Chapter 740: Chapter 450 Living Creature_2
The stalagmites attacked once more. Colin’s gaze flickered, but he did not choose to destroy them immediately, instead he simply extended his force field protective shield.
Bang!
Bang bang bang—
Countless stalagmites struck the semi-transparent pale blue protective shield!
Colin’s expression remained unchanged as he gently closed his eyes.
Currently, the power of the stalagmites in front of him was only Second Rank, insufficient to break through his defense.
His Superbrain continued to operate.
Scenes flashed through his mind, beginning from the moment he stepped into the cave, with every minor spatial shift meticulously recreated in his brain.
Moments later, an accurate three-dimensional trajectory map emerged in Colin’s mind.
"It’s right there!"
He opened his eyes, his gaze falling on a spot on the cave wall to the left.
The appearance of that cave wall was unfamiliar, its position even having shifted half a meter forward from what he remembered.
But no matter how it changed, the direction could never be wrong!
The three-dimensional trajectory map calculated in his mind clearly told him—
That was where the passageway they had come through was located!
Boom!
The spherical force field once again surged outwards, shattering the grey-black stalagmites into dust as if they were rotten wood!
Colin seized the opportunity and flew towards that section of the cave wall.
The attacks of this cave clearly grew stronger in response to the enemy’s power, and although the upper limit was unknown, staying here and continuing to fight seemed unwise.
Swoosh!
His will turned his palm into a blade, slicing through the rock wall as if cutting through tofu.
Carrying the golden insect creature, Colin swiftly moved through the rock wall like a fish swimming through water.
However, two minutes later, he suddenly noticed something odd.
His direction was absolutely correct, yet there was still no end in sight to the rock wall!
After advancing for another two minutes within the wall, Colin remained silent for a moment before choosing to turn back.
Bang!
Emerging from the round-bottomed cave floor, Colin burst forth from the ground.
’How come I’m coming out from the bottom of the cave, when I clearly dug out of the sidewall before?!’
Just as he emerged, he was slightly startled.
’The cave wall here is so bizarre! It seems... it might involve spatial transformation?’
Crack crack crack—
Suddenly, a narrow crack split open in the ceiling overhead, and several more golden insect creatures fell through.
’There’s no time for hesitation.’
Seeing the crack in the cave ceiling about to close, Colin’s face hardened with resolve.
Swoosh!
He swiftly flew up towards the crack, carrying the golden insect creatures with him!
Since the passageway they had come through could no longer be found, staying in this cave clearly wasn’t a good choice... thus, the only place left for him was that crack in the ceiling!
Zoom!
Colin quickly passed through the crack, and his force field hands also grabbed several golden insect creatures as he went.
Upon reaching the upper side of the crack, he found himself in an ordinary-looking cave passage.
After a brief inspection, Colin breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked down at the closing gap beneath him, his gaze flickering, then suddenly took out a Thunder Light Stone and threw it into the crack!
Previously, in the round-bottomed cave, the space was tight; using Robert Explosion Skill recklessly would likely result in serious injury to himself as well.
Considering it was an attack of Fourth Rank strength, and his Third Rank force field would have likely struggled to defend in such a tight space.
Now, however, it was different. Colin’s expression remained calm as he carried the golden insect creatures away, waiting for the explosion to occur.
Yet seconds passed and no sound came; an eerie silence pervaded the area.
Colin raised an eyebrow, feeling that the Thunder Light Stone had indeed exploded successfully.
’That cave truly has the capability for spatial transport!’
"Hiss—!!"
As he speculated in his mind, an indescribable roar suddenly resounded. It was not one of pain or anger; rather, it was like thunder bursting forth from the sky, an enigmatic roar devoid of any emotional tone.
Yet it was precisely this oddity that made one feel the strange sound was emitted by some living being, rather than produced by a natural collision!
"Hisss—!!"
The hissing continued, and in a trance, a strange... creature? suddenly emerged in Colin’s mind.
It was a black sphere.
It was enormous, and although there was no way to ascertain its exact size, the mental image had no comparative reference, yet it still imparted a sense of overwhelming magnitude.
Its exterior was rough, akin to the omnipresent rocky walls of the cavern, riddled with meandering, vein-like narrow passages that densely covered almost every part of the sphere.
Gradually, Colin began to see some cavities.
They were irregular in shape, with varying sizes.
Suddenly, Colin saw a cavity filled with infinite orange light!
"Is that... a trace of the Robert Explosion Skill?"
"Had the previous hemispherical cavern been part of that colossal black sphere? Was it alive?!"
A chilling sensation gripped Colin!
"What on earth is that black sphere?!"
Boom—
It was only when a faint vibration suddenly arrived that Colin finally snapped back to his senses.
The vibration originated beneath his feet; the passage here was roughly parallel to the ground.
Hence, it could be deduced that the position of that bizarre black sphere was in a deeper location underground.
"Probably, still at a great depth..." Colin estimated to himself.
Considering the time it took for the vibrations to travel, reaching the black sphere’s location would be nearly impossible without teleportation.
Freeing himself from shock, a myriad of questions gradually surfaced in Colin’s mind.
"What was that monster exactly?" That was the primary question.
But obviously, the answer would not be found anytime soon.
"This trip to the cavern; the preparations were still insufficient." Colin slightly frowned, thinking he should return to Neustadt again to conduct a thorough search for information on the cavern.
Although he had previously sought out a lot of material about the cavern to extract its factors, he had not been a Supreme Councilman at the time and thus had limited access to information...
"If that strange black sphere truly is a living entity, then were the golden insects teleported into the hemispherical cavern its prey?
Was the strange black sphere really hunting the insect monsters?"
Colin gathered his thoughts and continued to delve deeper.
"And if that strange black sphere was indeed hunting the golden insect monsters, then that strange fluctuation capable of attracting Divine Blood was... bait!?"
Such a speculation seemed absurd, but if that immense black rock sphere was truly alive... then this conjecture seemed indeed plausible!
The pattern was approximately sorted and the logic fit, yet Colin still harbored doubts. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly extended his hand, enveloped it with his will, and slashed at the adjacent rocky wall.
Crack crack—
Moments later, he had dug out a pit roughly one meter square and two meters deep.
Colin waited quietly.
But neither the stone fragments dug up from under his feet nor the passage in front of him showed the slightest change.
There was not a trace of self-reparation.
Taking a deep breath, Colin stood in the passage and continued to dig forward using a force field hand.
So, seconds turned into minutes.
Clang! The rocky wall was finally broken through.
But even so, there were no signs of healing on the wall; it was just ordinary stone.
"Huff—"
Colin exhaled a long breath and suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Judging by the concentration of the cavern’s contamination, this area too belonged to the deeper layers of the cavern.
Yet, this part of the rocky wall did not exhibit any of the bizarre properties previously observed!
It seemed, at that moment, he had nearly become a ’golden insect monster’ that was being hunted!
Clearly, he had dug from that cavity towards the strange fluctuation, thinking he was going deeper underground, but unexpectedly, he had silently crossed a vast space and entered the innards of the gigantic black sphere!
Colin meticulously reviewed his previous memories in detail, but still could not determine exactly where he had been teleported...
"Fortunately... that gigantic black sphere seems to lack high intelligence, and even, any sort of emotion.
The hiss from just now seemed more like a simple reflex."
Taking another long breath, Colin turned his head to look around, planning to return for now and report this discovery to the Supreme Councilman.
After this incident, his determination to seek out Divine Blood had slightly waned.
However, just at that moment, more than a dozen golden insect monsters suddenly appeared at the end of the passage ahead!