Egypt, Cairo, the capital of the desert, the sun hung high in the sky.
It was a city built on the desert with the Nile flowing through the middle. The ruins of Memphis, the capital of Egypt with a history of more than 4,700 years, were located 32 kilometers south of Cairo. The world-famous Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx were located in Giza, west of Cairo.
When the members of the Stone Breakers alighted from the private jet, it was as if they had truly left the country. They had lost the protection of the unknown and were in the midst of danger.
Even though they were all wearing airtight protective gear, it was only to protect them from the blood rain, it had no protection against petrification.
The pyramids, skyscrapers, the desert, the sky … they were all sources of petrification.
"If you feel anything strange, you have to speak up immediately." Uncle Dan reminded, "Do not force yourself, we do not need that kind of sacrifice. If you do, return as soon as you can and you might be able to control the disease. "
If someone fell ill here, would it spread when they returned? That was impossible to say, there were too many unknown risks associated with petrification.
Therefore, those who fell ill would not be sent back to places like Da Hwa City or Qing An City but to Phecda Base at Mo Bei. Even so, there was some internal controversy. In the end, it was Tong Ye's group that won the approval. FBM's plan to send the patients from their own country was rejected.
This time, the Stone Breakers were formed from the cooperation of various departments. There were more than 100 members.
They were mainly divided into 3 groups. One was from the Spell Department, Lou Xiaoning, Wang Ruoxiang, Xiao Xu, Uncle Dan and Chang Qianhang; another was from the Special Ops, Lee Zhenjing, Zhang Jingjing and the rest. This time, the Special Ops sent fewer members than last time, only a quarter of them; the last group was the reinforcements from Mysterium. Other than Feng Peiqian's group, Deng Ximei, Malachite and Peacock also belonged to this group.
The two newcomers who performed well at Qing An City, Chen Jiahwa and Lin Chengbo, were here as well.
There were also many newcomers. Before joining the team, they had been briefed on the dangers of this trip. Stepping out of the country would be dangerous but they still chose to come.
This was a suicide squad. It was this determination and courage that united the team.
It was not just the Stonebreaker Squad that had arrived in Cairo. There were also teams from FBM, the Russian Security Bureau, and the people from Egypt.
Egypt was also plagued by disasters. The number of confirmed patients with petrification had exceeded ten thousand, but the real number of patients could be ten times or even a hundred times more.
The Egyptian Security Bureau seemed to know nothing about Phecda and FBM's inquiry.
Although the supernatural forces in this incident were closely related to ancient Egypt, Egypt's religious beliefs were no longer ancient Egyptian myths. Now, no one in this land believed in the sun god. Even the Holy Scriptures were deciphered by the Gaulish Shang Boliang. Ancient Egypt had long been a lost civilization, and the Egyptians did not have much information about it. Secondly, the Egyptian Security Bureau's strength was limited, so it was mainly responsible for logistics.
"Greetings, guests from the East."
The captain of the Egyptian team, Aziz, was a middle-aged man with a long beard. He was very polite when he received the Stone Breakers, and there was also eagerness and expectation in his eyes.
Even though they were of different nationalities and cultures, they had one thing in common: they did not want their homeland to be trampled by disaster.
"Whatever you want, we will provide all possible help." Aziz said, "The other guests have arrived at our base."
Lou Xiaoning continued to be the captain while Li Zhenjing was the vice-captain. They were in charge of the frontline affairs, and the logistics were arranged by the headquarters.
"Let's go to the base first." Lou Xiaoning answered Aziz, "Let's have a meeting to discuss and come up with a cooperation plan."
Even though GOA and WMO had been working together since they were formed, the last time they worked together on such a large scale was on Dagon Island during the Mutated Scale Disease. At that time, due to the initial chaos, there were many unnecessary sacrifices. It dealt a heavy blow to morale and boosted the enemy's strength.
This could not happen again, they needed a unified command at the frontline.
This place was probably more dangerous than Dagon Island. They were not facing the defeated Afterlife Cult, but the Little Ram Cult. The Black Mountain Goat behind them, the Little Ram God, was even more active than the Dagon Cult.
Furthermore, Gu Jun was no longer around.
The Security Bureau's base was located to the west of Cairo, in the same direction as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Perhaps it was because of this that the convoy that was traveling on the desert road felt more and more pressure the further west they went.
The armoured vehicle that carried the members from the Spell Department and Mysterium was rather quiet because of that.
"Petrification Disease …" Peacock sighed dejectedly.
She had heard about this disease since she was young. She thought the patients would really turn into stone but who could say that was not the case now? She thought history had been changed but now it appeared as if history had returned. The Phecda Hero died, the Goddess of Hope disappeared, the Phecda was in chaos, the Petrification Disease …
Malachite, Feng Peiqian, Deng Ximei and the rest were silent as they looked out the window at the desert.
From Mobei to Da Hua, and now to Cairo, the journey had been non-stop and he was exhausted.
But at that moment, Deng Ximei suddenly whispered, "Which is faster, the quicksand or the flood?"
She seemed to be talking to herself but at the same time, it sounded like she was asking someone else. The group turned to look at her. Lou Xiaoning was pleasantly surprised. Deng Ximei had the highest spiritual knowledge and talent among them. Not everyone had the ability to trigger illusions but Deng Ximei was one of them.
When she was still at Da Hua's headquarters, Deng Ximei had gone through all the clues and information so far. She also had a video call with some foreign petrified patients. At that time, she had a vague feeling that something was missing, but now it seemed like …
Quicksand and flood, both were dangerous. Now that she thought about it, the flood was faster.
If they fell into the flood, they would be washed away instantly; if they fell into the quicksand, they would slowly sink.
"This is the second stage of the petrification disease. There will be a strange feeling of water flowing through their body like a flood." Deng Ximei said with a frown, "When I looked out at the desert earlier, I felt like I saw an illusion. There was an ancient city in the desert and there were many petrification patients. But the feeling inside their bodies was of quicksand, not flood. Their disease appeared to be developing very slowly, not as fast as it is now …"
The group was confused. For a moment, they could not understand what this meant.
"I believe, it is possible that this petrification disease …" Deng Ximei said, "For some reason, the enemy changed it, turning quicksand into flood."
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