East of Eden

Sophia's speech was prepared for an emergency, but she didn't expect it to be an emergency at the beginning.Since Sophia said that she came to visit the veterans, it was logical that the opposing soldiers invited them to visit the base.

By time zone, the south currently has sun exposure until a week later when the time zone moves east.Under the rare bright sunshine, the military pickup truck bumped through the densely-vegetated rainforest, and the branches scraped the windows from time to time and rattled. What did the two men with you do?"

Sophia pointed to Shano: "He's my bodyguard. The girl ran so far alone, her family members are naturally worried, so they hired bodyguards to follow~" Sophia is well-maintained, she can't tell her age at all, and her gestures are unobtrusive. The sense of girlhood is very confusing.

The soldier looked at the silent star over there again, and raised his chin: "What about him?"

"Oh, that's my driver." Sophia said without looking back.

Seeing Xing's dumbfounded look, the soldier had no doubts, turned his head and went to drink.In fact, Xingbu is in a daze every day when he is fighting, and because he is an ancient person from 3000 years ago, he often has an expression that is out of the situation, looking like a big dull dog.

After a while, the pickup truck drove into the military base. Without the rusty barbed wire and the "KEEPOUT" sign, most people would not realize that this is already a military management area. It can be seen that they do occupy a lot of land .

After swiping the card and passing through the barbed wire fence, the natural scenery of the tropical rainforest is still in front of me. After driving for about 10 minutes, the shadow of the building appeared.

It is worthy of being a base more than 20 years ago. The style of the buildings is very characteristic of the times. The flying saucer-shaped office building is made of cement, with a series of tinted glass windows, and there is a small railway track on the ground for transporting materials.There are many huge equipment lying idle on the large playground. They are in disrepair just like this base. After the wind and rain, the wanton growth of vegetation almost buried them.

There are many traces left by the war on these mechanical behemoths, like veterans who have accumulated a lot of military exploits and no one cares about them now, or like monsters dormant in the jungle.Some left-behind soldiers were playing basketball in the open space of the playground, and did not pay much attention to the strangers who came to the base.

They came to a remote reception room to register. Next to the reception room is the border barbed wire, which is full of traces of repairs, making people worry about its defensive function.The reception room has also been idle for a long time. The walls are moldy, the smell is choking, the floor is full of sundries, and there are even torn condoms. It must have been a small world for soldiers to "play".

Brother Jun turned on the light, and after finally digging out the visit log, he asked, "Which veteran are you looking for?"

Sophia took out an old military photo and handed it over: "The woman in it, her name is Ning, served in the military for 25 years and participated in the Battle of Kesar, she has already died."

"Well, since the person is dead? What is your purpose?"

"May I ask if she left anything behind, even if it's worn shoes or used teacups." Sophia acted on her upper body, sobbing a little, "She...she... .It's really my important sister."

"What proof do you have that she is your family?"

"I have her service card, which is something only family members can get."

"Indeed, show it."

Sophia then took out Ning's service certificate, which was already yellowed and damaged, and it was stamped by Su Huang, so it was definitely not a forgery.Xing was surprised that Sophia had prepared so thoroughly. The old photos and service certificates were all authentic. If he hadn't known in advance that Sophia didn't have any older sisters, he would have believed it.

Dr. Sophia Lihua wiped her tears with rain, and glanced at Brother Jun from time to time.The other party flipped through it for a while, then decided: "Okay, I'll help you go to the warehouse to have a look. Although there may be nothing left, you guys are waiting for me here, don't run around."

"Thank you~ you are so kind~" Sophia bowed again and again.Xing and Xano also bowed.

The surveillance in this meeting room was broken long ago, and the location was off, so after Brother Jun left, several people turned on the frequency jammer and chatted quickly.

Xing was a little concerned about the old photo, and saw that it said "Fifteen platoons of blasters took a commemorative photo", and there was a pretty short-haired woman standing in the middle, who was probably "Ning".She was the only woman in the team, wearing a red scarf, with a generous smile, and two guns strapped to her waist.

What surprised Xing the most was that a familiar face suddenly appeared behind Ning.Although the photo was taken more than 20 years ago, the face looked immature, but Xing still recognized it at a glance——

Elegant and gentle facial features, thick glasses, young but gray hair...

Sugi Zhelang!

That's Dr. Sugi!

Xing immediately confirmed to Sophia: "The one behind Ning is Dr. Shan Mu?"

"Yeah, didn't he mention that he was in the military? That's the picture I took from his desk."

Dr. Shan Mu did say that he was a veteran, but Xing did not expect that he was a member of Su Huang and participated in the Battle of Kesar.That is to say, Shan Mu worked for Su Huang when he was young, but later defected and joined the Weaver Party!Xing had never heard of such a legendary experience.Now, Shan Mu himself, who knows the past best, is still alive and dead in the hospital.

"Dr. Shanmu had a premonition that he was in danger, so he entrusted me with some things." Sophia said, "He entrusted this photo and service certificate. He said that if one day he went to the south to search for holy objects, something happened to him. , let me replace him, pretend to be a family member of a veteran, and ask this woman named 'Ning', no one will doubt it."

"Who is this 'Ning'? What's the relationship with Shanmu?" Shanuo asked.

Sophia brushed her hair: "Oh, it's a long story~ Generally speaking, it's like a childhood sweetheart~"

"Lover?" Shano continued to ask.

"Sigh, my little brother is really brainless. Childhood sweethearts are not necessarily lovers. To use a clichéd saying, it is the feeling of 'above AUO, but not full of lovers'." Talking about gossip, Dr. Sophia didn't know why The whole person is radiant.

"Dr. Shanmu talked to me. In addition to him, there was another person who liked Ning. That person happened to be Shanmu's best friend. The three of them were in the military camp. They often went out on missions and drank together. Who was missing? None. In order not to break the friendship between the three, Ning has never made a choice."

It is said that the well-informed Sano has already started to massage his temples: what a classic love triangle plot...

"This relationship is very bad." Xing, who has always been insensitive to emotional issues, also expressed his opinion solemnly.

"So, a problem arose later." Sophia said logically, "Ning disappeared during a night battle. It was three days after the troops found her, and she had already lost her vital signs."

"Death in battle?" Xing asked.

"No, she was attacked by a very strange creature, and the wounds left were shocking. She was not killed immediately, but was tortured to death by a little bit. Everyone thinks she met the 'Ye Pu Dragon's Curse'."

Immediately there was a shuddering atmosphere in the air.

"This incident left Shan Mu with serious psychological trauma. He began to believe in curses and myths, thinking that human aggression against the rainforest was doomed to be backlashed. He began to study the secrets of the Yepulong tribe, the Yinqi civilization and sacred objects, and then Defected from the army and joined the Weaver Party."

It turned out to be like this.After hearing these words, Xing felt that he had a more complete understanding of Dr. Shanmu.

"The boy who pursued Ning with Shan Mu back then was a firm believer in Su Huang. He believed that the 'curse of Ye Pulong' was just nonsense, and he was determined to help Su Huang find the holy object. So the old friends parted ways, and one joined The Weaver Party is wandering around, a top executive who has now become Su Huang." Sophia pushed her glasses.

In the photo, there are two men standing behind the girl with the red scarf, one is the young Shan Mu, and the other is the "old friend" according to Sophia.The two boys guarded the girl from left to right, and followed her to make "yeah" gestures, but Shan Mu looked shy and reluctant, while the other boy was in high spirits.

"They are all looking for holy objects, but they have taken completely different paths..." Sophia sighed:

"The level of ancient science and technology left by the Yin Qi civilization is superb, and may even surpass modern times. Everyone wants to find holy objects and open the door to this ancient technology. Su Huang has already occupied eid resources and achieved a technological monopoly, but they still want Sacred objects are greedily consolidating their centralization of power; the Weaver Party also wants to obtain sacred objects, not for monopoly, but for checks and balances. We have mastered Yinqi technology, and we will be able to compete with eid technology.

"Su Huang is like an indestructible rock, and we are like eggs. But Dr. Shanmu once said that he will firmly stand by the egg at any time. This is his belief."

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief after expressing a long list of emotions.In this apocalypse, everyone is working hard for their beliefs, just like ants in the torrent who refuse to bow their heads.

Will you always stand firmly on the side of the egg... forever guard the weak...

Through the eyes of 3000 years ago, the stars witnessed everything from ancient times to the present. Whether it was the white horse with silver saddle, the rustling meteor, or the speeding car in the rain of guns and bullets, human beings seem to have remained unchanged for thousands of years. The way forward.

Dr. Shanmu probably likes the girl with the red scarf very much.That's why she still has her photo and service card after 20 years.

Xing returned the old photos to Sophia, but at this moment, there was an unusual clicking sound outside the door, as if someone was eating a steel rod.

what? !

Xing entered the state of alert, only to hear the sound getting louder and louder, and he had already approached the door, and the door lock began to vibrate violently, making a harsh and sharp sound.

Too bad, the weapon is not on the body.

In order to escape the body search of the military base, the main equipment of the several people was unloaded on the off-road vehicle. Now they only carry some self-defense equipment and polymer sleeve knives.

Xing bent down and made a "hide" gesture, and the three walked silently and squatted in ambush at the door, waiting for the uninvited guests from outside to enter.

When I listened closely, I realized that this was definitely not a sound made by humans, but like a mechanical impact, but who would control the machinery to attack them?Could it be that the identity of the Weaver Party was exposed and they wanted to drive them out?

boom!

Before I could think about it, the gate had been lifted off, and an abandoned two-seater patrol car walked in. That’s right, it “walked” in. There was no human control inside. For some reason, it had crab-like feet and A pair of large pliers, the interior of the patrol car is filled with soft tissue, the original steel frame has become its carapace, it raised its head, showing strange eyes towards the star.

It's not a patrol car, it's some kind of living creature!

Sophia was dumbfounded, and said silently: "Could this be... Ye Pulong's curse?"

Did the monster parasitize the car, or did the car mutate into a monster?unknown.In short, they are now fused into one body, forming a terrifying colossus, this kind of monster with both mecha and flesh, scared people to lose their mobility for a while, and almost collapsed to the ground.

Shi Xing regained his sanity first. Seeing that the door had been opened, revealing a gap for escape, he judged that it was impossible to fight at this time, so he beckoned: "Run!"

Although the patrol car Giant Crab is terrifying, its movements are slow. The three of them got out one by one through the gaps as if they had just woken up from a dream. They saw that the outside had been destroyed by this monster. shed.Just when they were a little stunned, the monster smashed from behind with its pincers, leaving a big hole at Xing's feet.

Just a few inches away to unload his calf.Xing can't help being afraid.

The monster stretched its limbs, directly lifted the roof of the reception room, and instantly the whole room was split into ruins by it.At this time, the alarm bell rang loudly, and the announcer said: "The armored beast has invaded, the armored beast has invaded, and all departments have entered a state of first-level defense!"

All the buildings in the base lit up with red lights, and the sirens roared.

It seems that this monster was not sent by the military to kill them, and the military is also very afraid.

"Run first, don't get caught by monsters or soldiers!"

Weighing the pros and cons, Sophia planned to leave the military base in a panic. While avoiding the attack, the three climbed over the barbed wire and plunged into the vast tropical rainforest. The GPS on their bodies beeped, guiding them to escape to the rest station outside the forest area. .