Night has not yet fallen, and the forest outside Blackstone Village is already shrouded in gray shadows.
Lin Ye stood in the forest clearing, holding an old hunting bow in his hand. The bowstring was frayed, but he didn't dare to draw it full.
"Hurry up, Lin Ye!"
In the distance, several young hunters were standing by the tree looking at him.
The leader was the tall young man Zhao Hu, with his arms crossed and an obvious sarcasm on his face.
"You can't even shoot a rabbit, and you still want to join the hunter team?"
The people next to him burst into laughter.
Lin Ye lowered his head and said nothing.
The bow and arrow trembled slightly.
A dozen steps ahead, a gray rabbit was looking for food in the grass.
This is the easiest goal.
But Lin Ye's hands were shaking.
"Whoosh."
The arrow flew out.
But it's outrageous.
The gray rabbit instantly fled into the bushes.
The air was quiet for a moment.
Then there was an even louder laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Let me tell you, this kid can't even draw a bow."
Zhao Hu came over and grabbed the bow.
"Your father was the most powerful hunter in the village back then. How did he give birth to a waste like you?"
Lin Ye raised his head, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes.
But it quickly went down again.
Zhao Hu was even more proud when he saw this.
"Forget it, today's training is over."
He threw the bow back into Lin Ye's arms, and his tone suddenly became harsh.
"But since you want to be a hunter, you have to learn to go into the forest alone."
"You will spend the night in the woods by yourself tonight."
Lin Ye raised his head suddenly.
"What?"
Others also smiled maliciously.
"What? Are you scared?"
Zhao Hu patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry, there's no danger outside."
"If you can't survive even one night, don't call yourself a hunter anymore."
After saying that, they turned and left.
Soon, Lin Ye was the only one left in the forest.
The wind blew through the leaves.
Rustling.
Lin Ye held the bow tightly, his chest rising and falling slightly.
He knows.
They just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
But if he returns to the village now, he will be laughed at for the rest of his life.
It was getting dark.
The light in the forest disappeared quickly.
There was a strange sound in the distance.
It was like some kind of animal growling.
Lin Ye swallowed.
"Just one night..."
he whispered to himself.
"It's just one night."
So he started walking deeper into the forest
Night has fallen completely.
The shadows of the trees twisted on the ground, like countless black hands.
Lin Ye walked for a long time.
Until the feet are empty.
"ah--!"
He fell into a deep pit.
The moment it hit the ground, dust kicked up.
Lin Ye gritted his teeth in pain.
He looked up.
Found himself falling into an underground space.
It is surrounded by dilapidated stone walls.
Like an ancient ruins.
"This is..."
He stood up slowly.
The walls are carved with ancient runes.
Many are broken.
The air is filled with the smell of dust.
Lin Ye raised the flint and lit a small torch.
The fire lit up.
Illuminating the center of the space.
There is a stone platform there.
On the stone platform.
There is a book.
black.
Thick and ancient.
The surface is engraved with complex patterns.
Like some kind of seal.
Lin Ye suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
It was as if the book was looking at him.
He walked over slowly.
Footsteps echoed in the empty underground.
The runes around the stone platform have been broken.
Cracks spread like spider webs.
It seemed as if the seal had lasted for a long, long time.
Lin Ye stretched out his hand.
He hesitated.
"It should just be old books..."
he said softly.
The moment my fingers touched the cover.
--boom!
The runes on the stone platform suddenly lit up.
A blinding black light erupted.
Lin Ye took a step back in fright.
But it's too late.
The book opens by itself.
The pages of the book seemed to be blown by the wind.
Flipping quickly.The air suddenly became cold.
Lin Ye's shadow was lengthened by the firelight.
But soon——
The shadow began to twist.
It's like coming to life.
Lin Ye's pupils shrank suddenly.
"This...this is-"
Just then.
The page stops.
A line of ancient text slowly emerged.
Lin Ye couldn't understand that kind of writing.
But I somehow knew what it meant.
That sentence seemed to come directly to my mind.
Cold and low.
"The abyss has awakened."
The next second.
Darkness pours out of the book.
spread rapidly.
The torches went out.
The entire underground ruins were plunged into endless darkness.
Lin Ye's shadow began to spread.
Spreading like ink on the ground.
Deep in the forest in the distance.
Some kind of monster suddenly stopped howling.
It was as if I felt something more terrifying.
And in the dark.
The book slowly floated.
It's like waiting for hundreds of years.
Finally found a new owner