Chapter 44: Martyrdom
In the summer of Antarctica, there is no night.
The white land is full of ice and snow, and it is easy to get snow blindness after watching it for a long time.
Fang Cheng walked aimlessly on the thick glacier, he was still dressed in the autumn clothes on the boat, and when the cold wind and snow blew five meters in front of him, he seemed to be stuck in a swamp, stagnating.
Xiao Jingyu followed behind him unhurriedly, she was wearing a coffee-colored protective helmet and a white cold-proof suit, looking extremely bloated.
Fortunately, her physical strength is far beyond ordinary people, even if she is fully armed, she doesn't feel heavy, otherwise she may not be able to keep up with Shang Cheng's footsteps.
Crunch, squeak
When Fang Cheng walked into a basin surrounded by icebergs, he suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingyu asked through the Bluetooth headset.
"Do you want to catch fish?" Fang Cheng squatted down, gently tapping the ice under his feet with his right finger bone.
"There are still fish down here?" Xiao Jingyu was also interested.
"Of course, do you think this is the continental shelf? The ice here is only about 800 meters thick, and of course there is sea water under the glacier, so naturally there will be schools of fish. Fang Cheng explained.
"So you brought me here for this?" Xiao Jingyu realized later.
Fang Cheng looked at her with a smile, and a hand gently put on her shoulder, and then activated his superpowers.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingyu has long been accustomed to the sense of oppression brought by time and space travel, and this time he did not make a fool of himself.
It was a pitch-black world, and she couldn't feel anything else except Fang Cheng beside her.
"Let There Be Light"
Fang Cheng muttered softly, and then a purple light lit up somewhere above their heads, illuminating a radius of hundreds of meters.
The surrounding sea water was repelled away, and under the thick layer of ice and the strong pressure of the sea water, even Fang Cheng felt a little strained, and the speed at which Vientiane's True Qi was depleted was somewhat beyond his expectations.
With the help of light, Xiao Jingyu finally saw the surrounding environment clearly.
It is an undersea canyon lined with black rock formations, on which many dark purple plants grow, wriggling in the light.
They seem to be afraid of light.
Countless black fish that were flattened like kelp were gnawing on the plants.
"What kind of fish is this?"
"I think it's a species that hasn't been discovered yet. Fang Cheng couldn't tell what kind of fish these fish were several meters long.
They have no eyes, no fins, and no scales, and their bodies are smooth with a faint purple glow.
If the expedition team members found them, they would be overjoyed, but Xiao Jingyu had another thing in mind: this fish didn't know what it tasted like.
"Do you hear that? It's the sound of a glacier melting. At this time, Fang Cheng suddenly spoke.
Crunch, squeak
In the silence of the sea, there was a sound similar to breaking glass, and it spread densely.
Above the ice, several clouds of white light slowly bloomed, surrounded by a gray cloud, the cloud continued to rise and rise, gradually forming mushroom clouds, followed by countless shockwaves of ice and snow swept by, leveling all the nearby glaciers......
On February 4, 2011, at 23:45 local time, six nuclear bombs with a TNT equivalent of 2 million were detonated over the Antarctic continental shelf.
The multinational scientific expedition team located near the nuclear explosion was unfortunately killed, including 47 members of the Chinese scientific expedition team.
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Capital
In the early hours of the morning, Sun Shaoan was woken up by a phone call, and when he found out that it was Li Fan calling, he realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Sun Shao'an, you guys should rush to Bali Lake now. ”
"What's going on?" Sun Shaoan turned on the speakerphone and hurriedly picked up his clothes from the bedside and put them on his body casually.
"There have been multiple nuclear explosions in Antarctica, and the Extreme Distance has been martyred, and there is no contact with Shang Cheng. ”
Sun Shao'an was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew the power of the nuclear explosion, if Fang Cheng stayed with the members of the scientific expedition team at that time, it was very likely that he would face the nuclear explosion attack.
If you are in a big city, a real powerhouse will naturally not be afraid of this kind of national weapon, unless the enemy is willing to carry the infamy of a thousand people to cause a world war, but Antarctica is two words.
"I see. ”
After being silent for a long time, Sun Shaoan's voice was a little astringent.
"Inform Lin Yi as soon as possible, it's no longer safe for her to stay abroad. ”
They all knew that Fang Cheng was injured, but they didn't know if he had recovered, if it was Fang Cheng in his heyday, he could naturally deal with it by folding the space in the face of a nuclear explosion, but now they had no bottom in their hearts.
Smack
After Sun Shaoan hung up the phone, he lifted a Vientiane True Qi in his palm and gently patted it on the weak and boneless shoulder of the girl beside him.
"Senior sister, let's go to Bali Lake now. ”
"Isn't it okay tomorrow?" she had just woken up from a deep sleep, still a little confused.
"There was a nuclear explosion in Antarctica, something may have happened to Fang Shi, and war is coming. Sun Shaoan made a long story short, trying to make her understand the seriousness of the situation.
"What is a nuclear explosion?" Anu suddenly woke up a little when she heard this, got up from the goose down quilt, and looked at him with sleepy eyes.
"We'll talk about it on the road. Sun Shaoan picked up a skirt and stuffed it into her hand a little helplessly.
A few minutes later, they arrived in the hall, pushed open the windows, and jumped from dozens of meters in the air.
Bang bang bang
Sun Shao'an rushed out several kilometers after a few ups and downs, and with the help of the invisible air mass under his feet, he continued to exert force, crossed one building after another, and rushed towards the direction of Bali Lake.
And Anu followed him lightly not far behind, like a shadow.
On the way, Sun Shaoan continued to explain to Anu what a nuclear explosion was and how indestructible it was.
By the time they came to Bali Lake, Anu had already had a preliminary understanding of the lethality and deterrence of a nuclear explosion, and he didn't have much hope for Fang Cheng to survive after being seriously injured.
Although it was already early in the morning, the Qinzheng Hall was still brightly lit.
Li Fan has long been waiting for a vacant seat, and in addition to this, there are many bigwigs in the military.
When Sun Shaoan pushed the door in with Anu, he could clearly feel that the oppressive atmosphere in the room was swept away, as if he suddenly had a backbone.
Just like when Fang Cheng was in the capital.
"This is the last image we ever took from our satellite"
After Li Fan motioned for them to take their seats, the Secretary-General projected the photographs he had received on the screen.
The photo clearly shows that Fang Cheng and Xiao Jingyu are standing on the deck of the Extreme Distance.
"What is certain is that five hours later they were hit by a nuclear bomb. At that time, there was a great possibility that the committee members would stay with our scientific expedition members. ”
The Secretary-General glanced up at the crowd and continued, "According to the last satellite positioning information of the expedition team, they are no more than five kilometers away from the center of the nuclear explosion."
"Shao'an, you are the only one here who is a master of the level of Commissioner Fang, are you sure that you can withstand six 2 million yield nuclear bomb attacks within five kilometers?" Li Fan knocked on the table and asked.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes converged on Sun Shaoan's calm face, and they each had expectations.
But Sun Shaoan finally shook his head at them and said, "Ten deaths and no life." ”
For a moment, the room was silent.