Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

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"Professor Watson, have you ever considered that the black portal we came through might be related to the black structure I just saw below the cliff?"

"If the portal is an entrance structure like our rooms or housing, then the portal and the living space should be connected."

Payton pondered for a moment, connecting the two possible relationships, and then voiced his guess.

As for the speculation in his words.

Watson nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

Although he didn't see the building below the cliff that the other party mentioned, in any case, the other party wouldn't fabricate facts on such a matter.

As one of the people involved in the entire research process, Watson naturally understood what the other party meant.

"You mean that cave leading down, right? Your guess makes some sense. And we're currently trapped on this deserted island with nowhere else to go. Regardless of this speculation, the cave will be the next direction of our exploration."

After saying this, Watson put away his books of drawings, sketches, and notes.

He called to the bearded captain who was standing and waiting nearby, and together they returned to the initial landing position.

"We've looked around enough. Once we get back to the portal, we'll gather everyone together to explore this new area of ​​the cave."

Upon hearing this, the bearded captain didn't offer any opinion, but simply nodded to indicate that he understood.

After everyone staggered back to the portal from the slightly springy ground, the bearded man didn't linger.

They quickly assembled the team members who were scattered around on guard duty and headed towards the underground cave with the expedition team.

As they walked, the bearded man continued to share some potentially helpful small discoveries with the three researchers in the middle of the group.

"We haven't detected any known monsters or unrecorded living creatures in the vicinity, but there is a strange area in the cave with some creature-like ground structures."

"Due to time constraints and the inherent dangers, we did not venture in rashly, so our exploration of the cave was limited to the surface."

Neither Watson nor Payton seemed surprised by these remarks.

During their previous explorations, the robots already knew that there were no other creatures on this isolated island.

However, they were curious about the biological-like ground that he mentioned, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.

The group walked with difficulty for a while.

On this small, isolated island, we soon approached the rocky cliffs not far away.

The three of them looked around.

Sure enough, just below the rock wall, in an area shrouded in shadow, an irregular opening several meters long could be seen.

Once the special forces team stepped forward, they threw in flares first. Then, several soldiers cleared the way, and the three researchers, positioned in the middle of the group, were protected as they entered.

Although the strange feel of the ground beneath their feet affected their speed, the well-trained soldiers quickly filed in, and within ten seconds, their figures had completely disappeared from the cave entrance.

And then they all entered the cave.

It was in the pile of rubble that had been overlooked by everyone, which had accidentally fallen into the original world.

A small bat, with jet-black fur and not much bigger than a mouse, peeked out from a crevice in the rock.

The beady eyes, gleaming with a scarlet light, looked in the direction where the exploration team had disappeared, their gaze revealing an unfathomable glint.

I watched for a while, as if I were memorizing the appearances of these people.

The smaller bat struggled to squeeze out of the crevice.

Only then can you see that it only has half a wing; the other half is twisted and shriveled, just like a deflated balloon.

However, the bat itself seemed oblivious to anything amiss, flapping one of its wings as it leaped off the rock.

They tumbled and crawled all the way, crashing into the towering dark purple portal.

...

On the other side of the screen.

underground.

The three members of the expedition team, who had already entered the crevice, were somewhat surprised, even though the cave looked small and dark from the outside.

But when the group entered, they discovered that it was a rather large cave.

The cave is an irregular circle, but the ground underfoot is relatively flat with a slight slope, which does not affect walking.

The cave was rather dark, and because it was so spacious, a few flares were not enough to fully illuminate the cave.

Fortunately, the special forces members in the team were equipped with multiple sets of lighting equipment, and the researchers' bulky protective suits were also equipped with lights.

Once everyone turned on the lights, the entire spacious cave was illuminated by dozens of beams of light.

However, unlike the outside, we were now inside a cave with a relatively narrow field of vision.

The fleshy rock that seemed to be slowly wriggling and had a slight elasticity was rather disgusting.

Watson even had the feeling that he was walking inside the intestines of some giant creature, which gave him the creeps.

However, he did not show any abnormality, and the team continued to advance slowly.

Because the soldiers had scouted this section of the road beforehand, there was less need for close reconnaissance, so their speed was still quite fast.

The entire nearly circular cylindrical cavern is formed by a downward-sloping twist. Considering Dr. Payton's earlier speculation, this spiral staircase-like structure is indeed unlikely to have formed naturally.

This also increases the connection between the black door frame on the ground and the dark building below the cliff, making it much more likely that the tunnel was man-made.

However, judging from its irregular surface structure, it might be abandoned.

Professor Watson thought so.

Upon arriving in this novel environment, both researchers and soldiers had their own thoughts.

This silenced the team.

We walked in silence, our steps uneven as we trudged along the fleshy, wall-like ground.

In about ten minutes, the team had advanced to the first corner of the cave.

At this moment, Watson felt that he and the others were already tens of meters above the ground where they had started.

Just then, the bearded captain who had been leading the way suddenly stopped and raised his hand to order the team to halt.

Then, amidst the puzzled looks of the three, he parted the group and walked up to them.

"We've arrived. This location is the boundary of the area we explored earlier."

As he said this, the bearded man pointed to a slightly larger rock in front of him, which had an X marked on it with some kind of marker.

Clearly, that was recorded after the previous exploration.

After explaining the reason for the team's stagnation, the bearded man continued.

"Further ahead, there will be an area where similar creatures exist, as I mentioned before. The scene may be a bit disturbing, so please be prepared."

After hearing his explanation, the three exchanged glances. Although they were somewhat puzzled, they all nodded to indicate that they were in good condition and had no problems.

After the bearded man realized that all three of them knew, he didn't say anything more.

Returning to the front of the group, this time they proceeded more cautiously, leading the group forward.

This time, it didn't take long.

Watson then saw, under the light, a ground structure that was clearly different in color from the previous one appear before everyone's eyes.

Even from a distance, you can see the ground, abruptly covered by a layer of grayish-black substance.

It extended for more than ten meters, covering the entire ground below the cave entrance.

However, the rock walls on both sides and the rock layers overhead were still normal in color, and did not seem to be covered by that gray-black substance.

Even from more than ten meters away, Watson could clearly see that there were dense things wriggling on the gray-black ground.

It looks like some kind of parasitic insect or small creature.

Meanwhile, the team was still gradually getting closer.

Peyton, who had been observing his surroundings, noticed that some of the soldiers walking ahead were behaving strangely, even though their facial expressions were obscured by face shields.

But his keen senses still alerted him to the fact that these people's movements seemed somewhat stiff, as if there was something in front of them that was resisting them.

This made Payton more cautious. Since the soldiers had scouted the area and there were no casualties...

The danger may not be great, but there will obviously be some other negative effects.

Thinking this, the group finally slowly approached the patch of ground whose color was different from the surrounding ground.

At this moment, Payton also understood the reason for the soldiers' unusual behavior.

At this moment, the gray-black ground finally revealed its true appearance to everyone.

Compared to the surrounding scarlet rocks, this ground is composed of coarse-grained sand and gravel, ranging in color from charred gray to yellow.

And on it, faces of different sizes and shapes wriggled and crawled, and if you got close, you could almost hear sobbing sounds.

Moreover, this scene spans more than ten meters across the ground, and almost all that can be seen are these densely packed, twisting human faces.

The three of them felt uncomfortable seeing this.

Payton was the only one who performed relatively well; he was responsible for collecting and organizing that small patch of sand when Hellgate first appeared.

Although the area has now expanded more than a hundred times, at least we have some preventative measures in place.

At least he's better than the bespectacled researcher standing next to him, who's already starting to tremble.

Through the mask, you could see that the other person was already pale and was starting to inject themselves with sedatives while trembling.

And now.

Having recovered from the visually striking scene, Watson took a few steps to stand beside the bearded captain.

The tone was questioning, tinged with doubt.

"Are these things dangerous? How should we get there?"

(End of this chapter)