Chapter 476 Defection
The scarlet world was like a bloody nightmare. Lin Xian looked at the hellish scene and froze in place. Unconsciously, endless fear and sorrow raged in his heart.
In the hell before him, he seemed to have no strength to resist or struggle. The nerves in his spine were numb. All he saw were himself being torn into pieces of flesh and blood and dying in agony. All he saw were his teammates struggling and crying out in despair, sacrificing themselves...
“Stop looking!”
A voice like a loud bell instantly struck Lin Xian's rapidly collapsing sanity. He felt an ice-cold arm pulling him out of the scorching scarlet hell in front of his sight, and he almost suffocated.
hiss!
Lin Xian, who had recovered his breath, took a deep breath. His face was extremely pale. He stood there in shock, looking at Chu Yan in front of him: "Darkness Invasion?!"
"It's more terrifying than that." Chu Yan turned to face the window, raised her hand and used nano-jet particles to seal all the gaps on the window sill. At this time, the cold feeling in the room immediately became much less.
"After the Star Abyss movement began, the dark tide began to accompany the crimson, causing the areas it swept through to enter the polar night zone faster than before. In other words, the Star Abyss's spread efficiency has accelerated."
Chu Yan said to Lin Xian, "Furthermore, this scarlet blanket will turn the area into an absolute death trap. Strange creatures never before detected will appear, neither S-rank nor human. Anyone exposed to this environment will experience a rapid drop in SAN value, accompanied by the transformation of flesh into cancer. In as little as 20 minutes, your immune system will completely collapse, and even a dark energy isomorphic device will be unable to shield you."
Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this: "When did this scarlet color appear?"
"Three days ago, the night you lost contact with us, Xingyuan began to move on a large scale. Scarlet descended. Now, the Heavenly Suppression Ship and the Dawn Center's transfer forces are trapped in the Qionggu Strait, also known as the Gulf of Alaska. There have been heavy casualties. The commander has ordered Dawn City to relocate, and Dawn Center to march at maximum mobility after daybreak. We, the North American Front, the Interstellar Army, and the Night Walkers have already launched a radiation search and rescue plan, and we are working as quickly as possible to help the rescue teams from all over the place reunite."
Chu Yan looked at Lin Xian and said seriously, "The balance of deterrence has failed. All of humanity must flee to the polar regions to forge defenses!"
Lin Xian was silent, his eyes flickering. He didn't understand. The dark civilization was shrinking from Xingyuan, assassinating the Sword Bearer, and contacting Hua Xiaoling. All these actions made them think that deterrence existed, or existed on some level. But Xingyuan suddenly began to accelerate its invasion. What happened in between?
"So how much time do we have left?" Lin Xian asked in a low voice.
"I don't know when. The spread of scarlet is accompanied by the dark tide, but the extension area and frequency are different. If it expands at the speed of polar night, we still have more than a year. However, the dark tide will cover all areas outside the polar daylight every day, so theoretically..."
"Just one night?"
"yes."
Lin Xian's eyes narrowed slightly, then he looked towards the window: "Are you in danger?"
Chu Yan also turned towards the window and said, "An interesting point is that buildings have a physical barrier effect on this scarlet. So if you stay inside a building or a vehicle, the impact is less than 5% of what it would be outside. This is good news, provided you don't get targeted by the monsters in the scarlet. Those creatures don't seem to be affected by the Dark Mark."
Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this and immediately said, "But if this area is devoured by the scarlet, we'll have no choice but to leave as quickly as possible. Does that mean that humanity's range of activities has been completely deprived?"
"That's right."
"Damn it!" Lin Xian spat inwardly, "This is like a nuclear apocalypse winter with radioactive fallout."
"Almost the same. Our research team is also thinking in this direction."
"When can you return to the Phoenix Society?" Lin Xian asked Chu Yan at this time: "I want to talk to Professor Ye."
Chu Yan looked at Lin Xian, her eyes flickering, and then she said, "In about two days at the earliest, provided I don't die here tonight."
"Where are your team members?"
"Two blocks away, no way to contact him, no idea if he's alive or dead."
"Signal blocked?"
"Absolutely not. We can only wait until nightfall. We will gather at the pre-determined meeting point and then leave this area. With darkness and scarlet crimson existing at the same time, there is currently no chance of survival." Chu Yan said, "What about you? What exactly happened?"
Lin Xian took a deep breath, and under the dim cold light, he told Chu Yan about Haiyan Island and the situation along the way to Hawaii Island, as well as his discussion with Hua Xiaoling and the theory proposed by Ding Junyi.
Maybe it was because Chu Yan's consciousness was affected by the Scarlet Land, but even Lin Xian could feel the suffocating coldness. After Lin Xian finished speaking, he found that Chu Yan didn't seem too surprised by Ding Junyi's guess that the enemy and we had the same origin. He immediately understood that Ye Lan and others from the Phoenix Society must have discussed this aspect a long time ago. After all, the Phoenix Society has done very in-depth research on crystal lattices. Combined with the information from the original Angel Project, the Phoenix Society's scientific researchers will have more in-depth discoveries. Lin Xian didn't find it strange at all.
Instead, after Lin Xian mentioned Hua Xiaoling, Chu Yan suddenly asked, "Did she invite you to join the foundation?"
"No, why do you ask?" Lin Xian asked.
Chu Yan pressed a device on her arm at this time, and then a projection gun slowly rose up, and then used a holographic light screen to project it into the air in front of the two people.
Characters and identity information kept scrolling on the screen, and Lin Xian immediately became serious as soon as he saw it.
"Cheng Yu, Gender: Female, Scientist at the Phoenix Institute of High Energy Physics. Experience: Former core member of CERN, leading the dark matter detection project "Project Nite Owl." After joining the Phoenix Order, she was responsible for analyzing the properties of galactic matter and successfully developed the first generation of dark energy shielding coatings. She disappeared on August 21, Apocalypse Day."
"Mike Shaw, Gender: Male, Commander-in-Chief of the Southeastern North American Defense Line/Staff Officer of the Phoenix Order's Mecha Aid Force. He commanded the "Raging Tide Defense Line" to resist the first large-scale strange tide for 72 hours after the Apocalypse, buying crucial time for the North American United Front's transfer. On July 19th, the Apocalypse, he led a 40,000-man force to defect and join the Adventist Order."
"Su Lin, Gender: Female. Former Chairperson of the Federation Ethics Committee/Sociologist Philosopher, founder of the post-apocalyptic school of ethics. His book, 'The Anchor of Humanity in a Dying Civilization,' laid the foundation for the Human Rights Act for Psychics. He presided over the formulation of the 'Psychics Wartime Ethics Convention' and advocated for a ban on psychic human experimentation within the Federation. He was nicknamed 'Socrates of the Dark Ages' by civilians. On September 3rd, he was picked up by a mysterious force and later confirmed to have joined the Foundation."
"Du Jue, male, captain of the Ash Serpents team, a European Transcendent-level esper. His team numbered 5,300. The entire team disappeared on August 13th..."
Lin Xian looked at the characters scrolling on the screen, his expression gradually becoming solemn. These people were obviously not ordinary characters. Among them were senior scientists, philosophers, military generals, high-level psychics, large fleets or high-level organizations, and even many important personnel in the Phoenix Organization. The reason why these people were recorded was almost all for the same reason.
Defection!
Or maybe it can’t be called defection, but rather these people have chosen the Adventist camp.
"What changes have occurred to these people? Why did they suddenly..."
"brainwashing."
Chu Yan looked at Lin Xian and said, "The North American United Front and the Night Walker Division 1 of the Order of the Phoenix, which is responsible for protecting important personnel, are currently investigating this situation. Most of the incidents occurred in the past two months. From the movements of these people, we have discovered a number of Advent Faction hidden within the Order of the Phoenix, and some of them have been directly contacted."
Lin Xian frowned: "Didn't you take precautions against such a direct rebellion?"
"You're overthinking it." Chu Yan shook her head and sighed, "From our investigation, some of these people participated in forums within the survivors, some obtained special information, some encountered unexpected events during scientific research, and some even just played a game. These are all simple personal actions, but the outcomes are all the same."
"Play games? What games?"
"That's not really a game. At best, it's an AR experience game. Our people have come across it recently and are studying it. They found that it was not developed by humans. It's more like a... taboo." Chu Yan said.
Lin Xian frowned: "Civilization rehearsal..."
"It seems that what Hua Xiaoling gave you is the same." Chu Yan said.
Lin Xian shook his head and said in confusion, "But I don't understand. Is it so easy to turn these people against me? I've come across quite a few of them before, including Julius, who we're facing. Chen Yanxiu of Divine Revelation also told me some bullshit theory of grand unification. In my opinion, these ways of the Adventists have no appeal, except for being used as an ostrich hole by the frightened people of Doomsday. How could they turn so many people against me, and all of them elites?"
"Perhaps... the answer lies within the thing Hua Xiaoling gave you." Chu Yan looked at Lin Xian seriously. "Right now, the human camp is in a state of panic. Many people don't know what's going on. The Adventists must be carrying out some sort of operation. Many of our departments are analyzing the information they've obtained, and some people who have passively come into contact with the Adventists have also reported back. They've all heard the theory of 'grand unification,' and many have been influenced. Professor Ye is having the Night Walker Department research this game, but now with the Scarlet Advent and this crisis of internal collapse..."
"Is anyone worried that the human camp will collapse?"
"Defection isn't just about a small number of people," Chu Yan said. "Ordinary people are fine, but these people are leaders, wise men, and powerful individuals within the current human camp. When they leave, everyone will wonder: what is the truth? What did the Adventists see? Do they truly possess the means to save the world or prevent the extinction of human civilization? If they truly come into contact with the dark civilization, even more people will be tempted to act."
Lin Xian said: "Especially those who support surrender and peace?"
"right."
Lin Xian pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Hua Xiaoling told me that the truth about the dark civilization can be found there. Perhaps the answer really is there. I'll study it carefully over the next few days to see what kind of magic tricks these Adventists have created."
Chu Yan didn't say anything. Lin Xian looked up at her and found that she was also looking at him quietly. He smiled and said, "Why, are you afraid that I will betray you too?"
"You can't?"
"Do you think I can?" Lin Xian said meaningfully, "Don't you know me very well? You know all the secrets of my Mechanical Heart."
Chu Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and then she looked away: "But I don't understand Hua Xiaoling, and I don't understand what they are conveying to the public."
She looked up at the profile of the woman named Cheng Yu and said, "She was once Professor Ye's student. She's a staunch materialist. Her family, including her 12-year-old son, were killed by the Red Man Ghost. I've met her several times. Every day she's either in the lab or in the Night Walker's database. Her team is researching how to resist the invasion of darkness, almost to the point of risking their lives. Although she doesn't talk much, I can see the determination and conviction in her eyes. But such a person unexpectedly joined the Foundation, the same Foundation that supported the creation of the Red Man Ghost in the Crimson World. In my eyes, this is even more terrifying than an S-level anomaly."
After that, Chu Yan was silent for a while. Lin Xian looked at her and said
"Think positively."
"What?"
Lin Xian said, "The Dark Civilization needs the Advent to help it 'instigate' a rebellion. From a certain perspective, this also means that the Dark Civilization does not have the ability to directly destroy or take over Blue Planet, or perhaps they want to be more cautious. Regardless of the purpose, this is actually a good thing, right?"
Chu Yan frowned slightly, and then she saw Lin Xian stand up with a calm smile on his face.
"If one wants to crush ants or destroy an ant colony, one wouldn't resort to splitting or supporting them, right?"
Chu Yan paused after hearing this. Lin Xian's smile seemed to have touched a certain place in her heart. The gloom in her eyes faded a little. She looked at Lin Xian with the corners of her lips slightly raised: "Now that the scarlet has descended and the world is about to be destroyed, you still think so?"
Lin Xian raised a finger to interrupt, saying seriously, "The Scarlet Advent is the Scarlet Advent, and the Ragnarok is the Ragnarok. The two events are not causally related. The Blue Planet has existed for billions of years and has seen all sorts of things. It's simply a matter of how we humans can save humanity. We haven't reached the end of our rope yet."
Chu Yan looked at him: "What are you going to do?"
"I'll rush to South America and reunite with the Dawn Center right away. I've obtained a forbidden item that's said to allow me to walk through the abyss. Perhaps I can try it out in the scarlet and see what this world-destroying scarlet is like. My Director Ding has a very good habit that I like. She says that life and death should be taken lightly, and even the most terrifying nightmares can be explained by science. We're not yet at the point of being attacked by a dimensionality reduction attack."
Chu Yan nodded and looked at Lin Xian: "Then be careful, there is a problem..."
"I'll contact you anytime." Lin Xian looked at the house under the dim light. A cold, dead air made him shudder. He immediately said to Chu Yan, "My current situation seems to be much better than yours. You should be the one who needs to pay attention to your safety. You can contact me anytime using Grace. You don't have to wait for me to connect with you mentally."
"Oh, right." Before leaving, Lin Xian suddenly said to Chu Yan, "We must use the Nantianmen when necessary. The darkness has already played its cards, and we must also..."
“There was a response.”
(End of this chapter)
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