Chapter 608 Disasters Originated From Humans

The gatekeepers in human cognition are all monsters.

The 149 known records of crossings all rely on the help of gatekeepers.

Other than that, humans know nothing about gatekeepers.

Why do they exist, and why do they guard the boundary...

There is still no answer.

In Moyu's eyes, the existence of gatekeepers reminds him of the opening plot of the work Hunter x Hunter.

When Xiaojie participated in the hunter test, the monsters with humanity and wisdom were responsible for leading the way.

There is a little echo between the two.

The difference is——

The gatekeepers guarding here are definitely not comparable to the monsters of the six continents in terms of power.

The number of temperaments alone is enough to make the masters present feel awe.

It's another natural absolute gap at the biological level...

Kangzai and others who have faced the chimera ants thought so.

Especially Kangzai.

He naturally thought of the monsters he met when he first went to the Dark Continent.

To deal with this kind of existence that naturally has advantages in physical strength and manifestation of aura, Kang Zai, who is a strengthening system and focuses on self-healing, can be said to be weak, pitiful and helpless.

The gatekeeper who opened the door to welcome everyone did not care about the reaction of Kang Zai and his group, and kept staring at the Mammon eyeball in Moyu's hand.

Spudimon.

This is the name that the gatekeeper with goat horns and golden pupils gave himself to make it easier for humans to recognize.

For many years, he has come into contact with many humans who want to go to the Dark Continent.

Every time he would be the first to report this name, and then wait for the human's reaction.

But this time his attention was attracted by Mammon's eyeball, so that he ignored the habit he had developed in the past.

Greed...

From the gray stone eyeball, Spudimon felt a pure greed very clearly.

"Only humans can brew such a disaster."

Spudimon's gaze towards Mammon's eyeball gradually became sharp. This change in emotion also indirectly affected the aura surrounding himself, releasing a sharp edge from it.

The tense people were facing the obvious change in the aura, so they didn't care about etiquette and other precautions, and they all entered the fighting state reflexively.

But at this moment, Spudimon suddenly put away his sharp emotions.

"But disaster is a necessary condition for 'rebirth'..."

Spudimon never paid attention to the reactions of the humans in the field. After muttering in his heart, he consciously put away the sharpness that lasted less than two seconds.

Disasters come from humans,

and humans create new things.

No matter how many times they come into close contact, Spudimon still finds it difficult to understand the meaning of human existence itself.

"Give me something, there must be a return."

Without any intention of introducing himself or communicating in depth, Spudimon raised his sharp and slender nails and slowly pointed at the eyeball in Moyu's hand.

The standard universal language of the six continents made the thoughts of the people present stagnate slightly.

Originally, I thought I might use the translation software developed by Piyon, but now it seems unnecessary.

In response to Spudimon's undisguised request, Moyu did not hesitate at all, and decisively handed over the eyeball of Mammon instead of throwing it over cautiously.

The gatekeeper hates rude people...

This is the truth tested by the history of human navigation, and it is also the fundamental reason why Moyu chose to "hand it over".

Spudimon took the eyeball of Mammon, and said nothing more. He just used his other hand to mobilize the manifested aura, and materialized a subhuman monster out of thin air beside him.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the subhuman monster.

Human face, bird body, white wings.

The chest bulge, not bound by white feathers, fully reveals the characteristics of a human woman.

And the face is seductive, but there is a sense of disobedience like a sculpture when you look closely.

"Guide..."

Seeing this subhuman monster summoned by the gatekeeper, everyone except Kangzai thought of the guide at the first time.

In the historical records of human voyages, the guide summoned by the gatekeeper is the key to successfully landing on the coastline of the Dark Continent.

Without the guidance of the guide, crossing the dark sea is tantamount to stepping into the underworld.

Spudimon turned and walked back into the door.

Without seeing any movement from him, the open wooden double doors made a rumbling sound again and slowly closed.

The people who had no chance to communicate looked at each other in surprise.

The whole process of seeking help for voyage was so smooth that they were surprised.

And the key seemed to be the eyeball that Moyu took out, which seemed to be made of stone.

Judging from the reaction of the gatekeeper, the eyeball was obviously not as simple as it seemed.

Mizeston and other members of the Twelve Earthly Branches were curious.

However, Moyu did not give them the opportunity to ask questions and walked straight to the sub-human monster with a human face and a bird body.

"Please lead the way."

"..."

The guide nodded without saying a word.

Moyou saw it and understood that this guide who seemed to be a mind beast had a certain degree of intelligence, and like the gatekeeper just now, he could understand the common language of the six continents.

This was very convenient.

After all, the software developed by Piyon was not a universal translator, and it was difficult to guarantee that it could be used at all times.

At present, this guide understood the common language of the six continents, which was naturally the best result.

But the guide seemed to hate talking, or didn't know how to talk.

She walked ahead on her own, and had begun to assume the responsibility of leading the way.

Moyu and the others behind him saw this and could only follow quickly.

Within the high walls.

Visible desolation

The land is ruined and lifeless.

Spudimen stopped on the wasteland and raised Mammon's eyeballs in front of his eyes.

The contact between fingertips and eyeballs makes you feel the pure greed from human beings endlessly.

"Pity……"

With a low murmur, Spudimen suddenly exerted force and crushed his eyeballs into powder.

Human desires are more pure and complex than anything in the world, and they are also darker and more terrifying.

If it falls into the corresponding "soil", it will inevitably take root and sprout like crazy.

Spudigate would never allow this to happen.

So he chose to solve the problem at its root, directly destroying the existence of the eyeball.

The reason why he feels it is a pity is because he can absorb part of the energy of this eyeball to enhance his own strength, and even...

time.

If he had the ability to completely digest all the greed within the eyeball, then he would definitely not choose to destroy the eyeball.

rustle--

Gray and white powder is scattered on the wasteland, instantly blending into the surrounding environment.

Spudimen glanced at the ground, then turned and left.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Only a few steps away, the tall and strong body disappeared without a trace.

…………

With the presence of a guide, everyone's worries about the subsequent voyage have been reduced a lot.

According to the available information, the guide knows a way to avoid many risks.

This is why humans have not given up exploring the dark continent so far.

If not, just crossing the Dark Sea would be enough to stop humanity at this point.

Night falls.

Moyo, the others, and the guide returned to the Purple Smoke, which was anchored offshore.

I don’t know what kind of abilities the guide has. It seems that he knows the existence of the Purple Smoke, so he leads the way all the way.

It also seems that the guide clearly knows where the "destination" of the next stage is, so that he can arrive at the parking location of the Purple Smoke in the right direction without the guidance of Moyu and others.

on board.

Mo Laowu saw the guide with a human face and a bird's body, but he inexplicably thought of the chimeric ants that were embedded with human genes.

but……

The guide in front of him did not have strong Qi, only a thin Qi film, and he did not look threatening at all.

Soon, everyone got on the boat one by one.

After confirming that everyone was present, Mo Laowu picked up his signature pipe and blew out smoke soldiers one after another.

five minutes later.

The Purple Smoke sailed away from the sea, and the guide stood at the bow of the ship, pointing in one direction with his one-sided arm covered with white feathers.

Captain's interior.

Mo Laowu saw the action of the guide, and turned his eyes to Mo You, who was not far from the guide.

Sensing Mo Laowu's questioning gaze, Moyou nodded towards Mo Laowu.

Seeing this, Mo Laowu decisively followed the guide's guidance and changed direction.

During the subsequent voyage, although the guide remained silent, his straight arms and wings were like a weathervane, guiding Mo Laowu at the helm from time to time.

that's all--

After sailing for more than half a month, we didn't encounter any danger.

Instead, I saw a fight between creatures in the sky and creatures in the sea.

Both are huge beasts, and they create huge waves when they fight.

However, the Purple Smoke was far away, so it was not affected.

In addition to seeing the fight between behemoths, I also encountered some kind of pitch-black algae covering a large area of ​​the sea.

These pitch-black algae are clustered together in clumps. Although they are swaying up and down in the waves from time to time, they give people a lifeless feeling.

Mo Laowu saw that something was wrong at that time, and wanted to avoid the dark algae with no end in sight.

However, the guide still pointed to the dark sea far ahead.

In desperation, Mo Laowu quickly discussed with his companions and finally decided to trust the guidance of the guide.

As the Purple Smoke broke into the algae-filled sea, it was discovered that the seemingly ubiquitous algae would split into sea routes from time to time.

The guide seems to know where the next sea route will split, and will change the direction in advance every time.

So under the precise navigation of the guide, the Purple Smoke sailed for two days and two nights before successfully crossing the algae-filled sea.

During this period, everyone on the ship saw countless dead creatures among the algae.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is simply a typical biological cemetery.

After passing through this seemingly calm sea of ​​algae, the Purple Smoke continued its journey.

"It's incredible."

Nong Wu often observed the behavior of the guide during this period and found that the other person's condition was extremely stable.

This made her find it incredible as a materialist.

We clearly saw with our own eyes that the guide was embodied by the gatekeeper's telepathy, so the telepathy that constructed the body should have collapsed and returned when it was far away from the person with telekinesis ability...

But during this nearly twenty-day voyage, I didn't see the slightest fluctuation in the guide.

It's as if the guide is really the first unique individual, rather than a embodied mind beast built with mind power.

Does this mean that——

The scary thing about gatekeepers?

There were many people on the ship who had the same idea.

However, their goal is to beat Yang De's team, and it is basically impossible to turn against the gatekeeper, so naturally they don't have to worry too much.

“Navigation becomes easy when you have a guide.”

Youji Kruk heard Nong Wu's whisper and said with some emotion.

Having experienced many dangers in unknown waters, only in this way can we realize the value of smooth sailing now.

If human beings want to take root in the dark continent, they still cannot do without the help of gatekeepers.

Moyo was also on the deck and did not intervene in the conversation.

He just glanced at Nong Wu.

This member of the Hunter Association, who looked similar to a grocery store lady, was invited by Chiduo to join the team.

Her abilities are related to the materialized space. Her position in the team is logistics, and she is mainly responsible for the storage and transportation of materials.

It’s not surprising that the gatekeeper’s “manifested mind beast” feels incredible at this moment.

But Moyu knew that this kind of thing could be done.

But it definitely needs to shoulder some harsh constraints...

For example, the rat baby who was stealing food in the kitchen broke away from the connection with the telepathic person precisely because of "restriction". Not only was he able to ignore the factor of "distance", but he also became an independent individual.

“With the guide’s guidance, the crossing was smoother than expected.”

Moyu glanced at the guide standing on the bow of the ship and took out a simple route map he drew just yesterday.

The map records the route traveled in the past twenty days. It looks like a child scribbling on the map with a pen, without any rules, like a mess of threads.

Based on this route map alone, Moyu basically came to the conclusion that the guide had the ability to avoid danger.

"The guide belongs to the subhuman race..."

Looking up at the profile of the guide, Moyu said to himself: "But it is essentially a manifested mind beast, so the gene chimerism ability given by perception... may not be used on it. "

Realizing that the guide has the innate ability to avoid danger, Moyu inevitably had this thought in his mind.

If the genetic chimerism ability can act on the person who leads the way, then he might be able to gain the ability to avoid danger.

This is so important.

After all, now that he has lost his shadow space and shadow clone abilities, once he lands on the Dark Continent, it will definitely not be as easy as the first time he came.

Therefore, the ability to avoid danger can play an irreplaceable role in this situation.

"I don't know if it will work..."

Moyu's thoughts took root crazily in his heart.

time flies.

Another month has passed.

"Coming."

On this day, the guide said his first words after boarding the ship.

Everyone on the deck was surprised and delighted.

That evening.

A coastline with high peaks appeared at the end of the field of vision.

Dark Continent…

arrive.

When I was writing The Voyage, I originally conceived the chapter about the giant human skull mausoleum under the sea.

Here we will write about the Siren, and then use this to introduce the setting of "music" that is related to the background of the dark continent.

But thinking of finishing it quickly and recuperating my body, I gave up on this setting.

The few chapters that followed dealt with the risks of crossing the sea, in fact, just to make Moyu's action logic naturally lead to seeking help from the gatekeeper.

In this way, there is no need to spend too much space on the Dark Sea.

The setting of Dark Continent is so huge, with deep sea and land, even writing a million words is as easy as drinking water.

But the problem is that there are no key conflicts and highlights. As a person who has experienced it, I know this very well.

Anyway...

For the Dark Continent chapter, I just need to write down some thoughts and opinions.

For example, the impact of human existence on the dark continent...