NOVEL WEB Chapter 781: Ascension to Level 6
After many attempts, Wang Tao realized he really couldn't enter the third layer, so he chose to give up.
On the way back, Wang Tao started thinking carefully.
"Why is such a situation occurring?"
He felt that it could be something like a world rule. After all, in this apocalypse, it wasn't strange for any bizarre phenomenon to appear, but why would such a rule exist in the world?
As he walked to the entrance of the second layer, Wang Tao suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Could it be because I'm currently only Level 5, so I'm not allowed to go to the third layer?"
According to the experience from his previous life, if there were creatures in the third layer of the rift, they would inevitably be Level 6. Currently, the highest level creatures in the world should only be Level 5, so theoretically, Level 6 creatures haven't appeared yet.
This conflicts with the situation in the rift — the third layer of the rift should have Level 6 creatures, but at this moment, no creature has evolved to Level 6! So is there really a Level 6 creature in the third layer?
In a way, this might be considered a "bug" in the real world? That's why Wang Tao couldn't enter the third layer!
Of course, all of this was Wang Tao's own speculation, and there's a good chance it's some other situation. But proving Wang Tao's theory is actually quite simple; it's just a matter of seeing if he can enter the third layer after ascending to Level 6.
If he still can't enter the third layer after ascending to Level 6, then his theory is wrong, and the existence of this "air wall" is due to other reasons.
But if he can enter the third layer after ascending to Level 6, then it proves Wang Tao's theory is correct, and this is somewhat terrifying upon thoughtful consideration...
Wang Tao didn't know what he thought of, but his expression was a bit grave.
"Let's head back first."
Wang Tao, with Lightning, Taxue, and the Golden Eagle, whom he met at the entrance to the second layer, quickly returned to the surface together.
Little Jia, leading a group of pangolins, was still waiting at the entrance. Seeing Wang Tao come out, they immediately chattered and ran over. Little Jia asked Wang Tao if he had encountered any danger and whether they needed to continue digging.
"We're fine, we didn't encounter any danger, but there are indeed mutated creatures down there..."
Wang Tao first explained the situation in the crack space to Little Jia and the others. Upon hearing that there were Fifth-Order Mutant Beasts inside, these pangolins shivered. They weren't willing to face a Fourth-stage Mutant Beast in battle, let alone a Fifth-Order one. Even if they banded together, they couldn't defeat a single Fifth-Order, Lord-Rank Mutant Beast.
"But you all don't need to worry; those Fifth-Order Mutant Beasts have all been killed by me."
Wang Tao cheerfully boasted in front of the pangolins, and it worked quite well; the chattering pangolins immediately quieted down, looking at Wang Tao with faces full of admiration.
After all, being able to kill Fifth-Order Mutant Beasts was already impressive, and being able to kill a large number of them went without saying.
"As for the digging... you can stop for now. I'll take you to Hongfeng Base to rest, and I'll come back for you later."
Wang Tao decided to go back and ascend to Level 6, as doing so at his own home was more reassuring, so there was no need for the pangolins to continue digging.
Even though Wang Tao was very curious if that "air wall"-like existence could stop the pangolins from digging, he decided not to attempt it. He would first ascend to Level 6 and test his hypothesis. If his hypothesis was incorrect, he could let the pangolins try again. But thinking about the distance from the second layer to the third layer gave Wang Tao a headache. Could the pangolins dig that deep...
Wang Tao had the Golden Eagle enlarge and flew with the group of pangolins to Hongfeng Base.
Han Youlin already knew Wang Tao's group of pangolin friends, so upon learning of Wang Tao's intentions, he promptly set aside an area for these pangolins to rest and move about.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you."
Wang Tao didn't say much more. After briefing Han Youlin and Little Jia, he immediately flew towards Changhe Base.
When Wang Tao returned to Changhe Base, it was already early the next morning.
Ding Yuqin and the others were still at home, not having left yet. Wang Tao waved and greeted them.
"I'm going to ascend to Level 6, so don't disturb me! Lightning and the others are going to ascend too, so keep an eye on them."
With that, he went into the room.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What? I didn't hear clearly, did Wang Tao just say he's going to ascend to Level 6?"
"I thought I misheard, turns out I'm not the only one who misheard!"
"Is it possible that Wang Tao really did say he's ascending to Level 6?"
"..."
Everyone was a bit reluctant to believe it, but it's impossible for everyone to have misheard, right? So the most unreasonable answer seems to be the correct one!
After their initial confusion, shock, and silence, they immediately plunged into a frenzy of discussion.
It's worth noting that Wang Tao had only recently ascended to Level 5! Isn't it supposed to get harder to ascend the further you go? But what Wang Tao said and did seemed inconsistent!
Moreover, as far as they knew, there didn't seem to be any Fifth-Order creatures appearing yet, at least they hadn't seen any. In a situation where Fifth-Order creatures haven't even appeared on a small scale, Wang Tao was about to ascend to Level 6? His evolution speed actually surpassed that of the zombies? This was somewhat absurd!
Of course, despite their confusion, they were excited about Wang Tao's ascension. They had previously discussed privately that if anyone could change the apocalypse, it would have to be Wang Tao. Now, it seemed like that prediction might come true...