The western region is sparsely populated and has many plateaus, canyons and basins, making it extremely difficult to find people when there is a weak or no signal.
The helicopter landed at the final location Qin Sheng had found. After a quick search, it finally found a nearly broken signal device and a few messy footprints in a narrow crevice in the mountains.
Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng arrived after asking around, and searched the surrounding area according to the footprints and traces. Finally, they both focused their attention in one direction.
Vast expanses of cracked yellow earth are barren, riddled with gullies of varying depths, and even from a great distance, one can almost hear the howling wind.
Over time, the exposed rocks have been sculpted by wind and sun into various strangely shaped hills, some with ferocious faces like roaring monsters, others with distinct battlements resembling fortresses, and still others with towering pavilions and standing fortresses.
Scattered across the yellow earth, in shades of light and dark, are countless pebbles of various colors, which, from a distance, resemble pearls fallen from the sky, creating a scene of magical and magnificent beauty.
Yet it also hints at a deadly crisis.
That's one of the most spectacular places in the West, Devil City.
It is also one of the most dangerous places in the world.
The distant view is majestic and magnificent, making one feel the vastness of the mountains and rivers. But once you enter it, you will feel as if you are in another world, making your soul tremble uncontrollably.
As ordinary people, Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng could better feel the terror of this world.
The entire Devil City is shrouded in a massive, naturally formed array, which is constantly changing amidst the rotation of heaven and earth, howling winds, and the rising and setting of the sun and moon.
Not only were communication signals blocked, but even Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng's mental energy couldn't extend too far within it.
Qin Sheng tried using her telepathic abilities, but all she could see was vast expanses of yellow and countless distorted spaces; she couldn't pinpoint Fu Jingyuan and Su Jiu's exact locations.
The two men frowned slightly.
Fu Jingheng pursed his thin lips, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice: "A week ago, the Indian army on the border, together with anti-China forces in the west, launched a riot, refused to allow the Western Development Project to proceed, and believed that the Chinese government and the project participants were sacrificing the environment and resources of the west to continuously strengthen the east. They claimed that they would protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people in the west and would never allow the project to proceed smoothly."
"Anti-China forces secretly allowed Indian troops to cross the border and launched a surprise attack on a project site under development, killing and injuring dozens of people."
"Fortunately, the western border troops of China received the news in time and rushed over, so the situation did not develop in the worst possible direction."
"But in this one riot alone, the project base lost eighteen people, including two key national research and development personnel. In the subsequent suppression, the border troops also lost seven people."
This is only the number of deaths; the number of people injured in that riot was as high as a hundred.
The Chinese government deployed a large amount of force to suppress the incident, but it still enraged the top officials of the Chinese government.
For the past week, China has deployed troops to the Indian border, determined to intimidate the other side, but has not yet sought justice for the soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives in this riot!
India is a brainless country that bullies the weak and fears the strong. After that, it immediately quieted down and kept sending envoys to negotiate.
These matters are still in progress, and there are no definite results yet.
While India has calmed down, anti-China forces in the west have made a comeback after a brief period of fleeing.
Nearly a thousand men attacked the project site again three days ago.
This time, the other side, having apparently obtained concrete information, launched a direct attack on the residences of the project's senior management.
Fu Jingyuan, as the person in charge of the project, was the first to be affected.
Furthermore, because Fu Jingyuan had difficulty walking, he was always accompanied by a large number of people. Fu Jingheng also sent shadow guards to protect him secretly. Therefore, they were the first to discover that something was wrong and protected Fu Jingyuan to evacuate immediately.
However, the enemy outnumbered them and pursued them like madmen. Fu Jingyuan and his group could only fight and retreat, eventually being forced into the Devil City area, where they finally plunged inside.
After that, we completely lost contact.
Nobody knows what's going on inside right now.
The second riot happened the day before yesterday, not long before Su Jiu left the Fu family.
Fu Jingheng received the news early yesterday morning, but because he didn't know the specifics, he didn't take any rash actions until today when things stabilized a bit, and only then did the people he sent over find out the exact details.
They rushed over immediately.
That just so happened that Qin Sheng, who had received Su Jiu's distress message, ran into her.
Qin Sheng only just learned the details, and her already cold expression turned even colder. She pursed her lips and turned to look at Fu Jingheng: "Go in?"
Fu Jingheng nodded.
Leaving half of the Shadow Guards outside to provide backup, Fu Jingheng and Qin Sheng led the other half of the Shadow Guards and quickly headed towards the Devil City.
The closer you get, the clearer the endless yellow sand dunes become, accompanied by a piercing wind that seems to whirl like arrows. Even before entering, you can feel the biting cold within.
The two gradually slowed down.
The entrance is located in a fairly open canyon, with yellowish-brown rock walls on both sides and an endless canyon in front, with hidden caves and ravines appearing from time to time. Being in this place, one feels as small as an ant, and a sense of helplessness arises inexplicably.
Of course, this applies to the vast majority of people on Earth.
Whether it was Fu Jingheng or Qin Sheng, the majestic mountains, magnificent rivers, and vast black seas they had seen were far more terrifying than this place.
The two remained expressionless.
Once inside the Devil City, Qin Sheng's mental power was greatly suppressed. Even when pushed to its limit, he could only see an area of about one kilometer in radius.
Although it's much smaller than usual, it's still much more useful for finding people in places like this than with the naked eye.
—At least it can detect many things hidden underground.
We walked along the narrow canyon for two hours before reaching the end, where the road forked into two forks.
Immediately, shadow guards were dispatched to both sides to investigate the situation, while Qin Sheng closed his eyes slightly and used his spiritual power to carefully perceive the situation.
It smells like...blood.
Qin Sheng suddenly opened her eyes and pointed to the road on the right, saying, "That way."
Just then, the shadow guard ran back quickly and reported: "A large number of footprints were found on the right side. Judging from the depth and speed, it should be three groups of people, who have been here for at least two days."
He paused, then continued, "A rough estimate puts the total number at over two hundred."
Three batches...
Two hundred people...
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