After careful calculations, the spacecraft chose a very clever landing point, which happened to be a safe zone and very close to the entrance of the underground wormhole.
Gu Qiongsheng stepped out of the door of the spaceship, and hazy fog swarmed towards her in an instant, along with a damp and sticky wind. Even with her eyes strengthened by her mental power, she could only barely see five steps ahead. The world was filled with confusion and disorder, as if something wanted to devour everything.
Wrapped in this mist, the whole person seemed to sink into the damp and sticky water vapor, and felt uncomfortable all over.
Although it does not hinder action, it can easily make people feel irritated.
Suddenly, a warm breeze blew from the side.
“Holy Light!”
The light was just right, covering all the team members.
The invisible glimmer of light dispelled the mist, erecting an invisible barrier between the crowd, blocking the sticky fog and stagnant wind, and bringing a rare sense of freshness.
The team members all breathed a sigh of relief.
After helping his companions get rid of the discomfort caused by the environment, Gu Qiongsheng also expanded his innate vision to explore the surroundings.
"No danger detected yet," she said quickly. "Let's set off immediately. I'll be observing along the way and providing warnings."
Since the infiltration was extremely difficult due to the deep Zergxue, and this incident was related to the Dawn Legion, Gu Qiongsheng did not bring many team members with him. He only found a few people from the former A1056 team whom he absolutely trusted - but Tan Yao was missing and Weng Wei was added.
Tan Yao was developing a more advanced psycho-mecha, so Gu Qiongsheng didn't bother him.
However, Weng Wei was unable to take the A1056 train due to his family's obstruction. Even though he achieved good results in the federal exam with his own strength, he still felt regretful.
This time, Gu Qiongsheng said he would take him along. The little fat boy immediately perked up and patted his chest to assure, "Don't worry, Master Gu, I'll be there to fend off the enemy! Anyone who wants to hurt you will have to step over my dead body!"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft," Gu Qiongsheng waved his hands. "Whoever wants to step on your corpse, stop saying such things. Don't worry, I will definitely bring you all back without missing a single one."
In addition, there are several students from Class F in the team.
This is a team she absolutely trusts.
It’s not that Gu Qiongsheng doesn’t trust He Kun, Chen Sheng and others, but this incident involves the Dawn Legion and is inevitably related to the mysterious incident a year ago. Gu Qiongsheng is not sure what their views and attitudes are on this matter, so it is better to be cautious.
Moreover, leaving others outside to help them draw fire can also play an important role.
After landing, the group stepped on power boots and moved rapidly towards the east for about an hour. The rocks on their sides were jagged and the sand dunes became more and more bizarre.
Qin Yuan slowed down his pace until he saw a huge sand dune that was three stories high.
"The underground wormhole is just ahead," he said.
The group immediately became alert and looked very serious.
Zhou Qing took the lead and walked carefully around the sand dunes. Finally, she came back and whispered a few words into Gu Qiongsheng's ear.
Gu Qiongsheng ran in the direction she said - sure enough, in the southeast corner of the sand dune, on the exposed rock layer covered with stripes, a sun pattern was carved with stones.
It's very small, but you can feel it. The other party was afraid that the mark would be buried by wind and sand, so he carved it very hard, leaving deep marks on the corners.
"You just said there was another one?" Gu Qiongsheng asked in a low voice, "Where is it?"
Zhou Qing pointed to the left: "This way."
Following the direction Zhou Qing pointed, Gu Qiongsheng took a few more steps and found another small sun pattern.
This time it was on half a rotten wooden stump, and the carving was extremely strange. The oblique lines representing the light were crooked and intertwined with the dark and hideous texture of the stump.
Han Tianming muttered quietly in the back: "Is this really the symbol of Dawn? Why does it look a bit ugly..."
After she finished speaking, she finally reacted, covered her mouth with her hand, and looked at Gu Qiongsheng with apology.
"It's okay," Gu Qiongsheng said softly, stroking the little sun graffiti. "You're right, it's quite ugly."
The logo of Chenxi is not complicated. Any adult can easily draw a beautiful little sun.
Gu Qiongsheng was a little confused. The other party clearly had the ability to draw it well, so why did he choose to draw it crookedly?
Isn't this really a trap?
Just as he was hesitating, a light bulb went off in Gu Qiongsheng's head and he suddenly froze in place.
The little sun in front of my eyes gradually overlapped with the image that suddenly appeared in my mind, turning into a distant memory.
All along, Gu Qiongsheng had kept the original owner's memories well hidden deep in his mind.
It's like a mobile hard drive that you open only when you need it, searching through the files one by one to find the part you need.
This was the first time that before she could think in that direction, something suddenly jumped out from the bottom of her heart, retrieving that memory and placing it clearly before her eyes.
It was as if the memory had come alive, waving its hands frantically and shouting, "Look here, look here!"
Gu Qiongsheng couldn't help it, and his thoughts became deeply lost.
A scene appeared before her eyes.
That was when the original owner was very young, probably only three or four years old, still a tender child. She was happily lying on the ground with a paintbrush, drawing on a piece of white paper.
It was a childish graffiti of a little kid. She drew a dark night with a new moon in the sky, stars everywhere, and... a small sun painted in black.
"Pah, pah."
Footsteps approached from behind, and a broad hand reached out.
Father Gu hugged the little child, picked up the painting on the table, glanced at it, and smiled.
"The sun is not this color."
His voice was deep and generous, with a doting smile: "The sun should be golden, little Jonson, have you ever seen the morning sunshine?"
Gu Qiongsheng followed the original owner's perspective, turned his head and looked at him, his voice soft and childish: "But Dad, I painted it at night."
"When the moon and stars are bright, the sun cannot be seen. It must have turned black, like the sky, hiding behind the moon and stars."
Father Gu was overjoyed to hear this.
He lowered his head and kissed Xiao Qiongsheng's forehead. His messy stubble pricked Xiao Qiongsheng's fair skin, making her feel itchy. She couldn't help but raise her hand to block it.
The delicate little arm was gently grasped.
Father Gu held little Qiongsheng's hand and shook it gently: "Even at night, the sun will still emit a brilliant golden light."
“Even if it shines in the dark night where no one can see, it will still silently emit light and heat, protecting the moon and stars, and protecting little Jonson.”
"This is the sun's duty and mission."
"Don't worry, Jonson. No matter what happens, Dad will protect you."
…
"Jonson?"
"team leader!"
"Captain?"
A series of calls brought Gu Qiongsheng back to reality.
She took a deep breath and stroked the little sun mark in front of her eyes, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.
"... Let's go in this direction."
Gu Qiongsheng finally made a decision. After recalling that memory, a strong intuition kept lingering in her heart, carrying with it a trace of inexplicable sadness that refused to dissipate for a long time.
She decided to take a gamble.
Let’s bet that this little black sun is not a trap, but a guide for them.
Gu Qiongsheng made the decision, and the others of course supported it unconditionally. Only Qin Yuan frowned slightly, but seeing that Gu Qiongsheng was very determined, he did not question it.
A group of people quickly dived into the underground Zerg Mound, following the direction of the Little Black Sun. Gu Qiongsheng expanded his field of vision and was surprised to find that the Zerg remaining in the Zerg Mound were densely packed, their movements were regular, and their numbers were far greater than they had imagined.
This is under the premise that more than a dozen small teams are outside attracting hatred and tying down a large number of Zerg.
"There weren't so many bugs last time we came."
Qin Yuan lowered his voice.
His expression was very serious, and everything showed that there must be something fishy in the insect blood.
But why didn’t the spearhead team find it?
They risked their lives to come here, but it was all in vain?
"It's not necessarily that they didn't discover it," Gu Qiongsheng analyzed in a low voice. "Is it possible that the Zerg guessed your movements and deliberately waited for you to detect them before setting up the secret here?"
"This is the logic of the darkest place under the lamp. Few people would want to explore the place again after exploring it."
Qin Yuan frowned.
Neither nodded nor shook his head.
Gu Qiongsheng’s proposal was even more incredible, making people dare not think too deeply about it. The more they thought about it, the more frightened they felt.
Relying on mental barriers to avoid the Zerg, the group dived deeper and deeper.
The underground wormhole is winding and full of gullies. The countless forks and passages are like a huge maze. Even though Qin Yuan had been here last time, according to his recollection, the terrain structure here has changed greatly.
Exploring in such a wormhole, even with Gu Qiongsheng's gifted vision, it is inevitable that he would run around like a headless fly.
Fortunately, they could discover a new little black sun every few meters.
The scribbled little sun has become a signpost that leads them to avoid forks in the road and avoid wasting time and energy.
"So it seems that the person who drew the little sun is really one of us?"
Han Tianming muttered softly, a lavender glow flowing in his eyes: "By the way, where is the third team? With their ability, can they dive so deep?"
"Maybe he was guided by something."
Gu Qiongsheng pondered for a moment and said slowly, "The graffiti appeared no more than seven days ago. Perhaps it was originally used to mark the escape route for the team."
"We just stumbled upon the same route they took."
Qin Yuan said: "Indeed, there is such a possibility."
At this time, they happened to pass by a cave.
Qin Yuan bent down, rubbed the cave carefully for a while, pushed aside the sand, and took out a few empty shells of nutrient solution from the depths.
Looking at the carefully buried garbage, Gu Qiongsheng breathed a sigh of relief. "During their escape, they still had time to hide here and take nutritional supplements. It seems they are in good condition."
Qin Yuan's brows knitted tighter and tighter: "...But this isn't the right route to escape."
This is the route that goes deep into the Zerg's underground. Going further down will only lead you deeper into the Zerg's encirclement.
If you just want to guide the team to escape, you should go up.
Qin Yuan harbored doubts about the Little Black Sun, while Gu Qiongsheng was confident in his intuition. This was a rare disagreement between the two. However, having come this far, regardless of their opinions, they ultimately had to delve into the depths to find out.
As we go further down, the air becomes thinner and the water vapor becomes thicker.
Even with Gu Qiongsheng's healing skills, the group felt as if something heavy was gradually pressing down on them, causing their movements to slow down slightly.
Fortunately, the wormhole gradually reached the bottom.
After going around the last "Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns", several people lined up to climb out of the winding corridor, shaking off the sand and gravel on their bodies in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
After walking a few steps forward, Qin Yuan suddenly grabbed Gu Qiongsheng's hand.
On the other side, Weng Wei, who was walking in front, suddenly took a half step back, as if he was startled.
"God Gu," his voice trembled slightly, "Come and see!"
Gu Qiongsheng walked forward in surprise, and as soon as he took a look, his heart suddenly turned into a turmoil, and he felt sick all over.
——The thing before him was not the empty nest as Qin Yuan had said, but a large white, cocoon-like ball! The most important thing was that there were many small, slender cocoons around it, which happened to be in the shape of humans!
In addition, snow-white silk threads wrapped around the entire cave, turning the entire nest into a terrifying existence like the Pansi Cave.
"Is this where the little sun graffiti leads?"
Han Tianming's voice trembled a little: "Captain, that little black sun...isn't it really a trap?"
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