Chapter 1922: The Mysterious Ifrit Statue! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong slightly frowned. He began to examine his surroundings and found even more oddities.

In fact, Wang Chong was surrounded by the corpses of otherworldly invaders, as well as the skeletons of humans. There were also many yellow insects swiftly traveling across the ground. They had sharp mandibles, and even the edges of their flat carapaces were as sharp as blades.

These were Apocalypse Bugs!

Wang Chong was extremely familiar with these insects that crawled out from the bodies of otherworldly invaders when they died. Apocalypse Bugs were extremely aggressive, and when they were first discovered, humans had been extremely panicked. But after going through many gruesome battles, Wang Chong regarded them like any other bug.

Thwack! An Apocalypse Bug charged at Wang Chong and was instantly crushed. The other Apocalypse Bugs instantly shrieked and clicked before scattering in fear.

The Apocalypse Bugs were extremely sensitive to danger, and it was one of their special traits to determine someone's strength by their attacks.

Wang Chong quickly turned his attention away from the Apocalypse Bugs. He was in a very large space around which were scattered strange formations, or perhaps altars. Almost every altar was occupied by the body of an otherworldly invader that had been chained to the altar.

Wang Chong suddenly realized what this was.

”This is a laboratory! These altars were used to imprison and analyze the otherworldly invaders. Those humans on the ground were the researchers!”

But this only increased Wang Chong's questions.

Where had these otherworldly invaders come from?

The calamity had yet to take place, so how had they appeared here?

Moreover, what was this underground cavern? Why was it located in the far west, and what was its connection to the otherworldly invaders?

Everything was shrouded in a cloud of mystery, and Wang Chong grew more confused the more he saw.

Regardless, he had never in his wildest dreams expected this.

Crack!

Suddenly, there was a light crack from beneath his feet, and Wang Chong instantly froze.

He had stepped on the skeleton of a human, one of those who had been researching the otherworldly invaders. But a moment later, Wang Chong spotted an object on the skeleton's waist and paled.

Whoosh!

Wang Chong waved his hand, causing that token to fly into his hand.

Ancient letters had been inscribed on one side, and on the other side was… a true dragon!

A true dragon of the eastern world!

A true dragon that should have never appeared in the west!!!

And the words on the other side were clearly similar to the words of the oracle bone inscriptions!

Neither of these were things of the western world!

”What in the world is going on here?!!”

Wang Chong stood there in a daze. That waist token had dealt him an unprecedented blow.

The east and the west, an ancient civilization, and the otherworldly invaders—all of these things had intersected in this place. This place concealed far too many mysteries.

Countless thoughts passed through Wang Chong's mind, and he felt like he understood both everything and nothing.

As he continued to explore, Wang Chong found something else.

It was a giant metal sword, ten-some meters tall!

Ancient words had been deeply inscribed into the surface of the sword.

And inside the sword, Wang Chong sensed an immense energy.

Wang Chong walked over and placed his hand on the sword, swiftly using the ability of the 'Riddle of Destiny' to read the words.

'Tomb of the Landeshunger World!

'To the light of the future:

'This is a land of hope!'

Wang Chong pensively frowned in front of the sword.

It was not strange for a civilization to leave behind ruins, its own mark on the world. There was the country that had left its records beneath the Sassanid Dynasty, and also the ruins of the Kegang Empire. But these altars described themselves as 'civilization' or 'empire'. Rarely did they use the term 'world'.

And there seemed to be a deeper meaning behind the words 'land of hope'.

Wang Chong walked past the sword and continued forward.