Unknown Dead Angle.

Clusters of blue flames materialized in the surroundings, their emitted blue light becoming the only source of illumination here.

Da Xiong stood in the center of a desolate and frigid palace.

The palace was black, with rough, unpolished rock walls everywhere, devoid of patterns, only simple, large blocks of stone piled upon each other.

In some places, the marks of axes and hammers were still visible.

Irregular stone pillars served as the sole support for this palace.

"Is anyone there?" Da Xiong called out softly.

There might be others within the dead angle; this was the experience they had gained from many tests.

And before entering the dead angle, she had a bad premonition, but...

Whoosh~~~

Suddenly, a sharp whistle flashed past above her.

The sound was somewhat like that of a sharp object flying at high speed, and also like the howl of some creature.

Da Xiong hurriedly waved her hand and retreated, scattering a fist-sized fleshy sphere.

The sphere landed and began to devour the soil on the ground with a *poof*. In a few seconds, it swelled into a dark red hunting dog, half the height of a person.

The hunting dog had no significant size difference from ordinary dogs, except for its head, which was covered with dense patches of eyes.

This was Da Xiong's minion number one, specially cultivated as a biological weapon to deal with various unknown environments.

The hunting dog shook its large head, using its myriad of eyes to survey and peer around.

'Go scout the surroundings,' Da Xiong instructed in a low voice.

Whoosh.

The hunting dog quickly ran, circling around her wildly.

This was to test the ground, probing for any hidden dangers underground.

But on the third lap.

Bang!

The hunting dog suddenly stopped and lunged towards an empty space on the right.

Clang!

Its teeth bit hard into a two-meter-tall blue armored figure that suddenly materialized.

The armored figure had a seven-colored circular lens on its chest, and a long blue-black braid hanging from the back of its head. But the end of that braid was actually a sharp black stinger resembling a scorpion's.

From afar, Da Xiong could see wisps of black gas surrounding the stinger, clearly indicating that being stung by it could lead to immediate demise.

Then, on the left, another armored figure emerged from invisibility.

Followed by a third, and a fourth...

A total of six armored figures surrounded Da Xiong, their scorpion-like tail-stingers swaying slightly, as if automatically aiming.

"Trouble..." Da Xiong's expression changed slightly, and she waved her hand again, scattering more spheres that devoured the soil upon landing, transforming into more multi-eyed hunting dogs.

At the same time, she quickly retreated, taking out a wriggling mass of pitch-black flesh from her chest.

This time, she didn't throw it, but held it in her hand, forcefully biting the fingertip of her other hand, and aligning the wound with the flesh.

Hiss...

Blood was devoured and absorbed into the flesh. Then, two seconds later, she threw it away.

Whoosh!

The mass of flesh rapidly expanded, growing larger, and in the blink of an eye, it grew a large patch of silver fur, and upon landing, it sprouted long bones and limbs.

With a muffled thud, this thing that was just a mass of flesh transformed into a three-meter-tall giant wolf with silver fur all over its body and huge, ferocious fangs.

Its wolf eyes flashed with light golden vertical pupils somewhat similar to Li Cheng颐's.

"Kill them!" Da Xiong said coldly.

This entry was too rushed. If she could temporarily escape by killing the monsters, it would be worth it.

After all, most of her biological weapons were in the laboratory and she couldn't bring them. Even if the difficulty increased next time, it would be worth it.

But...

Chirr!

A blue light flashed, and a multi-eyed hunting dog was instantly pierced, flung away, and smashed against the wall, turning into minced meat.

Another multi-eyed hunting dog was grabbed by the arms of an armored figure, torn apart, and turned into two pieces in the blink of an eye.

And the silver dragon wolf she had just released was still entangled in a fierce battle with the remaining armored figures.

This powerful virus-infected body, which theoretically could reach sonic speed and possess over five hundred tons of strength, was simply stabbed several times by the tail-stingers of the four armored figures.

The sharp stingers were clearly carrying a potent poison, and the silver dragon wolf's condition visibly deteriorated and weakened.

Da Xiong's expression became increasingly unsightly.

"Stop them!" She issued the order, spotted an opening, and quickly fled into the distance.

Bang!!

A loud noise finally came from behind. The silver dragon wolf bit down on an armored figure, forcibly tearing it in half.

But it was useless.

The dead armored figure scattered on the ground, and there wasn't a single trace of flesh inside... only pieces of armor.

'This... is a super-large dead angle!!'

Seeing this, Da Xiong felt a chill in her heart, understanding her situation.

Only in super-large dead angles would this situation occur.

According to existing research, when outsiders cause a certain degree of damage to a dead angle, it triggers a rejection mechanism. The dead angle will forcibly expel the outsiders for a short period.

But if it was a super-large dead angle, the damage caused to it by ordinary people would be equivalent to stepping on a broken brick, or even crushing some mud, when entering a small dead angle, or even less.

The proportion was too small, so naturally, it wouldn't trigger the rejection mechanism.

Da Xiong knew that this was the situation she was facing.

Run!!

First, find a safe place to hide and quietly investigate the situation!

She ran wildly along the rough palace.

Suddenly, two more armored figures appeared directly in front of her.

Chirr chirr! Two blue-black stingers, with terrifying speed exceeding twice the speed of sound, instantly traversed more than ten meters, stabbing towards Da Xiong's chest.

Clang!

Amidst a soft sound, Da Xiong used a single hand to deflect the stingers with lightning speed, leapt into the air, and quickly grew large patches of black scales all over her body, delivering a heavy palm strike to the head of one of the armored figures.

The armored figure collapsed with a crash, scattering apart.

Before the other could react, Da Xiong unleashed her movement technique, made a turn, and shot off in another direction, disappearing into the depths of the palace in the blink of an eye.

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Tap.

Tap.

Amidst the faint sound of footsteps.

Li Cheng颐 walked slowly through this golden architectural complex, step by step.

He didn't fly or jump around recklessly, nor did he accelerate his pace, as he was worried about accidentally triggering some residual, unknown traps or mechanisms.

When facing any unknown place, moving slowly and observing carefully was the best approach.

One arched bridge after another passed over his head.

Each time he passed through a bridge archway, Li Cheng颐 felt a strange, inexplicable sensation, as if he had passed through a special film.

But the feeling was so weak that he wondered if he was just imagining things.

After all, psychological suggestion can have a significant impact at times.

Soon.

Amidst the faint sound of footsteps, Li Cheng颐 passed through the last of the nine arched bridges.

The scene ahead suddenly opened up.

A rectangular golden staircase appeared before him.

The staircase stretched forward, leading to a circular gate more than ten meters high.

The gate was open, and inside was a shimmering expanse of semi-transparent golden light, like a portal maintaining its operation.

Li Cheng颐 glanced at both sides.

To the left was a forest of towering structures, densely packed, with at least dozens visible at a glance.

Each one was at least a hundred stories high, and most of them emitted obscure radiation waves.

Heat radiation was the simplest form of radiation, and even ordinary people could sense it. In addition to that, there was electromagnetic radiation and other unknown forms of radiation.

Li Cheng颐 couldn't distinguish them. He could only judge that many of the towers were still in operation from the movement and distortion of the air.

Withdrawing his gaze, he looked to the right.

To the right was a golden plaza, surrounded by a circle of buildings resembling auditoriums.

In the plaza were golden pools stacked in a disc-like shape, but the pools were empty of water, with only wisps of white cloud-like vapor constantly rising from them.

Shops lined the four sides, their doors tightly shut, with only various signs reflecting a faint golden light.

The flat ground was empty. The place, which should have been bustling with activity, was now only filled with the white mist flowing from the pools.

From Li Cheng颐's perspective, he could see a large shopping mall at the end of the plaza directly opposite him.

The mall had five floors, each filled with dense rows of black, empty windows. Golden statues resembling eagles could be seen on the eaves at regular intervals.

Ornate pillars were carved with patterns resembling wreaths and vines.

'Now is the time to choose... should I go to the tower forest, or the shopping mall? Or should I go straight ahead and enter the place that seems like a portal?'

Li Cheng颐 stopped in place, lost in thought.

After pausing for a moment, he resolutely walked towards the tower forest.

To find information, he should naturally approach the direction of research.

Leaving the main golden staircase, he slowly moved forward to the left.

Walking through the streets between the towers gave him a strange sense of novelty.

The golden street was divided into three sections.

On both sides were sidewalks with streetlights.

In the middle was a lane for vehicles, with ornate vine patterns imprinted on the ground.

The streetlights were still on, casting a soft golden light that even emitted a faint warmth.

At first, Li Cheng颐 felt comfortable, but as he continued to venture deeper, walking into the shadow areas between the towers.

Different traces began to appear on the ground.

Large cracks appeared in the paving stones, some streetlights flickered erratically, and more and more hideous claw marks and holes began to appear on the walls of the towers.

Random objects also gradually appeared on the sidewalks.

Clothing, leather suitcases, shoes, hats, walking sticks, and some broken golden fragments from unknown objects.

Everything was golden.

Clap.

Suddenly, Li Cheng颐 stopped and looked down at the ground.

Near the base of a streetlight on the ground lay a golden book.

Next to the book was a broken brooch, a simple rose brooch.

He bent down, wrapped a layer of death energy around his hand, and gently picked up the book.

The book cover was written in Black Sea script in white letters.

《Yongla Poems》.

'A book of poems?' Li Cheng颐 brushed the dust off the cover and gently opened the first page.

'To my dear niece - Missilene.'

After flipping through it randomly, he found that the book of poems was full of praise for his niece's beauty, innocence, purity, and loveliness.

However, most of them had hidden ambiguous meanings, and it was obvious that the person who wrote this book of poems had a heart of admiration.

Li Cheng颐 flipped through it with disgust, and was about to throw it away, but in the last few pages, he found a message written in a scribbled handwriting.

The message was interspersed in the blank spaces of the book of poems, and was written in blue ink, making it particularly eye-catching.

'Dear Missilene, the Mimetic Tower's research on Eternal Darkness is coming to an end. The battle between the Radiant Lady and the Emerald Mother has lasted for ten thousand years, and now they are unable to maintain it. We have received the Lady's final notice and have no choice but to carry out a pure migration of the Holy City.'

'Migration requires selection, and sinners cannot board the ship. If you truly love me, you can bring this book of poems and go to Radiant Ark 3. The examiner there is my brother. When they see this book of poems, they will allow you to board the ship alone.' - Yours, Roina.

(End of chapter)