Chapter 299 Devouring
In the area covered by the blue light, people screamed in panic, mixed with some people shouting "Run, run, run", as if they were being chased by some kind of flood beast.
There were many high-rise buildings in that area, and Youxi couldn't see the whole picture at once.
Xing Min frowned: "I feel the disorder of time and space."
Youxi couldn't feel what Xing Min felt, but she knew that what he could say would basically not be biased. Could it be that this station, like Xing Min's world, will face disasters like wormholes and dimensional storms?
" Ah
... The area where the black hole had "eaten up" all the objects would reveal the original ground after it moved away. It seemed to only devour things on the ground. At a certain moment, when the black hole "eats" enough people or objects, it would suddenly expand its diameter outward. When the diameter of the black hole part becomes larger, it can "eat" more people and objects at the same time, and even some small houses begin to be "eaten" by it. You Xi stared at the black hole in the blue light area, and she suspected that her eyes were wrong. The appearance and characteristics of this thing are almost exactly the same as a game that was popular in her native world! The difference is that compared with the fairy tale style of the game world, which is more inclined to the building block city, this moving black hole that appears in reality is much bloodier. Some people grabbed onto buildings or railings, trying to avoid being swallowed by the black hole. However, wherever the black hole passed, even if it could not take away the whole person, it would take away half of the person... Some people held onto the railings tightly, but at the same time they let out a violent scream. A moment later, a large amount of blood spurted out of their mouths, and their entire lower body was swallowed by the powerful swallowing power of the black hole, leaving only the slightly twitching upper body falling powerlessly on the ground outside the black hole. Blood splashed all over the face of the person on the other side. When that person found that he had no time to escape from the range of the black hole, he let go of his hand out of despair and let his whole body be swallowed... The house was even worse, because the black hole was on the ground, and it would start swallowing from the ground part of the building wall. When the black hole was still small, the swallowing of a small area of the wall or the ground would not cause a crisis for the entire building. But when it expanded again and became the size of a van, when a building was swallowed up by one tenth of the corner, the whole building began to shake and fall. Glass windows were crushed because of the loss of balance, water pipes burst because of the missing part, electrical circuits short-circuited, gas leaked, explosions were frequent, and the disaster caused was far more serious than an earthquake. But in a moment, the city in the area covered by the blue light turned into a hell on earth. The sounds of fire trucks and ambulances were heard inside and outside the area. Some people stood in front of the windows of high-rise buildings in the blue light area, looking at the black hole raging on the road several streets away, and were trembling with fear. Regardless of where the blue light came from, they were also in the area of the blue light. Did this mean that they would soon be swallowed by the black hole? ! Although the buildings in the mid-air area were like a viaduct, in a narrow strip, this was only in terms of its length. In fact, the width of such an area was about seven or eight blocks away. In addition, the movement of the black hole was silent, and more people were in the lower-rise buildings or still on the street and had not returned home, so they had no idea what was happening elsewhere. Their attention was attracted by the eye-catching huge numbers that appeared in the air before, and now they stretched out their hands to try various things in the blue light, not knowing that danger was approaching. By the time they found the screams in the distance and the sound of the building tilting and collapsing approaching, it was too late. The black hole that swallowed up many things expanded again in an instant, and even the people who had the chance to escape outside the range of the black hole were directly swallowed up... When some people realized that the situation was not good, they hurried downstairs with their families and left the building, driving their cars all the way in the opposite direction of the black hole to escape desperately, but they were blocked by an invisible barrier in the blue light area. Soon, the blue light edges on both sides of the mid-air area were crowded with people and cars fleeing for their lives. But the people inside couldn't get out, and the people outside who surrounded them because of the movement couldn't get in either, and the two sides just looked at each other. The people inside cried and begged the people outside to save them, and the black hole invaded. The people outside were immediately frightened by the horror inside, and screamed and retreated. But the black hole spun at the edge of the blue light and went in another direction again. Ten minutes later, huge three-dimensional numbers appeared again in the air in the area covered by the blue light, still starting from "5" and spinning in jumps. When the countdown ended, the blue light covering the area disappeared instantly, and the black hole in the blue light area also disappeared, leaving only the destroyed and messy city and the crying and shouting people. Some of them lost their legs or hands, some lost their families, some died, some were dying, and more people disappeared in the black hole. Youxi's heart was still beating wildly. Although she had experienced many disasters, such a fast, disorderly and terrible disaster still made her feel a little nervous. In the "Life Assist Device", Tang Yatong called her several times before she responded and said, "Connect the conversation!" "Are you okay? Were you in the blue light area just now?" Tang Yatong asked as soon as the conversation was connected. "No, I'm on the other side of the blue light area. Where are the others? Is everyone safe?" "Lin Wu and Zhen Zhen are together. They are fine. Xi Yuan has not yet connected the conversation." "Xing Min is fine. He is with me. I will call Xi Yuan." You Xi immediately called Xi Yuan with the "Life Assist Device", but the other party did not respond after calling several times. She continued the conversation with Tang Yatong: "No, I don't know if he happened to be in the blue light area, but with his skills, he should be fine. Did you see the black hole in the blue light area just now? Xing Min said he felt the disorder of time and space, and guessed it was a wormhole, dimensional rift or something like that..."
"I understand. I'll go meet Zhenzhen and the others first. We're at North 230. To get to your place from here, we need to transfer to a mid-air shuttle train. Now the shuttle stations are closed, and we can't come until tomorrow at the earliest."
"Well, I know. You should be careful today. If it's a disaster-level station, such a blue light can't appear only once." The North 230 that Tang Yatong mentioned is the area name of the mid-air building where they are located, that is, the entire mid-air area is located in the north, and the area height is 230 meters. The
mid-air area where Youxi is located is West 320.
After the conversation ended, Youxi and Xingmin went back to the shopping room against the flow of people. The black hole swallowing happened in the opposite mid-air area, which blew out the people who stayed overnight in the shopping room of the Honeycomb Supermarket. No matter how advanced the technology is, people will always be afraid of unknown things.
Their eyesight was not so good that they could not see the black hole. At first, they were just attracted by the blue light and did not know what was happening. But soon, the tilted and collapsed building and the flames of the explosion made them scream frequently.
As Youxi and Xingmin passed through the crowd, they heard their discussions and wondered what organization was responsible for this incident and what their purpose was.
Some people were filming each other with "life aids" while others were making phone calls. It seemed that no one would sleep tonight.
After Youxi and Xingmin returned to the shopping mall, they turned off the lights and prepared to take a rest, but they certainly could not rest at the same time.
"You go to bed first, I'll be on duty for the first half of the night." Xingmin said.
Youxi did not refuse this and went straight into the bathroom, took a quick shower, changed into sportswear that was convenient for running, and then lay down on the toffee bed.
**
This sleep was not peaceful. It was very noisy outside, and the sounds of ambulances and fire trucks were frequently heard from the opposite area. Half asleep and half awake, she heard the voices outside suddenly get louder, as if carrying infinite fear.
She felt someone gently pressing her shoulder, and then woke up suddenly.
"What happened?" Because she had just woken up, her voice was still a little hoarse when she spoke.
In the darkness, Xing Min nodded at her, and then pointed outside the window. Outside the hexagonal glass, it was still the dark night before dawn, but at this moment the outside world was shrouded in a layer of dim blue light.
You Xi sat up suddenly: "How long have I slept?"
"About two hours."
"Can you sense the disorder of time and space this time?" The two of them left the shopping room and ran towards the safe staircase while talking.
If their area is the same as the opposite side, then in the next ten minutes, they can't stay indoors, and they have to find out the location of the black hole in advance.
"Yes, the same feeling as before."
"Can you specifically sense the direction of the disorder of time and space?"
Xing Min nodded: "Generally, I can, but it's just a direction, I can't sense the specific location."
"That's enough." The two of them quickly ran out of the Hive Supermarket, and the crowd outside was completely chaotic.
During these two hours, people who were lucky enough to escape the black hole have posted various videos online. Through the "life aid device", those images are clearly presented in 3D mode.
Now everyone knows what will happen after being covered by blue light. At this moment, they find that their place is also covered by blue light, and their fear is doubled.
Some people live on the lower floors. They rushed out of the house in a panic. Even if they heard that the blue light would block the area, they still wanted to drive their families to the edge of the blue light to try their luck. Some people
live on the higher floors, and the building is very wide and solid. They choose to hide at home, hoping that the black hole will not invade their building.
The area covered by the black hole is indeed limited. If you are lucky, you may be able to hide from beginning to end, but the probability of this is too low. Once the black hole approaches, it will be too late to escape.
After Youxi asked Xing Min about the approximate direction he sensed, she took out the newly purchased drone from the space.
The drone at this station has a stronger endurance than the previous one. It can be used for more than four hours on a single charge. In addition, it is made of different materials, so it flies more steadily and can automatically avoid obstacles such as buildings. In addition, it is small in size, can be controlled with one hand, and has a 360-degree view without blind spots. She directly placed an order for twenty units.
But she didn't expect it to be useful so soon.
She connected the drone to her "life assistance device", and a 3D stereoscopic image automatically popped up in front of her left eye, and the image on it had changed to the image of the drone.
After that, she launched the drone and flew in the direction Xing Min said.
Because the blue light covered a limited area, it took her less than a minute to find the black hole on the ground below that was devouring the plants in the park.
The black hole was smaller than the one she had just seen, and it probably hadn't swallowed too much, so it hadn't grown too much.
The drone was about fifteen stories high. She tried to fly the drone directly above the black hole. Perhaps because the height was enough, the drone did not shake or fall, which meant it was safe at this height.
Youxi used the drone to observe the direction of the black hole and the distance between them. He planned to avoid the ten minutes by moving around in the blue light area with Xingmin.
When the two of them bypassed the crowded area outside the supermarket and planned to leave from another direction, a moving transport vehicle in the huge parking lot on the first floor of the supermarket suddenly rushed towards them. When
Youxi and Xingmin were about to dodge, the vehicle suddenly braked and stopped in front of them. In the narrow driving area in front, a square iron-gray mechanical head appeared, and two protruding electronic eyes looked at them: "Get in the car!"
This voice is very familiar.
Youxi: ???
Youxi stared at the other person blankly, as if she saw a trace of awkward embarrassment on that cold and hard robot face: "...Xiyuan?"
Robot: "...Yeah."
Youxi took a look at the picture taken by the drone. The black hole had grown larger and was now moving towards them. It seemed that the black hole was attracted by the many people who ran out of the Beehive Supermarket.
Youxi grabbed Xingmin and went to the front of the car. The driving area was very small. In addition to Xiyuan, only one other person could sit. Youxi stuffed Xingmin in, and at the same time told him in her heart that he could directly transmit the message if he had any questions, and she had to pay attention to the operation of the drone, which was more convenient outside.
[Be careful! Youxi
knelt on one leg on the roof of the car, holding the bumper with one hand and operating the drone with the other: Got it, tell Xiyuan, turn left after passing the supermarket.
Xingmin immediately conveyed the message to Xiyuan, and the robot in the driver's seat glanced at Xingmin and quickly started the car.
With the surveillance of the drone in the air, Xiyuan listened to the instructions of various racing cars all the way. The area covered by the blue light was not really large. It was okay when the black hole was smaller at first, but the buildings in this area were mainly various scenic areas and commercial areas, and there were many decorative potted plants and small buildings on the road. The more the black hole swallowed, the faster it grew.
Once it became larger, the swallowing power became stronger, the swallowing speed increased, and the speed of the black hole grew faster. It was completely a vicious cycle.
The black hole soon exceeded the size of a truck. Wherever it passed, small shops along the street collapsed as if they had encountered a magnitude 10 earthquake.
The collapsed concrete, steel, broken bricks, and the objects and people inside all fell into the black hole. Sometimes people were running and when they turned a corner, they thought they had gotten rid of the black hole, only to find that the black hole had swallowed up the house horizontally and crossed the street directly in front of them.
Some people hid in the solid reinforced concrete buildings, but the black hole had become large enough that the walls of the buildings were missing wherever it passed, and the entire building tilted and fell down. All the people hiding in the buildings were buried in the ruins without exception...
The crowd became more and more panicked and chaotic. They drove around in the blue light area like headless flies to escape the building. The originally wide and spacious roads were blocked one by one.
Because of the drone's vision, Youxi directed Xiyuan all the way, not only to avoid the black hole, but also to avoid the blocked lanes.
While Xing Min was delivering the message, he was also checking the news on the "Life Assistance Device": "... This time there is more than one blue light area, one just covers the President's office, and he is also trapped inside... Now the whole city is in chaos, and the police cars and armed helicopters outside are all started, seemingly to violently break the blue light that trapped the president..."
As if responding to the message delivered by Xing Min, a thunderous explosion accompanied by a sky-high flame exploded in the air on the east side of the mid-air area where they were.
That is the center of the city and the location of the Presidential Office. It seems that this is a matter involving important people. The helicopter has already taken action. It is just unknown whether this level of bombing has successfully exploded the blue light.
Youxi did not have time to be too distracted. He turned his head and glanced a few times, and then focused his attention on the 3D screen in front of him.
At this moment, the black hole has become very scary. It can easily swallow a single villa. Nearly 80% of the entire blue light area has been invaded by it. Youxi commanded Xiyuan, almost circling the ruins.
In the last minute, the car could not be driven anymore. There were collapsed building ruins everywhere, and the roads were almost completely blocked. He jumped out of the car and started running on his own.
Youxi's speed was naturally no slower than when she was driving, but she was staring at the drone all the time, so it was not convenient for her to be distracted by the road conditions in front of her.
Xing Min and Xi Yuan reached out their hands at the same time, one holding her left wrist and the other holding her right arm, and the two of them led her to run together.
"It's not possible ahead, the building collapsed, turn right!... Wait, the house on the right exploded! Go to the right front! There is a small road there!... It changed direction, turn around and run back!..."
With the two of them leading her to run, Youxi focused all her attention on the drone.
Finally, when the black hole expanded again and was able to completely swallow up a high-rise building at once, the jumping number "5" appeared above the blue light area where they were.
The Youxi people just arrived at the edge of the blue light at this time. Youxi found a place with few people. Under the cover of Xiyuan and Xingmin, he took out a rocket launcher from the space and fired it at the edge of the blue light.
With a bang, the flames exploded on the invisible isolation wall at the edge of the blue light.
Five seconds were up, and the blue light and the black hole disappeared together.
The timing was so coincidental that neither Youxi nor Xiyuan could see clearly whether the blue light was broken by the rocket launcher.
"No." Xingmin frowned and said, "Thermal weapons are ineffective against blue light."
The 3D screen of the "Life Aid Device" that Youxi opened suddenly changed the picture at this time, and the picture was a line of words: Congratulations on successfully surviving the black hole!
"What's wrong?" Xiyuan noticed her expression.
"Turn on the 'Life Assistance Device' and take a look!"
Xiyuan and Xingmin opened the 3D screen respectively, and they also received the same text message.
Almost at the same time, all the people who survived in this blue light area received the same text message.
**
Before dawn, the blue light area appeared again. This time, in addition to appearing in the mid-air building area, it also appeared on the ground at the bottom. This fact completely overturned many statements that the ground is a safe area.
There is no so-called safe zone at all. It is not safe anywhere.
Most of the people in the city were awakened that night. When many people knew that the blue light would appear again, no one could fall asleep again.
Some people packed up simple valuables and backpacks, and the family sat in the car, anxiously waiting for the next blue light to appear.
Some people also found a pattern and brought their families and friends to the nearest area that had been invaded by the blue light. Although it was a mess there, the area covered by the blue light each time it appeared was intact.
It seems that the places that have been damaged will not be covered again, or even if they are covered again, the probability is relatively small.
These people made the right bet - at least they made the right bet when the blue light appeared for the last time that night, and they successfully escaped.
Youxi and his team also thought of this, and did not leave the area after the blue light disappeared. Later, when they talked to Tang Yatong and his team, they learned that they were lucky and the area they were in was always safe.
However, after Youxi's reminder, they also moved to the nearest black hole invasion area.
Youxi posted the news that drones flying at a certain height would not be affected by the black hole, suggesting that people could use drones to observe and avoid the black hole in advance.
Although the armed helicopter failed to break through the blue light area where the President's office is located, there were smart people around the President who successfully escorted the President to the helicopter at a critical moment.
Although the helicopter could not leave the blue light area, it could hover at high altitude and successfully saved the President's life.
After dawn, the damaged area of the city was clearly exposed to the sun, and the once prosperous and beautiful mid-air area became the key disaster area this time.
The Internet was flooded with messages, with people uploading videos of the scene and others uploading analysis information, indicating that in addition to a certain height of the blue light being a safe zone, the functional area below the ground is also a safe zone.
This part is the area where various circuits, water pipes, fuel pipes, sewers and other fortifications are placed in the mid-air building area. In the area invaded by the black hole, the road surface is in ruins and chaos, but the area below the road surface is intact.
The swallowing power of the black hole is only aimed at objects above the ground.
Because the inexplicable blue light and black hole that appeared last night were extremely destructive, it has been listed as an emergency event, and a team of experts has been formed to study and respond. They want to find out whether this incident was man-made or for some other reason.
In particular, why did the people who survived in the blue light area receive such a text message, and what does it mean?
In the area covered by the blue light, people can obviously move freely inside, but why can't people outside get in, and people inside can't get out, and even thermal weapons have failed to break through violently.
The blue light alarm has also been formulated. It is an extremely harsh whistle sound. No matter day or night, once the blue light appears again in any area, the whistle will immediately sound throughout the city.
Because the blue light destroyed two shuttle stations and several shuttle tracks, the traffic in the city was blocked. Tang Yatong, Lin Wu, and You Zhenzhen could not meet Youxi during the day, but fortunately both sides had strong attack, strong defense, and large-capacity space, so it was not dangerous to act separately for the time being.
The whole day, everyone spent it safely in fear. That night, not long after the night fell, the ground area somewhere in the city was covered by a dark blue light again.
The people learned from the experience on the Internet. When the countdown ended, everyone raised their drones to check the location of the black hole. At this time, a huge mouth suddenly appeared from the back of a building and swallowed several drones in one gulp.
The people around were stunned and looked up at what appeared.
It seemed to be a huge snake, and no one knew where it came from. Its short body was wrapped around the building like a rope. Compared to its body, its head was surprisingly large. It had swallowed all the drones in the air nearby and was winding down the wall of the building towards the people on the ground.
"Oh my God - what is this!"
"Help -"
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