The team of strange beasts continued to move forward, and as they moved southward, more small oases appeared on their way.
Every oasis had the same configuration, with familiar plant mimicry, weak beast guards, and a distance not too far from the swamp...
Everything made Fran feel uncomfortable, as if she and her men had fallen into some terrible cycle.
But the passage of time and the ever-changing swamp as they moved forward were not the case; in Fran's keen senses and memory, these scenes and materials had never been interrupted or repeated.
Fran knew that some humans outside the city were trapped in what they thought was a time and space loop due to the dual influence of mycelium infection and the biological field, but the connection between her and Lin Qingliu in her heart also showed that this was not the case.
After advancing like this for several days, and after driving countless groups of small exotic beasts into the swamp and drowning them, Fran made a surprising discovery.
In the distance, at the end of the sight, it seemed that instead of the endless wasteland and dotted oases, the large forest of exotic beasts that was originally looming had completely disappeared, replaced by a thin black line across the sky.
Instinct made Fran realize that something was wrong.
What is that? Is it the ocean? But no matter how hard I look, I can't see a single bit of the blue that belongs to the ocean.
The almost pure black color is also difficult to associate with mycelium and strange beasts. Although the mycelium ecosystem can grow into any color, it is always a mixture of colors rather than pure black.
Standing on top of the elephant-like beast, Fran fell into deep thought.
Continue to move forward? This does not seem to be a good decision. In the unknown distance, if this small group of exotic beast adventurers really encounters some unknown enemy, they may be easily wiped out.
But Fran, who has thinking ability and wisdom similar to that of humans, also possesses a spirit called courage. That dark gap seems to be calling Fran to move forward, forward, to explore what exactly it is.
Even if that place is unknown, even if even the mycelium dares not extend its tentacles there...
After thinking for a long time, Fran turned to look at the strange beasts under her command.
Nearly a thousand exotic beasts have been classified by Fran.
The beasts with broad backs were assigned to transport food and supplies, the predators with fangs and sharp claws were the main force in the battle, and as for the beasts derived from those small and agile animals, they were groups of scouts.
At this moment, no matter the docile beasts that were several meters tall or the scout beasts that were not much different from Fran's original body, they all looked up at the "leader" who was standing high up.
Faced with this group of strange beasts that were not even fully civilized, Fran didn't know what to say.
After thinking for a moment, she said with the calm demeanor of a superior beast:
"Everyone please be safe and keep moving forward, since we are already here."
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A whole day later, when Fran stood on the side of the abyss and stared at the bottomless chasm, she remembered a sentence she had heard in the dream of divine revelation:
"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you."
What appeared before Fran and the many strange beasts was pure darkness.
The only thing that could be perceived was a cliff in front of him, and below him was some almost completely black substance.
Fran didn't know how to describe what she saw. If she thought this was a rift valley, then she should at least have some awareness of the other side. But looking ahead, there was nothing but the blue sky and the pitch-black earth. There was no third color at all.
But if you say that this is an ocean, this darkness and silence are totally inconsistent. The starting point of the alien beast expedition team is the seaside. Fran knows about the ocean both in dreams and in reality, but the scene in front of her obviously cannot be called an ocean.
But this darkness was not completely still. Fran and the strange beasts had to follow the edge of the swamp to get here.
As they moved forward, the swamp changed from its original dark green color to darker and blacker, eventually becoming a substance no different from that in the abyss.
The extremely viscous black fluid flowed down into the abyss through a crack beside Fran. It seemed to be mixed with some identifiable parts of the corpses of strange beasts. The black substance filled the gaps between the hairs, squeezing out all the bubbles inside and forming terrifying hard thorns.
Fran always felt that these dead beasts were the ones that were driven into the swamp by them, but when she thought about the viscosity of this black substance, she felt that it was impossible for that thing to flow so fast...
However, this spectacular and bizarre scene was like... like the swamp had come alive and was continuously feeding food to the abyss. It was so strange that it was impossible to even think deeply about it.
Fran's mind was filled with messy thoughts. It felt like the mycelium that had been dead for a long time was once again beginning to affect her thinking.
It seemed as if a voice was constantly tempting her to take a step forward, into the eternal and bottomless darkness...
Countless strange beasts stood around this rift. Most of them, like Fran, were affected to varying degrees. Their bodies even began to tremble slightly. Even their originally clear pupils began to gradually dilate, and the black area continued to grow.
The first ones to collapse were the small strange beasts. After seeing several of her unfamiliar subordinates losing consciousness and falling into the bottomless darkness, Fran quickly regained consciousness.
Before more of her men fell into the abyss of death, she decisively ordered a retreat.
In such a dangerous area, it is no wonder that there are no mycelium or strange beasts. I am afraid that even they will be affected to a certain extent when they come here...
This was no ordinary discovery, enough for her to return to Hope City in person to report to Lin Qingliu.
But in short, the original exploration plan must be revised, and the alien beast exploration team must return a certain distance until they are out of the influence of the abyss before they can continue to explore the nearby terrain.
Fran's mind was full of thoughts, but suddenly a question occurred to her.
Not long ago, she made a discovery during an exploration, and then used the blood left by Lin Qingliu to summon the other party's clone for a short time in a big tree.
I should have thought of this earlier, but I didn't do anything when I encountered unusual discoveries along the way...
A rare fear arose in Fran's heart. She called out to the master she was loyal to in her heart, but the blood that had merged with her did not give any response.
The signal...is blocked.
At this moment, Fran finally stopped hesitating. What was supposed to come had come, and what was supposed to be seen had been seen. It was better to retreat now!
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