Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 79 Noticing Something's Wrong
Several tens of minutes had passed by then.

Due to the initial direction, coupled with the inexplicable unease in Dawn's heart, he was urged on.

This made him and the officers he led among the first to arrive at the orchard area behind the farmhouse.

By this time, they could see with the naked eye that there was a patch of green trees not far away that looked like a piece had been erased.

This made Dawn stop in his tracks and halt the rest of the team members who were arriving behind him.

He looked at the air detection device in his hand, but it didn't react at all.

I couldn't help but shake it, wondering if it had broken from not being used for too long.

They are now less than 200 meters from the assessed leak point. Even if the gas dissipates quickly, there should be some reaction.

This unusual situation made Dawn frown even more.

He then turned his searching gaze to the other teams of police officers who had arrived.

"Are your detectors responding?"

Everyone had been silent until they heard the team leader's words, and some of them suddenly realized what was happening.

Looking down at the detector in his hand, he found that, just like Dawn, everything was normal.

But at this point, everything being normal is the biggest abnormality.

This situation left Dawn somewhat uncertain.

He racked his brains, trying to find a reasonable explanation for the incident.

Perhaps the couple got too high and started hallucinating?
But having dealt with many such people, Dawn was able to discern the mental state of the farm couple at first glance.

I was just startled, but I didn't feel any abnormality.

Or perhaps, something in the collapse caused by the earthquake really frightened the two of them.

There were no harmful gases or hallucinations at all; it was just two timid old men who were frightened by some strange underground minerals.
This explanation seems to make sense of all the previous anomalies and doubts, and there are no loopholes.

But for some reason, Dawn felt that things weren't that simple.

Something's definitely wrong... something's definitely not right...

He muttered softly.

The others watched as their captain, who had always presented himself as a calm and experienced veteran, stood out.

He was muttering something absentmindedly at that moment, which made the teammates next to him feel a little strange.

But the next moment.

Before anyone around could make a move...

Dawn snapped out of his daze and hung the now-useless detector back on his tactical uniform.

The next step is...

Amidst the various expressions of surprise and astonishment on everyone's faces, he drew the pistol from his waist and held it upright at his side.

Looking at the bewildered team members, Dawn spoke in a serious tone.

"Everyone, do you remember the cross-cover formation I taught you?"

"We will immediately split into two teams. One team will approach the collapse area with me to investigate what is going on."

Everyone present looked puzzled when they heard his command.

But based on the trust built up over the years, they didn't say anything and chose to cooperate with this sudden arrangement.

After a somewhat clumsy coordination, everyone split into two teams, providing cover for each other, and steadily advanced towards the collapse site.

As they drew closer, the wound that stretched across the earth became increasingly clear in their eyes.

It was a relatively long and narrow fissure, over ten meters long, but less than five meters wide, and its depth…

"Shit! What the hell is this thing?!"

Just as they got closer and could see the inside of the pit, one of the officers in front suddenly shouted a curse.

This startled the others, who quickly rushed forward.

Dawn was the closest and would arrive at his side the fastest.

"What happened? What's wrong...?"

"...Fuck!"

Dawn ran over and patted the shoulder of the teammate who was standing dumbfounded by the pit.

But before he could finish speaking, his gaze unconsciously swept over the scene inside the crack, and he was shocked.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared blankly at the scene before him, a sight that defied description.

At this moment, the other police officers also came over after hearing the noise, and they exclaimed in surprise when they saw what was inside the pit.

"What is this? Is someone playing a prank?"

One of the police officers looked at the bursts of purple light and said in disbelief.

However, it is clear that others do not agree with his statement.

Dawn looked at the purple film at his feet, with visible purplish-black particles floating around the bottom of the pit.

And this thing, which resembled some kind of evil portal, was still slowly rotating.

The sight made Dawn, who was watching, feel dizzy, and he quickly looked away, not daring to look anymore. Just as he caught his breath, a faint commotion came from below, which caught his attention again.

It sounded like the soft whispers of some people, or the roars and cries of some creature.

This vague feeling easily arouses people's curiosity.

Then, during Dawn's search, his gaze finally settled on the purple membrane not far away.

There was a pile of strange things next to the dark door frame, and the strange noises I heard earlier seemed to be coming from that pile of things.

Moreover, it wasn't far from me, it looked to be less than ten meters away.

From this angle, it looks like there's something twisting and turning on top of it.

This prompted him to move forward a few more steps, trying to get a clearer view.

And the next moment.

The step taken was quickly reversed.

"Gudong~"

Dawn couldn't help but swallow hard, feeling a layer of cold sweat break out on his forehead, and the hair on his bare arms stood on end.

As the distance closed, under his squinting scrutiny, the objects moving on the pile of unidentified things were finally made clear.

Contrary to what was initially expected, they were insects and small animals.

On that pile of things were clearly human faces!

They are different sizes and have different appearances.

They were squeezing and twisting against each other.

The face had no hair, no eyes, and no mouth; there were only a few empty spaces in their original positions.

The largest hole, probably the mouth area, is constantly opening and closing.

The elongated, distorted shapes seemed to convey their pain through this image.

The cacophony that reached his ears was the incessant screaming and babbling of these faces.

By this time, Dawn had retreated quite a distance, and could no longer see the pit from his sight.

But recalling the images in my memory, those jumbled, twisting faces, a sense of fear and dread still lingers.

Then the next moment.

A wave of nausea suddenly washed over me.

Even the experienced veteran officer Dawn couldn't help but feel weak and kneel down, retching uncontrollably.

This series of sudden changes was also noticed by the other team members.

One by one, they gathered around with concern, including the unlucky boy who had been startled at the beginning.

"Captain, what's wrong?!"

"Is there still poison gas left? Quick! Go get the antidote!"

Seeing his teammates suddenly swarm around him, frantically trying to help him, Dawn, who had quickly recovered, felt a warmth in his heart.

He quickly raised his hand and called out to the team members who were running outside to get medicine.

"...Okay, it's alright now..."

"...Don't stand there, everyone. Be on guard. I feel this place...is very abnormal..."

As he gave the order, he straightened up from his prone position.

It's unknown whether these young men will have a physiological reaction to the dense cluster of faces.

But his inner unease still made him gather everyone around him and try to stay away from that strange rift.

Seeing that Captain Dawn was alright, the others stopped panicking and followed him in an orderly fashion away from the collapse zone.

Finally, they retreated several hundred meters away, arriving at a point diagonally opposite the farmhouse.

In order to find a better position, the group retreated to a fairly large wooden warehouse.

Judging from the appearance, it seems to have been used to store farm tools or something similar.

With their backs against the warehouse wall, they began security preparations and deployed personnel to guard any possible blind spots.

Once everything was arranged, Dawn finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as he was frowning, pondering what to do in this situation...

Several screams suddenly came from the perimeter of the group, followed by the familiar roar of pistols firing.

"God! What is this?!"

"Monster! Don't come near me!"

"Bang! ~ Bang! ~"

The gunshot had barely faded when...

A sound like the howl of some large wild beast came from that direction.

"Ugh~ Aww!!~"

(End of this chapter)