Alien Relic Hunter

"Then are you sure... is this bad feeling really a psychological effect?" Layton asked again.

"I..." This time, Ivan hesitated.

Logically speaking, experienced ruin hunters like them have a very strong psychological quality - without a big heart, their sanity would have been wiped out long ago when exploring those mysterious ruins. Things that ordinary people are afraid of, such as darkness, corpses, monsters, etc., cannot scare them at all.

Unless these things can threaten their lives.

The existence of a sixth sense has always been a controversial topic in academic circles. If thrown into an online forum, it can also be regarded as an evergreen level water experience topic.

But unlike those experts, scholars, and ordinary people surfing the Internet, the vast majority of relic hunters firmly believe in the existence of a "sixth sense."

In the hunter circle, there have always been many legends and stories related to "inspiration". Although "inspiration" cannot be seen, touched or heard, there are countless examples that can prove that this thing is real and is not a figment of the human brain - those with higher inspiration can often see See things that others can't see, hear things that others can't hear...

And those who have been between life and death for a long time, such as soldiers in the field force, will also have an inexplicable premonition of the coming danger, and this premonition will also be classified as a sixth sense - in today's academic terms To sum up, a saying with a high degree of recognition in the industry is that all "special senses" that do not belong to the five senses are collectively called the "sixth sense", and "inspiration" and "danger omens" all belong to this category. subcategory.

"Can you see any clues?" Ke Lan focused on Ze Luo.

The latter shook his head gently and said: "My perception cannot penetrate it."

"Actually, it's normal for us to feel this way." Thirty-three suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth and made a half-smiling expression, "If the 'prophet' of the heretical sect is really in this tower If so...then this place is more dangerous than the legendary Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den."

"Ahem...I originally wanted to say that I would have to break into the dragon's den and the tiger's den." Layton coughed and said, "You blocked me right now."

"Let's go, we're all here." Ke Lan waved, "We can't just go home, right?"

"I'll take the lead," Valentina said.

The Blasphemer mecha steadily walked to the front, holding in its hands a physical shield "borrowed" from the Shield Mountain mecha of the mobile unit - this shield was taller than the Shield Mountain itself and was enough to cover the entire machine. The covered heavy tower shield suddenly turned into a regular-sized shield in the hands of the Blasphemer mecha.

The other hand of the blasphemer is tightly grasping the heavy armor-piercing sword. A faint seven-color stream of light envelopes the sword. This is a symbol that the armor-piercing sword is in a "critical state". It has already done its job. Okay, you can be ready to slash with maximum output power at any time.

"Be careful." Ke Lan nodded.

One leg of the Blasphemer's mech stepped into the darkness.

Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, and Valentina controlled the machine to lower her upper body, put the heavy tower shield in front of her, and took another step forward.

Half of the machine has entered the darkness where observation is impossible, but nothing has changed.

"Did you find anything?" Ke Lan said in the team communication channel.

"No, the monitor can only see darkness." Valentina replied.

"After entering the tower, do not move forward unless necessary. Stay where you are and wait for friendly forces to meet up." Ke Lan instructed.

"learn."

The communication device used by Ke Lan and the others was not the wired cable used by the mobile unit, but a short-distance laser communication device. When the Blasphemer mecha was completely submerged in the darkness, the communication channel symbolized Valentina. The signal suddenly disappeared.

The darkness behind the door was so thick that not even lasers could penetrate it.

An indescribable feeling suddenly arose in Ke Lan's heart. He immediately shouted to a pilot operating a propeller mecha: "Come to the door, put your hand in, and see if you can touch the one you entered earlier." That machine."

If Valentina stopped moving after entering the tower as requested by Ke Lan, then she and the Blasphemer mecha should be blocking the doorway now - even though from Ke Lan's perspective, they are only Can see an impenetrable darkness.

"As you command!"

The named propeller quickly walked to the tower door and slowly extended a mechanical arm inside.

However, the robotic arm was not hindered in any way until the entire two-meter-long robotic arm was completely submerged into the darkness.

"No." The pilot reported to Ke Lanhui, "The robotic arm did not touch any object."

"Hiss..." Layton, who was staring closely at the side, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, "How could it be... Logically speaking, Xiaona should be one step away from us, how could she touch her? Not yet?"

"You, go in and find someone." Ke Lan ordered.

"Yes!" The pilot of the propeller mecha controlled the machine body and entered the tower without any hesitation.

But soon, this propeller immediately followed Valentina's footsteps and lost contact with the main force. Several soldiers ran forward and pulled out the communication cable extending into the darkness, and found that one end of the cable had been cut off. The cross-section of the cable, whether it is the polymer shell or the metal core, is as smooth as a mirror, and there is no sign of tearing.

"Damn it!" Layton cursed in a low voice, "Were they attacked?"

"It's not like that." Ke Lan shook his head, "With the performance of the Blasphemer's body, even if it is ambushed, it will not be unable to retreat even a step..."

"Then why did the two machines disappear after entering? And the cut cable..." Leighton suddenly paused mid-sentence, silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Could it be... …”

"It's teleportation." Ke Lan continued what he said, "Behind a door is a teleportation channel. This can also explain why even light is swallowed up by this darkness."

"... Damn it, why is there a teleportation channel in a place like this." Ke Lan controlled Augustus and walked around the base of the core tower, "The six entrances are all the same, they are all damned Transmission channel."

"Do you think the final destination of this transmission channel is in the tower or somewhere else?" Thirty-three looked at the dark space behind the door and said in a deep voice.

"There is another question." Ivan said, "Do these six transmission channels lead to the same place, or several different places..."

"Then what should we choose now?" The commander of the mobile unit looked at Ke Lan, "In order to find the correct passage, maybe we should divide our troops into six groups..."

"No, we can't divide our troops." Ke Lan categorically objected. "Spreading our troops at this time will only lead to being defeated individually... It's better to go all out."

"What if there is a trap behind this door... at the end of this transmission channel?"

"Suppose we are divided into six groups, and one of them bets right and comes in front of the prophet, then what do you think is the difference between facing the prophet with one-sixth of the current strength and falling into a trap...?" Ke Lan asked rhetorically.

"..."

Everyone quickly reached a consensus - except for leaving a light armored vehicle and a propeller body at the door to meet the subsequent troops arriving here, everyone else passed through the place where Valentina first passed through. door and enter the tower.

As the actual commander of the entire team, Ke Lan got into the boundless darkness with Augustus of Layton after the two armored vehicles that were the pioneers drove into the tower.

The moment he stepped into the tower door, Ke Lan's right hand was tightly grasped on a pull ring on Augustus' back. According to the rules of the teleportation device on Yagunaktor, as long as the teleported object is directly If there is direct contact, it will be recognized by the transmission channel as the same teleportation object - for example, assuming two people hold hands and enter the transmission channel, then during the entire transmission process, the two people can feel each other's consciousness. They are in the same space; but if there is no physical contact between the two people, even if they enter the transmission channel at the same time, it is difficult to feel the presence of the other person... Even before entering the channel, there is only one separation between the two people. Less than a centimeter away.

This judgment basis is not rigorous and is full of loopholes and unreasonable points from a scientific perspective. However, in practical applications, there has been no deviation.

But this time, when Ke Lan was completely plunged into darkness and all the senses in his body disappeared and recovered again, he could no longer feel what he was holding in his hands - he had passed through the transmission channel, but around him Augustus and Leighton had disappeared.

"Sure enough, the mechanism of this teleportation channel is different from the teleportation device on Yagunaktor..." Such a thought flashed through Ke Lan's head.

On Yagunaktor, some people also try to connect the teleportation objects with cables or other ropes to things outside the transmission channel. Generally speaking, if the things connected to the ropes are relatively close to the transmission channel and If the mass is lighter, it will be pulled directly into the transmission channel; but if the thing is far away from the transmission channel or simply fixed on the ground, the rope connecting the two will break, and something similar to ablation will appear at the fracture. General traces.

But the cables on the propeller mecha seemed to have been cut by some kind of sharp weapon.

This means that there must be some differences in the transmission mechanism or rules between the two transmission channels.

But what he couldn't understand was that the Gauss pistol held tightly in his other hand had not disappeared.

Could it be that only living objects will be counted in the judgment... That's not right. Augustus is not a living being. Only Layton sitting in the cockpit is considered a living creature. So how can this transmission channel distinguish between machines and machines? What about the armor and the pilot in the mecha?

While Ke Lan was thinking about these things, the space in front of him gradually brightened up - although it was incomparable to the brightness "outside the tower", at least it was no longer the darkness where he could not see his fingers.

"Is this... really the inside of the tower?" Ke Lan looked around and couldn't help but have this question in his heart.

This is a dim space, with boundless chaos above and around the head, and a shallow pool of water underfoot - the height of the water is only less than the top of the feet, extending into the distance, covering Ke Lan All ground as far as the eye can see.

There was dim light in this space, but he could not find the source of the light... These lights seemed to leak out from the gaps in the dark space, blending into the chaos.

Although Ke Lan couldn't see the edge of this space, one thing that was certain was that the area of ​​this space was definitely larger than the base of the core tower.

Could it be that he was teleported somewhere outside the tower?

No...if some kind of space technology is used, it is theoretically possible to "fold" such a world into a smaller space inside the tower...

Ke Lan could not yet come to a conclusion as to whether he was inside or outside the tower.

"It seems... everyone who entered the transmission channel should have been separated." Ke Lan did not find any companions in his field of vision. "Whether the troops are divided or not, it seems that it is meaningless at all."

He bent down, picked up a handful of water, brought it to his nose and smelled it, then dipped his fingertips into a small drop and spread it on the tip of his tongue.

After being transplanted with living armor, Ke Lan's own toxin resistance was almost maxed out. Even if he drank a cup of highly corrosive aqua regia, the active armor could instantly infiltrate to protect his digestive tract and inflict damage on his body. Damaged tissue recovers quickly.

This is also the reason why he dared to "test poison".

"Is it really water?" This result surprised him. The water on the ground is not only non-toxic, but also has no radiation. It doesn't even have the debris and odor that most water sources on Alpha Planet have. This is water, so clean. Purified water that couldn't be any cleaner.

If it were placed on the Ark, it would be regarded as drinking water with the highest purification level.

Ke Lan straightened up and walked forward.

In this space without any markers, when walking forward, you will have a confused feeling as if you are standing still. Fortunately, Ke Lan realized this problem from the beginning and switched the smart bracelet on his wrist. Picked it off and placed it at the beginning.

He turned his head and glanced at the bracelet behind him that was shining under the water - he had just taken a total of fifty steps, and the distance between himself and the bracelet was almost exactly fifty steps.

In other words, this weird space, at least in terms of visual observation, does not deviate from the normal world outside.

[P.S. Thanks to the giraffe who loves reading for the 1,500 starting coins. 】