Chapter 277: Inexplicable Doubts_2
Wanting to go back, it seems to be increasingly difficult!
"At that moment, I was indeed a bit reckless." Lin Yue couldn't help but sigh.
At the time when the Three-headed Turtle Crocodiles were chasing him, he indeed had no way to subdue them. Using gasoline to burn them was a last resort idea.
His speed was not much faster than those three monsters, and they seemed to have some kind of long-distance attack method.
If he hadn't done something at the time, then maybe he would have been confronted with an unbearable situation, who knows.
Lin Yue shook his head. Things had already reached this point; regretting was useless.
First, go back to the shelter, then talk about what's next.
"So, the plan is to find the Underground Ruins Stone Gate in Zone F."
Lin Yue stepped forward.
No matter how much you think, if you don't go and verify, then nothing can be accomplished.
The Underground Ruins Stone Gates might appear anywhere, and these gates might lead to any place in the Otherworld.
Although Lin Yue didn't want to take a long way back to the shelter, given the current situation, even if he didn't want to, there was no other choice.
Now, let's hope that the opened Underground Ruins Stone Gate can at least lead to the Desert Zone.
The corridor was long and silent.
Lin Yue could only hear his own footsteps and heartbeat. He realized that it seemed as if "Extinction Spell" or something similar was cast here; he hadn't found even the shadow of a Lizardman.
Could it be that after he broke through Zone F, there was an unspoken "rule" that neither Lizardmen nor mutated creatures could enter?
However, after the Little Ice Lizards smashed five Golden Poison Thorn Spiders into ice blocks on the ground, Lin Yue's doubts were dispelled.
"There are still creatures here..." Lin Yue extracted their venom and stored it in his pouch.
The Storage Space was quite big, storing this amount of stuff was no problem. But then again, what did these Golden Poison Thorn Spiders usually eat?
Thinking about these random things, Lin Yue walked down this path to the fork.
From here, turn right, walk ahead for a bit, then go up a staircase, and you'll reach the first location where the Underground Ruins Stone Gate opened.
Lin Yue barely hesitated and headed in that direction.
However, once he reached the end, he only saw a bare wall, no stone gate.
Weird.
What's going on?
Lin Yue suddenly felt something was off.
How many zones does the Underground Ruins have?
Globally, there are still billions of people left, even if they've now formed into Refugee Villages, there should be at least tens of millions of Refugee Villages.
And these tens of millions of Refugee Villages should each have tens of millions of Underground Ruins Stone Gates.
Based on the number and distribution of these discovered stone gates, something isn't right.
Unless there are tens of millions of Underground Ruins zones, otherwise, he should have seen dozens, if not more, stone gates on his way here.
But since the first Underground Ruins Stone Gate appeared, things like that seem to have never happened after the Underground Ruins emerged.
Furthermore, ever since then, he hadn't encountered many Survivors...
What's the situation?
Is it possible that not everyone can enter the Underground Ruins?
Or are there indeed that many zones in the Underground Ruins?
Considering the size of the Underground Ruins, it is possible...
Lin Yue returned along the same path, quickly reaching a wooden door.
He opened the wooden door, carefully inspecting every aspect of the cave.
He meticulously searched between the kitchen and the altar but found nothing resembling a stone gate.
Not even a single Lizardman was found.
This gave Lin Yue the illusion that he was in a dream and not reality.
This was beyond belief.
With heavy doubts, he arrived before the massive room, which was the last area in Zone F he hadn't thoroughly inspected.
Yet, there was nothing.
The floor still bore some bloodstains; the corpse that had been here earlier was long gone.
The surroundings were desolate except for the enormous mural, which assured him that this place was indeed real.
"Where on earth did the Lizardmen go? Where's the Underground Ruins Stone Gate?"
The strange occurrences kept accumulating, leaving Lin Yue more puzzled.
Did breaking through here cause the stone gate to never open again? Did the Lizardmen, because so many were killed, stop coming?
Lin Yue looked at the two giant circles in the center of the room.
Last time, he remembered slightly covering them with stones to avoid detection.
But now, they had returned to their original state.
He took out an iron block, placed it on one circle, and stood on the other circle himself.
This was the correct method to open the vast and hollow underground Bone Space.
As dust rose and the sound of grinding stones vibrated, making one's teeth ache, the entrance to the Bone Space finally opened!
However, at that moment, several metal spears suddenly flew out from inside!
"Thud!" The Little Ice Lizards instantly turned into four silver streaks and rushed inside, followed by synchronous cries of agony!
And it wasn't over.
The cries of pain kept echoing and echoing.
Lin Yue even heard some human voices, and the battle of the Little Ice Lizards didn't end swiftly.
Lizardmen, along with beggars.
They were actually hiding in here?
Why?
He didn't enter inside to battle alongside the Little Ice Lizards. In this space, moving from top to bottom, he would become a target; even if just one Lizardman or beggar encountered him, they would deliver a fatal blow!
But dealing with these not-so-large and agile Little Ice Lizards rendered the Lizardmen and beggars completely helpless.
With the last scream dissipating, blood-soaked Little Ice Lizards returned, confirming no life remained underground.
As a reward, Lin Yue tossed them some meat slices; he himself picked up a shotgun and slowly descended the stairs.
The torch illuminated the corpses below. Their deaths were indeed gruesome; anyone enduring a round against the Little Ice Lizards could be considered a top-tier adversary.
Lin Yue stepped over the corpses, quickly reaching the bottom.
There wasn't a single beggar on the stairs; they all craftily hid in the bone pile below.
But for the sensitive-nosed and blood-drenched Little Ice Lizards, no matter the location, it meant death.
[You have gained 1 cubic meter of Storage Space]
[You have gained 2 cubic meters of Storage Space]
[You have gained...]
...
"Oh, 19 cubic meters of Storage Space! Wait, has it exceeded 100 cubic meters already?"
Lin Yue was delighted with the haul.
Who would have thought he could find so many Lizardmen and beggars here?
He initially thought this place was utterly empty, yet he surprisingly found them hidden in this secretive spot.
Lin Yue scanned the surroundings to ensure there were no survivors, just as he was about to leave, he noticed the Little Ice Lizards searching for something in the bone heap.
"What's up?" He went over, only to find that the Little Ice Lizards had uncovered something peculiar beneath a cloth.
"Ruby?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow, puzzled. Was it really such a large Ruby?
The brilliant crimson semi-transparent gemstone in front of him was extremely striking, and it bore a striking resemblance to the previous Sapphire Ore in size!
Even their shapes seemed similar.
Only the Sapphire Ore was now back at the shelter; comparison was possible only upon returning.
First Sapphire, then Ruby... Wait, didn't he obtain a Diamond here earlier?
What are these gems for?
Lin Yue was increasingly intrigued; mysteries seemed never-ending.
Yet, he didn't have the luxury to explore these secrets; finding a way back to the shelter took priority.
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Yue returned and re-entered the Ice Lizard Cave.