Blind Spot
Chapter 491: Golden City 449 Three

Chapter 491: Golden City 449 Three

Unknown blind spot.

Clusters of blue flames emerged from nowhere, their blue glow becoming the sole source of light in the area.

Da Xiong stood at the center of a desolate and cold palace.

The palace was black, its walls rough with the unique texture of rock, unpolished, and devoid of any patterns—just simple, large slabs of stone stacked together.

In some places, one could even see the marks of axes and hammers.

Irregular stone columns served as the only support structures for this palace.

"Is anyone there?" Da Xiong called out softly.

There might be others in the blind spot, a fact they ascertained from numerous tests.

And before entering the blind spot, she had a bad feeling, only...

Whoo~~~

Suddenly, a sharp screech flashed over her head.

The sound resembled that of a sharp object flying at high speed, but also like the howl of some creature.

Da Xiong quickly waved her hand backward, scattering a fist-sized ball of flesh.

The ball landed and immediately began devouring the soil beneath it. In seconds, it swelled into a dark-red hound half the height of a person.

The hound wasn’t much different from a regular canine in size, except for its head, which was covered with densely packed large eyes.

This was Servant Number One, a bio-weapon that Da Xiong had cultivated, designed specifically to deal with various unknown environments.

The hound shook its big head, using the eyes on its forehead to scout and look around.

’Go investigate the surroundings,’ Da Xiong ordered in a low voice.

Whoosh.

The hound ran swiftly, circling around her at high speed.

This was its way of mine-sweeping, probing for hidden dangers that might be buried underground.

But on the third lap...

Bang!

The hound suddenly halted and lunged at a spot in the void on the right.

Clang!

Its teeth clamped viciously onto an armor-clad figure that had just appeared, standing two meters tall with blue armor.

The armor-clad figure had a multicolored circular mirror piece on its chest and a long blue-black braid hanging from the back of its head. However, the end of that braid was actually a sharp black spike, similar to a scorpion’s tail.

From a distance, Da Xiong could see the wisp of black mist swirling around the spike, clearly indicating a deadly venom—one prick could likely kill someone instantly.

Then, to the left, another armor-clad figure phased into visibility.

Then a third, and a fourth...

In total, six armor-clad figures surrounded Da Xiong, their scorpion-tail-like weapons on the back of their heads slightly quivering as if automatically targeting.

"Trouble..." muttered Da Xiong, her expression changing as she waved her hand once more, scattering more round balls that landed and transformed into Multi-Eyed Hounds.

At the same time, she retreated quickly, pulling a slightly writhing black mass of flesh from her chest.

This time, instead of throwing it, she gripped it in her hand, biting the tip of a finger on her other hand and pressing the wound against the flesh.

Hiss...

The blood was swallowed up by the flesh, and two seconds later, she tossed it away.

Whoosh!

The mass of flesh rapidly expanded and grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant wolf with thick silver fur, standing on the ground, its elongated skeletal form taking shape with limbs.

With a muffled thud, what was once just a lump of flesh became a three-meter-tall silver-haired wolf with huge, ferocious fangs and eyes that glowed with pale gold vertical pupils, somewhat similar to those of Li Chengyi.

"Kill them!" Da Xiong commanded coldly.

She had entered this time too hastily; if she could temporarily escape by killing the monsters, it would be worthwhile.

After all, most of her biological weapons were in the lab and hadn’t been brought along. Even if the difficulty increased next time, it would be worth it.

But...

Zzt!

A streak of blue light flashed by, and a Multi-Eyed Hound was pierced in an instant, flung against the wall, and turned into mush.

Another Multi-Eyed Hound was grabbed by the arms of an armor-clad figure, lifted up, and torn in two in the blink of an eye.

And the newly released silver Dragon Wolf was still entangled in battle with the remaining armor-clad figures.

The virus-infected body, theoretically capable of reaching the speed of sound and possessing a strength of over 500 tons, was easily stabbed several times by the tail spikes of four armor-clad figures.

Clearly poisoned, the spikes took a visible toll on the Dragon Wolf’s condition as it grew weaker...

Da Xiong’s face grew increasingly grim.

"Hold them off!" she ordered, looking for an opening and hurriedly fleeing toward the distance.

Bang!!

Finally, a loud noise came from behind as the silver Dragon Wolf bit one of the armor-clad figures in half.

But it was futile...

The slain armor-clad figure’s remains scattered on the ground, revealing not a trace of flesh inside... it was all just armor plates.

’This is an oversized dead zone!’

Realization chilled Da Xiong’s heart as she understood her plight.

Only in an oversized dead zone would such a thing occur.

Based on current research, when an outsider causes a certain amount of damage to a blind spot, a rejection mechanism is triggered. The blind spot forcibly ejects the outsider for a short time.

But if it’s an oversized dead zone, the damage a normal person could inflict would be equivalent to stepping on a single brick in a small blind spot, or even just crushing some dirt—perhaps even less.

With too small a ratio, naturally, the rejection mechanism wouldn’t be triggered...

Da Xiong knew that was exactly the situation she was facing.

Run!!

First, find a safe place to hide and discreetly probe the situation!

She ran wildly along the rough walls of the palace.

Suddenly, two more armor-clad figures emerged right in front of her.

Zzt, zzt! Two blue-black spikes, moving at a horrifying speed of more than twice the speed of sound, traversed a distance of over ten meters in an instant, aiming for Da Xiong’s chest.

Ding!

Amid the light clanging, Da Xiong swiftly unlocked the spikes with one hand, leaped into the air, and scales rapidly grew all over his body as he heavily slammed his palm onto the head of one of the armor-clad beings.

The armor-clad being collapsed with a crash, scattering apart.

Before the others could react, Da Xiong executed a swift maneuver, taking a sharp turn and shooting off in another direction, vanishing into the depths of the palace in the blink of an eye.

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Drip.

Drip.

Amidst the faint sounds of footsteps,

Li Chengyi walked slowly through the cluster of golden buildings, step by step.

He neither flew nor jumped haphazardly, nor did he speed up, fearing he might accidentally trigger some unknown trap or mechanism.

When facing an unfamiliar place, moving slowly and observing carefully was the best approach.

One arch bridge after another passed over his head.

Every time he walked through an arch, Li Chengyi felt an indescribable odd sensation, as if he were passing through a kind of special membrane.

But the feeling was so faint that he wondered if he was experiencing an illusion.

After all, psychological suggestion could have no small impact.

Soon,

amidst the subtle footsteps, Li Chengyi crossed the last, the ninth arch bridge.

The view suddenly opened up before him.

A rectangular golden staircase appeared in front of him.

The staircase led forward, extending to a round gate over ten meters tall.

The gate was open, and inside was a golden, semi-transparent shimmer, like a portal, maintaining its operation.

Li Chengyi glanced to the sides.

To the left there was a forest of high towers, dense and numerous, with at least dozens in sight.

Each tower was at least a hundred stories tall, and the majority emitted a dim radiation fluctuation.

Thermal radiation is the simplest kind, even common people could sense it. Besides that, there was electromagnetic radiation, as well as other unknown types of radiation.

Li Chengyi couldn’t discern them, he could only tell from the flow and distortion of the air that many of the high towers were still operating.

Withdrawing his gaze, he looked to the right.

On the right was a golden plaza, surrounded by a ring of auditorium-style buildings.

In the plaza was a golden fountain shaped like stacked discs, but the fountain contained no water, only white vapor in its place, continuously emanating from within.

All around, the stores had their doors tightly shut, with various signs reflecting a faint golden glow.

The flat ground was empty and desolate; a place that should have been bustling with life was now only filled with the flowing mist from the fountain.

From Li Chengyi’s angle, he could see at the end of the plaza directly ahead was a large marketplace.

The marketplace had five floors, every level was densely packed with black hollow doors and windows. Golden eagle-like statues could be seen on roof edges at regular intervals.

Luxurious pillars were engraved with patterns resembling wreaths and vines.

’Now is the time to choose... Do I head to the forest of towers, the large marketplace, or move forward into the suspected portal?’

Li Chengyi paused in place, lost in thought.

After a brief hesitation, he decisively headed towards the forest of towers.

To seek information, one naturally should head towards areas likely to be research-oriented.

Leaving the main path of the golden staircase, he slowly moved to the left.

Traveling through the streets amidst the towers, he experienced an inexplicable sense of novelty.

The golden street divided into three sections.

The sidewalks on both sides had streetlights.

The center part was a roadway, the ground marked with luxurious vine patterns.

The streetlights were still on, casting a soft golden light that even radiated a faint warmth.

At first, Li Chengyi found it pleasant, but as he delved deeper, walking into the shadows between the towering high-rises,

The ground began to show different marks.

Patches of the pavement displayed large cracks, some streetlights flickered erratically, and the tower walls started showing more and more vicious claw marks and holes.

On the sidewalks, more and more scattered belongings began to appear.

Clothes, leather suitcases, shoes, hats, walking sticks, and some broken pieces of gold from something unknown.

Everything was golden.

Crack.

Suddenly Li Chengyi stopped in his tracks and looked down at the ground.

At the base of a streetlight, a golden book had fallen.

Beside the book was a broken brooch, the simplest design of a rose.

He bent down, a layer of Blind Spot covering his hand, and gently picked up the book.

On the book’s cover, written in white letters was a line in Black Sea Script.

"The Poems of Eternity."

’A collection of poems?’ Li Chengyi dusted off the cover and gently opened to the first page.

’To my dear niece—Missilian.’

Browsing through, the collection was filled with praises of the niece’s beauty, innocence, purity, and charm.

However, most of the verses were laced with hidden amorous intentions, clearly showing that the author harbored feelings of admiration.

Li Chengyi flipped through the pages with distaste, about to discard the book, when on one of the last few pages, he discovered a hastily-written message.

The message was tucked away in a blank section of the book, written in blue ink, standing out sharply.

’My dear Missilian, the Cipher Tower Association’s research on eternal darkness is drawing to a close. The Lady of Radiance has struggled against the Mother of Emerald for ten thousand years and now lacks the strength to persist. We have received the Lady’s last broadcast and reluctantly have to pure migrate the Holy City.’

’Migration requires selection; sinners cannot board the ship. If you truly love me, take this collection of poems with you and head to the Brilliant Boat No. 3, where the Examiner is my brother. Upon seeing this collection, they will let you on the boat alone.’—Your loving Loina.