The man called 'Old Sand' was probably the leader of the scouting team. He did not say much and tossed a can to the man. "Night Owl, try it. It's not bad."
The man called 'Night Owl' took the can and looked at the exquisite packaging. He said thoughtfully, "Old Sand, let's not beat around the bush. How much can you earn from this?"
Old Sand sat back down on the folding chair and said calmly, "Just asking about this?
Do you want to break the rules? "
Night Owl sneered. "I'm the one breaking the rules?"
Old Sand's tone turned cold. "How could you find this place if you didn't secretly follow me?"
Night Owl said disdainfully, "Why would I need to secretly follow you?
The smell of the poisonous gas is the strongest in this area. Is it that hard for me to find this place?
At the very least, I don't need to use a detector. "
Old Sand snorted and did not say anything else. He sat down and closed his eyes to rest.
Little Rascal suddenly said, "These two groups of people, could they be the Glove Corps?"
Ding Meng nodded. "I think it's most likely."
The so-called Glove Army was not a real army, but a bounty hunter in the Confederation. They were different from the hunters and mercenaries from outer space like Green Arrow, Sirius, and Extreme Robber. Outer space forces took on missions just to make a living, but the bounty hunters in the Confederation did not have to worry about food and clothing. The missions they took were usually very big and difficult, and these missions were often issued by large corporations or big families. The reason was simple: there were many things that could not be seen in public, and they needed someone to do the dirty work.
Dirty work was a bit of a bad name, so they called themselves the White Gloves. It was a fitting image — they specialized in making money.
Since there were more White Gloves in the Federation, they formed various organizations and were collectively called the Glove Corps.
Although there was a big difference between the White Gloves and mercenaries, there were similarities. Every White Gloves had their own style and principles. At the very least, there were no evil forces like the Extreme Bandits in the Federation. If they really turned into such an organization, they would be digging their own grave.
Of course, the White Gloves was not a friendly organization that was easy to reason with. It was still the same principle. Interests were above everything else. If there was no conflict of interest, everyone was easy to talk to. Once there was a conflict of interest, everyone would talk with their fists. Whoever had the bigger fist would be the reason.
Based on the current situation, these two groups of people should be white gloves. Although they knew each other, they didn't like each other.
Ding Meng wondered what kind of shameful things were hidden in the radiation zone that attracted two groups of White Gloves at once. He decided to use the old method: wait and see.
If he had such thoughts, how could Laosha and Night Owl not have the same thoughts?
This was especially true for Night Owl. He had searched for a long time before he was able to determine the coordinates of this location. However, if he were to wait and see, the other party would sit, lie, and eat while his men could only stand and stare.
No matter if you were an ordinary human or an Origin Energy user, if you stood still for a long time, you would feel all kinds of irritation. Thus, Night Owl only stood for a few minutes before he said with a dark expression, "Ah Bei, Xiao Yao, Scholar, Tortoise, everyone, get to work."
These people were definitely not using their real names, but code names. Moreover, as soon as he gave the order, everyone spontaneously looked for a cave entrance and went down, including Night Owl himself.
Once this group of people dispersed, Laosha and the others could not sit still. Laosha also ordered in a low voice, "Everyone, put away your things. Double the frequency of the instruments. We will proceed according to plan. We can't let them find it first."
In less than three minutes, this group of people also began to move down. However, they were different from Night Owl. Laosha and the others moved together. No one went alone.
It was not until the two groups had completely left that Fan Chengying slowly said, "I've heard of this Night Owl before."
"Oh?" Ding Meng was surprised. Someone who could make an Origin Energy General remember him was definitely not some weakling.
Sure enough, Fan Chengying nodded with a cold expression. "There is a ranking on the Dark Net for the efficiency of bounty hunters. If I remember correctly, this Night Owl should be ranked seventh. The missions that this person takes are all very difficult. Apparently, he rarely fails, and his strength is not below that of a beginner Combat Master … …"
Ding Meng had already pulled up the Dark Net's name list on his wristwatch. Because the signal was weak, the subtitles on the list were a bit blurry, but the basic information was still clear.
"Number 7, Night Owl. Mission Acceptance Rate: 11%. Completion Rate: 98%. Credit Rating: Excellent. Overall Assessment: 75% … …"
Actually, just from the mission acceptance rate alone, it was enough to show that this Night Owl really did not accept normal missions. The astonishing completion rate of 98% also showed that he was an expert in this field.
Fan Chengying said, "Should we go down and take a look?"
Ding Meng's choice was definitely not to follow behind this group of people. After all, he had spread out psychic micro dots to scout the way, and he knew the whereabouts of these people like the back of his hand.
However, the strange thing was that as they continued to go down, the expected psychic waves did not appear at all. Instead, with every level they went down, the traces of the Devouring World became more and more obvious.
First of all, the wristwatch's signal had dropped from 100% to 22%. This signal strength was no longer enough to support the holographic projection. Once it dropped below 20%, it could only transmit simple text messages. If it dropped below 10%, it would basically lose contact with the military.
Now, every cave could no longer be called a cave. The ground was full of very thick filth, and a mixture similar to pus flowed on the walls. The air had completely turned into a mist-like poisonous gas, completely filling every cave. Instead of calling it a cave, it was better to call it the bloody mouth of a monster.
If this was not the Devouring World, then where could it be?
"How many years has it been since I saw this place again?" Fan Chengying looked at everything in front of her and murmured with a sigh.
Ding Meng said, "Elder Fan, but the terrain of the Devouring World this time has appeared inside the Federation."
Fan Chengying explained, "Under normal circumstances, there are several possibilities. Let's talk about the most common one first, which is that a Devouring World creature hatched underground."
This was undoubtedly the most likely possibility, but there were too many conditions to be met. A Devouring World creature would have a hard time surviving in the Federation because it needed poison to reach a high level of pollution. The more space it polluted, the more resources it could absorb. Only by absorbing enough would it have a chance of survival. Otherwise, a larva would die after being exposed to the sun for a few hours.
The problem was that this was the Immortal Weaver Planet of the Linda System. Did they really think that the International Space Station on the periphery was useless?
The Holy Grail Federation had always strictly guarded the Devouring World. Let alone a larva, even a mosquito would not be able to enter the Federation.
Fan Chengying continued to explain, but this time her tone was very serious. "There's another possibility. The Devouring World creature should have been installed in a container when it was still an egg. Then, it blocked all kinds of signal detection and passed the security check. It hid underground for a long time, and when the time was right, it would naturally hatch …"
This was the human factor, but as long as it was a normal human, they would not do something so stupid.
Ding Meng thought about it and said, "Are there any other possibilities?"
"There are …" Fan Chengying hesitated, but she still shook her head. "But that situation is not very likely."
Ding Meng definitely did not know what kind of situation it was, but Little Rascal knew. Little Rascal was already speaking. "There's another possibility, which is a wormhole."
Ding Meng was no stranger to wormholes. To put it simply, it was a four-dimensional space, which could also be understood as a spatial rift. The Federation understood it as a wormhole, and the Devouring World defined it as a teleportation portal.
With the current level of technology of the Holy Grail Federation, it was possible to artificially create a wormhole, but this required the use of a very powerful spatial array transmitter, which consumed a lot of energy, and the teleportation distance was not too far.
Ding Meng even knew that Mr. Cuttle's "Curved Mirror Technology" was in this general direction. To be precise, it was interstellar travel, teleporting people or objects to different space-time, but that was a much more advanced level.
Although the method of creating a wormhole for the Devouring World's teleportation portal was completely different from the method used by the Federation, there was one thing that could not be avoided, and that was that you had to gather an enormous amount of resources. But here was the problem. If the Devouring World really did create such a large formation, the Federation's fleet would have been alerted long ago. How could they not have discovered it?
Xiao Ai also spoke up. "There's another problem that you have to pay attention to. Judging from the current level of pollution, if this was really created by a Devouring World monster, then this monster's level is not low."
The Devouring World monsters were the same as the Federal Empire's Origin Ability Users. They were all certified to have different levels. The Devouring World monsters were divided into: Soldier, Warrior, Fierce Warrior …
The first three levels were enough to make any human Origin Ability Users below the Advanced Warrior level suffer. Following them were: Commander, Devil General, Devil Specter, Elder, Great Elder, Sect Master, Queen …
A Devouring World Elder was enough to rival an Origin Ability Warrior. The Federation's highest-level Devouring World monster was the Queen. It was like a mother. As long as it did not die, it would give birth to countless Commander, Devil General, and Elder. It was like a nest, forever nourishing an endless number of monsters.
Xiao Ai said, "The strangest thing is why the signal here has been reduced to such a degree. This is definitely not the Devouring World monster's nest."
This was what Ding Meng was most concerned about. Even the quantum detectors above could not penetrate this place, but his telekinesis vision was not affected at all. Telekinesis vision was also a wave signal, but it was unimpeded. This was completely illogical.
Ding Meng suddenly sat down in the quagmire. "Let's just wait here!"
Fan Chengying was stunned. "Wait?"
Ding Meng's expression was resolute. "We won't be able to find any clues even if we run around aimlessly like this. It's better to wait patiently."
Fan Chengying understood what he meant. Based on the current situation, the underground cavern was much larger than they had imagined. It was better to let the two groups of White Gloves scout the way. They were more professional at finding things than the two of them.