Returning from the abyss

Chapter 552 The Flash of the Long Night

Near night, Lu Ning returned to the camp. The dragon veins and worm bait had already returned. They had the equipment here to assist them and they knew about the volcanic eruption in the direction of Beast God Valley, so they didn't say much.When Lu Ning asked about the communication signal, Lei Wang gave her the part that had been deciphered, and Chongbai took Kong Gu and Qingniao away for treatment.

Pan Oak found a place to sit down, and Long Mai went over to chat with him, and the two started chatting.Lu Ning browsed through the original order with the computer. In fact, most of the pages were battle reports—it seemed that the fleet was really nervous, and they actually sent this kind of thing to emphasize the seriousness.

The power of the hydrogen bomb dropped by the No. 1 outpost is actually average. It is considered serious on a planet, but in space it is only to the extent of shaking the protective cover.To blow up a battleship, at least two hundred similar hydrogen bombs are needed to complete it.However, those seven imploded ones were about to die.

No ship would set up a protective cover on the inside, because of this the energy cabin is the highest level of security.Cold fusion is not without any thermonuclear reaction, the energy release alone is enough to melt the surrounding cabin into the most primitive metal cluster, not to mention the duet of radiation and shock waves, the whole ship directly becomes a space graveyard.

In the interstellar war, this is actually quite normal. In Lu Ning's memory, there are countless scenes of starships blowing up into space fireworks, but this time it is not an expedition, but a rescue. The starship may be a little wary of the phantom beasts on the phantom star , but who would have thought that the advance team would kill them first?
After reading the battle report, Lu Ning was not surprised by the starship's reaction.However, she was also a little surprised that Pang Xu really dared to directly attack the starship. You must know that the development of the remains of alien civilization on the phantom star is continuing, and the technological advantages in Pang Xu's hands will soon be recovered. Ping even surpassed, not to mention that there are guys like tourists who cheat.

"Captain, we have received a signal from the deputy team." Lei Wang walked over, "They have safely left the volcanic eruption zone, but the situation there has become too chaotic, and I don't know how many people have escaped."

"Don't worry about others, as long as our team doesn't suffer too much loss. Lei Wang, you go and meet them. We will set off tomorrow and return after tonight's rectification."

"Yes!"

After Lei Wang left, Lu Ning returned to the landing craft and sent a message to NE-002. The connection time was a little slower this time, but she still responded.

"Sorry, I'm a little busy...how is the operation of Beast God Valley?"

"NE-002, I saw the A-level Phantom Beast 'Phantom Core' in the Beast God Valley, and learned from it that everyone on the Phantom Star is infected with the disease named 'Phantom Star Syndrome' by Pang Xu."

Lu Ning's straightforward words made NE-002 react a little.

"All infected?"

"Yes, this news comes from the phantom core. Unless its life level also needs to deceive us, otherwise this is not fake news."

"No, what about the route of infection? What about the symptoms?"

"On this point, there is a cognitive difference between the phantom core and us. It believes that it will be infected as long as it is on the phantom star, and there is no way to explain the specific situation. In addition, we found a As a member of the advance team, he has been able to use phantom star syndrome to adjust himself proficiently, and I have also benefited from the role of this kind of thinking in strengthening the body."

"Can it still be used in this way? But in this way, maybe the people at Outpost No. 1 have already mastered similar skills, and their own strength may be as dangerous as the technology in their hands." NE-002 soon Reminiscent of the current situation, "I'm sorry, several captains on our side are researching an important discovery, and if this matter is reported to them, I'm afraid it will be delayed a bit."

"Important discovery? What happened?"

"...Anyway, if you trust me, you can tell me about the situation in Beast God Valley in detail."

"Well, the biggest surprise is that Wen Beiluo of AL-001 led several teams to suddenly take over the entire investigation project, and this person is still missing."

"We have a little bit of information about this. Wen Beiluo doesn't communicate with us often, and his personality is rather strange, but it's a little puzzling that he will go to the Beast God Valley in person."

"In addition, according to the information provided by Pan Oak we rescued, the phantom core told us to look for the 'escape pod'. Do you have any relevant news?"

NE-002 was silent again for a while.

"It seems there is?"

"The escape pod is a technological device left by the observers. We once suspected that it was modified by the spacecraft they came here, but later ruled out this possibility. It exists in the entire galaxy, and it does not use imaginary number technology but curved light The concealment of the paint can be found if you look carefully."

"Being able to say this, you must have found at least one of them."

"Now the three captains are on the escape pod. I don't know the specific progress there, and I have no right to ask. Now I'm dealing with the rebellion at the No. 1 outpost. Earlier, an observation team observed Tianmu Yi The signal sent by the outpost is just a warning, not to the point of attack."

"Probably because of the problem in the Beast God Valley." Lu Ning passed on Pang Xu's recording, "He is very vigilant against our group, and he may have left some detectors. In terms of time, from the time we listened to the recording to The two starships were attacked, and it was almost the time to send the hydrogen bomb through the imaginary space."

"Understood, I need to report this to NE-001."

"Is there any new news besides this?"

"What the three captains mean is that you'd better hold your ground. Currently, the redevelopment of the technology in each ruins is in progress. Maybe it won't be long before we can send you the means of making weapons and armor related to imaginary technology. Then you will be able to fight."

"Don't you care about Tianmuyi's situation?"

"You can guess that they will definitely use the imaginary space to build a defensive network. Untargeted attacks will not be able to reach the predetermined position. During this period, you will continue to do whatever you want, but the time for the general summoning order may not be too far away. Do it Be mentally prepared."

"it is good."

Lu Ning cut off the communication.

She is very clear that there must be some reasons for the No. 1 outpost. This kind of rebellion has never been unreasonable, but the alliance will never accept any reason. The extermination order has been issued, and the No. 1 outpost has no chance to justify.

After thinking about the plan for a while, Lu Ning walked outside.The bright headlights illuminated the camp, and Mo Lianren and his party had already returned. After counting the number of people, the atmosphere of everyone was a little dull.

The loss of the three people is already considered small compared to the danger of Beast God Valley, but no one will be happy about it.Taking Lu Ning's team as an example, Yang Hao didn't get along well with everyone, but he taught the insect bait a lot of knowledge. Apart from the situation, Clarinet actually had a good relationship with his teammates. Mo Lianren's team obviously also because of The medical soldier who did not return was sad.

Lu Ning took off his helmet.

"Captain?" Longmai looked at her suspiciously.

"I won't hide it from you. We have all been infected with the phantom star syndrome that led to the demise of the entire advance team before, without exception, so there is no need to wear a helmet for protection." Lu Ning glanced around the crowd, "Take a breath The air here doesn't hurt either."

"Oh... this news is really..." Qiu Shu was the first to raise his hand to take off his helmet, with a forced smile on his face, "You should warn us in advance, captain."

"Ah, I had expected it." Baihu also took off his helmet, "The standard epidemic prevention procedures of the outposts are no worse than our simple protective measures, but they still all suffered. I knew it was probably useless. Lu Ning Captain, how lethal is this disease?"

"Pan Oak, come here, let's explain to everyone what kind of disease Phantom Star Syndrome is." Lu Ning waved to the one who came back from the rescue, and at this time everyone also took off their helmets and really showed their faces.

"Generally speaking, this is a thought-oriented body alienation disease. It exists in all creatures in the phantom star. It is not accurate to say that it is a disease. The specific way it happens is when you strongly think about a certain strengthening direction. At that time, the infected creatures around will start to mutate in this direction."

"That's not very Superman!" said Spade immediately.

"Uh... let me explain." Pan Oak raised his arm to indicate that he was going to speak, "This kind of thinking training can only affect yourself through training, but the creatures of the phantom star have a special natural state, that is, 'Genetic instability', you know?"

"Yang Hao mentioned it before." Insect Bait said gloomily, "He said that although the E-level phantom beasts are weak, they have very strong genetic change characteristics, and those primitive eggs are almost born for this purpose. The higher the level of the eggs, The more unstable and high-quality screening ability it has, the stronger it will be."

"Well, more scientific research is better than my groping." Pan Oak nodded, "Phantom beasts are extremely susceptible to human thinking because they have this extra characteristic compared to us. It’s what we want to look like in our heads, and they’ll take that signal and change to that look.”

"This is probably the reason why the outposts were destroyed. Each outpost stored a lot of live samples of phantom beasts for research," Mo Lianren said.

"Yes. But human beings' emotions are not usually too strong, and the researchers and soldiers of the advance team are specially selected. Occasionally, one or two similar incidents will not lead to large-scale disasters, so most of the outposts The station only regards it as a characteristic of some kind of Eudemons."

"It sounds like there are other opportunities for the destruction of the outpost?" Tie Mei was a little surprised.

"According to the descriptions of some people we rescued, many people had nightmares on the night when the danger broke out. I think that is the most fundamental reason. The evolution created by phantom star syndrome does not require logical thinking, but Nightmares are simultaneously in line with thoughts and strong emotions, which directly causes all the creatures in the outpost to be alienated to varying degrees."

"But humans don't." Spider Silk said, "Is it because we have a stable genetic type?"

This time it was Lu Ning who answered: "I think so, because I also tried it later, just to make myself change, I have to do my best, and the moment when I feel that my physical fitness is at its peak is also the moment when my emotions are the strongest. "

"Ah..." Kong Gu opened his mouth. He was the only one who witnessed Lu Ning's change. At this moment, he finally had an explanation, but suddenly he didn't know whether to say it, and immediately closed it again.

"So even people with stable genes can change themselves through Phantom Star Syndrome, provided that you have enough specific imagination and abundant emotions... This is very difficult." Pan Oak rubbed his chin, "My initial emotions It is survival, because the mentality of wanting to live and not caring about any changes is too strong, which triggers my own changes. But you have also seen that no matter how I change, it is impossible to break away from the basic posture of being human. I don’t know if it is imagination Is the power not rich enough or my emotions are weakened."

"We have time to verify this point. In short, everyone knows what phantom star syndrome is. It will not cause a big impact in normal times, but beware of someone using this to cause some trouble." Lu Ning said.

"It's still unbelievable...Captain, have you been able to change yourself?" Bayonet asked.

"I can." Lu Ning blinked, and her eyes turned into vertical pupils, "But now my mood is relatively stable, so I don't have a lot of strength to display."

"It's cool!" Spade gave a thumbs up, "I'm going to try it tonight. Although it's a disease, it sounds like a good thing!"

"Well... have a good rest tonight, and we will return tomorrow."

Lu Ning allowed everyone to try it for themselves, but she also knew that there must be something undiscovered about the Phantom Star Syndrome, otherwise such a good thing would not make Pang Xu launch a rebellion no matter what.

She must have seen something in the Beast God Valley that Pang Xu didn't want others to see and understand.

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In the middle of the night, there was a row of bright lines in the sky, which was the tail light left by the accelerated ignition of long-range missiles at the apse star, and their target was Tianmuyi.

The lowest level of an attack aimed at annihilation is neutron shock.Lu Ning looked at the picture returned on the screen, those bright lines approached the thin outer layer of the Tianmu Yi, and then disappeared suddenly.About three seconds later, a strong flash erupted from the distant part of the planet, piercing the night sky and even eclipsing the dim starlight for an instant.

"report."

Longmai and Leiwang quickly retrieved data from the parameter instrument, and then made a simulation map.

"Confirming the phagocytosis of the imaginary space, the missile disappears within a range of five kilometers to ten kilometers close to the ground, and after a delay of about three seconds, it releases energy at the far end of the star. It is the release of pure energy, not the missile detonating on the surface of the star. It can be deduced that they detonated the missile in the imaginary space, and then opened the gap to release the indigestible energy."

"The attack was easily resolved." Lu Ning took a deep breath, "It seems that we also need to go to the dark spot again."

(End of this chapter)