[You discovered the special map "Fated Black River"] [Experience +1]
At the sudden notifications, Zhou Heng slowly opened his eyes. He found himself still seated on the "Elven Throne," but the space around him was terrifyingly quiet. He could not hear so much as a whisper of wind or even see a trace of light. Still, he did not panic. After looking around, he directed the "Elven Throne" to move forward aimlessly. Soon, he saw the first light: a humanoid silhouette of light rising from the darkness below. It held a child-shaped silhouette of light in its arms, its voice hysterical. "My child, wake up! Wake up! Don't scare Mommy like this!" As that piercing cry echoed in every direction, the deathly silent space erupted like dry firewood set ablaze.
"Save me! Someone save me! I'm only level 60! I only wanted a sixth-class advancement certificate!"
"Why... why would you do this to me? My son was only eight! Only eight! Longevity... for the sake of lifespan, do you really disregard everything?"
"Hahaha! So this is the truth behind everything? Burning Rage... hahaha... hahaha... Concept Erasure... Resource Weakening... longevity!!!"
"Su Family, Li Family, Saqiesi... I want you dead... dead..."
"No... please... no, please spare my wife... please... sob..."
"Darling... no..."
Piercing wails, despairing screams, deranged laughter, and unresigned fury-endless negative emotions rose and rang out all around Zhou Heng. As their voices and lights gathered, Zhou Heng used the faint, converging glow to see where he was. This was a black river, most likely the "Fated Black River" he had encountered before, but it was darker and thicker than the one he had encountered in the Seventh Chapter. Instinctively, he bent down and scooped some of the thick black water from the "Fated Black River" below. He