Chapter 2512 The whole world is the enemy
Soon, through continuous stealth exploration, Zhang Yi discovered some remaining traces.
Several torn-up subterranean submarines lay across the molten tide, their ridges twisted into pretzel shapes, their alloy outer skins peeled away by the combined heat and shearing force, revealing layers of molten core.
The sides of the ship were painted with ancient fire patterns, now charred black.
Zhang Yi frowned and immediately rushed over to investigate.
These were some technological creations that were as heavy as giant whales in magma. After a brief inspection, Zhang Yi found that their technological level was very high.
Clearly, the Zhurong clan was once technologically advanced, but for some unknown reason, they declined.
Zhang Yi speculated that the repeated escapes likely caused a technological gap to emerge for unknown reasons.
He had no time to linger here. He briefly entered the submersible and found some skeletons.
Zhang Yi thought for a moment and then put them directly into the alternate dimension—he was used to being thrifty and frugal, so regardless of whether these things had any research value, he would take them back and let Lu Keran study them first.
He then continued to track the trajectory of the Fire Marrow Sacred Pool.
Deeper still, the bottom of the rocky sea is marked with huge swirling eddies, as if some colossal entity once drew away the heart of the entire sea from here with an extremely precise trajectory.
After some time, he traveled more than 300 miles, following the vortex track all the way.
The trajectory appears and disappears intermittently, like a shadow that only remains at a certain temperature threshold.
He stopped at the seventh cliff where lava rivers intersected.
Ahead lay the ley lines, completely disturbed; it was clear that the strata appeared to have been twisted by something.
The sacred coffin used the magma river channel in the Earth's core as a transportation hub, thus changing its route.
The Earth's core is too vast; even a nation is insignificant, let alone a coffin that preserves the flame.
Zhang Yi knew he was too late, and continuing the chase would yield no results.
Zhang Yi looked up, and the second hand of time flicked slightly. In the next five seconds, there was only surging red and black, without a trace of the "door opening" pattern.
He exhaled a breath of hot air and decisively chose to turn back, because there was no point in continuing the chase.
He returned to Flame Prison City, whereupon the surface of the Demon God Armor trembled, and the magma on his body shed.
Yang Xinxin and the others were waiting for him to return, and as soon as they saw him come back, they immediately came over to ask about the outcome of the chase.
Zhang Yi told them, "There are signs of drifting coffins. We found several abandoned submersibles and can see magma forming vortex tracks. However, they have changed their route and are going deep into the earth's core along the underground magma river. With my current exploration methods, we simply can't catch up."
Fatty Xu tapped his finger worriedly: "This is terrible! They got away this time, but they'll definitely find a chance to come back for revenge later. What are we going to do?"
Zhang Yi rolled his eyes. "For the past five years, we've always been extremely cautious in dealing with every force. We've tried our best to eliminate any threats at the root, but so what?"
"Look, aren't there new enemies appearing?"
"To eradicate the root of the problem is to do your best, but if you can't, there's no need to live in constant fear."
Zhang Yi spread his arms and said with a smile, "After all, from this day forward, we, the six generations of humanity, will probably be—enemies of the whole world!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed shock.
They pondered Zhang Yi's words carefully. Deng Shentong nodded and murmured, "With the changing of an era, even if we are law-abiding and only want to live our own lives, there will always be ancient civilizations that want to destroy us and occupy our homes."
"Therefore, being afraid of causing trouble is useless!"
Zhang Yi pointed at Deng Shentong: "Old Deng, you've hit the nail on the head! As the saying goes, 'The more debts you have, the less burden you carry; the more enemies you have, the less you need to worry about any particular enemy.'"
He shrugged dismissively: "Anyway, if we do nothing, they'll definitely want to wipe us out."
"We only have one path to choose: to continuously become stronger, and then possess the ability to face any threat!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
If it weren't for the formidable military strength of Tianhai City, this invasion by the Kingdom of Zhurong would likely have been far more terrifying than the invasion by the Wuluan Empire!
Those two knight-level superhumans were able to wipe out all the strongmen of the six regions on the battlefield!
Fatty Xu scratched his head and chuckled, "Alright, with you saying that, I'll eat two more pots tonight and I won't be anxious anymore."
“You can eat it,” Zhang Yi laughed, “but the nutritional supplements must be prepared in the correct proportions. Don’t just drink mineral water like soup.”
A burst of good-natured laughter filled the channel, as if the tension had been carried away by steam.
Zhang Yi glanced at the time; almost a day had passed since they attacked the Kingdom of Zhurong.
The battle was long, but the rewards were enormous.
Uncle You came forward, his face beaming with excitement reflected in the firelight: "Zhang Yi, listen to the good news first! The three giant energy warehouses in the north of Yan Yu City have all been opened! We've discovered a batch of high-grade energy crystals, which they must have condensed using geothermal energy; their density is astonishing!"
"I did a rough calculation, and this batch of crystals alone is no less valuable than what we seized in the Uluan Empire. If we take it all in, the mechanical legion can be expanded by at least 100%, and with logistics support, it can easily double! Moreover, it can maintain a standing combat readiness for a long time! It's a truly deadly treasure!"
Uncle You's face turned red with excitement, and he was as happy as a child. As a veteran, his favorite part was sorting out the spoils of war.
Zhang Yi nodded, his eyes brightening slightly: "Well done. Compile the stability coefficients and total energy values of those energy crystals and hand them over to Keran."
"Don't use them all yet. First, replenish and replace the energy cores of the mechanical legion. Then, replenish the main gun energy storage of the three ships. The rest will be put into storage in batches according to quality."
"In addition, all members of the Shadow Squad can receive an energy stone. The wounded will be given priority, followed by engineers and mobile teams. By the way, the protection of the gathering teams will be increased by one level. I don't want to leave people to roast in the fire just to rush things."
"Okay! I'll get on it right away!"
Uncle You grinned and readily agreed, showing great enthusiasm for the task.
Yang Xinxin tossed the halberd to the escort team, walked back, and added softly, "The coordinates of where the Holy Coffin's tracks disappeared have been determined. The Zhu Rong clan might come back to check later, and that's when we'll notice."
"it is good."
Zhang Yi nodded.
“We can change our approach. Instead of chasing the Fire Marrow Holy Pool, we can seal off the river mouth of the magma layer. We can make a list of all possible return routes in this area, and the engineering teams can deploy sensor networks according to priority.”
"Lu Keran, push the warship outwards, and after the main gun cools down, perform another full-area scan. Give me the energy reflection map from 5,000 meters underground."
