249: The Way to Death

October 9th, 8:00 AM.

Five figures were cautiously moving on the Surface.

The originally dazzling sun suddenly dimmed, as if a black parasol had abruptly appeared above their heads.

Chen Du and the other four were currently in a tall forest, where the average height of each tree was about 100 meters, densely packed together like they were having a family gathering.

Unlike the green leaves of normal trees, the leaves of these tall trees were all black.

However, the blackness was not very deep, only about 40% of normal black, and sunlight could still penetrate through these black leaves and gaps.

"This is the Black Forest, also known as the Big Eye Territory. Seeing this Black Forest means we have already entered the territory of the Big Eye Civilization!"

Hamon's low voice rang in everyone's ears, his tone noticeably different from before, with a hint of vigilance and seriousness.

After all, they were now within the territory of the Big Eye Civilization, and no carelessness was allowed. Everyone's expressions also became extremely serious after Hamon's statement that they had entered the Big Eye Civilization's territory.

Especially Chen Du and Fukawa Kujako, the two students.

As non-Sky Soaring Martial Artists, they were normally forbidden from approaching Great Civilization territories. This time, due to the special mechanism and location of Sifang Cave, they were only able to enter under the guidance of two Advanced Aerial Warriors.

"You've seen the creatures of the Big Eye Civilization in the bestiary. They have only one prominent large eye on their faces and no eyelashes."

"Because of this, they naturally dislike sunlight, and the shading effect of this Black Forest is very good, which is also an important reason for them to be entrenched here."

Chen Du and Fukawa Kujako nodded upon hearing this. They were the only two in this five-person team who had not seen actual Big Eye Civilization creatures; all their information came from the Alien Civilization database in their wristbands.

The Big Eye Civilization has no sub-races, only one race. In the bestiary, the creatures of the Big Eye Civilization all have enormous heads, with only one large eye and no other facial features.

Below the head are eight slender, leg-like supports, which are their long legs.

They don't have noses but breathe through their skin. As for communication, Big Eye Aliens are born with a Mental Energy Rank of 10, so they can communicate with Mental Energy from birth.

Their height ranges from about 2 to 5 meters.

Unlike the Giant Civilization, the height of the Big Eye Civilization has no relation to their strength.

Those who are strong can be 2 meters, and those who are weak can be 5 meters.

When they advance to a Martial Artist, a ring forms around their eye, encircling their unique single eye.

The number of rings is a manifestation of their strength and status.

One ring represents the Martial Warrior Level, and in the Big Eye Civilization, their status is that of a Soldier.

Two rings represent the Sky Soaring Warrior Level, and their status is that of a General.

Three rings represent the Domain Warrior Level, and their status is that of a King.

As for the specific Rank, it cannot be seen and can only be determined through combat.

After all, a Big Eye Alien with two rings could be Rank 20 or Rank 29.9, with a world of difference in strength.

If he only looked at their appearance, Chen Du actually couldn't tell one Big Eye Alien from another.

It was like when he studied history and literature, there was a photo of a non-Black person from the old era holding a basket of ingredients.

To this day, Chen Du still couldn't tell who was who in the picture; besides their white teeth, he couldn't imagine any specific face of a non-Black person.

Big Eye Aliens were the same for Chen Du now.

Except for height and the rings around their eyes, they all looked the same!

"Our Small Civilizations dare not get too close to Great Civilizations. This location is on the border of the Black Forest."

"Our destination, Sifang Cave, is on the very edge of the border, which will be relatively safer."

"But for even greater safety, we will deliberately take a detour, trying to stick to the edge as much as possible."

Chen Du and Fukawa Kujako understood this perfectly. The reason for doing so was precisely because of their insufficient strength; otherwise, if any conflict occurred, they would not only have to fight but also protect the two of them.

"The Big Eye Civilization has a very strong sense of territory. Anyone who enters their territory, once seen, will not be let go. If they can't win, they call for backup!"

"This is true even for the Hunter Civilization, which has a cooperative relationship with the Big Eye Civilization; they do not allow any life to set foot in the Black Forest!"

"They treat this place as private property and do not allow any creature to contaminate it."

Hamon said in a deep voice. As the team leader and a Senior, he had an obligation to educate Chen Du and the other on some knowledge about the Big Eye Civilization.

These were promising talents who could advance to Sky Soaring Martial Artists in the future, especially Chen Du, who was almost certainly destined to become an Advanced Aerial Warrior!

He was the best of the best among the promising talents.

Just as Hamon was about to elaborate on more details, a cold voice suddenly came from the side of the group.

"Where did these flies come from!"

"Are you even qualified to enter here?"

"You are simply courting death!"

What!

This inexplicably appearing cold voice startled everyone.

The feeling of this voice?

It's Mental Energy!

Chen Du raised an eyebrow, keenly noticing that this was not a sound wave produced by normal speech, but a Mental Energy transmission.

Based on the source of the medium, Chen Du sharply turned his head and saw the other party's appearance.

It was a Big Eye Alien about 3 meters tall, with two rings around the outer contour of its eye!

Two rings meant the opponent's strength was at the Sky Soaring Warrior Level!

This was Chen Du's first judgment.

Peng Fei, who was a Sky Soaring Warrior, and Xu Tian and Hamon, who were Advanced Aerial Warriors, made the same move.

Fukawa Kujako was the last to turn her head.

In this team, the person she cared about most was Chen Du. She deeply wished to create greater value than this junior, so her gaze would intentionally or unintentionally fall on Chen Du.

What surprised her most just now was that Chen Du turned his head even earlier than Peng Fei!

Could it be that this level of Mental Energy already surpassed Peng Fei, who was a Sky Soaring Warrior?

But that shouldn't be possible, right?

She didn't know Chen Du's current specific Rank, but since he was going to a Low-Risk Zone, it certainly wouldn't exceed Rank 15.

Life Strength below Rank 15, yet Mental Energy above that of a Sky Soaring Warrior?

Is he a monster!?

No wonder they wanted us to cooperate with him.

Fukawa Kujako speculated in her heart. The mission description had almost no details about Chen Du's strength and abilities, only saying to cooperate with him and not to die unexpectedly, putting pressure on him.

"Hmph, I didn't expect to see such filth on my first day of patrol, 'Huang San'."

After speaking, the facial feature, which consisted only of an eye, actually showed a sinister expression similar to a sneer.

"Die!"

The next second.

Buzz!!!

A sound similar to an air-raid siren suddenly exploded in the ears of the five. Chen Du immediately felt immense pressure on his entire head, as if it was about to be crushed.

"Ah ah ah!"

Fukawa Kujako was the first to collapse, clutching her head and crouching down, letting out a painful scream.

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