This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 1243 - 555 Initial Probe into the Abyss_2

[You’ve reached the edge of the Abyss, and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer is already waiting here.]

[The surface of the Abyss is shrouded in mist, creating an eerily dreamlike scene. These mists are not ordinary condensation but a cold breath rising from the bottom of the Abyss. They swirl and twist as if whispering some ancient and terrifying legend...]

[Led by the Medicinal Plant Gatherer, you arrive at a gap on the edge of the Abyss.]

[In front of this jagged gap, previous explorers had already installed several rows of sturdy rope ladders that disappeared into the mists below, covered in innumerable marks of climbers who had scaled them before.]

[Will you descend the ladder at once?]

"Yes." Mu You had come to explore the Abyss and was prepared to reach its lowest level, check on Taurus’s condition, and incidentally search for the origin of that mechanical being.

[The Medicinal Plant Gatherer took out a safety rope, tying one end around his waist and throwing the other down into the Abyss. Then he pulled out a specially made hook from his backpack and forcefully secured it to the knots of the rope ladder at the edge of the Abyss...]

[The Medicinal Plant Gatherer began to glide down the ropes at a steady pace, and you immediately followed...]

"Can’t you fly in the Abyss?" After setting off, Mu You asked the Medicinal Plant Gatherer through the team channel.

It was his first visit to the Abyss, and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer had been exploring the area for a few days, so he was likely familiar with the rules.

"You can fly, but you can’t ascend or descend rapidly," said the Medicinal Plant Gatherer.

"What do you mean?"

"You’ll see with a demonstration," said the Medicinal Plant Gatherer, then fell silent.

Mu You turned his attention back to the game.

[You saw the Medicinal Plant Gatherer pick up a mountain rat that was passing by, casually throwing it behind him into the vast Abyss...]

[Startled by the sudden toss, the mountain rat squeaked in terror, struggling wildly in the air to no avail. It fell in free fall, propelled by gravity, its velocity increasing until...]

["Pop!" Ten seconds after being thrown, you saw the falling rat suddenly burst open, exploding into a cloud of blood mist that dispersed among the mists...]

"The Great Abyss is covered with a strange force field, much like sea water. At different depths, it exerts varied levels of pressure. And when this force field rapidly thins or intensifies, it can cause a ’Force Field Blockage.’ The result is what you have just seen—the flesh and blood of creatures can outright explode!"

"Moreover, the Abyss is an independent space where Teleportation Arrays cannot be placed and where backpacks can’t be opened. Dying here means you can only resurrect on the spot, which means if you explode during a fall and die, you’ll keep exploding and dying until your life is exhausted..."

"Therefore, flying in the Abyss is possible, but you can only hover or move slowly up or down. Besides, with Magical Beasts lurking in the fog, the risk is omnipresent. Climbing, in fact, is more secure," explained the Medicinal Plant Gatherer.

"Force fields, huh..."

Mu You nodded, and then, as if remembering something, he made his character throw a stone in the game.

[You threw a stone into the limitless Abyss.]

[The stone fell freely, quickly vanishing into the clouds below and disappearing from sight...]

"So, this force field only affects flesh and blood?" Mu You asked.

"It seems so, for now."

"Then doesn’t that mean..."

"That’s precisely why I asked you to come here..."

"So that’s it..." Mu You exhaled, finally understanding.

If it only affected flesh and blood, that meant his Mechanical Armor Skin could move normally here.

In the Abyss, he had a tremendous advantage unmatched by others, making him exploring the Abyss far more efficient than the Medicinal Plant Gatherer.

[You rapidly descended the rope ladder, quickly going below 500 meters.]

[You felt a sudden increase in gravity, as if an invisible hand were pulling you further into the Abyss...]

Mu You was startled, "Is there something wrong with the gravity too?"

"Yes, due to the force field, gravity here is segmented by distance. Every 500 meters marks a different level, and the deeper you go, the greater the multiple of gravity you have to withstand," explained the Medicinal Plant Gatherer.

"That’s why to this day no one has been able to reach the bottom of the Abyss—everyone descends to their limit of bearable gravity and must then return. Otherwise, they’ll be Devoured by the Abyss, never to climb back up."

"I see..." Mu You frowned.

Indeed, the deeper one went, the stronger gravity became, implying once you reached your limit, any attempt to go further would make it impossible to ever climb back up.

"The ’extreme distance’ varies for each individual, the more powerful the being, the stronger the gravity it can resist, allowing it to explore even deeper."

"However, no matter how powerful a creature is, there is always a limit to what it can endure. Once that limit is surpassed, one can only descend, unable to ascend, until they are trapped at the bottom of the Abyss."

"But this only applies to creatures of flesh and blood..."

Mu You immediately tried switching to his Mechanical Armor Skin.

"You switch to Mechanical Armor Skin, and the gravity that was clinging to you suddenly vanishes."

Just as he thought!

Mu You breathed a sigh of relief. The Mechanical Armor Skin seemed to be made for exploring the Abyss, ignoring even the influence of gravity!

"You and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer land on a platform 500 meters below."

"Looking up, the area ahead suddenly opens up, forming its own space..."

"The entrance to the Abyss is only two kilometers in diameter, but its interior is not that small. On the contrary, the area beneath the Abyss expands more than tenfold. Each level forms its own world, with forests, mountain ranges, lakes, and all sorts of creatures. In short, every 500 to 1000 meters, there’s a new underground world, and the deeper the level, the stronger the creatures that inhabit it and the greater the gravity they need to withstand."

"It is said that the highest explored level so far is the seventh, or about seven thousand meters underground. Below that seems to have surpassed human limits; no one who went down has come back... Hmm!"

The Medicinal Plant Gatherer stopped mid-sentence, furrowing his brows.

On the other side, Mu You had also noticed something odd.

"You land on a platform, eager to explore further, when suddenly you hear a familiar mechanical sound from behind the cliff, ’Target acquired!’"

"You whip around to see a mechanical arm reach out from below the cliff’s edge, gripping it firmly. It proceeds to climb up, revealing a mechanical head and torso..."

"A mechanical being appears before you and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer, its shape and appearance nearly identical to the mechanized creatures you’ve encountered before."

"Using the Omniscient Crystal, you observe some of the mechanical being’s attributes."

"Terminator TK-105: An unknown mechanical intelligence unit, Strength 99, Agility 186, Intelligence analysis failed, Constitution analysis failed, Defense 305-6250, HP analysis failed..."

"At the same time, another mechanical figure jumps up from below the cliff and lands on the platform."

"This mechanical being is slightly taller and more robust in stature, and it bears some resemblance to you..."

Mu You felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

He had previously speculated whether these mechanical beings were mass-produced, whether destroying one would only bring another to his doorstep, and now it seemed his guess was correct.

Moreover, this new mechanical opponent was clearly of a higher grade than the previous one!

That meant the mechanical beings confronting them were not at the limits of their strength, and even if they managed to destroy these ones here and now, new ones would soon emerge, each more powerful than the last, until they succeeded in eliminating them!

"Confirming target: KT-54054608 (VA-00150546), Offense: Birth of an unconventional exploration spirit, disrupting Order... Execute command: Clear... Peaceful... Eradication!"

"The two mechanical beings, speaking in unison, immediately charge towards you and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer."

"How do we handle this?" the Medicinal Plant Gatherer sent a message.

"No choice, we must seal them for now," Mu You replied helplessly.

These damned things were indestructible unless they led them to the Wind Erosion Valley and repeated the earlier process, there might be a chance to kill them.

However, just killing them wasn’t enough; unless they found the source, these creatures would keep appearing endlessly, each time stronger than the last. They would eventually upgrade to a level where he and his companions couldn’t defeat them. It was better to contain them from the start.

"You and the Medicinal Plant Gatherer retreat, luring the two mechanical beings into a narrow stretch of terrain behind you..."

"As the two mechanical beings rush into the gorge, you immediately switch to your Divine Skin and strike out with a punch."

"The mechanical beings, with no way to avoid it, are struck full-on and shatter into unrecognizable fragments..."

"The shattered mechanical beings begin to rapidly regenerate..."

"A Shadow Fur Ball appears beneath the two mechanical beings, opening its massive maw and swallowing them whole before they can regenerate..."

Mu You was grateful they had a Shadow Fur Ball at their disposal, otherwise, they would have had no means to handle these mechanical adversaries and would be relentlessly pursued without end.