"What is that …"
When the Voidfolk looked up in confusion because the sky had darkened, they saw something … strange. … …
There was no starry sky in the darkened sky, but it was moving slowly.
It felt like a huge piece of … cloth.
Yes … it was like a huge, black cloth. It suddenly appeared and covered the sky, causing the surroundings to become as dark as night.
However, as the 'cloth' slowly moved, light began to appear at its edges, and the sky began to slowly regain some light.
When the darkness in the sky completely moved away, the surroundings returned to the previous day.
"That seems to be some kind of creature …" Looking at the darkness in the sky, the Scholar asked Cryopteris, "Do you know anything about it?"
"That thing is called 'partial shadow'." Cryopteris said, "Other than knowing that it will occasionally darken an area, everything else is a mystery."
"Very well …" The Scholar turned to the Voidfolk behind her and said, "Let's … continue forward!"
Then, the Scholar and her team members moved slowly, maintaining their vigilance. They walked out of the place where the ground was covered in blue.
And what appeared in front of them was … a vast wasteland.
However, it was not a pure wasteland because there were many potholes on the ground, and within the potholes, there was a shining light, as if there was a mirror inside.
"Don't go near those potholes." Cryopteris said, "That is a very large creature. It is buried underground, and when it senses something in the potholes, it will transmit its high temperature into the potholes and … cook the thing there."
"It seems that this place is dangerous …" The Scholar said, "Then let's go around it. How … far is it from the target's camp?"
"Let's stop here for a while," Cryopteris said, "This place is safer, and we can't be sure if we can continue forward."
"Can't be sure …" The Scholar asked, "What do you mean?"
"The behavior of the creatures here has changed." Cryopteris said, "They haven't changed much before, but when we came here, I noticed that they have changed quite a bit. So, the 'safe spot' previously determined may not be safe, so we need to reconfirm the safe spot. Anyway, let's stop here. "
"… So be it."
According to the Cryopteris' suggestion, the Scholar asked the team members to set up their tents here. This place was right between the 'Blue Zone' and the 'Mirror Zone', and the ground was just ordinary rocky ground. There was nothing strange, and it felt very safe.
After the tents were set up, the research team members began to investigate the surroundings while the soldiers stood guard.
The Scholar, on the other hand, was looking at the plain full of potholes in front of her …
The mirrors in the potholes on the plain continued to reflect the dazzling light, although this light was very dazzling. However, there was an inexplicable sense of attraction that made the scholar want to get closer to the pothole to take a look.
However, the Scholar noticed that a small creature had flown down from the sky and landed beside one of the potholes.
This creature had four black wings, and its body was cylindrical. It was about one meter long and covered with fine black hair. After flying down, it first used its wings to crawl around the pothole a few times, then climbed into the pothole.
Hiss!
Screams could be heard. The Scholar saw wisps of black smoke rising from the pothole.
The Scholar could not help but stand up and walk closer to the pothole to take a look. The four-winged creature in the pothole was charred as if it had been struck by lightning, and the fine hair on its body was smoking.
"This is really something …" The Scholar wanted to get closer to take a closer look, but Cryopteris' voice was heard. "Don't go any closer."
"Okay." The Scholar stopped and stood beside the pothole to observe. Only then did she notice that the light on the pothole was not as bright as before. Even at such a close distance, it was not dazzling.
At the same time, the Scholar also saw that … the charred body in the pothole was slowly … sinking.
It felt as if the body was sinking into a swamp, and the entire body was sinking into the mirror, bit by bit … the body and the wings. The last bit of hair that was left had disappeared without a trace.
The mirror returned to its previous smooth and bright state, and not a speck of dust could be seen on it. It was as if nothing had ever fallen on it.
"What kind of creature is this …" The more the Scholar looked at it, the more fascinated she was. She asked Cryopteris, "Can I … test it?"
"I don't have a complete understanding of this creature," Cryopteris said. "Doing so may lead to unpredictable consequences. But you can give it a try. Curiosity may lead to a tragic death, but it may also lead to a great achievement for an entire civilization. Besides, as the saying goes, if you don't seek death, how can you start a great adventure story? "
"I told you not to always talk about movies …" The Scholar said. "Fine, I'll give it a try anyway."
With that said. The Scholar picked up a stone and threw it on the surface of the mirror.
After the stone was thrown, nothing happened like before … or rather, nothing happened. It just lay there quietly, not sinking, and not being charred.
"It seems that it can distinguish between food and non-food …" The Scholar said with confusion. "That's strange. Why is the surface of the mirror so clean? There should be a lot of small stones and dust on it, or it will clean it at regular intervals … "
"Be careful! Hurry up and roll! "
Cryopteris' voice suddenly rang out. At the same time, the Scholar also noticed a large black shadow in the sky was rushing toward them.
The Scholar immediately rolled on the ground, and the black shadow landed where it was. The Scholar realized that the black shadow was a sharp object, and it looked like … a spear.
The Scholar subconsciously wondered if something was throwing a spear at them from afar. The guards beside the camp also noticed the situation here, and they quickly rushed over.
"Who is attacking here?" One of the guards raised his weapon and looked at the sky. However, even though the 'spear' came from the sky, he could not see what it was.
Crack! Just as they were staring at the sky, the spear on the ground suddenly flew up. Under the shocked gaze of the Voidfolk, the spear slowly moved in the air and flew to the pothole where the Scholar threw the stone.
Then, the spear stuck to the stone thrown by the scholar. Then, with a whoosh … it flew back to the sky at a speed faster than before, and then disappeared.
"What … is that thing?"
The Scholar and the soldiers looked at it blankly, and they did not understand what was going on.
However, after this time, the Scholar did not casually go near the mirror potholes …
Just like that, a period of time passed. It was about a few days and nights of the Voidfolk. During this time, Cryopteris decided to let the Scholar build a camp here instead of looking for a new place.
The Scholar basically agreed, and the other researchers said that it did not matter. Then, the Scholar contacted the general.
After the general heard about it, he decided to send more troops here to build a large camp here. This way, they could observe this place for a long time.
The Scholar and the group of researchers did not go back so quickly, and they continued to research here for a while.
Although they said that, they did not dare to go too far. Instead, they had been doing their research near the camp, and the Scholar had been observing the potholes.
After a period of observation, it basically knew what the thing that threw the spear last time was.
It seemed to be … an invisible creature. At least, there was no way to detect or look at it directly. It was probably hiding in the air at a height of tens of meters, and it would throw something like a spear down.
This spear was connected to a transparent object like a string, so it could be retracted. There were three purposes for it to throw the spear.
The first was to snatch food. The Scholar later saw a few creatures fall on the mirror and get burned. At that time, the spear would occasionally throw down and stick the burned creatures away.
Secondly, it would help the mirror clean up. Judging from the way it snatched food from the mirror, the creature that threw the spear seemed to be hostile to the mirror. However, it would help the mirror to clean up the things that fell on it, such as stones. The Scholar also noticed that the small dust particles would sink into the mirror and disappear, while the large stones would require the spear to clean up.
The third was that the spear would also attack the creatures that wandered around the potholes, even if they did not fall into the potholes.
The Scholar recorded the attack patterns and habits of the creatures, as well as the power and speed of their attacks. The Scholar felt that it could pass through the potholes without being attacked.
However, the Cryopteris asked it to stay here for a while and not wander around, so the Scholar continued to study it.
In fact, compared to the creature that threw the spear, the Scholar was more interested in the mirror. How did this creature work? How did it eat?
Just as the Scholar was pondering these questions, the general's first batch of troops arrived. These troops included a group of soldiers and construction workers, as well as remote-controlled construction machines.
They planned to build a metal wall that was about a hundred meters in diameter, and then they would build a building inside the wall.
This was just the right size for the safe zone.
However, the troops did not only bring the things that the Voidwalkers used to build the camp, but also … some other things.
These were some small alloy spiders. They were mainly used for more detailed research.
They could help the Scholar understand what was going on with the mirror. At the same time, some of the Scholar's … companions also came. These companions said that they would like to explore this world with the Scholar. (To be continued.)
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