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Chapter 1140 - Chapter 1140 Chapter 1139 Shoggoth

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1139 Shoggoth Chapter 1140: Chapter 1139 Shoggoth Han Dong, the big boss, had directly used the Coral Ship as a trading condition.

The exploration team also decided to first find the medical devices the boss wanted before conducting their own “hunting operation”… after all, the Coral Ship itself was already worth more than the reward for their own mission.

They had to ensure the boss’s safe return in order to exchange for the Coral Ship in the Deep Sea.

Three transport vehicles parked in a hidden area beside the cave.

Seven explorers and three people with Han Dong were already standing in front of a cave, retaining its broken Stone Door.

Cough, cough, cough…

A bout of coughing arose among the team.

Almost all the explorers displayed such symptoms, albeit infrequently.

Under the examination of the team’s doctor, everyone’s health seemed fine.

Though there were suspicions about Eugenes, the “injured” one,

He had only been in contact with Gant Rock since embarking on the ship and stepping off the transport vehicle just now.

The team’s doctor believed that it might be the changing magnetic fields of the Meat Mountain that stimulated everyone’s brain nerves, causing the coughing… It could also be related to their recent frequent trips to Antarctica.

All the bulky equipment worn by the explorers was taken off,

Including helmets capable of capturing “Possession Monsters” and thick jackets for cold resistance and preventing possession.

As per their explanation, the main body of the Meat Mountain could effectively isolate the “Possession Monsters,” with only possessed demons wandering inside… What they most needed for the upcoming activities within the mountain was “sensitivity.”

Many times, they needed to respond and escape to ensure survival.

This lost kingdom hid inconceivable dangers.

“As the highest tier of scientific bodies from ancient times, the Elder Race, to ensure the confidentiality of their research findings, filled the inside of the Meat Mountain with various unexpected “traps.”

Although most traps had lost function due to the catastrophe and the decline of the Elder Race, some traps relying solely on the Meat Mountain still operated normally.

However, the most dangerous things were not the traps,

But the “creations” left by the Elder Race.

The designers of the Black Flesh Mountain were this group of Elder Race, but the workers responsible for the construction were not themselves.

Their physical forms were not strong, even struggling to lift larger stones.

All labor involving ‘physical strength’ was done by the creations made by the Elder Race.

Even now, numerous Ancient Demons created by the Elder Race still roamed within the Meat Mountain, among which the most dangerous were the “Heretical tribe—-Shoggoth Clan.”

At this point, Han Dong immediately restrained himself, almost instinctively turning his head to look at Eugenes beside him.

Gant Rock continued:

“We need to be clear about one thing.

If we encounter a Shoggoth, there is only one goal–[escape].

The Shoggoth Clan, created by the Elder Race, are the strongest individuals, some even breaking free from the Elder Race’s control on a conscious level.

They are incarnations of evil, with no room for negotiation.

However, because of the Shoggoth’s strength, inheriting a part of the Elder Race’s knowledge system, and a deeply rooted servitude in their soul,

This group of heretics was slowly accepted by the demon circle, with some Shoggoths successfully leaving Antarctica and operating around the world, belonging to different Old Kings.

In summary, we can’t handle the Shoggoths.

If we meet other types of creations, we may consider attacking… We hope the Messenger will cooperate with us to execute restraint, we need to restrain and eliminate the creations with minimal noise.”

“No problem.”

Han Dong’s emotions were still somewhat complex.

After all, when Gant talked about the Shoggoths, a visible sense of fear flashed through his eyes, as if they had previously had terrifying encounters with the Shoggoths.

However,

Among them was a monster, deemed perhaps the most terrifying, even possibly categorized as a member of the Shoggoth tribe.

Tap!

When a foot stepped into the cave, the whistling cold wind next to their ears ceased abruptly, replaced only by the clear sound of footsteps on the stone slabs… A mere step had created an absolute isolation, imparting the sensation of stepping into a different world.

The white snowy landscape also instantly switched to a black cave view.

“No light sources.”

Explorers entering the Meat Mountain must have night vision abilities.

Once light sources are used, not only would some traps be activated, but also due to photon radiation, they might be sensed by some ancient demons that absolutely loathe light.

Even though thousands of years had passed, the stone slabs laid out in the cave were in a brand-new state, even still gleaming with luster.

The walls on both sides also appeared quite strange.

Besides geometrically shaped protruding rocks, the walls were embedded with various demon skulls.

Han Dong used the Little Demon Eye to conduct deep layer insights and discovered that the rock layers were slightly moving; to be exact, the molecules that constituted the rock layers were being manipulated by certain magical formations, operating in an orderly fashion.

“Is this Meat Mountain conducting automated management internally?”

“The Messenger has good insight. The ‘Adaptation Modification’ that Meat Mountain possesses is one of the Elder Race’s technologies.

Meat Mountain would regularly cleanse the pathways of debris, devouring all creatures that died there, and through a complex processing method, it would display the characteristics of the goods in the pathways, serving as a warning.

It is this adaptation technology that allows Meat Mountain to exist endlessly.”

“Interesting…”

Led by the experienced exploration team, they didn’t trigger any traps along the way.

They progressed smoothly for nearly a kilometer, even more ‘smoothly’ than when they had previously visited this place.

A fork in the path appeared before them.

The leading demon, named Akin, was a perception demon with his brain suspended above the cut surface of his skull, covered in structurally tendril-like tentacles, also serving as the team’s guide.

“At intersections, always choose the right side; it ensures that we operate on the outer circle… cough cough!”

Akin couldn’t hold back and suddenly coughed.

Though his voice was kept very low.

But Han Dong’s Demon Eye noticed a wisp of nanoscale green particles being coughed out, rapidly drifting towards the deep end of the right passage.

Not even ten seconds later,

Akin, as a perceiver, had his pupils sharply shrink and the surface tentacles of his brain completely tense.

“Shoggoths! There are Shoggoths coming from the right passage… Let’s retreat from Meat Mountain!”

Just as everyone was about to retreat by the original path, Akin sensed something again… The same Shoggoth presence was also detected in the original path direction.

This sensation terrified Akin, causing a large amount of brain secretion fluid to flow out, “How is it possible! How could we encounter two Shoggoths at once, aren’t these creatures supposed to be active in the inner layers?”

The planned path on the right was blocked, and the road to retreat was also obstructed.

Leaving only the [left passage] leading further into the depths of Meat Mountain.

The exploration team, having previously encountered Shoggoths, absolutely did not want to confront such creatures face to face… let alone now with two of them.

They had no choice but to run full force towards the left passage.

But the Shoggoths chasing them showed no intention of giving up; their enormous bodies filled the passageway, Meat Mountain was their home, their movements here were the fastest.

Carrying ‘wounded Eugenes’ and fleeing with the exploration team, Han Dong curiously glanced back.

The spacious passageway was filled with a dark green gelatinous creature; eyes on its body constantly dissolved and reformed while the tips of the tentacles grew sharp-toothed mouths dripping with green saliva.

The Shoggoths seemed to be chasing prey as well as frantically pursuing their ‘idol’.