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The Wu Nu people could not be contacted.
In this strange and strange situation, the first dare-to-die exploration team was preparing to set off from the crack that had not been completely mended.
They were led by a strong human warrior captain. There were also three Earthling researchers, two men and one woman, who would be going out with them.
Staff Officer Chen had gathered the best food they could find in this chaotic situation. There was nothing else to say.
Everyone knew that this might be a mission of no return. They might even die when they went out. However, since they were going to die, someone had to do it. If it wasn't them, it would be them.
The warriors did not leave anything like a will. Even if they wanted to leave something, they did not know who to leave it for. Everyone's family was basically gone, and their comrades were in the team.
More importantly, most of them were already used to this situation of life and death.
Other than the people from the Silver Army, there were no other training warriors from other races. The special characteristics of Earthlings towards energy turbulence showed their advantage at this moment. The other races could not even send them out even if they wanted to.
After Qi Chen told the captain and the soldiers about the succession of authority in case of accidental death, he let them go out of the crack in order.
This method of going out in order was not a good method, but it was the only method under the current situation.
The first soldier who went out was safe.
The second soldier who went out was also safe.
However, the third soldier who went out was instantly turned into a pile of meat paste. The moment his gravity gauge went out, it showed an inexplicably huge peak!
As a result, even if he was wearing a combat suit, he could only become a pile of thin pancakes.
After a short period of shock, the soldiers who were chosen to carry out the mission of risking their lives continued to go out of the crack.
What was amazing was that the fourth soldier was safe and sound. The fifth one was also fine … Until the last scientist went out, there were no other strange situations.
However, just as they left the crack, one died. If they took a few more steps forward, it was unknown how many of the platoon of less than 26 people would be able to survive in the end.
The transmission of signals became extremely unstable in the changing environment. At times, some sounds could be heard, and at other times, it was all noise. It was as if they had returned to the primitive era, where they could only rely on manpower to transmit information.
Advisor Chen waited anxiously at the gap that was getting smaller and smaller. The first exploration team did not need to stay outside for too long. They only needed to obtain simple information.
The gap was still being filled. The loyal self-repairing machines were not under their control. When the Wu Nu people did not appear, these machines would only complete the repairs according to the established procedures.
Before the gap was completely mended, they had to gather enough information to decide whether to leave or stay here. Once the gap was completely mended, they could only stay here forever.
Time passed bit by bit, and Staff Officer Chen became more and more anxious. It had been a long time since the agreed time to return, but the twenty soldiers still hadn't returned.
The second group of explorers was already preparing. They would follow the same path to find the first group of explorers. If they couldn't find them, they would have to observe on their own.
Qi Chen was calm from beginning to end, making the soldiers calm down at a glance, no longer restless.
The time for the second batch of exploration team members to set off was soon up. The first batch of exploration team members did not return in the end.
Needless to say, everyone knew that the odds were against them. At this moment, they had probably already become corpses, or perhaps not even corpses.
It was under such circumstances that the second batch of explorers still set off. There were still three researchers with them.
Staff Officer Chen turned back to take a look. The Silver Army had already gathered. The third and fourth batches of explorers were being assembled, while the fifth and sixth batches were also being selected.
There was a commotion among the researchers. At the beginning, it was not very obvious. However, when the second batch of explorers still did not return after the agreed time, and when the third batch of explorers was ready to set off, their commotion immediately became intense.
"Courting death! This is courting death! "a researcher shouted loudly.
"We can't go anymore. It'll be the same even if we go," another researcher said softly.
"That's right. Let's just stay here and not go out anymore," someone beside him immediately said in a panic.
"We're not going. If we want to go, let the people from your Silver Army go." The crowd became agitated and protested, unwilling to join the explorers again.
Staff Officer Chen threw a hesitant glance at Qi Chen. In his opinion, if the third expedition team still could not return, then it would be best for them not to go. They might not be able to leave this place forever, but at least they would be able to stay alive.
However, at this moment, he saw Qi Chen pointing at them coldly and emotionlessly. A row of soldiers with weapons in their hands pressed against the heads of three researchers, forcefully dragging them into the third batch of explorers.
Amidst the cries, shouts, struggles, and pleas, the three explorers were almost dragged out of the gap.
Time continued to pass by bit by bit, but not a single member of the third batch of explorers had returned.
The fourth batch had been assembled and was ready to set off.
The fifth batch had set off!
The sixth batch had set off!
The seventh batch had set off!
...
The 22nd batch had been assembled and was ready to set off!
The soldiers who had been selected were silent, getting into formation and getting ready. Meanwhile, the researchers were already in a state of despair. Curses and pleas intersected with each other, no longer concealed.
Not a single one of the 21 batches — over 400 soldiers, as well as over 60 researchers — had returned. They were like stones that had sunk into the ocean, disappearing without a trace into the world outside the gap.
The researchers broke down. This kind of expedition that sent them to their deaths at a fixed time caused everyone to sink into great despair and fury. Qi Chen's eight generations of ancestors had already been scolded over a hundred times. Even Staff Officer Chen's wife and son, who had already been eaten by the pig-headed people, were not spared.
Cold-blooded, emotionless, brainless, foolish, devil... All sorts of words were scolded above Qi Chen and him.
At this moment, even Staff Officer Chen was a little shaken. Should they continue?
If they were to continue, what would be the point if all of them died?
He did not know what Qi Chen was thinking, but Qi Chen was in control of the army, so he could only suggest that they do their best.
But just when he was about to speak, Qi Chen pointed at those scientists coldly and said to him, "if we can't get out, what's the use of them?"
He was shocked, not only because of Qi Chen's words, but also because if they couldn't get out and were trapped here, these scientists would be useless. Even if the Wu Nu people's life system was not broken, after the resources were exhausted, everyone could only wait for death. At most, it would be a matter of a few or dozens of generations. They might be carefree and could live a peaceful life, but these scientists were indeed useless. Even if it was hundreds or thousands of generations, their science would not be able to break the closed system of the Wu Nu people.
What shocked him even more was the meaning behind Qi Chen's words. From the beginning, Qi Chen did not choose whether to stay or not, but he was determined to go out!
He used the opportunity to live a peaceful life here in exchange for the outside world.
At this time, he remembered what Qi Chen said to him when he and Yiyi left: a worthless life, even if you don't grow old, what's the fun in it?
This officer who was younger than him not only made a cruel choice for himself, but also made a cold-blooded choice for everyone in the Silver Legion and even the entire earth.
It was no longer a problem of finding Chu Yunsheng's body!
The 22nd expedition team set off, and at the appointed time, they did not come back, as always.
On one hand, the scientists collectively showed anger as if it was as expected, but on the other hand, they were extremely disappointed. If only one of them could come back, even just one, then there would be no reason to force them to die.
At least, they could take a breather. This kind of suicide mission was like counting the time and waiting to be shot. It made people feel suffocated and desperate.
Instead of saying, "You want to go out, we don't want to, what right do you have to represent us?" They couldn't even speak anymore. They could only dodge the cold fingers pointing at them one after another.
Another three unlucky staff members were pulled out of the crowd by the soldiers. While the rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief, they began to curse Qi Chen and Staff Officer Chen again with all the vicious words, and began to pray that someone would come back this time.
But once again, as they had expected, they were once again disappointed by their own contradictions.
After the 22nd expedition team set off at the appointed time, before the 23rd expedition team set off at the appointed time, no one came back.
The expedition of death, under the cold order of Qi Chen, continued.
The 24th team set off, the 25th team set off, the 26th team set off, the 27th team set off …
The number of scientists was getting smaller and smaller, and they were getting more and more desperate. They didn't even have the strength and energy to curse.
After a long time, the 52nd expedition team was assembled and ready to set off.
Thousands of Silver Legion soldiers never came back, and more than 100 researchers died …
What a good soldier! None of them disobeyed the order!
Staff Officer Chen's vision was blurred by tears, and his hands were already shaking. His heart was bleeding, but he couldn't stop everything.
He was also desperate. He felt that Qi Chen was gambling and treating human lives as nothing. No one would come back.
In his vision blurred by tears, Qi Chen's cold and ruthless figure in front of him made him feel disgusted for the first time.
There was even a moment when he impulsively wanted to knock Qi Chen out and put him under house arrest like he did to Yi Si last time. But in the end, he still held back because he didn't seem to have done the right thing that time.
The 52nd expedition team set off, dragging along the three researchers who were no longer shouting but sobbing softly.
He turned his head, not wanting to continue watching. Even if he did, he would still be sending himself to death.
But the moment he turned his head, he heard the soldiers who had been silent all this while burst into loud cheers.
Figures surged toward the gap like a tide. A soldier covered in blood was desperately crawling back from outside the gap, holding onto a data box tightly and covered in blood …
He turned his head again and vaguely saw Qi Chen, who had been standing calmly not far away from him. At this moment, he relaxed his tightly clenched fists. There seemed to be sweat on his palms.
Looking at the soldiers who were cheering in silence, looking at the warriors covered in blood, and looking at Qi Chen, who had relaxed his fists in front of him, he finally realized that if they didn't get out today, then this officer who was younger than him would definitely not be able to live out his life here peacefully. Once no one came back, their prestige and trust would be swept to the ground. Qi Chen and himself would be torn into pieces by the soldiers who had been silently accepting the cold orders and sacrificing themselves.
Staff Officer Chen's eyes became moist again. But it was different now. Someone had come back!
Bringing along the data box, stepping on the corpses of over 1,000 comrades who had sacrificed themselves, they had miraculously returned.
^ (To be continued.)
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