Yama Reborn-Chapter 610 - 607: The Octopus Monster’s Request

Lu Xixi took a deep breath and said slowly, "Do you remember that there was a part of the journey where we had to dive? At that time, I was a bit emotional and upset and didn't want to go into the water.

I didn't want to jump into the water myself, get my whole body wet, and felt that the underground waterway must be very dirty...

Usually, I'm not the delicate and irritable type, but for some reason, I just felt very angry and sensitive at that time."

As Lu Xixi spoke, she squeezed Chen Nuo's fingers gently and said softly, "Fortunately, you were by my side then, holding my hand, which comforted me a little.

Also, there was a section of the road that was muddy, and I felt my mood becoming restless again.

Then you bent down and carried me on your back, which made me happy again."

Chen Nuo realized what the problem was.

As a person, Lu Xixi's personality... usually seems a bit silly, and... when she gets angry, her temper is big and fierce—otherwise, she wouldn't have hit me so hard.

But overall, she's never been a delicate and sensitive girl.

It's clear when you make a very clear comparison.

It's the same harsh environment and filthy conditions.

Before, she disguised herself as that Neon woman, infiltrated the expedition team, and in the tropical rainforest of South America...

Were the conditions in the South American tropical rainforest not harsh?

Dirty?

It's the same living under tents in hot and humid air.

Various insects.

But back then, Lu Xixi didn't care about these things at all.

But today…

Chen Nuo suddenly realized something, took a deep breath, held Lu Xixi's hand, and whispered, "Don't think too much. Just stay by my side for the rest of the journey. We shouldn't be too far apart. If you feel emotionally off, tell me immediately!"

As he spoke, Chen Nuo hugged Lu Xixi and gently kissed her on the cheek.

The Star Sky Empress instantly beamed, squinting her eyes with a smile as she looked at Chen Nuo, the doubt and irritable anger in her eyes completely dissipated.

At this moment, a shout came from afar from Nolan.

"Your Majesty, Yama! Come over here and take a look!"

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The clearing Lu Xixi had, at the northwest edge, was a dirt slope.

The surface was covered with thick vegetation, but once you got to the slope, the vegetation disappeared.

At this moment, several Controllers were standing on the slope, and Nolan was squatting down on the ground, fingers thrust into the soil, grabbing a handful of dirt.

The soil was of a dark black hue.

When Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi approached, everyone stood by Nolan's side.

Nolan squeezed the soil hard with his fingers, rubbed it for a while, then brought it to his nose to sniff it. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Afterward, he released his fingers, threw the clump of soil away, clapped his hands, and stood up.

"This slope is not right, it's not naturally formed."

"Hmm?"

Everyone looked at Nolan.

"The soil is very loose, not a naturally formed slope."

Nolan said, thought for a moment, and continued, "It's as if someone, unknown who it was, piled it up to form a slope. And the slope wasn't compacted, so the soil above is loose. Also…

The smell isn't right.

There's a metallic smell in the soil, which means a faint blood scent."

Nolan looked at the dirt slope beneath everyone's feet and suddenly laughed, "So, we might be standing on a grave right now."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile.

This joke was a bit cold.

The Wizard immediately said, "According to Nolan, there might be bodies buried under this slope, is that what you mean?"

Nolan thought for a moment, carefully chose his words, and said, "Bodies would not be an accurate term; it's more likely that something made of flesh is buried here. Otherwise, there wouldn't be that metallic bloody smell, and besides, it smells putrid, like decay."

"Then, should we investigate around?", suggested the Son of the Sun.

The Wizard snorted coldly, "Why bother with so much trouble? Just uncover this slope and see."

A trace of impatience flashed in the Wizard's eyes, he took a deep breath, and instantly several Mentality Tentacles exploded from his body, fiercely plunging into the soil around the slope from several directions...

The Wizard acted with no hesitation, and the Controllers were first shocked, then they swiftly jumped away, moving to a distance from the slope.

With the Wizard's low shout, and the wriggling of the gigantic Spiritual Force Tentacles...

Boom!

With a muffled sound, the soil cracked, and the slope was suddenly overturned!

As dirt flew everywhere, collapsing from all directions, the Wizard hovered in mid-air, squinting coldly at the scene below.

Once everyone regrouped...

The Wizard had completely overturned the soil mound, causing it to collapse on all sides under the control of telekinesis. At the center, it seemed like a huge excavated earth pit.

And as they fixed their eyes downward...

In an instant, everyone gasped.

"Mother... what the hell, is this really a tomb?"

No need to ask; anyone speaking like that is definitely the Son of the Sun.

Chen Nuo squinted, carefully staring below...

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Once the mound was overturned, the underground revealed a pit with a diameter of over thirty meters.

And within the pit, clearly visible were heaps upon heaps of...

Animal remains!

Most of them were nothing but bones now.

But some were already decomposed, bodies shattered, yet still carrying remnants of rotting flesh.

Moreover, Chen Nuo observed that the decomposition levels of these animal remains were inconsistent.

Those reduced to mere bones were naturally the oldest.

Among them, some remains still had flesh left; despite various degrees of decay, clearly...

The time was relatively recent!

Standing in mid-air, the pit below emitted a rising stench.

Initially, the dirt mound and soil layers concealed it, sealing in the odor.

Now, standing over the pit for just a short while, the group felt an urge to vomit.

Lu Xixi was already feeling uncomfortable and wanting to roll her eyes, but Chen Nuo quickly pulled her aside. Chen Nuo tore a strip of cloth from his inner clothes to cover Lu Xixi's mouth and nose, making a makeshift mask.

He himself gritted his teeth, climbed back to the pit's edge, and extended a spiritual force tentacle to meticulously examine the remains.

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These remains varied in size, clearly different beasts.

From the degree of decay and damage, it was impossible to identify the animals.

Chen Nuo could only judge from the teeth that there were carnivorous animals among them—carnivores typically have sharper teeth for tearing.

Herbivores' molars were distinguishable too.

As for body size...

Sizes varied, the smallest was about the size of a medium dog.

The largest might be as big as a hippo.

Chen Nuo wasn't a biologist and couldn't determine the species purely from the bones.

But...

Chen Nuo suddenly sighed softly, "This shouldn't be a tomb."

The Son of the Sun looked at Chen Nuo, "Oh? Chen Nuo, you're the cleverest guy. What did you discover?"

"What we've found isn't a tomb...

It's more like opening a refrigerator for a large carnivorous animal."

"A refrigerator?"

Chen Nuo smiled, "Yes, a refrigerator.

These bodies buried underground were stored as food by something.

This forest is hot and humid, causing stored food to spoil quickly.

Plus, the smell could easily attract insects, mysterious plants, and whatnot.

But buried underground, it's stored more efficiently.

Burying underground minimizes air and moisture contact, reducing and slowing the decomposition rate.

Moreover, underground temperatures are lower than outside, slowing the 'food's' decay."

The Wizard squinted and sneered, "So, what conjured this pit 'refrigerator'?"

"Exactly."

Chen Nuo nodded, "I used spiritual force tentacles to examine the remains; some show varying degrees of bite marks."

Pausing, Chen Nuo added, "Therefore... the one burying these foods is likely some sort of large beast.

This thing is definitely carnivorous, and... is also a scavenger!"

"The refrigerator's been found, but how do we open it?"

A calm question suddenly came from behind.

The group turned around and saw the Octopus Monster had arrived at some point, standing leisurely outside the pit, quietly watching them.

In the distance behind the Octopus Monster, the team of Special Ability Users was also slowly approaching.

"When it needs to eat, it just comes over, digs through the dirt, drags one out, and eats it?" The Son of the Sun attempted to speculate.

"Not right." Nolan immediately shook his head.

His reasoning was simple: "If it drags out part of it to eat, what about the bones afterward? It should eat and then leave the bones outside...

But we don't see any bones around here.

It can't be said that this beast reburies the leftover bones after eating, right?

That would imply too high an intelligence."

The group fell silent.

Chen Nuo thought for a moment and then said: "Is there a possibility that this 'refrigerator' is opened from underground?"

Without saying more, he quickly released a Spiritual Force Tentacle, inserting it into the ground of the pit.

Minutes later, Chen Nuo's eyes lit up!

With a bang, the left edge of the pit, under the control of Spiritual Telekinesis, exploded the soil layer.

As the soil was turned over, everyone's face tightened.

A huge underground tunnel appeared on the ground!

An elliptical tunnel, visible to the naked eye, with a thickness of about three meters...

After taking a closer look, everyone suddenly recalled something.

"That Big Snake?"

Involuntarily, everyone took several steps back.

Chen Nuo, however, moved closer, even jumping directly to the entrance of the hole.

Sniffing, he indeed caught a faint fishy smell from the hole.

"Maybe we found that snake's nest?"

Chen Nuo looked back at the Controllers.

The hole was very deep, and no one knew how far it extended.

As Chen Nuo released a Spiritual Force Tentacle deep into the hole, he quickly shook his head, sighed, and turned back.

"The tunnel extends quite far down and even branches off. I don't feel like probing it with Spiritual Power."

With that, Chen Nuo glanced at the others and smiled: "This is not the purpose of our mission. It seems we have no need to waste time wrestling with a Big Snake, so..."

But at that moment, the hitherto silent Octopus Monster smiled and said something.

"Bring it out."

"???

"Uh?"

"!!!"

The Controllers all looked at the Octopus Monster, puzzled.

The Octopus Monster remained unchanged, with a kind smile, speaking slowly: "I said, get the thing inside out, whether it's the Big Snake or something else—get it out!"

Chen Nuo frowned: "For what reason?"

The Octopus Monster shook its head: "No reason."

Everyone stared at the Octopus Monster, but it genuinely seemed uninterested in explaining further.

Finally, Nolan sighed: "You're the boss, you decide."

The Octopus Monster nodded contentedly: "Remember, it must be alive."

Chen Nuo stared at the Octopus Monster for a few moments: "Do you...realize your request? Alive?

This thing is about three meters thick, and lengthwise, I suspect, it could be over a hundred meters.

For such a big thing, even if we catch it alive, how do you intend to handle it?

We don't have a container big enough to hold it."

The Octopus Monster's expression didn't change: "There's no need to take it far, just bring it to the lakeside... If there's no container, make one temporarily."

It was then Chen Nuo realized that the Octopus Monster might be hiding secrets even more profound than he had anticipated!

Catch this Big Snake...

Take it to the lake?

For what?

To sacrifice it to the Mother Clone?

If it's really for a sacrifice... there are many Special Ability Users in the team.

The Octopus Monster isn't a kind character—in showing mercy by not using humans as offerings, so it chooses to catch a Big Snake?

It's not that kind.

The Wizard's eyes showed clear irritation and impatience.

He descended directly in front of the Octopus Monster, squinting at it: "I need an explanation. We're not here to catch snakes!"

"But you are here to work for me, Mr. Wizard."

The Octopus Monster's smile seemed polite, but its tone was indifferent: "I don't mind if you have a little temper, even if you make more drastic moves, I can accept it.

But Mr. Wizard, are you sure you want to choose this moment?"

The Wizard's eyes clearly couldn't hide his anger.

Chen Nuo frowned, stepped over, and firmly pressed the Wizard's shoulder, coldly saying: "I think the Wizard didn't mean that."

He patted the Wizard's shoulder: "Right, Wizard?"

Interrupting him like that, the anger and agitation in the Wizard's eyes subsided somewhat. He took a deep breath, glanced at Chen Nuo, and finally nodded: "Yes, I didn't mean that, I just had some questions."

The Octopus Monster smiled: "Alright, gentlemen, let's get back to work as per our agreement."

Seeing the Octopus Monster leave with a smile, the Wizard frowned, then spoke in a low voice: "I... seem to feel strange."

"Yeah. You're feeling strange."

Chen Nuo said slowly: "I've always thought that you are a proud but insidious guy.

You're not usually this irritable and angry."

After a pause, Chen Nuo asked: "Did you sense anything? I mean, your consciousness, your spiritual power."

"...I don't know." The Wizard shook his head: "I just feel that, for some reason, my mental and conscious fluctuations have become very sensitive."

He also lowered his voice: "I feel that after getting here, my spiritual acuity has increased.

That is to say, my strength seems to have improved.

The sense of the Consciousness Space and spiritual power has received significant boosts compared to being outside.

However, this improvement also seems to bring an increase in sensitivity, making me..."

Chen Nuo chuckled lightly: "Making you unable to control your emotions?"

"...Yes."

Chen Nuo pondered carefully, speaking slowly: "Keep an eye on your state, if you have emotional fluctuations, remember to remind yourself—Wizard, you are a strong Spiritual User, you don't need me to teach you the technique of self-suggestion, right?

If you feel abnormal emotional fluctuations, immediately use self-suggestion to make yourself awake and calm down."

The Wizard's expression was serious, and he took a deep breath: "This place... is strange?!"

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Yes, indeed it is strange.

Chen Nuo was also calculating all the logic and unusual circumstances of this place in his heart.

So far, Chen Nuo knows that emotions are starting to become restless, irritable...

Overall, it's actually...

Negative emotion!

The sprouting of negative emotions!

But so far, those who are clearly affected are Lu Xixi and the Wizard!

Although Chen Nuo hadn't asked the others, from his observations, the Son of the Sun and Nolan seemed relatively normal.

And among the ordinary Special Ability Users, there had been no such emotional out of control conditions.

Then Lu Xixi and the Wizard were the first to show such signs.

Perhaps...

Chen Nuo speculated that it might be because these two are currently the strongest humans in the team!

Lu Xixi is the strongest, her strength, without exaggeration, is the NO.1 among all humans in the team.

She has already reached the level where she can single-handedly tackle a Seed, but lacks the height of her life tier.

Because her life tier is suppressed by the Seed, she is not its match.

But if a real fight were to happen, Lu Xixi could hold a Seed single-handedly, she would definitely lose, but at least she could contend for some time.

No one else could!

Even if it were the Wizard, facing a Seed alone, someone like the Wizard might fall instantly!

So, because Lu Xixi is the strongest, even if she's not specializing in Spiritual, her spiritual power has reached the highest level due to her strength.

And the Wizard...is a top-tier Spiritual specialist.

His spiritual domain is the highest tier.

So...

"The stronger the spiritual power, the more easily disturbed..."