vncnus Chapter 104 They are so hospitable!
Chapter 104 They are so hospitable!
Chapter 104 They are so hospitable!
Space changes.
Previously, it was a dark and narrow mountain tunnel with a black iron gate, and a bustling base of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a blazing sun and an endless expanse of sky and earth!
Puff, puff, puff...
As soon as Suk and his group of ten arrived in the Crimson Dragon World, they began to plummet at an alarming speed. Fortunately, Suk had warned them beforehand, so they quickly controlled the miniature planets inside their bodies to alter the surrounding gravity, barely managing to stabilize themselves before crashing into the water.
Then look around.
The water stretched as far as the eye could see, amidst a vast expanse of clouds and mist, with no islands or land in sight.
"Just as I expected." Everyone showed expressions of surprise. Based on the information they had received before, they already knew that more than 90% of the Crimson Dragon World was water, and the rest was land.
"The gravity is so strong," Eloi frowned.
In the Crimson Dragon World, the gravity is approximately 4000 times that of a normal planet.
Because the entire world was created by World Lords using 'Cosmic Origin Energy'. Cosmic Origin Energy is an "energy" with incredible power that can only be wielded by World Lords. Once this energy condenses, it becomes "Cosmic Crystal." Cosmic Crystals are a form of hard currency in the universe.
The foundation of the entire world is the "Cosmic Crystal". Land, liquids, sand, rocks and so on are all influenced by the primordial energy of the universe, making them much more special than external matter.
At the same time, because the gravity of this world is too great, whether it is telekinesis or the Force, once it leaves the body, it will be affected and the dispersion range will be less than one-thousandth of that on an ordinary planet.
Even a ninth-level psychic master of the Eternal Star level has a psychic power range of less than a kilometer here, and it would be even lower in water, where the density is much greater.
Although the bow's force was great, it wasn't enough to prevent even a star-level powerhouse from flying. Of course, due to the astonishing gravity, their flight speed was also much slower than before.
Suk surveyed the surroundings and slowly said, "The biggest problem in the Crimson Dragon World is that it's all water, with very little land. Directions and coordinates are difficult to determine; the only thing that offers some guidance is the 'sun' in the sky—"
Yes, the world of Crimson Dragon also has a day-night cycle. During the day, there is a sphere of light in the sky that resembles the sun, while at night it is pitch black, with only a very faint ray of light shining down.
"By looking at the position of the sun in the sky, we can get a general idea of the direction, but to know the exact location, we still need to confirm it carefully," Suk said solemnly. "Getting lost in the Crimson Dragon World is an extremely dangerous thing. If you accidentally wander into the lair of a water monster with a red danger level, or encounter a water vortex or a black fog tide, you're just asking for death."
In the world of Crimson Dragon, besides being wary of other adventurers, there are two main dangers: various monsters and natural hazards.
Some dangers are so great that even cosmic-level or domain lord-level beings would face a near-certain death!
Of course, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance wouldn't set such outrageous difficulty levels for their assessments, so those insurmountable dangers are usually fixed in one place and cannot be moved!
But if you accidentally wander in, you can only blame your bad luck!
Besides that, there are monsters. Almost all the monsters in the Crimson Dragon World are captured from outside by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance for testing purposes. Most of them are of the Constant level, some act alone, and some travel in groups.
If they encounter a large group of hundreds or thousands of monsters, even an elite team of adventurers would have to flee in panic!
The items needed for the quest are scattered across several locations in the Crimson Dragon world, each far apart from the others. Adventurers must travel long distances, traversing various regions, and defeating monsters to find and obtain them.
Based on their experience, adventurers throughout history have referred to areas where monsters congregate as "nests." These are categorized into three danger levels: "Red," "Yellow," and "Green." Green-level nests pose no danger; "Yellow" nests are dangerous but not extremely so, though death is still possible with a single mistake; and "Red" nests are beyond the capabilities of a normal adventurer's party.
If you encounter this, run away as fast as you can!
Because the world of Red Dragon is subject to change, these monster lairs may also change, so you cannot rely entirely on previous map information to guide your actions.
Eloi said, "Although the Crimson Dragon World is vast and filled with water, the central main continent and the twelve peripheral islands will not change, and the assessment items we need are all on them."
Saki also said, "The central continent is the most dangerous, and the items for the assessment are the hardest to obtain. Let's not go there yet. We can collect the Azure Beast Pearl in the border areas, and then look for the 'Poison Dragon Stone'. If the 'Poison Dragon Stone' is too difficult to collect or the process is too dangerous, then we'll intercept and kill the adventurers who come in." A cold glint appeared in Saki's eyes.
Those who dare to take risks are all tough guys.
This is the choice of many assessment teams. Rather than risking their lives and the unknown to collect assessment items, they would rather intercept other teams and steal their assessment items. After all, the assessment requirements do not say that it is forbidden to steal other people's items. On the contrary, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance seems to approve of this behavior.
Suk glanced at the vast expanse of water around him and frowned. "There's another problem. Are we flying in the air or in the water? Flying on the water might make us easily spotted, hunted, and attacked by nearby monsters, but in the water, we're slower and just as vulnerable to attacks from underwater monsters."
This is another troublesome aspect of the Crimson Dragon World: the vast expanse of water offers little cover, making it an easy target for aquatic monsters! And since they are constant-level monsters, they can naturally fly! So once discovered, they're basically guaranteed to be hunted down and attacked!
While Suk and his group were discussing, the lake below suddenly began to surge.
A series of surging waves rose on the water's surface. Accompanied by strange cries, boom, boom, boom, the waves exploded, and one after another, thick, long figures, thirty to forty meters—even hundreds of meters—broke through the water's surface, stirring up rolling waves.
One after another, enormous, red-scaled water monsters resembling crocodiles charged towards Suk and his companions.
"It's a water monster!" Suk and the others' expressions changed drastically.
"Protect the master!" The seven level-nine bodyguards of the Eternal Star level reacted quickly. These seven bodyguards were all mental energy masters! Because mental energy masters can control mental weapons and have the fastest flight speed! They can help people escape in dangerous situations.
They all possessed second-tier psychic weapons and attacked without hesitation. Under their control, various psychic weapons transformed into streaks of light, attacking the oncoming aquatic monsters. Even affected by the gravity here, the streaks of light were still as fast as lightning and unstoppable. In an instant, many of the attacking red crocodile monsters had their scales broken and their bodies torn apart, and bloody flesh and limbs rained down from the sky.
A strong smell of blood immediately filled the air.
"roar."
"roar--"
Loud roars echoed intermittently from all directions and into the distance.
Suk's expression changed, and all the nearby water monsters were attracted to the scene.
It was obvious that the locals were very hospitable; they had discovered these "guests" and were preparing to give them a warm welcome.