Right now, the professional technicians of the military who were dubbing the real scene images were at a loss for words. Their professional vocabulary was simply incapable of accurately and appropriately describing a phenomenon that exceeded the predetermined rules.
Actually, it wasn't just them. Even Tian Bang was a bit stupefied for a time after his initial impression of the scene. He was faced with the results of the images and scans from the sky, from the ground, from the far end, and from the near end. In the end, he simply ridiculed:
"Is this a Dimensional Slash?"
Let's call it a rift for the time being. The previous feeling of a deep gorge facing off against a high gorge wasn't wrong … … It was like the smooth night sky had been sliced and torn apart by a tyrannical force to form a deep and serene rift. It was still extending, and it was unknown where its bottom led to.
Tian Bang's line of sight fell into the hole of the rift. He was unable to pull it out for a while. "What's inside? Where does it lead to? If I jump in, will I arrive at a new plane? "
He Yueyin didn't respond. Her focus was clearly different. She used ground monitoring, low-altitude satellites, and other methods to confirm that Luo Nan was unharmed. Then she adjusted her view to a far-off wide-angle mode. It was as if she wanted to find out just how far the rift extended to in the end.
Yes, the void rift had a direction. After it swallowed the nuclear warhead, it clearly extended from the west to the east. Its farthest end already far exceeded the current recording range of the real scene images. Even if she changed her view, she wouldn't be able to reach it in a short amount of time.
Many people didn't care about where it would extend to. They didn't even understand the situation before their eyes. What was the point of expanding it in a hurry?
Clearly, He Yueyin wasn't that bored. Soon, Tian Bang understood. She wanted to establish a link between two important links … … The rift above Northern Mountain Lake and the aircraft heading towards Northern Mountain Lake.
It also seemed to be able to connect.
It wasn't He Yueyin's conceptual connection. Instead, it was the rift that continued to extend outwards. If he followed the approximate length of the rift, he might be able to touch it.
The reason why Tian Bang wasn't sure was because the straight crack that left a deep impression like a ruler had become more and more unstable as it extended. It had long lost its sense of direction.
It was like the cracks that extended like branches and vines when a shoddy wall was about to collapse. It was also like a bolt of lightning that exploded in the night sky. No one knew which direction it would bend in the next moment, and it could even disappear at any time. However, there were always bigger wounds that appeared in the tiny cracks at the ends, and they continued to push forward.
Well, "lightning" was more accurate.
The description was complicated, but in reality, the speed at which the void 'cracks' were advancing was extremely fast. It wasn't any slower than the speed of a nuclear warhead. At the edges of the 'cracks', there were some that were moving, some that were expanding, and some that had already healed, revealing different forms. However, the front end that extended outwards had already exceeded the recording range of the high-speed cameras. Even if He Yueyin had already intentionally chosen to view from afar, she could only barely keep up. There was no need to even mention the details.
"I feel like it's going to collapse …" Tian Bang murmured.
"Huh?" Dr. Pan did not understand.
"Don't you feel like this? It feels like the vault of heaven might collapse at any time … Sure enough, shoddy walls are more appropriate?"
This time, Dr. Pan understood half of what Luo Nan said, but it wasn't good for him to delve deeper. This was because the front end of the void crack that seemed like it could disappear at any time, but it was still advancing at a terrifying speed. It had already entered the same lens as the Amaterasu Court's flying device, which was moving at a similar speed …
"They're going to collide!"
Tian Bang whistled. Rather than saying this was a judgment, it was better to say that he was looking forward to a play. From the direction that the void crack was extending in, it could be seen that Mr. Luo Nan, the one who drew the crack, had a comprehensive understanding of the entire situation.
At the very least, he seemed to have a clear understanding of who it was that had tossed a nuclear warhead down above his head.
Then, were the two sides going to fight now?
A fight between Extraordinary levels?
Now?
Tian Bang suddenly found it hard to laugh when he thought deeper into the matter.
The two sides came at each other at high speeds. They didn't give the spectators too much time to evaluate and guess. The distance between them rapidly shrunk as they drew closer to each other. Then …
They brushed past each other.
Tian Bang subconsciously narrowed his eyes the instant they brushed past each other. But nothing happened between the two, if not for the violent undulation of the flying device at the edge of the void crack.
Tian Bang keenly sensed that the undulation of the flying device didn't seem to be caused by turbulence in the air. Instead, it was more like a picture on a warped sticker. Even the void that bore it was warping and fluctuating.
"Wow!" He let out an emotional exclamation.
The problem was that this kind of turbulence wasn't the main show. This was because the void crack continued to extend at an astonishing speed. If this continued, then the area it extended to …
"The Amaterasu Court?"
The Amaterasu Court was located in the open sea east of Ban City. The position where the sun rose represented the Amaterasu Order's transcendent and powerful control over the City of Ten Thousand Gods. Honestly speaking, it wasn't that far away. At the very least, it was nothing compared to the speed at which the void crack was extending.
Tian Bang, who was at the side, did not have much room to ponder. In just a few breaths' time, in the east, half of the sky that was already filled with greenish-black colors suddenly shone brightly. It was as if a sun had leaped out more than ten hours in advance.
Or was it a nuclear bomb that had crashed there?
Tian Bang really thought so. But after a long time, he didn't see a mushroom cloud rise, nor did he hear any explosion. He couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Was it a nuclear explosion?"
Tian Bang asked He Yueyin. The latter also shook her head.
Although it was convenient, it would still miss a considerable amount of information. It was difficult to make a quick judgment.
As they spoke, the strong light in the east dimmed. In this barely visible light, the spreading of the void crack finally seemed to be hindered. It was as if there was some kind of power in the strong light that was resisting it. Or more accurately, it was an invisible barrier that no one had discovered before. It was blocking in front of the void crack and was slowly appearing under the collision.
In a sense, the void crack was spreading. But it was no longer like before, where it seemed to be tearing the sky apart. Instead, it began to spread. It was as if an invisible porcelain had been smashed in the void, and a spiderweb-like crack appeared.
And in the inner layer of the crack, which was the depths of the strong light, there seemed to be vaguely a tree trunk, branches, and leaves, as well as the corresponding veins, extending outwards. This wasn't just a description, it was an actual image. There really was a giant tree that towered into the sky. Its canopy was like the clouds, but it was also colorful. It filled more than half of the lens, and it was far from being able to capture it. It felt as if its branches and leaves had even spread to the coastline of Ban City, and were moving towards a deeper area.
But now, a small half of this scene had already been torn apart by the void crack. One could vaguely see thick branches and gorgeous colorful leaves breaking off and flying down. They came from nothingness, and returned to nothingness.
No matter who it was, no matter how close or far, when they saw this scene, they were all momentarily speechless.
And this scene didn't last for too long. As the strong light continued to weaken, the giant tree that towered into the sky also dimmed. Even the void crack that had caused everything to explode seemed to have been filled with too much light. Finally, its momentum dissipated, and it gradually closed up without a trace.
Another few seconds passed. Everyone's line of sight was once again covered by the curtain of night that should have been present during nightfall. The sea and sky to the east of Ban City were once again vast and boundless. And in every corner of the city, shrill sirens, noisy shouts, car horns, and other sounds became embellishments of the current situation.
"Oh my, why did you have to make such a mess?"
Mo La, who was in the aircraft, had just experienced a turbulence that wasn't caused by air turbulence. With her highly sensitive senses, she could even hear the many circuits of the aircraft, and the groans of the outer shell cracking and shaking. The various furnishings in the luxurious cabin that she was in were also a mess. Most importantly, she was already all alone. The two people who were originally riding with her were forced to return to take charge of the defense of the God Court the moment the void crack appeared.
They didn't even greet them. This was really rude.
"That's right. An unexpected result."
Mo La laughed in self-mockery. She raised her wine cup. The cup contained a bit of wine that she had saved from a spilled wine bottle. She didn't mind. She let the translucent wine swirl around the rim of the cup and between her lips and teeth, just like the undulating and undulating void.
Compared to this, the wine was really dull and tasteless.
"She's younger than me by ten years … Is it because of her talent, or is there some other reason? In any case, it looks delicious. "
Her teeth streaked across the wine, and she rubbed her lips that were painted light purple. Blood slowly came out. She didn't feel any pain. Instead, her smile became all the more bewitching.
But in the next second, she confirmed the direction of the aircraft. She rolled her eyes, got up, and walked into the cockpit with large strides. "Are you trying to bring me to my death? It's troublesome, the wrong angle … How can I go to the Amaterasu God Court, Xia City!? Thank you.
"Speaking of which, do you have enough fuel? Registration for the intercity aircraft? Visiting relatives! My blood sister is there. Yeah, there's a cheap master there too. "
The aircraft brushed shoulders with the low-flying fighter jet. Going to Xia City required flying over the skies of Ban City. There were still some rational pilots who took a detour around Beishan Lake. The problem was that in the eyes of some people, this so-called detour was meaningless.
Mo La could clearly feel that when the aircraft passed through the thick clouds above Ban City, the cracks in the void and the powerful light couldn't completely tear through them. Her body and soul structure clearly had a sort of marvelous penetrative feeling.
Mo La maintained her smile, and this feeling quickly disappeared without a trace. She didn't say anything else. Of course, it was also possible that he had entered a level that she still couldn't reach.
She didn't bother about this. She just drained the remaining wine in her cup in one gulp. "Very gentlemanly … Delicious boy."
He Yueyin and Tian Bang were thousands of kilometers away, especially on the level of Extraordinaries. It was really hard for them to grasp the details of the situation over at Ban City. But no matter what was said, the most difficult and complicated period should have passed as the aircraft passed through the skies above Ban City and headed in the direction of the Old Continent.
There was no follow-up from the direction of the Amaterasu God Court or the direction of Beishan Lake. Both sides entered a seemingly tacit state of silence.
It was frail, but it gave one a narcotic sense of security.
He Yueyin's eyebrows relaxed a bit, but she cut a bit of a sorry figure at the moment. She said, "I'll go take care of it."
Tian Bang said without thinking, "I don't mind."
He Yueyin didn't respond at all. She just left. Tian Bang shrugged his shoulders, his gaze sweeping over the live image. There was no longer any meaning in the situation over at Ban City. The few people who stood at the very top of the world were taking revenge on one side while stealing from the main camp. Their thoughts were clear, and the results were vague yet barely acceptable. They wouldn't be able to find the trigger to erupt in a short amount of time …
Probably.
After all, even if the changes on the level of Extraordinaries were laid out before their eyes, they wouldn't be able to understand them.
In comparison, he was a bit more interested in tracing back to the source. The problem was that his position in the Army system was relatively high. He didn't have much of a card to play on the side of the independent Air Force. He had only heard a bit about what had happened on the Magic Cloud Platform above his head. He didn't know the specifics at all … He just faced He Yueyin's back and shouted.
"Jade Dragon. If there's any definite news, send it over. Everyone can help together."
He Yueyin still didn't pay attention to him. But at this time, Luo Nan's voice rang out from the other side of the communication.
"Sister Yueyin. Help me out."
He Yueyin's feet stopped. "Please speak, Mr. Luo."
"It's the one in near-earth orbit. You guys were talking about something called the Jade Dragon just now. I'm quite interested in that side. There might be something left behind. I want to take it and study it …."
He Yueyin had already responded without waiting for Luo Nan to finish speaking. "I'll think of a way. Mr. Luo, are you doing well on your side?"
"Mm. It's nothing. Sometimes I just feel that those two from the Amaterasu Order are a bit too tactful …. That's why I say, broadening your horizons and being more knowledgeable are still beneficial, right?"
Tian Bang clenched his fists behind He Yueyin's back, but in the end, he could only roll his eyes and prick his ears to listen to the conversation between the two. Speaking of which, he could understand what it meant to be tactful, but how could he understand broadening his horizons and being more knowledgeable?
He turned his head to look at the space that was already beginning to close up. He seemed to be lost in thought.
In Tian Bang's position, he had to consider a bit more. But for a frontline soldier, all he needed to do was carry out orders.
Before the situation in Ban City was completely clear, the Jade Dragon had already left the inner defensive perimeter in Earth's near-earth orbit. Its privileges had already been completely sealed, and it practically sunk into darkness. Only the solar panels were still reflecting a bit of the faint light from the distant edge of the Earth.
Soon, a landing ship docked with the platform. Dozens of Aerospace Army officers, who could be summoned in a short amount of time, forcefully boarded the ship.
Contrary to expectations, they advanced like a hot knife through butter. Everyone on the Jade Dragon appeared to be in a stupefied state. Whether they were soldiers or researchers, they were all extremely cooperative. There was no challenge at all.
The commandos charged all the way to the command cabin. They broke the door open and entered. All they saw was the tactical sand table projection that was still flickering under the support of an unknown source of energy. Under the dim light, large amounts of solid, liquid, and other mixed fragments of human tissue floated and scattered.
There were eight personnel, led by Claire, the adjutant of the Jade Dragon. They were restrained by buckles in their respective positions. Some were unconscious, like Claire. Some had already died without a sound. The preliminary judgment was that they had ingested an excessive amount of anesthetic.
The commando leader discussed with the sergeant in charge of technical identification and decided to first report to their superiors. At the same time, they began to take photos and videos of the messy command cabin. They also searched for the corresponding surveillance footage to preserve first-hand information. After receiving new orders, they began to further deal with the aftermath.
While his subordinates were busy, the commando leader suppressed his disgust and entered the core of the command cabin. It was currently also the area with the densest concentration of all kinds of flesh and floating debris. It didn't take long for him to find the object specified in the new order.
It was a crystal ball that looked a bit distorted. Because it was distorted, it gave off a very strange and cheap feeling. Inside it was a lump of rotten flesh that was almost unrecognizable.
This lump of "rotten flesh" was still twitching, as if it was maintaining a rather tenacious vitality. The commando leader even saw that there was an area under the mangled flesh and nerves. It looked like an eyeball that was basically intact, projecting a cold and demonic "line of sight."
The commando leader actually felt a little dizzy when he looked into the eye. He subconsciously took a step back. His movements were too large and attracted the attention of his subordinates. Many people raised their guns, including the commando leader himself.
But at this moment, he saw that the demonic eye seemed to have been slashed by an invisible blade. Blood splattered, but it was blocked by the inner wall of the distorted crystal ball, so the sputtering effect was limited.
But it was obvious that this was a heavy blow. Not to mention the eye that had almost been cut in half, even the twitching flesh and nerves around it had weakened.
The question was, where did this blow come from?
What was going on?
The commando leader didn't dare to move for a moment. With his rich combat experience, he subconsciously felt that there was still some kind of tension in the command cabin that had been splattered with flesh and blood. There was an invisible force that was highly dangerous to armed personnel like them.
He turned on the communicator and contacted the command center again because this was clearly different from the description in the order. A few seconds later, he received a more accurate answer.
That's right.
Alright, whatever you say.
The commando leader put in a lot of thought for this temporary order. It wasn't easy for him to find a sealed metal container and store the distorted crystal ball.
Strangely enough, the entire process didn't have any twists and turns.
After storing it inside, he could sense a rhythmic pulse in the container through the sensor on the exoskeleton armor. There was even a kind of ice-cold touch that made him shiver involuntarily ….
Illusion, illusion!
The commando leader didn't delay any further. He personally escorted the crystal ball and the metal container that contained the rotten flesh out of the Jade Dragon. He then quickly switched to another transport ship. After traveling in orbit for a period of time, the ship went against the direction of Earth's rotation and entered the atmosphere.
This kind of transportation method was similar to a rail elevator. In theory, it could deliver the "express mail" to a designated person in any corner of the world within an hour.
Twenty minutes later, the transport ship penetrated the thick clouds and arrived at a certain sea in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It was obvious that the weather conditions in this sea were terrible. Not only were the clouds thick, but there were also dense lightning flashing deep in the clouds.
And in this vast sea where the storm raged, there was a luxurious cruise ship bobbing up and down in the wind and waves. Strangely enough, there was a thick fog surrounding it. If it weren't for the clear coordinates and the powerful lighting equipment on the cruise ship, the commando leader would have had to spend a lot of effort to discover this "small metal box."
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