132 Leaving Mars (1/2)

”This should be the place!” The tunnel was extremely deep. It was unknown where it would lead to.

After repeatedly confirming that there were no mistakes, Feng Lin used the furnace as a boat as he entered the tunnel.

The hot lava churned around him. They were like surging waves of a sea that generated a current to push the furnace forward.

”Quickly look, the alloy sphere is fleeing away!”

”Not good, all the secrets of the ancient mythological ruins are in there!”

”Mars is so big, quickly lock on the sphere's coordinates for me!”

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The soldiers of the Mars Revolutionary Army that were just arrived all screamed in exasperation while Feng Lin had already traveled far away by controlling the furnace.

The furnace was used as a boat; the lava was treated like the ocean.

The underground tunnel twisted left and right, extremely winding and complicated.

However, the furnace simply barged through the tunnel, shattering the stone pillars that obstructed its way. Its speed grew increasingly faster as it headed toward Mars's surface.

Feng Lin actually felt a sense of excitement as though he was surfing the ocean waves…

The furnace's movement speed was incredibly fast. It was unknown how long he had been traveling, but Feng Lin faintly sensed that Mars's surface was already very close to him.

Eventually, light appeared before him.

Flames erupted as the lava churned, generating black-colored mushroom-shaped clouds.

An alchemy furnace flew high into the air from the force of the eruption, with lava and smoke spewing everywhere. After the momentum of the burst dissipated, it rapidly fell down from the air. Its incredible speed created friction in the atmosphere as numerous sparks manifested. It was like a fiery meteor falling from the sky.

BOOM~

With a thunderous explosion, smoke and dust sprang up everywhere.

At the foot of the volcano, a giant crater was created from the impact as large amounts of sand and dirt blasted outward.

It was after a long time that a face covered by dirt and grime climbed out from there.

Falling down from a height of 20,000 meters, even Feng Lin wouldn't be able to withstand it with his body. He felt extremely dizzy, and it was only after a long time did he recover.

He turned his head back only to see a volcano that resembled a heavenly pillar. This volcano was incomparably majestic and exuded an aura that could stir one's heart and soul.

This was the tallest volcano of Mars, named the Olympus Mountain. It was at the very least, 20,000 meters in height, twice as tall as Mount Everest on Earth.

But no matter who it was, no one would be able to imagine that there was a tunnel leading to an underground hidden there.

However, Mars was only this large. It was roughly only about one-ninth of Earth's size. Given the technology of the current age, everything would be quickly revealed via an electronic scan.

He had to leave as soon as possible.

If not, when the Mars Revolutionary Army arrived here, it would be extremely difficult for him to escape.

”Retract.” Feng Lin glanced at his furnace and stretched out his hand to take it.

His formless mental energy surged into the mental imprint, causing the furnace to tremble violently and actually shrink in size. Instantly, the furnace that was originally as large as a mountain became the size of an incense pot. It then reduced even further in size and transformed into a beam of light that returned to Feng Lin's hand. Upon contact with his hand, it transformed into a furnace tattoo that gradually faded out.

However, with just an intention, Feng Lin could clearly sense the furnace in his hand. The furnace had already fused with him, and he was silently marveling at this fact.

As expected of a wondrous treasure from the ancient myths and legends, it could actually fuse together with the human body, possessing unimaginable abilities. However, as to what the furnace's abilities were exactly, he still had to slowly figure them out in the future.

”Collapsible flying shuttle, activate!” Feng Lin touched the ring on his finger as he commanded in a low voice.

The ring glowed, becoming brighter and brighter. All of a sudden, a beam of light shot forth. The space twisted, parting like mist as a silver flying shuttle appeared before his eyes. This flying shuttle was about 1,000 meters in length. It had a streamlined body shape and was filled with a technological sense of beauty.

”Welcome, captain! The Holy Determination Flying Shuttle is prepared, we can take off any time!” A female voice rang out; this was the A.I. of the flying shuttle.

The flying shuttle's A.I. was one of the most advanced A.I.. It had autopilot mode on and the vast majority of complex situations in the universe could be resolved easily.

Even though Feng Lin was only one person, he could still easily operate the flying shuttle.

It's time to return to Earth!