The moment He Ao saw the blood, an invisible force spread through the body of his "projection."
It seemed to be some kind of curse.
He Ao could sense that this curse could rapidly drain a person's vitality, causing them to wither and die quickly.
Of course, the curse was ineffective against his projected body, nor could it pass through the connection of the Descent Ritual and act directly upon his true body.
He Ao lowered his head and glanced at the man who had withered to death on the ground.
This curse might have been left behind by the dead man before him.
It was some kind of "access control," one that prevented outside life from entering this area.
He Ao did not know why the man had left behind this "access control." He walked past the man and headed deeper into the hall.
The scene hidden in the surrounding darkness gradually became clear.
They were skeletons left behind by what appeared to be various animals, along with several human skeletons.
They wore West Land-style clothing and appeared to have been people from the West Land.
The degree of decay in these skeletons' clothing varied. They seemed to have been people who had crossed the ruins at different times, entered this research facility, and "luckily" made it here.
Dense power permeated the surroundings. The owners of these skeletons had all been killed by that invisible "curse," left here forever, while their vitality and souls had been devoured by the curse and become part of it.
So perhaps it had not been a bad thing that Li Cheng had failed to find the passage leading below.
He Ao stepped over the skeletons on the ground and continued forward. After crossing a certain boundary, the originally pitch-black hall suddenly "lit up."