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"How did he get in?! The portal was clearly destroyed!" Manco roared, his voice trembling with extreme anger and heartache.

After thinking it over, the only person who could have done this was Liu Nian!

This kid must have dismantled his portal and reverse-engineered it to create his own portal leading to the same coordinates!

"Liu Nian... Liu Nian!!!" Manco's eyes were bloodshot, his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked, and he was trembling with rage.

He could almost see all the magical metals, rare crystals, and scrolls he had accumulated falling into the hands of that despicable human!

What pained him even more was that the ruins of the "Ancient Serpent City" he had discovered while exploring the Abyss, along with the [? ? ? level NPC] and the eternal-level quest it issued, had now become Liu Nian's!

That was his greatest hope for a comeback! Now... it's all over! He's done all that work for someone else!

"Aaaaaah—!!!" Manco roared to the sky, his chest heaving with blood and qi, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Having lost the city, suffered heavy losses, lost their last remaining resources, and even had their biggest secret stolen by someone else... Manco's hatred for Liu Nian was now practically tangible!

"Liu Nian...you wait! If I don't avenge this, I, Manco, swear I'm not a man!!"

Vows filled with resentment and curses echoed in the dark hideout.

However, even he himself knew how difficult it would be for him to take revenge on Liu Nian after losing all his capital.

After Liu Nian finished taking stock of the mountain of supplies he had looted from the troll camp, he was satisfied, but a hint of disappointment also flashed through his mind.

He had the bees carefully examine every type of item, from magical metals to monster materials, and even dismantled war machine parts, but they couldn't find any trace of a "leve resonance bomb" or any large-scale explosive.

"It seems Manco doesn't have any of these good stuff on hand either." Liu Nian shook his head, letting go of this small regret.

The current harvest is already substantial enough to complete the restoration of the floating city to about 70-80%. We should be content; one shouldn't be too greedy!

He summoned Freya and Vayne and ordered, "Have everyone get ready. Next, we will continue our exploration of the Abyss."

"Yes, sir!" the two bee-man generals replied in unison.

Upon entering the Abyss once more, the bees flew out of the giant's mouth, and the massive army began its journey into this eerie world beneath the dark red sky.

Although the chaotic magic in the air made the bee people slightly uncomfortable, they still maintained their orderly reconnaissance formation.

The initial section of the journey did not present any substantial threats, but as we ventured deeper, the terrain began to show significant changes in elevation.

In some places, the "rock walls" on both sides become smooth, presenting an arc similar to the inner wall of a biological cavity, covered with dark red, pulsating patterns, like a huge network of blood vessels dried into fossils.

Liu Nian felt something was wrong as he looked at it more and more, so he had the behemoth release a sonic boom to probe.

The sound wave images that were fed back gradually sketched out a shocking picture in Liu Nian's mind—they were not walking on an "underground cave" or "alternate plane land" in the usual sense, but were in an extremely large, winding, undulating S-shaped cavity structure!

The shape of the space within the known detection range, as reported by the feedback, is almost identical to the inside of some kind of gigantic snake!

"This...we're inside something's 'belly'?" Liu Nian's pupils contracted slightly.

This conclusion seems too far-fetched, but when combined with the smooth "cavity walls," the "blood vessel" texture, and the increasingly dense aura in the air, a mixture of decay and strange energy, it seems to be the most reasonable explanation.

But if this place is inside some kind of organism, isn't it a bit too big?

The size of the behemoth is already astonishing enough, but inside this thing, the behemoth is practically a parasite!

Just then, the bee-man scout ahead sent back a message: "Sir, a large-scale man-made architectural ruin has been discovered! The style... is very strange!"

Liu Nian's spirits lifted, and he immediately led his team to the location of the discovery.

After passing through a relatively narrow passage, the view suddenly opened up.

They arrived at an extremely vast underground space, which seemed to be an "expanded node" of a cavity. And in the center of this space, leaning against the huge "cavity wall," stood a magnificent ancient city ruin!

What truly shocked and even bewildered Liu Nian was the architectural style of these ruins.

Despite its dilapidated state, the once magnificent dragon-carved stone pillar still stands tall, its five-clawed dragons carved with lifelike detail. Though corroded by dark red demonic substances, it still exudes an aura of vastness and majesty.

Broken eaves and brackets lie scattered on the ground, with exquisite auspicious beast decorations such as Chiwen and Chaofeng still faintly visible.

The damaged palace walls were constructed with blue bricks and gray tiles, and lotus petal-shaped column bases can be seen at the foundation.

The palace outline, faintly discernible in the distance, follows a symmetrical layout with the front court and rear palace. Although most of it has collapsed, its solemn and elegant charm transcends time and the pollution of demonic energy, wafting towards you.

What is even more striking is that various mythical beast totems are carved or inlaid on the ruins and even the stone slabs on the ground throughout the city. In addition to the most numerous dragons, there are also Qilin riding on fire, phoenixes spreading their wings as if about to take flight, majestic and domineering Xuanwu, and white tigers symbolizing killing and warfare. These totems, which should appear in Eastern myths and legends, are now strangely presented in the ruins deep in the abyss of demons.

"This...this is..." Liu Nian was stunned.

This is clearly a building with a strong ancient Chinese architectural style!

Why did it appear in the Demon Abyss of this game world?

He also understood why Manco had simply piled up supplies at the makeshift camp outside instead of bringing them into the seemingly safer city ruins.

Because here, there is clearly something that the trolls fear—among those broken walls and ruins, some translucent, elusive shadows can be vaguely seen wandering about.

They largely retain a humanoid form, but have horns on their heads, tails behind them, and are covered in illusory scales; they are the "Dragon Ghosts" mentioned by the Scarface Troll.

At first, Liu Nian thought they were Western half-dragons, but he never expected that they were actually half-dragons with a dragon-like style!

However, these half-dragons were shrouded in demonic energy, clearly indicating they were not good guys.

"Remain vigilant and advance slowly," Liu Nian ordered.

The bees gripped their weapons, spread out in formation, and cautiously stepped into the ruins.

The city appears more dilapidated inside than outside, but some relatively well-preserved areas have been preserved.

Liu Nian noticed that at some key locations, such as what appeared to be the central square and the main palace entrance, there were treasure chests resembling giant cauldrons.

There are three such treasure chests in total, and the lids of two of them have been opened, and they are empty.

The third treasure chest, located in the palace, was perfectly sealed and placed in front of a huge screen wall, half of which was carved with a pattern of nine dragons playing with a pearl.