The three of them did not travel long in the Red Wilderness before they found the entrance to Darkniss. When Ye Chong saw the entrance, he was shocked.
In the endless Red Wilderness, there was a flat black circle about 15 meters in diameter, floating alone about 20 centimeters above the ground. It looked like a gateway to another world.
Ye Chong was familiar with the black circle. He had seen it more than once. He had seen the underground cave, Yi Ju, and the Research Consortium's base on Spectre. Although the radius was different, these black circles were the same. A perfect circle, pure darkness, floating in the air. Everything looked the same.
Xuan Ning and Sha Ya noticed Ye Chong's dazed expression. It was the first time they saw it on his face.
Xuan Ning found it strange, and asked tentatively, "What is it? Have you been here before? "
Ye Chong recovered from his shock and shook his head. "No."
"Let's go in," Sha Ya interrupted them, "Every time I come to this entrance, I feel unsafe. Let's go in first. "
"Alright." Ye Chong nodded. He piloted the Spider and prepared to enter the black circle. Someone with a strong parapsychic sense had better instincts than the average person.
Xuan Ning smiled and said, "I've felt the same way before, but now I have a new discovery. The passageway looked unstable on the surface, but it was actually very stable. A Level 8 shooter can sense its instability, but a Level 9 shooter can sense the sturdy structure beneath the unstable surface. "
Just as Xuan Ning's voice fell, the black circle suddenly fluctuated like water ripples.
"What's going on?" Sha Ya gasped. She had never seen the entrance ripple like this before.
Ye Chong looked at Xuan Ning. So this is stability?
Xuan Ning's expression was grim. "No, it suddenly became unstable, like something triggered it." He closed his eyes and felt the changes in the entrance. Of the three of them, his parapsychic sense was the strongest, and he could sense the slightest change.
"Huh?" Xuan Ning opened his eyes and looked at Ye Chong with a strange expression. He said, "Let's back off."
The big spider retreated about ten meters. The effect was obvious. With the Spider's retreat, the ripples at the entrance weakened, and eventually calmed down.
Ye Chong and Sha Ya were confused.
Xuan Ning looked at the ring on Ye Chong's finger, and hesitated for a moment before he said, "Your ring is a little strange. It was the one that caused the opening to become unstable."
Ring? Sha Ya's gaze landed on the unsightly ring on Ye Chong's finger. She couldn't see anything special about the ring.
Shen's Space Keystone? Ye Chong was surprised. How could it be him?
Ye Chong suddenly remembered the time when he was at the Research Consortium's base on Spectre. The spatial window in the corner of the lab had suddenly changed, and sent him to Dual Forest. Did it have something to do with this ring?
Xuan Ning saw the puzzled look on their faces and explained, "I don't know what's going on, but I can feel that the ring on his finger has caused the entrance to become unstable. It seems like its structure is about to change. But as soon as we drew back, it resumed its normal form. It seemed that distance was a factor in the influence of the two. Hmm, it's no different from usual. The structure of the entrance is very flexible. "
Ye Chong raised his right hand and pointed at the dimension keystone on his right. "Is it this one?"
Xuan Ning nodded frankly. "That's it." He saw Ye Chong's questioning look, and shrugged. "Don't ask me why, I don't know either." The ring on Ye Chong's finger looked very ordinary, and he did not understand it either.
Sha Ya looked at Xuan Ning enviously. The difference between a Level 8 and a Level 9 shooter was obvious now. Xuan Ning could even sense the structure of the entrance with his parapsychic sense, and feel the changes happening to it. What a terrifying ability! Sha Ya never expected parapsychic sense to be this powerful. Level 9 shooters had always existed in legends, and people could only imagine how powerful they were. However, it was only now that she truly felt the power of a Level 9 shooter. It was unimaginably powerful!
Ye Chong thought for a moment, then pointed at the entrance and asked, "What's its structure?" He was also surprised that Xuan Ning could sense the structure of the spatial window. What a powerful parapsychic sense!
Xuan Ning shook his head, troubled. "I don't know. It's strange, it's strange! I don't know how to express it. "
Ye Chong heard that and asked directly, "How do we get through the entrance safely?" He did not want to dwell on this question for too long. Now that he knew that Celest's spatial keystone could interfere with spatial windows, this was important information for him.
Xuan Ning glanced at Ye Chong. Ye Chong had no intention of throwing the ring away. He thought for a moment and said, "If we move a little faster, it should be fine."
"Alright." Ye Chong nodded. He waved his hand, and the Spider shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
Xuan Ning lost control of his body and fell backwards. Bang! The back of his head hit the back of his seat. Xuan Ning screamed like a pig being slaughtered in the cabin. "Can't you at least say hello?" Xuan Ning roared.
Sha Ya looked at Xuan Ning sympathetically. The envy in her eyes faded away. She sighed to herself. Even a Level 9 shooter could only suffer in front of this mysterious Ye Chong.
When the Spider approached the entrance, the entrance rippled. Ye Chong ignored the ripples and focused on controlling the Spider. The huge spider charged towards the entrance of the tunnel at high speed and quickly disappeared into the black tunnel.
The three of them felt their vision darken. The scene on the screen was completely different.
Dark, very dark. Only the faint light allowed them to vaguely see their surroundings. The sky here was also completely dark. There were no stars or moonlight. However, in this dark place, darkness was not the only thing. It only ruled half of the place. The other half was red, a burning red that was lava.
The scorching lava flowed down the trench like a raging river, sending waves of fire seven to eight meters high into the air. Even though they were inside the spider, they could still feel a gust of hot air blowing on their faces.
It was about thirty meters wide and formed a red river of lava. It was constantly branching out into smaller tributaries, making it look like a huge tree root, and the tributaries were its roots.
Ye Chong had never seen anything like this before. He was momentarily distracted.
"Get out of the entrance!" Xuan Ning shouted anxiously, "Quick! It's becoming unstable! "
Ye Chong snapped out of his thoughts and immediately led the Spider forward, away from the entrance of the dark tunnel.
The turbulence in the entrance gradually calmed down, and finally returned to normal. Ye Chong looked at the spatial window hanging about 20 centimeters above the ground. It was amazing. From his point of view, his current location had absolutely no connection to the scarlet wilderness outside. However, they only needed to pass through a "door" like this to enter this new world. It was even more amazing than a spatial warp.
It was a pity that his knowledge of spatial science was lacking, and he did not understand how it worked.
Xuan Ning said with lingering fear, "It's a good thing we left in time, or we'd be in trouble."
Of the three of them, Xuan Ning was probably the only one who understood the danger of the series of events.
Sha Ya said to Ye Chong, "We're now in Darkniss. We call this lava river the Lava River. We usually follow the direction of the Lava River. The river will change its course sometimes, but the general direction will not change. This way, we won't get lost. "
Darkniss, this was Darkniss!
Once they entered Darkniss, Xuan Ning and Sha Ya became serious. Their hands never left the controls. This made Ye Chong even more cautious.
The big spider moved forward along the Raging Flame River. Under the reflection of the scarlet lava, everything seemed to be a little red.
After a while, Ye Chong found a few high-quality metal ores. Darkniss was indeed a land of gravstones. In the crimson lava, circles of runes that were unique to liquid metal would occasionally surge out.
Soon, Ye Chong understood why Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were so nervous. They were in trouble. They encountered a group of 80 black-striped gray dragons. It was rare to see such a large group of dragons. Usually, there would be about 20 to 30 of them.
This was the first time Ye Chong saw a black-striped gray dragon.
The creatures had long beaks and sharp claws. They were gray with black stripes, about three meters long, and could reach about 10 meters with a wingspan of about 10 meters. Their flying speed was very fast, and their temperament was fierce.
The Spider was huge, so it was easy for the black-striped gray dragons to target it. They thought that the creature they had never seen before would taste good.
Xuan Ning reacted the quickest. He had been tense ever since he entered Darkniss.
The thick laser beam pierced through one of the black-striped gray dragons, leaving a circular burn wound about 30 centimeters in diameter. The Black Striped Gray Pterodactyl immediately stopped breathing. Its wings stiffened and it fell straight down from the sky.
Laser beams flew everywhere. Xuan Ning's shot marked the beginning of the battle. Sha Ya reacted quickly. She fired without hesitation. The black-striped gray dragons in the sky fell from the sky like broken kites, kicking up a cloud of dust.
This sudden attack stunned the group of gray-bodied and black-striped wings. But soon, they were enraged. A series of ear-piercing screeches rang out in the sky. The black-striped gray dragons flapped their wings and swooped down on the giant spider.
They were so fast that even Ye Chong was surprised. If he did not have a mech, he would have a hard time fighting these creatures. The black-striped gray dragons were very powerful as they swooped down at high speed. They could even pierce through a thin alloy plate.
Fortunately, shooters were the best at mid-range combat. A battle like this was perfect for them. Ye Chong was not worried about the fight. He had a Level 8 and a Level 9 shooter with him. The black-striped gray dragons were strong, but not strong enough to hurt these two top shooters.
Ye Chong even had the time to admire the shooting skills of the two shooters.
The two shooters were indeed top shooters. They were calm, and every shot hit its target. What's more, they weren't using the light guns that they normally used, but the super light guns with 12 million Energy Points. Every beam of light contained terrifying power, and they were enough to penetrate the body of the black striped gray pterosaur, which was not considered strong. Even if they missed their vitals, they would still slow them down.
Soon, the two shooters had the upper hand. The intense firepower kept the black-striped gray dragons at bay. Their flying formation was also torn apart, and from time to time, pterosaurs fell from the sky. However, the Pterosaurs were very tenacious. They moved as fast as lightning and were very agile in the sky. In addition, Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were not very familiar with the Spider's two main laser guns, so the Pterosaurs did not lose too quickly.
There were at least 40 dragons in the sky, but Ye Chong was not worried. He could see that Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were beginning to familiarize themselves with the two laser guns. This was evident from the frequency of the shots.
Xuan Ning and Sha Ya had the upper hand. As time passed, this advantage would only grow.
Both Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were fully focused. Both of them had their eyes half-closed so that their judgment would be less affected by the interference of their vision. In comparison, Ye Chong was like a bystander, leisurely enjoying the intense but not spectacular battle.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something moving on a large screen. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shifted his gaze to the large screen.
There was nothing but a black rock on the screen. However, Ye Chong was sure that his eyes were not playing tricks on him. He must have seen something.
Ye Chong carefully controlled the holographic screen. He searched the holographic image carefully. The camera was looking at the other side of the Raging Flame River.
Huh, what's this?
There was a small piece of black hair on a rock. Something's wrong! Ye Chong focused. This must be the hair of some creature! The hair was black and shiny, standing upright like steel needles.
Ye Chong took a look at the black-striped gray dragons in the sky, and dismissed the idea of releasing the Hummingbirds. Of the four Hummingbirds, one had been swept away by the storm, and there were only three left. This was not a good time to release the Hummingbirds.
However, Ye Chong did not intend to do nothing because of that. He had plenty of options to choose from. His hands moved quickly on the controls. The Spider's tail suddenly opened up, and a cannon array rose up. Ye Chong knew that wild beasts that knew how to hide in the dark were even more dangerous.
Compared to the 49 cannon barrels Ye Chong sold to Sun Sieha, this cannon array had 81 barrels, and each barrel was a third thicker than the normal cannon barrels. Eighty-one cannon barrels formed a nine-by-nine cannon array. The smooth and slender cannon barrels were closely arranged together.
When the cannon array rose up, the neatly arranged barrels exuded a murderous aura. Even Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were momentarily stunned.
What was he trying to do?
Xuan Ning and Sha Ya had the same thought at the same time. The black-striped gray dragons were suppressed by the two of them. They could neither attack nor escape. Victory was only a matter of time. Why did Ye Chong suddenly raise the cannon array?
The two of them did not know that the Spider was equipped with such a cannon array.
Ye Chong looked at the tiny tuft of black hair on the screen, took a careful aim, and then pressed the firing button.
Each barrel of the cannon array could fire 10 egg-shaped photon bombs per second. One of the important properties of the egg-shaped photon bombs was that they could explode.
Boom! The cannon array roared angrily!
810 egg-shaped photon projectiles landed on the target Ye Chong had chosen.
Almost a thousand of them landed in an area with a diameter of less than 30 meters. The resulting explosion was unimaginable!
The explosion was so intense that it made one's scalp numb. Almost a thousand photon bombs exploded at the same time, and a thick mushroom cloud rose up from the area Ye Chong had locked on to. The shockwave from the explosion destroyed the surrounding rocks, and a visible shockwave spread out in all directions.
Awooo! Two low howls came from afar.
The dust settled, and Ye Chong saw two black cheetahs with a two-finger-wide white stripe on their backs. Their fur stood on end, and their eyes were terrifying. Besides their backs, they also had a small tuft of white fur on their foreheads, which contrasted beautifully with their glossy black fur. The cheetahs had a graceful body and strong limbs, but they were now in a sorry state.
Their glossy black fur was now covered in charred holes. Their bodies were covered in wounds, some of which were still bleeding. However, they still behaved elegantly, and looked at Ye Chong and his companions with cold eyes.
Beside the two cheetahs was another cheetah, but it was in a much worse state than its companions. Its body was a bloody mess, and it was hard to tell who it was. It had been discovered by Ye Chong earlier, and suffered the most from the explosion. Almost a thousand egg-shaped photon bombs exploded at the same time within a 30-meter radius. No living creature could withstand such a powerful explosion. Its two companions were caught in the blast, and suffered varying degrees of injuries.
"Snowshade cheetahs!" Xuan Ning and Sha Ya had noticed Ye Chong's movements. When they saw the two animals, they gasped in shock. Ye Chong could hear the fear in their voices.
These creatures were not to be trifled with! Ye Chong made his decision immediately. Without hesitation, he moved his hands on the control panel, and the Spider turned and ran.
He did not expect there to be three snowshade cheetahs! He only saw one. Sure enough, a holographic scanning system that was not a combat type was not trustworthy! He did not know what was so scary about the creatures called snowshade cheetahs, but he trusted Xuan Ning and Sha Ya's judgment.
The two snowshade cheetahs looked at their companions, who were on the brink of death, and then at their beautiful fur, which was now riddled with holes and charred with smoke. They could not hold it in any longer, and roared in unison!
Roar!
The roar echoed in all directions. The black-striped gray dragons in the sky heard the roar and panicked, scattering in all directions.
Before the roar faded away, the two snowshade cheetahs shot out like arrows.
The Spider charged forward in a frenzy. Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were already aiming their guns at the snowshade cheetahs.
"I say, how did you manage to provoke the snowshade cheetahs? Heavens, there are three of them!" Xuan Ning felt like he was going crazy.
Sha Ya bit her lips tightly and did not say a word. It was obvious that she was also very nervous.
Ye Chong did not expect the snowshade cheetahs to make a Level 9 shooter so nervous. It seemed that he was in big trouble this time.
However, Ye Chong soon realized the strength of the snowshade cheetahs.
On the screen, the two snowshade cheetahs charged towards them like two bolts of lightning. They were too fast! Ye Chong did not know how to describe their speed! Running on the ground could reach the speed of a mech flying in space. How terrifying was that!
The two snowshade cheetahs could run as fast as a mech. It was a visual shock. With every step they took, the ground beneath their feet would split apart, forming a spiderweb-like crack. Their strength was so great that just looking at it would make one's scalp go numb. Her graceful body was fierce when she ran. She was like a heavy mech that was pushing forward on the ground. The ground seemed to be shaking as she ran.
The cannons could not aim at them with such speed.
Besides, the two snowshade cheetahs seemed to be wary of the Spider's cannons. They kept changing directions as they ran.
They changed directions at high speeds, evasive patterns, side steps, zigzagging …
Ye Chong could not believe his eyes. What was this? This was like a professional close range mech pilot training to evade long-range attacks.
No wonder Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were so wary of them.
"We've just entered Darkniss, and we're already running into these creatures. How unfortunate." Xuan Ning shrugged and said casually, "Oh, by the way, let me remind you that energy guns are useless against snowshade cheetahs. Their fur is very protective. Hmm, I wonder if this 12 million Lux laser gun will do any damage to them. "
Ye Chong did not know if the Spider's two main laser guns could do any damage to the snowshade cheetahs, but he knew that a dense barrage of egg-shaped laser bullets could.
The Spider was still running. The cannons on its tail kept changing directions.
With the snowshade cheetahs' speed, it was impossible to lock onto them without a combat holographic scanning system. Even if Ye Chong took out Celest, it would be useless. Ye Chong thought of a weapon that could hurt the snowshade cheetahs first. Boom!
Boom! Boom! The cannons fired at full power. Laser bullets rained down on the snowshade cheetahs. This time, Ye Chong did not hold back. He used up all the energy in the cannons.
However, to Ye Chong's surprise, the snowshade cheetahs seemed to be a completely different beast from before. They were very agile, and were unharmed under the intense bombardment.
"Once the snowshade cheetahs start running, their sixth sense will be heightened. It's hard for me to lock onto them. Laser bullets are too slow compared to laser bullets. The snowshade cheetahs can dodge them easily. This is what makes the snowshade cheetahs special. Once they start running, they are naturally sensitive to energy. Laser bullets will not be able to hit them. They're the bane of shooters. " As Sha Ya spoke, she fired a few more laser shots at the snowshade cheetahs, but they were all easily dodged by the creature. Her face was pale. This was the first time she had encountered such a terrifying creature, even though she had heard of them before.
As they spoke, the snowshade cheetahs were only three kilometers away from the Spider. Moreover, this distance was shrinking at an alarming rate. The only thing that reassured Ye Chong was that the snowshade cheetahs were separated by the Lava River. If the snowshade cheetahs wanted to attack them, they would have to cross the Lava River first. However, the narrowest part of the Lava River was about 20 meters wide. It was a natural barrier.
The two snowshade cheetahs ran at high speed, leaving a trail of footprints behind them. Each footprint was surrounded by cracks that looked like spider webs.
They were getting closer and closer to the Lava River, but they did not seem to have any intention of stopping.
When they reached the edge of the river, they pushed off the shore and leaped into the air!
Ye Chong's pupils contracted. The moment the snowshade cheetahs leaped into the air, he knew that they could reach him. Ye Chong pressed the firing button without hesitation.
At the same time, the Spider fired two laser beams towards the leaping snowshade cheetahs. This was the best time to shoot! Xuan Ning and Sha Ya acted at the same time.
The two snowshade cheetahs suddenly twisted in midair, and the two laser beams missed their target.
Just then, another two laser beams followed. Both Sha Ya and Xuan Ning were top-notch shooters. Even though they knew how strong the snowshade cheetahs were, they were all determined shooters. They would not sit around and wait for death.
The snowshade cheetahs did not hesitate to show off their strength. They were in midair, but they twisted their bodies and dodged the two laser beams by a hair's breadth. His incomparably strong body was also nimble enough to make people's expressions change.
However, Xuan Ning and Sha Ya seemed determined to kill the two snowshade cheetahs while they were still alive. Another two beams of light were like maggots attached to the bones, lingering on!
This time, the result was completely different. Xuan Ning's light beam accurately hit the snow-white fur on the snow-shade leopard's forehead. Bang! The snow-shade leopard's head suddenly exploded in mid-air. It lost control of its body and fell heavily onto the rocks by the shore.
Sha Ya's beam was slightly off course. It grazed the ear of another snowshade leopard and disappeared into the darkness behind it. At that moment, the snowshade leopard had landed safely on the shore.
The eyes of the snowshade leopard, which only had half an ear left, turned red. The pain made it run even faster than before. It left a series of afterimages in the air!
Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were both shocked. That was the best chance to kill the snowshade cheetah. If they had missed it, they would have been doomed.
However, Xuan Ning quickly composed himself. He saw Sha Ya almost biting her lip in self-reproach, and comforted her with a smile, "It's not your fault. You've done your best. To be honest, I wasn't confident enough just now. They're too agile. If I hadn't reached Level 9, I would have died if I had encountered them before. This time, we managed to kill a snowshade cheetah. It's worth it. Haha, this laser gun is amazing. It can even kill a snowshade cheetah. "
Sha Ya was silent, but her expression softened. Xuan Ning was right. She had done her best. The snowshade cheetah was a ferocious creature that lived in the depths of Darkniss. It must be fate that they encountered it near the entrance to Darkniss.
Even Xuan Ning and Sha Ya could not kill it in one shot. Ye Chong's shoddy shooting was useless, but that did not mean that he would sit back and do nothing!
A support round was fired from the launch tube. It did not fly towards the snowshade cheetah, but towards the sky, directly above the Spider.
The snowshade cheetah moved like a bolt of black lightning. It was too fast! When the support round reached 10 meters in the air, it was only two kilometers away from the three of them. They had missed their best chance, but Xuan Ning and Sha Ya did not give up. They tried their best to shoot at the last snowshade cheetah.
However, it was useless. The snowshade cheetah's eyes were bloodshot as it glared at the Spider. It moved nimbly through the rain of laser beams.
The support round reached 50 meters in the air, and the snowshade cheetah was only one kilometer away from the Spider.
The support round exploded 50 meters above the Spider, but it was like an empty shell. There was no sound or visual effect.
By now, the snowshade cheetah was only 300 meters away from the Spider.
On the screen, the bloodshot eyes of the snowshade cheetah could be seen clearly!
Suddenly, the huge laser saw in the Spider's hand was activated. It seemed that Ye Chong was going to fight for his life through close combat.
The snowshade cheetah's whiskers twitched, as if it was mocking Ye Chong. It did not slow down. It twisted its body and stomped on the ground.
Boom! Ye Chong and his companions felt the impact even from inside the Spider.
The snowshade cheetah stomped on the ground, and the ground cracked. It used the force of the impact to leap underneath the Spider.
On the screen, only Ye Chong could see clearly. Xuan Ning and Sha Ya could only see a blur before the snowshade cheetah disappeared.
Crack! The spider's mechanical leg that was holding the light saw was bitten off by the snowshade leopard. The mechanical leg and the light saw fell to the ground. The high-speed light saw hit the ground, and with a sizzling sound, the light saw sank into the ground.
Boom!
There was a deafening sound.
The three of them felt a strong force coming from below, and they suddenly felt dizzy. The scenery on the big screen kept spinning. Sha Ya and Xuan Ning were directly thrown out of their seats and hit the inner wall of the cockpit.
Ye Chong reacted quickly. He held on tight to his seat, calculating the time.
Now was the time!
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