Guidance

Qin Yiguan stood in the middle of a cluster of white, hemispherical buildings.

The last trace of blood was on the ground ahead.

There was more bloodstain here, and although it was all dried, the colors varied in shade.

in other words.

Xiao Ning and her team stayed here for a long time, and the injured were also bandaged here.

then.

All information suddenly cut off; they seemed to have vanished in an instant.

As for when they disappeared, it must have been 4-6 hours ago.

Qin Yiguan turned to look at a hemispherical building beside him, "What on earth is inside?!"

He stretched out his palm, and his entire arm turned dark silver, the power of the Starvation Corpse flowing into it.

Qin Yiguan reached out and gripped the bottom edge of the spherical structure, applying slight pressure with his fingers, trying to pry open the white hemisphere.

"Don't move!"

"This place is very sophisticated; if there's even the slightest damage, we won't be able to find the enemy!"

Xiao Ning suddenly looked into the distance, where a team member was holding a dagger on his arm, trying to pry open a white semicircle.

The player quickly moved away from the white hemisphere.

Xiao Ning slowly lowered her head again, pondering, "This really is a 'teleportation array.' I thought this was the enemy's base, but it turns out it's just an entrance."

"Since it's the entrance, there must be a key."

"A relatively simple key."

Xiao Ning tried hard to recall.

Just now, before the robot appeared, these semicircles moved erratically and very quickly... even somewhat blurry, shifting at least several thousand times, almost in the blink of an eye, before the robot launched its attack.

That movement must be the 'key'.

However, I didn't see it clearly at all, and I couldn't remember the steps of the movement.

Hui's voice came through, "Captain Ning, is it like Dragon Lake said, that these hemispheres will combine to form some kind of beam of light, thereby opening the entrance to the enemy base, and that the enemy isn't even here, but hiding in some so-called 'other-dimensional space'?"

Xiao Ning nodded silently.

Hui continued, "I can lead the team to carefully try to move these spheres, but... how exactly should we move them?"

Xiao Ning remained silent.

The key lies in 'how to move them,' because these spheres are actually a precise Matrix, like an ancient mechanism.

organ.

Formation.

Xiao Ning frowned and tilted her head again.

The movement just now resembled a battle formation, but not a magic circle from a fantasy story. Rather, it was a battle formation used by ancient armies—in other words, a military formation used for killing enemies or protecting oneself!

It is a kind of knowledge that is even more unpredictable and complex than chess.

Formation.

Xiao Ning suddenly raised her head.

That must have been some kind of formation.

Recreating that fleeting array should activate the device!

Then, Xiao Ning numbered each of the 89 team members, using a simple and direct numbering system from 1 to 89.

immediately.

She ordered everyone to stand in a specific area and, following her instructions, to push the semi-circular structures.

These buildings all have metal pipes underneath for connection; as long as the distance is controlled, there's no need to worry about misalignment.

"Number 4, move forward. We have different definitions of distance, but when I say stop, you must stop immediately!"

"Number 50, move backward... Stop!"

"Number 82..."

Time ticked by, second by second.

The countdown has 6 hours and 43 minutes remaining.

The good news is that everyone's teamwork is becoming more and more seamless, and the pauses are becoming more and more precise.

The bad news is that Xiao Ning tried to set up nearly twenty different ancient China formations, but the entire complex did not react at all.

"It's not the Taiyi Formation..."

"It's not the Four Symbols Luo River Formation..."

"Not the Eight Gates Golden Lock..."

Xiao Ning frowned, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. "Isn't this a battle formation? Or perhaps our positioning wasn't precise enough? But ancient battle formations are somewhat forgiving of individual soldier positions; generals can't demand centimeter-level precision from their soldiers... and our error is already less than a centimeter."

"Team Leader Hui..."

The codenamed Eagle Claw approached Hui and whispered, "Captain Ning is under a lot of pressure. Look at that blade of grass in her hand, she's crushed it..."

Hui was supporting himself on the ground with one hand, panting heavily. Moving the white building had exhausted him.

Hui wiped his sweat and looked up at Xiao Ning.

For several hours now, she has been directing the entire team.

During the process, she kept bending down from her wheelchair, feeling around on the ground with her hands. After finding some dry branches and grass, she would hold them in her hands and start rubbing them. Now there were many fragments on the ground.

"Captain Ning, don't panic, there's still time!"

We trust you completely!

Hui shouted, "Take your time, you'll definitely be able to solve this riddle!"

As soon as Hui finished speaking, the voices of the other team members followed, "Captain Ning, don't worry, we'll let you do whatever you want. I have plenty of strength. Take your time thinking! No rush!"

Thank you everyone...

Xiao Ning smiled slightly.

But she immediately frowned again, still kneading a clump of dry grass in her hands.

Actually, Xiao Ning's job is not just to direct everyone.

You also need to pay close attention to everyone's little actions.

Because there's a 'ghost' hiding in this group.

What put Xiao Ning under even more pressure was that no one made any underhanded moves; they were all wholeheartedly following her commands, each person completely focused and meticulous.

Xiao Ning adjusted her breathing again.

"Everyone, let's try the ' Notch-Shaped Formation ' again!"

Without a single complaint, the scene resumed with orderly and highly precise movement once again.

20 minutes later.

Buzz...

A dazzling light emanated from these white semicircles.

They converged in mid-air.

Xiao Ning tilted her head back, her eyes tightly closed, but her expression was one of intense excitement. "It's the ' Notch-Shaped Formation,' it really is the ' Notch-Shaped Formation '!"

Immediately.

The beam of light in the sky spread instantly.

Enveloping everything around it.

The team members were so blinded by the light that they couldn't open their eyes, but it only lasted for a moment before the white light vanished.

But when the team members opened their eyes again...

I realized I had left the desert and Gobi.

The surroundings have transformed into a completely new scene!

Just as Qin Yiguan was about to lift the white sphere...

The movement of his hands suddenly stopped.

He turned his head slightly and looked at the ground not far away.

There was a large clod of earth, and in front of the clod of earth, a small figure woven from wild grass leaned quietly against it.

The figure's shape is actually a bit distorted, unlike a normal human body; it looks more like a tangled hemp rope, but it has two clearly visible arms outstretched.

One of the arms held up a small flag, also woven from withered grass.

A memory flashed through Qin Yiguan's mind.

Rust City No. 03.

Both Xiao Ning and I used to Castoffs, with plenty of free time every day.

Although Xiao Ning is blind, she is actually very intelligent.

She would come to Qin Yiguan to play chess every few days.

Xiao Ning can play exquisite games of chess simply by touching her fingers and relying on her memory.

Moreover, the games they played were never limited to the same type.

They had played Go, Chinese chess, checkers, Roman chess—any game they could find in Rust City.

final.

The score between Qin Yiguan and Xiao Ning is 12:13.

A narrow defeat by one point.

Qin Yiguan never expected that he would lose to 'Flying Chess'.

He was filled with resentment.

But no other board games can be found in Rust City.

Xiao Ning was even more infuriating, saying that as long as she beat Brother Yiguan in a certain game, her skill would be considered perfected, and in order to maintain her winning percentage, she refused to compete again.

then.

Xiao Ning used roadside weeds to make a scarecrow holding a flag.

She said this was her trophy, and she wanted to display it at home forever.

now.

Qin Yiguan stared at the scarecrow in front of the clod of earth. "These are things Xiao Ning left behind."

The memory continues.

In the Rust City.

After Xiao Ning defeated Qin Yiguan, the masters felt lonely.

She somehow found a few tattered ancient books on battle formations and asked Qin Yiguan to read them for her.

Xiao Ning said that ancient battle formations were more profound than chess. There could be ten thousand or even one hundred thousand pieces. Xiao Ning was completely absorbed in them and never tired of playing.

Qin Yiguan loosened the edge of the white sphere, took a few steps, and put the scarecrow into his pocket.

then.

He slowly turned around, scanning the entire complex. "Array..."