In the Special Operations Bureau, Deep Divers were combat elites who had undergone rigorous selection, brutal training, and countless trials before rising above ordinary operatives.
They were always sent to the most dangerous places to face challenges of extreme difficulty, even those beyond human reason. They knew how to survive in the lethal environments of alien worlds and how to hunt down deranged Angel Cultists in lawless zones. They could even storm into the Otherworld to confront the most dangerous entities, or dive deep into nightmares to rescue fallen souls from eerie labyrinths woven from mind and consciousness. Deep diving—from the peaceful, tranquil real world into the dark dimensions beneath reason—was their job.
Yet there would always be things in this world that human intelligence could neither understand nor resist. Even the most elite Deep Divers could suffer defeat, and often did.
But the situation before him still exceeded Song Cheng's experience—even seeming to surpass the Director's expectations.
The six Deep Divers had been transferred out of the "tank" at the first opportunity. The instant their Power Armor returned to the real dimension, it had automatically initiated emergency medical procedures. The armor's built-in injection system pumped large doses of sanity blockers and protective medication into their bodies, rapidly placing them in a calm state. Support personnel then stepped forward to inspect each person's level of contamination while confirming whether their consciousness had returned to the material world along with their bodies—and whether anything else had "come back" with their consciousness.
Song Cheng and Baili Qing stood to one side, watching the scene with furrowed brows.
"A math problem?" After a long silence, Song Cheng finally broke it. "...Can a math problem really hit someone this hard?"
Baili Qing gently shook her head.
"The professors at Terra's 'Academy' can indeed attack