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It was about time for the research to begin.
A large number of pompoms floated through the air. Their target was extremely obvious, which was the warping device that stood in the forest of crystals.
After a few days, Lin had collected enough pompoms, so she began to research it. The research method was very simple, which was to dig a hole in the warping device and enter it.
The pompoms had already floated to the surface of the pillar-shaped device and began to dig.
As they dug, Lin paid close attention to the movements of the Primordial realm experts. Although the pompoms were invisible right now, it was still possible for them to be discovered.
However, the Primordial realm experts did not seem to notice.
This was because Lin discovered that they had all entered a state similar to rest recently. The Primordial realm experts in the entire world did not move at all.
The flying machines that had participated in the war had all landed on the surface and stopped all activities. Right now, only a few of the Primordial realm experts were commanding the peak species and exploring the surrounding space. The rest were all sleeping.
As a result, Lin did not seem to mind doing this. After studying the warping device, Lin planned on studying the exact situation of the Primordial realm experts.
It was not just the Primordial realm experts that were sleeping. All the creatures in the world were sleeping.
Most of them had entered a frozen state of hibernation, but the Primordial realm clearly did not plan on continuing like this. The things they had ordered the peak species to create were related to temperature.
They wanted to create some heating devices that covered a large area to restore warmth to the surface of the Mirror World. It seemed like the Primordial realm cared quite a bit about the creatures in this world.
Lin heard the sounds in the sky and looked over. A few streaks of light shot through the sky, flying off into the distance.
They were the exploration teams. They seemed to have returned with the last batch.
Recently, there were fewer and fewer Primordial realm exploration teams. They constantly returned, but no new teams left. After the last batch returned, there were no more teams left to explore the outside world.
Did this mean they believed there was no danger outside?
It seemed different, mainly because they were flying in different directions.
Through her recent observations, Lin discovered that the teams that returned would first fly to a certain place in the Mirror World. Lin called that place a pit. In short, it was a very large hole in the ground. They would report there first.
However, the teams that returned this time did not fly to the pit. Instead, they flew towards the plains.
From Lin's current position, she could see the Mirror Plain in the distance. She could see a large number of Crystal Flyers parked on the plain.
They were all aircraft in a resting state. The exploration team first circled in the sky, then landed among the resting aircraft. They found some empty space and landed on the ground.
The moment the exploration team landed on the ground, all the aircraft that were resting suddenly lit up.
They suddenly emitted a bright light and flew into the sky. They looked like a group of fireflies that had been startled.
They, who had been motionless all this while, suddenly seemed to be panicking. Could it be that something had really happened?
Just as Lin was thinking this, the sky suddenly darkened.
Sure enough, there was an anomaly, and it seemed to be a very big anomaly.
Although this place was originally in the void, the starry sky in the sky was rather gorgeous, so this world wasn't considered dark.
But now, it was completely dark, as if the whole world was covered by something.
Complete darkness enveloped the sky. Not a single star could be seen, nor was there any light.
Of course, it was only the light outside that could not be seen. The light from the Primordial realm aircraft could still be seen. A large number of Crystal Flyers flew into the sky. Lin and many other pompoms could see a similar scene in various parts of the Mirror World.
All the dormant Crystal Flyers woke up. They quickly rushed into the sky as if they were facing a great enemy. They took up their positions towards the sky.
Like a huge net, the Primordial realm aircraft quickly lined up one after another. Then, they launched countless barrages into the sky.
Various balls of light, rays of light, and things like missiles shot into the dark sky. They illuminated the entire world, but this only lasted for a very short time.
The barrages disappeared after reaching the height of the void, like sand thrown into the sea. There was no response.
However, the Primordial realm aircraft did not stop. They continued to attack the sky. Lin saw a huge crystalline disc slowly rise up from the ground. It shone brilliantly at the sky. A pillar of light surged out from the centre of the disc. It seemed like it wanted to rip apart the darkness in the sky.
However, the pillar of light also entered the darkness. It did not seem to have any effect.
Looking at the scene in the sky, Lin also wanted to send the pompoms up there to take a look, but she decided to wait and observe the situation first.
"It's pointless for you to try and escape."
Suddenly, Lin heard a voice in the sky. It sounded like thunder. It was deep, and it rang through the entire world.
"We've taught you everything, so it's fated that you can't escape. Return and continue your mission until victory or extinction."
The voice spoke in the language of the Primordial realm. Clearly, it belonged to the transpirators.
Although it was unclear whether the transpirators were speaking or if it was something similar to a cult, it did not seem strange for it to appear here.
This was mainly because the transpirators had taught the Primordial realm how to teleport, so it was impossible for the Primordial realm to escape. The Primordial realm believed they could escape because they had modified the teleportation technique.
However, they still could not escape the transpirators' control.
Lin found it rather strange. Why had the transpirators only appeared so late? Moreover, they had used some wondrous method to darken the entire world of the Primordial realm.
"We won't be controlled by you anymore," the Primordial realm replied to the transpirators. The huge disc produced a clear sound, and with it came countless messages.
They flew into the dark sky once again, but clearly, they did not have an exact target. The Primordial realm did not know where they were or if the entire darkness was their enemy.
This situation seemed to terrify the Primordial realm. They attacked faster and faster, but their targets became more and more scattered. The Primordial realm attacked furiously like they wanted to throw messages to every corner of the sky.
This continued until the other party spoke again.
"I will give you a chance. You have one final chance." The voice that represented the transpirators was emotionless. "Return to the battlefield and carry out your mission."
"The countdown will begin now. If you have no intentions of carrying out your mission, we will force you to carry it out."
With that, the darkness in the sky continued to persist, but the Primordial realm gradually stopped attacking.
Were they planning on giving up? That was not the case.
The aircrafts and the crystal discs were constantly shaking their bodies. They emitted a faint light from their surfaces, illuminating the darkness in the sky.
This was a method of detection. Primordial realm experts were skilled in using light like this for detection. Clearly, they wanted to find where the speaker was hiding and then target it, instead of shooting everywhere like before.
Lin found this very interesting. Even at this level, the Primordial realm was unwilling to listen to the transpirators and carry out their mission.
The transpirators also needed the Primordial realm to fight, so why did they have to do this?
Thinking about it carefully, the Primordial realm probably felt like Lin's side was just an opponent they had come across by chance, so they could just ignore them. The transpirators were much more threatening. If this continued, their race would only be able to remain as the transpirators' puppets. As a result, the Primordial realm wanted to break free from this fate.
That was probably what the Primordial realm thought. Of course, it was based on what they had learned from other races.
Lin still did not understand why the transpirators insisted on having the Primordial realm fight. Did they not have any power themselves?
The Primordial realm was still searching right now.
However, the transpirators did not respond. They said they would count down, but they did not mention anything about the time, nor did they count down. The sky remained dark just like that.
Until some time had passed.
"Are you still not planning on making a decision? Do you really plan on abandoning us and not carrying out this mission?"
Around three hundred seconds later, the transpirators' voice rang out again. However, the Primordial realm did not reply at all. Instead, they sent countless messages in a certain direction.
Although the voice seemed to echo through the entire world, it was indeed possible to sense it if one listened carefully.
The voice came from a certain direction.
The Primordial realm was currently sending messages in that direction.
This time, there was a response.
Some of the messages in the darkness exploded. The light from the explosions rushed out of the darkness and flickered in the sky.
Did this mean they had actually hit their target?
It seemed like they had hit something, but it was difficult to say whether it was the target or not, as the sky was still dark after the continuous explosions. The Primordial realm continued to fire at the target rather stubbornly.
At the same time, crystalline flying machines from all over the world flew over. Their attacks never stopped. Instead, there were more and more of them.
In the end, with the addition of a huge crystalline disc, there seemed to be an effect.
Something exploded there. The light from the explosion was even more dazzling than all the messages combined. Afterwards, the darkness dispersed like mist.
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