sinovels Chapter 470 Where did such a long tongue come from?!
Chapter 470 Where did such a long tongue come from?!
Chen You wasn't sure if it was because of the protection of the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique, which made him immune to all evil with his pure Yang spiritual power, that he hadn't been cursed.
But just thinking about what would happen if I got infected and started sticking my tongue out everywhere to lick things would be incredibly embarrassing!
"What do you want me to do?" he asked.
"Find the source of the curse." Bingbingde walked to the long table and traced lines on the ice with her finger.
A topographical map of the city of aurora quickly took shape.
"The initial infected all came from the Abyss Ice Mine."
"The mine is located 5,000 meters below the city. I sent three elite teams down to investigate, but all of them have lost contact."
Bingbing raised her head, and her featureless face seemed to convey a pleading expression.
"The energy reserves of Aurora City are about to run out, and the absolute zero seal can only be maintained for a maximum of three days."
"In three days, this city will become a den of lickers."
"By then...it will all be over."
Chen You stared at the map on the ice.
A system notification sounded in my ear.
[Ding! The main quest "The Frozen Past" has been updated.]
[Mission Objective: Investigate the truth behind the "Licking" curse and remove the source of contamination from the bottom of the Abyss Ice Mine.]
[Quest Reward: 1000 million experience points, Aurora City reputation increased to Revered.]
Chen You glanced at the mission panel.
The reward is so-so, but since it's part of the main storyline, I can't just skip it.
"What ice mine? It sounds dangerous." Chen You tapped the table. "We'll have to pay extra."
Bingbingde was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the legendary "Lord of Morality" to be so direct.
She hesitated for a moment, then pulled a money bag radiating a chilling aura from thin air and pushed it in front of Chen You.
Chen You opened the money pouch and glanced at it.
It's filled with high-purity frost gems. I don't know what use they'll be, but it's better than nothing.
"Deal." Chen You stuffed the money pouch into his backpack, stood up, and asked, "Where is the entrance to the Abyss Ice Mine?"
"I will have the captain of the guard take you there." The ice snake above Bingbingde's head stood up.
"Your Excellency, the Abyss Ice Mine not only contains mutated Lickers, but also ancient glacial behemoths."
"Please be very careful."
Chen You waved his hand and turned to walk towards the gate.
"By the way," Chen You stopped and turned to look at Bingbingde, "you should really change the cursed names here in the future."
"It doesn't sound serious enough."
Bingbing did not answer.
As Chen You walked out of the city lord's mansion, the captain of the guards was already waiting outside the door.
"Sir, please follow me." The captain of the guards led the way.
The two walked through several deserted streets and arrived at the edge of the city.
Ahead was a huge vertical shaft.
A sturdy metal winch was installed at the edge of the shaft, and a rusty iron chain stretched into the bottomless darkness.
"This is the entrance to the Abyss Ice Mine." The captain of the guard pointed to the shaft. "The elevator is broken; you'll have to climb down the chains."
Chen You walked to the edge of the shaft and looked down.
It was pitch black inside, and a cold wind carrying a fishy stench blew up from the bottom.
"How long have your men been down there?" Chen You asked.
"The first squad went down a month ago, and the last squad went down three days ago," the guard captain replied. "After they went down, they never sent back any news."
Chen You nodded. He didn't grab the iron chain.
The Jade Emperor Sword was drawn from its sheath and hovered in mid-air.
Chen You leaped onto the sword, transforming into a streak of purple light, and plunged directly into the vertical shaft.
The wind howled in my ears, and the ice walls on both sides of the shaft receded rapidly upwards.
Although there was no light, Chen You could still see that the ice wall was covered with dense scratch marks.
Some of the scratches were several inches deep, clearly not left by human fingers.
After descending about three thousand meters, the space in the shaft suddenly opened up.
Chen You slowed down and landed on a protruding rock.
Ahead was a wide mine tunnel.
The sides of the mine tunnel are inlaid with fluorite that emits a faint glow, making it barely possible to see the path underfoot.
Rusty pickaxes, broken helmets, and some mutilated limbs were scattered on the ground.
Chen You stepped over the severed arm.
The cut on the severed arm was covered in ice, and no blood was flowing out.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from deep within the mine tunnel.
Chen You stopped in his tracks.
In the darkness ahead, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up.
Accompanying this was a series of chilling, slippery friction sounds.
"Slurp... slurp..."
Chen You narrowed his eyes.
Dozens of twisted figures crawled out of the darkness.
They were dressed in tattered miner's clothes, on all fours, their joints bent backward at an extremely bizarre angle.
The most striking feature was the tongues sticking out of their mouths.
The tongue, half a meter long and covered with barbs, was frantically licking the rocks on the ground, the ice on the walls, and even the bodies of its companions.
Each lick leaves a deep groove in the hard rock.
This is a licking monster.
The largest Licker monster locked onto Chen You.
It let out a muffled roar, and with a sudden burst of power from its hind legs, it pounced like a cannonball.
The half-meter-long tongue swung in mid-air, heading straight for Chen You's face.
Chen You raised his right hand.
"Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder Righteous Law"
A thick bolt of purple lightning shot out from his palm, striking the licking monster precisely.
The violent power of lightning instantly pierced through its body.
The licking monster froze in mid-air, a layer of charred, hard shell forming on its surface.
Then, with a "bang," it exploded into countless fragments.
Startled by the thunder, the other lickers turned around and stared intently at Chen You.
Chen You gripped the Jade Emperor Sword tightly.
"This thing is disgusting, I hope I don't get licked."
Swords flashed and thunder roared.
Within minutes, the mine tunnel was filled with charred corpses.
Chen You stepped over a convulsing wreck and continued deeper into the mine tunnel.
The ground was covered in more and more slime, and the fishy smell was getting stronger and stronger.
We reached the end of the mine tunnel.
A huge bronze door appeared ahead, with intricate runes carved on it.
Chen You stepped forward, and the bronze door emitted a muffled rumble, automatically opening to both sides.
An extremely large and malevolent aura surged out from behind the door.
Chen You gripped the hilt of his sword and stepped through the gate.
Behind the door is a huge underground cavern.
In the center of the cave stands an altar made of black solid ice.
Above the altar, a pulsating dark red heart floats.
With each heartbeat, a puff of gray mist is expelled from the heart.
When these mists came into contact with the surrounding ice, they immediately turned into a highly infectious viscous fluid.
Is this the origin of the "licking" curse?
Just as Chen You was about to approach the altar, a deep voice echoed in the cave.
"Another insect has come to its death."
A massive figure slowly emerged from the shadows behind the altar.