Chapter 438 Conflict
Hu Li easily dug through the rock and crystal structure that blocked the entrance to the crack. After the death of the "Great Sage", the part of the crystal directly connected to it became extremely fragile, so that the fox girl could dig a big hole with just one claw. After the entrance was dug through, Yu Sheng and his party discovered a long passage leading deep underground with obvious traces of human intervention.
The inner wall of the passage is supported by solid man-made materials, and on the supporting structure one can still see the Taixu Lingshu logo that has been severely weathered and eroded. As one goes deeper underground, one can also see ancient mechanical creations that have been abandoned for who knows how many years, as well as formations and talismans that have been destroyed by crystal substances. All signs indicate that this underground structure was neither "excavated" by a star-forming body nor a nest secretly excavated by a group of hermits. Instead, it is an ancient pioneer base built by ancient Taixu monks but long forgotten by the world.
Perhaps hundreds of years ago, this place had already become the nest of the star-derived bodies - and after that group of hermits hooked up with "Yun Qingzi", this place became the stronghold arranged by Yun Qingzi for his "allies".
After going hundreds of meters underground, Yu Sheng and others discovered a large underground palace.
Like other places, this place has been completely occupied by countless pale crystals. Crystal clusters like roots and branches have drilled out from the cracks in various parts of the underground palace, crisscrossing the ground and walls, spreading and growing.
Because of the limited space underground, Hu Li turned back into human form. At this moment, she was following Yu Sheng nervously, holding a big tail in each hand. The big furry ears on her head were turning around sensitively, and shaking from time to time because of the various sounds coming from underground.
The strange roar never stopped, and from time to time there would be a vibration in the depths of the underground palace, mixed with disturbing sounds of crystals and rocks breaking, as if the underground structure would collapse at any time, or something terrible would emerge from under everyone's feet in the next second.
But Yu Sheng turned a deaf ear to these disturbing noises. He walked in front, knowing the next direction as if he were familiar with his own home. He easily found the way to the deeper part of the underground palace among a bunch of forks in the road. After passing through the surrounding structure around the underground palace, he led Irene, Luna and Hu Li to find a hall.
There are a large number of machines and equipment here - they are incompatible with the mechanical devices and immortal formations seen on the road before, but are consistent with the style of various equipment on the Alien Hotel. They are obviously things left behind by the Chongsheng Hermitage.
In a corner of the hall, Yu Sheng discovered several large devices neatly arranged, like hibernation chambers.
The warehouse has been broken, and the container is filled with strange pale crystals. A thin biomass solution drips from between the crystals. Judging from the liquid that has not yet dried up, this "betrayal" deep underground should have happened not long ago.
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In Mo City, on the high platform in the middle of the No. 4 refining tower, Mo Ran stood on the edge of the platform, staring into the distance.
The young city lord who had taken over the position of the head of the Mo family just a few years ago looked a little pale.
Everything is no longer the familiar appearance in memory. The once peaceful wilderness is now covered with an endless living crystal jungle. The mountains in the distance have collapsed, and terrifying tentacles reaching the sky have emerged from the cracked mountains. Another crack is closer to Mo City, and the tentacle that emerged from the crack is only a few kilometers away from the city defense formation at its closest.
Not long ago, spies who ventured into the air brought back news that more cracks were appearing on the plains to the west.
Communications with other cities have been cut off, and communications with orbital stations have been inexplicably interfered with. Half an hour ago, a fairy boat controlled by a weapon spirit tried to break through the atmosphere, but it lost contact shortly after leaving the city defense formation. It is obvious that it is in great danger...
The only good news is that the tentacles did not appear inside Mo City, and the crystals already in the city did not spread further.
The "awakened" Mo City has become the only pure land on the planet that has escaped the influence of the derivative star body. At least until now, those terrible crystals are still strongly suppressed within the scope of Mo City.
Mo Ran took a deep breath and looked downward at the surface outside the refining tower.
A hazy spiritual shield enveloped the entire Mo City, and where the shield intersected the wilderness outside the city, strange pale crystals were slowly wriggling like living things. The crystal clusters had been trying to spread to Mo City, but as long as they got close enough, some invisible force would violently stop them. In those confrontations, Mo Ran always felt that he saw strands of black lines... There was some kind of spider web-like structure that was sticking to the city defense formation of Mo City.
But when she really looked carefully, she couldn't see anything.
Mo Ran knew that it was those "spider web"-like things that awakened the residents of the city. Although the process was a bit rough, these somewhat scary spider silks pulled millions of people out of the cognitive impairment caused by the derivative star body and temporarily connected everyone into a kind of "awake whole". Until now, these spider silks are still playing a role, fiercely fighting against the erosion of the derivative star body.
But she didn't know how long this confrontation would last.
There were tremors coming from beneath the city, sometimes so strong that even ordinary people could feel them.
They were tentacles - just like the tentacles that destroyed the mountains and tore the plains in the distance, there were also tentacles under Mo City. Those terrible limbs had been trying to drill into the city, but they had not succeeded yet.
But it seems to be only a matter of time.
A sound of breaking air came, and a Mo family guard wearing a straw raincoat and a black cloud-patterned mask on his face flew from under the refining tower to the platform, and knelt on one knee in front of Mo Ran: "City Lord, crystalline substances have been observed in the deep well of the earth vein under the tower, and there is a tentacle moving at the bottom of the well - the tentacle is very large, and it is difficult to see the whole picture."
“Are there any signs of a breakout to the upside?”
"Not yet," the guard shook his head, "the tentacle is suppressed by the city defense formation and is currently just crawling slowly underground."
"What about the other refining towers?"
"Refining towers No. 8, No. 9, and No. 12 also reported the discovery of tentacles. Preliminary judgment is that they are the same tentacles as those at the bottom of tower No. 4. No abnormalities have been found under the other refining towers yet, but there are crystalline substances overflowing from the cracks in the earth veins."
Mo Ran closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
There is a huge tentacle beneath Mo City, which is very likely large enough to surround the entire city from underground. If the "puppet" had not acted in time, the city would probably have been swallowed up unknowingly in its sleep.
"...Okay, I get it. Keep watching that thing. If it moves upward, open the slag pipe."
"Yes, command."
The guards left.
The cold wind penetrated the shield and the cold rain rolled over the tower. A vague sense of uneasiness suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart. Mo Ran immediately looked up and looked in the direction his mind was pointing.
In the wind and rain outside the city, she saw some shadows of different sizes suddenly pass through the clouds and were rapidly approaching Mo City from the bottom of the clouds.
Leading the way was a large immortal boat with a moon-white hull and a towering ship, followed by various boats of varying sizes, as well as countless monks flying on swords.
Mo Ran's heart sank, and then he saw a familiar figure appear on the fairy boat.
The lord of "Tanyuan" city, Yunshan Jun.
The elegant middle-aged man standing on the deck of the immortal boat saw Mo Ran standing on the high tower to guard the city formation. He immediately clasped his hands in a faraway position, with a trace of worry on his face. When he spoke, his voice pierced through the wind and rain: "Master Mo, I received news that there was a big commotion in Mo City, so I brought people to help. On the way, I also met the people of Qingyun Zhenren and Baihong Fairy. How is the situation in your city now?"
What was supposed to come finally came.
Mo Ran's heart sank, but she had expected this situation to happen, so her expression remained calm at the moment, and she responded in a deep voice: "Thank you, Yunshan-jun, for your concern - Mo City is fine, but there are some problems with the communication device. When everything is restored, I will explain the situation to the other cities."
“Oh, that’s good,” Yunshan Jun nodded. Although the ground beneath his feet was covered with creeping living jungles and the Mo City in front of him was covered with crystals, he still looked normal. He didn’t even show any abnormality towards Mo Ran’s obviously stiff attitude. He just controlled the immortal boat under his feet and flew forward slowly for a while. “Since nothing happened, I feel relieved. Then please ask the head of the Mo family to open the city defense formation. We haven’t been to Mo City as guests for a long time. It’s a good opportunity to go into the city and take a look.”
The elegant middle-aged man spoke these words with a sincere attitude and a very natural look.
Because the world in his eyes was indeed normal - it was just that the atmosphere in Mo City did seem a little strange.
He was a little confused as to why Mo Ran would open the city defense formation and even bring his men to stand on the refining tower as if they were facing a formidable enemy... Was there really some trouble in the city?
If this was true, then he would definitely go into the city to confirm the situation. After all, in this remote border area, everyone's cities were adjacent to each other, and they would often look after each other on weekdays...
Always take care of each other...
Look after each other...
The large and small immortal boats and the sword-controlling monks guarding the immortal boats slowly approached Mo City, with concerns for their compatriots, with a sense of responsibility as border guards, and with...
Yun Qingzi's order.
Something is wrong in Mo City, and Lord Mo Ran and the residents need help... Millions of nodes have been disconnected from the cognitive network, and the strays need to be corrected... External forces have cut off the city's connection with the entire planet, and despicable thieves are fighting with the benefactor for control of the city... There is a threat, and the threat needs to be eliminated.
Countless ancient formations on the surface of the refining tower slowly lit up, and the shield of the city defense formation instantly became more solid. Fully armed artillery batteries rose up in the city. Mohist guards wearing straw raincoats, cloud-patterned hats and masks walked up to the tower, and the weapons in their hands flashed cold light in the rain.
"Mr. Yunshan," Mo Ran stepped forward and drew his flying sword, "Please go back."
"Oh, I see." Yunshan Jun's face showed a hint of realization, and he nodded slowly, "Master Mo, you are possessed by a demon."
(End of this chapter)
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