No. 1 took two more steps forward and suddenly stopped.
"boom!"
The fire broke down the rock wall in front, bringing a devastating wave of lava heat to the face.
In the sudden change of extreme environment, No. 1's perception and computing functions were momentarily disrupted, and the metal body was also somewhat stiff and out of control. However, Ronan's mental induction was not affected, and instead followed the fulcrum that had entered the area. spread.
Then Ronan "saw" that on the other side of the cracked rock wall, the "building" like a church spire collapsed and crashed into the roaring and boiling magma, and was destroyed in an instant.
Don't wonder why there are such "buildings" in underground lava areas. In fact, when No. 1's body adapted to the extreme environment, it braved the tidal waves of lava and walked to the edge of the collapsed rock wall. Here, the huge cavity in front, as well as the twisted and twisted complex of strange buildings in the cavity, only showed it a "corner of the volcano".
In this huge cavity with lava as the background color, there are at least ten huge sealed structures, scattered at random.
They are all rock and adobe structures, varying in size and quite rough. They are connected to each other and to the surrounding mountain rock walls by "pipes" made of the same material, criss-crossing each other, and at first glance they are buildings with clear functions.
Perhaps it is the reflection of the light of the lava, or the material or other factors, but these sealed structures all emit a dark red light, as if they are burning all the time, like giant torches, which is very eye-catching.
The dark red light emitted, if you look closely, is constantly flowing, like a special-shaped blood circulation system, never stopping for a moment.
In such a volcanic lava environment, it is no exaggeration to say that the temperature is as high as fire. But in this hell-like "building community", tens of millions of Vulcan ants are quickly shuttling through the passages inside and outside.
As far as Ronan's mental induction could reach, the dozen or so sealed structures exposed above the lava were almost full of Vulcan ants, and more and more ant colonies were coming one after another towards the far end of the rock wall. , and even travel deeper into the lava depths.
Yes, similar closed structures and channels still exist widely in other locations on mountains and the earth's crust, under high-temperature lava whose depths are unfathomable. They are the ant chambers and ant tunnels built by this huge Vulcan ant colony, all of which together constitute the entirety of the aberrant nest.
And this is only the middle and lower part of the aberration lair.
According to Ronan's detection and observation over the past few days, this "distorted nest" contains at least more than two hundred ant chambers and ten times as many ant tunnels. There is no obvious pattern in their distribution. Some places are denser and some are sparse, but overall they still show the shape of an inverted pyramid.
About one-fifth of the lower end is completely immersed in magma, and that is Ronan's final destination—the "heart" of the entire aberration nest, where the queen of the Vulcan ant colony is located. It is also the core of the collective consciousness of the entire Vulcan ant society.
The violent shaking of the mountain and the strata continued. No. 1 stood on the edge of the rock wall for only three to five seconds. Another ant chamber was peeled off from the rock wall, carrying tens of thousands of Vulcan ants, and fell heavily into the lava. among.
To say that most of the ant chambers are embedded with the surrounding mountains and strata, the volcanic activity in this area was probably too intense, causing the supporting strata to collapse, exposing the ant chambers inside.
It can be seen that the ant chambers of Vulcan ants are stronger than the surrounding rock formations, but without their bearing foundation, it is difficult for these strange creations to maintain themselves in a harsh environment for a long time.
Such destructive turbulence is caused by natural disasters such as volcanoes and earthquakes; it is also caused by energy turbulence in the abyss that forcibly interferes with the material level, further fueling the situation; in addition, there is also a more direct impact from the depths of the lava.
At this time, the lava below was surging and erratic, as if a dozen giant monsters were fighting and struggling inside. So much so that the lower rock walls are still cracking and falling, making the hole bigger and bigger.
In this case, it is difficult for No. 1's auxiliary computing system to accurately monitor and judge the surrounding environment, which is equivalent to wasting most of it.
"Abolish it and abolish it."
If No. 1 can advance into this area, it has already completed its basic mission, and we cannot expect it to play any role in the future. Ronan made a decision quickly and controlled No. 1 to slide down the rock wall, approaching the key area in the most direct way.
The cracked formation space showed a very bad concave shape, with almost no place to draw strength from. In this extreme environment, the basic design of No. 1 that did not pass the test also exposed problems. The external rocket propulsion system was intermittent. It was basically relying on the electromagnetic shield and falling like a rolling ball. As for braking and so on, we have to rely on the alloy combat knife to help.
Such a embarrassed appearance completely obliterated the heroic appearance of No. 1 who had been thrust into the air in the previous hours.
Ronan couldn't care anymore. He controlled No. 1 to slide down another forty meters. The surrounding air was becoming more viscous. Huge noises - noises coming from the material plane and the void in the abyss area, have been intertwined and kneaded together, emitting powerful spiritual pressure, twisted and chaotic, rolling up an invisible vortex in the hell. Turbulence.
Now you can feel more clearly the collision and conflict between the two forces inside.
On one side is the chorus of "blood, blood, blood, fire, fire, fire". It seems fanatical, but in fact it takes up the dominant position in the void of the abyss, and the energy is transported in extremely weird and wonderful ways;
On the other side is a huge heat source entrenched under the volcanic strata here. It is impacting back and forth in a relatively rough and wild operating mode. Although there is a huge waste of energy every moment, in this environment, it is almost random. It is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
"Molun did a good job, Vulcan Ant... really made the right choice."
The conductor of the "Chorus" is undoubtedly Morun, the puppet who lives in the Blood Soul Temple. The only thing left now is his tyrannical fighting instinct. To this day, it can still come up with such magical means of transportation. Even if it has the powerful bonus from Blood Soul Temple, it is worthy of being a strong man who was only one step away from being extraordinary.
As for the dominant force in that huge heat source, naturally it is only the Vulcan Ant colony. It already has a well-regulated group consciousness, combined with the huge ant nest structure all over the volcanic area, forming a complete energy recycling system within an area of nearly a thousand square kilometers. Even if there are various inefficiencies inside, they are inevitably restricted by the natural environment, but there is a huge base there, and it still has incredible power.
If we were to contend with it head-on, all the extraordinary species on earth, whether physical or mental, would be crushed. Then there is nothing to do with Ronan, let alone any plan, just pat your butt and get away.
But today's facts have proved that even if you have an overwhelming strength advantage without corresponding high-end transportation skills, you may not be able to gain the upper hand, and you may even be exploited by others.
If not, where does Ronan's current "supplementing" energy come from?
At this time, Morun seemed to be driving a floating power generation platform floating on the vast ocean. The huge waves did not overturn the platform, but provided strong tidal energy, helping the platform complete a series of energy transformations.
This transformation model is still Wugenzhiping, but Ronan believes that it will not take long before there will be a big change.
"The progress of the forced colonization transformation is pretty good, but I'm still a little unsure about putting the 'seed' in... If it doesn't work, let's ask Ruiwen to help. Is she out of class now?"
Ronan was stunned when a heat wave of lava more than tens of meters high suddenly set off in the huge cavity. It almost filled the entire cavity at once and swallowed No. 1 directly.
"Buzz!"
The electromagnetic shield suddenly reached its highest level, which was already the instantaneous limit of Ronan's soul power interfering with the material plane. In the depths of the overlapping dark red lava, there were blue and white electric fires tenaciously jumping, supporting at least Two seconds, but ultimately shattered.
Ronan knew that the instant energy concentration caused considerable damage to the combat machinery. But this was meaningless, because the surging lava waves directly smashed the combat machine into pieces. The slight explosion of the body fragments was also drowned in the hollow and huge background noise. There was no way to save it. value.
Such a powerful impact was the result of the boiling evil thoughts of the Vulcan ant colony. But to say that it is not targeted at No. 1, that is not necessarily the case. According to the feedback from Morun, this is more like a venting action of the group mentality after repeated attacks to no avail.
It can be seen that more than ten ant chambers inside this huge cavity have collapsed due to the collapse just now. This part of the "blood circulation system" that was originally relatively complete has become necrotic in a blink of an eye.
Hurting others and hurting yourself is nothing more than this.
"Tsk, tsk, it's really violent. Fortunately, the high melting point hafnium-tantalum alloy was specially chosen and also heat-insulated."
The relatively complete head module of No. 1, as well as half of the chest and shoulder armor, are the largest pieces of debris that Ronan's electromagnetic shield can protect. Its body functions have been completely lost, and its only function now is to protect the metal block in the core from rapid destruction in high-temperature lava.
Currently, the wreckage of Unit 1 has completely lost its automatic power and is slowly sinking in the lava. In the extreme environment of deep lava, the mode of interaction between spirit and matter is severely limited. It is not advisable to forcefully obtain propulsion, nor is it a good time.
So for the time being, it can only be a mechanical beauty who quietly watches.
Ronan had expected this situation, so he was not particularly frustrated. Instead, he could take the opportunity to observe it more carefully. At this time, the struggle between Morun and the Blood God Ants, or to be more precise, between Ronan's closed system and the Blood God Ant colony, was entering a white-hot stage.
