Chapter 724: Entering the Divine Domain
“Are you sure? Couldn’t it be some kind of particularly hidden spatial teleportation technology?”
Although theoretically, it was indeed possible to achieve such a thing, Lin Ye didn’t believe that an entity capable of doing that would be sleeping in a place like this.
“Of course I’m not sure, otherwise I wouldn’t need to stay in a place like this.”
Lady A had also considered other possibilities, but before proving those possibilities, Research Project Number 11 was still considered a deity.
“So what exactly happened here? What do I need to do to resolve this abnormal incident?”
Lin Ye had only come here to deal with the abnormal incident, not to research some so-called deity.
“Last night, some kind of anomalous information flowed into the facility through the diving chamber. All organization members who received the anomalous information were affected to varying degrees. Some organization members turned into anomalous creatures, while others started killing each other. The surviving researchers were less affected, but as time passed, they also began showing signs of attacking one another.
I locked down the entire facility and killed all the organization personnel on this floor. Now there are only single-digit survivors left in the entire facility.
I don’t know what’s happening below, and I don’t know how to resolve this abnormal incident, but I can tell you how to enter the Divine Domain.”
Lady A took a bag of orange-red powder from the drawer beside her and placed it in front of Lin Ye.
“What is the Divine Domain? Is this powder called Clarity Solvent? What does it do?”
Lin Ye picked up the bag of powder. It weighed ten times more than the previous bag he had received.
“The Divine Domain is where deities sleep. You can think of it as some kind of special architecture. A safe dose of Clarity Solvent will keep the user clear-headed, so even if they enter the Divine Domain, they won’t be affected by anomalous phenomena.”
Lady A stared at the bag of orange-red powder. This substance was extremely valuable, and obtaining it was a very troublesome process.
“What happens if someone takes an excessive dose of Clarity Solvent?”
Lin Ye had already tried it once before, and back then, he had seen the already deceased Giant Creature.
“…They will become closer to the deity.”
That was why Lady A had given Lin Ye so much Clarity Solvent. Previously, a researcher had taken an excessive dose. That researcher described many scenes that no one else could see, but the moment they entered the diving chamber, they vanished without a trace.
“Can I replace my oxygen equipment while in the sea?”
Lin Ye suddenly asked.
“No. The water pressure at this depth is too high. Replacing components would damage the inside of the diving suit. Besides, are you sure you want to take an oxygen storage device into the deep sea? The diving suit was never designed with that in mind.
But don’t worry, there’s no seawater inside the Divine Domain. Humans can breathe normally in the Divine Domain… as long as you take a safe dose of Clarity Solvent.”
Lady A knew what Lin Ye was worried about.
“How long will the Clarity Solvent I took earlier last? Do I need to take it at regular intervals?”
Lin Ye asked again.
“No need. Clarity Solvent lasts for a very long time.”
Lady A replied.
“I understand. Can you send me to the diving chamber I passed when I came down earlier?”
Lin Ye already knew what he had to do.
“…Are you sure you want to go there? That place has no entrance to the Divine Domain, only some remains of Giant Creatures. Using another elevator would make it easier to enter the Divine Domain.”
Lady A looked at Lin Ye with curiosity.
“I’m sure.”
Even with a safe dose of Clarity Solvent, Lin Ye had no desire to take another elevator. Elevator Number One, for example, was extremely dangerous. The places the other elevators led to wouldn’t be any safer than the sacrificial area where those Giant Creatures were.
Besides, Lin Ye still had a map of the Divine Domain given to him by the Giant Creature. If he went somewhere else, he wouldn’t be able to find the route shown on the map.
“Fine, you call the shots. Take the elevator outside to reach the diving chamber.”
Lady A gestured for Lin Ye to leave.
Lin Ye left the office, then took the elevator away from the floor.
The elevator automatically ascended. Ten minutes later, it stopped once again at the diving chamber floor.
Lin Ye glanced at the transparent walls. Outside was pitch-black seawater. There was no corpse of the Giant Creature, nor its living dead.
‘Hope the oxygen in this diving suit is enough.’
Lin Ye opened the door, put on the diving suit, and entered the diving chamber.
The hatch opened, and seawater rushed into the diving chamber. Once the chamber was fully filled with water, Lin Ye passed through the hatch and left the diving chamber.
Lin Ye swam rapidly downward through the pitch-black seawater. Before long, he encountered the skull of the Giant Creature.
This time, he didn’t enter the skull. Instead, he followed the route map given to him by the Giant Creature and dove swiftly.
He had to reach the Divine Domain before his oxygen ran out.
As for the oxygen needed for the return trip, that was something he couldn’t afford to worry about.
After roughly twenty minutes of diving, Lin Ye finally touched a flat surface. According to the route map from the Giant Creature, he should pass straight through this surface. Combining that with Lady A’s information, the Divine Domain should be right below.
‘Good thing I have a Crowbar. Otherwise, this would be really troublesome.’
Lin Ye gripped the dark red Crowbar and forcefully dug into the ground beneath his feet. Although the tool wasn’t ideal, it wasn’t too different from mining.
With his superb mining skills, Lin Ye quickly dug a hole about a meter deep into the ground. But there was still more ground underneath. He had no idea how long it would take to dig through to the Divine Domain.
‘This isn’t one of those places you can only enter through the entrance, is it?’
Lin Ye was a little uncertain. Usually, he just mined ore. This was his first time digging into a Divine Domain.
Moreover, his oxygen was limited. Strenuous activity would accelerate oxygen consumption. If he couldn’t enter the Divine Domain before his oxygen ran out, he would die here from suffocation.
‘I can only keep digging down.’
Lin Ye minimized his oxygen consumption as much as possible and began rapidly excavating the ground below. He didn’t know if he could dig through, but now he had no choice but to continue.
The oxygen reserve kept dropping, like a phone’s battery slowly running out. Lin Ye calmly dug downward while making sure the hole didn’t collapse. Just when his oxygen was about to run out, he finally broke through the bottom.
Lin Ye quickly widened the opening, then crawled through it into the chamber below.
‘Is this the Divine Domain?’
Lin Ye glanced up at the opening above. It was filled with seawater, yet not a single drop flowed into the chamber.
He was now standing inside a bizarre space made of unknown materials. All around him were objects of different materials and shapes, haphazardly piled up in every corner of this area, creating an extremely chaotic scene.