My carefree life in space

Chapter 96 Attacked by the Lake

Finding the cause of the unusual activity among the surging tide of strange beasts is by no means an easy task, especially since these beasts are constantly running.

Mo Ze stood above the forest, watching the horde of strange beasts rushing past below. He covered most of the forest with his divine sense, which was his current limit. With his current strength, his divine sense was not enough to cover the entire forest.

He scanned the area inch by inch with his divine sense, but unfortunately found nothing. Mo Ze was getting anxious. If he couldn't find the cause of the beast tide soon, the military might not be able to hold out for much longer.

Just as he was about to send a message to Lin Shushu, his divine sense inadvertently swept over an area deep in the forest.

This area was unusually quiet; there wasn't a single strange beast within a 10-kilometer radius of it, which was definitely unusual.

Mo Ze abandoned the idea of ​​sending a message to Lin Shushu. Given the current unclear situation, he decided to investigate first. If he could handle it, all the better; if not, he needed to assess the level of danger here so that Shushu could make plans as soon as possible.

Upon arriving near this area, Mo Ze felt a repulsive force. No matter how he used his spiritual power, he could not penetrate the invisible barrier.

A look of worry appeared between Mo Ze's brows. There was indeed something strange about this place. The answer to the beast tide might be hidden here.

Since he couldn't get close from the air, he decided to try breaking through from the ground. Mo Ze slowly descended to the ground, approaching step by step, probing the mysterious repulsive force.

However, to his surprise, he was able to enter the area without any hindrance.

This place is deep in the forest, where tall trees have stood for an unknown amount of time. Their exposed roots are layered and intertwined, making it difficult to identify which plant they belong to at a glance.

Years of fallen leaves have covered the entire ground, making it surprisingly soft to walk on. Looking up, the towering canopies block out most of the starlight, with only a sliver of light occasionally filtering through the sparse branches, preventing the area from being completely dark.

In such an environment, Mo Ze dared not be distracted at all. He tried to spread his divine sense outward in order to keep track of all the unusual movements around him.

Unfortunately, he failed. Ever since he entered this place, that repulsive force has reappeared, even able to block his divine sense from probing.

Thinking of something, Mo Ze took out his personal computer. As he expected, the personal computer had lost its signal, which was an incredible thing in the interstellar world.

Mo Ze stopped, unsure whether to continue.

Ahead lay unpredictable dangers. As for the future, even if he could successfully leave this area, he wouldn't achieve his goal for today; the beast tide would still cause immense casualties among humans.

These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and Mo Ze resolutely lifted his foot and walked forward. Since he was here today, he was determined to brave even the most dangerous places.

Mo Ze was unaware that from the moment he entered this area, every move he made was being watched by a pair of eyes.

The reason he has remained safe and sound until now is because the owner of those eyes sensed a familiar spiritual energy fluctuation on him.

Mo Ze was completely unaware of the secret surveillance. He walked for a long time but did not find any living creatures.

Then he came to a huge lake. The water was very clear, but he couldn't see what was underwater; it was as if there was a barrier blocking it.

Having cultivated with Lin Shushu for some time, Mo Ze had gained some understanding of the methods used in the cultivation world. After guessing what it was, his shock was beyond words.

It was actually a barrier! But how could that be? Before meeting Lin Shushu, he had never heard of cultivation, let alone imagined that the interstellar world would have methods from the cultivation world.

But how do we explain the barrier in front of us? It seems that this barrier has existed for quite some time. Could it be that, as Shushu guessed, there was once a cultivation civilization in the interstellar world?

Thinking of the stone chamber on R15, Mo Ze had a thought: Could this also be from another world?

Unable to satisfy his curiosity, Mo Ze decided to go down to the lake himself to see if the reason for the beast tide was here. If so, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

As for this barrier, Mo Ze had learned some ways to break it, so there was no harm in giving it a try.

While deep in thought, Mo Ze made a decision. He gathered most of his spiritual power and swung it towards the barrier.

The enormous impact caused the barrier to shake violently, and the lake water, under the combined effect of spiritual power and the barrier, splashed up a water wall tens of meters high.

Mo Ze touched the ground with his back foot and instantly flew away from the lakeside to avoid the oncoming water wall attack.

After the storm subsided, Mo Ze returned to the lakeside and was pleasantly surprised to find that although the barrier was still there, one part was clearly damaged. He figured that a few more attacks would be enough to completely break the barrier.

Just as Mo Ze confidently launched another attack on the barrier, a deep voice rang in his ears, "How dare you!" At the same time, his attack was repelled by an invisible force.

Unable to dodge in time, Mo Ze took the full force of the rebound.

Fortunately, because the barrier was damaged and he had already used up most of his spiritual power, his attack was not strong at this moment, so the force reflected back at him did not cause him much damage.

Mo Ze ignored the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He looked around, trying to find the source of the voice, while simultaneously becoming alert and preparing to strike again.

"Who's speaking?" Mo Ze asked tentatively.

Apart from the rustling of leaves in the wind, there was no response in the air.

Considering that he was attacked and the attack was the cause of the backlash, Mo Ze had some guesses. "May I ask, was the barrier in the water set up by you, senior?"

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned the barrier. As soon as he did, the lake water flew up three zhang high and then turned into water arrows that shot towards him.

Fortunately, Mo Ze was prepared and immediately dodged. However, the water arrows kept coming, and it seemed like a barrage of thousands of arrows. Mo Ze found it increasingly difficult to dodge, and even suffered several cuts from the water arrows.

Mo Ze confirmed his suspicions and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, senior. I didn't know the barrier had a master. I didn't mean to offend you. Please forgive me!"

After he said that, the water arrows attacked even more intensely and blocked his escape route, so now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Mo Ze was dumbfounded. Why did apologizing only make the other party angrier?

He didn't even consider that anyone would be angry if their own protective barrier were attacked. Well, even someone who isn't human would be angry, just like now.

Besides the water arrows, Mo Ze also felt a powerful pressure enveloping him.

He abandoned any thought of making peace; things had come to this point, and there was no need to waste any more words. He focused his 3S mental energy and concentrated on resisting the oppressive force.