"How is that possible?"
Long Feijun cried out.
The accuracy of high-altitude explosions had always been one of the most difficult problems to solve in a war.
No matter how strong a volcano was, the size of its crater was limited.
If someone looked down from the orbit beyond the atmosphere, no matter how big the crater was, it would be smaller than the tip of a needle.
The probability of pushing a meteor down from the orbit and accurately hitting an erupting volcano was not much higher than shooting a cotton thread from one hundred meters away and piercing the eye of an embroidery needle.
And unless it was a 100% accurate hit, there would not be just one crater left on the ground. Instead, there would be two overlapping craters in the shape of a gourd.
"It's possible. That might not be a volcano. It might be some sort of cannon that is fired from the ground beyond the atmosphere to attack targets in the orbit, just like the missile silos on Earth," Meng Chao mumbled.
He closed his eyes.
A scene rose in his mind.
A long time ago, before the carbon-based intelligent life on Earth had sprouted, a shocking war had erupted in the Other World.
The flames on the ground were like a volcano eruption, but they were one hundred times stronger. They gathered together to form huge red pillars of light that pierced through the sky and the stars.
Countless meteors were pushed by a mysterious power in the orbit beneath the stars. They fell like huge hailstones and destroyed the "cannon" that fired the pillars of light.
Air waves tore through space, and the heat melted the ground. The Other World was literally a hell of fire.
There were countless existences that were even stronger than the extraordinary beings of the Other World in the hell of fire. They swung dazzling weapons that had countless heavy spirit energy magnetic fields stacked on them and let out war roars that rang through the sky.
Similar scenes occasionally appeared in Meng Chao's mind when he was training in the ancient ruins.
However, these scenes were even more fragmented than the memories of his previous life.
It was like the dream he had after he woke up in the morning and peed. As he shivered, all the details disappeared.
It was only at that moment that he felt like he had seen the crater before.
"This might be an ancient battlefield," Meng Chao said.
"A meteor wouldn't appear in low-Earth orbit for no reason. Someone must have captured it from outer space and used it as a weapon to smash it down. The attacker's goal is to destroy this huge cannon that's similar to an active volcano. That's why they had to control the meteor's speed. Otherwise, if the entire continent was destroyed, even if they won, it would be meaningless.
"Coincidentally, we discovered a lot of traces of war in the ancient ruins. We can logically deduce that a super war that destroyed the ancient civilization broke out in the Other World a long time ago. The transmigration of Earthlings is also related to this war.
"No matter how difficult it is to push a meteorite down from a geosynchronous orbit and accurately hit the crater of a volcano or the muzzle of a huge cannon, it won't be as difficult as making an Earth city and all its citizens transmigrate to the Other World billions of lightyears away. The ancient civilization has the ability to do this.
"If the Heaven's Pit and the Primordial Ruins both originated from the same war of the same era, then everything makes sense."
Long Feijun had followed Martial God Lei Zongchao into the primordial ruins to cultivate.
Meng Chao's words caused his heart to freeze. He asked solemnly, "Are you saying that this Heaven's Pit is the same as the Primordial Ruins and contains a lot of the secrets and power of the ancient civilization?"
"That's obvious. Otherwise, where did the monster civilization come from?"
Meng Chao said. "Monsters who had absorbed a lot of spirit energy and were enlightened by human civilization would not have been able to develop a monster civilization with such great organizational strength in just a short few decades. They would have been able to organize large-scale monster hordes to attack human cities. It's also impossible for them to create super abnormal beasts like the Vortex, which understands the weaknesses of humans.
"Besides, the monster civilization's biochemical modification technology is ten times stronger than that of human civilization. Even the Apocalyptic Beasts that can destroy the world can't learn everything on their own and understand all the technology on their own. They can also create all the equipment needed for biochemical modification.
"The monster civilization must have been enlightened by the ancient civilization, just like how the human civilization that transmigrated to the Other World also received help from the ancient civilization.
"Human civilization and monster civilization are like two fruits on the same vine. That's why we can use monster materials to cultivate, and monsters can become stronger by eating powerful humans."
Long Feijun narrowed his eyes.
It was not that he could not understand what Meng Chao said.
In truth, the theory that the monster civilization was enlightened by the ancient civilization had been around for a long time now. Right now, they just had more proof.
If that was really the case, the danger of exploring the sinkhole would increase.
This was the ultimate nest of the monster civilization that contained the secrets of the ancient times. It would not be easily revealed by humans.
But the greater the risk, the greater the reward. As long as Earthlings could completely occupy the sinkhole, there was a possibility that they could obtain more secrets of the ancient times.
This included the unbelievable biochemical technology that could allow the powerful humans to possess the strength of Apocalyptic Beasts.
"Continue searching. Search for the traces left behind by the exploration teams before us. Collect and analyze more samples."
With this thought in mind, Long Feijun gave an order.
He paused for a moment before he said, "Before we understand the situation, don't be in a hurry to go down. “
This order was sent to the ten exploration teams through the tactical data link.
Strangely, the closer they got to the sinkhole, the weaker the spirit energy magnetic field interference became, and the better the signal became.
The ten exploration teams could even activate a public channel that allowed them to communicate in real time and transmit images and audio.
It was just like how the mastermind behind the monster civilization was not afraid of them contacting each other.
They captured images of the sinkhole from different angles.
In fact, they captured the places near the bottom of the sinkhole clearly.
However, most of the walls and the bottom of the sinkhole were covered by the green tide.
If there really was an entrance to the monster civilization's ultimate nest, it was hidden under the green tide. It was impossible for humans to directly mark the coordinates of a long-distance bombing.
Besides, they did not see any human towns or signs of human activity.
Meng Chao wondered just how the piranhas managed to see a human town.
After continuing exploring for half an hour, Meng Chao and Long Feijun's exploration team discovered the camp Lu Siya's team had left behind.
It was the place where Lu Siya and the others had assembled the windlass, set up the temporary lift, and set up the firing points.
Naturally, the place was empty. There was not a single person there.
But strangely, they could not find any signs of fighting.
All the automatic heavy machine guns and flamethrowers around the temporary camp did not fire a single bullet or a single wisp of flame.
None of the mines and anti-monster grenades hidden at the periphery of the firing points were triggered.
The windlass was installed. Meng Chao pulled down the control stick, and the lift slowly rose with a soft noise. Naturally, there was nothing on it.
Meng Chao wandered around the camp and noticed two half-eaten portions of self-heating food on the ground.
Even though the food was covered in a layer of colorful mold, the food was mostly undamaged. Someone had placed it down gently and had not sent it flying due to an external force.
This was very important.
The members of Lu Siya's team were all elites from the ninth special investigation team of the abnormal beast research department.
Unless they were certain that there was no danger within a circular area of several kilometers, it was impossible for them to sit down and eat to replenish their stamina.
They were only halfway through their meal. Just what sort of situation would make them put down their lunchboxes gently and disappear mysteriously?
If it was an enemy ambush, with so many people struggling, they should have left behind a lot of marks on the ground, rocks, and equipment, right?
And since they had the time to "put down their lunchboxes gently", why did they not have the time to sound the alarm or leave behind any clues?
Besides, aside from Lu Siya's team, there were a few other exploration teams.
Just now, Ye Xiaoxing had personally checked the temporary camp that Lu Siya's other team had set up at a high spot a few kilometers away.
The situation was the same.
All their equipment was undamaged. Not a single mine was triggered, but the humans had disappeared without a trace.
"Senior Brother Long, do you think we should go down?"
Meng Chao gulped and asked softly as he watched the lift being dragged to the edge of the sinkhole by a windlass. It swayed in the wind like a swing that had not been repaired for a long time.
"Even though our mission is to discover the truth behind the sinkhole, I have to say …"
Long Feijun gulped as well and gritted his teeth. "Before all the bread crabs and peregrine falcons are released, I won't send anyone down to die."
"Makes sense. We still have the bread crabs and peregrine falcons. The spirit energy magnetic field interference here isn't strong. Perhaps we can —"
Meng Chao was halfway through his sentence.
The hair on his back suddenly stood up like ice needles.
His calf muscles tensed up, and he instinctively rolled to the right.
Whoosh!
A vine covered in spikes and sticky liquid brushed past his ear. It compressed the air and stimulated his eardrums, making him sound like a ghost wailing.
His shoulder was grazed by a spike. Before he could gather his spirit energy to block it, the wound instantly swelled up, and it became numb and unbearable.
Before Meng Chao could turn his head around, he saw the geologist flailing as he flew past him and fell into the depths of the sinkhole.
Meng Chao reacted quickly. His chain sabers wrapped around the geologist's ankle and dragged him back.
More screams of pain came from behind him.
Meng Chao turned his head around and saw a shocking scene.
Countless spikes and sticky liquid wrapped around the exploration team members like pythons that crawled out of the ground. They were dragged into the air and tossed around.
The spikes and sticky liquid seemed to contain great corrosive and anesthetic properties. They could prevent spirit energy from surging in a person's body and numb their muscles and central nervous system, causing those above Heaven Realm to be like fish on a chopping board. They could not fight back at all.
And the source of the vines stretched into the depths of the forest. They covered the green tide, towered into the clouds, and swayed on the green giant.
"UHV transmission tower!"
Meng Chao's pupils shrank to the size of two needles. The rest of his eyes were filled with green.
He couldn't believe it and cried out in disbelief.
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