Chapter 235 Cover Deployment
Chapter 235 Cover Deployment
"Lin Xian!"
When KIKI heard this, her face turned pale. She looked at Lin Xian with flaming eyes. If there weren't so many people at the scene, she would have rushed up to him and strangled him to death.
Lin Xian pointed at the mecha under his feet and said, "I'll let you drive first after it's repaired?"
Unexpectedly, when KIKI heard this, her eyes instantly became much clearer, she looked at him angrily and expectantly, and quickly said, "You said that."
"Lin Xian, what should we do now?"
Chen Sixuan saw the strange corpse in the water and asked hurriedly.
Lin Xian said seriously at this time: "Originally, I wanted to arrange the whole team to explore, but it seems that the situation below is much more complicated. Let's not disperse. Wait for me to repair this mecha, and then go out together."
"Ah?" KIKI said with some regret: "Such a large research institute, why don't you look around? What if there are more good things?"
Lin Xian pointed at the strange head in the water and said, "A monster that can make people hallucinate is a big threat. We just encountered a monster that can drill into the ventilation duct. I estimate that the isolation wall of the test site over there must have been a lot of strange things that have entered this research institute. In this case, don't be greedy."
In horror movies, when you know something strange is happening in the area, you still have to split up and act accordingly. This behavior is really stupid.
The supply situation for Infinity had not reached the stage of life and death. If it were not for the heavy mecha that Lin Xian was riding on, he would have led his men to evacuate immediately. Anyway, his original goal of finding a medical cabin had been achieved, which was beyond expectations.
In addition, it was dark now and there might be other risks on the Infinity side, so Lin Xian didn't want to stay any longer.
"How about this, so many of us will search this floor and cover you at the same time. Once you're done, we can go out together?" KIKI suggested immediately.
KIKI looked at the empty research institute in front of her and felt that she would be at a loss if she didn't search for something useful.
However, she also knew that Lin Xian's decision made sense, so she made a relatively compromising suggestion.
Lin Xian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but so many of us are now underground in this research institute, and the water is still rising. In order to be prepared for any eventuality, we'd better make preparations."
"KIKI." Lin Xian looked at KIKI: "Where is the exit of the mecha elevator in this hangar?"
KIKI picked up the mobile terminal and quickly searched: "Exit F, but this Exit F is at Test Site No. 3, which is the outer perimeter of the Qingshui Town Test Site we entered before. It is the exit for large machinery."
Lin Xian frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said, "I understand."
Then he looked towards the building: "Building, take some people to guard the elevator passage to facilitate the evacuation of the people behind."
"Shuqin, Lu Chang, you guys go to the courtyard. The lake water here might have problems or it might be caused by some strange things, which has affected our communication transmission distance. You are very skilled, so you are responsible for relaying information and collecting supplies."
"Then it's KIKI. You will be responsible for protecting Director Ding and taking her to several important areas to see if there is any useful information. It would be best if it is about superpowers or strange bodies. This foundation research institute seems to have conducted more in-depth research in this area than the Phoenix Order. Perhaps it can help us."
"Teacher Chen, you and Miao Lu will be responsible for covering me here. I estimate that I can finish it in about 40 minutes to an hour."
"Yeah." Chen Sixuan nodded after hearing that.
Lin Xian then added, "Everyone, please be careful not to disperse too much when marching in small groups. There must be more than three people in any room to explore. Keep the lights on. The power on the floor may be cut off at any time. In addition to human ghosts and strange bodies, there are also some unknown experimental subjects in this institute. If you encounter them, you must do your best to stop them and remove the marks. If you are defeated, you can retreat to the atrium elevator and here, and the other two teams will provide support!"
"Understood!" everyone said in unison.
Except for Lu Xingchen, Shasha and several team members who stayed behind in the Infinity, the 24 combat-capable members of the Infinity were all here. Lin Xian's allocation ensured that each team had heavy firepower male members capable of carrying the Roarer K23 electric minigun. In addition, Lin Xian equipped all the team members with standard-made tactical flashlights, explosives, howitzers, gas masks and cutting devices.
"Okay, everyone, be safe and start moving!"
After hearing Lin Xian's deployment, everyone became excited and started to act immediately.
Now the members of the Infinity Fleet are equipped with very powerful equipment and firepower, and their evolved physical fitness makes them a formidable force. After hearing that Lin Xian's deployment was very clear and that there was support from each team, everyone immediately focused their attention and began to set out in teams.
"Teacher Chen……"
"I know." Chen Sixuan said to Lin Xian without waiting for him to finish, "Just do your job, I'll help you keep an eye on this area."
Lin Xian opened his mouth, but seeing Chen Sixuan's serious expression, he swallowed what he wanted to say and nodded to her: "Okay, be careful."
Chen Sixuan nodded, took a deep breath, and immediately arranged with Miao Lu and several teammates: "We will observe nearby. The water is rising now, so everyone should pay attention to the things in the water."
"Ok!"
Lin Xian watched the speed of the rising water. Since the 9th floor had the largest space, it would probably take some time to completely flood it. However, at this moment, the water was almost reaching the cockpit of the mecha, and he began to feel anxious.
[Scan progress 60%]
The building took people and Shuqin all the way to the atrium. The underground structure here was very much like a honeycomb, with a sunken passage in the middle. Each floor was divided into six different research areas with a hexagonal structure.
"Test, communication distance." Shuqin pressed the headset communicator.
"Sister Qin, I got it, but I can already feel the interference."
"You two, stay here." Shuqin looked at the nodes along the way and began to arrange the relay personnel: "Two people in a group, call once every three minutes, and maintain communication."
Seeing Shuqin's neatness, Dalou couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever been in the military before?"
"Sergeant of the Reconnaissance Company, 71 Frontier Ranger Regiment, 552st Interstellar Army." Shuqin glanced at him and said, "I've retired. How about you?" "West Wind Brigade, Engineer Corps." Dalou said indifferently.
"General Wei's soldiers?" Shu Qin asked in surprise.
The building nodded: "Yes."
"I heard that after the Apocalypse, the Federation was disintegrated, and the remaining interstellar forces were able to go against the majority opinion and reorganize themselves to join the Order of the Phoenix, including your West Wind Brigade."
"I'm not sure." Dasha scratched his head: "Like you, I retired a long time ago and opened a car repair shop at home."
The team marched along and soon arrived at the atrium, which was an extremely spacious hall, like an airport waiting hall, and there was also a guidance area.
"I'll be responsible for guarding here." Dalou carried Gatlin onto his shoulder and stepped directly onto a flower bed.
"There are two emergency stairwells here. Lu Chang and I will search and patrol on both sides, and keep in touch with you in the middle." Shu Qin said nothing and took Lu Chang to start checking the area.
"Okay." Dalou nodded and looked in all directions. He knew that this was the retreat route. He did not dare to be careless at this moment and stayed here with full concentration.
On the other side, KIKI and Ding Junyi rushed towards several research areas. Ding Junyi walked quickly, while KIKI flew in the air.
Ding Junyi glanced at KIKI and said as they walked: "Your ability has been much stronger than when you left Jiazhou City."
"Really?" KIKI crossed his arms, turned around and flew backwards: "I don't feel anything. It turns out that the evolution levels mentioned in the Angel Plan can't be used as a reference even with the Soul Drain Value."
"To be precise, the concept of the Soul-Dangling Value is more like the strong energy fluctuations of living things. If we must define it, it can only be accurately measured by [the total energy of a dying organism]. Otherwise, it is impossible to give an accurate assessment."
Ding Junyi raised her glasses and said, "I am always paying attention to the Phoenix Society's research progress on superpowers. Of course, I will also collect useful information from other survivor teams. From the information I can collect so far, the longer the night lasts, the stronger the superpowers and genetic evolution of the people will be compared to other areas less affected by the polar night. The only problem is the survival rate."
"It would be strange if our survival rate is high if we stay in the dark and face those monsters all the time." KIKI waved his hands.
"No, in addition to this, there is also the invasion of darkness. Lin Xian mentioned this last time. I combined some of the research results of the Phoenix Society and found that after entering the dawn, the power of the invasion of darkness can be effectively suppressed. So I have a guess, that is, after absorbing the power of darkness, humans need a certain buffer to digest it, and this buffer... is dawn."
KIKI frowned slightly when she heard this: "You mean, we need to maintain a balance?"
"For us humans, yes, the evolution of our body functions requires the participation of sunlight. You can think of it like plants, which photosynthesize during the day but will die if they are exposed to the sun all the time. At night, they breathe and release energy. The Phoenix Society should have confirmed this, but perhaps they haven't conducted targeted experiments to prove the results, so they haven't announced it to the public."
"So cautious?" KIKI sneered, "Why don't you inform everyone right away after you get the results? It's the end of the world, and you're still using the procedure."
Ding Junyi smiled lightly upon hearing this, and said seriously, "You are wrong. Science is rigorous. It is precisely because they are the Phoenix Society, representing the only remaining credibility of survivors around the world, that they should be more cautious with this kind of information. Moreover, their current advocacy is to follow the dawn. Objectively speaking, there is no need to deliberately throw out something that has the same result as the advocacy, not to mention that it has not been fully demonstrated yet?"
"Oh~" KIKI said, "I understand. If they really announce this discovery, it might lead some people to stay in the dark on purpose in order to evolve quickly, thus causing greater casualties?"
"good."
Ding Junyi said in a deep voice: "Including the discovery of the [Dark Mark], this is even more serious than the dark invasion, because it directly affects the fate of all mankind. Even if I hand over our research data, they still need to conduct experiments. Otherwise, the survivors will take the initiative to fight back against the weird body. The loss of life caused by this decision will be immeasurable."
"But...but we have all demonstrated and experienced it ourselves. The Dark Mark does exist. Look, didn't we just encounter the marked bait this afternoon?" KIKI looked puzzled.
"not that simple."
"First of all, from a scientific perspective, our findings are more inference than proof. We have the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, but even so, there is no exact experimental data. We are not even sure what kind of energy this mark is and how to monitor it. It is more accurate to use 'empirical science'. In addition, the nature of the Phoenix organization determines that they cannot come to such research results through a large number of cruel live experiments like the Foundation."
KIKI rolled her eyes and said, "I don't understand. This is really a headache. This means that even if we find the Phoenix Order, they may not believe us, right?"
"Yes." Ding Junyi nodded.
"How abominable!" KIKI's face darkened upon hearing this, but she suddenly changed the subject: "Hmm? What you meant just now is that you think this foundation is the organization that dropped the marked bait at the station this afternoon?"
Ding Junyi looked at KIKI: "No, I just judged from some of the research directions they are currently conducting that in this way, in theory, they should be able to obtain more research results than the Federation and the Phoenix in certain fields. In addition, didn't you and Lin Xian come in and communicate with them this afternoon? Can you tell me what kind of organization this foundation is?"
"Crazy organization." KIKI curled her lips, and then she briefly told Ding Junyi what happened in the SIID Foundation organization in the afternoon.
"So, not only do they use living people for experiments, they also use them to play games. Such an organization actually says they are neutral. Ugh!" KIKI said indignantly.
Unexpectedly, after listening to her, Ding Junyi's face showed deep meaning.
"It sounds like the concept of herd immunity, but if that's the case, their research results should be open to the outside world, even from the perspective of interest exchange. The federal experimental team did cooperate with the Lofi Foundation before, but we have completely cut off contact with them. I don't know if this SIID organization would actually operate with such a purpose."
"Herd immunity? What does that mean?" KIKI asked.
Ding Junyi explained: "It is to regard Xingyuan and the invasion of darkness as a kind of world-destroying virus. The survival of mankind depends entirely on the natural selection of the survival of the fittest. After the apocalypse, tens of billions of people around the world died. Now those of us who survived have gained superpowers or genetic evolution, so we are the lucky ones in this theory."
"Tsk~" KIKI said, "Then it still depends on us to defeat the darkness."
pat.
Ding Junyi suddenly stopped, she looked at KIKI and said seriously.
"But the problem is that humans have never truly defeated a virus."
(End of this chapter)