The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

"Yes, they are concentric circles, and there are three of them. What did you think of?" Fang Yuan raised his head and looked at everyone.

Everyone else looked at each other in confusion, only Xiao Zhang said hesitantly: "..."The Titan of Advance"?" Obviously, he is also an anime lover, at least he has watched this show.

——In fact, because they have to deal with those fantasy monsters, everyone here has been exposed to the works of the ACGN industry to some extent.

"!" Everyone reacted, yes, it really looks similar! This is really a big discovery! "You mean, this secret realm is actually the kingdom in that cartoon? These three concentric circles are the three walls?" Captain Liu was a little unbelievable, but when he thought about it carefully, it really matched it.

After all, there were some details in that series. For example, the existence of a giant forest was very similar to the tall trees they saw at the landing site. In addition, the three concentric circles on the map became more and more obvious. Fang Yuan This guess is really quite possible! "...Could it be that these so-called secret realms are really fragments of another world, as those researchers speculated?" Someone murmured in a low voice.

Seeing how everyone was discovering this secret for the first time, Fang Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Aren't there similar situations in the secret realms you discovered before?" "In fact, there are not many secret realms discovered in China, and the one in front of us is Actually it's the third one.

One of the previous secret realms was a mountain with various unique creatures and mineral veins, and the other was a garbage dump filled with various abandoned machines that did not exist in reality. There were no obvious features that would allow people to take them. Thinking of these fantasy works..." The answer given by Sister Zhang made Fang Yuan understand. It turned out that the sample was too small, so no one had discovered this before... "I suggest you go back and compare the secret realms carefully. Environment, they should also correspond to certain film and television works or animation works. "

Fang Yuan's suggestion made sense, and someone immediately reported the information to the headquarters, where manpower would be arranged to verify it.

"...However, since the secret realm is likely to be the giant world, then why did the drone not find any trace of the giant?" Someone raised this question.

"Perhaps those giants are still humans in nature, and then they did not appear because there are no rules for humans in the secret realm?" Some people also gave their own guesses.

"No, no, no, this rule itself is just our guess. After all, no human beings were found in the secret realm. It's just the information we obtained. What if humans appeared in the secret realm abroad but concealed it? What's your guess? It’s completely untenable!” “This is just your guess. In the final analysis, my statement is more logical...” Then these people started to discuss (dispute) heatedly (quarrel).

...')029'\u003eChapter 29: Never forget the protagonist of cosp-lay wherever you go

Although a very amazing discovery has been made, the plan to explore the secret realm still needs to be carried out.

In other words, it is precisely knowing this that makes it even more necessary to thoroughly explore the secret realm in front of you.

Giant, the giant in "The Titan of Advance"! Although ordinary Innocent Titans have no brains and Intelligent Titans only have a lifespan of thirteen years, the characteristic that no matter how serious the injury is, it can be healed for you as long as you transform once, is really very attractive.

If some clues about the giant can be found in this secret realm, it will be an extremely huge opportunity for both the Chinese biology and medical circles! "Judging from the condition of those ruins, they have been abandoned for who knows how many years. Do you really think we can find any clues?" Although Fang Yuan was also interested in the giants in that series, especially the kind that The huge transformation ability that was completely inconsistent with the law of conservation of mass made his research soul burn brightly, but he was indeed pessimistic about the results of this exploration.

"You have to try no matter what, right? And even if you can't find any clues about the giant, the secret realm itself is the most valuable existence - it's close to the size of Pakistan!" Captain Liu shrugged.

Her thoughts are very pragmatic. The secret realm itself is a very incredible existence. Any discovery may bring benefits to the country that cannot be calculated with digital money. The matter of the giant only increased the importance of this secret realm.

"In short, don't think too much about carrying out the mission."

She concluded.

Fang Yuan thought about it and it made the same sense.

However, now his focus is on more important things... "...are we going in wearing such a burden?" He was referring to the sets of heavy protective clothing hanging on the wall in front of them.

After confirming the timetable for the action team to enter the secret realm, Captain Liu took him to the maintenance room to collect the equipment he needed to carry.

In this warehouse, which is about hundreds of square meters in size, the most eye-catching thing, besides various types of firearms and ammunition, are the dozen or so sets of protective clothing hanging on one wall like mannequins.

"These are three-proof suits designed in accordance with space mission standards, which are enough to allow the wearer to survive in most harsh environments - after all, the other side of the secret realm is a completely different world, and you don't want to contract anything there. A strange infectious disease or being parasitized by some kind of monster, right? " "Are you talking about the movie "Alien?" Stupid behavior.

But can't you make this protective clothing more beautiful? Or at least make it easier for people to move around! " Fang Yuan pointed to the thick, round limbs and waist of the protective suit in front of him. Apart from the fact that there is air on the other side of the door, so there is no need for an oxygen backpack, this is really in accordance with the specifications of the space suit... "... All of this. It’s time, are you still struggling with this? And we are about to leave now, how can we have time to redesign and re-manufacture it for you! Captain Liu was speechless. She seriously suspected that Fang Yuan’s dissatisfaction with these protective suits was mainly due to their appearance.

After all, it can be seen from the characters in various cosp-lay movies before that this unidentified magician is a guy who likes to act cool and pretend to be cool, and he will be dissatisfied with this bloated protective suit that lowers his personality. It's normal.

"... Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that I can't do it! Give me ten minutes, I'll do it!" Fang Yuan decided to show them his skills - he really didn't want to stuff himself into such bloated and low clothes.

"Ten minutes?" Captain Liu's face was full of black questions. Could it be that the magician in front of him could design a new protective suit in ten minutes? This profession is not suitable at all... , she saw what it means to be a professional.

Fang Yuan just put his hand on a piece of protective clothing and seemed to be sensing for a few minutes with his eyes closed. He didn't see any movement. Suddenly, blue lightning sparks flashed on the protective clothing, and then... ...What appeared in front of her was a piece of Mjolnir powered armor of the same style as the Master Chief, even the number 117 on the shoulder was exactly the same! "This, this...how did you do it?!" Captain Liu's expression at this time was like this: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴ First of all, it must be reiterated that although Fang Yuan claims to be a magician, He is actually the most "scientific" alchemist! This level of transformation is simply child's play! The knock-off Mjolnir armor that he transformed with his own hands is even better than the previous set of bloated protective suits in terms of protection and three-defense performance, and its dimensions have been reduced to the point where it is almost close to the human body. In terms of flexibility alone, it is much better than the previous protective clothing! Although the power assistance part cannot be restored due to lack of basic knowledge, most of them are superpowers and basically do not need this combat power bonus. Overall, it can be said to be a very perfect transformation.

However, after calming down, Captain Liu also realized something - "You changed this way just to satisfy your hobby of cosp-lay! You can also look cool by the way, right! That's right!" Already talking to Fang Yuan After getting used to it, she was no longer as reserved as before, and just spoke out.

"No, this is not called looking cool, but to boost morale! Think about it, wearing that kind of garbage protective clothing or wearing this handsome battle uniform, which one can arouse the fighting enthusiasm of the soldiers more? It's definitely me. This is better!" Fang Yuan said plausibly.

"... Listen to your nonsense!" Captain Liu rolled his eyes.

...However, after calling several relevant engineers to test Fang Yuan's new protective suit, she had to admit that the magician did give her a surprise. This high-imitation Mjolnir suit could It was said that it was inferior to the original protective suit in all aspects, and the soldiers who came after hearing the news, just as Fang Yuan said, expressed their praise for this majestic and handsome suit. focus on.

Then after learning that Fang Yuan could easily complete this kind of transformation, these soldiers, although they did not say it publicly, privately all strongly demanded equal treatment. Captain Liu and Sister Zhang really had no choice but to do it in the end. Let him go... In short, before the action started, a group of people, including Fang Yuan, all wearing Mjolnir of various sizes and standing in a row with various guns and weapons in their hands, the scene looked like a team of Sri Lankans. The Bada warriors looked as if they were preparing to go into battle, they were so mighty and domineering! ')030'\u003eChapter 30 Entry \u0026 Accident

"Can you please move faster? ...Besides, didn't you say you don't want to be a burden? Then what is that box you are carrying on your back?" Before leaving, Captain Liu saw that he was late for the time. Fang Yuan, and an extra box behind him, said with some dissatisfaction.

"Here, this is a micro-drone recommended to me by your logistics department. I think it's very useful, so I brought a box over."

Fang Yuan opened the box and displayed the neatly arranged walnut-sized spheres in front of her eyes.

"Did the logistics department come up with any toys again?" Captain Liu muttered.

"Also, you are a magician, why do you need drones? We have vehicle-mounted drones for reconnaissance. We are not conducting a secret mission this time. You don't need to bring these, right?" Fang Yuan: "...This is mine. Can't you use magic materials?" "Spell casting materials?" Captain Liu couldn't help but sneer: "Why do you need drones for magic? You are so new to the magician!" Fang Yuan didn't explain much when he saw this. He left a sentence: "It's because you are ignorant. When you see me using it, be careful not to drop your jaw on the ground!"... Finally it was time to set off, and the group boarded two vehicles that had also undergone three-proof transformation. The armored vehicle drove directly into the other side of the door.

After passing through the black curtain-like space door, what appeared in front of everyone was the forest of giant trees that they had seen through the lens before.

"Seeing it from a close distance, these trees are really ridiculously tall!" A soldier saw the scene outside the vehicle through the observation window and sighed involuntarily.

"It's probably because of gravity. The gravity index here is smaller than on the earth, which has an impact on the growth of plants..." someone replied in agreement.

"But it seems that the vegetation in other places does not grow so exaggeratedly. Could it be that there is something special here?" Since they were still some distance away from their first destination, the idle people began to discuss in the car. These questions arose, and Fang Yuan closed his eyes tightly under his helmet, as if sensing something.

Captain Liu, who was sitting next to him, seemed to be aware of it, so he came over and asked in a low voice: "Did you find anything?" "No, it's nothing."

Fang Yuan opened his eyes and shook his head slightly: "I am just doing a small experiment. It is my private matter and will not affect you."

"...Although you are the foreign aid we invited, please act according to the plan and don't cause any trouble and cause trouble to the entire operation team!" Captain Liu was a little dissatisfied with Fang Yuan's approach and lowered his voice to advise.

"Don't worry, it really won't affect you!" Fang Yuan promised again and again.

"It's best this way..." After more than two hours of driving, the two armored vehicles finally arrived at their first destination - a ruins of buildings that were almost completely covered by vegetation.

The group of people got out of the car, divided into four action groups according to the plan before the operation, and started searching the ruins separately.

Fang Yuan is still in the same group as Captain Liu. Although he himself said that his firearms and melee combat are very good, Captain Liu and the others still stubbornly place him in the center of the team - putting the spell caster in the safest position is a game. Common sense that everyone knows! Fang Yuan had no choice but to follow them.

However, in order to ensure safety, he continued to activate his mental scanning ability and monitor everyone's movements - if something happened to that place, he would rush there as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the whole journey was calm, and no danger was found in the ruins except for some small animals such as snakes, insects, rats, and ants and a sika deer that jumped out and startled a few people.

"It really looks like an ordinary ruin... There are no useful clues at all!" Xiao Zhang's muttering came over the communication. Fang Yuan looked back at him, and then pointed to the pile in front of him. Stone said: "The wall ahead is probably where the giants were sealed in the anime plot. Let's go up and see what traces are left!" Everyone looked in the direction Fang Yuan pointed. Indeed, there looked like two giant walls. The scene after the city walls not far apart in the film collapsed together. If the giants used by the first king to build the wall in the plot all climbed out of the wall, this would probably be the result.

Walking into the ruins, although most of the area has been covered by collapsed masonry, and the areas without masonry fragments have been covered by green vegetation, some very obvious traces can still be seen - such as the huge Incomparable footprints! Captain Liu: "It seems almost certain that this is part of the giant world... and it is also the island where the main plot development takes place."

"But those giants have disappeared!" Fang Yuan took over: "Where have they gone? Is it really because of the rules of the secret realm that they don't exist?" "Who knows? You have to ask those researchers... ..." Xiao Zhang responded indifferently. In his opinion, this is really a problem that cannot be explained and there is no need to find an explanation.

"But, apart from this footprint that proves that this secret realm is indeed related to giants, we can't seem to find any other clues..." Captain Liu carefully checked around and found nothing else at all.

"Let's see what other groups of people have gained..." While everyone was discussing, suddenly, the birds that had been living in the ruins began to chirp uneasily and flew away in groups, and various small animals on the ground They also rushed out from all corners in panic and ran away. Everyone was on alert immediately after being surprised, pointing their guns at various suspicious corners.

"This is..." Captain Liu and others felt a little confused. This scene didn't look like a good sign! Only Fang Yuan, whose five senses are superior to those of ordinary people, seemed to realize the reason - "...It's an earthquake! Everyone, get to the open ground, quickly!" Turning the communication volume to the maximum, Fang Yuan conveyed his warning voice to the area. Everyone in the ruins.

And this group of people lived up to their status as elite warriors. After receiving the warning, they did not even say a word, and took action directly, running towards the open ground closest to their respective locations.

Just a few minutes later, there was a slight vibration on the ground, and then it became stronger and stronger, and soon it was so violent that it was almost impossible to stand still. Everyone felt like they were standing on a super huge sheet. The drumheads are the same - and the ones that are playing heavy metal music.

...The shaking lasted for several minutes.

When all the dust settled, everyone raised their heads and looked around, only to see that the ruins that were already dilapidated became even more dilapidated, accompanied by the lingering sound of bricks falling.

Fortunately, everyone ran to safety before the last moment, so no one was injured.

But this sudden earthquake still cast a lingering haze on this trip to explore the secret realm.

What happens next? ')031'\u003eChapter 31 The development trend of becoming more Cthulhu-like

"Is everyone okay? Is anyone injured?" "It's okay on our side!" "It's okay on our side too!" ... After confirming in the communication that everyone was okay, everyone had to temporarily stop the exploration work. Return to the parking point one by one to meet up.

"What the hell is going on? I've never heard of earthquakes in secret realms!" As a veteran, Sister Zhang has entered two other secret realms in the country more than once, but she has never experienced anything like this.

Natural disasters like earthquakes should theoretically not exist in the secret realm as an independent space! Captain Liu also shook his head and had no clue: "God knows, this exploration is very special. After all, the world in the anime has come directly to reality, right?" But then she turned to Fang Yuan: "Magician, you You were the first to notice the earthquake. Did you find anything?" "..." Fang Yuan hesitated, but after careful consideration, he decided to speak out: "I did feel something, but I'm not sure what it is now - —This earthquake is probably not a natural phenomenon.”

After all, an earthquake is a geological activity in which the stress potential energy in the earth's crust accumulates to a certain extent and then releases the energy in the form of vibrations. Therefore, alchemists who use the energy of the earth's crust as their source of power can predict the occurrence of earthquakes as long as the method is correct. occurrence or even directly determine the source.

However, Fang Yuan did not receive any early warning during the earthquake just now. Instead, he sensed the signs of the earthquake with his five senses that were far beyond ordinary people - just like those panicked animals.

"..." After hearing Fang Yuan's statement, everyone looked at each other a little bit. An earthquake is not a natural phenomenon... Could it be that it was caused by humans? "...It's impossible for someone to detonate an underground nuclear bomb!" Someone joked, trying to lighten the solemn atmosphere.

"No, there might be some kind of monster!" Fang Yuan said with a serious face.

"Monster? What do you mean?" His words became more and more confusing.

"I don't know if you have ever cared about the setting of the manga "The Titan of Advance".

It was mentioned there that the ancestor of the giants obtained abilities from a being called the 'Earth Demon'. So, what exactly is this Earth Demon? " Fang Yuan's hint was already very obvious, and everyone immediately understood what he was implying.

"This... do you want to say that the earth demon that was not explained at all in the plot is the thing that just caused the earthquake?" Xiao Zhang has also read the original comic, but he has never thought of using it purely as a novel. The earth demon in the background is connected with this earthquake.

"...Forget it, this is just my conjecture after all, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it.

But we should be more careful next time, I always feel that something is wrong..." However, everyone did not disbelieve Fang Yuan's words like the idiot pig teammates in those movies. Instead, everyone became alert with serious expressions. They Understand that beings like Fang Yuan, who possess magical powers that are even more mysterious than supernatural powers, will not talk nonsense in this regard. The best choice at this time is to believe him - although they are subtle in a certain way! They made some mistakes, but the conclusions they reached were not wrong.

Fang Yuan's outgoing spirit indeed seemed to come into contact with something. It was some kind of chaotic consciousness that he had never seen before and could not be described in words. It was crawling, hiding, and peeping deep under the earth. ... This feeling is very bad. If the Gate of Truth, which had not existed for a long time, suddenly cut off his mental power, he would have really had to perform a round of SanCheck.

...Is it another Cthulhu-type monster this time? The Cthulhu monster that can cause earthquakes...could it be an earth-burrowing demonic insect? But that is inconsistent with the description of the earth demon signing a contract with humans - after all, I have never heard of earth-burrowing demon insects that can turn people into giants... No, no, all the Cthulhu monster designs we know of They must all come from the novels and various secondary designs of Mr. Ai Craftsman, but in the final analysis, the Cthulhu monsters themselves are chaotic and unpredictable, and they cannot blindly follow the settings... The more Fang Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that he had no clue. I can give up and continue to speculate - anyway, as long as you continue to explore, there will always be opportunities to come into contact with it.

As for saying that this mentality is purely a death-seeking attitude... He is not one of those investigators who have no power and can only rely on external objects. He is an alchemist with material power. Even if some unbeatable monster does jump out, Believe it or not, he will rub a big Ivan with his hands and die together! ——Here, he tried not to think about whether a fucking Old One or something like that would pop up.

"Anyway, this secret realm is indeed a bit weird. Let's go back to the outside to fix it first. We have to be more prepared next time we come here..." "That's fine!" "I have no objection."

"That's good advice indeed."

... Unlike ordinary movie plots where the protagonists and supporting actors would choose to continue to be reckless when the plot reaches this stage, out of a responsible attitude towards everyone's lives, Sister Zhang made a suggestion to suspend the exploration, and everyone agreed, even if Fang Yuan, who wanted to see what that thing was under the ground, was no exception.

After all, no one was fully prepared this time, at least not enough to face this kind of monster that could cause earthquakes.

... Since the decision to return was made, everyone did not delay and got directly into the armored vehicle again, speeding away in the direction in which the vehicle traveled at maximum speed.

However, after nearly three hours, Fang Yuan first noticed something was wrong - it only took them more than two hours to arrive, and the speed at that time was slower than now. Why hadn't they returned even after almost three hours? Point of departure! "Something is wrong! It's been three hours and we haven't arrived yet!" Fang Yuan's reminder immediately made everyone aware of the abnormality.

"Xiao Song, what's going on? Did you take a detour?" Sister Zhang immediately asked the driver of the lead car, a young soldier named Song.

"This... I have always driven the same way I came here!" From the voice on the other end of the communication, it could be heard that Xiao Song didn't know what was going on.

"Does the armored vehicle have a location? Can you check our movement trajectory in the past three hours?" Fang Yuan felt that machines were more reliable than people in this situation, so it was best to see what the data said.

"Yes. Although there is no satellite signal in the secret realm, the drone over the door has a positioning antenna. We should be able to... Damn it, we can't contact there!" Only then did they realize that they were actually there without knowing it. The connection between the room and the other side of the door was lost, and no one was aware of it! The strange development made everyone nervous - there was no doubt that they were being targeted by something! ')032'\u003eChapter 32 Speculations and Responses

"It's some kind of mental attack. Everyone, be careful!" Sister Zhang, who has the most combat experience, immediately made a judgment.

"Damn it, we didn't carry mental shielding equipment!" The unexpected and strange mental attack really caught everyone off guard - it seems that their decision to return to the base first was correct, but it seemed to be too late... … "Mr. Magician, do you have any way to block malicious mental attacks?" Captain Liu also turned to ask Fang Yuan. Based on the current situation, the only thing that is most likely to provide help is mysterious magic.

"Don't worry! Calm down! I will solve it!" - Fang Yuan really has a way! "Stop the car first, and then ask everyone to come to my side. I will add a buff to your protective clothing!" I was speechless, but Sister Zhang still issued the order vigorously and resolutely.

Soon, more than a dozen soldiers on the two armored vehicles, including the driver of the vehicle, came to stand in a row in front of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan, on the other hand, patted their foreheads one by one - or rather on their helmets. A circle with various symbols and words of unknown meaning appeared as if etched on the originally dark green painted helmets. Form diagram.

"Okay, with this, you don't have to worry about being attacked by this weird mental attack just now!" This is Fang Yuan's reorganization and modification based on the basic refining formula of the soul fixation refining array and the mental power amplification refining array. The new "mental power shielding formation" realizes the remote output of mental power through remote connection with one's own soul, and uses a method similar to infinite power transmission to promote the formation of the formation, and the specific effect is to reverse the increase in mental power. The mental power shielding from the formation can effectively cut off non-physical mental power fluctuations.

In other words, it's something similar to Magneto's helmet.

Although the entire formation took only ten minutes from design to completion, its effects were indeed immediate.

After everyone received a buff on their heads, they immediately felt as if a certain burden had been lifted off their spirits, and their spirits were lifted.

They couldn't be sure when they weren't aware of it, but now as soon as this feeling came out, everyone knew that they had indeed been attacked mentally just now, and it was the most secretive and insidious type of suggestion.

"Sure enough, there is something hidden here!" After ensuring everyone's mental safety, Sister Zhang relaxed a little and began to think about the enemy's situation.

"Can you find out what's attacking us?" she asked Xiang Fang Yuan.

Before, Fang Yuan was the first to notice something was wrong, and he was also the one who thought of a way to deal with this invisible and mysterious mental attack. Now, without knowing what the enemy is, he is the only one who is most likely to discover something.

"... I wonder if you have heard of the burrowing demon worm?"　　"""Huh?"""　　Fang Yuan thought about it and said his previous guess.

The burrowing demon worm is a monster in the Cthulhu mythology system. It is a superior independent race invented by Brian Lumley in his work "The Burrowing Demon Monster".

[A bunch of surging tentacles grow on the soft gray-black bag-like body... Apart from the pile of tentacles that stretch out and grope around, it has no obvious features for identification.

No, there is - that's right, there is a lump at the front of this thing... It is a container prepared for its brain, or nerve center, or any other morbid organ that controls this terrifying and disgusting creature.",