dark moon

Chapter 230
Although I don’t know what the lights and sounds mean, the rapid and sharp sound is not something worth looking forward to. In addition, the blood-red lights flash non-stop, even if some people say that this is a signal that everything is safe. No one will believe it.

The bugs are at it again.

This is the first guess that arises in everyone's mind.

"Tsk, what an ignorant insect." The high-level mercenaries who were fooling around froze. Shuer sighed softly and made a comforting gesture to everyone in the restaurant, "Don't worry, you continue to eat. , the soldiers of the mercenary regiment stay here to protect civilians, don’t be too nervous, it should be safe here, you just need to pay more attention, there is no need to enter the alert state. Friesen, you are not interested, Yuri, I guess you After replenishing the water, I don’t want to go out anymore, so you two will stay and take care of me, and the others will follow me to the control room to have a look.”

"Are you going to listen to those words that you don't understand again?" Dak picked it up from nowhere, and a bloody rose appeared on his fingertips, "Actually, you can let me and the beautiful Miss Saff stay. The two of us are better Suitable for protecting civilians.”

The female swordsman looked at Xiure, then at Dak, then quietly moved a few steps and hid behind Xiu'er, avoiding Dak's sight.

"Hey, you're a scumbag with only single-digit combat power." Thumbs down to fully express his contempt. Shuuer took Sav's hand like a winner and walked away with a few people, while a certain loser could only hang his head in despair. He followed behind, muttering something like, "I'll make you mad to death when I get out."

I hurried back to the control room, and as soon as I entered the door, the phantom of the woman in military uniform appeared on the platform again, with the same etiquette of tapping heels and right hands across the chest, and the same completely incomprehensible language.

Xiuer nodded casually and pointed at the alarm that was still screaming. The corners of Dak's mouth twitched slightly. This is a necessary skill for people in high positions. Without saying a word, just a few simple gestures can do it. Let subordinates understand the superior's intentions.

Sure enough, even if it was just a phantom, or just an automatic control system, the woman in military uniform had very high logical judgment ability. She immediately discerned what Shuer meant. The piercing alarm sound stopped immediately, the lights in the control room dimmed, and the surroundings Light emitted from the platform, and the light converged to the center. Immediately, a three-dimensional image unfolded in front of everyone. Everyone seemed to be looking down at the ground from high in the sky. Every piece of soil and every insect in the image was very lifelike. The insect showed its teeth and claws, as if it might pounce on you at any time.

In addition to the realistic three-dimensional images, behind the woman in military uniform, a topographic map is unfolded in the air. There are various markings circled on the topographic map. Although I don’t quite understand the meaning of those markings, at least I can understand the general situation of the surrounding area. .

Seeing the phantom displayed, several mercenaries couldn't help but take a breath.

Looking down at the ground, judging from the size of the bugs, at least at a height of 100 meters, each of the bugs we fought before became only the size of a fist.The dense insect tide covered the purple carpet and occupied the entire ground. Looking into the distance, the entire open plain was covered with ferocious bugs. Even if you climbed up and looked at it, you could not see the edge of the insect tide. .One hundred thousand? [-] million?Forget it, the mercenaries have given up estimating, the numbers have lost their meaning at this time, as long as they know it is infinite.

What’s even more frightening is that these bugs are not stationary or wandering around. They are moving in the same direction, as if they are marching, especially when the bug swarm leaves the range of the carpet and lines up for dozens or even tens of meters. The [-]-meter-wide queue turned into a rolling torrent like a river running along a river, heading in a fixed direction.

Where are they going?It's not coming towards us.

This is what everyone is worried about.

Such a large swarm of insects was beyond the imagination of the mercenaries. It was like a nightmare from which they could not wake up. The mercenaries looked at each other and smiled wryly.Yes, the number of swarms is completely out of the controllable range. If you are trapped in the swarm, even a powerful gold rank expert, no matter how long you can last, the final outcome can only be that the energy is exhausted and the swarm is torn to pieces .

"Tsk." Shuer clicked his tongue and pointed to the map image behind the woman in military uniform with a straight face. Originally, he just wanted her to mark the path of the insect swarm on the map, but he didn't expect that the woman in military uniform could do a better job. , the three-dimensional image immediately dimmed, becoming vague, and the map was enlarged in front of everyone. On the map, more than a dozen hollow arrows converged from a distance, probably representing the path where the insect swarm gathered, a The solid arrow points zigzag to the southwest of the map, which should indicate the direction in which the torrent of bugs is heading.

"Well... there are no marked points on the path of the insect swarm. It should not be coming towards us." In the eyes of laymen, the military map is complicated and difficult to understand, but in the eyes of insiders it is very simple, even if it is not in the same world. The same goes for military maps.Xiuer stared at the map for a long time, nodded thoughtfully, waved to the woman in military uniform, pointed to the ground, and then pointed to himself.

The automatic system's understanding ability is quite good, and a circle of light immediately appears on the map. There is indeed a mark with unknown letters there, which should represent the fortress where everyone lives. "Sure enough, they are not coming towards us. Mia and Militi, you two go and inform them. The alarm is lifted and you can rest where you are. You can go to the recreation room. It is more comfortable to sit there than in the restaurant. You can also use the bathroom. But the battle Regardless of their strength, professionals should work in groups of at least three. No matter how many ordinary people there are, they must be accompanied by at least two mercenaries. Tell them to remember that not only bathing, but also all actions in the camp must follow the above principles. High-level mercenaries The number of people in a group can be reduced to two, and violators will be responsible for the consequences.”

Xiure said it very relaxedly, as if he could really relax, but no one could laugh now.Indeed, maybe the bugs are not coming towards everyone this time, but what about in the future?Moreover, no matter who the targets of the bugs are, their scale is real. Everyone's goal is to leave this damn projection world alive, and to leave with a group of ordinary people, surrounded by this group of terrifying creatures. How could it be possible with you around?

"Since the command has been handed over to me, then I said don't worry, you don't need to worry." Xiu Er's smile was faint, as if everything was under control, "Oh, it's just a group of mindless bugs, no matter how many It's the same for Duo, there's nothing to worry about. Dak, Moria, you two should follow along. The battle with the mutant spider mother is very exhausting for both of you, so rest more so that you can recover sooner. Saf and I will observe the bugs again. I will go back in a while. By the way, Mia, you can arrange a room for rest at night. The fortress is always under the control of the automatic system, so there should be no problem, but it is safer to check every room. "

"Eh? Do I want to go back too?" Moria looked reluctant, "These bugs are very interesting, I still want to see them."

"Uh..." Xiu'er obviously wanted to drive everyone away, but Moria obviously didn't intend to cooperate. If it were someone else, he could still forcefully order, but Lin Jing... let's forget it, "You can do whatever you want. Bar."

"Ha." Mia smiled meaningfully, seeming to see through Shuer's concerns, but in the end she said nothing. The three of them turned and left, leaving only Shuer and Savmoria in the control room. inside.

"Huh, @#." Xiu Er uttered a syllable with unknown meaning, the phantom of the woman in military uniform stepped forward, and gave a military salute to Xiu Er again.

"Sure enough, this is a name. Tsk, the pronunciation rules are not much different." Shuer nodded secretly and pointed at the dimmed three-dimensional image around him.The image immediately lights up again, clearer and more realistic than at the beginning, no different from being immersed in the scene.

"Why are you driving everyone away?" Xiu'er was tapping his thigh, staring at the stream of rolling insects in a daze. Unexpectedly, Lin Jing's tone became more serious than ever before, "Is there anything that must be concealed?"

"Sometimes, ignorance is also a kind of happiness. It is better for one or two people to shoulder the pressure than to bear the pressure together. Pressure will not be reduced just because someone shares it." Shuer responded casually, Suddenly his face became stern, he called out the name of the woman in military uniform, and pointed at a point in the insect tide.

It was another unexpected surprise. Originally, I just wanted to make the three-dimensional image more obvious. Unexpectedly, the image of the finger position actually changed several times in succession, and was magnified at least ten times. The insect swarm could be seen clearly.

"For example, it would be better if fewer people see something that can cause stress. Once the stress is too great, it won't be weird to do any weird things."

What Shuer was referring to was a bug, a huge bug.When looking down from a high altitude, it is easy to ignore its existence due to the interference of the surrounding insect swarms, but after magnifying it more than ten times, it becomes very conspicuous.

It was a giant beetle. Judging from the size of the surrounding bugs, it was at least five meters long and three meters high. On both sides of the mouthparts in front of the head, two one-meter-long sharp fangs were curved inward. The tips of the fangs were curved inward. Shining brightly, opening and closing unconsciously.The beetle's wings have degenerated and turned into thickened armor. The carapace all over its body is black and shiny. It relies on its thick legs to move. With its six short legs, it can actually keep up with the speed of other small bugs. There are even Yu Yu, once such a body sprints at full strength, coupled with the sharp fangs, it is simply more powerful than the heavy mountain chariot that the Mountain Empire is proud of.

"Oh, that's right." Moria struck out with lightning speed, throwing a spear and stabbing the phantom of the giant beetle. Of course, it would not have any effect on the phantom, but the forest elf still kept the thrusting action, "So you don't want to be side by side. There is even a little trust in the comrades in battle."

Xiuer's tapping movement on his thigh paused, and his once holy expression turned gloomy. He turned his head little by little and stared at the nonchalant Lin Jing with cold eyes. He slowly grasped the hammer in his right hand.

The forest elf in the elf form seemed not to be aware of Xiuer's anger. He shook his ears and pointed at the three-dimensional image with excitement: "Hey, this bug was knocked down by the companion behind it. It turned out that it thought there was an enemy. It opened its teeth and claws. He has an intimidating air, hahaha, he is just an idiot."

(End of this chapter)