Chapter 1182: Beneath the Abyss
Zong Yue was a serious man who disliked wasting ti on idle chatter in situations like this.
With a wave of his hand, hundreds of combat engineers imdiately rushed out from behind him.
The carriages behind the train opened, and they began unloading a large assortnt of complex tools.
Zhang Yi and the others looked over and discovered they were actually preparing to build ladders leading down into the abyss.
"Are they really going to lower ladders down a ten-thousand-ter deep hole? Don't tell they expect us to climb down?"
Zhang Yi couldn't help but complain to Zong Yue.
In reality, to deal with the underground situation, they had all added flight modules to their combat suits.
However, Zong Yue replied in a calm tone, "This is a necessary step. The underground is the Ground Centipede's ho turf. For us humans to fight them there, we must rely on tools."
As he spoke, Zhang Yi saw combat engineers pushing over so large equipnt on sleds and then beginning to lower lines down into the abyss.
It was a type of extrely fine thread, looking almost like the cotton thread used for sewing clothes at ho.
"Is that stuff nanofilant?"
Zhang Yi asked Zong Yue.
Zong Yue nodded. "Indeed, it's a nanomaterial."
Only this kind of material could support lowering elevators and a large amount of supplies down to a depth of ten thousand ters underground.
Not everyone was like Zhang Yi, traveling light with everything simply tossed into his Dinsional Space.
The massive amounts of weapons, oxygen, and dicine others needed to carry for combat all had to be transported by manpower.
And since Zhang Yi, as a main combatant, couldn't stay with the other team mbers the entire ti, this supply transport was essential.
Zhang Yi nodded, inwardly sighing that professionals were indeed professionals. Zong Yue's preparations were truly thorough.
This was probably the so-called "provisions and fodder go first, before the three armies march."
The combat engineers had clearly rehearsed for this operation countless tis, so it took them less than fifteen minutes to set up over a dozen elevators, with the other ends secured to the massive armored train.
If any problems arose, they could quickly start the train and pull the people below back up.
After the setup was complete, Zong Yue addressed everyone. "Let's move out!"
He was the first to step onto an elevator, and his subordinate, Wu Zhiqi Tian Fengyi, followed without hesitation.
The Thirty-Six Heavenly Champions followed closely behind.
Li Yangyang, however, sauntered over casually and hooked her arm through Fatty Xu's.
"It's too crowded over there. I'll just stick with you guys!"
Fatty Xu hadn't expected Li Yangyang to openly co find him at a ti like this. He was both embarrassed and excited.
Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow. He knew Li Yangyang's identity, so no one would restrain her even if she occasionally did sothing bold.
As long as it didn't affect the combat, it was fine.
"Hua Hua!"
Zhang Yi called out. Hua Hua let out a long "eeooww—" and, as a fierce gust of wind blew past, its body instantly enlarged, transforming into a massive winged beast seven to eight ters long!
Liang Yue, Old You, and Deng Shentong jumped onto Hua Hua's back. Fatty Xu clambered up with difficulty, then reached down and pulled Li Yangyang up onto Hua Hua's back.
Zhang Yi levitated into the air and flew toward the abyss alongside them.
The people from other regions also employed their own thods.
From the Northwest Region, the Sky War God Cheng Lanlan transford into a peregrine falcon the size of a person, hovering above the others.
Li Changgong led the rest, descending via elevator.
From the Northeast Region, Han Shanzuo whistled. Streams of black energy manifested around his body, eventually transforming into a sky full of crows.
This flock of crows lifted him and the bodies of the Northeast Five Immortals, also descending into the abyss.
Soon, everyone had entered the depths of the abyss.
The abyss was vast and empty. The massive opening behind them quickly shrank to a tiny point of light.
The further down they went, the temperature slowly rose. Before long, it reached a level that felt warm to the touch.
Everyone was wearing temperature-regulating combat suits and had co prepared, so this wasn't a concern.
In fact, by the ti they descended ten thousand ters underground, they would need to withstand super-high temperatures exceeding a hundred degrees Celsius!
No wonder colossal beings like the Ground Centipedes could exist deep underground.
At such high temperatures, larger body sizes are more advantageous for heat dissipation.
It is said that in prehistoric tis, the reason dinosaurs and many other giant creatures could exist in large numbers was because the planet's temperature levels back then were several tis higher than today.
The group of several dozen people pressed on without pause. According to the previous plan, they needed to conclude the battle in the shortest ti possible.
However, as Zhang Yi, Li Changgong, Han Shanzuo, and the others descended, their gazes continuously scanned the surrounding cliff walls.
This was the discovery site of the Elental Stone vein. They were all very curious about that mysterious substance and each had their own plans.
The group continued their descent. The elevators built from nanofilant were like rows of dense spiderwebs, yet they could steadily lower elevators carrying dozens of people to depths of several thousand ters.
It was only at this point that Zhang Yi and the others finally detected an unusual glimr of light emanating from below.
When they descended to around five thousand ters underground, Zhang Yi's eyes beheld a sea of azure stars.
The cliff walls were dotted with countless twinkling points of light. These were Elental ores that had been excavated but not yet fully collected.
Within the Shadow Space, Lu Keran operated detection instrunts, beginning to scan the surrounding area.
Zong Yue said gravely, "Those Ground Centipedes have been devouring the Elental Stone vein to evolve. It's one of their primary food sources. Once we reach this area, the Ground Centipedes' nest won't be far. Everyone, prepare for combat!"
As soon as he said this, everyone's gazes turned sharp.
Zhang Yi had been using his Dinsional Gate to shield everyone around him. He held White Owl in his left hand and Holy Judgnt in his right, both ready.
As Zhang Yi flew downward, he casually sliced off a piece of Elental Stone from the nearby cliff wall and held it in his hand to feel it.
This natural ore, like coal, inherently contained energy.
However, it still required extraction via instrunts and equipnt.
Zhang Yi casually stored it away, silently calculating in his mind how to "excavate" the surrounding ore veins in a reasonable manner once the real fighting started.
After descending past seven thousand ters, they slowly began to spot Ground Centipedes on the surrounding rock walls.
Deep underground, there was only the faint light from the Elental Stones, but night vision goggles allowed them to see the Ground Centipedes clearly.
They were creatures with pale, bamboo-pole-like bodies. Although the na included "Centipede," it was only because they possessed dozens of pairs of legs. In reality, their appearance was quite different from common centipedes.
Especially the drill-like mouthparts on their heads, which gave off a particularly disgusting feeling.
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