118: Chapter 118 I've been here before

Fei Erfeng's expression was extremely solemn as he quickly recorded with a notebook.

At this moment, Kang Mo spoke,

"The strangeness here is probably more than just this."

"What?"

Fei Erfeng looked back in confusion.

Meanwhile, Kang Mo was watching the livestream.

On the livestream screen, Song Yiqing and his group were back on the road. After passing through a corridor, they stepped into a brightly lit plaza.

Incense candles were everywhere, but unlike normal candles, they seemed to be fixed; the flames remained still without flickering.

Even when they passed by, no shadows appeared.

The bizarre situation made everyone in the livestream highly alert.

Later, they went deeper into a residential house, which presented a scene of cooking at noon.

The food in the pot was steaming, but the rising mist was frozen in time.

Even the firewood below was the same.

The eerie and bizarre scene instantly made everyone in the Flying Tiger Archaeology Team watching the livestream break into a cold sweat.

"Is this... time stopped??"

Dou Nanchun looked at this scene on the phone screen with a face full of shock.

It completely overturned science and severely impacted his worldview.

At this time, Kang Mo spoke,

"The forbidden zone is far more bizarre and mysterious than we imagined."

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Bullet chat area,

[Holy crap!! These visuals can't even be created with CG effects,]

[The forbidden zone below is actually like this?]

[My god! Too eerie! Why? Why is it like this here?]

[Terrifying, truly terrifying! What on earth is going on? My god!]

[Time stop, could it be that this place really maintains its appearance from thousands of years ago?]

The netizens were frantically spamming bullet chats.

On the livestream screen, Song Yiqing and the others were even more shocked by what they saw.

"Old Lin, where on earth have we come to?"

Fatty looked in disbelief at the dishes that still emitted fragrance.

He then looked back at Lin Tianyi, who was equally shocked.

Then his gaze fell on Song Yiqing.

"Lord Song, why... why did it become like this? Has time really paused here?"

"I'm not sure,"

Song Yiqing shook his head slightly, he was also deeply shaken by what he saw.

However, what he cared more about were the consecutive system notification sounds.

[Challenge Task: Kill Ink Jade Specter, completed, obtained SSS-rank reward Dust with Light!]

[Challenge Task: Kill Flood Dragon Python, completed, obtained SR-rank reward Ice-Seal a Thousand Miles!]

The former, Dust with Light, was actually a movement technique; once used, one's speed is as fast as light and dust.

While the latter, Ice-Seal a Thousand Miles, was a genuine crowd-control and damage-dealing ability.

It could freeze a certain area in an instant,

And the caster could control the size according to their needs.

The larger the range, the more Qi will be consumed.

Although Song Yiqing was quite happy with the rewards,

The underlying issue was that the strength of those two Ancient Martial Arts Practitioners was also quite terrifying.

They were actually able to kill the Ink Jade Specter and the Flood Dragon Python in succession.

If he were to face the Flood Dragon Python now, killing it would require some effort, though it was definitely not impossible.

Song Yiqing thought as he took another sip of wine.

Suddenly, Zhang Qilin blurted out a sentence.

"I have been to this place,"

"Huh?"

Song Yiqing looked at him in confusion.

"What do you mean? You remembered?"

"No,"

Zhang Qilin shook his head slightly.

"I have no relevant memories, but when I entered the plaza, I had a familiar feeling.

I should know how to go next,"

"Oh?"

Song Yiqing became more interested, but was curious why the other party had come here years ago and for what purpose.

Did the Zhang family have a related mission?

Amidst his doubts, he continued to ask.

"What exactly is in here?"

"Um..."

Zhang Qilin fell into deep thought; after a full minute, he spoke.

"Someone,"

"?"

Song Yiqing narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to ask curiously.

"An ancient person or a modern person? Or... an alien?"

"An ancient person,"

Zhang Qilin tried hard to recall and then added.

"Alive."

"Alive, an ancient person?"

Hearing his words, Song Yiqing also looked back at the others.

After hearing this answer, everyone's faces were filled with shock.

If there really was an ancient person who had lived for thousands of years in this place, it would be hard to determine if they were human or a monster.

Then, Song Yiqing let Zhang Qilin lead the way.

[Challenge Task: Enter Queens Palace, obtain SS-rank reward!]

Queens Palace...

Looking at the prompt on the light screen, a thought popped into Song Yiqing's mind.

'Is it possible that the so-called ancient person is the Queen of Jingjue?

And then, this so-called forbidden zone was created by her,'

But Song Yiqing shook his head and denied this idea; according to previous information, the Ancient Kingdom of Jingjue was destroyed by a disaster.

Perhaps the Queen was also just a pawn being controlled.

Song Yiqing put away his thoughts and let Zhang Qilin continue leading the way.

However, as they passed a stone wall, some carvings on it caught his attention again.

"Truly strange, the people on this mural seem to be welcoming the arrival of something,"

Song Yiqing murmured,

"Plus, the food being cooked in those houses is exceptionally lavish,

Strange, truly strange,"

But just then, Fatty suddenly roared.

"There's a monster!! There's a monster!! What a huge fish!"

As he spoke, the machine gun in his hand had already fired bullets first.

Da da da da!!

A burst of bullets hit the monster opposite that had human hands and feet, but the body and head of a fish.

The moment the bullets hit, sparks flew.

"Lord Song! What kind of thing is this?? A human-fish hybrid?"

"..."

Looking at the thing before him, Song Yiqing also felt it was inexplicably creepy; he hadn't found it in the Encyclopedia of Ancient Creatures.

He even felt it wasn't an ancient creature at all, but a human and fish fused together by some mysterious power.

While he was surprised, Fatty was already holding a knife and shouting.

"Take a hit from Lord Pang's Invincible Heaven and Earth Spiral Slash!"

Boom!!!

The blade fell, leaving a few scars, but the merman's right punch landed squarely on Fatty's chest.

At the moment of impact, his body was sent flying, crashing straight into the opposite wall.

"I was careless and didn't dodge!!"

Fatty shouted, insisting on another round.

Suddenly,

The sound of a sword unsheathing sliced through the air.

Clang!

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