Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1209 Weirdness in the Fog

The vehicle advanced through the dense forest, and the increasingly thick fog shrouded the vehicle. But everything was normal inside the car.

Lu Ning took the chip and observed the records inside. The content was very interesting.

First of all, what it ultimately recorded was not Lu Ning.

Lu Ning still understands the true form of his body. Although it is in a state where most of its limbs have been removed, there are no chains around it.

Judging from the video records, it was more like when Lu Ning entered that space, something else overlapped with him and entered the world here.

However, Garuda tracked it for a while. After replacing Lu Ning, the monster advanced about a few hundred meters into the depths of the forest and then dissolved in the mist.

Lu Ning watched it many times, but could not see how the monster disappeared. Also, because of the fog, the recording on the chip was not very clear.

Why is there a monster? If she enters an area that ordinary people cannot observe, wouldn't it be great if she just disappears?

Lu Ning went back and took a look. The moment she was replaced was basically a seamless switch. If she hadn't known the inside story, she might have thought she turned into a monster in an instant.

"Captain! We have entered the hinterland of the Smoker Forest. If we follow the previously preset route, we will arrive at the place where the Smoke Monster was observed before at midnight," Ruidihui reported.

It was almost evening now, and in the Smoker's Forest, the brightness and darkness of the light were not particularly obvious, but the sky was slightly darker. However, Lu Ning could feel the temperature rising around her.

"Let's take a rest and eat. Tonight we will arrive at the center of the smoke to check the cause of this new smoke. We will leave this area tomorrow and try to reach the Hermit Valley the day after tomorrow." Lu Ning said.

This is a pretty tight schedule, with no rest time except for eating, and the driver must take turns. Lu Ning jumped out of the vehicle after it stopped and reached out to grab a handful in the air.

The mist was so thick that it seemed like it could be squeezed into a ball in the hand, but it was indeed an ordinary mist, and Lu Ning did not feel any magical component from it. It’s impossible to trace what the Smokey Forest looked like originally, but it’s obvious that something is still causing trouble in its current state.

Lu Ning did not rush to open her cognitive barrier again. She was sure that there were many places like the previous recording laboratory here. Almost all such relics were hidden in the unknown space. middle.

But at the same time, there are those space gates. Behind them may be another universe or another world. Lu Ning knows that these crises will not leak into reality yet, but the monster that appears on his behalf is a kind of Warning, she would have to be a little more careful with these experiments in the future.

At this time, a team member who was preparing food suddenly stood up and looked into the distance with some confusion.

"What's wrong?" Garuda asked.

"I heard a voice... didn't you hear it?" the team member said, "He was repeating a few words to me, but I couldn't hear clearly."

"No. In a place like this, no matter what sound you hear, don't go there to check." Garuda said.

"Of course, I just think it's strange, so I'm telling everyone, be careful."

【must be careful. 】

This sentence clearly appeared in Lu Ning's ears, but it was not the voice of that team member, but her own.

Lu Ning turned around suddenly, and this action rolled up a piece of mist. The mist like silk threads floated in the air, and quickly formed words formed by spells.

[The king is dead, and the ones here are fake. 】

[Deep underground, we found the king’s body. 】

[The enemy is an evil existence, and we failed. 】

[The companions were killed and the way back has disappeared. 】

This mantra...

Lu Ning clearly felt that the magic power inside was the same as his own.

what happened?

Could it be that her exposure to Zero caused some strange time paradoxes to happen to her?

"Check for contamination, everyone." She ordered in a deep voice.

Everyone immediately started self-examination, and half a minute later, everyone reported that there were no obvious traces of contamination.

However, more and more words appeared in the fog in front of Lu Ning's eyes, and they were not limited to incantations, but also appeared using angel inscriptions, common languages, etc., and even Chinese characters finally appeared.

[Can't get close to here, run away. 】

[No one can escape evil, it is completely different from what was previously imagined. 】

【It is not a disaster. 】

[We will all be killed. 】

[Those who are killed will come back and be killed again. 】

【my name is--】

The last Chinese characters hovered in the air for a long time, but did not condense into a normal text.

For some reason the thing writing in the fog couldn't write her name?

Lu Ning felt a lot more relieved, which meant that this phenomenon did not affect her, but was caused by other circumstances. If it is really another her created by the phenomenon of time, then she should be able to write her own name.

But... we can't just relax.

She waved her hand to disperse the fog, and then held up a huge fireball. The high temperature dissipated the surrounding fog, but it also quickly consumed the magic power. This is also a characteristic of Smoker's Forest. Most of the magic will be weakened by the fog and eventually swallowed up.

"View."

With the help of this light, she used a spell to instantly expand the surrounding scenery.

A figure half shorter than an ordinary person appeared in the mist not far away, which had not yet been completely dispersed. Lu Ning did not chase after him immediately, but looked around.

There are at least four such shades.

"We are surrounded by something." Lu Ning watched the fireballs in the sky slowly dissipate, "What are those? Ruidi?"

"I don't know! There has never been such a record in Smoker's Forest!" Ruidi also saw a shadow, "What kind of dwarf does that look like? It looks like a fairy tale somewhere..."

"If they weren't here originally, it would be another situation." Lu Ning took out the spell pen and his eyes narrowed slightly, "They came here later!"

The spell appeared in the air, causing the earth to tremble in an instant.

"Gather." The soil turned into spikes and rose up from the ground, attacking all the locations Lu Ning just saw at the same time. Garuda also rose into the sky at this moment, and a shadow spread in his palm, forming the shape of a giant bow in an instant.

"Hunting Mark!"

The power of magic poured out from Garuda, and suddenly there were several shining symbols in the mist. Garuda included all nearby creatures within the scope of his mark magic.

"Don't scatter!" Lu Ning shouted, pulled out the gun from his waist, and aimed a shot at the shadow closest to him.

The bullet drew an obvious trace in the air. At this moment, Lu Ning finally felt the opponent's energy fluctuations.

It's pollution.

This feeling only lasted for a moment. If Lu Ning hadn't had a detailed understanding of the pollution characteristics of the gods and demons, she might not have noticed this feature.

There are demons in the Smoker Forest, which sounds much more reasonable. Compared to unknown monsters, the hidden remnants of the demons are more normal.

"Prepare to pursue!" Lu Ning saw the mark moving far away and immediately gave the order. Even marking magic still cannot exist for a long time in the mist, but it only lasts a little longer than other magics.

The vehicle left the forest road and chased all the way deep into the thick fog.

Lu Ning briefly explained the current situation to his team members.

"The enemy is evil demons, and the number cannot be determined yet. Evil demons are different from heavenly demons. They are not a group that is good at frontal combat, but not being good at it and not being good at it are two different things."

Demons are proficient in curses, illusions, traps and other magics. They almost never appear on the battlefield. Instead, they sneak into enemy camps or even into cities to carry out assassinations. With their natural abilities, even angels can fall into fantasies or nightmares and be cursed to death.

However, in Lu Ning's opinion, this ability is not much more special than the demons on the front, so the distribution center's definition of "evil species" makes her a little suspicious, suspecting that this evil demon is not the one required by the distribution center's mission.

"Report, the scanner has captured the target, and the target is constantly changing its frequency band to avoid our tracking. Judging from the pollution, it does belong to the demon clan." Ruidi said.

"Try using the loaded tracking bomb first." Lu Ning said.

Now that it's locked, the fire weapons on the vehicle can start the offensive. Chen Geng's updated weapons blasted a way through the forest. The magic reduction effect is basically negligible in the face of pure one-time use magic weapons. The vehicle ran over the blown down dead branches and leaves, and caught up with the "prey" with unparalleled momentum.

This is a young demon. Its movements are very agile, but unfortunately it cannot fly and its speed is not fast enough compared to vehicles. When he realized that he had been caught up, the young demon let out a scream, and a spreading wave swept across the vehicle, but was filtered out by the pollution shielding device.

"They can completely restrain their own demonic energy and can only detect it when they release an attack!" Ruidi shouted, "Captain, this is a new species!"

"The tragic consequences of dying together have made them consider the possibility of coming back, and the evil demons are considered a smart race among the demons, so it is not surprising to think of this method." Lu Ning said, "Catch it, I caught him alive last time , it’s your turn this time.”

"Leave it to us!" Ruidi said excitedly.

The vehicle rammed directly into the young demon, knocking it away. It broke a tree and rolled several times on the ground. Several team members jumped directly from the vehicle, holding special anesthesia and capture devices in their hands. Chen Geng had a demon as a sample and an anesthetic that was effective against demons. They were trying to see if it worked now.

very smooth.

【……very smooth. 】

Lu Ning suddenly heard the voice again.

Sound first, then words?

She suddenly felt itchy on her arm, and quickly rolled up her sleeves, only to find that scabs began to appear on her forearm.

[Why don’t you listen to me? 】

[We have fallen into an impossible situation because of my pride! 】

【Now it is your turn! 】

[The enemy is not the devil, the enemy is driving the devil! 】

[You are not my opponent. 】

[Why don’t you think about why the fog here has the ability to weaken all magic in the world? This is inconsistent with the basic principles of magic. 】

[Our enemy is God. 】

The spiraling fonts extend all the way to the crook of the elbow, and some are even glued to the inside of the clothes.

The words are all printed here, and it is obvious that the other party is already anxious to a certain extent. But why are you so anxious? Since you have the ability to pass on information, why not pass on some more valuable information instead of playing those riddles before?

Lu Ning still retained her doubts about the person who wrote the letter, but she also had to take the god mentioned by the other person into consideration.

Outside, the team members had successfully captured the young demon and sealed it in a special box. Lu Ning observed everyone's reactions and confirmed that no one heard the sound except herself.

There was a team member who could hear a vague sound before, but now he can't hear it anymore? Are you making sure that only you can hear and see clearly, so you choose yourself as the target of the message?

Lu Ning gently scraped off the blood scab on his arm and looked into the depths of the forest. After Ruidi and others put the box back into the vehicle, they returned to their positions. But as soon as Ruidi looked at her operating console, she was immediately startled: "Captain, the pollution readings have increased dramatically!"

"Sudden increase? I didn't feel it..." Lu Ning frowned slightly. Although the vehicle could block pollution, she had been observing the state of the outside world and there was no change.

and many more.

Lu Ning suddenly realized something, and immediately used the magic pen to open another hole in the barrier of his spiritual sea.

In the real world, dusty humanoid creatures are emerging from the cracks in space. They were wrapped in cloth like body bags, holding something like white flags in their hands, and walked toward the vehicle from an unnoticed space.

They are not evil spirits, but instead emit a pollution smell similar to that of the gods.

Lu Ning's judgment on them was a little unclear for a while, but she immediately asked Ruidi to return the same way. She could no longer stay in this place. Although she had not really fallen into any irreversible crisis, the situation in front of her required her to sort out her thoughts.

Demons, gray humanoids, gods?

There must be a relationship between these things, and to Lu Ning, not all of them should be enemies, but she can't determine the position of these things now. There are also gods. The god mentioned in the handwriting on the arm has been specially emphasized. I am afraid it does not refer to the gods of the six major gods.

However, after the speed of the vehicle increased, the dusty people immediately opened a space crack and got in, and then immediately walked out of another crack near the vehicle. Although they would not be overtaken due to their speed, these things kept chasing them from the hidden world, obviously attracted by something on the vehicle.

That little devil? Lu Ning didn't think so. Although she did notice these guys after the young demon was caught, it didn't mean that they hadn't followed before.

It's more likely that there's something wrong with her.

(End of this chapter)