Ye An

With the help of the ice ladder, Ye An and Xiao Yun stepped down the tunnel.

Ore of various shapes straddled and strewn across, forming stone nets.The edges are extremely sharp and can scratch arms and shoulders if you are not careful.

Ye An stood on the ice ladder, stretched out his arm between the gaps in the ore, grabbed a section wrapped in stone skin, and used his strength to move laterally.

After going down to the tunnel, he found that there were holes of different sizes in the surrounding rock walls, the small ones were no bigger than a fist, and the big ones could accommodate an adult bending over to get in and out.

The inside of the cave is very dark, and you can't see the end, but you can hear the sound of the phoenix passing through.

Ye An has reason to suspect that these caves are connected to the caves outside the mountain, and the interior extends in all directions, forming a dense traffic network, similar to the caves on an isolated island.

Referring to the ant colony trapped in the ore, Ye An even believed that there was a huge ant nest here, and these passages were formed on the basis of the ant nest.

As Ye An approached the entrance of the cave, the sound of the phoenix became clearer, accompanied by waves of coolness, blowing away the sweat stains floating on his forehead.

The two continued to descend, getting farther and farther away from the hole above.

Down to a depth of more than 20 meters, the entrance of the cave turned into a courtyard, leaving only irregular white shadows above their heads.

In the canyon, the battle between peregrine falcons and horned eagles is still going on.

The two sides are evenly matched, and no one can do anything to the other, but neither intends to stop, insisting on fighting to the death.

At the entrance of the canyon, a pack of mutant wolves is chasing a stray stag.The members of the wolf pack alternately rotate, forcing the stag to run at high speed, constantly consuming its stamina.Seeing that the work was about to be done, the stag suddenly turned around and fled into the ravine where the wind was howling.

The stag disappeared at the entrance of the canyon, and the wolves hesitated.

The alpha wolf hesitated for a while, but was unwilling to give up the good meal after all. He raised his head and let out a long howl, gathered the members of the pack, and chased the stag into the valley.

The appearance of wolves made the situation in the canyon more tense.

Peregrine falcons and horned eagles fought fiercely in the sky, and the injured members occasionally fell, dragging broken wings, unable to fly into the sky, and unable to join the battle.

The arrival of wolves put them in crisis.

Raptors that could not flap their wings met groups of mutated wolves. Even horned eagles with superior physiques might not have much chance of winning.

In addition to the injured birds of prey, there were also a large number of corpses of mutant monkeys scattered on the ground.The wolves found that food was at their fingertips, and even at the risk of being spotted by horned eagles and peregrine falcons, they would not retreat again.

Since entering the dry season, prey has become more and more difficult to find every day.Newborn wolf pups need food, and in order for their pack to thrive, they must take risks.

The howling of wolves resounded through the canyon, once overpowering the chirping of horned eagles and peregrine falcons.It even passed into the underground along the tunnel, attracting the attention of Ye An and Xiao Yun.

"Wolf?" Ye An stopped on the ice ladder and listened quietly.After making sure that he had heard correctly, he exchanged a glance with Xiao Yun, feeling happy in his heart.

Ye An is well versed in the methods and skills of communicating with wolves. As long as there are enough mutant wolves in the canyon, he is confident to leave safely even if he cannot assimilate the horned eagles.

But the most important thing right now is to explore the underground.

The energy source in the dark made him extremely curious, and he really wanted to know what was hidden there.

The tunnel is bottomless, and the further you go down, the rarer the ore is, and the light gradually weakens, only a hazy shadow can be reflected.

Fortunately, both of them can see in the dark without much impact.On the contrary, the obstacles are reduced, the condensation ice ladder is more convenient, and the downward speed is increased.

The wind blowing from the ground was hot and rolled over the front of the body, the skin seemed to be scorched by fire, and it hurt hotly.

As the wind became stronger and stronger, the energy filled in the tunnel became more and more abundant.

Ye An grabbed the ice ladder above, looked into the darkness, and vaguely saw a raised rock mound.He can clearly perceive that the energy is coming from there.

Discovering the source of energy, the two of them accelerated their movements at the same time.

Xiao Yun visually measured the distance, and formed a slanted ice bridge directly under his feet, wrapped Ye An's waist with one arm, led him to jump onto the ice bridge, and slid down the smooth bridge surface, accompanied by the howling hot wind, at a faster speed Speed ​​down to the ground.

The end of the ice bridge reached the ground, Ye An walked down the ice bridge, and was immediately scalded by the hot air sprayed from the soil layer.

Xiao Yun formed an ice ladder again, with both ends hanging off the ground, flush with the rock mound covered with dust and gravel, which can avoid the splashing heat and facilitate further exploration.

Ye An stepped onto the ice ladder, and the coolness hit from the bottom of his feet, which made him breathe a long sigh of relief.

Mutants are physically strong, but it doesn't mean they don't feel pain.No matter how strong his physique was, he would still suffer from high temperature burns, the soles of his feet would turn red, and it would be uncomfortable to walk.

Borrowing ice cubes to relieve the pain, Ye An didn't waste time, and came to the rock hill with Xiao Yun one after another.

The rock mound is extremely huge, with a height of more than five meters.

Judging from the shape, it looks like a giant beast coiled up, especially similar to the posture of a mutated python coiled up.Look carefully, but there is an essential difference.

The mutated python has a thick body, and its body is like a log.

If there is really some kind of giant beast buried under the rock mound, its body shape is closer to prolate.It's not so much a land creature, it's more like a fish in the water.

Ye An observed closely, the palm covered the surface of the rock hill, and without any force, the surface stone skin cracked in large pieces.The gravel rolled down and the dust flew up, very similar to the situation when he found the spar before.

The flying dust was too choking, and Ye An and Xiao Yun had to back away, unable to open their mouths to speak, and could only communicate through gestures.

When the dust was almost dispersed, Ye An stepped forward again.

This time he gained experience, he tore off a piece of sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, and put his palm on the surface of the rock hill, held his breath and waited for the stone skin to fall off again.

Xiao Yun stood by his side, without touching the rock mound, and shifted his gaze to the high cave.

There was a rustling sound, and a large number of small beasts living underground began to gather, moving along the tunnel, and constantly surrounded the place where the two were. It was obvious that the visitors were not good.

Sensing the danger, Ye An knew that time was running out, so he covered the hill with both hands.Close your eyes, the energy surges in your body, along the palm that is in contact with the rock mound, like a silk thread entwined into a net, unfolding and attaching to it.

The ear-piercing cracking sound continued, and the huge rock mound began to shatter.The stone skin on the surface is cracked inch by inch, dust is flying, and soft light overflows from the cracks.

The light illuminates the ground, making the gophers and mutant monkeys probing at the entrance of the cave impossible to hide.

As the stone skin fell off, the light continued to increase, and the entire rock mound had turned into a light source.Energy filled the ground, enveloping Ye An and Xiao Yun, rushing past like waves.

The gathered small beasts also benefited, crowding at the entrance of the cave, fighting for positions and biting each other at all costs.

When the light faded slightly, Ye An took two steps back and outlined the giant beast under the rock mound with his eyes.

The white bones turned into crystal stones are intertwined and stacked, and the spine is unfolded. Visually, it is close to ten meters, which is far larger than he imagined before.The curved ribs are supported on the ground, and some of them have been broken.The flattened skull extends in front of the body, reaching up to the rock face.

Ye An recalled carefully, comparing all the land and sea creatures he had seen so far, he still couldn't find any similar ones.

Finally, it was Xiao Yun who gave the answer.

"This is a sea beast." Xiao Yun stepped forward, lifted the skull with a scabbard, and said to Ye An, "Oarfish that lives in the deep sea."