70 Chapter 70
◎Strange Kuwayama◎
Chapter 70
The two people next to him fell down before him. Before he came here to explore, he heard from people above about the dangers of this place, but he still came.
But only after he actually arrived here did he realize that things were probably quite different from what they had imagined.
Before he came, he didn't know where the two people in front of him disappeared, so he only knew a general location and didn't know more. He could only wander around there. Unexpectedly, he had only been wandering around for half a day when he fell into a hole in the ground for unknown reasons.
Inside the cave was a network of tunnels. If he hadn't carefully checked and found no signs of artificial carving in these tunnels, he would have really thought that the disappearance of the two people before was man-made.
After all, anyone who pays attention to information about people with special abilities knows what's happening abroad. Many people with special abilities have disappeared abroad. Perhaps those people didn't know what was going on at first, but so much time has passed, and those foreign people are not fools. How could they not know something that even the people of the Flower-Growing Country know?
It was also because of the precedents learned from abroad that he started brainstorming as soon as he fell into the hole and saw the passage. What kind of person could dig an underground project in such a remote mountainous area without being discovered?
However, his thoughts were just conjectures at the beginning when he didn't understand the situation. After he recovered and began to investigate according to his professional habits, he found that there were no traces of human intervention at all.
The entire passage inside the mountain looks like it was formed naturally, without any traces of human intervention.
It was incredible just to look at it, but when he looked at the geological rock layers on the cave wall that had been naturally formed over the years, it was hard for him not to believe it.
He took out his communicator with great difficulty and took some careful photos of the passage inside the mountain. He was just about to send this discovery to his superiors, let them report it, and let those people from the research institute come and take a closer look.
After all, he is just a front-line explorer and only knows the basics. More in-depth knowledge needs to be studied by people who have been working in this field for many years.
Just when I was about to take the photos and send them to my boss, his communicator showed no signal. The photo he sent also showed a red exclamation mark indicating that it had not been sent after the page rotated for a short while.
Obviously, he didn't send the picture. It's understandable that it's normal that the picture can't be sent out where there's no signal.
He looked up and saw that he had rolled over for a while when he fell from the hole above. Now when he looked up, he could no longer see the hole above.
Helplessly, he could only roughly guess the direction and follow his feeling to find his way back in the direction he rolled down.
He was not idle along the way. He began to carefully check the inside of the passage, but in the end he could not come to any conclusion and had to give up.
But as soon as he walked back, he found that he seemed to have gone to the wrong place.
I already knew that the passage he fell into was interconnected and had many forks in the road, so it was not unusual for him to take the wrong road.
In the end, he could only start walking based on his feeling, and in the end he was really lucky and found the approximate location where he fell at the beginning.
I looked up and saw only a small hole. Because it was late at night, even the hole was blurry due to insufficient light.
It was also here that he found the two front-line personnel who had been missing in a corner.
They were so surprised when they fell that they couldn't control their bodies well and suffered injuries.
It is impossible to move at this stage. Because of the injuries on their bodies, they all have more or less fever or fainting.
Looking at their expressions, Uncle Xiao took out the locust leaf from around his neck, shone the flashlight on it, and found that there was no special reaction.
When he was saying goodbye to his nephew, his nephew, worried about him, gave him the only locust tree leaf he had and told him to keep it with him.
He had also gone up the mountain with his nephew, and when he saw the locust leaf, he knew who it belonged to. At that time, he thought that his nephew had picked it up casually on the mountain, and he gave it to him just to bring him some good luck.
But after he walked out with the locust leaf and left the town for a while, he found that the locust leaf showed no sign of wilting. When he touched it with his fingers, in addition to the softness of the leaf itself, there was also a cool texture.
It would be strange if he couldn't figure it out at this time. This locust leaf must have been given by that person personally, and it must have some unknown abilities, otherwise it would not have remained intact for so long.
Later, when he went on a mission, he would never take off the locust leaves.
That's why he was lucky this time. When he fell, he was protected by the leaves and didn't get hurt. In the end, he found the two people who fell and were injured and unable to move.
"What should we do now? We can't get up there anymore, and these two look like they're in a bad situation."
Uncle Xiao looked down at his phone and saw that it still showed no signal. He sighed, stood up, took out the water and spare medicines on him, and gave the two of them some basic medicines first.
He was not an expert in pain relief and anti-inflammation, so he only knew the basics and could not do anything else, so he could only wait on the side.
The waiting time gradually lengthened, and he finally couldn't wait any longer.
After making sure that the two men were not in immediate danger of life, he put his package aside and walked towards the other direction of the passage, wanting to see what was inside this interconnected passage.
Of course, in order to prevent himself from losing his way back, he made marks on the ground as he walked, so that he would not get lost and unable to find his way back.
Just like that, when Captain Dai's team was rushing towards Sangshan, Uncle Xiao had already started the exploration journey of the front-line personnel again with his courage that had just been frustrated.
What Uncle Xiao didn't know was that just as he began to explore the interior of the Sangshan Passage, a group of people stopped just two mountains away outside and began exploring in his direction.
If he knew, he would definitely send out all the distress signals he had on him, including those from his two colleagues who had no strength to wake up or make any noise.
Although this cave passage blocks signals, their distress signals are different. There are many bands inside it, some of which send information directly to the outside world, and some use special bands to call for help.
The special frequency band is a short-distance signal that can be placed in a rescue device. One of the reasons why it is superior to other rescue methods is that it has strong penetrating power and can cause resonance in surrounding signals.
Therefore, despite its short distance and obvious disadvantages, it was still selected as one of the distress signals in the distress device.
It's a pity that although Uncle Xiao had the leaves given by Ying Huai on him, he had no ability to foresee in advance and had no idea what he had just missed.
"The fluctuations here are a bit strange, I can't understand them, and the spiritual environment is also a bit abnormal. I will hand in this detection data later, and my teachers will take a look and figure out what's going on."
Looking at the detection results that appeared on his hand, the senior brother lowered his head and looked at them for a long time. He looked at a few of the values for a short time and was sure that he could not calculate them in a short time, so he chose to give up.
He turned around and sent a copy of the detection data to Captain Dai's team, and the rest to the teachers in the research institute, only noting the names. As for whether the teachers would take it seriously, he was not sure.
After all, his trip was not included in their research plan, so it was normal for him to be ignored. But he still wanted to give it a try. The teachers attached so much importance to the research on spiritual energy mutations, so such strange data should be noticed.
After making up his mind, he didn't delay here. He put the equipment away and made sure that there was no problem before letting the captain and the others leave.
"Uncle Captain, it's very strange over there. I don't feel any mutant animals that I can control."
Because the senior brother stopped here, the team members were a little curious about this place. While they were on guard, they were also looking around, as if they were curious about what the senior brother and the other two were exploring here and if there was anything they hadn't figured out.
Finally, seeing that the senior brother was just staying for a short while and had no plans for any other actions, they gave up their curiosity and drove away with their people.
It was just that the distance they had just walked was a little far from that place, and the child sitting next to the captain spoke with some hesitation.
The uncontrollable mutant animals he mentioned were those that only had instincts but no brains.
"Didn't you find anyone who could control it?"
The captain heard the child's words and lowered his head to ask.
"Well, I didn't find any. The animals over there are so smart."
The child nodded, confirming the original statement.
The mutant animals he can control are those without brains and weak subjective consciousness. For those with brains, he can only prevent them from attacking him within a limited time, and that's all he can do.
And one good thing is that the child's abilities are very wide-ranging, and he can sense the mutant animals he can control from a long distance.
That's how he gathered all the mutant fish in the reservoir, and then the team took them back in one go.
After listening to this, the captain turned to look at his senior brother and said, "As for the kid here, I suggest you talk to your friend. Since there are no brainless mutant animals over there, they must be the kind with brains and the ability to think. They're gathering together and driving away the aliens. There must be something important there that they need to guard."
What the captain said were the most likely directions he could think of at the moment.
After all, they have been on missions outside during this period, and they have encountered mutant animals that have taken the initiative to fight with the spiritual fruits and plants they have grown to protect themselves and prevent other animals or humans from touching them.
There are so many mutant animals gathered in Sangshan now, something must be wrong.
"Yeah, I understand."
After hearing what the captain said, the senior brother thought about it and without hesitation, he sent a message directly to Captain Dai.
He didn't want to contact Mo Shan at all now. Mo Shan's ability was really a bit overwhelming for him. He was able to forcefully contact him without any regard for his will! He was convinced.
After telling Captain Dai and the others everything he knew, the senior brother finally felt relieved and looked carefully at the itinerary map in his hand.
"How long will it take us to get there?"
Now that other people's affairs have been dealt with, what remains is his own job which he needs to complete as soon as possible.
"We're almost there. Let's go around this mountain. The valley behind the mountain is our destination."
Hearing the question, the captain looked down at the itinerary map, then turned to look at the route map on his side, and answered after confirming the location.
"Well, as soon as possible."
After receiving the message from his senior brother, Captain Dai carefully looked at the data picture that was sent to him. His eyes lingered for a long time on several data items that were clearly circled on it. Finally, he saved the picture and continued to look at the rest of the content.
What his senior sent him was all he knew at this stage, so he said everything he could to make it easier for Captain Dai to analyze.
"Captain, did the senior from the research institute send the information?"
Seeing Captain Dai looking down at his phone seriously, Mo Shan leaned over to ask.
He hadn't received a reply from his senior brother yet, and now seeing his captain looking at his phone so seriously, he knew that he had received a message from him.
"Well, something's strange over there. Some of the data he detected is abnormal. You guys should take a look too."
Captain Dai nodded and showed the data image to the team members.
"Okay, I understand the names and know that the values are abnormal, but I don't understand why they are abnormal."
After lowering his head to study it carefully, Mo Shan gave up looking any further.
Hearing his words, Mo Shan's teammate put down his phone without saying a word.
Not even some of them could fully understand it.
The fact that they can read roughly is due to the fact that they studied hard and were admitted to the military academy. The teachers in the military academy also paid great attention to the academic subjects and did not let them lose anything.
But even so, they cannot compare with professional researchers.
"It's probably good enough that I can understand it."
Tang Ji turned around and put his phone down dejectedly. It was really hard to read his face.
What he is best at now is combat, equipment management, and the use of abilities.
More, perhaps we should include the recent predictions about the edible mutant plants?
"Let's take a closer look at the place. I heard that the frontline personnel there can't be contacted at all. Mo Shan, see if you can establish a connection with them when the time comes."
Captain Dai saw the expressions of the crowd and didn't think about trying to persuade them, so he just gently changed the topic.
He turned his head and looked at Mo Shan.
At this time, Mo Shan's ability is very useful. Since electronic products cannot contact people over there due to special reasons, Mo Shan's special ability should be able to make contact.
"If we're closer, we should be able to get in touch."
Hearing this, Mo Shan nodded.
The team moved quickly towards Sangshan.
Because of the strange changes in the world, plants kept growing on the road, making the ground a mess. Their journey was not smooth, and it could be said that the road was extremely bumpy.
Fortunately, their team's off-road vehicles were specially modified, otherwise, let alone driving them every day, the vehicles would be shaken apart just by taking a trip in such an environment.
"I don't know when these roads will be restored. Now, every time I go on a mission, I have to test the fat on my buttocks first, otherwise my hips will be shaken apart."
Another big bump occurred. Tang Ji grabbed the roof railing with one hand and complained with his forehead.
"What can we do? Repairing the road right now is obviously unrealistic. The mutant plants outside are constantly growing. Even if we repair it, what might happen in the end is that as soon as we finish repairing it, they will grow back and make the road bumpy."
Zhuang Dun was also speechless. Tang Ji was fine, after all, he was sitting on the outermost seat, while Zhuang Dun was sitting in the middle, with half of his thigh being used as a cushion by Tang Ji. When the car bumped around, he was not only uncomfortable from the bumps, but was also hit hard by Tang Ji next to him.
"Can you squeeze in with us? If we squeeze in, the cars will sit in a row and won't be so bumpy."
Zhuang Dun turned around and persuaded Tang Ji.
"No, I think my current condition is pretty good and there's no need for any changes."
Tang Ji rejected his idea.
"Please be quiet. The captain is still studying the location of our mission. If you disturb him later, I will make you practice more when we get back."
The deputy captain listened to the constant muttering behind him and turned around to give a warning.
His warning is not impossible to achieve, because Captain Dai often punishes people in this way.
It used to be a normal obstacle course race, and it is still an obstacle course race now, except that the obstacles have become those supernatural powers.
If you are not careful, it will really hurt!
And the pain will not hurt them themselves, because their abilities are well controlled, which can make them feel uncomfortable but will not hurt them.
"Yes, when the time comes, you will be punished, and we will have to practice controlling our supernatural powers. I don't know if it's to punish you or to make us practice more."
A team member next to the deputy team spoke softly.
His ability is electricity, and if he fails to control it properly, he will hurt others, so he is often called by the captain to contact the control. Almost every time Zhuangdun and Tang Ji make mistakes and are punished, he is their sparring partner.
"We're almost there, pack up and check your equipment."
Before Tang Ji could reply to the team member, the captain sitting in the front passenger seat turned around and gave orders.
After putting away the cell phone and installing the communicator, he began to check the other equipment.
They moved very quickly because they knew that time was very tight. After all, they were fighting against the devil to save people. If they delayed even a little, it was very likely that the people who could have been rescued would lose their lives because of the delay.
It was precisely because they knew nothing about the three missing people that they were so cautious and always assumed the worst.
"Okay, Captain."
After hearing what Captain Dai said, Tang Ji stopped chatting with Zhuang Dun and turned around to check the equipment he was carrying. After making sure that there were no problems, their car drove to the place where his senior brother had stopped to explore.
"There are traces of human presence here. This should be where Team Three stopped before."
Luo Sui probed his head to sense the surrounding power field and told the captain the result.
"Yeah, it's okay, keep going."
Captain Dai nodded and signaled to continue moving forward. He did not intend to waste time to carefully check in the direction of his senior brothers' detection.
This place had already been explored once, and his senior brother had told him all the situations that could be seen. If they couldn't find out in a short time, it would be useless even if they stopped.
The vehicle moved at full speed and soon bypassed the mountain in front and began to head towards Sangshan, their destination.
“It’s been such a smooth journey.”
As they approached Sangshan, Captain Dai looked solemnly at the mountain appearing in front of them.
According to the information sent to him by his senior brother, the people with special abilities in Team 3 detected that there were no brainless mutated animals here, so the rest had brains.
In this case, with so many of them showing up, they would probably be discovered as soon as they appeared, just based on the animals' keen senses.
But so far, the animals have not shown any signs of attacking them.
Not to mention that the mutated animals on Sangshan's side are all very gentle in temperament and have a great liking for humans, so none of them will attack them.
It’s impossible to think about it, but it’s possible to dream about such a scene when you go home.
"Well, there are many power fields here, and some of them are very powerful."
Hearing the captain's words, Luo Sui, who was sitting next to him and looking out the window, nodded and told him what he had sensed.
"But those ability fields are a bit strange. They are all fixed."
As he spoke, he tilted his head to look in the direction where the ability fields of the mutant animals were emitted, feeling a little confused.
"Why would they not take any action even if they noticed an intruder around them?"
He couldn't figure it out, so he turned and looked at Captain Dai with a questioning look.
Captain Dai is not a professional researcher on these things, so he doesn’t understand them!
Thinking of something, he lowered his head and took out the mobile phone he had put away earlier and called the village chief Wu of his own Daxi Village.
When he lived in the village before, he found that there were many people with special abilities in Daxi Village. It was not until he returned home that he learned about Daxi Village from his old man and his peers in the village who got along well with Daxi Village.
He remembered that there were mutant animals in Daxi Village, and those mutant animals had no intention of attacking the villagers. He boldly guessed that it was related to the godmother of Daxi Village, so he wanted to ask Village Chief Wu to find the godmother of Daxi Village and ask if she knew the reason for the behavior of the mutant animals here.
Hey! In the middle of the night, the village chief, who had just finished taking care of some trivial matters and was about to lie down to rest, received a call from Captain Dai. He was completely stunned.
"What? You want to ask godmother what mutant animals think?"
Village Chief Dai was wearing a deformed vest. He got out of bed with his legs hanging down, looked for his slippers, put them on, and walked out slowly.
After listening to Captain Dai on the other end of the phone briefly explaining what happened, he did not go out to find his godmother, but turned around and walked to Shi Tou's door.
"That's it. It's good that those mutant animals don't come to bother you. But it's okay to take precautions in advance. Wait, I'll find someone for you." The village chief was a little confused because he didn't get enough rest. Although he said this, he also understood that he shouldn't really think like the previous sentence.
After all, it is a dangerous mission. Only by anticipating any possible danger and being prepared can we ensure the safety of ourselves and others to the greatest extent possible.
"Stone, stone!"
Captain Dai frowned as he heard the village chief knocking on the door continuously on the other end of the phone.
Shitou? This seems to be the name of the village chief’s child.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Shitou was a child after all, and he slept a lot. He was woken up in the middle of the night and got up in a daze. When he got up, he stepped directly over the two big cats on the bed.
That's right, although the village chief took people to renovate the old house behind Daxi Village for the mutant animals in the village to live in, Ali was originally the village chief's cat and usually lives at home. It is impossible for him to not sleep at home just because he has grown up.
So recently, A Li has been sleeping with Shi Tou. With the addition of Hu Hu, they have squeezed Shi Tou's two-meter bed so much that only a small gap is left for Shi Tou to sleep in.
If the big bed wasn't against the wall, Shitou would probably have to sleep between the two big cats. If he slept on the edge, he would easily be squeezed and fall off the bed.
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