The moment the reality anchor was activated, although all the psionicists felt a sense of sluggishness, it was obvious that the ominous smell of sulfur was instantly dispelled, and the fresh air was restored to everyone's spirits.
At the same time, with the erection of the reality anchor, the last task force in Northern America — task force six — finally got into action. They gathered all the people in the underground headquarters together and they began to investigate every dormitory and every laboratory one by one.
Half an hour later, when all the task force members gathered near the reality anchor again, everyone looked at each other blankly, not knowing what to do.
"No targets were found..."
The captain of task force six reported to the temporary person in charge, "We've checked every location of the base, but we haven't found any abnormalities, let alone the octopus-like dream monster that Detective Sean mentioned."
Seeing this scene, everyone's expression suddenly turned ugly.
If even the reality anchor could not make the enemy appear, then the problem was even more troublesome...
"Maybe the monster saw us coming and ran away."
Walter, the youngest of the group, said, but looking at his expression, for some reason, he seemed to be gloating.
"Shut up!"
Alex, the leader of the team, had a grave expression on his face. He growled in a low voice to stop his troublesome subordinate. He then turned to the rest of the team and said, "Perhaps the dream monsters have already left, but we're not the only ones who have been dispatched. There were two other teams that set off with us. Perhaps they've already completed their missions."
In addition to Alex's team, Blacklight Biotechnology also sent two other teams, one of which went to the secret base where the psionicist boy was currently imprisoned. The base was located in the desert, and the higher-ups thought that even if there was an accident here, it would be within acceptable limits.
The other team was sent to Detroit. That team would set up a reality anchor near the orphanage and cooperate with the special forces to investigate the monsters still lingering in reality.
"I hope so..."
At this time, the face of the temporary person in charge became paler for some reason, and even the color of a corpse appeared on his face, but this scene was covered by the panic of everyone. He looked at the assistant on the side, "Pass this news to the top, and at the same time, Special Task Force 6 continue to search. Be sure to search every corner of the headquarters!"
However, ten minutes into the new round of search, they received a piece of despairing news. Be it the desert base where the psionicist boy was held, or the orphanage where the psionicist boy lived in Detroit, there was no sign of any monsters.
In other words, the situation that everyone was most unwilling to see had occurred. The reality anchor was ineffective!
"Since that's the case, let's go with Plan B."
Alex, who was standing guard in front of the reality anchor, walked up to the temporary person in charge. He gave him a strange look but still said, "We've received orders from above. If the first plan doesn't work, then we'll stay here tonight and keep the reality anchor active. We'll see if there are any more deaths while the reality anchor is active."
"Really? That's great! “
The temporary person in charge breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He subconsciously wiped his forehead as if trying to wipe away the cold sweat on his forehead. However, Alex keenly noticed that there was no sweat on his forehead at all.
After the crowd had dispersed, Alex returned to the team with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Boss, did you notice, the face of this temporary person in charge..."
A member of the team stood in front of Alex and whispered, "He's as pale as a corpse. If it weren't for the fact that I can still talk to him, I'd be standing in front of a corpse now."
"The situation here is a little strange."
Alex nodded. "I'll report everything to the top. What we need to do now is to be careful and wait for any changes."
...
"Cough, cough, cough..."
When the group of people arrived, Sean suddenly felt an invisible wave of energy enveloping him, causing him to feel an inexplicable sense of suffocation.
At this time, he was still in the foundation's Northern American headquarters. Due to the large number of casualties that occurred last night, he was not asked to leave and continued to assist in the investigation.
"My body..."
Sean curled up in his lounge. Having not had a single drop of water for four to five days, he gasped for air. He could feel the strength in his body draining away bit by bit as if there was a bottomless pit inside him, making it hard for him to breathe.
After some time, Sean finally felt better. He exhaled, stood up, and staggered to the bathroom. However, when he saw himself in the mirror, he was shocked.
In the mirror, his face was as pale as a corpse's and even his cheeks were slightly sunken. He looked like a malnourished anorexic patient. His entire temperament had undergone an earth-shattering change.
"My body, there must be something wrong with it..."
Sean understood that this was no longer a small problem. His body was undergoing some unknown change, but when he wanted to seek help from the outside world, there was a faint sense of resistance in the depths of his heart.
It was as if there was a voice warning him not to let the outside world know about his current condition. This contradiction and entanglement constantly lingered in the depths of his heart, causing him to feel fear.
"It's almost done, it's almost done..."
All of a sudden, a strange thought flashed through his mind. Immediately, Sean's expression changed. He looked around and revealed a look of horror. "Who is it? Who's talking!"
"Come out! You're sneaking around, hurry up and come out! "
Sean roared as if he had lost his mind. His voice echoed in the narrow bathroom, oppressive and incomparably dull.
Just as his emotions were about to break down, he subconsciously looked at the mirror again. However, it was this one look that caused his body to tremble, as if it had been struck by lightning!
He saw that the world in the mirror had become incomparably dim. Wisps of yellowish fog surged and covered his shadow. In the fog, Sean's shadow was standing there quietly, not reacting to Sean's actions.
"Who, who are you?"
Xiao En panted as he approached the mirror bit by bit. At the same time, he stretched out his hand, but the moment his right hand came into contact with the mirror, the dim yellow mist dissipated again, revealing his own clear image inside.
"An illusion?"
Sean's eyes widened and he stared silently at the mirror. However, his reflection in the mirror suddenly revealed a strange smile. At the same time, his abdomen began to bulge little by little.
Sean looked at his abdomen in the mirror with dull eyes, only to see tentacles slowly protruding from his belly button. They were like octopus-like tentacles, grayish-white in color, and at the same time, he could see fine and dense barbs on them...
One stick, two sticks, three sticks …
"Ahhhhhh..."
In the bathroom, Sean let out a heart-wrenching scream...
...
Tap tap tap...
Late at night, a rush of footsteps approached from afar. The five task force soldiers guarding in front of the reality anchor looked at each other and secretly tightened their grip on the firearms in their hands.
"Bang!"
The door was smashed open in an instant. A man with a pale, bloodless face rushed in and roared at everyone, "It's death! A new death has appeared! "
"What?"
Alex's expression changed. He quickly asked, "Who's dead? Did you find the enemy? "
"A lot of people are dead, even the person in charge is dead!"
The man roared, "There's an emergency order from above, you're ordered to evacuate the headquarters with the reality anchor immediately!"
Alex frowned when he heard this. He was still a little hesitant because according to the information given by Blacklight Biotechnology, he had to hold his ground.
"Quick, our people can't hold on much longer!"
The man saw that Alex was still hesitating and suddenly became anxious. "Leave now, the reality anchor can't be lost!"
Alex finally gritted his teeth when he heard this. He turned around and looked behind him. "Walter, Richard, turn off the reality anchor immediately, we're leaving with the core inside!"
Upon hearing the leader's order, the other four personnel hurriedly stepped forward and began operating the reality anchor. Within a few seconds, the reality anchor was directly turned off. At the same time, a fist-sized, orange crystal gem was taken out. After that, the five of them immediately walked out of the door.
At this time, there was a series of ear-piercing alarms outside the door. They could vaguely hear the sound of guns firing. A group of men in white coats scattered in all directions, scrambling in the direction of the exit.
As the reality anchor was turned off, the five of them instantly regained their psionic powers. With a wave of Alex's hand, a researcher in a white coat was directly sucked into his palm. He grabbed the researcher who was running away like a rat and asked sternly, "What happened, where's task force six?"
"They're fighting with unknown creatures in the back hall!"
The researcher cried in a low voice, "Monsters... There are monsters everywhere, they can't even see with their eyes. The task force has suffered heavy casualties, we can't hold on much longer, hurry, let me go!"
Hearing this, Alex let go of his hand and let the researcher escape in the direction of the elevator.
"Boss, we..."
Walter came forward, his young face was filled with eagerness.
"Don't force yourself, don't forget our mission."
Alex frowned. He looked behind him in the direction of the gunshot and then said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first!"
After saying that, he walked in the direction of the escaping researcher without looking back.
The others had no choice but to quickly follow.
A few minutes later, more and more researchers were running for their lives. As Alex kicked open the last door, the hall of the Foundation's headquarters came into view. Hundreds of researchers were gathered here. They were gathered in front of the only elevator exit, arguing and tearing at each other. The scene was a mess.
"Walter."
Seeing this, a cold light flashed in Alex's eyes. "Clear the way!"
Hearing the leader's order, the young man named Walter's eyes suddenly lit up. He raised the pulse rifle in his hand and fired at the ceiling, making a buzzing sound!
In an instant, countless metal fragments and shrapnel from the ceiling crashed into the crowd, causing a series of screams!
"Wahhh!"
The crowd subconsciously covered their heads and dodged in all directions, causing the originally chaotic scene to freeze in an instant!
"If you don't want to die, get out of my way!"
Walter shouted at the top of his lungs. Then, he pushed a researcher beside him away and strode toward the direction of the elevator.
The others quickly followed.
Using brute force, the five of them successfully reached the lift platform. At this time, there were already more than 30 people gathered on the lift platform. These people were squeezed together like cans. The people inside tried their best to close the lift door, but the people outside refused to close it. If this situation continued, no one from either side would be able to leave this place …
Seeing this, Walter sneered and pointed his gun at the people in the elevator. "Are you going to come out on your own, or do I have to invite you out?"
"We're not coming out!"
The people inside immediately clamored. "Go first, we'll go up, you guys wait for the next batch!"
"F * ck!"
Walter's eyes suddenly flashed fiercely. He was ready to fire again to intimidate the crowd.
"Walter!"
However, Alex saw through his movements. He stretched out his right hand and gently waved at the dozens of people in the elevator. In an instant, an invisible suction force was produced. Everyone felt like they had completely lost control of their bodies and were being sucked out of the elevator like a swarm of worms!
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
The crowd suddenly clamored and cursed, but their bodies still left the ground uncontrollably like a swarm of bees rushing out of the elevator!
Seeing this, the five of them immediately walked in. After they entered, the group of people still wanted to rush in but was stopped by Walter's muzzle.
"You guys wait for the next batch!"
Walter decisively pressed the button to close the elevator door. The elevator door quickly closed under everyone's despairing gaze and immediately rose to the surface!
On the surface, in a farm house, a dining table made of alloy slowly separated, revealing a deep, pitch-black hole at the bottom. However, the next second, the hole lit up, and a platform rose from the surface. At the same time, five fully-armed and fierce-looking Special Task Force soldiers appeared.
"They're out!"
A shout came from outside the door. The five of them instinctively raised their guns and saw a few guards dressed like farmers coming up to them. Seeing that they had raised their guns, they quickly raised their hands.
"There's a new round of casualties down there, and it's more serious than the previous ones. Call for reinforcements immediately!"
Alex suppressed the people who had raised their pulse rifles and immediately ordered, "Where's our car, we're leaving now!"
"Your car..."
One of the farmers hesitantly looked behind him, but at this moment, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, interrupting his words.
As if sensing something, Alex's expression suddenly changed. Without hesitation, he roared, "Run!"
Without hesitation, everyone ran out of the room!
However, the moment they escaped from the farmhouse, the ground they were standing on suddenly shook! Faintly, a deep roar could be heard coming from the ground!
"Humm-!"
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