Another World: That's too much. I have to start from scratch to get the contribution value.

Chapter 403: Mutation - Loneliness 12

"That's pretty much it."

After putting all the eggs back to their respective places, the patriarch looked much more relaxed.

"Let me show you outside. There's nothing else to do now."

Anjiu didn't expect to be able to go out so smoothly, so he agreed without any hesitation.

The two walked side by side in the silent corridor. The candles on both sides had burned almost halfway, and the red wax flowed down like cream, gathering into a ball at the bottom.

The patriarch had no intention of changing the candles. He walked with his head half lowered like an unconscious shadow.

He seemed lost in his own thoughts.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, looked around, and said in a hoarse voice: "I've walked past it... The door is at the back."

After turning back about ten meters, he stood in front of a candle and moved to the right. A secret door appeared silently on the left side of the original door.

Anjiu looked at this candle lamp that was exactly the same as any other. She could never have imagined that the door leading out was actually hidden.

Following behind the patriarch, there was a dark corridor in front of me, without any lighting.

But when the door closed, scattered starlight appeared in the corridor, and the road could be seen clearly.

The clan leader is very familiar with this place, so even if he walks in the dark, it won't have any impact.

Anjiu quickly caught up.

When the patriarch opened the second door, a very bright and dazzling light shone in.

Eyes that have been in darkness for a long time cannot adapt and are irritated to the point of tearing.

When Anjiu wiped the corners of his eyes, he heard the clan leader's sad and hoarse voice, "I know you are sad and excited. You can come out anytime you want. You are free here."

Opening the secret door in front of her was already a form of tacit consent.

An Jiu put down his hand and said, "Thank you, Chief."

The patriarch stood with his back to the light, his expression seemed a little distorted, and a feeling of loneliness lingered around him.

"Come out and take a look. Although it's not what it used to be,...just think of it as a different view."

He walked out, and a cool breeze blew in through the doorway.

Anjiu smelled a damp, cool vapor.

Walking out of the door, there is a huge platform, empty, lonely and desolate.

The ground was covered with dust, and moss and lifeless weeds grew wildly in the broken places.

The entire platform was empty and so quiet that not even the sound of the wind could be heard.

But the sky is a clear, high blue, and the air is refreshingly cool.

The patriarch walked slowly forward, his footsteps absorbed by the moss, and his heels stirred up a thin layer of ash when they left the ground.

Anjiu followed behind, looking at this open space that recorded the sad past.

It can be seen that they experienced a brutal genocide at that time.

There was no bloodstain on the ground, it must have been cleaned up.

The clan leader knew what the only member of the clan was doing behind the scenes. He didn't want to explain what happened in the past. He would know everything when she matured and was born next time.

Let her be happy first.

It doesn’t matter if you know that painful memory later.

He bent over and sat on the edge of the platform, gazing into the distance like an old monk in meditation.

Anjiu was tactful enough not to disturb them and went around to the other side, wanting to see what was below and how tall the building was.

As we got closer, a clear surface of water appeared where the edge of the platform met the blue sky.

water?

Water as high as the roof?

An Jiu was slightly startled, but he did not stop and continued walking forward.

Standing on the edge, she finally saw the appearance of this strange world - a world swallowed by the ocean.

The rising sea level was only twenty centimeters lower than the platform where he was.

Looking into the distance, the sea surface is as calm as a huge mirror, and the water is so clear that you can see the bottom at a glance.

Deep in the darkness, a submerged city stands quietly.

Anjiu turned his head to look at the patriarch, his gaze remained on the city for a long time.

"Is that our former home?"

"No." The patriarch said in a somewhat cold tone, "Our home is here."

However, with sea water that can even flood a city, how can this building just rise above the water?

Anjiu couldn't understand which city would build a super tall building in a very remote suburb.

This doesn't make sense.

She knelt down skillfully and stuck her head out to look down.

When I lowered my head, my hair naturally slid down, just a few centimeters away from touching the water surface.

Anjiu didn't pay attention to this, her attention was soon attracted by the strange shape below.

If I were to describe it with an object, an inverted snail shell would be a more accurate description.

The smooth shell spirals downward, with a wide platform that gradually narrows at the bottom.

No wonder she couldn’t find the exit, there was no exit at the bottom—wait, how did someone come out from down there?

Just as she was about to take a closer look, a hand appeared out of nowhere, supported her forehead and lifted her up.

The chieftain said angrily, "This is too dangerous! You are so naughty! This water is very dangerous, you know?"

"Sorry," Anjiu said, "I just saw someone down there and wanted to get a better look."

The clan leader calmed down a little and said, "You are mistaken. That is not a person, but a corpse."

An Jiu thought it was unlikely, "No way, I saw three of them, they were indeed swimming upstream."

And there seems to be a chain in the middle.

The chief noticed that she didn't seem to be lying and looked serious, but how could there be any living things in this sea?

He couldn't help but frown, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the foreigners he met in the building.

Are there any fish that have slipped through the net?

But they will also be corroded by sea water, so how can they swim in it?

Could it be that their tribe has already found a way to deal with it?

"you sure?"

"How about I take another look?"

Seeing that he looked incredulous, An Jiu felt a little unsure.

"be careful."

The clan leader was worried, so when he saw Anjiu lying down, he reached out and grabbed the back of her collar to prevent her from falling.

Anjiu looked towards the place where she had just seen the people. The sea water was clear and she found the three people at a glance.

The man in the middle took the lead, followed by two teammates who were like landlubbers. They blew out oxygen bubbles from their mouths from time to time, were clumsy and couldn't tread water.

From this, Anjiu was able to confirm that they were alive.

However, given their current distance and speed, the oxygen in their lungs would definitely not be enough to float to the surface of the sea, especially since they were carrying two people who couldn't swim. The consumption of physical strength and oxygen would be very great.

Maybe there will be three dead bodies coming up.

"Chief, they are indeed living people."

Hearing Anjiu say this, the clan leader suddenly felt very complicated.

"Let me see."

He lay beside Anjiu, leaned over and looked down. Following the direction of Anjiu's finger, he saw three naked men swimming upstream.

How can this be?

Why weren't they hurt?

The clan leader's eyes were filled with shock. He suddenly reached out and pulled off a few strands of hair, then gently threw them into the sea.

The hair burned with blue flames.