"Now, the path is open. First unit, prepare to move out!"
This was a tunnel that reflected light. ● Shing.
Both the ground and the walls were made of mirrors. Strange light flashed between the mirrors, and the words of the Earth Mirror were transmitted through the light.
"Remember your mission. You are the exploration team. You will go through a long but not too long cave system to reach the border of the soft-bodied creatures, and then … explore them!!!"
The light in the tunnel flashed quickly, expressing the intensity of the tone.
"You can kill them, but you can't go too deep. You mainly need to build a base in a suitable place, then communicate with this place. Now, prepare to move out!"
"Ready!"
There were neatly arranged Earth Mirrors in the tunnel. They all emitted a golden light above their heads to express their response.
Then, they all "looked" at the front of the tunnel.
The tunnel didn't extend too far. The farthest the tunnel could reach was about three meters in front of them. If they continued forward, they would enter a rock cave.
This place was the bottom of the Earth Mirror City. If they went further down, they would enter a new area … an underground area formed by a large number of intricate caves.
The various civilizations that connected the worlds had many names for this underground area, but the Earth Mirror called it … a "labyrinth."
It was a very simple and appropriate name … a labyrinth was the place where the Earth Mirrors were going to go on their mission.
Not long ago, the Earth Mirror King had announced to the entire city that every Earth Mirror had detailed information about the soft-bodied creatures, and decided to launch a full-scale attack on them.
The excavators of the Earth Mirror kept digging, creating many tunnels under the city. These tunnels were located at different locations in the city, and they were all connected to the labyrinth in the underground world.
The Earth Mirrors had explored the labyrinth before, so they gave it this name. This place was complicated, and it was easy to get lost. There were also strange creatures living in it. Because it was dangerous and there were no resources, the ancestors of the Earth Mirror blocked the paths to the labyrinth. This was to prevent strange creatures from entering the city.
After a long time, the labyrinth did not go back to the labyrinth. The Earth Mirror never went to the underground maze again. They obtained resources from the surface and lived a peaceful life.
Until now, when the Earth Mirror King decided to invade the soft-bodied creatures, it ordered the excavators to dig a path to the labyrinth and sent out many exploration teams.
These teams would pass through the maze. When they arrived at the edge of the territory of the soft-bodied creatures, they needed these teams to explore because they might get lost if they directly sent out an army.
The exploration teams would mark the route they had taken along the way. As long as one exploration team successfully arrived, the following teams would be able to move along its route.
Even if they did not arrive, the exploration team still had the task of mapping the maze. In short, Earth Mirror had already decided to enter this underground world.
Now, the King had mobilized a total of 60 teams.
Each team was made up of seventeen Earth Mirrors. It felt like a small number, but this was just the scouting team. Based on the various threats they encountered, the number of troops to be dispatched would be determined.
To put it simply, the current troops were courting death.
However, none of the Earth Mirrors cared about such things. They were full of confidence as they prepared to set off, as if they were certain that they would be able to complete the mission.
Therefore, they did not notice that a creature that did not belong to the same species had sneaked into their group.
Lin's … spy.
The spy sneaked into a team. Of course, there were many other spies, but they did not take action yet. There was only one spy in this operation.
Most of the spies had to follow the main force behind them, so Lin was now paying attention to the only spy who had moved out first.
"We're leaving! Let's go! Let's move! "
The surrounding Earth Mirrors were sending warm lights to each other to communicate. Every time a Earth Mirror was shone on by one of its companions, it would immediately light up and shine on another. In a short moment, they had all communicated with each other.
The content of their communication was almost the same. That was to set off!
The Earth Mirrors began to move forward. The three-meter-long passage was very long for the Earth Mirrors, but it did not take too long to cross it.
Soon, the team arrived at the end of the passage, which was also the entrance to the underground maze.
The entire team stopped here. As if hesitating, after a few seconds, the Earth Mirrors in the team lit up at the same time.
"We have to be careful. Move forward slowly. Prepare your weapons and attack at any time. Ask for more team members. … "
This was different from the previous communication where they took turns to light up. These Earth Mirrors lit up at the same time, and each ray of light represented a different meaning. They all had different thoughts, so the light they emitted was as colorful as a rainbow at this moment.
However, after a few seconds, some of the lights went out. The remaining lights became monotonous, but they continued to shine.
This was basically how the Earth Mirrors communicated. First, they would come up with various ideas, then they would quickly decide which ideas were the most effective. The one that was deemed effective would continue to shine its light.
The one that agreed was not necessarily the majority. In fact, Lin did not fully understand how they decided on whose ideas to use.
Sometimes, several different ideas would be used. As long as the ideas did not conflict, it was fine. The Earth Mirrors basically used this method to decide on everything.
Therefore, this team did not have a leader or anything like that. Every action was decided by the team. However, if the team was too large, they would not use this method. Therefore, the Earth Mirror Civilization needed a King of Earth Mirrors to lead them.
While Lin was thinking, the Earth Mirrors had already entered the cave.
The cave looked very ordinary. The surrounding stone walls and ground were green and covered with small protruding rocks. There were also some microbes moving around.
Lin noticed that there were fewer microbes here compared to the ones on the surface. They were also not as aggressive.
The air was filled with water vapor. There should be a water source or something nearby.
The cave was only ten centimeters in diameter. The team of Earth Mirrors slowly moved forward in a line. Lin's Earth Mirror walked at the back so that she could observe everything.
Just like that, they moved forward for about a hundred seconds.
The entrance to the cave was long gone. Now, all the Earth Mirrors were moving forward in the darkness of the cave.
Although the Earth Mirrors communicated with light, they did not necessarily need light to sense things. They used a method similar to hearing to sense the vibrations of objects around them. These vibrations would be picked up by the liquid in their bodies. From there, they could determine the specific shape of the object.
Under normal circumstances, the range was very small. It was not more than thirty centimeters. However, when the Earth Mirrors focused, this range could be increased.
"There's movement."
Suddenly, the Earth Mirror at the front lit up slightly. All the other Earth Mirrors stopped moving.
Although its light was fleeting, it was like lightning in the night sky, instantly illuminating the dark cave.
At the same time, Lin also noticed that about a meter in front of it, there was something … that moved.
This was probably a creature that lived in this "maze." Its body was two centimeters long. Its body looked like a creature called … a "rat woman."
Its skin looked like cracked rocks, and there were a lot of tiny legs under its body.
It looked like a creature that lived in this underground cave.
"We've decided to attack."
Just as Lin was observing carefully, one of the Earth Mirrors in the team suddenly lit up.
Instantly, all of the Earth Mirrors lit up with the same light. They all stepped forward and aimed their weapons at the creature.
Whoosh!
Sharp objects flew through the air. In an instant, the creature's body was covered in spikes shot out by the Earth Mirrors.
It also fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Although many of the Earth Mirrors had been killed by the Hero and the others, they seemed to be quite powerful. However, it seemed a little careless of them to attack so casually.
The Earth Mirrors walked forward to the creature they had killed. They ignored the creature and retrieved the spikes from its body.
Some of the undamaged spikes were stuffed back into the creature's head by the Earth Mirrors.
The Earth Mirror's method of grasping objects was mainly done by using tiny hook-like structures on the surface of the body.
These small hooks could be extended. A large number of hooks could grab objects around their bodies. However, they could only grab small things, such as the spikes shot out by the Earth Mirrors.
After retrieving the spikes, they continued moving forward. Only Lin's Spy stopped to examine the creature that looked like a rat woman.
It was a multicellular creature. What killed it was the venom that the Earth Mirrors had smeared on the spikes. This creature had a lot of … microorganisms living in its body. Therefore, it didn't have a digestive system. It seemed to rely on microorganisms to digest its food for nutrients.
So that was it. It was a relatively … simple creature.
Lin's Spy continued to follow the Earth Mirrors. After dozens of seconds, they stopped again.
This place called a maze finally showed the characteristics of a maze. There was a fork in the cave ahead. The Earth Mirrors hesitated for about three seconds before deciding to go in a random direction.
Therefore, they went into the fork on the left.
After walking in the darkness for a while, the exploration team saw more forks in the road ahead. This time, they chose a random direction like before.
The situation was the same. The path became more and more complicated. The team didn't choose a specific direction and just walked randomly. Therefore, they often went back after reaching a dead end.
It was as if he had completely lost his way in a maze …
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