Ancient Devil did not say anything. After debating about the direction, he said, "I have already walked upstream. Now, let's follow the tributaries downstream. Perhaps we will find something."
Han Sen did not mind. He followed Ancient Devil downstream. The small stream was just a tributary of a big river. After following the stream for a while, they noticed the stream went into a lake.
On the other side of the lake, there was a big river that roared. It must have been the big river Ancient Devil was talking about.
Ancient Devil stood at the mouth of the river and looked at the lake. After a while, he said, "This lake is a bit weird. Perhaps there is something underneath the lake. I am afraid we should go down and take a look."
Han Sen looked at the lake. Although he did not know much about land pulses, with his sharp senses, he could tell there was something special about the lake. It was like there was a suppressive spirit air coming out of the lake.
Ancient Devil was already in the water. He dived down into the lake. Han Sen followed. The lake water was cool and very comfortable. There was nothing special about it.
From the outside, the lake was emerald green. Generally speaking, emerald green lakes were not too deep. The deeper the color of the lake, the deeper it would be.
That green lake looked like it had no bottom. The two of them dived 400 to 500 meters, but they still could not see the bottom of the lake.
If they were outside of Dust Sky, even if they were to dive forty to fifty thousand meters, it wouldn't have affected them much. But inside Dust Sky, diving four to five hundred meters took a lot of energy out of them.
Ancient Devil gestured at Han Sen. It was like he had discovered something. He wanted Han Sen to follow him down.
Han Sen nodded. He followed Ancient Devil to the side. Not long later, they saw the bottom of the lake. It was like a big crack in the water. It was like a cliff.
They landed on the cliff. Ancient Devil looked down the cliff. The water below was pitch black. It was like a crack in hell. He did not know how deep it was.
Han Sen looked down, too. He felt like there was a pair of eyes looking at them in the darkness. He frowned and looked at Ancient Devil.
Ancient Devil seemed to feel something, too. He looked at Han Sen. Although they could not speak underwater, both of them were smart people. They knew what the other was thinking.
They nodded. The two of them dived into the water below the cliff. The more dangerous a place was, the more likely it was the place they were looking for.
They were just ordinary people. Their five senses were very low. In the dark water, they could not see through the water. They could not see what was in front of them. They could only go down by feeling.
But Han Sen's senses were still there. He felt like the eyes in the dark were watching them. It was like a poisonous snake that was waiting for them.
Using the movement of the water, Han Sen felt like Ancient Devil was nearby. He did not know exactly where he was, so he kept diving.
Suddenly, Han Sen felt a sense of danger. He stopped hesitating. He twisted his body and swam to the side like a fish.
However, he was still one step too late. He felt as though one of his legs had been entangled by a snake-like thing. Next, his body abruptly sank and he quickly broke through the surface of the lake and fell down.
The water splashed. Han Sen created a white bubble of water behind him. It was because he had fallen so fast that it created a vacuum in the water. The water then filled the vacuum.
Han Sen reached out his hand to grab the thing on his leg. It was cold and slippery. It was as thick as his wrist. It felt like it had fish scales or snake scales. He did not know if it was a snake or something else.
He tried to pull, but the thing was very tight. It was very strong. He could not move it. Han Sen used his hand like a knife. He slashed a few more times, but there was still no reaction.
Suddenly, a halo appeared in front of his eyes, allowing him to recover some of his vision. He saw that the thing wrapped around his leg was a flat belt. It looked like a snake or a fish, but he couldn't tell what it was. It was greenish-black in color, and he didn't see any head or other organs.
Ancient Devil was not far from Han Sen. Just like Han Sen, he was being pulled down by that weird thing. Where they were falling was like two white water pillars.
The source of the light was right under their feet. There was a misty green light, which was where the strange thing was pulling them to.
He was falling too fast, and the green light was getting brighter and brighter. Soon, he was able to see what it was that was glowing.
It was a bronze tablet. Under the tablet, there was a lot of kelp. When Han Sen looked closer, he realized it was not kelp. It was the weird thing that had wrapped around Han Sen and Ancient Devil.
The green light was coming from the bronze tablet. It was unknown how long the bronze tablet had been there. It had been eroded by the river, but it did not look like it was rusted.
In the green light, Han Sen saw the bronze tablet say, "Destiny Tablet."
Han Sen was still looking at it. He saw the weird kelp-like thing coming toward them. Ancient Devil and Han Sen could not fight back. Their bodies were quickly wrapped up.
Their hands, legs, waists, necks, and other body parts were all wrapped up. They were like mummies being pulled toward the Destiny Tablet.
Pang!
Ancient Devil and Han Sen hit the bronze tablet. Their noses were bleeding. Their faces were twisted. Their cheekbones were broken.
They quickly noticed there was no water near the bronze tablet. Han Sen wanted to struggle, but Ancient Devil quietly said, "Don't move. These are Evil God Whiskers. The more you move, the faster you will die."
Han Sen saw Ancient Devil just stand where he was. He allowed the weird things to wrap around him. He did not move. He knew Ancient Devil was not lying to him. He stopped moving.
The Evil God Whiskers did not let them go just because they did not move. They were still wrapped around them. They were getting tighter. Han Sen felt as if his bones were going to break.
Ancient Devil was not doing much better. Han Sen quietly said, "This is not going to work. Is there any way we can escape?"
Ancient Devil's eyes looked bright as he said, "If the Destiny Tablet and Evil God Whiskers are here, perhaps Mister Leader's body is here. We have found the right place."
"Why are you not answering my question?" Han Sen looked depressed. "I am asking you if there is a way to get rid of these d * mn things. Otherwise, even if your leader's body is right in front of us, it will be useless."
Ancient Devil was being strangled. He could not breathe, but he still calmly asked, "Do you know how to play dead?"
"Play dead?" Han Sen did not know what Ancient Devil meant.
"If you can play dead, you can live. If you can't, you will die."
Ancient Devil closed his eyes and tilted his head. It was like he had died. His body was devoid of life.