manynovel Chapter 65 The Unknown
Chapter 65 The Unknown
Chapter 65 The Unknown
"Master, please look, this is footage we captured using our miniature reconnaissance robot."
A screen appeared out of thin air, displaying an image of a vast, dark underground cavern, estimated by Suk to be over 10 kilometers long, wide, and high, shrouded in thick black fog, making it impossible to see inside.
"We sent in Class A, Class B, and Class C micro-exploration robots one after another, but all of them failed. Even the Class C micro-exploration robots were corroded when they came into contact with the toxic black fog. Moreover, the fog had huge viscous resistance, making it difficult to move forward. In addition, the powerful corrosive ability of the toxic gas could corrode the robots completely in just a few seconds," Liu Mila said.
"Afterwards, we used a variety of large-scale detection instruments to explore that place in various ways, but we were unable to find out what was inside the dense fog of the underground cave. Everything was unknown." Liu Mila took a deep breath. "This is very unusual. Logically speaking, even a C-class or even D-class spaceship could not be hidden by the high-tech instruments we purchased from the Jialan Empire at a high price."
Suk's face also turned ugly.
If even advanced detection instruments cannot detect the situation there, it implies something unsettling.
This means that what's inside the underground caves is likely beyond Suk's ability to handle.
It can easily corrode even C-grade metals, so the toxic gases on the ground are practically harmless in comparison.
At most, it might cause mutations in some common plants and animals, pollute the environment, and make them unsuitable for survival. In reality, it poses little threat to planetary-level organisms.
After realizing the seriousness of the situation, Liu Mila dared not continue her probing and urgently contacted Suk for instructions.
Suk began to ponder.
The important question is what is hidden in the underground caves, and what fell onto this planet tens of thousands of years ago?
Dead? Alive?
If it's alive, why has it stayed here all these years without leaving?
Even the dead cannot be taken lightly; a spaceship that crashes on a planet with ordinary life can create an extremely dangerous wasteland.
"Regardless, this planet currently appears fraught with danger, like a bomb that could explode at any moment and blast us to smithereens." Suk took a deep breath. "However, the fact that even our advanced instruments couldn't detect the things in the caves makes it understandable why the former Eclipse Empire overlooked them."
He was also a bit frustrated. He had sent people to explore the planet in depth just in case, but problems had indeed arisen, and it seemed to be a bottomless pit.
"It seems the Death Star Vine can't stay there any longer," Suk couldn't help but feel relieved.
Fortunately, it was discovered early.
If the Death Star Vine is allowed to continue swallowing, it will eventually collide with the unknown entity in the cave.
Just imagining that scene sent a chill down Suk’s spine.
To describe it, it's similar to the terrifying feeling of a normal person walking on the street at night and suddenly stepping on something, looking down and finding it to be a landmine.
"Master?" Liu Mila looked cautiously at the boy opposite her, whose expression was uncertain, through the screen.
"Liumira, you did a good job," Suk said calmly. "Now, immediately cease all operations in the underground cave. Maintain the highest level of vigilance and observation there. Except for a few people left to continue monitoring, everyone else from Pokstar, immediately gather and leave that area."
He hesitated for a moment, "I'll be there right away." Suk didn't want to go, but he had to go and bring back the Death Star Vine himself.
Meanwhile, the guards stationed on Poker received orders from above, and both those patrolling the planet and those staying at the base quickly began to assemble.
"What's wrong? Why do we have to gather all of us suddenly?"
"What happened?"
Many people are completely confused.
"Stop delaying, get on the spaceship immediately and leave this planet."
Soon, spaceships took off and disappeared into the sky, leaving only a few planetary-level ships on the planet to keep watch.
These planetary-level units are instructed to choose to flee if danger arises.
The spaceships that left the planet remained in space some distance from Poker, waiting. After an unknown amount of time, the space in front of them trembled slightly, and a silver-gray saucer-shaped spaceship appeared. It was the D1-class spaceship that Suk had just bought.
Suk stood in the spaceship's control room, gazing at the distant, dark planet, a hint of seriousness in his eyes. Ignorance is bliss; knowing the immense danger lurking behind this planet, he dared not be so carefree.
Whoosh! The D1-class spaceship transformed into a streak of light and sped towards the planet, landing on its surface shortly afterward.
"Master, the surveillance cameras haven't detected anything unusual in the cave yet," came the message from the guard responsible for monitoring the underground cave.
"Continue to monitor, and notify me immediately if anything seems amiss."
"Yes."
The spaceship's hatch opened, and Suk, dressed in black combat suits and carrying a sword, along with Hail and Liumira, who were also fully armed, flew out.
Suk and Death Star Vine have a special telepathic connection, but they can only communicate from a certain distance.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, Suk and his two companions flew across the planet.
"Death Star," Suk called out, looking in one direction on the ground.
"Boom!" The black earth suddenly exploded, and amidst the flying rocks and dirt, a black and red vine with a diameter of over a hundred centimeters emerged, standing there swaying towards the sky, as if greeting Suk.
"Death Star, come back," Suk continued to call out.
The Death Star Vine underground seemed to sense Suk's intention. Then, a large area of the ground bulged up, followed by a rumble—as if the earth had cracked open in countless places. A huge black vine with a metallic sheen burst out. Amidst the billowing smoke, its length was astonishing, with the exposed portion alone measuring several thousand meters long, like a vine stretching from heaven to earth!
"Shrink," Suk continued to command.
Upon receiving its master's command, the massive black vines that had violently sprung forth began to shrink rapidly, visibly shrinking in the blink of an eye.
It transformed into a thin vine only a foot long, which flew to Suk's side as a black streak of light, wrapping around his hand and rubbing intimately. With a thought, Suk quickly merged the Death Star Vine into his skin and disappeared. Suk felt as if he had an extra layer of cool skin, which was very comfortable.
Suk breathed a sigh of relief and said without pausing, "Let's go back." The spaceship had been following them, and the three of them rushed into the spaceship. The spaceship immediately started up and disappeared into the horizon in an instant. The whole process was seamless and without any pause.
In the vast expanse of space, spaceships floated, with Suk's D1-class spaceship among them.
"All ships, follow me and leave this place." In the control room, Suk gave the order, then looked at the lifeless, dark planet with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
Now that we're safe, it's time to properly investigate what that thing actually was.