In a dense jungle that looked the same to me, I was deeply impressed that this man was able to move forward without missing a beat. He braved the thorns and led us to the end of the trail.
The road is built here, but there is still an area ahead. The guide said he can only send us here, and there is a snake den further ahead.
He said it was a snake's nest, but I really thought it was a 'nest'.
Tell him to go back at ease and be careful on the road.
When the little prince and I got closer, we realized how big this 'nest' was.
The 'nest', which is about the same size as the Bird's Nest Stadium, houses countless venomous snakes.
I suspected that this was a collective dormitory for jungle snakes. They were like knitted blankets, tangled one by one and woven into one piece. They were so dense that I was worried about their food source.
"God, God, Doctor?" The little prince swallowed, his legs weak from fear.
Judging from the density and number of venomous snakes ahead, I believe no one would dare to take a step forward.
"How about you wait here?" I saw that he was very scared, so I reluctantly took him in. If he suddenly yelled and collapsed, it would be in trouble.
"No, no, no, I'll go with you!" The little prince was more afraid of being left alone in the jungle than a sea of venomous snakes.
I made a few vague gestures on his body and told him that it was okay. I had used my inner strength to build a barrier for him, and he just had to walk straight forward.
His legs were trembling and he didn't dare to take a step. I saw that he was hesitant and took the first step into the group of snakes.
Use 'qi' to support your body to ensure that your feet will not step on the snake, which can prevent the little prince from being frightened further.
It took more effort, but I didn't want to hear him scream.
We walked through the void above the snakes. The venomous snakes coiled together would occasionally look up, but no snakes attacked.
The venomous snakes on the outside are really gentle in temperament. The further you go in, the more violent the snakes become.
Even though we had gas shields to protect our bodies, we were sprayed a lot.
Some venomous snakes even tried to bite us and swallow us.
Of course they didn't succeed, and we waded through the sea of snakes at a slow, safe pace, the air shields dripping venom.
It took a full two hours for the little prince to go from being scared at first, to being nervous later, to finally calming down.
We hiked for two hours before passing through the snake den area. During this period, we also saw flying snakes, flying from one tree to another.
With their flying abilities, they are capable of flying from trees to our heads.
We also saw a snake that can build ladders. Anyway, when we saw something strange, the little prince broke out in a cold sweat.
After passing through the snake den, others were almost exhausted.
I took out the map and followed the route marked by the priest. The snake nest was just the starting line. There was still a long way to go.
Seeing that I had no intention of stopping, the little prince gritted his teeth and followed.
I trusted the priest's assurance that he would be in no danger if he stayed in Stone City.
But he didn't believe it and insisted on coming with me to suffer.
The place of death that the priest mentioned was in front of the snake's den. When we arrived at the place, what we saw was the ground full of bones.
To the naked eye, there is nothing scary about this place, except that there is no grass growing on the ground, and layers of white bones cover up the original ground.
Most of these bones are bird bones, and there are almost no animal bones. At first glance, no human bones were found.
First it was a sea of snakes, and now it was a land of bones. The little prince had just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw this scene, his heart was in his throat again.
"Miracle doctor, is this the place of death that the priest said?"
"It should be, keep walking."
"Wait a minute! Are we going to walk in like this?"
"Otherwise? Flying? Obviously that won't work. They can all fly." I pointed to the bird bones on the ground.
If it runs on the ground, it will be trapped in the snake's den.
Everything flying in the sky is folded here.
This death place really lives up to its name. I can't say that the air shield can isolate the danger here.
But as long as the healing energy is in the body, even poisoning can be resolved.
We walked into the place of death. The little prince almost stopped breathing, always paying attention to the changes in his body.
The priest said that no one could walk more than ten meters inside, and they would fall to the ground within ten meters.
The little prince was walking behind me. I took long strides forward, and he put some distance between himself and me.
When he saw that I was ten meters away without any accident, he quickened his pace and caught up with me.
The scope of the dead area is similar to that of the snake's nest. I mean the straight-line distance. We kept walking without turning a corner.
The Sky Eye Clan has also explored other areas. If you want to avoid the snake dens and dead areas, you have to walk through the swamps on both sides.
Not only are there countless 'little lives' in the swamp, but they are also inaccessible.
From the map, the Snake Den and the Dead Land look more like a bridge in the middle of a huge swamp basin.
There are deep mire swamps on both sides of the bridge. Different dangers are waiting for us along the way on the bridge.
The Sky Eyes called this road the 'passage'. Unfortunately, they paid a huge price and failed to find a safe route.
After passing through the dead land, we came to the high temperature area again. The temperature of the ground can scald people's feet.
I had no choice but to let the air feet grow under the air mask, and the air feet would take our place on foot.
I continue to strengthen my abilities, and the 'qi' I create has become different from ordinary gas.
It does not change shape due to high temperatures. We walked on stilts through the hot 'Teppanyaki' zone.
Occasionally, a column of high-temperature air will erupt from the ground, which is very dangerous. I try to avoid getting close to the eruptions of these air columns.
Sometimes they are too dense and cannot be avoided. The only option is to increase the height of the air feet so that they are higher than the air column and farther away from them to avoid indirect burns.
I haven't tested whether the air cover can withstand high temperatures, so I don't want to take any chances.
Since we are standing high, we can see that in front of the 'Teppanyaki' is a body of water.
The water is also boiling water, so it's useless to have a boat. The boat will turn into a pot when it goes down, and the people on the boat will still be 'steamed'.
In such hot water, there should be no living things jumping out to bite us.
I tried to test the depth of the water, but I didn’t even reach the bottom the first time.
I simply gave up and built an air bridge over the water.
The little prince was dumbfounded. He thought I was a miracle doctor who only had superb medical skills.
At this point, he discovered that I have super strong internal strength, and now... he has a different idea.
We walked through the boiling water area and entered the foggy area.
It is too easy to get lost in this area, so I released the air thread, went directly through the foggy area, found an object to cling to on the periphery, and pulled on the air thread. The air thread automatically retracted at the other end, pulling us directly over at this end.
It was like riding a cable car. The little prince's mood could no longer be described as shocked.
Leaving the foggy area, we entered the real heartland.
That is, the area where the antidote grows. Everything is normal here, including normal plants and normal animals.
On the back of the map is a picture of the antidote drawn by the priest for me. She is good at drawing. I believe I can recognize it at a glance as long as I see the real thing.
(End of chapter)
