The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Lin Ci and his group immediately boarded the hovercraft. This small hovercraft was somewhat unaffected by the mountain roads and was much faster than ordinary vehicles.

The beast tide was approaching, and as soon as the Qing City team boarded the hovercraft, the hovercraft immediately started moving...

With a deafening roar, the hovercraft carried everyone away from the ruins of the Kunlun Command Center.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the atmosphere in the car remained heavy and oppressive.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Can anyone tell me where this beast tide came from?"

"Why haven't we received any notification? Can't satellites of this size see this?"

Lin Ci was looking at Liang Cheng at this moment. He had just asked Liang Cheng about his mental perception, but Liang Cheng had not given an answer before.

Now that we are temporarily out of danger, it is time to get the answer.

However, Lin Ci saw that Liang Cheng's face remained extremely confused, so he did not press him for an answer, but simply sat aside and waited for Liang Cheng's response.

However, the whispers around them did not stop.

"According to the footage recorded in the command center's black box... the Kunlun command center was also suddenly attacked by the beast tide. And it was those giants who actually broke through the first line of defense... It's normal that we weren't alerted."

"About a minute and a half after we received the warning of the beast tide from the Qing City team, we had actually received the evacuation reminder from the Ministry of War, but by then we had already boarded the vehicle."

The person who spoke was a soldier from the Ministry of War. His voice was very deep, and as he spoke, he still wore an expression of incomprehension.

Immediately afterwards, another student, surnamed B, frowned and began to reason:

"From the moment we visually observed the beast tide to the time the Ministry of War confirmed the beast tide via satellite and sent us the message, only ninety seconds passed?"

"Brothers from Qing City, did you tell us as soon as you discovered the beast tide?"

Because Liang Cheng was still racking his brains to recall the events, Lin Ci recalled the situation at the time, then nodded and said:
"Yes."

"I issued a warning in no more than ten seconds."

The man, Yi Er, rubbed his chin:
"One hundred seconds..."

His pupils contracted slightly, and his expression suddenly became even more unpleasant.

Then he shook his head:

"That's not right...that's not right..."

"how is this possible?"

His cryptic explanation left the already bewildered crowd even more confused.

The changes in his eyes and expression, in particular, sent chills down everyone's spines.

Another person said, "What did you think of? Stop keeping me in suspense!"

The man, Yi Er, immediately came to his senses and explained, "The Ministry of War sent a warning, and the difference between when we saw the beast tide and when we saw it was only about a hundred seconds."

"The time from satellite detection to information identification, to the issuance of the warning, and then to us receiving the warning..."

"It's roughly one hundred seconds."

"If we consider that a large number of satellites are monitoring the Kunlun Mountains, then there is perhaps only one explanation."

In fact, most people present already knew what he meant when he was only halfway through his sentence.

Lin Ci frowned: "It's not that the satellite didn't detect it..."

"Or did the satellites observe the beast tide along with us?"

Li Yi then added, "This means..."

"Did this beast tide appear out of thin air?"

This reasoning caused everyone's expressions to suddenly change.

Even though this outcome was already obvious, when they actually heard the voice, the reasoning was so contrary to common sense that they instinctively wanted to resist it.

Someone immediately shook their head: "Impossible!"

He pointed behind the hovercraft, towards the massive horde of beasts and the enormous cloud of dust.

"Look at that! How many strange beasts are there!?"

"These strange beasts can appear out of thin air!?"

"No matter how absurd this world is, such a thing could never happen!"

His denial did not prompt anyone to offer a reasonable explanation; it only brought silence.

Song Xi sat down next to Li Yi, looked at her, and unusually lowered her voice: "Sister, the beast tide is coming..."

"Can we catch one?"

Li Yi looked at her, and a question arose in her mind.

Can this girl even read the room? You can't tell if she can, yet she's speaking in hushed tones; but if you can, she's asking such a nonsensical question. Even though Li Yi already knew Song Xi came to Kunlun with high hopes, just wanting a feast of exotic beasts…

Li Yi did not answer Song Xi's question.

In the midst of this silence, Lin Ci's deep voice came again: "No matter how absurd this matter may be, I think at least this conclusion can be confirmed."

"That beast tide most likely appeared out of thin air."

"Otherwise, the Kunlun base should have been able to issue an early warning to the outside world in time."

Everyone remained silent.

Even the man who had previously denied it remained silent.

At that moment, Liang Cheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke:

"It didn't appear out of thin air..."

These words drew everyone's attention to the incredibly handsome young man. He was frowning, but didn't say anything more for a moment.

Lin Ci introduced to everyone, "This is our Mental Health System Class B3."

"He was the first to discover the beast tide."

Another person asked, "Brother, just tell me what you're thinking."

What do you mean by "it didn't appear suddenly"?

Liang Cheng nodded. He was in a situation where he wanted to speak, but didn't know how to describe in words what he had sensed through his mental power.

"The herd of beasts didn't appear suddenly."

"It has always stayed there."

"It's like... it was already within my perception, but suddenly it started to move."

His words made everyone's expressions even more unpleasant.

I thought I would get clearer clues, but instead it just added color to the fog, making it even harder to see through.

"Did...you stay there all this time?"

"If there were such a large horde of strange beasts, it would be impossible for us not to know about it."

"What a joke! Are the beasts invisible?"

Liang Cheng shook his head, somewhat troubled by his inability to describe his exact feelings.

Lin Ci, however, interrupted the crowd's clamor of "impossible" statements:

"Judging from appearances, the beast tide did indeed appear suddenly."

"Whether the beast horde was originally there or not, the sudden occurrence of the beast tide is at least certain."

"So, the first thing we need to consider is..."

"Why did the beast tide suddenly launch another attack on the ruins of the Kunlun Command Center?"

"This is undoubtedly a targeted move."

The person who had just spoken continued, following Lin Ci's train of thought:

"The suspicious point is that if this herd of beasts was originally here, why weren't they seen gathering in the previous few days?"

"Furthermore, why didn't the beast tide that destroyed the Kunlun command center make contact with this beast horde that is right behind us?"

"Not visible to the naked eye...?"

"That's very difficult."

"Speaking of which, could there be some clues inside the Kunlun Command Center?"

"Has the black box not been fully analyzed yet?"

Just as Lin Ci was about to say something, he heard a loud engine noise coming from above the hovercraft.

Meanwhile, a deep voice came through the hovercraft's radio receiver: "This is Thor Bomber Squadron."

"The bombing will arrive in thirty seconds."

The deep, calm voice, combined with the roar of the engine, instantly dispelled any unease.

Everyone looked out of the hovercraft's porthole, gazing up at the fighter jets with their fuselages open, missiles spewing flames from their tails as they rained down on the horde of beasts!

Boom! Boom! !

Fireworks burst and exploded amidst the beast tide. The immense power of the special missiles destroyed the flesh and skin of the alien beasts, and it seemed that even their souls were being annihilated by this powerful force. Shockwaves swept through the mountains, creating an extremely exaggerated scene... Viewed from this distance, it was even more awe-inspiring.

However, this one wave is still not enough.

Even more strange beasts emerged from the sea of ​​fire and endless smoke, charging headlong toward the ruins of the Kunlun Command Center.

But the bomber formations in the sky swiftly swept past the herd of beasts...

But they quickly turned around in the sky and another round of bombing arrived.

And right behind them was a formation of bomber helicopters...

Round after round of bombardment, one giant firework after another, and thick flames and smoke made one's skin crawl.

The initial confusion and unease vanished at that moment.

This inevitably brings to mind some thoughts.

Fear stems only from insufficient firepower.

Truth lies only within the range of cannon fire.

At this moment, the hovercraft stopped, and the pilot leaned out of the cockpit and said:
"Everyone!"

"New notification!"

His voice was extremely excited. After clearing his throat, he continued, "The threat of the beast tide has been eliminated. All search and rescue teams are preparing to wipe out the remaining monsters!"

"The bombing squadron is ready to protect you at any time!"

……

On the other side of the Kunlun Mountains.

The four-person group of Cao Zhigang, Cao Zhiqiang, Chen Yufei, and Zhong Huahua had approached the body of the reclining stone giant.

Upon closer inspection, one is even more awestruck by the sheer size of this colossal object.

Although it's a side-lying position, it's still as high as a ten-story building.

Cao Zhigang's eye twitched: "Can this thing really move?"

"incredible."

Chen Yufei was even more astonished: "After the boss fought this thing, could he still survive?"

Zhong Huahua frowned and looked into the distance, focusing on the stone giant's non-existent feet.

Cao Zhiqiang asked Zhong Huahua, "What did you find?"

Zhong Huahua pointed towards the feet and said, "The fluctuations in mental energy... are more pronounced over there."

The three of them suddenly fell silent.

This stone giant's spiritual power... comes from its feet? And not from its head?
Is this normal?

Or is this the reason why the stone giant fell here?

Cao Zhigang asked, "What do you mean?"

"Should we split up and check, or should we go check the tail first?"

Chen Yufei said, "There's no need to split up. It's safer for us to go together, and we need to check both places anyway."

"..."

"There are more than two places. Let's check as thoroughly as possible."

However, at that very moment, Zhu Chengzhu's astonished voice came through the invisible earpieces in their ears:
"Fuck!"

The four of them simultaneously narrowed their pupils, and in the blink of an eye, they unleashed their speed and quickly retreated.

Zhong Huahua could barely keep up with Cao Zhigang and Cao Zhiqiang's speed, but this was because Cao Zhigang and Cao Zhiqiang deliberately slowed down. Chen Yufei was already more than ten body lengths ahead of them. His speed was so fast that in Zhong Huahua's eyes, he was practically flying.

At this moment, Zhu Chengzhu's next sentence came through:

"Sorry, sorry, that thing didn't make any unusual movements."

The four of them stopped abruptly.

Cao Zhigang angrily shouted: "Are you an idiot?!"

Chen Yufei was somewhat displeased upon hearing this. He glanced at Cao Zhigang but said nothing.

After all, Zhu Chengzhu's exclamation of "Holy crap!" was truly inhuman.

However, Zhu Chengzhu seemed not to have heard Cao Zhigang's curses, but he said something else that made the others' faces go dark:

"I know why that stone giant is lying here!"

The four of them were stunned.

Zhu Chengzhu continued, "This is the one the boss killed!"

This time, Chen Yufei couldn't hold back any longer:
"You're driving the wrong way!?"

"No wonder we couldn't find any clues, you fucking drove the wrong way!?"

Zhu Chengzhu's voice sounded somewhat aggrieved: "Brother, how could I possibly drive the wrong way? I was driving east, and you were looking at the compass along the way, weren't you?"

"And you can't just blame me. We've been here for three days, didn't anyone notice?"

Chen Yufei gritted his teeth:
"Notify the operations command that our mission has changed due to force majeure..."

"The search has been changed from finding the source of the beast tide to finding Li Yu, the leader of the third group!"

"Command should send another team to search for the source of the beast tide!"

……

Currently, Jiang Chuan is trying to find a way to slip out of this base.

Although Xu Shan stated that no one was allowed to enter or leave the base, Jiang Chuan observed that people were still able to enter and leave the base daily for supply transport. Indeed, even with highly automated operations, human intervention is still necessary for supply transport to ensure the safety of the supplies.

As long as there are people, there will always be a workable solution.

However, Jiang Chuan felt that something was amiss. He didn't actually need to leave this place. Both his behavior while being monitored during his training and Xu Shan's concern suggested that this house arrest must have a special reason, or even be for protection.

However, this did not prevent Jiang Chuan from wanting to leave the base.

He wanted to get out; this idea had been growing since it was born, and now, the desire had almost reached the point of being impatient.

It seemed there was something outside that he had to see; it was a kind of inexplicable feeling driving him.

It seems that as long as one can get out, one can touch upon many previously unknown truths. As long as one can get out, one can touch upon even more powerful forces.

It seems that as long as one can get out...

This can prevent certain major disasters from occurring.

This inexplicable feeling aroused endless curiosity in Jiang Chuan, even though the reasons that originally supported his departure from the base were not very convincing.

But what Jiang Chuan didn't know was that this vague feeling came from some dreams he couldn't remember.

early morning.

Jiang Chuan, who shouldn't have woken up at this time, opened his eyes.

Now is the time for him to carry out his escape plan.

……

at the same time.

After a long journey, the clone Jiang Chuan arrived in Yanjiao.

The cold wind was blowing, but he was completely oblivious.

He had already spotted the massive base in the distance.

By the light of the moon.

"Is this right here?"

"Have I... reached my destination?" (End of Chapter)