What Ding Meng and Fan Chengying were waiting for was to sit on the ground and start cultivating.
After all, Fan Chengying was a Body Hardening Warlord and had a lot of Origin Energy. Although she was sitting still, she was actually circulating her Origin Energy slightly to resist the toxins in the surroundings. This was equivalent to tempering her body. Meanwhile, Ding Meng closed his eyes and rested. He secretly entered the space of consciousness to study the "Lone Dance of the Serene Lotus".
After an unknown amount of time, the two of them opened their eyes at the same time and looked at a cave entrance in the north. Obviously, they had been alerted by the commotion.
They could see that the walls of the cave were trembling slightly, as if someone was drilling a hole in the distance. Not long after, the trembling intensified, and the entire cave started shaking violently. Ding Meng and Fan Chengying had already retreated far away. They could sense a large group of people surging up from above.
The first person had fallen down from the cave entrance and landed in the filthy quagmire with a plop. Then, the people behind him were poured in like dumplings. One by one, they rushed to the other cave entrances as if they were fighting for food.
Ding Meng was very calm. "These are all ordinary civilians."
Fan Chengying's expression was very ugly. "Not only that, but there are also members of the rebel army and our people."
Ding Meng said in surprise, "Are you saying... these are the patients who disappeared for no reason?"
Fan Chengying said, "I've been looking for these people all this time. I didn't expect them to actually come down here."
Ding Meng took a closer look and found that Fan Chengying's judgment was not wrong. These people had a common characteristic, which was the expression of the "mental patients" from Boren Hospital. Some of them had blank expressions, some looked frightened, some were scared, and some were laughing happily... These were all abnormal. But now, these people were showing new changes. Their eyes were excited and fanatical, as if they had entered a treasure trove and were crazily rushing to the depths of the treasure trove.
Moreover, there were quite a lot of people rushing in. Ding Meng did a quick calculation and estimated that this "dumpling team" had at least 500 people, all of whom were rushing to the next level.
"Let's go!
Ding Meng and Fan Chengying reached a tacit agreement at the same time.
In the beginning, Ding Meng did not take these people seriously. However, as they went deeper and deeper, Ding Meng was secretly surprised. These people were moving faster and faster, and they were going deeper and deeper.
Fan Chengying said in a deep voice: "Brother, the current concentration of the poison gas has already reached the level that only a high level war elder can resist. If you feel uncomfortable, we will return the way we came."
Ding Meng replied, "Old Man Fan, I'm fine. Let's keep following!"
Little Rascal said in a low voice, "Ding Meng, although these people still have the characteristics of life forms, they are no longer human."
Xiao Ai said, "They have already been assimilated."
Ding Meng also saw that although these people still looked human and their hearts were still beating, their skin, organs, organs, and blood had all mutated. These were the same characteristics he saw on Xiao Wei and the others on Planet V4. They must have been completely corroded by the poisonous water of the quagmire on their way here, which was why even their running speed was so fast.
Finally, after they ran down seventeen levels, the already cold temperature suddenly rose. A wave of heat surged in their faces, and this wave of heat was mixed with an indescribable stench.
The cavern in front of them was different from the ones above. The walls and ceiling of this cavern were made of ordinary sand and stone, which was not contaminated by the poison. However, the ground directly below them was a huge pool of blood. The reason it was called a pool of blood was because the liquid in the pool looked a little like blood. It was reddish-black in color, and it was very thick. Steam kept rising from it.
Little Rascal immediately reported, "Harmful substance detected. Although it is not a threat to you, Ding Meng, it is at least twenty-five times more toxic than the ones in the caves above."
Ding Meng also noticed that Laosha and Night Owl were fully equipped with individual armors. Every one of them had an alloy mask on their faces, and there was not a single gap between them. Every one of them had a suspension device attached to their waists, and a thin, shiny steel wire hung down from the ceiling to suspend them in mid-air.
These people could clearly tell that the pool below them was a dangerous place. They were very nervous as they hung in the air, and all of their weapons had their safety pins removed.
They did not dare to come down, but the dumpling team did not hesitate to rush down. These people went crazy as soon as they came into contact with the reddish-black liquid. Some were dancing, some were rolling on the ground, and some were even running. These people finally arrived at their destination and seemed to be celebrating their victory. There were even people who were lying in the pool and gulping down the poisonous liquid as if they were eating the most delicious meal in the world...
This scene was both strange and disgusting. Finally, someone above could not take it anymore. He took off his mask and vomited.
"Put it back on!" Laosha shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The moment the mask was taken off, the poisonous gas instantly entered the armor. The person inside felt like he was being strangled by the neck. His throat made cracking sounds, and his face changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His skin withered and turned green, his eyeballs protruded, and his facial features spontaneously folded towards the center...
The intensity of the poison was enough to make one tremble with fear.
Laosha closed his eyes in pain. "Forget it, let him go."
Someone beside him hesitated. "Big brother, he will definitely die if he goes down."
Laosha roared, "Let him go. If he mutates, we will all be in trouble."
The person beside him was silent for two seconds. Then, he clenched his teeth and waved his hand. A cold light flashed across the sky, and the steel wire around the poisoned person's waist was cut. The person fell straight into the pool.
Just as he was about to fall into the poisonous liquid, an unbelievable scene happened. The poisoned person suddenly stopped in the air, as if a pair of invisible hands were holding him.
Ding Meng waved his hand again, and the poisoned person miraculously floated slowly from the top of the pool to the entrance. This was not because Ding Meng was being kind, but because he could not bear to see this person turn into a monster. After all, they were all humans, and the key was that he had the ability to save people.
The poisoned person was pulled to his side. Ding Meng pressed his palm hard on his face, and a few drops of blood immediately seeped in. In front of the K-virus, any poison was a piece of cake. The poisoned person also recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In less than 20 seconds, the poisoned person's true appearance was revealed. It was actually the face of a woman with delicate features. The woman looked very young and probably did not have a high level. She could not withstand the poisonous gas at all.
Ding Meng checked again and could not help but exclaim in surprise, "You're really brave. A normal person actually dares to come down here."
The woman returned to normal. When she saw the strange man in front of her, she almost cried. "Thank you, big brother, for saving me."
Fan Chengying watched all this in silence. One could imagine how shocked he was. He was a veteran who had participated in the Devouring World War and knew very well how terrifying the Devouring World War's poison was. It was normal for Ding Meng to be fine after coming into contact with the poison with his bare hands. However, he could also detoxify the poison in an instant. Anyway, he had never seen such a person before, and probably would never see one again.
Fan Chengying, a warlord, was already so surprised. The dozen people hanging above were already dumbfounded. In fact, everyone had also noticed the two strangers coming in from the entrance. One of them was already amazing enough without wearing armor, and the other could even detoxify the poison. Damn, who was this person?
There was no such person among the White Gloves.
Laosha's voice came from above. "Friend, thank you for your help. I, Laosha, have a good reputation. If you don't believe me, you can check the efficiency rankings."
As he spoke, he threw down his weapon, which was also a way to express his goodwill.
Ding Meng caught it and sensed it slightly. He found that this big gun was actually a modified one. The muzzle was a twelve-leaf rotating wheel with twelve energy crystal balls embedded in it. This meant that not only was this gun powerful, but it could also provide continuous firepower. It might not be a high-end gun, but it had a large capacity and was durable. It was very practical to deal with the Devouring World War's monsters. This proved that Laosha had made sufficient preparations beforehand.
However, this gun was nothing compared to the "God Slayer" ion pulse gun in his backpack. Therefore, when he looked at Fan Chengying, who was empty-handed, Ding Meng could not help but ask, "Elder Fan, are you interested in playing with it?"
Fan Chengying glanced at the energy gun and said calmly, "I probably haven't touched this kind of scrap metal for 90 years. The situation here is not right. Young lady, you should take it for self-defense."
When the energy gun was in the woman's hand, she looked hesitant.
Ding Meng could not help but ask, "What's wrong?"
The woman's face turned red and her voice was as soft as a mosquito. "Brother, I don't know how to shoot."
When Ding Meng heard this, he almost vomited blood. It was one thing for a normal person to come to this place, but if you don't even know how to use a gun, what are you doing here?
Traveling?
Or looking for excitement?
However, now was not the time to ask about these trivial details. Ding Meng took back the gun and lightly tiptoed. The huge gun whizzed in circles and flew up again. "We don't need this thing. Here you go!"
Laosha stretched out his hand and caught it with a "pa" sound. He was slightly surprised. The opponent's control of his strength had reached the point of perfection. He was thirty to forty meters in the air, yet he had kicked the gun back so casually. His accuracy was also very good.
Although he was surprised, he could not help but feel a trace of gratitude. Thus, he opened his mouth and reminded, "Friend, it will be very dangerous down there. My suggestion is that you take Little Sister Qingyan and leave. We have people on the ground waiting for you."
It was quite rare for him to say something like this as a white glove. After all, in his eyes, Ding Meng and Night Owl were both competitors. Night Owl's identity was there for all to see, but who was Ding Meng from?
In any case, no matter who Ding Meng was, he was not stupid enough to treat Ding Meng as an ordinary Origin Ability user. No matter what, this person was undoubtedly a War Supremacy. Furthermore, he had spent so much effort to come here. If the item was snatched away by his opponent, then he would have to face his employer's wrath.