Night fell as expected. Stars and a crescent moon lit up the night sky.
The stars were not visible in the heavily polluted city but they could be seen clearly in the countryside. The brightest star of the Taurus constellation, Aldebaran, was right next to the crescent moon, giving off a pale yellow glow.
The rescue mission was set up in an open field of the Spell Department's experimental field.
The field was designed for spell experiments, it was quite a distance away from the Spell Department's base and the nearest residential area. Cameras were set up around the field and further away were watchtowers. Their colleagues from the Action Department were manning the towers and drones were shooting from above.
Tanks, armored vehicles and missiles were all ready. If the worst-case scenario happened, the field would be destroyed.
The thirty-five members of the suicide squad and the members of the Action Department had already written their wills.
From the perspective of the higher-ups at the headquarters, this mission was not only to save Gu Jun but also to open up the channel to Dreamlands. They had to be prepared for a confrontation with the enemy.
At that moment, many people were watching from the headquarters. "This mission will have a lot of impact, I hope it will be positive."
Inside the command central of the Spell Department, Elder Tong, Prof Shen, Prof Jiang and the rest watched. The workers were busy but the members of the Action Department could be seen everywhere.
"Tong Ye, do you feel like something is wrong?" Doctor Shen asked.
Tong Ye suddenly made many new arrangements that afternoon. Even Doctor Shen and the rest did not know the details, the Action Department was directly under Tong Ye's command. In any case, the Spell Department was on lockdown. All the members who did not participate in the mission had to stay in their dormitories and be closely watched.
"It's better to be safe than sorry," Elder Tong said.
Zheng Jialiang was not allowed to carry any weapons. The snipers and drones kept a close eye on him.
There were pros and cons to letting him go. But if he was allowed to go, if he was really a traitor, he would be exposed.
The monitor at the command central showed the situation at the scene. Only a few members of the team were allowed to carry guns. This was to prevent the team from falling into the abnormal space. But for the time being, it was hard to say who was the traitor and who was not.
In the middle of the flat and empty ground of the laboratory, the thirty-five of them stood three meters apart from each other in a spiral triangle in the direction of Aldebaran.
Most of them looked calm, but some of them looked nervous, like Cai Zixuan.
Wu Shiyu was also among them, his dark eyes looking left and right. That Zheng Jialiang still had an obedient look on his face …
"Is everyone ready?" Even though Xue Ba was not the one with the highest cultivation in the Canon, his rich experience as a leader of the Special Mobile Force made him the leader of this suicide squad. With a serious face, he said, "This might be our only chance. It's Gu Jun. We've brought him back. If they're enemies, we'll destroy them. "
Gao Yi, Zhang Zuodong, and the others nodded in agreement.
As Wang Ruoxiang nodded, she glanced meaningfully at Wu Shiyu on her left and said, "Shi Yu, calm down."
Actually, with Wu Shiyu's mental state, she should not be standing there, but everyone knew that she had a unique mental connection with Gu Jun. She might be the key, and that was why she was allowed to join them. However, to everyone's relief, she did not have the right to carry a gun.
"Okay." Wu Shiyu nodded and did not say anything else.
"Then let's begin." Xue Ba looked around the group. Lou Xiaoning, Yu Xiaoyong, and the rest nodded.
They had no idea what they were going to do, and they were just trying. However, this would exhaust a lot of mental power, and it would take time to recover. Therefore, it was not unreasonable to say that there would only be one chance tonight.
The night was dark, and the birds were silent, but there was still the buzzing of the drones. All the people in different places were paying attention to the fight.
The team in the spiral triangle looked up at Aldebaran in the night sky. They were reminded of the scriptures of the Seven Cryptical Book of Hsan. They used their spiritual power to activate the power of the book to sense their surroundings, the land, and the stars. They were connected to the mysterious power that seemed to be coming from the bright star …
Wu Shiyu was not actually participating. She was looking around and saw the change in everyone's expression. It was becoming more and more gloomy.
Not yet, it was not time … Their mental power had not been depleted enough …
However, she felt like she saw Wang Ruoxiang, Cai Zixuan, Xue Ba, Zheng Jialiang, and the rest all had a strange look in their eyes, or rather, they were sinking into a strange state.
Wu Shiyu also felt strange. She could clearly feel a strange power of void eroding her mental power. It appeared to be … the source of the book's power. Her synesthesia suddenly became so chaotic, and for the first time in her life, she understood what chaos was.
The night breeze chilled. She lifted her head to look and was shocked to see the other stars in the night sky had disappeared. Even the moon had disappeared.
Only the bright yellow star Aldebaran remained. It appeared to grow larger and closer. Its light spread and spread across the night sky.
'Ah!' Learn from Comrade Gu Jun! Wu Shiyu pinched herself on her waist. The pain helped to clear her mind. She saw that the people around her were losing their mental power. The higher the cultivation of the book, the more it would happen. Wang Ruoxiang, Zhang Zuodong, and Gao Yi appeared to be glowing yellow.
But their faces were twisted. It was like they were seeing something else in their mental dimension.
Wu Shiyu was suddenly reminded of what Dirty-minded Jun said. The cause behind the Seven Cryptical Book of Hsan Syndrome might not be that simple.
What was the source of its power?
Was this a ritual to corrupt one's mind?
They were not traitors, but after this ritual, they might all become traitors.
The ritual had to be stopped …
Wu Siyu pressed the alarm that was meant for Elder Tong as she left her spot. She wanted to rush to Wang Ruoxiang and shove her down. She wanted to ruin this ceremony, she wanted to stop it! But at this time, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Command central, space has been distorted!"
"Unable to aim! I repeat, vision loss, unable to aim! "
Ripples appeared in the space at the center of the lab. The Action Department members on the tower reported urgently. The snipers could no longer aim. The bodies of the suicide squad members in the thermal vision were blurry with their surroundings.
At that moment, perhaps due to signal interference, the few drones suddenly crashed to the ground.
Over at the command central, listening to the live report and seeing the distorted image on the screen, everyone panicked.
But no one could tell whether this would happen when the channel to Dreamlands was opened or not. According to Xue Ba and the rest, when Gu Jun summoned the white ship, the space had changed as well. This appeared to be the opening of a space channel. They wondered if this was the deserted island at Dreamlands …
"Tong Ye, what should we do?" Dr. Shen asked anxiously.
Tong Ye, on the other hand, felt a headache coming on. His mind appeared to be under the influence of something …
"Did you guys hear that? Singing? "
Tong Ye's hoarse question startled Dr. Shen and the rest but soon they understood what Tong Ye meant.
There was a singing that sounded like it came from the lab but it also sounded like it was echoing inside their own hearts. Was it the singing of the suicide squad members?
But it was a clear female voice. It was as clear as the lake water, as sorrowful as the forest. It echoed in the night sky and within everyone's ears.
"The waves of clouds have broken along the shore
Both suns have sunk behind the lake
Shadows have lengthened
At Carcosa … "
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