Voice...... Inside the door...... It seems that there is a voice! ”

In the barren mountains and forests, the sun shines obliquely, probably because of the red glow on the western horizon, and the dark green forests are reflected red.

The entire team tensed instantly, clenching their weapons, their bodies as if they were stiffening, and at the same time their eyes were fixed on the large, dilapidated gate in the recess of the mountain.

The door was not closed seamlessly, for there was a fist-sized gap between the two doors, and at this moment, a terrifying crash came from it.

The impact was so loud that it seemed as if some beast was pounding the door of the prison and was about to break out, and as the impact continued, the dust covering the surface of the huge metal door began to fall in a slump.

The "Hulala......" was dusty, and pieces of earth and stones peeled off from the surface, top, and surrounding the gate, fell down, and smashed on the ground, waking up the people in the procession.

"Be careful!"

"Stand back!"

A short syllable sounded, and everyone gathered as they retreated, until they were pushed a hundred meters away, and then they stopped, staring at each other in horror, and then the hands holding the weapons became more nervous.

"Firelight! It seems to be burning inside! Suddenly, someone in the team exclaimed.

At this moment, the sound of the impact had disappeared, and instead a thick gray-black smoke diffused from the crack in the door, like wolf smoke, spewed out and rose into the air.

If you look closely, you can see the red light of the flames through the crack in the door, and even the metal gate is starting to heat up.

Shirley, who was dressed in strange robes, and Lune, who was holding a broadsword and wearing armor, stared nervously at this scene, not knowing what to do, and in the face of this strange situation, even the two-headed dog shrank and closed its mouth.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Finally, with the sound of the impact, the ancient metal door began to deform, and the gap in the middle became larger and larger, and suddenly, they saw four large hands that seemed to be made of metal poke out of the crack in the door, and pressed the sides of the door, and began to wrench.

After all, it was a long time ago, and the surrounding fixtures had long been destroyed, so under the frightened gaze of Shirley and the others, the heavy metal door was slowly pushed open.

Then, the smoke obscured the vision, and the four large metal hands disappeared into the smoke.

Then, a strong wind blew, the smoke quickly dissipated, and a strange picture was finally revealed to everyone.

I saw that there was a sea of fire in the gate, and what was burning was countless white bones and skeletons...... It was obviously a human bone, and it had been burned out, but it was still possible to see the general appearance, and the most amazing thing was that in the middle of the burning sea of skeletons and fire, there was a figure standing.

The man was surrounded by an invisible breeze, forcing away the flames and smoke, and was standing there quietly, his hands hanging casually at his sides, dressed in strange clothes, his face hidden in the green smoke, and two sharp eyes piercing out, as if looking at them all curiously.

"Ahh In the middle of the line, the older woman covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and she let out a low cry of shock.

The rest reacted similarly.

They were all cold, and cold sweat flowed down their backs.

His eyes were full of nervousness and fear.

This scene is too weird, such a person has come out of the ancient ruins that have been sealed for countless years, no matter who it is, it is difficult to calm down.

Silence for a few seconds.

Finally, the figure in the door slowly walked out, and his face was revealed...... Cheng Lin walked out slowly, his eyes swept over the people present, and a smile that he thought was appropriate appeared on his originally slightly sentimental face:

"Don't be nervous, I don't mean anything."

After a pause, he looked up at the sky obscured by the jungle, and saw the blue-black smoke drifting obliquely into the sky, and in the warm sunlight, unknown birds and finches were startled and hovered in mid-air.

Cheng Lin realized that he was walking out of the mountain, nodded secretly, and then asked:

"Excuse me, can any of you tell me, you ...... Where did it come from? ”

As he spoke, Cheng Lin sighed silently in his heart, secretly thinking that these people were probably the "humans" of the "post-civilization era", that is, the descendants of those humans who had survived the "Cataclysmic Era".

If you count from the overall generation of the human race, you can probably call them their "ancestors".

"And the only ancestor still alive." Cheng Lin silently added a sentence in his heart, and then remembered the burning white bones behind him, and felt a little more sad in his heart.

Yes, although there is no circumstantial evidence, he can almost make up what happened after the door.

He had already guessed something when he came to the end of the dry river and saw the mountain of bones piled up behind the metal gate.

I don't know how many of those white bones there were, densely packed, piled up, and a large number of them kept in the direction of the gate, obviously not "natural" death, but more like they were locked up here.

Perhaps it was during those difficult years, because of the large population, some people finally chose to abandon the majority, sealed it with metal doors, and then because of the lack of food or electricity, the oxygen dissipated, and countless people died inside.

Of course, this is not necessarily the truth, just Cheng Lin's speculation.

With a light sigh in his heart, Cheng Lin retracted his gaze and looked at the "juniors" in front of him, as for the language, he had already heard their conversation when he was inside the door, and successfully "understood", which was obviously an automatic translation of the deduction program, which was very intimate.

However, Lin also discovered that their language seemed to have some connection with English, well, considering the situation at that time, it is indeed very likely that English will be retained and derived as the world's lingua franca.

"You...... You...... It's ......" In the forest, someone in the exploration team trembled and asked.

"Who do you want to ask me?" Cheng Lin chuckled, raised his right hand, and tapped his forehead with his fingers, as if he was embarrassed, and after thinking for two seconds, he deliberately made a distressed look, "Sorry, time...... After too long, I ...... A lot of my memories are a bit messy, heh, I hope you can understand, it's like a person who has been asleep for too long, too long, and suddenly wakes up, and the brain is like a puddle of mush...... If you guys can provide enough information, I think, I'll recall more. ”

Hearing his words, the exploration team fell silent again, and the people looked around in shock.

After all, the mysterious man's rhetoric is terrifying.

Finally, Shirley in the team walked out, she tried to control her nervousness, and first performed a strange etiquette towards Cheng Lin - she knocked three times in front of her chest with her right fist, and then said:

"We ...... It is a pioneering exploration team under the jurisdiction of the Dipispo Kingdom, the Far South Territory, and His Royal Highness Nolan, the third prince of the lord kingdom. ”

Dippispo...... Far Southern...... Prince? Exploit?

Cheng Lin chewed on these words, gathered the clothes and equipment of these people, and thought that after the cataclysmic era, human society was obviously a big regression.

Well, it sounds like you've regressed to the days of lordship, ...... Considering the changing times, the population has plummeted, not enough to support the scale of industrialization, and it is not difficult to understand the regression to feudal lords.

Nodding, Cheng Lin smiled, and then showed a somewhat complicated smile in the gaze of these people:

"I've never heard of names...... It seems that times have indeed changed a lot. ”

Hearing his words, Shirley looked at the others, clenched her fists, as if to cheer herself up, and immediately leaned forward, her eyes burned, and asked, "You...... Haven't heard the name of the kingdom? ”

Cheng Lin calmly looked at this girl who looked a little mixed-race, nodded, and said sincerely:

"That's true, well, I don't know if it's still recorded in your history...... Cataclysm? ”

The word was deliberately mentioned by him, and sure enough, hearing him say this, there was a noticeable change among these people, and the older woman in the line in a patterned robe came out, nodded, and said in a warm voice:

"In the history of the kingdom, there is a record of cataclysmic eras, and earlier, there is a legend of a prehistoric civilization...... You really don't understand any of this? ”

Cheng Lin listened carefully, and then nodded under their nervous gaze:

"I think I understand something, and if I'm not wrong, I should be living in what you say...... Age of Cataclysm. ”

I live in the times...... Cataclysmic Age......

Hearing Cheng Lin's two words, everyone present changed color, and the young man holding a strange copper pipe blurted out: "Impossible!" ”

"Oh? Why? Cheng Lin looked at him with interest.

The young man simply said, "It's been a thousand years since the Cataclysmic Era ended!" There's no way anyone survived! Moreover...... And the language was certainly different then, you ......."

Cheng Lin shook his head and interrupted him: "It is not difficult for me to learn a language, especially since it has only been a thousand years, and the language has not changed essentially. ”

"But......" The young man was about to argue, but was interrupted by the tall warrior "Rune", "Qi Lin, don't say anything. ”

Then, he stepped forward and looked at Cheng Lin seriously and cautiously, his eyes burning:

"Legend has it that the mighty men of the Cataclysmic Age possessed far greater abilities than we could imagine, and it was because of this that they were able to survive those difficult years...... I don't know where you came from, and I can't tell if your words are true or false, but ...... No matter what your identity is, you must be a real powerhouse......"

After a pause, Lu said, "I don't know, what exactly do you want to do?" ”

Do what? Good question, I also want to know what I should do.

Cheng Lin muttered in his heart, and at this moment, a voice appeared in his mind:

【Congratulations on completing the mission (1)】

[Quest (Part 2): You walked out of the ancient "ruins" and met a prince's subordinates by chance, you are curious about this unknown time, and you decide to follow them and go to the prince's territory to have a look]

……

Really......

Cheng Lin sighed in his heart, raised his right hand and tapped his forehead with a silent expression, pretending to be thinking, and then said with some confusion:

"I ...... It's not very clear either...... However, if you don't mind, I'd like to meet your lord. ”

Lu En and Shirley glanced at each other, as if they were not particularly surprised by Cheng Lin's request, and after two seconds of silence, the two said in unison: "Okay!" ”

Seeing Cheng Lin laughing, Shirley looked at the gradually dissipating firelight in the metal gate that was pushed open with a slight palpitation, hesitated, and did not choose to go in to have a look.

In contrast, this strange powerhouse, who claims to be from the "Cataclysmic Era", is obviously more worthy of attention.

"We're about to return too, please come down the mountain with us."

After the agreement, the tense atmosphere was quietly relaxed a lot, of course, the more important reason was that Cheng Lin's appearance was almost harmless to humans and animals, and his gentle attitude would always make people let down their guard...... Of course, no one doubted Cheng Lin's strength.

Although they have never fought each other, the mere fact that they can push the heavy door open is enough to show their strength.

Especially...... The four hands that pushed the door open didn't know what it was.

Naturally, they didn't know that it was the spiritual puppet that Cheng Lin had mobilized from the spirit world, and after it was used up, it had already been taken back, en...... In the last war with Celysses in Europe, it turned out that the batch had been completely destroyed, and the scrap copper and rotten iron could only be recycled, and only two puppets could be made for use as coolies in a short time.

With Cheng Lin joining, the atmosphere of the entire team suddenly became weird.

Shirley and the others were not easy to talk to, let alone dare to talk to Cheng Lin, Cheng Lin was also interested, and deliberately lagged a few steps behind them, keeping a distance from each other.

However, compared to the members of the exploration team who were tense and always on guard, Cheng Lin's appearance was too relaxed.

Walk almost leisurely in the mountains and forests, and enjoy the scenery in the mountains.

Not to mention, in reality, I am used to seeing the barren winter, and this suddenly came to the middle of summer, and my mood improved.

The location of the gate of the "ruins" was originally low, and it was not very far from the foot of the mountain, so when the warm and bright sun gradually faded and the red sun set in the west, everyone successfully descended the mountain, however, this did not mean that they entered the "Far South Territory" under the jurisdiction of His Royal Highness the Prince.

After asking a few questions, Cheng Lin knew that if the pace was normal, it would take two days to return to the territory.

This gave him a bit of a headache, sleeping in the open air, no one liked it, and besides, it was really uncomfortable for Cheng Lin, who was used to the flying of the sword, to walk slowly, but if he left the sword...... It's not quite right.

Thinking about it, it was getting dark, and the warrior named Rune looked at the light of the sky that was gradually darkening, exhaled, and said:

"Let's camp here, it's more open here."

After walking for so long, and it was a scorching hot weather, even if the people in the team were not ordinary people, they were tired - especially the "mysterious man" who fell behind him at all times.

At this time, almost all the Hengyuan in the team were sweating profusely, and the heat was coming out of the cracks in the armor.

"Okay, there's a creek nearby, I'll go fetch water."

Said a young man dressed as a warrior.

"I'm with you." Another person also said.

Others skillfully began sweeping the ground nearby, collecting dry firewood and preparing for camping.

Cheng Lin looked at this scene and frowned slightly: "You want to spend the night here?" Or is it just eating? ”

The older woman, called Deep Blue, gently explained:

"Dinner is for dinner, and indeed for the night here."

After a pause, he probably guessed Cheng Lin's thoughts, and "Deep Blue" said:

"We also don't want to spend the night in the wilderness, but ...... This area has not yet been developed, and there are many fierce beasts around, so if you are traveling at night...... Even if we are not weak ordinary people, we will increase the danger, so ......"

"That's it?" Cheng Lin blinked and said something.

"Deep Blue" was stunned, and said: "Yes......"

Immediately, she saw Cheng Lin laughing:

"If you're just worried about the dangers of the night, then, I don't think, that's not a problem."