Due to limited time and the fact that the main purpose of this trip was not to study the organizational structure of the Corrupted Legion, Hao Ren could not spend too much time studying those "summoning platforms", but he still roughly based on what he could observe at the bottom of the rift valley
After speculating on the number of summoning platforms set up in the entire equatorial fracture zone, there was no doubt that he got a rather astonishing number.
Although it cannot be compared with the "mechanical natural disasters" like drone swarms that scatter bases all over the universe, the speed at which these corrupted monsters multiply soldiers can still be described as astonishing. Their corrupted army is absolutely overwhelming in front of any mortal race.
It is an irresistible craze. It is no wonder that Salaman and the Guardian Legion he led have been retreating steadily in these thousands of years of war. In the end, they can only rely on Agudal's doomsday weapons and the super shield of the hub itself to barely survive.
In fact, it can be said that if it were not for the doomsday weapon "Final Torrent" that can turn the battlefield, as well as the remaining defensive power of the hub itself, the Guardian Legion would have been bulldozed by the monsters long ago.
Vivian guessed: "Those brain monsters...they are connected to the summoning platform, so are they the commanders behind the Corrupted Legion?"
"It looks more like I'm presiding over the summoning ceremony," Yzaks had a different opinion. "The function of those platforms should only be to gather and amplify energy to provide energy for the summoning ceremony. I am a devil, and I am not interested in this kind of ceremony."
The smell it emits is relatively sensitive."
Elizabeth pushed Yzaks' leg with the little horn on her head: "Dad, the world view here is different from our hometown. Your experience may not be useful."
Yzaks was a little embarrassed when his daughter made him stand up, but he still said: "I'm just making an opinion, you can just refer to it for reference."
"I also think those brain monsters are just presiding over the summoning ceremony," Hao Ren expressed his support for Yzaks at this time, "Do you still remember the brain monster we saw when we sneaked into the pipe before? What if
If a part of the brain monster is responsible for commanding the troops, I think the person in that room was more like a commander."
Vivian glanced at Hao Ren: "Is there any basis for this?"
"I noticed at that time that there were some imaging equipment in that room, and some of the images were still showing the situation of the drone swarm in outer space," Hao Ren explained. "Compared with the summoning platforms in the rift below, the previous room was still
It’s more like a command room.”
"Anyway, no matter how these monsters increase their troops, it has little to do with the goal of our operation." The data terminal floated up, and it projected a road map. The one above involving the Great Rift Valley was originally due to incomplete information.
At this moment, part of the missing part has been completed, and a short red line is connecting the platform where everyone is on and another entrance not far away. "According to the calculations of this machine, we have to go over there, from
After the gate re-enters the pipeline system, you can return to the correct route and then directly arrive at the storage location of the Amantir Crystal."
Through the guidance of the data terminal, Hao Ren's eyes moved slowly on one side of the cliff, and he quickly discovered the location of the entrance indicated on the holographic projection: it was diagonally below the platform under everyone's feet, a straight line away.
About 500 meters, it is an inconspicuous small platform.
And between the two platforms, there is a completely unobstructed cliff, with no place to stay at all.
Crossing a 500-meter cliff is not a problem for anyone here, but the unobstructed nature of this cliff is the biggest trouble: it is no longer a ventilation duct without monitoring and guards, but an open
In the outdoor space, new corrupted monsters fly out of the rift every second. There are also aberrant monsters and corrupted giants patrolling the sky above the rift. There is a high risk of being discovered if you go directly there.
However, there was no other choice: the data terminal sensed the surrounding situation through radar and found no other alternative channels.
"The only way to go is from here," Hao Ren made up his mind after observing the movement pattern of the corrupted monsters. "The new monsters in this area will fly up in waves about every three minutes, and there are also troops patrolling in the sky.
The short time difference can be used, and coupled with Vivian's shadow canopy, we should be careful and not be discovered."
Considering that fluctuations caused by space teleportation are the easiest thing to expose, the teleportation function of the data terminal cannot be used here. Nangong Sanba's natural teleportation ability as a demon hunter is also prohibited from use, so the group can only use it individually.
Each has their own way to cross the 500-meter distance: Fortunately, the target platform is diagonally below here, which makes crossing a lot less difficult.
Vivian first refreshed the duration of the Shadow Canopy state for everyone individually, and then she directly disintegrated into a large group of small bats, easily crossing this "completely inconspicuous" journey in her eyes, and then Lily directly
The one who jumped over was useless even for a running start...
Then came Rolling Meow. The cat girl ran lightly along the cliff to the opposite side, walking on flat ground all the way. Nangong Sanba was rolled up by his sister and swung ten times before being thrown to the platform diagonally below. Nangong Wuyue then simply threw himself
It liquefies and flows along the stone cracks on the cliff to the other side...
The methods of this group of guys were really diverse, which opened Hao Ren's eyes.
The people in the team crossed this distance one by one without any danger. Hao Ren arrived at the other side at the penultimate moment: he also jumped over like Lily, but he also took a dozen steps to run.
The last one to come over was Y'zaks. Hao Ren was nervously watching the movements of the patrolling monsters in the sky, silently calculating the time for the new monsters below to "surface" until Y'zaks made a heavy "thud" sound.
After landing on the platform, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The time seems just right.
"Caught up." The fluff on Lily's ears slowly calmed down. She had been breathing heavily since just now: Although Vivian's shadow canopy is very powerful, it only blocks the breath and partially blocks the vision.
If you really encounter those monsters at close range, you can't hide them at all. "Come on, come on, the gate here is open, there is no one inside..."
As she spoke, she looked around warily, and almost at the same time she turned back to look in the direction of the rift valley, a dark red monster with more than a dozen tentacles floating below, as if it had an expanded brain, suddenly emerged from under the platform.
Come up!
A brain monster, it and Lily looked at each other, only three meters apart.
The husky girl's tail exploded on the spot, and her voice even changed a little in an emergency: "Landlord! Brain monster!"
Everyone on the platform noticed the sudden appearance of the brain monster at this moment. Hao Ren felt his scalp tighten suddenly, but the conditioned reflex cultivated by facing emergencies for a long time still made him immediately raise his head.
The prosecutor was armed with a gun, but he took aim and fired without having time to think carefully.
The brain monster seemed to be frightened by the sudden sight in front of him. Its fluttering tentacles were even a little sluggish. However, the moment Hao Ren raised his weapon, the monster reacted at an unreasonable speed.
Before shooting, he avoided the projectile by almost teleporting and pounced on the people on the platform!
"Kill it quickly!" Yzaks shouted, blazing light surged from his fists, and he rushed forward like a human chariot, and closely behind him was the holy silver shot by Nangong Sanba.
The various attacks of crossbow bolts, followed by Vivian's lightning ball and Elizabeth's evil fireball instantly blocked all the brain monster's dodge routes, and the entire platform was enveloped in a heat wave due to the sudden burst of various energies.
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"Be careful with its tentacles. Its tentacles can cut space!" Hao Ren still remembered the first time he fought against the brain monster in Holleta. While joining the attack, he loudly reminded Gun, who lacked combat experience, "Wei
Wei An, keep an eye on the space around the platform to prevent this guy from escaping!"
The brain monster obviously underestimated these sudden intruders before, or it simply didn't know the details of these guys it had never seen in the Holy Land, so it quickly fell into a disadvantage due to its inability to deal with them after the fight.
, being besieged by a group of "mortal"-looking creatures to such an extent angered this ancient and powerful monster. It vibrated the air and let out a roar. Immediately, everyone around it felt a strong dizziness attack their brains.
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Along with dizziness, there are also various negative emotions and hallucinations.
This is the brain monster's best and most difficult ability to guard against: mental attack!
But Hao Ren had been on guard against this move for a long time. His mental defense specially strengthened by Raven 12345 had even resisted Rock Marton's nightmare invasion, so he was only slightly dizzy in the face of the mental shock from the brain monster.
As soon as he gritted his teeth, he refocused his attention and fired again at the moment when the brain monster was slow to move after releasing its skills.
This time, the monster failed to escape.
A bright blue beam of light hit a swollen sarcoma on its surface, and then large areas of crystallized structures quickly spread along the sarcoma to the monster's body. It could no longer maintain its suspended state, so it issued a
There was an angry scream, and then it fell to the ground uncontrollably.
And just as it screamed, Hao Ren saw circles of translucent ripples visible to the naked eye spreading out from the roots of the brain monster's tentacles. He instantly realized the role of these ripples, and was suddenly shocked: he was about to be exposed.
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But just before he could take any more actions, those ripples suddenly seemed to hit some invisible barrier. They disrupted themselves into a mess of chaos in mid-air, and disappeared in the next second.
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment, but before he could think more, he felt a huge force coming from behind: Lily grabbed his arm and ran towards the gate: "The wind is tight, pull!"
The group finally entered the new ventilation duct, and they finally stopped after making sure they were far enough away from the entrance and exit.
Hidden behind a corner, Lily peered in the direction in which the group of people came in. She took a few deep breaths before calming down: "Huhu, it seems no one is following..."
"It scared me to death!" Nangong Wuyue lay on the ground like a dehydrated salted fish, "Just now I thought we were all exposed, and I thought we were dead."
"Did you see the last scene just now?" Hao Ren looked at Vivian, "What signal was that brain monster trying to send..."
"Then it was intercepted," Vivian nodded, "I saw it too."
Hao Ren frowned: "What on earth is that?"
Yzaks also saw the scene just now, and was obviously equally concerned: "It's not clear, but it's obviously some kind of energy field, and... it's not the same thing as the energy fields on those monsters."
Then the three people looked at each other, and Hao Ren couldn't help but mutter: "Is there any power other than us on this planet?" 74