The Ultimate Evolution - Chapter 312

Chapter 312

Presently, they were enshrouded in a fog of unfathomable mystery . Only two choices presented themselves to Sheyan - To advance or retreat . If they retreated, they would have to once again cross over that strange lake, the desolate forest and the icy cold winter valleys . Lastly, they had to face the risk of capture by Uruk-hais . . . . . These matters have already been witnessed personally by them . They knew of the terror and dread it held, thus Sheyan wasn't willing to experience it again .

Hence without much deliberation, they affirmed their decision to carry on proceeding forward . No matter what danger lay in store for them, as long as they could drag on further an additional second, it would be worth it .

Though they were both formidable contestants; but in this 'A' difficulty world setting, they had been suppressed to just slightly stronger than an ordinary character . They had experienced numerous scares and sudden twists, this region of frozen corpses; though it shocked them initially, they were already used to this mysteriousness . Reef sat down on a piece of pine wood, as he swayed a wine pouch in his hands before asking curiously .

"What did this bunch come here for?"

In this era, craftsmanship was still undeveloped . Primarily due to plastics not being invented yet, bringing along water supplies on a long journey was extremely troublesome . Even the wine pouch he was holding; its inner lining was made with animal bladder, and tanned cowhide for its exterior . It was able to seal up water effectively, hence its value wasn't low . If Reef were to exchange this pouch with the elven race, even an empty pouch could be exchanged for 2 oxen .

On the other hand, Sheyan's emotions were fluctuating excessively . He was surrounded by overlapping mysteries . On his way, he kept feeling that faint premonition, as though he was gradually nearing a huge profound truth . Such emotions caused him to be rather annoyed, as he picked up another wine pouch and drank from it .

The wine pouch had been sitting in the snow for a long time, hence the alcohol was strong yet cooling; producing a boiling sensation in their throats . Reef gulped down the drink, a burning warmth flushed his body as he suddenly spoke up .

"How about we stopover for a rest here?"

Sheyan ferociously gulped down several mouthfuls, then he forced a smile and replied .

"Look at these frozen corpses, you still dare to stopover here? We are considered to be relatively weak in this world's difficulty setting . But . . . . . my greatest worry is that . . . . I'm afraid the realm may weaken us further once again!"

Reef astonishingly replied .

"Another weakening?"

"Yes . " Sheyan smiled bitterly . "The first time was when our interspatial region was sealed . My bet is that the longer we stay in this world, we would activate different checkpoints . I reckon it is about time for our second checkpoint to be activated . "

Reef who was all along refined, suddenly couldn't resist the urge to curse .

"F***! Don't tell me the next time they will seal our abilities?"

Sheyan helplessly replied .

"The second checkpoint shouldn't be that bad . But I can foresee every checkpoint intervals becoming shorter and shorter, stricter and stricter . The last outcome could be that we would be demoted to the conditions of an ordinary person . Completely devoid of the realm's benefits! When that happens; don't even talk about others harming us, even the cold temperature and the scarcity of food would be our greatest foes . We may very well be forced back to the realm . "

Reef seemed to deeply believe Sheyan's words, he paused and replied .

"So your intention is that; before we reach the final stage of weakening, we have to find a safe and warm shelter first . "

Sheyan nodded his head earnestly and continued .

"Yes, that is my idea . Contrary to the place we first entered; even though there was the dreadful presence of uruk-hais, at least the environment wouldn't have been detrimental to us . "

After settling their emotions, they continued ahead . The alcohol gradually seeped into their bloodstream, as they felt a cosy warmth and fatigue fading away . After several miles, they exited the pine forest . The mountain valley gradually narrowed, finally turning into a ravine . Sporadic clusters of snow scattered around the ground . The vegetation wasn't tall here . Only disorderly piles of rocks laid around, their surface had traces of erosion; it seemed like there was a previous flood in the area when the season was warmer . As they raised their heads to observe, the surrounding precipices continued to stretch endless ahead on both sides . The only trace of the sky was in between the precipices .

The terrain here was physically draining . Fortunately, Sheyan and Reef still had energy as they walked without much difficulty . Their only worry was their route ahead would be a dead end, that would be desperation itself .

Because Reef was the stronger and empty handed one, hence he was the group's front scout . The two trudged through hundreds of metres of rocks, finally obstructed by a fairly wide and towering boulder .

This boulder was most probably a remnant of the lateral mountain, perhaps a fractured component of the cliff that tumbled down . It was covered with cracks . On their left was a pitch-black gap between the boulder and the mountain wall . Placing their head near, they could feel a wave of wind blowing out . It was obvious the hole channel was long, squeezing through it was impossible .

To continue forward, they had to climb from the top . If it was an ordinary person, they would have to lament at their inadequacy and return to the pine forest to craft a ladder . Yet this height wasn't enough to hinder the two contestants .

The agile Reef attempted to sprint from far, borrowing his momentum to leap up this gigantic boulder . Yet his fingers seemed to miss the fringe of the boulder by a huge fraction .

After several attempts, Sheyan then stood in front of the boulder as he formed his hands as a supporting platform . Reef then took flight, pushing off from Sheyan's hand!

Propelled up by Sheyan's 37 points of strength; in addition to his natural agility, his fingers successfully grabbed onto the edge of the boulder, successfully pulling himself up .

Instead, Sheyan was thrown off balance by the tremendous recoil from Reef, as he fell seated to the ground .

Beneath his butt was a tiny rock, painfully piercing his ass . Sheyan frowned as he cursed loudly, and reached his hand to grab it . After picking it up, he realized it was a black row the size of a ping pong ball . He was about to toss it away, but suddenly discovered something peculiar . Why is this rock so light? Its surface seemed to have several fresh cracks, how did his butt even deal such devastation to a rock?

Sheyan's curiosity was pricked, as he started to inspect this rock carefully . He realized its exterior was like a round black rock, yet its weight was too light; meaning that its exterior was just a solid crust . As he broke open the cracks, he discovered his innards had a faint lychee red, and had a plain cyan core inside .

Yet surprisingly, there was a radiation emitting from its inner folds, its entire composition felt like a scorching sun! An unappealing black rock, actually hosted such a strange phenomenon, it was really a peculiar and admirable creation of nature .

For some unknown reason, Sheyan felt like it was missing something as he gazed upon this rock . It was like drawing the portrait of a beautiful lady, yet missing her most crucial eyes in the painting .

While he studied this strange object, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, before hearing a loud cry from opposite! Then it returned to a deathly silence .

Sheyan was jolted up like being pricked by a needle, that shout obviously belonged to Reef . Did something dangerous surface? He instantly shouted in response, trying to get an understanding of the matter .

Sadly, even amidst his panic and frantic yells, no response was returned from opposite the boulder . Even after he tried to use the nightmare imprint's transmission, nothing happened!

What kind of grave danger, was able to cause such a powerful MT like Reef to vanish without a trace???

The air was still, his surroundings deserted . Only his shouts continued to echo . Under such a depressing and lonely environment, a person's mentality would start to collapse . He couldn't even understand what was going on, yet suddenly another burdensome mystery compounded onto him . For a person with a weak spirit, he would've already committed suicide in this desperation .

However, Sheyan was always a resolute and determined person . Also, being able to return to the realm anytime, he naturally felt that he was still in control . After deducing that something unbelievable had happened opposite the boulder, he hurriedly left as he carried Melody and retreated to a spacious region .