I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1096 Unknown Life
The phantom created by the totem had not yet completely disintegrated, and several "goblins" had already begun to chatter in a language that Mo Ling had never heard of before. It sounded like they were chanting a spell and it sounded extremely weird.

The other explorers also noticed something was wrong. Although they did not have the vision of Mo Ling, they still vaguely saw a few blurry figures after the totem shadow disappeared, and the strange conversation gradually reached their ears.

Now, no one dared to act rashly.

At this time, standing in front of him was a group of unknown creatures, and they looked intelligent, completely different from the wild boars before.

"Do you know what that is?" one explorer asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, it looks like a goblin."

"Isn't that a fictional creature?"

“Maybe there really is one in the abyss?”

"They made those totems, right?"

“I don’t know, but it’s definitely related to them.”

If it wasn't a big deal, he definitely wouldn't be here right now with such an angry expression.

Faced with this group of unknown creatures, the crowd was not as frightened as when they encountered the wild boar just now, because these enemies in front of them were too short and looked like they had no strength, so a head-on battle was not a problem at all.

"How about we strike first?"

"can."

As they discussed, they quietly moved forward, then several nimble explorers rushed forward and grabbed the small unknown creature in their hands. Then several more people rushed forward and took out ropes to tie them up.

These creatures are indeed as weak as they appear, and can be captured without any effort.

"So simple?"

After these creatures were easily caught, everyone showed a look of surprise on their faces.

But after capturing these unknown creatures, it seemed to be of no use. The surrounding scene was still covered by the virtual image of the totem. They couldn't speak the language, and they couldn't interrogate these unknown creatures. They seemed to be stuck in a stalemate and could only continue to destroy the totem as before.

Just as the stalemate was about to begin, Mo Ling suddenly discovered something strange:

The nearby totems are fading automatically.

"These totems are actively removing their disguises? Why?"

Before Mo Ling could figure it out, the totem farther away suddenly began to fade, and the nearby "jungle" instantly became blurred, like a faded painting, with the paint flowing downwards, and the "canvas" behind gradually emerged.

This change made everyone alert and they gathered together again.

When the "jungle" completely faded away and everything behind it was revealed, the crowd began to gasp...

The place where they were was a wasteland with many wooden fences placed in a crisscross pattern on it. In some places there were sturdy pointed pillars. This was known from the beginning, but what everyone did not know was that this was actually a place like a "Colosseum".

Farther away, which they could not see before, was a towering "wall" made of giant trees. Each giant tree was three or four stories high. They were surrounded by these giant trees in the center. The fences and pointed pillars were just "props" in the Colosseum to add to the fun. On top of the giant wooden wall, there were densely packed "goblins". They were excitedly looking at the people in the Colosseum, as if they were looking at some kind of toy, with mockery and contempt in their eyes. Some "goblins" picked up garbage with their hands and threw it down...

Everyone finally understood why the stench could never be dissipated.

On the ground of the Colosseum, there were some broken corpses of creatures thrown randomly, some still with flesh and blood, some with only bones left, some leaning against the city wall, as if they were trying to climb up the wall before dying, and some were half buried in the soil, obviously having been dead for a long time.

This horrifying scene stunned everyone. They had thought their condition would be bad, but they didn't expect it to be this bad.

They didn't know when they were thrown into the arena, and were watched by the "goblins" as they struggled. The spherical wild boar must have been thrown in as well.

I just don’t know why those guys have now removed the totem illusion, allowing everyone who has been kept in the dark to see the truth.

"They don't want us to destroy the totems anymore. Those totems are very important to them."

Mo Ling looked at the scene around him and explained in a deep voice.

Perhaps for these unknown creatures, they are already trapped in a jar, and there is no need to consume precious totems. Although this "performance" will be less interesting, it is still exciting enough...

Realizing that they had been teased, some explorers could no longer suppress their anger. Their faces turned red and their hands gripping their weapons tightened.

But it was useless to be angry. With human's physical fitness, there was no way to escape from the huge wooden wall. They would only be exhausted by the wild beasts that kept coming in, and finally die in the arena.

"Don't worry, we have prisoners." An explorer said thankfully, "We can use these prisoners to negotiate..."

Hearing his words, Mo Ling sighed and said in a deep voice: "These are not captives... These are companions they don't want."

"what?"

"Look at those guys up there. Do they look worried? They left these companions behind on purpose."

Mo Ling noticed it the moment the nearby totem virtual image completely collapsed. Although he didn't know the origins of these creatures, they were at least human-shaped, and he could tell something from their expressions.

It seemed that this group of creatures sent these companions to the Colosseum just for "more fun" and to make the performance in the Colosseum more exciting, and they did not care about the lives of these companions at all.

"Are they so cruel?" The explorer said in astonishment after hearing Mo Ling's explanation.

Even though they were tied up with ropes, the captured unknown creatures kept chattering and trying to bite the explorers around them with their fangs. They seemed to have no fear at all.

Just as everyone was hesitating, the wild boar that had been crushed by the sharp pillar finally died, and its body fell limply to the ground. Blood flowed along the ground and spread around, like a painting on the ground with bright red paint.

"Oh!"

Seeing this scene, the "goblins" on the huge wooden wall shouted excitedly, and even the few that were tied up began to shout in agreement.

Not only that, Mo Ling was surprised to find that as the wild boar died, the totems on the skin of these "goblins" began to light up, as if they had absorbed some kind of energy and became more and more active.

"Are they gaining totemic energy through killing? Or is this kind of 'beast fighting' performance a form of sacrifice, and are they gaining the favor of the totem through this sacrifice?"

(End of this chapter)