Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 96 Soul Beach
"Well... I didn't send anyone up there to try it rashly, but I did test it with other things. I can't describe it clearly, so you'll have to see for yourself."

After saying this, the bearded captain took a spare water bottle from his waist and threw it into the strange sandy ground right in front of him.

Then, under the attentive gaze of a group of people.

The water jug ​​fell onto the sand, smashing a contorted human face and scattering sand.

However, soon, more smaller faces appeared and twisted around the kettle, surging in waves like densely wriggling maggots.

Soon, the kettle was covered and pulled away by a bunch of writhing faces and disappeared from sight.

This striking scene shocked the three members of the expedition team who were seeing it for the first time.

"Will these... these things indiscriminately devour anything standing on them?"

Professor Watson, who had been watching the entire process intently, was somewhat dumbfounded.

Upon hearing his words, the bearded captain nodded, then shook his head.

"Not entirely, these things are not aggressive at all."

As he spoke, he took the rifle off his back and stuck one end into the sand pile with the human face on the ground.

After stirring it a few times, some of the emerging faces were crushed, stayed in it for a while, and then it was pulled out, bringing with it a pile of sand.

He then held the rifle end out to Professor Watson.

"Look, they don't have any offensive capabilities, they can't even scratch the paint on the gun. I don't think it's dangerous, just be careful not to get stuck, and there won't be any problems."

Watson nodded somewhat uncertainly at the rifle that appeared to be undamaged.

"This... is like some kind of unusual swamp. How do we get across? Just walk across?"

While he was asking, the special forces members had already taken out a strap and tied the locks around their waists together.

The bearded captain standing next to him also took out a bandage, but handed the other end to Professor Watson, who looked somewhat dazed.

"Our usual method is to link everyone together, so that we can keep our footing and are less likely to fall. If we get stuck in the mud, we can also use the pull of our teammates to get out."

Seeing that everyone was moving, Watson could only hesitate before taking the rope and tying it around his waist.

Payton and the eyewear researcher standing nearby followed suit.

When everyone is ready.

The special forces soldiers split into two teams and slowly walked into this terrifying swamp by using the rock walls on both sides of the cave for support.

After most of the soldiers had entered, it was the turn of the three expedition members who were protected in the middle of the group.

Watson and Payton were the first to be affected.

The moment the heavy boots stepped in, a bursting sensation, like crushing an insect, came from the thick soles, causing Professor Watson's already somewhat stiff body to shudder.

However, seeing Dr. Payton slowly entering, he could only grit his teeth and step deeper into the building.

As they ventured deeper, the eerie sensation beneath their feet became increasingly pronounced.

As Watson reached the center, he felt as if countless loaches or fish were constantly clinging to his boots.

Even though the experimental protective suit's boots had multiple layers of protection, and he had tried his best to keep his eyes from looking down at his feet.

But that eerie sensation still involuntarily formed a picture in my mind.

This caused his face, hidden behind the thick protective glass, to turn ashen, but due to the gazes of those around him, he could only grit his teeth and hurriedly lift his foot and take a step.

However, unlike his reaction, Payton on the other side showed remarkable calmness.

Although he initially felt some physical discomfort upon seeing the image, he quickly adapted to it.

As he walked on these eerie sand dunes, Peyton even kept his head down, observing the soles of his boots and their reaction when he touched them.

What struck him as novel was that these constantly splitting and twisting faces on the sand seemed to possess some kind of vitality.

When they are crushed, they recombine around the object into smaller forms, and gradually grow larger with the thumping.

Once it reaches its maximum size, it will split into several smaller sub-entities.

Furthermore, these human faces seem to have an instinctive reaction to any substance that intrudes into their territory, and they will approach and cling to it.

With each step deeper, elongated human faces stretched and overlapped on the boots, making each step more strenuous. Though it was just sand, the sensation underfoot felt like that of some living thing.

This strange phenomenon aroused Payton's desire to explore, but he was hindered by the team's overall progress.

Regrettably, I had to abandon my idea of ​​squatting down to study it, and continued to walk with the group across the sandy area resembling human faces.

After everyone had passed through the area, the soldiers untied the ropes and tightened their backpacks again.

Professor Watson, completely enveloped in his protective suit, also slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it did not cause any harm, this inexplicable and instinctively resisted sensation still put a lot of pressure on my mind.

Now, after the soldiers quickly finished packing, the three members of the expedition team took a short break to rest and catch their breath.

Once everything was ready, the team set off again, this time to areas they had previously explored.

Now that they have crossed the beach and entered completely unexplored territory, everyone is on high alert and proceeding cautiously and slowly.

After the group had walked for several tens of minutes, Professor Watson once again took out his notebook and drew a line, the numbers of which were 175 to 190.

This is the depth range he calculated mentally based on the difference in stride distance. The accuracy is not precise, but it provides a reference.

Compared to their initial distance of several tens of meters, the group had now walked quite a distance in this spiraling downward tunnel.

Several more similar sand dunes resembling the eerie human face we encountered the first time appeared along the way, but much smaller in size.

You don't even need to step over it; just stepping to the side of the rock face is enough to get through.

Furthermore, Dr. Payton, with his keen observation skills, discovered a giant mushroom beneath a rock of flesh.

It looks only about the size of a human head, with a plump stem and a neat round cap, indicating that it is already mature.

Its bright red skin, with some milky white spots, combined with its white stem, makes it look quite tempting.

However, in this strange place, no one thought that the mushroom was edible.

However, after exploring all along the way, we only found this one plant.

Therefore, due to its rarity and preciousness, it was still put into a small sealed box by Payton.

Aside from that, there was nothing special on the way down; it was just a monotonous, endless descent down the spiraling cave.

After walking around so many times, Watson can basically confirm that this place was carved out by man.

Because each downward circle is so perfectly regular, it truly resembles a spiral staircase carved into the rock face.

I just don't know how much further up these stairs there are.

Watson even idly wondered to himself, what if he kept walking like this, and when he looked up again, he found himself in hell?

...

Each person was lost in their own thoughts, their feet moving silently.

Footsteps echoed through the empty, dimly lit cave.

The soldier at the front of the column suddenly raised his hand.

He swung the flashlight behind him twice.

This sudden movement made everyone stand still and become more vigilant.

However, the soldier soon returned, bringing good news to everyone in the team.

"Report to the captain, we can see the cave exit ahead. Light is shining in. It's less than 100 meters from the next bend."

This news also served as a boost of morale for the researchers and other soldiers in the team.

The monotonous walking and constant tension made the journey difficult for everyone.

Meanwhile, the soldiers who went ahead to scout the distance also confirmed the safety of the route.

Everyone quickened their pace and hurried toward the exit.

(End of this chapter)