Above the gray fog

Behind the door is a world full of novelties, beyond all Lin Shan's expectations and imaginations.

The first thing he noticed was the sky. It was no longer a single blue, but a brilliant interweaving of colors. The light bands of the rainbow swam in the sky. In the gaps between those light bands, sometimes there were twinkling stars, and sometimes meteors passed by, giving people a magical feeling of being able to watch the stars in the daytime.

Shifting his sight to the ground, Lin Shan found himself standing on a transparent platform, which seemed to be made of solidified air. Under his feet were slowly flowing clouds and light, and there were also strange plants growing. Their leaves seemed to be breathing, emitting soft light with breathing.

Not far away, there was a body of water, but this water was different from any water Lin Shan knew. It was composed of countless light points, and it made pleasant music when flowing, as if every drop of water was an active note, playing a wonderful symphony together.

Lin Shan even saw some creatures, with different shapes. Some of them had light flashing on their bodies, while others seemed to be able to change their shapes and colors at will. These creatures, like the plants on the platform, coexist harmoniously with the surrounding environment. They may be the natives of this world, showing the diversity of life in this dimension.

All of this looks so harmonious. Light and color, sound and space seem to follow the laws and order unique to this dimension.

The scene in front of him made him feel very strange, but it still couldn't reach the level of subverting the three views. The super-dimensional space in the gray fog universe can also do these things, and some super-dimensional spaces are even better than this.

"It's safe here. The danger has been cleared by me. It wasn't like this when I came here for the first time. You follow me and I will take you to the entrance to the deeper part." Ikaros said.

As soon as Ikaros finished speaking, Lin Shan felt that the air around him began to produce subtle fluctuations. This fluctuation reminded people of the delicate ripples on the water surface when the breeze was blowing. However, these ripples did not come from the natural wind, but an invisible force controlling everything around.

As Ikaros walked, the scenery began to change. The plants turned into black chains and suddenly grew. They were entangled and twisted in the void, like the tentacles of some creature, full of unknowns and threats.

Lin Shan raised his eyebrows slightly. The beauty of this world was only superficial, and there was an unspeakable horror behind it.

The group followed Ikaros and continued to move forward. They passed through the ever-changing light and shadow and came to a barren land.

The ground here was no longer a transparent platform, but was composed of countless black sand grains. The sand grains were constantly flowing and reorganizing, as if they had life. In this sea of ​​sand, Lin Shan also saw some things that looked like plants. Their root tentacles went deep into the sand, and the leaves stretched toward the sky, but the veins on the leaves were very similar to human neural networks. When the wind blew through the leaves, it emitted a sharp whistling sound, like the wailing of countless souls.

"I have opened up the first few areas in this formula. The last area is in front. It depends on you next." Ikaros looked at Lin Shan.

Lin Shan nodded slightly. He was quite good at solving puzzles. It would be easier if there were hints.

Then, they came to the waters they had seen at first. From a closer look, the floating spots on the water were no longer spots of light, but distorted faces. They floated on the water, opened and closed their mouths, and seemed to be telling endless pain. The music of the water turned into a noisy clamor. The sound of each drop of water colliding was like a needle piercing the heart.

"Huh..." Lin Shan found something strange.

Lin Shan's sharp eyes penetrated the phantoms of the painful faces on the water. He noticed the movement deep in the water. There was a vortex there, spinning silently, and in the center of the vortex, there seemed to be a force that swallowed everything.

He instinctively wanted to retreat, but Ikaros stopped him, "Seeing does not mean existence, and feeling is not necessarily true."

Ikaros walked to the edge of the water, then jumped lightly into the whirlpool. The fat black man next to him was startled and was about to call, but he saw Ikaros seemed to be lifted by an invisible force and slowly landed in the center of the whirlpool. The water there was surprisingly calm.

Lin Shan stared at this scene, followed closely, and jumped into the water. The cold water surrounded Lin Shan, but he did not sink. Instead, like Ikaros, he was steadily lifted up by a mysterious force and taken to the depths of the whirlpool.

In the center of the whirlpool, Lin Shan found a shining portal, which was closed.

"Do you see that door? Think of a way to get through it. I have tried all the ways I can try." Ikaros looked at Lin Shan next to him.

"Is this the place you can't solve?" Lin Shan asked.

Ikaros nodded slightly, "Well, this door was originally hidden. I found it, but I couldn't get in. I killed all the living things around. I guess there should be some mechanism that can control this door, but I can't find it. It's up to you."

At this time, the fat and thin black man also walked in and stood on the vortex.

Lin Shan looked around and tried to trigger additional prompts.

[The Sea of ​​Thought is composed of thoughts, thoughts and ancient wisdom.]

After looking for a long time, he could only get prompts on the water surface.

After a while, Lin Shan said in the expectant eyes of the group, "Well, if I'm not wrong, this water has its own thoughts. Try to communicate with it."

The sea of ​​thought contains ancient wisdom, and these hints are already obvious.

Icarus frowned, and she asked in confusion: "Communication? You mean... communicate with water?"

Lin Shan did not answer. He walked to the water, closed his eyes, and gently dipped his hand into the water. The ripples on the water gently brushed his fingertips, and a subtle connection formed in Lin Shan's consciousness.

After silence, Lin Shan opened his eyes.

"This area of ​​water is a living body, it has its own consciousness." Lin Shan slowly said, "If you want to pass through this door, the breakthrough may be here."

Icarus gently rubbed his forehead. Is that the case? No wonder she tried everything but couldn't find a way to enter. What kind of brain circuit would talk to the water under his feet in this empty place.

"Hey! Water, sea, can you hear me?" The fat black man began to shout.

The sea water began to fluctuate, as if responding to his call.

"Finally found it? Attackers." A loud voice came from the bottom of the sea, and then the sea water began to boil and roar violently, and then rushed straight into the sky, forming a giant beast with four legs and two heads. Its entire body was made of water, and its skin was covered with twisted faces, which looked very visually impactful.

"Want to get the treasure of the void? Defeat me, and you can walk into that door." The giant beast stared at the four people with two whirlpool-like eyes.