On the surface of another nameless planet, a twisted space-time rift appears, and Dante staggers out of it.

As he crosses the distorted space, Dante feels a disgusting sensation in which his senses are distorted, and the distorted information causes his brain to be unbalanced, resulting in the feeling of wanting to vomit. The feeling came and went quickly, and it was only for a moment that it had disappeared without a trace, only the nausea remained, making him a little resistant to time travel.

The steel boots stomped on the hard black rock, making a crisp, dull crashing sound.

Fresh, icy air with a hint of earthy smell poured down the purification system into his respiratory system.

The helmet panel shows that the oxygen content and temperature of this place are far below the survival standard of humans, although there are no local bacteria and viruses, normal people also need to wear a helmet at all times, maintain breathing and thermostatic system to survive.

However, Dante has been strengthened, and in such a harsh environment, he can survive without a helmet.

Footsteps came from behind him, and Wingate stepped out of the twisted crack, he looked much more relaxed than Dante, after all, he had a special physique, and he had been time traveling for many years, and he was already familiar with this kind of thing.

Wingate had also put on a transparent helmet, and the tattered robe was still worn on his body, making him look like a ruin vagabond.

He stood beside a boulder and pulled out a pointer, a map, a pocket watch, and a dagger with intricate runes.

Dante walked over to take a look, the map was very obscure, made up of countless runes he couldn't read, Wingate opened a data interface in the air, recorded the data of the compass and pocket watch, and then moved his finger over the map, as if looking for something.

Dante looked at it for a while and gave up, he didn't understand this, the empire is a huge organization, there are people in charge of every field, except for the God Emperor, no one can understand everything, they are just a screw of the empire.

Dante looked around and saw that they were on a steep, rocky snowy peak.

This mountain peak is very large, and it is sinking into the clouds at this time, and the rolling clouds make them feel as if they are above the nine heavens.

It's not because the clouds are low, it's because the mountain is incredibly high, and the Demon Hunter Armor scans the surrounding environment at great speed, outlining the nearby terrain.

The two of them were on a mountain range tens of thousands of meters high, Dante had been to many planets, but it was the first time he had seen such a high ridge.

At such a high altitude, the temperature is also very low, and the snow and ice are covered all year round, except for some places where the black reef is exposed.

The cold wind whirred between the rocks, as if countless ghosts were screaming.

If you look up, you can see the rolling clouds and the sun rising from the sea of clouds, which is very beautiful, it is the dream of those artists, if Dante shoots it and brings it back, it will inevitably cause those artists to pursue it wildly.

However, Dante ignored the beauty that was enough to drive countless artists crazy, and turned his head to look at Wingate, who was calculating the location of the next node not far away, holding a map and compass, a pocket watch,

"Where is this?"

"I don't know." Wingate shook his head, not looking up at Dante, but kept looking down at the map, comparing it with his compass from time to time to confirm his location and time.

Dante was speechless for a while, "You don't know, why did you bring me here?" Did you say you would send me back and just send me without knowing anything? ”

This time, Wingate raised his head, looked at Dante and explained seriously, "It wasn't me who brought you here, but the currents of subspace that sent us here, and this is a transit point for us to return to the future." “

Dante scratched his head, "Why don't we just go back!" Shouldn't you have any time machine as a time traveler? Just set the time and go back to where I was. ”

"Watch less movies." "Time travel is not that simple, and our perception of time is linear, but in reality it is multidimensional. ”

"What does this mean? The help of Agent 9527? Dante asked, puzzled.

"Have you seen the map, that kind of plane, there is no high-dimensional two-dimensional planet map. Normal people always think that the distance between two points should be the closest, which is true in theory, but in reality there are many surprises. A 2D map doesn't show mountains and cliffs, or even canyons, swamps, and other places that can't be climbed. Humans look at time like a two-dimensional map, moving directly from the past to the future to the recent, but the risks are enough to swallow us up. You may even get lost and fall into the deepest part of subspace. We have to follow the currents so that we can safely get to the destination. ”

"Okay." Dante finally decided not to interfere too much, time travel, people are professionals.

"We had to walk a few kilometers to get to the next node."

Wingate figured out the answer, put away his map and compass, and walked forward.

Dante looked around, and there was nothing left around him except for the white snow.

Between the vast heaven and earth, there are only two of them. He could only keep up with Wingate, he didn't know much about time travel, and if he wanted to get back to the battlefield and his familiar companions, he would have to rely on the help of Time 9527 agents.

They crossed steep cliffs and craggy rocks, the mountain wind howling like a ghost, and the wind carried intermittent rain that wet their bodies.

Both Wingate and Dante wore support armors, and such a place was not much of a challenge for them.

"What's your name?" asked Dante, turning over a boulder.

"Time Court Special Service No. 9527." Wingate said.

"I mean my real name."

Wingate paused and looked at Dante, "I can't tell you your real name, that might interfere with your future fate." I think you should travel quietly, or don't do too much, don't go into some details, and don't be curious to find the truth. The universe works in a way that we think is reasonable, and if the universe deviates, we will follow suit. ”

"Okay." Dante shrugged.

"Let's go, I'll take you back as soon as possible, Demon Hunter." Wingate said, "Let you be promoted as your destiny has planned." ”

"What do you know?" Dante asked, "Do you see my future in time?" How is it? ”

"The Emperor has made arrangements," Wingate said, "you don't need to know what the future holds, you just need to do your duty." The maintenance of time is ours, not yours. ”

"Are you all such riddlers?"

"You're standing here and that's part of the answer, it's just that you don't know how to see it yet. And we have dabbled in this way, but we have already understood the arrangement of the God Emperor, an ingenious plan, a well-planned result, and more similar things may happen in the future, and the past and the future will be intertwined and woven into a trap. ”

"You're telling me this, but you're not going to tell me the details."

"Of course I can't tell you."

"Well, I know."

The two men engage in a boring conversation to pass the time of the tedious journey, and when they cross the ridge, they are greeted by an endless, vicissitude-filled plateau with a labyrinth of megalithic buildings of infinite geometry.

"Those cities built by aliens? There are enemies here? Dante glanced at it, and immediately judged that the building did not belong to humans, and his hand was on the hilt of his sword, ready to fight at any moment.

Wingate also glanced at the labyrinth of magnificent megalithic buildings, "Probably not, this is a place of death, and there is no breath of life in the wind of aether." It could just be a remnant of a city left behind by an alien civilization. The target point is somewhere in the city, let's go, be careful. ”

The megalithic structure stretched in all directions, until the end of the horizon, and the two men walked down the ridge and into the plateau, towards the magnificent city, like two ants climbing towards the giant city built by the ancient Greek titan giants.

Wingate guessed correctly, this is just a remnant of a lost civilization, they did not live here, and it is even possible that the race is extinct.

The universe has been born for so long, how many races have become the food of the gods and those old days, and how many civilizations have been put on the table as cakes.

During your galactic journeys, you can often see the relics of those races, floating in the vast void, the last ashes of those once glorious civilizations.

The two entered the city beyond a magnificent, mountain-like black wall, which was built in a very different style from that of human-style buildings, generally made of massive blocks of primitive black slate, granite, or sandstone.

Many of the buildings vary in size, from numerous huge honeycomb-like buildings to individual small buildings, conical, conical or terrace-like steps, as well as perfect columns, cubes, cube clusters and other structures.

The builders were familiar with the use of various dome structures to make them look very grand and tall.

In many places, the buildings have collapsed, but they still remain intact as a whole.

"This civilization must have flourished before." Dante looked at the model of the city outlined by the armor's scans and made an assessment.

"No matter how prosperous they are, it's history, and who knows what they used to be called." Wingate said.

"Do you think that the human race will be like this in the future, only the remnants of those nests are left all over the galaxy, empty and dilapidated. And we are long extinct, no one knows our story, and no one cares what we have done. ”

"I don't know. If we had worked hard to keep the empire strong, we might have been able to avoid this fate. If we fail, destruction is an inevitable fate. ”

They witnessed the last remnants of a civilization that had been burned to the ground by an unknown race for so long periods of time, and only these megalithic structures remained. By the time these megalithic structures were bulldozed by later generations or excavated to build their own cities, the last vestiges of that race in this universe were gone, and no one would ever remember them again.

As soon as Wingate finished speaking, a strange howl suddenly came, everywhere, and this voice made the time traveler's face suddenly stiffen, "Why did it come so quickly!" ”

Dante also heard the voice, and he drew his sword, ready for battle, and looked around vigilantly, while lowering his voice and asking Wingate, "What is coming?" ”

"Our enemy." Wingate said, "There are many time creatures wandering in the river of time, and they are another form of living beings, not real creatures, not monsters of subspace, but they are just as powerful. Run, Lord of the Demon Hunters, we need to hide as soon as possible. ”

Wingate ran to the place where the compass was directed, and he had to leave before the monsters arrived, or he would be chased and killed.

Dante swept around again, and saw no enemies, but seeing Wingate's nervous appearance, he still chose to believe and ran with the other party.

Bang!!

As soon as Dante ran away, a huge tentacle appeared where he had been, smashing the ground with debris and splattering.

Then a monster emerged from the warped air and clinged to a magnificent building, it was like a huge worm, with dense tentacles under it, two large and bulging eyes, and even the location of the mouthparts stretched out countless tiny tentacles, dancing wildly.

It scurried through the ruins of the city, chasing Dante and Wingate, as the buildings along the way were knocked down by its body, making a crashing sound and the wreckage of the buildings to the ground, causing countless clouds of smoke to billow and envelop the ruined city.

The monsters are huge, but they are not slow at all, but surprisingly fast, and with their savage strength, they crush the buildings that stand in their way, constantly closing the distance to Dante and Wingate, and if they continue to run down like this, they will be caught sooner or later.

"What kind of monster is that!!" Dante's face became solemn.

"The bugs I told you about." Wingate replied as he ran.

"Bugs??" Dante turned around again and compared the size of the monster with his own size, what kind of person is so creative, calling such a big guy a bug, is it afraid that people will be too vigilant and cause the other party to not catch it?? "We can't run all the time, we have to kill it, and it's better to be ready for battle than to be caught up and rushed."

"Keep running, it's stupid, you can get rid of it with a little skill, there's no need to fight."

"Wouldn't it be better to kill it?"

"If you don't want to be hunted by the Time Worm on this journey, don't think like that. There are so many of them that you kill one like stabbing a hornet's nest to provoke a herd. ”

The tentacles danced in the air, and the huge sound of breaking the air sank in Dante's heart, and when he turned his head, he saw that the other party had caught up, and the huge tentacles were slamming into him.

He chose to change direction and speed urgently, dodging the tentacle's attack.

Rumble! The rocks on the ground crumbled, countless rubble flew out, and smoke billowed out, and the power of a random blow was so great that it could slap a heavy hovering tank into a discus.

The Time Worm reached out again and knocked down the building in front of them, forcing them to stop, and the other tentacles also attacked at this time, heading straight for their faces.

"We don't want to fight, but are you sure it'll let us go??" Dante adjusted his body, jumped to his feet, and then landed steadily, drawing his sword to activate it.

The photo of the time worm is barely like this.

I originally wanted to have a space station or a fleet, but I couldn't get it out after a busy day

(End of chapter)