Age of Evolution

Chapter 273: 273: First Layer, Jurassic Period (3rd Update)

Of course, this cost was evenly distributed among the team members, not just shouldered by the team leader alone.

After completing the payment, they walked towards the entrance.

The entrance was a huge metal door, dozens of meters high and nearly a hundred meters wide. It was so large that not only people, but also a few airplanes could fly through it side by side.

“I’ve entered this city three times now, but every time I pass through here, I’m still awestruck. How did this Ancient God City come into existence?” Wu Hai exclaimed.

“Yes, it doesn’t seem like it belongs to Earth at all. The environment inside is so different from Earth, stepping inside feels like going back to the Jurassic Period.” Zhang Zhen had been inside once before and had some knowledge of the place.

In this team, Wu Hai was the veteran, while Zhang Zhen and Qin Huashang had entered once before. Lin Zhen and Luo Fei were both newcomers.

Qin Huashang was about five or six years older than Lin Zhen, and was a young married woman. At the age of 20, she had become a Level Eight War God, which could be considered a genius as well. Wu Hai and two others were already in their thirties.

Lin Zhen looked at the entrance from left to right, and in his view, this should be an extraterrestrial civilization’s transport ship.

Transport ships are different from battleships. Although their power and configuration are far inferior to battleships, transport ships are surprisingly large. At the entrance, Lin Zhen noticed a very faint red rose symbol, which would be quite difficult to spot if he wasn’t so observant.

It should be a Second -level Interstellar Warship-class transport ship, 40,000 meters long, 20,000 meters wide and 2,500 meters high. It’s relatively flat and can travel in the star realm for over a hundred years. It has an energy block reserve inside, and if parked here, it would not run out of energy for a thousand years.

It’s unclear why the transport ship ended up here. The fact that it was almost completely buried by sand shows that it had been parked here for a very long time. It had even turned into a sand dune, which is why it remained undiscovered for so long.

Even the smallest Velociraptor inside is several times larger than a human, and they can’t squeeze through this small door.”

The team members used their strength to pass through the yellow light curtain with considerable resistance and then crawled through the small door.

Once inside, Lin Zhen felt as if his vision had suddenly cleared!

At first, he was puzzled why nobody thought this was a spaceship, the reason being that the scenery inside was so different from the concept of spaceships on Earth.

This was a vast space with a sky that was about 500 meters high. There were even artificial suns and moons, as well as rivers, hills, grasslands, and trees. It was like a miniature world!

In the sky, huge-winged Winged Dragons soared, and occasional roars of massive creatures could be heard from the dense forests on the ground, where forms of beasts could also be seen moving around.

Not far away, at a lake, Lin Zhen saw a strange long-necked creature emerge from the water before submerging again.

A group of three-horned creatures drank water by the shore, and another group of smaller creatures drank water close to them, frequently watching their surroundings vigilantly.

The earth suddenly shook, and a massive beast as tall as a three- to four-story building burst out of the forest. Some smaller creatures scattered like birds, but one of the three-horned creatures failed to escape and was killed by the giant beast in one bite!

“Everyone, be careful. This huge creature is called a Tyrannosaurus, the strongest beast in this first layer. It has reached the peak of S-level. We should avoid it as much as possible. Our previous expeditions failed when they were close to entering the second layer, as that’s where the Tyrannosaurus’ nest is,” Wu Hai warned.

Wu Hai continued to explain, “This world isn’t small either, almost the size of half a Base City. The technology here is very advanced. There is a strange energy that attracts water elements and solar energy from the outside, which creates an artificial sun and moon, and even artificial rain. The plants here grow particularly fast, providing food for the smaller beasts, who in turn grow fast and provide food for the larger creatures.”

Luo Fei asked, “What if the number of Tyrannosaurs increases and they eat up all the small creatures in this world?”

“No! That won’t happen. When the number of Tyrannosaurs increases, they will fight for territory and food. Injured and dead dinosaurs will maintain the balance of the food chain, ensuring that the ecological environment does not deteriorate,” Wu Hai replied.

After saying this, Wu Hai paused and added, “Now, the situation is even better because martial artists have entered. We have become the enemies of those beasts, and they are our hunting targets. All beast crystals can be modified into a substance to replace Dark Energy Stones, and we can slaughter them as much as we want, as long as we have the ability.”

“Isn’t it said that there are Star Artifacts here?” Luo Fei asked again.

“There are Star Artifacts, but they cannot be found in the wild because the dragon beasts have collected them all. These creatures have a strange habit of liking shiny objects. So, I want to remind you not to take out any overly shiny weapons, as there’s a good chance they may catch the attention of the dragon beasts, and that would be disastrous for us.”

Everyone nodded one after another, and Qin Huashang even tried to hide her necklace from view.

Wu Hai glanced at Lin Zhen’s metal mask, hesitated for a moment, but then shook his head.

He could tell that it was a Star Artifact for spiritual power defense, something used to save one’s life, and he couldn’t ask Lin Zhen to take it off.

“Let’s go. We need to bypass the big lake here and make a big detour to reach the entrance of the second level. Try to avoid conflicts with other martial artist teams we encounter on the way, as our team’s strength is not yet strong enough.”

Luo Fei said: “Big Brother Wu is already a Quasi-Star Realm, isn’t this strength enough?”

“What can a Quasi-Star Realm do? Some teams here even consist entirely of Quasi-Star Realm experts who have been working together for many years. Teams like that even ordinary Star Realm martial artists have to avoid. What does our strength count for?”

Luo Fei gasped, thinking about how powerful a team made up entirely of Quasi-Star Realm members must be.

“Don’t worry too much. Teams like that are mostly active in the second level.

This place is still relatively safe. Let’s go.”

Everyone took out their weapons, but this time Lin Zhen didn’t take out his Broken Jade or his newly acquired Seven Kills Spear, as they were too eye-catching.

He took out another Star Artifact, a Middle Grade Star Artifact sword.

The sword was called Autumn Frost, which was quite decent among Middle Grade Star Artifacts.

Lin Zhen had used a sword for a long time in his previous life and had a decent grasp of sword skills, but at that time, he only practiced sword skill to follow the trend and never really accomplished anything, so in this life he switched to using his favorite spear instead.

However, since he had actually reached the Star Realm, his sword skill was still presentable on Earth nowadays, and at least he wouldn’t be too embarrassed.

Zhang Zhen took a glance at Lin Zhen’s sword and chuckled: “I say An Ming, your weapon is a bit embarrassing, right? After all, you’re an Advanced War

God spiritual mind master, is it that hard to get a High-Grade Star Artifact?”

Before Lin Zhen could speak, Qin Huashang glared at Zhang Zhen: “Zhang Zhen, can you stop targeting An Ming? Brother An Ming seems to be the kind of War God who has closed himself off to practice hard and hasn’t ventured much outside. High Grade Star Artifacts are not cheap, and not everyone can get them just by saying they want one. Don’t assume everyone is like you, who doesn’t value their life.”

They had all practiced together before, and they were quite familiar with each other, so Qin Huashang spoke without much hesitation.

Moreover, Lin Zhen could see that Zhang Zhen seemed to have some feelings for Qin Huashang, but she had not responded to them.

Zhang Zhen spread his hands: “I didn’t mean anything else, why are you so protective of this kid? I admit, he might be more handsome than me, but being handsome isn’t always enough. Huashang, you’ll slowly understand my worth.

In the end, it’s all about the strength of the martial artist.”

Qin Huashang ignored Zhang Zhen and said to Lin Zhen: “An Ming, don’t be afraid. Your task is to attract their attention, use your flying ability to lead away the more powerful dragon beasts, and leave the fighting to us. If you’re really in danger, remember to hide behind your big sister, and I will protect you.”

Lin Zhen rubbed his nose awkwardly, only to find that he had rubbed the metal mask, so he could only nod to Qin Huashang: “Thank you, Sister Qin, for taking care of me, but I think it won’t be necessary.”

“Hehe, why are you still being polite with Sister Qin? We are a team now, and who knows how long we might have to practice together in the future. Don’t be distant.”

As she spoke, Qin Huashang generously patted Lin Zhen’s shoulder, acting like a caring big sister. Combined with her pretty appearance, most men would probably be moved by her.

On the other side, Zhang Zhen was a little angry seeing Qin Huashang’s actions and rolled his eyes at Lin Zhen: “I hope you’ll still be so smug when you encounter the dragon beasts.”

Lin Zhen smiled slightly. He didn’t want to get entangled in any inexplicable emotional conflicts, but if someone really wanted to harm him, they would be making a mistake.

After walking for a while and passing by the edge of a forest, Wu Hai suddenly gestured, and the team stopped.

A faint smell of blood seemed to waft through the air.

Wu Hails nose twitched several times, and then he listened carefully, his face suddenly changing!

“Watch out! Dragon beasts are coming!”

Everyone held their breath, only to hear a series of rapid sounds coming from the ground, like a herd of horses galloping!

“It’s a group of A-level alien beast Velociraptors! Prepare for battle!”

As Wu Hail s words fell, dozens of human-sized dragon beasts with long tails burst out of the forest, howling and rushing at the group with wide-open mouths, moving even faster than galloping horses..