Ding Meng's telekinesis could see as far as 15 kilometers away. His senses were exactly the same as Qian Yue's. Neither of them knew where they were. Based on their past experience, they were probably deep underground.
The two of them slowly walked forward. Qian Yue's armor was also scanning the area. It didn't take long for her to gasp in surprise. "It really is the Devouring Realm's strange poison. But this poison's rank ….
Level 5 poison corresponded to the monsters in the Devouring World, which were Daemon Generals. Everyone knew that the terrain of the Devouring World was a heavily polluted swamp, but this huge passage was made of damp sand. Occasionally, there would be small balls of mucus mixed in the sand. It was not appropriate to call this the boundary of the Devouring World.
After walking for a while, they found some metal fragments on the ground. Upon closer inspection, they realized that these were the fragments of Blue Chu's armor.
It was obvious that one of the Starbow Corporation's soldiers had died here. However, there was no corpse nearby.
Qian Yue used her armor to pick up a piece of metal. After careful inspection, she said, "If this person died here, then he should have died two years ago."
Ding Meng said in a low voice, "Two years ago, the Starbow Corporation did not have the technology to drive the poison. The base on Planet V9 was not even built yet. The Warped Mirror could not be activated. How could this person appear here?"
Qian Yue was also silent. She could not explain the reason, but she was confident that she was not mistaken. "But the corrosion on this piece of metal is indeed two years old."
"Let me have a look!" Ding Meng said.
Qian Yue threw the piece of metal to Ding Meng. Ding Meng took it and looked at it carefully. "You didn't make a mistake."
Qian Yue said proudly, "I've been in this business for more than 40 years, and I've never made a mistake."
Ding Meng glanced at her and said, "Do you know that experience is sometimes more harmful?"
Qian Yue argued, "It's better than having no experience at all."
Ding Meng did not argue with her and continued moving forward. This time, there was a turning point in the tunnel. It started to turn right and slanted upwards.
The tunnel did not change much. After about 20 kilometers, it continued to turn right. After three right turns, the two finally stood still.
The indicator light on the Dark Queen's head suddenly started flashing red, as if it was warning them.
Qian Yue's voice became agitated, "What the hell is this place?"
Ding Meng's expression also darkened. "Yes, we're back to where we started."
Qian Yue said, "How is that possible?
My system has recorded the route, and it's heading upwards. "
Ding Meng suddenly pointed to the opposite side. "Look, what's this?"
Qian Yue looked down. Wasn't the yellow-green sputum that Ding Meng had thrown away earlier?
She was still in disbelief. Ding Meng added, "If you keep walking, you might be able to pick up that fragment again."
This time, Qian Yue didn't say anything and immediately ran as fast as she could. After running for more than ten kilometers, she saw the metal plate that had been corroded for two years lying on the ground. She was confident that she wasn't mistaken. It was the same piece that she had scanned just now.
Qian Yue felt a chill run down her spine. She said in a low voice, "Stay here and don't move."
Ding Meng said, "What?
Do you want to walk again and see if you can find me here? "
That was exactly what she meant. Ding Meng smiled. "I advise you not to waste your time. The result will be the same."
Qian Yue didn't believe him. Crystal flames had already erupted from the Diablo Queen's feet. The entire mech rose into the air and flew into the depths of the tunnel at an astonishing speed.
In less than ten minutes, she circled around the tunnel and returned to where she started. This time, she had no choice but to believe him. Ding Meng was sitting on the ground and seemed to be taking a nap.
"What's going on?" Qian Yue was confused.
Ding Meng sighed. "There are two possibilities. I'll go with the first one. The terrain here should be the Penrose Staircase."
The Penrose Staircase was also known as the Devil's Staircase. It meant that you would always feel like you were going up the stairs, but you would always end up in the same place. This was a paradox in geometry. It meant that it was impossible. Of course, this theory wouldn't work in a three-dimensional space, but in a four-dimensional space, it was definitely possible.
Qian Yue was shocked. "Are we in a four-dimensional space?
Or is this place a wormhole? "
Ding Meng said, "The other possibility is that the terrain here is constantly changing. Let me make a hypothesis. If this tunnel is the first flight of stairs, then when we enter the second flight, the first flight will rise to the fourth flight. When we reach the fourth flight, we will find ourselves back at the same place. It's a visual illusion."
Poor Qian Yue was confused by Ding Meng's hypothesis. "Alright, I don't understand what you're saying. I just want to know how we're going to get out of this godforsaken place."
Ding Meng pondered. "The first possibility is very small. If it's the second possibility, assuming that we can't sense the changes in the terrain, then it means that we're not fast enough to sense them."
Qian Yue hesitated. "You mean you want me to run around?"
Ding Meng waved his hand. "Forget it. You're not fast enough in the armor. Let me do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared. Qian Yue turned her head in surprise. Ding Meng's voice had already turned into the right-hand tunnel ahead.
She could not help but mutter to herself, "Who is this kid?
With this kind of strength, he's definitely one of the old monsters on the leaderboard. "
Ding Meng flashed back to his original spot in less than a minute. Because he was so fast, the entire tunnel was filled with turbulence.
This time, there were changes. There seemed to be stars in the turbulence. These stars began to gather at the starting point of the Blind Spot Cave. Not long after, they formed a light shadow. It was a soldier wearing the Lan Chu series armor and holding the God Slayer Pulse Gun. It ran quickly in the direction of Ding Meng, but as it ran, its footsteps slowed down, and its body swayed a little.
Ding Meng and Qian Yue stared at the light shadow. The soldier's footsteps became slower and slower, as if it was not feeling well. Not long after, it knelt on the ground and coughed violently. Soon, the coughing turned into screaming, and its body twitched violently.
Ding Meng sighed. "It's been parasitized."
Parasitism was a skill that only Devourer monsters had. Like the alien creatures in the universe, they parasitized the host's body and robbed the host of nutrients and resources.
Sure enough, the armor quickly cracked, and the soldier struggled to climb out. After a few steps, its body trembled violently. Suddenly, its chest burst open, and a light shadow that looked like an eel drilled out. It sank into the ground and disappeared. At this point, all the mimicry light shadows had disappeared.
Qian Yue understood. "So, it wasn't two years that passed. The poison has corroded the armor."
Ding Meng did not answer. He pondered for a long time. "This is not the Penrose Staircase. If I'm not wrong, it should be a protected area."
"What protected area?" Qian Yue was confused again and again.
Ding Meng secretly activated his Origin Energy, transferring the Divine Light energy from the Smelting Space to his bracer. Then, he slowly raised his right hand.
Sure enough, the air in front of him suddenly twisted and rippled like water. A powerful wave was being generated. The singularity quickly appeared and expanded into a spiral of stars. A few minutes later, a brighter Ghost Eye teleportation portal appeared. This passage was indeed an illusion created by the powerful Divine Light Technology.
Qian Yue stared at him suspiciously. "You really do know these things."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "It's just intuition!"
It was indeed intuition. Because when he was at the workstation, he had felt the bracer transmit a signal to him: the singularity seemed to be calling for help. And when he arrived at this passage, he found traces of Devourer monsters. Based on his past experience, Divine Light Technology had always been well-hidden. The singularity would not be easily exposed. Could it be that the Devourers had broken into this place?
So they had created an illusion so that unrelated people would forever be lost in it.
Now that the teleportation portal had been opened again, this feeling was even stronger.
"Since I'm here, I won't hold back!" Qian Yue had learned her lesson. She jumped directly into the Ghost Eye.
Unfortunately, it was completely different from the previous teleportation. When her vision returned to normal, she found herself in a familiar place — the alloy passage inside the starship.
This was an extremely long passage, even wider than the main road on the starship. It was so huge that she could not see the end of it.
"Damn, what's going on?" Qian Yue shouted.
Ding Meng was also teleported in. He was also puzzled. Why wasn't this the crystal plaza of Divine Light Technology?
At this moment, the Dark Night Queen's goggles shone brightly, turning the entire passage red. This was a real warning of danger. Ding Meng also sensed that someone was coming from the depths of the passage. But this aura was very strange. It did not seem to belong to a human, but the energy fluctuations were very strong.
Because the passage was so long, it was dark as far as the eye could see. In the darkness, a strange shadow flashed and disappeared. It felt as if the shadow itself was one with the darkness.
Qian Yue was quite strong-willed. She turned on the loudspeaker of her armor and shouted, "Who is sneaking around?
Show yourself! "
The shadow did not disappoint. A plume of black smoke came out of the darkness. The black smoke slowly took shape in the air. At this moment, Ding Meng almost thought that Meng Yan had found her way here.
However, the black smoke slowly turned into the figure of a middle-aged man. He glanced at Ding Meng and Qian Yue, and his eyes were full of disappointment. "Strange. Why are there two strangers?"
Qian Yue took two steps forward and shouted, "Who are you?"
"People?" The middle-aged man laughed disdainfully. "Who are you?
Where are you from?
How did you get in?
Why are there signal fluctuations on your bodies? "
Not only did he not answer, he even asked a series of questions. Ding Meng was about to step forward, but Qian Yue moved first. The Queen of the Night rushed out like a war chariot. Her super large alloy fist made a "kacha kacha" sound. This was a real war hammer attack.
The middle-aged man looked surprised. "Huh?
You're quite strong! "