The entrance to the cave was not large, just big enough for two people to crawl inside. However, after crawling for a dozen meters or so, they could stand up and walk. Presumably, this was for the sake of concealment.

Inside, the cave was quite dry, though from time to time bats or other creatures would fly out, startling the two of them. Bat droppings were everywhere, filling the air with a nauseating stench. Charles Carter deeply missed the nose-inhalation gas mask he used in his previous life with the Dragon Group, but unfortunately, there was none here.

As for holding their breath while moving, it was said that experts at the Qi Tong stage could go for over a dozen hours without breathing, using their internal energy in place of oxygen. That was a level Charles Carter could only look up to.

They descended for nearly a hundred meters before the space suddenly opened up. The entire cave passage resembled a fissure, stretching so far that the end was out of sight, and it was impossible to tell how long this underground crack actually was.

The stench in the fissure was even stronger, and the two were shocked to discover that there were actually many dried corpses lying upside down in the crevice. For over a hundred meters, there were no fewer than a hundred of these mummified bodies.

Due to the apparent age of the corpses, each one was shriveled, with only a layer of wrinkled, dark skin clinging to the bones. “How come they haven’t decayed? By rights, after so long, this skin should have crumbled away,” Charles Carter remarked as he scanned the area.

“No idea,” Olivia Green replied, frowning and shaking her head as she pinched her nose tightly. Women, after all, never change their nature no matter where they are.

Soon, they reached a spacious area and found that the dried corpses were bizarrely arranged in a circle. All of them had their heads facing inward and their feet outward, forming a ring with a diameter of thirty to forty meters.

At the center of the circle sat a cross-legged dried corpse. As soon as Olivia Green saw it, tears welled up in her eyes. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

“Is this your ancestor?” Charles Carter asked.

“That’s right. I’ve seen a sketch of our first-generation ancestor Andrew Green, and he looks very similar. It must be him. I never expected he would pass away sitting here,” Olivia Green said.

She took a round iron ring with some jagged, gear-like teeth from her pocket and reverently crawled forward. Soon, she approached the cross-legged corpse and gently placed the ring on its head.

“Get back!” Charles Carter suddenly shouted, retreating more than ten meters.

Chapter 0010: Breakthrough After Breakthrough

However, that ring-like object suddenly floated up in a strange way. It spun around Olivia Green’s neck, and instantly, the major blood vessel in her neck was cut open. Blood spurted out like a small fountain, spraying directly onto the dried corpse.

In just a few seconds, all the blood from Olivia Green’s body was absorbed into the corpse. The dried corpse suddenly opened its eyes.

“Hahaha! I, Andrew Green, will not die! I want immortality, immortality!” The corpse of Andrew Green let out a wild laugh, and with a smack, knocked Olivia Green’s body to the ground with a single slap.

He didn’t even spare a glance at his own descendant, his heart so cold it was chilling. Charles Carter felt a chill run through him. There was no point in reasoning with someone so cold-blooded.

This guy also sensed the immense pressure emanating from Benjamin Green, which was far beyond what he could handle. Knowing that a wise man does not fight a losing battle, he immediately tried to escape.

“Trying to run? I’ve parasitized for over a dozen generations just to preserve my soul until now. Your blood is just what I need to rejuvenate my withered meridians,” Andrew Green sneered coldly.

The ring-like object flew over, and it seemed to have a powerful suction force. In an instant, it expanded to the size of a hula hoop, slipped over Charles Carter, and with a tug, dragged him to the feet of Andrew Green.

The ring flew up, and Charles Carter suffered the same fate as Olivia Green. Blood spurted from his neck. Andrew Green grabbed Charles Carter, opened his mouth, and bit down hard on Charles Carter’s bleeding neck, as if he were sucking human blood. His face, twisted and wrinkled, looked like a living demon—truly terrifying.

Charles Carter felt a wave of exhaustion sweep over his whole body, as if all his energy had suddenly drained away. In just half a minute, Charles Carter realized he was growing weaker and weaker.

He knew that once his blood was drained, he would end up just like Olivia Green, becoming another dried corpse. Now he understood the origin of all the mummified bodies in the cave.

Since he was going to die anyway, Charles Carter made a desperate last stand. He mustered all his strength, opened his mouth, and bit back at Andrew Green. At that moment, Olivia Green, whom they thought was dead, suddenly leapt up from the ground and clamped both arms tightly around Andrew Green’s arms.

Charles Carter’s bite actually worked—Andrew Green’s shriveled neck was basically just a layer of skin. It couldn’t withstand the bite, and Charles Carter tore it open. The blood that Andrew Green had just sucked was now drawn back into Charles Carter.

Moreover, Charles Carter activated the “Absorption Technique” from the ‘Nine Heavens Vast World Art’ with all his might. It really worked—he sucked away a third of Andrew Green’s blood in one go.

Andrew Green let out an angry roar and tried to slap Charles Carter. However, at this moment, Olivia Green was incredibly strong, and her grip prevented Andrew Green from making any large movements with his hands.

On top of that, Charles Carter was also giving it his all, clinging to the old man’s body like a pair of iron pincers, his mouth pressed tightly to the wound on the neck.

Even though his body was being beaten by Andrew Green to the point of excruciating pain, Charles Carter held on. He kept sucking, dazed, not knowing how much time had passed before he finally lost consciousness.