I still remember that Tommy once read a book about biological evolution.
The book records the various creatures that are currently known to humans to have existed on the earth and the evolutionary relationship between them. Among them, what impressed Tommy most was probably the fact that those ancestral behemoths that were once extremely large have become less powerful in modern times.
All have become mini models.
Take the snakes that make Tommy's scalp tingle the most.
The average length of Titanoboa recorded in the book can reach twelve meters and its weight exceeds one ton.
If this kind of thing appeared in the era where Tommy lived, it would definitely be an apex predator. But now, even the anaconda, the largest python, has an average body length that is only half that of Titanoboa, and it is even worse in size.
Several orders of magnitude.
So what caused these titans to shrink?
The scientific answer is that the reduction in oxygen content in the earth's air directly caused the size of the giant beasts to shrink.
To put it bluntly, the existing oxygen concentration is not enough to support the activities of the giant beasts.
But what was slowly passing through the passage at this time was a giant white python with a length of more than twenty meters! Its entire body was ivory white, and its scales were as big as half a palm. As it slowly passed through the passage, its huge figure
The debris in the entire passage was pushed aside.
Tommy is most afraid of snakes and other cold-blooded reptiles.
Logically speaking, it's now over minus 120 degrees Celsius outside. Snakes shouldn't be entering hibernation. Why are there still such big monsters out there?
Shen Xichen, who had a pale face, covered her mouth and did not dare to speak, for fear that if she accidentally attracted the attention of the monster outside, she would become food in the next second. Damon's face was also extremely ugly. He originally thought that the black panther he encountered before was...
It was scary enough, but I didn't expect that there was something scarier than the cheetah in this upper area.
Could it be that the reason why everyone on this floor saw everyone was because they were eaten by this thing?
Dimon quickly dismissed the ridiculous idea.
Even a twenty-meter giant python couldn't eat thousands of people in just a few days, not to mention that he didn't find any traces of battle when he took Shen Xichen out to collect supplies.
The giant python passed by slowly and did not notice the four people in the house.
Sandri, who didn't dare to express his anger, finally released his hand covering Tommy. He patted his chest and said with fear: "Fortunately I don't snore, otherwise I would have been eaten by it."
Tommy was so frightened that he clenched his fists and said, "We can't sit still and wait for death. We have to leave quickly."
"Let's go? Where are we going? There might be a monster bigger than it above!" Shen Xichen was a little discouraged.
Damon said: "Tommy is right. We can't delay any longer. We should hurry up and find cold-proof equipment. I believe that as long as we successfully leave the shelter with supplies, we have a great chance of survival. After all, these things are no longer needed."
No matter how scary it is, it's impossible to really run outside."
Sandri's eyes lit up: "Yes! It's so cold outside! Even if a Tyrannosaurus rex appears in the shelter, it will freeze to death if it goes out."
Tommy nodded: "So we can't wait any longer, find the cold-proof equipment, bring the supplies and we'll set off."
"Um."
The four of them were back on the road, and this time they were much more agile than before. This was mainly because Tommy's body had fully recovered and no longer needed Shen Xichen's full care.
From -22 to -13 floors, Tommy and the four saw more behemoths. It felt like they had traveled back to ancient times, and they also found that the situation on each floor was different.
For example, on the A-21 floor, like A-22, no one was seen, but there were traces of battles everywhere on this floor, and it didn't look like a battle between humans.
When they arrived at the A-20 floor, the four people who were initially worried about the mysterious disappearance of people in the uppermost area finally met other survivors, but the situation of these people was no better than that of Tommy and the four of them, and they were obviously hostile to them.
, so Tommy decisively suggested that the four of them continue upward after the negotiations were fruitless.
On the A-19 floor, a fierce battle was in progress. Government troops and armed police fought inexplicably. Sandry found the injured Michelle here and invited her to join the escape team. Unexpectedly, Michelle
Michel decisively agreed to Sandri's proposal. By this time, the team of four had grown to five people, and Michel himself had a set of cold-proof equipment.
"Then what's going on with you guys? Why are you all suddenly fighting with your own people? There are so many survivors down there, so why don't you save them and start fighting here?" After Michelle joined, Sandri also stopped talking.
You're welcome.
Michelle smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "You think we are willing to exchange fire with the government troops? This is clearly the fault of the government troops!"
"Is it the government forces' fault?"
"You probably don't know yet, right? The president issued a comprehensive blockade order, requiring all shelters to prohibit anyone from escaping. However, we armed police found that there were some defectors within the government forces, so we had differences. Shelters
Of course, it is impossible for the top managers to disobey the president's orders, but our armed police will not allow the government troops to drain the blood from the top areas and let them live on their own. You tell me... Do we want to fight for what we insist on?
Fight?" Michelle explained the specific reason.
After hearing this, Sandri was furious: "These bastards! Did they really escape?"
Tommy was not concerned about what the government troops would do. He frowned and said, "If the president really issues a blockade order, does that mean that even if we go up, we will still be stopped by the government troops?"
Michelle nodded: "It stands to reason, but it's not necessarily true."
"oh?"
"As far as I know, after the blockade order was issued, there were also disagreements within the government forces. Some soldiers believed that the president's order could not violate the 25th and 26th emergency regulations of the New Paris Agreement, so they
decided to turn a blind eye to the president's blockade order and prepare to directly flee to the Allied Powers Germany or Italy with supplies. However, the adherents believe that the president's order must be based on overall considerations. Such selfish actions will definitely ruin the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the refuge.
life, so the two sides also fought, but they didn't pick up weapons and fight with real guns like us armed police." After Michelle finished speaking, she sighed deeply: "But no matter what, the shelter cannot
Stunned, our only way to survive is to escape, find some private shelter and maybe get shelter."
There are a total of fifteen private shelters that Michel mentioned are registered in France, including three in the area around Paris. However, they are very hidden. Presumably, they are worried that there will be problems with the official shelters built to accommodate the public in the future.
Come on.
"Then we can only take one step at a time..." Sandri's expression was solemn, and then he suddenly laughed: "If I can't find a sufficient amount of cold-proof equipment, I will be the first to give up, and you will take my optimistic will. Just keep on your way."
When Tommy heard this, he immediately glared at him: "Sandri, what are you saying to be depressing?"
Michelle was happy: "Hey, I didn't expect you to be quite talented?"
Sandri raised his eyebrows: "I don't like to make meaningless struggles for survival, especially things like stepping on the corpses of my companions to survive. Once I do it, it will definitely be a lifelong shadow, so instead of facing that kind of choice, I It’s me who would rather be hurt. This is not a question of whether you have the seed or not, but a question of personal choice.”
Damon silently patted Sandry on the shoulder, but Michelle said: "You are so cunning. You have said so, how can we be willing to use you as a stepping stone, but you should save it, in the end The most indispensable thing in the upper area now is cold-proof equipment. I estimate that as long as we can successfully deliver it to the A-09 floor, we will be able to obtain enough supplies, provided that there is no internal fighting among the government troops."
Shen Xichen had been listening, and her eyes lit up: "Really? That's great! I thought we were really going to have to do this kind of multiple-choice question! It seems that God has not completely abandoned us."
Michelle smiled and rubbed the little cutie's head, and then said seriously: "But this road won't be so smooth. Guys, don't hesitate when it's time to shoot."
Sandri, Tommy and others looked at each other and nodded: "I understand."
With Michelle joining the squad the team continues to move upwards.
When they arrived at the A-17 floor, they did run into the defensive line established by the government forces, but it was impossible for those guys to hold such a long position, so the five-man team passed through without any danger.
But when we reached the A-13 floor, the situation became quite bad.
Damon was bitten by a poisonous insect at some unknown time, and the poison happened to be when the five of them encountered a group of exiled government troops. Without Damon as the main combat force, the five-man team could only fight and escape, and were eventually forced into A dead end with no exit.
The explosive device at the door temporarily stopped the pursuit of the crazy soldiers outside. Damon, who was already unconscious, was dragged into the deepest part. Shen Xichen was responsible for treating his wounds.
Tommy, a college student who only played extreme sports, transformed into a less qualified soldier in a few days of cruel environment. He skillfully installed anti-infantry mines and planned to use the only exit when the situation was really dead. Exploded.
Michelle was also injured. Although there was no critical damage, the bullet penetrated her mechanical right leg, which made her move very slowly. Sandry was also hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet while trying to look after her. .
Now, except for Shen Xichen, all four people in the five-person team are wounded, and everyone is desperate.
But even more despair is yet to come...
"Hey, I know you're in there, and it's a dead end. You have no way out!"
There was a noisy sound, and Sandri clenched his fists. He pressed the last magazine into the pistol, glanced at Tommy, and the two of them quietly moved toward the entrance.
Michel is responsible for guarding the front, while Tommy and Sandry are responsible for ambushing the flanks.
"As long as you hand over the armed policeman and the little nurse, we will let you live. Of course, our patience is limited, and you have to make a decision quickly."
After Tommy quietly touched near the entrance, he saw the black soldier who was talking. The exoskeleton on his body looked very advanced, but perhaps because he felt that Tommy and others who were forced into a dead end were not threatening enough, his mask
It turned out to be open.
This was the only chance. Tommy felt that if he didn't fire at this time, he would be sorry for deliberately trying to show off his flaws, so without waiting for Sandri's signal, Tommy raised his pistol and took aim!
However, only one of the three bullets hit the soldier's face, and the other two bounced off his mask.
The dozen soldiers outside were completely angered, but they still did not dare to come in.
There is no way to avoid anti-infantry mines in a small space. Even if you wear a full-coverage mechanical exoskeleton, once it hits the thing, it will turn into a can of meat sauce, so they thought of a more vicious method.
"Damn! Blow up the entrance for me! Trap them to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tommy and Sandri's expressions changed and they ran away at the same time.
But after running a few meters, a violent explosion came from behind. The shock wave knocked the two of them to the ground. When they fell, Tommy and Sandri had already fallen into a deep coma.
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Time, July 15, 2149
The rebel forces on the eastern front of Africa occupied Egypt and threatened to blow up the water supply center and energy storage center to force the Egyptian government to surrender. At this point, the first phase of the "survival" battle launched by the Southern African Community has ended.
But some people may not understand it.
Why the first stage?
How come the war machine that was said to be launched just for survival came to an end after it invaded and occupied Egypt and only ended in one stage?
The reasons can actually be classified into three points.
The first point is caused by the occupation strategy caused by the internal divisions of the insurgents. Compared with the insurgents on the eastern front, the insurgents on the western front who first rose up and asked the East African Community to solve the survival problem of seven million African compatriots did not really intend to cross the border.
The dividing line between the East and West Africa Communities (Park In 2083, the East and West Africa Communities were established and identified a line with Cameroon, Congo, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and other countries
the eastern and western parts of the boundary line).
At the same time, the rebels on the Western Front advocated survival rather than invasion and depriving others of necessary living space and resources as their main purpose. Therefore, the rebels on the Western Front took the road of survival. However, the rebels on the Eastern Front were defeated by General France.
However, under the command, he planned to directly use strong plunder and occupation methods to maximize the interests of his own personnel.
Therefore, in comparison, when the eastern front reached Cairo, the rebels on the western front were still negotiating with the Equatorial Guinea government to resolve survival issues.
The second reason is somewhat related to the first point.
Because the goals of the commanders of the two front-line rebel armies were different, and as the forces on the eastern front grew stronger, the commander on the western front, Serramundi, had already foreseen that France would become the common enemy of the fate of the entire Africa and even all mankind.
Therefore, after the rebels on the Western Front arrived in Equatorial Guinea with their main operations wrong, Serramundi had already begun to try to call for unity in the east and west of Africa to jointly resist the predatory invasion of the rebels on the Eastern Front.