23. Their Journeys (Part I)

At the same time, the Zangar swamp.

Legend has it that this land had been a seabed soaked in water for a long time, and in the massive explosion caused by the Dark Gate, the entire land that had been touched by the seabed - the land rumored to be occupied by the Frostwolf Clan, to which the Sasaia of the World originally belonged, was reduced to nothing in the explosion, and the vast majority of the sea water poured into the warped void along the gap, leaving the huge spore forest that once lived below sea level under sunlight and air for the first time in countless years.

As an ancient marine plant, the huge spores could not easily adapt to the light with strong radiation and the air filled with intense radioactive fallout, but this was not a problem for a plant that could survive the Big Bang.

Today, the entire Zangar swamp is filled with a light purple glowing spore mist emitted by these huge spores, which makes the entire swamp dark almost all day but does not need any light, and at the same time, the air purified by the spores also allows the species of fungal giants that were almost extinct in the Big Bang and also lived at the bottom of the sea to survive, and those pods who have been fighting against the fungal giants since ancient times have only a small part of the spores-infected community survived. And he has become a spore man who now lives in the depths of the swamp and feeds on spores.

"Boom-and-dash...... The mushroom people are so cute! ”

"Those are called spore people, not mushroom people...... Also, are you sure we can eat those spores too? ”

“kukuku…… My evil king's true eyes have seen the truth—behold! This is the conspiracy of the Temporal Priests! A trick to lure the ignorant with a delicious but enchanted mushroom! ”

“…… Is...... Enough is enough. ”

The paladin, named Artoria, suddenly sat down in frustration on the mushroom cap on the side of the road...... Well, a little bit of emphasis. At this time, in fact, everyone should pay attention to the action of "sitting down with a buttocks", rather than the size and thickness of the mushroom.

"You've been delayed in the dungeon for a long time, right? If we don't hurry up, in the end, only our squad will not be able to catch up with the progress of the team dungeon......"

"Sister Artoria...... Don't be too anxious, I asked my mom just now, and their team seems to be in trouble. ”

The dragon knight girl Xia Ya came to her side intimately and comforted the frustrated big sister softly.

"Although the Sphinx and the Evil King's True Eye make the two of them a little playful, they are still very careful when fighting in the dungeon, aren't they?"

"Alright."

The two on this side whispered to each other, while a middle school and a foodie on the other side were discussing "how to expel the magic from the spores so that they could be harmlessly eaten" as the captain of the team. The words of the Death Knight "Kill the Brother". It was quite majestic, and the four of them were quiet at the same time.

"Based on this time, it has been determined that the way to level up through the guò quest-dungeon-quest process is not suitable for our squad, so I decided that the whole team will return to the Hellfire Peninsula."

As the captain of this squad. It is not for nothing that Lai Aya will make such a decision. In fact. Previously, their team had also tried the so-called "Broken Hall Monster Farming Upgrade" method, although there were no magicians among them, but a few people worked together. The efficiency is much faster than a single swipe of a single magician.

However, the biggest problem with this kind of leveling is the monotonous repetition and boredom, and because of this, the childlike Sphinx and the Evil King's True Eye almost immediately raised objections.

"Huh? Can...... But there's nothing good to eat in a place like Hellfire Peninsula! ”

"Protest! I...... I have a natural fear of black flames......"

“……”

Click.

In the closest direction to the few people, the surface of the body of a swamp giant bee that was flying leisurely suddenly froze.

The next moment, at the stroke of the death knight girl covered in black qi, the frozen giant bee came to her without resistance, and then was easily dismembered into neat pieces by her rune sword in her hand.

"In terms of food and drink, I will go to the Glory Fort to ask the magician for magic bread and mineral water, as for the fear of black flames......"

The Death Knight Maiden smiled kindly, and her eyes inadvertently swept over the weak bodies of the two girls who tried to resist.

"People...... It doesn't matter as long as you have bread to eat......"

"I ...... I suddenly felt that the warmth of the Hellfire Peninsula was good for my cold-eroded joints! ”

"That's good."

The Death Knight Maiden nodded in satisfaction, and the murderous aura around her dissipated invisibly.

Ignoring the whispering of the two little guys behind him, such as "it's terrible", "It looks like he's really going to be killed" and other words, after finally unifying the opinions of the team, Lai Aya and Artoria and Dragon Knight Xia Ya, who also looked helpless, glanced at each other, but their hearts were also very entangled.

If...... Knowing by her brother that she has always been gentle, she can only rely on force to scare and discipline children, so ...... Will her image of gentleness and virtuousness, which has always been in her brother's mind, be completely subverted?

So, trying to change the topic, she and the other two girls who were also trying to ease the atmosphere asked each other questions almost in unison.

"Shall we ask Mr. Abu (the head of the regiment) what he is doing now?" 』

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At the same time, the girl squad that is doing the same thing is not only this one.

Located north of the Hellfire Peninsula and east of Blade's Edge Mountain, only a small stretch of fragmented mountains barely connected to the entire continent of Draenor, is an area known as the Void Storm - as the name suggests, a storm of energy from the Chaotic Void nearly tore apart a single part of the land. Only a handful of species that mutated during the storm barely survived.

Of course, this does not mean that this land has no value, on the contrary, as the region closest to the Twisted Void, the most advanced scientific researchers from all races of the Expeditionary Force have gathered here, and have established the first scientific research base in the Outlands, which is also the scientific research base that gathers the essence of the entire Azerahi science and technology - Sector 52.

With goblins and gnomes as the main research and development forces, including astrologers, Aldor and many other outlands and Azerohi's native forces, the main research project of Area 52 is the secrets hidden in the depths of the Warped Void, so it is here. The establishment of what is arguably the most well-equipped Void Exploration Base in history. And the scientific and technological content contained in it is greatly beyond everyone's imagination.

"Look! It can't be a rocket over there! ”

Bilibili's surprised cry attracted the attention of the other four teammates who were stopping to watch the surroundings.

What caught their eyes was in the heart of this huge camp. Sure enough, it was a huge launch pad that had never been seen before. On the launch pad. A huge multi-stage rocket seemed to be ready to be launched, as if it was just waiting for a single order to launch into the air.

"Oh? Seemingly...... The assessment of the world of Azerohi needs to be changed slightly, and the original simple 'low-magic and low-tech world' will actually develop such an epoch-making technology to ......."

The southeast wind whispers to itself. A pair of eyes had already fallen on someone present who was calm about the situation.

"Needless to say, these must be your handiwork."

"The contemptible people don't say anything about it."

Captain Ghost Crab, who was accused of being a "prisoner", was indifferent, and it seemed that she had been prepared for what she was going to see.

"This way, we're going to get to the edge of the Void Storm through the teleporter in Guò 52."

"Can you wait a minute......

The Nutcracker, who seemed to have been shocked by what he saw before, and had not come to his senses until now, hurriedly made a request.

"I ...... I'd like to take a few photos here and show Madoka when I meet up with everyone......"

“…… If I were you, I wouldn't be doing useless work here. ”

The black cat, which had been observing the surrounding situation, suddenly opened its mouth mercilessly.

"Don't you notice that from the moment we enter this Area 52 camp, all of our means of remote communication and recording have been banned?"

"That's right, that's exactly what the contemptible man was just saying."

The ghost crab, who was very appreciative of the black cat's vigilance, bowed slightly, and then pointed to the four camp gates around that looked unusual, and did not even have the slightest defensive measures.

"On the surface, this camp is defenseless, and anyone can invade or even attack without any hindrance, but in fact, the camp door is equipped with the latest defensive weapon known as the 'Gnome Death Ray X-2', and any unauthorized invasion will be judged as an enemy and will be cut and shot by the death ray."

At this point, the ghost crab paused slightly, and then pointed to the scanner that swept everyone through the door, as if checking and recording everyone's identity.

"There, while personal information is scanned and recorded, the light is also loaded with a gnome brainwashing program, and any visitor who leaves through formal means—including camps and teleporters—will be brainwashed the moment they leave, in order to clear a qiē of information and information about the camp."

"That'...... What if I use Hearthstone here? ”

The southeast wind did not express much uneasiness about these appalling claims, but put forward more hypotheses and possibilities with great interest.

"The contemptible don't know much about it, but, according to the contemptible estimation, if Hearthstone is used here......"

The ghost crab pointed to the seemingly well-guarded dome above his head.

“…… The spatial disruption caused by the space-time tearing teleporter here may banish the Hearthstone user directly to the Warped Void. ”

“……”

After this explanation, several girls completely gave up the idea of visiting this camp - anyway, they can't remember it after visiting, and they will be brainwashed if they leave, isn't this kind of visit meaningless?

Just as the ghost crab led several people to the teleportation device located under the camp, a deafening alarm suddenly sounded throughout Area 52.

"Alert! Alert! Intrusion Alert! Intrusion Alert!'

"Target confirmed...... Confirmed! The latest type of fireblade evil mech...... Codename Decepticon!'

"Prepare for defense! Get ready to defend! The teleporter will turn off within 20 seconds...... Bumblebee came out to intercept!'

"Hurry up, we're running out of time."

At the urging of the ghost crab, several people simply stood on the teleportation device together.

"Rest assured, such cross-border transmissions are very safe and generally not life-threatening."

"What?!"

Before a few girls came back to their senses, with a flash of blue light, the figures of several people disappeared in an instant.

When the people in the teleporter opened their eyes again, they were greeted by a different scene.

"Look! What a big spaceship! ”

The Nutcracker pointed in surprise at the distant edge of the void.

There, several ships of various sizes hovered in the void, radiating a dazzling glow.

"Those are the Naru's ships that they use to cross the entire Twisted Void - besides, are you all right?"

A sullen voice rang in the ears of several young girls.

"Wait?! You...... What are you! ”

The southeast wind, which had always been extremely calm before, was startled by the sudden appearance of an "unknown object" around him this time.

“…… I? Hmmm......"

The "unknown object" let out a puzzled snort from his nose, and subconsciously looked down at his body.

"Did the teleportation go wrong...... I see. ”

"What the hell is this...... What's going on? ”

The black cat looked warily at the ogre-like Cun Zài in front of him, who looked more like an ogre than his teammates, and asked his own questions.

"Probably there was a malfunction in the process of shutting down the teleportation device, and the body of the guide was separated from consciousness during the teleportation, and finally mistakenly matched into such a torso......"

On the surface, it looks like a blue ogre, but inside it is the maid "Ghost Crab", which sounds really unacceptable, but fortunately, according to the Ghost Crab himself, this kind of time and space confusion will not last long, and will soon be corrected by the rules of the world itself.

"Wait...... Then again...... Is there one person missing? ”

The southeast wind, who suddenly realized something, looked around - sure enough, even counting the ghost crabs that had turned into blue fat men, there were only four members of the team left, and as for the fifth member......

"Wow......, a Yes! ”

“……”

With a scream stretched to the extreme, Bilibili, a shaman girl who had almost been judged to be "missing", fell from the sky, and then fell to the ground in front of several people, falling into a pool of bloody corpses.

“…… Didn't you just say that this kind of teleportation would not be life-threatening? ”

Looking at the corpses of his teammates on the ground, the southeast wind suddenly felt full of fear and cold.

"Hmm...... More than that, the contemptible is more concerned about why you remember what the contemptible said before teleporting. ”

Gently patting his broad chest with his fat palm, the man-eating devil crab shook its head slightly, and after a short moment of contemplation, made the wisest decision at the moment.

"In that case...... Please allow the contemptible to retract the preamble at this time. ”

(To be continued......)