Rui Bing and her companions stopped in their tracks. Before them was a vast sea of grass. Perhaps it was not grass, but this thing that floated in the air like strands of hair, swaying slowly, was something neither Rui Bing nor Sang Kan could describe. In the end, Aried's Sea of Threads was the name they both agreed on.
Sea of Threads. It was a coincidence.
"Something's wrong." Rui Bing quickly noticed something was wrong with the Sea of Threads. Her sensitive mental waves could not be sent out.
Sang Kan asked curiously, "What's wrong?" He was skilled in strength and speed. His mental powers were too far behind hers, so it was hard to detect.
Rui Bing did not know how to explain. In fact, this was the first time they had encountered something like this. When Rui Bing summoned Guardian, her expression changed drastically. Even in the purple mist of the red-tailed beasts, she could still see clearly. But now, she could not see anything. Her vision was blank.
"Guardian can't be used." Rui Bing's words shocked Sang Kan and Aried. Among the three of them, Rui Bing had always been the main fighting force, and Guardian played a crucial role. Without Guardian's help, they would not have made it this far.
The three of them could not imagine what would happen if they ran into danger without Guardian. Sang Kan and Aried looked at each other. They had never thought that they would encounter such a situation.
"Then should we continue forward?" Aried asked hesitantly.
Sang Kan looked at Rui Bing as well. Rui Bing stood as straight as a spear, her snow-white training garb flapping in the wind. Rui Bing stared at the endless Sea of Threads in a daze. In the silence of the Sea of Threads, only the sound of the wind could be heard. Rui Bing could not help but think of a cold young man.
"When are you going to marry me?"
"Marry? Why should I marry you? "
"You kissed me."
"I did not kiss you."
"You did!"
"I don't think so."
"You did!"
"Did I really?"
"You did!"
...
The words of the past echoed in Rui Bing's ears. She blushed, creeping up her snow-white neck. Rui Bing suddenly felt a little hot on her face. She took a deep breath. Her body, which had been exhausted for the past few days, suddenly seemed to be filled with strength. There was a different kind of emotion churning in her chest. Rui Bing's cold eyes once again became incomparably firm.
She looked into the distance and slowly spat out a word, "Go!"
Ye Chong continued to control the development of the stronghold. With sufficient resources, he began to push deeper into Darkniss. They were camped not far from Mei Wu's cave. Ye Chong and the others were already familiar with building a small stronghold.
It only took three days for a fortress to be erected.
Near the stronghold, large pieces of metal ingots were piled up like mountains. Now, Ye Chong had 27 automatic drawing devices, 13 mines, and 6 rare mineral pools. These places worked day and night, providing Ye Chong with a large amount of metal. The resources he had now were more than enough to dominate a region in the He Yue Galaxy or the Five Major Galaxies. These were only the resources he had discovered. He still had a lot of resources he had discovered but had yet to discover. The resources he had discovered were more than enough to satisfy his needs. Other than the rare mineral pools, Ye Chong did not plan to explore any other mines. It would be a waste of resources if he could not use them.
The area around Stronghold Number 4 had been cleared of all life forms. The students, equipped with mechs, were now the strongest in Darkniss. Not far to the right of the stronghold's main entrance was an area about 10 kilometers long and 2.5 kilometers wide. It had been leveled to the ground.
In this area, there was nothing but flat, smooth rocks.
The students were used to seeing new things. They would never want to go back to their old, backward lives. Besides, Ye Chong had already arranged for their families to stay in the stronghold. Not long ago, their families had all received a large sum of money. This made them even more loyal to their master, and allowed them to stay in the stronghold.
The master was becoming more and more strict with them. Their training standards were rising, and were now much higher than before. Training, combat, summarization, and periodic training. This pattern had helped them improve rapidly. They could clearly feel this kind of improvement. Creatures that were originally difficult to defeat were now easily killed by them.
Even so, they did not dare to venture too deep into the stronghold. Ye Chong had always asked them to be cautious.
In this area that was about ten kilometers long, an incomparably huge metal skeleton began to rise up bit by bit. The skeleton ran the entire length of the stronghold. In other words, it was 10 kilometers long. Every day, all the weaponsmiths would come here to work.
Was the master planning to build a metal stronghold? The students were filled with curiosity. However, no one dared to ask. They were not that brave yet. The construction continued, and the metal skeleton grew more and more intricate by the day. Just from the looks of it, one could see how large and intricate it was. This must be a huge, miraculous project. Almost all the students thought so.
Thirteen continued to run. The skin on Rui Bing's lips had already begun to peel from the dryness. It was difficult to conceal the fatigue on her face, but the determination in her eyes did not waver.
They did not have much water left. They had to conserve it. Strangely, they could not find any water in the Sea of Threads. They had no choice but to travel as fast as they could. For the past 13 days, Rui Bing and Sang Kan did not stop running. They kept moving at high speed.
Sang Kan's expression was gloomy. He had been carrying Aried all this time. He was so tired that he could barely move his fingers. However, the Sang Tribe's unique tenacity was evident in him. He did not make a sound for the past 13 days.
The Sea of Threads was monotonous. Other than the light blue threads, there was nothing else. They did not see a single living animal, nor a source of water. In this vast piece of land, there was only one thing that lived, and that was this light blue filament.
"Look!" Aried, who was on Sang Kan's back, suddenly grew excited. He pointed ahead with a trembling hand.
The scenery in front of them finally changed. They had passed through the Sea of Threads! Sang Kan and Rui Bing were invigorated. Their footsteps became lighter, and they sped up.
When they passed the last thread, Sang Kan could no longer hold on. His legs gave way, and he fell face first into the mud. Aried cried out in pain, and was sent flying.
Seeing this, Rui Bing mustered the last of her strength and floated forward, catching Aried with all her might.
Seeing each other in such a sorry state, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.
After a short rest, Sang Kan struggled to his feet. He got up and looked for a source of water. He could smell the moisture in the air. He knew that there must be a source of water nearby.
Soon, he found it. It was a small lake. The water was as clear as a mirror. Sang Kan was overjoyed. He found many animal tracks around the lake.
This was a drinkable source of water, he immediately concluded. However, out of caution, he checked to see if the water was poisoned. He was delighted. The water was drinkable. He drank to his heart's content. His lungs, which had been burning dry for the past few days, were quickly moisturized by the water. It was a wonderful feeling.
He took out his waterskin and filled it up. He planned to return to Rui Bing and Aried. He glanced at the ground out of the corner of his eye. Suddenly, something caught his attention.
He bent down and examined the ground carefully.
After a while, his expression tightened. Without hesitation, he got up and ran to where Rui Bing and Aried were resting.
"What's wrong?" Rui Bing saw the expression on Sang Kan's face as he ran back. She knew that he must have found something.
Sang Kan took out his waterskin and handed it to the two of them. His expression was strange. "I found footprints! There are people nearby! "
"Ah!" Rui Bing and Aried exclaimed at the same time. Aried, who was about to put the waterskin to his mouth, also stopped. He was shocked by Sang Kan's news.
"It's human footprints, I'm sure. It's by the lake over there. It should be a woman. There are many messy animal footprints beside the footprints. She must have been chased by beasts. " Sang Kan did not sound too excited when he said this. In their minds, humans were much scarier than beasts, especially strangers.
This news was too shocking for the three of them.
Sang Kan added, "The footprints are very fresh. They should have been here less than two hours ago."
This was exciting news. Encountering humans here was completely out of the trio's expectations. They thought that they were lost people looking for their way home in this dangerous place. Now that they had discovered humans, this was the best news for the three of them.
However, the three of them did not immediately look for the human who left the footprints. Instead, they rested.
Rui Bing sat upright with her eyes closed. Her hands were naturally placed on her knees. For a Jie expert, recovering energy as quickly as possible was the most basic skill. Sang Kan was even more straightforward. He fell asleep immediately. His loud snores affected Aried so much that he could not open his eyes.
However, Aried still tried his best to keep his eyes open to observe the surroundings.
An hour later, Rui Bing opened her eyes, and Sang Kan's snores stopped. Sang Kan carried Aried on his back as usual, but this time, he tied him tightly with a rope. In his hand was the threaded wooden spear that he had made himself. The wood here was extremely hard. To make the spear, his Flowing Gold Dagger was bent.
His footsteps were light, his expression alert. He crouched and moved forward quietly.
Rui Bing followed closely behind him. She did not summon Guardian, but followed Sang Kan with her bare hands.
They returned to the lake and refilled their water pouches. Sang Kan carefully identified the footprints that appeared nearby.
"I do not recognize the footprints of these beasts. We have to be careful." Sang Kan was an experienced hunter. This was proven on the road. The two of them firmly believed in his judgment.
The three of them started to move in the direction of the footprints. They did not move quickly. This slow advance was due to Sang Kan's cautiousness. No one knew what was ahead. He was not arrogant enough to think that the three of them were invincible. This place was full of danger. The beasts here were not inferior to the beasts in Archipelago. And from the messy footprints on the ground, there was a shocking number of beasts.
Sang Kan was like a hunting dog. His nose was very sensitive, and he was experienced in hunting. Under his guidance, they found the correct direction.
The three of them advanced cautiously for an hour. Suddenly, they heard the wild roars of beasts.
Howl! The long howl rang out, and the ground rumbled and shook. It was as if thousands of beasts were charging towards them.
Sang Kan and Rui Bing were shocked. Aried was pale.
In the valley below them, a herd of beasts was running like a tide. The beasts seemed to be agitated by something, and charged forward in a frenzy. There was a mix of species in this herd of beasts. The largest beasts were at least 16 meters tall. When they ran, they looked like heavy mechs, rumbling and terrifying. The petite ones were all extraordinarily agile. They stepped on the cliffs beside the valley, and their bodies were like arrows as they leaped forward with astonishing explosive power.
"There!" Sang Kan pointed in front of the herd of beasts.
In front of the herd of beasts, a small and agile figure was running quickly.
Her movements were nothing to Rui Bing and Sang Kan, but she was much more agile than the average person. However, her stamina was not strong. She was starting to slow down.
"She seems to be carrying something like a gun on her back." Sang Kan's expression was serious.
The woman was slowing down. Her footsteps were messy. Rui Bing and Sang Kan knew that she would not last long.
"Save her!"
The two of them looked at each other, and sprinted towards the woman.
However, the woman was more capable than Rui Bing and Sang Kan expected. She suddenly crawled into a narrow crack in the mountain wall. The crack was very narrow. At its narrowest point, only three people could walk through it side by side. The beasts behind her had no intention of letting her go. The smaller beasts followed closely behind.
The woman nimbly took out the light gun on her back. She did not aim at all. Pu, pu, pu. The light gun began to spit out beams of light.
Inside the crack, the beasts screamed in pain. Soon, the entrance of the crack was piled up with dead beasts. However, the beasts behind them continued to crazily squeeze into the crack.
"What a powerful shot!" Rui Bing and Sang Kan looked at each other again, shocked. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please log on to WWW. QIDIAN. com. More chapters. Support the author. Support legal reading!)
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