Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 24 Going deep underground

Chapter 24 Going deep underground
Hearing the strange cry coming from above his head, Xie Shen didn't dare to move down any further.

Despite his injuries, he began to fall faster.

But even so, Xie Shen still couldn't escape the pursuit of the thalamic sentinels.

Those thalamic sentinels cling to the walls of the drilling rig like lizards, making a slight "da da da" sound as they crawl.

Although the sound was soft, it was as deafening as a huge bell when it reached Xie Shen's mind.

The crawling sound was like a death warrant.

The closer he was to Xie Shen, the faster his heart beat.

In the end, Xie Shen could even vaguely feel that a thalamic sentinel had climbed to the top of his head and could attack him at any time.

No.

We have to give it a try.

At the critical moment, Xie Shen decisively used the "Blood Burning Technique".

He no longer clung to the wall of the drilling rig, but leaped decisively and jumped down without caring about anything.

The speed of free fall is very fast.

It’s hundreds of meters high, but you can reach the bottom in just a few seconds.

'Click'!
Accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, Xie Shen unfortunately suffered a comminuted fracture on the spot due to the huge impact force the moment he fell to the ground.

He didn't even have time to roll over.
It’s over.

Feeling the severe pain in his legs, Xie Shen's heart shuddered and the hairs all over his body stood up.

After all, the thalamic sentinels were still following closely above his head.

In order to escape the sentinel's pursuit, Xie Shen struggled to stand up from the ground, but found that his legs had lost sensation and he could not move at all.

In desperation, he grabbed the herbs from the backpack behind him like a madman and stuffed them into his mouth without any care.

These herbs all contain some spiritual power to a greater or lesser extent, and a small number of them also have therapeutic effects. So under the dual stimulation of the medicinal power and spiritual power, Xie Shen's legs began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

urgent!
In panic, Xie Shen only sat on the ground for about ten seconds before trying to get up again.

This time, he was able to barely stand still.

This shows that his injuries have recovered a little.

But it is still extremely difficult to take the first step.

'Da da da'

After wasting nearly twenty seconds, finally, the thalamus sentinels followed and reached the bottom of the well.

But as the man in the suit said before: the underground is the territory of the underground people, and the thalamus sentinels cannot trespass there without permission.

So Xie Shen saw a very magical scene.

——Those sentinels had clearly poked their heads out of the well and were even only one step away from Xie Shen.

But they seemed to be locked by iron chains and could not jump from the well into the cave.

"so close."

Realizing that he was out of danger, Xie Shen collapsed to the ground.

He tightened the headset on his ear and said to the man in a suit far away in the space station: "Chao Jing, are you still there?"

No one responded.

Xie Shen put his hand on the headset, restarted it and tried again: "Can you hear me? Hello?"

Still no response.

Perhaps this place is too far from the surface and the headset can no longer receive the signal.

After realizing this, Xie Shen stopped wasting time.

He changed into a comfortable position and lay on the ground, and began to silently circulate the spiritual power in his body to speed up the healing of his leg injuries.

It was not until the early morning of the next day that Xie Shen finally regained some of his mobility and was able to limp around to explore.

——There are two main problems that Xie Shen needs to solve right now.

First of all, you need to find a way to get food and water.

Food is not a big deal. As a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, Xie Shen would not be greatly affected even if he did not eat for several days.

But you must drink water every day, otherwise it will seriously affect your body functions.

Xie Shen originally brought drinking water with him, but he had already used up all the water last night to cool down the drilling rig.

Xie Shen still needs to find a way back to the surface underground.

It would certainly be unrealistic to climb all the way back to the surface along the borehole.

Although Xie Shen is a cultivator and his physical qualities are far superior to those of ordinary people, the well is hundreds of meters deep after all. Unless Xie Shen is a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage and can fly, it is impossible for him to climb up with his bare hands.

In order to find a way out, Xie Shen fumbled in the darkness and turned on the lighting equipment he carried with him.

It was not until this moment that he had time to look around the underground cave: looking around, it was obvious that the cave had traces of artificial excavation.

In the corners of the cave, you can even vaguely see a few ferns.

Xie Shen hung the flashlight around his waist and slowly moved forward in the direction of the cave where there was less vegetation.

——If there is less vegetation on the ground, it means that people often walk on this road. If you follow this road, you will have a greater chance of finding a settlement or water source.

Xie Shen walked in the cave for nearly two hours.

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, I finally heard light footsteps not far away.

The sound was coming from far away.

I guess the other party is the 'underground man' mentioned by the man in the suit.

In the cave.

Xie Shen remained alert and moved slightly closer to the 'underground man'.

——From a distance, he saw a girl with fair skin, slim figure, but dressed in an extremely strange way.

wrong.

Rather than being weird, it's more like being a little scary and disgusting.

The first thing that caught Xie Shen's eyes was the dozens of tiny iron nails densely embedded in the girl's face.

Going further up, you can see the metal hook hanging on the girl's eyelids.

The iron hook was polished.

Very refined.

also very beautiful.

It's like a girl who loves beauty, hanging an ornament on herself.
This is not finished.

Continuing to look down, you can see that the girl's abdominal skin has been lifted up with needle and thread, and then sewn back to both sides of her waist.

Not to mention personal experience.

Xie Shen only took one look and felt waves of phantom pain all over his body, and an inexplicable chill and horror in his heart.

According to the man in the suit: pain will cause the underground people's brains to secrete a large amount of dopamine, which is a kind of enjoyment for them.

Now I see that it is true.

Xie Shen gritted his teeth, forced a smile on his face, and greeted the underground girl: "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

"what?"

The sudden sound startled the girl.

She looked in the direction of Xie Shen.

After being stunned for a long time, he finally responded: "You came from the surface?"

"Ah."

Xie Shen always kept a certain distance from the girl.

He asked politely, "I just want to ask: Do you know how to get to the surface?"

I don’t know why.

This underground girl gave Xie Shen the feeling that she was drunk and looked sleepy.

She stood there motionless, as if she was thinking, or as if she was in a daze.