Chapter 797: Was This Victory?
It was said that the Deity Realm experts had also discovered runes and ruins similar to the ancient ruins at the center of Dragon City.
It could be inferred that the two ancient ruins were the work of the same ancient civilization.
It was also said that the Deity Realm experts had indeed discovered a large-scale facility that looked like a “genetic factory” deep in the ruins.
Countless monster embryos were soaked in mysterious liquids that were abundant in spirit energy for modulation and breeding.
There were even more Apocalyptic Beast embryos that struggled to crawl out of the culture pool.
However, because their respiratory system and anti-gravity organs had not fully developed yet, they suffocated to death or were crushed to death by their own gravity.
If the monster civilization had been given a few more years for all the embryos to develop into ultimate evolved Apocalyptic Beasts, Dragon City’s civilization would have probably needed millions of Red Dragon Army troops if they wanted to defeat the monster civilization. Tens of thousands of superhumans and Deity Realm warriors in double digits would pave the way.
The genetic factory only occupied a small part of the s.p.a.ce that had yet to collapse.
Within the dark pocket that had been sealed for a long time in the depths of the ancient ruins, there might be even more powerful, terrifying, and brutal hidden forces.
It should be known that the ancient ruins at the center of Dragon City was more for “civilian use.”
Aside from the transmigration engine that could carry the entire city and travel through the sea of stars in an instant, many runes and relics did not have much to do with combat.
The ancient ruins in the Hidden Mist Domain, on the other hand, was filled with weapons and life-threatening technologies that were beyond the understanding of Earth’s people.
It was as if one place was the ancient civilization’s town center, while the other place was the civilization’s a.r.s.enal.
Even without Apocalyptic Beasts’ protection, the a.r.s.enal version of the ancient ruins was still filled with traps and secret pa.s.sages. It was constantly splitting and multiplying, at speeds both visible, as well as invisible, to the naked eye. Even spirit flames might not be able to completely burn the ancient virus that it housed.
The Heaven Realm experts allegedly led their own superhuman death squads to engage in b.l.o.o.d.y battles within this ancient ruins, paying an incomparably tragic price.
According to word of mouth, the mysterious ancient virus could turn superhumans into ancient monsters that were more terrifying than regular monsters.
It was also said that the monster civilization’s ultimate lair itself was a living giant carbon-based creature. It released intense brainwaves at every moment, causing the death squads to fall into the endless nightmare that Meng Chao and the other exploration team members had experienced.
Meanwhile, the mysterious monster mastermind was still lurking in the ancient ruins’ depths, quietly waiting for the humans to arrive.
All kinds of rumors scratched Meng Chao’s heart like cat claws.
Meng Chao, who was recuperating in the battlefield hospital with “Railway Gun” Long Feijun and the other young officers, repeatedly reported in and volunteered to fight. They all wanted to venture deep into the monster civilization’s ultimate lair and fight side by side with the Deity Realm warriors as well as death squad members.
That was especially so when the last wound on Meng Chao’s body had healed and the scab had peeled off. The results of the 32nd spirit test showed that his spirit index was still firmly at the standard 100.
The fighting spirit that Deity Realm power stirred up was even more uncontrollable, not unlike a tsunami. He wished that he could bite his fingertip and write a blood letter directly. “Release the monster mastermind and let me do it!”
Unfortunately, just as he wanted to struggle with the blood letter at dawn, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, overwhelming cheers came from the sinkhole’s direction.
The cheers were a hundred times louder than when the Deity Realm experts killed the Apocalyptic Beast a week ago.
It was as if he was about to ride rolling waves that were approaching from afar. Soon, a series of explosions were heard at the edge of the sinkhole.
Everyone, including those in the battlefield hospital, shouted as if they had gone mad. They hugged each other excitedly, even the people they did not know around them.
Meng Chao had just been woken up by the cheers and had yet to figure out what was going on, but someone cheerfully sprinted in toward him like a deer. The head nurse was experiencing menopause and was usually serious, not even bothering to smile when he and Long Feijun arm-wrestled. She gave him a bear hug and kissed him hard on the face.
“Sss! Head nurse, please don’t do that. I’m still injured.”
Meng Chao looked at the head nurse who was laughing so hard that she was shaking uncontrollably. Cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. He was confused. “What the h.e.l.l is going on?”
“Victory!”
The head nurse cried tears of joy. “The Deity Realm warriors have killed the monster mastermind. We have completely occupied the monster civilization’s ultimate lair. The Monster War is over. We have won!”
Meng Chao’s mind went blank.
However, he not help but jump out of the medical cabin. He pulled open the thick curtains and let the bright sunlight shine on his face.
He activated his super vision and looked into the distance.
He saw that the blue sky was clear and cloudless. There were no thunderstorms, hurricanes, or other extreme weather.
As more and more mining experts, meteorologists, large-scale construction machinery, well-trained miners, and well-prepared biochemical beasts moved in, the Hidden Mist Domain’s harsh climate was conquered by humans.
He saw hundreds of densely packed red dots rising in the sinkhole’s direction.
They were all hot air balloons filled with special spirit energy, and they had a very strong buoyancy.
Just like a dragon door crane, they could drag the corpses of monsters, crystals, raw ores, and relics of the ancient civilization to the surface.
The manufacturing cost of hot air balloons was much lower than that of armored airships, and they were very convenient means of transportation.
However, due to the lack of power in the hot air balloon itself, even if the crystal engine was barely installed, it would not be able to move as quickly as an armored airship. Moreover, its defense was so weak that it was close to zero. Usually… humans would never use hot air balloons in dangerous war zones where monsters roamed.
Only when a certain area was completely occupied and all the monsters in the area were completely eliminated would a large number of hot air balloons be deployed for towing, transportation, and construction.
To this end, each major force painted their own hot air balloons in eye-catching red and with iconic badges.
That made the citizens of Dragon City feel a conditioned sense of security when they saw groups of hot air balloons. They knew that the area had already become part of the human world.
Meng Chao saw a large group of hot air balloons led by armored airships. They were dragging the corpses of countless large monsters, heading unhurriedly toward the Hidden Mist Domain’s outer perimeter.
When all the soldiers and builders along the way saw the scene, they behaved like rolling waves, cheering and jumping up and down.
“This is… victory?” Meng Chao muttered to himself in disbelief.
He could not remember how the Dragon City civilization in his previous life had cheered for its victory in the Monster War.
No, in his previous life, Dragon City had lost half of its old life rather than achieved victory. It had finally exhausted its opponent to death, but it was also lying in a pool of blood at the end of its life. It did not even have the strength to laugh bitterly, so where would the “cheering and jumping up and down” come from?
Since his rebirth after the apocalypse, everything Meng Chao had done had been to change that tragic ending.
Fortunately, the day of a great victory had finally arrived. He was in a trance, as it felt unreal.
It seemed as though this victory had come too suddenly and too easily.
How should he put it? He had a feeling of, ‘This is it? The monster civilization fell before I could exert my strength.’
“Don’t you think that such a victory is too unsatisfying?”
Lu Siya, who had rushed over after hearing the news, said, “Do you think that we should follow the model of the battle on Raging Waves Mountain Range, the battle at n.o.ble Descent Hotel, and the battle in the Lair? You, Dragon City’s youngest Heaven Realm expert and blood medal winner, lone hero, immortal hero, idol of thousands of young people, and the legendary Ace Chao, have once again entered the dragon’s den and tiger’s den. You fought the monster mastermind for 300 rounds. At the final moment of certain death, you awakened the key to victory, fought back, and turned the tide. In the end, you relied on your own strength to defeat the monster civilization, and all the Deity Realm experts, as well as millions of Red Dragon Army troops, only cheered for you from behind. If it were such a victory, would you feel at ease?”
Lu Siya’s ridicule made Meng Chao’s face turn red.
However, it also rea.s.sured him.
Thinking about it, things made sense. More than 20 Deity Realm warriors, who were at their peak condition and more powerful than those in his previous life, had attacked simultaneously. It was indeed not something that the monster mastermind could have withstood.
As long as it did not have time to escape, dying without a burial place would be its only fate.
His absent-mindedness toward victory was likely just due to his nervousness.
Of course, Meng Chao was still very eager to know the details of the battle.
What exactly was the so-called monster mastermind?
Was it a super monster that was even more powerful than the Apocalyptic Beasts, or was it a relic of the ancient civilization?
Was it a product of natural evolution, born from nature, or was it a product of the deadly ancient technology?
What was the relationship between the monster mastermind and Jin Qianxi?
Was it really as the Tree of Wisdom had said? Did it devour Jin Qianxi to gain a deeper understanding of human civilization?
Also, what method did the monster mastermind use to control thousands of monsters? Besides the monsters, the vines that entwined the UHV transmission tower, and the Green Tide with powerful movement functions, did it create other biochemical weapons?
Meng Chao even hoped to find the answers to other questions in the monster civilization’s ultimate lair, including the truth about Peach Blossom Town’s destruction, whether an all-out nuclear war had broken out on Earth, and the mystery surrounding Peach Blossom Town and Dragon City’s transmigration.
In addition, the Hidden Mist Domain was the place with the richest crystal ore veins and the densest spirit energy in Monster Mountain Range.
According to the preliminary calculations of spirit energy scientists and mining experts, the crystal ore reserves there were most likely one-third of that found in the entire basin surrounded by Monster Mountain Range.
Otherwise, it would not have become the birthplace and headquarters of the monster civilization.
Considering that the raw crystal ores there were of high quality, as well as relatively easy to mine, and that concentrated mining could save a lot of costs, the Hidden Mist Domain was an out-and-out treasure trove.
Together with the monster civilization’s genetic factory, it could improve the biochemical modulation technology of mankind and even the exploration of the life sciences field for hundreds of years.
Faced with such immeasurable treasure, the Red Dragon Army, Dragon City University, the alliance of five universities, the four research inst.i.tutes, the nine mega corporations… all the major forces in Dragon City were sharpening their knives, determined to obtain it.
Superstar Resource Recovery Company that belonged to Meng Chao’s family was naturally no exception. They wanted to get a share of it too… No, they wanted to use the resources in the Hidden Mist Domain to make a greater contribution to the development of Dragon City’s civilization.