After the signal connection with the probe was interrupted for ten seconds, the data terminal finally couldn't help but take the initiative to speak: "Partner, something is wrong - the signal has completely disappeared, and all backup connections are invalid!"
"Did the signal disappear or the probe itself disappeared..." Hao Ren frowned deeply. Looking at the dark and deep crack, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, "Is there something underneath?
Destroyed the probe?"
The data terminal seemed to have forgotten about the quarrel with Hao Ren just now, and floated to the side of the latter's head to observe the movement in the big crack: "This is not normal. Although the probe is an inconspicuous gadget, it is nothing special after all.
Made by the Empire, its signal transmission module is very powerful. Almost no mortal civilization has the ability to interfere with its operation. And if it is destroyed... the core of the probe should also have a chance to transmit back the last-minute attack information!
"
"But the fact is that it disappeared so quietly, just like the rocks thrown by Leah during the day." Vivian also frowned, "Hao Ren, do you still have the probe?"
"Ah, there are so many in space," Hao Ren said as he took out a new probe, "Try throwing another one?"
"Let the probe fly in slowly this time," Vivian nodded and said, "Track the terminal and see where it lost contact when it flew."
Hao Ren released a probe again. This diamond-shaped machine, which was smaller than a little finger, slowly flew towards the crack under the precise control of the data terminal. When it was about to enter the darkness, its speed even dropped to only a few seconds per second.
To the extent of a few millimeters.
Hao Ren and Vivian both widened their eyes and watched nervously as the probe gradually lowered its height. The data terminal transferred the images observed by the probe to its own holographic projection. Currently, there was only one piece of constantly rotating on the projection.
Nothing could be seen outside the darkness and chaos.
The probe touched the dark "event" in the crack and disappeared silently as if it was submerged in a layer of thick ink. Because of its extremely slow speed, it took the little thing several seconds to completely pass through the "event", and in it
When the last bit of silver on the surface disappeared into the darkness, the data terminal also said: "Signal lost."
"It disappeared after completely crossing the dividing line," Hao Ren immediately turned to the terminal. "It had already partially entered the 'opposite' before disappearing. Was there any picture sent back at that time?"
At this time, the data terminal was checking the last image data returned before the probe disappeared frame by frame: "It looks like there is only darkness..."
Hao Ren stared at the screen with his eyes wide open. The data terminal had already pulled down the last few frames of content, but there was still only darkness on it, and a vague chaotic vortex in the darkness, with no shape or meaning at all.
But the data terminal stopped on the last picture, and it seemed to have discovered something: "Partner, there seems to be something here!"
The content of the last frame of the image seemed to be the same as the previous one, with darkness and chaos intertwined. However, the terminal discovered something hidden in the darkness through comparison of the underlying data, and it immediately began to process the image.
After hundreds of enhancements and filters, Hao Ren finally saw the shadow of something from those hazy shadows.
"What the hell is this..." He couldn't help but mutter, "It doesn't look like a cave or a canyon..."
"It seems to be a very, very empty space," Vivian also moved her head over, "Is there an open cave under the rift valley?"
“Hiha—scared!!”
"What else seems to be floating in the cave? Does this thing flying in front of the probe lens look like a pillar?"
"Puff-biubiubiu! Pah!"
"I also think it looks like a pillar, but why are it floating in the sky? Is there no gravity in the tunnel?"
"Hiss..."
"When did this little thing get out of here?!"
Hao Ren finally saw the little weakling who was standing on Vivian's head and dancing around to emphasize his presence. He was stunned: he was completely immersed in the picture returned by the research probe, and he didn't even notice it.
This little guy!
Even Vivian was shocked. She didn't notice when the little weakling came out of her body. At this time, she quickly reached out to catch the little guy: "Don't move! This place is dangerous!"
"Scared!" Faced with the sudden reaction of the two people, the little thing immediately waved his arms and let out a threatening cry, then stumbled and flew in the air to avoid Vivian's grasping hand, and threw shadow arrows as hard as he flew back.
, "biubiu!"
The little thing flying in the air was so clumsy, and it had to hide and hide. It rushed towards the big crack at a glance. Seeing this, Hao Ren quickly reached out to stop him: "Danger! Come back.
!!”
However, his movement of reaching out was still a step too slow. The Brownian motion-like flight trajectory of the little weakling was impossible to judge. This little guy who was usually very weak in everything unexpectedly miraculously dodged all of Hao Ren's fingers.
And plunged headfirst into the rift valley.
At this moment, Hao Ren felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat: "I'm going!!"
"Ah!" Vivian was also shocked. Although the little weakling was just a person with evil thoughts and did nothing serious at home except causing trouble, the damage she caused was so small, plus they got along so well.
For a long time, Vivian seemed to treat the little thing as a member of the family. At this time, seeing this reckless little guy plunge into the big tunnel like this, she almost felt her heart beating, "
Weak chicken!!"
The two of them almost subconsciously rushed towards the rift, but they stopped abruptly at the last step. Neither of them were impulsive and blind people. At this moment, they clearly thought of one thing: they have not yet understood the nature of the rift.
, can you really rescue the little weakling by rushing in like this?
Hao Ren released an autonomous machine from his portable space: Considering that the previous probe lost its signal only after it completely entered the dark "horizon", this may mean that an object without life or magic response would not be able to react completely before it completely fell into the large tunnel.
It will not be swallowed up. It is even possible that the probe has not been destroyed yet, but has just lost the connection for some reason. The autonomous machine has higher intelligence than the probe and can be autonomous even if the connection is completely lost.
Judgment action, so maybe try to let it go to salvage.
I just hope that the weakling can persist in the big tunnel for a little longer.
However, just when Hao Ren was about to release the self-discipline machine, an inconspicuous black energy arrow flew out from the darkness surging in the crack, accompanied by the little weakling's signature voiceover: "biu!"
Hao Ren & Vivian: "..."
The next second, the little weakling who should have been swallowed by the big tunnel flew out of it like nothing happened. She didn't seem to be hurt at all, and she tilted her head when she saw Hao Ren.
: I seem to be very curious about what the other party is planning to do when they suddenly release an autonomous machine.
"It's... okay?" Hao Ren was stunned.
Vivian immediately waved to the little weakling: "Come back!"
This time, the little one flew back obediently and jumped up and down in Vivian's hand very energetically.
Vivian nervously and carefully checked the condition of the little weakling. After a moment, she looked up at Hao Ren with surprise: "There is really nothing wrong with her at all - she seems to be completely unaffected by the tunnel."
"Is this big tunnel just to scare people?" Hao Ren felt very unbelievable, "Or, in fact, it only works for locals in the world of Lahirion, and has no effect on us 'smugglers' from other places?
"
Vivian's tone was a little uncertain: "But we lost two probes..."
Hao Ren thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I'll test it a little, and you'll be there to protect me."
As he spoke, he lowered his body next to the rift valley, stretched out a hand towards the "horizon" filled with endless darkness, Vivian looked on and was startled: "What are you going to do?
!”
"Don't worry, I'll just put my hand over and give it a try," Hao Ren explained, "What if this thing is really just a fake to us?"
Although he said it casually, he still mustered up his energy and carefully approached the horizon with his hands while paying attention to whether there were any abnormal energy reactions in the sensing rift.
However, just before his hand touched the boundary, he suddenly felt an unusual coldness coming from his fingertips and quickly spreading throughout his body.
After the chill, there was intense weightlessness and dizziness - at that moment, he felt as if he was suddenly thrown into the sky, and then fell into a bottomless abyss. All kinds of strong hallucinations came one after another, and
The five senses of the real world instantly became chaotic. He even felt that Vivian standing next to him had turned into an illusory shadow, and the originally solid ground beneath him began to move towards the big tunnel like soft mud.
slide……
"Hao Ren! Pull your hand back quickly!"
Vivian's ethereal shout came from the side. Hao Ren tried hard to concentrate and retracted his hand while fighting against all kinds of confusing hallucinations.
He was breathing heavily, cold sweat flowing down his forehead, and the arm that had once been close to the big tunnel now seemed to have an almost transparent texture like a phantom.
It wasn't until a few seconds later that the arm gradually returned to its original shape.
"Fuck... I thought my hand was really gone..." Hao Ren watched as his arm gradually recovered, and all kinds of perceptions gradually returned to normal from the chaotic and crazy state before, and then he choked out his words, "Sure enough, it can't be done.
Feel free to commit suicide."
Vivian also took a long breath: "Just now your hand gradually disappeared, but you didn't move at all. That's why I called you."
"I felt like I was out of body just now," Hao Ren said frankly. Then he saw the little weakling who had climbed onto Vivian's shoulder and was playing with a lock of Vivian's hair.
I can’t bear it… So what’s going on with this little guy?”