Chapter 1982 - 1962:

Chapter 1982: Chapter 1962:

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the light of the Luminous Pearl vanished as if swallowed by something, leaving nothing but darkness ahead...

"Did it shatter against the wall?" Di Jun couldn’t help but be stunned, then looked at Mo in an aggrieved manner, blatantly displaying two words on his face: wasteful.

Mo was speechless too, but now was not the time to quibble over this. He furrowed his brow tightly. If he heard correctly, it wasn’t the sound of something smashing; it was the sound of something being bitten...

If that’s the case, isn’t it kind of terrifying?

He inadvertently slowed his pace too. Their safety was the most important thing now, not the condition of a Luminous Pearl.

The people here didn’t care about the value of a Luminous Pearl. Di Jun said those things just to lighten the mood; if they kept silent like this all the time, they’d undoubtedly be swallowed by tension, possibly scaring themselves into a frenzy before encountering anything...

But at this moment, even Di Jun didn’t dare utter a sound, and neither did the others; they all sensed something odd about that sound.

There was no sound of impact against the wall, not even the sound of falling, just the sound of shattering, which they couldn’t help but find bizarre and ominous, raising their guard.

Mo pulled out another Luminous Pearl, furrowing his brow, letting it roll down again.

Luo Qianqian also held the bouncy ball Mo handed to her, squeezing it tightly.

"Crack!"

As another sound echoed, the group dared not move a step, feeling that something was amiss...

"Gulp."

In the quiet passage, one could only hear the sound of swallowing saliva; even Di Jun had lost his playful interest...

Mo furrowed his brow and took out a glass ball, its sound rolling silently without the light.

"Gurgle..."

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

It seemed to take a bit longer, but it was certain that this glass ball shattered after impacting something.

"That’s not right." Luo Qianqian murmured, "The time for the first sound was longer than the second, yet we’ve only walked a few steps."

Di Jun’s expression changed slightly; they all understood what this represented.

"Prepare for battle." Mo took a deep breath, fearing that they would run into an opponent, an unknown adversary lurking in the Darkness, with their bright torches acting like a lighthouse, guiding the monster that destroys Luminous Pearls towards them.

"Shiqi, don’t run forward." Mo pulled Luo Qianqian behind him, with a solemn expression, and took out another Luminous Pearl...

Even when tense, Di Jun felt like bleeding internally, knowing... a single Luminous Pearl could be exchanged for a specialty curry rice dish! And it’s the type that comes with unlimited rice refills! Such waste!

His heart bled; how could there be such wasteful people?

Luo Qianqian was indifferent to this, being from the South Li National Treasury; she wouldn’t casually be moved by a few Luminous Pearls.

After a long time...

"Crack!"

"Hmm, that’s not right..." Luo Qianqian blinked, why did it go further?

They had been rooted here due to fear, not moving an inch.

"Is it unable to come here?" Di Jun noticed as well, since Luo Qianqian realized it, they subconsciously started timing the roll of the Luminous Pearls, noticing the times seemed longer?

Due to unknown dangers ahead, instinctively, everyone slowed their pace, maintaining a slow, safe speed so they could react to danger and stop in time to escape...

Though running away seems wrong, finding an escape route before unknown dangers is essential.

"Shiqi, come here." Mo suddenly stopped and took out a bottle of water: "Try to see if there’s something strange ahead."

If he were alone or with Luo Qianqian, he would charge forward without hesitation, as he could protect Luo Qianqian and himself safely.

But with so many people, he couldn’t afford carelessness; he had to be cautious to avoid losses.

The weakest among them was Di Jun, but he was Healing Support; as long as one isn’t dead, he can bring them back even from the brink of death.

Long Tu is inscrutable; he knows he has cards and secrets, not any weaker than any other.

Luo Qianqian has many cards, some of which he gave, making self-protection a non-issue, but to safely avoid injury, caution is required.

Except for Huangfu Yihui, everyone else was a competitor from the Heaven Class of various grades. But before him, they had to bow down; the Heaven Class was merely trivial to him.

"Huh? Something feels odd." Luo Qianqian obediently took on the exploration role, but immediately showed a strange expression: "It was absorbed, there’s no feedback."

"Absorbed?" Mo was also stunned, what on earth absorbed it? If someone found a way to absorb fog, there wouldn’t have been unanswered questions now, right?

Fire is a good method, but surely there isn’t any Fire Element fluctuation up ahead.

"There’s Earth Element." Long Tu furrowed his brow.

"There’s also Water Element, but I can’t communicate with it." Luo Qianqian also looked crestfallen.

"Earth and water? Is it Sand Beast?!" Mo’s expression changed immediately, turning extremely unpleasant.

If it’s Sand Beast, it means there’s sand beneath this back mountain, and if there’s sand... it may have quicksand layers, making survival a nightmare.

Quicksand is an inescapable nightmare for them, but for Sand Beast, it’s like fish swimming freely in water, unrestricted, its natural habitat.

"But why would a Sand Beast eat Luminous Pearls? If there was sand, the sound when the glass ball shattered wouldn’t be like that, nor would the rolling sound resonate on a flat surface. If it was uneven, sound would have given us answers." Luo Qianqian stated confidently.

After all, those who played on slides as children know there were always sand pits around the slide, and kids often disobediently spread sand on the slide, quickening their descent, making the sound unbearable... Most importantly, it wears out pants.

Considering pressure and friction, the quality of a Luminous Pearl is undoubtedly small, and shape-wise, static friction wouldn’t be a factor, so rolling friction...

Luo Qianqian’s head was filled with oddities, but the path they were on was indeed a flat, clean surface, indisputably.

Is there something in the area that the Sand Beast worries about, or is there another reason?