Like many karst caves, this one was dark and damp, with standing water in many places. I even suspected there was an underground river within it.
There was actually a faint chill inside the cave. Combined with the ghastly white beam of the high-powered flashlight, it felt somewhat eerie.
Of course, we would not be frightened by such an atmosphere, even if there really were ghosts here.
After all, we had already entered the Ghost Domain and seen all kinds of ghosts there, including quite a few vicious ones.
Rather than us fearing those ghosts, it was more accurate to say that they feared us. That was why they had bribed us with those ancient Divine Weapons, asking only for the safety of their race.
Of course, some had truly wanted to oppose us, but none of them had met a good end.
So what I truly feared now was no longer ghosts or monsters. What I feared more was people.
Because the human heart was unfathomable, and it was also the greatest variable in this world.
"Doesn't seem like there's anything special about this cave, does it?" Ye Jinghong asked in confusion.
I nodded. I had also noticed that this karst cave was just like those back in our hometown. There was nothing unusual about it at all.
If there was anything special, it was that the stalactites came in all kinds of shapes. Many even resembled human figures, with countless different poses.
"This doesn't look like somewhere people could live either," I said.
"Do you think you've overcomplicated things?" Ye Jinghong asked me.
I said irritably, "I overcomplicated things? But you kept dropping hints. If you hadn't encouraged me, I might not have thought of coming into this cave at all."
"So now it's my fault?" she said,