Professor Ding Zhiying is well-informed and has his own considerations in mind. He will not panic, but he will not follow blindly. He pondered briefly and said:
"Maybe the question is a little inappropriate, but I still ask, when will we retreat? Can we wait until tomorrow morning to sort out the corpses of the insects and ants collected in the ambush at night? If we go back to another place, it will cost a lot of money.
Not to mention overspending, the results may also be affected.”
Meng Tu did not put his words to death: "The current situation needs to be further observed. I have arranged to release reconnaissance drones to see the situation on the front line before making a judgment. During this period, all personnel are on standby and ready to move out of camp at any time."
Ding Zhiying sighed: "Then let's prepare first, communicate at any time, and start the operation."
Meng Tu nodded and turned to look at Li Taisheng: "Priest Li, do you want to continue the agreement and coordinate actions?"
"Of course." Li Taisheng answered very simply, "Accidents are part of the agreement."
However, as he spoke, his eyes had already turned to the monitoring area on the command vehicle, and he quickly found the most interesting one among the multiple pictures - the real-time picture captured by the reconnaissance drone.
It was still a wilderness in the dark night. At this time, the drone had completely flown out of the mountain forest area where they were. The terrain ahead was flat, but a river could be seen across the field of vision, and the humidity felt heavy.
A layer of mist has already formed in the area where the lens was photographed, making the field of vision somewhat restricted. And even this diffuse fog seems to be flowing rapidly.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but as the mist continues to rush forward, there seems to be a vague and half-baked outline cut out in the middle, as if, as if...
"Is this a mirage?"
Many people in the command car were paying attention to the real-time picture. Frith subconsciously said something stupid, but Li Taisheng felt that there was no better way to describe it.
Because at this moment, he feels the same way
The drone seemed to be trapped inside a complex structure made of nothingness and mist, but because it was in the middle of the situation, it was not clear enough.
"How about raising the height?" Li Taisheng didn't notice at all.
"I understand what you mean, but it makes no difference."
The technician responsible for controlling the drone did not look back and just shrugged: "We have tried multiple heights and concluded that the clouds in the sky have connected with the rising fog on the ground. Now
This is a fortress of clouds and gas that 'stands tall on the sky and the earth' and moves forward smoothly.
"As for my drone, it's inside this fortress...see, does it smell like that?"
After being reminded by the technicians, the originally vague outline of the fog suddenly took on a very vivid meaning.
Li Taisheng squinted his eyes, and the fog outline in the surveillance screen seemed to become clearer. The drone was like a set of suspended cameras, traveling inside the space of a battleship or fortress, wandering from one room to another.
Not only the space structure, but also the crews and controllers in their respective groups. Their faces are blurred, but they are orderly. They perform their duties in each cabin space, as if they are preparing for the upcoming war.
It's just a big illusion...
However, it is indeed very similar to the internal structure of the Blood Ring Fortress reported from the inside.
It is said that in the past month, the modularization work of the Blood Ring Fortress has been basically completed, and each module has made great strides in coordinating tactics - this public experimental platform is becoming more and more like a battleship with clear functions.
, but it only appears on the spiritual level of nothingness.
However, in this situation, it is clear that there has been sufficient interference in the material world, and the interference medium should be the abundant water vapor in this area.
Li Taisheng analyzed it with professional thinking and roughly figured out a little bit - such a public platform cannot have too complex and profound operating logic. Even the so-called "configuration" method of its organization and operation can be considered clear.
What is truly unfathomable is the seemingly complete, self-consistent and large-scale theoretical system behind the "configurational thinking" that Ronan has always emphasized.
Li Taisheng has always believed that it is the gift of "truth".
Just as he was thinking about it, the drone over there suddenly turned somersaults, the camera rotated, and the outline of the fog, which he finally had some clues about, became chaotic again...
No, it’s not just a problem with the lens, but also with the violent fluctuations in the air, and even the color changes significantly.
"Arrived at the edge of the poison swamp area... there was a huge reaction there." The technician reported the reconnaissance information truthfully.
The drone regained its balance before crashing, and the most conspicuous element in the shot at this time was no longer the battleship or the internal space of the fortress, but the inexhaustible infiltration of poisonous spores and even hyphae.
Reverse airflow.
It was a jet of poisonous miasma spewed out from the already highly abnormal environment of the poisonous swamp area.
The so-called poisonous swamp area is the result of the collapse of human social governance in the era of distortion and the post-war period.
The traditional flood-prone areas that were originally controlled by water conservancy projects fell into disrepair or were even directly destroyed by wars. After several rounds of floods, the country was thousands of miles away, leaving only ruins of the achievements of human civilization.
Coupled with the rampant distortion and massive pollution, in the years of uneven drought and floods, several broken water systems were intermittently connected, forming a swamp-like distorted ecological zone with an area that varied in size and size, with serious distortions in animals and plants, and
It's even worse than the worst periods in history.
When Huaicheng was established, the poisonous swamp area was originally the focus of governance, and it did achieve certain results.
However, as urban construction plans move westward, the environment in this area has a tendency of rapid deterioration. This is also the northernmost portal of the "Greater Golden Triangle". Just like the poisonous miasma jets it spits out at all times, it can be regarded as a sign of mankind's impact on the wilderness.
In the strategic counter-offensive stage, there is a relatively obvious countercurrent.
Of course, the drone can still penetrate a certain distance, but at this time, the cloud battleship and the fortress, which seemed to be "contaminated" by the poisonous miasma jet, began to "lift" significantly.
What is lifted is not the fog, but the vague outlines cut and formed in the fog - areas that do not seem to have direct combat functions are pulled up, and at the same time, new outlines are formed.
"It seems to be the muzzle of a cannon..."
Technicians are still guessing what the gaping cracks in the clouds are, but the "muzzle" has already opened fire.
It's just that what is sprayed out from it is not a cannonball or the legendary rail gun jet, but a cluster of hazy fog clusters, even like smoke rings and gas arrows breathed by a master...
"Oh!" The technician controlled the drone, raised it almost dangerously, and shifted its angle to avoid this wave of "volleys". When he returned to the camera again, the fog, smoke rings, and gas were all visible.
The arrow has multi-angular peaks in the air, twisting and deforming, turning into a more complex structure.
"What is this? The soul of the airborne soldier?" Fries cursed.
"There are also combat modules such as fighter planes and landing modules." Lang Zhihe actually made the same judgment as Frith.
The judgment of the two military chiefs was actually very accurate. What was sprayed out of the Yunqi Fortress at this moment was indeed a large number of "personnel and equipment" with military-style outlines.
It seemed that an entire assault regiment was dispatched, launching a desperate attack on the poisonous swamp area through airdrops and forced landings.
The problem is, it's too messy.
The overall outline is there, but you must not cut out the details, otherwise you will be able to see that a considerable part of the "personnel and equipment" inside will disintegrate as soon as it reaches the halfway point, turning into pure smoke, stirring the void, and buzzing.
shock.
The interference caused by this caused other semi-formed fog masses in the "intensive charge" to distort and even disintegrate. So, if the first wave of charge could reach a hundred meters away, it would be considered a success.
However, I can't keep them from getting close, and they are "succumbing to each other"!
Just after the first wave of charges, the second wave of jets came again,
The Cloud Fortress approaches the Poison Swamp Area and sprays out the poisonous miasma jets. As long as the "personnel and equipment" survive the initial unstable period, it is equivalent to entering the edge of the Poison Swamp Area and continuing to attack the interior.
"Also, Yuan District..." Li Taisheng said to himself.
During this period, the barrier between the abyssal area and the material level will not be broken down, but the interference and damage caused by the violent turbulence in the abyssal area to the poisonous swamp area has already been formed.
The dissipated fog alone cleared away a large area of the surrounding poisonous miasma, revealing the complex vegetation of the swamp area under the double cover of darkness and miasma, as well as the ghostly shadows of aberrant species wandering within.
Being able to make this judgment does not mean that Li Taisheng can glimpse the movements of the abyss area simply by relying on the fog and the vibration of the air. But at the front of the poisonous swamp area, the cloud fortress's method of stimulating the turbulence in the abyss area is too arrogant and chaotic.
Even after attenuating for 90 kilometers, a small part of the fluctuation is still transmitted back, just like the aftermath of the "rail gun" that was 300 kilometers away.
"Is it really just an experiment?" Meng Tu said half-jokingly.
This kind of scrambling and completely unmeasured "landing operation" really made them, professionals, unable to watch.
It can only be explained by experimental verification.
Li Taisheng remained silent, trying his best to capture the aftermath from the detection front, while his brain was running at high speed for analysis.
"This wave should also be an experiment to remotely drive the power of the abyss. It is much more complicated than the legendary 'rail gun'.
"It seems to be 'guiding' or 'shaping' the turbulent flow in the abyss, especially the latter. This is already an extraordinary level of transportation.
"Moreover, it's a physical method...
"Is there any mistake?"
Although it seems absurd, based on the images sent back from the front, a preliminary judgment can indeed be made:
That platform seems to use the water vapor in the material world as a carrier to temporarily divert, store, shape, and support the violent power of the turbulent flow in the abyss.
Although water vapor is convenient, it is far from strong enough. If it were replaced by something more solid...
While the thought was still lingering, Meng Tu received another call.
After the call ended, the colonel gave Fries clear instructions:
"Lieutenant Colonel Freese, you take two teams to this coordinate area. Xia City will airdrop some equipment and supplies, as well as maintenance personnel. Your task is to respond and protect.
"Ms. Maoyan, please help me connect.
"Priest Li, Priest Li?"
"ah?"
Li Taisheng raised his head in confusion, but dizziness followed.