Fantasy Game: Infinite City

After leaving the group of giant iron monsters, Han Zu and Gloria headed towards other locations in the primeval forest.

"This place doesn't look small. There are even many areas with different geographical environments. We don't know what to look for now. Without the help of scanners and other equipment, we don't know how long it will take to find clues in such a large area."

"You're not entirely right. I know what to look for, but as for where to look, I really don't know."

However, after several hours of trekking, when the two arrived at the center of the primeval forest, they found that there was actually no difference between this place and the surrounding forests, except that the number and types of animals had increased.

The two of them had very few devices on them. Gloria was carrying a scanner and a temporary transmission matrix, while Han Zu only had an altitude measuring instrument that he didn't intend to carry. However, there was no human technology in this world underground, so those devices that needed to use signals were no different from scrap metal. In addition, there were the thick rock walls above, the special mineral layer above the rock walls, and the topmost ice shell. The thickness of these three layers of material perfectly blocked any signal transmission. So no one would know where Han Zu and Gloria were, including themselves.

"Take a break."

"There's a fallen tree trunk. Let's take a rest here."

Near the two of them, there was a fallen tree trunk. The thick trunk crushed the nearby bushes, making this place a natural open space. Looking at the damaged part of the fallen trunk, there was a huge claw mark on it, but it was different from the iron-headed species they encountered before. It should have been knocked down by some other huge creature. The marks on it were very new, but a little damp, and should have appeared in recent days.

Coming to the tree trunk, Gloria sat on the ground leaning against it. Although she asked to rest for a while, in fact, Gloria did not feel tired, but had a strange and uncomfortable feeling, but she couldn't tell why.

"I don't think I should eat things that taste like chili peppers. I always feel uncomfortable."

"You can use the power of fire to ignite the parts of your body that you feel uncomfortable in. When I encountered something like poison gas or virus before, I could always recover to normal quickly using this method."

"Okay, let me try."

Following Han Zu's instructions, Gloria's symptoms were relieved immediately, but they did not disappear completely. However, they were not enough to affect Gloria's condition.

"All the equipment we have is useless now. Even if there is something you are looking for here, how long will it take us to find it if we run around like headless flies? Don't you have any other ideas? Can you narrow the scope or something? For example, use your perception ability?"

"I tried it before when we were still with that group of idiots. Like I said before, there seems to be something wrong with my perception ability. I can only sense large areas of energy gathering and distinguish their concentration."

"You don't mean to say that the direction we are taking now is already the decision you made after screening, right?"

"Unfortunately, it is so."

According to Han Zu, when he encountered that group of stupid giant creatures again, Han Zu used his perception ability to search the nearby area. As usual, he was unable to locate anything accurately. However, in the perception range that Han Zu expanded to the limit, many areas with different energy concentrations appeared. Among these ranges, four areas had the same energy concentration, which was much higher than that of other areas. The closest location to them should be the plain with a lake in the distance that they saw when they were in the liquid column before, and a certain location at the junction of the primeval forest area. Now Han Zu and Gloria are heading to that place.

"We are currently in the center of the primeval forest. At our speed, if we continue walking normally, in a few hours we will be able to leave the primeval forest and reach the border with the plain, which is the area with the most abnormal energy closest to us."

"Didn't you say there were four areas? Where are the other three?"

"One is somewhere near the lake on the plain, another is on the far right side of the plain, and the last one should theoretically be at... Do you see that column of liquid at the farthest point on the horizon? It's the one with the blue light coming from the mineral on the dome of the rock wall."

"I see, but why do you say in theory?"

"When my perception ability was intact, I could sense the range of a medium-sized city. Although it is now mostly out of order and I can't detect anything specific, the range has become much larger. It is basically equivalent to two-thirds of the range of a large city. The position of the liquid column I showed you is the edge of my perception ability. So I can only say that it is theoretically that position. After all, the accuracy of my perception ability is too low now."

"What you are looking for is something that can increase the strange power in your body, right? Then have you sensed similar energy fluctuations in these four areas? If we look according to this trend, perhaps we can be more accurate?"

"Like I said, my perception ability is ridiculously low right now. Being able to find four areas is already my limit."

"Okay, but at least we have a direction, which is much better than searching aimlessly. Let's go, I'm almost done with my rest."

After leaving their current location, the two began to move towards the outside of the primeval forest according to the direction given by Han Zu. A few hours later, they successfully walked out of the primeval forest and came to the junction of the plain and the forest. The trees here were relatively sparse, with mostly low shrubs and plants.

There are many strange plants growing in this area, but they are not aggressive or poisonous, they just look peculiar. There is one plant among them that Han Zu is very interested in. And because this plant is not delicious, Han Zu did not sell it to Gloria, which made Gloria feel a lot happier.

The fruit of this plant, or at least that's what Han Zu thought, looked like a bunch of grapes hanging together at first glance. Each marble ball was four centimeters in diameter, but it felt very rough to the touch, like a plaything walnut.

“Crackle…Crackle…”

“This thing is pretty good.”

"From the looks of it, at least a lot of old men can be taken away."

As for the taste of this thing, Han Zu described it as somewhat similar to melon seeds mixed with sand and dipped in mustard oil. As for why he knew the taste of melon seeds mixed with sand and dipped in mustard oil, Gloria didn't know and didn't really want to know.

"Boom."

However, when the two were looking for something useful in this border area, Gloria's steps suddenly staggered and she fell straight backwards. Fortunately, Han Zu was walking behind her, so Gloria did not fall to the ground, but fell into Han Zu's arms.

"What? This is a nice place, but... Hey, Gloria?"

Han Zu wanted to make a joke, but Gloria didn't respond at all, and didn't even say a word. This was not right. Han Zu immediately laid Gloria flat on the ground and checked her condition.

But the strange thing is that although Gloria is in a state of unconsciousness, this is not because there is something wrong with Gloria, but because the concentration of energy absorbed by her body is too high, causing Gloria to enter a state very similar to being drunk, except that Gloria is not drunk now, but has excess energy. As long as the accumulated excess energy in Gloria's body is consumed, she will return to normal. Fortunately, this is not a problem for Han Zu.

"Om~~"

"Um... why did I just... suddenly faint?"

"The energy was full, but the excess energy was not prevented from being absorbed. Instead, it was compressed and forced into your body. As a result, you fainted."

"Then why are you okay?"

"Let's not talk about the difference in energy levels between the two of us. Even if there is no such difference, I still have the ability to convert energy. I usually let it run automatically, so I won't get myself dizzy."

"Um... I have a question for you, Han Zu."

"You said."

"If the excess energy has been compressed to the point where it can't be compressed any further, what will happen if more energy comes in at this time?"

"Oh, this is very simple, just self-destruct."

"Oh, it's self-destruction, then I'm relieved... Bullshit!!! Doesn't that mean I'm at risk of self-destruction at any time in this place?!!!"

"beep."

"Gudu."

"Shut up."

Han Zu got out a fruit that looked no different from an apple from somewhere, broke off a piece and stuffed it into Gloria's mouth. Gloria took a bite and found it quite crisp. Gloria had eaten this fruit once before at Han Zu's instigation and it did not do any harm to her, except that it tasted like radish, with no flavor at all.

"I'm here, so you can't blow up. Besides, even if you blow up everywhere, you won't die now, but it may take a long time to recover."

"You haven't exploded before, have you? Aren't you able to transform energy? How come you've also experienced a self-destruction? Did it happen before you were able to transfer energy?"

"That's not the case. I've tried to attack this way a few times, and it's very powerful, but it just doesn't feel comfortable."

However, just as Gloria stood up again and prepared to move forward, the feeling of energy saturation, which was almost like being drunk, soon appeared again. But this time Gloria did not fall down suddenly, but she seemed to be drunk. Her steps began to stagger and she could hardly move.

"What's going on?"

Gloria's condition made Han Zu very confused, so he once again drained the excess energy in Gloria's body, allowing Gloria to return to normal.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you in this state again?"

"I don't know, it seems that as long as I walk in this direction, I will... um..."

After returning to normal, Gloria took a few steps forward and started staggering again. However, this time her condition was slightly better than the last time. She could still speak, but what she said sounded like the nonsense of a drunkard. There was no other way, so Han Zu could only do the same thing and make Gloria return to normal again.

"I can't leave yet?"

"Hoo-boom."

"Hiss...Huh...I think I understand what's going on."

Han Zu speculated that since Gloria did not have the ability to convert energy, every time the concentration of energy exceeded the level that Gloria could store, Gloria would fall into the same "drunk" state. However, due to the special nature of Gloria's evolution after Han Zu's, Gloria's body could store more energy each time after Han Zu's energy extraction. That's why Gloria went from fainting at the beginning to being able to speak now.

"I've come up with a way to help us find what we're looking for quickly, or at least something relatively useful."

Han Zu threw a wink at Gloria, then like a pervert, reached out to Gloria and picked her up.

Although Gloria shuddered with disgust at Han Zu's expression, she also understood what Han Zu was talking about, which was to use her current state as a human energy locator to find the location where the energy was emitted.

Although Gloria understood that if Han Zu took the initiative to stop the automatic conversion of energy, it should also have a similar effect, but Gloria did not ask Han Zu to do so. There were two main reasons. First, if they encountered any danger later, Han Zu's combat power would definitely be stronger than hers. Even if he encountered something he couldn't deal with, he could take her away and get away. But if it was the other way around, she couldn't do that.

The second point was actually not very serious. It was completely because Gloria was greedy for Han Zu's body. Gloria was not ready to give up such a good opportunity to be held in his arms the whole time.

"Now you show the way and I'll be the errand boy. Let's go."

"Um... this... this way..."

Gloria, who was dizzy from the excess energy, shook her head to sober herself up a little, and pointed to a certain location while shaking. Han Zu then moved forward in the direction Gloria pointed out. At the same time, Han Zu maintained an appropriate degree and continued to absorb a certain amount of excess energy from Gloria's body, so that the accumulation of excess energy would not cause Gloria to have an energy implosion, and at the same time, Gloria would not lose her current state and lose her direction.

Moreover, through continuous energy conversion and extraction, the amount of energy that Gloria can absorb can be further increased, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

"That's... this... this..."

As he continued to move, Han Zu finally came to a huge rock. Gloria's abnormal energy state also reached its peak at this time. The destination should be here.