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承和三十七年 西历2016年4月13日21:02 迷苏剌岛南部公路
Just as chaos erupted at the Misula City Commissioner's Office, at the fog-shrouded intersection of the southern highway, two Hellhound armored assault vehicles and a military off-road vehicle in the lead B platoon were speeding away, while behind them, the rapidly expanding fog boundary showed no signs of stopping.
Looking at the video feed from the screen next to him, Lieutenant Marshall couldn't help but swallow hard. He took a deep breath in disbelief and forcefully opened the observation window on the back door.
The "Hellhound Armored Assault Vehicle" also serves as a troop transport vehicle, so it has an entrance at the rear. After opening it, Lieutenant Marshall could clearly see the rolling fog coming from behind through the wind and rain. The scene was spectacular. A huge fog wall with a cross-section of more than ten kilometers was rolling in, engulfing everything in its path!
"Drive faster!!! Drive faster!!!" Marshall shouted at the driver's seat in front.
"Sir, the wind and rain are too strong!!! We can't see ahead!! We'll overturn if we go any faster!!!"
"We're being caught!!! Drive faster!!!"
However, no matter how much Marshall urged them, the rapidly spreading fog from behind quickly caught up, and the billowing fog had reached within twenty meters of the armored assault vehicle's rear.
At this point, the armored vehicle even rotated its turret and began desperately firing into the fog. However, this action was destined to be fruitless. The large-caliber rapid-fire cannon was hitting the overwhelming fog behind it, which was not even worth mentioning, let alone the ant trying to shake the tree. It didn't even make a splash...
As a result, amidst terrified screams from the two armored vehicles and one off-road vehicle, all three vehicles were engulfed in the fog one after another...
Lieutenant Marshall soon heard a dial tone in his headset; communication within the unit had been lost. He picked up his communicator to try and contact headquarters, only to find that communication with headquarters was also lost.
Fortunately, although we entered the fog, breathing didn't seem to be a problem, and there didn't seem to be any toxic gases or anything like that. The vehicle continued to move forward, just like driving in ordinary dense fog. Apart from the reduced visibility, there didn't seem to be anything special.
"Sir, what should we do?" the driver in front shouted back.
"Keep going, turn on the fog lights, and see if you can get out of here..." Marshall shouted.
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However, no sooner had he given the order than a change occurred: the surrounding fog began to thin, and correspondingly, a dramatic shift seemed to be rapidly spreading from the world behind them…
The ground, the trees, the rocks, and even everything around them seemed to have had a fast-forward button pressed on, rapidly aging, curling, peeling off, and decaying...
The vast rainforests on both sides, eroded by some unknown force, rapidly transformed into a withered forest. The bare, black branches of the trees twisted and grotesque, resembling a scene from a horror movie. Even the unassuming rocks had taken on grotesque shapes, covered in mottled, blood-like stains.
Even the surrounding ground is gradually turning into dry, cracked land, and it continues to crack at a visible rate.
"Sir, look, look!!!" The driver cried out in terror. Lieutenant Marshall immediately looked at the screen beside him and froze. Not only him, but the soldiers in the other carriages were also stunned.
They were colonial troops, and although they were marines, they were not elite in the order of battle. They didn't even have power armor for this mission, so they didn't carry any heavy weapons except for two armored vehicles.
After all, this was originally just a road-blocking mission, with the maximum being the suppression of any potential native inhabitants. Who knew we'd encounter something like this?!
"Damn it, what the hell is this?!" Lieutenant Marshall felt his throat go dry, and when he swallowed, no saliva came out.
Then he heard the sound of gunfire coming from his right.
It was the Hellhound armored assault vehicle next door that was firing.
"What's going on?!" He simply gestured for the driver to open the car window and then shouted loudly.
"Sir, there seems to be something approaching at 4 o'clock. We are firing warning shots."
Then, the firing suddenly became continuous, the rapid-fire cannon of the "Hellhound Armored Assault Vehicle" producing a sound like a loom as it fired continuously.
Lieutenant Marshall simply opened the roof cover and climbed up...
Peeking out, he looked to his right and immediately saw several strange, incredibly fast figures in the thinning fog. They looked about the size of lions, but their forms were even more bizarre and twisted, with unusually long limbs. They ran on all fours, appearing extremely agile, and were rushing towards several moving vehicles at a speed no slower than the vehicles themselves.
Under the fierce fire of several cannon shots from the armored vehicle on the right, the two shadowy figures running at the front were clearly hit, emitting eerie sounds like the cries of infants. The figures behind did not stop, but nimbly dodged. They slowed down and appeared and disappeared in the mist, but still lagged behind.
The convoy was in this formation: the light military off-road vehicle was at the front. It was originally Lieutenant Marshall's vehicle, but the lieutenant, who had served in the Black Continent, did not like such light but weak vehicles and usually preferred to sit in armored vehicles. So, in addition to the driver, there were two soldiers in the vehicle.
Behind them, two Hellhound armored assault vehicles were driving side by side. The convoy was traveling on the southern highway, but at this moment, the surrounding roads were becoming dilapidated and cracked, requiring the drivers to be extremely careful. This caused the vehicles to sway and weave to avoid the terrible road conditions.
Just as Lieutenant Marshall turned his attention to what was behind him, he saw the light military off-road vehicle driving in front of him suddenly hit by a large object falling from the sky.
After a loud, teeth-grinding crash, the SUV seemed to have been hit by a giant meteorite. The roof caved in, the tires burst one after another, and half of the vehicle collapsed!
Suddenly, the horse-drawn carriage, which was being driven by a charioteer, was stopped. The lieutenant, without even seeing what was in front of him, crashed into it!
Fortunately, the Hellhound armored assault vehicle, weighing nearly 20 tons, was undoubtedly sturdy compared to the off-road vehicle. It rammed the off-road vehicle in front of it, and Lieutenant Marshall, who turned his head at this moment, also saw clearly the object that had been knocked and rolled to the ground on the side!
That wasn't a "meteorite"! It was a monster with abnormally long arms, its forearms resembling giant, sharp crab claws, and its body covered in a carapace like that of an aquatic animal. Its entire body was covered in strangely shaped bone spikes, and it even had a human-like head. Just now it was curled up, so it looked like a rock made of carapace!
At this moment, with the help of the vehicle's sniper, the armored vehicle's automatic turret had obviously determined the first priority, and the turret on the roof rotated to fire at the monster.
At close range, the turret's firepower poured directly onto the monster. The monster actually used its pincers to block the rapid-fire cannons and charged forward a few steps. However, flesh and blood are ultimately no match for steel, even if it is a monster.
In just a breath or two, the monster's pincers were broken, and its entire body was riddled with holes by the exploding shells, reduced to a pile of mangled flesh.
After dealing with the monster, the convoy stopped to rescue the wrecked SUV. Upon inspection, they found that the driver and a soldier in the back seat were mangled beyond recognition, while the soldier in the passenger seat, though injured and missing an arm, appeared to be alive...
Two soldiers hurriedly dragged the co-pilot out of the broken window. At this moment, Lieutenant Marshall also got out of the car to check, and walking beside him was a middle-aged sergeant.
"Sir, what were those things just now?" his usually close subordinate asked in a low voice.
Lieutenant Marshall didn't answer, he just shook his head. He also wanted to ask someone what kind of bizarre things these were...
At this moment, the cannon on the vehicle started rotating again and began firing. Everyone looked in the direction of the firing and saw that the monsters with their tails hanging down behind them had surrounded them again, like a pack of wolves.
"Quickly, quickly!!! Get him into the car!!!" Lieutenant Marshall shouted the order...
"Sir, look! There's a change in the sky!"
Lieutenant Marshall and everyone in the team had already noticed that right above them, in the direction of the core area of the mist, the clouds in the sky were churning violently, like a surging vortex, spreading from the core of the vortex toward them. And in the swirling clouds, a huge crack could be seen in the distance, expanding at a visible speed.
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Through the thinning mist, everyone could see that the crack was covered with many seal-like objects. These ancient-looking seals gleamed, yet they could not stop the crack from expanding...
In the darkness, it seemed that some great, dormant will was awakening from the other side of the crack, peering towards this side with a cold, indifferent gaze. In fact, nothing could be clearly seen from the crack in the sky, and even the existence of the "crack" was just a guess. However, everyone who looked up had this feeling in their minds at the first moment.
They seemed to see an endless ocean, its raging waves and dark blue waters giving them an overwhelming sense of their own insignificance. Beneath the ocean lay an endless abyss of darkness, and within that darkness, something ancient and colossal slumbered, murmuring words—words that were indistinct yet filled with a chilling dread…
At the same time, accompanied by that eerie murmur, everyone seemed to hear countless people praising...
He will awaken.
He will awaken.
In the deepest part of the ocean,
At the very bottom of the abyss
In your nightmares,
He will awaken.
People, he is Argon!
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The breath of the gods, the origin of all things.
He wandered the world according to his own will.
The sound can be heard, but the appearance cannot be seen.
Let us offer sacrifices to Him.
People, he is Argonne…
Numerous tentacles emerged from the other end of the crack, squeezing it under some unknown force, as if trying to burst forth from the other side. As the crack continued to stretch and widen, the chaotic and eerie murmurs grew increasingly intense…
Lieutenant Marshall glanced at it once and sensed something was wrong. He immediately lowered his head, panting heavily, and shouted, "Don't look up! Don't look up!!!"
Even so, he still held his head, his face contorted in pain, retching, the veins on his face bulging, looking extremely terrifying.
Beside him, the soldier who had first shouted "There's a change in the sky!" now clutched his head, mouth agape, as if enduring unbearable pain. Suddenly, his body began to contort and swell, he retched, vomiting a viscous liquid containing writhing, unidentified objects. Then, his facial skin began to show numerous blood vessels, and his eyes, once clear, turned an eerie blue.
However, the next moment, his body twisted violently, as if all his bones were being pulled by some kind of force. His whole body had swelled up to a size larger than before, and he had lost his normal human form, transforming in some unknown direction...
Just then, a series of gunshots rang out, and the soldier's head was pierced through. It was Lieutenant Marshall who had fired at him.
However, he did not die immediately. Instead, he struggled to his feet, seemingly trying to lunge towards the direction from which the gunfire came. But then, a series of bullets completely blew his head off, and the headless body swayed and fell to the ground...
"Ah!!!" A scream rang out from the side. It was another soldier who had been attacked by his comrade who had also mutated. The comrade who had been a single person before had now been transformed into a twisted monster!
"What are you standing there for? Shoot!!!" Lieutenant Marshall shouted, pressing his hand to his stomach and fighting off a strong urge to vomit as he fired his gun.
Gunfire erupted immediately...
Four soldiers underwent successful or unsuccessful mutations, and were ultimately killed by bullets. Two other soldiers were killed by attacks from their mutated comrades, two were wounded, and one soldier was injured by a stray bullet in the chaos...
Lieutenant Marshall yelled at his men to carry their wounded comrade into the vehicle and start the engine. Meanwhile, more monsters began to swarm around them...
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In fact, as the crack continues to spread, at this moment, not only within the misty area, but also in some locations outside the area, the eerie crack can be seen with the naked eye extending from the misty region...
Venetian Harbour on Misura Island is a harbor surrounded by two cliffs, shaped like a concave character. Its natural topography was the main reason it was chosen as a port.
Indeed, this is a natural harbor. At this moment, the sea outside the harbor is rough with high winds and huge waves constantly crashing against the cliffs outside the harbor. However, the anchorage inside the harbor is relatively calm. The strong storm is blocked by the cliffs, making the harbor a relatively mild microclimate.
The frigate HMS Lannover and the amphibious assault ship HMS Flamingo had entered port and were currently anchored. Captain Williams was not ashore at this time, but was in the captain's cabin of the HMS Flamingo.
Colonel Williams leaned against the porthole with a pained expression, pressing his head with one hand. The captain's cabin was in a mess. On the floor was the mutated body of a guard who had been killed, now twisted beyond recognition. Beside him were the bodies of two officers who had been killed in the attack.
Colonel Williams glared at the flustered officers around him, almost through gritted teeth, and ordered, "Announce to the entire fleet: No one is allowed to look up! No one is allowed to look up!!"