Hum! Hum! Hum!
Hum! Hum! Half an hour later, the first batch of insect-type demon beasts for reconnaissance was projected to the bottom of the shaft. The insect-type demon beasts all boasted advanced visual and sensory organs after special genetic modifications. Their compound eyes were glittering in the darkness.
A hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters …
Under the manipulation of the experts of insect manipulation, the insect-type demon beasts dove deeper and deeper.
However, when they reached five thousand meters below, all the insect-type demon beasts lost their mental connection with their masters and vanished without a trace.
The result of the second batch of insect-type demon beasts was the same. Supposedly, the demon beasts could be projected to at least a hundred kilometers away and still maintain a feeble connection with their masters. However, inside the weird shaft, the connection was cut off after six thousand meters at best. The enhancement of secret arts did not help at all.
The third batch of insect-type demon beast puppets from the Tian Yuan Realm were projected into the shaft.
However, the magical equipment purely made of machinery, crystals, and rune arrays was the same. The connection with the operators was cut off when they were five thousand meters away.
"It seems that the hiding place of Chaos is built with special anti-radiation and anti-wave materials. Together with the special rune arrays, it can block all telepathic thoughts and mental connections and jam all communication!"
A few experts of mechanism studies and structure studies studied for a long time and projected a few pieces of probe magical equipment into the shaft. Finally, they came to a conclusion.
"So, it is impossible for us to know what is happening inside the shaft from the surface?"
Elder Nether Spring said casually. "Then, we can only send someone down there for field investigation."
"Elder. I'll go! "
Despot was the first to stand up. He spoke in a muffled voice.
"Your body is too strong. You alone have taken up half of the shaft. If anything goes wrong, it will be very difficult for you to escape."
Swirl, the Phantom Butterfly, said casually. "Let me go."
Elder Nether Spring pondered for a moment and said, "Swirl, go. There is no telling what kind of dangers are lurking inside the tomb of Chaos. Other traps can be resolved easily, but mental attacks will be tricky.
"Swirl is an expert of mental attacks. Her flying skills are even better than Despot's, too. It is relatively convenient for her to move quickly even in the narrow shaft.
"Swirl, remember this —"
Elder Nether Spring condensed his voice into a single, twisted line. It was directly channeled into Whirlpool's ears, vibrating her eardrums. "After we reach the bottom, there will be other ruins and treasures. We can slowly explore them, but we must find 'that thing' as soon as possible. "
"Understood!"
Vortex said respectfully, "Please tell me the details of this item, Patriarch."
Elder Nether Spring pondered for a moment and said, "The item should be a piece of complicated, enormous information. Perhaps it also includes a 'key' that can be activated, which is something that ancient jade slips from forty thousand years ago can never contain. "
"Before the mission, I asked you to study the many pieces of magical equipment that were used to store telepathic thoughts in the ancient Cultivators' era. By my estimation, it was either the 'Hidden Star Box' or the 'Sky-Accumulating Pot', which had a capacity a hundred times larger than jade chips!
"Understood!"
Swirl and Elder Nether Spring discussed for a while and decided on a lot of details. They selected thirty soldiers of the Nether World Watch who were thin and talented in flying and asked ten captives to lead the way.
"Aren't you the most loyal believers of Chaos? Down below will be the burial place of your God Chaos. Chances are that you will see the body of Chaos in person. It will be your greatest glory! "
Swirl grinned hideously. "If your god really blesses you and completes the exploration smoothly, you and your companions will all be spared!
"If anyone hesitates and flinches, hehe. Not only will they be killed, we will also pick ten random captives from the remaining captives and bury them with them!
"If you do not want to get yourself and your companions killed, pray to your God Chaos in silence and hope that he will not jump out and play tricks on you!"
Huala!
The shackles of the ten captives of the Blade of Chaos were all unlocked. They were given some strengthening drugs to recover their strength, too. They were even given a protective suit that was the same as the standard of the soldiers of the Nether World Watch.
It was not that the soldiers of the Nether World Watch cared about their lives, but it would not be a big deal if they were poisoned and died on their own. Would it not be a bad thing if they turned into insane monsters with infinite strength like the fluorescent bugs?
The ten captives of the Blade of Chaos looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they had regained their freedom for now, there was nothing they could do under the suppression of so many soldiers of the Nether World Watch. Besides, a lot of their companions had been captured. Even their leader, the Fire Ant, had been imprisoned. They were unable to resist at all.
"God Chaos, watch over us!"
The ten captives of the Blade of Chaos prayed in their hearts. Under the intimidation of the soldiers of the Nether World Watch, they jumped into the shaft.
The bottomless shaft seemed to lead to the center of the planet. It was enshrouded in vague black fog, like clusters of black cotton floating next to them.
A feeble air current was blowing from the bottom to the top, as if a pair of invisible hands were supporting them.
Both the captives of the Blade of Chaos and the elites of the Nether World Watch were adept at lightness techniques. The smooth walls of the cave were embedded with ridges that they could borrow strength from. Therefore, it was not a problem for them.
A lot of communication bugs were hovering around every soldier of the Nether World Watch. However, after they were five thousand meters below the ground, the communication bugs lost contact with the surface and could only be used for internal communication.
The closer they were to the center of the planet, the denser the black fog became. In the end, they could not even see their own fingers.
Although they had brought a lot of searchlights and fluorescent bugs, they could only vaguely see each other's outlines.
After descending for more than half an hour, the exploration team finally reached the bottom of the shaft.
Humming noises were echoing everywhere. The brightness of the searchlights turned dim. When they looked at the source of the noises, they discovered that the insect-type demon beasts that had been projected into the shaft for reconnaissance were all running around randomly like headless flies.
Seeing the searchlights, a lot of flying insects ran into them without thinking. Broken shadows and light were left behind after they crashed into the light.
"The magnetic field here is extremely chaotic. It is impossible to tell which direction is which. No wonder the demon beasts are out of control."
A soldier of the Nether World Watch was holding a multipurpose compass refined by the Xing Yao Federation in his hands. The needle on the compass was spinning fast like a fan.
"The quality of the air is not bad. Although the oxygen content is only twenty-five percent, no fatal toxins have been detected."
Another soldier of the Nether World Watch was operating the crystal processor skillfully.
War was the best means of communication between two civilizations. During the years of chaotic wars against the Tian Yuan Realm, a lot of magical equipment and Cultivation technologies had been introduced to the Blood Demon Sector.
"Survey the surroundings with the sonar detector first. Then, explore in a counterclockwise direction. The vision here is extremely poor. Pay attention. Everybody stay together, including the captives. Count every five minutes in case anyone is left behind."
Swirl said quickly.
It was pitch black everywhere. The searchlights could only illuminate ten meters away before they were swallowed by the blackness that looked like a cloud. The fluorescent bugs had also lost control and were hovering above their heads randomly.
The fluorescent lights were flickering. Not only were they unable to illuminate the surroundings effectively, they only made the atmosphere even more intense.
Bo! Bo! Bo!
Monotonous soundwaves echoed more than twenty thousand meters below the ground. Very soon, the general environment of the surroundings was outlined and fed back to the biochemical chips that were stuck to their eyeballs.
Judging from the result of the sonar detection, it was a space that was more than five hundred meters in length and width.
Compared to the majestic underground temple above, it naturally paled in comparison.
The space was a complete whole. There were no pillars, but there was a giant protrusion at the center that looked like a giant rock, a throne, and a giant coffin.
The entire space was covered in water that was almost knee-deep. There was no telling whether it was the underground water that had flooded in from the rupture of space or the water that had accumulated there forty thousand years ago.
After forty thousand years of evaporation and fermentation, the water had turned into a thick liquid that was almost like grease. After every step, thin threads would be pulled out.
However, except for the excessive bacterial content, there was not much toxicity or corrosiveness in the water.
"Five captives in the front, five captives in the back. Begin the exploration!"
The exploration team groped for the edge of the space and moved forward in a counterclockwise direction. The wall, however, was piled up with enormous black rocks that were carved with dense, tiny words.
"What's this?"
Almost ten searchlights illuminated the wall at the same time, only to discover that the black rock wall that was almost fifty meters tall was occupied by words, numbers, and runes the size of grains of rice from top to bottom.
Some of the words were written neatly and neatly, while some words were written in a flamboyant style that was extremely sloppy. There were even some words that looked like scribbles that made one feel dizzy just by looking at them.
However, judging from the structure of the words and the angle and strength of the words that were carved into the rock, they were all the work of the same person.
"It seems to be a certain Cultivation art. No. It is a secret art to produce poison. No. Why does it look like a flow chart for the production of magical equipment?"
"Got it. It is a jumble of a lot of messy ultimate arts. The Cultivation arts are intermittent and hasty. There are also a lot of traces of smearing and modification. They should be … drafts!"
'It seems that this secret chamber really is Primal-Chaos's cultivation lab and research lab. He's using the walls as sketches to come up with new techniques. Whenever he comes up with an idea, he'll use his true energy to carve it onto the walls!'
"Hurry up. Scan all the traces on the wall and move them back to the top. Ask the specialists to analyze them carefully and try to figure out a few useful secret arts!"
A lot of thoughts and ideas of Chaos were left on the walls. Other than that, there were also a lot of claw marks that seemed to have been left by beasts, which had destroyed a lot of words and formulas.
Many of the claw marks were several meters deep into the wall, as if they had been left by extremely brutal ferocious beasts on a rampage. (To be continued.)
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