socalfunplaces Chapter 334 The Ancients
Chapter 334 The Ancients
Chapter 334 The Ancients
As the ancient Shoggoths were being erased inch by inch, their abnormal mental frequencies were immediately detected by those with ulterior motives.
Those reincarnators who are concerned about the situation in Antarctica each have a number of detection methods that can easily detect things that satellites from other countries cannot detect, including Yuri's mental frequency.
"Such a high mental frequency...this is the first time we've ever seen such strong mental energy."
The speaker was the captain of a team that had just arrived and immediately joined Shenzhou; they had now established a close partnership.
With the state apparatus operating at full capacity, integrating foreign technologies invested in by revolving investors, development is progressing at an astonishing pace.
As a result, this reincarnation team has established a firm foothold in China.
At this moment, the team is still closely monitoring Antarctica, relying on the magical artifacts they brought from the Main God Space.
"Hongyue, what do you think of that psychic in Antarctica? How skilled are they?"
Upon hearing his companion's question, the captain named Hongyue pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"It's impossible to make an accurate judgment at the moment; we need to meet him in person. However, based solely on the strength he has displayed, the five of you combined should not be a match for him."
"Huh? Does that mean if our team faces him, we're doomed?"
"No, you still have me, your captain."
Hongyue turned his heterochromatic eyes, his tone calm and confident.
"With me here, you will not die, and we will not lose."
In short, we will win.
The premise of these words is his strong confidence in his own abilities.
In his team, there is a significant skill gap between the captain and the players.
The reason he was pulled into this world to compete was purely because he single-handedly raised the team's score.
There's nothing we can do about it, after all, this is a reorganized team.
After the original captain was promoted to six stars, he was thrown by the main god to a higher-level area to be matched with equally matched opponents, leaving only Hong Yue, a veteran, and a few newcomers behind.
When Hongyue was already a five-star, his companions were still two-star or three-star. When he was halfway to six-star, most of his companions were only four-star, and the strongest one had just reached five-star.
It can be said that he single-handedly built this team. If he hadn't been worried about the lack of capable leaders within the team, Hongyue would have already tried to advance in the last world.
"This world has a high energy level and contains rare resources such as authority and divinity. If managed properly, perhaps a few of you can reach five stars, then I can advance to the next level with peace of mind."
Hongyue already had a plan in mind: if he could cultivate two five-stars in this mission, he would try to advance in the next mission.
He was reluctant to part with his current companions, but pursuing the path of advancement had become his instinct, just like most reincarnators in the Main God Space.
Those who have reached the fifth star of reincarnation have gradually shed their worldly desires and turned towards becoming seekers of the Way.
The same applies to Hongyue.
"Captain, what about our original investigation plan..."
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"The original plan has been scrapped, and a new plan has been drafted. Now there is an additional variable: a person with powerful mental abilities. We have to take that into account."
"Ha, he's a psychic."
Jeremy Drummond flicked his facial whiskers, revealing a hungry grin.
A pair of eyes, with only the whites showing, moved as they looked at the seven men and women crawling in front of him, causing them to tremble involuntarily.
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"My lord, this is a cause for great joy!"
One of the women exclaimed, her words dripping with flattery.
"Once you devour that psychic, you'll definitely reach the six-star level!"
"Yes, it sounds tempting, doesn't it?" Jeremy gently stroked the woman's face with his sticky paws.
The woman seemed to relish this, nuzzling his paws affectionately like a house cat, even mimicking his purring.
The other men and women crawling nearby glanced at them with disdain, but they all lowered their heads even further, afraid that their masters would see their expressions.
However, no one expected that the next scene would happen abruptly and without reason.
"Snapped!"
A crisp sound reached everyone's ears.
The crawling slaves trembled and lowered their heads even further, knowing that their master was disciplining his slaves.
The one being reprimanded was the woman who had made the suggestion earlier. Ignoring the pain in her cheek, she knelt on the ground in fear, her forehead pressed to the earth, repeatedly muttering, "My lord's reprimand is well done, well done..."
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"Then let me ask you," Jeremy said, waving his hand dismissively, "do you know what you did wrong?"
The woman was speechless; fear gripped her heart.
"I, I, I was wrong..."
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Seeing that she couldn't give a reason for a long time, Jeremy coldly smiled and reached out to grab her neck.
"Well..
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As if suspended by an invisible rope, the woman floated into the air, her face instantly turning ashen. She stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes, and looked like she was about to suffocate.
Jeremy sneered, "You're trying to get me to fight that psychic, aren't you? You want me to die fast enough?"
As a fellow psychic, how could he not sense the power contained within that abnormal mental frequency?
Because he experienced so much, he was able to better understand what terrifying things Antarctica truly harbored.
It is no exaggeration to say that once that force has accumulated, the entire world will be dragged into an abyss.
"Of course I covet that power, but not now, not at this moment. More importantly, who gave you the courage to instigate me?"
Jeremy flung his hand, and the woman, like a discarded rag doll, crashed into the wall.
Even so, she forced herself to lie prostrate on the ground, her forehead pressed against the earth, and said in the loudest voice, "Thank you, Master, for sparing my life."
Those around them were used to this scene and showed no sympathy whatsoever, only schadenfreude.
They were nominally Jeremy's teammates, but in reality, they were slaves controlled by his parasites.
After being implanted with parasites, they don't even have the thought of resisting. After each mission, they will voluntarily hand over part of the reward to support their master, the mind flayer Jeremy.
However, this comes at a price.
After leaving behind a group of mind-controlled slaves, Jeremy went to a secret room, and his face immediately darkened.
"Damn it, the Supreme God's attention to me has increased again."
The Main God Space does not encourage this kind of breeding team practice. As long as you do it, you will receive a warning from the Main God. If you know you are wrong but do not correct it, the Main God's attention will continue to increase.
Until a certain line is crossed, the judgment from the Supreme God will come.
This line is very vague, and no one has summarized any rules, so it is entirely up to the reincarnator to grasp it.
Jeremy had a premonition that the judgment of the Supreme God would descend during this mission, but he didn't know what form it would take.
However, he was not without a solution.
"Once I advance to the sixth star and remove the parasites from their bodies, I can advance to a higher level, and the God should rescind his judgment."
He obtained this inside information from an old man named "Xuanjun," who was said to have escaped from the clutches of the main god in the same way.
"I hope this isn't fake news... but I have no other choice."
Jeremy's face darkened as he took out a crystal-like object and infused it with spiritual energy.
"To advance to the sixth star, I need more help. It's a pity that the Pacific Front doesn't fully trust me and keeps a close watch on me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to call upon the Forgotten Realm."
Jeremy was deeply impressed by the Forgotten Realm, a world community known for its aggression.
He would occasionally summon demons from there when dealing with dirty or strenuous work.
"The signal has been sent, let's see when they respond... Anyway, the world is already chaotic enough, it doesn't matter if I add fuel to the fire."
Several days after dealing with the ancient Shoggoths, Yuri's mind had recovered most of its original state.
He didn't rest for long. After instructing his subordinates to strengthen the sea area's vigilance, he led a group of people to the location of the star gate and organized an archaeological survey.
The underground transport vehicle moved in and out of the ground, the driver and Yuri telepathically connected, digging tunnels according to the information provided by Yuri's mental scan.
"Mentor, we've found it."
"Very good," Yuri said, looking at the stone wall covered with unknown languages on the screen inside the underground transport vehicle. "Antonio, take a few men and come down with me to take a look."
"Yes, mentor."
The group got out of the car and stepped into the ancient ruins buried deep underground for the first time.
What comes into view, besides the ancient stone walls, the five-pointed star-shaped mounds of earth arched on the ground, and several large blocks of ice standing in the room, is a young man dressed in a red robe, looking at the stone walls with great interest.
"Mormantis, when did you arrive?" Yuri asked instinctively.
Without turning his head, Modi said, "I'll give you a few minutes' head start."
Yuri was already used to his elusive nature.
Since they have no power to restrain this man anyway, they might as well let him act on his own.
"Antonio, watch out for those lumps of ice; there are faint signs of life inside," Yuri said to Mordy while directing the blades. "What are you doing here?"
"I have come to witness," Mordy said in a riddle, "to witness how you will choose the origin of the Stargate."
Yuri opened his mouth, wanting to ask for clarification, but he knew that a riddle teller wouldn't speak properly, so he simply kept quiet.
The tunnel was constructed by the drilling and transport vehicle. Not long after, another vehicle broke through the permafrost and came down carrying archaeologists and several engineers.
"I'm leaving this place to you."
Yuri abandoned the professionals and left ten Blademasters to protect them.
With these ten sharp-edged warriors, they could survive even if the entire cave collapsed.
"Are those...the Ancients inside these ice blocks?"
He walked up to the several large ice blocks that stood there and observed their blurry black outlines with the naked eye. He could vaguely make out their unusual shapes.
"What did you see?" Modi asked as he walked over.
"A bunch of non-human aliens," he said, "but they still have value."
Yuri closed his eyes, placed one hand on the surface of the solid ice, and converted his mental energy into heat, melting the ice.
Before long, the first piece of ice had almost completely melted away, and the figure of the ancient being within it became increasingly clear.
"These are the Elders?" Antonio raised an eyebrow. "They look like barrels with tentacles and wrinkles, and their extended arm-like limbs resemble five-pointed stars... Wait, could those mounds also contain some of these aliens?"
"You guessed right, this is a common way they bury their companions." Mordy nodded.
Just then, within the solid ice, the ancient being, who had been frozen for an unknown period of time, moved its whiskers, stretching its body as if waking from a deep dream.
But then it discovered the many hairless naked apes surrounding it and let out a sharp cry.
The blades drew their longswords, and the restoration beam transmitters began to heat up; without exception, all weapons were aimed at the Ancient One.
As if sensing a threat, the ancient creature's shriek abruptly ceased, its elongated body revealing its inner turmoil.
It discerned from some of the weapons that these hairless naked apes should be intelligent beings capable of communication, so it let out a strange cry, indicating its intention to negotiate.
"It wants to talk to you," Mordy said, looking at Yuri.
"I am Yuri, the navigator of Epsilon, a human."
Yuri's voice echoed in its mind, as if possessing some kind of magic, soothing its anxiety and quickly calming it down.
Although it was the first language it had ever encountered, it was able to understand its meaning.
"I am Antasto Corvia... Odom," the ancient man said respectfully, also using telepathy.
Through that mental frequency, it had already sensed Yuri's power and knew that he might be a powerful alien wizard, so its attitude became even more respectful.
"Are all the names in your clan this long?" Modi's voice interrupted.
Another powerful alien wizard?
Antasto paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "This is a tradition of our tribe. If you find it troublesome, just call me Antasto."
"Well then, Antasto, I have something I'd like to ask you."
Yuri spoke again, posing a few questions he had already prepared.
Most of the questions concerned the origins of the Ancients and some of their past history. There was nothing to hide, and Antasto dared not conceal anything from a wizard, so he answered them all for him.
Finally, Yuri asked, "How did your race become extinct?"
When this was mentioned, Antasto's whiskers drooped slightly, as if in a state of sadness and helplessness.
"Because of abrupt climate change, betrayal by creation, and... the invasion of the collapsing entities."
"The Ice Age and the Antarctic freeze, the Shoggoths' betrayal, and the demonic invasion—it must be referring to these three things," Mordy explained.
"Demons? So that's what you call the Collapsed Entities," Antasto understood the meaning behind Mordi's words. "That's right. The former caused us heavy losses, but it was the latter two that delivered the fatal blow."
Through its narration, people gradually learned about the beginning and end of the decline of the ancient Antarctic beings.
"You mean, under the influence of demons, your servant race, the Shoggoths, has rebelled?" Yuri asked again to confirm.
"Yes, after this rebellion, the survivors mostly retreated back to the sea. Those who didn't have time to escape, like me, activated their hibernation devices. As for those Shoggoths, some of them should still be here, while others may have evolved into other creatures."
At this point, it glanced cautiously at Yuri and the others.
For some reason, it always felt that there was an aura of evil about these fully armed humans.
Meanwhile, the engineers and archaeologists not far away exuded a hint of the Shoggothic aura about them.
It didn't know if it was mistaken, and it didn't dare to ask such an impolite question.