Chapter 658 Parting ways
"Yang, how do you feel now?"
On the other side, on the way to the ice ring of other levels.
Yanni was discussing with Ronald their current status and the decision to leave the sacrificial site.
"Although the look in that guy's eyes isn't right, we can't just run away like this, right?" "Don't
underestimate people's greed. Think about how Grady died before."
While groping forward, he searched for On the road, Ronald said to Yanni at the same time:
"A person with a character like Aerion, when faced with things like today, there is a high probability that he will choose to take risks." "
Even the so-called gem legend is just a mural. I'm afraid he might want to try some things that he doesn't know are true or false." "
..."
After hearing Ronald's answer, Yanni lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds.
Compared to the mercenary whom she was not very familiar with, she still trusted Ronald behind her more, otherwise she would not have chosen to leave with him just now.
So, Yanni then asked another question:
"In that case, why didn't you throw a grenade down just now?"
"In that ice cave with enough depth, Irene should have no chance to avoid the explosion."
Ronald showed a complicated look:
"No, the number of people is too small now."
"Experiencing such a special event, I think it is a very bad choice to continue fighting among ourselves and reduce the number of people. Even if both of us already exist There is a serious estrangement, but rather than fighting each other face to face, it is more appropriate for each to go his own way."
Ronald did not want to deceive the person who stayed with him in the end.
So he told Yanni his thoughts very frankly.
Of course, at the same time, Ronald was also weighing one thing in his mind - the true purpose of the original trial.
The previous state of speculation is no longer appropriate now.
The various encounters he has encountered since entering the ruins, as well as the various signs he has discovered, all indicate that the goal of the original trial is not as simple as investigating the ruins, but that there are some more hidden conditions.
So what is the truth hidden beneath the surface?
Ronald now has some ideas.
After all, this is the integrated trial of "Divine Comedy - Purgatory".
Then refer to the encounters he had experienced in several original trials before.
Maybe——
the environment I am in now.
Is it related to some extent to the seven deadly sins, the most important attribute in purgatory?
"..."
"That's right..."
Ronald continued to move forward in deep thought.
After hearing his answer, Yanni nodded slightly and then said nothing.
The node connecting the ice corridor was not difficult to find. With lighting rods inserted like guiding lights, it didn't take them long to walk into the ice ring on the upper level.
Nowadays, there are headphones responsible for monitoring the movement in the surrounding environment.
Ronald and Yanni combined their efforts and simply did not turn on the lights on their helmets. Instead, they only used the lighting rods inserted on the ice wall to slowly explore forward.
Then there is the issue of direction.
According to the message Grady left before his death, they would still have a chance to return to the ice by going around in the direction they came from here - this was the stupidest choice.
There is a high probability that those blue-skinned animals are still guarding the ice above. If you really choose to return the same way and succeed, then the probability of being directly caught by that creature while groping out of the tunnel will be close to 90%.
——It won’t be called escaping by then.
——That’s called death!
So under this consideration, Ronald and Yanni chose another direction to move forward.
There was no reliable and safe passage for them to leave the house ruins in the underground ice layer, so continuing to explore and look for possibilities was the only option.
Even if we take 10,000 steps back, this direction is still a dead end.
After they bypass the entire glacial lake, the risk of returning the same way will be much lower than going out directly now.
With such considerations in mind.
The two people groped farther and farther in the ice ring tunnel
. As they continued to advance, the two people set foot in places where previous explorers had not reached.
It's pitch black here.
There are no lighting rods stuck into the walls to light the way.
"..."
Standing in the last light, Ronald and Yanni looked at each other.
They saw each other's thoughts, then re-lit the lights on their helmets, and then continued to move forward in a cautious manner.
In the dark and deep ice.
The two figures with bright lights above their heads supported each other and continued to move forward.
Although the environment he was in was extremely dangerous, and there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be any scary creatures lurking in the dark around him, he could still maintain a calm mind by having the other party to rely on.
The first point is especially true for Ronald.
He even felt like he had found a sense of familiarity in his work experience before he time traveled, and a feeling that he was trustworthy and trusted his colleagues.
"..."
"Be careful!"
Suddenly, Yanni shouted as he was moving forward.
The moment the words came out of her mouth, the girl jumped on Ronald. With one movement, she carried all the strength of her body and made them roll into the corner of the ice ring tunnel wall.
"Yanni, what's wrong with you?"
Ronald raised his head in confusion.
Then they saw - in the direction they were heading, some light blue transparent creatures like jellyfish were clinging to the top of the ice wall tunnel. Because these things were lurking there quietly without making any sound.
Even if Ronald and the other two were wearing headphones, they couldn't detect the existence of these gadgets.
If Yanni hadn't stopped it in time.
He was definitely right under these things.
"What is this..."
Ronald couldn't help but murmured.
When he saw the thing in front of him, the first thing he thought of was the barnacle monster in "Half-Life" - the two things were very similar, but the colors were hugely different.
And then there's the most basic analysis of this thing -
hearing movement but no movement.
This should be the behavior of animals when hunting in ambush, so...
"I'll shoot one down and try."
Ronald observed the appearance of this creature and analyzed its possible activity habits. And Yanni, who had rescued him, now took out his weapon quite unhappily and aimed an arrow at a creature on the ceiling.
Snap -
Now Yanni doesn't behave as he did when he cherished animals before.
The arrow hits the target accurately.
Then, the blue creature that was hit by the arrow immediately became loose, and then fell from the top of the ice ring tunnel along the end of the arrow.
Whoosh—
the next development was exactly as Ronald thought.
Several other blue animals that were also lurking at the top immediately stretched out their long, thin, tongue-like organs from the center of the body to pull the thing back, and then each tore off a piece and threw it into their mouths for digestion.
"..."
"It seems we can pass..."
Looking at the scene in front of them, Ronald and Yanni began to move forward boldly.
They all have a certain amount of knowledge and know that this kind of creature that stays in place to hunt must spend a lot of time eating after catching prey.
And before they digest the prey they got this time.
The aggressive behavior will stop temporarily.
[Thanks to Endless Fire Domain Ginseng for the reward! 】
(End of this chapter)