bookbashuk Chapter 102: The Intelligent Lifeforms Are Fighting
Chapter 102: The Intelligent Lifeforms Are Fighting
Thunder World, Wind and Thunder Canyon.
A fierce wind, accompanied by purple lightning, lashed the barren land. As more and more teams arrived to collect Windstones, the initial skirmishes over the distribution points of these stones escalated into a bloody melee.
Three Axe Mountain, North Dragon City, Black Cloud Society, Imperial Martial Corps, White Tiger Tower… elite forces from various major powers of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire fought fiercely in this narrow area. The roar of clashing weapons mingled with the thunder in the sky, creating a deafening din.
Deep within the Wind and Thunder Canyon, five warriors from the Northern Dragon City, dressed in dark blue combat uniforms, were desperately urging their remaining genetic energy as they raced for their lives.
"Faster. Faster. Shake them off."
Their bodies were covered in gruesome wounds, and their armor was soaked with blood.
Not far behind them, a dozen or so warriors from the Imperial Martial Legion, all clad in identical golden armor, were hot on their heels. This group's cultivation level far surpassed theirs, with their squad leader being a peak ninth-tier Hengxing level warrior.
In the midst of the fierce chase, the five members of Beilong City, in their panic and disregard for their surroundings, plunged headlong into the edge of a rarely visited fault line in the Wind and Thunder Canyon. The terrain here was remote, and the intensity of lightning and hurricanes was much stronger than in other areas.
A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the leading squad leader of the Royal Martial Corps. He increased his speed again and was about to catch up. He was preparing to activate his psychic weapon to kill the five people in front of him on the spot.
"A bunch of useless trash, trying to run away?"
But at that moment, his mental energy swept across a patch of empty space in front of him and he suddenly sensed a slight pause.
The feeling of stagnation was fleeting, so faint as to be almost imperceptible. But for a seasoned veteran like him, it was immediately clear that this was unusual.
He abruptly stopped mid-air and shouted fiercely at the team members who were about to charge past him.
"Stop. Everyone, cease pursuit."
The dozen or so members of the Imperial Martial Corps instinctively stopped in their tracks, their primal energy kicking up clouds of dust beneath their feet. They stared at the few Northern Dragon City warriors who had almost disappeared from sight, their faces filled with confusion and resentment.
One of the team members couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"Captain, we were so close! If they get away, all our efforts will have been for nothing."
The squad leader of the Imperial Martial Corps waved his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the void in front of him, changing rapidly.
"Just a few small fry, it doesn't matter."
A few days ago, he seemed to have sensed a similar energy fluctuation here, but at the time he thought it was just normal energy disturbance in the canyon and didn't pay any attention to it. But now, the same feeling has reappeared, which is definitely not a coincidence.
He strode to the void where he had just felt the stagnation and once again extended his mental energy.
This time, he focused his mental energy into a thread and cautiously probed forward. Sure enough, that obscure feeling of being blocked returned.
The squad leader's expression turned serious as he gave orders to his men.
"All of you, spread out immediately and be on guard."
"Unleash all your mental power and explore this area inch by inch. Don't overlook anything unusual."
Although the team members were puzzled, they dared not be negligent and immediately dispersed as instructed, surrounding the area. More than a dozen powerful senses scanned the surrounding wind and lightning.
A dozen minutes later, a team member on the periphery suddenly seemed to have noticed something and shouted loudly.
"Captain, something's strange here. When I probe this area with my telekinesis, it feels like it's been cut off by something."
The squad leader flashed and instantly appeared beside the team member. He looked at the raging hurricane in that area, carefully separated a wisp of his spiritual power, transformed it into a pale golden energy thread, and slowly moved forward to touch it.
When the energy threads touched that seemingly empty void, a faint but real spatial fluctuation was fed back along the energy threads.
The squad leader of the Imperial Martial Corps was deeply shaken, and his breathing became rapid.
This is very likely a hidden entrance to an independent space within the Thunder World.
This... this is a tremendous discovery that could shake the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
He suddenly turned around and roared at a teammate behind him.
"Quickly. Report this up immediately. Use the highest level of encryption to tell the higher-ups that we've made a major discovery. Mobilize all the main forces and get here as fast as possible."
……
Within the boundary, on the metal plaza beneath the black giant tower.
A colossal phantom formed from pure silver light nearly filled half the sky. The intelligent life form, Mist, looked down at the five tiny outsiders in the plaza, its pure silver eyes filled with disdain and arrogance.
He slowly opened his mouth, his voice booming, echoing repeatedly in the air above the square.
"Ignorant outsiders, how dare you presume to..."
However, Wu's dignified opening remarks were abruptly interrupted by an untimely laugh.
A flash of light appeared on Luo Feng's wrist-mounted personal terminal, and Babata's figure, a child with demonic horns, jumped out of the terminal. Immediately afterward, Qiu Jian's cold, indifferent virtual projection in black appeared silently beside Hong.
As soon as Babata appeared, he didn't even glance at the huge silver phantom in the sky. Instead, he turned around, grabbed Qiu Jian's shoulder, and burst into laughter while clutching his stomach.
"Hey Qiu Jian, look at them! They're both intelligent life forms, but look how grand and impressive their entrance is. Why do you always have that deadpan look on your face, and why are you so small?"
Qiu Jian's cold, electronic eyes swept over the massive fog in the sky, his tone completely flat.
"Unnecessarily expanding the size of the virtual projection will cause unnecessary energy consumption and will not help in actual combat."
Qiu Jian analyzed in a very serious manner.
"Furthermore, according to our advanced intelligent psychology database on Sword-Loving Star, this bluffing behavior precisely exposes the extreme loneliness and morbid compensatory psychology he has developed due to prolonged solitude. Simply put... this old man is a pervert."
In mid-air, the majestic expression on the giant old man's face instantly froze.
He was utterly astonished and dissected in front of him by two little kids who seemed to appear out of nowhere.
His temper flared up immediately.
The enormous silver face began to contort slightly with rage.
"You insolent fools. What do you know? I am the great Lord Mist. How could you two little brats possibly comprehend such a magnificent form of existence as mine?"
"Wow, you've got quite a temper."
Babata wasn't scared at all. Instead of being frightened, he grabbed Qiu Jian's arm, and the two small virtual projections wobbled and rose into the air.
The two of them brazenly flew to the shoulder area of the giant energy projection of the mist.
Babata stood with his hands on his hips, tilting his head to the side.
"The great Lord Mist?"
"Your master has been dead for so long, and you're still reminiscing about the past? That's not called being great, that's called being an old fogey, understand?"
Qiu Jian stood beside him with his arms crossed, coldly delivering the final blow.
"The underlying logic is chaotic, the emotion simulation module is on the verge of overload, and the system is at risk of crashing."
"I suggest you perform a self-check immediately, or format and restart."
Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng stood in the square, looking up in disbelief at the three intelligent beings arguing loudly, oblivious to everyone else.
Thor, carrying his battle sword, turned to Luo Feng with a helpless expression and asked.
"Are intelligent life forms usually this irritable?"
Luo Feng shrugged, also feeling a headache coming on.
Tainuo and Fuxi looked at each other, completely at a loss for what expression to make.