Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 13: Cave World

A few days later.

A complicated cave passage, in a dark pit.

Su Lun lowered his breathing as much as possible, and his gaze was solemnly looking hundreds of meters away.

There, there was a wandering humanoid monster, hunting aimlessly in the cave.

It still has some human clothes and equipment, but its appearance has completely transformed into a bloated monster like a giant.

Su Lun looked at the monster, his finger already on the trigger of the musket loaded with alchemical bullets.

Just come over here and you'll blow its head off with one shot.

【Distorted Humans】

Detailed explanation: A monster that cannot withstand the power of the curse corroding human beings and transforming into a monster with strong auditory perception. They don't have much intelligence, only the instinct to hunt and kill.

Fortunately, not long after, the monster wandered away in another direction and did not approach the place where Su Lun was hiding.

Su Lun also breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh...how many strange creatures are there in the underground..."

This is not the first time he has encountered this kind of monster.

Three days ago, when he came out of the secret passage, he encountered one.

Because at that time, I had no idea how dangerous this cave was, and I didn’t know that the sound of stepping on rocks would attract such a monster with extremely sensitive hearing.

Thanks to his enhanced eyesight, he discovered it in time.

This thing was rushing towards him like a mountain of meat, almost killing him on the spot.

You can't get close to the aberration at all, otherwise a casual wound will turn you into a disgusting rotten flesh and mud.

It is extremely corrosive and smells bad.

Ordinary bullets are of little use at all. Hitting it is like hitting it in a puddle of mud.

"Bo'er~" makes a bubble, but has no effect.

Fortunately, Su Lun was prepared and consumed a few of those "high-explosive" alchemy bombs.

Hit accurately and exploded violently like a howitzer, beating the monster to pieces.

But there are not many alchemy bullets on his body, and this kind of monster is not the only one in these caves.

If he hadn't awakened the "Eye of Omniscient", his night vision ability would have been greatly enhanced. Just relying on the crude alchemy night vision device, he would have died many times along the way.

Su Lun previously thought that this cave world was a large mine or cave.

But the underground space is unbelievably large. Not only are there ruins of human cities, but there is also a complete ecosystem underground, with various animals, plants, monsters... hiding in every dark corner.

Have you ever seen a forest of fluorescent mushrooms tens of meters high?

Have you ever seen a dinosaur-sized lizard?

Have you ever seen a red-eyed mouse that looks like locusts crossing the border?

Have you ever seen a centipede that is more than ten meters long and has a thousand legs?

Have you ever seen that giant tentacled monster with eyes all over the wall?

Su Lun had never seen it in his previous life. In just a few days, a lot of strange knowledge had been added to his mind. Under the appraisal of the "Eye of Omniscient", I also got to know many strange creatures.

Most of these crypt creatures are grotesque and disgusting. They feel like deformed creatures after nuclear radiation...

This living environment is simply extremely bad for human beings!

......

Su Lun was afraid that the monster had not gone far, so he simply stayed in the pit for a while to replenish food and water.

"Judging from the map found in the bald head's storage ring, we should be in a B-level area with a high frequency of human activities. We may encounter other hunting groups. It's best to find someone to ask about the situation first. ..."

Su Lun looked at the marked map, then checked the food and water reserves, and estimated that his rations would probably not be able to sustain the human gathering city at the end of the map.

Alone, he had always been cautious and did not dare to shoot and kill those underground creatures at will, for fear of causing greater trouble.

The experiences of the past few days have gradually given him a more accurate concept of this mysterious world with extraordinary power.

There is such a huge city ruins in the underground world, which shows that a large number of humans lived here thousands of years ago.

Moreover, Bald Ivan and the others are also miners. That team seems to be a "hunting team" that specializes in venturing into caves to search for supplies.

The paleness of their skin is not simply due to their bloodline, but the result of not being exposed to sunlight for a long time.

Su Lun suspected that even the destination he was going to was not on the ground, but underground.

However, this is all speculation.

In a few days, if he can reach his "destination" alive, it will probably be clear.

.......

After a while, Su Lun felt full from the food and felt that he had enough glycogen and could continue moving forward.

At this time, he suddenly thought of something and took out the [Pestoia's Brooch] that he had placed in the storage ring.

Su Lun has been wondering what the unknown message that says "???" on the brooch is for the past few days.

The mystery of Pestoya's burning to death has always puzzled him.

An abandoned manor that has been abandoned for thousands of years, a ghost species, an obviously suspicious story...

It's like a puzzle is missing a "key link".

Su Lun, who has watched more than a thousand horror movies and played countless horror games, always had an intuition that there was something wrong with this brooch.

And there are many strange supernatural forces in this world, which may cause big trouble.

If you don’t know, just be confused. But since he had doubts, Su Lun had no intention of keeping this "potential thunder" thing around.

Now that he was far enough away from the manor, he no longer worried about triggering anything bad.

Without much hesitation, Su Lun dug a hole in the stone pit, buried the brooch in it, and marked it.

Thinking that if there is no problem, he will dig it out later after his cognition can identify the hidden information on it.

He didn't know that not long after it was buried, a certain will in the brooch awakened, and a murmur sounded like it came from the abyss: "Hey...did that kid discover something?"

.......

Su Lun didn't know that just a few days after he left "Storm Manor" through that secret route, a team of men in black arrived quietly.

In the dilapidated manor, a blond young man wearing a pink suit was leisurely drinking coffee. It seemed that the eerie and terrifying atmosphere in front of him was already commonplace, and it did not affect his mood at all.

Not long after, the blond young man's subordinates had violently broken open the "cursed space" full of strange dolls.

A strong man in a black suit came over with a box and reported: "Master Evan, there is a 'ghost species' in the cursed space in this manor, and we have killed it."

The strong man spoke very relaxedly and seemed to be very experienced in handling this kind of thing.

After a pause, he opened the box and showed the trophies, and then said: "This is the 'cursed object' found after killing the weird one. It should be the source supporting this cursed space. Master Nick has identified it. The quality of the cursed objects is very high and its effectiveness is very good..."

The blond boy took a look at the black butterfly brooch in the box. Seeing that it was a female item, he was not very interested. He waved his hand and said, "Miss Teresa likes to collect these accessories and deliver them to her mansion when she returns."

The strong man in a suit said respectfully: "Yes, young master."

.......

This group of people seemed to have the same "treasure map" of Su Lun. They quickly found the underground passage and then found the broken altar through the maze.

The blond boy is still looking forward to the legendary relics about the "Twilight Cross", the most mysterious and powerful alchemy organization in the last era, which shocked the elders of the clan. He imagined that if that altar really existed as recorded and deciphered in the manuscript, then he might be able to awaken a legendary super talent.

Unexpectedly, I heard a "bad news" not long after.

The suit captain of the guard walked over with a slightly ugly face and reported: "Master, we have discovered the basement, and it is indeed consistent with the deciphered content in the [Isaac Alchemy Manuscript]. But the ancient altar in the secret room has been After being destroyed, there is no way to carry out the sacrificial ceremony. And..."

The blond young man vaguely felt that he would hear something bad: "And what?"

The strong man in a suit said: "Moreover, after our careful investigation, we found traces of recent human activities in the basement. So we judge that the altar may have been triggered by someone..."

Hearing this, the blond young man said angrily: "It's so possible! We are the only ones who know this information!"

After missing out on the treasure by a huge margin, he suddenly thought of something and said angrily: "Damn it! It must be that old guy from the Raigadi family who is causing trouble again!"

"Where are the ancient city ruins over there?"

"People have been sent to investigate, but no one came back alive... Preliminary judgment shows that the danger level is at least 'red'."

......

On the other hand, Su Lun finally met a living person after walking for a few more days.