112: Chapter 112 The Cause of Monster Syndrome - Monster Factor

The Void Realm Instance outpost is just a temporary resting place, providing only food and safety for those who come here.

The Void Realm Instance outpost is located at the edge of the Void Realm. Although this part of the Void Realm has been conquered and transformed into an Instance, it does not mean that the outside is safe.

The surroundings are still covered in a dense mist. The outpost is a massive steel fortress built underground within the mist, a bit smaller than Sea City, capable of accommodating over a million people.

"Each Instance outpost has two or three Legendary Professionals guarding it, so there's basically no danger. Also, every movement within a thirty to forty-kilometer radius is monitored. If there's any problem, we can quickly prepare..."

For safety, every steel fortress has Legendary Professionals, providing defensive power comparable to a small city like Sea City.

Not to mention Legendary Rank Professionals, just the fact that the entire structure is buried dozens of meters underground makes the safety factor extremely high. Silver Rank Monsters can't even get here.

"...!"

Although it's dozens of meters underground and completely encased in thick steel, the interior of the fortress is very bright.

Bright incandescent lights turn the dim underground into a daytime-like environment.

Fang Yuan looked at everything around him and couldn't help but marvel at the Human Alliance's terrifying construction capabilities, building such a steel fortress for just one Instance outpost.

"Sister Thank Rain, where is the Hidden Mist Forest?"

Having just arrived, Li Xuefei was quite eager to enter the Hidden Mist Forest quickly to level up by fighting monsters.

As she spoke, her gaze constantly moved around, checking if the Void Realm Instance was right there.

Lin Zhizhi, beside her, was also looking around incessantly, but only Fang Yuan and Gu Yue calmly observed the internal situation of the surrounding steel fortress.

"The Void Realm Instance is right above us. You didn't think it would be inside the fortress, did you? Each Void Realm Instance is a vast world, perhaps as large as the original Tianlan Star.

As of now, the Human Alliance can only make some rule-based modifications to such Void Realms; moving them, however, is impossible..."

Seeing Squad of four's ignorant expressions, Thank Rain continued to act as their guide, educating the four about information regarding the Void Realm Instance.

It turned out that their initial assumption was wrong; they thought this Void Realm Instance was like the Haishi Void Realm, where they could enter by simply passing through the void realm core.

On the contrary, the core of the Void Realm Instance remains within it and has not moved at all.

To enter the Void Realm Instance, it's like entering a true Void Realm: you walk in from its edge.

"Alright, come with me. I'll take you to the Hidden Mist Forest."

After explaining to them, Thank Rain led them towards a certain area, but they still hadn't arrived after walking for more than ten minutes.

The entire steel fortress is a very long and narrow cuboid, designed this way to allow people entering the Instance to disperse.

If everyone entered from one place, they would basically be teleported by the Void Realm to a specific area, and too many people might lead to a shortage of monsters.

To avoid this problem, aside from the wide circular areas of the scattered teleportation arrays, the rest of the steel fortress is built as a long strip with numerous exits leading to the edge of the Void Realm Instance.

After walking for more than ten minutes, they had already passed three hundred exits, but the yellow markings above indicated that many people had passed through here today.

In such a situation, one could still depart from here, but there would be a significant chance of encountering other people after entering the Void Realm Instance.

After advancing for another ten minutes, exits with green light finally appeared. Seeing this, Thank Rain immediately called the others and headed towards the green-lit passages behind them.

"Oh, and there's one more thing I need to specifically explain to you: our time inside the Void Realm Instance is limited.

For Bronze Rank Professionals like yourselves, you absolutely cannot exceed ten hours a day. You must come out within this time, otherwise, there's a chance you'll be affected by the Void Realm Origin and be transformed into a monster.

To leave the Instance, you just need to operate your identity bracelet to exit directly, no matter where you are..."

As soon as they entered the passage, Thank Rain began to educate the four. When she spoke about these precautions, her words became somewhat serious.

The phenomenon of being affected after entering the Void Realm and suffering from monster syndrome is not unique to Sea City; there have also been many cases in Tian Du.

Unlike Sea City's limited understanding, the scientifically advanced Tian Du had already discovered the cause of monster syndrome.

It turns out that within the Void Realm, there are many monster factors that even Professionals find hard to detect. This is why the Void Realm can give birth to a large number of monsters.

When humans enter it, their bodies will be slowly eroded. The longer the time, the greater the probability of suffering from monster syndrome.

Through research, Bronze Rank Professionals are completely safe within ten hours, Silver Rank Professionals within thirty-six hours, and Gold Rank Professionals within one week.

Stronger Legendary Professionals possess the ability to resist monster factors and will no longer suffer from monster syndrome.

In fact, it's not just the Void Realm; the gray mist enveloping the entire Tianlan Star also contains monster factors.

However, the concentration of monster factors in the mist is too low to cause humans to contract monster syndrome.

"So that's the cause of monster syndrome..."

After learning the cause of monster syndrome, Squad members were very surprised.

Having personally witnessed monster syndrome patients, they were very concerned about this issue. Now that they had an answer, it put their minds at ease.

"We've arrived. Be sure not to lose this identity bracelet, otherwise, you won't be able to leave the Hidden Mist Forest, and you might encounter danger. At that point, it would be a huge loss, and you might even encounter danger..."

Unbeknownst to them, the four members of Squad, arriving for the first time, followed Thank Rain into the mist outside...