Approaching the fifth level, or the incomplete fifth level. Ian wasn't surprised by this, but rather in the super-giant pre-epoch civilization ruins with Precursor Echoes and the Children of the True Dragon, it would be strange if there was no danger of this level.

You must know that even if it is the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea, if it is not for the Crystallization Dragon and the Frost Moth to die together, then there are two fourth-level demonic beasts - and as long as the Aether Crystal Dragon grows up, it will soon burst out with the terrifying power of the Ether Dragon, which is inherited from the extraterrestrial giant beast, and the fifth energy level is not a problem at all!

"Ian, what do you see?"

The King of the Mountain and other fourth-level powerhouses do not enter the ruins, they only stay in the camp at the entrance and exit to listen for the situation and help the explorers if needed.

Of course, he also knew Ian's prophetic status, so when he saw the boy standing still, he asked why. "Just like I told you before with the Great Prince."

Ian said bluntly, "There may indeed be a fourth-level peak here, or even a powerful dragon's blood with the characteristics of the fifth-level level, or even a true dragon."

"Is that so?" The King of the Mountain was not surprised, and the beautiful woman thought for a while, then nodded slowly, "Is it the son of the steel dragon?"

"It's not." Ian shook his head, "Strange to say, I didn't sense the aura of the steel dragon. Obviously, I have inherited the power of the steel dragon god, and I can detect it at the first time if I have the Book of Silver Yao."

"Don't worry too much." Anfa comforted, "The internal information blocking of the ruins is very serious, and it is normal to not be aware of it.... If something goes wrong, we'll quit."

Who doesn't know the dangers that come to this place for adventure? Ian just made it clear that this might be a reality, and instead made everyone no longer afraid.

The team moved on.

The entrance to Ian's group was a natural fissure located southeast of the cavity underground. Due to years of mining, groundwater has subsided, and the geology has been destroyed, so the wilderness rock formations have collapsed, coincidentally forming a gap that leads to the depths of the earth.

Canaan Moore's logisticians solidified the gap and created a walkable path.

This cavity is not uncommon in Terra. The drastic geological changes caused by the Fall of Heaven buried many civilizations of the previous era, but the cities and large research institutes had means of defense, and the forces of these civilizations fought against the forces of heaven and earth, forming one labyrinth after another underground."

Semi-autonomous nano-automata, such as Morion Steel, are now constantly pushing the boundaries of the labyrinth, not to mention that some alien species naturally forge nests in rock formations.

Wow. The sound of footsteps sounded clearly as everyone descended along the solid corridor, and above the cracks formed by the earth's crust, there were rows of cold lights, which derived all the way to the depths, forming a path of light.

Following this clear and solid path of light, Ian and the others soon came to the edge of the ruins 1,200 meters underground.

1,200 meters. This is where many of the deep mines are located, and the gold miners of the past have dug all the way down to the cavity of the underground where the Xenomorph Research Institute is located - it is a wonderful place with a lot of oxygen, fresh air, even plants, light and water, abundant food, fish and vegetables, and it is almost like a paradise.

The miners who discovered this did not immediately inform the others, but hid the cavity, built a hut there as a resting place, and even planned to take their families over and live a happy life almost in seclusion.

But there could never have been only fruit trees and fish in that cavity.

And there are Warcraft. "The air is really fresh."

When Ian and his party left the corridor, it suddenly opened up in front of them, revealing a large and bright underground world in front of everyone.

Fluorescent moss and fungi grow on the top of the rock and four walls at a height of nearly 100 meters, an underground river gushes at the edge of the cavity, and there are many purple-black underground plants scattered on the ground, which bear black berries on them, stacked like ears of wheat.

Ian leaned over to pick a berry and crumpled it, and the sweet smell of grapes poured out, but it felt harder to the touch, as crisp as an apple.

"It tastes good." After making sure that it wasn't poisonous, Ian put it in his mouth and chewed it, and then couldn't help nodding: "The taste is a little powdery, not very good, but if you boil it and turn it into a pulp, and then pair it with other foods, it will definitely be delicious."

It's no wonder that the miners want to settle in this place, as long as they don't have too much desire, it's really a peaceful place to eat, wear and drink.

This is the 'Edge of the Ruins.' Deep in the cavity in the distance is the true entrance to the ruins of the Xenomorph Research Institute, which is now a place that should have been planted by survivors and still have stable genetic traits even after more than a thousand years of wildness.

"Go forward."

Here, Ian and his party began to put on their armaments. Ian donned the Hollow Armor, and Esengard wore a light dark gray armor - it looked light, but it was a Mithril alloy that was incredibly strong and lightweight.

Theo and Anfa also wore the scale armor they had made from the scales of their own bodies, which were not only strong, but also could transform under their power and exert powerful damage.

In comparison, Ian's Hollow Armor is shabby - even if Ian has transformed this sublimation armor with his own technology, it is like a +10 blue suit can't fight against +2 dark gold equipment in the face of top-of-the-line equipment such as Mithril Alloy Armor and Dragon Scale Armor.

"That's not going to work, I'll make an appointment with a master smith for you next time." Esengard knew that Ian had the hole card of the Blood River Armament, but the equipment on the surface must also be advanced, otherwise it was likely to have accidents and flaws.

"Anfa and I can provide materials!" Theo was also in high spirits, as for the material in her mouth..... Their scales, of course.

"Thank you for your kindness...." And Ian keenly sensed a strange atmosphere of a 'homestay being dragged out by his current friends to buy clothes and improve his clothes, he smiled wryly and waved his hand, holding down Xi'o, who was about to come forward to measure the data, "But let's talk about it later...... Don't start measuring my height and shoulder width now, I'm still developing, growing fast!"

This is just a small episode, with the support of Ian's power, even ordinary iron armor is comparable to dragon scales, not to mention that the Sky Wrapping Armor is also the best in blue armor, and it is enough in most cases.

A team of knights followed behind them, delivering several containerized logistical equipment and supplies for them, including Ian's rechargeable rifle and magnetic storm generator, and they would follow Ian and the others all the way to the advance camp on the second floor of the ruins before stopping.

The air was unusually fresh as he walked down the path in the cavity underground, and Ian noticed that there was actually wind in the area, apparently somewhere there was a passage to the outside world, or a giant air purifier.

In addition, Ian also vaguely saw that on the inside of the many purple berries and moss fungi in the cavity, there were the remains of many beasts and monsters... Even human corpses exist.

These bones, even fossils, are very old, most of them have decayed, but the parts that have survived have some special things in common.

"It's an aberration."

Isengard also noticed the corpses, and the professional bioalchemist's gaze condensed: "Some are bony hyperplasia, some are limb duplications, and some are exoskeletonization of the skin..... This is a very primitive 'bioaugmentation', which is enhanced with low-hazard aberrations, and it only takes a few generations of cultivation to turn these aberrations into normal benign traits."

"These corpses... It's very old."

"This proves that there must be a more complete enemy in the ruins." Anfa said lightly, "The last time I explored, I encountered a foraging bone giant spider on the third layer, which distorted a very powerful acid-breathing organ."

Theo didn't fluctuate about it, and even had a kind of "That's it?" Feelings—and indeed they were, that the aberrations in these beasts and humans and what he had experienced were really insignificant.

"It's a xenomorph research institute."

Ian sighed, and then moved on.

Soon, in the center of the cavity underground, the people saw what they wanted. One was been

Rock formations are buried, and the magnificent buildings are not reduced by half.

In the dim subterranean space illuminated by the faint light of the fungus, a large black wall stood silently. It's huge.

The black wall reached the dome and led down to the earth, and the rock walls on the left and right sides were completely blocked by it, and the entire underground cavity was only a part of the huge wall that everyone could see, a little fragment of its whole..... The pitch-black wall occupies everyone's field of vision, as if endless, infinitely tall.

The giant wall is not pure black, but has a fine lattice pattern on its surface, shimmering like water.

Even if Ian didn't use the silver chip, he was keenly aware that this was an extremely powerful radiation-resistant material and inscription structure, which should be the outermost protective wall of the Xenomorph Research Institute, allowing it to survive the aftermath of the Celestial Fall.

Ian reached out and stroked it, inscribed the structure with his soul, and Anfa searched left and right, finding the entrance: "Here, Ian."

The entrance was a large broken depression, apparently the result of a meteorite impact, and a grayish-black iron-core meteorite embedded in the surface of the black wall, causing it to dent and have cracks leading inside.

Although it is said to be a crack, it is actually thirty meters high and more than five meters wide, which is almost a gate for humans, and the location of the meteorite mosaic is located in an area 70 meters high, where there is also a huge crack, but it is difficult to pass through

This meteorite is also very unusual, it is in the shape of a shuttle, and there are strong essentia fluctuations inside, which makes the gray-black shell flash blue lines from time to time.

- It's a fragment of the Moon of Lookout!

This is the Scourge of the Skyfall, the fragments of the Moon's Gaze falling on Terra, and the cracks smashed out of the surface of the Pre-Era Civilization Research Institute! Ian's pupils froze slightly, the catastrophe of thousands of years ago hit a rift in the most elite research institute of mankind, and thousands of years later, the chip holder left by the former owner of the research institute returned to this place and will enter it through this rift.

Fate, or miracle? It is always difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between the two, and the sublimator cannot figure it out.

Ian also wanted to take this lunar meteorite away for research, after all, it was a fragment of the Moon of Vision, that is, the fragment of the stars that had been exposed to the true power of the Skyfall Spacecraft back then, as well as the power that destroyed the Skyfall Spacecraft..... That's definitely very valuable for research.

But this is not the time.

"This protective layer is actually more than ten meters thick?!"

After entering from the broken corner of the Xenomorph Research Institute, Xi'o couldn't help but sigh, even the high walls of the imperial capital were probably not so thick, and there was a hollow biomass structure inside.

"Basic communications are down." Isengard was also keenly aware that from the moment he entered the black wall, the communication to the outside world had basically disappeared completely, and no electromagnetic wave signal or even psionic energy could easily cross this high wall that could survive the fall from the sky.

After all, it's a wall that blocks cosmic rays and psionic energy.

But that didn't stop the Terrans from exploring - the first thing they saw after entering through the gap was not the inside of the Xenomorph Research Institute, but a seven-meter-tall communication base station and a small communication tower. The arc flashes on the tower.

"This is a communication base station built by the advance team, which can maintain communication on the first and second floors."

While landing the communication equipment of everyone in the team here at the base station, Anfa explained: "In this way, the powerhouses of the fourth energy level outside can roughly grasp the situation in the ruins, even the third layer, they can detect the life signals of important explorers, and if there is an accident, they will immediately come to the rescue."

"It's not the same with professional help."

Ian sighed a little, it was not so simple for him and Esengard to explore the South China Sea Labyrinth together, there was neither an advance team nor a logistics staff, everything was troublesome to death, if he didn't carry the potion with him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have the strength to defeat the hive mastermind in the end.

But now? What he has behind him is resources in terms of containers..... This is the exploration action of relying on the big forces behind it.

Through the cracks, behind the black wall, there is a vast and bright river plain, above the steel dome, rows of sun lamps are shining, providing plenty of light and nutrients for the plants inside, and the artificial river is all

The plants provide the necessary irrigation, and the temperature is already quite warm at a depth of more than 1,000 meters, which is the most suitable area for humans to live in the temperate plains.

This is the first layer of the Xenomorph Research Institute.

Based on the experience of the Great Labyrinth of the South Seas, Ian determined that this was an outer breeding area created by the pre-era civilization to serve as a buffer and to provide food and resources in the apocalyptic times. There are a lot of harmless farmed animals in the plains, not much different from the pigs and cattle common in Terra outside, but they don't have much strength.

If there is a difference between wild boars and domestic pigs in the outside world, there is also a huge difference between the Terra pigs and the domestic pigs of the pre-era era, and these domestic animals of the pre-era civilization are very docile and hardly aggressive.

"Hey, what kind of fish is this?"

Theo was very interested in all this, and she went out of her way to see the specific meat quality of these farmed animals roaming the grassland, and after confirming that it was quite ordinary, she shook her head in disappointment.

However, on the way back, she found a rather strange creature in the river next to her - it was a stuffed fish covered in steel hairs, which looked like a fluffy hairball swimming in the water from a distance, and was curiously picked up by the dragon girl because it looked quite cute.

"Ian Ian! What kind of creature is this? Why is it only hairy and not much flesh and bones?"

Although Theo thinks of Ian as a question-and-answer machine, Ian doesn't mind using his knowledge to identify this strange creature: "Let me see.....

Ian took the stuffed fish from Theo, and he stared at it for a moment, without using psionic energy or silver chips, and then suddenly laughed, "Interesting. Pre-epoch civilization is so interesting."

"What?" At this time, it was not only Theo's eyes widened, but even Isengard and Anfa leaned over and asked curiously, "Ian, do you know what this fish is?"

Speaking of this, Anfa pinched his chin and said with emotion, "It took a few weeks for the scholars on my side to find the origin of this creature, and they can't figure out the idea of designing it by the pre-era civilization, Ian, can you see it at a glance?"

"Of course."

With that, Ian grabbed the stuffed fish and pressed it towards his boot, "Because this is the fish that some creature from a pre-era civilization turned into when the brush was wildened!"

The bristles of the stuffed fish are just right and contain a certain amount of moisture, so they can be brushed cleanly with ease, and after brushing the shoes, Ian threw the stuffed fish into the river next to him under the stunned gaze of his companions: "It is a man-made biological tool that has become a real life over a long period of time..... It's a feeling, though you may feel insulted."

Turning his head, Ian looked at Theo and Anfa, and he said sincerely, "But, don't you think, this is very similar to a real dragon?" "Hmm..... Indeed."

Anfa fell into deep thought, and Theo pondered for a while, a little frustrated, "I can't refute it.... My mother also used to say that his generation of true dragons was a complete life..... Yes, the real dragon is to put it bluntly, and it is also gradually transformed from the tools of the ancient creator into a real life.... I was even born by my mother!"

"Remember to say Mother." Ian reminded, "The King of the Mountain can see."

"Ahh Isengard: "Haha, I'm glad my mom didn't come to see it."

Ian sneered, "Don't be funny, Mrs. Ellen is probably watching the broadcast in the imperial capital now." After the joke, Ian and the others moved on.

The little fish just now can be regarded as a reminder to everyone that the ruins they are going to explore are the largest and most comprehensive 'xeno-laboratory' in all of Terra.... Today, thousands of years later, how many mutated and distorted monsters will exist here? It's unimaginable.

After a period of time, you can see a lot of scattered village ruins, these village ruins can be seen that there are residential areas and storage areas, there are *** institutes and rudimentary scientific research areas, obviously, even in the era of the doomsday shelter, the people in the research institute did not give up scientific research, in

Inheritance...... In the middle of several villages, there is even a rather sturdy compound made of the same material as the black walls..... It has words written in the lingua franca.

【Shelter School】

「.... Even in the last days, the sanctuary still values education, and wants to pass on knowledge and hope."

Watching this scene, Ian's expression became serious. Those close to him, whether it's Isengard or Anfacio, have noticed this.

They saw that in their eyes, the teenager who had always cherished a mentality of 'it doesn't matter' and 'I'm not as strong as me anyway' had a rare emotion called respect and solemnity towards the ruins in front of them..... But the emotion quickly flashed away and was absorbed into the heart.

"Go ahead."

Ian withdrew his gaze, and he said calmly, looking at the forward base that was already looming in the distance."

The first two floors of the Xenomorph Research Institute have been explored by the advance team, and all the valuable things have been collected back, and now the forward base is not only a large base station to maintain communication signals, but also an entrance to the second level. Flat metal plates form a pedestal plaza here, on which many alchemical devices operate.

Many staff members are busy, and there are many screens in the open-air workbench showing scenes from various places in the ruins. "Ah, Miss Anfa..... Are you heading to the second floor? We'll open the door right away."

As soon as the person in charge of the camp saw Anfa, he immediately put down his work and came to meet him. Facing the future successor of the Ember Lantern family, the dragon-blooded Anfa, how could he not respect and fear? In particular, she has a group of powerful friends who are well known to her, which makes him even more respectful.

"No need to be polite."

Anfa raised her hand, and she motioned for the supervisor to report to the work: "We are in the seventh batch, and it is late..... Several groups of exploration teams must have departed from other forward bases, can you see where they are now?"

"Yes, Miss, I'll answer your questions right away." The Director immediately turned around and yelled, "Bring up the progress of the other exploration teams!" As soon as they boarded, Ian and the others saw that the screen scenery in the open-air workbench began to change, turning into a first-person live broadcast of the six exploration teams in front of them.

The camera of this live broadcast is also on Anfa, which can be regarded as a joint observation of the safety of all the fourth-level powerhouses, and it is also a sense of monitoring each other to avoid any key things being hidden and taken away by a certain party.

"Hmm." Ian observed carefully, the exploration team before them had gone to the second layer that had not been completely cleared, and there were still some strange objects and magical beasts hidden in the second layer, not only to find gains, but also to adapt to the battle in the xenomorph research institute.

The fastest of them all was not Aina Serthar, the son of Prince Carlos and the eldest grandson of the Emperor..... It's the team of the Heavenly King's Court.

"He's the fastest."

Anfa also saw the scene on the screen, the young son of the Khan, Garximol, was galloping in the depths of the second floor, and in that dense passage, the werewolf boy was constantly fighting the fierce beasts and insects that sprang out of those rooms and lairs, and there were many traps, which he ran over with brute force one by one.

The white wolf cub is extremely powerful, and the pure shockwave and wind are like invisible hands, pulling out all the monsters lurking in the shadows, like digging out the meat in a jar with a spoon. And he will also burst out of power, crush those weak and useless monsters with the wind, stun those with strange distortions, rare and rare, and throw them in place, so that his teammates and follow-up logistics personnel can recover those strange beasts.

He could divide into twelve wind hands in an instant, and in addition to his strength, his skills were also at the pinnacle.

He enjoyed the battle and the killing, and exploring the dangerous ruins was as easy for him as it was to play. "It's very strong..... Elf Girl's brows furrowed slightly, which also made Ian raise his eyebrows: "There is a contradiction?"

"Nope. Well, but it's count." Denied it at first, but later admitted that Anfa was a little hesitant, but finally told the truth: "I have been rivals with Golan from the Ministry of National Territory since childhood..... And the ally she has found is this Highness Gar."

Clasp your hands to your chest, elf girl

A little wary: "It's okay to say that Golan knows the roots..... But this Gar is strong.

He's just playing, not using his all, and if we encounter him in the depths of the ruins, it will be enough for Gran to join forces with him to cause us trouble."

"Hmm..... It's really strong." Ian also looked at the screen for a moment. This is also the only one of the first six exploration teams to show their strength unscrupulously, and is not afraid of other people's observations, and everyone else tries to fight with their own strength as much as possible, so as not to be analyzed by possible competitors in the future. Even Ian has a charged rifle and a magnetic storm generator ready to deal with enemies who don't need to use real strength.

The intelligence war has already begun when it was in the camp!

Even Ian had to admit that Gar, who was the same age as himself, had reached the second level of strength and might have reached the peak of his true combat power, and the fifth energy level, the inheritance of the top seat level made him have a combat power far beyond the ordinary second energy level.

But now...... Ian has been updated with two major releases.

"Let's go, go to the second floor."

Smiling slightly, Ian didn't look at Gar's battle too much, he turned his head and walked towards the entrance to the second level: "They've all started to get information about the ruins, and we can't fall too far behind."

The entrance to the second floor of the ruins is an "elevator" located in the plateau. This elevator is similar to the maglev elevator in the World Tree Capital, but it has lost power.

The power of the relics is still there, but many of the equipment has lost its power, so the Canaan Moore crew built a real elevator here.

However, even though the levitation elevator has lost power, the identification system is still working. "Start here."

An Fa said, she was already standing on a counter, pressing her hand on the translucent crystal screen: "It's about to start testing for 'dragon blood' or some kind of 'permission'..... According to the adventurers who first discovered this place, they got an "identity card" from the corpse of a pre-era civilization that allowed them to enter and exit the passage.... These badges can freely enter and exit the first and second floors, but the third level is not accessible, which requires a higher level of "researcher clearance." The logisticians relied on these badges to get in and out of the ruins and build the camp."

"However, with the dragon's blood, even without an ID card, we can go in and out of the third floor or even deeper...... That's why Canaan Moore has gathered all of Terra's dragon-blooded, or dragon-related elites, to explore this labyrinth."

"Huh." Hearing this, Ian couldn't help but be a little curious: "The previous Gar ..... Does he have dragon blood too?"

"Of course." The elven girl shrugged her shoulders and said, "His strong muscles and bones are the work of dragon's blood...... Although it is only an acquired transformation, for us sublimators, what is the difference between the acquired transformation and the innate transformation?"

A green light lit up above the crystal, the passage opened, and Anfa passed the identity test. "Indeed."

Nodding slightly, Ian looked at the counter, at this moment, he already understood in his heart that compared to his own dragon blood, the silver chip was the greatest 'permission' to enter and exit this ruin.

The head of the Xenomorph Research Institute's forerunner.... His authority is the supreme will here! However, does it really need to use the silver chip to get through this first layer of passage now?

Ian looked at Isengard at his side, the blonde boy's body was blue, not a little black and red.... And if he uses a silver chip...... Instead, red lightning immediately appeared!

It seems that the first layer does not need to use the silver chip yet. With this in mind, the Prophet made a decision, and he followed Anfa a second to the counter and pressed his hand on the crystal.

Then, Ian froze in place.

Because, a familiar message was directly transmitted into his mind along the special port of the silver chip. [Detection identity_.No registration]

【Dragon's Blood Detected..... Concentration 31%, Purity 98%] [Labeled as a Higher Intelligence Subject]

【Grant High Access Privileges】「Original ...... I see!"

Except for Ian, no one could sense the message, and it came out of the silver chip, causing the white-haired boy to be stunned and then stunned.

He finally figured out why the Xenomorph Research Institute would block everyone's permissions and only let the dragon's blood enter!

He finally figured out why the Xenomorph Research Institute would ask for the dragon blood of the entrant, asking for strength, a certain age and potential!

He also finally figured out why the many labyrinths on the Terra continent might have special restrictions on many bloodlines.

Because....

This requirement is the permission for the test subject!