Free Web NovelChapter 1735: Chapter 998: Yae Kashi Mountain
"I have one last question," Yang Xiao suddenly spoke up, "Do these dead teammates know they are already dead?"
"Of course not. This world is completely unfamiliar to them, but some very skilled individuals might pick up on a few clues from certain details and your reactions. Based on our experience, this unknown restart world isn’t perfect; there are some so-called ’loopholes’."
"I need to remind you, if you encounter a tricky person, you must handle it carefully, or it will bring you big trouble," Jiushan Cangxuan said seriously.
"Does anyone else have questions?" Jiushan Cangxuan’s gaze swept over each person, making a final confirmation.
"Very well, then let’s each prepare. Please do not forget my request. This is very important to our Jiushan Family, I rely on you!" Jiushan Cangxuan’s expression was solemn, as if sending his family generals out to battle.
Yang Xiao and the others fully understood Jiushan Cangxuan’s meaning. While strategizing against the nightmare, they must unite to protect Jiu Shan Sha Yue at any cost, ensuring she becomes the last survivor.
After confirming everything was ready, Yang Xiao and the other three dispersed, each lying on a broken bed of straw, closed their eyes as instructed. Jiushan Cangxuan quickly assembled the four pieces of Black Nightmare Stone in his hand, surprisingly piecing together an almost square seal.
He activated his spiritual power and moved step by step towards the stalagmite, the closer he got, the stronger the influence he experienced. Beside the stalagmite, several struggling silhouettes began to faintly appear, accompanied by ghastly screams, those were the "sacrifices" offered not long ago, now seemingly vengeful spirits.
But as Jiushan Cangxuan activated his Magic Artifact’s ability, once he opened his eyes again, everything vanished into thin air. He approached the stalagmite, placed the Black Nightmare Stone Seal onto it, which fit snugly into a gap at the top of the stalagmite.
Having completed this, Jiushan Cangxuan did not linger, immediately turned and left, escaping this hidden prison and locking the door.
At this moment, several figures stood in the dark corridor outside the prison cell. Even if randomly picked, each would be a famous figure; Jiushan Shunyu, Jiu Shan Jinglan, Jiushan Huangye, and the Shrine Martial Servant Officer Houjisan Shuangjian, alongside the newly emerged family head Jiushan Cangxuan, gathering here for the Jiushan Family’s five key figures, quietly awaiting the four young people behind the door.
Yang Xiao would not have thought that tonight, the success or failure of their mission would concern the honor and disgrace of the Jiushan Family for the next several decades, or even its survival and destruction.
"Will they... succeed?" Jiushan Shunyu murmured, "We have already failed twice, and there have been incidents in the Secret Realm."
"They will succeed, Shayue, Yang Xiao, Tong Han, Beiyu Ye, these four children will be the great figures of the future, stronger than us old fellows, and even capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the eldest brother," Jiu Shan Jinglan took a deep breath, "Let’s wait and see." frёewebηovel.cѳm
"May the ancestors bless these four children," Jiushan Cangxuan prayed silently.
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Shortly after Jiushan Cangxuan’s departure, a wave of drowsiness inexplicably overcame Yang Xiao, and he sank into a deep sleep. This entrance method was far more comfortable than before.
After an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiao was awakened by a jolt. The feeling was like being crammed into a cradle, swaying back and forth, troubling his stomach with nausea, his head spinning.
It was very dark around him, the kind of darkness where he couldn’t see his own fingers. Yang Xiao confirmed that he was trapped in a very small space. He could stand, but was pressed on both sides by cold wooden planks, the feeling as if he were forcibly squeezed into a floor seam.
More terrifying, he could feel the presence of others around him. In the darkness, there were many breaths, more than ten people crammed into this narrow space, it was cold, damp, and the air was thick with a strong stench of decay and the unique salty, fishy scent of the sea.
That’s right, Yang Xiao confirmed he was on a small boat, and this small boat was sailing on the sea.
The reason for confirming it was a small boat: firstly, it’s a wooden boat, secondly, its severe rocking motion; if it were a large boat, it would have a strong resistance to wind and waves and wouldn’t rock so violently. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
A faint crying could be heard in the darkness, someone was crying, sounding like a young man, and at the same time, he could hear suppressed retching near his ear.
"Ugh~~"
"Don’t... don’t... damn it!!" In the cramped space, Yang Xiao had no space to dodge. He couldn’t see the person beside him, but he could feel a warm stream spraying onto his shoulder, slowly trickling down.
The warm stream carried a nauseating stench of decay, almost causing Yang Xiao to vomit as well.
"Sorry... so sorry..." A weak female voice sounded in Yang Xiao’s ear, apologizing repeatedly. The voice belonged to a young girl.
The voice was unfamiliar, not Tong Han or Jiu Shan Sha Yue, not someone he knew, so Yang Xiao felt no reservations.
Clearly, the girl had apologized too soon, since Yang Xiao was also stimulated by the stench, leaned his neck forward, and vomited on the girl. Worse yet, due to their height difference, Yang Xiao directly vomited on the girl’s head.
"Ah! Ahhh!!" The girl continuously screamed, and it was this scream that drew people over. Soon, there was a series of hurried footsteps outside the wooden planks, followed by two hard punches, and a threatening male voice from outside, "Shut up! Scream again, and I’ll toss you overboard to feed the fish! Hopeless fool!"
