Phecda's command central fell into silence.
A section of the screen was black. It was supposed to be the signal from the drone but according to the crew, it had been devoured by the locusts. In the footage captured by the cameras outside the mutated area, the swarm of locusts was about to overflow the screen.
They kept surging out from the border but none of them flew out of the mutated area.
Even if there were locusts that flew out of the mutated area, they would disappear once they crossed the border. Just like the strange multi-colored cat, it had disappeared without a trace.
It was Tong Ye who ordered the 5 frontline personnel to retreat at the last moment. The cat's appearance was not as simple as it seemed and the cat's relationship with Wu Shiyu could not be easily determined.
The situation now was even more difficult to understand.
If not for the strange cat's warning, the 5 frontline personnel would have lost their lives.
However, the words written by the strange cat were filled with the darkness of a cultist and possessed a power that could corrode one's mind.
Earlier, due to the strange, twisted words on the ground, many people in the command central felt uncomfortable. They felt anxious and agitated. When the people at the scene looked at the ground, even the opality-monitoring stones on their hands glowed faintly red. It was a sign of Dark Corruption. The effect was similar to the stone statues in the R'yleh Cult. Therefore, the command central decided to act quickly.
The cat's stance was unclear but another problem was much clearer.
"The locusts appeared to have entered the mutated area from another dimension. They can only return to that dimension. It is the same for the radioactive substances, they cannot break through some kind of barrier …"
Inside the command central, the technicians analyzed the flight path of the locusts and the strange cat's appearance and departure. It was not hard for Tong Ye to come up with this conclusion. The rest of The One agreed as well.
This was like a crossroad, the mutated area was located in the middle from all 4 directions. However, the roads were not connected so they could only go back to their own side.
At least they were not connected for now. If they were connected, then …
The group came to a realization. The mutated area appeared to be the intersection of multiple dimensions. The nuclear explosion did not happen in this world but in another one. There was also a word in the text written by the cat, "Myriad Worlds."
"I have seen God, I am his incarnation in the human world.
[The city is being buried. The world is dying. Some things grow weaker, while others grow stronger. The answer to all questions would appear. But because of the shallowness of your eyes, even if the answer is boiling under the sun and burning in the night, you will not be able to see it, nor will you be able to touch it.]
[Some people are different. No matter what they become in your eyes, they will see things that you can't.]
[I hear them. Their voices are surging from the earth, descending from the skies, coming from the millions of worlds. The storm has arrived, the flies should follow the wind, the stagnant water has arrived, the mayflies should follow the stream …]
The words left behind by the strange cat appeared to have the same meaning as Headmaster Chui's speech.
But there were more dark prophecies, or revelations.
What exactly does "God" mean?
Did "they" refer to the locusts?
The morning had just begun, and it was going to be a long day. After a round of discussion, Tong Ye, Yao Sinian, and the other commanders immediately attempted to attack. If the mutated area was the crossroad of multiple dimensions, then they would have to fight for this crossroad with all their might.
The One had already arrived at the scene.
In less than half an hour, the locusts were moving at an alarming speed of 80 kilometers per hour. They had practically covered the entire mutated area.
The sound of their wings was like a tsunami, drowning out everything that had not disappeared.
At that moment, Lou Xiaoning, Sam Walter, Ivan Nikifulov led a team from the Action Department. They stood not far away from the border with flamethrowers. They did not even need to aim, all they needed to do was to spray fire at the mutated area. The flames roared …
The flames crossed the border and instantly burned a large patch of locusts. There was a strange crackling sound.
'They look edible … 'Peacock thought as she watched.
There was no snack supply in the City of Kindle. Before this, she and Malachite would occasionally go to the edge of the plains to catch some insects and roast them. At the same time, they would keep an eye on the Ossarians.
"Don't you dare think that!" Kathlyn quickly said to herself, "Oh my God, if we really eat those insects, we might get the Locust Sickness …"
Peacock's heart skipped a beat. She could not tell whether it was a spontaneous thought or a sudden urge to eat the locusts. However, the rationality assessment stone did not light up.
They still reported this to the command central. The command central took this seriously and requested for everyone to report immediately if they had the urge to eat the locusts. If anything went wrong, they had to retreat. Perhaps there was a safety threshold similar to nuclear radiation, it would be dangerous to cross it.
Thankfully, there was no sign of that. It was unclear whether this had anything to do with the fact that they were out in the open because they could not smell any burnt locusts or incense.
The insects had an inexplicable bite and appetite, so they had to be a mutated creature. However, they could be killed by firearms like flamethrowers, grenades and bullets. In contrast, the Ancient Seal had no effect on them.
The biggest problem was that there were simply too many of them, as if there was no end to them.
The command central was about to move to the next step. They sent a drone into the area to see if they could collect the DNA of the locusts. But now the words left behind by the strange cat had been blasted away by a grenade. If it was part of some ritual, it had been destroyed but the situation of the locusts did not change.
However, a new situation caught everyone off guard.
Around the mutated area, in the incomplete quarantine circle, in the vast uninhabited grassland, wasteland, farmland and forest …
"There are a lot of flying insects and birds!"
Mo Bei's environment was complicated. There were too many wastelands. The annual locust eggs could not be completely eradicated. As long as there was no locust plague, everything would be fine. However, now was not the season for locusts to come out of the ground but there were so many of them …
There were also a large number of mosquitoes, flies and other flying insects. They flew out from those places and gathered at one spot. They all rushed towards the mutated area.
Were they controlled by fear? Were they controlled by darkness?
No one knew but they formed a dark cloud in the sky, blocking out the light.
"F * ck …" Lou Xiaoning cursed as she watched the shadow approach.
Deng Ximei was confused. She was reminded of the illusion, it was lifeless.
"Shoot them down!" Lou Xiaoning ordered, "Do not let them enter the mutated area!"
Bang bang bang. The group fired a volley of bullets into the sky. However, before the sea of locusts, their efforts were futile. They only pushed themselves deeper into danger. Tong Ye had them return to the armored vehicles and prepare to retreat. Perhaps … perhaps the fifth explosion was coming …
The flying insects and birds flew into the mutated area from all directions. They were instantly consumed by the locusts. The birds shrieked, they were truly afraid.
The mutated area had become a slaughterhouse.
But they still rushed in one after another, offering their blood, flesh, and lives.
They offered their lives to the locusts, to the unknown 'God'.
"Some things are getting weaker, others are getting stronger."
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