Regardless of the details, Hao Ren and his uninvited guests had caused a huge mess in Twilight Capital. Sometimes, 'chaos' was a necessary means to solve a problem. In order to reach the deepest part of the city smoothly, verify one of Vivian's conjectures, and figure out the operating mechanism of Twilight Capital, Hao Ren needed a mess so that all the trouble could be concentrated on the big platform in the upper city.
The shrill siren continued to sound, and more Twilight Guards responded to the call and arrived in the upper city. From the point of view of the head of the defense force, the incident had gone in a strange and unbelievable direction, and the whole situation was gradually getting out of control. The top commanders could not understand why such a powerful force of unrest suddenly emerged in the city, and this force of unrest was entangled with a Lightseeker who had just returned from the dark wilderness.
In the past many years, the city had maintained a fairly peaceful situation. Although there were always problems such as shortage of resources, equipment failures, mine accidents, and even a local fire in the big boiler in the most serious time, the problem was at least clear, and experts and scholars could always quickly find the root of the problem. This time, the sudden emergence of the unrest in the city could not be explained at all.
There was no way to find out where they came from, and there was no sign of this incident.
Most of the tracks and platforms in the upper city had been in a state of martial law. The two giant gear sets located in the middle and upper part of Twilight Capital made a heavy roar, and a huge column of steam erupted from the gear sets. The running speed of the whole machine gradually slowed down. The output of the big boiler was reducing, which was to prevent the threat from spreading to the vital central pressure pipe. Once the big boiler was attacked and exploded, the damage to the city would be immeasurable.
In order to avoid this danger, Twilight Capital had its own set of emergency plans, one of which was to relieve the pressure of the central pressure pipe.
Near the top platform, the fierce battle was still going on. Seventy percent of the reinforcements from all over the city had gathered, but they still could not solve the threat. Looking in the direction of the elevator, one could see smoke rising from it, and the roar of cannon explosions could be faintly heard.
In a steel tower near the boiler in the upper city, the leader of the Steam Assembly and the senior commander of the Twilight Guard were studying the intelligence from the frontline. A bald, one-armed man with mechanical lenses in his eyes had just arrived. He brought the latest news. "The enemy's tactics are ever-changing, and they have the ability to shapeshift. The situation up there is chaos. There is no way to calculate the exact number of enemies and their appearance. Those guys probably have the power to summon phantoms, and there should be a powerful wizard among them. There are summoned creatures joining the battle at the scene, which makes the information even more confusing. "
"Where did these guys come from?" The speaker of the Steam Assembly, a middle-aged woman with a serious look, frowned. "I heard some bad rumors. It is said that it is related to some ancient descendants."
A thin man sat in the shadow in the corner of the room. The man was completely wrapped in a black robe, almost blending into the surrounding darkness. He said in a hoarse voice, "This is not a rumor, but a scholar's judgment. Basilisks, giant wolves, and flame giants. Their characteristics are basically the same as the ancient legends. Now it seems that we are not the only ones who survived the Twilight of the Gods. They have also survived and have been hiding in our city. "
Everyone in the room could not help but gasp when they heard this. All kinds of more negative conjectures came out one after another.
Just like that, the chaotic battle situation on the elevator platform was transmitted to the ears of the city's administrators. Under the group of people's wild imagination, it gradually evolved into an even more bizarre and dazzling scene.
But the participants in this melee did not know this at all.
Lily was running around in front of the Twilight Guards' line of defense. After transforming, her fur could completely resist the attacks of ordinary guns and cannons. Occasionally, she was hit by the powerful cannons, but she would howl and run back to Wuyue for psychological and physical treatment before turning back into a fierce dog again. Y 'zaks kept throwing big fireballs at the side of the elevator platform, pretending to forcibly open a path. He had attracted almost 60% of the hatred. Anthony Alfonso floated in the air, surrounded by arcane balls like stars. He had completely suppressed the most elite wizards of Twilight Capital by himself, and he was not serious at all.
Compared to these powerful guys, the golden dragon Galazur was the most undefeatable existence for the Twilight Guards. The dragon queen had now returned to her original form. At first, she was in high spirits to compete with the anti-air firepower of the Twilight Guards. But then she realized that it was really stupid to fly in the air as a moving target. The main reason was that her wings were fragile, and anti-air shells would really hurt her! So she simply flapped her wings and turned around to sit on a giant black tower on the edge of the platform. This tower was obviously a vital but fragile facility. The Twilight Guards' heavy cannons were guarding this place, and the soldiers could only attack Galazur with limited firepower. When the dragon queen saw this, she suddenly felt relieved. She squatted there, hugged her head with her wings, and looked down. She had just fallen asleep.
While it was unsightly, it was the most effective defensive posture for the Golden Dragon. Crouching with her hands over her head, the dragon queen was like an impenetrable fortress. She positioned herself in the most eye-catching position on the battlefield, and the Twilight reinforcements that were rushing over from other parts of the city were immediately distracted by this huge golden creature.
So no one realized that this line of defense had actually been breached.
In the ancient elevator shaft, Hao Ren, Vivian, and Wendell were quickly heading to the lower city.
The sound of battle from the upper part of the city had faded away. Occasionally, there was a faint explosion as if it came from another world.
To avoid alerting the city guards, Hao Ren did not activate the transport equipment in the passage. Instead, he let the MDT directly enter the shaft through a ventilation hole. Then, the three of them flew directly down the shaft. With Vivian's help, this kind of flight was very easy.
They were "diving" in this incredibly ancient, complex city that looked like a three-dimensional labyrinth. The scenery along the way gave them the feeling that they were walking through a bizarre dream. The city continued to stack up over the years, and the elevator connecting the upper and lower city also stacked up over time. The former upper city became the lower city, and the former lift platforms were also dismantled and transformed into new passage brackets. So, a clear layer of stacking was left. Like a fossil specimen between rock formations, the elevator preserved the historical track of the city.
The shaft was very wide, circular, and the walls were supported by steel. As they continued to move toward the older parts of the city, rocks and some grayish-white man-made materials gradually appeared among the materials. The walls of the shaft were not sealed, but there were huge openings and gaps everywhere. Some were special passageways for people to enter and exit, and some were purely structural cracks. Thick black steel pipes crisscrossed the walls of the shaft, and the safety valves of the pipes spewed steam from time to time. In some areas of the shaft, the steam even formed continuous clouds and even small areas of rain. This phenomenon amazed Hao Ren.
"Below the elevator is Lake Milton," Wendell said, introducing the deepest secret of the city. "All the steam in the city condenses into water, and eventually returns to Lake Milton."
Hao Ren nodded. At this time, Vivian slowed down her descent, and he could see the surroundings more clearly. They should be close to the lower city, or they had already entered the lower city. The shaft appeared to be in a state of extreme vicissitudes. Through some large holes in the walls of the shaft, he saw a very vast space outside. Huge gears were rumbling, steam pipes were zigzagging, and black sticky grease flowed along the ground. Some of it had flowed into the shaft through the holes in the walls of the shaft. He also saw humans — or human-like creatures. Those humanoid creatures moved between the steam pipes and bearing gears. They were pale, short, and agile, almost naked, and had no hair on their heads. When they turned their faces, Hao Ren saw that they had unusually large eyes, which could almost be described as terrifying.
"That's the race that lives in the engine room. They have maintained the pressure pipes and bearing groups below for generations. I don't know when it started, but they no longer leave the engine room. After many generations, they became like this," Wendell did his duty as a guide. "They used to be human, but scholars think they are now …"
"They are still human now," Vivian said. "You are all trapped in this small box. There is no difference."
After continuing to descend for a while, Wendell broke the silence. "We are in the lower city."
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