Chapter 33
Who Goes to Hell?
The blood-red task panel, like a blood-soaked warning letter, shot directly onto Jiang Han's retina.
[Quest Name: Abyssal Gaze]
[Mission Objective: Dive to the bottom of the "Dragon-Locking Well" and retrieve the "Ancestral Dragon's Reverse Scale".]
[Mission Difficulty: Hell Level (Near Death)]
[Task Rewards: Upgraded Qilin Tattoo (unlocks the second Divine Beast slot), +10 years lifespan, unlocks the first layer of the Kunlun Forbidden Zone seal.]
[Failure Penalty: Annihilation (becoming a member of the morgue).]
[Countdown: 30 minutes.]
Upon seeing the "Lifespan +10 years" sign, Jiang Han's breathing instantly became heavy.
greedy.
Uncontrollable greed.
For someone who has just crawled back from the brink of death, with the countdown to death still hanging over their head, nothing is more valuable than "time".
Although dragon's blood grass can prolong life, it is only a temporary solution.
To completely eradicate the lesions, to truly control this body, and even... to control this forbidden zone.
He has to go down!
Even if the bottom is the eighteenth level of hell!
Without any hesitation, Jiang Han immediately began organizing his equipment.
He sheathed the Black Gold Ancient Sword back into its scabbard, tightened the zipper of his tactical jacket, and checked the mechanism of the Black Gold Ghost Claw.
His movements were swift and decisive, carrying the resolute determination of a desperado.
The viewers in the live stream noticed something was wrong.
[Jiang Shen, what are you doing?]
Don't tell me you're going down?!
The water is as black as ink; it looks terrifying!
[I even saw the reflection blink! There's definitely something alive down there! Don't be reckless!]
We just finished eating the grass, our lives have barely been restored, can we please stop pushing ourselves so hard? Let's know when to stop!
Just then.
A striking red, bolded comment, with an officially certified gold border, was forcibly pinned to the top of the live stream.
[Bureau 749 - Gu Changfeng: Jiang Han! Cease all activity immediately! This is Gu Changfeng! Based on the magnetic field feedback just now, there is a huge life form reacting 200 meters underwater! It's over 100 meters long! That's not something you can fight! It's a living totem! Going down there is suicide! Immediately stay put and await rescue!]
The authorities have intervened!
And it was a warning that was almost a roar!
The live stream went silent for a second, then the chat exploded with even more frantic attempts to dissuade them.
Jiang Han glanced at the comment.
He smiled.
His laughter was somewhat neurotic, even manic.
He walked in front of the camera, reached out, and gently patted the drone's lens, as if patting an old friend on the shoulder.
"Professor Gu."
"And the brothers in the live stream."
Jiang Han's voice was very soft, but it could be clearly heard in the deathly silent cave.
"Did you know?"
Three days ago, the doctor told me that I only had three months to live.
"My life was a gift from heaven."
He turned around, his back to the camera, facing the bottomless, icy pool.
His back was thin, yet as upright as a javelin.
"Since I'm going to die either way..."
"Then why don't I go and see what this so-called 'god' actually looks like?"
"If it falls asleep, I'll wake it up."
"If it dies..."
Jiang Han slowly gripped the hilt of the knife behind his back, his tone suddenly turning icy:
"Then I'll pluck its scales and make breastplates for my brothers!"
madman!
A complete madman!
But at this moment, countless people in front of the screen had tears in their eyes and were filled with fervor.
This is hardly an adventure.
This is living towards death!
This is mortals declaring war on the gods!
"If I don't go to hell, who will?"
Jiang Han laughed loudly, without wearing a diving suit or taking any protective measures.
He just jumped.
Like a moth drawn to a flame, or a falling meteor.
It plunged straight into that pitch-black abyss!
"Thump!"
Water splashed everywhere.
His tiny figure was instantly swallowed up by the black pool water.
"roar--!!!"
"Awooo—!!!"
Just as Jiang Han entered the water...
Black Demon and Little White on the shore suddenly seemed to go mad, letting out extremely fierce roars at the water's surface.
It was not an attack.
It's fear!
It's a mournful cry!
They lay on the ground, their bodies convulsing violently, as if they were being awakened by some kind of oppressive force from the depths of their souls.
underwater.
The icy, bone-chilling pool water enveloped my entire body.
However, a faint red light emanated from Jiang Han's body, keeping the cold air at bay.
He opened his eyes.
In the depths of that pitch-black abyss.
A light was turned on.
That's a yellow light.
No.
It was a huge, upright...
Golden Eyes!