"Ugh …"
Harpoon opened his mouth wide, trying to vomit all the food he ate in the evening. The smell of the White Sea Spiders was too unpleasant. Coupled with the corpses of the sea spiders, Little White Cow could no longer hold it in. The contents of its stomach were about to come out of its mouth.
At the side, Fowler's figure flashed, and he scuttled over like a ghost. He pressed on Harpoon's body twice, and an electric current coursed through his body, stopping Little White Cow's desire to vomit.
"I … Hum … You …"
Harpoon's eyes widened, and he stared at Fowler. He felt both uncomfortable and angry.
He felt like he was drunk and wanted to vomit to sober up, but he was forced to drink a large bottle of sobriety medicine. Even though the alcohol had dissipated, the half-digested food in his stomach could not be vomited out no matter how hard he tried.
This feeling was unbearable, and it was enough to make him feel uncomfortable for the whole night …
Fowler smiled and said with a "Don't thank me" expression, "In a place like this, it's better not to leave too many traces. Otherwise, it's easy to cause unnecessary trouble. This kind of trouble is likely to target all of us, or just you … "
Harpoon blinked and nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing Fowler skillfully leading the way and avoiding the traps in the tunnel, everyone present was amazed. Even Old Aidan and Hawuya, who had been bandits for a period of time when they were young, did not have such rich and superb experience.
Only Hayashi River knew that in terms of skill in this aspect, everyone present added up might not be a match for Fowler.
"In a way, this guy is quite accomplished …" Hayashi River sighed in his heart.
As the group walked through this part of the tunnel, Hayashi River did not idle around. He collected some venom of the White Sea Spiders. Such sea spiders could grow to such a huge size, so their venom must be quite valuable.
Along the way, they passed by many metal doors. In one of the walls of the tunnel, there were holes, and the shells of the White Sea Spiders had peeled off.
Such a scene made everyone's scalp tingle. This was obviously a breeding ground for sea spiders.
However, what made everyone think more deeply was that such a place could be built under the old site of the City Hall.
"It seems like Reggins wasn't the only sea beast that infiltrated the Foka Tower. There were other sea beasts in disguise who became the higher-ups of the City Hall," Fei Yu said softly with a cold gaze.
Hearing this, Fowler and Harpoon were a little embarrassed. If this news were to spread, it would be a huge scandal for Foka Spire.
Hayashi River did not care much about the past. He was more concerned about the structure of this place.
The structure of the laboratory and the materials used to construct it had a completely different style from those on the mainland.
Of course, there were many similarities.
From this, it could be inferred that Reggins had learned many things in the mechanical laboratory of the Faka Tower. That was the most terrifying part.
After all, the development of the sea beasts in the field of machinery had been stagnant for a long time.
This wasn't because the Sea Beasts had low intelligence, but rather because the focus of their research wasn't here.
A thousand years ago, the army of sea beasts led by Reggins had infiltrated the Foka Tower and secretly learned so much machinery knowledge from the mechanical laboratory. What did this mean? It was both alarming and unsettling.
"Was the technology behind the hand cannon that Ma Qiao was equipped with developed by Reggins …" Hayashi River frowned and muttered softly.
Fei Yu and the others also had grave expressions. The structure of these passages showed the level of the builder in the field of machinery. This was built by the sea beasts a thousand years ago. What kind of secret research information was stored in it? It was truly unsettling.
The group moved forward for a while and did not encounter any more dangers. Instead, they encountered two forks in the road.
In front of them, there were two passages. The wall of one of the passages was full of holes as if it had been chewed on.
The wall of the other passage was very flat, and there seemed to be the sound of wind coming from it.
"Which one should we choose?"
Everyone looked at Fowler. The latter's performance along the way had already convinced them.
However, this time, Fowler hesitated. His eyes flashed as he probed, but he found nothing.
"Mr. Chuan, I'm sorry. It would be better for you to choose from here, "Fowler said softly.
Fowler felt helpless. If it was his original body, he would have natural spiritual energy and would be able to distinguish the correct path.
However, his current body was [Foka No.1]. Although this mechanical puppet body had all kinds of conveniences, it lacked the original abilities.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate for Hayashi River to choose which path to take.
Powerful spiritual energy was often very convenient in choosing a path.
Hayashi River frowned. The perception of [Materialized Spiritual Energy] made him feel that neither of the two paths was safe.
However, this was normal. If he was the one building the laboratory, there would be all kinds of traps set up on every path. Before they were removed, it would naturally be dangerous.
Now, they had to consider which path was more suitable for them to move forward …
"Let's go with this one …"
After pondering for a while, Hayashi River chose the right passage, the one with the flat and smooth wall.
Then, the group entered and advanced cautiously. After walking for a long time, they did not encounter any danger.
However, they soon felt that something was wrong. They seemed to have walked for a long time, but they had not reached the end.
"This isn't right … This passage is clearly a straight line. Why does it seem to be in the same place …" Harpoon whispered.
The other companions also noticed this problem. Immediately, Fowler suggested that they go back the way they came. However, after walking for a long time, even though the entrance of the original path was in sight, they still could not get close.
"Is this a labyrinth passage?"
Hawuya frowned. He was very knowledgeable about illusions and labyrinths, so he immediately thought of this.
However, Hawuya quickly rejected this idea. There were no traces of illusions here, and there did not seem to be any spiritual energy left behind.
Hayashi River was also very sure about this. If there were really illusions here, mazes, or spiritual energy here, he would be the first to notice it.
Fowler's face was also very ugly. He saw some clues. This was a unique sensing structure set up by the sea beasts when they built the passage. If a non-sea beast entered, it would be triggered.
This construction knowledge was some secrets that Fowler had heard when he asked the dwarf craftsmen for help.
"This is the [Deep Sea Lost]."
Mossy Bone explained the origin of this passage. "It belongs to the advanced construction skills of the sea beasts. It should be a skill that only the royal sea beasts can have. Strange …"
There were historical records about the [Deep Sea Lost]. In the depths of the five seas, some mysterious undersea buildings were found. After the explorers went in, they disappeared.
Many experts speculated that there were sea beasts hiding in those buildings, and the explorers were all killed there. However, the truth was not like this.
"The [Deep Sea Lost] is a fortification built by the royal sea beasts for defense. Even ordinary sea beasts will get lost in it. I didn't expect that the royal sea beasts participated in the construction of this place … "
Mossy Bone's whisper came from Hayashi River's headset. In the Dark Age, Mossy Bone once led the Redbud Legion into an undersea building, where they encountered the [Deep Sea Lost].
However, at that time, they could only come out with the help of the elves. For Mossy Bone, he still had no clue about such a place.
"You're just wasting your words …"
Hayashi River was speechless, but he understood what Mossy Bone meant. He wanted him to use the elves' skills.
He knew a little about the elves' skills from Mossy Bone, but he had never practiced them. Was it really good to use them now?
Taking a deep breath, Hayashi River raised his hand and activated the mental energy in his body in a special way.
Hum …
His fingers lit up, and a soft light flickered at his fingertips. Then, it flew out and floated in front of him. It rotated slightly, as if to guide everyone forward.
"The elves' skills?!"
Fei Yu's eyes widened, and she looked at Hayashi River in disbelief.
The other companions were also dumbfounded. Except for Harpoon, everyone here was experienced and knowledgeable, and they all recognized what Hayashi River was using.
"Mr. Chuan, so you …"
Fowler looked amazed. He bowed deeply and performed an elegant and ancient etiquette.
This was a common etiquette that ancient races would perform when meeting the elves.
Old Aidan and Hai Wuya also performed the same etiquette. The descendants of Chinese Redbud were also very familiar with this etiquette.
Hayashi River was also very helpless. However, since he had used this skill, it would be troublesome to explain. He could only pretend that he was related to the elves.
The soft light ball floated forward, and everyone followed it. This time, it was unusually smooth, and they soon reached the end of the passage.
After exiting the passage, they looked back and gasped. Looking back from the exit, this passage was not straight at all. It was clearly a spiral.
Moreover, under everyone's gaze, this passage seemed to be slowly changing.
"Without the guidance of the elven light or the oceanic beast royalty themselves, wouldn't we be lost here forever?" Harpoon sucked in a breath of cold air and muttered in a muffled voice.
As if in response to Little White Cow's words, they could vaguely see many skeletons in the slowly changing passage. They were scattered in all directions, and then disappeared as the ground undulated.
Seeing this, Harpoon didn't dare to look anymore. He hurriedly turned around and followed the team.
After exiting this passage, they saw a domed hall. The walls and floor had very strange patterns. Some looked like scales, and some were sharp spikes.
These patterns were not simple decorations. They seemed to be some kind of symbol that represented which room they were in.
Yes, this domed hall was surrounded by rooms, no less than a hundred of them. They were layered like a beast's nest.
Bang!
Fei Yu raised her hand and punched a table, leaving a fist mark.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the fist mark slowly recovered without leaving a trace.
"This material is the same as Ma Qiao's hand cannon …" Fei Yu said.
Hayashi River had already picked up the inspection equipment to check the situation here. The furnishings, floor, and walls were all made of the same material as the hand cannon.
The special material contained here was even higher in content.
This discovery caused everyone's expressions to turn serious. The amount of special materials used to construct this laboratory was actually so high. Didn't this mean that the hand cannon was actually nothing in this laboratory?
"Let's look around and see what exactly we can find here …"
"It's better not to split up. The structure here is very strange. If we're not careful and fall into it, we'll be in trouble …"
As the group discussed, they entered one room after another to search, but the results were disappointing.
The rooms here were all empty. There was nothing left behind. Moreover, from the signs, most of the rooms were originally empty.
From this, it could be inferred that this laboratory had been built not long ago. As the builder, Reggins, had an accident, and this place was abandoned.
This inference was unintentionally good news. It meant that Reggins' research was not very in-depth.
However, it also made everyone a little disappointed. They had thought that they could discover many secrets related to the oceanic beasts here.
The group searched layer by layer very carefully. Although they didn't make any big discoveries, they did find some clues related to the construction of this laboratory.
"Human beings have been here before …"
Fowler pointed at an item. It was a teacup. It was already covered in rust, but it was very sure that it had been used by a human.
This was because the original owner of this teacup was a large family in the Foka Tower. It was originally a set, and because the patterns on it were made by a famous artist, it was extremely valuable as a collector's item.
The original owner of this teacup had mysteriously disappeared a thousand years ago, along with this teacup.
"The other parts of this teacup are now in the city hall. Only this one is missing."
"From the position of this teacup, it means that this person was sitting here. This isn't the treatment of a captive …"
…
Fowler looked around and explained the furnishings of this room, recovering many clues.
Then, he came to a conclusion. Not only did the oceanic beasts participate in the construction of this laboratory, but the living beings of the mainland also participated.
"There's another interesting thing. This family rose to power during that period …"
Fowler was very familiar with the history of the Foka Tower. He was very interested in this knowledge, not to mention that it involved his ancestors.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. It seemed that the oceanic beast army had infiltrated the Foka Tower more deeply than they had expected a thousand years ago.
If that was the case a thousand years ago, then what about now …
At this moment, Hayashi River inexplicably thought of that woman's figure he saw when he passed by the city hall that night. An inexplicable premonition connected all these things together.
Just as the group was immersed in their thoughts, Mossy Bone suddenly discovered something. He raised his hand, and the Redbud Sword was unsheathed. It floated in front of him, vibrating slightly.
"There's an aura in it that resonates with my sword …" Mossy Bone murmured softly, revealing a look of surprise.
Hayashi River was also surprised. It resonated with the Redbud Sword. The original owner of this divine sword was …
"This reaction, could it be …"
Mossy Bone was a little surprised. His figure flashed, and he had already rushed out of the room.
The others followed, and found traces of Mossy Bone. He seemed to be following the Redbud Sword.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Swoosh! One figure after another flashed toward the top of this hall.
Behind the group, Fowler carried a harpoon and moved forward quickly.
After a while, the group came to the top of the hall, but they didn't enter any room.
The Redbud Sword hovered in the air and stopped in front of a metal wall. The sword hummed, swallowing and spitting out purple sword energies.
"There should be a door here …"
Mossy Bone looked at Fowler. The latter had already stepped forward and quickly found the switch. After pressing it, the metal wall in front of them began to shake and slide open.
The group entered one after another and entered a place that looked like a laboratory. This was their destination!
Then, on the innermost wall of the laboratory, they saw an amazing scene.
There was a deep hole in the wall, and the resonance with the [Redbud Sword] came from that hole.
"Be careful!"
"Something's wrong with that hole!"
Fei Yu and Mossy Bone warned at the same time. They all stared at the hole closely, and their tone was unprecedentedly solemn.
Ding!
Hayashi River still maintained a good habit. He used the detector to detect it, and the data he obtained made him frown.
The feedback energy from the detector could be said to be extremely strong, and it was a great threat.
However, this was not what he cared about the most. What he cared about was that there were as many as three energy reactions in the hole.
The data displayed on the light screen showed that the residual energy fluctuations at the edge of the hole were shocking enough.
As for the hole, there were two energy reactions. One was very strong, and it echoed with the Redbud Sword.
The other was faint, and if it weren't for the advanced detector, it might not have been detected.
"Indeed … something's wrong …"
Hayashi River rubbed his forehead to ease the swelling pain and motioned for Harpoon to move back. There was danger here.
"If there is an accident later, don't run around. Stay behind me," Fowler whispered.
Harpoon nodded repeatedly. Little White Cow looked grateful, feeling that Mr. Fowler was really kind.
Fowler smiled. The reason why he treated Harpoon differently was that, on the one hand, he was quite talented in architecture, and on the other hand, Harpoon was the son of the president of the Chamber of Commerce in the North District. Since he was going to stay in the Foka Tower, it was right to take care of him.
At this time, Fei Yu and Mossy Bone stood at the forefront, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
They didn't know what amazing thing was in that hole, but the hole in the wall alone was enough to make them vigilant.
It should be noted that the material of this place had a special composition. Even if it was destroyed, it would automatically restore itself.
However, the hole in the wall was obviously left a long time ago, and it still hadn't recovered after such a long time.
Not only that, but there were still amazing energy fluctuations at the edge of the hole.
From this, it could be seen just how powerful the expert who broke through the walls of the laboratory was. It was a realm that could shock the world.
"Is it a powerhouse of the Eighth Realm who broke through the wall?"
Fei Yu thought for a moment. According to her strength, even if she used all her strength, it would be difficult for her to make such a big hole.
Not to mention the fact that he had managed to keep the hole in this state until now. There were probably not many people in the world who could do such a thing.
Mossy Bone nodded and said affirmatively, "It is indeed a powerhouse of the Eighth Realm. The Psychic Force has not dissipated and has been preserved for thousands of years. This is the work of Cromwell … "
Hearing this, except for Hayashi River, everyone present was a little surprised. They didn't expect Mr. Bone to make such an affirmative judgment.
Hayashi River's expression changed slightly. In fact, he had long noticed that the residual energy fluctuations at the edge of the hole came from the same source as the Windmill Suppressing Art.
However, the residual energy fluctuations at the edge of the hole far exceeded the fourth level of his Windmill Suppressing Art.
While the detector was analyzing the data, Hayashi River was also using his perception to silently feel the energy fluctuations and verify them with the Windmill Suppressing Art that he cultivated.
To Lin Chuan, this sort of epiphany was something that was incredibly rare.
In his mind, a stream of enlightenment rose, and Hayashi River instantly entered a mysterious state.
It was not as simple as an epiphany. At that moment, it was as if everything around him had disappeared. From the energy fluctuations, Hayashi River seemed to see the trajectories of the last five levels of the Windmill Suppressing Art.
And on his body, the pendulum pattern on his chest appeared, and the eyeball pattern on his forehead slowly turned, constantly copying these trajectories.
This change made his companions around him look at him in shock. Except for Harpoon, everyone present was experienced and knowledgeable. They could naturally guess what had happened to Hayashi River.
"This … young people nowadays are really …"
Old Aidan's throat moved, and he had the urge to curse. This Mr. Chuan was so young, but his strength was already so strong. At this time, he could still inexplicably enter an epiphany. This made the older generation feel that there was no way out.
Immediately, Hayashi River came to his senses. He immediately restrained the ability in his body and got out of this state.
"It didn't take much time, did it …"
Hayashi River looked at the time. This state of epiphany usually only lasted for a moment. In fact, a long time had passed, and he was very experienced in this aspect.
"Mr. Chuan, you actually don't have to do this. If we really need you, we will wake you up," Fowler said in a low voice, very regretful.
The state of epiphany, even for a genius, was like winning the lottery. It was really a pity that he woke up like this.
"It's okay. I have interrupted this state more than once or twice in order to do experiments. "Hayashi River shook his head and told his companions not to worry about it.
Everyone was silent. After hearing Hayashi River's explanation, their mood became more complicated.
Suddenly, a breath that made people's hearts palpitate gushed out from that hole. With a bang, the surrounding scene changed, and the laboratory no longer existed.
"That is …"
Harpoon screamed. Little White Cow widened its eyes and stared at that hole. From inside, a giant metal hand stretched out slowly.
The giant metal hand was very huge. It was squeezed out from the hole. The surface of the giant hand was covered with marks, as if it had gone through countless battles. One of its fingers was even broken.
Hum …
The giant metal hand stretched out, and the four intact fingers were all broken. Many mechanical eyes stretched out from the fingers, and they flashed continuously. The eyes enveloped everyone, as if they were analyzing the information of the invaders.
"Invaders of the continent … Invaders who broke into this place, annihilate them all!"
With a cracking sound, a face appeared in the center of the giant metal hand. It seemed to be a kind of fish, and the fish's eyes kept jumping with a dark light. The aura it emitted became more and more shocking.
This scene caused everyone to retreat in unison and be on full alert.
Just the energy fluctuations emitted by the giant metal hand made everyone feel as if they were facing a great enemy, not to mention if the body of the giant metal hand appeared, it would be very difficult to deal with.
At this moment, Hayashi River frowned slightly. He touched his forehead and said, "This big guy doesn't look right …"
Crack!
Under the Mechanic's long robe, the [Scaled Arm] stretched out, and it kept changing forms. It turned into a pure energy crystal pillar, and a bright light shot out from it, instantly causing the surrounding area to shake.
Boom!
This strange space was on the verge of collapse. Then, under the astonished gazes of everyone, cracks appeared in the space, as if it was about to collapse.
Space collapsing?!
Of course, everyone knew that this was impossible. Even the power released by rumored Realm Nine powerhouses might not be able to cause space to shake.
Then, the only explanation was that this was an illusion.
Crack …
This strange space shattered like broken glass, and the surroundings returned to the laboratory furnishings.
The only difference was that there was a tentacle sticking out of the hole.
It was a small tentacle, like the roots of a tree, but it was fleshy.
Whoosh …
When everyone looked over, the tentacle had already retracted. Then, there was a sound that sounded like a whisper, making everyone dizzy.
Of course, this was only Hayashi River's dizziness. His companions' reactions were completely different.
Fei Yu frowned, and she circulated her energy to resist this whisper.
Old Aidan and Hai Wuya, on the other hand, were stiff and motionless. The two old fellows' bodies were tense, and they were doing their best to resist.
Harpoon's reaction was very unbearable. His eyes were straight, and his bull mouth was drooling, as if he had seen something wonderful …
The most normal were Mossy Bone and Fowler. They were not living creatures, and so they were not affected at all.
"Is it considered the same race as Marqio, a Royal Sea Beast?"
Hayashi River frowned, and immediately thought of Marqio. The sound that the female sea beast had made during the battle that night was very similar to this whisper.
However, the level of this whisper was clearly much higher. It was silent and undetectable, making it hard for others to resist.
Hayashi River had many ways to deal with this kind of sound wave attack that was fused with spiritual energy. The most effective was naturally to counterattack with [Materialized Spiritual Energy].
[Materialized Spiritual Energy] condensed into a spiritual spike that was definitely of a higher level than this whisper. Once it was used, the effect would be the most obvious.
However, Hayashi River did not want to reveal too many of his trump cards in front of everyone. He pondered for a moment, and then chose a way to deal with it.
Raising his arms, Hayashi River's expression was solemn, and he uttered a series of syllables. This kind of pronunciation was very strange, and when gathered together, it formed a melodious rhythm.
In an instant, his body began to glow, and the energy in his body turned into a kind of gentle light. Then, it formed a kind of music that echoed in the laboratory.
Immediately, the whisper disappeared, and there was even a kind of soft roar, as if it was an injured and trapped beast …
The rest of the companions gathered around Hayashi River. This kind of glowing music had a kind of cohesiveness, and people could not help but get closer to it.
"This song … it's been too long since I heard it …" Mossy Bone murmured, reminiscing.
A soft scream came from the hole. "[Song of the Elves], is there still a Royal Family of the Elves in this world that hasn't died out …"
The scream was very sharp, and when it fell on their ears, it felt like it was piercing their eardrums.
Hayashi River and the others were not surprised. Instead, they relaxed. It seemed like it was time for the thing in the hole to come out.
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