From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 229 - 187: The Thing Beneath the Sixth Layer

After destroying the laser matrix, everyone stopped to take a brief rest.

Having previously swept through two demon laboratories, they had harvested fifteen regular Crystal Cores, three Skill Crystal Cores, and two portions of Source Material.

Su Muyu took out the two portions of Source Material and handed them to Lin Zeyu, asking, "We just obtained two portions of Source Material, both are Professional Source Material with specific properties. Do you want to use them?"

Lin Zeyu took them and examined them in his hands before asking, "Lu Heng, which one should I use? I need to return soon and pick one quickly, otherwise I won't be able to complete my first challenge task."

The first of the three challenge tasks was the Source Material Contest Task.

This challenge task was not mandatory to complete, but there was a reward of Divine Energy for completing it.

If it was possible to complete, of course, it was best to do so.

"What are the Classes?" Lu Heng was busy looking for the entrance to the sixth layer in the fifth layer.

"One is 'Beast Language Man,' and the other is 'Demon Hunter,'" Lin Zeyu quickly replied.

"'Demon Hunter' is good; that's a pretty good one. Check the Class Ability and if you are satisfied with it, then go ahead and use it," Lu Heng gave a high evaluation upon hearing that one of them was a 'Demon Hunter.'

Lin Zeyu seriously read the introduction to the 'Demon Hunter' Class Source Material and nodded, "Indeed, this Class is very good. I'll absorb it then."

He absorbed the 'Demon Hunter' Class Source Material, officially initiating the Source Material Contest, and then asked, "Can I also absorb the remaining Source Material?"

Source Material is divided into non-specific Source Material and Class Source Material, where non-specific Source Material can increase Source Quality Fusion but cannot initiate a Class.

A Superpower User who possessed Class Source Material could also absorb other Class Source Materials to increase their Source Quality Fusion, effectively using the Class Source Material as non-specific Source Material.

"Sure, go ahead and use it," Lu Heng nodded in agreement.

If they were to keep Class Source Material, it could be brought back for other Superpower Users to use.

However, they were about to face a decisive battle, and Alex Austin's American team had already entered the base. At this point, it was naturally best to maximize combat power, and there was no need to conserve the Source Material.

Moreover, the 'Beast Language Man' Class was not so important as to need to be specially kept.

This Class could be particularly effective in certain worlds but was not a universally applicable Class.

Therefore, letting Lin Zeyu absorb it to increase his Source Quality Fusion was the best choice.

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After passing through the laser matrix, everyone discovered a hemispherical structure inside the fifth layer.

This hemispherical object covered such a large area, with a diameter of over a hundred meters, making it more appropriate to refer to it as a building.

There was an additional structure inside the fifth layer of the underground base.

Moreover, the sphere had a series of intricate patterns, which even Lu Heng could not recognize.

After searching around thoroughly, they didn't find an entrance to the next layer.

Based on the structure of the fifth layer alone, it seemed like there was no sixth layer.

However, Lu Heng had seen six layers of structure beneath the ground using Shadow Vision, which made the situation somewhat strange.

After circling the fifth layer, everyone was quite puzzled: "Wasn't there supposed to be a sixth layer?"

In fact.

The information about DrelimsBase No. 3 having six underground layers was initially provided by Lu Heng and had not been corroborated by any other sources.

Lu Heng placed his hand on the hemisphere structure in front of him and frowned, "There must be a sixth layer. If there's no downward passage, then there must be something wrong with this hemisphere."

"Then let's break through the hemisphere's walls to see what's inside," Lin Zeyu's idea was straightforward.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng said, "For safety's sake, I'll use Shadow Vision first to check the situation inside."

He had only seen the six underground layers of this base before but hadn't seen what was inside the sixth layer.

Now that he was here, and such a strange hemispherical structure appeared.

Lu Heng decided to first use Shadow Traversal to pass through the walls and take a look inside before planning the next step.

Lin Zeyu glanced at the time and said, "We only have half an hour left. Is it enough time?"

Su Muyu was also a bit worried, "Using up Shadow Traversal, if we encounter the American team later, won't it be difficult to engage in direct combat?"

"Don't worry, I have my arrangements," Lu Heng said before activating Shadow Traversal, slipping into the ground, and switching on his Shadow Vision to try observing the situation inside the sixth layer.

However, observing through Shadow Vision, he discovered that the sixth layer's periphery was covered with a black medium that actually blocked the observation with Shadow Vision.

Walking half a circle around the sixth layer, he found that the black medium appeared spherical.

The entire structure of the sixth layer was spherical, with the upper hemisphere being the fifth layer's hemispherical structure.

Lu Heng found this shape very odd and attempted to approach the black medium, then felt a strong Abyssal aura.

The closer he got to the black medium, the more violent the surrounding energy surged.

Moreover, the energy within this black medium was of a very high intensity, even exceeding the strength of the 30th energy level.

When approaching the black medium, Lu Heng even felt his own body being eroded by it, as the black medium tried to penetrate into his body.

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It didn't take much to guess that there was something very dreadful behind this black medium.

As time passed, the duration of Shadow Traversal was also coming to an end.

Lu Heng could only return to the fifth floor first, his mind constantly pondering what could be behind the black medium.

The others gathered around, inquiring about the situation.

"What's it like? What's below?"

Lu Heng shook his head and said, "There's a layer of black medium blocking the Shadow Vision, and I felt that within the black medium, there's a strength surpassing level 30.

"This time, we're probably facing the strongest thing we've encountered to date, and this thing must undoubtedly come from the Abyss.

"We've indeed found the right place, but whether we'll be able to clear this Abyss Pollution Source, that's uncertain."

Greater fear comes from the unknown.

If Lu Heng could see what was behind the black medium, he could make a judgement as to whether or not to break through the hemispherical wall.

Now he couldn't see it, only knowing that whatever was behind the black medium had to be terrifying.

"So what do we do now? Do we take action? Or should we wait until the last minute, blow open the wall, and if something terrifying bursts out, we'll immediately return?" Lin Zeyu offered a relatively safe method.

This plan could indeed ensure safety, but realistically, blowing up the wall at the last minute would mean that even if they saw what was inside, there wouldn't be enough time to destroy it.

That is to say, this plan could only give them a glimpse of what was on the sixth floor but wouldn't allow them to eliminate it, thus not completing the Challenge Task.

Of course, getting a glimpse of what's inside and knowing what it is still had value, at least they could gather firsthand information.

Just as everyone was discussing.

A rumble came from the direction of the fourth floor, and a big hole was blasted into the wall.

The American team of five stepped into the entrance, and the two sides formally met face to face.

"We meet again, and this time you can't run away. I didn't expect you'd corner yourselves into a dead end." Alex Austin moved his neck around, starting his warm-up before the fight.

The actions of Lu Heng and his companions, from a logical standpoint, were indeed like pushing themselves further into a dead end.

Because they had collapsed the entrance to every lower level they descended.

Meaning if they wanted to retreat, there were no exits.

This tactic indeed held back the American team for a long time.

If there were entrances left, the American team would just follow them all the way down, only needing a few minutes to reach the fifth level.

But with the entrances destroyed, the American team needed to find alternate routes downward.

They were delayed by a whopping forty minutes.

Harris cackled, "They're hoping to drag it out until the return time and then just directly go back."

Heavy Gunner Kaleem, with an RPG rocket launcher on his shoulder, sneered, "They're wishful thinking. Under my firepower, if they last five minutes, I lose. And they hope to last twenty-five minutes?"

It was already 11:35 PM, with only the last 25 minutes left until the return time.

Not only had the American team's five members come in, but they also brought in over thirty mechanical guards, which after entering, lined up in formation, cannons locked onto Lu Heng and his teammates.

"The enemy has some fierce firepower, what do we do?" Lin Zeyu swallowed nervously.

This was the fifth subterranean level; there wasn't enough space for a sniper to utilize their skills.

If it came down to a firepower contest, they simply couldn't withstand the thirty-plus mechanical guards.

Yuan Yaoyao, looking at the data on the screen, reminded, "Brother Lu, the total firepower of the other side is twelve times ours, the pressure is great."

Lu Heng looked at Alex Austin, a smile curling on his lips, beckoned and said, "Everyone, come stand by me. I also want to see if they dare to open fire."

From the moment the American team came in until now, three minutes had passed without them opening fire.

Everyone gathered beside Lu Heng, and behind him was that hemispherical structure.

Seeing this, Alex Austin's expression darkened, and the standoff momentarily froze.

"Despicable Da Xia people!" His face showed anger, and he cursed.

Lu Heng wasn't very sure at first, but now seeing his expression, he confirmed something.

The American team had accepted a mission from the Descent Faction to support this base, and in their mission, there was definitely a task to protect whatever was on the sixth floor.

This was the reason they hadn't started shooting the moment they came in.

Otherwise, they would have begun a barrage as soon as they charged in.

Moreover, Lu Heng had noticed something even more suspicious.

"I'm curious, don't you have a mission to clear the Abyss Pollution? Unless you have pig brains, you'd definitely know that this is an Abyss Pollution Source. But from the looks of it, you don't seem to intend to destroy it."

The Descent Faction wouldn't possibly reward them with Divine Energy.

To a Superpower User, the rewards from the Descent Faction are incomparable to Divine Energy.

So what is driving them to protect the Abyss Pollution Source on the sixth floor instead of destroying it?

Alex Austin snorted coldly and argued, "There's a line in the Challenge Task that says to join a faction and complete the tasks given by the faction. The mission the Descent Faction gave us is to protect this base."

Lu Heng tugged at the corner of his mouth, piercing his sophistry, "No, the first task the Descent Faction gave you was to capture Ze Wei'er Xavier Matrix.

"Moreover, joining a faction is only a means, not an end. The true meaning of the Challenge Task is for you to join a faction and then to go undercover in the faction to investigate whether any factions are related to the Abyss Pollution Source.

"So there must be other reasons that compel you to protect what's below, which is interesting indeed."