"What?" Zoe asked in surprise.

Zoe's question actually represented the thoughts of Fatty and me. The physical properties of the "Droplet" were already difficult for us to understand, and Han Yu's last sentence made us fall into confusion again—the entire Devil's Col was the "Droplet"?

Han Yu's face didn't have a trace of fluctuation, and she calmly explained, "If, as Brother Shi said, the 'Droplet' is only that small spot on the col, then 'it' would inevitably shift its position. However, according to the data collected by the Z organization, the 'Droplet' hasn't moved a long distance in decades, only minor deviations, indicating that 'its' position is relatively fixed. The Himalayas are constantly attacked by wind and snow all year round, but the 'Droplet' remains motionless, which is clearly not in line with common sense."

Han Yu paused and continued, "Currently, I don't have geological evidence to prove that the entire Devil's Col is related to the 'Droplet,' but based on the physical properties, the 'Droplet' as we know it is actually only a small part exposed. Most of this substance is actually underground."

After speaking, Han Yu took a cup and started pouring water into it until the water overflowed the rim, but the water exceeding the rim did not spill due to surface tension. Han Yu pointed to the part of the water exceeding the rim and said, "The 'Droplet' in Devil's Col that we measured is actually this part."

Zoe, Fatty, and I stared at the part of the water that was higher than the cup but didn't spill, with a smooth and rounded outer edge, and instantly understood Han Yu's meaning.

The Devil's Col we saw was just the part of the water that had emerged from the rim of the cup.

Before coming here, I had many doubts about the mysterious existence of Devil's Col, and I didn't take the secret materials of the Z organization to heart. I thought that many supernatural phenomena could eventually be explained by science sooner or later. But now it seems that I was too superficial. Faced with a "gas" that can blend into the surrounding environment like a chameleon and make people and objects disappear into thin air, it seems that saying anything is pale and doing anything is powerless.

I saw the same lost expression on Fatty's and Zoe's faces.

I asked Han Yu, "Where do the people who enter the 'Droplet' go?"

Fatty and Zoe seemed to understand the implied meaning in my words. I was confirming with Han Yu the probability of survival for the expedition that disappeared twenty years ago. kuAiδugg

Han Yu shook her head, "I don't know either. If my hypothesis is correct, people who enter the 'Droplet' have no way to get out, like insects sucked into a water droplet struggling helplessly to die. In other words, you can think of Devil's Col as a large hole filled with some kind of gas that humans can't breathe and is highly unknown. After being swallowed into the 'Droplet,' people will fall. So people either suffocate to death or fall to their death."

"Of course, this is not absolute. As I said before, the 'Droplet' is a viscous gas that can interfere with electronic equipment, exhibits transparent properties under visible light, and can also change shape to disguise itself. I have never seen such a substance, so there are many possibilities. The feeling of looking at the 'Droplet' from the outside and looking out from the inside is completely different. Perhaps the physical properties inside the 'Droplet' are different from those in the natural world," Han Yu added.

Fatty suddenly asked at this time, "What's the worst-case scenario?"

Han Yu thought for a while and replied, "If the 'Droplet' is corrosive, then everyone and everything that is sucked in will be corroded and annihilated in an instant, without exception."