727: Scarlet Fish

Crimson. Chen Du's pupils reflected a crimson hue vast enough to blot out the sky.

It wasn't that the environment here had changed; rather, a colossal monster had appeared in the sky.

The monster floated above like an island.

It was too enormous to be seen in its entirety; only its head was visible.

It was a giant monstrous fish with crimson scales and three eyes on each side of its head.

"Scarlet Territory..."

Chen Du murmured the name, a faint guess forming in his mind.

He then glanced at his left wrist, finding that his smart bracelet was still operational, just like last time, and hadn't been Sealed by the rules of this place. He immediately raised his left wrist and commanded:

"Little Bear, measure the target's size. Express the result using a reference object."

"Received..."

"Measuring target size..."

"Generating result..."

"The target's size is approximately equal to Hai City, the central city of Ziyun District in the Giant Bear Domain, Seventh Ecological Circle, with a margin of error of plus or minus 20%."

Chen Du had only tried it out of curiosity, not expecting the smart bracelet to actually succeed. Technology truly changes lives.

The bracelet's error typically wouldn't exceed 0.1%. 20% was more than 200 times higher, which could only mean the target's size was so immense that it was difficult to accurately calculate, necessitating a larger margin of error to obtain a relatively close value.

"Scarlet Fish."

Chen Du created a name for the alien creature.

At this moment, he understood.

Why the introduction to the Scarlet Territory contained the phrase that it was simultaneously the largest, smallest, and most Unique Forbidden Ground, and why the name on Tombstone No. 1 was the name of a Forbidden Ground.

It was because the Scarlet Territory, as a Forbidden Ground, was unlike all other Forbidden Grounds.

The other eight Forbidden Grounds were likely akin to High Martial Civilization's main bases, but the Scarlet Territory was not only a main base, it was also a life form!

A life form so enormous it defied imagination!

However, at the Sky Soaring Warrior stage, its size was comparable to a central city?

Even the Giant Civilization would be mere sprouts before it. Who knew how large this thing would become at the Domain Warrior stage.

It might even be larger than the Seventh Ecological Circle, or even all the ecological circles of the High Martial Civilization combined!

No wonder it was said to be both the largest and smallest Forbidden Ground.

The reason the four characters "Scarlet Territory" appeared on the tombstone was due to interpretive translation. Since Chen Du knew of the Scarlet Territory, the text he could understand, within his cognitive limits, appeared.

Chen Du slowly floated into the air.

The Seal had not deprived him of his ability to fly, or rather, at the Sky Soaring Warrior stage, flying was akin to walking, an instinct.

Chen Du had no fear. The underlying logic of fear was the disparity in life levels, and since they were both Level 29, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Furthermore, he had Awakened the Ten Secret Treasures and condensed five Star Marks. His configuration was already maxed out, belonging to a Realm where theoretically, he couldn't lose.

Chen Du didn't know what this monster truly was, whether it was the Unique one of its kind in this world, or if it was a mutated species of the Crimson Civilization, and only it was this large. But one thing was certain.

The Scarlet Fish was definitely not the one he had heard about, the so-called strongest person.

If it were of this size, it would be too easy to recognize, there would surely be some description, and the timeline didn't match, as that strongest person appeared after the fall of the Overlord-level Civilization.

"Defeat me, and you shall receive a reward!"

The Scarlet Fish spoke, its voice sweeping over like a tsunami.

The lines were the same as those in the Martial Artist Level Challenge Zone.

The utterance of this sentence meant that the opponent was fully prepared, a Unique signal for the start of combat in this place.

The countdown above also changed from 22:34 to 119:59 at this moment.

Chen Du's eyes narrowed, and he actively charged forward... Land of Abandoned Armor Sector.

Somewhere in the center of a desert.

"'Octopus Civilization,' 'Autobot Civilization,' 'Bathhouse Civilization.' According to my investigations during this period, these three Upper Civilizations have been confirmed to each have only one Domain Warrior."

"Attacking them would be the choice with the least cost and greatest benefit."

"I presume the leaders of the Upper Civilizations present here have no objections, right?"

Ito, the leader of the Orc Civilization, stood at the top of the six Domain Warriors, asking in a commanding tone.

At the same time, Liu Xin, the leader of the Blade Civilization, who stood beside him, also spoke:

"We originally wanted to encourage more Upper Civilizations to participate, but they refused. You, without a doubt, are the wise ones who know how to adapt to circumstances."

"From now on, we can consider ourselves allies."

"If, in the future, the Land of Abandoned Armor Sector again faces a shortage of resources, you will undoubtedly be chosen as the civilizations to survive first."

"Since you have chosen to join us, then when our two civilizations have a bite of meat, you will have a sip of soup!"

The six Upper Civilization leaders below all smiled and nodded.

Damn it!

They want us to exert effort, but only give us soup!

But there was no choice. Faced with the pressure from the only two top-tier civilizations here, many not-so-strong Upper Civilizations had no choice but to yield, fearing that they themselves might become targets for optimization one day.

As for what the Blade Civilization leader said, 'If, in the future, there again faces a shortage of resources, you will undoubtedly be chosen as the civilizations to survive first,' this was pure empty promise.

When your civilization is left with only one Domain Warrior, see if they don't make a move against you!

But these words could only be thought, and all the Upper Civilization leaders present understood this point.

Moreover, this time it was just about eliminating three Upper Civilizations, each with only one Domain Warrior. As long as the intelligence was correct, they would most likely not suffer any casualties.

And even if the intelligence was wrong, these two top-tier civilizations would back them up, so the risk was not great!

"Respected leaders of the two top-tier civilizations, I have something to say."

The person who spoke was covered in red carapace, clearly the leader of the Sand Dune Civilization.

"Qiu Shi," what do you have to say?

The leader of the Orc Civilization looked at him as usual, with an expression of waiting for him to continue.

"It's like this, the investigations of the two leaders must have been very thorough, but not deep enough."

"We, in the Land of Abandoned Armor, have another Upper Civilization that currently most likely also has only one Domain Warrior. They can also be listed as a target for liquidation."

"Oh, which civilization is that?"

Liu Xin, the leader of the Blade Civilization, asked with great interest. He just felt that the resources from three Upper Civilizations were too little to divide, but he didn't have a proper reason to add more slots.

It wasn't that their strength was insufficient to devour the remaining Upper Civilizations, but rather that they needed to avoid casualties. This plan did not allow for the death of any Domain Warrior, otherwise these Upper Civilizations would not have joined them.

And they needed to ensure their position as top-tier civilizations, so they absolutely could not die. Therefore, they had to instigate these Upper Civilizations to become their enforcers.

Qiu Shi, upon hearing this, a hint of malice flashed in his eyes:

"High Martial Civilization!"

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