In front of me, there was almost pure darkness.

There is no silver lining in sight.

The light behind him had long since dissipated due to the long and rugged tunnel that had been dug.

It's just that the "blackness" at this time is quite different from the sensory darkness.

It seems to make people feel uneasy and ominous in their hearts.

Bai Chuanqing is the same, but he is not a normal person after all, and he quickly calmed down in the face of the scene.

Eventually, he took a step forward and walked into the darkness.

"Sneer......"

Stepping on something dark, not like dirt, an extremely slippery, disgusting touch was transmitted from the shoes.

It's like stepping on a half-rotten banana, and then it's like stepping on a Xiang!

In this way, you should be able to clearly understand what it feels like, right?

And this nausea is not only that, when the soles of Shirakawa Haru's feet sank, there was also a strong suction, coming from below.

[What's going on down here?] 】

Bai Chuanqing's expression was awe-inspiring, and he didn't dare to relax at all.

With his current strength, he could still perceive that under this special substance, there was something that made him tremble slightly.

As for the thing itself, Shirakawa Harushi guessed that it was likely to be a special substance secreted by those slime monsters.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain this physiological disgusting feeling, and where the smell comes from.

To be on the safe side, Harukawa used her tentacles to explore the way first.

But to the horror of the discovery, after piercing a layer of about a few meters of this substance.

An empty space appeared underneath.

"This ....."

Harukawa simply protected the tentacles around his body, then broke the special substance under his feet and sank down with the tentacles.

In this process, Shirakawa Haru's vision can no longer play any role.

When there is no light at all, no matter how good the night vision is, it will be useless.

Even when you open your eyes, it's pitch black.

Harukawa Shirakawa closed her eyes directly.

And the sense of smell has long been closed by him.

If it was really a keen sense of smell, Shirakawa Harushi might have been stinked to death before he reached his destination.

The only senses that can be believed are touch and hearing.

Shirakawa Qing's world seemed to sink into a pitch-black deep sea, thousands of feet of seawater, weighing heavily on his body, and even seeing a glimmer of light was a luxury.

The slippery touch came from the tentacles, and they also showed an attitude of disgust towards this kind of thing.

In normal times, you might not even want to touch it.

It's just that at this moment, it also understands the determination in Bai Chuanqing's heart, and puts this disgust behind him for the time being.

"Whew-"

There was another piercing sound, and Shirakawa knew that he had come to that space.

The tentacles gradually stretched out, and he used all his senses to observe his surroundings.

When both the senses of sight and smell are turned off, the remaining two senses become more acute.

The dark space seems to have no borders.

The tentacles that extend outwards and cannot touch anything.

Sounds like liquid can be heard in your ears, and there is something presence..... Start moving slowly?

[What kind of place is this?] 】

Bai Chuanqing was puzzled.

It's just that I suddenly realized one point - why, there is no feeling of falling?

He was stunned.

Because of his high concentration on the senses, he neglected the things that he should have been aware of in the first place.

If this is really an empty space, if you drill in from above, you shouldn't fall down due to gravity, right?

But no.

Harukawa Shirakawa didn't feel the presence of gravity in this space.

To be more precise, he seems to be floating in it now.

Even though the body's perception is useless, the inspiration does not disappear.

In his spiritual sense, everything around him contained an indescribable substance.

It is not accurate to say that it is like yin qi.

Because it's not just the kind of yin that belongs to the yin qi.

More like an eerie hybrid substance.

Yin qi, resentment, and even a lot of negative emotions are mixed together to form a dirty atmosphere.

Spread out in this space.

Bai Chuanqing suddenly understood a little.

The previous statement that there is a nest underground may not be entirely true.

The whole special world in which this city is located, there is definitely a limit to its size.

The part above the surface is only the size of a city, and it does not enclose the whole country of Japan, let alone the whole world.

And in the sky, even Shirakawa Harushi hasn't verified it.

But when you think about it, you also know that there is a limit to the highest position.

So beneath the ground, think about it!

It is impossible to completely replicate even the earth's crust and core.

It's just that what Shirakawa Haru originally thought was that the situation in the sky and underground might be the same as around the city.

If it reaches a certain depth and height, it will emerge from the opposite place.

If you go to a high altitude, you will come out of the ground.

But now, Shirakawa Harushi realized that such a conjecture was obviously wrong.

This underground area may be the root of the entire space!

That's why it's not controlled by gravity.

In Shirakawa's mind, even the various theorems of physics may not be able to play a role here.

[This is really a place that will make Newton so angry that he lifts the coffin board.....]

Bai Chuanqing still had the heart to complain and relieve his mood.

At the same time, a sense of crisis like a pinprick came from a direction behind him.

[Sure enough, is it coming?] 】

This did not come as a surprise to Harukawa Shirakawa.

Even if this is not an underground lair of slime monsters, its nature is definitely the same.

Otherwise, that spirit would not have thought of fleeing here in a life-and-death crisis.

At the very least, this space has a special meaning for them.

There will be danger, and it is a matter of course.

The mucus came into contact with some kind of liquid, and there was a brief slippery sound.

And almost at the same time as this voice, there was a pain on the skin of Shirakawa Haru's left hand.

It's a blade that cuts through the general scar.

The speed was so fast that Shirakawa Qing was secretly frightened.

In less than a breath, the direction from which the chill came from behind him came directly in front of him.

[So fast! 】

Harukawa Shirakawa sighed.

[Sure enough, in this area, their state has also changed?] 】

This is also to be expected.

Rather, it would be strange if they were as easy to deal with as they were in the outside world!

At the moment, the other party seems to have an extraordinary speed - so fast that even Shirakawa Harushi can't react.

The wound on his arm healed quickly, and Harukawa Shirakawa frowned slightly.

In this weird environment, even the speed of healing is a little slower.

Although it is only a small point, it is usually the last point of the critical moment that determines the difference between life and death.

"Chirp—"

The enemy attacked again, but this time, it hit Harukawa Haru's tentacles headlong.

The other party only stayed for a moment, and then the tentacles seized the opportunity.

The tip of the tentacle pierces its body.

It's still a familiar touch, it's still a familiar taste.

Obviously, this is just a normal sludge monster.

But with the blessing of the special environment, it can even cause harm to Shirakawa Qing.

This injury was nothing, but the nature of the matter immediately became unusual.

If there were dozens, hundreds, of such strange beings, would he really be able to deal with them so easily?

And Bai Chuanqing clearly knows that there are definitely more than a few hundred monsters here!

[You have to find the root of the place quickly!] 】

The tentacles behind him were constantly swinging, creating a forward propulsion.

Bai Chuanqing's spiritual sense was magnified to the extreme, and he began to look for the core of this place.

The search for the thing itself is surprisingly simple.

Because the extremely strong and filthy breath is in a not too far distance, as eye-catching as the bright moon in the sky and the big light bulb in the dark.

There's no need for it to hide its existence in the first place!

So, with the help of the thrust of the tentacles, Shirakawa Harushi approached in that direction at a speed that was neither fast nor slow.

Of course, he also wants to hurry up, but the tentacles are very good at everything else, but the skill point of hurrying has really not been developed before!

In the process, in the surrounding darkness, there were naturally many slime monsters that began to attack him.

But at this time, it was just a subconscious reaction of the entire space.

It is like a rejection reaction that is common in living organisms.

When you realize that something strange is intruding, you instinctively want to destroy it.

But it's just instinct.

The reason is simple.

Harushi Shirakawa's size is too small compared to the entire underground space.

So small that it's easy to ignore his presence.

The existence in the deepest part of the core did not realize that there was a small thing approaching it.

This also made the pressure on Shirakawa Harushi much less than he originally thought.

The mud did rush towards Shirakawa one after another.

But apart from occasionally eroding away at a little bit of Shirakawa's skin, it doesn't cause deeper injuries.

On the contrary, it was Shirakawa Haru who continued to absorb their power, and his aura began to become more and more powerful.

This powerful aura was not without a price, and that kind of cold emotion—even though Shirakawa Haru was trying to digest it every moment—was still piling up in his heart.

Shirakawa clearly understood that this was not a good thing, but he couldn't stop himself.

By the time they enter this place the next time, the other party will not only be aware of it, but will also become more and more powerful.

Until halfway through the journey, the whole experience went pretty smoothly.

But when he went further inside, the cold air began to envelop Shirakawa Qing.

The concentration of filth here has suddenly increased a lot compared to just now.

Just being in it, you can feel a slight tingling sensation on the surface of your body in a trance.

It's as if all kinds of mixed substances want to penetrate through the pores and burrow into Shirakawa Haru's body.

In the darkness in front of him, some images flashed out of thin air.

It's a scene from that era.

Someone locked himself in his room, poured it full of gasoline, and then gently threw down a match, leaving himself to die in the flames.

Why did he kill himself?

owed hundreds of millions of debts, and the accumulated family business was ruined.

If he doesn't die, some people force him to die!

But is he willing to die?

Of course not.

That's why he hates! He hates it!

But he didn't know who to hate, hated himself, hated his family, hated his companions who fell into the well at that time, or hated Japan, hated ZF?

Nameless resentment, like that flame, burns all the time.

The only difference is that the flame will naturally be extinguished when the fuel is burned out, but the flame of resentment cannot be extinguished just like that.

Bai Chuanqing inexplicably saw such a picture, and that resentment seemed to rush into his mind, making him slightly stunned.

The mud behind him streaked across him, leaving a few more scars.

When the pain came, Shirakawa Harushi suddenly came back to his senses and used his tentacles to eliminate the weirdness.

[Unexpectedly..... Can it already affect my spirit? 】

His spirit became more and more focused to fight against this unspeakable special pollution.

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And in the outside world.

At this time, the sky has slowly turned dark.

- In Shirakawa Haru's senses, time did not pass long.

In the real world, it's almost a day!

Selena and Nishio Jing have also returned to their accommodation last night.

It's just that the two girls are very worried - Qing, why haven't they come back yet?

Needless to say, the trust of the two of them in Bai Chuanqing is the most powerful one in their hearts.

But in the current environment, they are still a little worried.

"It's ......"

Nishio Jing frowned, a little uneasy in her heart, she was pacing anxiously in the room, and she knew that she was uneasy at a glance.

"What the hell is going on?"

Selena pouted, looking very unhappy.

Usually, no matter what dangerous things are, Shirakawa Harushi will always take her.

This time the person was gone, and the more the little girl thought about it, the more angry she became, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became.

When I'm angry, I want to find something to eat.

Opening the cabinet where Shirakawa Harukawa had placed her food, Selena was about to take out a piece of chocolate to nibble on, but found a small note on it.

Selena's eyes widened suddenly.

Hurriedly opened it and took a look.

Shizune Nishio also noticed her abnormality and hurriedly came over.

This note was naturally left to Selena by Harukawa Shirakawa.

He was already very familiar with the little girl's temperament, and knew very well that he would definitely be found if he put it here.

After reading it, the two women frowned.

The content on the note is simple.

It's nothing more than saying that he has to do a very important thing alone, and he can't take the two of them with him, and reminds the two women that there is one thing they need to do.

After they were all relieved, they were all a little sad - if they were stronger, they would definitely be able to do that thing with Qing, right?

Then they glanced at each other and hurriedly rushed in the direction where Hino Hidenan and the other members of the Special Department were.