Virus King - Chapter 76

Chapter 76: The Secret of the Incinerator! Eyes!

TL: Yang

This secret realm dungeon was called the Cooling Incinerator!

Clearly, this dungeon was centered around this furnace as its main feature.

However, the opponents one faced here had little direct connection to the incinerator itself!

If one had to claim a connection, it would be that they crawled out from the incinerator.

But that much was normal.

Dungeon scenes, after all!

Nothing exceptionally bizarre about that.

In his past life, there had been far more outrageous scenarios—some ghost-themed dungeons even had monsters crawling out of toilets.

And yet, despite his decades of apocalyptic experience from his past life, Chen Bai couldn’t shake a sense of strangeness here!

This strangeness had many layers!

From the moment that so-called God of Trade came looking for him, he had felt a vague unease.

Granted, the God of Trade had explained it quite clearly—the reason he had descended upon Jiangcheng University was because it was the site of the first secret realm dungeon!

In fact, that was indeed true.

But here lay the problem!

What kind of power did a divine being possess!?

In the context of the God and Devil Trial Grounds, such a being was at level one hundred or above, one who had ignited divine fire and condensed a godhood!

Why would such an entity personally appear just because the first dungeon had arrived?

The God and Devil Trial Grounds held unimaginable opportunities!

Thus, even gods would pay close attention, setting up arrangements and plans within it to reap the greatest benefits!

However, those unimaginable opportunities were typically S-Rank or above in rarity. Even common S-Rank or SS-Rank items wouldn’t truly incite gods to turn on each other.

So, was it not a bit too earnest for the God of Trade to project himself onto the Jiangcheng University campus on the very first day of the Trial Ground?

Chen Bai did not know, but this matter had always left him feeling deeply unsettled.

Only after personally encountering the gods in his previous life did Chen Bai come to truly understand what beings like them were.

What did they mean by divine grace as vast as the sea, divine might as terrible as prison?

This feeling of unease had surrounded Chen Bai ever since meeting that God of Trade!

The God of Trade’s ultimate investment was undoubtedly an extremely challenging task.

However, that task was tied to an SSS-Rank item—a one-of-a-kind artifact!

Even among the gods, there would be more than a few coveting it, wouldn’t there?

Could he really entrust such a mission to Chen Bai solely based on his talent and a few casual words?

In that moment, the countless questions Chen Bai had accumulated burst forth within him!

He suddenly realized that there might be more secrets behind this matter!

On the surface, it all seemed logical, yet, in the eyes of Chen Bai, who had lived through the apocalypse, none of it was entirely credible!

Chen Bai’s eyes narrowed slightly. In this secret realm dungeon, that enormous incinerator, looming like a coffin, remained there!

And since the Cosmic Will itself had determined that the dungeon had ended, unless a special hidden condition was triggered, there should be no more danger!

With that assurance, Chen Bai felt he had no reason for fear or hesitation!

Originally, he had been on the verge of leaving, but he turned around and headed straight for the massive incinerator.

The incinerator was covered by a layer of white steel.

Its dark pipes seemed to be coated in a layer of soot, but they extended deep and darkly into the depths of the incinerator!

Chen Bai reached out his hand, viewing the incinerator through the Cosmic Will, but the feedback from it remained ordinary and unremarkable.

[Incinerator: A furnace within a secret realm. For reasons unknown, no flames can rise within it.]

Chen Bai’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Could it truly have nothing to do with this?

Was it simply a random setting for a secret realm dungeon?

But from Chen Bai’s understanding of dungeons, almost every secret realm had a complete backstory or origin.

This kind of abrupt and unexplained object like this furnace was truly rare!

That strange feeling inside him felt as if something were urging Chen Bai to keep probing deeper!

Staring at this massive, coffin-like incinerator, Chen Bai gritted his teeth and lay down on the corpse transport channel.

This channel for moving bodies had a diameter of only about fifty centimeters. A grown man could barely lie down in it, with hardly any room to turn.

But his improved strength and level gave Chen Bai a solid sense of confidence. Even if something truly dangerous lurked inside, he was sure he could activate the Time Hourglass before his consciousness faded completely and escape!

Still, if he didn’t satisfy his curiosity and clear up his doubts, he wouldn’t be able to let it go.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Bai looked at the pitch-black pipe, which resembled a serpent, and used his legs to slowly propel himself forward, gripping the edge of the furnace to ease his way into this darkness that was more frightening than a coffin.

Here, countless bodies and bones had been burned.

Many corpses of patched-together teachers and bodies beyond repair had ultimately lost all use and were sent here.

This was where their lives ended.

The stench of decay was so intense that even with his zombie mask on, Chen Bai couldn’t help but frown deeply.

For a moment, he even slightly regretted his choice…

This was unbelievably foul!

Had this place never been cleaned?

The cleanliness at Jiangcheng University left something to be desired!

His mental grumbling somewhat alleviated his nervous tension.

Although the darkness didn’t affect Chen Bai’s perception due to his heightened constitution, which allowed him to see in low light, the sensations here—the stench, the claustrophobic, narrow surroundings—were still unsettling to any normal being.

As he crawled further, his whole body was now fully immersed in the darkness within the incinerator.

Yet, the narrow pipe seemed endless, stretching out with no apparent change in size.

This small incinerator felt like it went on without end!

Exhaling a long breath, Chen Bai reached up and finally felt the solid touch of thick steel.

He had finally reached the end of the incinerator!

Turning his head quickly, Chen Bai peered into the deepest part of the dark furnace.

This deepest area was slightly more spacious.

But only just slightly.

Perhaps he could move his head a bit more freely?

At the end was a three-dimensional box, seemingly designed to filter out ashes through tiny holes after bodies had been incinerated.

However, there was no heat or fire here—only the cold, pitch-black steel structure!

Nothing else.

Lying in the incinerator’s channel, Chen Bai looked around, a bit disappointed.

Had he really overreacted?

Was this truly just a simple task?

A mission granted by some god?

Chen Bai frowned. The stench and confined space were unbearable, and he didn’t want to stay a moment longer!

But just as he gathered his strength to pull himself out of the furnace, he suddenly noticed a small, dark gap above him.

He edged forward a bit more, pressing his head against the furnace wall to peer into that crevice.

In that instant, a chill shot from the base of his spine up to his skull.

He saw a pair of eyes.

They were staring directly back at him.

The distance between them was no more than ten centimeters.