"Li Liang."
"Li Liang..."
"Li Liang!"
"who?"
Li Liang suddenly woke up and noticed someone gently shaking his shoulders, and the voice in his ears became clear: "...Father God."
He raised his head and found Jung standing in front of him with his head bent, his face obscured by his helmet, and his expression could not be seen.
Looking around, there were countless shadows in the darkness, and countless light beams were shooting around. There was a cliff not far away, and a searchlight was set up on the edge of the cliff, shining straight down.
"Father God, we are ready to go," Jung said softly.
"Set off?"
Li Liang was stunned for a moment, and finally remembered that this was the deep underground of the planet where Gaias Stolle civilization was located.
More memories flooded into my mind.
He had arrived at the Rift Camp on a landing ship before. After a sudden earthquake, the Fourth Reconnaissance Company of the advance army that was originally responsible for responding lost contact. In order to determine the source of this mutation, he and the advance army commander Jung, the holy priest Tlipoca and the mixed commando team led by Jin Ji descended into the rift. Unexpectedly, the underground environment had undergone strange changes, and they also interacted with The landing ship lost contact with the camp, and Tlipoca seemed to be attracted by some kind of presence and left alone.
Later, he went to the Fourth Company Headquarters near the rappel point to investigate, and found that there were no traces of exchange of fire in the fortress. The Fourth Company Headquarters, including the company commander, seemed to have evacuated there in an orderly manner. He also found in a micro drone A video was played, and the five people in the picture seemed to have lost their souls and turned into walking zombies.
Then, the underground city camp that had lost contact for a long time suddenly issued a communication request. After the connection was connected, the voice from the other side was chilling.
To make matters worse, when he returned to the rappel point, the rappel rope disappeared, leaving only a group of bewildered commandos. After asking, he learned that the landing ship that was supposed to be stationed in the crevice had directly retracted the rappel. halyard.
In desperation, he summoned the portal to cross the "underground clouds", only to find that the landing ship had already left, and there was no one in the rift camp. Cain, Li Tiaozi and the remaining troops seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no one responded to the communication channel.
At that moment, he realized that the huge fleet, the loyal legions, and the company of Holy Priest Tripoka made him gradually relax his vigilance and underestimate the dangers of the spiritual world.
After returning to the underground, he decided to head for the underground city immediately. However, the extremely complex terrain slowed down the march. More than thirty hours later, the group passed through the narrow "Tunnel No. 1" and the terrace-like "Fourth Tunnel" one after another. "Cave No. 7", followed the path marked on the holographic sand table, and finally entered "Cave No. 7" and came to the edge of the cliff marked "Stone Forest Landslide".
Thinking of this, Li Liang suddenly became confused. When did he fall asleep?
Maybe it’s too tiring to keep walking while wearing heavy tactical armor...
In addition, the voice that called my name before I woke up didn't sound like Jung's. It sounded dull and muffled, like it was through a thick quilt.
At this time, Jung stepped aside and said, "Yes, we have determined the route and can continue to set off."
Li Liang came to his senses, stood up and walked to the searchlight.
Below the cliff is a slope with an inclination angle of nearly 60 degrees. The surface is uneven, with large and small stone pillars standing, and some horizontal branches, like petrified dead trees. A path composed of beacons winds downwards in the stone forest.
Jin Ji was not here, so he probably went to explore the route first.
"lets go."
Putting aside distracting thoughts, Li Liang hung the lock buckle around his waist on the alloy rope and quickly slid it down.
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The process of crossing the "Stone Forest Slope" was easier than expected. It was like going down a primitive mountain road with twists and turns. However, the atmosphere of the entire team was always dull, and they encountered incomprehensible and strange situations one after another. Even the well-trained commandos were unavoidable. nervous.
On the way, Li Liang noticed that there were carving marks on the surface of many stone pillars. Judging from the distribution, there was obviously a certain pattern. The carvings had a long history and seemed to be road signs left by the ancient Gaias Stolles. Some of the carvings were vague. Like the strokes of Chinese characters.
Five hours later, the team finally reached the cave where the dungeon was located.
Stepping into the vast underground world, the wind howls, just like being in the wilderness.
The sound of the wind was mixed with a faint hiss, and the environmental monitoring inside the helmet showed that the argon concentration here was close to 90%. It shows that argon gas is constantly spewing out of the ground.
"Treat in place for five minutes."
After giving the order, Li Liang climbed onto a flat rock and looked around. At the end of the endless darkness was a mysterious hazy light, which outlined a winding skyline, like a distant city-state under the night.
This scene is particularly familiar. In the recorded video that I have seen before, the Fourth Reconnaissance Company also stopped here.
Going deep into the ground himself, he clearly realized that the world in front of him belonged to an unknown realm that was completely different from the human universe.
Perhaps the goblins who have controlled the Gaias Stoll civilization for thousands of years have never truly conquered this ancient universe, and all humans can do is to roughly plunder its resources.
At this time, the communications soldier in the commando team climbed up the huge rock from the other side, put down the signal transmitter on his back, and began to debug the equipment, trying to contact the underground city camp.
Li Liang watched his movements silently. Along the way, every time the team repaired, the communication soldier would try, but every time it was in vain.
However, this time, as soon as the signal transmitter started to flash, the communications soldier suddenly stiffened. Zeng stood up and shouted on the communications channel: "Contact!"
Jung and Jin Ji said at the same time: "Come in!"
The next moment, everyone heard the long-awaited connection prompt, and then a surprising voice sounded: "This is the 'lair', where are you?"
For some reason, Li Liang always felt that this voice sounded familiar.
"I just entered the underground city cave," Jung said in a low voice, "Who are you?"
"I'm Chuck," the voice on the other side said with a smile, "I have determined your location and will send a ship to pick you up immediately."
Chuck?
Everyone was silent.
Previously at the Fourth Company Headquarters, a communication request suddenly came from the underground city camp. The commander of the Third Reconnaissance Company recognized that the speaker was "Chuck", but at that time "Chuck" was like a repeater, obviously abnormal. Jung even It was suspected that the person on the other side was not alive, but now "Chuck" not only stayed well in the underground city camp, but also claimed to send a ship over.
Where did the spaceship come from underground?
Li Liang turned his head and looked at the hazy "city-state" in the dark depths. At this moment, he felt like a ghost there.
He thought for a moment and gestured to the third company commander in the crowd.
The third company commander reacted, cleared his throat and asked: "Chuck, I am... uh..."
"Lao Du," "Chuck" said with a smile, "I've warned you before that the tunnel network here is very complicated and it's easy to get lost. If you don't come back with news, the Eagle Team is going to take people out to find you."
"Ah, well, yes..." The third company commander laughed dryly. It was obvious that the situation at this moment was beyond his understanding.
Jin Ji coughed hard, and the third company commander hurriedly asked, "What's the situation over there?"
"It's okay. Father God has controlled the 'Only Great Jar' and 'Eternal Great Carving'. The jar people are very well-behaved." "Chuck" paused and lowered his voice, "I heard that Father God is going to let General Jin Ji stay. Next, I will be responsible for the transformation of the jar man together with the commander. From now on...hey, I will wait for you to come back to discuss it in detail."
"..."
Everyone subconsciously looked at Li Liang, Jin Ji and Jung on the giant rock. Someone murmured: "Am I dreaming?"
Jung snorted and raised his voice: "I'm Jung, let your company commander answer."
However, "Chuck" didn't seem to hear this sentence, but wondered: "Lao Du? What's wrong?"
"Uh," the third company commander swallowed, "Commander, Commander asked Kong Zhong to reply."
Pfft~
"Chuck" laughed: "Don't make trouble."
"It's not a big deal, really."
"The commander is staying with Father God in the jar right now. How can you possibly contact him? Besides, why did the commander ask our company commander for you to send a message?"
"The commander just spoke, didn't you hear?"
"Don't make trouble."
"It's not a big deal," the third company commander took a deep breath, "really."
Li Liang asked aloud: "Where is Cain?"
"You fucking..."
Everyone was stunned, this guy dared to scold Father God in front of his face.
"...Okay, okay, the commander is right next to you. You are awesome. You got lost with the commander," "Chuck" said lazily, "Wait a moment, the spaceship will be over in ten minutes."
Li Liang suddenly realized that "Chuck's" "hearing" seemed to be selective in some way.
He waved his hand to stop the third company commander and asked tentatively: "What spaceship?"
"Hummingbird Special Service, don't worry, I'll pretend you're taking it easy."
Sure enough, I can hear this.
Li Liang thought for a while and said slowly: "Who do you think I am?"
"Hiss..." "Chuck" said in a helpless tone, "Old Du, don't let your communications soldiers make trouble with me, okay? Father God is in the dungeon, okay, okay, no more talk, see you later. "
Communication is interrupted.
There was dead silence in the darkness.
After a long while, Jin Ji said indifferently: "This person named Chuck is one level below you, and he usually talks to you like this?"
The commander of the third company all muttered: "Well, we grew up together... He, hey, he is so damned."
Damn it.
Those present felt the same way.
If this was a trap, a trap to lure the enemy deeper, there would be no need for the enemy to perform such absurd and bizarre tricks.
In the single-line channel, Jung asked: "Father, is this some kind of magical illusion?"
"Let the commandos be more alert."
Li Liang did not answer. In fact, he also suspected that he had encountered some kind of illusion. However, in Ling's vision, the spirits in this underground space were far sparser than those on the surface, and there was no sign of any magic talisman array.
In addition, Holy Priest Tripoka was still missing from Ling's vision. It was hard to imagine that such a powerful man who had reached the level of a "magician" could be killed quietly.
There must be another reason for the current situation.
Ten minutes later, the light of the anti-gravity engine pierced the darkness, and a Hummingbird-class special service ship came through the sky. The hull was painted with the logo of the Outland Army and the "Human Emblem". It obviously did not belong to the advance army, but came from the voyage. fleet.
The hatch opened, and the first mate of the special service ship came out and greeted the third company commander warmly.
Li Liang felt that this man looked familiar. He should have seen him during the meeting on the Nautilus. Moreover, this man seemed unable to see him, Jung, and Jin Ji in front of him. His eyes swept over them, as if Think of them as ordinary scouts, but in fact, their tactical armor has obvious special markings.
The commandos who boarded the ship first inspected the entire ship and then walked out in confusion.
Except for the third company commander who was absent-minded and forced to chat awkwardly, no one in the entire team spoke. Jin Ji and Jung stood in the crowd without saying a word.
Finally, Li Liang gave the order to board the ship over the communication, and a group of people walked into the cabin silently.
When the special service ship took off, he suddenly realized that perhaps the Fourth Reconnaissance Company had also encountered such a situation, so it evacuated the company headquarters in an orderly manner.
Maybe someone picked them up as well.
This idea lingered in Li Liang's mind. It wasn't until the spaceship broke into a ray of light that he came back to his senses and discovered that the hazy light he saw from a distance was not the mysterious Gaias Stolle civilization, but... …human camp.
Countless lighting equipment are set up among the rugged boulders, illuminating the continuous ancient ruins. The ruins are simple and simple, like the sand piled by children on the beach, and then collapsed under the erosion of the sea water.
Then, high and low giant stone pillars appeared in the center of the ruins, with high walls and covered bridge structures remaining between them. The original grandeur can be vaguely seen, and among the ruins, dozens of large fortresses were scattered in an orderly manner and connected with each other, forming a A heavily guarded and brightly lit camp.
People were shaking in the camp. Three assault ships were hovering above the camp. The sound coming from the command module of the special service ship was noisy. It seemed that dozens of communication channels were online at the same time.
From this scene, it seemed that humans had already completed their initial exploration and had been stationed here for a long time. However, Li Liang clearly remembered that due to the narrow cracks and complex underground environment, the advance army had just begun to explore the underground city. None of the others have figured out their body structure, nor have they found the "Only Great Jar" and the "Eternal Great Carving".
When were these forts built? Where did the huge assault ship fly in from?
When the spacecraft landed and the hatch opened, the third company commander suddenly smiled and said on the communication channel: "Hey, I'm probably dreaming, or I'm crazy."
When getting off the boat, Li Liang glanced at Jin Ji and Jung beside him. Jin Ji just let it go. For some reason, the irritable and rude Jung didn't say a word either.
A few minutes later, the group entered a fortress located in the core area.
After passing through the decontamination room, a young man wearing cabin clothes came up to him: "Lao Du!"
The third company commander took off his helmet and said with a silly smile: "Chuck, you are still alive."
"I don't have time to argue with you," "Chuck" handed over a tablet, "There is a batch of goods to be delivered to the canister, and Big B and the others can't make it back, so you can take someone there."
"No problem," the third company commander's expression suddenly became serious, he put on his helmet again, turned around and walked out.
Li Liang was stunned for a moment. Jin Ji and Jung followed him out without hesitation. For a moment, he was the only one left in the corridor.
"Huh?" Chuck wondered, "What are you doing?"
Li Liang took off his helmet and frowned: "You don't know me?"
"Oh, I have an impression. You are from the Third Company Tactical Team, right?" Chuck looked puzzled. "What can I do?"
"It's okay," Li Liang smiled and put on his helmet.
When he walked out of the hatch outside the airlock, the commandos had already boarded a miniature carrier ship. The commander of the third company stood at the hatch and shouted to him: "Move quickly!"
Li Liang quickened his pace and walked straight to Jin Ji after getting on the boat.
However, "Jin Ji" raised his head and asked blankly: "What are you doing?"
Li Liang looked at the logo on the shoulder of the person in front of him. It clearly represented an important person in this operation and needed the protection of the commando team.
He looked at "Jung" on the side again: "Jung?"
"Well," "Jung" said in a low voice, "I am Colonel Jung, please give me a fucking salute."
"Ha ha……"
The communication channel burst into laughter.
"Quiet!" the third company commander said angrily, "Temporary user 4922, sit back!"
Am I a temporary user 4922?
Li Liang found an empty seat and sat down silently, watching the silent commandos in the cabin.
Why do these people have no reaction when they hear such a weird name? The name sounds... like a randomly assigned nickname in the game.
phantom?
He closed his eyes and looked around carefully. Scattered spirits were flickering without any pattern.
It's not magic or Taoism, is it... a time observer?
Thinking of the mysterious organization described by Li Chengshu and Dododisar, he calmed down and wanted to see what the other party wanted to do with such a show.
The micro transport ship circled all the way down along the tunnel that was wide and narrow at times, and flashing holographic signs occasionally flashed past the porthole windows, indicating the direction of progress.
Half an hour later, holographic text labeled "The Only Great Jar" floated by, and the transport ship flew into an extremely bright space.
Through the porthole, Li Liang finally saw the true face of the "only great jar".
It was a miraculous giant "boiler" that stood on the frozen soil, with a height of hundreds of meters and a diameter that was difficult to detect visually. Its surface was as white and smooth as nickel plating, reflecting the entire space like a mirror, with large and small circles. The shaped valve is bright red and constantly rotates on its own. There are hundreds of pores distributed around the waistline, "breathing" the golden gas.
Countless Gaias Stollites moved towards the jar, becoming more and more dense as they got closer, until they resembled a surging tide.
However, they stopped a few kilometers away from the jar.
The micro transport ship passed over their heads and landed in front of a white fortress.
Following the team, Li Liang walked out of the spaceship.
If all this is a trick of the Time Observer, then the other party's ultimate purpose is to lure him here.
The answer is right in front of you.
Without hesitation, in fact, there was no need to hesitate. He walked slowly into the airlock, passed the decontamination room, entered the fortress, took off his helmet, and walked forward along the corridor.
The noise came, and it seemed that there was a spacious space at the end of the corridor. Many people were chatting in it, and some were laughing.
Sudden.
A clear voice came: "Quiet, everyone, "Hans", 30280802, field 155, shot1, take2."
"a!"
Another familiar voice sounded: "Hey, Lai Xi, by the way, Can Guan Baby, can you boil some bath water for me?"
"Phoebe, I say it again, that's the 'One Great Pot', not the boiler!"
The crew of "Hans"...
Along with the funny lines, Li Liang came to the end of the corridor, and a bright hall appeared in front of him.
A movie scene was set up on one side of the hall. The crew set up fill lights and camera drones were moving in mid-air. The leading actors of "Hans" stood in the scene and spoke their lines. Yuan Quan was surrounded by the crew and sat on the scene. Sitting on the director's chair outside, he stared intently at the surveillance screen in front of him.
He looked to the other side. The dark crowd was watching the filming process with great interest. The colors and markings on the cabin uniforms showed that some of these people were from the expedition fleet and some were from the advance army.
No one seemed to notice his uninvited guest.
Looking through the gaps between the crowd, he noticed that there were a few people sitting together vaguely behind these people, and the back of a person appeared in the gaps, which looked familiar.
As he passed through the crowd, several people sitting around stopped to whisper and cast doubtful glances, including Cain, Jin Ji, Jung, the kid above him, and the little girl's "new follower" the secret blood cub.
At this time, the person sitting with his back turned around, with a faint smile on his face.
Li Liang was stunned.
He saw himself.
The next moment, "Li Liang" raised his eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone: "Sorry, temporary user 4922, you should log off."
