Advent

[Medical Area of ​​Tianmao Human Military Base]

【Duran Noxus Director's Office】

[Correction - change of purpose]

[Duran Noxus privately applied for a low-level dangerous creature observation room]

【Discover survivors】

【Number of Survivors 4】

[... Please rescue the rescue team as soon as possible. 】

……

"Bang-bang-bang-"

Rough banging.

"... Signs of life detected, Captain! There are still people in Dr. Duran's office!"

The darkness is gradually fading...

footsteps.

The sound of something breaking.

It was as if there was a heavy burden on his body, as if he had been tied with stones before he knew it, and then sank to the bottom of the deep water.

Alder slowly woke up in excruciating pain.

With the recovery of consciousness, pain, fear, uneasiness and negative emotions gradually spread from the fog caused by the coma, and then filled his entire body.

The voices ringing in my ears became more and more intense, but even so, the voices still sounded like they were coming from the surface of the water or from far away.

"Fizz-hiss-"

The piercing sound of the high-pressure cutting gun cutting the metal wall fell on Alder's ears, causing him to feel severe pain in his eye sockets, and the feeling of nausea and dizziness became more and more obvious.

what happened?

Where is he again...

Alder asked himself in his heart.

In that short moment, in a trance, Alder connected his current situation with the car accident he encountered 20 years ago. reckless teenager.

Mother……

Alder subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch his side, and touched his imaginary mother, but in the next second, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.Alder closed his eyes suddenly, but physical tears still rushed out of his eyes.

The sound finally slowly reached his ears from the "bottom of the water".

Then came the light.

"Oh, thank goodness...it's Dr. Alder! My God, he's still alive...here he is!"

Accompanied by loud shouts, a dazzling beam of light shot straight at Alder's face, and he raised his elbow to block his eyes.But then he gasped again because of the pain.

what happened... save my mother...

He opened his lips and wanted to call for help, but when he tried to speak, he found that his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak a word.

Immediately afterwards, the voice that made him feel particularly uncomfortable was getting closer and closer.

The pain made Alder slowly regain some sanity.

【No... No, what happened to him was not a car accident, but an accident...】

Observe the expressionless faces of the two medical officers outside the window, and their dark eyes.

Bright markings and disgusting patches of color that would never appear on human skin.

Oh, by the way, there are also those deformed pieces of flesh, those pieces of flesh that broke through the observation window directly and entered the room to pounce on them-those fleshy pieces even had tentacles, teeth, and strange human faces...

Alder's breathing became heavy.

He even suspected that he was in a long nightmare from which he hadn't woken up so far.

What happened in the end?The only thing Alder could remember was that the nasty creature rushed directly at Duran.And at that time, he... he seemed to be screaming or just standing there in a daze, frozen.He had no ability to react at that time, and was completely petrified by the creature in front of him.

After the two "medical officers" lifted their disguises, the memories buried by their hypnosis and the normal reactions that humans should have all emerged at that moment.

Alder suddenly remembered that those were not his subordinates, but two weird men who suddenly appeared in the office.

But he has completely ignored that matter, and put many false memories on them.

Until they finally revealed their prototypes in front of themselves.

And then……

And then there was a brilliant, scorching white light.The airflow and roar produced by the explosion directly shattered most of the medical department's barriers.

The office, which was temporarily converted to a dangerous creature observation room, did not escape the bad luck of being attacked.

Alder passed out at that moment because of the explosion, but he was lucky enough that he was not covered under the ruins like his companion Duran, but was trapped in a place that was quite easy to find. corner.

And his vital signs are strong enough to increase his rescue weight by several places.

After that unspeakable dark battle ended, the members of the Virgo human military base spontaneously began to clean up the mess and rescue other people in the base.It was at this time that Alder was discovered by those people.

But even so, Alder's mood was not relieved after being rescued.Because just as he was lying powerlessly on the ground receiving emergency temporary treatment, a surprise cry came from not far away from him.

"Sir! We found two more survivors!"

The two survivors...

Alder turned his head slowly, facing the rescue team, and slowly dragged out the two bodies from the deformed metal plate that was about to become ruins: a familiar figure, a familiar white robe and a familiar face, Alder De's body trembled violently in an instant.

Do not--

No, let them go!

They are not human!

Alder could even feel the piercing cry echoing in his chest.He almost boiled because of the shout, but in reality, the only thing Alder could do was lie on the ground, his body trembling, but he couldn't say a word...

He could only stare at the two "medical officers" who had been placed on the mechanical stretcher, his throat made a "ho ho" sound, and his fingers trembled as if they were convulsing...

But he couldn't convey his warning anyway.

"Sir, please don't worry. We have checked that Dr. Duran is still alive. It just takes some time for us to clean up these ruins. Dr. Duran's rescue authority is a bit low now... However, as long as these ruins are cleared, we will Come and rescue Dr. Duran immediately!"

Maybe it was because Alder's fingers holding the rescue team's cuff were trembling too hard, the team member forced a smile and said to Alder.

Duran is still alive?

No, how could he still be alive, could it be that he has already...

And at the same moment when Alder couldn't move because of emotional agitation, the two "medical officers" suddenly opened their eyes, and then they kept the comfortable lying position before, turning around on the stretcher Too much.

Their eyes fell on Alder without any scruples.

He obviously didn't make any sound, but Alder still felt a bone-chilling fear after meeting the eyes of the two medical officers.

"Do not……"

He wanted to scream.

But all the while he just kept silent.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the bright lines of light once again appeared on the skins of the two "medical officers.

The rhythmic, shrinking, and shining light came into Alder's eyes little by little.

Alder's sight inevitably began to slacken.His will began to slacken again.He has no way to refuse, even though he is now terrified and trying to resist, but those spots of light obviously controlled everyone again...

In the end, Alder could only slowly close his eyes, and the darkness rushed towards him again.

At the last moment of closing his eyes, a drop of physiological tears from the corner of Alder's eyes slowly crossed his temples, and then flowed into his hair.

"Send these people to the treatment cabin—they are all members of the medical department! The right to get the first treatment! We must save the strength of the medical department, hurry... Hurry up!"

At the last second before he passed out, Alder's ears rang out the panicked shouts of the young soldiers.

……

【a week later--】

Virgo Human Military Base

East Wing Restricted Movement Area

Allen walked slowly along a dark and narrow corridor.

After going through several tests, he walked slowly into a hall.This place was originally a coffee shop on the east wing of the human military base. It was specially used to entertain senior military officers and their companions who came to visit relatives. They needed to contribute a lot of credit points to enter.

Its most famous place is the crystal dome above the head, which can show the same wonderful blue sky, white clouds and sunshine as the real earth sky under the effect of projection. Therefore, it is friendly called "Earth Hall" by the soldiers of the military base. ".

However, this place has completely changed now.

The light is very dim, and a few wall lamps originally used to set off the atmosphere have replaced most of the lighting.

And those slightly flashy round tables and curved chairs have been gathered and randomly piled up in a corner of the coffee shop.

The crude temporary medical beds now occupy most of the hall.There is an injured soldier lying on each medical bed, and some of them are seriously injured. Under normal circumstances, they should be sent to the intensive care center on the upper floor of the Tianmao human military base immediately. , and then use the medical cabin to repair their residual limbs and arms.

However, as far as Alan knows, all the medical cabins in the medical department are now in use, and the schedule has been scheduled for two weeks.Before this, these soldiers could only lie here, living in agony with a lot of analgesics and the most common life support medicine, and kept praying that they could survive until the day when they could use the medical cabin .

No one can go through all this without changing his face...

Allen's face was as white as a ghost.

He walked in a hurry and could hardly bear to stay here any longer.

The air was filled with people's painful murmurs and wailing from time to time. Under the dim light, these once high-spirited Alpha soldiers looked like living dead.Their faces were pale and their eyes were empty. Although under the care of the non-stop automatic robots, their condition did not look as bad as Allen imagined, but their mental state still looked shocking.

After all, many of the soldiers who are still alive and lying here have not had time to actually go to the battlefield. They were completely affected by the long-range attacks of the Naga people-the space shield that the earth's military has been crazily promoting is completely absent. Play any role, and this group of people was completely defeated without any defense.

Almost no one could accept this result. After all, in the countless previous battles with the Naga, shields were the most solid and reliable means of defense for humans.Therefore, this special and expensive shield has always been the reassurance of the soldiers at the Tianmao human military base.

But now, everything is like a ridiculous joke...

The battle with the Naga a week ago directly tore the illusion of an orderly human military base, as well as its so-called "deterrence" deception.

For so many years, the human central government and the military department have been telling the people on earth that they have been fighting against the Naga people, and they have indeed done this.Although many times, because of the cunning of the Naga or the uncertainty of the war, human beings occasionally have some small defeats.However, in some major battles, humans have never flinched, and humans have never failed...

Human beings may not be able to compare with the Naga people physically, but human beings are creatures with intelligence after all.Humans can use their own technology to confront horrible creatures like the Naga, and they will continue to confront each other... The human military base is the symbol of this victory.

Naturally, the Dark Blade War three years ago was the same.

"The lies of the military department have made people think that humans can continue to fight against the Naga, and then it will be like those wars on the earth. The two sides of the war will gradually find a balance of coexistence in a tug-of-war... This is very Ridiculous, isn't it? Because in fact, in front of the Naga, humans have no power to fight back."

Allen took his gaze away from the group of lifeless soldiers.Immediately afterwards, he heard a low mocking sound coming from his ear.

He turned around and saw the person he was looking for on this trip.

Rafael was right behind Allen.

"Raphael..."

Allen breathed a sigh of relief, and he called the other party.

It's only been a week, but the Rafael in front of him seems to have changed.He was so thin that he was almost out of shape, and his hair hadn't been combed for an unknown amount of time, and the stubble stained Rafael's entire chin blue.Oh, by the way, there is also the military uniform on Rafael. Although he didn't say it, Allen did smell a strong smell on him...

Since the confrontation with the Naga a week ago, Rafael, who was originally an outsider who only came to the Tianmao human military base for business, has plunged into the post-war reconstruction work of the Tianmao military base.

Considering the current disastrous situation of the military base, his help undoubtedly played a big role.The only price was that he looked almost exhausted.For a week, except when necessary, it was difficult for Allen to see this man who always tried to stick to him in the past.

Sometimes, though, things are just that weird.

In the past, the relationship between Allen and Rafael could only be said to be ordinary, but now, Rafael's choice gave Allen a new understanding of him.

"Are you ok?"

The haggard, slovenly, and smelly Rafael not only didn't make Alan shy away, but made Alan feel a lot of worry and concern for him.

"I'd love to say I'm okay, but you can see what's going on here...this place is fucking hell."

Raphael stroked his hair uncomfortably, then forced a smile, and gave Allen a smirk.Although he tried his best to cover it up, Allen could still feel that when he mentioned the current situation of the military base, Rafael was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.

This kind of anger had already appeared in Rafael's behavior after the battle was over and when everyone started to clean up the mess.

Allen could faintly feel that maybe Raphael knew something, but due to his identity, Allen didn't ask.

But Allen didn't expect it. After a few days of absence, when he saw Rafael again, Rafael seemed to become more irritable and cynical than before.

If you have to use an analogy, it is... Rafael seems to be a powder keg that may explode at any time.

"Did something happen?"

Allen asked in a low voice.

Rafael froze when he heard Allen's question.

Maybe even he himself realized that the past few days of grief and indignation coupled with overloaded work had made it difficult for him to conceal those good emotions that should have been hidden.

He should have calmed down his emotions quickly and dismissed this question perfunctorily, but...

Rafael hesitated for a moment, he stared at Allen, his expression changing.Then he gritted his teeth suddenly and made up his mind.

Rafael looked around vigilantly, then he grabbed Alan and took him to a more secluded and remote corner.

Then he approached Allen cautiously, and said to Allen.

"The situation is bad..."

Rafael's voice was filled with despair that even he himself hadn't expected.

"Those naga, in the previous raid, turned the warp stabilizer for the base into molten scrap."

"Leap..."

Hearing Rafael's illegal leak, Allen's face turned livid in an instant.

Even a child can imagine how bad it was.

The Tianmao human military base has been the farthest human military base from the center of the earth from the very beginning. It is the front line of the struggle between human beings and the Naga people... it is also the most remote island from the earth.

However, relying on the leap technology, even a place as remote as the Tianmao military base can still rely on its important position to get supplies for itself directly from the central area of ​​the earth or from the entire solar system.

But now, with the destruction of the jump stabilizer, the jump has become an impossible thing-without the stabilizer, it is impossible for human aircraft to stabilize its own coordinates in the extra-dimensional space.

The spacecraft originally intended to go to the earth in the solar system, without a stabilizer, may be ejected directly to the outermost edge of the universe and then completely lost there.

In other words, there is no possibility of jump flight without a jump stabilizer.

If the Tianmao human military base wants to get follow-up resource support, it can only rely on the flying speed of the aircraft itself to cover an extremely long distance.

But the condition of the entire military base is quite bad now - repairing the military base itself requires a lot of supplies, especially to feed the people in the military base.

Allen wished he hadn't heard the news, so at least he only had to grieve over the casualties of the war instead of starting to... worry about all the people who were still alive.

"Oh no……"

Allen couldn't say a word, he could only stare at Rafael blankly, his face was bloodless.

Meeting Allen's gaze, Raphael was shocked.

Maybe he was worried about Alan's mood, he added hastily.

"However, the situation has not reached the point where it is completely irreparable. There are spare modules for the stabilizer in the warehouse, and our people are working hard to repair the damn machine, and the spaceship to the colony has already set off a week ago, no matter what How can we say that at least we won't starve to death. It's just very likely that personnel and supplies will become very tight..."

After finishing speaking, Lafite also gestured to the hall with his eyes. At this moment, Allen finally understood why all the corridors and spaces he passed were dim.People at the military base are trying to save energy until help arrives.

It's just that before that... Maybe everyone in the military base will have a hard time.

Rafael spoke very cryptically, but Allen could still hear his nervousness. .

"No matter what happens... you must take care of your body.".

Allen hesitated for a while before saying dryly, although in Allen's own opinion, his blessing was really not nutritious, and even a little too light.But after Rafael heard the care from Allen, his eyes were much brighter than before.

"Ahem, Alan...I will, of course I will..."

he blushed.

After a short silence, Allen sighed.

He tried his best to suppress the endless panic and worry in his heart, and pretended to be calm to bring the topic back to the topic——

"I'm here because I got a message, I heard, someone wants to see me."

Allen then said uncomfortably.

"Ah, yes, yes... Mark Dom Sheriff... Forgot to say that he has now been promoted to be the regional executive, responsible for managing the daily affairs of the entire east wing of the Tianmao base. Moreover, you have met before After a while, he has something he wants to discuss with you..."

After mentioning Mark Dom, Rafael's slightly excited face suddenly became gloomy again.

"follow me……"

Then Rafael took Allen and walked out from another door of the coffee shop, after going through several security checks, including checking genetic information and retinal.

Allen saw the man who called him here in another rather simple office. .

Just like Rafael, Mark Dom looked very embarrassed by his work for the past week, and he seemed to be completely overwhelmed by his work.

Probably because of this reason, after seeing Alan, he didn't say a word of nonsense, but told Alan straightforwardly:

"Colonel Raymond Morecambe will be transferred from the ward where he is currently in order to release his medical resources to those who need more treatment in the base. Considering the relationship between him and you, in the next Raymond Morecambe will live with you for a while."

Mark Dom said coldly.