The sky above Gu Rong Village was covered in dark clouds. A storm was about to descend.
The storm had already swept through the command center of the emergency team, then the Eastern State branch of Phecda, and then the national headquarters.
The banyan tree hole that connected Gu Rong Village to the high-walled space had collapsed!
Every word uttered by the Demon Hunters inside was synchronized to the signal outside, including Uncle Dan's dirty jokes.
Although the restored voice sounded very strange, as if it did not belong to a human, the people in the command center's barracks had been listening attentively.
"Ah Jun, can you … understand it?" Xue Ba asked.
"Yes, I can …" Gu Jun said.
Right at this moment, the voice suddenly became incomparably distorted, and outside, the withered great banyan tree collapsed with a loud bang.
After the initial panic, the emergency team quickly accepted the situation and resumed their work. A group of soldiers from the Action Department went forward to investigate the situation of the banyan tree. The researchers tried many ways, but the signal did not disappear completely. It merely weakened, making it more difficult to restore.
The emergency team had a commander, an important member sent by the headquarters, Yao Sinian. He was in his sixties and had a head of white hair. He had been dealing with abnormal energy for decades.
The team had six deputy commanders, some from the headquarters, some from the higher management of the Eastern State branch. Among them, the head of the Investigation Department, Meng He, the head of the Scientific Research Department, Dong Wenrui, and the vice head of the Action Department, Guo Dajun, held the most authority.
At that moment, inside the command center's barracks, Yao Sinian was discussing the situation with the few deputy commanders. Those who were not there had a remote connection through the screen.
"Gu Jun is the most suspicious," Leader Meng said darkly.
Even though the Review Department had cleared Gu Jun, as more information gathered and the situation worsened, Gu Jun's stance became more and more suspicious.
"We cannot rule out any possibility for now, but we cannot rush to a conclusion either."
Yao Sinian had thought about it. He had already gone through Gu Jun's file. The people from Lai Sheng Company said that they knew him better than Gu Jun, but Yao Sinian also knew about Gu Jun. Even though the boy was hiding many secrets, considering the complexity of his identity, he should not be judged so easily.
"Based on the current situation, Comrade Gu is on our side. We can't wrongly accuse him and disappoint him and the other comrades."
After listening to Chief Commander Yao's words, Leader Meng and the rest nodded. They decided not to discuss whether Gu Jun was a mole or not for the time being.
After they decided on some new emergency measures, someone came to report that the big banyan tree had been revived by the operation team. The strange energy in the tree hole had indeed disappeared, but the physical anomaly in the area was still there. The communication signal was successfully restored, but it was much less complete than before. However, some words could still be heard.
Yao Sinian and the few deputy commanders immediately rushed back to the command center. The originally spacious barracks was now very crowded. The side was filled with large equipment such as radio receivers. Right in front of them were several communication screens. They only showed blurry video signals, audio wavy lines, and computer recognition of the speaker.
When they walked into the barracks, there was a strange intermittent sound. Other than that, the whole barracks was silent.
The group of workers in front of the dozens of computer screens on the long work tables were all listening intently, using the computer technology to identify the voice.
"Eternal sleep … not the dead … Death … Annihilation …"
Now, the voice was sometimes low and sometimes sharp, like the voice of a ghost coming from the forest far away in the night.
This was different from the voices of the previous sixteen members, and the data kept changing. It was impossible to identify who was speaking, and the content could only be filled in by guesswork.
However, when Yao Sinian heard this combination of words, his pair of white eagle-like brows creased deeply. "This is the poem of the Mad Arab."
Why would this poem appear? The deputy commanders felt their hearts sink as well. Soon, the strange voice said again, "I am Xue … foreign language … Erhasad's poem … related to the Nameless City … the entrance to the underground tunnel …"
Regarding the 'Mad Arab', even though Yao Sinian had a high level of authority, he did not know much about it because there was only so much information.
But this was an ominous symbol. Some of the most strange and scary events in the past had the shadow of this poem.
"Could the space with high walls be the Nameless City?" Leader Meng mumbled with confusion.
In his previous knowledge, the Nameless City was just an Arabic legend, just like the other Arabian Nights. And according to the legend, even though it was a ruin, there was an extremely extravagant palace, but there was nothing inside the space with high walls …
Or was there once? After so many years, it had turned into a wasteland?
That was just a speculation. The thing that caught everyone's attention was the phrase 'entrance to the underground tunnel'. The Demon Hunters appeared to have found a new exit.
But in this situation, if they went in to explore, it would be like walking into a trap …
Everyone's heart continued to sink, and time slowly passed.
At that moment, a figure hurried into the room. It was Elder Qin from the Medical Department. Everyone nodded at him. He had come in a helicopter.
Elder Qin used to be the head of the Medical Department. Now that he was in a semi-retirement state, he was mainly responsible for the selection and training of talents. He was highly respected in the Eastern State, and he was an old acquaintance of Yao Sinian. And Gu Jun was personally groomed by him. Now that something like this had happened, he called him over to ask for his opinion.
At the same time, the audio signal became more unstable. There were occasional violent fluctuations, and the team's voice became even more distorted.
Everyone in the barracks couldn't tell if it was one person talking or many people talking …
"It sounds like … something dirty …"
"There's something underground … subterrain giant worm …"
"Lin Mo …"
"Something's wrong … Ah!!"
Tragic screams echoed throughout the command central. The blurry image on the screen seemed to have taken on the color of blood.
Everyone's expression changed. Those who wore earmuffs to listen in felt their hearts being torn apart … The screams that sounded like they were being tortured were intermittent, but they did not stop. Were they being attacked by the subterrain giant worm? Was the operation to destroy Lai Sheng Company happening again?
The sound of gunfire echoed, and there were chaotic screams.
"Retreat into the tunnel …"
"Ah Jun, come and help!"
At that moment, many people felt the urge to curse. Leader Meng could not help but curse. Someone was injured!
The voice continued to say, "Team encountered … heavy injury … retreat …"
"How is the medical condition of the team?" Yao Sinian asked the vice commander of the Medical Department, Yang Mu. Of course, knowing the situation was not a good thing.
"Very bad." Vice Commander Yang shook his head. "Main doctor Luo Dan, nurse Zhang Huohuo, and Gu Jun can be the assistant. We are short on personnel, but we still have them. However, they do not have the equipment. The medical supplies brought by the team are only enough for a normal field operation. For the subterrain giant worm's bite, we can only amputate it."
In this mission plan, medical rescue was ranked third, and they did not bring much with them.
With the current situation, even if there were sacrifices in the team … it was unavoidable.
"We cannot perform a sterile operation. With such a big operation, the injured can easily get infected." Vice Commander Yang shook his head slightly. "It will be difficult, very difficult …"
The environmental test result of the high wall space was harmless, but the situation inside the 'tunnel' was a complete mystery.
"It will be difficult, but there is still a chance." Professor Qin said, "Luo Dan has the skills, and Gu Jun can help. Amputation is not difficult for them."
At the same time, there was a situation that shocked the technicians and attracted everyone's attention.
After the Demon Hunters entered the tunnel, the signal became clearer. The voices were no longer distorted, and they became coherent.
They heard Uncle Dan and Gu Jun wrap tourniquets around Lin Mo's lower limbs and inject him with anesthetics. After that, they assessed the severity of Lin Mo's injuries. The injury on Lin Mo's left lower limb was serious, and the injury on his right lower limb was less serious. The two started to discuss the surgical plan.
"The right leg can be saved … Uncle Dan, I just performed this kind of surgery yesterday. I am confident that I can save this leg for Lin Mo."
"Kid, there is no microscope or shadowless lamp here! How are we going to find the worms? "
"According to the information I read yesterday, these worms will not move for an hour. They will slowly form cysts on the tissues … Once the cysts form, they will gain the ability to reproduce quickly … Furthermore, the worms are very obvious, so there is no need to use a microscope. The shadowless lamp can be replaced by four flashlights shining from four different directions. Therefore, we can try to clean the right leg in an hour! Then we will amputate the left leg. If we can't finish it in an hour, then we will amputate the right leg as well. "
"Hmm, okay … There is a chance, but the risk is very high … Ah Mo, you decide for yourself, which plan will you choose?"
Hearing this, the people in the command central were shocked, especially the people from the Medical Department. Vice Commander Yang and Elder Qin were shocked as well.
Gu Jun, do you know how difficult that is? Cleaning the worms in an hour? That is only a theoretical possibility!
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