"Waaah--"
Red warning lights rotated throughout the base.
One after another, figures hurriedly rushed to their assigned areas.
Han Ling did the same, quickly making her way through the slightly crowded passage towards the city wall.
Along the way, one figure after another could be seen, some going in opposite directions, others in the same direction.
The expressions on everyone's faces were either solemn or tense. Even though they had been notified in advance, this was only the second time.
Without paying much attention, Han Ling walked briskly forward, her flaxen hair fluttering slightly as Swift Movement.
When she stepped onto the city wall once more, many inspectors had already reached their assigned sections.
They either silently inspected their weapons and equipment or whispered messages to their comrades in adjacent positions.
After quickly glancing around, Han Ling looked out of the base.
The wasteland stretched all the way to the distant mountains and forests, black snow fell, and all was silent, showing no sign of an impending beast tide.
Han Ling took the long sniper rifle from behind her and skillfully checked its condition.
Just then, a round-faced figure passed by again.
"Hmm? Brother Heng was called away by the command center again?" Lü Wenrui walked over, looking at the side with a somewhat puzzled expression.
"Without."
Han Ling paused in her actions, just as she was about to reply...
"Boom, boom boom--"
A tremendous launch sound erupted from the base behind them.
A massive black shadow, trailing a fiery tail, rose from the ground behind the base and roared toward the distant mountain shadow!
The missile was very fast, and in just a short while, it disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Strangeness!"
Lü Wenrui glanced at the direction the missile had been fired in with some doubt, then turned back to look at the base. After confirming that no more missiles were being launched, he said:
"Didn't they fire missiles continuously last time? Why is it only one this time?"
Lü Wenrui was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't pay too much attention to it; it wasn't his business.
He looked at Han Ling again and asked:
"By the way, Sister Han, what did you say Brother Heng went to do?"
Han Ling gazed in the direction the missile had disappeared, her deep eyes reflecting the outlines of the wasteland and distant mountains outside the city, and calmly uttered three words:
"They've left the city."
In the mountains and forests.
Shen Heng tilted his head slightly, watching the shooting star streak past with a white trail of flame.
He didn't rush to leave. With a distance of nearly fifty kilometers and the slow pace of the low-level Calamity Beast, he had more than enough time to observe and react.
All he has to do now is wait for the results, and then report the latest situation to the base.
With his mind made up, Shen Heng closed his eyes, his attention racing forward with the whistling wind.
The sound of air being torn apart and the roar of the surging beast tide drew rapidly closer.
30km, 20km, 10km...
The next moment...
There was no deafening roar as expected, nor a mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
An eerie silence fell over the surroundings at that moment.
At this moment, everyone in the base...
Whether it's the ordinary soldiers still rushing towards their destination, or every member of the Supervision Bureau already standing on the city wall.
Even though their abilities weren't particularly useful for reconnaissance, they clearly sensed it.
My heart felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand, and a primal tremor and chill crept up my spine and spread throughout my body.
Some people are clearly standing still, looking straight ahead, but inexplicably they can see their entire body below the chest.
Someone's left hand came into view, extending nearly two meters out, but the problem was that his hand was clearly not that long, and it was hanging down naturally.
A variety of bizarre visuals and a strange, nauseating feeling filled everyone's mind.
The space within the Erosion Zone is Distortion...
A tall building within the base.
Li Daoyi he looked down at the Distortion and bizarre base below.
He sensed his own body's condition. Although his vision and senses felt very strange, his body inexplicably conveyed a feeling that nothing was wrong.
Without much thought, white clouds surged rapidly around him, attempting to calm the situation, but it seemed to have little effect...
In the mountains and forests.
Undulating terrain, Distortion mountains...
Shen Heng stared at the strange scene before him, his face slightly pale.
Damn it, aren't there supposed to be specialized instruments that can detect the maximum extent of an energy burst within a short, acceptable timeframe in a given space?
What the hell is this?
Several thoughts flashed through his mind.
Is the instrument inaccurate?
Is there insufficient research on the spatial distribution of Erosion Zone?
still...
The power was so great that the Sixth Tier Calamity Beast had to resist with all its might, causing the space in the Erosion Zone to be unable to withstand the energy that had just erupted in that short period of time.
Shen Heng forced himself to shake his head vigorously, despite his discomfort.
I was turning my head to the left, but somehow I saw my right foot; I was turning my head to the right, but somehow I saw the sky.
He didn't dwell on it, but instead took a deep breath, wanting to carefully perceive the situation in the distance.
However, the effects of spatial Distortion severely hindered this goal, turning light, sound, and even perception into a tangled mess...
Unable to achieve his goal, Shen Heng could only slightly open his mouth and breathe heavily.
Through his Configuration and abilities, he can sense spatial Distortion.
At this moment, the sensation of spatial Distortion was far more intense than for others.
The world before my eyes Distortion, a sharp pain pierced my mind, and my stomach churned...
Seemingly aware of his condition, the internal Configuration began to change at an even faster pace, as if trying to help him alleviate his current state.
But like the Daoist priest, this doesn't seem to have any effect...
In this Distortion space, time itself seems to be slightly Distortion as well.
It seemed like only a few seconds had passed, yet it also felt like a long time had gone by.
The scenery in my field of vision rippled a few times like water before suddenly returning to normal.
Looking at the restored scenery before him, Shen Heng was slightly dazed, as if he had not yet recovered from the situation.
Soon, his ears twitched as a familiar yet strange noise surged in once more.
Shen Heng snapped out of his daze and, listening to the familiar yet strange noises around him, felt a strange sense of intimacy with them.
He shook his head vigorously, then took a deep breath and focused his attention back on the location where the beast tide had just been.
There was no deafening roar of beasts as expected, no frantic charging sound.
A deathly silence.
No, it wasn't completely silent, but rather the noisy buzzing that represented the "mass gathering of life" disappeared.
Instead, there were slightly heavier breathing sounds...