34: Chapter 34 Death Desert 17

Current viewers in the livestream room:

[Ahhh, a picture of a handsome man emerging from a bath!]

[Hmm, are you talking about Camo Uncle, poster above?]

[Sih-hah, sih-hah, that lake was filled by my drool! I have to say, Wolf-tail Guy's physique is really good!]

[I'll just be confident: Hi, hubby~]

[How did Glasses Man die? Is there something dirty at the bottom of the lake?]

[I think that's very likely, otherwise why wouldn't that flock of weird birds dare to go into the water? Perhaps the monster at the bottom of the water is even more terrifying than that flock of weird birds.]

[Not necessarily. Listen to Wolf-tail Guy's tone; I feel like Glasses Man did something wrong, triggered a taboo, offended Wolf-tail Guy, and was killed by Wolf-tail Guy.]

[Ah... no way, I feel like Wolf-tail Guy is actually quite a good person?]

[You can know a person's face but not their heart. Besides, who says that Wolf-tail Guy killing Glasses Man definitely isn't justified?]

[What about White-haired Beauty? Why hasn't she come out from underwater yet? She couldn't have died just like Glasses Man, right?]

[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Don't worry, even if all these people died, my Yue couldn't possibly die.]

[That is indeed true; White-haired Beauty couldn't possibly die here so carelessly. But White-haired Beauty's breath-holding skills are truly excellent; it's been so long and she still hasn't come out.]

[My Yue is elusive; if it weren't for her personal livestream, I often wouldn't be able to see where she is.]

[To be honest, when Yue isn't speaking, her presence is really low. At first, everyone would pay attention to her because of her appearance, but after Yue slowly integrated into the group, even though we know she's very powerful, we just involuntarily overlook her.]

[Right, right, right. Often, for no reason, my Yue would go to a corner alone and trigger a mechanism. I'm clearly a fan of Yue, yet I often fail to notice her actions.]

[Eh, it seems that's true. I'm often stunned by White-haired Beauty's actions; if you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have noticed...]

[Hahahaha, that's why I permanently stay in Yue's livestream room, just to capture Yue's movements at all times!]

[Eh, am I the only one who especially likes suddenly seeing White-haired Beauty's actions? Being just as clueless as the other players, and then suddenly being shocked by White-haired Beauty's crazy moves—how satisfying is that~]

[Hehe, I like it too. So, even though I follow my Yue, I never go to my Yue's livestream room; I just wait for my Yue to amaze everyone~]

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The Goddess stone statue was erected on a small platform carved from a stone in the middle of the lake. The stone was carved with exquisite patterns, and several corners were connected, looking like some kind of altar. It was evident that the stone statue standing on it was indeed a Goddess.

Camo Uncle bowed to this stone statue, muttering: "My Lady, please bless us. We came uninvited only to save our lives; I hope you will not take offense..."

The yellow-haired youth's expression was indescribable: "I didn't know you were such a superstitious person?"

After all, throughout this journey, Camo Uncle's behavior hadn't been like that of a benevolent person. He hadn't seen how Camo Uncle intimidated Glasses Man, but seeing how afraid Glasses Man was of Camo Uncle, he had some idea.

Camo Uncle didn't deny it either. He put down his hands, which were pressed together in prayer, and said in a natural tone: "Sigh, in this ruin, we've seen so many strange things. Bowing a little is just for peace of mind."

The yellow-haired youth hadn't experienced the monsters that they had encountered later, after all. He curled his lip and didn't say anything more, but he didn't bow to the stone statue like Camo Uncle.

"Wolf-tail Guy, now you can tell us what exactly happened underwater just now, and how exactly did Glasses Man die?" Camo Uncle asked.

Wolf-tail Guy shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I don't know exactly what happened either. I jumped down and swam for a while when I suddenly felt an unusual water current attacking from behind. When I turned to look, I saw a flock of strange fish chasing and tearing at Glasses Man."

In just a moment, Glasses Man was devoured completely. Not even a mist of blood dispersed.

Camo Uncle's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. If it was really as Wolf-tail Guy said, and if that flock of strange fish had targeted him, he probably wouldn't have escaped a miserable death. Just thinking about how he had really brushed shoulders with death just now made him feel a surge of palpitations.

"Wolf-tail Guy, do you know what those strange fish actually are?"

Wolf-tail Guy pondered for a moment and said: "Because the distance was too great, I didn't see the specific appearance of those strange fish clearly. However, although I didn't see them clearly, based on the calls of those fish and the monsters that have appeared in this ruin so far, it is very likely that those strange fish are Zhuan fish."

Zhuan fish, a type of fish that grows pig bristles on its body and sounds like a piglet.

The classic of mountains and seas states: "Five hundred miles further east is Chicken Mountain. There is much gold above it, and much cinnabar below it. The Black Water flows from it, and flows south into the sea. In it, there are Zhuan fish, whose shape is like a crucian carp but with pig bristles, and whose sound is like a piglet; when seen, there is a great drought in the world."

"This damn ruin is obsessed with droughts. Could it be that this Desert was created by them?" the yellow-haired youth complained discontentedly.

That remark, come to think of it, actually made sense. Camo Uncle couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After a long while, he raised his head and asked Wolf-tail Guy: "If all these things are really related to a drought, could the Goddess carved in the stone statue next to us also be related to the drought?"

Wolf-tail Guy nodded; he had originally thought the same. In the records of the classic of mountains and seas, the most famous woman related to a great drought was none other than that one.

However, at this moment, Wolf-tail Guy couldn't be sure of his own conjecture either, so he just shook his head and stopped speaking.

Not waiting for Wolf-tail Guy's reply, Camo Uncle could only examine this Goddess stone statue himself. After a long while, unable to see anything, Camo Uncle averted his gaze.

He himself really didn't have much understanding of the classic of mountains and seas, so even if he looked for a long time, he wouldn't understand it. Moreover, he still had some taboos in his heart, so he didn't dare to look too much.

Just then, the yellow-haired youth next to him spoke up, "What about that white-haired little girl? Why don't I see her here? Hasn't she swum up yet? Or did she die in the water just like that Glasses Man?"

Camo Uncle thought to himself, even if you died 100 times here, the White-haired Girl wouldn't necessarily die. You're worrying about others; you'd better worry about yourself.