Great Power Technology.

Chapter 537 Purgatory
At the same time when the Hermes team was nervously preparing for the raid, in the basement of the target second-story building, Els was sitting upright facing the camera, speaking the lines he had repeated countless times.

In the past two days, all he has done is to read the script and shoot according to the script provided by the man named Avaka in this tightly controlled safe room. After a long time, his He was already in a trance, and his speech became stuttering, but it seemed that this state was what the other party wanted.

The more absent-minded they are, the more the other party praises them, because the other party believes that this state of mind can best present what they plan.

"Very good, Els, take a break, we will do it again later, if there is no problem, then our lockdown is over."

"However, your protection will last for a while. You know, after standing with us, you will become the enemy of many people—even if they don't want to kill you, they will control you at all costs. You're here to get the information they want."

Els nodded, and replied with a hoarse voice and weary:

"I understand, I will do according to your arrangement. But, do these things we are doing now really make sense?"

"Does it make sense?"

Avaka smiled, handed Els a cigarette, and then said:
"I think you've asked this question many times, and I've answered it many times."

"But it's okay, it's normal for you to have doubts when faced with such a major event, so I don't mind answering it again."

"Mr. Els, as you can see, the invasion of the adjacent dimension has already begun, and according to our current technical level, we have no possibility of confronting it."

"Nuclear bombs, nuclear fusion, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets. These things are not even as good as children's toys in front of the high-level civilizations in adjacent dimensions."

"No, it should be said that to them, these things are like a wooden stick that monkeys grab in our eyes. It may indeed have the attributes of some tools, but it is impossible to really bring about any change in the comparison of strength and weakness."

"Therefore, we can only choose another path—we must fundamentally change the form of civilization we belong to. Uploading consciousness is the first step."

"Now, the world doesn't agree with our line, they are still immersed in the dream of using sticks to fight the star warships, we must puncture their dreams, this is what you and I are doing these two days. "

Hearing this, Els sighed heavily, and then said with some doubts:
"However, those things I said are not all true. I didn't hear any voices from the void, and I didn't see any visions you described. Is the so-called civilization protection zone true?"

"we do not know."

Avaka shook his head unabashedly, then continued:
"We don't know whether civilization protection areas will exist. This is a speculation based on our thinking as human beings-since we will provide protection areas for wild animals, it is not the case that higher civilizations provide protection for lower civilizations. So incredible."

"In addition, I know what you want to ask. You think that the concept we propose is no different from the so-called natural sect, right?"

Seeing Els nodding, Awaka patted him on the shoulder and said:

"It is undeniable that in some respects, our routes overlap with theirs, but believe me, the overlap is very small, and our goals are completely different."

"We just need to use this part of the 'story' that is most resonant to human beings to expand the influence of the consciousness uploading project. After we have obtained enough project resources, we will start the real plan."

"Remember, we are not fugitives, we just don't want to put all our eggs in one basket."

Els finally nodded, he took the last puff of cigarette in his hand, and then asked:
"I want to go up and get some air, can I?"

"better not."

Avaka decisively rejected his request, and then explained:
"Our security is not foolproof. There may be dozens of sniper rifles aiming at us around this building. They are like poisonous snakes, waiting for you to show up. Once you show up, they will Killed by one hit."

"Only here, underground, can you be a little bit safer."

"If you want to see the sky, you can look at it through this screen. Don't worry, after the information is announced and you become a public figure, you will be able to breathe fresh air again."

"Ok."

Els nodded helplessly. He walked to the screen and sat down. The staff at the side also came over and enthusiastically introduced the usage of the monitoring equipment to him. I can't help being curious about the monitoring equipment that can be seen in the movie.

The scope of the cameras covered the entire building area. He controlled the cameras one by one to change directions at will, and even greeted the security guards standing guard outside the building through the microphone.

Everyone was very friendly, which made Els relax a lot.

After he switched the main frame to the rooftop camera, as Avaka said, he saw a pristine, cloudless sky.
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But above that piece of sky, there are two small black dots that are not so conspicuous.

Els frowned and zoomed in on the screen, and Avaka also looked at the screen curiously.

"It's a helicopter."

"Yes, it seems to be a fire helicopter. Look, there is a big bucket hanging under them."

Els said, pointing to the helicopter that has gradually emerged in outline on the screen.

"Also, the bucket should be full of water. It's flying very slowly. Any news of a wildfire nearby?"

"Who knows? Maybe there is. You know, firefighters are almost overwhelmed with fires all over the place this season. Maybe we should call on some neighbors—they're experts at fighting fires." of."

Hearing Avaka's words, everyone in the safe room laughed relaxedly.

This is of course just a joke, but if human beings can really gain the upper hand in this war, who dares to say that it is impossible for human beings to order another civilization in the adjacent dimension to do something beneficial to them?

If it can be done, it will be a bright future.

In just 2 minutes, the two firefighting helicopters flew closer and closer, and it seemed that they happened to pass over the safe house.

The security personnel all looked up at the two helicopters, and they were full of vigilance, because according to their rules, any vehicle approaching the safe house would be regarded as a threat.

Even firefighting helicopters are no exception.

Who knows if there are dozens of heavily armed soldiers in those two vats?
If the attack is made by rapid descent in the air, it will definitely bring a major threat to this building.

But fortunately, the helicopters did not show any sign of slowing down and hovering, they just flew over in a daze, just like all other helicopters performing fire fighting missions.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next second, the vat hanging under the helicopter suddenly dumped.

Everyone in the basement stared dumbfounded at the huge amount of liquid that spilled down. Els looked at Avaka in confusion, and asked:
"Why did you sprinkle us with water?"

".Who knows, it's not like trying to drown us with water, right? Such a small amount of water is not enough. It's probably just an operation error."

At this time, the liquid had seeped into every corner of the building, and was flowing towards the lower basement.

At this moment, Avaka's earphones suddenly heard the hysterical roar of the peripheral guards.

"It's oil! It's gasoline! Evacuate! Evacuate!!"

In the next second, flames rose into the sky.

It wasn't even anyone in the helicopter that ignited the fire, it was the electrical short circuit in the building.

The entire safe house turned into a burning purgatory.

(End of this chapter)