Super Species Player

Inside the Southern Ashes, besides the two gods of Destruction and Greed, the most mysterious and unpredictable one is the Great Protector whose status is second only to the two gods.

Not every Ashes member has the honor to see the face of the Great Protector "Diao Hanjiang" during the Ascension Ceremony.

Lin Zhuo's Adam's apple slid. He stood at the bottom of the valley under the stairs of the Ascension Ceremony that was about to be built. He looked up at the black-robed man standing at the top of the stairs hundreds of meters high. His heart was filled with indescribable tension and shock!

In his vision, this great guardian, whose status was second only to the Lord of Ashes, was tall and broad, with a gloomy and cold temperament. He was wrapped in a dark brocade robe, and his head and face were also covered by the hood of the black robe. Not only could he not see his face clearly, but this distance also made it impossible for Lin Zhuo to use his authority to detect the other party's strength...

He could only discern from the few spells that the other party occasionally chanted that the other party's vocal cords had been severely injured, resulting in poor voice, so every stress would pull out a creepy tearing feeling, which made people uneasy.

Lin Zhuo was frightened by the chanting and completely froze in that inconspicuous corner.

An internal guard who discovered his whereabouts tried his best to wink at him, asking him to squint and not move...

Lin Zhuo was very familiar with this person. He was a colleague of Ashes who was transferred to the base to supervise not long ago. He had been taken care of by Lin Zhuo before, and the two had a good relationship.

Of course, this was secondary.

Lin Zhuo fully understood the other party's mental process of trying to cover up for him: once someone's identity was found to be in doubt at the scene, it would be the joint responsibility of the guards... maybe even a catastrophic disaster!

In today's East Africa, no one dares to touch the reverse scale of the Great Protector of the Ascension Ceremony, no one!

So Lin Zhuo was lucky enough to be controlled at the scene for an hour. Not only was he not caught and dealt with, but he also witnessed the "small-scale rehearsal" of this Ascension Ceremony with his own eyes.

Yes, a rehearsal.

Just like humans have to rehearse and adjust repeatedly before holding large-scale rituals, the Ash Ascension Ceremony also needs rehearsals.

No one would want such a subversive ceremony involving so many things to go wrong, and no one could bear this responsibility.

Those who know about the Ascension Ceremony know that the Ash Ascension Ceremony was born after the God War and is held every three years.

In simple terms, it is to deprive the life energy of the real world as a means to forcibly promote the mutants with high evolution level selected from the organization to the sixth state, the conceptual body, and obtain the same status as the four gods of Ashes.

According to this calculation, at least three new Ashes gods have been produced since the ascension ceremony twelve years ago, but why has there never been any related rumors in the world?

That is because the ascension ceremony is not always successful.

For example, the next year after the God War, the Ashes Organization prepared the ascension ceremony for the first time and made a bold attempt - this was also the first practice of the ascension ceremony. At that time, in the southwest territory, natural phenomena did not dissipate for several days, a large number of wild species evaporated like a vacuum, and the wonders of the plateau became a silent hell...

And these news did not spread to the world.

At that time, the order quickly responded and had a fierce conflict with Ashes in the southwest border. Ashes were seriously injured and have been much more low-key since then.

However, despite paying such a high price, this ascension ceremony did not achieve results.

It is said that the five-state mutant who was pushed to the altar was killed on the ladder on the spot under the impact of the huge energy flow, and his whole body was torn into pieces, without even a complete corpse left.

This is why in the following two years, the Ashes Organization did not continue to try the risky operation of the Ascension Ceremony.

It was not until three years later that the Ashes were divided into the North and South factions, and the Ascension Ceremony was put on the agenda again.

The Ashes North faction was led by the "Nine-headed Bird" Void God and the "Tao Wu" Tyrannical God. They took root in the north and checked and balanced the Black Alliance and the Orderly Officials who were deeply rooted in the north, and were responsible for maintaining the stability of the Ashes' basic base.

The Ashes South faction was led by the "Lamprey" Destruction God and the "Taotie" Greedy God. They were divided into parts and sneaked around the southwest, responsible for exploring the endless high positions!

Therefore, the Ashes Ascension Ceremony thereafter was prepared by the South Ashes, and the North provided certain resource support.

In the six years since then, the second and third ascension ceremonies led by the Southern School were not held in the local area, effectively avoiding the heavy blows of the lawful officials.

And these two ceremonies, which were located in Northern Europe and South America respectively, are said to have been a great success!

It is rumored within the Ashes that the second ascension ceremony in Northern Europe sent a five-state mutant to the "Infinite World", and "ascended" under the gaze of the Ashes members present, becoming a god outside the world.

The third ascension ceremony was even more exaggerated. Before the high-level mutant was sent to the Infinite World, the previous "ascended" god actually came to the scene and took the latter and even many four-state and three-state mutants at the center of the formation to the Infinite World together.

This was a large-scale migration, and the scene was spectacular, and it was widely circulated within the northern and southern factions of Ashes.

At this point, Ashes had no doubts about the power of the ascension ceremony!

Every Ash Mutant hopes to escape the limitations of this world one day and find their own perfect domain in the Wuji World...

These are also the "internal culture" that Lin Zhuo gradually learned after joining Ashes.

He almost believed it at that time!

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the so-called "customized brainwashing".

Unfortunately, Lin Zhuo has an invincible advantage in this regard: he is very pessimistic and suspicious.

And Lin Zhuo joined Ashes not because he admired Ashes's carefree lifestyle, but simply because of the situation... He chose to join the government not because he was just, but to leave a way out for himself...

So no matter how beautiful the Wuji world was, Lin Zhuo didn't have enough motivation to give up everything he had and pursue the ultimate - he was a fake Ashes!

He could disguise himself so that you couldn't tell his true face.

So when Lin Zhuo's superior passionately described the infinite beauty of the Wuji world and thought he had completed the ideological unification of his subordinates, he actually just helped Lin Zhuo clarify how to win the trust of Ashes.

There are all kinds of birds in the forest.

Lin Zhuo is a normal person among this group of idealistic psychopaths and paranoids...

So, when all the Ashes present at the rehearsal were immersed in the shock and excitement of the high-energy embodiment, Lin Zhuo was almost scared to death.

Fortunately, the Great Protector's attention was not on ants like him. When the small-scale rehearsal ended and Lin Zhuo returned to the ground in despair, he had begun to doubt his life...

The scene in front of him made him feel like he was falling into the abyss!

The wild African land seemed to have been weathered overnight, becoming withered and dead, and desolate everywhere!

Even with the sensitivity of super species, he could not find even a tiny bit of surviving creatures...

Lin Zhuo stared at everything in front of him like a wooden chicken.

This was just the level of a "small-scale rehearsal".

He could imagine what kind of bloodbath the entire rift zone and the entire East African grassland would suffer when the ascension ceremony was really launched!

Lin Zhuo panted quickly and fumbled for the notebook paper hidden in his chest, hoping to report the news quickly.

However, the moment he took out the notebook paper, another notebook paper on the other side also emitted a faint ironing heat...

Lin Zhuo quickly checked another message from Chen Bodong.

But as he read on, his expression became more and more solemn: "How is this possible?"

The content recorded on the notebook is very detailed: In the No. 2 base that Chen Bodong was responsible for in-depth investigation, the same situation as what Lin Zhuo saw occurred - a ritual rehearsal!

Conclusion: No. 2 base is the real site of the ascension ceremony!

"Could it be..."

Lin Zhuo opened his eyes wide and stared at the scribbled notebook for a long time until it burned to ashes...

...

When Jiang Qian received the message from Lin Zhuo, he was having a meal.

It had been two days since the last meeting with Lin Zhuo, and it was within the reporting deadline.

Jiang Qian skillfully opened the notebook page, quickly browsed the information, and fell silent.

"How is it?"

Xiao Longnu was sitting opposite Jiang Qian, and at this time she was feeding a piece of banana in her hand to the giraffe that had poked its head into the house to look for food.

Jiang Qian was silent for a moment and said, "Lin Zhuo suspects that the eight points in the rift zone are all part of the ascension ceremony."

Xiao Longnu stopped and looked at Jiang Qian in surprise: "This range covers most of East Africa... What exactly does Huijin want to do?"

"Indeed, once the ascension ceremony is expanded, its power and consequences will double, and the situation is much more serious than we expected."

Jiang Qian said, his expression gradually turned cold:

"It seems that I have to change substitutes today. I want to meet Uncle Gou and Ji Ming in person."

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North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In the volcanic area of ​​Virunga National Park, ten kilometers north of Goma, a group of special tourists are riding in off-road vehicles and happily discussing the local political situation.

This group of sixteen people came from different countries and had different skin colors and hair colors.

Except for Uncle Gou, who was wrapped in a coat and wearing sunglasses and nestled in a corner, everyone else has a common and special hobby: that is, climbing and exploring active volcanoes!

Some people are born with an adventurous spirit. Driven by favorable living conditions and strong curiosity, they willfully travel back and forth between extremely dangerous areas, and love to take on all kinds of harsh challenges that are far beyond the comfort zone of humans, and gain happiness and satisfaction from them.

Other new super-species will follow their example, stimulate their potential through "adventure" to improve the stability of their energy structure foundation.

At present, the Nyiragongo volcano located in the East African Rift Valley, where this group of adventurers are about to arrive, is one of the most famous active volcanoes in Africa.

These people plan to climb the crater tonight, and use high-definition cameras to shoot the extremely high-temperature lava lake inside this active volcano and the dangerous factors surging in it against the backdrop of the night!

When they arrived at the foot of the volcano, everyone was already chatting happily, but Uncle Gou was still calm and a little indifferent.

He is not a volcano enthusiast.

Uncle Gou can come here for only one purpose.

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For adventurers, it is not easy to see the true appearance of an active volcano.

They need to take the huge risk of the volcano erupting abnormally at any time, climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain in one go, race against time to enjoy the rare view of the gate of hell, and then ensure their safe return.

Many volcano enthusiasts encountered accidents while exploring the volcano, bid farewell to this world, and melted their flesh and bones into the magma as high as 1200 degrees Celsius, and finally turned into a silent basalt, becoming a stepping stone for those who come later to continue climbing the volcano.

This is a possible result within the adventurers' plan, but no one wants it to happen.

This time is no exception.

It takes seven or eight hours to climb to the top of Nyiragongo from the foot of the mountain. Everyone set out in the morning and reached the top in the evening.

No one was lame, and everyone kept their strong excitement and expectations until the last moment of climbing to the top.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good!

Although the volcano enthusiasts had put on smoke and dust filtering masks and set up equipment, enduring the high temperature and high concentration of carbon dioxide, they were looking forward to seeing the exquisite face of Nyiragongo Lava Lake, but when they looked down along the crater, their sight was blocked by smoke.

The thick smoke and the large-scale water vapor formed by the climate blocked the spectacular scene that should have caused everyone to scream.

"How could this happen?" The white guy from Italy frowned and said, "Is the weather forecast here inaccurate?"

"Okay, okay! The weather forecast is just a probability prediction. Don't worry about that. Wait a little longer, maybe the fog will dissipate!" The French uncle is an old friend. He has experienced many such episodes and is no longer surprised.

Another girl from Indonesia said, "At worst, there's still a chance in the morning."

"Wait a little longer, the volcano is breathtakingly beautiful at night!"

"Aha, I'm almost suffocating now... cough cough!"

These people are really open-minded. They still laugh like fools when they encounter the worst situation.

It is true that weather forecasts are prone to deviations, but it is not common to see such a situation as today.

But no one is discussing it anymore-since we are here, is it useful to complain? Just wait!

"Oh, by the way, where is the uncle who was wearing sunglasses before?"

"Cough, cough! Did he go to the wooden house to rest?"

"Really? But why do I remember that I haven't seen him since I got off the bus..."

"Could it be that he can be eaten by the volcano? Haha, don't be silly, he will take care of himself!"

Several people talked a few more words at once, and were soon choked by the thick smoke and had nothing to say.

After waiting for nearly an hour, seeing that the fog showed no sign of dissipating, some people gradually returned to the cabin for climbers to rest temporarily, preparing to see the furnace again tomorrow morning.

Two hours later, the only three young men who were unwilling to give up also gave up squatting and returned to the cabin to recover their strength.

At this time, a hyena squatting in the dark stood up...

It is sad that no one had noticed the existence of this thing before, otherwise the mentality of this group of people would not be as relaxed as it is now...

After everyone left, the hyena stepped on the creaking basalt and walked to the edge of the crater.

Nyiragongo Volcano is an active volcano that has erupted 20 times since 1884, and has shown signs of erupting again in recent years, but because the local government does not have enough budget to support the monitoring of volcanic dynamics, no detailed data and forecasts are fed back to local residents and tourists.

But if the local government had not saved this part of the budget, they would have been surprised to find from the monitoring data of the past few days that this active volcano that could erupt at any time had suddenly "calmed down"...

It was as if the data monitored in the previous period were all false, and the volcano was very stable and would remain stable for a long time.

Nyiragongo in the mist was like a sleeping purgatory, and the thick fog covered the murderous intent deep in its pupils.

But if you penetrate the mist, you can see two hyenas stepping on the basalt and slowly descending along the crater...

They were one in front and one behind, cooperating in moderation, not afraid of the high temperature, and continued to go down.

The depth of hundreds of meters did not seem to scare these two creatures as small as ants. Through the accumulated smoke and steam, in their round eyes full of energy, the gate of hell gradually opened its red and dangerous prelude-

The dazzling orange-red magma was erupting!

The splashing lava flows into the slowly flowing lava lake, forming brilliant fireworks on the huge lake surface...

This is connected to the deepest power source inside the planet. The high temperature has not been extinguished for tens of thousands of years. The occasional surge will destroy it into a pool of water and destroy all living things!

Even the dog uncle, who was wearing the props of the rich and powerful and standing by the lava lake, couldn't help but be fascinated by this natural wonder...

After a long silence, the dog uncle's nostrils twitched, continuing to sniff the extra smell in the air.

Even though the smoke was filled, it couldn't stop him from tracking the target at night.

He knew that the prey was very close.

It was nearby!

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Underground.

A difficult and dangerous passage was dug out in the gap of the lava ash layer that no one had imagined.

The entrance of this passage has been blocked by the material overflowing from the lava lake, and the heat inside it has reached a level that ordinary people can hardly imagine!

Let alone ordinary people, even approaching a super species without powerful props is very difficult, let alone passing through. The high temperature of hundreds of degrees is enough to destroy all carbon-based life in an instant.

But in this high temperature environment comparable to purgatory, a living person is imprisoned!

This person is pierced through the limbs by multiple chains, and is suspended like a puppet in a cylindrical area hollowed out in the lava ash layer.

Although his hands and feet are completely imprisoned and his strength is drained, you can still see his heroic appearance from his gnarled muscles and healthy wheat skin color.

Especially his eyes that are still fighting like a trapped beast, with dense bloodshot condensed in the whites of his eyes, always revealing bloodthirsty cruelty.

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