When the drone was 64 metres into the cave, it suddenly lost signal.
Even though the camera was blurred by the slime, one second the signal was stable but the next second it went blank. It was as if the drone had crossed a boundary. The technicians tried everything they could but they could not reestablish the connection with the drone.
The cave was still silent and strange, not a single sound came out from it.
Faced with this situation, the frontline did not have much choice.
Due to the possibility that the first drone had malfunctioned, the frontline sent a second drone into the cave. The same thing happened, it was still 64 metres away from the cave.
This confirmed that the malfunction would only occur if the drone crossed the boundary.
Then the third drone entered the cave. It collected some slime and tissue from the cave wall. It placed them into a sample collection bottle and placed them inside the quarantine box after leaving the cave.
The drone did not cross the boundary so it was safe.
Then the Tian Xuan team moved. Yu Chi, who volunteered, summoned the 3 mini nightgauntlets. Due to the 3 mental pillars, the mental corruption Yu Chi suffered was minimal. It was also due to the shared support of the Tian Xuan Unit that Gu Jun could sense the mental state of some of the members was damaged. This proved that the mental pillars could support each other.
Yu Chi channeled his mental power. His face was flushed as he commanded the 3 nightgatherers to fly into the cave 3 metres apart.
"Everyone, get ready." Gu Jun ordered. Wu Shiyu, Feng Peiqian and the rest prepared to cast the Ancient Seal. No one knew what would happen to Yu Chi.
There was a subtle spiritual connection between little nightmares and their summoners, and they influenced each other.
"Be careful, Captain …" Feng Peiqian was nervous. Sometimes, the mental rebound from an injury to a summoned creature would be huge.
As Yu Chi controlled Nightingale, he reported his feelings in a jumbled manner. "The life force inside is very strong. It's like a furnace. There are many things rolling around inside. Am I a spore? I'm an animal, the source of life. This place is too fresh …"
No one understood what he was trying to say, even Yu Chi himself could not make sense of it.
Not long after, the first Nightmares flew to the side of the boundary line and then flew over it.
Suddenly, Gu Jun saw Yu Chi's eyes redden and blood vessels appeared. Yu Chi suddenly grabbed his head and screamed in pain. Fei Bao and the rest of the Zoogs hurried to hide further away. 'It's so similar, so similar, this scream is so similar …'
"Release the Ancient Seal!"
Gu Jun and the rest of the Tian Xuan team fired an Ancient Seal at Yu Chi. Instantly, the red in Yu Chi's eyes dimmed.
"No … no, all 3 nightgatherers are gone …" Yu Chi gasped.
Gu Jun and the other medical staff rushed forward to check on Yu Chi. Yu Chi's heart rate had risen to a dangerously high 195 beats per minute. There was cyanosis around his mouth and obvious signs of hypoxia. Yu Chi grabbed the respirator and inhaled oxygen for a while before he gradually calmed down and was able to speak again. "There's a crack in my third pillar …"
Everyone was shocked. Yu Chi's third pillar was to see the relics inside Emperor Qin's mausoleum one day, that was his unshakable wish.
"The twisting power inside … Captain Gu, it's even more powerful than the labyrinth …" Yu Chi's voice became hoarse.
Gu Jun knew Yu Chi was referring to the underground altar at the Angel City. It was an altar and it indeed contained the power of Nyarlathotep.
He frowned. It seemed that this black goat cub wasn't just a simple mutated life form ….
Perhaps they possessed a certain level of divine power.
"I think we should not send any more people in." Gu Jun voiced his opinion to the people at the scene and also to the command central.
The Anatomy Mission was actually a form of connection between him and the City of Dusk. It was not like the sky would fall if he missed it. As long as the City of Dusk was willing to help him, there would be another chance. Of course, the earlier the better. That way, the earlier they could stop the expansion of the power of darkness.
However … if they entered the cave to explore, it was highly likely that there would be casualties, many casualties.
After Gu Jun shared his opinion, he asked for the others' opinion.
Wu Shiyu nodded in agreement. "Dirty-minded Jun's mind tells me that entering that kind of place is suicide in a horror movie. Let's blow it up."
'Wait … Dirty-minded Jun's mind? ' A question mark crossed Gu Jun's mind but that was indeed his thought.
"Blow it up, we have to!" Feng Peiqian added immediately. She was afraid that if she spoke too slowly, Captain Yu's request to enter the cave to investigate.
After all, humans were braver than the Zoogs. Blowing up the cave was a waste in some people's eyes. Lou Xiaoning wanted to go in and see what was going on. She was not afraid of death but these suggestions were rejected. However, these suggestions were all rejected. Everyone's life was very important, and everyone here was a top-notch genius.
At the command central, Tong Ye still delegated the responsibility to the frontline. "The frontline has their own senses. We'll do as Ah Jun says."
Gu Jun stared at the entrance of the cave and his eyes narrowed. "Blow it up!"
With that decision, the frontline moved immediately.
Everyone and the Zoogs retreated. The many cameras around the forest continued to record. The cave was still quiet.
"Move, move faster!" Lucky called for his Zoog compatriots like Fei Bao, Fei Tang and Fei Fu. After watching many military documentaries recently, he understood human's military prowess. Once the bomb was dropped, there would be no mercy.
The frontline had retreated to a safe location far enough away from the forest. They could only watch the cave through the surveillance equipment.
The technicians tried to detonate the two bombs that were brought in by the drones but as expected, there was no reaction.
Before the bombs were dropped, the frontline was prepared to deal with the possible retaliation from the black goats. The rockets and missiles were ready, the heavy machine guns were set up, the drones, tanks, Spell members, and Ancient Seal members were all ready.
"Drop it." Gu Jun gave the final order.
The bomber took off from the base with the penetrator. Its target was the cave beyond the border.
Its giant penetrator could penetrate 60 metres into the ground before exploding. It could destroy any underground bunker, underground base or nuclear bunker.
Not long after, following a loud explosion, all the surveillance screens suddenly turned black. The startled birds fled in panic, and the entire mountain was shaking slightly. Everyone's hearts were also shaken by the sound waves.
The satellite was still recording when the first penetrator hit its target. The forest turned into a sea of fire. The cave was blasted into ruins.
It was then that everyone heard the voice described by the Zoogs. It was shrill, agitated and tinged with anger.
"Keep it up! Keep it up! "Gu Jun shouted." Keep it up! "
As long as there was some broken skin and bones left, they could be dissected.
If there was nothing left from the explosion, then … 'Gu Jun looked at the Zoogs who were shivering not far away …
'Let them continue their search. '
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