43: Chapter 43 An Unexpected Discovery! A Relic from an Unknown Civilization!

"Clang—!!!"

That crisp sound of metal striking stone was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The girls, who had been celebrating, stopped what they were doing and looked curiously toward the source of the sound.

"Everyone, get back!"

Qin Yu's grave, low shout caused the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere to turn tense in an instant!

Su Qingyao and Lin Waner immediately rushed to Qin Yu's side, looking at the torn-open, massive stomach with wary expressions.

"Patriarch, what is this?"

Lin Waner looked at the massive metal plate faintly visible through the viscous gastric juices, her face filled with shock and suspicion.

This Titan Python had actually swallowed such a large iron plate?

"No... that's not iron."

Qin Yu's gaze was deadlocked on the metal plate, his expression more solemn than ever before.

He could feel it.

An aura of cold, deathly silence that made him feel extremely uncomfortable was radiating from that metal plate.

It was something completely out of place in this vibrant prehistoric rainforest, as if it came from another world...

An aura of death!

"Open... up!!!"

Qin Yu no longer hesitated; the muscles in his arms bulged like coiled dragons, suddenly swelling with power!

His terrifying strength of over two hundred points erupted without reservation at that moment!

"Rip—!"

A tooth-aching sound of tearing rang out!

The massive stomach, which was tough enough to resist strong acid and resembled the sturdiest leather, was actually torn wide open from the middle by Qin Yu as if it were mere paper!

Foul-smelling liquid mixed with semi-digested residue splashed all over the ground!

But no one cared about that anymore.

Everyone's eyes were completely captivated by the gargantuan object exposed to the air!

That wasn't a metal plate at all!

It was a door!

A massive metal door, at least two meters high and one meter wide, forged entirely from an unknown pitch-black metal that seemed to absorb all light, exuding an aesthetic of sci-fi and raw violence!

The surface of this door showed no signs of corrosion from the stomach acid; instead, it was smooth as new, without even a single scratch!

In the very center of the door was carved an extremely complex and eerie rune!

The rune looked as if it were pieced together from countless twisting, struggling, and wailing creatures. Just a single glance made one feel dizzy, and an involuntary, bone-chilling coldness and... fear rose from the depths of the soul!

"Wha... what is this thing?"

A timid girl looked at the eerie rune and felt as if her soul was being sucked in. She let out a startled cry, her legs went weak, and she collapsed directly onto the ground.

"Don't look at that rune!"

Su Qingyao reacted immediately. She let out a sharp cry as a soft, holy spiritual power radiated from her, instantly enveloping the area!

That holy power was like a clear spring, instantly quenching the negative emotions that had arisen in everyone's hearts from staring at the rune.

The girls snapped out of it, their faces pale and filled with lingering fear, no longer daring to look at that eerie metal door.

"A door... how could there be a door inside the python's belly?"

Lin Waner murmured to herself, feeling that the worldview she had built over twenty years was being completely overturned tonight.

Qin Yu didn't speak.

His face was so dark it looked like it was about to drip water.

He knew better than anyone what this door represented.

It meant that this prehistoric rainforest was not as simple as he had imagined!

Besides prehistoric behemoths and a nature filled with peril, there existed another more advanced and more dangerous...

Intelligent life!

Or rather, a civilization!

An unknown civilization capable of forging a super-alloy door that even a Titan Python could not digest!

Was this door swallowed by the python along with some base or ruin?

Or... was this door itself a mobile teleportation device?!

Countless thoughts flashed frantically through Qin Yu's mind!

Each thought sent a shiver down his spine!

He would rather face ten Titan Pythons than face a hostile civilization with completely unknown technology and strength before he had even properly developed!

"Qin Yu..."

Su Qingyao walked forward, her small face equally solemn.

"I can feel that behind this door lies a place filled with evil and chaos."

"The energy there is completely different from mine, and from all of ours."

"It's an aura... pure and abyss-like, existing only for destruction and plunder!"

As a Holy Priestess, her perception of energy was far more acute than Qin Yu's!

"Abyss..."

Qin Yu's pupils shrank suddenly!

He remembered the title of the Titan Python—"Shadow of the Abyss"!

Could it be that this giant beast had some unknown connection to the world behind this door?

Or perhaps it even came out of this door itself?!

If this guess was true... then the problem was even more serious!

How terrifying must a world be where even a Titan Python is merely a 'watchdog'?

Just then, the long-absent system notification sound suddenly rang out urgently in Qin Yu's mind!

[Ding! Warning! Warning!]

[Detected high-dimensional spatial beacon—"Gate of the Abyss (Damaged)"!]

[This item belongs to the high-risk world—"Nest of Ten Thousand Insects" planar coordinates!]

[Warning! This beacon is continuously emitting weak spatial fluctuations!]

[It is estimated that in 30 days, these spatial fluctuations will be captured by the 'Seekers' of the "Nest of Ten Thousand Insects"!]

[At that time, an endless army of Zerg, more terrifying and cruel than the Titan Python, will descend upon this place!]

[Lord, please increase your strength as quickly as possible and prepare for the encounter!]

[Or...]

[Find a way to repair this "gate of the abyss" within 30 days and take the initiative to attack!]