The sun is high

After an unknown period of time, the madly running rat, wrapped in gloomy clouds, once again carried his master onto the vast plain paved with the bones of countless dead people.

The giant rat followed his master's mood and slowly walked up a hill of bones. It was not too far from the mountains behind, so the space rules remained stable, but just became a little "sticky".

Shuger turned around and looked back. Until this time, the figures of the farewellers still stayed under the mountain.

According to the plan and agreement, once Shuger left, the rats would immediately take measures to completely block and hide their settlement.

In the future, this ancient race from Vann will spend a long period of learning and development in this residence transformed from the ruins of another civilization.

Shuger looked at the hunched figure standing at the front of the farewell team, raised his hand and waved twice, and the figure also raised his skinny arm and gently shook in his direction. The appearance reminded Shuger of the plants swaying in the cold breeze in the early spring on the Delan Plain.

The road from buds to giant trees is destined to be extremely long, but the chaos in the Abyss Wasteland makes this winding road lose the confinement and restraint of the time scale. In the case of a large number of variables returning to chaos, I am afraid that no one can accurately calculate the specific process required for a civilization to rise from enlightenment.

"I wish you all the best."

Shuger said, but the storm on the Abyss Wasteland was howling, and only he could hear this sound after all.

At the moment the voice fell, the huge metal disc hidden in Shuger's spiritual ocean broke through the sea surface and appeared. With the injection of infinite magic power, the precise gears and chains began to work.

With orderly and dull metallic sounds, the state of magic in the groove of the disc was constantly changing. Under the control of Shuger, the magic mixed with the gloomy shadows was extracted separately. These transparent and clear magic water flows were shaped into sharp blades and fell decisively into the groove where the running rats lived.

In almost an instant, the souls of the Ernst family who voluntarily stayed in the ratman's habitat were free. The magic connection between them and Shuger, the metal disc and the running rat was easily cut off by Shuger. This behavior seemed dangerous, but it did not cause any impact or damage to both parties.

At the same time when the connection was terminated, Shuger delivered part of the magic to the other end of the connection. The total amount of magic was quite limited, but it was enough for these "family elders" who existed in the form of blind rats to obtain almost unlimited life in this chaotic world-from then on, they would no longer be creatures restricted by Shuger or other magic rituals, but "god advisors" with similar status to the warriors and priests in the ratman community.

A slight wave came, and it was the low sigh of Countess Alexandra.

These souls and wills had been trapped for a long time in the mysterious ritual of the Earth Mother set up by the Black Sun Society. The power of the secret ritual allowed the invisible souls and wills to merge and collide with each other. In the cognition of these dead, they had actually become an inseparable whole. However, now, some souls were separated. The shock and emptiness brought by this process were obviously not pleasant.

However, Alexandra did not say anything more after all.

After all, for these former soldiers, being able to go to the struggle and battlefield again and join the dispute of iron and blood again can be regarded as the supreme pursuit and enjoyment.

Not to mention, the enemy of this battle is so different.

Shuger pulled his mind away from the roar of the metal disc, and the huge and sophisticated creation sank again. Shuger raised his eyes and looked carefully at the warm light emerging from the cracks of the towering mountains.

Now Shuger knew that the source of the light was not a miracle, nor was it a beacon hidden in the abyss.

It was an old monument, a monument from the past, but it ran through the unknown and the future, and completely transcended the dimension of time.

The secrets hidden in it constituted his soul and spirit, giving him the reason and power to fight against those twisted existences.

"I'm leaving."

Shuger looked at the warm light and spoke softly, saying goodbye to the pioneers who didn't even know him. Then he drove the Running Rat to turn around and run down the hill, and his figure disappeared lightly in the faint light, just like those wanderers running to the distance at dawn.

The moment he stepped into the familiar darkness, the shadow protection from Theseus immediately emerged from the bodies of the Running Rat and Shuger. These forces quickly formed a void of armor and barriers, covering Shuger layer by layer.

Under their protection, Shug adjusted his state and constructed several special magic rituals that were sorted and modified by Aqifu and could adapt to the Abyss environment. Then, the Roots of Destiny and the Touch of Calron, which were part of Shug's power carriers, emerged one after another. They formed the base and nodes of these magic rituals, and spread the magic power that could only cover a small area to the surrounding areas.

Therefore, the chaotic rules that had been constantly interfering when Shug first arrived in the Abyss Wasteland retreated under this special response method, and the scale of the space quickly returned, and the speed of the Running Rat was also correspondingly improved.

"Which direction should we go?"

Shuge asked loudly in his heart, and Theseus immediately responded - a shadow was pulled out from the barrier, gracefully drawing an arc in mid-air, pointing to the misty distance.

"If you go in this direction, you can find the Dark Abyss Palace?"

"Ah."

Theseus sneered: "If you don't trust my navigation, you can also explore it yourself... Of course, if you ask me, the fastest way to find the Dark Abyss Palace is to directly lift these shielding measures. In this case, those hounds will It will be in front of you soon."

"Then what? How many of them should I choose to pull the car?"

"The greater possibility is that they will call their immediate superiors, and then you can arrive at the Dark Abyss Palace smoothly, in the form of excrement and soul residue."

Theseus's joke was as bad as ever. After laughing twice, he added: "The Dark Abyss Wasteland has always been the hunting ground of that stupid dog. Even if you can use some of the power left by your mentor, it is impossible." Confront it head-on here.”

"The derivatives of the Dark Abyss Palace are already so difficult to deal with. So even if I really find the Dark Abyss Palace, what can I do? Can I really destroy it?"

While Xiuge looked at the huge shadows flying in the sky far away in the wasteland, he questioned in his heart: "When we were still in the continuation base, you have been unwilling to reveal the secrets to me. Now I have followed the instructions. Now that we’ve agreed to leave, it’s time for you to share your specific thoughts, right?”

"Okay, but before that, I want to ask you some questions."

"Again...forget it, just ask."

Hearing this, Shuge shrugged helplessly, but he had long been numb to Theseus's habits, so he simply adjusted his posture and used Charron's Touch as a "seat belt" to secure himself firmly. On the back of the running rat.

"First question, you have been in Dark Abyss for a while... I want to hear what you think about Dark Abyss?"

"Is your question a bit too broad? Can you narrow the scope?"

"Okay, then let's first talk about your views on the internal 'rules' of Dark Abyss."

"rule?"

Shuge couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The moment he heard these words, he could almost imagine Theseus asking questions while leaning on a chair to drink a drink.

After all, from the moment he entered the Dark Abyss, he didn't feel any clear rules at all. Everything here was so abstract and chaotic. Even the creations that had certain entities and could move in the Dark Abyss wasteland were It is definitely not something that can be inferred based on common sense.

Theseus felt the change in Xiuge's thoughts as always, so he immediately added: "Or, I can ask more clearly, do you think there is a clear operating law or principle in the Dark Abyss? "

Hearing this, Xiuge was slightly startled.

He thought seriously for a while, and then asked: "If the intuitive chaos and instability I felt inside the Dark Abyss are eliminated, then what is left should be the operating method that supports the entire 'system'... …According to previous understanding, although the Dark Abyss itself is mysterious and dangerous, it is not invincible and containable.”

Just like searching for documents in a physical data room, Xiuge neatly arranged the information and clues that he had organized in his mind. While he quickly read the contents, he continued: "Not only that, An Abyss It seems that it has been eager to obtain more power from the outside world. A very typical manifestation is the so-called "Great Hunt". Once the "Great Hunt" stagnates, the existence of Dark Abyss itself will be greatly weakened. On the contrary, the "Great Hunt" will The resumption of hunting means that Dark Abyss will begin its own new round of expansion.”

"Hmm... Not bad, continue."

Theseus's voice was a little lazy, and even Shuge could hear some inexplicable "game sound effects" coming from the dream shelter. This guy was obviously busy entertaining his mentor's phantom.

Xiuge didn't bother to pay attention to this guy's attitude. He carefully recalled the documents and books he found in the continuation base database, and then frowned: "In those documents and records, it was clearly mentioned more than once , all personnel participating in the continuation projects and plans will permanently protect all secrets... Even if they die, their bodies must be handled strictly. "

"The Dark Abyss hounds that make up the 'Great Hunt' themselves have the ability to plunder the power, memory and thinking of their prey... but they are unable to fully digest these powers themselves, but need to send them back to the Dark Abyss... Whether they will eventually abandon these memories and souls in the wasteland or bring them back to the palace, it means that Dark Abyss actually has a strong need for these existences. "

Thinking of this, Xiuge suddenly realized something. He felt as if electricity had passed through his back.

"Remember? Every time we talked about Poseidon Charron, we mentioned that if it develops according to Charron's path, it will eventually become the second black sun... Your judgment is actually right, but But it’s just not bold enough.”

Theseus said slowly: "The so-called dark abyss can be regarded as a phenomenon that can corrode and destroy a world, or it can be regarded as a powerful individual god. You can even regard it as a collection of life in some form. ”

"Its power and its minions are all tentacles used to absorb nutrients from the outside. The many creations wandering inside the Dark Abyss are the detailed composition of its internal system. Some may be muscles that help it operate, while others It’s the tiny bacteria that help it ‘digest’.”

"What about the Dark Abyss Wasteland? If we really regard the Dark Abyss as a life, then what is this part of the wasteland equivalent to?"

"Well……"

Theseus hesitated twice, and then said in an uncertain tone: "Maybe it's a place where excrement is stored?"

"How disgusting."

"It's quite disgusting, but there's no other response... Just understand."

Theseus laughed dryly and said: "The really useful souls were intercepted by the Dark Abyss Palace before being sent here. This is why you only encounter some fragmentary residues here."

"So who are we now? Parasites crawling inside its gut?"

"Hey……"

Theseus did not give an answer. He instead said: "Now that this problem has been solved, we can naturally find some ways to interfere with the overall operation of the black sun."

Xiuge couldn't help but take a deep breath: "Tell me, is the Dark Abyss Palace equivalent to the 'brain' or the 'heart'?"

"Both."

Theseus replied: "In fact, it also undertakes a considerable part of the 'hunting' function. It is the core of the black sun and the source of all the power radiated from the dark abyss. Once it falls into chaos, then its external All operations will be hindered and, in certain circumstances, we may even be able to take over some of these functions."

Shuge recalled Theseus' past, and then asked with difficulty: "Did you just do this all day long?"

"Not really. I was actually very cautious before. At most I only caused some interference and destruction, or misled the target of the 'big hunt' to some desolate places... But this time it's different. I'm going to do something big." ”