The touch was light, and the texture was hard, causing Ye Fan to frown.
"Why is this corpse so hard? It's as if it's petrified."
Ye Fan murmured softly.
Shen Bao also hurried over. The two placed the corpse on the ground. Shen Bao drew his short knife and cut open the white cloth wrapping the corpse piece by piece.
When all the white cloth was removed, its true appearance was revealed, and both of them gasped in shock.
It was indeed a corpse wrapped in white cloth, but it was no ordinary corpse, but a skeleton.
The skeleton was crystal clear, as if it had been processed, and the bone structure was clearly visible.
"How could this happen?"
Even with modern technology, processing a skeleton to this extent would be extremely difficult.
As the two were talking, Shen Bao picked up a long saber from the side and held it tightly to embolden himself.
"Damn it, this place is too weird. What is all this?"
With the saber in hand, Shen Bao seemed to gain some courage.
Ye Fan, on the other hand, gripped his short knife tightly, constantly paying attention to his surroundings, ready to act at the first sign of danger.
Just then, a rumbling sound echoed from the river.
It was exactly the same sound as when they triggered the mechanism in the passageway.
"Be careful, there's a trap here."
Pushing Shen Bao aside, the two retreated quickly.
At that moment, the corpses above their heads all fell to the ground. As the corpses fell, the white cloth on them shattered with a bang, revealing the ghastly white bones within.
But the horror was just beginning. As these skeletons revealed their true form, and as the mechanism in the river continued to operate, these skeletons astonishingly rose up. On the side near the wall, a row of long sabers was placed, and these skeletons, one after another, grabbed the sabers and charged towards Ye Fan and them.
This sight made both Ye Fan and Shen Bao gasp in shock.
Imagine, a sinister skeleton, wielding a long saber, approaching you with the sound of bones creaking with every step, what would that feel like?
In any case, both Ye Fan and Shen Bao broke out in a cold sweat.
These skeletons moved with great agility and speed, reaching Ye Fan and them in an instant.
Clang, clang, clang~
The sound of colliding sabers rang out as the two desperately parried.
But these skeletons knew no fatigue, and every strike they delivered carried immense power.
Soon, the two felt a piercing pain in their arms.
If this continued, they would surely die.
"What should we do?"
Blocking a skeleton, Shen Bao leaned in front of Ye Fan and asked anxiously.
Although he was bold, he wasn't stupid. There was no way to fight like this; they were not on the same level.
Ye Fan’s face was grim, and his arms throbbed with pain. He glanced at the river, where a large turntable seemed to be located.
At this moment, the turntable was spinning rapidly, and as it spun, the skeletons moved quickly.
"The mechanism must be in the river. You hold them off carefully, and I'll go disable the mechanism."
With that said, Ye Fan abruptly took off his backpack, dodged an attack from a skeleton, and leaped into the river.
Instantly, a biting coldness assailed him, causing Ye Fan to shiver uncontrollably.
He never would have imagined that the river would be so cold.
But at this moment, he had no time to think about it. Ye Fan’s face darkened, and he quickly swam towards the turntable.
"Rumble rumble."
In the water, the sound from the turntable was even more intense.
Without time to think, Ye Fan approached rapidly.
But as soon as he got close, a tremendous suction force emanated from it.
Ye Fan struggled desperately to break free from the restraint of that power, but being in the water, he was not as agile as on land. In an instant, Ye Fan felt his body lose control and was being drawn towards the turntable.
"Be careful."
Shen Bao, who was resisting the skeletons on the bank, saw this and quickly roared a warning.
Ye Fan, who was somewhat dazed by the onslaught, gritted his teeth and hurled the short knife in his hand towards the turntable.
"Take this."
Ye Fan roared, and the short knife instantly got stuck in the turntable.
"Crack."
With a crisp snap, the turntable instantly stopped spinning.
In this situation, Ye Fan was gambling. If the short knife failed to jam the turntable, he would surely die, as being sucked in would instantly tear his body apart.
Fortunately, Lady Luck was on his side, and the short knife successfully jammed the turntable.
The immense suction disappeared without a trace, and Ye Fan felt immense relief without the restraint.
As the turntable stopped spinning, the dozens of skeletons on the bank also stopped in their tracks, remaining motionless in their previous poses.
"That was close."
Shen Bao, already exhausted, sat down on the ground, looking at Ye Fan and grinning foolishly.
Ye Fan also let out a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face.
But at that moment, Shen Bao’s foolish grin vanished, and his face fell, full of anxiety. He pointed behind Ye Fan, "Run, there's a monster."
Splash~
As Shen Bao's words fell, a loud noise erupted from behind Ye Fan. Before he could even turn his head, water splashed everywhere, and a massive ripple almost swept Ye Fan into the water.
Ye Fan had no time to consider. He lunged forward, grabbed the turntable, and his body shot out of the water.
The moment his body left the water’s edge, a gaping maw lunged from where he had just been.
Snap~
It missed its bite, and the monster let out a heart-wrenching roar.
Only then did Ye Fan snap back to his senses and look closely.
He saw a monster several meters long swimming in the bottomless river.
It looked somewhat like a fish, but its mouth opened all the way to its belly. Its eyes were scarlet, and on its abdomen were two feet, small but equipped with sharp claws.
And in its gaping maw were two rows of sharp teeth.
"What kind of monster is this? How is it so terrifying?"
Shen Bao, on the bank, had already gotten up in a panic. Watching the monster swim around the turntable, Shen Bao asked in alarm.
Ye Fan's face was pale. He had nearly lost his life just now, leaving him with lingering fear.
However, he soon calmed down, his mind trying to figure out what this monster was.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.
"I think I saw this creature in an ancient text. It has a human face and a fish body, with two feet beneath its abdomen, and its screams are deafening. It's called the Chi Xu, it's violent, and it likes to eat human flesh, leaving only bones. If I'm not mistaken, this thing should be a Chi Xu."
Hearing Ye Fan's explanation, Shen Bao retreated two steps in terror.
"Damn it, I didn't expect such a creature to exist in this world. It's neither human nor ghost."
Seeing that the Chi Xu was still swimming around the turntable, Ye Fan helplessly took a piece of meat from his backpack and tossed it into the water.
The scent of the meat made the Chi Xu ecstatic, and it swam over quickly.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Fan dove into the river and swam quickly towards the bank.
Fortunately, the distance was not far. Just as the Chi Xu was about to catch up to Ye Fan, he suddenly leaped out of the river and onto the bank.
"That was close. Fortunately, I jumped out at the last moment, otherwise, I would have been eaten alive."
Ye Fan patted his chest, his face showing great relief.