As they were trying to find a way to get closer to the final chaotic signal location of the camera, they suddenly heard an urgent voice coming from the headset: "This is E9, please answer if you hear me, please answer if you hear me!"
The special forces captain immediately said, "A1 got it. What's the situation on your end?"
Team E was the team that stayed near the Poseidon Maxeney a few hours ago to accompany the three injured members.
E9: "We were attacked by a blue alien! We have left the original resting place and entered a corridor. No other casualties have been caused so far."
In the area where Poseidon Maxini was located, even the communication signal within the channel could not be found. It was not until they encountered the corridor of the broken little robot that communication was restored.
At that time, because we were too far away from the injured, in order to save time, we did not go back and bring them there.
Special Forces Captain: "Received. There was blue alien activity in that corridor before. To be on the safe side, you can go through the corridor or follow the traces left by the robots along the way. According to the existing clues, it is speculated that the robots are operated by the survivors in the moonlight."
E9: "Received."
"What is the condition of the three injured?"
"Everything is normal." Xu Fengyi reported, "Although it's disgusting to say, after the three of us drank the solution prepared by Master Chen Ci, the situation has indeed eased a lot and we can continue to move forward."
"That's good. Do you have enough ammunition?"
"Enough. Those blue things are easier to handle than crystal creatures."
"By the way, you have to be careful of the anglerfish."
Chen Nian suddenly remembered: "We just killed a blue alien during our journey. The parasite inside its body has drilled into the body of a giant anglerfish. If you take the path we passed, you will encounter it."
"receive."
"There is also spatial overlap in this area."
The captain briefly explained the situation: "The fluctuation of abnormal energy will change due to distance. The frequency of space overlap on your side is slower than ours, so we can't issue simultaneous warnings. You must pay more attention to it."
The two teams reconnected and everyone felt relieved, especially knowing that the condition of the three injured team members was under control.
"Maybe they will find survivors before us." Chen Nian said softly.
However, they soon stopped feeling relaxed.
After walking out of the end of the trestle bridge, the energy fluctuations rose again, and after seeing rectangular spots everywhere, they once again entered the overlapping space.
The main force finally saw Hei Bo's figure clearly.
The Elector of Moonlight was standing on the stairs, looking at the rows of culture dishes below. Many of the culture dishes were about 3 meters high and 70 centimeters in radius. If a person stood in one of them, his body would be easily submerged.
Countless blue creatures were immersed in the culture dishes. Their body shapes were slightly different, some were taller, some were shorter, some were fatter, and some were thinner. They sank and floated in the light green solution, and their blue skin took on an even more bizarre hue.
Except for their skin color, these creatures can hardly be called aliens.
They have arms and legs of normal proportions, and only a neck and head on their shoulders. Their facial features are slightly blurred, but the outlines can still be seen.
Occasionally, on large areas such as the back, chest and abdomen, there is still color that belongs to human skin.
"hiss……"
For a moment, my ears were filled with the sound of people gasping for breath.
The creatures being placed in the petri dishes are actually all kinds of people!
Some people showed a little pain on their faces, but most of them were calm. They had their eyes open and were looking at everything happening around them through the transparent outer wall of the large culture dish.
Or they can press their palms on it to communicate silently with the small robot that takes care of them.
As if...as if everything was voluntary.
Hebo Ceres came down the stairs, and the people in the petri dishes looked over at him as they noticed him coming.
Under the shocked gaze of many team members, those blue arms were raised one after another and stopped at their foreheads.
It became a standard military salute.
Heibo nodded, and he walked unsteadily across the hall to the control panel to check the nutrient solution ratio data.
Shafley swallowed hard, and he heard his own voice become hoarse. "Nineteen years ago, the survivors of Moonlight were evacuated to the surrounding ocean platforms. The troops resisted the primitive creatures, protected the civilians, and waited for rescue."
"However, at that time, there were still 70,000 troops stationed inside Moonlight, and they had not yet joined Marshal Chen Weiyuan."
Seventy thousand people.
Chen Nian pursed his lips. They only saw more than a hundred people now. Maybe, maybe there were many similar training bases in other parts of this facility.
Hei Bo looked back, as if to confirm whether the people from another time and space had caught up with him, but as he was in the past, he could only see a piece of air at that time.
All his senses came from his strong mental strength as an Elector.
Perhaps in his own mind, he also thought that it might be an illusion caused by a deep infection.
But no matter what, no matter how slim the hope is, it is worth trying.
"Come with me."
The black wave passed through many culture dishes and opened the door on the other side of the room.
The energy intensity dropped at this moment, and there was a sudden blur in front of his eyes. Under the bright light, Hei Bo's figure disappeared without a trace.
But the huge culture dishes were still standing there, and there were also huge egg sacs as big as seven or eight meters attached to the ceiling and wall corners.
The egg sac was a disgusting sulphur-blue, drooping and grumbling like plump mulberries or the eggs of a longevity snail.
Each follicle rises and falls slightly, as if breathing.
The surface of the egg sac was swollen and translucent, and many of them had even ruptured. Blue juice was flowing out in a sticky manner, falling to the ground and pulling out silk threads in the air.
Slender loach-like creatures were emerging from it, their bodies twisting and their surfaces tender and moist. It was obvious that they had just hatched and were still very fragile.
!!!
Chen Ci's pupils suddenly shrank.
What really made his heart stop was not the aliens that had just hatched.
Instead, it was the situation inside the cultivation column that was detected by mental power.
Most of the culture dishes were empty. The blue-skinned humans that had been soaked in them had disappeared, but there were still thirty or forty left. And at the base of each culture column, there were traces of dried blue liquid.
Many of the hatched larvae crawl all the way to the culture column and eventually burrow into the body.
That's why they were attacked by the blue alien on the way!
The special forces captain's voice was tense: "Your Highness Shafley, I suggest that these things be destroyed immediately."
Shafley stared closely at the egg sac in the corner of the ceiling and roughly estimated that there were at least thousands of eggs. If each follicle contained loach eggs, the consequences would be disastrous once they were fully hatched.
"I think so," Shafley replied in a low voice.
"Teams B, D, and F, prepare to blast. The rest of you, stay alert and defend!"
The □□ was quickly loaded, and with a command from the communication channel, seven or eight □□ hit the egg sac on the ceiling at the same time.
It was as if something extremely oily was ignited. With a loud bang, the entire nest was burning, emitting a scorching temperature that could be felt even through the protective clothing!
Chaos broke out at this moment.
Many loach-like creatures that had left the egg sac earlier sensed the crisis in the nest and quickly jumped out. The aliens transformed from humans in the culture dishes, under the control of the parasitic species, let out sharp screams one after another. They broke through the glass and staggered towards the team!
Even though these monsters might have been transformed from other soldiers, he still felt reluctant, but he pulled the trigger without any hesitation.
This is liberation.
Bullets poured out, and more than thirty aliens were wiped out. Blue loaches crawled out from the spines of their corpses, trying to escape and find a new host, but they could not escape the blockade of the bullets.
For a moment, the facility was like purgatory, with blue juice and broken limbs flying in the blazing flames.
Until finally, the gunfire died down.
The only sounds in my ears were the crackling sound of burning and the heavy breathing of people.
"Thank you for your hard work," Shafley whispered. "Similar situations may occur in other areas. Once the egg sacs are found, they must be eradicated immediately."
"What on earth is that thing?" Fu Tianhe asked with lingering fear.
"Maybe it's the eggs laid by some giant creature." Chen Ci said softly.
This was the interior of the moonlight, and the only large creature that could appear here was a sea king. His intuition told him that it was most likely an egg laid by a sea king.
This also explains why a blue alien creature attacked Chen Nian. It was parasitized by the larva of the Sea Emperor and was full of hatred, wanting to get rid of the two brothers.
Perhaps it was because of his and Chen Nian's birth that the situation became... like this.
The flames gradually weakened, and the large egg sac was burned into gray and black, with ashes constantly falling down. If you lift the mask, you can probably smell the strong stench of burnt protein.
"Let's go." said Shafla.
The special forces captain hummed, turned his head to look at the corpses lying on the ground, and saluted them one last time.
The door that Hei Bo wanted to lead them to opened, and the space in front of them became narrow again.
The only equipment housed here is the open box-shaped area in the front.
"It should be the cleanup area." Shafley said, "It is used for transition between two areas. You need to undergo full body disinfection and inspection inside before the door to the other side can be opened. When the Ashes outbreak occurred, all beacons were set up as cleanup areas."
"That means after we pass through, we can go to other areas of Moonlight?" Chen Nian's eyes lit up.
What they have just explored were workshops and laboratories, so could these other areas be the shelters where people are?
"Let's give it a try," Shafley said. He asked another team in the communication channel, "Team E, we are about to pass the cleanup zone. How is the situation over there?"
"Everything is normal," Davis replied. "We are following the traces left by the robot. Can we receive the location?"
"Can."
The two sides exchanged information thoroughly, and Davis and his team just entered the overlapping space. Countless machines were constantly transporting supplies.
Although there was no sign of a human being, it was obvious that they were being sent to a place where people lived.
Davis: "We'll continue to follow up and stay in touch, over."
Captain: "Come on, let's see if we can pass through the cleanup area first."
The special forces placed the detection robot in the box-shaped space. They always carry this lightweight disc-shaped machine.
However, most of the operations along the way require detailed operations and must be controlled manually, which is beyond the capabilities of small robots. They can only perform environmental detection or take photos.
Fu Tianhe completed the circuit check. He had no mental strength, so it was inconvenient for him to do many things. Chen Ci simply detected his mental state and described it to him in words.
Perhaps it was the effect of the mark, they could always easily understand each other's meaning.
If only he had mental power. Fu Tianhe couldn't count how many times this thought came to his mind.
But now, he has slowly begun to accept himself. It doesn't matter if he has no spirit, he can still demonstrate his value in other aspects.
For example, if he is not here now, we need to select a member who is proficient in engineering from the special forces.
There are many excellent special forces members, and it is not difficult to find powerful engineers, but when the two are combined, selecting people becomes a lot more difficult.
He should have some confidence in himself.
The cleaning area is connected in four directions, which means that in addition to the two adjacent areas on the horizontal plane, it can also be accessed vertically.
But Fu Tianhe checked the lifting system and found many faults. For their safety, it is best to only enter the side area.
"It should be fine." Fu Tianhe stood up, "Let's try it with the detection robot first."
Schafflei activated the system in the cleanup area, and the virtual screen zoomed in the air so that more people could see the images taken by the robot.
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of operation, the cleaning area started working again after many years. Disinfectant was sprayed, and white droplets filled the air in the form of mist. It was unknown whether it had deteriorated.
The gates opened one after another, and the detector moved forward under remote control. The passage behind it was blocked and disinfection continued to remove all possible contamination in the air.
In this way, we passed through dozens of gates one after another before finally reaching the other side.
"No problem." The special forces captain concluded.
The capacity of the box space is limited, and only twenty people can pass through at a time. The team is divided into six groups. Chen Ci and his team are in the third group, which is relatively the safest group.
The first two waves of personnel successfully reached the other side. Chen Ci, Chen Nian, Fu Tianhe and Shafulai, together with the other 16 special forces members, walked into the box area.
The air was filled with disinfectant mist. After three previous sprays, the remaining amount seemed to be insufficient. The nozzle hissed twice with difficulty and only sprayed out a small amount.
"If we do this, will we bring things that we shouldn't bring to the other side?" Chen Nian asked softly.
"It shouldn't matter." Shafley replied in a low voice, "The moonlight has collapsed like this, and it is estimated that the pollution has spread to all areas inside."
Chen Nian nodded, temporarily relieved, and waited for the gate to open and send them to the other side.
Chen Ci suddenly said, "There seems to be something underneath."
Chen Nian: "Hmm? What?"
Chen Ci did not answer, but simply guided Chen Nian's mental power downward.
Chen Nian discovered that he had spiritual power only half a year ago. Even though he was incredibly gifted, he could not yet reach the level of Chen Ci. However, their powers came from the same source, and under the guidance of his brother, he successfully reached unprecedented depths.
Through the shield that blocked the original stone, he detected the huge area hidden underneath.
Chen Nian's eyes suddenly widened.
Countless huge limbs, pieces of flesh, bones, fascia, robotic exoskeletons, tentacles, tails and fins.
They were piled on top of each other, and it was impossible to count how many species there were. They formed a horrible cemetery, frozen in the cold and darkness, like so much food stuff piled up in a cold storage.
Judging from the size of the carcasses, they were all at least as astonishingly giant primitive creatures like the anglerfish!
How come there are so many?!
"If there is a chance, we have to go down and take a look." Chen Ci suddenly stopped, thinking, and said softly, "Maybe now is the time."
"How long will it take until the next time and space overlap?" he asked the special forces captain in the communication channel.
"Two minutes, so please hurry up."
"We're not going out for the time being." Chen Ci replied. He raised his eyes and looked at the sixteen special forces members who were in the box-shaped area with the four of them.
"We plan to wait for the time and space to overlap and find an opportunity to go down there to check the situation. Would you like to join us? If it's not convenient, we can wait until the next overlap before taking action."
"Master Chen, you are joking. We are here to help you complete your mission. It's not inconvenient at all."
"Okay, let's wait a little bit."
The special forces leader instructed: "Then the rest of us will wait outside. Please be careful."
In the overlapping spaces, the system for cleaning the area is intact and they can use the elevator to reach deeper below.
At that time in the past, there shouldn't be too many corpses down there.
Chen Nian felt an indescribable nervousness. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. After repeating this several times, he calmed down a lot.
No matter how thrilling it was, it was nothing compared to the time when he and Chen Ci were experiencing the emotions surging in their veins in Midgard. No matter what happened, he was able to accept it calmly.
Time passed by minute by minute, and they waited patiently until the value on the energy detector climbed.
"Be prepared," Shaflay whispered.
Fu Tianhe was extremely alert, but suddenly at this moment he felt a slight itching.
No way?!
He immediately grasped Chen Ci with his hand hanging at his side, and the moment the Omega boy turned his head and met his amber eyes, a mosaic appeared.
In just three seconds, the past and the present overlapped again.
The itch that quietly emerged from the body disappeared in an instant.
"What's wrong?" Chen Ci asked him.
Fu Tianhe frowned, and he concentrated on feeling it for a moment, then whispered, "Just now I suddenly felt a little itchy, but now it's gone. It might be affected by the fluctuating energy."
Chen Ci: "Let's drink some more original pulp later."
"Um."
The so-called raw blood is the biological factor extracted from the blood of the two brothers.
The team prepared a lot before setting off. The epidemic prevention station's reserves were basically used up during Fu Tianhe's surgery, so they could only extract some from Chen Ci and Chen Nian's blood.
So when Chen Ci wanted to provide Davis with blood to relieve the infection, Davis refused.
As the protagonists of Moonlight Journey, the two brothers cannot be short of blood and affect their actions.
Chen Ci looked at Fu Tianhe silently. Alpha's expression had returned to normal and it seemed that nothing serious was happening.
What they were most worried about was Fu Tianhe's health. After all, the sudden incident last month really scared everyone. However, he had been in Moonlight for nearly ten hours and had not shown any discomfort.
Chen Ci had a vague worry. The calmer Fu Tianhe was now, the more afraid he was that he would suddenly have a violent outburst in the end, and he wouldn't even have time to take any measures.
So try to resolve it as quickly as possible.
Shaflay operated the elevator downwards. Chen Ci closed his eyes and used his mental power to detect something similar to an aquarium through the metal on the side.
Many primitive creatures are raised in it.
Yes, feed.
The elevator reached the bottom and stopped with a loud bang. The gate opened and the detection system scanned and identified, and noticed something unusual.
Before the red light came on and triggered the security system, Shaflay quickly swiped the ID card that Heibo had given him on the reader.
The indicator light flashed briefly and turned green.
Shafla heaved a sigh of relief. They mainly wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of space overlap to explore the surrounding situation, and it would be best not to cause unnecessary trouble.
The disinfectant was sprayed, and the amount this time was quite sufficient. If one was not wearing strictly sealed protective clothing, it would probably marinate one.
Chen Ci and Chen Nian had previously shuttled through the blood vessels of the Poseidon, and the dirty pool water that they had been contaminated with had been washed away completely. Only when their bodies were cleaned from head to toe, was the final gate finally opened.
Everyone quickly walked out of the elevator and saw that after a few meters of corridor, the metal walls on both sides turned into transparent barriers like an aquarium. Countless primitive creatures were swimming in the azure water, and every detail of their bodies could be clearly observed.
These strange beings formed by the fusion of machines and organisms are clearly the biggest enemy of the beacon, but now inside the moonlight, they do not show any aggressiveness. They swim aimlessly and freely, as if they were meant to live here.
Several sharks passed through the school of fish, occasionally opening their mouths to prey on some small fish. As their sharp teeth bit, a faint trace of blood flowed out, and the remaining remains floated in the water and were divided up by other primitive creatures.
Everything was so normal, and that was why it seemed so strange.
"Is the moonlight feeding them?" Chen Nian asked in a low voice.
At this point in time, the original creatures swimming in the aquarium no longer exist. No, perhaps the corpses they see everywhere outside are transformed from these things.
Chen Nian couldn't help but stop. This was his first time entering a place like an aquarium. Although he had taken a submarine with Shaflay before and saw the world under the sea, he was attacked by a blue alien in the end, and the memory was not a pleasant one.
Now surrounded by numerous marine creatures, the rippling sea water, under the reflection of lights and glass, presents mottled blocks of light blue, falling on the body and in the eyes.
An impulse suddenly arose in my heart, wanting to pass through the cover and swim freely in the sea.
Stop!
The moment he realized something was wrong, Chen Nian immediately stopped thinking.
He saw the sea for the first time on the top floor of Cinnabar, on his way to the botanical garden with Shafley. Standing at an altitude of 3,500 meters and looking into the distance, the sea surface looked like shining colorful candy wrappers under the sunlight.
From then on, there seemed to be something hanging over me.
He had lived inside the beacon for the previous eighteen years and had no chance to come into contact with the sea, so why did he have such a strong yearning for it?
He even learned to swim at a speed that even Shafle was astonished at, as if he was born for water.
It was strange. It wasn't an urgent emotion because I had never seen it when I was a child, but... instinct?
This is not a good thing...
Chen Nian held Shafley's hand tightly. Whenever he wavered or showed fear, he would feel at ease when he felt the presence of the Alpha beside him.
If only Shafley could take off his protective suit mask as easily as they did, he would definitely ask Alpha for a kiss, so that the sweet taste of sherry would always be filled between his lips and teeth.
Chen Nian's inner anxiety was transmitted to Shafley through the mark. Although he could only feel it vaguely, he could roughly understand it as long as he thought about it.
"Hurry up." Shafulai pulled Chen Nian, not giving the Omega any chance to stop and observe carefully.
Attention was also diverted from Chen Ci.
He couldn't help but stop and put one hand on the glass wall. His mental power diffused into the sea water. The rustling sound couldn't form a complete sentence, but it conveyed a calm emotion.
Perhaps they don't know yet what they will suffer in the future.
A huge manta ray passed overhead, gliding like an umbrella, its thin tail swaying gently.