A large expedition team with a mighty momentum of four thousand people was stationed on the north side of the black mountain peak.
Although this expedition team formed by Glory City could not have a construction team as extreme as the Umbrella Engineering Team, there were still many wealthy mercenaries who used mechanical skeletons and power armor to help everyone build temporary
Camp.
However, the camp is quite crude compared to that built by the Engineering Department...
Of course, in the eyes of Lyon, Lin Hong and the auxiliary troops, it seemed relatively simple, but for the expedition team, it was already good to have a comfortable living environment in an uninhabited desert.
The camp's defense and patrols are all handled by gang thugs from the Horatl Gang or hired mercenaries.
Several senior leaders of the Horatl Gang, or some kind of hall master, and a group of "sponsored" and "invested" adventurous businessmen, including Leon, were gathering on the second floor of the simple "command center" in the center of the camp.
After all, Lyon, who had obtained sufficient funds for activities, also used almighty gold and some banknotes to pay the "admission ticket", and then successfully became one of the leaders of the expedition.
In a conference room on the second floor, there is also a corresponding holographic imaging device, which shows the nearby terrain map to everyone, and the gang leaders even marked various precautions on the holographic terrain map, which is quite formal.
However, in the eyes of Leon, who was sitting in the back row, all this was really "pediatrics".
At this time, a woman with short gray hair that did not reach her shoulders, wearing leather pants and leather jacket, with a slender but powerful figure came to the front of the conference room, looked around at the group leaders present, and introduced:
"I am the division chief of the Horatel Gang, Zoya, and our location is about 1,200 kilometers away from Glory City. It is worth noting..."
The top gangster named Zoya called up a new holographic terrain map and compared it with the terrain map generated in advance, and continued:
"Two Earth months ago, an expedition team passed by here, but the terrain at that time was flat, and there was no such black mountain peak in front of us."
"Oh~!" After hearing what Zoya said, an arms dealer in a suit and leather shoes and wearing sunglasses in the room immediately agreed: "Although this is an explored area, this black mountain peak "out of thin air"
"Appear, maybe this is the source of the bloody red light!"
"Haha! That's right, time finally turned and we found something!"
"If it's ancient civilization technology, tsk tsk, if it's dedicated to the empire then, maybe we won't have to make money in this inhospitable place."
For a moment, everyone in the conference room was excited.
After all, they had been struggling for several months, losing money, time, and risking their lives. Now that Zoya told them that this black mountain seemed to be the source of the blood-red light, he naturally expressed his long-suppressed emotions.
Moreover, some people come to places like Srilan because they have violated the power that they believe cannot be promoted or promoted.
Now that an anomaly with research value is right in front of you, and then you will have the opportunity to dedicate it to the human empire and return to prosperity, you must be extremely excited...
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As for Leon, he also showed a happy expression, but deep down he became increasingly calm and even solemn.
It has been more than two hundred years, and Lyon has long discovered the uniqueness of his own physique.
Rather than saying that he investigates abnormal phenomena, it is better to say that after he arrives in certain areas where abnormal phenomena, creatures or unknown aliens exist, those abnormalities will "take the initiative to come to the door", and he cannot avoid them even if he wants to.
Otherwise, his immediate boss would always like to send him to a certain place to investigate...
However, Leon is also used to being a tool. You must know that his wife is also aware of his special points and sometimes takes advantage of them.
Therefore, Lyon openly told Lin Hong and others that investigating anomalies requires patience and experience, as well as the sixth sense that has been cultivated for a long time. These words are correct, and they are also very consistent with the experience summed up by an experienced intelligence officer.
, but this routine is difficult to apply to him.
So when Zoya said there was something strange about the black mountain peak, Leon was sure that the abnormal phenomenon that broke out in the depths of the sand sea had come to his door again.
"Papa~!"
At this time, Zoya clapped his hands and signaled everyone to quiet down.
After there was no more noisy discussion in the conference room, Zhuo Ya continued: "Since the equipment we have at hand cannot scan and analyze the internal structure of the mountain, we cannot be sure whether this is the source of the bloody red light, and it is not early...
Therefore, I suggest that you all take a good night's rest first, and wait until tomorrow morning to go deeper into the mountain and try to find whether there are caves or entrances to caves. How about that?"
"I'm OK."
"Me too."
Zhuoya's proposal immediately won everyone's approval.
"Very good, then we will meet on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
After Zhuo Ya finished speaking, he was the first to walk out of the conference room. The rest of the people also stood up and left, while Leon was at the end of the crowd.
Come outside the central building.
Lyon saw that the sky was already dark, and the stars of this galaxy had also set at the western end, illuminating the desert land with their afterglow and providing heat.
At the same time, Leon also noticed that the temperature was gradually dropping, and then turned to look at a barren, desolate, and bare black mountain peak and fell into deep thought.
"Roar…!"
suddenly!
There seemed to be an unknown low roar coming from behind Leon.
Hearing this noise, Leon had developed a fighting instinct for many years, and without hesitation, Leon pulled out the "plasma" pistol from the holster under his arm and swung it behind him, and he turned around.
But when he completed a series of tactical actions and turned around completely, he didn't see anyone or anything at all. It still looked like a temporary camp.
But the only difference was that the camp, which was originally noisy and crowded, became very empty in a short moment, as if he was the only one left in the entire camp.
Realizing this, Leon lost his nervousness and put the "plasma" pistol back into the holster under his arm. He calmly turned around again and faced the black mountain peak that was completely plunged into darkness and could not be penetrated.
Leon, who had seen too many abnormalities, knew that his brain was being interfered with by some unknown technology, signal or magnetic field.
Therefore, everything in front of him was an illusion, and he himself stayed where he was. In theory, there was no threat, and he could not raise a gun at will and fire, otherwise he might accidentally injure passers-by who tried to help, and
Or Lin Hong and others who came over...
Unless an abnormal phenomenon has the ability to rewrite reality in the blink of an eye and pull him from the physical universe into a certain dimension, if this is the case, then Leon will accept his fate.
Waited for a while.
"Young...young...people...I will...give...supreme power...power...as long as..."
A strange and seductive words, like a tone with water in his mouth, echoed in Leon's ears.
But this legendary intelligence agent, who had hunted down demons from different spaces before the vaccine was perfected, how could he be tempted by such "boring" and choose to fall?
"Mr. Kennedy!"
Then, just as Leon was about to yell in response to the other party's whisper, he heard Lin Hong's shout, which seemed to dispel all the darkness and pull him out of the "endless abyss".
Relax and calm down.
Leon found that he was standing beside the "Command Center" in a daze as expected.
And when Lin Hong and others saw that their commander had not returned, they left the simple house where they lived and went to search the area. They saw their commander standing there blankly.
So Lin Hong and others gathered around Leon, guarding the surroundings and asking in a low voice: "Sir, have you encountered something?"
"It's okay." Leon, who regained control of his body, shook his head lightly, walked towards their simple room, and said, "Follow me, we'll discuss it in detail later."
"yes."
Lin Hong and others obeyed the order carefully.
"By the way, where is the retired major general?" Leon, who noticed that Rum was not there, looked around.
"He said he wanted to take a walk around the area and negotiate with people from other teams. He also said things like, 'This mountain shouldn't be here...!'" Lin Hong replied.
"I know, let's ignore him for now."
"yes."
Next.
The group returned to the simple room and after confirming that the confidentiality of the conversation was intact, Leon directly took out his personal mobile phone and contacted the Griffin, which was in hiding mode and continued to drift in Srilan's low-Earth orbit.
"Sir, what are your orders?" The holographic communication screen showed the communications officer sitting on the right side of the bridge.
Seeing this, Leon did not waste too much nonsense and directly issued an order: "Everyone is ready for battle. If anything unusual happens here, immediately let the accompanying Astartes and auxiliary troops perform airborne landings. Also, at your operation station
Enter "Human Empire 000333"."
"Yes, sir."
Although the communications officer didn't know why Lyon was so prepared, he immediately executed the order, and after entering the number dictated by Lyon, the communications officer discovered that a special quantum-encrypted channel had been opened on the workbench.
Leon did not wait for the communications officer to ask, and continued to issue the order: "Use my authorization to seek support from the nearest Gray Knight team, understand?"
"Yes, sir, please don't worry." The communications officer responded quickly, not daring to delay in executing the order again.
Gray Knight.
This special force is a secretive existence in society, and the public knows very little about it. However, it does not leave a trace like the ghost agents. At least in many military forums on the Internet, there are some unique looks of the Gray Knights.
, the model lake and the image.…
After all, alien space is no longer a taboo to human society, so the Gray Knights, who specialize in dealing with alien space, also made it known to the public under the instruction of Sui Bian, "still half-hiding their faces with their pipa."
Because of this, the communications officer, who knew the Gray Knights better than the public, would be completely on alert, not daring to neglect, and guessed that the situation in Srilan might be very complicated.
As for Lyon, after issuing the order, he ended communication with the Griffin.
"Sir..." Lin Hong, who had witnessed everything, couldn't help but be puzzled and said, "Did you make any new discoveries?"
The voice fell.
All the auxiliary troops in the room focused their attention on Leon, who was sitting by the window.
As the highest-level person at the scene and even in the nearby star field, Leon was silent for a few seconds and said to everyone in the room: "It is basically certain that the black mountain peak we are on is somehow related to abnormal phenomena, or even to demonic creatures.
There is a connection.
However, I am still unable to determine what form this anomaly will take and when it will erupt.
But remember, this abnormal phenomenon can affect the thinking of nearby creatures, such as us, so when you notice sudden changes in your surroundings, or fall into some kind of abyss, don’t panic, stabilize your mood, because your
What you see may just be an abnormally disturbing illusion."
"Understood." Lin Hong and others nodded to remember, their expressions and demeanor became serious.
After Leon finished speaking, he summed up his experience from what he had just encountered and uploaded it using his exclusive mobile phone to remind everyone on the Griffin and the Gray Knight team who had received the request for support and were ready to come.
Shortly afterwards.
Lin Hong arranged for three comrades to go to the Warthog to guard it. If there were any sudden changes or abnormalities, the Warthog would be activated as soon as possible to respond.
As for Lin Hong and the remaining four comrades, they stayed near their simple house to ensure Lyon's safety. At the same time, the aviation formation far away in Glory City also rushed to help based on the coordinates they provided.
Finally, there is the retired elite major general.
By the time Lum returned to the simple room, the sky had completely darkened, and there was no longer any afterglow.
Moreover, Rum's expression was equally stern, and there was some fear in the depths of his eyes. He sat directly opposite Leon and said in a deep voice:
"Man, I just asked some old friends and little brothers, and now I can confirm that there is definitely a ghost on this mountain peak. The reason why we evacuated in a panic was because each of us had a similar dream, and in the dream,
Including this mountain peak.
But this time, the mountain peak actually appeared in front of us, which was really weird."
Hear the words.
Leon did not respond in a hurry, but turned slightly sideways, turned to look out the window at the mountain peaks that had begun to glow with bloody red light, and said calmly: "I know."
"Now that you know it, buddy, as my employer, and I am your guide, I advise you and your bodyguards to evacuate as soon as possible, and ignore this expedition team. We will evacuate the sand sea alone. I am also confident to lead
Let’s return to Glory City safely, otherwise we won’t know how we will die.” Lum’s tone was a little urgent.
"You can't do things halfway, not to mention that we are already close to the truth." Leon said calmly.
"But…"
However, before Leon could finish listening to Lum's rebuttal, he found that his vision went dark and he fell into a conscious coma.
Immediately afterwards…
"Weng..." The noise of the car engine.
"Pap tap... tap tap..." Raindrops fell on the roof of the car, and the car windows moved.
"Bah...bah..." and the busy tone from the old radio.
When Leon opened his eyes and gradually adapted to the environment, he discovered that he was driving an "antique" Jeep off-road vehicle?!