The moment Jun Ling made his move, Ding Meng, who was at the edge of the pool, quietly took a few steps back. Then, like a loach, he slipped into the pool. It was normal that the soldiers in the distance didn't notice him. After all, it was pitch black. Even if Ming Bang and Ceng Jia discovered him, they couldn't stop him, because Ding Meng had already killed his way over.
But what made Ding Meng feel strange was that Zeng Kang didn't move at all. He didn't have the slightest intention of stopping him.
From the first day he came to Health Town and met Zeng Kang, Ding Meng had sensed that Zeng Kang was also an Origin Ability user. Moreover, his rank wasn't low. Even though Zeng Kang usually tried his best to conceal his presence, it was impossible for him to completely conceal himself in front of Ding Meng.
During his long training time on the Expedition, Ding Meng was confident that unless it was someone with a very high rank and a very deep background, it would be impossible to deceive him. Origin Ability users below this rank, no matter how they tried to hide, could never escape his perception. This was also why he had always suspected Zeng Kang.
Logically speaking, since Zeng Kang was from the Golden Shield Alliance, there was no reason for him to stand by and do nothing. Could it be that he had foreseen what would happen next?
This thought suddenly flashed through Ding Meng's mind. Sometimes, a person's sixth sense was just like that. You obviously had a bad guess, but the situation didn't allow you to think too much.
After Ding Meng slipped into the water, the Prototype immediately spat out crystal flames and dived down at full speed. No matter what, he had to find out if this mother body was as Yang Wei had described. Was it an ancient insect egg?
If it was, then the example of Xue Yue Mountain was no longer an example, but a living reality.
However, as the depth of the dive increased, Ding Meng's heart gradually sank. At the original depth, the pterosaur pupil had disappeared.
Xiao Ai said, "Could it have sensed the movement above?
Ran away? "
This possibility was very high. After all, this was a straight waterway with no branches.
"Continue diving!" Xiao Ai said decisively.
The moment they fell, the screen on the mask finally returned to normal, including Ding Meng's telekinesis vision and Xiao Ai's reconnaissance vision. It could be seen that the space below was not blocked, but a lot of data and graphics were crazily refreshed on the mask's screen.
Before Ding Meng could take a closer look, Xiao Ai shouted, "Hurry up and go back!
Highly dangerous! "
On the ground, Jun Ling's group and Ming Bang's group were fighting in full swing. All the soldiers had been killed. Jun Ling's group of six surrounded Ming Bang's group and bombarded them. Unfortunately, Ming Bang and Ceng Jia were War Sovereigns after all. Their foundation was there for all to see. They really weren't people Jun Ling's group could kill.
If one were to evaluate them by rank, Jun Ling's group were all high-level warriors. They had deep foundations, excellent martial skills, and good teamwork. It was easy for them to become War Sovereigns, but that required time to repeatedly cultivate their abilities. Thus, Jun Ling was getting more and more anxious. No matter how the six of them attacked, Ming Bang and Ceng Jia were able to calmly parry.
Moreover, Ming Bang and Ceng Jia didn't seem to have any intention of counterattacking. If they really did, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it. The current situation was that they kept attacking, not giving the other side a chance to counterattack.
"Crash!" With a loud explosion, the Prototype flew out of the pool, spewing out crystal flames. Ding Meng shouted, "Let's go!
Hurry up and leave this place!
It's dangerous! "
Normally, this word didn't exist in Jun Ling's dictionary. "Go" sometimes meant "escape" to her, but she was still attentive. She discovered that Ding Meng's voice actually carried a slight tremor. This was definitely a new situation underwater.
After 30 seconds, the two groups of people took the initiative to stop and retreat. This was because the ground seemed to be trembling slightly.
Junior Leopard crawled on the ground and pressed his ear to the ground to listen carefully. After a moment, he raised his head. "Devouring monster!"
Ming Bang's expression also changed. "What's going on?
This is the core area! "
"Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble! "
The ground was no longer trembling, but violently shaking. Everyone's footsteps were unsteady. Moreover, everyone's gaze turned to the pool. No one was stupid. They all sensed that there was a large number of monsters surging in the pool and were about to rush out of the water.
"Beast tide?" Elephant's reaction wasn't slow.
Jun Ling turned her head and discovered that the Prototype was flying deeper. At this moment, she chose to believe in Ding Meng. "Go!
Follow the direction he's flying in! "
Just as Jun Ling's group of six ran away, Ming Bang and Yang Wei's expressions changed at the same time. "How could this be?"
Countless Devouring Monsters surged out of the pool. These monsters didn't crawl out or drill out of the water, but "spit" them out.
There seemed to be an invisible force at the bottom of the pool that pushed these monsters out of the water. They shot up into the sky like a fountain. The splashes of water were Devouring Monsters, Small Leaders, Fire Lizards, Bat Monsters and other monsters. They blotted out the sky and covered the earth. There were even more monsters than in Death Canyon. It gave people the feeling that this was a world where demons ran amok.
It was too late to escape now. Ming Bang didn't expect this to happen at all. He turned his head and suddenly discovered that Yang Wei was being carried by six giants in the direction that Ding Meng and the others had fled. When he turned his head again, Ceng Kang had disappeared without him noticing.
"Send the signal!" Ming Bang decisively ordered.
Ceng Jia took out an energy pistol and raised it to shoot a signal flare into the sky. After the flare rose into the air, it exploded with a bang, turning into a snow-white screen of light that illuminated the entire sky.
This couldn't be helped. There was no way to communicate in the Endless Forest, so they could only use this primitive method to send out the signal.
Below the mountain range in the distance, Ding Meng and the others naturally saw the signal. Xiao Ai couldn't help but ask, "What are they trying to do?"
Ding Meng said, "They're probably trying to fly the starship in as reinforcements."
"They're courting death!" Jun Ling said hatefully.
Ding Meng was stunned. "Why?"
Jun Ling said, "You'll find out soon enough!"
As soon as the signal flare rose into the air, the starship quickly determined the exact location. Sure enough, in less than five minutes, three interceptors appeared in the night sky in a triangular formation.
First, the particle laser turrets bombarded the area below like fairies scattering flowers. Then, all kinds of cannon shells, pulse clusters, and energy bombs rained down. With the pool as the center, the area within 500 square meters was a world of light. All kinds of explosions, all kinds of vibrations, and all kinds of tearing. These monsters weren't just flesh and blood flying everywhere. Instead, they were instantly turned into smoke and nothingness.
Ding Meng and the others were also followed by a group of monsters that were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Of course, with the combat power of Ding Meng and the others, these monsters were nothing. Everyone fought and retreated, moving towards a higher mountain peak.
The fleet's bombardment was indeed splendid and magnificent, but the problem was that the "fountain" of the pool had never stopped. It kept spewing out hundreds of monsters every second, and after five minutes, it did not seem like it was going to stop at all. Instead, it was the starships' firepower that was gradually weakening.
There was no helping it. Technological weapons had such problems. You had to recharge, and there was always a gap. The scene of hundreds of cannons firing at the same time was satisfying, but the energy consumption was also astronomical.
Ten minutes had passed. Ding Meng and the others had climbed halfway up the mountain, but the pool was still spewing out monsters. The stone plain was already full of monsters, densely packed like an ocean.
At this moment, the three starships suddenly stopped bombarding. Everyone had a feeling at the same time. The commanders on the starships weren't showing weakness, but were preparing for a big move.
Sure enough, 30 seconds later, in the vision of Ding Meng and the others, three straight, fiery red energy beams suddenly shot out from the bottom of the three starships. Visual inspection showed that each beam was no less than 100 meters in diameter. These were obviously heavy weapons like railguns.
The three beams of light were aimed at the pool and continuously burned it.
"Bang — — — —"
Sure enough, the pool was blocked by the powerful attacks, and no more monsters were spat out. Moreover, as the attacks continued, the ground continued to explode with loud booms. It was as if a calm lake was producing ripples one after another. The ripples continued to spread outwards, completely wiping out everything within a one-kilometer radius. Not even a speck of dust was left behind, leaving behind only clouds of smoke and dust.
After a long time, the energy beams finally disappeared. The stone plain returned to silence, but the ground had been torn into a spider web shape.
Although the ground had returned to normal, the night sky was no longer peaceful. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and a few thick, twisted purple lightning bolts struck down. These lightning bolts seemed to have grown eyes. They didn't strike anywhere else but the top of the three starships.
"Bang — Bang — Bang —"
From afar, they could see the top of the starships constantly emitting electric sparks, and large pieces of steel plates were falling off.
Although this level of lightning couldn't cause any substantial damage to the starships, it still made the ships tremble slightly. Ding Meng suddenly remembered Fujen Masa saying, "There's a very strong electromagnetic field here. It's very unstable and very violent, as if it's controlled by some kind of energy …"
This was the reason why starships usually didn't enter the forest. If they were too big, they would be easily hit by lightning. It would be fine if they were hit once or twice, but if they were hit for a long time, they would break down.
Jun Ling's judgment was completely correct. She had obviously seen the encounter of large flying units in this forest, so she was very clear that as long as any starship or spaceship rushed in, it would sooner or later land. They couldn't stay in the air for long.
At this moment, the three starships were already adjusting their engines and slowly lowering their altitude, maintaining a distance of 50 meters from the ground. As the engines were shut down, the fleet of the Golden Shield Alliance finally stopped on the ground. The connecting cabin door opened, and a large number of armed soldiers walked down …
As the starships descended, Yang Wei and Zeng Kang also arrived halfway up the mountain. The two didn't make a move and seemed to be arguing fiercely about something.