"This is the nearest … coastal base?"
Although the air was still scorching hot, there was less dust flying in the air, so the vision was much clearer.
The Scholar and the Elite were in the cabin. Through the clear image, they saw the … base not far away from the ship.
Just like the previous base, this base was a mountain that was hundreds of meters high … or rather, it was located in this mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there were many tunnels that served as the entrance to the base. Some ships could be seen entering and exiting the tunnels, but what attracted the Scholar's attention was … the location of the mountain.
In the introduction, this base was called a 'coastal base', but in fact … behind this mountain was a vast sea.
A sea of lava.
Boiling orange liquid surged behind the mountain. This sea of lava extended as far as the Scholar could see. It was also one of the most famous places in the world, and also the hottest place on the surface.
Why build a base in such a dangerous place? According to the information the Scholar found in the ship, if it was to transform the environment, this was the most suitable place for research.
But the Scholar felt that even so … there was no need to build a base here. However, the information did not contain any more detailed information.
"Exploration ship, please report." As the ship approached the base, a voice sounded in the ship. "Are you from the Demon Base?"
"Yes!" The Elite immediately replied. "We came from there!"
"You are … what?" The image in front of the Elite flashed, and the face of a demon appeared. It was looking at the Elite who was driving the ship in confusion.
"I am …" The Elite froze for a moment, then talked about what happened before.
"So you are the creature that was discovered …" The demon on the opposite side seemed to understand after listening to the Elite, but it quickly looked at the Scholar and asked, "And you are …"
"It is …" So, the Elite explained to the demon again, and also mentioned … about the fall of the base.
"Is that so …" After listening, the demon said to the Elite, "We couldn't receive their signal before … and we were already aware of it. It seems that this is indeed the case … Thank you for coming to inform us. You can enter our base now. After you come in, you can explain the details."
As the conversation continued, the elite's ship entered the tunnel at the foot of the mountain. The entrance to the base here was almost identical to the previous one. When the ship entered, the entire tunnel was covered in a large number of bubbles.
At the same time, many demons appeared in the tunnel. They seemed to be here to welcome the scholars and elites.
"Please follow me," a demon said to the elites and scholars who had climbed down from the ship.
The Scholar and the Elite followed him. The other demons around them seemed to be just here to watch. They did not say anything.
Soon, the Scholar and the others arrived at the interior of the base. The layout of the base was exactly the same as the previous one. The spacious hall was like a rocky cavern. Everywhere, there were buildings with rocky surfaces and demons walking back and forth.
The demon leading the way walked very quickly. It brought the Scholars and the Elites to a building. Inside the building, the Scholars and the Elites were carefully examined to confirm that they … were not a threat.
The main target of the test was the Scholar. However, it seemed that the test did not detect any 'lethal' weapons hidden on the Scholar's body, such as … small core protectors.
Then, the demon led them into the depths of the building. After passing through a narrow passage, the Scholars found that they had arrived at … a very magnificent place.
It was also a vast space. The width of the space was about a hundred meters. The wall on the left was completely transparent. Through the transparent wall, they could see the endless sea of lava outside.
The demon led them to the transparent wall and looked at the surging sea of lava outside. "You know … about this world and our history, right?"
"… Yes!" Although the Elites did not know why the demon was talking about this now, they quickly ran forward and answered, "So, I think there should be a better solution."
"… A better solution?" The demon asked.
The Scholar also walked to the wall. Through the wall, she could see that there were many … aircrafts flying around in the sea of lava outside. These aircrafts were about ten meters long and had two robotic arms. Occasionally, they would extend their robotic arms into the lava as if they were fishing for something.
While the Scholar was looking at the environment outside, the Elite said, "Yes! That is to follow the guidance of God! God will let you out of this predicament as long as you sincerely tell him your wishes … "
"… Sorry," the demon said. The demon said, "I don't think it's meaningful to talk about religion now … We have to do something practical."
As it said that, the demon stomped hard on the ground. Suddenly, a … stone slab popped out from the ground.
"Please input all the information about the hurricane 'Red Light' here." The demon said to the Elite, "The armor you are wearing should teach you how to operate our … information board."
"No! God is real! " The Elite did not care about the stone slab on the ground. It continued, "You have to follow the guidance of God! You can't just move around here and change the ecology here! "
"You know … about the ecology?" the demon asked the Elite.
"Of course, you can't …"
Before the elite could finish his sentence, the scholar continued, "We discovered a lot of things about the ecology of the underground base. We also learned that you are going to change the ecology of this world, and we also learned about the 'Will of Meltdown'."
"I want to know …" the Scholar said. "Can you communicate with the 'Will' here?"
"Is that so? Looks like you already know a lot, "the demon said. "But the 'Will' cannot be communicated. We can only interpret its signals to understand what it wants to do."
"That's the Will!" The Elite said. "The Will must be related to God. You have to find a way to communicate with it!"
"Okay," the demon said. "We know very well what we should do. You don't have to make any suggestions in this regard … We're very grateful that you can come here, so please enter the information on the information board. You can also live here and pay attention to the development of the situation with us, but please don't cause any … hindrance to us."
"I still have something to do …" The demon gave the Elite a small stone slab and then turned to walk away. "You can explore this place on your own. If you get lost, you can contact me through this."
After that, the demon did not care whether the Elite had input the information or not and quickly walked away.
"…" The Elite and the Scholar looked at each other. The Scholar said to the Elite, "Let's input the information to them."
"Well, it looks like it won't be easy to make them believe in God." The Elite scratched the stone slab with his finger. Every time he scratched, more words appeared on the stone slab. At the same time, the Elite said, "But I will definitely make them believe in God."
"…" The Scholar felt that the way the Elite had said just now, the Elite would definitely not believe it.
Gurgle.
Suddenly, the Scholar heard a sound.
There was a strange phenomenon in the lava sea outside. A huge … bright red bubble was bulging on the lava, and it was expanding bigger and bigger.
The surrounding spacecraft that were salvaging the lava noticed this strange phenomenon. They stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the bulging lava bubble.
The bright red bubble had now grown to a diameter of more than ten meters, and it was still expanding … The Scholar felt that something dangerous was about to happen …
Bang!
All of a sudden, the bubble burst open. Lava splattered all over the place. A gigantic 'hand' that looked like it was made of lava reached out from the bubble and slapped the transparent wall in front of the Scholar.
This … 'hand' had six 'fingers'. When it opened, it was more than six meters in diameter. It also looked like an octopus made of lava.
Although the Scholar was shocked, it quickly realized that this thing could not penetrate the demon's wall. It could only stick there and move, as if it wanted to break the wall.
The surrounding spacecraft quickly rushed over. They raised their robotic arms and aimed at the 'hand' on the wall and shot out cold gas. The 'hand' immediately fell from the wall and fell back into the lava sea …
The spacecraft quickly flew away. They did not continue salvaging but all flew away from the lava sea as if something had happened.
Seeing this, the Scholar muttered to herself, "Why did they all leave?"
"That thing just now seemed to be called 'Lava Claw'." The Elite who was still typing said, "There's information in my armor. It says that it lives in areas like lava lakes. It's a type of creature that will occasionally jump out."
"Is that so?" the Scholar said. "Then why did they not continue salvaging after it jumped out?"
"That seems to be because …" The Elite finished typing the information and put down the slate. "If a 'Lava Claw' jumps out, it means that something very important will happen next."
"Something important?"
Whoosh.
The moment the Scholar asked this question, it heard … a sound.
The lava sea outside seemed to be boiling. A large number of bubbles were constantly bulging and exploding.
In the air, countless dust was also flying. It seemed like … a wind was blowing.
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