308: Veins rooted in the void

Devouring the Fire Talent of this Level Five Infected brought him a full 10,000 experience points, immediately increasing his progress by one percent. Unfortunately, the other two mutated Infected did not have Fire Talent.

Tang Ping's Red Lotus Demonic Flame attacked the minds of the two Level Five Infected, and his long saber arrived in an instant, splitting the two Infected in half. The swirling flames quickly engulfed them, turning them to ash.

Putting away his saber, Tang Ping did not rush to the Infected Mother Queen. Whoever arrived first would inevitably face greater pressure. The Undead Race were the protagonists of this event, so he didn't need to steal their thunder.

After clearing the three Level Five mutated Infected, he prepared to first sever some of the Infected Mother Queen's vein-like structures. These things were enormous, like train tunnels, and seemed to be rooted deep underground.

His saber landed on one of the veins, and Tang Ping was surprised to find that this thing was extraordinarily tough. Although he hadn't used full strength, the saber in his hand was S-class. Besides its toughness, Tang Ping also felt a force dispersing the power of his swing, diverting the force from the blade into the earth.

"It seems destroying these veins isn't a simple task either," Tang Ping stopped probing and instead unleashed a full-strength strike. A pure saber intent, over ten meters long, burst forth from his sharp long saber. The vein merely trembled for a moment before being torn open like a piece of ragged cloth.

However, the severed vein twitched continuously like a living creature, seemingly trying to reconnect. But the surging flames swept over it, and the surface of this section of vein, exposed on the ground, began to char. In just a few minutes, the struggling vein turned into a charred corpse.

As Tang Ping blasted the charred corpse into fragments, two holes, each leading underground, appeared at either end of the hundred-meter-long tunnel-like vein.

Dozens of Infected suddenly swarmed out from inside. All of them were mutated Infected, with the lowest being Level Three and most having level four strength. Such a large number of mutated Infected was clearly very unusual. Tang Ping dealt with all of them and stood before the entrance leading underground. He could vaguely see that not far below, in areas not scorched, the fleshy walls of the vein were still trembling, and numerous embryos were even hanging there. The Infected he had just encountered must have emerged from these embryos.

His spiritual sense penetrated inside, extending a hundred meters, but still couldn't reach the bottom. However, the dense Infected embryos hanging on the vein were too numerous to count. Among them were many powerful Level Four Infected, and even unformed Level Five Infected. If he were to go down, it would definitely alert those Infected. In such a confined space, the consequences were imaginable.

Tang Ping stood at the entrance and stepped right in. His many trump cards made him fearless of the Infected inside. Whether it was the teleportation tools on him, the Azure Realm, or the various mini-games in the Shelter, all could help him successfully avoid various dangers. He wanted to see what the Infected Mother Queen was extracting that could nurture so many mutated Infected.

This definitely couldn't be sustained by ordinary resources.

The Azure Realm completely isolated Tang Ping's aura, not alarming these Infected. More than ten minutes passed, and Tang Ping's brows were tightly furrowed. His speed wasn't slow, yet he still hadn't reached the bottom. How long was this vein exactly, and where did it lead?

Suddenly, Tang Ping stopped. Ahead, there were people?

"How is it still not over? Where exactly is the place the elder spoke of?"

"Why are you rushing? Since the elder said it exists, then it definitely does. We just need to follow orders."

"It's not that I don't believe it, but the further down we go, the more terrifying these Infected become. Didn't you notice just now? That Infected's strength was almost at the elder level in our clan, and it almost discovered us!"

"Don't worry, this is a treasure specially bestowed by the Ancestor, a replica of that item in our clan. How could these beasts easily discover it?"

"You two, stop arguing. Be careful not to alarm these Infected."

"These stupid creatures won't see us even if they open their eyes."

The voices came from a nearby fork in the road, another vein tunnel. Tang Ping's eyes lit up slightly. Flames faintly glowed within. Soon, he saw three figures; they were from the Undead Race.

"These people actually came down too. It seems what's below is indeed not simple." Tang Ping silently followed these people.

"How do I feel like these Infected are about to wake up?" An Undead Race member stared at the embryos on the wall in surprise.

Another Undead Race member beside him frowned: "Their minds are indeed becoming more active. The situation is a bit bad."

"Damn it, the Infected Mother Queen must have woken them up!" The older Undead Race member's face darkened. When he saw the flesh walls trembling faster, his expression changed. "Not good, quickly retreat! The Infected Mother Queen discovered us long ago! The passage is about to collapse!"

As if to confirm the Undead Race member's guess, the vein split into cracks, and outside the cracks was a pitch-black void.

The female Undead Race member with a stiff chest shrieked in terror: "This! These veins are actually in the void!"

"Quick, let's retreat!" The three Undead Race members fled for their lives.

Tang Ping stared at the empty, dark void, a chill running down his spine. At this moment, he dared not use spatial tools to teleport casually, fearing an accident. He just ran desperately, his figure like lightning, rapidly returning.

But the veins here weren't cracking from behind; all places were cracking simultaneously!

Ahead, cracks opened up, like gaping maws. Turbulent void currents surged in. The female Undead Race member behind was unfortunately hit, screaming as she was instantly blown apart, her bones separating from her flesh, and then dissolving into void energy.

Cold sweat trickled down Tang Ping's forehead. The Undead Race member behind him seemed to be relying on an extremely powerful Heavenly Artifact, so his speed was not slow. He heard that scream clearly, and even when the void current just now blew in, it also shattered his spiritual power, causing a sharp pain in his head. This made him instantly dare not extend his spiritual power casually.

Suddenly, another turbulent current surged in ahead. Seeing that the vein was almost broken at that spot, Tang Ping gritted his teeth. The Azure Realm operated at its maximum, and a misty green light extended, transforming the Azure Realm beneath him into a flying shuttle. He no longer cared about hiding, and the saviors ring also hung behind his head. At this moment, he could only pray that his exotic treasure, which amplified luck, would provide some strength.

The two Undead Race members behind, seeing the person who suddenly appeared, immediately widened their eyes. But at this moment, they couldn't bother to investigate; they only wanted to hitch a ride on the other party's coattails.

If they weren't mistaken, that small green boat the other party was sitting on seemed to be a fragment of a small world!

Hope immediately rose in the eyes of the two Undead Race members.

"Senior, please wait!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ping, controlling the Azure Realm, shot out with a whoosh.

The smiles on the faces of the two Undead Race members stiffened, but seeing the vein ahead almost completely broken, they directly chose to abandon their bodies, using their undead soul light to control the extraordinary Heavenly Artifact in their hands, plunging into the turbulent void current.