The sun is high

The dense queue moved forward with messy footsteps.

The debris and corpses were fragmented under the high-frequency trampling and crushing, and then merged into an indistinguishable whole.

Soon, this group came into contact with their target, and a fierce fighting and confrontation began.

Shuge stood next to the huge rock at the bottom of a hill, completely hiding his body in its depression. He looked quietly into the distance, observing the strange and absurd battle.

The scene that Xiuge saw now was completely different from any hunting and fighting between the creatures of the Dark Abyss that he had seen before, because the two parties involved in this battle seemed to be different from those he had seen before. Those Dark Abyss creations are completely different.

If the weird creations that populate this world are generally summarized as entities composed of a high concentration of dark abyss fog and power, then these twisting shadows now are more like a pitiful incomplete semi-finished product.

They are more incomplete existences than the descendants of the Dark Abyss who destroyed Salem City. With his own magical vision and perception, Xiuge can clearly feel the fragility and instability within these shadows. They are both like Newborns in this world are like scraps from some huge monster. Every simple movement, any collision and contact may bring about serious changes or even collapse.

But even so, the desire of these shadows to attack has not weakened at all.

Xiuge saw that these shadows that were clearly divided into two "camps" collided fiercely together. Their fighting methods were as crude and simple as themselves. There was no mobilization of magic power, and there was no way to talk about anything. His technique is purely to use his precarious power to impact.

Only a few seconds after the battle broke out, a large amount of dark abyss mist began to float in this "battlefield". They kept hovering in the air, as if they wanted to continue their unfinished fight.

"If nothing else, Van En should be fighting."

Theseus's voice sounded in Xiuge's mind at the right time: "You are quite lucky to have just met... Well, these things you see are actually the 'prey' and prey captured by the dark abyss. One of the forms of 'food', or you can directly regard them as fragments of soul and will, but they are extremely thin and fragile."

"You mean that creatures like hounds are hunting in Vann at this time?"

"In terms of capturing prey and replenishing one's own strength, the Dark Abyss Palace has many, many methods. The 'big hunt' we are always talking about is just one of the most powerful forms."

Theseus explained: "Actually, the gaze and shining of the black sun are enough to absorb and attract the souls of the deceased... If you guessed correctly, there should be a war going on within Van En now, and It’s not a small scale, maybe it’s a full-scale attack.”

"How do you judge?"

"Certainly by the number of these fragments."

There was a rare seriousness and rigor in Theseus's tone: "The soul fragments forcibly absorbed by the black sun will not be concentrated in a certain place in the dark abyss, they will always be scattered throughout the dark abyss. everywhere, showing a uniform trend overall..."

"So, what I saw was just a part of those soul fragments?"

"To be precise, it's a very, very, very small part."

Theseus used "very few" three times in a row to strengthen his tone, and then he continued: "The 'nutritional value' of these fragments cannot be compared with the results of the 'big hunt', but no matter what In this way, it is also a kind of nourishment for the Dark Abyss...I am afraid that it won't be too long before all the Dark Abyss creations hiding nearby will be attracted by this food."

"So I should leave early, right?"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Theseus smiled and said: "Rather than leave this food to those disasters, it is better to strike first."

Hearing this, Xiuge was slightly startled. He asked with some uncertainty: "What do you mean..."

"Just like you did in Salem City in the past, swallow up the power and memories that come to your door... Although eating leftovers and debris may be a bit disgusting, within the Dark Abyss, this is the most important way to increase your own strength. method."

Having said this, Theseus added: "Although these absorbed fragments are very broken, they are ultimately derived from complete souls and wills, so you may be able to search for some memories from them. This It will help you understand the current situation of Van En."

Hearing this, Xiuge immediately became energetic.

Although he is now trapped in the Dark Abyss, deep down in his heart he is extremely concerned and worried about the situation surrounding Watch City. After all, the organizations and people he cares about are all gathered around Watch City at this time.

According to common sense, that is the most likely place to become a frontal battlefield.

"Okay, so what do I do? Just go up and attack them?"

"Don't be so troublesome. These fragments have not been completely assimilated by the Dark Abyss. They will still follow the basic magic rules... You just need to relax your body, clear your mind, let your position be exposed, and then accept them just like normal magic. That’s it.”

Xiuge nodded, and then walked out of the hiding place. He looked around and confirmed that there were no other Dark Abyss creations moving around. He immediately followed what Theseus said and put the shroud around his body. All the fog of the dark abyss was removed, and he quickly entered a state that was close to "meditation".

The impact of this move was huge.

The moment Xiuge removed his own protection, the shadows that were strangled together were already "aware", and their fighting and confrontation behaviors were stagnant. As Xiuge entered the state, those shadows floating above these shadows were "aware". The mist immediately began to be pulled, and like water flowing through a bottomless pit, they surged in the direction of Xiuge.

A cold feeling enveloped Xiuge's body and consciousness in an instant. This feeling was very uncomfortable. It reminded Xiuge of his terrible experience when he was first attacked by the descendants of An Yuan. But soon, he completely overcame it. of this discomfort.

As Theseus said, these forces are incomplete and disordered. Although their total amount is very considerable, they are very easy to deal with in the absence of unified mobilization. With just a little guidance, he successfully brought these external forces to the forefront. The cold magic power was accepted into its own magic circuit, followed by rapid assimilation and integration.

At this moment, Xiuge felt an inexplicable feeling of fullness.

It was as if he was drawing magic power directly from a huge underground crystal mine.

Along with the influx of magic power, some very fragmented pictures and sounds were also projected into Xiuge's ocean of thought.

Theseus's judgment was very accurate. Most of these fragmented memories were related to the war. In these memory fragments, Xiuge could see the clouds and mist caused by the magic explosion, hear the intensive machine gun fire, and even hear people shouting. And the miserable sound of the body being torn apart and penetrated by shrapnel.

Obviously, most of these fragments of souls and wills absorbed by the black sun belong to those soldiers who died on the battlefield.

It's a pity that Xiuge has no way to carefully classify these chaotic and fragmented messages at the moment. Facing the cold magic power that continues to pour into his body, he can only adopt an old strategy that he often used in the past - that is, in the Mark out an area in the spiritual ocean and throw all these chaotic messages into it.

Xiuge had used this strategy many times before when dealing with the descendants of An Yuan.

Relying on the experience accumulated in the past, he can completely separate these messy messages mixed in the magic with extremely high efficiency.

As more and more magical mist was attracted by Shuge, the entangled shadows began to undergo further changes. They began to collapse and disintegrate on their own, and exploded into groups of dark clouds. It didn't take long. , the strange and chaotic "battlefield" before was gone, and only the mist containing rich power was still floating and lingering there.

Such mist had an extremely exaggerated attraction to those Dark Abyss creatures, and soon the first predator appeared.

It was an "old acquaintance" of Xiuqing, a strong and huge dark abyss spider with two huge claws. Its attention was entirely on these extremely precious "food", so it was now The first moment he took his body, he pounced on the mist desperately, opened his mouthparts, and started eating almost frantically.

Immediately afterwards, several more dark abyss creatures that Xiuge had seen during his journey appeared. Most of them were "aboriginal people" in this wasteland.

Unlike typical hunters like the Dark Abyss Claw Spider, these creatures are basically humble "scavengers" who survive by relying on the remnants of their souls and wills. Although they are extremely greedy for the delicious "food" in front of them, they are imprinted on The caution in their instincts also makes them dare to stay at the edge of the foggy area to draw strength.

Soon, more creatures appeared, including several Dark Abyss hounds traveling together. They were small in size, and most of the pupils on both sides of their narrow heads were closed, which meant that Therefore, they are actually "young members" who have left the Dark Abyss Palace and their own group to go out on the road. It is precisely because of this that these hounds did not immediately conflict with the claw spiders on the other side.

This scenario is bizarre, but also reasonable.

At this subtle moment, the oppressive dark abyss and the bright Van En actually have some similarities - the twisted creations gather around the floating magic clouds to absorb power, just like the ferocious carnivores and the ferocious carnivores on Van En's grassland. The docile vegetarians share a pond.

Unfortunately, this short-term tranquility was soon violently broken.

The creatures of the Dark Abyss who were seizing the opportunity to nourish themselves suddenly discovered that the precious food that should have been enough for them to enjoy for a long time was decreasing at an extremely exaggerated rate. After realizing this, those violent creatures who finally showed their calm side finally The hunters immediately became restless again. They either began to roar threateningly, or began to look around, trying to find the culprit who broke the tacit understanding and attempted to occupy the food.

Soon, they successfully locked on the approximate location of the target with the flow of magic power.

At the same time, Xiuge's absorption speed of these magic powers had reached its peak. The metal disc as the carrier of power also began to rotate at this moment. The invisible power penetrated into those precise gears and structures like grease for lubrication. Among them, this makes the rotation of the metal disc become extremely smooth, and the speed of absorbing the surrounding power is even faster.

As a result, before the Dark Abyss creatures could react, the last remaining magical clouds and mist in the "battlefield" seemed to be siphoned, and surged away in the direction of Shuge, without waiting for them to react further. , and completely disappeared from their perception.

Facts have proved that even these dark creations composed of pure negative emotions and the mist of the dark abyss will fall into a sluggish state when faced with such sudden changes. However, after a short sluggishness, something will emerge. It is their purest nature.

The giant clawed spider with a strong body was the first to break out.

The reason why it ventured far away from its own group was to capture as much prey as possible. This was the key for it to break through its own limitations and become the new pillar of the group. However, now, the precious opportunity that had been presented to it has disappeared. This is enough to make it, which is quite intelligent, feel indignant.

Relying on its own perception, the spider finally succeeded in confirming the target's location, which made it feel ecstatic, because it suddenly realized that the guy who dared to break the rules and seize its food rations was himself in this wasteland. "delicious".

A strong sense of hunger emerged, and it couldn't wait to stretch out its claws, tear open the darkness in front of it, and jump into it.

The next moment, the space in front of Xiuge was violently torn open, and then the ferocious body of the Dark Abyss Spider protruded from it. The blade-like jointed limbs were raised high, and they were about to penetrate Xiuge's head and body.

However, as if he had predicted it, Xiuge suddenly opened his closed eyes at this moment, and next to him, several groups of black tentacles made of pure dark abyss magic suddenly appeared, and they were twisted together. , like a huge spear, penetrated forward fiercely, and had completely penetrated the body covered by the hard carapace of the Dark Abyss Spider before its limbs fell.

"Click..."

There was a crisp sound, and as the "crack" closed, the Dark Abyss Spider's body also split into two parts, and the Dark Abyss mist that escaped from it was absorbed by Xiuge.

"Well……"

Under the gaze of countless ferocious creatures, Shuge burped somewhat uncomfortably.

He accidentally overstuffed himself.