Chapter 367: Blood Clothes
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The spatial rift was actually an item?
Gao Peng was rather stunned. If it was an item, it should have been travel-friendly. Would it be possible for him to take the spatial rift with him? If he could, why didn’t he just capture two spatial rifts and place them at home as back doors?
However, Gao Peng immediately gave up on the idea, as the data frame only consisted of the attributes of the spatial rift. There weren’t any instructions on how to capture it or take it away.
Moreover, the Southern Sky Group had already promised to develop the spatial rift along with Yuzhou’s government. Strictly speaking, it was no longer an unowned item, and the Southern Sky Group hadn’t been the first to discover it, so taking it without permission would be considered stealing.
“Did you send anyone over to the other side of the spatial rift?” asked Gao Peng dubiously.
“Yes, I did. However, I have yet to receive any news. Electronic devices couldn’t pa.s.s through the spatial rift. We tried to throw an electronic device into the spatial rift, but we were unable to receive any signal.”
Gao Peng nodded his head, as he had expected this.
After all, those were two different worlds. Having no access to signal was absolutely normal.
“Have you tried tying a living object to a chain, throwing it to the other side of the spatial rift, and then pulling it back after a few moments?”
The government agent nodded his head. “We’ve already attempted that three times. We used a living chicken, a Normal-tier monster, and an Elite-tier monster during the three experiments. However, they were all killed by another force.”
Perhaps the Yellow Jacket Devil Octopus, a Commander-tier monster, could have been the culprit behind the murders.
The government agent saw how the Yellow Jacket Devil was overridden by Goldie. It had looked like an adult was bullying a kid. However, many might have a.s.sumed that they were just Normal-tier or Commander-tier monsters.
However, Gao Peng didn’t want to risk his familiar pa.s.sing through the spatial rift due to safety precautions. Gao Peng told Dumby, “Summon the King Eel Skeleton and put it to the test of pa.s.sing through the spatial rift.”
The King Eel Skeleton was long in size but its body diameter was merely six feet wide, so it would be able to pa.s.s through the spatial rift.
The King Eel Skeleton slowly crept its way back from the blocked area after an hour. The atmosphere became tense as the ma.s.sive creature lifted its bony skull to look at everyone.
The Lord-tier monster had a huge presence that terrified the canine familiars. All the canine familiars were hidden in corners with their tails held between their legs. Not a single threatening howl or bark was heard as they silently observed the King Eel Skeleton’s moves.
On the contrary, the government agent seemed relaxed. Even though the King Eel Skeleton gave off a suffocating presence, they were a.s.sured that the familiar was cooperating with the Southern Sky Group.
Although it was rather energy-consuming as the creature had a huge body, the King Eel Skeleton managed to squeeze through the rift with Dumby’s guidance.
Dumby was able to establish a special connection with the skeleton subordinates that it had revived, thus it could communicate with them through this connection.
“Master, there are still plenty of Black Jacket Geckoes left on the other side of the rift, but they’re all gone now. However, it might take a while for the Blood Contract to pa.s.s,” said Dumby to Gao Peng through the Blood Contract.
“Are there any other stronger monsters?”
“Nothing else,” Dumby said as it shook its head.
The King Eel Skeleton was already on the other side, and Dumby quickly followed its lead.
Apparently, the Blood Contract wasn’t affected by the spatial rift. Gao Peng also quickly followed after Dumby.
The feeling was extraordinary as they pa.s.sed through the spatial rift. It was as if there was a layer of film, although film may not have been the most suitable term to describe it. To be exact, it seemed more like a relatively large curtain of water. Everything seemed rather choppy the moment they pa.s.sed through the rift, but right after that, everything became clearer.
It was as if someone opened a door that led to another world.
The world behind the door wasn’t full of black fog as Gao Peng had expected; although the air was slightly coated with a thin layer of black fog, overall, it didn’t disrupt their vision.
Underneath their feet was black soil. The were many plants that looked like mushrooms there, short but flat with red blotches covering each and every plant. There were also many small holes like stomata that protruded from the soil.
[Name of Plant]: Detroit Mushroom
[Plant Introduction]: Consumable and is mildly toxic. Long-term consumption may cause the stomach sac to harden.
Several stone walls could be seen from a distance. The stone walls were covered with vines and roots, and the vines draped from the top of the wall.
There were missing gaps in the corners of the bricks in the stone walls. The broken gaps were covered with cracks, and some of the vines had grown into the cracks.
The stone wall had completely locked down the area. All four directions were surrounded by the stone walls, but there were some stretches without cracks.
Gao Peng noticed that the stone walls weren’t naturally grown but man-made.
A head sneakily popped out behind the stone wall. Gao Peng could recognize that it was a Black Jacket Gecko that was secretly observing Gao Peng.
Its eyes were alert and fearful.
Gao Peng furrowed his eyebrows as he wondered where he had landed. It looked like a labyrinth.
Footsteps were heard behind them—the government agents had arrived. They behaved like mice in the countryside, touching and observing various things from time to time with curiosity.
They even had devices on hand to collect data.
“So this is what the other world looks like,” said one government personnel curiously.
Gao Peng lifted his head to look at the gloomy and endless sky that was painted red.
The sound of heavy footsteps could be heard from the other side of the labyrinth. The sound of the footsteps grew louder as the source came closer…
“Roar!” A black palm was on the top edge of the stone wall.
A head popped out from over the top of the stone wall and stared at the people with bloodshot eyes.
“Don’t play tricks!” said Flamy as it spread its wings to fly. However, it fell after flying less than 65 feet because it seemed to hit an invisible ceiling.
It was rather dizzy after the fall.
The monster chuckled, its eyes forming slits when it saw Flamy hitting the invisible ceiling and falling.
A moment later, the monster behind the wall approached them with its head bowed. Once it came around the wall, Gao Peng could finally see the monster’s face.
The monster was 65 feet tall, but that wasn’t its full height. Its shoulders and spine were hung low, it had the head of a monkey with horns growing on top, and there were silver chains wrapped tightly around its horns. The monster wore a layer of blood red clothes that reached the ground. The red clothes were particularly obvious under the sunlight, like a b.l.o.o.d.y sea’s glistening waves.
It was holding a long ax in its left hand. The end of the ax was a hammer-like weapon decorated with spikes. On the other side of the ax, there was a sharp blade.
There was a long chain at the bottom part of the ax that wrapped around its entire shoulder.