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Chapter 200: The Crevice
Without the obstruction of the Daughter of the Sun, and with her help, Mu Yang's movements undoubtedly sped up significantly. He could even explore the Red Soil Area without any restraint.
Of course, this was on the condition that he didn't encounter any overlord-level creatures.
Following the guidance in his heart, Mu Yang found a crevice that seemed bottomless.
The opening of this crevice wasn't very large, about ten meters, which was several times smaller than the Fiery Crevice.
But its depth seemed much greater than the former; Mu Yang couldn't see the bottom, and the murky darkness blocked his vision.
He threw a stone down the crevice, and based on the time it took for the stone to land and the sound to travel back up, he estimated the crevice's depth to be about 120 meters.
Don't ask how he calculated it; he just knew how.
Mu Yang could fly, so he could just fly down directly, but he always felt that this method wasn't quite right. Something in the darkness seemed to be watching him, and definitely not just one pair of eyes.
In movies, light often stimulates creatures accustomed to darkness, leading to a series of troubles.
So he didn't plan to fly down. Instead, he first set up a spatial anchor point on the ground and then slowly rappelled down with climbing gear.
Taking a thousand-meter-long tough rope from his storage ring, Mu Yang tied one end to a towering tree and the other end to himself, then slowly descended along the crevice wall.
But after only descending 10 meters, Mu Yang found the surroundings to be excessively dark.
This darkness was very strange; it wasn't natural darkness caused by being too deep for sunlight to penetrate. It was more like something was blocking the sunlight from outside.
And in Mu Yang's perception, the light elements in the air had also weakened significantly, clearly indicating that something was repelling sunlight.
This isn't right, is it? Something that repels sunlight actually resonated with him.
Mu Yang suspected whether he had some untapped talent that could convert sunlight into darkness, directly becoming a dual master of light and darkness?
Continuing down along the rock wall, bat-like creatures occasionally brushed past him; their auras were obscure and dark.
One was easy to deal with; any Contractor could defeat it. But these bats were pack animals, and a swarm of them could probably overwhelm even a Tier 2.
However, they didn't react much to Mu Yang's appearance, merely continuing to doze, as if they were accustomed to it.
When he was nearly halfway down the crevice, there were no longer any bats to be seen.
It was as if something at the bottom of the crevice made them afraid to approach; otherwise, they wouldn't leave such a large area untouched and all crowd into the upper half to roost.
For them to be so wary, the other party was clearly not simple; either it was stronger, or it was stronger and also had an aversion to something specific.
However, with the spatial anchor point as a backup, Mu Yang continued to slide down.
And when he successfully reached the bottom of the crevice, the surrounding darkness had completely swallowed the light.
The green-quality flashlight he bought from a Contractor could only illuminate the small area at his feet.
Even Mu Yang's eyes, as bright as firelight, had a visibility of no more than 10 meters.
"Eerie—"
Without hesitation, layers of protective shields stacked together, completely enveloping Mu Yang.
Spell runes condensed from Power of the Sun and blood sun energy flickered in the air. As soon as an enemy approached, Mu Yang could instantly transform into a Power of the Sun artillery platform, directly blasting the enemy to smithereens.
Pressure spread, and an invisible aura condensed around him. If a highly agile creature attempted an assassination, its speed would be reduced by the pressure, giving Mu Yang more time to react.
With everything prepared, Mu Yang then cautiously took his first steps, exploring inside the crevice while hugging the rock wall.
Quiet, extremely quiet. The entire crevice seemed to contain only Mu Yang's footsteps and breathing.
When he hid both, only his heart remained, beating eternally.
After walking for about ten minutes, a broken stone appeared before Mu Yang's eyes.
What caught his attention was that this stone had obvious carving marks, like a damaged stone pillar weathered by time.
Approaching, Mu Yang examined it closely, only able to make out a few blurry small figures and a circle, with a large bird enveloped within the circle.
"Is this—the Sun God Bird?"
Because he knew a lot about the Void and Sun factions, Mu Yang made a reasonable inference.
The stone pillar seemed to depict believers kneeling before the Sun God Bird, much like something Sun God believers would do.
After taking a picture of the stone pillar's pattern, Mu Yang continued forward.
After walking for less than a minute, a broken statue appeared before his eyes. This time, it was clearly a large bird.
Even though it was incomplete due to damage, the statue's spiritual essence remained, and later generations could still discern the divine bird's majesty and beauty.
Mu Yang went up and looked left and right, but couldn't find any special object containing the aura of the sun, which made him a little disappointed.
He had thought that the statue might preserve some Sun God Bird mark that could enhance the user's control over Power of the Sun, but it turned out to be just an incredibly lifelike statue.
Aside from its exquisite craftsmanship, there was nothing else special about it.
It was a pity that his storage space was sealed, and his storage ringspace wasn't enough, otherwise Mu Yang would have moved this divine bird statue home. Perhaps he could find someone to repair it later.
He still took pictures and recorded it, then continued onward.
Along the way, Mu Yang saw many things related to the sun, but he didn't seem very happy. Instead, his expression grew more serious and cautious.
There were so many faction items symbolizing the sun, yet this crevice contained a dense darkness. Even luminous devices like flashlights were suppressed, only able to illuminate a distance of half a meter.
Although there were many light elements in the air, they appeared sickly.
They seemed willing to respond to Mu Yang's call but didn't want to approach, which was very strange.
Moreover, he found many dry bones by the rock wall. These people all had some aura of the sun, more or less, but they were not Sun God believers.
Because their attire was varied and strange, Mu Yang even found several pieces of equipment and items from derivative worlds like "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End."
Clearly, these people were also Contractors in the promotion trial, possibly drawn here by some inexplicable guidance in their hearts, yet for some unknown reason, they died here.
All signs indicated that danger awaited, so Mu Yang could not relax his vigilance.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the rope had long since reached its end.
Still wanting to explore, Mu Yang took out a second rope, tied one end of both ropes together, and continued forward.
Just as the second rope was about to run out, Mu Yang finally saw something different from the broken stone pillars, statues, and stone walls: a dilapidated cathedral.
This cathedral seemed very large. Due to the obscuring darkness, Mu Yang couldn't see the specifics, but it was definitely much larger than the temporary cathedral Lloyd and Vienia had built in the trial world.
If no accident occurred, something big was about to happen.
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