Chapter 477: Chapter 170 Phantom Train_2
Upon seeing Kak and the members of the White family arrive at the camp, Catherine Carter guessed that her identity might have been exposed and chose to descend into the pit without delay.
The four of them began their descent.
Leonard Churchill was on high alert, his face partly transformed into a werewolf’s beneath his gas mask.
His senses were heightened to the extreme.
So far, no Pioneer Hunter had ever returned alive.
No one dared to be careless.
The dark fog at the bottom of this pit gave off an impression that a terrifying entity was hiding within.
Furthermore, after the seal was broken, numerous undead creatures appeared amongst the ruins of the city above.
Everyone presumed that the most significant danger lying in this deep pit were these monstrous creatures.
Unexpectedly though, this group of pioneer hunters didn’t encounter any trouble during their descent.
Leonard had not sensed any movement from any monsters at all.
It wasn’t until they were far into their descent and the city lights above were no longer visible, that they encountered an anomaly.
Suddenly, a wave of black fog swept over them.
As if a specific condition had been triggered, an anomaly occurred.
“Oh... Officer in charge of communication, what’s up? Why are you silent?
“Not good! The rope... The rope has broken!’
“Old Clinton, you climb up and check!”
“Captain, this is bad, Old Clinton has disappeared as well!
They seemed to have been trapped.
This strange occurrence suddenly threw the entire team of pioneers into a state of tension.
Originally, at every ten or so meters on the rock wall, a communicator was placed to relay their progression cues.
They were also tethered to steel ropes.
There were a couple of words written in Taren’s Classic on the signboard: Skyless Platform-Summer Shepherd City
Before them, there were a set of twin railway tracks.
What was strange, though, was that the tracks were immersed in water that was so clear it seemed devoid of impurities.
As they looked further along the tracks, they saw nothing but clear water. Upon seeing this arrangement, an impression occurred to Leonard: railway tracks inside an underground river?
His brows furrowed thoughtfully.
The calmer it was, the stronger the feeling it gave – a sense of immense danger lurking beneath the calmness.
But given the circumstances, they had no clear way forward.
No monsters appeared, no signs of life were present; only the four of them were there.
They resembled ordinary travelers waiting for a train at the station.
As Leonard digested the situation with his thoughts racing, he suddenly heard a “plop,” the sound of water.
Turning his gaze, he found Elder Clinton had purposelessly kicked a small stone into the water.
This tiny act triggered a bizarre sequence.
Upon hitting the water, the stone react as if it had fallen into a strong acid. Instantly, it emitted white smoke with a fizzing sound as it was corroded and vanished before his eyes.
Elder Clinton let out a terrifying scream, “There’s something wrong with this water!”
Leonard and the others rolled their eyes.
It was obvious to anyone with a clear sight that this water was not normal.
The ripples created by the stone’s splash immediately subsided.
And the water returned to its crystal-clear state.
At this moment, Catherine Carter seemed to have figured out something. She walked to the edge of the platform and dropped a goose feather into the water.
All eyes followed the feather’s descent.
Registered with no resistance when it touched the water, the feather sank very much like it would in the air.
Despite being corroded briefly, Catherine seemed to have understood something and said, “The goose feather sinks, light and darkness coexist, it’s heavily contaminated and corrosive... this seems like the mythical ‘Stygian River Water.’ Legend has it that the souls must cross this bizarre stream that only the dead can traverse to reach the underworld.”
As she spoke, her expression turned solemn.