The World's True Face

It took more than a whole day.

Linsey can dig out a Meteorite Pickaxe of earth with just two strokes of his pickaxe.

He carved out a vast, flat area right next to the bottom of the Meteor Crater! Not only did he clean up all the Meteor Fire Sprite and Meteorite here, but he also...

Over the course of more than a day, he continued to consume Essence to create more than thirty Infinite Water Pool here, and at the same time, he placed torches every few meters to provide ample lighting for the area.

Until the project is finally completed.

Linsey stood at the entrance, looked around with satisfaction, and couldn't help but nod. "Not bad, really not bad!"

"Such a huge project was something I never even dared to dream of when I was a kid playing in the sandpit!"

By this point, Linsey had prepared the environment.

However, as the saying goes, it's always good to have a backup plan.

So he opened the map and aimed at the path he had cleared on the Meteor Crater wall above.

Linsey plans to excavate tunnels at different locations within this mountain space, connecting them to the Spiral Mine Road leading to the surface.

This way, even if a battle occurs later.

These escape routes can also be used to quickly return to the ground.

"At my pace, it will probably take another half day or so..."

Linsey calculated the time and scope, preparing to continue building up her advantageous terrain.

But at that moment, the calculations in his mind suddenly stopped.

It wasn't that I discovered a problem with my project, nor did a crisis suddenly break out around me.

Instead, on the map in the Attribute Panel, Linsey discovered a peculiar scene.

Directly below the Meteor Crater, there is a huge cavity!

Considering his current location, which means there's a hidden space beneath this mountain range at the World's Edge! In that instant, Linsey immediately thought of [Purple Leaf Vine Branch].

After all, this unique item was found in a location also hidden at the World's Edge.

But then Linsey remembered something else.

He had once seen a record on the Expedition Team's initial map draft.

A member named Saika once found a crevice in the ground by a river, leading to an unknown underground space, and his companions also indicated that there was Living Wind there.

According to this statement...

This huge cavity hidden beneath the mountains may also be related to the discoveries made by the Expedition Team.

"Hidden Borderlands, there's another world hidden... Wait, something's not right!"

Linsey just wanted to express her feelings.

But another question quickly crept into his mind.

With such a huge cavity underground, when this Meteorite fell a hundred years ago, it should have directly smashed through this layer of the earth's surface and sunk in.

Why would it stop at a location only a few dozen meters away?

All the memories from when I arrived at the Hidden Borderlands came flooding back.

An endless stream of mysteries came rushing in, and all sorts of hypotheses and speculations competed to appear in Linsey's mind.

Why did the massive Meteorite impact not have a huge impact on the world? Why is the land constantly growing on the World's Edge? Why are Hidden Borderlands inconsistent with ancient accounts of the World's Edge?

Such complex thinking led to one result.

New text began to appear on his Task Bar.

The World's True Face

[The Hidden Borderlands world itself seems to hold secrets; it doesn't appear to be the edge of the universe. Try to unravel its mysteries.]

[Task Reward: Choose one of the Four Great Elemental Emblems, plus a large amount of attribute/ Skill Experience Points.]

"..."

"The World's True Face?"

Seeing the new information on the Task Bar, Linsey was filled with excitement.

I have an urge to immediately explore the truth.

But considering the current situation in the town, he forced himself to calm down.

"Judging from the mission rewards, exploring the so-called truth of this world is definitely not a simple matter, and no one knows how long it will take."

The current condition of the Meteor Crater.

For the Border Town that had cared for Linsey for more than three years and taught him all sorts of knowledge, this was absolutely the most important thing.

Even if we really want to explore its secrets.

At the very least, we need to inform the town about the Meteor Crater, and at the same time, use the [Glorious Bullet] to deal with the Dragon Beast of the Black Mountain World.

"Now is not the time for me to explore the truth..."

call--

Just then, Linsey suddenly noticed that the cave she had dug was much brighter.

Even the outline of his shadow cast on the wall in front of him became clearer.

A sudden burst of light! "I didn't put out any new torches, how could it suddenly become so bright?"

A bad feeling welled up in Linsey's heart.

He turned his head to look behind him.

Sure enough, it was right at the entrance to the cave that I started digging.

A bright, yellowish-white flame had somehow sneaked in from here! I looked at the map.

A red symbol of hostility was clearly marked on the opposite side!

I don't know whether to call it bad luck or inevitable.

The bottom of those Meteor Crater was already unusually active, and the Elemental Creature that were running around everywhere somehow managed to sneak into this space!

"Oh no! I haven't finished digging the escape route yet!"

Linsey cursed under her breath, her expression quite unpleasant.

But he quickly accepted reality, putting away the Meteorite Pickaxe and replacing it with his own weapon.

Elemental Lifeform are born with a fiery and violent nature.

Once it entered the cave Linsey had dug, it was immediately made quite uncomfortable by the water vapor produced by the dozens of Infinite Water Pool around it.

But it just so happens at this time.

It then spotted Linsey carrying a hoe, preparing to dig an escape route.

Boom! A burst of flames erupted from the surface of this Elemental Creature.

Immediately afterwards, a huge fireball about half a meter in diameter flew toward Linsey's location, carrying a scorching heat.

"Fireball Spell?!"

Linsey saw it very clearly.

This fireball was a bright orange-red color, and its temperature was definitely not low.

Even before it flew right up to him, the rapidly rising temperature around him made him realize the power of this attack.

Linsey dodged to the side, preparing to avoid the fireball.

But almost simultaneously, the fireball flying through the air also tracked Linsey, suddenly turning a corner and relentlessly pursuing her like a sentient hunting dog! "It can even intelligently track?"

Linsey's eyes widened.

He quickly turned around to continue dodging, but the fireball kept tracking him. Even after turning four or five times, it failed to mislead the fireball's path.

"This is never going to end!"

Let's take another look at the state of this Elemental Creature.

The flames on its body surged again, clearly indicating it was about to unleash another attack! "At this rate, we'll definitely be trapped!"

The situation is deteriorating rapidly.

Even though Linsey has the newly acquired [Flame Mark] which grants immunity to fire damage, the color of this fireball...

It doesn't look like it's below 1200℃ at all! Just then, a flash of inspiration struck Linsey, and he remembered the attribute description of the Meteor Fire Sprite.

[Possesses thermal sensing capabilities]

The fiery creature before them was not Meteor Fire Sprite.

But since they are both fire-attribute Elemental Creature and were born in the same place, perhaps their attacks also follow this principle?

The situation is urgent.

Linsey didn't have time to think much. He immediately pulled a Flame Bomb out of his bag and smashed it onto the ground next to him.

Boom! In an instant, the flames contained within the bomb exploded.

The good news is that, just as Linsey predicted.

The homing fireballs launched by the Elemental Creature were immediately misled and detonated before they could hit Linsey.

This fireball really does track using heat sensing!