"Huh?" Suddenly, Esther stopped. He looked doubtfully in the direction of the camp in front of him, as if someone was coming.
He asked the professor: "Will the people in the pioneer camp explore other areas of this abyss?"
Ested's question was so sudden that the professor failed to understand what Ested meant, but he still answered: "Generally speaking, after discovering the ruins, the pioneers will focus their work on the ruins and other areas of the abyss.
Exploration will be avoided as much as possible.”
There are many unknown things in the abyss. After discovering the ruins, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble and distracting energy, the pioneers usually do not explore other areas of the abyss.
In Ested's perception, the other party is also a person, and he should not be a pioneer preparing to explore other areas. As for why he came in their direction, this is a question. Ested doesn't think that the other party has discovered them. It should be out of the blue.
for other purposes.
What do they have in this direction?
Esther looked behind him, but there was nothing. The only possibility was that the dive point had already been moved.
In other words, those who come here are there for the dive site.
Just during this moment of thinking, the distance between the other party and the others was very close. At such a distance, it would not be difficult for the other party to find his side.
Esther had no intention of hiding himself, so the other party easily discovered the existence of several people.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Esther and the others. It was not until this moment that a few people saw clearly what the other person looked like. He was an old man. Judging from the power that exploded from his body, the old man must be very powerful.
"You are..." The professor glanced at the other person unexpectedly. He naturally knew the person in front of him.
"Hello Professor, I didn't expect to see you here. I'm so lucky." The captain had a kind smile on his face, looking like a kind old man.
"Hello, Captain, I didn't expect you to leave the camp." The professor nodded and greeted the other party.
After a brief conversation, the captain glanced at the people next to the professor, namely Esder and his group, and finally his eyes rested on Esder.
The captain said meaningfully: "It seems that you have made a new companion."
After meeting his acquaintance, Professor Bittel relaxed completely. He said helplessly: "We deflected during the dive, and the pioneers who dived with me died in the abyss at a depth of 124 meters.
.”
The captain was not surprised. He just expressed regret and then said: "You are welcome to go to the camp, but the current situation in the camp is not very good. I hope you don't mind. When you arrive at the camp, there will be captain-level pioneers to receive you.
you."
"Where are you going?" the professor asked.
"I have other work." The captain did not intend to tell a few people about his itinerary, but simply said.
There wasn't much interaction between the two parties. After the professor and the captain finished talking, the captain took the lead in saying that he had to catch up to the dive site and say goodbye to a few people.
After the captain left, Lilina, who was lying on Esder's shoulder, dared to say: "Asder, that old man makes me feel very uncomfortable."
Esther teased: "Don't you think he is very kind?"
Lilina shook her head. She didn't think so. On the contrary, she thought the captain had an evil spirit that scared her and was very dangerous.
"It's normal for you to think it's scary. That's the leader of the Pioneers, a being who came out of the corpses of alien species in the abyss." At least compared to Fudo, this old man is undoubtedly more powerful.
At this time, the professor said: "What are your plans after arriving at the camp?"
"I need a map of the distribution of abyssal alien species nearby. Also, if possible, we will try to enter the ruins. I believe you won't have any objections."
The professor nodded. The ruins are not a private park. There are no regulations on who can enter and who cannot enter. However, if Esther and others enter the ruins, the camp will not provide them with protection.
If they encounter danger in the ruins, the camp will not provide rescue.
But considering the identity of the Esder Vampires, they probably won't encounter any fatal danger in the ruins, unless there are powerful soul-eating demons in the ruins.
Soul Eaters are not common in the abyss, because creatures in the abyss generally do not have souls, and abyssal aliens that possess souls are all powerful beings.
Such as fallen angels, demons, and devils.
"In that case, let's go to the camp first."
On the way, we passed a black river. The water in the black river has strong hallucinogenic properties. If you touch it, you will fall into coma. You will then indulge in the black river.
Outside the camp, a pale white protective shield protected the entire camp. The protective shield seemed as thin as mist.
"The scale is smaller than I imagined." Esther said as he looked at the protective shield.
The entire camp didn't seem to be big. Considering the previous fire, something probably happened in the camp, which caused the pioneers to have to shrink the coverage area of the protective shield.
The protective shield did not prevent Esder and others from entering, it would only isolate the abyssal alien species. This designated isolation saves more magic power. Compared with the barrier Esder used on the Lonely Mountain, the magic consumption of the protective shield is undoubtedly much smaller.
However, the situation was different at that time. He still needed to protect those black flames, so it couldn't be generalized.
After entering the camp, the professor revealed his identity to the pioneer guarding the protective shield, and they were soon arranged into a tent.
There were very few pioneers in the camp, and the number of them would not exceed a hundred. In the camp, Esther felt the magic elements floating in the air. These magic elements were the exhaust gases emitted after the magic stones were out of control. When he saw a high temperature in the central area,
After taking it, Esther thought he probably knew what happened in the camp.
The magic stones stored in the warehouse were destroyed and a large amount of materials were lost. The pioneers in the camp were forced to shrink the scope of the entire camp. It is thought that some of the pioneers in the camp must have resurfaced and returned to the world.
Not long after waiting, a captain-level pioneer came in. He was a young man. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand and said friendly: "I'm glad to see you again, professor. I'm Locke. I'm currently in the camp."
person in charge."
"Hello, Captain Locke, I'm sorry that I came a step late due to some accidents. Maybe you already know that I was attacked during the dive." The professor said politely.
Locke nodded, indicating that he was already aware of the matter, "I believe the association will be able to catch the prisoner soon." Then he looked doubtfully at Esder and the others behind the professor.
He didn't know where these people came from, at least they couldn't be pioneers.
The professor saw Locke's doubts and introduced: "These are my saviors. If possible, I would like to let them stay in the camp temporarily. Don't worry, they are very capable."