According to their adventure log, this site is very difficult to find, and there are many trees and vines in the dense forest. They wither and grow again, grow and wither again, accumulating year after year. It is really like a maze, and once you enter it, you will be blocked out.
Therefore, even though they wandered around here for three or four days with the map in hand, they still couldn't find the door. Finally, they could only think of a stupid way. Every time they walked a hundred meters or so, they asked one person to climb up a tree to look around. At least the trees would be sparse where the abandoned laboratory was located, and the map also had an approximate direction. After taking this two-pronged approach, they finally found the corner of the spire where the abandoned laboratory was located.
Considering that they would come again in the future, the group marked the tree and built a four or five meter high cross by piling up earth and stones. They also cut down the surrounding trees and set it on fire.
They did this just over a year ago, so the scope was narrowed down a lot at once. Even so, it took Du Yuqi and his team two or three hours to find this open space. They were already sweating profusely, but they didn't dare to take off their clothes because there were too many mosquitoes and other insects in this damn place. They could only drink water and fan themselves.
At this time, this place was also covered with lush vegetation, but they were all half-human-high shrubs. This scene covered an area of about five or six hundred square meters around, as if a large piece of the forest had sunk in here. Only in the center of this place, there was a towering tree standing. Next to the towering tree was a mound of earth, and on the mound was a hastily built cross, but it had collapsed by more than half. A yellowed white cloth was tied to the cross, which was the custom of the church.
Jet walked over without saying anything and climbed up the towering tree. However, he suddenly let go and jumped down after climbing two or three meters. Others thought he had slipped, but at this time Duize had already taken out his gun and fired a string of bullets! Suddenly, a long blue-black shadow suddenly shot out from between the dense branches and leaves! After landing, it rolled and coiled up, making a hissing sound!
If you look closely, you will find that this blue-black monster is actually a giant snake, and the snake is covered with layers of bone layers like armor. It looks like armor, with a large number of barbs and sharp corners. It looks very ferocious, and its tongue keeps spitting out red forks.
After the giant snake landed, it had been hit by Duize and had many wounds on its body. Then it slapped the ground with its tail and pounced on him fiercely. It was so fast that it was obviously very vengeful! And after it pounced a few meters, it sprayed out a mouthful of ice mist in the air. Wherever it passed, there was a tinkling sound. It was the sound of the water vapor in the air condensing into ice cubes and falling after encountering the frozen mist!
However, although the giant snake moved swiftly, it was still not good enough in the eyes of Du Yuqi and others. It was hit by Duize's shot in the head, triggering the headshot effect. Then it was bombarded by Xi's mental cannon. Before it landed, it was hit by Jet's sand throwing. Then it was picked up by Du Yuqi's uppercut and finally fell to the ground as a dead snake.
Holmes, the oldest person here, was the most experienced. She leaned over to take a look and said:
"This should be an ice snake produced from the Ten Thousand Years Snow Mountain. It is active in the area around the Ice and Snow Palace. However, it should have been transformed and mutated, otherwise it would not be able to survive in this humid and hot place."
Du Yuqi was surprised:
"According to the records, aren't the people here mainly mutant cat demons and mutant minotaurs? Even transformed goblins are rare, so how come ice snakes have appeared again?"
Every time:
"The data you saw are all records of creatures that pose a great threat. When the Bilmark Empire test site was built, many living creatures on the Arad Continent were collected as samples for transformation. So after the test site was abandoned, it was not surprising that ice snakes awakened and escaped, and then multiplied and grew locally."
"If there were only these mutant cat demons and mutant minotaurs here, what would they eat? So in fact, there are many biological communities here to support the bloodthirsty cat demons and mutant minotaurs at the top of the food chain. It's just that the threat posed by these mutant biological communities is not particularly high, and those who dare to enter this dangerous place are very strong, so they are relatively ignored. Of course, you can also understand that the bloodthirsty cat demons and mutant minotaurs here are too fierce, so their reputation is too loud, which overshadows the viciousness of all other creatures here."
After getting rid of the ice snake coiled on the tree, Jet climbed up the tree to look around. This time, he followed the map and saw a spire hidden in the dense forest. If he hadn't looked carefully, it would have been difficult to find.
Now that they had a target in mind, they continued to move forward. When they reached their destination, they discovered that although this was an abandoned laboratory, it actually looked like ruins. It was completely covered by a large amount of plants, and they had to use a long knife to cut through the vines covering it to see the traces of man-made buildings underneath.
At this time, the group did not rush in rashly, but calmed down and observed the surrounding environment first. After all, according to the records, mutant cat monsters and mutant minotaurs once lived nearby. Moreover, even if there were no relevant records, they had to be careful. Otherwise, what would happen if a group of people rushed in and were cut off?
After spreading out to search for a while, they indeed found the dilapidated nest of the mutant cat demon nearby. However, it was unknown how long it had been abandoned, and it was even filled with hatched bird egg shells and bird droppings. As for the Minotaur's feces, they did not find any.
According to the records, minotaurs like to build huts next to cliffs with red rocks, because they have a habit of ramming the cliffs next to them after eating, which is similar to wild boars rolling in mud pits and then rubbing against pine trees. At the same time, the red rocks in the Bilmark Empire test site are eroded by the rock chips and powder, which are eaten by the minotaurs. The salt and various trace elements contained in them are good for their bodies, making their horns harder and their skin thicker and harder.
Therefore, both Holmes and Changchang made a judgment that even if there was Minotaur feces here, it was most likely left behind by the Minotaur when it was passing by for a temporary rest. The environment here was not a favorite habitat for the Minotaur - in other words, the external threats could be basically ruled out, and everyone could enter this abandoned laboratory.
If you want to enter this abandoned laboratory at this time, of course you don't have to go through the main entrance. You can just drill in through the collapsed wall next to it. After entering, you will find that although the interior of the building looks very damp and dilapidated, most of the wall paint has fallen off, leaving large patches of mottled marks, but the construction quality is indeed quite reliable. Only some auxiliary structures have collapsed. There are no cracks on the beams and pillars. It looks like it can continue to last for hundreds of years. Perhaps it was because of the humid environment here that was taken into consideration during construction.
But this is not surprising, the Bilmark Empire Test Site was a key project of the empire back then, and the quality of the building built with the whole country's efforts is guaranteed. This also made everyone feel a lot more at ease, otherwise, if there was a big noise and it would cause a landslide, who would be able to bear such a thing?
After entering the abandoned laboratory, the group of people did not stay in the buildings on the ground, but went straight to the experimental area with the spire. This was because the specifications of the laboratories in the Bilmark Empire test field were similar, and the focus of the laboratories was almost all in the test area. The buildings and members in other areas were only auxiliary or ancillary facilities.
At the same time, because of the humid and rainy climate here, even if there are still some usable things left in the outer buildings and ground buildings, after hundreds of years, they have long been eroded by moisture and mold and cannot be used.