Chapter 162: Late

(PS: Today is Sunday, so there will be three chapters. I will take my children to the park in the afternoon to play and rest. I will continue the alliance leader's added chapters tomorrow.)

"This curtain weak point is very special."

At the dinner table, Hao Cheng and eleven maintenance personnel, plus the two who had already died, there were a total of fourteen maintenance personnel on this island. On average, each person's maintenance area was about the size of a town. This was similar to the maintenance area of Lin Nianzhi's team.

Hao Cheng brought Wu Wu Pifu to the capital of this island country, in the best hotel in a coastal port city. Naturally, it was a table full of delicacies, but everyone's mind was not on this.

Hao Cheng introduced the information about this curtain weak point.

"The climate around this island country is humid, so there are many grasslands and forests. But in the innermost area, it is quite desolate, and this old mountain village is on the edge of the desolate land. It belongs to the original indigenous civilization of this island country."

In Hao Cheng's introduction, Wu Wu Pifu roughly knew the situation of this island country and the situation of this old mountain village.

It was roughly similar to the Earth history Wu Wu Pifu knew. With the arrival of the great development of navigation, powerful civilizations began to colonize and plunder everywhere, and the indigenous people of this island experienced all of this. With the progress of civilization, most of the indigenous people merged with the colonists, but there were still a small number of indigenous people who insisted on living in the interior.

This old mountain village was one of them.

"This indigenous civilization has its own culture, mythology, writing, etc. Nothing else is strange. After our first failure to conquer this curtain weak point, we checked the culture and mythology of this indigenous people and found some very interesting parts."

Hao Cheng said in a delicate voice, "This civilization believes that the whole world is just a 'transit station', and their birth in this world is just a passerby."

Wu Wu Pifu frowned and said, "That's nothing strange. I guess it's a death-worshiping civilization, right?"

"No, the strange part is not this, but that they predicted our arrival."

Hao Cheng continued, "This civilization believes that their world is derived, a fusion projection based on the real world and the abyss world. It carries information from the real world and is interfered with by the abyss world, so it is distorted and incomplete."

"When the distortion and incompleteness of this world reach a certain threshold, the heavenly people of the real world will descend, and at the same time, the demons of the abyss world will also appear. By then, it will be the time of the doomsday judgment. If the heavenly people win, they will be redeemed. If the demons win, they will sink forever."

Wu Wu Pifu thought silently. At this time, Lin Nianzhi asked, "Such mythology is nothing strange, right? It's nothing more than good and evil dualism, the struggle between heaven and hell, the destination of human beings, etc. Is there any problem?"

"Yes."

Someone among the eleven maintenance personnel spoke. This was a man who looked refined. He said, "Before I became a maintenance personnel, I happened to be a researcher in the field of ancient culture. However, due to well-known reasons, the ancient culture of our Earth was interrupted, so the things I could study were very few. So rather than saying ancient culture, it is more accurate to say that I am a researcher of ancient languages and ancient characters."

"When we were searching for information on this indigenous civilization, we found some ancient characters describing the abyss world and the real world. With the help of the existing translations of this indigenous civilization's characters, I conducted a deep translation and analysis of these few ancient characters, and the result was too astonishing..."

The refined man paused and continued, "Their description of the real world is 'Star Sea Civilization', 'Survivors of the Catastrophe', 'Watched by the Root Pupil'... Do you have any thoughts?"

Wu Wu Pifu and Lin Nianzhi were both shocked. They looked at each other and saw horror in each other's eyes.

The current real world is indeed wandering in the star sea universe, and they are also survivors of the Fourth War. And the 'Weekend' is indeed described as a giant pupil occupying an unknown range of the visible universe.

The refined man continued, "And for the abyss world, the descriptions were even more numerous, but roughly summarized, they were 'Old Civilization specializing in flesh', 'specializing in consciousness', 'specializing in soul', 'descendants of alchemy', 'humans who turned into pseudo-humans'..."

"Wait a minute."

Wu Wu Pifu immediately said, "Pseudo-human? The pseudo-human who disguises as a human?"

The refined man was stunned, but still nodded, "Yes, the full meaning is a non-human disguising as a human, and the meaning in the characters carries an unknown, unsolved description."

Wu Wu Pifu was silent for a long time before saying, "Please continue."

The refined man nodded and continued, "At first, we only thought it was a coincidence. Then we entered this curtain weak point for the second time, intending to destroy it. In the process, we found that there were still a few living people in the basement of the village chief's mansion in the village, which made us very happy. We intended to learn important information about this curtain weak point from them. As a result, the village chief, who was also the priest of this indigenous civilization, said some meaningful words."

"He said... we came late, the abyss world has already won."

Came late? The abyss world has already won?

Wu Wu Pifu was even more confused. At this time, Hao Cheng took over the conversation and continued, "Then no matter how we asked them, they were silent. But we confirmed again and again that they were still living people, so we planned to take them away from this old mountain village first. As a result, there was a new situation on the way back, their 'corpses' appeared."

"Wait a minute." Wu Wu Pifu had a headache, "Let me sort it out. You said they were all living people, right?" Everyone nodded. Wu Wu Pifu asked again, "Then you found their corpses on the way back?"

Everyone nodded again. Wu Wu Pifu said helplessly, "Then what happened next?"

Hao Cheng continued, "Then they mutated, each turning into a terrifying monster. Our reduction in personnel happened at that time."

Wu Wu Pifu thought for a while and asked, "Then what are the monsters in this old mountain village? Ghosts? Spirits? Curses?"

"Don't know."

Everyone shook their heads. Hao Cheng said with a serious face, "After we entered this curtain weak point for the first time, we were very cautious and careful in searching and checking around the village. After entering the village, we were also very careful to prevent being attacked by monsters. But we didn't find any monsters. However, as time passed, our mental state began to deteriorate rapidly, and we had auditory and visual hallucinations. We had no choice but to leave this curtain weak point."

Someone next to him said at the same time, "After we came back, we started checking the information of this indigenous civilization, hoping to find information about the monsters in this old mountain village, and then we had everything that followed."

Wu Wu Pifu picked up the wine glass, took a big gulp, stood up, and said, "Okay, then I'll go in and take a look at the situation first."

Everyone stood up. Hao Cheng said, "That's fine, I'll go with you, and they will be on alert outside."

Seeing Wu Wu Pifu about to speak, Hao Cheng said with a bitter smile, "I am currently in the state of title activation, and my fastest speed can reach 700 meters per second. I think this speed should not be worse than your full state, right? Other things might not be possible, but helping you scout the surrounding situation and self-preservation at critical moments is definitely no problem."

!

Wu Wu Pifu thought for a while. He was unfamiliar with the old mountain village and indeed needed a guide. And because of the title, Hao Cheng might truly be the best candidate.

"Okay, there is no time to lose, let's set off now." Wu Wu Pifu nodded.

This welcome banquet ended hastily. However, everyone didn't care about this. Hao Cheng drove, and everyone watched them leave. They would stay in this capital and wait for the two to return. During this period, they would coordinate with the outside world, such as finding ways to prevent people from entering the curtain weak point area, or dealing with newly appeared curtain weak points.

There were three maintenance teams on this island, originally fourteen people, now twelve. They had united together and set up a joint combat base in the capital of this island country. At this moment, eleven maintenance personnel brought Lin Nianzhi to the base.

Inside the base, there were more than a dozen computers and various modified display screens. At this moment, eight screens were showing roads, mountains, and forests, and filming the old mountain village from afar.

Someone introduced to Lin Nianzhi, "After the second failure at this curtain weak point, we monitored its surroundings and set up warning signs. This old mountain village itself is a place where few people go, and no tourists will walk inside. So far, no outsiders have entered, which is why we can ask for help urgently."

Lin Nianzhi nodded in agreement, "Yes, the curtain damage degree reduced by the curtain weak point is actually not large. The real reason for the significant decrease in curtain damage degree is cognition. As long as it can be completely isolated, the curtain weak point is actually not a big problem."

Someone next to him said, "But it is a hidden danger after all. We don't know yet whether the curtain weak point will have sudden changes, rapid expansion, or other possibilities. Originally, if there was no Mr. Wu emerging, we could only keep it blocked. But now that we have Mr. Wu, it is natural to solve it. Moreover, Captain Hao Cheng also strongly recommended Mr. Wu, so we came to beg presumptuously."

Lin Nianzhi's face immediately revealed a gossipy expression, "They... are acquaintances? Or lovers?"

Everyone revealed a strange expression. Lin Nianzhi asked strangely, "Why? Did I ask a strange question?"

Everyone smiled bitterly and shook their heads. The refined man before said, "It's not strange, but... Captain Hao Cheng is a man."

"What? What what? A man!?" Lin Nianzhi was stunned.

At this time, a sports car drove past on the screen. Everyone looked at the screen and indeed saw Wu Wu Pifu and Hao Cheng get out of the car together, then walk into the depths of the mountain forest.

"Captain and Mr. Wu have arrived..."

Someone reported, but not long after the words fell, three cars drove over one after another from behind. Then, twelve people followed Wu Wu Pifu and the two into the mountain forest. Finally, a white woman and a yellow woman arrived by car. After waiting for a moment, they also followed into the mountain forest.

This change happened suddenly, and all twelve people present were stunned.

"... Can't contact them, Mr. Wu and the Captain have already entered the curtain weak point!" Someone immediately wanted to contact Hao Cheng with a communicator, but there was only a blank sound.

All twelve people present were dumbfounded.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 163 =====