Soul of Burning Steel

Built around a long and narrow ground fissure, the exploration center on a solid rock base is now full of instruments. The five members of the team go back and forth among the various instruments, and go out for a while from time to time to retrieve some material samples for inspection.

Most of the instruments are actually obtained locally by alchemists in different worlds and made using alchemy. Only some high-precision core accessories are carried by the captain. It just so happens that World No. 1 is also a metal-rich world, so Everyone simply created a full set of experimental tools and temporarily built a small laboratory.

"Hey, there is something wrong with the concentration of magic power, mage, look at this index."

At this time, the alchemist who was monitoring the changes in the concentration of energy and elements around him suddenly let out a low cry, and said to the mage beside him, and following his low call, the surrounding knights, priests, and even Priest He also turned his head, and looked at the rotating instrument together with the mage.

"Hey, it's not wrong at all!" The knight was startled the moment he saw the instrument, and he said loudly, "Why did it suddenly soar to more than thirty times the base value?! Your instrument is broken, right? !"

"I also think it's broken, so I decided to ask the mage to come and have a look." The alchemist nodded calmly: "Don't be nervous, let me analyze with the mage to see if it's a problem with the equipment."

But soon they won't need to analyze any problems with the instruments, because everyone present can sense that the concentration of magic power around them is soaring at a speed visible to the naked eye - spontaneous condensation of elements begins to appear in the air, and they don't even know anything about magic All the knights could see the light of the six elements in the laboratory, which was a precursor to the condensation of the magic crystal veins. Such a vision immediately caused everyone in the exploration team to fall into a short-term panic.

But then, even this brief moment of panic will be gone.

Because above the sky, accompanied by the rumbling roar, the black mist officially fell to the ground, just like black rain.

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It can be seen that a black line falls vertically from the vacuum outside the sky and submerges into the dense metal cloud. It continuously spreads and splits along the way, like ink dripping into clear water, constantly infecting the surrounding substances. It can be seen only for a moment In a short while, this cloud of black mist engulfed all the metal clouds within a radius of tens of kilometers, turning those off-white metal particles into sparkling dark water.

In the next moment, the water surface collapsed, turning into countless turbulent tides, rushing towards the extremely deep cracks in the earth's crust.

Over the entire No. 1 world, there are more than forty tributaries of black mist. They enter more than forty crustal cracks at the same time, and go deep into the core of this world. As the black mist deepens, the world's extremely turbulent crustal movement suddenly Then he calmed down, and the hot lava vent gradually became silent. The calm lava lake began to cool down, and the fissures releasing a large amount of black metal smoke and high-heat steam stopped moving, as if they had died, and the continuous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions stopped long ago.

It can even be seen that the orange-red magma sea deep in the mantle is turning black in large swaths, as if it has been robbed of all vitality... It is certain that the black mist is using the cracks in the earth's crust as entrances and exits, wantonly absorbing the energy of the planet.

This planet is just its supply station.

And everyone in the elite team located in the laboratory around the crack in the earth's crust was "fortunate" to witness this scene with their own eyes.

A mage who originally planned to detect the concentration of magic power. Staring in shock at the image from the observation circle located deep in the ground fissure, he and his companions witnessed the scene of black mist invading the interior of the planet and absorbing lava energy. Everyone was extremely quiet, lest they attract the other party's attention.

"What the hell is this... going deep into the center of the earth, absorbing magma, and self-proliferating?"

The clergyman whispered: "This thing...is it the pinnacle of extreme intention to say the least?"

"No……"

Priest looked at the screen. He stared at the black mist that devoured the mantle magma and swallowed all the energy in the entire crack. He swallowed: "It's a legend."

"We have encountered a legendary alien existence - what are you doing in a daze, run!"

As soon as the voice fell, the entire laboratory immediately began to prepare in a panic. In just a few seconds, everyone carried the most important data with them. As for the equipment in the laboratory, if you lose it, just throw it away. , No matter how many times this kind of thing is, it can’t compare with the information about the existence of legends from other worlds. The most important thing for them now is to get away from this terrifying existence as soon as possible, and then send a letter back to Mycroft, asking for support or asking for help. Stop exploring and return as soon as possible.

Thirty seconds later, everyone got on the off-road vehicle driven by the knight. In the next moment, as the knight stepped on the magic door forcefully, the engine roared violently, and the whole car transformed in an instant and flew into the air.

And at this moment, the elite team really saw the whole picture of the horrific events that took place on World No. 1.

"Oh my god..."

Watching this scene, the rider who was driving couldn't help shaking his hands, but soon he reacted and grabbed the steering wheel, but even so, the entire speeding car spun around in the air, causing everyone in the car to make noises exclaimed.

It's not his fault, because everyone in the team reacted in the same way... After all, what they saw was enough to shock even the most powerful people into a daze.

——It was a black sky.

Originally covering World No. 1, the gray-white metal clouds have completely disappeared, and they have all been converted into a smooth substance like a black water surface, reflecting energy ripples. This black water cloud covers most of the surface of the planet. Possibly absorb all the energy and heat that escapes therein. In addition, there are more than forty black needles like straws extending out of this sky, which are directly inserted into the cracks in the earth's crust. It can be seen that from time to time, a group of golden-red energy clusters are transmitted from under the black needles to the highest level. The body of the water cloud at the place made faint golden-red rays of light flow in the incomparably dark body of the other party.

This scene is so spectacular that it even surpasses some people's imagination. If you have to compare it, it's like a giant insect that blocks the sky and leans over the giant called the world, wantonly absorbing the heat of the opponent. of blood.

And the elite team and others have nothing to do about it... what can they do? They were also very helpless when they encountered this level of existence during their first exploration mission... Everyone could only urge the knight to speed up and leave the extremely dangerous cracks in the earth's crust as quickly as possible, so as not to attract the attention of the other party.

"We're just little bugs, just ignore us like gravel..."

The alchemist was scribbling all kinds of gods' gestures in his hands, and he didn't know who to pray to at first, while the priest closed his eyes and began to mutter: "You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me..."

Priest didn't have the leeway to ignore reality. He was constantly looking at the maps drawn by himself and others to explore the surrounding area during the recent period, constantly pointing the way to the knight who was desperately stepping on the accelerator, and the mage was also desperately trying to give The off-road vehicle released five light spirit spells in a row, all for a better escape.

But it's all pointless futility.

Boom——Accompanied by a loud noise like thunder, the black sky seemed to have finished eating. It retracted its more than forty tentacles and merged them into its body, and its huge, bowl-shaped body also began to eat. Rapidly deformed, turning into a group of extremely regular black balls suspended above the sky. The radius of this sphere alone is more than fifty kilometers, and it is suspended above the ground like this, bringing a suffocating and terrifying pressure to all existences in the entire world.

And its next actions made the whole elite team lose their souls.

It is huge, and its shape alone is comparable to a black ball in a city. Under its spherical body, a group of stream-of-consciousness geometry that looks like eyes is condensed. A small speeding car that was moving away from him seemed to be judging something.

Then, it generated a tentacle, and waved it in the direction of the speeding car in a 'fluttering' manner.

At the moment when the black ball 'watched', the minds of everyone in the elite team froze for a moment. They felt that there was an incomparably terrifying and huge existence, whether in spirit or material Staring directly at themselves, at that moment, it seemed that the world was dimmed, and all the lights and colors were meaningless. They seemed to be sinking into the darkness like this, until their wills were destroyed, their bodies melted, and their lives disappeared into the void.

If they were ordinary people, the ending would be like this, there is no chance of escape. But fortunately, they are not ordinary people. At least they have been personally trained by a certain lord, and they have full experience in resisting attacks in this area.

So after a short period of sinking, Priest woke up from the dark illusion covered in cold sweat, and the knight immediately began to control the speeding car that almost crashed due to loss of control. Everyone began to rejoice at their good luck and the resistance brought about by their training, and they all saw that seemingly 'light' twitch from nearly a thousand kilometers away.

It seems light and fluffy, but in fact, the tentacle that was swung by the black ball is nearly one kilometer thick. It sweeps through the atmosphere, bringing out sonic booms and shock waves that are enough to level the mountains. A metal mountain, the mountain was snapped off in an instant, and the crack turned into magma due to high heat and friction.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the elite team knew that even the extremely strong must be careful in the face of this blow, otherwise they will turn into powder, not to mention their group of young people who have not yet reached the gold level ? Immediately, the knight who was stomping on the steering wheel let go of his feet, the mage who was supporting the shield sighed, and lay down on the seat, the alchemist was holding an information terminal and leaving his last words, while the cleric took out a A photo, eyes closed, seems to be talking to the person in the photo.

Priest was actually not much better. The first thought that flashed in his mind was, ‘Will it hurt to be killed by a legendary existence? ’, However, just when he was desperate, the gray-haired man from the south noticed the photo in the hands of the clergyman.

It was a magical image of a young girl, the girl seemed to be taking a selfie, smiling happily, she should be a relative or girlfriend of a clergyman... And because of this image, Priest thought of his sister, he I remembered my responsibility, I remembered the oath I had promised her,

He thought of a lot, including the secrets he had learned from that adult in the afternoon of the Ares Fortress, or in other words, barely mastered.

"What the hell are you in a daze for, do you really think you're bound to die?!"

Suddenly, in the carriage, Priest yelled, waking up all the desperate players from the death-like silence. He glared angrily and looked around his teammates: "Even if it is death! Fight to the last moment!" ! No matter how strong the enemy is, we must dare to attack, even charge!"

"Have you all forgotten who taught you? You don't even dare to resist, and you don't even feel ashamed to go to hell if you die!"

Before he finished speaking, he backhanded out five bottles of magical potions shining with different brilliance, gritted his teeth without hesitation, opened the potion injection groove on the gauntlet, and placed all the potions in one by one.

- Goo, goo, goo... Immediately, five high-level magic potions, Dragon Power Potion, Burning Magic Potion, Lightning Potion, Iron Armor Potion, and Lay on Hand Potion, were injected into Priest's body at the same time. The power of light washed over the warrior's body, and in an instant, accompanied by the sound of blood gushing, all he could see was the transparent observation mirror on Priest's helmet turning bright red, but he firmly took out a translucent glass from behind. The crystal version of the large shield is placed in front of him.

"Damn it, the captain doesn't want his life, and neither do I!"

"Die is dead, I still want to try, can the random slap of this strange monster be able to do anything to me!"

Seeing such a decisive move by Priest, the rest of the elite team also felt courage in their hearts - anyway, it is nothing but death, so why not die bravely and work harder? Just listening to the sound of potion injection, the speed of the whole off-road vehicle was faster, and the shield covering its outside was also unimaginably thickened layer by layer, and even wrapped in a large number of holy light spells.

"Haha, it is necessary to have such an aura!" Priest shattered the glass on the back seat of the off-road vehicle. He looked at the people who had cheered up and at least started to fight for their own lives, and he felt a surge of pride in his heart , he took a step forward and stood at the rear of the car. Priest placed the large translucent crystal shield—the 'gravity shield' made by Joshua van Radcliffe himself in front of him. Crazy white dou qi flames surged from his eyes and his whole body.

And in front of him, a tentacle that was like a mountain range, enough to shatter the earth's crust and tear apart the continental shelf, was slowly falling down.

"Let you see, the 'Profound Truth' bestowed by my teacher!"

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