Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1367: No Longer Living

The chaotic echo made Yuchi Long feel very uncomfortable. This sound was too harsh for him. But Lu Ning was fine. After all, she had experienced a lot of noises in her head. This sound was just noisy.

She looked at the demons, none of them moved at the sound, then she squinted her eyes and looked at the thing at the end of the room.

"...Yuchilong, are you feeling better?"

"Cough, cough, it's okay." Yuchi Long rubbed his temple and shook his head. "It seems that I need to improve my mental resistance training in the future. I can't keep doing this..."

"That sound just now came from below, under the floor of this room in front of us." Lu Ning pointed, "Those demons didn't move at all, even though they were well-armed... Is it because we didn't take a step forward?"

"Demons have a defensive zone, right? That doesn't sound like a demon, but rather a programmed machine." Yuchi Long said.

"I feel very strange..." Lu Ning looked around, "I plan to stay in this room, what about you?"

"Same thing. I don't have any reason to go over there and die even though I know it's wrong." Yuchi Long sat down on a low iron box and sighed.

"it is good."

Lu Ning also sat down. Not long after, the door closed again, and darkness returned to the room.

"This room... functions like a transport ship," Yuchi Long said. "I guess it will dock with another port next."

"Another port..."

This description is indeed more appropriate.

Not long after, the door opened again, and the room outside was different again.

This time, the room was no longer bright, but only some things like night pearls on the wall were emitting faint light. In the center of the room was a strangely shaped disc, surrounded by eight demons. There were circles of grooves inside the disc, spiraling towards the center, and in the center was a very soft ball, which seemed to have liquid in it, constantly changing colors.

This time, Lu Ning and Yuchi Long did not say anything. They just observed silently, and that voice never sounded again.

The third room had no demons in it, but was filled with a large number of strange white spider-web-like webs.

In the fourth room, a demon with a dark face sat in the middle of the room, carrying a powerful-looking heavy sword on his back. Above his head was a complex transparent pipe, with some bubbling, glowing liquid flowing rapidly in the pipe.

In the fifth room, some demons that were still in a gathering form were slowly growing out of a huge pool of ash in the room.

Lu Ning hadn't made any movement for a long time. Yuchi Long would walk to the door of each room and observe, while Lu Ning just sat there and watched silently. It was not until the fifth room that she suddenly stood up.

"what happened?"

"No taboos, what's the situation over there?" Lu Ning took out the small cage.

"Guess what? The room from yesterday has reappeared, but there are a lot more little guys inside, and they are gathering here! I won't help you deal with my own kind, you'd better think of a way out quickly."

"I understand." Lu Ning nodded, then stepped into the room.

Apart from the large ash pool in the middle, there were not many places to stay around. The only thing that illuminated the room was the constant fire from the ash, but after Lu Ning walked in, she did not encounter any attacks.

"Is this room safe?" Yuchi Long also followed in, somewhat surprised. "It looks like an arsenal for producing demons. Was this also the technology that the Demon Cult mastered back then?"

"It's Qiu Weishuang's research." Lu Ning replied, "I think this person has made great progress in the study of demons."

"…How do you know it's safe here?"

Lu Ning did not answer, but looked at a fully formed demon. This ash demon had no weapon in its hand. After standing there for a moment, it walked to the wall. A small hole only as thick as an ordinary person's arm opened on the wall, and the demon's body immediately stretched out and drilled in.

"Transport..." Lu Ning muttered, "Is this really feasible? Qiu Weishuang actually managed to do it..."

Lu Ning saw it more clearly than Yuchi Long because she possessed the knowledge within the "Mysterious Ceremony of Shedding Flesh" - the gift obtained in the previous scene was real knowledge, not the ability granted by the distribution center, and this kind of knowledge could not be confiscated.

"It seems that you know this place better than me. Lu Ning, how do we get out?" Yuchi Long saw that Lu Ning seemed to know more, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just wanted to leave here quickly.

"It's not difficult to get out." Lu Ning turned around and saw that the door of the room she came in had disappeared. This was natural. She pointed in the direction of the door and said, "Wait until you get to the third room, then go in. It will take you back to the ground."

"Ah? Aren't you going with us?" Yuchi Long asked.

"We are different, aren't we? You seem to be able to exert your strength only when you are with that team. I can perform better without anyone around me." Lu Ning smiled, "I'll study it further. Anyway, I know how to leave, so don't worry. Oh, after you leave, be careful not to attack here by force. Although I understand some of the operating logic here, I haven't figured out the defense mechanism yet."

"I understand. We'll talk about everything after you come out." Yuchi Long is indeed a team tourist. He immediately knew how to cooperate. "Before that, I will negotiate with Baiwujinji. As for the toxins here..."

"It's basically these rooms that caused it. When I come out, we can discuss how to solve it."

Yuchi Long nodded, and after arriving at the third room as Lu Ning said, he went in and left. Lu Ning stayed here. She picked out some ashes from the pile of ashes on the ground and observed the properties of the ashes.

The "Shedding Mystery" obtained in the previous scene is about the transformation and sublimation of human beings. In a more ignorant era, the content inside is taboo. But for the distribution center, these contents are just a kind of professional technology.

Professional technology requires professional equipment, so most of the technology cannot be used in this ancient background, and a small amount of pure mutation and luck is useless. However, Qiu Weishuang gave Lu Ning a surprise, because although his research notes were not easy to read, after seeing the real thing, Lu Ning could tell that this was a prototype of a technical branch, although it was only the most superficial one. If the various functions of the human body are replaced by machines, how big will the volume be under the current technology?

At least Qiu Weishuang had compressed it to the size of a room. Maybe this room still looked quite large, but for him, this was already quite difficult.

Of course, the so-called functional replacement does not mean that it is exactly the same. At least the immune response speed is inconsistent with Lu Ning's expectations. She and Yuchi Long have been here for so long, but they have not reacted yet and just shouted.

It still looked like a failure - this was natural. It would be abnormal to succeed if we fast-forwarded to this step without any experimental accumulation. However, Lu Ning also guessed some of Qiu Weishuang's thoughts.

Due to lack of time, Qiu Weishuang adopted the method of allowing refined objects to self-replicate and grow. These monsters born from the ashes are probably the basic working unit manufacturing area designed by Qiu Weishuang. This idea is also very good, but there are not many intelligent monsters themselves, and most of them still follow the command of monster generals and above. So Qiu Weishuang may have designed such a command center.

At this time, another room opened behind her, and Lu Ning walked in. Along with her came four ash demons that were almost formed. They just stood there blankly, without any attacking moves, which was very different from ordinary demons.

They are limited from birth.

After a while, the door of the room opened again, and light shone in, allowing Lu Ning to see the structure of the room clearly - she was standing in the middle of a large number of spheres. These spheres were connected to each other in a regular spiral shape into four strands, occupying a large area in the room. But because of this structure, the gap in the middle was large enough for her to walk in.

The open room opposite had relatively bright light. Countless tubes extended from the top of the room and pierced into the back of a huge metal chair on the ground. An ash demon was sitting on the chair, with two needles piercing its head from the left and right. Around the chair, there were about thirty ash demons in armor guarding it.

After the four ash demons that came with them entered the room, they walked towards the center of the room. Immediately, an armored demon reached out and grabbed the one in front, while another armored demon pulled out the head needle on the seat and threw it aside. He then replaced the new demon and held him down, inserting the needle into his head.

It's like replacing parts.

Lu Ning also stepped into the room. Unlike the previous situation, as soon as she came in, all the armored monsters turned their heads and looked at her in unison.

"It will take some time to get used to the language function again. I'll wait for you." Lu Ning said calmly, "It shouldn't be difficult after so many changes."

Then, she waited. Not long after, a voice came from below: "Unable to identify, intruder... Where are you from..."

"There's a hole in your surface, but your reaction speed is too slow. Or is it that your self-iteration has reached a critical stage and you can't even spare a little computing power to see what's going on outside?"

"I can't understand...your words." The voice continued, "Are you familiar with this? Do you foresee my end?"

"Qiu Weishuang died decades ago." Lu Ning looked at the demon on the chair, "Using the demon's brain... are you really this pitiful? I thought I was here to witness a miracle, but you didn't actually skip the process. Your immortality can only end here."

"I was wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just immature. The method you use to overcome aging and decay is to rely on these rooms created by refining equipment to replace your own physical skills, and eventually all your functions as a human being can be replaced. Then these rooms can self-renew and maintain constant newness, thus achieving the goal of immortality. This idea is a way, but the materials you use, or your refining equipment, cannot maintain this kind of immortality at all."

"Damaged? Damaged..."

"The poison outside the mountain has spread, and this poison came from the explosion of the device refined by Qiu Weishuang. No matter how you think about it, it was Qiu Weishuang himself who tried to spread it. After all, the poison will only disappear slowly. Seeing your current state, I basically understand what's going on." Lu Ning said sympathetically, "Perhaps this is the last struggle of your huge life machine after understanding your own situation, and improving its own operating efficiency."

"Speed ​​up...renewal...repair. Exactly."

"This kind of behavior is called a last hurrah for humans." Lu Ning shook her head, "But your last hurrah has caused harmful substances to spread again... Qiu Weishuang, do you realize that you are already dead?"

"No." The voice paused for a moment, "I only have thoughts, but I am not Qiu Weishuang - I have never seen that person's body, let alone call myself by his name."

"Your tone is smoother now. It seems you have adapted to it?"

"Irritability, I have such an emotion. Intruder, do you know why four residual monsters were summoned here?"

"Because calling for replacements one by one can't keep up with your consumption rate?"

"You really do know me well. Unfortunately, you came too late. I am not Qiu Weishuang. I have no creative ability. I can only make useless repairs while clearly waiting to die." The voice replied, "You can't stop me, and there is no need to stop me."

"Problems must be solved." Lu Ning said, "Although you will eventually die, it will definitely not be in the near future. How many fields will be destroyed before you die?"

"Want to fight?"

Lu Ning shook her head.

"One out-of-control ash that escaped from here is already the limit. Your restraint has not been completely lost, and this restraint also restricts you. The two acts of destruction so far were not carried out by me, so you cannot attack me. This is the limitation of your life form."

"So, you're leaving?"

"Yes, seeing this is enough for me. It will be over soon...your suffering and the crisis outside will all be over."

"Take it with you."

Behind Lu Ning, a door opened, and a room that was smaller than the other rooms, but quite clean and tidy, appeared there. This room was different from all the rooms she had seen before, and it was the only one that looked more like a living room.

On the table beside the bed in the room, there was a box. Inside the box was a jade cong, which was shining brightly and was obviously not an ordinary item.

"Qiu Weishuang's lifelong pursuit is all within it. He longed for immortality, but in the end he never saw it. And as his creation, I will also follow in his footsteps. I only hope that in the next hundred or thousand years, if someone can prove the path to immortality, a path will start from here."