"Hive, worker bees are in place."
"Start searching the garden."
…
"The hive...the worker bees discovered the "rose". "
"How is the environment?"
"No traces of contact...huh? They...evacuated?"
"Worker bee, I have connected the eyes and inspect the marked objects."
"...Hot? This cup of tea is still hot."
"Mark changes, view target device."
"...The power supply lines were vandalized."
"Worker bees, immediately leave the "rose" and clean the garden. "
…
"Beehive, the garden environment is clean."
"The hive is listening, worker bees. "Qunshan One" comes out of the hive. Keep a close eye. "
"Paying attention."
"Qunshan No. 2 comes out of the nest, stay tuned."
The landing ship hovered above the rift valley, and the emergency hatch at the bottom was opened. Jin Ji and Jung exited the cabin one after another, rappelled down the alloy rope, and submerged into the darkness at the bottom of the valley in the blink of an eye.
The Rift Camp once again issued instructions to the vanguard at the bottom of the valley:
"Qunshan No. 3 is preparing to leave the nest, stay tuned."
Li Liang, code-named "Qunshan No. 3", wore the scout's standard tactical armor and stepped out of the hatch. The structural parts around his waist first firmly fixed him on the alloy cable. As the anti-gravity parameters were adjusted, he began to carry him. Descend slowly.
A few minutes later, he looked up and saw that the circular hatch had become only the size of a palm, and half of his head poked out. Judging from the helmet style, it was probably Cain.
Earthquakes and magnetic field fluctuations without warning disrupted the original plan, and Tlipoca's discovery caught everyone off guard. He left Cain in the rift camp, nominally waiting for follow-up reinforcements, but actually he didn't want this woman to meet him. Danger.
Who would have thought that Gaias Stolle civilization, which was once tightly controlled by goblins, would actually hide a psychic weapon.
According to Tlipoca's perception, the energy contained in this weapon was no less than the psychic engine equipped on the Nautilus, and it disappeared without a trace as soon as it was started, making it obviously controlled by others.
Everyone's first reaction was that this was a deployment by the goblins, but based on his understanding of the goblins, those followers of Elune did not bother to use psychic technology at all. Moreover, even if a trap was to be set, it should be set at the gate of spiritual wisdom. , activated at the moment he crossed over.
What confused him even more was that when the earthquake happened, there was nothing strange in Ling's vision.
What kind of weapon is buried deep underground?
At this time, the alloy cable trembled slightly, and intermittent instructions came from the communication channel: "The mountains...four...come out of the nest, keep...pay attention."
For some reason, the signal was suddenly interfered with and the sound was a little noisy.
Li Liang came back to his senses and looked up again. The cliffs on both sides continued to close together. The sky was like a horizontal colorful gap, and the landing ship had shrunk into a halo.
When he looked down, the valley floor was as dark as an abyss and completely silent. He could only hear his own breathing and the occasional rustle from the communication channel.
The environmental parameters were displayed in the helmet in real time. The internal temperature of the armor was only 10 degrees, while the external temperature fluctuated between minus 170 degrees and minus 175 degrees. In just a few minutes, he felt that his fingertips were already tingling with cold. pain.
Soon, the light dimmed, and the cliffs on both sides were almost completely closed, leaving only a gap a few meters wide. The occasional sharp bulge showed that he was descending at an extremely fast speed.
The number representing the depth kept jumping, until at 1500, a huge hole suddenly appeared below the miniature three-dimensional holographic display.
Li Liang remembered that this hole had appeared in the image records of the Fourth Reconnaissance Company and was called "Geological Hole No. 1."
The next moment, the cliff in front of him disappeared, and a violent force hit from the side. The structural parts around his waist locked instantly. He was stunned for a moment. Was this... the wind started?
The vanguard unit codenamed "Worker Bee" did not report this situation at all, and there was no reminder of the Rift Camp in the communication channel.
Continuing to descend, the helmet's internal display shows that the air pressure is rising, and the concentration of argon gas is also increasing at an alarming rate.
The speed soared and the wind became more violent.
He lowered his head with difficulty. He was now less than 500 meters away from the bottom of the valley, but it was still pitch black below.
What shocked him even more was that in Ling's vision, Tripoca, who had arrived at the bottom of the valley ahead of time with the vanguard, was speeding away along a straight line. The surging spirit around him showed that the Chaos Holy Priest seemed to be chasing some kind of creature. thing.
Before he could think deeply, the pressure on his body suddenly decreased. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw countless sweeping light beams, and chaotic voices came from the communication channel:
"Call the hive! Call the hive!"
"Drones are ready!"
"The priest's position is lost!"
"Gunsan-3 has arrived!"
The descent slowed down, and among the crowd that gathered quickly, Li Liang found Jung and Jin Ji. Then, he subconsciously looked up and saw a magical scene.
There is a vague dividing line dozens of meters above, and the light beam leaves a circular bright spot, as if shining on thick clouds.
Underground "sky"?
After landing, he casually disconnected the structural parts, rushed towards Jin Ji and asked, "What's going on?"
"Father God, there was a sudden wind up there five minutes ago. The signal was interrupted and we lost contact with the Rift Camp." Jin Ji turned around and looked into the distance. "The Holy Priest said that it sensed that the psychic weapon was nearby and chased it out... …”
five minutes ago…
Li Liang glanced at the time displayed in his helmet. Just when he was about to descend into Geological Hole No. 1, the wind suddenly picked up.
It can be seen that no matter who controls the psychic weapons, they are all targeting him.
In Ling's field of vision, there is still nothing abnormal around him. Like all basic worlds, Ling is extremely thin. Tripoca has disappeared, and only the "call" from faith is faintly heard, showing that the holy priest is still casting magic.
"Gunsan-4 has arrived!"
Someone shouted on the communication channel.
Li Liang gave up his position, and after a moment, the commander of the third reconnaissance company landed.
Without waiting for the other party to perform the teaching ceremony, he immediately asked: "Did the camp warn you about the wind in Hole No. 1?"
"No," the third company commander hesitated, "but..."
"but what?"
"It seems someone else has accessed the channel."
"Fuck," Jung cursed and said sternly, "Don't fucking act like that, just make it clear."
"The instructions issued by the Rift Camp are somewhat like a conversation, but I can't hear other people's voices, and the system doesn't show abnormal access. Maybe I heard it wrong..."
Through the helmet visor, Li Liang could not see the expression of the third company commander, but he could tell that the veteran clearly did not believe that the communication system had been hacked.
If someone does break through the communication system designed by Zero quietly, which means that the other party's technology can crush humans, then the only purpose of doing this in a sneaky way can only be to lure him into a designated location.
Thinking of this, Li Liang immediately said: "Jin Ji, send a team of people back to the rift camp."
"Yes, Father God."
Watching the seven commandos ascending along the alloy rope and disappearing into the "clouds" one by one, he said again: "Where is the 'Rose', take me there." "
"Rose" is the code name for the headquarters of the 4th Company of the Advance Army Reconnaissance Company. Including the commander of the 4th Company, this unit was supposed to be stationed here to take care of the response, but at the moment they are missing. Moreover, the images previously sent back by the "Worker Bee" showed that the 4th Company was There was no trace of exchange of fire in the temporary camp. Instead, it looked like an orderly evacuation. Even the tea on the table was still steaming.
A few minutes later, after climbing over the fallen gantry and the remains of the lifting equipment, a temporary fortress built among the boulders appeared in front of everyone.
Approaching the simple airlock cabin, the outer hatch opened immediately, and a heavy white mist slowly flowed out against the ground.
After passing through the airlock, going through the decontamination process, and entering the inner cabin door, Li Liang realized that the Fourth Company Headquarters had definitely left here in an orderly manner without any tension.
The lights in the fortress of more than ten square meters are bright, the ground is spotless, the chairs around the console are arranged neatly, and coffee is placed on several tables against the wall on the left.
There is a coffee pot and a hot water kettle for making tea, and the equipment rack, weapon rack, and toolbar on the other side are also clean and tidy.
Only a hole was cut in the lower right corner of the console, exposing the broken internal wiring.
"Fix the console."
After giving the order, Li Liang came to the table on the left and reached out to touch it. The coffee pot and hot water kettle were indeed hot.
He sat down on the chair and was about to turn on the light screen on the table. He suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that there seemed to be something reflecting light at the foot of the table. He picked it up and found it was a micro-drone the size of a fingernail.
"Check its mission record."
A commando took the drone and put it into the slot in the armor of his right arm. After a moment, an image popped up on everyone's helmet display at the same time.
In this fortress, five people wearing orange cabin suits were sitting or standing, looking relaxed and seeming to be chatting. One of them was leaning on the console, lazily operating the light curtain in front of him, and as he moved The fingers move and the camera moves and rotates.
Suddenly, the screen went dark and all the equipment shut down at the same time.
The next second, the drone automatically turned on the night vision mode. In the green picture, the five people who were laughing and talking just stood there quietly with their heads lowered, as if they had become soulless puppets.
