Read Novel Full Chapter 174.2
Chapter 174.2
On the ground in the passage were endless diamond corpses.
The corpses were not those of humans but of some kind of bird.
The densely packed diamond corpses differed in the degree to which they were turned into diamonds but not in their morphology.
In other words, it was one kind of bird.
They were huge, and the corpses huddled in the corners were three meters long, not to mention the length of the wings.
After breaking out of his excitement, Chi Yan also finally noticed the diamond corpses. The bodies lay there, prostrate, silently speaking of the tragedy.
Chi Yan sighed a little and wondered why this bird species pecked at Diamond Mountain like a woodpecker until death.
“What tragic birds; although I don’t know why they peck the mountain, it’s thanks to them that we have a chance to leave this hellish place.”
Bai Lixin’s eyes were dark as he gave a perfunctory response to Chi Yan’s words and walked with somewhat heavy steps to the birds that had turned into diamonds.
He half crouched down, his fingers gently stroking the cold, clear diamond surface, his mouth silently opening and closing, his expression reverent and serious, as if he were reciting a transcendental scripture.
He went to each mountain of corpses and repeated the same action.
This was repeated several times, one after the other until Chi Yan said it was time to stop and go.
Bai Lixin: “Alright, let’s go back first.”
Chi Yan looked back at the rather tragic birds and quickly followed Bai Lixin’s lead, saying, “Are you all right?”
The two walked out of the cave. Bai Lixin put the machinery into his backpack, and the two began to dart towards the side of the rope.
As they ran, Bai Lixin spoke faintly, “At the same time every year, they risk their lives to chisel the mountain.”
“You once warned me not to leave the survival zone at night, that as long as darkness came to the area, it would turn into an abyss. That player turned into a diamond, and those birds turned into diamonds; do you know what that means?”
Chi Yan thought for a moment, and his eyes, which were showing confusion, gradually showed astonishment: “Do you mean to say that when these birds flew over to chisel the mountain, they did not choose to leave at dark but stayed and continued to chisel the mountain?”
Bai Lixin nodded. “We always leave before dark, so we don’t know that they are still chiseling Diamond Mountain even after we’ve left.”
“I just observed the degree to which some of the birds are turned into diamonds, and each one is different. In addition, their feet are all covered in scratches from the thorns.”
“There is a high probability that these birds spend the year going through a lot of difficulties to get to Diamond Mountain. It is their mission to chisel out the mountain. They come despite all the difficulties, only to meet a tragic end.”
He thought for a moment, “They must have seen the corpses of their companions when they came in, so they knew what was in store for them.”
Bai Lixin sighed, ” I am very curious why these birds would chisel the mountain with a certain death in mind.”
“Before I left yesterday, that sound was still some distance away, and when I came today, I found that the wall where I have been digging was thinner.”
Chi Yan sighed for a while, and the expression on his face soon became very complicated: “It’s time for us to leave here.”
“But that tunnel looks so long, can we get through before dark?”
Bai Lixin: “Yes, we can, because the birds managed to fly in and peck at the mountain.”
Chi Yan froze for a moment and quickly understood what Bai Lixin meant.
He was saying that since the birds could turn to diamonds, it meant that they were also subject to the rules of darkness. But since they could fly in and dig a tunnel, it meant that the distance was not infinitely long.
And… Chi Yan’s eyes lit up. If these birds could fly in from outside, that meant they would not have to worry about the darkness as long as they left the tunnel! Or maybe there was no danger in the darkness outside.
Bai Lixin: “I heard the pecking at around 11 a.m. yesterday.”
“So it flew for three and a half hours after dawn.”
“Let’s get one thing straight, they are twice as fast as we are; if it took three and a half hours to go through the tunnel, it’ll take us about seven.”
Chi Yan froze again, and he looked at Bai Lixin in surprise, asking, “How do you know they are twice as fast as us?”
Bai Lixin: “Their body size, weight, shape, feather structure, muscle strength, plus the humidity and wind in a cave add up to a rough estimate of its flight speed, it is not very accurate but it can be used for reference.”
“Its flight speed should be fast, but because the cave space is a bit narrow, it reduces its speed.”
Chi Yan simply listened in awe.
He laughed when he listened to Bai Lixin talk about using carbon atoms, and was shocked when he saw that diamond pile-driving machinery.
But now he was on his knees.
Big boss! I understand every word you say, but when put together, I can’t understand it!
Are you a science guru, right? You must be a science guru!
Please accept a bow from this scum!
“But, it’s all a rough estimate after all,” Bai Lixin then added, “and there may be a margin of error a fraction of a tenth of a second.”
“But almost negligible.”
Chi Yan: “……”
He had to say that Big Boss Bai Lixin was so strong that he actually thought he could understand what he was saying.
The sun was at its highest point in the sky, yet the two didn’t dare to relax.
They also stopped talking in order to preserve their strength, and after three hours of running, the two finally arrived at the rope.
Chi Yan bent over with his hands on his knees and spoke through his heavy pants, “Big boss, you go first, I’ll take the back.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the time in the taskbar and nodded, “Okay, hurry up and catch up when you’re well rested.”
It had been many years since Chi Yan had exercised, and suddenly doing such strenuous exercise made his throat feel like it was burning. He gasped for air, “I know, I’ll catch up soon; victory is in sight, how can I die now.”
Without further hesitation, Bai Lixin nimbly jumped onto the rope.
Only about ten meters of the rope could be seen above the clouds, and Bai Lixin soon disappeared.
Chi Yan rested for a few more moments before finally finding his rhythm and getting on the rope.
He was much braver the second time, and without a moment’s hesitation, he quickly moved forward.
A little way down, a thick fog suddenly filled the area.
Not only was the deep abyss beneath their feet covered in a dense fog, but they couldn’t even see the rope beneath their feet.
To be on the safe side, Chi Yan had to reduce his speed.
“Chi Yan?” Just as Chi Yan squinted his eyes to carefully identify the rope beneath his feet, a hazy call suddenly came from below: “Are you the one coming?”
Chi Yan: “Bai Lixin?”
The youth’s voice came from the clouds once again: “It’s me, there is a fog every afternoon at this time.”
Chi Yan looked toward the white fog, but couldn’t see anything, “Were you waiting for me?”
“Yes, don’t be afraid, follow my voice.”
The man’s voice suddenly began to move, moving a few degrees towards the side.
“Can you hear my voice? Or the sound of a bell, come to me, be careful.”
Chi Yan had now reached a point where he couldn’t see and he shouted to the source of the voice, “Yes, I’ll be right over.”
With that, his leg stepped to the right without hesitation.
In the next second, he suddenly got the feeling of weightlessness.
That leg had stepped into the air.
With that leg as his center of gravity, his body began to fall downward.
He didn’t react to what was happening but realized that he might have been tricked by something.
As he fell, he reached out to grab the rope above his head.
But he was a step too late.
His fingertips touched the rough hemp rope, but he could not grab onto it.
His fingers scratched the air, which meant that the last glimmer of hope was gone.
Chi Yan thought that there would be countless thoughts and images passing through his mind when he was on the verge of death, but there were none.
At the moment of his fall, there was only one thought in his mind.
Whoever could save him would be his ancestor from now on!
The moment this thought flashed by, a force grabbed Chi Yan’s falling body.
Chi Yan raised his head in shock and saw Bai Lixin’s helpless and somewhat worried face. “Ah, there are hallucinogens in the fog; I forgot to remind you earlier.”
Chi Yan let out a “Wuu,” “It’s okay, Ancestor!”
Bai Lixin: “???”
Had this child lost his mind?
At least call me “grandpa”, not “ancestor”.