In the depths of the ocean, in the waters near an island, a ship drifts away—

This island, located in the world-famous Triangle, is a particularly dangerous or unusual part of the water. For a long time, the accidents that have occurred in this area of the sea have far exceeded the average, and almost half of the ships passing through this area will encounter strange things, many ships have sunk and disappeared here, and some have even disappeared from the world and are not traced.

According to the shipwrecked survivors, their ship was engulfed in a strange steam, and all instruments were out of order. Inexplicable fog would rise all over the surface of the sea, and the natural weather at that time could not have produced fog, and there was no reason to explain these electromagnetic anomalies.

These accidents were experienced pilots, captains, and even members of the Coast Guard, but they still had nothing to do with the sea.

Qi Rui and Ye Ruoxue's exploration this time was carried out in this sea area. They hired a sturdy steam-powered ship with some basic turrets and weapons, and assembled a group of experienced sailors, though all of this proved almost meaningless in the face of supernatural forces.

Along the way, they encounter a lot of strange situations, such as sudden fires around the non-combustible materials on the ship; The mirror shatters on its own, and the fragments can fly tens of meters away; Metal can curl, crack, and even crumble into a breadcrumb-like powder......

Once, when he was resting at night, the sentry Qi Rui clearly sensed a living transcendent creature, but when he went to look for it, he only found a few wet footprints like flippers on the deck......

If it weren't for Qi Rui's repeated use of telepathy to soothe the fragile nerves of the hired crew members, and the supernatural powers displayed by the two of them to protect others in this series of strange events, it is estimated that the terrified crew members would have returned home long ago.

However, the exploration ended basically smoothly, and Qi Rui and Ye Ruoxue found what they were looking for - a relic left by a previous civilization sitting on the seabed.

Relying on their wetsuits and extraordinary abilities, they dived into the depths of the ocean and saw a huge crystal pyramid with two large holes, through which the sea passed at a great speed, causing the sea to roll up and the mist to fly. However, with the arrival of the two men, this phenomenon quickly disappeared, and the sea returned to calm.

After their exploration, they found some runic structures in the pyramid that automatically triggered supernatural abilities, just like the magic circle in the legendary story.

Ye Ruoxue quickly thought of the chains that were sealed underground in Jiu'an City, and the chains that locked this exception at that time were engraved with similar lines. There are the relics of the Rota civilization, but Luo Yunfan judged from the legacy of the Rota civilization that the Rota civilization is a technological civilization through and through, and those lines have nothing to do with the Rota civilization.

Obviously, the source of those runes with extraordinary powers is most likely here.

At the same time, during their underwater exploration, they also found some strange humanoids with obvious supernatural powers living in the ruins, but they had fish-like heads and were not as intelligent as monkeys.

So the two made a guess that this was the remnants of a previous repeat civilization, and the humanoid creatures ...... Extremely promising

It can be a generation of intelligent beings whose brains have degenerated to the point where they can no longer sustain the inheritance of civilization.

The two of them had complicated moods and did not bother those humanoid underwater creatures, and continued to explore the underwater ruins on their own. Smoothly, they found the traces they left behind more than a hundred years ago, and then there was a long silence.

Ye Ruoxue knew that there was only one possibility: more than a hundred years ago, herself, Qi Rui, and Lamp Shadow Lu Shan had come here and obtained the knowledge of the remnants of that civilization.

In this way, the exploration of the two ended, Ye Ruoxue looked into the distance for a long time, and only after a while did she say softly: "I...... I can think of something, but it's completely inexperienced, like I'm just ...... Watching someone else's life. ”

"You are Ye Ruoxue, and you are not Ye Ruoxue." Qi Rui said succinctly, to the point.

Ye Ruoxue sighed, she couldn't be clearer about this.

The soul of Ye Ruoxue back then had already been shattered with the transformation of the dead, and Yiyi forcibly used overwhelming spiritual power to stitch together a complete soul in his body, but no matter how similar it was, even if he shared the memories of the past, he was not the person he was at the beginning after all.

Even if he can recall something through the traces that Ye Ruoxue left in this world in the past, it is only another person's memory after all.

Your own life begins on the other side, the moment you stretch out your hand to yourself.

"Yiyi......" Ye Ruoxue sighed silently, raised her head and looked at the vast sky.

"It's okay, you're you, she's her." Qi Rui patted Ye Ruoxue's shoulder, "I also recalled some things, but I couldn't see the past clearly in a fog...... Back then, I must have made some preparations to prevent myself from reminiscing about the past. ”

"Let's go, let's go, it's time for us to go to the next place."

"That......'s not in a hurry," Qi Rui pressed his fingers to his temples, as if trying to listen to a voice that was not there. After a few minutes, he looked up and looked a little tired, "Go to the North Pole." ”

"The North Pole?" Ye Ruoxue was stunned, she knew that Luo Mengyun could be contacted through the heart channel set up by Qi Rui, but that girl hadn't contacted the two of them for a while, and she didn't know what she said this time, so she actually wanted to go to the North Pole?

"Yes, Luo Mengyun just contacted me, and Dong Bin seems to need our help over there."

……

Far north, inside the pub in the town of Icefield.

"Girl, what do you say...... To put it bluntly, it's a bit of a loophole. Dong Bin rubbed his temples, "I'll take care of it, you make a deal with them, and lead a caravan that regularly delivers them necessities...... Then the other day, the Typhons ...... Ah no, the people of the City of Stars suddenly contacted you, saying that the City of Stars has suffered a catastrophe and has been sealed forever, so there is no need to continue to deliver supplies? ”

"Yes," Edith nodded calmly, then added, "but I'm not the leader of the caravan, my father is." But a few days ago, before the final contact of the City of Stars arrived, he had already taken advantage of the fact that the weather had not gotten worse and left with supplies. I stayed here because of health problems, and I had less than 10 guys around. ”

"How did the City of Stars contact you?" Dong Bin frowned, catching a glimmer of a loophole from Edith's words - this is the ice field

He didn't think the City of Stars would lay such a thing as a telephone line.

"Dream." Edith explained earnestly, "They're really ...... A very amazing group of people with all kinds of ...... I can't explain the ability to do something that seems to us to be a miracle, they can do it at their fingertips...... How can I explain ......"

"The Transcendent? The City of Stars is a city that belongs to the transcendent. Dong Bin made a downward motion, "This point doesn't need to be explained, I believe that my old acquaintance really did it." However, since you have a dream, why not give your father a dream? ”

Edith clenched her fists: "That's what I'm worried about, usually the dream should be for my father and me at the same time - probably to prevent the dream alone from being credible enough - but obviously my father should have known that something was wrong in the City of Stars, but he hasn't come back yet......"

"It's not hard to speculate - your father was there before the City of Stars went wrong." Dong Bin's smile gradually faded, "I basically believe you, and I understand why you are talking to me about this." ”

"Yes," admitted Edith, "I have stayed here looking for a way to save my father...... I'm afraid that ordinary people can't cope with the City of Stars anymore, and you...... I feel like you're like the City of Stars. Maybe, if it were you, maybe. ”

"Don't say that, I'll be proud." Dong Bin smiled and eased some of the serious atmosphere. He didn't admit it, but he didn't veto it either.

"Then you ......" Edith opened her mouth, she was a little unsure whether Dong Bin had accepted her invitation or not.

"Yes, I agreed. I'll go with you to the City of Stars to have a look, and save your dad by the way......" Dong Bin changed his words, "However, I have two requirements - first, we need a suitable team, you will summon this, and I will check it." ”

"Okay." Edith couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard that Dong Bin was willing to accompany her to that dangerous place, and she agreed.

"Second, you are now serious about telling me the content of that dream from beginning to end," Dong Bin looked into Edith's emerald eyes, "Believe me, this is very important. ”

Edith took a few deep breaths, as if adjusting her mood, and then the girl slowly described the strange scene in words—

The heavens are gray, and the earth is gray.

The faceless crowd, dressed in thick robes, approached little by little, holding old books with a soft glow.

They spoke in singing voices—the oldest nightmare struggled in the deepest abyss, the curse of thousands of years had come to an end, the day was a catastrophe of annihilation, and the day the city of stars would be locked forever.

And with this gray world as the background, the almost transparent giant spider stomped on the ground, spreading its blood-stained fangs.

……

Edith finished speaking, still looking at Dong Bin with some shock, her little face was pale, and it seemed that just recalling that scene had tormented her nerves.

Dong Bin dragged his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he showed a clean smile - "That's a ...... It's getting more and more interesting. ”