Bulwark of Light

Chapter 548 Broken Bones
The vast river is full of black water.

The heavy snow fell on the river and was melted in an instant... These pale snow flakes were like falling into a pond of ink.

Gu Shen silently looked at the river bank beside him, the flow of these black waters was not scary, on the contrary, it was very peaceful, and no one could feel the slightest "dangerous vigilance" in his heart...

This big river is not rushing.

Like a dead lake.

No matter where you go, what you see is a scene of silence, the river bank is broken and rocky, and the black water is endless in the distance, as if it runs through the zenith, without end.

In the previous crusade mission, it is said that the third army tried to cross this big river, and it took several hours, because the Doru River seemed to be able to absorb extraordinary source quality, and once the airship approached, it would be pulled down by the suction of the river surface. The confrontation... needs to consume a lot of fuel, greatly reducing the speed of travel.

This time, all the teams avoided the main river by far.

Keep an extremely long distance from the river bank!

Gu Shen originally thought that this black river was related to his own fire, but he walked all the way, and the fire didn't have such a violent reaction... That black river may have the power to pull him, but he may need to search carefully , to be found.

If Pluto actually delivered "something".

Then you should feel something...

Since the blazing fire is calm.

Gu Shen was not in a hurry either.

This disaster environment is too big, and if you want to explore it again, you need to be patient.

Gu Shen released his few blazing fires, and while sensing the strangeness on the river, he asked via voice transmission: "Brother Zhong, where did the name of this calamity come from?"

"Are you asking about the origin of the name of the Doru River..."

Zhong Yuan replied: "This is the name given by General White Lizard. It is said that before the crusade mission began, the general entered the disaster area alone to explore. At the end of the Black River, he saw a stone tablet with the word 'Duolu' engraved on it. , surrounded by black water, it was gloomy. But...it's a pity that the image of that stele has not been preserved."

"The image was not saved?"

As soon as Zhong Yuan opened his mouth, apart from Gu Shen, the other team members also became curious.

In the public list of generals who restarted the mission, most of the transcendents did not participate in the previous crusade mission... This is to avoid attrition, so their understanding of the disaster situation is not as good as that of the conquerors who have set foot in person.

"To be precise, it's not that it hasn't been preserved, but that it can't be preserved." Zhong Yuan said slowly: "Of course, General White Lizard would not carry equipment with him to record. A transcendent of this level has more mental power than any equipment. It's easy to use...but the strange thing is that the scene of the stone tablet at the end of the Black River cannot be cast out by spiritual power."

"That's a general!" Yuan Yuan frowned and murmured, "How is such a thing possible?"

"No, it's possible." After Gu Shen heard the words, he probably understood the truth in his heart, and he said slowly: "It's not that the general's mental power is not strong enough, but this kind of picture... the extraordinary nature is like this, It can only be felt, not expressed in words.”

Several team members looked at each other in blank dismay.

They are also valuable people in the frontier fortress, but they rarely heard what Gu Shen said.

"I'm afraid the word 'Duolu' is not engraved on the stone tablet." Gu Shen said slowly: "It's an ancient character. These two characters may only be similar in shape or sound to 'Duolu', so the general After looking at the stele and leaving Heihe, it will be named so."

"That's right, it's the ancient text..."

Zhong Yuan glanced at Gu Shen with a little surprise, "The matter of the ancient inscription on the stone tablet has been confirmed at the high-level meeting. Except for General White Lizard, there is no second person who has actually seen the 'End of the Black River', so We don't know the true meaning of... the ancient text."

"At the end of the Black River?"

One team member was puzzled and said: "Captain... You said earlier that on the last exploration path, you found that the Doru River was blocked by a snow mountain. There was no way out of the snow mountain, and you couldn't move forward. You had to go back the same way. That being the case, how did the general see the so-called 'end of the Black River'?"

"That's a general..."

Zhong Yuan smiled helplessly, then restrained his expression, and said in awe: "General White Lizard's combat power is not comparable to that of ordinary titles. With his strength, he can naturally see what I can't see... As for climbing that mountain, it shouldn't be too difficult."

Take a little meal.

The blond man took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Because the general said that he saw the stone tablet at the end of the Heihe River, I was able to muster up the courage to regroup and bring you back here again...that snow-capped mountain has left a lasting impression on my spirit." I suffered heavy bruises. I can feel the guidance of 'fate', if I want to defeat myself, I need to climb the snow mountain again, in order to break the ominous and crush these disasters!"

"Captain... don't worry, everyone is here!"

"This time, it will definitely work!"

Everyone comforted.

Gu Shen's thoughts were wandering.

On the stone tablet at the end of the Doru River... there are two ancient inscriptions engraved on it.

Upon hearing these words, [The Asylum of the Goddess of Destiny] actually reacted. This cross pendant rarely sent out a reminder to avoid a certain place, but faintly vibrated with traction fluctuations.

Is this to make myself look for the so-called "end of the Black River"?

Zhong Yuan's voice interrupted Gu Shen's thoughts.

"Mr. Gu?"

Gu Shen came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Brother Zhong Yuan, I don't know why, but I don't feel at peace. It may not be easy for you to find the 'End of the Black River'."

"Are you restless? Me too..." Zhong Yuan said with a smile, "Just one thing, Mr. Gu made a mistake."

"Oh?"

"I'm not looking for the 'End of the Black River'." The dim pupils in the blond man's eyes gradually became bright and resolute, and he whispered: "I just want to climb the snow mountain again, that's all... just click Shatter the 'mirror dream', and I will not move on."

"Yes." Gu Shen nodded.

There is indeed no deep reason... These teams all came with their own missions and had tasks that had to be completed.

"So among the many branches of the restart mission, I chose the main snow mountain exploration path." Zhong Yuan said: "For me, it's not just as simple as exploration...I want to find out the root of that nightmare."

Speaking of it.

He looked at Gu Shen, "Brother Gu... I'm not a fool. If you can climb the snow mountain with me and kill the nightmare, you don't need to hold back."

The meaning of these words is obvious.

Zhong Yuan was running towards the nightmare of the Broken Snow Mountain, but he didn't intend to deal with "this thing" by himself.

What year is it, and you still play one-on-one?

Gu Shen appreciated this approach very much, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Zhong, I will try my best."

"Thank you..."

Zhong Yuan elongated his voice, and said slowly: "In return, if those guys in the back really do something after entering the 'signal disconnection area'... I will help you clean them up."

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of several "behind-the-spot" team members were still dazed.

It took a few seconds to find it.

"There's... someone behind us?"

Look back.

The Black River is dead, there are many boulders on the river bank, and Yuanjia's mask automatically captures the field of vision... It is not found, where is there a little figure?
"Brother Zhong, don't get involved in this muddy water."

Gu Shen shook his head, and said softly: "Since I dare to come here, I'm not afraid of their actions... It's just that it's in the 'signal area', it's inconvenient for them, and it's not convenient for me either."

Those figures were really not concealed enough.

I am carrying the "underworld fire", although I have only fused with the fire, but my perception has been greatly improved... Especially in the induction of certain breaths, it is extremely sensitive.

Meng Xiao, Grand Duke of Zhenyue, released a ray of light to capture the progress of his team.

He is spying here.

Gu Shen was also watching him.

But...Meng Xiao didn't mean to cover up his whereabouts. This guy made it clear that he wanted to follow him and see where he was going.

"After all, you only have one person, so why confront him head-on? Do I need to report this matter to Your Excellency Osmond?" Zhong Yuan's mental strength was also sharp. He looked in the direction behind him and said coldly, "This is not the City of Light , but Beizhou."

"useless."

Gu Shen shook his head, and said calmly, "So what if I report it? Meng Xiao is a 'privileged person' like me, and he has the right to choose the free route... If he didn't violate the iron law before making a move, even if he reported it, Osmond Can't do anything to him."

Gu Shen could tell what this guy was thinking without looking.

He ignored it, not because he underestimated the enemy.

in contrast.

When he confirmed that Meng Xiao was following him, Gu Shen already had "killing thoughts" in his heart...[-]% of the warnings sent by the pendant along the way fluctuated, pointing to the heir of Guangming City. He even vaguely suspected that it was impossible. Could it be that his identity as "Pluto" was exposed?
"Let's walk together all the way until the snow mountain."

Gu Shen said quietly: "It's a good place."

……

……

"This is the Deepscale Squad—"

"Fischer, send my regards to Lord Osmond."

The fuzzy picture gradually became clear, and it was faintly visible. Here, the forest leaves were overgrown, and the snowflakes were flying. It was a dense forest. These ancient trees seemed to be very old, perhaps hundreds of years old... But after being covered with snowflakes, they It became lifeless, and through the screen, one could feel the silence and extinction in the snowy forest.

The reason is the "black stream" that runs through this snow forest.

This is a branch of the Doru River, and [Live Fish] Fisher is responsible for exploring this branch... On the route, several team members continued to use their mental strength and cooperate with equipment to set up temporary deep-sea link points to extend the connection with the total distance as much as possible. Link to Command Room.

"Fischer, how is the mission going?"

Osmond's voice was thunderous and reassuring.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, everything went well... It's just that this journey was a bit too quiet. Thanks to my talent of 'deep water', we have been exploring along the Doru River without falling into a dream or losing our way."

Fisher reported earnestly, and he raised a very important question: "This road is much more tortuous than imagined, and the task of laying the deep sea network is more difficult. The component equipment will be exhausted, and at that time, I can still ensure the spiritual connection with Your Excellency... But this team, do you still need to move forward?"

"Our ultimate task is to find the [door]." Osmond said in a deep voice, "If your intuition is correct, then lead the team to move forward...Look at the trend of this black stream, it won't be long , you will be able to find the end, if there is no [door] at the end of this branch, you can naturally turn back, as for the network laying task of [Deep Sea], you can start from the last progress at any time."

"clear."

Fisher nodded, ending the conversation with the main control room.

On the other side, Lin Lin is also having a spiritual connection.

"This is Lu Zhe's team—"

"I'm Captain Mu Wanqiu."

These two seemingly contradictory words came from the same person's mouth, and the voice of the person who spoke did not fluctuate at all, like a piece of ice that could not be melted.

In order to facilitate the recording and memory in the main control room, each team has its own name.

The reason why Fisher's team took the name "Deep Scale Squad" is because Fisher is the garrison of Deep Scale City in Beizhou.

As for Lu Zhe's team... the name, as you can tell, was created by Lu Zhe.

It has long been heard that the captain of the first team of the Investigation Corps is powerful, but has a lazy personality and is extremely casual in doing things. He knew that after Lu Zhe picked up his name casually, he left the captaincy to Mu Wanqiu, an S-rank subordinate. .

Lin Lin looked solemn.

He stared at the "spiritual scene" that Mu Wanqiu sent back at this moment, and asked in shock, "What is this?!"

This branch seems to lead to the depths of a certain snow-capped mountain, and the surroundings are very dark. The sealed item of "burning quality" was used to barely illuminate a ray of light. In this dim and lightless mountain, the soil was planed It opened, revealing a pair of dark, broken bones.

"Mr. Adjutant," Mu Wanqiu said calmly, "Obviously, this is a broken skeleton."

Of course Lin Lin knew...it was a skeleton.

However, in the disaster area of ​​the Duolu River, there was no exploration mission before.

Mu Wanqiu's team should be the first group of explorers to set foot on the mountain route of the Black Mountain. How could they find the skeleton?
He immediately became vigilant: "This skeleton is not complete, have you checked the wound?"

"The skull is broken and eaten."

Mu Wanqiu raised her hand slightly.

"Crash" sound!
The soil was broken, and the unformed skeleton seemed to come alive, suspended in the air, and pieced together by itself, showing the specific picture of the corpse in great detail.

The left shoulder of the corpse collapsed, and half of the bones of the body were destroyed and broken. At the same time, only half of the skull remained, and the teeth bite marks on the edge of the broken bones could be vaguely seen...

Mu Wanqiu's voice caught Osmond's attention.

The old guy immediately came to Lin Lin's side, and the two of them stared at the picture sent back to the main control room together with extremely solemn expressions...

The skull is broken, so forget it...

What does it mean to be devoured?
In the calamity of the Duolu River, are there extraordinary creatures? !
(End of this chapter)