Yuan You looked in the direction Shen Qian was pointing and was also taken aback.
Many dark shadows appeared on the grassland, but because they were far away, it was impossible to see what they were.
"Strange, why didn't I see it just now?" Yuan You asked, puzzled.
"These dark places don't seem to be moving. Let's go take a look."
After sensing the surroundings, Shen Qian saw that the dark figures were merely still, so he pulled Yuan You forward.
After walking about two kilometers, the dark figures gradually became clearer, revealing themselves to be stone statues standing tall on the grassland.
The stone statues resemble ancient soldiers, with their arms crossed, and are about three meters tall. Each face has a giant, vertical pupil.
Seeing that Yuan You seemed to be deep in thought, Chen Qian couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever seen this kind of stone statue before?"
"I have a vague recollection, but I'm not sure which book it's in. I need some time to search my memory."
Yuan You nodded.
Shen Qian understood what Yuan You meant. Once memory or mental strength reaches a certain level, especially when a person can remember everything that has happened, their thinking will enter a different mode.
It's somewhat similar to the memory palaces depicted in some detective movies.
All the scenes you experience will be stored, but they won't take up your brain's memory on a daily basis. You can only look them up when you need them.
Seeing that Yuan You had closed her eyes and was beginning to recall, Shen Qian did not disturb her. He slowly released her hand and, seeing that nothing unexpected had happened, he went to check around with peace of mind.
Looking up, the sky was dark yet clear, not at all like the usual chaotic scene of the restricted area.
All around were rolling grasslands, with some mountain peaks faintly visible at the end, but they were at least a hundred kilometers away.
Apart from that, the entire grassland was empty, except for the rows of quietly standing soldier statues.
"Is this an illusion or something else? I'm sure I haven't strayed far from Jingcheng, but the surrounding scenery has become completely different."
The feeling of being out of place in time and space aroused Shen Qiansheng's desire to explore.
Is this the world projected by the "door"?
What does the real interior of that "door" look like?
Shen Qian recalled the "door" he had seen in Buya Valley. At that time, snow was falling heavily all around, and he believed Yuan You's words to some extent.
Perhaps the environment around the "door" will indeed be affected by the world inside the "door".
While pondering, Chen Qian walked up to a stone sculpture and tried to touch it with his hand.
A cold yet real tactile sensation came through him, and he instinctively felt that everything here must be real.
"Um?"
Shen Qian's ears suddenly twitched, as if he had heard something, and he immediately lay down on the grass.
Buzz!
A strange, faint rumbling sound seemed to be coming from deep underground.
Just as Shen Qian was frowning, the giant pupil statue in front of him suddenly trembled.
boom!
The stone statue collapsed with a crash, falling heavily onto the grass and revealing a bottomless pit.
The buzzing sound became clearer.
Before they could even react, the giant eye statues around them began to collapse one after another, revealing more and more pits.
Yuan You also woke up from her memory and, regardless of the situation, ran to Shen Qian's side immediately.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Accompanied by an incredibly dense and chilling sound of wings flapping, a large group of dark figures suddenly emerged from a crater not far from the two.
With his exceptional eyesight, Shen Qian immediately recognized it as a mosquito the size of a thumb.
In the dim light, their long, thin mouths shimmered with a deep blue light.
"Killer grasshopper!"
Yuan You also exclaimed in surprise.
This must be an uncommon monster; at least Shen Qian had never seen it in the "Basic Monster Compendium," so he looked at Yuan You with a puzzled expression.
Yuan Youyi pulled Chen Qian forward, signaling him to run away, while simultaneously introducing the situation at an extremely fast pace.
"A rare demonic insect, whose mutation from a common mosquito or from another world is currently unverifiable, is of the Z-rank. It is common in the southwest region, but... usually there are only a few dozen of them gathered together. They feed on the blood of other Z-rank demonic beasts."
Dozens?
After a moment of surprise, Chen Qian glanced back and saw that there were at least a thousand of them rushing towards them!
What's even more terrifying is that just as the two escaped, a second swarm of killer grasshoppers emerged from another pit.
Buzz buzz buzz!
A sound came from the right front, and soon a third group of killer grasshoppers emerged from the ground.
Shen Qian and Yuan You both realized the seriousness of the problem. A quick glance revealed that there were more than a hundred giant eye statues lying on the grassland.
This means that at least hundreds of swarms of killer grasshoppers will appear.
Z-level monsters are only comparable to the early stages of a beginner martial artist, and are not worth mentioning. But if their numbers reach hundreds of millions...
Even mountains and seas dare not underestimate them.
Fortunately, Shen Qian was fast enough to pick up Yuan You in one scoop and nimbly dodge a few times, quickly escaping the encirclement of three groups of killer grasshoppers.
Even if he sinks at high speed, unless he can escape this area in an instant, the area he can hide from will only get smaller and smaller as new swarms of killer grasshoppers keep joining.
When the swarm of killer grasshoppers on the grassland exceeded twenty, their escape became somewhat difficult.
"What should I do? What should I do? It would be so ugly to be bitten to death like this..."
Although Yuan You was pale with fear, she kept thinking of a solution.
"It's a pity I didn't bring a flamethrower, but a flamethrower won't do either. How much energy would it take to kill all these killer grasshoppers?"
Seeing that Yuan You was worried about dying in a gruesome way, Shen Qian was somewhat amused and exasperated, but when he heard her last sentence, his heart stirred.
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