Chapter 1141 - 1141 1140 The Source of Evil

Chapter 1141: Chapter 1140: The Source of Evil Chapter 1141: Chapter 1140: The Source of Evil “Why do we keep encountering Shoggoths in the outermost circle? This is their home…Continuing to flee like this, if we can’t find a way out, there’s only Death waiting for us.”

Akin, responsible for sensing and planning the route, couldn’t accept the reality before him.

Due to the relentless pursuit of the Shoggoths, they could only flee deeper into Meat Mountain…The depth they had now reached had already exceeded the exploration range of the exploration team.

During the escape, Akin also felt a sense of “discomfort.”

Whenever there was a fork in the road, the routes that might lead outside of Meat Mountain were either blocked or concealed a lurking Shoggoth.

Their only choice was to continue fleeing deeper into Meat Mountain.

When they passed through eleven intersections, the original stone cave passageway turned into stairs leading downward.

And the hissing of the Shoggoths was getting closer.

Forced to descend down the staircase, not knowing where it led, for nearly a thousand meters…Upon leaving the staircase, what met them was a much vaster space, accurately described as a “spherical space” similar to a planet’s core.

“This is an ancient city within Meat Mountain!!”

Featuring geometric styles, the various buildings made of materials between metal and stone were methodically distributed in any area of the spherical space, even attached to the side walls or hanging upside-down from the ceiling.

The surface of each building was inlaid with dim crystals.

Han Dong sensed the traces of energy remaining in these crystals…as if in ancient times, these crystals embedded on the buildings could supply all the energy needed inside, even providing a permanent anti-gravity effect.

Time changes everything.

Now, only the ruins of broken relics and a few creations hiding among them remained.

While the exploration team was panic-stricken, Han Dong was seriously observing this town.

“Judging from the characteristics of the buildings, this should be a ‘residential area’…and this stone bridge in front of us should lead to a deeper, more significant place.”

The exit of the staircase corresponded with a stone bridge that lay across the center of the “spherical space.”

When a strange living creature’s scent arose here, some of the creations in the ruins sensed it and immediately showed their fierce faces.

They could only continue running along the stone bridge.

At the end of the stone bridge.

A black gate, more than ten meters tall, blocked their path.

With the power of the Mature Body-Demon (compared to the initial encounter with the Count), breaking through the ten-meter stone door was still achievable.

However.

When Gant Rock, through “Tentacle Isomerization,” concentrated a magnet fist five times its normal size on the surface of his right arm and smashed it towards the stone door…boom!

An energy ripple spread across the surface of the stone door.

“Rebound.”

100% of the force impacted Gant himself, sending him flying more than ten meters back, nearly falling off the stone bridge.

“The seal…Thousands of years have passed, any seal will be invalid without management.

Moreover, this stone door is clearly made by the Elder Race, and only they could maintain it.

Could it be! There are still Elder Race living here?!”

When Akin thought of this.

A strong sense of oppression swept through his body, accompanied by a strong, pungent stench.

Four Shoggoths had already caught up.

Their constantly disintegrating and reconstituting eyes focused on this group of intruders…However, the majority of the eyes were on Eugenes, as if waiting for instructions.

“Let’s fight!”

These Antarctic Hunters were already doing a very dangerous job, and were long prepared for Death.

However.

Both the quality difference and the disparity in strength were evident.

Moreover, among the Shoggoths that had chased them, there was an “Ancestor Body” exceeding a hundred meters in size…Its foul stench alone impacted the psychological state of the exploration team.

“Shoggoth’s Many Colors – Degraded”

The Elder Race should be proud of this perfect creation, a hybrid consisting of numerous demon traits… Its gelid skin effectively shields against any type of magic, while its body’s high resilience also dampens the direct impact of physical forces.

At that moment, the scene turned into a horrific gray-white.

The death of the exploration team became eerily simple.

Even though they had reached the Mature Body stage and could utilize various powers, perform tentacle isomerization, and various types of super fast regeneration… these traits only prolonged their death by a mere few seconds.

When only three of the seven members were left… Shoggoth’s attacks suddenly ceased, and even the largest Ancestor Body immediately withdrew its actions.

Gant, who controlled magnets, Akin, whose brain was exposed, and a woman whose spine elongated in a manner reminiscent of a centipede, barely survived.

“What’s going on?”

As the three were puzzled, a sinister voice came from behind them:

“Congratulations, you have been chosen!”

When Gant turned around, he realized that the group of Deep Sea Envoys they were ‘escorting’ to Meat Mountain in search of medical supplies had not been attacked by the Shoggoths at all.

And the speaker was the so-called ‘severely injured’ individual.

At that moment.

Eugenes took off his hood, revealing his green-haired human form that resembled a vagrant.

Simultaneously.

Several nearby Shoggoths immediately placed their tentacles in front of them, assuming a strange kneeling posture, while emitting “Blasphemous Sound” from within their bodies to express their excitement at seeing their ‘idol’.

At the same time, Gant and the other two began to cough violently.

Cough, cough, cough… Small eyeballs were being coughed up from their mouths.

“What exactly are you?”

“Fifth Element – Eugenes Trevilo, welcome to Meat Mountain.

The resilient souls within you will serve as the ‘Open Door Sacrifice,’ offered to the creator here.”

“Eu… cough, cough, cough!”

As they received the answer, an uncontrollable and intense coughing overtook them.

Their bodies disintegrated amid such coughs, turning into a ground covered in eyeballs.

Their souls were then enveloped by a green energy and sucked into the stone door ahead… Boom! The stone door to the ultimate relic opened, revealing the lingering Elder Race within, holders of the peak technology of the Ancient Era.

…

Han Dong simply watched the process silently, only whispering a question as the stone door opened:

“Why do this? These explorers provided us with considerable convenience, didn’t they? If a sacrifice was needed, couldn’t others be found elsewhere?”

The green glow shimmered in Eugenes’ eyes as he smiled and answered Han Dong’s question:

“Why?

Didn’t you notice that we didn’t have to do anything along the way?

We just had to stay in the ship’s cabin, sit in the transport vehicle to enjoy the scenery, and then walk a few steps in the cave to reach our destination… We even got to enjoy the beauty of a dying struggle. What a delightful journey.

Additionally.

By arriving here in this manner, we also qualify as having passed the Elder Race’s ‘Antarctic Assessment’ – ‘Reaching the deepest part in physical form and offering three sacrifices.’

Throughout the journey, I didn’t need to explain anything to you; these people did all the work… Isn’t that great?”

“These are also Mature Body-Demons, considered a global fighting force… Isn’t your way of dealing with them a bit improper?”

“It’s merely their ‘Destiny Order.’

From the moment they met us, their death was sealed… Moreover, they have become stepping stones for you and me, their life value far exceeding their past.

They should feel fortunate, even grateful for the death I granted them.

Don’t judge all this by your human values, when in Rome.”