It was already past three in the morning when the scientific trio finished their rest.
"Let's keep going. Let's see if we can get the situation clear before 7 o'clock." Sister Xu was the first to stand up. "If we can get the signal back, that would be even better. It would save us the trouble of having to trouble others to come and rescue us."
Lin Fan then remembered that they had filed a report before setting off. If there was no information reported within 24 hours, the institute would send other teams for rescue.
Although there have been constant dangers along the way, judging from the current situation, it seems to be okay and not to the point where we need rescue.
Wu Yusen and Lin Fan had just looked around and couldn't find the mechanism to open the door.
I thought Sister Xu's observation angle was different and she would be able to find problems with the mechanism that they couldn't see, but in the end she didn't.
The wish to easily open the door using a mechanism was shattered.
So Xingchen took action again and opened the door with brute force.
Wu Yusen helped Lin Fan carry his things, and he and Sister Xu stood in the aisle.
Sister Xu put up some protection to prevent any poisonous gas from coming out after the door was broken.
If something unexpected happened, Xingchen would carry it if she could, and if she couldn't, she would take him and run away. She held the sealing talisman in her hand, ready to use it at any time.
Fight head-on? No way, it's not a life-or-death situation yet.
Wait until rescue arrives. With more people, we can discuss things and everything will be easier.
It was the first time for Sister Xu to see the stars. Although she had heard many rumors, she still felt a unique shock and couldn't help but whistle loudly.
Wu Yusen and Xingchen both turned to look at her. They didn't expect that such a cold sister Xu could do such a thing.
"Don't worry about me, just continue." Sister Xu shrugged with the same expression, as if the whistle just now had nothing to do with her.
I never thought that the fat girl who was stupid and dumb would transform into what she is now...
The process of breaking the door went more smoothly than expected.
Lin Fan had already made the same mental preparation as before, when he stabbed the stone door at Xue Ping's side... and the door cracked.
Compared to the extremely hard stone door before, the door here was like tofu and shattered into pieces in just a few seconds.
There was nothing strange inside the door, no water, no smoke, and even no light-absorbing area. It was just like an ordinary door, serving only as a partition.
As a result, when Lin Fan took the coat from John Woo and put it on, he felt a little unreal.
Sister Xu was still leading the way.
Lin Fan tied the scabbard of his sword and walked behind her, while Wu Yusen lagged behind and brought up the rear.
Not far away, we saw that the wide passage was blocked by rocks.
"I was wondering, that door is so big and so easy to open, there must be something wrong." Lin Fan grumbled to Wu Yusen in a low voice, "It turns out it's blocked from the inside."
Wu Yusen glanced at her and didn't say anything embarrassedly. For Xingchen's spear, there was basically no place that was difficult to open.
In fact, if Xingchen hadn't broken the door, he and Sister Xu would have had to wait for rescue before they could come up with a solution.
Most of the time, Lin Fan seemed to have a relatively clear understanding of Xingchen's strength, but at other times, his understanding seemed a little fuzzy. His IQ also fluctuated.
He once discussed this issue with Jin Sichen, wondering if the cell evolution process had reached brain cells but was still unstable?
The rubble in front of me seemed to have collapsed from above. Although it was not compacted tightly and there were many gaps, it was definitely impossible for a person to pass through.
There is no other way, the stars must come.
Lin Fan thought that he should tell Quan Yingdong about this when he got back. It was a bit troublesome to put on and take off the scabbard.
With just a few moves, Xingchen easily opened up another passage.
Lin Fan put his coat back on and buckled the belt of his scabbard as he walked. Before he let go of his hand, he looked up...
Well, the road is blocked again...
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have changed back...
Nowadays, no matter how well she merges with the stars, she still feels the pain of the mecha piercing her body every time she transforms and transforms back.
It’s just that maybe I’ve gotten used to it, and with the help of my recovery ability, the pain isn’t as intense as it was at the beginning, but it does still hurt.
The stars are relatively large in size, and although they are not afraid of being seen in this place, during the exploration when the situation is unclear, the more hidden they are, the better.
If something really happens, a normal-sized person can still hide, but stars are so big and glowing that there is no way to hide. They are just like targets.
Moreover, most of the time, the stars were indeed not useful, and would waste energy for no reason. Therefore, Lin Fan would only transform when he could use them, and would transform back directly when he didn't.
You can also take the opportunity to exercise your own abilities.
However, if she had known that she would have to change three times in such a short time, she would have simply not changed back.
Lin Fan resigned himself to his fate by unsheathing the scabbard he had just buckled around his waist and handing it to Wu Yusen. He then turned to Sister Xu and said, "With so many layers of obstruction, doors, and rubble, there's probably something really dangerous in there, right?"
"It looks like it." Sister Xu knew it, but she had to go in anyway.
After seeing Xingchen's actual performance, her confidence is much stronger than before.
"If we open it like this, will it cause very bad consequences?" Lin Fan hesitated.
I don’t know who set up so many mechanisms, traps, dangers, and shields just to keep people out and things inside out.
Isn't what they are doing now violating this person's original intention?
"That's possible." Sister Xu's expression remained unchanged. "But judging from the past few months, the domain has only blocked signals and affected the thinking of those inside. My initial judgment is that the malicious intent inside is not very strong."
If it is something more evil, then three months is enough to cause a lot of bad effects.
It cannot be said that there is absolutely no grass growing, but at least the villagers will not be happy every day, but will just gather and entertain underground.
Judging from the current results, the villagers are living a happy life except for forgetting to contact the outside world.
If there really is something evil sealed inside, Sister Xu feels that the impact will not be so minor.
"That makes sense," Lin Fan nodded. "But we can't completely rule out the risk. What if it's because it hasn't been released yet and its full power hasn't been released yet?"
"Well, I have considered that, but the stones we broke can only block ordinary people from entering and exiting, and can't cover up the impacts you are worried about." Sister Xu replied.
It’s like those blocked signals and affected thoughts all happened before they came in or even destroyed the door.
"I suspect there was originally something restricting the contents down there, but for some reason it started to lose its effectiveness three months ago, though it's possible it hasn't completely lost its effectiveness yet," Sister Xu said. She then showed Lin Fan and the other two a golden object, a small metal daisy-like ornament, held between her fingers.
"This is a good treasure given by Elder Qian. It can deter and ban even the demons and monsters of the great demon level. Even Master Qiansui cannot withstand it if he is caught off guard."
"Hmm? Lord Qiansui? Isn't that the ancestor of the weapon refining team?" Lin Fan was stunned, and his thoughts suddenly went astray.
"You've just arrived and haven't seen the Thousand-Year-Old Master. It's normal that you don't know him." Sister Xu said with a smile, "He is a thousand-year-old demon. So far, he is the most powerful demon known to the institute. He is on the same level as Elder Qian."
"That's why Master Qiansui is always elusive, and the police can't control him." Wu Yusen added, "The demon race originally values freedom of nature and doesn't like to follow rules. Basically, not causing trouble is considered good enough."
"So, with this, our safety is guaranteed." Sister Xu smiled as she looked at the magical weapon in her hand, "Unless the being inside is more powerful than Master Qiansui."
Lin Fan wanted to continue asking questions about the Thousand-Year-Old Master, but Sister Xu's last sentence drew her thoughts away again.
More powerful than a thousand-year-old monster?
Is it possible?
...Isn't it possible?