The surroundings were shrouded in darkness.
Rich underground waterways, resembling vast rivers, hung suspended in the void, where schools of sightless fish swam back and forth, dreamy and illusory.
Ancient giant creature skeletons, remnants of colossal bronze statues from unknown eras, arm-thick earth dragons and centipedes, two-story-high ant nests...
Those who have never seen it would find it hard to imagine that the underground, often thought of as desolate and lifeless, is actually teeming with vitality.
Zhang Kui had always possessed a daring, adventurous nature. When he was a child, there was a complex and secretive network of tunnels dating back to the Anti-Japanese War in the city, and he had the courage to venture into them alone, with a flashlight and a backpack of provisions.
