Chapter 1557: 1555: Vitality

Chapter 1557: Chapter 1555: Vitality

“Oh no!”

As Han Dong watched the creature that resembled a “Giant” quickly crawl past, he felt a sense of dread.

He wasn’t worried about being discovered by the Giant.

He was more concerned that Green might recklessly charge after it.

Currently, ‘the intelligence on the Infinite City is zero.’ If the target had stayed put, it might have been alright… But the Giant that just crawled past moved as fast as a small car, and while forcibly chasing it might be feasible, the danger involved couldn’t be assessed.

Just as Han Dong was considering how to persuade Green.

Green turned his head towards a stairwell overgrown with mushrooms and entwined with vines, showing no intention of pursuing… Instead, he reminded Han Dong, who was fixated on the intersection:

“Nicholas~ That thing is quite fast, and familiar with the terrain.

The aura it emits is far inferior to the bald guy we teamed up to deal with… It doesn’t mean much to chase and kill it.

My Abyss can sense potential danger here, and I suggest exploring using the [Forbidden Land Principle].”

“Huh?!”

Han Dong made a ‘subway elder’s’ expression, scrutinizing Green up and down.

Before Han Dong could persuade him, he was persuaded himself… But as long as the result was favorable, it was fine.

“By the way, what is the [Forbidden Land Principle]?”

“You’ve never been to a Forbidden Land?”

Sally and Green asked almost simultaneously.

“I really haven’t. After all, I’m in the Fate System, and my main adventures and training are in Fate Space.”

While Han Dong didn’t know what the [Forbidden Land Principle] was, he had a certain understanding of the concept of ‘Forbidden Land.’

The universe corresponding to World S-01 is vast and boundless. Even though the Old Kings control the territories in the form of Land Deeds, uncontrollable dangerous regions still exist, and some areas remain unexplored.

The formation of these areas is often closely linked to the world’s development and even unknown wars.

Naturally, they also accumulate unknown opportunities, treasures, and even mysterious inheritances lost in the river of history.

These areas are personally sorted by the Pope’s teacher, using unique methods to peer into their ‘secrets’ and ‘risks,’ categorizing them into Forbidden Lands of different scales and difficulty levels.

In the eyes of Demons, this is a training ground born from the intertwining of Chaos and the world.

Demons in the Maturity phase and above, as long as they perform well, may be selected by their respective Old King to have a chance to train in a Forbidden Land.

The Elements have naturally experienced many Forbidden Land journeys, and the area where the Element Game is held is also a large Forbidden Land.

“When I was riding the Yandaros Hound, I survived by relying on the Forbidden Land Principle… Sally, you explain it~ I’m not good at explaining such things.”

“Okay.

The Forbidden Land Principle is a relatively safe and efficient exploration mode.

To ensure survival, selected Demons are imprinted with a ‘Principle’ in their brains by their Old King before setting foot in a Forbidden Land.

Nicholas, give me your tentacle.”

Their palms pressed together, tentacles intertwined.

While transmitting the [Forbidden Land Principle], Sally whispered:

『Actually, this is an effective way to explore unknown areas, allowing you to restrain impulses, desires, and the influence of Forbidden Land whispers at critical moments.

Green’s behavior is too strange.

I suspect he was imprinted with a special ‘Forbidden Land Principle’ by his father to suppress his Madness trait before heading to Fate Space.

This restraint effect becomes evident, especially when facing dangerous and unknown scenarios… However, during combat, the restraint from the Forbidden Land Principle will weaken or even disappear.』

『That’s excellent! Otherwise, we’d really become a Suicide Squad. No wonder Green didn’t pursue it just now.』

Sally’s explanation eased much of Han Dong’s inner concerns.

“Let’s go, let’s try exploring through the buildings.”

Everyone turned into a bizarre-style building,

each step of the stairs was covered with colorful mushrooms, large and small,

some mushrooms even squirmed, spitting out dust of corresponding colors… The mask Han Dong wore effectively filtered it, and both Green and Sally had their own methods to counteract the intake of toxic gases.

The walls were intertwined with vine plants,

some of which were covered with only a thin layer of skin, clearly revealing the life substance flowing inside.

“Count, how about letting you explore the path?”

“Hiss… I am your trump card, it’s not good to send me out just to scout the path?

Besides, these mushrooms emit substances that severely interfere with smell, and inhaling too much isn’t good for the body either.

It’s better to stay inside your body and just take a whiff from your arm when needed.”

“Are you afraid of Green?”

“It’s not a matter of fear, I’m just too lazy to argue with you… I need to start comprehending fresh blood, don’t disturb me! Say it when you need me.”

Han Dong shrugged his shoulders, doing his best to focus and sense any potential danger in the stairwell.

First proceeding upward on the vertical axis,

they switched to horizontal movement upon reaching the 18th floor…

Creak! Pushing open a rusted door,

the room was filled with a mix of vegetation and a putrid odor. Han Dong also discovered a completely moldy piece of flesh squirming on the table, actively sticking to the surface of plants to absorb nutrients.

There was more than one such piece of flesh.

“The ‘Life Concentration’ in the Infinite City is much higher than outside… perhaps related to the so-called Giant.”

The high concentration of life piqued Han Dong’s interest in Infinite City even more.

The “exploration direction” was also determined.

Along the direction the ‘Centipede-Giant’ crawled, they began their initial exploration… Considering the other party as an ‘Infinite City Resident,’ they probably wouldn’t move aimlessly. Chasing after them might lead to a lair or a gathering place for Giants.

The closely packed buildings, the rampant lush vegetation, and the haphazardly tangled wires,

made transferring between buildings quite convenient. Most of the time, all it took was a light leap from the balcony to enter the adjacent structure.

With time, the exploration speed gradually increased.

From initially cautiously probing each room, to quickly parkouring between buildings… Currently, all of this remained silent.

The route map along the way was precisely memorized in Han Dong’s mind without a single error.

After about half an hour of exploration, as they entered a four-meter-high duplex villa, sounds similar to combat emerged from below.

He poked his head out the window, looking down.

The ‘Giant’ that previously crawled in a centipede-like manner was below, being besieged by an assassin squad.

“Hmm? We actually caught up to this thing?

Not bad, a good chance to see what’s special about the Giant.”

The Giant was being surrounded by a four-member squad.

One of them even had “rifle qualifications,” who had positioned a Barrett sniper rifle on a high balcony, waiting for the team’s attack signal.

The gleam of blades and swords, even Magic Attacks.

Coupled with the large-caliber armor-piercing bullets penetrating and tearing the Giant’s body apart.

The attack effects from various equipment exploded consecutively, with flashes of lightning and burning.

After a while,

the assassins panted heavily, and the sniper rubbed his fatigued eyes.

Even with the ground littered with the Giant’s severed limbs, as the dust settled, the Giant’s body was completely intact… not a scratch could be found.

Watching the battle process, Han Dong muttered softly:

“Super Fast Regeneration?

And it’s not just the Giant, even the destroyed streets and houses have certain regeneration… once the structures are damaged, the surrounding plants immediately fill the gaps, rapidly repairing them.

No wonder this bizarre-style architectural complex can be preserved here for so long, I see now.”