EBE Chapter 766 Challenge Dungeon 22
Chapter 766 Challenge Dungeon 22
The four people and one beast passed through the gradually thinning ripples of space and returned to the damp cave behind the waterfall.
The roar of water outside continued, as if the hunt that had just taken place in another dimension was just a dream.
"Next." Xie Yipei showed no intention of pausing and looked directly at Yun Chu. His gaze was clear: You've discovered the other locations.
Yun Chu shifted her gaze to the rock walls outside the cave, which were shimmering and bizarrely illuminated by the reflection of the water. "Due east, at the center of a perpetually swirling, multicolored poisonous miasma, the elements are in extreme chaos."
She recounted the information she had received the previous night in a steady voice, devoid of any discernible emotion.
The team set off again. This time, they moved forward at a faster pace than before.
Xie Yipei seemed more interested in the location "Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma," with a subtle hint of consideration in his expression.
The journey through the primeval jungle of Bali was completed in the afternoon.
When a strange, cloyingly sweet odor, mixed with a putrid smell, began to fill the air, the sight ahead made everyone stop in their tracks.
It was a "wall of fog" that covered an area of several miles.
But unlike ordinary water mist or miasma, its colors are eerily rich: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple...
The seven colors are not evenly distributed, but rather like spilled oil paint, slowly flowing, intertwining, and permeating like living things, forming a dynamic and bizarre barrier.
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the tall trees, refracting through the colorful mist to create countless distorted and mesmerizing halos, a beauty that was both breathtaking and terrifying.
The vegetation at the edge of the mist, whether with emerald green leaves or sturdy vines, all exhibited an unnatural withering or eerie mottled color, clearly indicating the presence of potent poison.
“The elements are extremely chaotic… truly deserving of the name.” Lu Ting’s expression was solemn. The simple energy detector he was wearing emitted a piercing alarm, and the pointer jumped wildly.
"It's not just poison; elemental energies of various properties collide and annihilate violently here, forming a natural death labyrinth and energy turbulence zone."
"If we go straight in, we probably won't last more than a few minutes."
Hu Lanqin also felt the chaotic energy in the air that made her skin slightly sting, and subconsciously took a small step back.
Xie Yipei stood at the edge of the miasma, his deep eyes fixed on the magnificent killing intent flowing before him, without showing any fear.
He raised his right hand, palm up, and a wisp of pure wind elemental power swirled out, tentatively touching the colorful mist.
"laugh--"
A slight burning sound rang out, and the wisp of wind element was quickly eroded and dissolved as if it had fallen into strong acid. Even the color of the surrounding small patch of mist underwent a brief but dramatic change.
"Interesting." Xie Yipei withdrew his hand, not worried at all, but with a smile that was almost excited.
"It's not just the deadly poison and elemental turbulence, but also traces of spatial disturbance... This miasma itself might be part of the entrance barrier, or even some kind of screening mechanism."
He turned to his team members and said, "The conventional methods won't work. Lu Ting, Hu Lanqin, you two retreat to a safe distance and keep watch. Be aware of the surrounding environment and prevent anything from being attracted by the energy here."
“Captain, then you…” Hu Lanqin couldn’t help but ask.
Xie Yipei did not answer; his gaze was already fixed on Yun Chu. "Yun Chu," he called her name, his tone one of a matter-of-fact command, "come here."
Yun Chu's heart sank, vaguely guessing what he was going to do. She stood still, the Wind and Cloud Beast at her feet whimpering softly, nuzzling her leg uneasily with its head.
"Do you want me to repeat the command, or should we use the contract?" Xie Yipei's voice turned colder.
Yun Chu bit her lower lip, her nails almost digging into her palms. She walked over step by step, stopping two steps away from him.
Xie Yipei pulled her closer, wrapped his arm around her waist, and raised his other hand, his fingertips radiating a warm white halo—a highly condensed, pure power of light elements, carrying an aura of dispelling, purifying, and stabilizing.
"Hold me tight," he whispered, his tone leaving no room for refusal.
The next second, an even more powerful and exquisite force erupted from his body!
It is not a single element, but the power of the three elements of wind, water and light intertwined and resonated in an extremely complex and harmonious way!
The wind element forms a spiraling, forward-moving cone-shaped force field, forcibly pushing aside and diverting the colorful poisonous miasma in front of it;
The water element transforms into extremely fine, crystalline droplets, which surround them, constantly neutralizing and absorbing the toxic particles that seep in.
The light element acts as the strongest purifying barrier, enveloping the outermost layer, dispelling chaotic energy radiation, and stabilizing the channels separated by the wind element.
The three-colored light swirled around them, forming a relatively stable, moving "safety bubble" about two meters in diameter.
Xie Yipei held Yun Chu tightly, and with a light tap of his foot, the two of them shot into the magnificent and deadly seven-colored mist wall like arrows released from a bow!
"Captain!" Lu Ting and Hu Lanqin's exclamations were quickly swallowed up behind them.
Yun Chu felt the light and shadows flashing wildly before her eyes, and heard a strange mixture of sharp energy hissing and howling storm sounds in her ears.
Even with Xie Yipei's elemental barrier protecting her, she could still feel the terrifying tearing force of the energy and the pervasive corrosive effects of the poison from the outside world.
The barrier's light flickered constantly, clearly indicating that it was under immense pressure.
Xie Yipei's arms were like iron hoops, locking her firmly in his embrace. His chest was pressed against her back, his heartbeat was steady and strong, and his body temperature was transmitted through her clothes. In this chaotic and dangerous environment, it became the only perceptible "stability".
She was forced to cling to him tightly, her cheek almost buried in the side of his neck, her nose filled with his cool scent, a mixture of the warmth of light and the chill of wind.
This extreme closeness and dependence humiliated her, yet she had no other choice.
I don't know how long I traveled through the changing colors and violent energy flows; it felt like only a moment, yet also like an extremely long time.
Suddenly, a powerful suction force came from ahead!
It's not attraction in the physical sense, but traction at the spatial level!
The elemental barrier surrounding Xie Yipei suddenly shone brightly, seemingly resisting and harmonizing with the suction force.
Immediately afterwards, Yun Chu felt a strong sense of weightlessness, and the last remaining colorful light and shadow before her eyes were replaced by pure darkness.
The feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and my feet were back on solid ground.
The light was dim, the air was humid and stuffy, and it carried a strong smell of soil and humus, which was completely different from the colorful poisonous miasma area we had just been in.
They appeared to be standing inside a huge, naturally formed cave.
Countless stalactites hang from the cave ceiling, and stalagmites of various shapes stand on the ground.
Some mosses or fungi that emit a faint blue or green glow cling to the rocks, providing the only source of light.
Directly in front of them, at the end of the cave, stood a simple, ancient stone gate, about five meters high and three meters wide.
The stone gate is neither gold nor stone; its surface is covered with thick, shimmering vine-like patterns that seem to pulsate slowly as if they were alive.