Chapter 63 [Eternal Ganoderma]

In the center of Room B01 is a cylindrical life-support device with several bronze pipes connected to it.

This device was supposed to contain the embryos and nutrient solution of "Tian Sheng Suzuka".

However, when Xia En walked into the room, he only saw broken glass shards on the ground.

The embryo of "Tiansheng Suzuka" disappeared, not even a bone was left.

There were large splatters of blood on the floor and walls. It looked like a very tragic killing had occurred here.

"Something's wrong..."

Shane frowned.

Even a reckless and greedy treasure hunter shouldn't do such a thing.

He walked out of the room and searched several nearby rooms starting with B.

Sure enough, without exception, all the ancient creatures originally stored in these rooms were dead.

Only the blood stains left at the scene and the information in the room proved that they had actually existed.

It wasn't until he walked into room B12 that Xia En made an unexpected discovery.

Two bodies lay in this room.

One was highly decomposed, with only a skeleton wrapped in a white coat remaining.

On the other one, some characteristics of a shark could be barely discerned.

This can't help but remind Shane of "Andre" who will always stay in the treasure place in the shipwreck log.

Coincidentally, the two corpses have one thing in common: they both lost their heads.

Just like the "beheaded" crew members in the sunken ship.

Xia En walked to the white coat, searched for a while, and found a yellowed diary in the coat.

[Salary Calendar 287 Years]

【March 24】

[This is my first day entering Ember Shelter No. 21. I am honored to be selected for the King's "Spark Project."]

[Although I don’t know why, according to the requirements of the shelter, every researcher must write a diary every day. 】

[If you don’t know what to write, just write whatever you want. 】

After that, there were short diaries for many days without any information, so Shane quickly skipped them.

[...I have gradually become accustomed to life in the shelter. 】

[The seeds in area C and the animals in area B are fine, as long as the incubator is inspected every day for leaks. 】

[But the monsters in Area A...even through the door with the magic seal, I dare not approach them. 】

[I heard that the king had planned to dispose of all Class A beings harmlessly, but was rejected by the director of the shelter. 】

[I now feel that the king’s decision is correct. 】

[...Tomorrow is the day when "long-term hibernation" officially begins. I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy. 】

[I hope the little ones in Area A won’t cause any trouble while we are sleeping. 】

…

…

[My hibernation was forcibly ended! 】

[I don’t know what happened, but I heard A09 roaring in the corridor, and the unique smell of A11 came through the door. 】

[Wait, A18...is crying? 】

[Damn, why did it even come out? 】

[If A06 is also released, everyone will have their heads chopped off sooner or later! No one can escape! 】

[I have a suppression device distributed by the shelter. Maybe I can lock one of the Class A beings back. 】

[To be honest, I am very afraid of death and don’t want to take risks at all. 】

[However, if I don’t do some things, who will do them? 】

[To my colleagues, or those who come after me, if anyone sees this diary, please at least remember my name and remember that there were people who struggled with all their strength in this ember shelter. 】

[I, Sigvar Lance, am leaving now! 】

[May... the flames of fire always exist! 】

After quickly reading the contents of this diary, Xia En felt waves in his heart.

The information in the diary revealed a corner of the mystery of this [Ember Shelter] for him.

Just as he guessed, the creatures in Areas B and C were all "fire seeds" specially preserved by King Xin.

But apart from these two types of ordinary creatures, there are also very dangerous and strange Type A creatures.

It seems that it was also the riots of Type A beings that caused huge changes in the entire sanctuary, forcing "Sigvar Lance" to wake up from hibernation.

However, judging from Sigvar's missing head and the missing animals in Area B, his action was probably a failure.

"These animals have probably been reduced to rations for Category A beings, so not even their bones are left."

After coming to this conclusion, Xia En left the room and headed deeper into the passage.

In the passage here, blood stains and signs of struggle began to appear, as well as some strange damaged equipment.

Perhaps it is what the diary calls a "suppression device."

Soon, Xia En came to the door of a room numbered [A01].

After seeing the words on the door clearly, his pupils shrank instantly.

【A01-Coral Protozoa】

[A creature that can transform a city's humans into corals. It is extremely active and polluting. It does not require feeding and requires director-level permission to come into contact with it. 】

[Weakness: Flame; the divine magic of the Lord of Radiance. 】

[The king of Shoton Kingdom has embarked on a wrong path. 】

[He attempted to use the power of gods to integrate humans and corals to survive the flood. 】

[In fact, he did successfully create several transformers who can maintain their sanity. They only need to be baptized by the Lord of Radiance to melt the coral and restore the transformers to their original state. 】

[However, I dare to conclude that blindly relying on gods is destined to embark on the road of self-destruction. 】

【Another kingdom is about to fall. ——Xin Wang]

Different from the previous short notes, there are longer notes beside the doors of Class A areas, introducing their weaknesses and origins.

And this [Coral Primarch] is obviously the culprit who turned the capital of Shuton into the Coral City!

"hiss……"

Shane took a slight breath.

It is so heavyweight just in A01, and the subsequent A-class existence will definitely not be simple.

And that's exactly what happened.

[A02-Wandering Darkness]

[An incorporeal creature living in the shadow will be dragged into the shadow once it looks at it for three seconds. 】

[It is said that those who exist in the shadows have not died, but are imprisoned in corners that cannot be observed or touched, wailing that no one knows day after day, year after year. 】

[Weaknesses: light; flame; dark chocolate. 】

…

【A03-Eternal Ganoderma】

【Ganoderma lucidum prolongs life after being swallowed. 】

[The price of having an extremely long life is that you will continue to change from old age to youth, to infancy, until you are an embryo whose consciousness has not yet sprouted, and then completely die. 】

[Your long life will be turned into nourishment for this creature. 】

[Weakness: None]

"……Um?"

Seeing these descriptions, Xia En suddenly thought of the Queen of the Sea Tribe, Luticia.

Aren’t her symptoms exactly consistent with what she would experience after swallowing [Eternal Ganoderma]?

Xia En looked at the door of room A03. The door was ajar, and the container in the room was empty.

This means that someone once took this [Eternal Lingzhi] from this [Ember Sanctuary] and gave it to Luticia!

A later treasure hunter?

Or the Aboriginal people in the sanctuary?

Just as Xia En was thinking, a vast and melodious boat song suddenly sounded in his ears...