Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1229 - 1222: Eastern Troops Invade

Chapter 1229: Chapter 1222: Eastern Troops Invade

Right when the two were feeling perplexed, Baiyue stepped forward and then cautiously said, "Could there be a possibility that the magic stored in the Magic Core attracted the anchor, causing a reaction when the Magic Core made contact?"

"What do you mean?" Zhuyan Yu asked curiously.

Baiyue looked around the circle, then took a deep breath and said, "We all know that Magic Crystals contain magic power, even though this magic power needs a specific method to be drawn out. But it is the Magic Crystals that contain intense magic power. Let us assume that the very nature of the anchor is the Odd Origin Particle Group, and the Yuanzi Group is the basic unit of magic power. That is to say, could it be possible that a single Yuanzi group would tend to move towards denser Yuanzi group assemblies?"

"Let’s consider a scenario where we shoot a Magic Crystal with an Origin Submachine Gun, but not aiming precisely at the center of the Magic Crystal; instead, we let the anchor pass just a few millimeters away from the Magic Crystal. If a single Yuanzi group tends to move to denser Yuanzi clusters, then this anchor would definitely adjust its direction and move directly towards the Magic Crystal. Or should I say that the Magic Crystal captures the anchor, and the subsequent bullets collide with the anchor causing a cracking reaction, and then explode, shattering the Magic Crystal," Baiyue explained.

"In this process, the anchor hasn’t actually hit the Magic Crystal but was captured by it. That is to say, the Magic Crystal exerts a gravitational pull on the Yuanzi groups, enticing them to close in and eventually merge into one," said Baiyue.

"This theory is good," Zhuyan Yu nodded in satisfaction, then said, "If this theory holds, it would explain why there are Magic Crystals, which actually are these crystals continuously absorbing magic from the air, until they are filled with rich magic power."

"In other words," Baiyue glanced at Zhuyan Yu and continued, "whether Old Hu’s shot was aimed at the Magic Core inside that creature or not, as long as he aimed in the general direction, the fired anchor would find its own way to the Magic Crystal, then get captured by it. However, being an Odd Origin Particle Group, the anchor would soon be caught up by the bullet, then react, and directly blow up the Magic Crystal."

"So," Luo, who was listening to the opinions of the two, suddenly spoke up, astonishingly saying, "Could there be a possibility that the Overturning Beast was shot down by the Magic Crystal cannon aboard the ’Helrandum,’ just like this animal, because the Magic Crystal cannon blasted its Magic Core inside, preventing it from continuing to float?"

"So you think the Overturning Beast, like these creatures, had a Magic Core inside?" Zhuyan Yu asked.

"That’s the only explanation that could clarify how the Overturning Beast was shot down," Luo said, "The principle of the Helrandum’s Magic Crystal cannon is the same as the Origin Submachine Gun, both firing anchors and bullets. It’s just that the power of the Magic Crystal cannon is much higher than that of the Origin Submachine Gun, which is why it consumes so much magic."

After pausing, he continued,"I believe everyone must have seen that the Source River was flowing inside the Overturning Beast, which means, its body was full of magic power. If it was a conventional Magic Crystal cannon, hitting it would have barely hurt it, how could it possibly shoot it down in one strike? So I am more inclined to believe that the shot directly shattered its Magic Core inside, causing internal injuries, and it could no longer maintain its floating status, which led it to crash to the ground."

"No matter what, we need to wait for the dissection of the Overturning Beast to clarify everything," Zhuyan Yu mused.

"But no matter what, the influence of the Magic Crystal on the Origin Submachine Gun indeed exists, this point behooves us to be cautious," Tangmo said seriously.

"Yes, indeed so; if it really is as we suspect, then once this news leaks out, our enemies may well prepare their defenses, like carrying Magic Crystals as guides to disturb the accuracy of the anchor. It’s similar to how fighter jets carry decoy flares to mislead missiles away from their targets," Luo nodded in agreement.

In the following three days, Dwarf scientists and the Advance Team all quietly waited for the magic inside the Overturning Beast to dissipate, but this was clearly a very lengthy process.

During these three days, the Source River flowing out of the Overturning Beast seemed almost endless, although it would completely evaporate less than a hundred meters from the source, the source itself never ceased. God knows how much magic power this Overturning Beast held inside.

In these three days, more and more animals gathered to watch, they had no interest in the carcass of the Overturning Beast, but instead focused all their attention on the flowing Source River. This also indirectly validated the Advance Team’s hypothesis that the Overturning Beast might not be a carbon-based creature, but a fantastical creature combining magic with minerals.

With more and more animals watching, the work for the Dwarves became increasingly difficult, not only because there were herbivores but also many predators. Near the Overturning Beast, it was common for predators to begin hunting prey after being satiated. For safety reasons, all the Dwarf scientists withdrew back to the Airboat, to observe and wait for the dissipation of the Source River.

The Advance Team did not fixate on studying the Overturning Beast, instead taking advantage of the opportunity to board a Transport Plane for a scientific expedition nearby. Because the facts presented by Feng and the Sub-beast Race told them that there were civilizations in the East Continent; if they could find these civilizations, then their gains would be much greater than studying the Overturning Beast.

Traveling eastward in the Transport Plane for more than ten kilometers and crossing over a mountain col, they spotted a basin and decided to land there to study the ecological environment of the basin through scientific exploration.

"It feels like there’s everything here, but nothing to eat, which is so frustrating." Hu Daoke sat on a fallen tree trunk, hugging his gun and yawning continuously.

"You wish to devour the world," Cheng Ziang said as he was slacking off and rolled his eyes, "We are here in the East Continent for reconnaissance, not for eating. It’d be good if poison took you out considering you want to eat everything."

"Isn’t that a bit too harsh? I was just saying it casually. Couldn’t we just ask the locals for something to eat if we find them, to taste the exotic flavors?" Hu Daoke asked.

"You..." Cheng Ziang was so agitated by his words that he was at a loss for words and could only glare at him.

Just as he looked at everyone busy and was about to go help, he suddenly heard some rustling sounds behind him and abruptly pulled out his blade.

"No," seeing Cheng Ziang’s action, Hu Daoke was shocked and quickly waved his hands, "I’m just greedy for a taste, not for eating people, don’t come at me with that knife."

"Someone’s here!" Cheng Ziang didn’t have time to bicker, pointing towards the jungle and speaking sternly.

"Eh, how did you know?" Upon hearing this, Hu Daoke quickly rolled off the tree trunk and came over with his gun.

"Heard it," Cheng Ziang pointed at his ear.

"And here I thought you sensed it. Speaking of which, Feng is—" Hu Daoke started saying, but turned his head and noticed Feng was far away from them, intently watching busy Luo’er, thus he prudently shut his mouth.

The two exchanged a knowing look, and Hu Daoke immediately lay down on the tree trunk, setting up the machine gun. Cheng Ziang, knife in hand, walked step by step toward the bushes where the noise was coming from.

Carefully reaching there, he gently parted the bushes and noticed a person lying on the ground stood out distinctly.

This person was about 1.6 meters tall, dressed in coarse clothes, with several layers of cloth wrapped around his head, resembling a hat. He was lying in the bushes, unresponsive even as Cheng Ziang approached, seemingly delirious.

Getting in front of him, Cheng Ziang clearly heard him muttering something in a low voice, so he carefully crouched down to listen, and what he heard was utterly shocking.

Because he clearly heard, in a distorted Demon Clan language, the man was muttering, "East soldiers are attacking, East soldiers are attacking..."

Seeing this, Cheng Ziang felt incredibly exhilarated and turned to shout at Hu Daoke, "Stop being on alert, go call everyone over."

"What’s going on?" Hu Daoke asked, eyes wide.

"Don’t worry about that now, hurry up and call the others!" Cheng Ziang urged impatiently.

"Oh, okay!" Hu Daoke nodded, then got up from the ground and ran back, hugging his gun.