Meng Xiang ran briskly around the mountain road and reached the mountainside in one breath. The vague image of the military base appeared in front of him. In order to build the base, half of the mountaintop above the mountainside was almost dug up, leaving a large open space to build a military research and development base like a fortress.
It was the "Arrow Project" of this R&D base that changed the entire town beyond recognition and put everyone in danger.
Now this base is shrouded in fog, eerie and terrifying, and as silent as a dead city.
"Bang bang bang!" The sudden gunshots broke the silence of the mountains and made some dormant creatures hidden in the mountains stir.
Meng Xiang was startled and hurriedly took out the golden shield and golden sword. He stuck to the edge of the mountain, alert to the movements around him, and quickly walked towards the mountainside.
Faintly, roars, shouts, screams and gunshots sounded one after another, and then gradually calmed down. Meng Xiang felt very strange, quickened his pace, turned a corner, and the main entrance of the base appeared in front of him.
The gate of the base was open, with several military vehicles and armored vehicles parked outside. A team of soldiers were aiming their guns outside. A strong smell of blood was pouring out from the door, and Meng Xiang couldn't help pinching his nose.
"Who is it?" A soldier not far to the side pointed a gun at Meng Xiang and shouted loudly. Suddenly, there were "swish" sounds, and dozens of guns were aimed at Meng Xiang at the same time.
"What on earth happened here?" Meng Xiang said calmly. He put away his golden sword and golden shield, and shouted at the nearest soldier: "Why don't you quickly enter the base and stop the experiment?" He was absolutely sure that the "Arrow Project" was the culprit of the thick fog, and he also knew that the clues to dispel the fog were hidden in the base, so he asked with confidence.
"Put down your guns, don't be rude." An officer in military uniform yelled, walked over in neat steps, saluted, and said respectfully: "I am Lieutenant Swell, may I ask who you are..."
Meng Xiang looked at the base, frowned and said, "I am here to dispel this thick fog. Do you know what happened down the mountain?"
Swell and the soldiers around him looked very unhappy, even ashamed. Meng Xiang discerned their expressions and said, "Tell me, what should we do to dispel this thick fog? I have some very strong companions at the foot of the mountain. In order to stop this disaster, my companions and I are willing to sacrifice our lives."
"This..." Swell looked embarrassed. Meng Xiang naturally knew that they would never tell ordinary people the military secrets. Listening to the occasional roars from the base, Meng Xiang guessed that the base might have been occupied by terrible creatures.
"Report, the third batch of assault personnel was wiped out. The rescue team that was supposed to arrive yesterday has no news now. Please give instructions." A soldier ran over and said respectfully. Swell's face was gloomy. He sighed and murmured, "Is it really impossible to prevent the disaster from happening?"
"Report, the fourth batch of assault personnel are ready, please give the order." Another soldier hurried over to report. Before Swell could answer, Meng Xiang immediately said, "Second Lieutenant, please allow me to go with you."
"Friends, it's very dangerous inside. Unknown creatures have occupied the base. Those who fail to escape in time are being torn to pieces and devoured. In order to stop this disaster, we have sent three groups of commandos in, but no one has returned alive."
"Maybe I'm the first person to come out alive." Meng Xiang reached out and grabbed the collar of the soldier who was giving the report, lifted him up with one hand, looking calm, as if it was no effort at all.
The soldier weighed at least 70 kilograms. He was lifted up by Meng Xiang with one hand. He was stunned and could hardly believe his eyes. Swell was stunned for a long time before he slowly said, "My friend, you are really strong."
"Not only strength, my fighting ability is stronger than any of you. I've said, I'm here to dispel the fog and save the town. Let me go in with you and find out the situation. Then I'll call my companions down the mountain, so that I have enough strength to break into the base and resolve the crisis." Meng Xiang demonstrated briefly and conquered the soldiers in front of him with his strength. Because he knew that when people are helpless, what they need most is personal heroism. Meng Xiang didn't think he could dispel the fog by himself. In addition to finding out the situation, his more important purpose was to shock the soldiers and obtain intelligence.
Swell thought for a moment, then said solemnly as if he had made up his mind, "Okay, we'll allow you to go in with the fourth assault team. We won't be responsible for any consequences."
"Good!" Meng Xiang was very happy that he had finally achieved his goal. Although this break-in was dangerous, his purpose was just to go in and explore, and then escape. In this way, he could at least gain Swell's trust.
The commandos consisted of five people, all of them were burly men, each wearing a military uniform and holding a rifle. They were absolutely well-trained soldiers, and even though the first three batches of commandos never returned, they remained calm.
Meng Xiang also got a rifle and several magazines, but the golden sword was much more useful than the rifle when encountering monsters in a narrow area. He put the rifle into the ring, held the golden shield in his left hand, and held the golden sword in his right hand, followed the commandos, and entered the base with a fearless attitude.
The strong smell of blood was unbearable. Meng Xiang, who was following behind the team, listened attentively to the movements around him. The "whoosh" sound of breathing at the corner attracted Meng Xiang's attention. He signaled everyone to stop, walked forward lightly, protected his body with the golden shield, picked up a piece of gravel from the ground and threw it over.
"Squeak!" A strange creature as big as a dog rushed out from the corner like lightning, and its claws accurately grabbed the still rolling gravel on the ground.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The gunshots continued. They pulled the trigger at the same time, and bullets rained down at the creature in front of them. "Pop" sounds came from the creature's skin.
"Ah!" The creature stood firm and swung its small melon-like head. Meng Xiang finally saw its true face. It was a juvenile alien.
Regardless of whether they are young or adult, this alien-like creature should not be underestimated. Meng Xiang hurriedly protected his chest with the golden shield and pulled the members of the commando team away with one hand. He saw a black shadow flash, and before he could react, with a "clang!" sound, the alien's long tail had already swung over, and a powerful force hit the golden shield.
Meng Xiang unlocked his potential lock, stood firmly, raised the golden sword in his right hand, and the alien's head flew up immediately.
Witnessing Meng Xiang's magical skills, the commandos cheered loudly in panic, but Meng Xiang was sweating in his heart. It was pure luck that he blocked the alien's attack. Even if it was a juvenile alien, the speed at which it swung its tail was still unimaginable.
What's even more terrifying is that compared to the bugs in Starship Troopers, the aliens are much stronger in intelligence, speed and hard shell. They know how to ambush and attack at corners. Ordinary modern weapons cannot penetrate their hard skin. How many such creatures are there in the base? Hearing the "beeping" sound coming from the base from time to time, Meng Xiang felt scared.
But the show had to go on. Meng Xiang dragged the alien with its head chopped off and said to the members of the commando as if nothing had happened, "Go out and check these monsters and report the situation inside to your superiors. You are too weak. You will only die if you go in. You will not be able to complete the mission." After that, he turned around and walked out dragging the alien's remains.
The commandos witnessed Meng Xiang kill the monster that even bullets could not defeat with just a few moves, and they were already impressed by the young man in front of them. Moreover, although they had been trained for a long time and were ready to die, the first three groups of members who broke in were wiped out, and there was no telling how many monsters were hidden in the base just now, which would terrify anyone, so everyone left the base at the same time.
The commandos naturally exaggeratedly described Meng Xiang's heroic act of beheading the alien, and Swell and the other soldiers nodded repeatedly. Meng Xiang crouched beside the alien's corpse to examine it, then stood up and said to Swell, "Second Lieutenant, this kind of creature cannot exist on Earth. Even bullets can't penetrate its shell. If you send more people in, they will just die. I think the most effective way is to use missiles and other weapons of mass destruction to destroy the entire base."
"I'm sorry, my friend, we can't destroy the base." Swell looked embarrassed and continued, "This is just a military research base equipped with conventional weapons. We have sent a signal for help, but no rescue team has appeared yet. Moreover, if we simply destroy the base, this thick fog will remain on Earth forever and cannot be dispelled."
Meng Xiang's mind moved, knowing that he had found a clue to dispel the thick fog. He followed the clues and continued to ask questions: "In other words, you sent a commando team to sneak into the base to resolve the crisis. My companions down the mountain are stronger than me, and I believe that any one of them can defeat your commando team. So, how about letting us be the fifth batch of members to break in? What do you think?"
Swell's eyes lit up, as if he had been waiting for Meng Xiang to say this. He nodded quickly and said, "That's great. We and the residents of the town will thank you."
"You're welcome." Meng Xiang raised his hand, his expression restrained, and asked seriously: "So, what should we do? And where did this thick fog come from?"
"Let me explain." An old man in a suit came down from a small car on the side with a cane. Swell introduced him, "This is Dr. Cole, one of the designers of the Arrow Project."
Meng Xiang nodded and glanced at Cole with disgust. It was because of these crazy scientists that this thick fog was created. No matter in the real world or the plot world, those who arbitrarily destroyed nature and violated the laws of nature under the banner of scientific research were equally disgusting.
Cole couldn't understand Meng Xiang's mind. He chattered, "The Arrow Project is a space connection experiment that the military has been committed to developing in recent years. Strong magnetic clouds can rearrange the molecular structure of matter, thereby creating space-time overlap.
"You mean, the space we are in overlaps with the alien space? So the creatures from the alien space appear next to us out of thin air?"
Cole nodded and continued, "This is a great research, and it is close to success. However, when we expanded the magnetic cloud and overlapped the space, unexpected deviations occurred. There was more than one overlapping space. Because of this, when we tried to disconnect, one alien space after another had overlapped with our space. It was completely ineffective to only disconnect the space we expected. The thick fog formed by the magnetic cloud spread, and the scope of spatial overlap increased. As a result, creatures from alien spaces accidentally entered the spatial cracks and appeared here. As the scope expanded, gradually, patches of plants and even geographical environments would cover our space."
Meng Xiang said thoughtfully: "This experiment is quite interesting. If you succeed in the experiment and fully master the space overlap technology, then if you want to destroy a city or even a country, you only need to overlap the space to those places, and they will naturally be defeated without a fight, right?"
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