Hurricane in the Giant Hole
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The farther they went, the more obvious the traces left behind by the earth-shattering magic explosion became.
In the gray world, the sun, moon, and stars were still not clearly visible. Instead, they were enveloped by the increasingly dense, rolling, and squirming fog, making it extremely difficult for them to see the situation hundreds of meters away.
However, in the dense fog, there were a large number of stars floating in the air. Colorful spots of light were like glittering snowflakes.
These "snowflakes" condensed from magic power were not as harmless as real snowflakes.
Meng Chao saw with his own eyes that when "Jackal" Kanus threw a small piece of gravel at one of the crimson "snowflakes," it suddenly exploded and turned into more than three to five meters in diameter, the burning fireball was extremely hot at the center of the fireball, instantly burning the gravel into magma.
When Meng Chao himself grabbed another piece of broken stone in his palm and shot it toward a deep blue snowflake, the snowflake exploded, and the deep blue area expanded to three to five meters square, wherever the blue light went, everything, including the broken stones, was frozen into frost. When the frozen broken stones fell to the ground, they shattered into powder with a crisp sound.
From this, it could be seen just how terrifyingly low the temperature in this area was.
If the two of them had not used the crushed stones to explore the way and advanced step by step into the camp, they would have suffered a lot in the midst of these colorful and beautiful ‘snowflakes’.
The Wolf King told Meng Chao that these ‘snowflakes’were the ‘gifts’that the mages had carefully sealed after the aftermath of the magic explosion three thousand years ago.
They were also the last line of defense and traps that the army of Holy Light had deployed on the summit of the sacred mountain before they retreated.
Other than the flames and Frost, there were also a lot of ‘snowflakes’that could transform into acid and lightning. They could stain the shining armor and weapons with terrible rust in an instant, and they could make the strong Orc warriors suffer from all kinds of diseases, they could even infiltrate into the bodies of the Warriors silently and attract the iron elements in their bodies, turning them into sharp blades as thin as cicada wings that pierced through their hearts, lungs, and kidneys.
However, the most terrifying thing was not the ‘snowflakes’that could be seen with the naked eye.
Instead, it was the invisible spatial gaps.
If it was a gap that stretched for miles and was more than a hundred arms wide and could easily split the entire mountain and tear the entire space apart, it was nothing to be afraid of. Although such a natural chasm was difficult to cross.., however, no fool would easily crash into it.
What they were afraid of was a space crack that was as thin as a strand of hair, less than an arm or even half an arm, floating in the void, without a shadow or shape.
Although it couldn’t tear the entire space apart, if an unlucky person crashed into it, it would be extremely easy for their limbs to be broken and their heads to be separated.
Moreover, such a space crack was simply impossible to defend against.
No matter how thick the totem armor on their body was, if the other party directly tore the space apart and overthrew the nest, how could the body of flesh and blood wrapped in armor survive?
Meng Chaoshen agreed.
He had seen many similar spatial gaps in the hidden fog region and the depths of the Archean ruins.
It was indeed the most troublesome problem for explorers.
Who knew how many powerful heroes had broken through the traps of killing intent, but in the seemingly empty safe zone, they were directly split into two by the spatial gaps. It was even cleaner than a butcher dissecting a cow.
Even if the wound was as smooth as a mirror and did not bleed, it was as beautiful as a picture in a medical textbook. So what? There was still a chance for the limbs to be put back together. If the head fell off or was cut in half, there was only death.
No wonder they did not find any traces of totem beasts in this area.
Thinking about it, even those beasts that had lived on the summit of the Sacred Mountain for 3000 years did not dare to set foot in this land of death that was enveloped by the aftermath of the magic explosion.
Meng Chao and the Wolf King did not have a good solution to the aftermath of the magic
The two of them could only continue to pick up broken stones and rub them into the size of rice grains in their palms. Then, they used their spiritual energy to push the waves forward and spread them out heavily, trying to cover every area and trigger all the magic aftermath in advance, they also found all the spatial gaps that were as thin as a strand of hair according to the state of the dust and ripples.
As a result, the speed of their advance was greatly reduced.
Fortunately, other than setting off fireworks one after another, the two did not encounter any real threat.
The cracks on the ground in front of them also became more and more dense. Many of the cracks were curved and crisscrossed. They did not look like they were simply shattered by the explosion, but rather, they looked like giant magic runes.
Around these magic runes, all sorts of anomalies were becoming more obvious.
Countless fragments of giant slaughter angels floated in the air and rotated slowly. It was as if gravity had no effect here.
Around many of the fragments were seven-colored flames that seemed to burn eternally. From three thousand years ago until today, they had never been extinguished.
When Meng Chao and the Wolf King passed by, these flames would still bared their fangs and brandished their claws. They would dance like golden snakes, trying to form a string of words. It was unknown whether it was a warning or a curse.
Unfortunately, as time passed, the residual magic waves left in the flames gradually dried up. These words were all incomplete, making it difficult for the two to understand the true meaning behind them.
Some of the fragments were even gathered together by a strange power and condensed into the form of flowers, plants, and trees. It was like a microscopic jungle carved out of steel, spreading all the way to the depths of the Earth’s cracks.
Meng Chao also saw that from the depths of the Earth’s cracks, there were actually drops of underground water that condensed into crystal clear drops. They completely ignored the law of gravity and floated from the bottom up into the air. Then, they broke apart and turned into mist, they joined the mist.
All sorts of strange phenomena made Meng Chao and the Wolf King click their tongues in wonder.
In addition to the strange phenomena in the outside world, their nervous systems and life magnetic fields were also affected by the aftermath of magic.
Suddenly, they saw the remains of the war around them resurrected and turned into a translucent army of thousands of horses that whizzed past their eyes.
Suddenly, they heard a thunderous cry, as if two armies were trampling on their eardrums at the same time, almost blowing their cochlea into pieces.
Suddenly, they felt that the blood and spiritual energy around their bodies had turned into a torrential flood and boiling magma that was about to burst out from their seven orifices and even their pores.
Then, they felt that a tall mountain was pressing down on them, and their blood and spiritual energy had been completely frozen. Even their breathing had become an extravagant hope.
Even Meng Chao and the Wolf King had explored the most dangerous place in the world before.
At this moment, they did not dare to be careless at all.
They could only open their eyes wide, clench their teeth, and slowly circulate their spiritual energy according to their most familiar trajectories. They activated their life magnetic fields to resist the extremely chaotic spiritual magnetic environment and even the laws of physics in the outside world.
Just like that, the two of them advanced step by step like fish struggling in a swamp.
After an unknown period of time, their chests suddenly relaxed, and the pressure around them was slightly reduced. They felt that the space, the spiritual magnetic field, and the laws of physics around them had been stabilized again.
The two of them took a deep breath at the same time and raised their heads to look forward.
They saw hundreds of cracks on the ground that covered the relics of the ancient battlefields in all directions surging into the ocean like trickling streams, congregating together and pouring into a bottomless hole that was a hundred arms wide.
The hole was like a vertical shaft that went straight to the center of the Earth. It kept spewing jet streams that were as black as ink to the ground.
In the black gas that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, one could still see countless magic shockwaves and the remains of a super giant slaughter angel. It was as if it was swept up by a hurricane and was rotating at a high speed.
It was strange.
When the two of them stood 100 steps away, they could not see the giant hole baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. It was as if it was devouring everything, and they could not hear a single sound.
If it weren’t for the Wolf King stopping every time it encountered a place where a few earth cracks intersected, it would have stopped to carefully observe and ponder. Then, it would have suddenly come to a realization and slapped its head, leading Meng Chao to choose the right path.
Otherwise, even if they knew that they had to "Follow the earth cracks all the way forward,"it would be impossible for them to discover the existence of this giant hole so quickly and so coincidentally.
However, when they stepped within a hundred steps of the giant hole, their surroundings seemed to have changed. Immediately, they saw a terrifying scene of darkness, flying sand and stones, and black fog wreaking havoc. They also heard the sound coming from the depths of the giant hole, it was even more deafening and soul-stirring than a hundred waterfalls stacked together.
It was just like the Super Big Explosion three thousand years ago, which consumed the efforts of countless holy light priests and high-level mages, and even sacrificed the lives of countless holy light humans. Because they could not complete the mission, they had been unwilling to accept it, it had lasted until now.
"It’s Here!"
The Wolf King narrowed his eyes and observed for a moment. His eyes were filled with ecstasy. He pointed at the huge hole that was swirling in the black fog and said, "This is the entrance to the Sacred Mountain Temple!"
Meng Chao glanced at him.
It was not that he did not believe it, but..
Meng Chao looked around and found a fist-sized stone that was as hard as iron and had a faint metallic luster.
He placed it in his palm and weighed it twice. He mustered all his strength and threw the rock that was mixed with a large amount of metallic elements toward the giant hole.
The rock drew a perfect arc in the air and accurately landed above the giant hole. It was immediately swallowed by the Raging Black Fog.
The speed of the Black Fog’s rotation and the deafening sound instantly increased by ten times.
Not only did it instantly tear the iron-like ore into pieces, turning it into powder that was even smaller than dust.
It was also like a hurricane formed with its own will. The deeply enraged flood dragon opened its bloody mouth in the direction of Meng Chao and the Wolf King, brandishing its brutal claws and teeth, letting out a shocking roar.
Even though both of them were wearing totem armor.
The surface of the armor was also blown by the magic storm, creating ripples that could not heal for a long time.
All the remains of the super giant slaughter angels in the surroundings had long been shattered by the magic explosion. There was nothing that could hide them.
The two of them could only crawl on the ground with their hands on their heads. Their chests were slightly off the ground as they gritted their teeth and waited for the hurricane to pass by.
After more than half a minute, the roar above their heads finally weakened slightly.
Meanwhile, the black storm that gushed out from the depths of the giant cave was still spinning at high speed, as if it had just woken up from a long sleep. It was hungry and was staring at the ferocious beast.
"... well, seeing such a formation, I believe this is the entrance to the Sacred Mountain Temple."
Meng Chao grimaced and shouted at the wolf king, "The question now is, how do we go down?"