Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 455 - 475: The Undecaying Corpse _1

Chapter 455: Chapter 475: The Undecaying Corpse _1

The most valuable items would probably appear in those higher-end large houses, but Lin Chen didn’t compete with the Han Family.

First, the Han Family had a numerical advantage, and they were originally hostile to Lin Chen. If a conflict broke out, they might have a big fight. Second, this was only a village, and in the center of this Underground City, there was a wide town.

Lin Chen casually entered a nearby house, inspected several households in a row, and gained nothing.

Lin Chen simply stopped looking at other houses, walking leisurely along the central path of the village. After a while, he passed through the village and stood in the open space at its entrance. There was a large, flat area here, with a giant scholar tree that had completely withered.

Standing on this flat ground, Lin Chen glanced around and could vaguely imagine what it might have been like before the field was destroyed. The village square might have been full of elderly men chatting and children playing...

Just as Lin Chen was about to turn around, he suddenly stopped and looked into the distance with a frown.

A few hundred meters ahead, at the foot of the hill, there seemed to be a shadow the size of a mountain, and in a conspicuous spot on the mountain peak, there appeared to be a figure?

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Chen continued to walk. Three hundred meters later, he stopped. In front of him was a mountain.

The mountain might have been quite tall originally, but now it was reduced to a height of only about 150 meters. The part above 150 meters was gone, as if it had been sheared off by a knife. The cut part of the mountain and the rock layer were completely fused, making the mountain more like a huge pillar, supporting the Heaven and Earth.

Lin Chen jumped up and climbed the slope towards the protruding position he had seen earlier. Shortly after, he leaped onto the platform he had seen earlier and shone his flashlight.

Under the light, there was a stone table, a stone chair, and a middle-aged man sitting on the chair, smiling at Lin Chen!

Lin Chen’s hand subconsciously trembled, almost dropping the flashlight.

Despite Lin Chen’s boldness, he was startled by this sudden and horrifying scene.

After calming his mind and taking a closer look, Lin Chen slowly exhaled.

A dead person.

Han Xue Cheng had mentioned finding some white bones in this area. Lin Chen wouldn’t have been so surprised to see just a skeleton, but the sight of a living person was too shocking.

Shining the flashlight left and right, Lin Chen felt more and more amazed.

Originally, this protrusion should have been a huge rock, but now this raised part was as flat and smooth as if it had been carved.

Upon closer inspection, every aspect of the stone chair the man was sitting on, and the stone table in front of him, was square and smooth, as if they had been cut by a sharp blade piece by piece.

The middle-aged man sitting on the stone stool appeared to be in his forties, with a handsome and elegant scholar-like demeanor. He was dressed in an ancient-style linen robe, simple and modest, but his refined temperament shone through.

With a smile on his face and a peaceful expression, he seemed to be looking at Lin Chen, or rather, in the direction behind Lin Chen, where everyone else had entered this world.

Lin Chen walked in front of the middle-aged man, and his heart inexplicably became peaceful.

After standing for a few seconds, Lin Chen bowed his head and saluted with a slight bend.

"I’m Lin Chen of the junior generation, entering this world for the first time. I apologize for disturbing your peace, senior. Please forgive me!"

Although he knew the person before him was a dead man, his well-preserved body and demeanor showed that he was no ordinary person. Lin Chen acted according to his heart, apologizing to the senior first.

Better to be polite than rude, right?

As Lin Chen bowed, it seemed as if a gust of wind blew past him, causing his hair to flutter.

Lin Chen was startled, quickly raised his head, and his pupils suddenly froze.

The dead body of the middle-aged man seemed to suddenly become a flat painting, the painting shattered, turning into countless light points, dispersing with the wind.

This action was not fast, but it was incredibly smooth and swift. The smiling middle-aged man turned into countless light points, which were scattered by the wind and completely dissipated between Heaven and Earth.

The stone table was still there, and the Go board was still on it, but the man playing the game had gone.

"Ding!"

A crisp sound attracted Lin Chen’s attention. Lin Chen turned his stiff pupils and looked at the chessboard.

On the black and white grid of the chessboard was a dazzling ring.

Lin Chen took a closer look. It was a golden ring. On one side of the inner ring, there were some intricate and ancient patterns. Apart from this, there was nothing particularly eye-catching.

Lin Chen carefully reached out, picked up the ring, and took a closer look.

It seemed to be nothing special.

Lin Chen put the ring in his pocket, touched it outside, and patted his pocket. Hesitating for a moment, he finally took the ring back out.

After comparing it, Lin Chen put the ring on his ring finger.