balloon filled with blood.

 Blood and body tissue fragments were scattered all over the sky.

Ji Xun was not too far away and was also covered in blood.

"what's the situation!"

Ji Xun’s expression was as shocked as the others.

He didn’t understand the punch just now?

 Looking carefully again, Ji Xun saw clearly that the assailant was actually a deformed human being with arms like bamboo poles!

 The arm bones of a normal person are only the upper arm and the lower arm. And there is a third bone in the middle of this guy, like a gibbon. When standing, his palms can easily touch the ground.

It was such an aberration that killed a second-level assassin with one punch?

Ji Xun really can’t understand.

It was not difficult for him to kill the hooked nose just now, but he couldn't break the person into pieces with the force of his fist.

After this guy with arms like bamboo poles killed someone, he yelled and laughed like a maniac, and then disappeared into the mine like a ghost: "Hahaha, I understand, I understand."

 As quickly as it comes, it goes as quickly as it comes.

 Ghostly.

　　Crazy.

　　　　???”

Ji Xun stared at the elusive aura of this guy carefully, full of doubts.

Suddenly, a possibility appeared in his mind that he couldn't even believe: "Is it the intention of the fist?"

 He has seen masters who have understood the meaning of boxing.

This is how Catalina felt when her father Carlo, the "Golden Lion", collapsed with his fists in the Lion City a few days ago.

 But that’s a sixth-level person!

At the moment, a deformed and crazy miner pops up randomly. Is it the second, third or fourth level?

He is actually a martial arts master who has understood the meaning of boxing?

Think again that the monster could immediately detect the hooked nose's assassination move. Isn't this the legendary "sense of murderous intent"?

It is said that some masters can wake up immediately if someone looks at them with malicious eyes even when they are sleeping.

 These are some manifestations of "meaning" in actual combat.

 “What’s the problem with this mine?”

Ji Xun thought about this possibility while wiping the warm and flowing flesh on his face.

The fact that it is deformed like this means that the miner has lived here for a long time.

 It makes sense to be mentally polluted by the environment and realize some meaning.

At this moment, Ji Xun also understood why those who were not yet deformed did not dare to come out to exchange food immediately, but had to wait until the monsters received it.

　　It’s not that the monster form is scary, it’s just that it can’t be beaten.

 The miner with distortions is not just the one just now.

 But a group of people!

These guys looked at the flesh and blood on the ground, tilting their heads one by one, laughing like crazy.

 It looks extremely scary.

 “But why do these aberrations help the prison’s guards?”

Ji Xun was also glad that he had not acted rashly just now.

He thought about it for a moment and guessed it might be related to food.

  Deformed humans are basically the same as monsters, and most of their actions rely on instinct.

Ji Xun worked as an animal trainer in a circus. He knew that even the most ferocious beasts would be tamed in the presence of food.

The hooked nose was killed. The man in the suit sneered and glanced at the miners who were still receiving food from the corner of his eye, as if it was also a warning.

 Mining well, otherwise this will be the end.

 Not long after, this material exchange ended.

The man who got the bread munched on it and hurriedly disappeared into the mine, fearing that someone would **** his food.

The man in a suit and a few armed guards packed up everything, turned around and walked into the shady barrier.

 Several of Ji Xun's porter "colleagues" were also scrambling to leave this hellish place.

 However, they were disappointed.

 The men in suits walked into the passage smoothly.

But when they passed by, the passage was like a mirage, invisible and intangible. Several people could only watch those people walking further and further away.

 “Ah sir, we haven’t come in yet.”

 “Sir, wait for us!”

ˆ “.”

 Several porters were instantly panicked, but no matter how they shouted, they received no response.

Ji Xun was not surprised at all.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at the pair of eager eyes.

 They are the "newcomers", and everyone knows that they may have supplies on them.

 This is also true.

Ji Xun often went to the Old Continent, so he had considered various unexpected situations, such as being trapped in a ruins.

 So there is always enough food for several years in the storage ring.

 But I don’t plan to give it to anyone else!

As soon as the guards left, a burly man and a dozen miners gathered around him: "Hey, you guys, do you have any food with you?"

Ji Xun knew from looking at this posture that these guys were going to rob him.

He didn't wait for several colleagues around him who didn't understand what was happening to react, and he rushed into the dark mine tunnel beside him.

　　It wasn't that he was afraid of a fight, but he was not sure if there was any "taboo" in the mine just now after watching the aberrant miner kill people.

 If you kill someone now, you might get into trouble.

 Watching Ji Xun rush into the mine in a flash.

In the eyes of others, this behavior must mean that he ran away because he had food on him.

The strong man shouted loudly: "Chase!"

 Several people gave chase.

The other porters were card master apprentices. Before they could run away, they were beaten up and everything on them was plundered.

On the other side, a group of people also gathered together and broke the bread they had just exchanged.

 Each person got a small portion.

 They also saw Ji Xun's escape.

 “Boss Chen, do we want to chase him?”

"Stop chasing. It's just one person, and you can't find much food. It's a waste of energy. Running around in the mine, provoking those 'crazy people', and maybe your life will be on the line. It's better to save some energy for mining. Besides, , that person is not weak."

ˆ “.”

When everyone heard this, they ate the bread in their hands silently.

 Although the total energy of the food brought some color to these people's faces, the depressing atmosphere of despair always lingered.

 The miners were chatting without a word again.

"Hey, we have almost dug out the crystals on the third floor of the mine. I have only dug three in the past three days, and the bread is not enough for a meal. If this continues, even if I don't go crazy, I will starve to death. .”

"Yes. If you want to dig enough crystals now, you can only go below the fifth floor of the mine. But the mental pollution in that place is unbearable even for high-level card masters. You will be deformed in a short time."

“Those guys at Golden Oak are forcing us to go mining. Otherwise, what else can we do?”

"The prison guards are not absolutely sure, and they must not take action. I have already inquired, and someone has killed the guards before. But not only could they not escape, the price was that the entire prison's food exchange was cut off for a week, and they starved to death. Most of the people, those lunatics, have suffered from hunger, so they instinctively want to stop the people who want to kill the guards."

"This is going to be troublesome. I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of this Shangbang prison."

"We can only wait for people from outside to discover the anomaly here and come to the rescue. But it is unlikely. If it is really exposed, I doubt that the people from Golden Oak Company will directly destroy this place to keep it secret."

“I heard a lunatic say that there is a master who can get out of this mine. Is it true?”

ˆ “.”

They are not only exiled criminals, but also ordinary people sold by human traffickers, war slaves, and even former federal nobles and officials.

 The leader, "Boss Chen," is a field agent of Bureau X.

Ji Xun ran in the mine not long ago.

There were three more guys who were beaten down at their feet.

 Looking at these three terrified guys, he didn't want to kill anyone.

These three people were so skinny that they were out of breath when running. If Ji Xun hadn't given them the chance, there was no way the three of them could have caught up.

He stood there, took out a piece of bread, and said, "Tell me everything in this prison. Whoever tells me the most and is interested in you will get this piece of bread."

"real?"

Those three people thought they were going to die, and there was not much fear in their eyes.

 Thinking that dying in the hands of this man would be a little more liberating than starving to death or turning into a madman.

But as soon as they heard Ji Xun's words, they immediately became energetic and started talking non-stop.

Ji Xun listened on the side, his eyes gradually getting deeper.

 The three of them have been in the mine for several months and know a lot of things.

Like those deformed monsters before, they were all deformed madmen by the high-level card masters who came before.

There are at least seven levels of the mine. Now it is almost impossible to dig out any crystals above the third level. The further down you go, the more crystals there are and the more serious the pollution becomes.

Those lunatics are also active at the deeper levels. The further down, the more powerful the lunatics become.

Later, while Ji Xun was listening, he also asked what he wanted to know.

 “Do you know who lives the longest here?”

"It seems to be 'Qi Laowu', right? It is said that he has lived for more than three years. He used to be the leader of the mercenary group. Now he is one of the three bosses in the mine."

 “Are there any miners who have lived for more than ten years?”

"Impossible! No one can live for such a long time. Qi Laowu has stayed for three years because he is a mysterious spellcaster and has strong mental power. He has a group of younger brothers to help him dig mines in exchange for food. He has survived until now, but it is also It’s going crazy. Anyone else would have gone crazy if they had stayed here for so long.”

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun originally wanted to inquire about the "senior" Dong Jiuye mentioned, but to no avail.

　　Artest obtained the fragments of the "Gluttony" breathing method more than ten years ago, which means that the senior was in prison more than ten years ago.

 Is he dead?

 “It shouldn’t be.”

Ji Xun thought it was unlikely.

 If that senior dies, Dong Jiuye will definitely tell him directly.

And judging from Master Merlin's evasive attitude before, the person should still be there.

Or maybe I guessed wrongly that the "senior" was not a prisoner in the prison, but a guard outside the prison?

 Get valuable information from a piece of bread.

 Soon, Ji Xun also had a rough understanding of the situation in the mine.

 Furthermore, it was only after this question that I found out that those aberrant monsters really understood all kinds of "war intentions".

It can be said that after staying here for a long time, people here will more or less understand some fighting spirit, or inexplicable fighting skills, moves, and spells.

 Those negative mental powers seem to contain fragments of consciousness left by countless masters in ancient times.

 This made Ji Xun envious.

The secrets that outside masters have endured countless lives and deaths and require a great opportunity to understand can be understood by anyone in this mine?

 Of course, there are costs.

 That is madness and deformation, almost certain to death.

 The more crazy you are, the more you understand.

However, this kind of mental pollution, which is fatal to others, has no effect on Ji Xun.

 At least on the first level of this mine, no negative effects can be seen in a short period of time.

When Ji Xun came here, he planned to go to the depths of the mine to have a look.

Look at the situation here, and also try to see if you can feel the "boxing intention" that all fighters dream of.

If you really want to kill the prison guards and rush out, the Weeping Angel alone is not enough insurance.

After receiving satisfactory information, Ji Xun walked alone in the dark mine.

 He mentally analyzed the information just now, and got a lot of useful things.

As he was thinking about it, a thought came to his mind: "But then again, if that 'senior' is really a prisoner, how much better would he be if he has lived here for at least more than ten years?"

Although I have guessed before, the existence that can make Dong Jiuye call "senior" must be very powerful.

 But after having his eyes opened in this mine, he felt that if someone could live here for more than ten years, it would be ridiculously strong.

 Even stronger than he knew.

 So, the "senior" should at least be able to go deeper into the mine.

 For example, the seventh layer in the mouths of the three guys before?

Ji Xun had already transformed into a werewolf when he reached this point, observing his surroundings with all his vigilance.

After advancing to the third level, he was still a little confident, and felt that with his current strength, he could basically protect himself wherever he went.

 But after seeing the terrifying strength of the aberration before, he realized that he was a bit of a frog in the well.

 His strength is enough to deal with third-level or even fourth-level human card masters.

 But it is difficult to deal with those deformed lunatics who have understood "meaning".

There are no monsters in this mine.

  But aberrant miners.

Ji Xun walked with a clown mask covering his face, and the shadow of the devil appeared behind him.

 After solving the demon, he gained the BUFF of [Stealing God], which allowed him to absorb all negative emotions and improve his understanding of the laws of all things.

The feeling that was originally like air suddenly became like a swimming pool, allowing people to swim.

Enlightenment also pops up frequently.

“You have gained a bit of ‘fear’ and you have gained a bit of **** intention.”

“You feel the ‘manic killing’, and your perception is slightly improved”

“You have captured a hint of the ‘death of despair’ emotion, and your perception has been slightly improved”

That feeling is very amazing.

  but very vague.

It’s like pieces of a puzzle are being stuffed into my brain.

 At first I had no idea what it was, but as more and more fragments appeared, the picture became clearer and clearer.

 And as Ji Xun went deeper into the mine, the feeling of understanding became stronger and stronger.

 Soon, he arrived at the second floor of the mine, and then went down to the third floor.

 Below the third floor is a restricted area for ordinary people, and the pollution here is increasing rapidly.

Even if the surroundings are ghostly silent, people can still hear loud music that lingers like in a tavern.

However, Ji Xun became more and more excited as he walked.

 This is simply a treasure land for him.

 But for the sake of safety, when the magic power is consumed to about 80%, he will stop to relieve the magic and recover.

 Wait until the condition is better before continuing.

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In the surrounding mines, you can gradually and occasionally see some crystals that glow with white light. They are all of inferior quality [crystals of fighting spirit].

 You have to dig deep to get some high quality ones.

Ji Xun didn’t need to exchange for food, and he didn’t waste time mining.

 Not long after, he arrived at the sixth floor.

This is an extremely dangerous mineral deposit that only deformed lunatics can come to.

 (End of this chapter)