Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

"Aaron is not without desires, let alone being purified, or having an epiphany under the attack of the black pillar.

He was overcome by emotion.

This should be a more powerful method of soul manipulation than emotional interference. It will be more effective on individuals with unstable souls like Aaron.

If we are under such soul attack for a long time, we will eventually be assimilated into a being without any desire to attack. "

Bai Ning's conclusion makes sense to a certain extent, but if further inferences are made based on this logic, their contact with the black pillars will have no meaning.

"In other words, our best choice at the moment is to leave this temple directly?"

Jiang Yingxue blurted out, with a slightly unwilling tone, they have been tossing in this temple for so long, are they going to leave in such a dejected manner?

"Need not.

You two continue to stay here, and I'll go take a look alone. "

The black pillar is currently in a defense mechanism. This is an extremely dangerous situation. Bai Ning cannot refuse such an adventure, but he cannot allow the other two to accompany him to death indifferently.

“If you die, we will most likely die here too.

Instead of doing this, it is better to share the pressure from the black pillar together, so that we may be able to gain a little hope of survival at the critical moment. "

Regarding Bai Ning's decisive and risky decision, Jiang Yingxue did not think this suggestion was very benign.

This team has been able to go all the way because of Bai Ning's superior personal ability. Without Bai Ning, Jiang Yingxue felt that she would die a little late at most.

In this case, it is better to trust Bai Ning's judgment and bear the risk of this decision together.

Jiang Yingxue also had her own decision. Bai Ning didn't say anything more. The three of them continued digging in the direction of the black pillar in a tacit understanding.

As predicted before, as the dust blocking the black pillars becomes thinner and thinner, the heart-stopping sense of oppression is gradually revealing its ferocious fangs.

Until the end, an overwhelming pressure made the three of them breathless. No matter how dry the air here was, they were already sweating.

"If I keep digging like this, I may faint and die here at any time."

It was very rare that Aaron took the initiative to confess his current state. It could be heard that he was probably afraid that he would drag down Bai Ning and the two of them.

"fine.

If I remember correctly, we were not far from the black pillar.

When the time comes, we will dig down and see if there are any piles of rocks where we can hide. "

Feeling so tired that he could hardly stand up straight, Bai Ning gasped and comforted him, saying that this was the best outcome for them at the moment.

He continued to dig forward, and at some moments, Bai Ning felt that the engineer shovel in his hand was about to melt.

This feeling is very strange, as if what happened to the stone is about to happen again on the engineering shovel in their hands.

The reason for the melting and decomposition of rocks was previously explained by silicon-based organisms. Is this speculation wrong?

However, how could a purely soul-level attack cause iron objects to melt and decompose?

Besides, the soul attack of the black pillar can even decompose steel, so shouldn't their fragile bodies fall apart earlier and turn into a puddle of dust here?

Resisting physical and psychological discomfort, the three of them continued to dig forward for a certain distance. The engineer shovel inserted into the dust finally hit a hard object.

Bai Ning thought that this might be a stone that could be used to block the soul attack of the black pillar, but when the nearby dust fell, a black thing was revealed.

Black column base?

Bai Ning's heart tightened, but the dizzying feeling before his eyes did not appear before. Even the strong pressure in his heart did not increase at all.

Isn't it part of the black column?

Bai Ning continued to dig deeper, and a larger black part was exposed. The vertical black stone wall looked very much like the base of the black column.

"what happened?

We are still dozens of meters away from the black column. Is its base so big?

Besides, why didn’t we have the same abnormality as before? "

Jiang Yingxue gasped and stepped on the black stone, looking very unconvinced.

Did they come here with the awareness of death, but all they got was a black stone blocking their way?

"What attacks our souls is not necessarily the black matter in front of us, but a certain mechanism inside the black pillar.

Judging from the current touch, this black substance is not black crystal. Metal objects will not make any sound when hitting it, and the overall texture is like a stone.

It's hard to tell what this thing is, so keep digging around to see what's going on. "

Bai Ning is also very puzzled by this black substance. It feels like a hard and brittle object, but it does not make any sound when it collides with metal objects, as if it completely absorbs the impact in an instant. of all energy in general.

The three of them continued to dig, and the black material was like a wall blocking their way. Even if they continued to dig down for several meters, there was still no sign of termination.

If this black column was the core area of ​​the entire temple, the dome of the temple would naturally collapse due to its erosion of the stones.

But if this black column can infinitely corrode the temple's ground, and it should eventually fall on the original foundation of the temple, then the top of the black column should be very low.

But based on the overall impression of the previous bright moment, the black pillar seemed to be towering into the clouds, directly inserted into the halo at the top, making it impossible to tell where the top extended to.

The top of a totem pillar erected in the temple extends beyond the temple, and the base at the bottom is even embedded into the ground to an unknown depth. This shows that the temple was probably built around the black pillars. of.

Using a building material destined to corrode to build a magnificent temple is a loss-making business from any point of view.

This kind of behavior looks like a temporary imprisonment, a temporary seal on something helpless.

Could it be that the researchers in the ancient ruins discovered something extraordinary while studying the soul, and created a perfect spiritual monster by utilizing the soul principle?

In order to avoid the harm of this spiritual monster, relevant researchers can only seal it in a black pillar, and build a temple outside using the remains of silicon-based creatures to further isolate and suppress it.

Interpreted from this perspective, Bai Ning's previous shooting of the black pillar with a submachine gun probably caused the seal of the black pillar to loosen, and the spiritual monster inside the pillar was trying to leave.

As for the previous shocking spirit attack, it was just the aftermath of the spirit monster's impact.

Even the strong light source above the head of the black pillar might just be an emergency mechanism for the ancient ruins to deal with spiritual monsters.

In the general concept of spiritual bodies, light can cause harm to spiritual bodies. The special light at the top is to suppress the spiritual monsters in the black pillars.

"Do you still need to dig deeper?"

After digging down for several more meters, the surrounding dust slope felt like it would collapse at any time. Jiang Yingxue asked breathlessly while holding the engineer shovel.

This black column seems to have taken root, and there is no end in sight. The foundation of a general 4-meter building is only 5-[-] meters. The foundation part of this black column obviously exceeds the standard.

"continue.

Dig until the bottom is solid. "

Bai Ning's persistence makes Jiang Yingxue a little confused. Even if they dig to the bottom of the black pillar, what will it do? Can they still conquer the black pillar from below?

Even if she had doubts in her heart, Jiang Yingxue could only choose to cooperate with Bai Ning. The three of them expanded the sand pit again in order to continue digging deeper.

After digging down a few more meters, the height of the exposed base was about ten meters, and they were able to dig down to the hard bottom of the base.

With a crisp sound of "clang", the hard stone was finally exposed. Jiang Yingxue quickly came over to take a look and found that the ground was not that flat, but had an inclination, as if the entire black column was built on Generally on the top of a slope.

“The foundation collapse you mentioned before, judging from the current situation, if this is true, then we are probably already at the top of the next level of space.

Judging from the current situation, the entire space on the next level has been filled with stones and dust. Even if the previous experience of disappearing footprints is used to infer its internal mobility, it is only possible that there are still cavities in some areas.

Under this situation, even if we want to dig to other places, it seems difficult. "

After casually guessing Bai Ning's intended purpose of digging down, Jiang Yingxue gave a certain preview of the current difficult situation.

Whether it is the black pillars or the upper and lower spaces here, they all look extremely strange. It is almost impossible to find a way out of the temple.

If Bai Ning can't find any secrets from the black pillars, then he should exit the temple directly now and continue exploring the entire ancient ruins from other directions.

"The entire temple is built around black pillars. The collapse of the temple's foundation is probably because the temple also has an underground floor.

The coverage area of ​​the entire underground floor may be very vast, and may even radiate to the surrounding ancillary buildings.

The former underground mobility of the dust pile was most likely caused by rat-like creatures burrowing into it.

If my guess is correct, the lair of the rat-like creature is located in this hidden underground layer. "

Facing the same thing, Bai Ning's reasoning was completely different from Jiang Yingxue's, but it didn't sound like there was any chance to refute it. This made Jiang Yingxue shocked and could only silently choose to accept it.