thefictionvixens Chapter 1106 Strange Creatures
Chapter 1106 Strange Creatures
Chapter 1106 Strange Creatures
"Look for the code. If the hunter team really finds something, they will try to leave a mark." Luo Xinyao raised her soul-guided shield above her head to prevent falling shrapnel.
Shen Ciyuan looked around. The small cliff was a steep path that stretched down into the abyss below.
According to the map, this location connects to the bottom of the cliffs in the Mingdou Mountains.
However, due to the special nature of the Mingdou Mountains, which both countries value, the bottom of the cliffs in the Mingdou Mountains has never been explored. In addition, the terrain at the bottom of the cliffs is complex and was formed by impact. For thousands of years, not many soul beasts have lived there. As for whether there are any rare and precious materials at the bottom of the cliffs, that remains to be seen.
The vital energy of heaven and earth in the Mingdou Mountains is concentrated in the mountains themselves, while only some useless but tenacious wild grasses and plants grow on the edge of the cliffs.
Shen Ciyuan activated the Cold Moon Mirror, projecting beams of light.
The ball of light writhed twice, then transformed into a transparent, cold moon mirror, enveloping Shen Ciyuan and Luo Xinyao.
Ye Huli's skills are all very useful, so Detective Shen also learned to use mirrors to distort the surrounding light to achieve the effect of invisibility.
Luo Xinyao carefully observed her surroundings and spent some time traveling nearly a kilometer before finding a mark left by the hunter team near a broken rock.
"Yuanzi, go that way, you've found the mark."
Shen Ciyuan quickly changed direction, letting the Cold Moon Mirror shield the two of them as they approached the broken rock.
The mark on the edge of the broken stone is a twisted pattern resembling lightning. The mark is basically integrated with the pattern of the broken stone, and it is difficult to see the difference even upon close inspection.
However, the person who engraved this mark seemed to be in a hurry, and the mark could not be perfectly hidden.
From the day Luo Xinyao joined Ye Nanxiao's organization with Shen Ciyuan, she had already memorized all the symbols used by hunters to communicate.
"Danger level four, it's a major mission! But why didn't the captain mention it?" Shen Ciyuan looked around warily.
Missions rated as danger level four generally require the simultaneous deployment of three or more hunter teams.
"No, it's possible that the hunter team has already realized the danger level of this mission, but the information hasn't been transmitted back to headquarters yet. They couldn't get out, or they may have realized that the mission was unusual, hurriedly left a mark, and then returned to the mission location." Luo Xinyao's expression was somewhat grim.
"We need to be careful; there might be a powerful figure lurking in the shadows."
Shen Ciyuan took out the signal device, activated it, and then made a hole in the broken stone and inserted the signal device.
The information will be received whenever a hunter squad is conducting a reconnaissance mission nearby.
"Let's see just how eerie this place really is!"
Shen Ciyuan took the spider mines from Luo Xinyao and placed a small mirror on the back of each one.
After the spider mine lands, it will automatically search for the nearest source of soul power. Shen Ciyuan only needs to keep the explosive safety on to prevent the spider mine from exploding.
Faced with a mission of level four danger, he dared not take Luo Xinyao deep into the territory, since neither of them were titled Douluo.
Although it possesses the incredibly powerful Soul Skill Mirror World, it is not omnipotent.
The two carefully followed the signs to find their way.
The markings point in a direction away from the center of the battlefield.
The detection range of the spider mines couldn't possibly cover the entire small cliff, so Shen Ciyuan needed to move forward, at least to find a possible destination.
Fortunately, the hunter team had left complete markings, and Shen Ciyuan and Luo Xinyao quickly found a crevice in the stone wall by following the markings.
"The marks lead inside; there might be a secret passage inside." Shen Ciyuan carefully observed the environment around the rift and could vaguely see traces of repairs made by some people.
Who would be hiding here?
Could they be from the Sun Moon Empire?
Do you want to learn from the Body Sect and dig underground tunnels to break out from behind the Heavenly Soul Empire?
Shen Ciyuan kept imagining things.
"Let's scout ahead first." Luo Xinyao released all the spider mines that were loaded with special mirrors.
Spider mines, like spiders searching for a suitable dark corner to hunt, swarmed into the crevice.
Then Luo Xinyao used the Cloud-Piercing Vine to entangle Shen Ciyuan and quickly left the place.
The two ran wildly, leaving the small cliff and returning to the ground.
Shen Ciyuan directly connected his vision to those dozens of small mirrors.
My vision paused for a moment in the darkness; it was the spider mine traversing the darkness of the crack.
Dozens of spider mines were scattered around, and Shen Ciyuan needed to observe them one by one.
When his vision shifted to the thirteenth spider mine, a glimmer of light appeared in his field of vision.
Shen Ciyuan quickly took the time to observe and discovered that the spider mine had come to a hollow, with a lot of traces of artificial excavation around it.
The spider mine continued to sense the fluctuations of soul power, guiding Shen Ciyuan's vision through this void.
Suddenly, the spider mine began to accelerate. Shen Ciyuan understood that the spider mine had sensed the fluctuation of soul power.
If you can sense soul power fluctuations within the void, then there's something strange about this void!
Shen Ciyuan noted down the spider mine, then quickly switched to other spider mines.
The flood of images made Shen Ciyuan feel dizzy and lightheaded.
However, he was able to get a general idea of what was inside the cavity thanks to the large number of spider mines.
This really is an excavated underground passage, with a huge opening leading underground, and several soul guide lamps shining around it.
The dim light illuminated the pitch-black hole, instilling a sense of fear in those who saw it.
A chill ran through Shen Ciyuan's heart.
He wasn't afraid of the unknown enemy, but rather worried about the missing squad.
To create such a large hole, the opposing force must have numbered at least several dozen, or perhaps even a Super Douluo.
The spider mine rotates directly around the soul guide lamp, which is the source of soul power it senses.
Shen Ciyuan's face darkened; he had to remember this shortcoming.
More and more spider mines gradually arrived at the edge of the large hole, but they were all circling around the few soul guide lamps.
Shen Ciyuan was anxious, but he couldn't control these spider mines.
However, there were still too many spider mines surrounding the Soul Guide Lamp, and two of them were pushed into the large hole.
Two spider mines rolled and fell inside the large tunnel.
Several breaths later, Shen Ciyuan saw a violent shaking in his field of vision.
It came to an end, and at the same time, it gave Shen Ciyuan a glimmer of hope.
The same soul-guiding lamps still emitted a cold white light, and beneath that light, scattered charred objects were facing the spider mines.
Shen Ciyuan's spirits suddenly jolted. What appeared before him was the broken parts of the Soul Guidance Armor. Among these broken parts was even half a helmet and two remaining breastplate parts, each the size of a fist, covered with sharp marks.
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Hunter squads that gather intelligence on the front lines of the war are all equipped with Soul Guidance Armor.
What Shen Ciyuan saw before him now were damaged parts of the soul-guided armor, which meant that the hunter team had been attacked so fiercely that some members' soul-guided armor had been destroyed.
Shen Ciyuan was well aware of the defensive strength of the Soul Guidance Armor. The destruction of the Soul Guidance Armor meant that an enemy with a cultivation level close to or even at the Super Douluo level had appeared.
That hunter squad is probably doomed.
The spider mine wobbled and struggled a few times, but only one of the spider mines was still able to move; the other broke its leg during the fall.
After all, disposable explosive soul-guided hidden weapons are not forged from hard and precious rare metals.
Just as Shen Ciyuan was trying to use the last spider mine to gather more information, a huge dark shadow suddenly enveloped the spider mine.
"Hmm? Someone's here?"
Shen Ciyuan's first reaction was that an enemy had appeared in the large hole.
But the next moment, his consciousness froze.
The huge black shadow was both ferocious and eerie.
It was an indescribably hideous head, its armor plating looking like it had been stitched together on flesh, yet it exuded a strange, dark purple liquid.
His arms were like two rough, sharp knives, and his eyes were like the compound eyes of an insect-like spirit beast, especially the eyes of a rotting fly.
Monster?!
The moment Shen Ciyuan saw this creature, he felt as if a giant hand was gripping his neck, and a chill ran through his entire body.
The creature's sharp mandibles twitched a few times, and its sharp teeth opened like a chrysanthemum, revealing the dark flesh inside.
The spider mine continued to move inward, without stopping on the strange creature at all.
Shen Ciyuan immediately realized that Spider Mine did not sense any soul power fluctuations from this strange creature.
But this strange creature has no intention of letting the spider mine go.
The sharp claws snapped shut, like the jaws of a crocodile, and bit the spider mine. Then, the claws twisted and folded, sending the spider mine into the strange creature's mouth.
"Bang!"
The spider mine exploded inside the mouth of the strange creature.
The only things Shen Ciyuan could see afterward were firelight and some strangely colored liquid that looked like blood splashing everywhere.
After a moment of silence, he quickly checked the other spider mines, but they were still clustered around the soul-guiding lamp at the entrance of the large cave.
The next moment, Shen Ciyuan chose to leave the soul skill's field of vision.
When his consciousness returned to reality, Shen Ciyuan was lying on Luo Xinyao's back, and the latter was carrying him at a frantic pace.
"Awake? Did you find them?"
Luo Xinyao immediately sensed the change in Shen Ciyuan's soul power fluctuations.
"Prepare to report the death. I saw fragments of the Soul Guidance Armor and a strange insect-like creature." Shen Ciyuan's voice was heavy.
Although Luo Xinyao had prepared herself mentally for this result, she was still shocked when she heard the news.
The hunter team of the first forty-five has just fallen apart like that?!
This is a major casualty incident since the Okuto Chamber of Commerce entered into wartime regulations.
"Report it."
Shen Ciyuan didn't know what that strange creature was, whether it was a soul beast or someone's martial soul true form.
However, Shen Ciyuan felt that the latter guess could be ruled out.
Without any fluctuation of soul power, how could it be a true martial soul body?
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