The system is four years ahead of schedule, but Weird is still a cub.

Shen Ge's gaze fell on the center of the scorched earth behind the giant turtle, the messy area that was uncovered by the strange explosion of magma and then covered by lava.

The strange eye penetrated the solidified lava shell and the steaming residual heat, and accurately locked onto the bottom, where there seemed to be a strange fragment of magma's internal organs.

A huge dark purple tumor as big as a truck, still beating weakly, looked like a strange heart.

But if the Monster Organization wants to "recycle" the magma monster, there is no reason to leave behind its most valuable "heart".

Shen Ge looked at the "tumor" that was deeply embedded in the scalding rocks and coagulated dark purple blood clots, and felt the strong strange energy fluctuations emanating from it.

The next second, several thick, blood-rotten tentacles immediately stretched out from behind Shen Ge and wrapped around the truck-sized dark purple tumor like a giant python.

The ends of the tentacles secrete highly corrosive mucus, which quickly softens and cuts the rocks and coagulated flesh that wrap the tumor.

With the blessing of the characteristic of "endless", even if it was resisted by the strange energy of the flesh and blood itself, the endless injection of the strange energy of the corrupt blood tentacles soon "pulled" out the extremely heavy core tumor!

The moment the tumor left the body, the dark red strange energy field remaining on its surface completely dissipated, and a suffocatingly strong strange energy wave mixed with a foul smell and corrosiveness spread.

Shirley and Camille turned pale and subconsciously took a step back. Even the sub-armor controlled by Xiaoqi flickered slightly.

"Master, the strange sample has been successfully stripped off, and the intensity of the strange energy fluctuations is extremely high. It is recommended to immediately isolate and seal it at a high density!" Xiao Qi said as he began to control the corrupt blood tentacles to take out the strange collection container, trying to find a better way to seal it.

Shen Ge thought for a moment and said, "Since we already have the giant turtle's weird 'heart', the research value of this weird magma flesh is not that high. If it is difficult to handle, cut it into pieces and seal it in the weird containment box to keep it away from the giant turtle's weird 'heart'."

"Understood, Master." Xiao Qi replied.

Shen Ge then began to help Xiao Qi seal it. The power of the invisible strange domain instantly wrapped around the huge tumor core. At the same time, the red mist armor extended more scarlet mist, which wrapped around and compressed it layer by layer like a living thing, and finally formed an airtight, dark red blood vessel network on the outer layer of the tumor core.

This is a blockade created by Shen Ge combining the strange power of the red fog to prevent the strange flesh and blood of the magma from "resurrecting".

After doing all this, Shen Ge used the blood spider to locate the position of Uncle Cheng and the others, took Shirley and the other two, got a modified jeep, and chased after them.

……

Uncle Cheng was holding the car door, looking over here with a pale face, obviously frightened by the devastating explosion and strange phenomenon in the sky.

After receiving the call from Xiao Qi, Uncle Cheng asked the convoy to stop and wait for Shen Ge.

Mother Cheng leaned her head out from the back of the car and saw Shen Ge returning safely, and the worry on her face relaxed a little.

Shen Ge placed Shirley and Camille in Cheng's mother's car, and sat in the passenger seat of the lead car driven by Uncle Cheng.

The convoy started again, and the roar of the engines seemed particularly abrupt in the dead silence of the wasteland.

The jeep rolled over the cracked road, raising dry dust.

Outside the car window, there is endless desolation.

There were charred land, twisted dead trees, and occasionally the white skeletons of some huge, unknown creatures half-buried in the sand.

The sky was a sickly grayish yellow, and the sun was a blurry spot of light emitting a toxic heat.

Now Shen Ge can confirm that they have not returned to "reality" but are still trapped in multiple strange spaces.

As for why he was able to receive news from Deng Yuqi and others when he first arrived here, Shen Ge guessed that it was most likely related to the strange energy fluctuations generated by the Ghost King that tore apart the space.

Or maybe... are they those black hole vortices?

Thinking of this, a bold idea flashed through Shen Ge's mind. Since the black hole vortex can produce signal fluctuations related to "reality", is it possible to return to "reality" through the black hole vortex?
"Captain Shen... where are we?" Uncle Cheng asked in a dry voice, his hands tightening around the steering wheel.

The battle just now and the strange collapse of the sky were completely beyond his understanding.

Shen Ge's thoughts were interrupted by Uncle Cheng, but even if he wanted to try to return to "reality" through the black hole vortex, he would have to wait until he rested for a while and his energy was fully recovered.

"It's unclear at the moment. We are most likely still in multiple strange spaces. Now we can only try to keep moving forward and see if we can leave this desert."

With Shen Ge here, the team at least doesn't have to worry about supplies. The inventory in the strange space is enough to support a base for a year or two, let alone their small number of people.

As he spoke, Shen Ge looked out the window, his strange eyes scanning the desert scene like a scanner, looking for strange energy reactions.

In the distance, the outlines of some undulating mountains can be vaguely seen on the horizon, but their shapes are strange and angular, and they don't seem to be naturally formed. Further away, there seems to be a huge, metal structure slanting into the ground, like the skeleton of a prehistoric monster.

"Xiao Qi, compare with the geographic database and match the terrain features of the current location." Shen Ge thought for a while and said to Xiao Qi.

"Okay, Director. Now let's start comparing the terrain... The terrain match is less than 40%. The suspected mountainous area ahead should be a plain in the corresponding coordinates of northern Australia in 'reality'. The remains of a giant metal structure were detected 67 kilometers to the left, and the signal characteristics... No matching records."

"Analysis of atmospheric composition shows that the oxygen content is low, the concentration of strange energy erosion is abnormally high, and there is unknown radiation residue... Comprehensively judging, the similarity between this environment and the 'real' northern Australia is less than 30%, and it is more in line with... the doomsday wasteland environment model." Xiaoqi's report was cold and clear.

really.

This is another fragment world, the degree of destruction is less than that of the giant turtle weird. No wonder the giant turtle weird did not hesitate to consume a lot of weird energy to tear the space and enter here. Shen Ge decided to tell Cheng Shu and others about this news, so that they can have a certain understanding of the current situation of the team and not do something stupid at the critical moment.

"We haven't left yet." Shen Ge's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone in the car. "This is not the 'real' northern Australia. It's more like... an extension of that multi-dimensional space, or another similar doomsday wasteland space."

Shen Ge did not explain the situation of the "Fragment World". After all, there were too many secrets and unconfirmed truths in it, so there was no need to explain too much.

After hearing Shen Ge's explanation, the car fell into silence.

Uncle Cheng's hand on the steering wheel shook violently, and the jeep also bumped. Mother Cheng in the back seat turned even paler, and she tightly grasped the armrest. Shirley hugged Sally, her eyes full of confusion and a hint of despair. Camille subconsciously tightened the strange weapon at her waist and looked out the window vigilantly.

"How could this be... Didn't we go through so much trouble to escape from that big guy's body... Why haven't we gotten out yet!" Uncle Cheng's voice was filled with disbelief. If Shen Ge hadn't appeared, his body would have been at the end of its strength, and he would have been relying on willpower to hold on.

Fortunately, there were a lot of good things in Shen Ge’s strange space, and classmate Xiao Qi used some advanced medicines and medical equipment to treat his injuries.

He got anxious at this moment and started coughing violently.

"The structure of the multiple strange spaces is more complicated than we imagined." Shen Ge interrupted him, his eyes sweeping across the barren road ahead, "Killing the giant turtle and the magma king may just tear open one of the 'membranes', or let us jump from one space to another deeper space. The real exit may be deeper, or it may require a specific method."

He paused and added: "But at least the biggest threat has been resolved. The next step is to find the right path."

"It's better than scurrying around in a giant turtle's weird belly."

Uncle Cheng sighed. Having said that, he was well aware of his situation. He wanted to protect Mother Cheng and leave this damn place, but he didn't know if his body could hold on.

But no matter what, Shen Ge was right. The current situation was definitely better than being trapped in the giant turtle's strange belly. What's more, Shen Ge was here. Even if he couldn't hold on, he believed Shen Ge could take Cheng's mother out safely.

The convoy continued to move forward in the depressing atmosphere. The wasteland seemed to have no end. There was only monotonous scorched earth, dead bones and the occasional low-level weirdness that was distorted in shape and corroded beyond recognition by weird energy. Those who could sense the aura of the red mist armor in the convoy from afar did not dare to get close.

Time passed slowly under the wheels. After an unknown amount of time, Uncle Cheng, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stepped on the brakes.

"Captain Shen! There's smoke ahead!" Uncle Cheng pointed to the distant horizon, his voice filled with a hint of suspicion.

Shen Ge looked intently and saw that under the gray-yellow sky, a few wisps of thin black smoke were rising from behind a low hill, appearing particularly abrupt in this dead world.

"It doesn't look like the smoke from natural combustion. It's too concentrated." Camille also stuck her head out. Her experienced warrior instinct made her smell a hint of something unusual.

Shen Ge's strange eyes focused instantly, penetrating the distance and thin smoke. Although there was strange energy black fog floating nearby, there was no strange energy fluctuation.

This feeling... is very similar to the feeling in the "future" of Sakura Island, when those strongholds used strange flesh and blood and skeletons to create defense measures.

Could it be... a survivor in this fragmented world?
Classmate Xiaoqi quickly displayed the detected image, which showed the outline of a simple low wall made of weathered rocks, and behind the low wall, several simple sheds built with broken metal plates and dead wood. The smoke was coming out of the gap of one of the sheds.

More importantly, Xiaoqi captured several human heads cautiously poking out from behind the low wall!

They were wrapped in tattered linen or animal skins, their faces were dirty, but their eyes were full of vigilance, fear, and... a hint of shock and... hostility that was hard to conceal at seeing outsiders?
"Survivor base?" Shirley's voice trembled with a hint of disbelief.

In her understanding, human civilization had long been destroyed by something strange, and places like the Dawn Base were the last isolated islands.

"It could be. It could also be a trap." Camille murmured.

At this time, Xiao Qi had already sent the Bleeding Spider forward, so Shen Ge said to Uncle Cheng and the others, "Uncle Cheng, slow down the car and keep some distance behind us. Let's go over and take a look."

If there were only ordinary survivors there, then not to mention Shen Ge, even Camille and others would not be in danger.

As for the monsters... Shen Ge didn't believe that the monsters could be reduced to the state of primitive people. He estimated that even if they were to mutate and self-destruct, they would not let themselves live such a miserable life.

The convoy slowly drove towards the low wall with smoke rising from it. As the distance got closer, the outline of the low wall became clearer and one could even see some sharpened wooden stakes on the top of the wall as a crude defense. As Shen Ge had guessed, there were a lot of strange flesh and bones hanging on the wooden wall, which were used to suppress the low-level monsters roaming around.

There were more figures behind the wall, about a dozen people, men, women, old and young, holding simple stone axes, sharpened wooden spears, and even rusty metal pipes. They were all facing the oncoming convoy nervously, and they looked like ordinary people.

When the leading military jeep stopped a hundred meters away from the low wall, the crowd behind the wall became agitated.

A relatively tall middle-aged man with a hideous scar on his face was pushed out. He held a rough machete made of some strange bone in his hand. He bravely shouted in a hoarse and alert voice: "Stop... Stop! Outsiders! Tell me your names! Where... are you from?"

The scarred man's voice trembled in the wind of the wasteland, with the hoarseness of long-term malnutrition and a vigilance that penetrated deep into his bones.

Behind him, the survivors holding crude weapons held their breath nervously, as if they were about to throw the crude spears in their hands in the next second.

Shen Ge opened the car door and walked down alone. He did not carry any conspicuous weapons, and the red mist armor only maintained minimal visual camouflage, looking like an ordinary dark combat uniform. He raised his hands, palms facing outward, indicating that he had no hostility.

"We are survivors from farther away. We encountered a powerful monster and finally managed to escape here." Shen Ge's voice was calm, clearly penetrating the wind and reaching the ears of everyone behind the low wall. "We saw smoke here and wanted to ask for directions to see if there is a clean water source or a place to rest for a while."

He deliberately made the term "powerful weirdness" vague to avoid irritating these frightened birds. At the same time, "water source" and "rest" were the most harmless reasons they were most likely to accept.

The scarred man looked at Shen Ge suspiciously, then looked at the military jeeps behind him that had strange shapes but were obviously technological creations, as well as Camille and others in the jeeps who were tired but well-equipped.

His gaze lingered for a moment on Cheng's mother and Shirley's sister. Seeing the women and children, his tense nerves seemed to relax a little. (End of this chapter)