Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 103, Section 102: Visitors from Beyond the World

"I heard the echoes of the world on the verge of destruction."

Boom——

In the pitch-black spirit world, a flying machine that was difficult to detect by any means was pulled, skipping over many blank areas, breaking through a barrier, and arriving in a new world.

A world that seems a bit square.

The aircraft slowly descended.

Two people came down, one in front of the other, both wearing large robes, with only their heads showing.

"It seems like this is it."

Those who came down first looked around the quiet world with curiosity.

The person who followed closely behind also looked at it and said, "Boss, this world looks pretty intact. Is it really a world that's going to be destroyed?"

The first person to come down said, "That means it might be facing an apocalypse that won't cause large-scale damage to matter."

"It might be a virus, or some kind of rule-based monster extermination mechanism."

"Be careful, third brother, put on the filter."

"it is good."

The burly man, referred to as the third brother, responded and took out a strange mask, putting it on.

The two began to explore the surroundings.

'Are the trees here all square? Is it an apocalyptic effect, or a local characteristic?'

"Don't touch it."

The leader, who was clearing the way, reminded them:
"Apart from the 'World Heritage Sites,' there's no need to take anything else; it's a waste of time."

The third brother nodded, and the two continued their exploration.

It is nighttime.

The surroundings were pitch black, making it difficult to see the road, but this did not hinder their movements.

Roar--

As the two continued to explore, a low, hoarse cry suddenly came from the darkness.

"Boss, look, isn't that a zombie?"

Both of them looked at the green-skinned monster.

However, the monster seemed not to see the two of them, letting them walk by without glancing in their direction.

"It really is a viral apocalypse!"

"uncertain."

The leader shook his head and said with an air of experience, "Look over there, there are also moving skeletons and some monsters I've never seen before."

"It could also be the resurrection of the undead, or a biological mutation."

hiss--

A shout came from behind them, and the two immediately turned around, only to find a row of scarlet eyes in a rather dark corner.

Sometime during the day, a huge spider appeared there, lying on the ground almost as big as a person.

It appeared suddenly, almost touching their heels, sending chills down their spines.

"What a huge spider."

The third brother was startled and clenched his fists.

"Don't do it!"

His movements were stopped.

"We'd be in danger if it exploded or had some kind of suicide mechanism after death."

The boss carefully took two steps to the side, examined the spider closely, and said, "It looks like just an ordinary spider. Apart from its strange appearance, I haven't detected any unusual abilities in it."

"But it's also very dangerous."

"It seems that monsters can suddenly appear from the dark corners of this world like this."

"It's really impossible to guard against. I'm afraid that in the early stages of the apocalypse, many people will die in their sleep without knowing why."

"Perhaps we should go back and wait until dawn before exploring again, but it's also possible that this world is in eternal night..."

As they were talking, suddenly, the night sky above them began to swirl rapidly, and a few seconds later, the sun rose.

Without exception, all the dead spirits around him burst into flames, and soon they all turned into a cloud of white particles and vanished into thin air, leaving no corpses behind.

Only a few scattered, unidentified monsters remained, wandering aimlessly around.

"Time collapse?"

A sense of unease rose within me.

"Not a good sign."

"Three days. If we can't find any world treasures in three more days, we'll leave."

"Okay, boss."

The leader took out a compass and stared intently at the pointer.

“There’s something that looks like a World Heritage Site nearby, not far. Let’s go.”

After they reached an agreement, the two quickly left the area.

This time the movement was much faster.

Before long, the two entered a pale forest.

"We're getting closer. We might see something once we leave the forest." Just then, a sound like a tree branch snapping came from behind.

crunch.

"what!"

The burly third man, who was walking behind, called out.

"There's a monster, a tree spirit, it can see me!"

The third brother struggled desperately as the tree spirit's body gripped his neck, but he found that he couldn't break free no matter what he did; the thing was ridiculously hard.

The trapped burly man cried out in pain and quickly activated the teleportation system, thus escaping.

Is it a trap?
"The sensory shielding didn't work."

Fortunately, the damage from this tree spirit trap is minimal and almost negligible.

Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, a series of strange noises came from behind them.

A large group of tree spirits, a large group of tree spirits that could creak and groan, appeared out of nowhere and quickly approached, surrounding the two of them in the blink of an eye.

"Go away!"

Seeing that they could not hide, the two immediately launched a counterattack, but found that no matter what they did, they could not break through the thing's defense. They tried everything they could, but they could not even make the monsters take a step back.

No matter what type of weapon or attack, none of them could cause any damage to these tree spirits.

"what?"

The situation is very strange.

"Try this!"

In desperation, the eldest brother pulled out a small box and recited:

"Spirit of Law, heed my plea and deliver destruction to the branches before me..."

As the chanting continued, a crisp cracking sound rang out, a cracked line spread out, and then it exploded with a 'pop'.

The space around them shattered.

However, it still didn't work.

The eldest brother's eyes widened.

This is a spatial rupture, yet it couldn't even damage this tiny tree spirit.

And how can this world be so stable? Is this really a world that is about to be destroyed?

A hint of doubt arose in my mind.

crunch.

The moment we looked away, the tree spirits stirred again.

The eldest brother quickly looked over and found that the tree spirits had stopped moving again.

"and many more."

A flash of light flashed.

The eldest brother quickly said, "Keep an eye on them. As long as we keep observing, these things won't move."

The third brother did as instructed, and the two of them stood back to back, looking around without any blind spots. Sure enough, they found that this method worked.

"Damn, this is definitely some kind of apocalyptic derivative."

"Can't it be a local species?" the third brother asked.

"No, you haven't reached that level, so you might not understand. Although these tree spirits don't cause much damage, to the point that they can be ignored, the depth of their rule of 'ignoring any attack and damage' has surpassed the laws of the general world. Only the apocalypse has this characteristic."

"We may have stumbled into a post-apocalyptic region, but that also means our destination isn't far away."

"The more likely a place is to contain the world's treasures, the more likely it is to attract the end of the world."

"Hurry up, get out of this area."

The two nervously made their way out of the pale forest, only breathing a sigh of relief when they were sure the tree spirits behind them weren't following.

"Boss, look over there!"

The third brother pointed to the plain in front of him and said, "There are houses and a bunch of machines, all running. There might be people there."

"Judging from the architectural style, they might be surviving local indigenous people."

The eldest brother stared at the plain for a while and said, "The system is very mixed. There are primitive smelting furnaces, magic arrays, and some machines, but they don't seem to be very advanced."

"Forget it, we can't figure anything out just by looking at it like this. The people living here seem to know a lot of things. Maybe we can grab them and ask them for clues."

"Can't we negotiate amicably?"

"Are you out of your mind? What kind of negotiation is this? We don't have time to cultivate relationships with the natives."

"Oh, that makes sense."

"Boss, who are you talking to?" Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, the third brother finally asked.

"I wasn't talking to you... huh?"

The eldest brother suddenly turned around.

"Didn't you ask?"

"I asked."

A voice came from above.

The two looked up and saw a boy wearing an orange robe with small white wings on his back.

He was floating silently in the air.

(End of this chapter)