Chapter 1919 - 1512: The Dark Side
One day later.
The Legendary Star Destroyer·Immortal Blade arrived at the back area of Ceres.
Tilo carefully observed for a moment, then controlled the ship to begin a perilous descent, and to the naked eye, the entire surface of Ceres was a whirlpool, extremely violent.
The danger and difficulty of intrusion had been elevated several levels.
At the very instant the Legendary Star Destroyer·Immortal Blade intruded, the entire ship began to shake violently.
Everyone struggled to stabilize their bodies.
Artificial Intelligence·Dark Spirit continuously reported;
"The strength of the Immortal Shield has decreased by 5%....."
...
Su Mo waited patiently and quietly.
A few minutes later, the vibrations ceased, the Immortal Blade broke through the clouds and entered Ceres.
An endless stretch of crimson mountains came into view.
Su Mo looked at the scene before him, frowning as he asked Tilo.
"Is this the place?"
"No."
Tilo carefully looked again, shaking her head in response.
Then Long Ke explained to Su Mo: "Boss, after all, the time interval is too long. And when we found that relic, it was by accident, and when we later escaped, it was in great haste and confusion, so it’s indeed hard to be certain."
Su Mo carefully thought it over after listening, agreeing that Long Ke had a point.
After all, Tilo and the others weren’t Xiao Shi, and couldn’t remember the location so precisely, errors were quite normal.
"Sorry."
Tilo apologized to Su Mo.
So Su Mo said.
"It’s alright, as long as the deviation isn’t too large. Let’s take this place as the origin and search the vicinity for a bit."
"Okay."
Tilo nodded.
At this moment, Artificial Intelligence·Dark Spirit issued a warning.
"Warning, a large number of alien species·Gray Bird Beasts detected!"
Everyone was shocked, raising their heads to look at the optical imaging instrument, where in the distant sky, a dark mass of alien creatures was sweeping over.
As the image zoomed in, bird-like creatures covered in Negative God Cells, with half-rotting black bodies, flew in.
"Lock onto them, activate the Attack Guardian and Interception Guard, kill them all!"
Tilo decisively ordered.
"Activating."
Artificial Intelligence·Dark Spirit replied.
Boom~
In an instant, the Legendary Star Destroyer·Immortal Blade released powerful firepower, turning any Gray Bird Beasts that approached into sieves, and foul blood and flesh continuously fell.
It wasn’t long before the invading monsters were cleared away.
Su Mo observed this scene, mused for a moment, and said.
"The Immortal Blade is too large a target, if it moves around, it will likely attract more and more monsters to besiege us."
"Su Mo, do you mean?"
Tilo asked tentatively.
"I mean, let’s use Mecha for exploration."
Su Mo simply said,
"That works, I’ll go with you then."
Tilo volunteered, as she was relatively familiar with that relic.
Su Mo nodded slightly, then turned to Qian Chengxue and instructed: "Xue’er, I’ll leave the Immortal Blade to you, we’re going to search and we’ll notify you as soon as we find it."
"Alright!"
Qian Chengxue nodded in agreement.
...
Soon after, Su Mo and the others controlled their Mecha to fly out from the Immortal Blade.
This search operation was under Tilo’s command.
Seeing Tilo piloting Qian Chengxue’s Future Messenger, she decisively commanded: "Kendi, take a team and search eastward."
"Understood!"
Kendi immediately took a team and set off.
"Man Si, take a team and head west!"
"Understood!"
"Yan Gang, you take a team south!"
"No problem!"
...
Very soon, they each led a team and departed, then Tilo said to Su Mo.
"We’re heading north."
"Okay!"
Su Mo simply replied.
They maneuvered the Mecha northward.
Along the way, Su Mo chatted leisurely with Tilo.
"Tilo, can you tell me how you found this place back then?"
Upon hearing this, Tilo fell into silence, after a long pause she said.
"Actually, the reason we discovered this relic can’t be separated from the Dinova Kingdom."
"What exactly happened?"
"If I could, I’d prefer not to bring it up. A long time ago, we actually had a pretty good relationship with the Dinova Kingdom."
Tilo said something that surprised Su Mo.
"A good relationship? Then what happened?"
"To put it bluntly, it’s still about benefits. In this world, no one can withstand the test of benefits, let alone nations. Initially, we went to develop a large ruin together, and too many good things came out of it. The people from the Dinova Kingdom became jealous and wanted to take it all for themselves, of course, we were unwilling, so we fell out."
Tilo spoke with a somber tone.
Long Ke chimed in at this time as well: "The bunch from the Dinova Kingdom were real dogs; initially just falling out was fine, it just meant no cooperation in the future. But we underestimated them, they actually turned on us and launched a deadly attack, causing us immense casualties; Big Sister had to lead us in a hurried escape, eventually running into a Dead Land."
"Sigh~ And then what happened?"
Su Mo asked with a sigh.
"We suffered heavy casualties at that time, and it got even worse in the Dead Land, where many brothers were left behind forever. But we found a crown and some items in the Dead Land, and from afar, we saw a sunken ship. Unfortunately, before we could explore, we encountered powerful monsters, and had to escape hastily. Whether it was bad luck or what, after escaping, there was a traitor among us, leaking the information to the Dinova Kingdom dogs, who then kept trying to force us to hand over the items. Big Sister couldn’t take it anymore, and in a fit of rage, killed the Dinova Kingdom’s Crown Prince!"
Long Ke became increasingly agitated.
"Long Ke, that’s enough."
Tilo interrupted Long Ke’s words.
Seeing Tilo speak, Long Ke stopped speaking.
Su Mo finally understood the grievances between Tilo and the Dinova Kingdom, realizing the depth of the situation.
Then Tilo said to Su Mo: "That Dead Land is very secluded; under normal circumstances, no one else should be able to find it. If we keep searching, it should be nearby!"
"Okay."
Su Mo nodded in agreement.
Just at this moment, Sun Duoxiang yelled out in fear: "Boss, boss, something’s wrong, look ahead!"
Su Mo’s expression became tense, as he immediately raised his head to look ahead.
In the front, the sky was dark, obscuring all visibility, with countless flying insects swarming there.
Creator·Swallower reminded Su Mo.
"It’s Type III Insect Race·Black Corrosive Insects, highly corrosive and toxic, although their individual combat power isn’t strong. But there are just too many of them, conservatively estimated in the billions."
"Avoid them!"
Su Mo felt his heart sink upon hearing Creator·Swallower’s estimated numbers, immediately issuing the order.
"Yes!"
Tilo promptly responded.
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