Right now, our exploration team is connecting to a certain part of the world.
I have encountered many creatures in this world, and this creature is the most intriguing one.
Although there had been a large-scale battle at the beginning, we were now moving quietly without any fighting. However, this was probably only a temporary situation.
In short, we are now quietly exploring these creatures called Earth Mirrors.
The Earth Mirror was not a gigantic creature that hid underground as he had initially thought. Instead, it was a group of creatures. Each of them was a one-centimeter pyramid with a white surface that felt like a mirror. They used an unknown method to slide across the ground, and their bodies emitted light of different brightness and colors to communicate with each other.
The Earth Mirrors themselves seem to have a high degree of technology.
They can create very sophisticated weapons. So far, we have discovered three types of weapons.
The first type of weapon could shoot high-temperature rays, the second type could shoot tiny spikes continuously, and the third type could shoot their own blood.
The blood of the Earth Mirrors is a viscous silver liquid that will slowly harden in this environment. They also have many internal organs, but we are not sure what these organs are used for.
The weapons are obviously different from their internal organs. They are installed from the outside. Some Earth Mirrors are not equipped with weapons, but with other things, such as work tools.
The huge mirror potholes seen on the surface were actually cities built by them. There were crisscrossing passages and spaces for various purposes. So far, the only source of their resources was the charred creatures in the potholes on the surface of the ground.
These scorched creatures are transported into the depths of this underground city. They are processed in various ways, and finally turned into food for the Earth Mirrors.
These creatures are unexpectedly complex, and they seem to belong to a highly developed civilization. But in this world, they do not occupy a large area. Compared to the world as a whole, it is insignificant.
Of course, their technology is flawed.
Based on what we've discovered so far, there's no surveillance system in their tunnels, which is why we were able to reach this location so easily.
I will record more information about them.
"Are you done recording?"
The Scholar turned off the recording device in the helmet, and the Hero beside her asked.
"Yes, I have recorded the results of the Earth Mirror so far," the Scholar said. "They really surprised me."
"What surprises you?" Cryopteris asked from behind the Scholar. "Is it because they look like barbecue machines?"
"No, I'm talking about them. Forget it. We'll talk about it when the time comes." The Scholar looked ahead and said, "There are still many things to be studied here."
Now. The exploration team was still in the tunnel with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters. They were all at the top of the tunnel, looking at the situation below.
From their previous encounter, the Scholar and the others had learned about the range of the Earth Mirror's perception. Although they did not know what they were using to observe, as long as they were far enough away — about twenty centimeters — the Earth Mirror would not be able to detect them.
That was why they were able to hide very well above the Earth Mirror. Furthermore, the dwarf who was in charge of courting death was also very quiet.
This gave the scholar the opportunity to observe the activities of the Earth Mirror. There were a large number of transparent cubes below, each of which contained charred meat.
Beside these cubes, there were many moving Earth Mirrors. Although they did not seem to be doing anything, as soon as the Earth Mirror got close, the cubes containing the meat would automatically open, and the meat would fall out and stick to the Earth Mirror's body. Then, the Earth Mirror would take the meat to another place.
As for the empty cubes, the Earth Mirror would quickly transport new meat to fill them.
This place looked like a cultivation site. The Earth Mirror was using the meat to cultivate microorganisms. This was confirmed by the Scholar before.
Now, what the Scholar wanted to confirm was what the Earth Mirror was using the microorganisms in the meat for. This was something that the Scholar could see by moving its field of vision slightly.
Not far ahead of them, there was a large hole in the wall of the tunnel. From the Scholar's position, they could see that the inside of the hole was a rocky cave.
The Earth Mirror was transporting the meat from the cubes into the cave. Then, it threw it on the ground and walked out. Some of the Earth Mirrors were carrying something when they walked out. It was a shiny golden stone.
It could be seen from the outside. These stones were collected from the cave. There were many of these stones growing on the ground in the cave. Most of them were dull in color, while the brighter ones were brought out by the Earth Mirror.
"It seems like this," the Scholar said. "They first let the microorganisms live on the meat for a while. When the microorganisms grew to a certain level, they brought them into the cave. At that time, the microorganisms might have the ability to create shiny stones. The stones in the cave were all made by the microorganisms."
"These shiny stones are what the Earth Mirror really needs," the Scholar said as he recorded what had happened.
Susumi, who was standing beside the Scholar, said, "It seems that they have a very complete way of life."
"Yes," the Scholar said. "I think we should be able to communicate with them."
"That's impossible. We've already done that," the Hero said. "Besides, it's boring to watch from here. We should go down and fight, don't you think so?"
"Wow!" The Gnome saw the Hero looking at him, and immediately shouted, "Wow!"
The moment the Gnome made that sound, the Earth Mirrors that were transporting the meat and stones began to panic.
They threw the meat and stones on the ground and ran away as fast as they could.
"We've been discovered," the Scholar said. "It seems that their perception range is not fixed. But these are workers, and they don't have any weapons. Is that why they ran away? We can take advantage of this."
"Wow!" the Gnome shouted and jumped into the group of Earth Mirrors that were running away in a hurry. This scared them even more, and they ran even faster.
"Hurry up and go back." Before the Scholar could finish, the Hero patted him and said, "Don't be so scared. This is what it means to be adventurous."
After saying that, Hero jumped down with a shout. Then, he rushed to the nearest Earth Mirror and reached out to grab it.
"Look, I caught one!" the Hero shouted to the Scholar. "This is the first time I've caught one alive. I didn't get the chance to do so if it kept hiding there."
"Alright," the Scholar said as he jumped down and took the Earth Mirror from the Hero. He noticed that the Earth Mirror was still twitching, and its surface was flashing with various colors.
This could be seen as the Earth Mirror trembling in fear. So where should he start?
"Wow!" The Gnome was chewing on the stones that the Earth Mirror had thrown to the ground, but he spat them out as if they tasted disgusting.
Even though the Gnome did not have the ability to eat, its mechanical tongue still had a sense of taste.
"These stones," the Scholar said as he picked up a stone, "Oh, right. You'll know if these stones are food for the Earth Mirrors after studying them."
Boom!
Before the Scholar could finish speaking, there was a burst of fire in front of him. The strong impact sent him flying, and a large number of meat cubes were blasted into pieces.
"They came so quickly this time. They even prepared new weapons."
The Scholar stood up and saw a large group of Earth Mirrors appear in the direction that the Earth Mirror workers had fled. The Earth Mirrors at the front of the group were flashing red. These Earth Mirrors clearly belonged to the soldiers, and they were equipped with many weapons.
"Hey," the Hero said as he walked up to the Scholar and pointed his sword at the Earth Mirror the Scholar was hugging. "Can't you see that we have Earth Mirrors? How dare you attack us?"
"Even though they can hear sounds," the Scholar said, "I don't think they understand."
Bang!
The moment the Scholar finished speaking, the Earth Mirror it was hugging suddenly exploded, and silver blood splattered all over the ground.
"They actually …" The Scholar noticed that the Earth Mirror had exploded because of the soldiers' attacks. A few of the soldiers had purposely aimed at the Earth Mirror the Scholar was hugging.
"It seems like they don't like captives falling into enemy hands," the Hero said as he raised his sword. "A fierce battle is inevitable. Get ready."
"Ahhhhh!" The Gnome spat out all the stones in his mouth and got into a fighting stance beside the Hero.
"When did you name it?" The Scholar was shocked. "And you can command it?"
"We met in battle," the Hero said. "Comrades don't need words to understand each other. Let's go. We'll rain silver blood among them."
The Hero and the Dwarf simultaneously jumped up from the ground and charged towards the Earth Mirrors in the distance with unparalleled momentum.
However, their figures suddenly stopped with a thud and fell to the ground from midair.
"What is this?" The Hero reached out and touched a transparent wall in front of him. He didn't know when it had appeared.
"Do you think this thing can stop me?" The Hero slashed at the wall with his sword. With a crack, countless cracks spread across the transparent wall like a spider web.
At the same time, a strange sound echoed throughout the tunnel.
"They're heating up the entire space," the Scholar said loudly. "They're trying to trap us here and cook us!"
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