I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

"This is probably as far as we should go, there are already a lot of animals living here. It’s not like we can escape all the way back to Meida Civilization."

"Is that creature from the alien civilization still communicating with you through telepathy?" Old Cat asked.

"It’s still communicating; it seems that it started the communication when it laid eyes on me."

"With telepathy, as long as it’s not intentionally disconnected, the communication can continue indefinitely," Lu Yuan deduced, "How about on your end?"

Old Cat proudly said, "The wireless signal here is decent, though their responses are slow, and they are still sending the simplest signals. They might still be cautious."

The black box made a "zzz" sound.

[Unfortunately, the abilities of Pioneer’s Eye are limited; it cannot read the electromagnetic waves in the air.]

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head: "Being cautious is quite normal, isn’t it!"

"Looks like, Lu Yuan wants a girl," Old Cat said knowingly, "Elf, angel, enchanting demon or bunny girl would do, and you might even settle for a dwarf, right?"

"I regret letting you know too much about human information, but obviously, they’re a group of lizards, which doesn’t fit the aesthetic," Lu Yuan hummed.

That night, out of boredom, he hid in the tent, communicating with the one connected through telepathy.

Telepathy is a magical skill; even if the languages are different, with some patience, one can barely understand it.

The only trouble was that the flow of time was different. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Ri~ze~ ci~vi~li~za~tion!"

Lu Yuan was excited, so he deliberately elongated the sound, "Hel-lo—" each syllable lasting about fifty seconds.

"I... Rize... civilization... hear...!"

"Hu-man—ci-vi-li-za-tion."

"Ele-ct-ro-mag-net-ic—waves!" Lu Yuan felt this exchange was torturous. Just send electromagnetic waves, please.

Old Cat, who didn’t need sleep, fiddled with the telegraph beside the tent. AI always had infinite patience to engage in a profitless task.

The electromagnetic wave signals continuously emitted a "zzz" sound because, due to Idealist Interference, electromagnetic waves rapidly decayed in Pangu Continent, and noise could only be detected near some civilizations.

"If only I could get hold of a more sensitive device." It muttered to itself, which could be interpreted as an AI glitch occasionally voicing its background thoughts.

The night grew deeper, and a gray mist spread between the forests.

The distant waterfall could still be heard from here, its sound distantly sleep-inducing rather than irritating.

A full moon hung high in the sky, emitting a pale green moonlight.

This was a rather rare night of a full moon.

The star patterns of Pangu Continent differed from those of a normal world, having such a round and large moon was very rare, like a millstone.

"How come I remember, the moon only becomes full once in hundreds of days?" Old Cat muttered, "Today…"

Suddenly, something resembling an eyeball burst out from the moon.

Cold, dead gaze continually roamed, staring down at the land.

The eye’s surface was covered in bloodshot veins, terrifying and bloody, seemingly dripping blood that tainted the color of the sky.

Old Cat stopped what he was doing and exclaimed, "What the hell??"

"Awoo, awoo, awoo!!!" Old Wolf burst out of the tent, howling chaotically.

Lu Yuan also woke up.

The anomaly in the sky was too intense; he couldn’t help but be startled awake.

The moment he emerged from the tent and saw the crimson moon, he felt as if plunged into an ice pit, his heart nearly stopping.

A profound darkness shrouded him like ink, seemingly dragging him to another world.

His skin itch unbearably as something wriggled under it, bursting forth!

"This must be the thing that stares at me in nightmares."

The Extraordinary Spark suddenly jumped, dispelling the terrifying sensation.

Looking again, the crimson eyeball above the moon had disappeared once more... as if the previous scene had been all illusion.

"What kind of monster was that?" He had an unpleasant feeling inside.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t escaped far enough, but rather the moon in the sky had suddenly transformed into an eyeball; this was bizarrely paranormal and eerie.

"Don’t be nervous, the moon is still the moon as it was."

"Only a terrifying entity projected its power onto the moon, creating the eyeball pattern," Old Cat said gravely.

"Lu Yuan, it seems you’ve run into quite the trouble."

"I know."

"You’ve been targeted... This might be a disaster named ’Monster’... It projects its power onto celestial phenomena, spreading bait on a large scale."

"The eyeball pattern on the moon just now might have been bait dispersed by ’Monster.’ Once you make eye contact, you’re ensnared... like a fish that swallowed bait, it could attack you at any moment."

Old Cat creaked and twisted, scratching its neck: "Didn’t you know some things shouldn’t be looked at messily?"

Lu Yuan replied, "I already have a sense of crisis, how could I not look?"

"That creature tried to catch me unlawfully; you can’t blame me."

"Don’t worry, comrade." Old Cat jumped onto him, soothing him softly, "If you die, I will take care of that tree, waiting for the day of your resurrection."

"Or, shall you have a last meal now?"

Lu Yuan patted his hot head, nearly forgetting he could be resurrected.

Resurrection really is an awesome ability; it gave him quite a bit of confidence.

"You lost your memory before I was affected, and you remembered everything after I was affected. You wouldn’t have done that on purpose, would you!"

Old Cat: ...

In fact, it had really lost its memory; only after seeing certain scenes could it connect the sporadic information in its database.

This is called being moved by the scene!

After a moment of silence, it was Lu Yuan who spoke first, "Which is stronger, ’Monster’ or ’Demon’?"

"It’s hard to compare directly." Old Cat lifted its hind leg, scratching its neck, "You’ve witnessed the strength of a ’Demon.’ Demons are immortal and possess intelligence."

"The strength of ’Monster’ lies in... well, it possesses a gigantic Different Space. This Different Space is like a maze; you can never find it, and it will eventually torment you to death."

"Different Space?" Lu Yuan frowned.

"That’s why ’Monster’ spreads bait on a large scale. It just wants to lure more life forms into the Different Space."

"From a combat perspective, it’s hard to compare the two."

"From the perspective of harm, ’Demon’ can easily destroy a civilization, while it’s much harder for ’Monster’ to destroy a civilization."

"So I think the strength of ’Demon’ is higher than ’Monster’."

Lu Yuan rubbed his temples, "Then no worries, if all else fails, I’ll just turn myself into a demon and slaughter it. After all, possession by a demon is a slow process... and I could take the occasion to seize the Milestone, that damn thing dared to bait me."

The twitching of Old Cat’s body sped up, and then those cat’s eye stones moved, perhaps indicating an eye roll; was he thinking of becoming a demon so soon?

Lu Yuan talked tough, but his heart was always hanging.

A great terror was brewing in the shadows.

The Pangu Continent really is a tough place to mix in.

When there’s no trouble, it’s calm, like picnicking in the forest.

But once a natural disaster strikes, it’s like the sky is falling and the earth is splitting.

"Does ’Monster’ have intelligence?" He asked another critical question.

"According to the residual memories of the great Cat Mama, ’Monster’s intelligence is not high, equivalent to ordinary wild animals... but occasionally, some ’Monsters’ can evolve a subtle intelligence." Find your next read on empire

"That’s all I know, every ’Monster’ is different, specifics need to be analyzed accordingly."

This world is truly harsh.

The information is still too limited; I really don’t feel like fighting.

"If push comes to shove, better to just run away..." Lu Yuan repacked the tent, woke the sleeping wolf, put a rope around its neck, and headed deeper into the forest.

"Hey, you still there?"

The telepathy was interrupted, unfortunately.

When passing a large tree, Lu Yuan noticed a tree hole, which, fortunately, had no creatures inside.

After pondering for a moment, he placed the Tree of Life inside the tree hole.

"Virtualize!" The Tree of Life entered a state of virtualization.

This was now his respawn point.

Not very secure, but he had no other choice.

Lu Yuan carried a few rocks to conceal the tree hole, then donned the Black Iron Set. Under the moonlight, the dark glow, the Donkey Head Mask, the Black Iron Longsword, the Lizard Shield, and the Jungle Boots made him look like a paladin from a video game.

"Better not to die if it can be avoided."

"If I die I can resurrect, but if Old Wolf dies, it’s really over for him."

...

...

The round moon in the sky suddenly underwent an anomaly, affecting not only Lu Yuan but also a certain civilization hidden here...

Rize Civilization, Seventh Branch.

Population total approximately 6.2 million.

Their technological strength is about 50 years behind Earth.

50 years isn’t much; they basically have all the technology available on Earth, just slightly behind in computers, surveillance, sensors, and other semiconductors...

After arriving at the Pangu Continent, the Rize Civilization, Seventh Branch, naturally experienced a brief period of chaos, but stabilized within a short half-month and earned a "Stable City" Milestone reward.

All of this was thanks to their supreme leader, Governor Leon.

A Prophet!

The Divine Skill— "Foreknowledge," always helped him make the right decisions.

Such a powerful ability came with some side effects, namely... every use of foreknowledge consumed life force.

In just half a month, Leon was visibly aging rapidly. If he used his Prediction ability more, he might not have long to live.

But he couldn’t stop the behavior of overspending his life force because he sensed the dying spasms and screams of civilization!

They faced many challenges; an external entity existed, unimaginable and terrifying, a monstrous entity that surpassed understanding, describable only as a "Ghost."

Once they lifted the Safe Zone, they would have to face it head-on.

Moreover... their Extraordinary Spark was gone...