Ignoring the Two-Horned Lizard below, Shen Heng looked at Qin Yu and continued to ask:
Do you have any other opinions?
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu paused for a moment.
She had a feeling that the captain's words seemed to be directed at more than just her.
Without much thought, she opened her mouth, about to say that she had no idea, when a voice rang in her mind.
"Quick, Xiaoyu, go in! I can feel it, the seedlings that His Majesty had been snatched away are inside!"
After a moment's hesitation, Qin Yu looked up at the palace in the distance.
" Sister Liya, are you sure?"
"Yes, although I don't know what lies beyond that door, there's no doubt that the seedlings that His Nordrassil had stolen are definitely inside!" the voice replied loudly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu paused for a moment.
She hesitated, then slowly raised her gaze to look at Shen Heng.
"Captain, do you remember what the Bronze Skull Beast said before, that... that palace was used to imprison the World Tree sapling?"
"Hmm," Shen Heng nodded, "You mean, the seedling is inside this palace?"
"Hmm, perhaps this palace is actually the real one... No, we can't say that. The palace we saw outside before was probably real too, it's just that ordinary people probably can't directly enter the core space through the entrance of that palace," Qin Yu replied.
Shen Heng did not respond, silently pondering.
Qin Yu continued:
"Furthermore, didn't the Bronze Skull Beast say it was looking for the place where the Distortion and Order were most extreme? Captain, you also guessed that the most extreme place should be the place where that World Tree sapling was imprisoned."
"Then, we followed this route all the way here."
"Right now, this place is the most severely Distortion, meaning that the World Tree sapling is most likely trapped inside this space!"
"And as it stands, this space only exists in that palace in front!"
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, deep in thought.
Compared to the previous two guesses, this guess is more consistent with the intelligence they already have.
However, there is no conflict between the two sides.
After all, the first two guesses were about why the palace was here, while this one is about what's inside the palace.
But no matter what, there's only one thing facing them now...
Shen Heng slowly raised his head, his gaze suddenly paused halfway down, and fell on the head of the Two-Horned Lizard.
Upon hearing the human woman's speculation, the Two-Horned Lizard silently nodded in agreement.
It also felt that this guess seemed more reasonable, however...
The more I think, the slower my train of thought gets...
The Two-Horned Lizard's train of thought came to a halt.
I hadn't told them, but I suspected this palace was used to imprison the sapling of the World Tree.
Why... do they sound so certain?
Moreover, Lord Bronze Skull Beast...
Wasn't that the Sixth Tier official who was transferred to the Erosion Zone more than half a year ago to assist Lord Lion King in guarding Mountain of Truth?
How come they heard this information from Lord Bronze Skull Beast?
Has Lord Bronze Skull Beast, like that useless Stone-Armored Beast beside him, betrayed us?
No, impossible! How could Lord Bronze Skull Beast betray us?
No, it's not entirely impossible, just the chances are very small. After all, the Bronze Skull Beast is already at the Sixth Tier. These humans, how easy is it to bewitch a Sixth Tier master!
How did these humans know? It couldn't have been by capturing Lord Bronze Skull Beast...
Hmm? That's not necessarily true. Judging from the strength of that human on my head, if the Bronze Skull Beast's Origin Power is also sealed, then it's not certain that I can defeat that human!
So, Lord Bronze Skull Beast, who was killed by that human?
The thought of this possibility made the Two-Horned Lizard's body stiffen slightly.
It wasn't that it was stunned by the fact that the other party had killed Lord Bronze Skull Beast, but rather that it was stunned by the fact that it was still alive!
You should know that it made up several lies to deceive the other party!
More importantly!
The other party, knowing full well the answer, still asked it?!
This is fucking...
Humans are so cunning!!!
Fortunately, most of what it said was flexible, and it also said it didn't know what was inside the palace!
Otherwise, it wasn't even sure if it would be alive now!
Thinking of this, the Two-Horned Lizard tried to act naturally and looked up at the human sitting on its head.
His gaze was fixed intently, as if trying to etch the other person into his memory...
Wait, this guy...
The Two-Horned Lizard stared at the human sitting on its head, its pupils slightly dilated.
Memories fall like snowflakes.
When we first left the Erosion Zone, during the subsequent siege, and later when I was knocked unconscious at the Anchor Point and the intelligence was leaked...
Somewhat stiffly, yet trying to appear natural, the Two-Horned Lizard lowered its gaze to avoid looking at the other party for too long and drawing their attention.
Having spent so many days together before, it hadn't really paid attention to whether it had seen the other person, but now...
Damn it, it was that guy!
Is this guy cursed to kill me?
Above, Shen Heng glanced casually at the Two-Horned Lizard.
Did you just realize that?
Feeling somewhat bored, Shen Heng raised his gaze and looked at the towering pillar of light.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Qin Yu asked from the side.
Shen Heng looked up at the seemingly endless pillar of light, paused, and said:
Let's go take a look first!
As he spoke, he patted the Two-Horned Lizard beneath him.
The giant beast, which had been standing still, suddenly took flight, albeit somewhat stiffly.
After a while, the giant beast landed again.
A tall gate stood not far in front of them, the space within it slightly Distortion like a mirror.
Although it's said to be not far, it's actually more than a kilometer apart.
After all, the gate is thousands of meters high, and if you get too close, it's difficult to even see it.
It seems that two paths lie before them.
One path leads in; the other leads out.
But in reality, are there really two paths?
If we don't go in, are we supposed to find a way out by going to other places?
Putting aside whether there are other ways to get out, the sheer amount of time available already makes it difficult for them to take such an action!
Every day of delay means an unknown number of people in other dimensions will die.
But, going inside...
Shen Heng sat atop the Two-Horned Lizard's head, silently watching the Distortion portal not far away.
A palace built by Ninth Tier Calamity Beast, a place where the Distortion Order is most extreme, used to imprison the World Tree sapling...
None of these seem to be safe.
But, if we don't go in...
Suddenly, Shen Heng paused, his gaze shifting to another direction.
On the once empty grassland, a Distortion doorway appeared out of nowhere.
Then, two enormous figures gradually emerged from the doorway.
One of them, with flapping wings, had a slightly dim, inverted triangular blue crystal embedded in its forehead;
Another one, with an eagle's head, a human body, and two wings...
Shen Heng slowly focused his gaze.
"This is..."