Chapter 112 112 Chapter - Temporary Base
112 Chapter - Temporary Base
Bai Cheng was slightly stunned by the words, and could only temporarily put aside the idea of upgrading her bed and instead pushed open the bedroom door.
“Miss, there’s a large cave ahead,” Zi Yuan explained. “There’s firelight inside.”
Bai Cheng nodded and walked to the front of the train.
Her gaze passed through the front windshield, and she also saw the scene not far away.
It was a steep, cliff-like plateau, reddish-black in color.
The top was majestic and towering, flat as a plain, but its height was at least tens of meters by estimation.
This plateau was like a blade strike across the Lava Volcano, horizontally blocking the train's path forward.
The direction the train was currently facing was a huge cave beneath the steep cliff face.
No, it shouldn't be a cave; the train certainly wouldn't enter a dead end, which meant the upcoming journey would be a tunnel of unknown length.
Because the reddish-black plateau looked incredibly vast, as if it had no end.
As for the firelight emanating from the cave entrance, it was probably for illumination?
When Akane detected the situation, the train was still a long distance from the cave, but after Zi Yuan reported it and the train didn't slow down, it was now getting closer and closer to the cave entrance.
“Do you feel anything?” Bai Cheng asked.
Akane and Zi Yuan both shook their heads.
“Miss, everything is normal so far, at least until we enter there.”
Akane also added, “Miss, Qingniao has just flown high up to check the situation not far away. It’s a continuous plateau mountain range, and no exit has been seen even at the end °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° of her sight.”
Bai Cheng looked thoughtful upon hearing this: “Let Qingniao return to the train first to avoid getting separated.”
She then turned to look at the detection platform; the map also showed everything was normal.
In this case, there was nothing to worry about.
It couldn't possibly collapse, could it?
And now it was too late to send staff to check the situation inside the tunnel, because the train was about to enter!
Just as Bai Cheng was still thinking that she might find a good parking spot inside, the surrounding light was instantly swallowed by darkness, becoming dim.
At the same time, several dazzling firelights rapidly approached the front window of the train and magnified.
Bai Cheng was no longer of ordinary strength at this point; as an Elite-grade, and with a high amount of spiritual power, she reacted almost immediately.
The moment the fireballs touched the train, she immediately activated her Armored Core skill.
A spatial force, like an invisible wall, rapidly surged and enveloped the entire train, and the fireballs exploded with a roar.
Firelight spread across the sky, but the resulting shockwave suddenly hovered about thirty centimeters in front of the train.
Then, the train dispersed the flames, and the pitch-black scene inside the cave was dispelled by the dazzling white light of the searchlights, entering the eyes of Bai Cheng and her other employees.
The space within this tunnel was larger than Bai Cheng had imagined, and it wasn't entirely a single tunnel.
Both sides were incredibly vast, rugged, with large black rocks exposed, and even various small paths leading to unknown places.
It was intricate and spacious yet chaotic, with no signs of artificial construction.
And those that had just attacked were several humanoid monsters engulfed in flames, standing on tall boulders, distributed in different directions along the track.
“Akane, stop the train!” Bai Cheng immediately ordered. “Qingniao, go deal with them!”
Screech—the wheels rubbed against the tracks, emitting a piercing sound, and sparks flew.
At this moment, the train door also opened with a bang, and Qingniao flapped her wings, simultaneously shooting several arrows in different directions.
Whoosh, whoosh! Sounds of arrows piercing the air echoed within the rocky cave, instantly hitting the flame monsters with precision.
But the expected outcome did not occur; these monsters not only didn't die but instead glowed with intense firelight around them, and once again spat out several fireballs towards the train.
Boom! The exploding firelight seemed to completely engulf the train, but fortunately, the spatial matrix's defense was still active.
Bai Cheng was slightly surprised: “They didn't die?”
“Miss, they have no physical form; let me go.” Akane, standing nearby, also spoke up uncharacteristically.
He had observed the opponent's characteristics only after Qingniao's attack.
Bai Cheng nodded.
After advancing to Immortal, Akane also gained methods to inflict damage on spirit-type magical beasts.
At this point, the train had completely stopped. Akane directly leaped off the train, spread his hands like claws, and two crimson flames condensed. Then, he threw the fireballs in his hands straight out as if throwing stones.
The monsters seemed foolish, not even dodging the incoming attacks.
Akane's fire was different from theirs.
The moment they exploded, these monsters were instantly engulfed by hellfire, and the giant rocks beneath their feet also turned into magma under the high temperature, then collapsed.
The flames around these flame monsters began to dissipate, finally turning into a strange stone that fell into the lava below and flowed with it towards the ground.
During the melting process of the rock, a large piece of silver-white ore, which had been encased within, was also exposed.
Bai Cheng couldn't help but be stunned: “This is... silver ore?!”
These ores were hidden within the black and red rocks, completely blocking her ring's sensory detection.
As the rocks melted, Bai Cheng's fingers once again felt a slight warmth, which was a sign of nearby minerals.
At the same time, four sparkling magic crystals appeared at the bottom of the driver's screen.
Kill information was also displayed above.
You killed the magical beast Flame Spirit, you gained 2 experience points!
.....
At this moment, Qingniao, soaring outside the train, also brought back the strange stones dropped from killing those Flame Spirits and delivered them to Bai Cheng's hand.
It was a black and red cube-shaped stone with flame patterns, hot to the touch.
However, before Bai Cheng could check its information, the illustration module on the screen had already sent several prompts.
You have obtained the Core of the Flame Spirit, unlocking buildings: Employee Watchtower, Powered Railcar, Enchanting Table!
Unlocking technology: Anti-Sensing Coating, Detector Station Improvement (Magical Beast Lair Tracking)!
“It unlocked so much?” Bai Cheng was slightly startled, immediately understanding.
“So this thing is a material.”
And since there were resources here and it was easy to defend, Bai Cheng decided to spend all the days before the task arrived here.
“Alright, this is my temporary base now!”
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