Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 521-525

Chapter 521: Entering the Mineshaft

Translator: Reverie_  Editor: Kurisu

The mineshaft was heavily surrounded by guards—not to stop people from entering, but to prevent people from escaping.

After knowing what this place was, who would run in on their own accord? Every day, many people were detained and escorted here, temporarily staying here; after the previous group of miners died, the new bunch would obviously be sent down.

Those who refused to go down? Immediately beheaded!

Under the heavy pressure, even if they could only live for a few days, many people wanted to bet their luck—maybe they would be an exception and not die?

To prevent the escape of the miners who temporarily lived here, a tall wall was erected, piled up from heavy rocks; it definitely couldn’t be dug through by normal people. It was like the great wall, reaching sixty five meters, and just as hard to leap over.

Moreover, guards patrolled underneath the tall wall; escaping was as hard as climbing the skies.

Of course, this was all with regards to normal people.

Ling Han and Hu Niu leapt up, arriving on the other side of the tall wall.

“Who are you guys?” a guard immediately asked as seven spears pointed towards them simultaneously.

“Let them in.” Bo Wen Lin appeared. He stood on the tall wall in the distance. Once Ling Han entered the mineshaft, he would help along the way… the enemy wanted to suicide, so he obviously wouldn’t mind giving it a push.

After all, he couldn’t see through Ling Han, who gave him a sense of extreme danger. Thus, he didn’t want to fend against Ling Han head on.

“Yes, Lord Bo!” the guards replied at once.

Their duty was to stop miners from escaping. Someone wanted to go in? No matter, they’d die the second day after coming out anyway.

Ling Han surveyed the area. Ahead was a large-scale mineshaft in the open, with interlocked adits unearthing downwards continuously, unfathomably deep. Even having dug so deep, water didn’t come out from the bottom.

Looking from here, not even a single miner could be seen; apparently, they’d already entered the depths of the mineshaft.

Threads of crimson red gas rose up from within the mineshaft and stopped when they reached three to a thousand to two thousand meters up, forming a giant red cloud.

Hu Niu bared her teeth to reveal a fierce look, appearing quite anxious.

Ling Han didn’t dare to be careless, yet took large strides towards the mineshaft. When Ling Han’s figure disappeared at the edge of the mineshaft, Bo Wen Lin revealed a cold smile. Now Ling Han was dead for sure… unless he stayed inside the mineshaft his entire life.

But was he able not to eat and drink?

Ling Han entered the mining area. Underneath his feet was loosened soil. Crimson red soil wasn’t a rare sight, but here it was ridiculously scarlet, as if dyed in blood. Especially when there was red gas rising continuously, appearing extremely eerie.

“I sense an ill omen,” Ling Han said; this was based on pure instinct.

“Yes!” Hu Niu nodded emphatically.

The two continued to advance. They could fly physically, but didn’t choose to do so. The soil and rocks here all gave Ling Han an extremely strange feeling. He picked up a few rocks and some soil to store it into the Black Tower, then took Hu Niu inside as well.