Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 199 Underground Swamp
The monster's limbs were still flapping in the air, and Pei Na leaned back to avoid being hit by it.

But then he saw a group of humanoid long-legged monsters coming from behind.

"Huyan Weizhao! Take everyone and run first!" Pei Nai ordered.

Huyan Weizhao, Ju Liancheng and others led the main team to run towards another route, with Pei Nai and Han Ruize following behind.

Two more monsters jumped out on the road and were killed by the soldiers.

More and more humanoid long-legged monsters gathered, and Pei Nai and his friends fought and ran, passing through two blocks and going down continuously.

We killed more than a dozen monsters during our escape, but it was not until the second half of the fifteenth block that we finally got rid of the monsters.

They quickly went through the import and export corridor and entered the sixteenth block.

Everything before my eyes was lifeless, like a doomsday scene.

This is an entire underground swamp with scorched trees and a faint yellow light coming from the water holes on the ground.

There were a lot of dust-like things floating in the air, falling like rust.

The group entered the secret realm of Lu State in the afternoon and had not rested since then. After fighting and exploring along the way, everyone was exhausted.

Both physically and mentally, I have been pushed to the limit.

And starting from the next block, they will officially enter the third circle. The risk avoidance rules of the third circle are extremely strange. They dare not enter it in their current state and must prepare in advance.

The area behind them was filled with long-legged monsters that were chasing them relentlessly, so they could only rest here.

Pei Nai used his palm wind to find a piece of hard ground in the middle, and everyone gathered there.

This place is in the center of the block. If there is any movement around, people who take turns to keep watch can discover the situation first.

Everyone sat down one after another and were finally able to eat or drink water to relieve their fatigue.

Pei Nai swallowed a few mouthfuls of dry food, forced himself to fill his stomach, drank some water, and prepared to go to bed.

She looked at the withered and broken branches in the distance. The air in the dusty underground environment was thin, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Pei Nai kept coughing from time to time and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Han Ruize came over to look at her, held her hand and pulled her up. Although Pei Nai didn't understand why, she still got up and followed him.

Han Ruize pointed to an empty space next to a large rock and said, "Don't lie down. Sit here and sleep against the rock. It will make your breathing easier."

Pei Nai was also very obedient. He immediately sat in the position he said, leaning his head on the boulder and slowly closing his eyes.

But before she could fall asleep, she woke up coughing again.

Han Ruize sighed, sat next to her, and tapped her sleeping point when she wasn't paying attention.

Pei Nai fell asleep, and Han Ruize held her head and let her rest her head on his shoulder.

Han Ruize lowered his head and stared at her profile, his eyes filled with emotion.

From time to time he would raise his right hand to rub her throat to prevent the dust from causing her allergies or blocking her airway and causing suffocation.

Luo Yuanying and Lin Shengtao were just opposite, staring at this side, fearing that Han Ruize would take advantage of Pei Nai's sleep to do something inappropriate.

Fortunately, his actions have always been caring.

Luo Yuanying and Lin Shengtao looked at each other. I guess if the master knew, he would also hope that the lady could sleep more peacefully.

Pei Nai slept like this all night.

When she woke up again, the soldiers had almost packed their bags and were ready to continue on their journey when she woke up.

Pei Nai then realized that she had slept on Han Ruize's shoulder all night. She rubbed her neck and said to Han Ruize: "Did you press my sleeping point last night?"

"Yeah." Han Ruize kept that position all night without moving. He twisted his neck to both sides, making his bones make a sound, and then stood up. Huyan Weizhao happened to pass by and spoke for Han Ruize: "General Han didn't sleep all night to take care of you."

"Ah?" Pei Nai looked at Han Ruize. Combining her drowsy impression, she had already guessed what Han Ruize had done for her. "Are you sleepy? You have to use up your energy for another day. Can you hold on?"

Han Ruize reached out and pulled her up. "It's okay. I took a nap intermittently."

After all, when he and Shao Liran were in the Valley Kingdom, they had not slept for two or three days and had been fighting continuously, but they were able to hold on. Pei Nai couldn't do it, so he could only admire him.

They quickly washed and packed up, then continued on their way, leaving this land with turbid air and making people feel anxious and panicky.

As we are about to step into the third circle, just a quick glance at its risk avoidance rules will give us a chill down our spine.

The content is: Here, except for the items you touched when entering, such as clothes and packages, you cannot touch anything other than yourself and the stone wall. It is also not recommended to hold weapons, as metal is very easy to fuse. If you smell a strong pungent smell of blood, and there are noises around you, stand quietly against the wall, keep your eyes closed, and wait until they leave!

The word "Him" is enough to make people shudder and feel chilled.

What's more, when they encounter such a situation, they have to close their eyes the whole time, which is tantamount to allowing themselves to be slaughtered.
However, this risk avoidance rule was explored by countless ancestors of the Lu State at the cost of their lives. Even if Pei Nai and his men were very powerful, they had to respect the natural forces here when they were inside the meteorite.

The first half of the rule, "You cannot touch anything other than yourself and the stone wall, and it is not recommended to hold weapons, as metal is very easy to fuse," is still confusing.

They speculate that if one touches another object, the flesh may stick to the object and become difficult to separate, but this is only an inference and cannot be verified.

Unable to hold weapons, if they encounter monsters in this situation, they will almost certainly have no choice but to escape.

Even though we know the road ahead is dangerous, we still have to move forward.

The seventeenth and eighteenth blocks are just the most common circular stone mazes, completely barren, with no vegetation and no monsters appearing.

Even the uniform light water was scarce here, but due to the strange rule that objects could not be touched, they could not light torches and could only grope their way forward in the dim light.

Fortunately, there is no soft ground here, and there is no need to worry about the movement of plants. As long as you walk carefully and do not touch your companions in front and behind you, there will be no danger.

After leaving the eighteenth block, a wave of scorching air blew in their faces, and the scene in front of them suddenly became bright, even causing a stinging sensation in their eyes.

They came to an open area.

There was red magma flowing between the soil slopes and rocks on the ground.
Sparks rolled and the heat was steaming.

From a distance, it looks like countless streams of fire coming from the sky, as brilliant as the sun.

But outside the magma, there are muds everywhere, which are rotten, covered with fungi, covered with dust, and human corpses are mixed in the mud.

Pei Nai and many others began to cough uncontrollably, and everyone could only find a passage to get through as quickly as possible.

The slope is winding and the bends are difficult to navigate.

When crossing a narrow tributary of lava, a soldier of the Pei family army accidentally tripped over a stone under his feet and fell forward.

Seeing that he was about to fall into the lava, the silver-armored guard behind him quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

Everyone was shocked because this violated the taboo rules of the third circle.

Then everyone saw that the Pei family soldier's body was shaking after he retreated, and the body of the silver-armored guard also became unstable.

"My hands are stuck to his clothes and skin!" The Silver Armored Guard felt the changes in the skin on his hands, and his expression began to hurt. "It's extremely itchy!"

Lin Shengtao went over to take a look, frowned, and said seriously: "It's not sticky, it's melted into his flesh!"

"Pull the bodies to both sides at the same time and tear off the stuck flesh. Hurry!" Han Ruize gave the order immediately.

Let's leave space for them.

The two did not dare to delay and did as they were told immediately. They stepped on the ground and pushed hard to both sides like playing tug-of-war. They endured the pain and gritted their teeth to tear apart the glued flesh.

(End of this chapter)