"In order to push this world into the void and never return, we have been working hard."
"But no matter how many times it was bombed, it would not be too far away … Every time it was bombed, it could only maintain peace for a period of time."
"We have almost emptied all the resources in our world to create weapons … to bomb it, but it was meaningless."
"In the end, we realized that if this continued, our civilization would be destroyed sooner or later."
"So we used a new method, and that was to go to this world and understand why it works in this way … to find a way to stop it."
"So … did you come here?"
"… Yes, so we set off. We approached this world that was being bombed by us …"
"Its appearance is very different from when we first saw it. It's no longer pitch-black. Instead, it's filled with cracks and glows with a dark red light. We think it's caused by the bombing, so we named this place the 'Meltdown Zone'."
"Then, we landed on this burning world. We used the latest technology to allow us to live here and find out why it is like this."
"But this task is very difficult, and we are still working hard … trying to change its behavior."
"Now, we have done a lot. As a creature who can rarely communicate with us, you can visit these things."
The demon and the elite continued to communicate. Their ship was also slowly moving forward on the dark red land.
The Scholar had been following the ship. To be precise, she was now clinging to the stern of the ship. If she did not do so, the speed of the ship would be able to shake her off.
As the ship sailed, the Scholar saw many things that she had not seen before. For example, there were stone forests, flowing rivers and lakes with magma, and some strange creatures.
The Scholar was now looking at a group of creatures. They looked like … birds. They flapped their shining wings with a wingspan of more than two meters and were flying in the turbid sky.
"We call them Shining Wings." The demons on the ship were also discussing the group of creatures in the sky. The Scholar thought that they might be looking at the sky from the deck.
"Like most of the creatures here, they feed on 'Molten Polymer'."
"What is' Molten Polymer '?" The elite asked with a puzzled voice.
"A special substance that is only produced here," the demon said. The demon said, "It's produced by a few creatures but required by all creatures. This material is also the key to the ecological composition of this place."
"When we first came to this world, we never thought that a world like this could have living creatures." The demon said, "But we were wrong. The biological prosperity of this world can even be compared to our world … And we are slowly understanding the ecological composition here."
"Why do you need to know all this?" asked the elite. "Isn't your mission … to stop it from crashing?"
"You'll know soon enough," the demon said. "Just in time … we've arrived."
As soon as it finished speaking, the Scholar noticed that the surroundings of the ship had suddenly become dark. This was because the ship had entered a tunnel.
When the Scholar switched to night vision mode, she could see the stone walls of the tunnel. Suddenly, there was a loud thud, and the entire tunnel lit up.
"Detected the return of the exploration team. Begin replenishing bubbles."
The voice echoed in the tunnel. The Scholar also saw many bubbles of different sizes appearing on the surrounding walls.
These bubbles expanded rapidly and merged with the bubbles next to them. They expanded bigger and bigger until the entire ship and the entire tunnel were wrapped in them.
The Scholar, who was wrapped in the bubble, also felt that the surroundings had become much cooler …
"This bubble is amazing," said the elite on the ship. "It can actually completely isolate the high temperature."
"This bubble is one of our most advanced inventions," the demon said. "This invention allows us to create a space with stable temperature and air in any place. Let us … go down."
One by one, the demons flew down from the ship. The elite climbed down from the ship.
The Scholar also jumped down from the stern of the ship. She was still in stealth mode and the demons did not seem to notice her.
The demon led the elite to the tunnel wall on the right side of the ship. The demon used its hand to touch a stone on the wall …
"Welcome back." Following a sound, an entrance opened on the wall of the tunnel, allowing them to pass through. The demons and the elites walked in.
The Scholar hesitated for a moment before following them through the door.
"This is …" The moment they entered, the elite's surprised voice rang out. The Scholar also understood why it was so surprised.
Because in front of them appeared … a town.
This was a wider space. The Scholar estimated that it might be more than a kilometer in diameter. Under the ceiling of the cave, which was dozens of meters high, there were all kinds of buildings.
Most of these buildings were hemispherical and were all made of rock. At least, they looked like they were made of rock. There were also many demons going in and out of these buildings.
Most of the demons here did not wear armor, but they all wore helmets and so on, so the Scholar could not see their faces clearly. But just by looking at their bodies, they were indeed … very similar to Lin's demons.
"You're back? I heard that you found something miraculous? Is it that creature? I want to see if there are any records about it. "
Many demons gathered and asked all kinds of questions to the team of elites. Their questions were all answered. Every demon was given a slate that recorded the situation of the elites.
The Scholar did not understand why they wrote the records on … stone tablets. It seemed like they were carved on them.
However, only a few demons came to ask questions. Most of the demons just looked around and continued with their own business. So, the elite team was able to move on quickly.
"This is our living area." "We have created a space here where the temperature and air are stable, and we have also cultivated edible creatures to live here," the elite demon explained as they walked.
"I …" The elite was still looking around in a daze. It seemed like it did not know what to do.
"Well then, I'll bring you to our collection place." The demon said, "This is also a project we've been researching."
With that said, the demon led the elites to a hemispherical building that was stuck to the side of the cliff. The Scholar followed them into the building.
After entering the building, the Scholar found that there was a very long … corridor. It seemed to extend into a very deep place. There were transparent walls on both sides of the corridor. They could see … some creatures inside the walls.
To put it simply, this place was … like a zoo.
"This is a creature we recently discovered." The demon led the elite to the beginning of the corridor and introduced the creature inside the wall to the elite.
Behind the transparent wall was a space of more than ten meters in length, width, and height. Inside … a burning ball was floating.
"It's called the Flame Ball," the demon said. "It can be found in some lava lakes. Its ecology is still a mystery."
"Isn't that a ball of fire?" The elite stared at the burning ball. "Or … a creature?"
"At first, we didn't believe that anything here was a creature," the demon said. The demon said, "But it's different now. Our 'recognized group' can quickly distinguish creatures."
"Next, take a look at this side." The demon walked to the other side and introduced it to the elite. "This creature is … Dust Division."
Dust Division?
The Scholar saw that the creature inside was the same as the dust ball it had seen before.
"They are a very common creature. They are good at decomposing any … dead creature," the demon said. "There are many complicated explanations about their various habits. Do you want to hear it?"
The moment the demon finished, the elite suddenly screamed, "That's … God!" Then he ran away.
"Don't move at high speed here." Seeing that, the demon immediately chased after him.
They came to the bottom of a transparent wall. Behind this wall was the creature that the Scholar and the elite were very familiar with … God.
It was more than thirty meters tall. Even though it was small, it still took up a lot of space. However, it was now in a frozen state and did not move at all.
"Why do you call it 'God'?" the demon asked the elite. "You mentioned it before. Are you willing to answer this question?"
"It … is my God!" the elite said. "Why … is it here?"
"This is one of the species that produces the 'molten polymer'," the demon said. "We usually call them giant molten pillars. They usually live on flat land in groups of about ten, but the process of their birth is somewhat special."
"It's a God!" the elite asked the demon. "Why did you capture it and bring it here? Didn't it talk to you? "
"Talk?" The demon said. "Giant molten pillars will not communicate with us. Have you communicated with them before?"
"It …" the elite said. "It once appeared in our world."
"That … is something we should pay attention to," the demon said. "Actually, we've always wanted to ask you something. Where did you come from? Why did you come here? "
"I …" The elite seemed to have realized something. "Right! When did I come here? And why are you here? Didn't you say that you are very far away from the 'pipeline'? "
"That is the truth," the demon said. "The pipeline is an ancient legend to us."
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