Baqu City, in the eastern part of Shu Province, lay 320 kilometers from Tianfu City.
The temporary base of the Disaster Response Committee's forward Command Center had been established here.
This had originally been Baqu's municipal stadium. Now, all the sports facilities inside had been cleared out and replaced with large quantities of communications equipment painted military green. Thick cables lay everywhere, while staff in uniforms from various departments hurried between the equipment, desks, and chairs. Phone rings rose and fell without pause.
On the giant screen hanging over the center of the basketball court, a massive countdown steadily ticked down—
"10, 9, 8, 7..."
At the same time, Sun Hang and Ye Jiu, more than three hundred kilometers away, heard the countdown through their earpieces.
"3, 2, 1..."
"Light Array, activate!"
Blazing white light instantly enveloped the skies above Jinjiang CBD, turning the night as bright as day.
"Observation Post One reporting: no obvious changes in the spherical aerial anomaly! No obvious changes in the ground shadow anomaly!"
"Observation Post Two reporting: no obvious changes in the spherical aerial anomaly! No obvious changes in the ground shadow anomaly!"
"Observation Post Seven reporting: no obvious changes in the spherical aerial anomaly! No obvious changes in the ground shadow anomaly!"
The Shadowless Light Array had been activated, yet the anticipated disappearance of the shadows had not occurred.
Although no one had held particularly high hopes from the start, both the personnel at the forward Command Center and those at the scene could not hide the mixture of disappointment and gravity in their eyes.
"No effect?" Ye Jiu took a deep breath and looked at Sun Hang.
He hesitated briefly before finally asking Sun Hang, "So... what do we do next?"
Though Ye Jiu hated to admit it, part of him