Feng Yi had planned to find Xiu Yi and the others first; however, the significance of this event seemed to far exceed a mere search for people. What needed to be done was undoubtedly to send out the news and give the books and translation codes to the higher-ups for careful study. Thinking this, Feng Yi decided not to go through that door for the time being but to quickly report the news and then start the investigation—it might be that "Bizarre" in the translation vocabulary was actually "Devil," a term for mysterious phenomena that even the Magic Crystal technology civilization, far beyond humanity, did not recognize.

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In the dim room, the nuclear-powered light on Kevin's head became increasingly dim, and although there was still light, he could not see any further distance no matter what. Exhausted in body and mind, he soon closed his eyes in the gloomy environment and fell asleep...

Nightmares are not to be feared, but what is terrifying is having the same nightmare repeatedly, with the environment in the dream being exactly the same as the space he was in. At first, in his nightmare, Kevin only noticed an indescribable black object approaching him slowly, its movement speed not very fast, paced very evenly; the black phantom kept getting closer step by step.

As a bounty hunter, Kevin's mentality naturally wouldn't scare easily; he just reflexively kept his distance from the black phantom, and before he knew it, the dream woke him up. Oddly, just after falling asleep, he had the same dream again, with the black nothingness still closing in on him very, very slowly, as if even slower than a turtle crawling.

Still, Kevin noticed that the shadow's movement speed had increased slightly from the beginning. Since his mind wasn't clear in the dream, Kevin didn't think much of it until he dreamed of the third scene. Then, Kevin increasingly felt something bizarre suddenly occurring.

Yes, at that moment, his body couldn't move, and what was more terrifying was that the black phantom was actually stepping into his room, into the very room in reality that he couldn't escape from.

The light on his head, no matter what, couldn't illuminate the full body of the black phantom. As thoughts whirled, Kevin suddenly thought of a possibility—perhaps the issue wasn't with the light itself, but that it was being swallowed up, assimilated by that unknown darkness! There was no other way for Kevin to explain the bizarre phenomena happening to him.

The black phantom was currently pushing open each of the doors that he had passed through during the day, coming closer step by step until it entered the very room he was in originally. Realizing all this, Kevin abruptly woke up from the dream!

This was too frightening. Not knowing what would happen if the black shadow approached him in the dream, Kevin dared not wait for the thing to get close—he bolted up without a word, frantically running in the opposite direction of the scene in his dream. He wasn't willing to stay in this dreadful place for another moment. Everything was too abnormal, abnormally despairing—now Kevin didn't even have the courage to hit the outside window again. At least he couldn't gamble; he feared what would occur if he fell asleep again and faced the consequences of the black shadow getting close to him.

In that instant, the hairs on Kevin's body stood on end. As a highly experienced technician, although Kevin feared death, he wasn't panicked. What terrified him was the uncertainty of the unknown.

Panting heavily, he kept running towards some unknown location... desperately trying to get as far from that thing as possible. Now, whenever Kevin opened a door, he would reflexively step back a little, fearful of running into that thing face-to-face. This bizarre scene was just too damn similar to a horror game—no, no, no, no, the more he thought like this, the less he should let his mind wander. Just as this thought came to Kevin, he abruptly dismissed what was on his mind, a split-second decision inadvertently saving his life.

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In another part of the space, the stone stumps extended straight down endlessly, pitch black below with no end in sight. If someone with a fear of heights were here, they would probably collapse on the spot. Red Ghost and Xiu Yi, exhausted from exerting every technique they knew, still couldn't escape from what seemed like a four-dimensional plane...

Xiu Yi suddenly paused: "Red Ghost, have you noticed a strange phenomenon?"

"What phenomenon?" Red Ghost asked, pausing slightly in her movements.

"When we keep jumping down, falling, our bodies don't feel too strong a force."

Red Ghost looked at him with a slightly appreciative glance, "Hmm, you've noticed that too."

"Not just that, the place we're in might be a loop." As he spoke, Xiu Yi knocked off a few stone chips from the stumps, held them in his hand, and then slowly relaxed his fingers, watching the variously sized fragments fall downwards...

"What do you mean?" Xiu Yi's words seemed to have given Red Ghost a faint insight as well.

"Wait a moment, I can't confirm my speculation yet." As he spoke, his gaze gradually shifted to the ground, saying, "If I remember correctly, this stone under my feet is where it just fell, and there are still traces left on it."

Red Ghost was startled, not expecting Xiu Yi's observational skills to be so sharp, not even missing such minor details. Even Xixi might overlook such trivial matters, but Xiu Yi had displayed a side unknown to everyone at a critical moment, a side even the experienced Red Ghost had not noticed. For a moment, Red Ghost looked at Xiu Yi as if he were a stranger...

"Not bad, kid, but what should we do next, Captain?" Red Ghost emphasized the word "captain" intentionally.

"Let's try breaking through this wall," Xiu Yi added, "When I fell just now, the feeling of the claw contacting the wall was that it was hollow, but first I need to verify my previous guess."

"Okay."

Red Ghost seemed tired too. Upon hearing this, she folded her knees and sat down, tossing her hair and starting to search her backpack for food. Although she was also in Rank 1, her physical strength wasn't much higher than Xiu Yi's. The female's estrogen maintained her body's flexibility and agility, but it also presented a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.

Red Ghost was chomping on her compressed food when suddenly, she felt gravel falling from above... This proved that the stone Xiu Yi had thrown was shattered during its fall, meaning that they were in an Alternate Space that seemed vertically aligned but was actually twisted and deformed unexpectedly.

What surprised Xiu Yi was that all along, he had never seen any sign of fear in Red Ghost, "Red Ghost, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about your next plan."

"My plan? Aren't you scared at all?" Xiu Yi asked.

"Feng Yi once said that fear is the apprehension of the unknown. Could there be anything worse than death? Besides, I have you, the captain, with me."

Red Ghost blinked her long eyelashes at Xiu Yi, her gaze lingering on his curves with evident interest, making Xiu Yi blush somewhat. It felt a little... well... ambiguous?

Xiu Yi quickly composed himself, took out the variety of tools officially prepared for the exploration team, and lay in front of the wall, hammering it hard without a word.

It must be said that sometimes Xiu Yi was as resolute as a rock, yet sometimes he showed a shy and adorable side, which almost made Red Ghost burst out laughing. Although the physical labor was usually shared between Xiu Yi and Kevin, now was not the time for pretentiousness. She said to Xiu Yi, "You take a rest; let me handle this."

"I mean, there's no need..."

"Step aside."

Red Ghost's tone carried the habitual assertiveness of an elder sister. After gathering some energy, she exclaimed, "Huff!" As she explosively exhaled, her short punch, packed with external force, blasted directly towards the rock.

The destructive power of a Rank 1 warrior was astonishing. With a loud crash, the frail wall was immediately punctured by Red Ghost, opening a hole...

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