Shen Heng and Qin Yu stood outside watching.
Inside the empty room, a huge missile was mounted, over ten meters long and two or three meters wide, its entire body dark green.
Several soldiers in dark overalls were gathered around the missile, their fingers moving rapidly across the control panel, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones.
About thirteen minutes later, the components on the missile body were removed, and the outer casing of the nuclear missile was reinstalled.
The soldier who had spoken earlier stepped forward and saluted.
" Captain Shen, please come in with me. We'll explain the precautions for this nuclear bomb to you!"
Shen Heng nodded and followed him inside.
A technician came up and quickly explained the key points of the operation.
Detonation distance, safety threshold, emergency shutdown method...
Shen Heng listened attentively, nodding occasionally, but did not ask any questions.
After a while, the introduction was finished.
Shen Heng raised his left hand and placed it on the nuclear bomb.
He wore a slightly thick, black, soft metal wristband.
The black soft metal that makes up the main body of the wristband is Fluid Battle Armor that can be quickly deployed and worn when needed.
In addition to this part, the wristband also has a silver-white metal plate and a concave triangular bone.
The silvery-white metal plate is the individual's terminal, that is, the Ringing Sound.
The concave triangular bone is...
Shen Heng's hand rested on the nuclear bomb, and the triangular bone embedded in his wristband flickered slightly.
The next instant, the nuclear bomb vanished from its spot.
After confirming that the nuclear bomb had been stored in his storage space, Shen Heng turned around and saluted the soldiers before walking towards the door.
Qin Yu was standing there, waiting.
Let's go...
A certain place in the Erosion Zone.
Xu Yu and Lu Ning were flying slowly in the air.
After separating from the rest of the team, they followed the mission given by the Calamity Beast and continued their journey.
Was it successful?
Actually, it went quite smoothly.
If you're feeling restless, just keep flying and head straight towards the destination the Calamity Beast indicated, and there shouldn't be any problems.
Is things not going well?
Not at all. With Lu Ning's reconnaissance, they were always able to avoid the various troublesome Calamity Beast and head straight for their destination.
that is...
"Captain, at this rate, we should reach the destination that the Calamity Beast mentioned tonight. What should we do then?" Lu Ning asked from the side.
They are not Calamity Beast, and even if they actually get there, they cannot summon other Calamity Beast to complete the mission like that Calamity Beast.
In other words, if they want to know the true purpose of the Calamity Beast, they need to find a way to investigate further!
Xu Yu thought for a moment and said:
"Let's search that area then and find the strongest Calamity Beast. The stronger the Calamity Beast, the clearer the information it will provide. Then, based on Calamity Beast strength, we'll decide what to do—whether to fight or follow it from a distance and gather intelligence!"
"Clear!"
Lu Ning nodded, and then, just as he was about to say something, he suddenly paused.
Seemingly sensing something amiss, Xu Yu turned her head and looked over, her brows furrowing slightly.
"How--"
He hadn't finished speaking.
"Captain, quick, get down!"
Lu Ning interrupted him, his voice urgent.
Before Xu Yu could react, he had already plummeted downwards.
Seeing Lu Ning suddenly make this move, Xu Yu was slightly taken aback, but then immediately followed suit without hesitation.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Lu Ning's voice rang out.
"Captain, quick, lie down! Use 'Stealth' to completely conceal your presence!"
As he spoke, he had already taken the lead in lying down on the ground, his Origin Power overflowing outwards, mimicking the fluctuations of Origin Power in the air.
Seeing that Lu Ning's actions were more significant than she had anticipated, Xu Yu frowned deeply.
The sliver of speculation that had just arisen in my mind dissipated.
Without hesitation, he followed and lay down, walking deep into the Erosion Zone. Every soldier had to learn the skill of stealth.
Silence, quiet.
The two lay quietly on the ground, as if they had blended into their surroundings.
One minute, two minutes, three...
Xu Yu's body, which was already tense due to nervousness, suddenly stiffened slightly.
In his actively released perception, an undisguised aura, far stronger than his own, suddenly appeared at the edge of the sky.
Magnificent, vast...
Xu Yu's pupils contracted rapidly.
At that moment, he finally understood why Lu Ning had acted that way.
At that moment, he was incredibly grateful that he had agreed when Zhao Yuan asked him to bring Lu Ning along.
Otherwise, his current mental strength would only allow him to extend his perception.
By the time he discovered the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast, it had probably already noticed him.
Xu Yu had no doubt.
When the time comes, that Calamity Beast definitely won't mind running him over on the way!
only...
Xu Yu lay motionless on the ground, her body pressed tightly against the ground.
The scent grew stronger as it approached.
Getting closer and closer.
Getting closer and closer.
Xu Yu could even sense that aura sweeping across the sky not far away.
In that instant, the air seemed to thicken, as if something was pressing down on every inch of his skin.
Fortunately, Lu Ning's timely reminder did indeed play its due role.
After its presence drew near, it quickly disappeared into the distance.
Several more minutes of silence followed.
Then a long, suppressed exhale came from the side.
"Captain, what the hell is that Sixth Tier Calamity Beast?" Lu Ning knelt on the ground, his face pale, seemingly still not recovered from the situation.
There was no response. Xu Yu looked up, staring intently in the direction where the aura had just disappeared.
After a long pause, he finally turned his gaze back to Lu Ning and said:
"Our previous intelligence may indeed need to be overturned..."
Outside the base.
Several figures landed on the ground. The leader pulled a weapon from the corpse of the Calamity Beast and shook off the blood.
"Alright, pack up and get ready to go back."
The speaker was a man in his early thirties surnamed Zhao, a Mid Fourth Tier, who was considered the captain of this squad.
"Captain, the harvest this time was pretty good. It turns out that everyone got about one Fourth Tier Origin Crystal." A young team member wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the people nearby also smiled.
Captain Zhao also laughed, but he still raised his hand in a gesture of farewell.
"Alright, alright, stop being so happy, let's pack up first..."
He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.
Captain Zhao froze on the spot.
Not just him, but everyone in the team froze in place at that moment.
An indescribable aura pressed down on everyone, like tens of thousands of tons of seawater.
Some of them stiffly raised their heads and looked up at the distant horizon.
There, a gigantic figure swept past beneath the clouds.
Its exact shape was unclear; only its enormous outline was visible, and the sound of the air tearing as it moved could be heard.
A few seconds later.
The figure disappeared into the distance.
Its power gradually dissipated.
Captain Zhao then realized that his back was completely soaked.
"... What is that?" a member of the squad asked, his voice trembling.
No one responded, and no one knew how to respond.
All they knew was that things seemed to be going badly!
At that moment, not only them, but also those separated by tens of kilometers and hundreds of kilometers, all saw those figures that terrified them.
Fortunately.
No one encountered any accidents.
Or rather, those figures flying overhead simply didn't bother with dealing with their squad, which was at most Fourth Tier...
base.
In the spacious training room.
A figure sat cross-legged by the huge floor-to-ceiling window, silently breathing.
Suddenly, it seemed as if it realized something.
He opened his eyes.
What came into view was that red warning light that hadn't been lit for who knows how long!
Red warning lights swirled along the sides of the corridor, under the eaves, and on the city walls...