Rong said, "Soon... we're almost there."
This place was... within the frozen void.
Lin's pompom was carrying the 'furnace' and was floating together with Norm...
Within the pure darkness.
They had left the previous land and jumped into the vast canyon. Now, it felt like... they were riding on a ball of light, and this ball of light was moving in the boundless shadows.
Occasionally, they could see some small creatures appearing at the edge of the light. The most common one was a creature that looked like a green will-o '-the-wisp.
They seemed to be unaffected by the solidification and would often float in and out of the darkness.
But the most important thing was... Norm said that Ershi was only 100 kilometers away, so it was very close.
So, Lin sped up, and Norm adjusted his thrusters to maintain his speed... but this acceleration only lasted for a short while before he had to slow down and stop.
Because, in front of Lin, there was a... wall.
This wall was made of silver metal. Lin examined it and found that it looked like the outer shell of an Ershi Min battleship.
This might be an Ershi Min battleship that was frozen here. Lin planned to go around it, but Norm said, "We should go in and take a look."
"What's inside?" Lin asked.
"There might be some larger solidified creatures, we..."
Bang! Before Norm could finish, the metal wall in front of them suddenly... burst open a hole with a diameter of over two meters.
Many creatures that looked like eels came out of the hole. They were over ten centimeters long and blue all over.
The moment these 'eels' appeared in the light of the furnace, they all seemed to become very excited and kept swimming quickly.
Lin found that wherever they swam, they would leave a... black trail. As they swam around in the light, the black trail became more and more numerous.
"Hurry up and leave!" Norm said, "These creatures can eliminate the 'anti-solidification field'!"
Hearing this, Lin quickly retreated, but the 'eels' followed her. They seemed to be attracted by the furnace fire … They kept chasing after her.
Lin saw Norm take out a... handgun.
Bang! After a series of gunshots, one of the eels was hit. Its head tilted and it fell back into the darkness.
The other eels seemed to react to their companions being attacked. They all rushed towards Nuo. Nuo fired two more shots … and split two eels in half.
However, there were still dozens of eels. They quickly swam to Noel's side and circled around it.
Wherever they swam, they would leave a black mark. Noel, who was surrounded by a large number of eels, looked like he was surrounded by a black whirlpool.
Therefore … 'Whoosh!'
One of the hairs pierced through an eel, followed by dozens of hairs. Lin's pom-poms shot out a large number of hairs in a second and hit all the eels.
This kind of simple penetrating damage seemed to be very effective against these solidified creatures. All the eels soon stopped moving, and the black marks they created before slowly dissipated in the light.
Lin caught one and examined it. She found … it was a wonderful feeling.
This kind of eel seemed to be a very difficult creature to understand.
Although the internal structure of the furnace was complicated, it was still possible to distinguish the various organ structures. It was a creature that could be understood.
As for this kind of eel … it was completely unknown how it was formed. From Lin's point of view, its body was filled with the same substance. There were no differences in organ structure, at least not now.
He couldn't even tell what method they were using to fly here.
Norm said it called these creatures' mud eels. 'It didn't do much research on them. It only knew that they could interfere with the anti-solidification field of other creatures. However, the meaning of this interference and their ecology were a complete mystery.
However, if they weren't killed, they might eventually cause the furnace's anti-solidification field to fail.
It seemed like this was a very dangerous creature for creatures that relied on anti-solidification fields.
Lin decided to go around the solidified warship and continue flying in the direction of Ershi.
On the hundred-kilometer journey, they didn't encounter any more mud eels. However, there were many green will-o '-the-wisps. They were small clusters of tiny objects that emitted a green light. They jumped around like flames and were completely harmless.
Soon, Lin and Norm sensed … air.
They were now approaching Ershi's atmosphere. Strangely, there was no gravitational force here at all. It was as if Ershi itself … had lost the ability to generate gravitational force here.
As Lin and Norm moved forward, the atmosphere became thicker and thicker. Of course, Lin and Norm could only see within ten meters, so they couldn't see the surface of Ershi.
But Nuo was a little excited, because … it was finally back.
Flying to the surface wasn't a long process. Finally, Lin and Norm landed … on a road.
The road was made of materials often used by Ershi Min. It seemed that they had landed in a large city.
"What should we do now?" Lin asked Norm. "Do you have a way … to awaken the main body?"
"We can't here yet …" Norm said. "We need to go to a special place. This way."
As it spoke, Norm walked forward. Lin followed behind it.
Vroom! Suddenly, there was a sound in front of them. Lin saw … a car appear at the edge of the light.
As soon as it entered the light, the car suddenly charged towards them. Lin immediately floated upwards. The car rushed behind … the pompom and entered the darkness again.
So that's how it is. The car was originally frozen in a high-speed state, but after entering the anti-freezing field, it started moving again.
In that case, it was dangerous to walk here. So, it was better to go to the side street.
… Strange?
Lin suddenly realized that Norm had disappeared.
In that split second just now … it had disappeared.
It wasn't hit by the car. Instead, it seemed to have been teleported away. Lin also couldn't sense the unit inside its protective suit.
Lin had been communicating with Norm. In fact, she wasn't using a pompom. Instead, she was using a satellite unit inside Norm's protective suit.
After all, most of the time, it was in a place without air.
Lin couldn't sense this unit now. This meant that it had been teleported to a place and then frozen.
So … what should she do now?
Lin felt that there was still a chance to find it. Although she couldn't sense the unit, Lin knew where it was.
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