They say I'm a world-destroying anomaly.

Chapter 45 The Lost City of the Deep Swamp

The small spaceship emitted a low rumble as it hovered beneath the clear sky.

Looking down from the sky, the swamp below resembles a decaying, gray-green giant carpet, with dark blue algae floating in the mud.

Bubbles occasionally rise from the swamp, bursting to release a light green poisonous miasma, shrouding the entire swamp area in a hazy mist.

The ruined buildings, resembling the skeletons gnawed by a giant beast, lie sunk in the center of the swamp. Among the ruins, various native creatures can be seen roaming.

"This is the Lost City of the Deep Swamp..."

From the ruins, Cheng Xu could discern a distinct architectural style, a historical remnant of the ancient Luling tribe civilization.

After discovering through image fitting at the command center that the root cause of the chaos might lie in the Deep Swamp City, Lancely and Madeline quickly came up with a temporary solution.

Because of their work, the two had known each other for a long time and were basically acquaintances who knew each other well and could trust each other.

The two decided to form a small team to conduct an initial exploration of the deep swamp city.

There were five people inside the small spaceship: Lance Li and Cheng Xu from the Anomaly Management Bureau, Madeline, representing the Fenglin Star Dew Spirit Clan, and Mordred, the rescue team leader from earlier.

Siel was also taken along by his uncle. According to Lance, Siel needed more experience to truly transform into a qualified Haoli warrior.

According to Lance, he was on an emergency mission on a neighboring planet when the incident occurred, and he only had a standard combat uniform with him when he rushed to Fenglin Star.

Fortunately, Feng Linxing had a strong financial background and quickly managed to procure several sets of commercial-grade individual combat suits.

Although it cannot compare to the standard combat uniforms issued by the Bureau, it is still a high-quality item that can effectively protect against the toxic miasma from the swamp and has excellent protective performance.

Fenglinxing officials also equipped the individuals with firearms loaded with tranquilizer darts and stun grenades.

"In the history of the Luling tribe, there have been many dynasties that have changed, leaving behind the remnants of ancient civilizations on this planet."

"Although Fenglinxing's tourism projects are mainly based on natural landscapes, some cultural relics have also been gradually opened to tourists after maintenance and development."

On the spaceship, Madeline explained the situation regarding the complex of buildings below.

"Deep Swamp Mystery City is one of the many relics on Fenglin Star, but its environment is too harsh to be included in the plan for tourist attraction development."

"The good news is that there happens to be an old professor at Luling First Higher Academy who specializes in the history of the dynasty corresponding to the Deep Swamp City."

Madeline showed the information she had received from the old professor.

Historically, the Luling tribe lived in the primeval forest for most of the time, residing in groups near lakes and other bodies of water.

Eight thousand years ago, at the height of that dynasty, it possessed the most fertile land and water on the planet.

However, due to geological changes and other factors, the habitable land gradually sank and turned into a swamp filled with poisonous miasma.

Many buildings sank into the depths of the swamp, and the once-prosperous dynasty fell into decline, eventually turning into dust of history, leaving only the ruins of the Lost Swamp City for future generations to study.

"Based on historical records, no clues have been found so far that are related to this unusual migration."

Madeline frowned.

"However, that old professor has conducted in-depth investigations and explorations of the Deep Swamp City many times, and also possesses detailed map data of this ruin. All of your combat suits have been loaded with map information."

A complete map is undoubtedly good news for the upcoming exploration mission.

Lanceley continued, "I will be in full command of the follow-up operations. Now, check that the weapons and equipment are ready and that the ammunition supply is complete."

The head of the Special Operations Division of the Farlight Star Branch showed a serious side at this moment.

He pointed to the map beside him:

"In three minutes, we will land in the 'forecourt area' of the ruins!"

"Instruments have detected at least two giant marshosaurs lurking near the vestibular area. Take precautions against attack during landing!"

The forecourt area is an open space about the size of three or four football fields, with one side connecting to the main body of the ruins and the other side being a gray-green swamp.

Historical records suggest that this was likely a gathering square for an ancient dynasty.

The air pressure from the landing of the small spaceship created strong gusts of wind in the vestibule area. Led by Lancelot and brought up by Mordred, the five-person team filed out of the hatch.

As the distance closed, Cheng Xu realized that the rock-like material that made up the plaza beneath his feet and the ruins before him was not real rock, but rather the mineralized carapace of some kind of creature, which was ground into powder and then used as building material.

"alert!"

Lance's shout interrupted Cheng Xu's thoughts. The towering Haoli tribe man had just landed and stood firm when he turned around and looked at the swamp behind him.

He held a gun in each of his four hands, and all four guns appeared to have been extensively modified, to the point that they could hardly be called guns anymore.

Cheng Xu felt that the gun in Lance's hand was more like four large-caliber cannons.

Following the pre-arranged strategy, he also raised his weapon and stood three steps behind Lancely to his left, guarding against any potential danger from the side.

The five quickly formed a position with Lance as the arrowhead, held their breath, and focused all their attention on the swamp.

As the wind pressure impact on the small spacecraft gradually weakened, the spacecraft, having completed its transport mission, climbed upwards and hovered in mid-air.

These spaceships, custom-made by the Fenglin Star's official shipyard, can maintain a hovering state with long endurance, providing precise aerial support for the action teams below.

At the same moment the spaceship took off, two decaying logs floating in the swamp opened their eyes, their eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty crimson light.

It was the giant swamp crocodilian detected by the instrument.

"Bang—"

A low, rumbling roar shook the swamp, and two crocodile dragons dropped their camouflage, opening their gaping maws filled with sharp teeth as they lunged at the group.

The appearance of the giant swamp crocodile is somewhat like a fusion of Spinosaurus and saltwater crocodile in Cheng Xu's understanding.

Their bodies are covered with layers of jet-black scales, and the seams between the scales are teeming with swampy vegetation and gray-green algae.

The giant marsh crocodilian had three compound eyes on each side of its head, with a honeycomb-like prismatic structure, and the iris color ranged from amber yellow to marsh green.

According to the data, each of these three pairs of compound eyes has its own purpose: the upper two eyes focus on flying beasts, the middle two eyes look straight ahead, and the lower two eyes are used to dive into mud and swamps to find food such as fish and frogs.

"boom!!"

Faced with the giant swamp crocodiles charging straight at him from the left and right, Lance's response was the roar of his guns and cannons.

Just like when Cheng Xu faced the giant toad, Lance's weapon was also loaded with shock paralysis bullets, but the model was "CZ", which was more powerful than the bullets that knocked down the giant toad.