The bizarre disappearance of the Death Lizard shocked everyone at the scene.
Whether players, NPCs, or Chu Guang.
Yin Fang was the first to react. He rushed to where the Death Lizard had fallen and reached down to touch the ground.
Rubbing his index finger against his thumb, he frowned slightly.
The corrosive blood had completely vanished.
Yet the corrosion marks remained on the synthetic flooring.
Besides that, the human tissue the Death Lizard had devoured had also dissipated into the air along with those fading particles, as though it had been assimilated by some unknown force.
What exactly was that force?
Yin Fang suddenly recalled what had happened during several earlier experiments.
The researchers at the Seventh Institute had tried to use the Puncture Device to transport a simple mechanical object—a watch—to the Creator Universe. Direct transportation produced no reaction, but it succeeded when the watch was worn by a monkey.
The gap the Puncture Device created in the membrane of the universe seemed to be connected to the subjective cognition of whoever was being transported. It sounded somewhat idealistic, but the facts they had observed were objectively real.
Walking over to Yin Fang, Chu Guang looked at the corrosion marks on the floor and spoke in a low voice.
"What exactly is going on with this thing?"
"I don't know. We have too few clues..." Yin Fang shook his head. After a brief pause, he continued in an uncertain tone, "However, I do have a hypothesis."
Chu Guang looked at him, signaling for him to continue.
Yin Fang paused, then went on.
"The Pioneer Civilization mentioned the 'Wall.' They described it as something that existed between universes and warned us to be cautious, not to let them out."
Chu Guang considered it for a moment.
"You mean this