Chapter 163: Chapter 163
However, with the removal of the stone, a seemingly bottomless horizontal passage was revealed… even Yi Chen, peering deep into it, could not see its end.
The passage was just big enough to fit one person, and one could only crawl through it.
“You will be the first group of ‘outsiders’ to enter this passage,”
“Since the passage was formed less than a month ago and only touches the surface of the Old World, the probability of you being discovered is very low… as long as you don’t actively seek death, you can mostly come back alive.
I believe your teachers or instructors at Zion have already explained the rules to you, I’ll just briefly mention them here.
Since the ‘time’ of the Old World has been sealed, it is difficult for individuals to judge the passage of time through their own senses, nor can they refer to any natural phenomena.
Therefore, you need to take ‘time’ with you.”
Orman took out a special hourglass he had prepared in advance, filled with gray sand taken from the local environment.
This hourglass was very small and could almost not be damaged when packed in a backpack, and once the timing started, no amount of flipping would affect it.
“[One day] This is the maximum time you newcomers can be active in the Old World.
Should you exceed this time, the risk of exposure will increase exponentially, and your mind and body will be more susceptible to diseases… If you return in the state of a Patient, I might have to execute you on the spot.
A final reminder, don’t be too greedy.
Don’t think about obtaining something precious, something rare; regardless of whether you gain something, make sure to calculate the time and route of your departure in advance.
You are still young, and there will be more opportunities in the future to undertake [Relic Events].”
In the same order, Yi Chen crawled first, Jin in the middle, and Reagan bringing up the rear.
Reagan, with his stout physique, also managed to squeeze into the relatively narrow passage with some difficulty,
Although the group felt they hadn’t been crawling long in the passage, they could already no longer see the exit behind them, nor sense the oppressive presence of the Watcher, as if they had lost contact with the Original World.
Lorrian’s voice came from within:
『It’s surprising how easily they let you into the passage, I thought the human Watchers would perform quite strict checks. Hurry up and accelerate, I can’t wait to see the origin of the illness.』
As there were no dangers in the passage, the team gradually sped up their crawling.
After an indeterminate amount of time, they finally reached the end of the passage.
Strangely, the exit was sealed by a square stone block similar to those in the temple; pushing with a hand… snap! The stone block fell heavily to the ground.
The area they arrived at after crawling out of the passage was still a stone temple, even the size of the space and the specifications of the stone pillars were exactly the same.
But there were no Watchers here, nor any burning bonfires.
The moment they crawled out of the passage, the kerosene lamp hanging at their waists went out, unable to ignite,
Wearing gentleman’s clothes, they created a ‘real leather mask’ through erecting the collar and interweaving silk threads, allowing the group to breathe normally.
Both Yi Chen and Jin could feel the agitation of the clothes, the ‘Gentleman’s Skin’ inside was being slowly consumed, and the Skin Content was gradually decreasing.
This was also why the Watcher emphasized repeatedly that the newcomers’ activity time in the Old World was limited to one day.
If they exceeded the time, like Jin, whose clothing had a low Skin Content, the protection would be greatly weakened after over half of it was consumed, greatly increasing the probability of infection, and survival would not be guaranteed.
Of course, for a newcomer like Yi Chen, who had a higher Skin Content, perhaps they could slightly extend the time.
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