dark moon

Chapter 204 Darkness Comes
"Height, 24, distance 45%, humidity 340, temperature 63 degrees, well, it's [-] seven ohers, bearing [-], curvature seven..." Once he started calculating, Saff seemed to have changed. Just like an individual, there is no other person in the eyes, only a series of numbers.

He was mumbling, but the pen in his hand never stopped. Everyone present knew how to count, but no one could understand the increasing numbers and formulas on the paper.

"Spatial stability, 95, fluctuation frequency 36, barrier strength [-] Ogal." Every time a number is read out, the formula on the paper will become longer. Not to mention the calculation process, the formulas alone are already densely packed. Three pieces of paper.

"76, the answer is 76." The tip of the pen hit the paper hard, and Safu suddenly raised his head, "I figured it out, it really is, ah..."

The female swordsman finally realized that everyone was surrounding her, she let out a desperate scream, and immediately hid behind Xiure and trembled.

"Don't be afraid. You are the winner now. You should hold your chest high and accept the admiration of others." Shuer took Sav's hand and pulled her to stand side by side regardless of the female swordsman's weak struggle. " Don't be timid, you deserve it."

The warmth from the palm of her hand gradually calmed Saff's chaotic heart. Someone was holding her hand, and someone was facing her together. For a moment, those terrifying eyes didn't seem so scary anymore.Sapp took a deep breath, tried to raise her head, and faced the gazes of the eight people around her, each with their own thoughts.

Wow, it's still scary. Saff quickly lowered her head. The female swordsman's first attempt ended in failure.But even she didn't notice it. Although she lowered her head, she didn't try to hide behind Xiuer this time. Instead, she stood shyly in the center of attention, well, together with Xiuer.

"Jie, it turns out that there is indeed an alien projection nearby."

"Nearby?" Mia frowned and asked, "How far is it from here?"

"Some spatial concepts cannot be measured by distance, they can only be said to be nearby."

"I didn't understand it at all." Mia is a magic scholar and a shadow chaser unknown to outsiders. Even she couldn't understand what Saff said, let alone others.

"Let's explain it this way. The space formed by the projection of the other world is very close to the world where our Parvatija is located. It has basically overlapped, so it cannot be expressed by distance. However, although it overlaps, the projection door has not opened. The two The world is not connected.”

"Understood." Mia nodded expressionlessly, "Is it possible to open it?"

"Now it seems that there is no such thing under normal circumstances. The two worlds will pass by each other, but they will never be able to communicate with each other. However, this is not necessarily the case if there are large-scale energy fluctuations."

"How big is a large-scale energy fluctuation? How is the channel generated? If you fight the spider inside, will the aftermath cause the channel to open?" Mia already understood what Shuer was worried about.

"Judging from the calculation results, based on the strength of the nearby space barrier, at least seven levels of energy bursts are required to cause fluctuations to affect the stability of the space and thus open the connection." Safu said with certainty, "As for the entrance No one can give an exact answer to the way it is produced, but in theory it should expand instantaneously from point to surface, shrink rapidly after reaching the limit, and finally stabilize at a different size."

"Level [-]?" Mia rolled her eyes inwardly. A level [-] energy burst was equivalent to a medium-sized volcanic eruption. It was stronger than a full-strength blow from a demigod mage, and was enough to destroy a large city.Even if ten legendary level mutant spiders come together, they probably won't be able to produce such a large energy burst. It seems that there is no need to worry about the battle with the enemy turning on the alien projection, and then being unprepared for the alien projection. Devoured.

"I have never entered an alien projection, nor have I seen a seventh-level energy explosion. The conclusion just now is just a theory, and it does not rule out the emergence of special cases." Saff said honestly, "Besides, the time given to me is too short. I I’m worried about whether the result will be wrong, but of course, I think it won’t be.”

"Then it doesn't matter." After hesitating for a while, Mia decided to trust Saff. After all, the judgment of a projection energy meter is very important. "Shur, do you have any other questions?"

"Not for the time being." No one would be dissatisfied with Xiu Er's fuss, but approved of his behavior.Although it seemed that a lot of time was wasted, the calculation results proved that he was right. The only mistake was that he misestimated the intensity of the energy burst, which made him nervous for a while, but it was better than making preparations when the event came. Well, so the blunt orc even secretly gave Seul a thumbs up, thanking him for his judgment.

"Very well, Mility, what's going on with you."

"It's very bad. The spiders haven't woken up yet, but their movements have become bigger and bigger." Militty frowned and said, "I guess it's on the verge of waking up. With a little stimulation, it can... It will lead to war.”

"It doesn't matter, it must not know, we are here to cause war." Mia waved her hands without any timidity, "Come in." Dak is in front, Xiul is in the back, and the other eight people are divided into three groups in the middle. This is The most reliable formation for exploring dangerous environments is also the highest evaluation of Shuer's combat ability.Don't worry, let him cut off the queen as the only healer, which represents everyone's affirmation of his strength. Otherwise, not only will the healer be put in danger, but it will also be irresponsible to the entire team.

As soon as they entered the magic tower, everyone saw a few broken bones on the ground, placed very inconspicuously along the corners of the wall, extending towards the depths of the magic tower.Facing everyone's questioning gazes, Militty just shook her long hair arrogantly without saying a word, but there is no doubt that this is the mark requested by Shuer. If you follow the broken bones, you can directly find the energy type. The mutated target.

Walking carefully inside the magic tower, you can see that it is a very traditional magic tower, with a standard layout of magic towers common in the pioneering era.Inside the thick outer wall is a circular corridor. The corridor is close to the outer wall. Standing in the corridor, you can see the scene outside the tower through the small window in the outer wall.

Inside the corridor, the circular space is divided into several parts by several fan-shaped rooms. The door is opened in the corridor. By walking around the corridor, you can reach every room on this floor.

Unlike today's magic towers, which are built like a maze, this is the simplest and most efficient layout. After all, for pioneers, time is always precious, and every minute is not enough. Of course, you must choose the most efficient mode. .It can be imagined that when the Magic Tower was first built thousands of years ago, several mages in the pioneering team were running in the corridors every day, holding half-used beakers and test tubes in their hands. They had to spend all their time on Magic is operating so that the needs of the city can be met.

But it is a pity that the scene of the past can no longer be seen in the Magic Tower. There are only empty corridors left here, and there is still a large amount of loess piled on the floor of the corridor. Although after cleaning, the loess blocking the road has been removed, but Some are still in the way.

This does not affect the pace of the mercenaries. For them, obstacles are just small problems that can be solved with a wave of hands. The real big problem is the target entrenched in the energy pool.

As a magic tower that absorbs energy from the energy of the earth's veins and utilizes it, the energy pool must of course be built at the bottom, that is, deep underground.No one would build an energy pool in the sky. That would simply be because they didn't die quickly enough and gave the enemy the most conspicuous target. Only the ground was the best shield.

In the eyes of the pioneers, any bit of energy is extremely precious, so the magic tower has no transmission equipment at all. The magic towers more than 50 meters above and below the ground are all physically connected by stairs. Presumably even the most noble owner of the magic tower can only Go up and down on two legs.

The mercenaries are naturally no exception.

Cautiously walking down the stone steps, a group of people lined up and walked in the middle of the steps.Rule [-] of the Ruins Adventure Code: Never move close to the wall. That is the favorite place for traps. Every hour, explorers die in traps because they lose dodge distance by sticking to the wall. Cherish your life and stay away from the wall.

Experienced mercenaries will not make this mistake, and walking in the middle is the safest choice.As we go deeper and deeper underground, the light coming from the small window has disappeared, and the magic tower is getting darker and darker.

However, there is no need to light a lamp, the light of energy that flickers on and off penetrates upwards from the deepest part of the ground, allowing the mercenaries to see everything clearly.It's just that I don't know whether it comes from the residual energy of the magic pool or the light from the mutated spider's body. The color is cold and pale, making everything around it full of eerie atmosphere.

When the light flickers, the switch between black and white adds to the sense of weirdness. Whenever darkness falls, some people are worried that the next time the light comes on, some weird and terrifying monster will appear in front of them.

Light, dark, light, dark, Mia, who was leading the team, checked back and forth from time to time, lest she suddenly found that one or two people were missing from the team when the surroundings lit up again.

Well, or one more person.

Fortunately, the bridge section in the poor horror story did not appear, the stairs are close to the bottom, and the last circular corridor can even be seen.

As we got closer, an unpleasant smell wafted into everyone's noses.It was not a stench, nor was it fishy, ​​but an indescribable, slightly fishy odor. The smell was not strong, but it lingered.

The appearance of turbid gas made everyone's muscles tense up. Veterans who are familiar with adventures can tell that this smell is unique to reptilian creatures that have lived underground for a long time. The greater the number or the larger the size. , the breath becomes more obvious.

Remaining silent, Mia made a few gestures, and the people she pointed at responded with thumbs up. They exchanged positions and followed Dak on the last corridor. Behind them, the bows were already drawn. Full, the magic device is full of energy, the magic guidance words have been recited silently, and the whole team is ready to go.

At this moment, light and darkness alternated, and darkness fell again, but this time, the light did not light up.

(End of this chapter)