Mentioning this unpredictable maze, "God of War" Lei Zongchao's facial muscles twitched again.

For a moment, Meng Chao felt that his life magnetic field had become extremely unstable, and his figure was blurry, as if it was splitting into various possibilities.

Fortunately, he took a deep breath and stabilized himself again.

"The process of exploring ancient ruins is somewhat similar to diving into the deep sea. The deeper you dive, the greater the pressure you endure."

Lei Zongchao calmed down and continued, "At a depth of tens of thousands of meters on the seabed, the pressure is equivalent to the weight of tens of thousands of elephants standing on the tip of a needle. It can completely flatten main battle tanks and can withstand frontal bombardment by rockets.

Power armor is as vulnerable as a can.

"In the depths of the ancient ruins, there is also mental pressure similar to water pressure. The further down you explore, the greater the mental pressure becomes. Your mental index plummets every minute, and your spirit collapses.

"Five hundred to one thousand meters underground is the limit of what can be explored with current human technology and realm.

“The explorers who work in this area are like the divers who work in the deep sea and are called ‘deep divers’.

"Deep divers are the most dangerous profession in the entire Dragon City, a hundred times more dangerous than hunters who face the doomsday beasts. They will encounter indescribable and irresistible mysteries thousands of meters underground at any time.

"What's even more frightening is that after reaching the extreme depth, mysterious sounds and fragmented lights and shadows often appear in the minds of deep divers, like the seductive singing of a banshee, attracting them to continue deeper into the ancient ruins.

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"Fifteen hundred meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters...

"If we say that activities from 500 to 1,000 meters underground are a 'narrow escape' for deep divers.

“If you dive deeper into the ground, you will definitely die.

"I once teamed up with a deep diver to explore 800 meters underground in the ancient ruins. As a result, this teammate heard a mysterious call, stumbled, and followed a downward sloping gap for more than a thousand meters underground.

rice.

"At that time, all the deep divers were dragging soft and tough safety ropes that were made from crystal powder and monster bone powder. When we found that our teammates had disappeared deep into the cracks in the ground, we pulled back desperately, preferring to call

He was bruised and bruised during the process of dragging him back, and we had to save his life.

"However, it's still too late.

"When we spent five minutes pulling our teammate up from the gap again, he had turned into a stone."

"What?"

Meng Chao couldn't believe it, "A... stone?"

"To be more precise, it is a stone sculpture, lifelike and lifelike. His facial expressions, body details and even the wrinkles on his clothes are exactly the same as his own. Even the safety rope is tied to his body intact."

The corners of Lei Zongchao's eyes twitched, and there was a chill in his voice, "And his facial expression always stayed at the moment of extreme horror - I have never seen anyone in my life who can display 'fear' so vividly.

It’s hard to even think about what he saw in the few minutes he was lost in the cracks of the earth.”

Meng Chao's brain was tingling.

Countless strange fragments of light and shadow appeared in front of my eyes.

They are all terrifying projections of gods and demons from other worlds.

He had to admit that compared with gods and demons from other worlds, the so-called "monsters" were really handsome and harmless to humans and animals.

Are the existences deep in the ancient ruins more terrifying than the gods and demons from other worlds?

In other words, what is the relationship between ancient ruins and otherworldly gods and demons?

"This deep diver is quite lucky. At least, he turned into a stone sculpture in an instant. Apart from a moment of fear, he should not have suffered any more torture and pain. But this may not be the case for other deep divers."

Lei Zongchao continued, "Some deep divers were bewitched by the summons in their brains, and went deep into the cracks of the ground, never to return. No one knows whether they went directly into hell.

"Some deep divers struggled to escape, but suffered mental breakdowns and danced wildly all day long, chanting gibberish that no one could understand.

"There are also some deep divers who are healthy on the surface and mentally sound, and can pass the psychic test. Their psychic index is always stable between 80 and 120, and they return to normal human society.

"But no one knows that they have become time bombs. Once they explode, they will become the most terrifying lost people, become possessed, lose their humanity, and commit horrific murders.

"After countless tragedies and watching countless very outstanding and promising young people have accidents during the exploration process, and we had to control or even eliminate them with tears, the scientists and the strongest in Dragon City

They unanimously came to the conclusion that the ancient ruins thousands of meters underground are not something that can be explored and analyzed by today's earth technology. We should seal them and leave them to future generations who are wiser and more powerful.

"Now, the main exploration and research scope of the Ruins Research Institute is within five hundred meters underground of the ancient ruins.

"Even the ancient technology hidden in the shallow underground cannot be fully digested and absorbed by us in a short while. Many so-called 'black technologies' are in a black box state. We can use and copy them, but we cannot analyze its principles.

——This gap in basic science may take three to five hundred years, astronomical amounts of money, and countless smart minds to make up for and catch up.

"Unfortunately, time, money and smart minds are all things we are in short supply.

"The current Dragon City is still surrounded by powerful enemies and is facing a precarious survival crisis. What we need are weapons and training methods that are more practical and can be used immediately, rather than illusory ancient secrets."

Meng Chao nodded.

He understands this very well.

Even if the sphere of influence is extended to the entire Monster Mountain Range, the resources of Dragon City Civilization are still quite scarce. The cake is so big, if you eat more piece, I will have to eat less piece.

The budget invested in the research and development of super armored airships is a little more, and the budget invested in controllable traversal technology projects is a little less.

The research and development of super armored airships is, after all, clear and controllable. As long as you spend a lot of money, you will definitely get results.

As long as a large number of super armored airships are equipped, they can rush out of the Monster Mountains and seize a hundred times the resources for Dragon City, with extremely high profit returns.

Therefore, the nine major super companies are all willing to invest in the super armored airship project.

However, the uncertainty of controllable crossing technology is too great and consumes too many resources.

Although "freely traveling between the earth and another world" sounds very good, but who knows when the much-hyped vision will come true?

If research and development fails, astronomical budgets and resources will be wasted.

This is not just a matter of investors losing money.

It may even lead to the financial collapse of the Survival Committee, delay Dragon City's overseas expansion, and miss a once-in-a-lifetime strategic opportunity!

Therefore, the nine super enterprises and the Survival Committee have always been lukewarm towards the controllable time travel technology project team, and a large part of the funds must be raised by the project team themselves.

The controllable time-travel technology is already one of all ancient technologies that humans can relatively understand and has strong practicality.

Two birds in the forest are worse than one bird in the hand.

Since the current Taikoo technology is enough for people on earth to study for a while, and the costs and risks of continuing to explore are too high to bear, temporarily sealing it seems to be the most reasonable choice.

"If you want to enter the ancient ruins to visit and practice, I can vouch for you and get a pass with relatively high authority, allowing you to move freely in the shallow underground within three to five hundred meters. After decades of exploration

, our security at this depth is relatively guaranteed.”

Lei Zongchao said, "However, as I said before, the risk factor of going deep into the ancient ruins is extremely high. Every time you go deep into a level, you must undergo relevant tests and training. Even so, 100% safety cannot be guaranteed.

"If strange sounds and images really pop up in your mind, attracting you to dive deeper and deeper, and eventually become entangled by mysterious forces and turn into a half-human monster, then even if you have made countless military exploits, it is

As the youngest winner of the Blood Medal in Dragon City, we will not hesitate to eliminate you. I will even take action myself to give you a happy ending.

"Understanding this, do you still want to go deep into the ancient ruins?"

Meng Chao pondered for a moment.

Xin said that "countless strange sounds and images emerged" from the depths of my mind.

A trip to the ancient ruins is imperative.

It’s not that he is greedy and wants to understand all the mysteries of ancient civilization instantly.

However, there are two things that must be clarified.

The first is the mystery of one's own rebirth.

"Soul-Breaking Blade" Luo Wu's son Luo Hai once told him that just before the college entrance examination, at noon on the day he returned from the apocalypse, there was a big explosion in the ruins research institute under the Transcendent Tower.

It seemed that a laboratory and the project team members inside were all blown to pieces.

Meng Chao doesn't believe in coincidences.

He believed that as long as the laboratory could be rebuilt, it would be possible to crack the mystery of rebirth.

The second is the "ancient curse", which is the cross-eye tattoo.

He wanted to know what the so-called "curse" was.

After having the cross eye tattoo implanted on the body, besides awakening the "bloodline", are there any other side effects?

Does the way to break the curse really require the cross-eyed implanters to kill each other until the last one?

It is related to the safety and happiness of my younger sister Bai Jiacao.

No matter how dangerous it is, he will figure it out!

Thinking of this, Meng Chao nodded heavily.

"Master Lei, thank you for your reminder, but I still want to go deep into the ancient ruins to see this power that has completely changed the face of human civilization."

Meng Chao said seriously, "I will be responsible for my actions and will not cause trouble to anyone."

"I believe this, Meng Chao."
Chapter completed!