Chapter 711 Overlapping Lines
“It’s not a ghost.” Yueqing pointed to the intricate lines on the map. “It’s a defense system. That should be the ground control center of the ‘Ark’ on this planet.”
The so-called toxic fog is likely some kind of chemical barrier; the so-called ghost is most likely an automated security robot.
"Shall we go?" Silver Tiger asked.
He didn't ask "Can I go?" but rather "Do you want to go?" As long as Yueqing nodded, he would carry her through even the most perilous journeys.
Yueqing put away the crystal and bracelet.
"I have to go."
If they don't go, they will always be in a passive position.
Although the interstellar warship had temporarily retreated, the man in military uniform mentioned a "probationary period." This meant that the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads could fall at any moment.
To take control and protect the children and the tribe, it is necessary to gain access to the console and thoroughly understand how this "experiment" works.
“But we can’t take the tribespeople there,” Yueqing calmly analyzed. “It’s too dangerous there, and too many people would make us a bigger target. Let Huyan lead everyone back to the old camp deep in the jungle to hide. We can put the rebuilding of our homes on hold for now.”
Silver Tiger nodded: "I'll have Red Cloud and Tiger Roar escort them. Just the two of us will go."
"No, there's also this."
Yueqing whistled.
From the darkness, a massive saber-toothed tiger emerged from behind the rocks. Its body was still wrapped in bandages, wounds from the previous battle, but its eyes remained fierce.
This is a prehistoric behemoth rescued in Yueqing, and now it is her most loyal bodyguard.
After a brief rest, the two people and the beast prepared to set off.
Parting is always a heavy burden.
Hu Yan looked at Yin Hu, his eyes red-rimmed: "Brother, you must come back."
Yinhu patted him on the shoulder and handed the bone staff, a symbol of the clan leader's authority, to Huyan: "If I hadn't returned, you would be the clan leader. Protect the children of Yueqing."
Hu Yan nodded emphatically.
Yueqing went to see the two children.
The daughter and son slept in the makeshift tent, their little faces dirty. Yueqing didn't wake them, but simply kissed each of them on the forehead.
"Mom's gone to fight monsters, she'll be back soon," she whispered.
As she turned to leave, Yueqing didn't look back. She feared that if she did, she wouldn't have the courage to step into that unknown abyss.
The God Crater is located at the northernmost point of the continent.
The two rode on the back of a saber-toothed tiger, speeding through the night. The wind stung their faces like knives, but Yueqing's heart remained unusually calm.
Silver Tiger sat behind her, his chest pressed against her back, his arms wrapped around her waist.
This is a protective stance, but also a stance of dependence.
"Yueqing".
"Um?"
“If…” Silver Tiger’s voice drifted in the wind, “If we discover that I am also that… monster created…”
“You are not.” Yueqing interrupted him, took his hand in hers, and intertwined their fingers. “You are Yinhu. You are the father of my child. You are the proudest warrior in the world.”
She paused, her tone becoming extremely serious.
Even if the whole world is fake, my feelings for you are real.
Silver Tiger didn't speak, but buried his face in the crook of her neck, his warm breath spraying onto her skin.
At that moment, all the fear and confusion vanished.
With that phrase in mind, he had nothing to fear.
As dawn approached, they finally reached the edge of the Godfall Crater.
Before me lay a vast basin, perpetually shrouded in a thick, gray fog, its depths obscured. The surrounding vegetation was withered and twisted, as if some force had drained its life force.
Yueqing glanced at the system map.
The red dot is located right in the center of the basin.
"Are you ready?" she asked.
Silver Tiger drew his bone knife, his eyes sharp: "Go."
The saber-toothed tiger let out a low growl and carried the two of them into the gray mist.
As soon as we entered the fog, visibility dropped to extremely low levels.
The air here was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur, mixed with a rotten odor. Yueqing immediately took out gas masks from her spatial storage and put them on herself and Yinhu.
Watch your step.
The ground wasn't soil, but some kind of mixture resembling metal slag, which made a crunching sound when stepped on.
The deeper you go, the more bizarre the surrounding scenery becomes.
The massive rocks exhibit streamlined shapes, molten from high temperatures, and occasionally, one can see huge gears half-buried in the soil and broken cables. These things have clearly been there for a long time, their surfaces covered with thick rust and moss.
This is not a miracle at all; it's just a huge abandoned industrial site.
There's something there.
Silver Tiger suddenly tightened its grip on Saber-toothed Tiger, its ears twitching.
Orcs have much more acute hearing than humans.
Yueqing held her breath; apart from the sound of the wind, she heard nothing.
“Underground,” Silver Tiger said in a low voice, his bone knife held horizontally in front of his chest, his muscles taut to the extreme.
“Clang... Clang…”
A faint scraping sound came from the cracks in the pile of rocks.
The sound was teeth-grinding, like metal scraping against bone.
Yueqing turned on the scanning function on the wristband.
A dense cluster of red dots instantly appeared on the screen, surrounding them from all directions.
"There are a lot!" Yueqing warned sternly. "They're at the three o'clock direction and the nine o'clock direction, all of them!"
Before he could finish speaking, the surrounding pile of rubble suddenly exploded.
There were no living wild animals.
Emerging from underground were a group of mechanical spiders, each only half a meter tall.
Their shells were rusty, some even missing limbs, but the red indicator light on the single eye was dazzlingly bright.
"squeak!"
The lead mechanical spider emitted a sharp electronic sound, as if issuing an attack command.
The next second, countless mechanical spiders leaped up and rushed towards the three like a black tide.
"roar!"
The saber-toothed tiger swung its giant claws, smashing several mechanical spiders in mid-air to pieces. Parts flew everywhere, crackling with electricity.
The bone knife in Silver Tiger's hand transformed into a silver whirlwind, each strike precisely severing the mechanical spider's joints.
But he soon discovered that these things were impossible to kill completely.
They feel no pain, know no fear, and even when cut in half, the remaining half of their body still drags its limbs and tries to attack.
"This isn't a living thing!" Silver Tiger stomped on the core of a spider, crushing it. "Yueqing, what the hell is this thing?"
"It's an automatic defense guard!"
Yueqing held a modified pulse gun, firing as he retreated. "They track by heat!"
These are likely low-level guards left behind by the "Ark." Although their individual combat strength is not strong, their numbers are endless.
"Charge!" Yueqing shouted. "The control consoles are right ahead. Once we get into the core area, I can shut them down!"
"Hold on tight!"
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