Chapter 17
An unknown red fog suddenly appeared on Prison Star around 1307 in the Star Alliance calendar, which is 24 years ago.
Once the red fog appeared, it permeated the entire base. No matter what protective isolation measures were taken, it could not be removed from the base. Base guards who inhaled the red fog would experience symptoms such as irritability, frenzy, increased aggression, and organ mutations.
The red fog is hard to guard against. Even wearing a gas mask can only serve as a preventive measure to delay the risk of infection, because the red fog not only invades the human body through the respiratory tract, but also can be infected as long as the body is exposed.
Later, research discovered that this red fog contained some kind of blood-red particles, which were very similar to the blood-red substance contained in the soil of Prison Star. As long as the human body comes into contact with these particles, it will be affected and mutated.
Whether it is inhaled into the body or comes into contact with the skin, when it exceeds a certain amount, it will cause irreversible damage to the human body, so it is called a pollutant.
What's worse is that along with the pollutants, there are also various monsters and strange visions.
At that time, a certain base happened to be built within the range of this strange phenomenon. It lost contact with the headquarters for a period of time. Even if it was contacted later, serious casualties had already occurred.
Because of the spread of red fog, all bases on Prison Star fell into chaos, and some imprisoned criminals even took the opportunity to cause trouble and escape from prison, causing tremendous pressure on the defenders.
Seeing that the situation was not good, some people within the Star Alliance suggested that all operations on the prison planet should be suspended, all affairs should be transferred to other planets, or the countries should take the criminals back, so as not to let the guarding soldiers sacrifice in vain.
As soon as this proposal was put forward, it naturally encountered opposition from many allied countries.
The location of Yuxing was chosen after several years of investigation and discussion, and it was operated for nearly seventy years.
With more than 30 bases and hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there, and the manpower and resources invested in them, how could they be abandoned just like that?
What's more, there are some powerful serious criminals on the Prison Star. Not only is it risky to transfer them, but there are no prisons of the same standards elsewhere to detain them.
As a result, the Star Alliance finally stopped adding new bases on the Prison Star, and the nursery plan was also shelved. They began to discuss whether to find a suitable planet to build the Prison Star.
All parties have been at a stalemate, and the situation is getting worse and worse.
As a result, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
Three or four years after the red fog appeared, researchers who observed the red fog found that the concentration of pollutants in the air was greatly reduced except in some extreme weather conditions.
The visibility, which was as low as one or two meters on sunny days, returned to normal levels in a very short time. Although the light during the day was still not sufficient, the situation was much better than the inconvenience and danger of the red fog.
Almost within a day, the red fog retreated from the human base and retreated into uninhabited corners of the planet.
Only when extreme weather occurs will the concentration of pollutants in the air increase rapidly and condense into the form of red clouds again.
However, at this time, as long as you stay indoors, inside the building, and close all passages, the concentration of pollutants will not increase much, and it is within the range that ordinary people can bear.
The monsters that appeared with the red fog also disappeared as the red fog receded. They would only return with the red fog in extreme weather.
The reappearing monsters, while no less powerful and threatening, tend to ignore buildings and only attack those who remain outdoors in extreme weather.
Because of these changes, the base defenders on Prison Star finally got a chance to catch their breath.
Since then, the Star Alliance has gradually strengthened its construction, improved the base's defense capabilities, and perfected various rules and regulations. In the battles with monsters, it has summed up rich experience, which has greatly improved the safety and combat effectiveness of the base defenders.
The shelved nursery project was announced to be restarted after the safety of the Prison Planet was confirmed, and it has continued to this day and has achieved quite good results.
However, the premise of all this is that monsters will not attack base buildings.
Even with the experience gained from dealing with monsters over the past twenty years, the people in the Operations Department no longer have to flee when they encounter those monsters, and they can often even kill them.
But these are people from the Operations Department, ordinary staff members in the base. Let alone fighting, it is already remarkable that they can save their own lives.
Therefore, after hearing Yan Ping's judgment, Xia Jingming's face became very ugly.
"This discovery must be reported as soon as possible!" he said in a deep voice. Other more detailed data must be collected and analyzed as soon as possible to determine whether Yan Ping's judgment is correct.
Yan Ping nodded.
"The base's intelligence core has already recorded the specific situation. As for the rest, we'll have to wait until the rain stops."
"Um."
No matter how anxious he was, Xia Jingming knew what to prioritize and it was indeed not a good time to leave the logistics building right now.
"So...how's the battle going outside?"
“So far, it’s going well.”
The giant spiders were being dealt with by Teams Two and Three, so they didn't need any support for the time being. However, the situation here seemed somewhat unusual. Yan Ping frowned and pondered, then asked, "Is there anything unusual happening here?"
When he just came in, he clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right, and why was it that only Luo Shengfei was seriously injured, while everyone else seemed unharmed?
Hearing Yan Ping's doubt and vigilance, Xia Jingming glanced at Su Ci and explained the situation to Yan Ping in a low voice.
After listening to this, Yan Ping couldn't help but look at Su Ci.
In fact, he had noticed this strange young man a long time ago. In addition to the fact that he looked unfamiliar, his outstanding appearance made it difficult for people not to notice him.
Facing his scrutiny and suspicion, the slender young man with a plastic red flower hairpin on his temples behaved very frankly, even looking a little out of his mind.
Yan Ping did not rush to interrogate her. Instead, he waited until Guan Zhishu had given Luo Shengfei a simple bandage before letting her check the surveillance footage. His eyes never left Su Ci from beginning to end.
Although his face looked calm, his body was not relaxed at all, as if he could enter combat mode at any time.
Su Ci was also very calm, watching Guan Zhishu's operation with a little curiosity.
[Beep—Verification passed, command received, retrieving the surveillance footage from the first floor lobby of the Logistics Department]
After receiving the order, Guan Zhishu directly verified his identity through the communicator in his hand, and then submitted an application to the base's intelligent core.
Not long after, a light screen jumped out from her communicator and appeared in mid-air. After being adjusted to the maximum, it began to play images.
The video was shot from several angles in the lobby on the first floor of the logistics department and played in fast-forward mode. It can be seen that at a certain moment, Luo Shengfei and two other people wearing protective raincoats rushed into the first floor, followed closely by Su Ci who was holding up a work manual to keep out the rain.
Seeing this scene, Guan Zhishu looked at Su Ci strangely.
Su Ci couldn't help but feel fascinated as he watched the clear video with adjustable playback speed. This made Yan Ping, who was watching the video and observing him, frown slightly.
The image is still playing.
Soon, Su Ci and Luo Shengfei discovered that the metal protective plates and glass began to shatter, and those strange mumblings and laughter were also recorded.
Then the four of them talked for a few words and started to act separately. Xia Jingming and Sun Si quickly went up the stairs and soon met Shi Yjiang, while Luo Shengfei and Su Ci, who were a step slower, encountered an accident.
Not long after, when the thin wire drilled in from the gap in the glass, the image began to become unstable, until the thin wire destroyed the alarm and the surveillance video went black in an instant.
The image stops and the rest of the image cannot be seen.
"Captain." Guan Zhishu turned around and looked at Yan Ping, waiting for his further instructions.
Yan Ping frowned and instructed, "Shot number two, around 15 minutes and 40 seconds."
Guan Zhishu: "Yes."
She enlarged the No. 2 lens and could see Su Ci and Luo Shengfei in the center of the screen. This lens had a living creature tracking function. After Xia Jingming and the others left, it had been following the two of them, capturing very clear footage.
Luo Shengfei suddenly fell to the ground and Su Ci half-knelt beside him to check on him. Then the picture began to become unstable.
"Here, pause."
Yan Ping suddenly spoke, and upon hearing his instructions, Guan Zhishu hurriedly did as he was told.
He pointed at the screen and asked, "Xiao Luo, do you remember why you fell and what happened after you fell?"
Luo Shengfei opened his eyes with difficulty, trying to identify the image on the screen. He recalled and said, "I seemed to hear someone talking in my ear. I felt very uncomfortable... Then... Then I don't know..."
Yan Ping tapped the screen and the image continued to play. After Luo Shengfei fell to the ground, he began to cry bitterly, and no one knew what he was saying.
"He was begging for mercy, as if he was hallucinating." Su Ci said.
Yan Ping: "It's mind control."
Guan Zhishu, who was standing next to him, was a little surprised. "Has that giant spider mutated again? It didn't have this trait before, did it?"
Yan Ping shook his head and said, "I'll ask the people from Team 2 and Team 3 later. They are fighting the giant spider right now. If the giant spider really has developed the ability to control the mind, they should have information."
Guan Zhishu was about to nod when he heard him continue, "Of course, if this isn't a new characteristic of the giant spider, then it means... there's more than one monster that just invaded the logistics department."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Zhishu and the others shuddered, looking around the first floor hall with some trepidation. If there was more than one, then...
Are they really safe now?
Su Ci, on the other hand, continued to listen to the lecture with a calm expression.
Yan Ping looked at Su Ci's reaction and narrowed his eyes. "Your name is Su Ci, right? I've heard of you, the new trainee breeder."
Su Ci nodded.
Yan Ping continued to stare at him, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Ah?" Su Ci blinked, "Oh."
Then, a look of fear appeared on the young man's face.
Yan Ping: “…”
The man stared at Su Ci with a serious expression, and his brown pupils strangely turned into a pair of vertical pupils.
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