Channel S5's comments section exploded.
With such high expectations, many people had stopped what they were doing to wait for this shot. Spectators, gamers, pundits, entertainment media, and so on. All these people had been waiting for so many reasons. Yet at the most crucial moment, all they got was a "signal lost, connection in progress"?!
At the moment the screen went black, many people erupted in curses that they had not spoken for a long time.
Others were a little slower to react and stood there in a daze. Soon after, like everyone else, they rushed to the comments section to vent their dissatisfaction.
"F * ck! I thought the connection was disconnected because I hadn't paid my bill. I switched to other channels and found that everything was normal except for channel S5!! "
"Same here. Only channel S5 has no signal. The other channels are normal."
"Looks like channel S5's live broadcast signal was disconnected. It's not a problem with our network."
"Wasn't there a report yesterday that planet Baiji's communication network had been upgraded? How could something like this happen? "
In channel S5's comments section, large chunks of unrefined text messages were harmonized into "beep." Clicking on any voice message, one could hear the harmonized "beep."
Meanwhile, the Project Starlight program team of channel S5's "Frontline First" was also badly battered. Customer service was completely overwhelmed. Complaint calls were coming in one after another.
"We request that channel S5's live broadcast signal be restored immediately! Immediately! Immediately! "
"Don't cry poverty to me. Don't say that we don't have the funds to upgrade our communication equipment! Did you dig Baiji ore for nothing?! Did you guys eat the ore?! "
"Let me tell you, this is corruption! Corruption! Return all the money that should have been used to upgrade our communication equipment! "
A customer service employee listened to the complaints and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He thought to himself, Even if you sue us, it's no use. It's not like we are in charge of planet Baiji's communication network.
Looking at the comments on the program team's official platform, the grievances had caught the program team off guard.
The chief editor, who was in charge of all five channels, was so angry that his face was red. He asked a technician, "Have you found the reason?!"
"Indeed, the live broadcast signal has been disconnected. We can't get in touch with Kevin Lin. Should we try contacting Baiji base first?"
"Then contact Baiji base first!" The chief editor was furious. "How does Kevin Lin handle things?! Can't they find a place with a strong signal?! "
If it was a jungle livestream, then so be it. Why did it have to be in a place with an unstable signal? Moreover, it just had to be cut off at this time. Many people on the Internet had already accused them of deliberately playing this trick with the goal of attracting the public's attention.
What bullsh * t!
But soon, the program's chief editor heard even worse news.
"Boss, we can't contact Baiji base either!"
"… How is this possible! Didn't they just upgrade their transceiver network? "
At the same time, in the forest near planet Baiji's Outpost 23.
After Yan Biao indicated that Fang Zhao could make his move, he waited a few seconds, but Fang Zhao did not fire. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Fang Zhao put away his gun and look up at the sky.
"What's wrong?" Yan Biao remembered that Fang Zhao's hearing was better than the average person's. "Did you hear something?"
"I have a bad feeling. Something is about to happen," Fang Zhao said.
"You heard it?" Yan Biao was puzzled.
"Intuition." The way Fang Zhao looked at Yan Biao did not look like he was joking.
Yan Biao stopped smiling and tried to contact the people at the outpost, but found that he could not get in touch with them.
"No signal."
"No signal?" Kevin Lin was also astonished. "Eh, even the live broadcast signal is gone. Is there a problem with the base or the outpost?"
Yan Biao did not reply. He switched the mode on his communications device to the outpost's internal network and connected.
"Is there anything strange at the outpost?"
"Nothing, everything is normal," the person in charge of security at the outpost replied. "However, we can't contact the base."
"Can we contact the other outposts?" Yan Biao asked.
"We can't contact them either. Only our Outpost 23 district's internal network is working."
"Then there must be a problem with the base's main network." After some thought, Yan Biao instructed the people at the outpost, "Stay alert. Pay attention to the surroundings and see if there are any suspicious objects. Adjust the defense system to the highest level and keep it on. I will be there in half an hour."
After ending the call, Yan Biao told Kevin Lin and Fang Zhao, "Let's head back to the outpost first."
"Alright, alright! Let's head back! "Kevin Lin could not wait to head back. There was really no sense of security in the forest. Although he did not know what exactly had happened, he could feel the tension from the expressions of the others and the surrounding atmosphere. Whether or not they were being paranoid, it was always safer to hide at the outpost.
When they had left the outpost, they had not been in a rush, so they had walked slowly. But now was a special situation, and Yan Biao wanted to rush back as soon as possible. The people at the outpost were fine, and so was Fang Zhao, but Kevin Lin could not.
Yan Biao glanced at Kevin Lin, who was already panting from exhaustion after running for a short while. He got Leo De, the most robust member of the team, to carry Kevin Lin and run.
It had taken over an hour to leave the outpost, but it had only taken 20 minutes to return.
After entering the outpost, Yan Biao immediately rushed to the surveillance room to check if there were any other abnormalities.
Fang Zhao helped Kevin Lin into the room. Kevin Lin, who had finally recovered, did not look good. It had not been nice to be carried all the way.
"Fang Zhao, take a guess. What exactly happened? Did the base's transceiver network malfunction? Or was it an attack? "Kevin Lin started to think as soon as he rested. His professional mindset made him like to think the worst.
"It's definitely nothing good," Fang Zhao said.
Kevin Lin looked at Fang Zhao in astonishment. "How rare to hear you say this. Why are you so sure? You really didn't figure it out? "
"Intuition." Fang Zhao did not want to elaborate. He had no way of knowing the situation at the base, so he sat on the edge of the bed and pondered quietly. His brows furrowed, and the bad feeling grew stronger.
Out of the corner of his eye, Fang Zhao glanced over.
Without being fed, the usually lazy "rabbit" in the water tank was actually glowing and swimming more vigorously.
Fang Zhao turned on his communications device and contacted Yan Biao through the outpost's internal network.
"What's the matter?" Yan Biao's voice was tense. He seemed to have sensed something and was not as casual as usual.
"Something is coming. It should be from the sky. It's not safe here," Fang Zhao said.
Yan Biao did not make a sound. He was probably considering whether or not to listen to Fang Zhao's suggestion.
Fang Zhao did not wait long. Five seconds later, Yan Biao said, "I'll get someone to bring you to the underground shelter. It can defend against an air raid to a certain extent."
Very quickly, a few sentries brought Fang Zhao and Kevin Lin to the outpost's underground shelter. Not long after, Fan Lin and the other scientists were brought down as well.
"If the underground shelter can't take it, we can leave through the emergency exit over there." The sentries who had brought them pointed to the layout on the wall. The layout of the underground shelter was marked out in detail.
"Understood. You guys be careful too." As the oldest person here, Fan Lin appeared very calm. He had to be calm.
After the outpost team left, the underground shelter quieted down. The atmosphere was somewhat stifling.
To ease everyone's nerves, Fan Lin smiled and asked Fang Zhao, "Why did you bring it too?"
When Fang Zhao had come down, he had brought the water tank with him. At this moment, the fellow in the water tank was glowing.
"It seems … very agitated?" Fang Zhao said.
"No, it could be afraid. It probably sensed danger." Fan Lin's words caused the atmosphere in the underground shelter to become even more stifling.
Kevin Lin looked around and said worriedly, "This place is too old. I wonder what the quality is like."
The outpost's defense system and communication equipment had been upgraded, but the underground shelter had not. It looked very simple and crude.
"Everyone, be careful!" Fang Zhao suddenly said.
Boom —
The entire underground shelter shook.
"What happened …"
Boom —
Before Kevin Lin could finish speaking, there was another boom. The underground shelter shook, and those who had lost their footing almost fell.
Some debris fell from the ceiling, and a few items on the table tumbled down.
"The outpost was attacked, but the two shots just now did not hit. They were probably intercepted in mid-air by the outpost," Fan Lin consoled everyone. "Don't be too pessimistic. The outpost's defense system has been upgraded …"
Fan Lin was only halfway through his sentence when there was a loud boom. It was as if the entire outpost had been placed in a box and had been violently shaken by someone. The few scientists who had been sitting and standing fell to the ground. If Fan Lin had not been held up by Fang Zhao, he would have definitely fallen to the ground.
Kevin Lin's face hit the ground, and blood flowed from his nose. If Fang Zhao had not pulled him to the side, he might have been hit by something falling from the ceiling.
The lights in the room sizzled and went out. The "rabbit" in the water tank lit up the room.
"How is everyone?" Fang Zhao scanned the others.
"Someone is injured, but it shouldn't be life-threatening," one of the scientists replied.
Fang Zhao glanced at the layout on the wall and walked over to the fallen cabinet in the corner. He pried open the deformed cabinet door and took out the first aid kit. "There's a limited supply of medicine. Everyone, treat the injured first. Those with more serious injuries will be prioritized."
"Fang Zhao, what do you think of me?" Kevin Lin, whose face was covered in blood, asked.
Fang Zhao glanced at him. "Minor injuries. Wait here."
"Oh."
After Kevin Lin's nervousness had subsided, his occupational habit kicked in. He switched on the video camera. Although he could not go online and start a live broadcast, he could still film.
He switched the camera to shooting mode and first filmed his surroundings before turning it to face himself. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from his nose. "Hello everyone, I am your old friend Kevin Lin. My work ID number is LKW7986 from Huangzhou. Now, I am taking refuge in the basement of planet Baiji's Outpost 23. The outpost has been attacked, and we still don't know what the situation is like up there …"
After saying a bunch of things to the camera, Kevin Lin set the video he had just shot to be automatically sent. Once communications were restored, it would automatically be sent to the news agency's program team.
"Fang Zhao, do you want to film a part?" Kevin Lin asked.
"Film what?"
"Last words."
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