Chapter 3052: Chapter 3054: Sacrificial Altar

Song Jinmin’s words made Lin Yi and Moon, who were behind, quicken their pace as well.

In front was a huge cave, as large as a basketball court.

In Lin Yi’s understanding, this should be extremely rare.

But what was even more shocking was that in the center of the cave, there were a dozen or so ’people’ kneeling!

The bodies of these people were in a kneeling posture.

Their heads slightly lowered, extremely devout.

Even though there was some distance between them, they could clearly see their bodies and the clothes on them.

Only their skin and flesh had deeply sunken, like mummified corpses.

What’s more surprising was that these people were very short, the tallest probably no more than 150 cm, like children.

Yet their heads were very large, like a basketball, and mismatched with their bodies.

"Could they be the natives of Tilia Island?" Luyu Teahouse exclaimed.

"Doesn’t seem like modern people," Lin Yi said.

"But so many years have passed, why can their flesh bodies still be preserved?" Moon wondered.

"Because of the magnetic field."

Lin Yi said:

"I once discovered two metal pieces, that when placed in the right position, could form a miraculous magnetic field that can keep human flesh from decaying."

After hearing Lin Yi’s explanation, the members of the two teams were filled with awe for this magical place.

It was like exploring another mysterious and unknown space.

Because this was the first time they had found the corpses of the natives on the island!

Such a discovery was enough to be written into the annals of history!

Very tacitly, members of both teams had no intention of further advancing.

They all stood at the junction of the passage and the cave, careful and cautious.

As experienced adventurers, they all knew that without a thorough observation, no place should be entered rashly.

The Flame Dragon team took out detectors to test for radiation in the cave.

The remaining people continued to observe every corner.

Besides the kneeling people in the center, there were stoned tables at the edge of the cave.

On top of them were many things resembling pots and pans, but these items were not stone tools, most were made of different crystal stones.

Although they looked rough, they were filled with a rugged beauty.

Besides these, many bones were scattered on the ground, haphazard and everywhere.

Lin Yi stood on the spot, pondering carefully.

Combining with the pots and pans on the tables, it was very likely they were used for satiating hunger.

If this were the case, when the animals were brought back, there must have been physical bodies.

And the magnetic field in the central area could only affect those few natives, with a very small range.

A magnetic field that prevents flesh from decaying!

Kneeling natives of Tilia Island!

Containers made of stoned tables and crystal artifacts!

Countless scattered bones on the ground!

Images of information flashed through Lin Yi’s mind.

But he couldn’t connect them together.

"How’s the check? Is it safe?" Jiang Zhengnan asked.

"No problem, radiation level is zero," someone from the Flame Dragon replied.

Jiang Zhengnan nodded, then looked at Lin Jingzhan.

"You guys follow up behind, Moon and I will go in first."

The two of them spread out, about five or six meters apart, and walked toward the inside of the cave from different directions.

Following closely were Song Jinmin and the other three captains, along with Jiang Zhengnan and Luyu Teahouse.

After a brief exploration and not finding anything unusual around, the rest of the team slowly entered.

Everyone first approached the central area, gathering in front of the Tilia Island natives.

Upon arriving here, they realized there seemed to be a reason for their kneeling.

Nine people formed a circle, with a diameter of about two meters.

The circular area was spotless, even after endless ages, no dust was visible.

Without saying anything else, just this was astonishing enough.

Modern technology can’t achieve this.

But this was not all; what truly captivated people were the patterns engraved in the middle of the ring.

Compared to the natives of Tilia Island, the creatures depicted in the patterns were even more bizarre and peculiar.

Its hands were very long, like noodles, with nine eyes engraved on the mask, holding a spear in its hand, giving it a somewhat awe-inspiring look.

"It could be their ritual totem," Song Jinmin said:

"But it does have substance; after so many years, no dust has settled, and it can keep these people’s bones from decaying, much better than formalin."

"Alright, step back and let the Central Guards Brigade collect evidence."

The Poker team members retreated, leaving the Flame Dragon team in place.

The rest of the work was photographing and recording.

Lin Yi was also observing carefully.

The natives’ flesh had already withered.

Their clothes were only rags clinging to their skin.

In this situation, even without disrupting the magnetic field balance, a slight move could turn them to ashes in an instant.

Lin Yi squatted beside the native’s bones, facing him.

At this moment, looking into those shriveled eyes, Lin Yi felt as if he was dreaming back a million years.

It seemed like the two were engaged in a silent exchange.

War!

Priest!

Slaughter!

Ancient rituals!

Images flashed in Lin Yi’s mind.

For a moment, the illusory and ethereal world seemed to come alive before his eyes.

But what surged forward was the overwhelming pressure, making it difficult to breathe.

After a long while, Lin Yi stood up, overlooking the entire altar.

For some reason, Lin Yi felt the altar seemed to have another layer of meaning.

But he couldn’t decipher it.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Lin Yi saw his father also staring at the altar lost in thought.

Their eyes met at this moment.

"Have you discovered anything?" Lin Jingzhan asked.

Lin Yi shook his head.

"Don’t waste time here, take it back for research afterward."

Lin Yi turned and walked elsewhere, but then the bones on the ground caught his attention.

Initially, Lin Yi thought these bones weren’t noteworthy.

But upon closer inspection, they seemed different from what he imagined.

None of these bones were complete.

As if they were dismembered Eight Trigrams here.

Or perhaps...

Dismembered in eight pieces here.

This scene puzzled Lin Yi even more.

If there wasn’t the altar underground, it could be understood that these bones were for satiation.

The appearance of these bones was reasonable.

But with the altar present, it had nothing to do with satiation.

After all, this is where the priest was, not a living place.

Lin Yi stood in place, looking at the altar underground, then at the bones.

Completely unable to guess the connection between the two.

"Lin Yi, come here, there’s a book."

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