If we say that the labyrinthine city, it is surrounded by all kinds of vegetation and buildings, revealing the mysterious outline of the city.

So... This city within a house is especially clean.

There is no hiding...

The neat streets, arranged in an orderly manner, resemble pieces of tofu of different sizes, next to each other.

Even some items placed outside the building are only covered with a layer of dust.

Traces of the 'humans' living here can be faintly seen.

Of course, it may not be the human race, but it may also be other higher intelligent beings.

It's just that... It's too much like a human.

"Judging by the size of the house, and the size of these items, the user should be about the same size as us, so... It's more likely to be human. Hao led the three of them through the long dark street.

Men Qi looked left and right and said softly.

Some areas of the house, i.e., urban areas, are as bright as day.

Elsewhere, there is no light, as if night is falling.

That's because the sunlight is shining through the window of the house in the area where the 'daytime' appears, but because the window is relatively small, the light does not radiate completely.

"There are so many murals..."

Anthony chimed in.

Along the way, several people discover that the city's buildings, large and small, have some kind of pictorial fresco carved into the outer walls.

This reminded him of the book he had obtained at the Kuluta settlement, and the Bolzwa's ethos of stonework in Dongguotuo.

They also searched into some dwellings, and found that most of the living items left in the city were made of ore, beds, chairs, chests, etc., and even pure metal were pitiful. It's completely different from Labyrinth City... There is a certain sign of 'development and prosperity' in the labyrinth city.

Hao looked down at the thick layer of dust under his feet, and raised his eyebrows: "It's very clean here, only dust, it seems that the original group that lived here has not been long gone, if it takes too long, it will be like a labyrinth city, overgrown with wild grass... Of course, there's also the possibility that there's something 'cleaned up' here all the time. ”

“……”

His words made the hearts of the three men Qi sink.

In the city, there are also some areas that seem to be recreational areas, planted with vegetation... But without exception, they are all stone carvings.

From trees to turf... They are all made of stone.

"The Dark Continent is rich in supplies, needless to say... Species that once lived here, whether human or not, did not need to use stones for daily needs, metals, fabrics, compounds, etc., could be found, and it was easy to develop industry or technology. ”

Hazy continued to walk while saying, "This phenomenon... It can only be inferred that it is a culture. ”

"Migration?"

Anthony touched his chin, "If it's a mass migration, it's definitely not going to the center of the lake where we are... That is, they went to a more central location on the mainland. ”

Men Qi shook his head: "It's not like a migration, the 'appearance' left behind in this city, including some of the items in the residence, is too complete... If it's a move, you'll definitely take something with you. And, even if time passes, there are still some 'traces'. It's like 'messy'... And the city, as we see, is clean, orderly, and unspoiled..."

After speaking, the woman glanced at her and said coldly: "It's more like overnight, for some reason, the people here... It's all gone. ”

Although the environment and geographical location are different, everything is similar to the labyrinth city.

Person... Where did it go?

"Captain, you said that the reason why we humans were able to bring back the Five Calamities was because the 'gatekeeper' wanted to punish the humans and warn them, in other words, the survivors he deliberately let the humans take away, and if he didn't want to, we wouldn't be able to keep those 'samples'."

"Hmm... In a way, the gatekeeper is aware of the existence of the lake center, the human world. And I don't want humans to come to this continent... If you want to enter the Dark Continent in the true sense, you must pass through that 'door', and if you want to enter the 'door', you need to go through some kind of test and get qualifications or recognition, as for behind the door, whether it is the Garden of Eden or Pandora's box, it is unknown. Hazy bowed slightly.

As they got closer and closer to the center of the city, the four of them could clearly see the huge stone statues standing in the daylight, where the sunlight was shining through the window.

Extremely eye-catching.

It's like a landmark of the city.

"Why?"

Anthony was puzzled: "If this is the case, wouldn't that so-called gatekeeper become a 'manager'-like existence?" ”

"Why is there such an exclusion of human beings? Or... Is it protection? ”

Hao understood what he meant, it was possible whether the gatekeepers were protecting the human world, or refusing to let humans 'go ashore'.

"Our past few years of exploration can be regarded as having a certain understanding of the world here, do you think... How is this different from the human world? Hao asked.

"Resources, treasures, magical lifeforms, strange and powerful powers..."

"Lifeforms... Although the species here are very dangerous, it is undeniable that from the perspective of life, the ways in which they exist are colorful. Moreover, most of the life forms here are fundamentally different from humans... That is, there is no mature soul, to put it simply, whether it is a large species or a small species, including microorganisms, they do not have the mature mind and mind of human beings, and likewise, they do not have seven emotions and six desires, especially greed... Human greed is insatiable. This talent alone surpasses the ninety percent of creatures we've encountered so far... Once humans gain a firm foothold in the Dark Continent, the impact and damage caused to this world is immeasurable, and countless food chains and ecological environments will be destroyed..."

Human nature can give rise to too much cause and effect.

Also an add-on to civilization ... War, power, control, conspiracy, etc., this kind of thing does not match the natural nature of the Dark Continent.

"Human beings are a species with extremely weak life energy, but the potential danger is extremely great."

"Naturally, there must be high-level life forms on the Dark Continent that are no less intelligent than humans... Even more detached species, but even so, they still make them jealous of humans. ”

"As a neighbor, you want to visit the door, but people won't let you in, so the reason is nothing more than two... One is afraid of you and hates you. The other is that there are vicious dogs in the yard, there is an uncontrollable danger, trying to protect you. ”

"The experience along the way has made me more inclined to the first one, if humans set foot on this land and start conquering... Then, for the Dark Continent, or for some of the beings who dominate the Dark Continent, it is devastating. ”

"Of course, humans don't have that kind of power right now."

Hazy stretched out a finger and talked eloquently.

It's just his understanding and speculation.

"If that's the case... Even if we had escaped to the center of the lake, we would not have survived until now, so why not destroy us? ”

Men Qi asked his soul.

"Why didn't your neighbor kill you?"

At this point, Hao no longer hides his thoughts from the three of them.

"Because of the law, killing pays for life... Naturally, there is no law in the Dark Continent, but there must be some kind of order in it, and this order is beneficial to mankind. For example, a certain creature that dominates the Dark Continent likes humans very much... Even humans. Or maybe it's held back by some factor. ”

"From a realistic point of view, the energy of the island in the lake is too barren, and many things in the dark continent cannot get the 'energy demand' they should have after entering the human world... This reason alone is enough to make most creatures reluctant to go, like you are willing to be a beggar when you live a life of fine clothes and food? ”

"The way organisms inhabit is based on the environment, and this is decisive."

Hao said: "This is the homeland of humans and monsters, and we used to belong here... The existence of Don Flux has been able to roam this continent for hundreds of years, and his existence and I can prove that in a certain era in the past, human beings were fully capable of surviving on this continent, and they could control this kind of incomparably huge life energy that now seems to have a unique power system. Our ability to manipulate our minds is one of the manifestations. ”

"As for why you run for your life, why you migrate... Maybe it's a war, maybe it's a disaster. ”

"It's just a guess on my part, not necessarily accurate... All you have to understand now is that humanity... It's actually scary. ”

The rare one smiled at the three of them, he had rarely smiled since the deaths of Fante and Rita.

"Maybe... This entire dark continent, the diversity of all life forms, was created by the human ancestors back then. ”

"The part of the people who have migrated to the island in the lake may be only a few, not all of them on the Dark Continent... In the center of the continent now, there may also be human life, forming some kind of new civilization. ”

"Of course, it could also be a 'purgatory' created by other species... Whether it's the Garden of Eden or the Magic Box needs to be opened by ourselves... I think it's more like the second one. ”

“……”

The three of them were dumbfounded.

During the exchange, they came to the center of the city.

I saw a tall stone statue close at hand.

The conversation came to an abrupt end.

(End of chapter)