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Chapter 850: Sky Curtain: Enemy at the Gate (Part )
The roads in the cave were as complicated as a giant spider web, with entrances to another dimension everywhere.

At first glance, it looks mysterious and strange, but each hole has been artificially transformed and installed into the shape of an arch, just like the stone arch connecting two courtyards in ancient mansions. After looking at it for a few seconds, you will find that it is not strange at all. Instead, it shows a rich and pure ancient Chinese style everywhere.

Stepping into one of the archways, it's like traveling through a corridor of time. There are candlelight and murals on the walls on both sides. The murals are ink-and-wash portraits of people.

Each portrait is either compassionate or solemn and dignified, like a leader as powerful as he was in the past, as if telling the story of the cruelty of this world, the difficulties of survival for the remaining humans, and their indomitable spirit and courage.

The ancient and mellow atmosphere surged in like a tide, filling the entire screen and overflowing from the screen for the audience to savor.

As you step out of the archway, the camera zooms out and turns back, revealing a panoramic view of the cave's entire appearance.

For example, an ancient courtyard is located here, with a tall and majestic main hall, on which the wooden eaves and brackets are extremely delicate, and the rotten wood-colored doors, windows and pillars exude a sense of heaviness accumulated over the years;

The side hall is also exquisite and unique, with carved window lattices and exquisite screens. It seems that you can touch the delicate patterns with your own hands and clearly feel the charm flowing in them.

The ancestral hall is quiet and majestic, with wisps of smoke rising from the hall. The tablets of countless sacrificed people are enshrined in a pyramid shape and neatly arranged on the table, telling the heroism of the warriors under the dim candlelight.

Wei Ran and Lin Yi followed Cheng Xiong to take a look at the ancestral hall, and then the camera turned and left with the protagonist group.

Walking along the archway, you will see some strange gray-white flowers and plants growing along the way. They are either clinging to the stone walls or quietly blooming in some corner of the rubble. They have various shapes and are extremely strange.

Moreover, the leaves of those flowers and plants have peculiar patterns. Under the dim candlelight, it seems that each flower and plant contains an unknown story, recording the traces of time, and witnessing how the people in the cave over hundreds of years have built such a magnificent spectacle.

As you step out of the archway, you can immediately hear noisy sounds.

The camera turned and the whole audience was in an uproar.

"Wow--!!"

Along the stretching road, there are various scenes full of ancient cultural atmosphere on both sides.

There were vendors setting up stalls and shouting out their wares, their voices were extremely penetrating, and on the stalls were one strange and bizarre thing after another, furs of unknown animals, minerals with strange luster, and colorful fruits that normal people couldn’t eat… There was no weirdest thing, only weirder things;

Over there, a blacksmith was hammering away at unknown minerals beside the fire, sparks flying and clinking sounds were heard. On the shelves nearby were various weapons that glowed gray and white, looking very strange.
There was also the medicine-making stall, with strange flowers and plants on display, and a frightening and chilling boiling green thick liquid in the furnace. It didn't seem like something that could cure diseases and save lives, but more like something that could harm people.

What's even more lively is that there are people fighting on the streets. The sword and the knife are fighting vigorously, and the "bang-dang-dang" sound of the weapons colliding is heart-pounding. The two kung fu masters are evenly matched, and the onlookers are cheering and watching with great interest.

There is also the gurgling black stream in the cave, which is so strange, but it is so harmonious in the overall environment of the people and scenes here.

The pointed mountains that were deliberately left uncut, accompanied by black streams and flowers and plants, look like rockery.

How could such a "cave paradise" not shock the audience?

Moreover, at a glance, there is not just one luxury house in the cave, but many surrounding this "commercial street".

Then this is a living town, no, it’s a city!!

"Oh my god! This is so shocking!"

"How did they make this? It's so fucking awesome!"

"I……"

The whole audience was amazed and impressed, and many people were at a loss for words.

In a slightly dim corner, a female fan stared at the screen with her eyes fixed and her hands covering her face. In the dim light, one could see that tears were flowing from her eyes.

As a fan who has watched countless movies;
As a fan who is deeply attracted by special effects movies;

As a movie fan who knows that both special effects movies and science fiction movies require broadening one's imagination.

As a Chinese movie audience who has studied large-scale scene rendering and analyzed large-screen special effects.

She once thought about what a perfect special effects scene should look like? What is the best way to combine special effects of characters and scenes? And what kind of scene can be truly exquisite in the sense of craftsmanship?
She has watched many Western science fiction movies. No matter how grand the scenes are or how amazing the special effects are, they are far from being as exquisite as could be described. There is always a lack of some indescribable feeling.

And now she knew what this indescribable feeling was.

The scene in the movie before us perfectly and vividly interprets the meaning of the four words "exquisite craftsmanship".

Each picture was extremely delicate, and every detail seemed to have been carefully carved, presenting a shocking effect that went straight to the depths of her soul.

If I had asked her before, what is the environment like for people living in the mountains?
What else could there be? The mountain is full of rocks and soil. It would be good enough to dig a hole and build a stone bed. What kind of environment do you want?

If I had asked her in the past what kind of special effects could be produced in the mountains?

The snake demon cave in the Calabash Brothers cartoon is one, and the bandit’s lair in the old times is one...and it seems like nothing else happened.

However, now, the scenes in the movie told her that not only could there be great special effects in the mountains, but special effects could also be used to create a harmonious civilization!

The indescribable feeling I had when watching Western science fiction in the past is called humanistic heritage!

Looking at the big picture from the small, if there is such a magnificent and natural construction in a mountain, then aren’t all the mountains in the movie the same?

Although the movie does not show every mountain, it does not stop her from imagining how grand the corresponding picture would be.

At this moment, her heart was like a vast ocean, filled with endless excitement.

In her opinion, such exquisite and realistic special effects scenes are absolutely unattainable by Western movies. This is the unique charm of her own country's movies, and she is very proud of it.

When the visual effects completely break cognition and imagination, it can shock the audience's nerves, just like a bullet hitting your heart hard.

It won’t hurt, but it will shake your heart.

Just like this film critic, he stood up from his seat with his hands on his head as if his scalp was tingling, staring at the screen with amazement. After rubbing his scalp, he turned around and spread his hands as if to his colleagues or the audience, with a helpless look as if full of emotion.

This helpless look seems to be saying: As a film critic, I have nothing to say about this movie.

Seeing the film critic like this, some viewers smiled knowingly, as if they understood the critic's feelings through telepathic communication.

The film critic sat down, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

The city is made up of cave spaces and tunnels one after another. The imagination itself is beyond the sky, and the cultural details are extremely exquisite, so exquisite that it highlights the authenticity of this environment.

This is not the main point. The main thing is that combined with the previous shots of the mountains, the silver rope bridges, mountain roads, water supplies, etc., together with the scenes in the mountains, form a "real" human civilization system.

Please note that it is a civilization system, a civilization system with life, daily life, transactions, ways of survival, and a creative living environment.

People who are not filmmakers or veteran movie fans may not feel anything and may only feel superficial amazement and shock at the scenes, but they know very well that such film and television works are "treasures" on a global scale.

There is only one series of such "treasure" movies, that is the Middle-earth world of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". The rest of the movies do not have their own civilization system and are all based on superficial elements of the real world.

I also heard that the movie "Avatar", which is about to be released, also ambitiously created a new civilization system, an alien civilization system.

He had been looking forward to it before, but now that he has seen that "Skyfall: Enemy at the Gates" has highlighted its own civilization system, a civilization system that is unique to China and can only be imagined by Chinese filmmakers, his expectations for "Avatar" have dropped a lot.

In his mind, if this movie is really going to be made into a series, judging from the trend shown by the current special effects scenes and what can be extended from the huge settings, the "Skyrim" series may be comparable to the "Lord of the Rings" series.

One is from China, the other is from the West, so why not compare them?
The film critic suddenly had this very passionate idea, and he became a die-hard fan of the movie before he even finished watching it. This only shows that the excellence of the movie exceeded his imagination.

Not only the audience was shocked, but Lin Yi and Wei Ran who were walking along in the picture were also extremely shocked.

In order to avoid the killing, the remaining people found unique ways over the past hundreds of years and built cities that were connected to each other in the mountains. These cities had mountains, water, fields, flowers, vegetable markets, and markets. If they had not just looked outside and confirmed that they were indeed in the mountains, they would never have believed it was true.

Shocking? No, it should be said that it is the brilliant crystallization of nature's creation!
As Cheng Xiong explained along the way, the audience also gained a better understanding of the changes in this world.

As alien life transformed the world, the remaining humans gradually adapted to the changed environment.

But just like us in the normal world, in the process of progress, development and change, nature will always adapt to our progress and evolve into crises that are difficult for human power to resist.

For example, the spread of viruses, the invasion of unknown substances, natural disasters, etc.

Similarly, as alien life transforms the world, the world will also evolve something that can fight against them.

This thing is [Star Mine]. No one knows where it came from or when it evolved. All we know is that weapons made from [Star Mine] are lethal to the Filthy Light.

This is why the people here are able to resist.

However, there are too many foul lights, and they can devour and control all kinds of beasts and animals to launch attacks. The remaining humans can only be forced to retreat and hide. This is why they regard the cave world as their home.

There is fog between the mountains, and the dirty light cannot discover the world within the mountains.

The breath in the fog mixed with the breath in Cheng Xiong's body, and the evil light could not sense the existence of Cheng Xiong and his father and ancestors.

In this way, the people here have survived from generation to generation, with casualties only occurring when they go out to look for resources.

"I don't have a weapon?" In the casting space, Liu Yifei was playing with her modified weapon, but Chu Xuan didn't get any response, which made him a little surprised.

"You don't need weapons." Chenglong said.

It turned out that the potential in Lin Yi and Wei Ran had been almost reduced to nothing due to the suppression of the normal living environment in the opposite world.

It is possible to stimulate and restart potential in this world, but it will take a long time to hone it.

Time waits for no one to save the world, and no one wants to waste time if it can be done as soon as possible.

The most important thing is that Cheng Xiong has used his super powers too much, and his body has been overloaded with energy that it cannot bear. In short, his body is overdrawn, and this requires a solution.

The solution is for Cheng Xiong to transfer his source of superpowers to Lin Yi and Wei Ran.

The two of them have the same physique as Cheng Xiong and can withstand this energy. It can not only accelerate the activation of their potential, but also quickly launch a plan to save the world. Cheng Xiong's body will also be relieved of the burden and slowly recover. This is a situation of killing three birds with one stone.

Just like that, under the interested gaze of the audience, the three protagonists came to a place far away from the Mountain House. Cheng Xiong wanted to transmit the source of superpowers to Lin Yi and Wei Ran, which would cause a lot of noise and would definitely attract alien life. In order to avoid disaster for the Mountain House, they could only act far away.

In the valley at the beginning of the movie, Chenglong takes Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei to revisit the old place.

The star ore is bright silver, the same material as the silver rope bridges between the mountains.

Cheng Long raised his hands, and two bright silver spheres floated up in his hands: "Come on, put your hands up."

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other, and without thinking much, they slowly walked forward, one stretched out his left hand and the other stretched out his right hand, and their palms covered the sphere.

In an instant, a purple energy wave burst out from Chenglong's right hand, which was transmitted to Chu Xuan through the star mineral sphere, while a pure white energy wave burst out from his left hand, which was also transmitted to Liu Yifei through the star mineral sphere.

"What's purple gone to?"

"Purple means teleportation, and white means time and space stand still."

"Then Wei Ran has gained the ability to teleport, and Lin Yi has gained the ability to stop time and space?"

Some viewers understood. No wonder Wei Ran didn't need weapons. The superpower passed to Wei Ran was teleportation, that is, speed, so he really didn't need any weapons.

The audience is very interested again. The male and female protagonists finally have super powers. It’s time for them to show their super powers next, right?

On the screen, there was a violent wind, and purple and white energy circles formed with the three people as the center, spreading outwards rapidly.

In the close-up shot, the purple-white energy separated from Chenglong's left and right hands, transferred to the star mineral sphere, and was then absorbed by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei from the star mineral sphere, and poured into their bodies through their hands.

The hems of the three people's clothes, trouser legs and hair fluttered in the strong wind, and the black cloth that covered Chenglong was also blown away by the wind.

In the eyes of the audience, as the energy quickly dissipated, Chenglong's purple right eye and white left eye gradually changed, and finally returned to a pair of normal eyes.

The overuse of his abilities caused Cheng Xiong's body to mutate. Now that the energy was being released, his body began to recover.

The audience felt strange, and some of them breathed a sigh of relief, feeling comfortable. After all, the white eyes and black eyes made people shiver, and recovery can be regarded as a correction of their normal perception.

Seeing Chenglong's eyes recover, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were also a little surprised, but the huge amount of energy entering their bodies made them unable to focus on other things. They both looked like they were gritting their teeth and enduring the pain.

"Are you not done yet? Those foul lights are coming!" Chu Xuan seemed to be unable to endure it as Liu Yifei could, and was the first to show that he could not hold on any longer.

From the sky, dense and foul lights flew over.

Chenglong ignored it and stared at the two star mineral spheres, concentrating on transmitting the energy source.

Just when the group of foul lights was a few meters close to the three people in the air, Chenglong clenched his open hands into fists and stopped the energy transmission.

At the same time, a violent purple-white light circle exploded, and Cheng Long, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei flew backwards in the opposite direction.

As for the foul lights that were attacking from the sky, they were annihilated as soon as they were swept away by this terrifying energy wave.

In a flash, there was no object in the sky.

The audience was shocked by the visual impact and shouted "Awesome" in their hearts. However, a group of evil lights came from the sky, adding to the tense atmosphere again.

Chenglong stood up from the ground and wanted to say something to Liu Yifei.

Twenty meters away, Liu Yifei stood up and unfolded the modified mechanical bow without waiting for Jackie Chan to say anything. Although she had no arrow, the moment she bent the bow and put the arrow on, a pure white energy arrow was formed from the energy in her body.

Under the astonished gaze of the audience, the energy arrow turned into a stream of air and flew out. The pure white color in the sky of eternal sunset seemed like justice sent from heaven. This ray of justice sank into the group of foul lights, and all the foul lights in the arrow's trajectory were extinguished.

Not only that, this ray of white light finally exploded suddenly in the center of the foul light group, with a "hum" sound as if an ancient zither was vibrating, and when the white light spread rapidly and covered all the foul light groups, the white light dissipated, and all the foul light groups were frozen.

Before the audience had time to get excited about the heroine becoming stronger, they saw Liu Yifei set up another energy arrow. It was in the same state as the first arrow, except that after the second arrow exploded in the frozen dirty light space, all the dirty light was extinguished.

"Brilliant!"

"Damn, this is even more awesome than Chengxiong."

"Cheng Xiong can only be frozen, but Lin Yi can be destroyed!"

The audience was somewhat excited. Cheng Xiong was already awesome enough, but they didn't expect Lin Yi could be even more awesome.

But some viewers will know from the previous situation that Cheng Xiong's body has been in a state of energy overload, and the excessive use of super powers has caused physical damage, so he cannot exert his full strength.

No matter what, the strength displayed by the heroine Lin Yi made them feel very comfortable.

Most of the excitement in the movie so far has been brought by the shocking scenes. Now it's the characters' turn to provide excitement, right?

However, the heroine Lin Yi is so powerful, what about the hero Wei Ran?

Chenglong was very pleased to see Liu Yifei's performance and whispered: "She is worthy of being the future female warrior."

Female warrior? ... The audience shifted their expectations from Wei Ran to Lin Yi. The three words "female warrior" aroused the audience's expectations on Lin Yi's performance in the subsequent plot.

The scene switched and Chu Xuan was stunned.

Liu Yifei glanced at him, ignored him, and silently retracted the mechanical bow.

The mechanical bow itself is no longer in the shape of a "harmonica", but has become a silver bracelet with circles connected end to end. It looks like a very common Miao silver bracelet or other hand ornament.

"It's more dazzling than before." Some viewers were dazzled by the design.

In the picture, Chenglong walked over.

"How about it?"

“I’m not very familiar with this power yet.”

"It's okay. Practicing in battle will be a faster way to get familiar with it."

"Ah."

Seeing the two of them chatting, Chu Xuan interrupted and said, "I think the important task of saving the world can be left to her alone. There is no need for me to get involved."

Lin Yi's strength shocked Wei Ran, and made him "deeply shocked". He said this half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Your ability is speed, indescribable speed, its power will be beyond your imagination." Chenglong said.

"Are you sure?" Chu Xuan was skeptical and asked, "What's the connection between speed and saving the world? If something unexpected happens, will you let me take all of humanity and run away?"

"Hahaha..." The entire audience burst into laughter. Up to this point in the movie, every funny moment was about Wei Ran. Wei Ran is truly a comedian.

On the screen, hearing him say this, Chenglong explained patiently.

“When the speed explodes to a certain level, the destructive power it brings will be unmatched by anything you can match.” Chenglong said solemnly.

"Really?" Chu Xuan was still skeptical and glanced at Liu Yifei: "Can I be better than her?"

Cheng Long was speechless after hearing this. He paused and said, "She is a very good friend of yours. You will be partners in future plans. Why do you want to compete with her?"

Chu Xuan sighed: "Master Cheng, although you are powerful and older than me, there are many things that you have never experienced and naturally cannot imagine. When my self-esteem was trampled on the ground and rubbed hard before, you definitely don’t know how it feels…"

Inadvertently, he made eye contact with Liu Yifei. Under Liu Yifei's direct gaze, Chu Xuan could not stand the aggression in it, so he turned his head and muttered, "Forget it, I won't say anything more. If I say too much, it will only bring tears."

The audience couldn't help laughing. Wei Ran must be scared to death of Lin Yi. This was too funny.

In the front row of seats, Liu Yifei leaned on Chu Xuan's shoulder with a bright look on her face. This scene in the movie made her feel very interesting.

In the picture, behind Wei Ran, Lin Yi pursed her lips and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

This is Liu Yifei's first smile in the movie. The audience who noticed this detail refreshed their perception of the character of Lin Yi. It really showed another level of charm of the iceberg beauty. The granularity of the character's details subtly deepened their impression of this role.

As the three people gradually faded away in the eternal sunset, three long shadows were left on the ground, accompanied by an exciting music melody, as if foreshadowing that mankind's counterattack against alien creatures was about to begin...

(End of this chapter)