Chapter 00038: Mysterious Flying Saucer (For Alliance Leader Mo Yu, 8 extra updates)
# Mysterious Flying Saucer (For Alliance Leader Mo Yu, 8 extra updates)
Chapter 38
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 38: Mysterious Flying Saucer (For Alliance Leader Mo Yu, 8 extra updates)
Lan Xiaobu stopped, staring blankly at the scene before him. A chasm over a meter deep extended in front of him; after all, this was all hard rock. His gaze followed the rocky gorge to the end, where a massive circular object was slanted in.
Is this the flying saucer he had been searching for? Lan Xiaobu immediately confirmed that this was indeed the flying saucer he sought. Although he didn’t know how long it had been here, the surface of the flying saucer still shimmered with a metallic luster. Despite plowing through such a hard stone surface, it seemed to have left no trace behind.
Finally found it. Lan Xiaobu suppressed his inner excitement and took a deep breath before cautiously approaching the flying saucer.
The diameter of the saucer was about eleven to twelve meters, somewhat smaller than Lan Xiaobu had expected.
He reached out to touch the saucer, feeling an extremely cold sensation. He drew a small knife and tapped it against the saucer, but it didn’t sound like metal striking. Perhaps the flying saucer was made of a special material that even the Earth did not possess.
As Lan Xiaobu circled around the saucer, he was astonished to find there was no door.
This flying saucer seemed completely solid, with no entry point! Or perhaps the door was buried on the side of the saucer that was underground?
In a moment, Lan Xiaobu found himself at a loss for what to do. He realized that the physics and electronics knowledge he had learned was of no use now.
No, wait. Since he couldn’t get in, how did Shang Wei manage to enter the saucer initially and even fly it away? It was clearly unrealistic for him to extract the saucer from underground alone.
Lan Xiaobu continually knocked and tapped on the saucer, carefully checking for any hidden catches. As he was about to strike around the entire saucer, the seamless saucer suddenly opened a door slowly.
If Lan Xiaobu hadn’t been on guard, he might have been startled.
Standing outside the saucer and peering inside, he saw a massive cockpit with many items laid out behind the pilot's seat. Even without stepping inside, Lan Xiaobu sensed that the interior of the flying saucer was relatively tidy and didn’t seem like it had just crash-landed.
After confirming that there were no signs of life inside the saucer, Lan Xiaobu breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look back at the Kunlun Mountain in the dusk, where it was so quiet that even the sound of insects was absent, as if it were dead silent.
“Goodbye!” Lan Xiaobu murmured three words, perhaps bidding farewell to a familiar friend, or perhaps to Earth itself.
Regardless, he was well aware that once he stepped into this flying saucer, the possibility of returning to Earth would drop to almost zero. Although he envisioned a future where he could come back alone, he understood deep down that this was merely a beautiful wish.
Taking a deep breath, Lan Xiaobu no longer hesitated and stepped into the saucer.
The saucer evidently sensed Lan Xiaobu’s entrance. Just as he crossed the threshold, the door of the saucer began to close slowly.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t care; after all, if Shang Wei could activate the saucer to leave Earth, he could also find a way to do so.
Someone? The moment the saucer door closed, Lan Xiaobu subconsciously halted his steps. He felt that there was someone inside the saucer. But just moments ago, he had felt no other anomalies outside!
Lan Xiaobu took out his flashlight from his backpack and shone it around, confirming that there was indeed no one present. Had he made a mistake in feeling, or was it something else? Even though he had cultivated to the Meridian Opening Realm, he had also been a doctor for twenty years. Yet, he still felt a prickling unease at the back of his head.
The flashlight beam moved from the back of the saucer to the front, then to his feet…
A fully intact body suddenly appeared before him, startling Lan Xiaobu. He stepped back a few paces, and the flashlight beam illuminated the corpse again.
Soon, Lan Xiaobu confirmed that this body had only been here for a short time, at most half a month, perhaps even less. Moreover, judging from the clothing and the leather pouch on its back, this was likely a herb gatherer from Kunlun Mountain.
Deep in Kunlun Mountain lay some of the most exquisite medicinal materials, which could fetch sky-high prices. Thus, despite the dangers, some herb gatherers risked venturing deep into Kunlun Mountain.
Lan Xiaobu exhaled in relief; he should have accidentally gotten trapped in the saucer and then…
As soon as he thought of this, his scalp tingled again. How did this herb gatherer manage to enter the saucer? Was it just like himself, where the saucer automatically opened for anyone who came here?
Even if the saucer could open by itself, this herb gatherer wouldn’t have been able to escape. He couldn’t have been left hanging with his herb pouch still attached, nor was there any sign of struggle in here. There was definitely something amiss. At this thought, Lan Xiaobu quickly retreated to the doorway and pushed hard against it, but the saucer's door didn’t budge.
Lan Xiaobu searched for a handle for a long while but found that there was no door handle to be found. At this moment, Lan Xiaobu was certain that the saucer had sensed a person outside and then opened its door. As for how it sensed him, he could only hope it was a technology he didn’t understand, not that someone was hiding inside controlling it. Yet, deep down, he knew the likelihood of that possibility was extremely slim.
Lan Xiaobu became even more cautious, gripping his knife in one hand and his flashlight in the other, stepping over the corpse to explore further.
“Creak!” A slight noise came from the cockpit, startling Lan Xiaobu. The beam of his flashlight immediately landed on the massive seat in the cockpit.
He hadn’t seen it clearly at the door earlier; now he could see it clearly. On that gigantic seat sat a white skeletal remains.
This skeleton had likely been dead for quite some time, having collapsed in the chair without muscle support. It was obscured from his view earlier by the armrest of the chair.
Unlike the previous herb gatherer, Lan Xiaobu speculated that this skeleton was the true owner of the saucer, the alien. Observing its form, it appeared the alien was somewhat similar to humans, without extra limbs.
The earlier rustling must have been caused by the skeleton shifting, and Lan Xiaobu slightly relaxed. He moved the beam of the flashlight away from the skeleton, intending to check the rear cabin.
Just then, Lan Xiaobu felt a chill rush directly into his mind, penetrating the Purple Palace.
Even without cultivating, as a doctor, he knew what the Purple Palace was. At that moment, Lan Xiaobu’s scalp felt like it was going to explode; he realized he had encountered something strange.
In the next instant, a terrifying, devouring power surged into his entire consciousness, threatening to swallow his awareness whole.
Lan Xiaobu dropped his flashlight and knife, determined not to let himself lose consciousness. His mind fought desperately against the terrifying force trying to consume him. Unfortunately, he was unable to exert his physical strength; all he could rely on was his willpower.
A horrific pain surged through his head, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like a stream. He bellowed furiously, “What the hell are you? Get the hell out of here!”
Despair gripped Lan Xiaobu as he found himself powerless despite all his strength. He could not allow his awareness to be consumed; once that happened, it could very well mean the disappearance of his soul. In other words, his consciousness was a manifestation of his soul.
He quickly began to operate the Muscle-Tendon Altering Sutra. At this moment, it was the only way for him to initiate the flow of his Inner Qi, perhaps it would help him somehow.
To Lan Xiaobu’s delight, after operating the Muscle-Tendon Altering Sutra, the power attempting to consume his consciousness was indeed partially blocked. However, this force clearly didn’t intend to give up, becoming even more frenzied in its attempt to devour Lan Xiaobu’s awareness.
“Stop resisting; I will fulfill all your wishes. Just let go and stop resisting, and everything will become peaceful. All pain will disappear…”
A voice seemed to be reminding Lan Xiaobu continuously in his mind, urging him to abandon the defense of his consciousness and to stop operating any techniques.
Lan Xiaobu’s eyes widened in shock, his lips bleeding from biting down hard. He would never give up. At this moment, he understood exactly what was happening—it was soul snatching, and it was real.
At this time, the hatred he felt for Shang Wei had vanished. He recognized he had misjudged Shang Wei; Shang Wei must have been possessed by a soul inside here from the moment he entered. Although everything afterward was done by Shang Wei, the soul within him was no longer Shang Wei but that alien creature.
Shang Wei was Shang Wei; Lan Xiaobu would never allow his consciousness to be snatched away, no matter the turmoil of his thoughts.
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(This chapter ends)