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Revy: "?—!"

She seemed a beat slow to react before replying over the radio, "Finally remembered me? So, who do you want me to aim at?"

Luo Tianming: "...I didn't ask you to destroy it by force. Help me press this button."

He pointed to a purple button and said, "There's a motion sensor on this door. When I get close to the door, press the button immediately, then wait for me to go in and solve the mechanism... After that, you have to let me out."

"..."

Suddenly, Revy realized how important her task was:

If she doesn't press the button again, wouldn't that mean Luo Tianming will be locked up inside forever?

Thinking further—was the reason he took me to the ruins instead of Wu Jian, who was closer to him, also because he trusted me more?

Thinking of this, Levi felt her heart beat faster for no reason.

This feeling of being trusted made her feel very gratified—nothing is more precious than trust. Levi liked being trusted, as it made her feel at ease.

……

She watched as Luo Tianming arrived at the door, then immediately pressed a button, and a door above his head opened.

Luo Tianming activated the underwater thruster and instantly swooped in...

Then, even though Levi hadn't touched anything, the door suddenly closed without warning.

"...!"

Watching someone suddenly disappear is a terrible feeling, especially when you're powerless to do anything about it. No matter how many buttons Levi touched, there was no response from the other side of the door.

Just as she was getting anxious, she saw the six small lights under the button light up again!

Levi pressed the button decisively—and Luo Tianming rushed out of the door again!

She rushed forward and asked, "What happened?"

Luo Tianming shook his head: "It's nothing... I just saw the words those aliens left on the wall, which delayed me a little."

Levi asked with some concern, "What does it say?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

This time, he simply shook his head in silence.

That's a record of the truth about extraterrestrial existence, the Eye of Europa, extraterrestrial visitors, and the destruction of everything; there's no need to reveal it now.

However, he made another discovery on this trip: "I saw what seemed to be a magical artifact on the other side of the door above. It wasn't in a safe, but was lying on the ground."

"That seems to be a... 'sky artifact'."

Chapter 34 Artifact

Luo Tianming was not mistaken; it was a 'sky artifact,' an eight-cornered sky-blue cage with various patterns he couldn't understand, almost blending into its surroundings.

It emitted a pale blue light, and countless seemingly deep blue energies were drawn into it... and the 'energy' that was drawn in was the oxygen in the surrounding area.

"..."

This 'sky artifact' placed on the ground should also be part of the entire ruins trap.

It is also considered a trap because of the Sky Artifact's characteristic: it can consume 50000 units of oxygen per second in the air it comes into contact with.

How exaggerated is this concept? Assuming one unit of oxygen is one gram, then one unit of oxygen is approximately 0.7 liters.

Therefore, we can conclude that its oxygen consumption is 35000 liters per second.

To put it simply, this amazing device can suck all the oxygen out of a sealed submarine or station within seconds of coming into contact with air!

If someone is not wearing a diving suit, they will instantly run out of oxygen and die when they open the gate to the ruins.

So what kind of person wouldn't be wearing a wetsuit?

— Alliance members who want to develop this.

When they transform this ruin into a research station, if someone accidentally opens a closed door, the moment the Sky Artifact's room connects to the outside will be the moment disaster strikes!

"..."

It seems these aliens really don't want anyone to disturb the place they used to live in.

…………

Now that they had discovered the purpose of their trip, how to get their hands on it became their main concern.

First, they need to open the door.

But Luo Tianming had already tried, and the door wouldn't open for them.

This might sound a bit vague, but it was a red door.

In this alien ruin, any color 'red' is an ominous color, and that door is no exception.

The red door—meaning it's not for them, or for any intruder to pass through.

Those are doors specifically for the 'guardians' of this ruin to pass through. They can use these doors to quickly deploy to the places where invaders break in, and also to escape and repair themselves.

"..."

The door they couldn't pass through on their own left them somewhat frustrated.

“Forget it,” Levi said reassuringly over the radio, “this won’t work. Let’s go somewhere else. There must be other places where other artifacts exist.”

Luo Tianming: "..."

He got up and began looking for other mechanisms to unlock the door.

But after searching all around, he not only failed to find any mechanism, but also fell into deeper despair.

According to the energy lines on the ground, the device to destroy the door is on the other side, but he can't get through that door.

This just proves the saying:

'The door cannot be opened from this side'

A ghost!

A ghost named 'Miyazaki the Old Thief' lingers in the ruins designed by aliens.

Thinking of this, Luo Tianming suddenly understood... He felt that there must be a short, bespectacled, sleazy fat man among the aliens.

boom--!

He slammed his fist on the red door.

...?

But the ever-cautious Luo Tianming never expected that it was this very punch that caused the trouble.

Suddenly, the red door in front of me flickered twice, and then—it opened.

From inside the door emerged a group of jellyfish-like creatures with scaly heads, but instead of jellyfish tentacles, they had four sharp claws and a mouth that looked as sinister as a lamprey.

"Hunting the herd!!"

Luo Tianming's pupils widened, but Levi reacted even faster than him!

She grabbed her submachine gun and started firing at the swarm of bees!

The bullets shot out countless arrow-shaped streams of water underwater, and the thrust generated by the gunpowder caused the bullets to embed themselves in the bodies of these monsters. They were very weak—easily shattered into pieces by the weakened bullets.

But the problem with these things isn't that they're fragile, but rather that they're numerous.

In just a few seconds, dozens of scarlet predatory bees filled the area in front of me, and they were moving very fast.

Moreover, these damned things are blood-powered creatures; their purpose in attacking living beings is to suck blood—once they have blood, these guys will continuously and rapidly repair themselves.

Moreover, once bitten, it will cause continuous bleeding and wounds that cannot heal temporarily.

Just as Luo Tianming was about to warn Levi to be careful of these creatures, he heard her scream over the radio.

"Ah—! Damn it!"

In her anger, she slammed one of the predators clinging to her arm against the wall, causing it to explode into a cloud of blood mist. However, this did little to heal her injuries or apprehend the ever-growing horde of predators.

Because Levi wasn't using the dual pistols she was familiar with, her accuracy was significantly lower. In addition, while submachine guns were quite effective against medium-sized Ruin Guardians underwater, they weren't as effective against smaller creatures like herds of predators.

At this moment, Luo Tianming suddenly realized that among their belongings was something useful that could deal with predatory beasts.

He pulled Levi behind him and shouted, "I'll do it!"

He then activated the plasma cutter that had been brought down with him!

This device, which uses a high-temperature plasma arc to melt metal, unexpectedly became a life-saving tool in this situation.

He turned the power up to the maximum—instantly, the cutter in his hand evaporated a large number of bubbles, and the high-temperature electric arc swept across the predatory beasts!

The large number of monsters that gathered were instantly vaporized by the high-temperature plasma arc.

He brandished the thing and went inside, as if he were in an empty place.

As mentioned before, these creatures are quite fragile; the danger lies only in their numbers. Melee weapons or weapons with wide-area damage can quickly kill a large number of them.

After dealing with the predatory beasts, he quickly glanced back at Levi beside him—noticing a tear in her wetsuit—although she quickly plugged it with synthetic silicone skin, the tear was definitely not that simple.

Levi said, trying to sound tough, "I'm fine... let's continue."

"By the way, are these monsters poisonous? Will I turn into one like last time after being bitten?"

"..."

Seeing that she was still somewhat cheerful, Luo Tianming knew that she was alright for the time being, but he didn't want to put Revy at risk.

"There have been no cases of people dying from preying on herds of animals. These animals, apart from their painful bites, do not carry any parasites or toxins. Their purpose is to suck blood, similar to leeches, and they won't kill you."

"But things change if you stay there for too long."

"So, next—Levy, get back to the ship."

"...!"

These words clearly ignited Revy's competitive spirit, and she said somewhat unwillingly, "I'm fine, I can continue!"

"I've had much worse injuries before... bullets didn't even go through my body!"

At this moment, Luo Tianming used his captain's authority over the radio: "Levy, go back."

Levi: "..."

She looked extremely unwilling.

Luo Tianming could only reassure her, saying, "We need someone to go back and inform Miaomiao, otherwise what if we accidentally harm her when we return to the submarine with the 'Sky Artifact'?"

"This artifact is the least dangerous of all the artifacts. If possible, I would like to keep the artifact storage box to store those more dangerous ones."

"..."

Levi was skeptical: "Really? You don't think I'm a burden because I'm injured, do you?"

Luo Tianming: "Of course it's true."

Revy: "So you're not trying to get me away so you can do something dangerous, are you?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

Chapter 35 The Second Divine Artifact

After repeated reassurances, Levi finally believed him and returned the way she came with the supplies she had scavenged from underwater.

"..."

Seeing that Levi seemed to have walked quite far away, Luo Tianming switched the radio to silent mode and sighed, "Phew~ she's finally gone. You really can't underestimate Levi's sharpness; she almost discovered us."

"...Alright, now that she's gone—let's do something dangerous!"

"..."

Yes, Levi's feeling was right—the reason Luo Tianming was so cautious along the way was because of her presence.

If he had come down himself, he probably would have already started dismantling things impatiently.

That's just his personality—he becomes cautious and timid when there are two people around, but he becomes reckless and unrestrained when he's all alone.

Of course, he didn't lie to Levi either—being bitten is dangerous, right? It definitely needs to be treated promptly.

It's true that the power lines can't be removed, but he didn't say that the board underneath the lines can't be removed either.

This relic is like a computer motherboard; removing the plastic sheet under the circuitry won't affect the circuitry itself.