Chapter 284 Going Deeper
Wei Huan possesses a weapon that is two levels higher than the "ceiling" of this world. His combat power is absolutely overwhelming. How could he be afraid of the calculations of the survivors? What if he takes the initiative to join the battle?
Wei Huan is so confident.
He continued to cut the entangled seaweed with the level seven protective shield surrounding the convoy all the way, while observing the condition of the shield. At the moment the shield was broken, he simply launched an attack and jumped up a bit, easily avoiding the damage of the broken shield.
No matter how much seaweed there is on the survivors, even if they dance like flowers, they cannot stop him even a step.
After dodging the attack that shattered the protective shield, Wei Huan ordered the chariot to land, and with a few easy attacks he opened up a passage to the rescue, and the next second he appeared next to the trapped chariots.
His level seven protective shield also protected the four vehicles.
An, are you safe?
Many people looked at the chariot not far away and the protective shield that seemed brighter and stronger, and still couldn't believe that they were rescued so easily.
But what now? What happens after they're rescued? How do they get out of here?
Then they saw a white halo swirling above the white primitive chariot beside them. The remnants that seemed extremely strong and powerful in their eyes were easily cut apart again.
The Great Bear Nation's tank commander yelled, "What are you waiting for? If you don't want to die, follow us closely. Level 8 weapons fire relentlessly, and level 6 tanks can't defend against a single blow. Hurry and follow us!"
In the tank that was rescued in a panic, the crew members did not realize that their tank had been bound to the alliance command vehicle at some point and was under unified command by the main tank. By the time they thought about controlling it, the tank had already drifted to a few safe locations and gathered with other tanks.
When the main tank used its cool eighth-level weapon to "inhumanely" cut up the survivors, the people in the other tanks looked at the majesty of the main tank and the foxes who followed behind it, and for some reason they thought of the seal fish that attached themselves to the bodies of big fish and swam across the ocean. It was a bit strange, but also a bit exciting.
It wasn't until they easily left the place that had trapped them not long ago that some people came to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream: "Did we escape? Are we rescued? Hahaha, we don't have to die! Thank God!"
The Big Bear Country's train captain calmly reminded: "Your God didn't save you."
The man reacted, his eyes reddening as he said, "Thank you, Commander Wei, for saving my life. I also want to thank you all for sticking with me. I really thought I was dead today. I will never forget this kindness. On my own behalf, I pledge my eternal loyalty to Commander Wei."
The others saw this and hurriedly followed suit: "I also pledge allegiance to Commander Wei."
"Me too, I will always be loyal to Commander Wei."
This kind of words are just for listening. In comparison, Wei Huan felt that Faisal Muhammad, who used 25 forbidden spell scrolls to make a bang, was more sincere.
Look, he even remembers his name which is so difficult to remember.
In short, loyalty is not something that can be expressed with words. It depends on who they are willing to trust more when faced with difficult choices in the future.
Besides, Wei Huan came to save people not to "touch" anyone, but simply out of the compassion he should have as a human being and his responsibility as the commander-in-chief of the pioneering army.
After hearing these bland pledges of allegiance, Wei Huan once again focused his serious gaze on the virtual screen in front of him and asked, "Where are General Qiao Xi and his chariot? We haven't been able to detect his signal along the way."
The four rescued drivers fell silent at the same time, with a hint of embarrassment in their eyes.
Wei Huan didn't know what they were worried about, so he asked again. Finally, the captain of the Fence Country said, "I don't know why we suddenly woke up from the deep illusion, but I am sure that Colonel Qiao Xi and the crew of his tank were not as lucky as us. He is not with us."
Another person then continued, "That's right. By the time we realized what was happening, we couldn't contact General Qiao Xi."
After Wei Huan heard what they said, he asked again, "Where did you go?"
There was another strange silence, and no one seemed to want to talk. Wei Huan knew very well that they were already scared by this place and just wanted to leave safely. They couldn't afford to lose the life they had saved with great difficulty.
"Heh." Wei Huan chuckled in his heart.
He could understand these people's silence, but he did not agree with it. Whether to go and save people was his business, but concealing the truth about what they had just sworn allegiance to made them look extremely ridiculous.
And the reason why they kept silent was certainly not that Josh escaped, but that he fell deeper, which made them keep silent. They didn't want to take risks and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
Finally, someone finally had a conscience, or perhaps figured it out. A driver who had been rescued and remained silent said, "It went down. Although my angle wasn't very good, I still took a look when I turned to park."
Wei Huan looked at the driver from the Three Kingdoms and his impression of him changed slightly.
The country that Wei Huan hated most in his life was the Mulberry Kingdom, followed by Osam, and the three countries ranked third.
However, in the face of the dark beasts and the crisis that challenges the world, the human race must put aside their past grudges and cooperate sincerely in order to overcome the adversity. Wei Huan suppressed some emotions just for the sake of the overall situation.
But when everyone kept silent, the words of this Three Kingdoms driver seemed a little rare.
"Got it. Turn on your tank's permissions. I'll let the AI in to gather intelligence."
"Okay, okay."
The Three Kingdoms driver fell silent again after he finished speaking. Not surprisingly, the other people looked unhappy. They didn't get to eat mutton and got into trouble all their lives. Who could be happy?
Soon, the AI butler obtained the new coordinates by collecting tank information.
They then headed to the location where General Joshi's chariot disappeared and began chasing it in the direction he had gone.
It was already very deep, so deep that the seabed looked like ink to the tank, whose headlights were only level 6. Nothing could be seen outside the tank.
If Wei Huan's chariot lights had not reached level 8, even allies would be able to see clearly outside within the range of the light. They would have been like blind when they came here.
But even so, the places where the headlights cannot reach are still very scary.
There was a constant gurgling sound coming from the darkness. It was hard to imagine how many seaweeds had gathered outside the attack range of the chariots, spying on them. It was difficult to count the huge creatures that were ten times thicker than the chariots. The feeling of them entangled together and chasing after them was creepy just to imagine.
Do you want to go down again?
What will you encounter if you go deeper?
General Qiao Xi cannot be saved. If he dies, do we have to pay with our lives?
Run away! Run away!
"Commander Wei, do you feel it? A huge fear is coming." The Great Bear Nation's captain said grimly, "I can confirm that I'm not affected by the illusion. A sufficient number of criminal sequences summoned the Endless Prison and successfully drove away all mental attacks. But that fear is clearly not a mental attack. There are even more terrifying things ahead. We shouldn't go any further."
"Lieutenant General Kritov, please answer me, what legion are we from?" Wei Huan just asked.
The Great Bear Nation general paused and said with difficulty, "The Blue Star Alliance pioneering army."
Wei Huan nodded, this time glancing at all those who had backed out, and said, "In less than two weeks, the human race's main force will depart for this world to build the largest alliance base ever built by mankind.
Here will be the World Tree and the Kingdom of Heaven. We have placed the most valuable treasures of the human race here. As the last important city for our race to advance, there cannot be any unstable factors.
To explore the world's intelligence, to understand the world's hidden crises, and especially to understand what the survivors of this world are, is the core purpose of the pioneering army! "
No one spoke. The person who was giving the lecture seldom received a lecture, but he was as quiet as a child who had done something wrong.
It is human nature to be afraid of death, but sometimes you can't retreat.
If he took a step back, countless Blue Star warriors, civilians, babbling children, energetic young people, and perhaps even his own relatives and friends might fall behind him. Just because he retreated at this moment, they might all be gone.
They are called "lighthouses" and they should illuminate the way forward.
He unknowingly called the Blue Star's large army to this world, but due to the lack of intelligence, it brought a catastrophe to the human race.
I don’t dare to take on this result just by thinking about it.
Besides, they were following the strongest man in the world.
If Wei Huan is unable to cope with this world and they sacrifice themselves with him, then at least the demise of the human race will occur after their death, and they can have no regrets.
Captain Big Bear adjusted himself and said, "Yes, you are right. Since we know there is a great terror ahead, we must move forward. If our sacrifice can reveal a little bit of the enemy's true face, it will all be worth it."
Wei Huan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "It's not to the point of sacrifice."
He explained, "Fear levels vary from person to person. If you trust my intuition, I can tell you that no matter what lies ahead, I will find out and get you out of here safely."
The driver of the Fence Country couldn't wait to speak: "Don't you feel it?"
"I can feel it," Wei Huan said. "The last time I explored this place, I felt the same as you do now, but it was much lighter this time. Whatever it is, we are growing stronger, and it has always been like this."
"Then why not wait..." But before he could finish his words, the captain of the Liba Kingdom hurriedly shut his mouth again. He realized that there was no time left. The human army was about to set off. If he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait for half a year. Half a year was not long or short, but Wei Huan was obviously determined to go now, and there was no point in him saying anything more.
Wei Huan nodded, very satisfied that he kept his mouth shut.
When you shouldn't talk, you should learn to shut up. The pioneering army doesn't need too much noise.
Wei Huan's persistence and confidence gave others the courage to move forward.
It was another unusually silent journey. The "Iron Heart" still couldn't find Colonel Joshi's tank, but their deep penetration made the fear multiply.
The face of the person in front of the screen looked very ugly, as if he had just been pulled out of the water. He was sweating and his breathing was hoarse.
And this is just the status of the tank commander. You have to know that there are a thousand people in each tank, and it is impossible for all of them to be Sequence Five. Many of the old people engaged in scientific research on Wei Huan's tank are only Sequence Two or Three, and their tanks are still Level Seven tanks. I heard that these old people are not in good condition either.
Wei Huan knew that they were almost at their limit. It wasn't that he couldn't move forward, but that others couldn't move forward. If they really reached the point where they would inevitably be injured if they continued to move forward, then the loss would outweigh the gain.
Finally, Wei Huan sighed regretfully and said, "We'll do our best. We'll stop here for now and come back next time when we're ready."
As soon as Wei Huan spoke, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some train drivers even did not hide the smiles on their faces.
Finally getting out of this damn place!
Wei Huan ordered the chariot to turn around in the dark and viscous sea water, raise the front of the vehicle, and drive towards the sea.
But this time he didn't even drive a hundred meters. It could even be said that his chariot had just turned around when it was hit head-on by a seaweed that covered the sky.
The seaweed was so huge that it was hard to describe. In Wei Huan's eyes, it was like a wall with no end in sight on either side.
Even if an eighth-level weapon falls on it, it cannot be cut off directly.
Seeing the seaweed coming towards them, the chariot could only retreat to avoid it.
Even though another attack from an eighth-level weapon landed on the seaweed, cutting the entire strand in half, before Wei Huan could breathe a sigh of relief, new, equally huge seaweed emerged from different places and rushed towards them.
The chariots were unable to cut it off in one go due to the continuous attacks, so they could only keep dodging. They slowly retreated, and everyone's expression was solemn.
It is not difficult to guess that the survivors who had been following them all the way chose to take action at this time, obviously not intending to let them go, and using such means to force them to continue sinking to the bottom of the sea.
What the other party wants them to see must be what they don't want to see.
But the other side was also well prepared and was forcing them to sink at all costs.
Wei Huan knew that seaweed of this thickness was probably extremely rare and a very important part for this surviving tribe.
Every time the seaweed was split into two pieces, thick black ink would gush out from the broken end. That was actually pure energy, just like the effect of blood on the human body. Wei Huan could even feel the great pain it was suffering from the trembling of the seaweed.
In fact, it's not that there is no way to deal with it, but Wei Huan was somewhat unwilling to leave. Now under such intensive attacks from the enemy, even though the goal was so clear, he went with the flow with a bit of passivity and retreated a long way.
"Commander Wei, find a solution quickly!"
"He's forcing us into a trap!"
"We must escape, everyone fire at full speed!"
Wei Huan also increased the power, activated the weapons on the chariot, and tried to break through together with everyone's attack.
That's all.
If he really used all his strength, he would not only have these things. Whether it was the forbidden spell scrolls that he always had on his chariot, or his undead army of more than 300,000, and the endless netherfire bombs, they were all enough to allow him to leave here.
But he didn't. Under Mu Zhong's understanding gaze, he allowed the chariot to fight and retreat, following the opponent's purpose.
With so many cards in his hand, he dared to take the risk.
As for the so-called "fear", it is just a mental influence, not even an attack, it is just an influence. As long as you grit your teeth and persevere, you will always be able to adapt, or at least endure until you leave here.
People always find many reasons to retreat. He knows very well that most people here just can't escape from here alone after leaving him. Otherwise, facing his "stubbornness and persistence", someone would have straightened his back and questioned him long ago.
In this way, the survivors gave Wei Huan a final push and finally "forced" him to where he wanted to go.
What is that?
When he began to sink and continued to sink, after sinking to a certain level, he suddenly felt that the car body seemed to lighten, just like struggling to move forward from sticky jelly, and then suddenly came to the water, and felt like rushing out like flying.
At some point, the chariot broke free from its restraints and sped out. Wei Huan felt the change in the speed of the vehicle and turned to look at the plant survivors who appeared like crazy, then suddenly stopped and also stayed where they were.
He withdrew his gaze and looked around with some curiosity.
The sea water did not become brighter, and even the level 8 headlights could hardly illuminate the road ahead. It was gray and hazy, like a basin of water with a few drops of ink, which was blurred and distorted after being spread out.
The distorted sea water seemed to be distorting his thoughts at the same time, causing what Wei Huan saw to continue to stretch and rotate.
This feeling actually has nothing to do with fear, but is a more substantial form.
For example, dry toilets stink. The stench is invisible and colorless, but it makes your eyes tear up and is so spicy that it's uncomfortable.
Similarly, that feeling clearly doesn't exist, but it still makes people feel uncomfortable.
Wei Huan blinked and heard the discussion of these train captains.
"Be careful, it's very dangerous here too."
"Needless to say, those survivors deliberately forced us here, are they giving us a gift?"
"We should have left earlier. What should we do now?"
"Are they going to feed us to their king?"
"Commander Wei, is there any solution?"
Fortunately, before Wei Huan could think of how to deal with them, Mu Zhong spoke up earlier: "Iron Heart has discovered Colonel Qiao Xi's location."
"Very good!"
"Ah, yes, is it?"
This discovery made some people happy and some people sad.
Not everyone wants to save others, especially when saving others may mean sacrificing themselves. Why would they do that?
Some drivers who were frightened by the current situation were too lazy to even disguise themselves. They looked unhappy, as if saying, "If I die, I will drag someone down with me."
Wei Huan saw all these people and kept them in mind.
Of course, there were also train captains who persisted and were very happy after receiving the news.
The captain of the Three Kingdoms is just one of them, but considering that the Three Kingdoms has always listened to Osam, it is not impossible for him to regard himself as a loyal servant to rescue General Joshi.
The other driver was the Great Bear Nation's captain. One could clearly sense his identification with the pioneering army. While the others were preoccupied with rescuing people, he was observing the environment and, while maintaining a connection with Mu Zhong, said, "This space is very unusual. It holds too many secrets that challenge the world's civilizations. I can't imagine what could exist in a space like this."
Mu Zhong said, "Maybe it's a pile of fish eggs."
The big bear driver said, "The little monsters are about to hatch. Are they waiting for us to feed them? Then they can come out of their shells."
"Yes."
"Movies don't play it that way anymore. The survivors of this world are plants, or maybe the parasitic ones General Wei mentioned. Whatever they are, we'll find them if we keep moving forward. And don't forget, we didn't see a single corpse in those wrecked chariots."
"You mean they might be here?"
"You think so too, right? Where did the bodies go? What on earth did the survivors want by forcing us here? Is this world a plant-based survivor or a parasitic one? And are General Qiao Xi and the others still alive? What did they experience? What did they see? Well, there are too many questions. I am a person who wants to find answers to questions. Even though this place looks very dangerous, I still want to move forward."
"Yes, there are so many questions. Now that we are here, we must find out the truth."
The conversation between the two was not made public, but Wei Huan, who was next to Mu Zhong, heard it clearly.
At the same time, his favorability towards Lieutenant General Kritov of the Great Bear Country increased again.
Everyone has their own aspirations and there is no need to force them, but if you can have like-minded people to walk together in this difficult journey upstream, it will be much easier and more enjoyable.
Wei Huan was somewhat happy with the appearance of his companions. Turning around, he opened his ten-sided portal and released the undead army once again.
After driving them here, the survivors did not enter this area. Since there was no need to activate the eighth-level weapons for the time being, the reconnaissance capabilities of the undead army were used again.
The ghost crows arrived at the outermost perimeter for alert first.
The Demon Eye Lords were also sent out as Wei Huan's vision, but the Demon Eye Lords moved slowly, so most of them stood on the back shells of the Face Huggers, or some were held by the long legs of the Face Huggers.
Dianma was the first to be recruited, and she had become Wei Huan's trump card, capable of both offense and defense. At this moment, Dianma maintained its normal altitude of 300 meters, and her back could easily accommodate the 13 chariots currently in service. This spacious, flat back was encased in a layer of air bubbles, allowing even humans who hadn't consumed the sea pearls to disembark and move around.
At the same time, there are many two-headed hidden demons hanging on Dianma's body, ready to enter the battle at any time.
When the deployment of the undead army was completed and they saw the undead everywhere, they felt extremely reliable. Even those who didn't want to move forward and felt great fear immediately quieted down.
Others calmed down and analyzed: "It is very strange that the tank was not damaged and the signal was sent out."
"There's definitely something wrong, but since we're already here, we have to take a look."
"Although we're continuously sending signals, we haven't received a response. Do you think it could be the AI butler who's controlling it?"
"If it's an AI butler, it should respond to us."
"Do any of you still remember the specific circumstances of being affected by the illusion?"
"It's actually very simple. We thought we were sailing normally, without encountering any danger, and were heading deeper into the sea. The only scary thing is that our perception of time has been distorted. When we realized it, we had been trapped here for over a day, but in our memory, we had only been setting off for an hour."
When talking about this experience again, everyone's face was filled with fear and deep terror towards this space.
Lieutenant General Kritov of the Great Bear Nation then spoke up, "I've always wondered why you set out. You avoided us and acted alone, and I had no idea what was going on before this happened. What was the reason?"
After these words were spoken, the group of people no longer cared about their fear, and their expressions gradually became very embarrassed.
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