Chapter 2 (1/2)

SOGE Chapter 2 – Shattered World

In a dusky dried up cave, a one foot long crack appeared on the empty air.

Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui

An Eight Trigrams drawing spread out. Numerous tadpole-sized rune moved around!

Soon after, as the Eight Trigrams drawing flickered, something heavy dropped down. Accompanied by a “peng” sound, that thing smashed onto the ground.

“Cough cough… It hurts so much.”

Lin Hao woke up, coughing a mouthful of dust, feeling pain on his whole body.

So pain!

He couldn’t help but grimaced in pain. However, it only caused his pain to worsen, as if he had been dismembered by five horses before. The skin on his body were distending, as if it could crack at any moment.

What is this place?

He stood up with the support of the rock wall, gazing at the cave filled with cobwebs, dumbfounded.

Currently, his memory was still stuck in the past.

He was in the pyramid where he found strange bones and what was suspected as the vestige of China’s forefathers. Afterwards, he came across a bizarre situation where the old professor and the rest of them turned into piles of dried-up bones right in front of him.

“Could it be this is the place where Egyptians referred as souls’ final destination? The one and only paradise?”

“But… if that’s how it is, where are the old professor and the rest? Moreover…”

Looking at the shabby cave in front of him, his suspicion grew. If this was really the so-called ultimate paradise by Egyptians, this paradise’s poverty was indeed over the top.

Moreover, this cave had been sealed up, making it extremely murky. Had it not been for the light from the top of the cave, most likely he would be unable to see his fingers after stretching his hands nor his surroundings.

Abruptly appearing on an unfamiliar place, even though he had traveled to numerous unknown sites, he still blanked for a moment, but became clear-headed soon after.

“Could it be… that I didn’t die and came here due to that star map?”

The more he thought back at the bizarre scene caused by the star map, the more he found it probable. Maybe he really didn’t die and was transferred to another place by the star map.

Then… what is this place?

He took in a deep breath then looked at the top of the cave. The height was several zhangs high, yet there was only a small hole, If he was really thrown in from there, even if he wasn’t stuck at the hole, he would be smashed to death.

As for the cave entrance, it had been sealed long ago. Hence, it was impossible for anyone to come in.

d.a.m.n, how did I enter in the first place!

“AHH!!!”

Thinking this, he felt as if his mind had exploded. Holding his head, he screamed loudly. His eyes were widened as round as a ball, threads of blood filled his eyes!

He felt as if his mind was splitting apart, his whole body perspired heavily. He felt like as if he was being hammered countless times, cracking his mind!

Right at this moment, his vision abruptly became ashen and became normal again moments later. This state persisted for quite a while. In the end, numerous cracks appeared, making it appear like the s.p.a.ce itself had shattered!

After quite a while, his vision finally became normal again, before putting down his hands which were clutching his head before. Fear lingered within him.

What is exactly happening here!!!

Barely escaped from death yet encountering something like this straightaway made him almost collapsed. From his vision just now, he even saw that this world had shattered, just like a vase with numerous cracks. He even suspected that there was something wrong with his mind, otherwise, how could he see those absurd scenes.

However, if those were real…

Just when he had these thoughts, he somewhat hesitated then looked at his hands.

In an instant, the ashen world seemed to fuse with the normal world. He immediately saw his hands which had been covered with cracks, similar to a porcelain with cracks, which upon touching would break into pieces!

He inadvertently used the other hand and pressed lightly on one of the cracks.

“Ouch ouch ouch!”

With a burst of pain, he promptly loosened his hand.

Looking at that hand again, his complexion changed.

Though it wasn’t exactly like porcelain which would break into pieces with one touch, but the place where he pressed just now had swollen badly. It even revealed a red scratch which coincided with the crack, obviously the injury was too severe.

One had to know that he only pressed lightly and didn’t use too much of his strength, yet the result was this terrifying!

As he thought on, his sight landed on the rock wall next to him.

He extended his hand, pressing down a piece of rock lightly.

Soon, his brows jerked. As there was no response from the rock, he continued to press it down with added strength. After increasing his strength by half, suddenly along with a “kacha” sound, the rock split into two parts along the lines of the crack, falling down to the ground.

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