Alien Paradise.

Chapter 437 Unnatural Disaster

"Can the army not intervene for the time being?" Chaoyang asked K.

"Why?" K was puzzled. "This situation is no longer under the control of the police."

"I don't know where to start explaining this, but judging from the current situation, the thing that came out of that door may have a unique ability to infect mechanical equipment. Currently, only cars and other household machinery are affected. If it is replaced with military weapons, the situation may be out of control."

"Infection?" Elodie looked at him in surprise. "You mean Long Jiujun has made these machines on Earth have self-awareness?"

It sounds incredible, even contrary to common sense. After all, most machines were not designed to run automatically when they were first manufactured, just like a puppet without a brain. No matter how much you improve it, you can't make it speak suddenly. But the other world is full of mysteries. Not only is there more willpower, but there are also many other inexplicable forces. If this phenomenon is attributed to the power of God, it is not completely impossible.

"I'll try." Seeing Chaoyang so persistent, K immediately used his connections to communicate with his superiors.

About five minutes later, he shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do. "Unless the president orders a halt, the military will not agree to stop the operation."

Chaoyang was not surprised by this result.

K has a lot of influence in City M, and is considered one of the top businessmen, but when it comes to government and military affairs, this face is not so big. Moreover, the Canadian army is different from the neighboring country. It is under the command of the central government, and the city government cannot interfere with the military's decisions.

He even checked the Internet and found that the video of the "strange hole" in the M city area had become a hot search on many websites, including footage of people falling from mid-air and cars crashing uncontrollably. However, most of the netizens responded that the video was not credible, believing that it was just a special effects prank or an AI-generated video. Canadian netizens brought up the live broadcast address of their own news station to try to prove that this was definitely not a joke.

At this moment, almost an hour has passed since the channel was opened.

Chaoyang walked to the side of the banquet hall and called the Comprehensive Prevention and Control Center alone. He knew that this line was reserved for him by the Prevention and Control Center and was manned 24 hours a day. Sure enough, after the phone rang once, the other side answered, "This is the Prevention and Control Center. What do you want?"

"Let your leader answer the phone." Chaoyang said briefly.

In less than ten seconds, Gao Wei's voice came over, "I'm Gao Wei."

"It is recommended that direct flights to and from Canada be cut off immediately, and that connecting flights and shipping routes with Canada be reviewed over the next 48 hours."

"What did you say?"

Chaoyang didn't explain much and hung up the phone directly. He knew that such a reminder was enough for these people.

The first batch of law enforcement troops finally arrived at the scene. They began to block the streets and tried to clear out all residents around the intersection. Even reporters on the scene were expelled.

"They are not there just for public security." Elodie said with a worried look on her face, "What will happen if people here enter the other world?"

"That depends on what the person who opened the channel thinks." Chaoyang continued to use the street camera to observe the situation on the scene. "If the other party only allows the consciousness to pass through, the consciousness of the person who lost his body will also collapse, which is no different from being dead. If both are allowed to pass through, the opener will have to pay a lot of willpower. Of course, it can also be set to one-way passage to minimize the loss of willpower - after all, the flow of gas in and out of the channel also consumes energy."

"Do you think someone else opened the passage?"

"There are some things that the demon said that I am more concerned about." He thought carefully and said, "The man mentioned 'homeland' and 'their place'. Homeland should refer to the earth."

Because there is also a saying that the angels of the hometown hunt the devils. This is also the norm on Earth.

The two are mortal enemies. Once the devil is exposed, he will be hunted endlessly by the angels.

Elodie nodded slightly. "But I don't think he is from Earth... at least he has never dealt with angels before."

"How to say?"

"Because he called me 'an angel who can enslave his fellow men'." She thought seriously, "Maybe he thinks that my wind speed and high-speed combo are worthy of the name of an angel, but the fact is that demons are almost extinct on Earth, so angels' abilities are also rare. For example, before I worked with you, my strength was less than one-tenth of what it is now. I always feel that his understanding of angels is still in the era of word of mouth, which feels a bit retro."

"I see." Chaoyang nodded thoughtfully, "So all his knowledge of 'homeland' was heard from others. People who call Earth their hometown must have left Earth for a long time and cannot return. 'Their place' should be where Charlie was born and grew up... a world different from Earth."

He once lived on Earth and opened passages to other worlds... Elodie and Chaoyang both thought of a historical figure.

"Could it be... him?" she murmured.

Susas, the awakened demon who once fought with K and eventually disappeared.

According to K's description, it was a desolate and dead world, just like the end of the world. Even if he only caught a glimpse of it, it left an indelible impression on him.

"Mr. Chao..." K's voice suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two people, "I'm afraid your speculation is correct. M City is in big trouble..."

As he said this, his eyes were still fixed on the curtain, and his tone was filled with indignation, regret, and a hint of reluctance. Many humans do not necessarily have the ability to express complex emotions.

Chaoyang followed K's gaze and saw a camera at the intersection capturing the scene: the tank that had just driven off the transport vehicle to clear the obstacle suddenly accelerated and crushed the soldiers commanding it into a pool of meat paste. At the same time, the turret was slowly rotating, aiming at a troop transport truck fifty meters away.

The soldiers on the vehicle had no idea that danger was coming. They continued to get off the vehicle in an orderly manner, organize their equipment, and listen to the tasks assigned by their superiors.

Then the tanks opened fire—

After a flash of light, the truck instantly turned into a bright fireball. More than half of the surrounding soldiers fell to the ground on the spot, and the remaining ones who could still move rolled on the ground, as if screaming.

This camera did not have a recording function, so this series of scenes was like a silent movie. However, even though no sound could be heard, it did not prevent the three people from understanding to what extent the situation at the scene had deteriorated.

What's worse is that the images on the big screen are decreasing, from more than 20 at the beginning to 4 or 5 now. Some of them are lost due to power outages and equipment damage, while others are out of Chaoyang's control, as if they are no longer tools at the mercy of others, but living beings that have re-recognized themselves.

No one knows how strong the diffusion capability of this mechanical army protected by the God of Machines is.

But they all know that the normal operation of human society cannot be separated from the help of machinery.

"It's not that M City is in big trouble..." Chaoyang said slowly, "It's that all humans on Earth are in big trouble."

(End of this chapter)