The exploration center built around a narrow crack in the ground and located on a solid rock base was now filled with instruments. The five members of the team went back and forth among the various instruments, going out for a moment from time to time to retrieve some material samples for testing.
Most of the instruments are actually made by alchemists using alchemy techniques in other worlds. Only some high-precision core accessories are carried by the captain. World No. 1 happens to be a metal-rich world, so Everyone simply created a complete set of experimental tools and temporarily built a small laboratory.
"Hey, there's something wrong with the magic power concentration. Mage, look at this index."
At this time, the alchemist who was monitoring changes in the surrounding energy and element concentration suddenly whispered to the mage beside him, and with his low cry, the surrounding knights, priests and even Priest He also turned his head and looked at the rotating meter with the mage.
"Hey, isn't this wrong at all?" The moment he saw the meter, the knight was horrified. He shouted: "Why did it suddenly surge to more than thirty times the base value?! Is your instrument broken? !”
"I also thought it was broken, so I decided to ask the mage to come over and take a look." The alchemist nodded calmly: "Don't be nervous first. I will analyze it with the mage to see if there is a problem with the instrument."
But soon there was no need for them to analyze any instrument problems, because everyone present felt that the concentration of magic power around them was soaring at a speed visible to the naked eye—the spontaneous condensation of elements began to appear in the air, even those who knew nothing about magic The knights could all see the light of the six elements in the laboratory, which was a precursor to the condensation of the magic crystal veins. Such a strange phenomenon immediately caused everyone in the exploration team to fall into a brief panic.
But then, even this brief moment of panic will be gone.
Because above the sky, accompanied by rumbles and roars, black mist officially fell to the earth, just like black rain.
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It can be seen that a black line falls vertically from the vacuum outside the sky and submerges into the dense metal cloud. It continues to spread and split along the way, and it continuously infects the surrounding materials like ink dripping into clear water. It can be seen that it is only for a moment. Suddenly, this black mist swallowed up all the metal clouds within a radius of dozens of kilometers, turning those gray-white metal particles into sparkling dim water.
The next moment, the water surface collapsed and turned into countless turbulent currents, rushing towards the extremely deep cracks in the earth's crust.
Over the entire world No. 1, there are more than forty tributaries of the black mist. They enter more than forty cracks in the earth's crust at the same time, going deep into the core of the world. As the black mist deepens, the world's extremely turbulent crustal movement suddenly begins. Then he calmed down, and the hot lava vent gradually became silent. The calm lava lake began to cool down, and the cracks that released a large amount of metallic black smoke and high-heat steam stopped moving, as if they were dead. The continuous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions had stopped long ago.
It can even be seen that the orange-red magma sea deep in the mantle is turning dark in large areas, as if it has been robbed of all vitality... It is certain that the black mist is using the cracks in the earth's crust as an entrance and exit, wantonly absorbing the energy of the planet.
This planet is just its supply station.
The elite team located in the laboratory near the cracks in the earth's crust were "fortunate" to witness this scene with their own eyes.
The mage who originally planned to test the concentration of magic power. Staring in shock at the images coming from the observation circle deep in the cracks in the ground, he and his companions witnessed the scene of black mist invading the interior of the planet and absorbing lava energy. Everyone was extremely quiet, lest they attract each other's attention.
"What the hell is this thing... that goes deep into the earth's core, absorbs magma, and can reproduce itself?"
The cleric whispered: "This thing... Isn't it the pinnacle of your will to say the least?"
"No… "
Priest looked at the screen. He stared at the black mist swallowing up the mantle magma and swallowing up all the energy in the entire crack. He swallowed and said, "It's a legend."
"We have encountered a legendary being from another world - why are you standing still, run away!"
As soon as the words fell, the entire laboratory immediately began to prepare in a panic. In just a few seconds, everyone carried the most important data with them. As for the equipment in the laboratory, just throw it away. , no matter how many times this kind of thing is, it cannot compare with the information about the existence of the legend of the other world. The most important thing for them now is to stay away from this terrifying existence as soon as possible, and then send a letter back to Mycroft, asking for support or requests. Interrupt exploration and return as soon as possible.
Thirty seconds later, everyone was on the off-road vehicle driven by the knight. The next moment, as the knight stepped hard on the magic door, the engine roared violently, and the entire vehicle transformed in an instant and flew into the air.
It was at this moment that the elite team truly saw the full picture of the horrific events that occurred on World No. 1.
"Oh my god..."
Watching this scene, the hands of the knight who was driving couldn't help but tremble, but soon he reacted and grasped the steering wheel firmly. But even so, the entire flying car spun rapidly in the air, making everyone in the car make noises. exclaimed.
It's not his fault, because everyone in the team had the same reaction... After all, what they saw was enough to shock even the most powerful people into loss of consciousness.
—It was a black sky.
The gray-white metal clouds that originally shrouded World No. 1 have completely disappeared. They have all been transformed into a smooth material that looks like black water, reflecting energy ripples. This black water cloud covers most of the planet's surface, and it is completely invisible. Possibly absorb all the energy and heat that escapes from it. In addition, more than forty black needles like straws extend from the sky, which are inserted directly into various cracks in the earth's crust. From time to time, a golden-red energy mass can be seen passing from below the black needles to the top. The Shuiyun body at the location caused a faint golden-red light to flow through the opponent's pitch-black body.
This scene is so spectacular that it even exceeds the imagination of some people. If I have to use an analogy, it is like a giant insect that covers the sky and the sun is leaning over the giant called the world, absorbing the heat of the other party wantonly. of blood.
But the elite team and others can't do anything about it... What can they do? It was their first exploration mission to encounter an existence of this level, and they were helpless... Everyone could only urge the knights to speed up and get away from the extremely dangerous cracks in the earth's crust as quickly as possible, so as not to attract the other party's attention.
"We are just little bugs, just ignore us like gravel..."
The alchemist made random gestures with various gods in his hands, and he didn't know who to pray to at first, while the cleric closed his eyes and began to mutter: "You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me..."
Priest did not have the luxury to ignore reality. He was constantly checking the maps that he and others had drawn recently while exploring the surrounding area, and was constantly giving directions to the knights who were desperately stepping on the accelerator. The mage was also risking his life to give directions to the knights. The off-road vehicle released five light magic spells in a row, all for the sake of better escape.
But this is all pointless and futile.
Boom—With a loud noise like thunder, the black sky seemed to have finished eating. It retracted its more than forty tentacles and merged them into its body, and its huge, bowl-shaped body also began to rapidly deformed and turned into an extremely regular black ball suspended in the sky. The radius of this sphere alone is more than fifty kilometers. It is suspended above the earth, bringing a suffocating and terrifying pressure to all existences in the world.
And its next actions left the elite team and the rest of the team in danger.
It is so huge that its shape alone is comparable to a black ball in a city. Under its spherical body, there is a geometric stream of consciousness that looks like an eye. It 'stares' at the speed of two hundred kilometers per hour. A small flying car speeding away from him seemed to be judging something.
Then, it generated a tentacle and waved it in the direction of the speeding car.
At the moment when the black ball 'gazed', the thinking of everyone in the elite team came to a standstill for an instant. They sensed that there was an extremely terrifying and huge existence coming from both the spiritual and material aspects. Staring directly at themselves, at that moment, it seemed as if the world was dimmed, all light and color were meaningless, and they seemed to be sinking into darkness until their will was destroyed, their bodies melted, and their lives dissipated into the void.
If they were ordinary people, the outcome would definitely be like this, and there would be no chance of escape. But fortunately, they are not ordinary people. At least they have been personally trained by a certain lord, and they are very experienced in resisting attacks in this area.
So after a brief period of sinking, Priest woke up from the dark illusion in a cold sweat, and the knight immediately began to control the speeding car that almost crashed due to loss of control. Everyone recovered almost at the same time, but they didn't wait. Everyone began to rejoice at their good luck and the resistance brought about by training, and then they all saw the seemingly "light" wave coming from nearly a thousand kilometers away.
It looks light and airy, but in fact, the tentacle swung out by the black ball is nearly one kilometer thick. It sweeps through the atmosphere, bringing out sonic booms and shock waves that are heavy enough to level the mountains. This tentacle streaks across the world No. 1. A metal mountain was suddenly snapped in half, and the crack turned into magma due to high heat and friction.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the elite team knew that even the most powerful people must be extremely careful when facing this blow, otherwise they will turn into powder in the next thought, let alone these young people who have not reached the gold level. ? Suddenly, the knight who was angrily stepping on the steering wheel released his foot. The mage who was supporting the shield sighed and lay on the seat. The alchemist was holding an information terminal and was leaving a last message, while the cleric took out a Take a photo, close your eyes, and seem to be talking to yourself about the person in the photo.
Priest was actually not much better. The first thought that flashed through his mind was, 'Will it hurt to be killed by a legendary existence with one blow? ', However, just when he was desperate, this gray-haired man from the south noticed the photo in the hands of the cleric.
It was a magical image of a young girl. The girl seemed to be taking a selfie. She was smiling happily. She should be a relative or girlfriend of the priest... And because of this image, Priest thought of his sister. He thought of Taking away her responsibilities, she remembered the oath he had promised her,
He remembered a lot, including the secrets he had learned, or barely mastered, in the hands of that adult that afternoon at Ares Fortress.
"What the hell are you in a daze? Do you really think you are going to die?!"
Suddenly, in the carriage, Priest roared, waking up all the desperate team members from the deathly silence. He glared angrily and looked around at his teammates: "Even if it means death! We must fight until the last moment. ! No matter how strong the enemy is, we must dare to take action or even charge!"
"Have you all forgotten who taught you this? You don't even dare to resist. If you die, you won't even be embarrassed to go to hell!"
Before he finished speaking, he pulled out five bottles of magical potions that shone with different brilliance. Without hesitation, he gritted his teeth and opened the potion injection groove in the arm armor, and placed all the potions in sequence.
- Gu, Gu, Gu... Suddenly, dragon power potion, magic burning potion, lightning potion, iron armor potion and holy healing potion, five high-level magic potions were injected into Priest's body at the same time, violent magic and holy light. The force washed over the warrior's body. In an instant, along with the sound of blood spurting out, all he could see was that the transparent sight glass on Priest's helmet turned into a bright red, but he firmly took out a translucent glass like crystal from his back. The big shield is placed in front of you.
"Fuck, the captain doesn't want his life, and neither do I!"
"Just die, I still want to try to see if this alien monster's casual attack can do anything to me!"
Seeing Priest's decisive move, the rest of the elite team suddenly felt courage in their hearts - it was nothing more than death anyway, so why not be heroic and fight harder? Just hearing the sound of medicine being injected, the entire off-road vehicle was faster, and the shield covering its outside was also incredibly thickened, and it even contained a large number of holy light magic.
"Haha, you have to have such momentum!" Priest smashed the glass of the back seat of the off-road vehicle. He looked at the people who had cheered up and started to at least fight for their lives, and a surge of pride surged in his heart. , he took one step forward and stood at the rear of the car. Priest placed the translucent crystal shield - the 'gravity shield' made by Joshua Van Radcliffe - in front of him. His eyes and body were filled with crazy white flames of fighting spirit.
In front of him, a tentacle that was like a mountain, capable of breaking the earth's crust and tearing apart the continental shelf, was slowly falling.
"Let me show you the 'mysterious truth' granted by my master!"
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