Chapter 342: Ancient Babylonian Infinite Corridor (1)
The national fortunes of the Wandering Ghost Country, like this twilight old man, have decayed to the extreme.
They relied on the "ancient Babylonian Endless Corridor" to conceal themselves and defend themselves against their enemies, and felt that as long as they had it, they could rest easy and not seek progress or face the changes in the world. So, they failed, and the bugs managed to break through the barrier and fight their way here.
If there were no other defenses, everyone in the room would have a meal of worms.
"Let's go to the cloister and evacuate from there." Zoya said.
She pushed her wheelchair up and walked briskly into the stairs.
I dragged the electric falcon to follow, and Miyankov immediately followed.
"Wait a while, whatever the hostile situation is, as soon as you have the chance, you will evacuate and leave the Cheka town in a helicopter - leave no one, including me." I whispered in the ear of the electric falcon.
The people of the Ghost Country are good at changing, and I'm worried that the Falcon will be confused by the disguised enemy and lose its precious chance to escape.
"Okay, remember." The electric falcon nodded.
In a critical situation, we don't talk any nonsense and only do what has to be done.
I didn't even have time to ask for the name of the monarch of the ghost country, and there was only one goal left, which was to get out with an electrified falcon.
He is a truly capable leader, far more than Miyankov and Lady Ice. If the great powers of the north can finally resolve the huge crisis they are facing, it must rely on the wisdom and courage of the electric falcon, rather than pretending to others.
As the wheelchair entered the stairs, the old man suddenly said to me: "Never try to solve all the puzzles, the truth is cruel and cannot be looked at." β
My heart moved, and this sentence was like a sharp thorn, piercing a dead knot in my heart at once.
That dead knot is the "rebounding pipa diagram in the earliest memory" that I have been pursuing in Dunhuang, and I want to know where I saw it - "where is it, in whom's hands, why it appears in my memory, and what is the relationship with my life experience......"
This dead knot is like a water ghost's trap, always pulling me and dragging me step by step into the endless sea of mysteries.
"What's the point of living without asking for answers?" I asked.
"To live is to live, to die is to die, there is no meaning in the first place, how to talk about the pursuit of meaning?" The old man said.
"The body is a Bodhi tree, the heart is a mirror platform, always wipe diligently, and stop teaching to stir up dust." I remembered the old Buddhist verse.
This Zen truth is reflected in me, then my body is the Bodhi tree, my mind is the mirror, and the memory of the bouncing pipa diagram is dust.
If I didn't have this fragmented memory, I would always be the dragon of Causeway Bay, leading the people of Perak Hall to sweep the rivers and lakes and become the second thunderous sky.
That's the life of "Long Shao", not my "Long Fei". "Long Shao" people in the rivers and lakes, all the time are seeking war, victory, fame, and profit, but "Long Fei" is sober and persistent living, and because of the pursuit of the meaning of life, regardless of everyone's admonition, resolutely retreated to Dunhuang, into the 112 caves and the rebound of the pipa map as a companion.
I'd rather lose my life than lose my pursuit, even if it plunges me into the abyss from which I will never recover.
"Every puzzle has a solution. All mysteries are truths. Since it is the truth, what is cruel and not cruel? I replied lightly.
"I'm just saying what I have to say." The old man said.
"I'm just doing what I have to do." I say.
In the process of rapid evacuation, our short and ethereal dialogue is like a Zen "punch", if you understand, you understand, if you don't understand, you don't understand, and it is like the colorful rainbow hanging on the treetops when the rain is over, and you see it, and you don't see it.
Isn't it true of life's gains and losses?
Since it is a one-way street that cannot be repeated and cannot be repeated, how can there be right or wrong? What's wrong? How can there be a review? How can there be any experience?
"We lost our chance." Zoya suddenly lamented.
"No, there's still a chance." I grabbed Miyankov's throat with my backhand.
He represents the Bush Pack, who knows more about the "Lord of All Worms" than any of us. Then, if there are still flaws and gaps in this worm's net, he must know.
"Take us away." I commanded in a low voice.
Speechless, Miyankov clasped my right wrist with both hands, twisted his body, and struggled desperately.
"I'll just say it once, don't talk nonsense, don't do stupid things, take us out of Cheka Town." I continued.
"Only...... One place, that is...... It's just ......" Miyankov squeezed out half a sentence intermittently from his throat.
I hope that Miyankov will cooperate wisely so that everyone has a way to live. Otherwise, everyone would have to die, and he would not have been spared.
"Thank you." I let go of my hand, and Miyankov immediately coughed violently.
"We went to the first floor and retreated northeast, there was a safety barrier over there, and it was safe to cross the barrier." Miyankov gasped for a while and immediately pointed out the retreat route.
The wheelchair that Zoya was pushing was quite peculiar, and it was able to move quickly on the steps without the wheels touching the ground at all. If explained by the theory of physics, its principle is similar to that of a maglev train, relying on magnetic force or other forces to move forward, and the wheel has become a dispensable decoration.
"Let's go downstairs first." I informed Zoya.
"Okay." Zoya nodded, but the look of anxiety on her face did not lessen. It is clear that she did not believe in Miyankov's retreat and had no chance of winning the battle she was about to face.
"It's better to divide the troops into two ways and break through separately." Denkifala suddenly proposed, "We are too ambitious to go on like this, and we are too slow to act. The enemy is outnumbered, and there must be a strategy to deal with it in order to evacuate safely. β
Without the slightest hesitation, I immediately replied: "Yes, I chose to go in a group with a wheelchair and go in a straight line in the direction that Miyankov just said." β
The electric falcon nodded: "Okay, I'll be with Miyankov and go due north." β
This is the best way to group people, and I have to be with Zoya to ensure that the northern powers can cooperate with the Wandering Ghost Country, so that the region north of the Caucasus Mountains can be completely settled.
As for the Electric Falcon and Miyankov, they have long been political partners, and now they are combat partners, which is also reasonable. More importantly, only the electric falcon can restrain Miyankov, and with him, Miyankov has no chance to fight back again.
We soon reached the first floor, and without the slightest hesitation, the electric falcon and Miyankov immediately climbed through the north window and disappeared into the white snow.
Zoya stopped, bent down, and listened to the old man's command.
Looking out of the window, the snow was covered with a layer of insects, as if it had reached the end of the earth.
I am an optimistic person, but in the face of this terrifying Zerg encirclement, I can no longer be optimistic.
"Go back." Zoya waited for the old man to finish, then straightened up and said.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Go back the way you came, the ancient Babylonian Infinite Corridor." Zoya said.
I didn't refute, just smiled wryly.
We have just come down the stairs, which means that we have just walked out of the Infinity Corridor, and the next step should be to evacuate the Cheka Town as soon as possible, rather than delay the time and return to the dangerous place again.
The king of the earth said, "Go back, that is the only way to live." The king of the earth is the designer of this small building, and what he says is the absolute truth. Now, I choose to trust him, what about you? Zoya asked.
I walked around to the front of the wheelchair and looked at the silver-haired old man.
His expression became extremely calm, and there was neither anxiety nor fear in his eyes, as if the four major were empty.
"Why?" I asked.
"Coming and going is a process, grasp the core of the matter, not ask questions in vain." The old man said.
"Choose, there's not much time left." Zoya urged.
I stomped my foot gently, knowing that time is precious. Instead of standing still, the bugs came all over the mountains and frantically devoured anything they could bite. When they are killed, they can't escape if they want to.
Suddenly, a jeep sprang out from behind the red house on the right, the accelerator had been stepped on the bottom, and the roar from the exhaust pipe was earth-shattering.
"Joyna!" I exclaimed under my breath.
It was our car from the barracks, and she chose not to retreat, but to move forward, which was tantamount to suicidal action.
The car was crushed into the insect formation, its speed plummeted, and the wheels were blocked by the insects, unable to move forward.
The bug became so angry that it covered the car in an instant.
"I'm going to save herβ" I could barely say that before I could throw it down, I jumped out of the window.
Joyna came with me, and of all of them, I was the only one who had a relationship with her, and if I didn't save her, the others would stand by.
"Hey, don't sacrifice for nothing, hey, hey......" Zoya shouted from behind.
Everyone has their own values, and Zoya can let someone die in the Worm Formation, but I can't.
I rushed into the insect formation, chose an empty spot to settle down, and after a few ups and downs, I was at the back of the car.
For these bugs, the bullets are only penetrating, and they are not strong enough to kill them. So, I flashed a short knife in my right hand, quickly chopped it off, cut off a few bugs, and then opened the back door and rushed into the car.
"Press the accelerator all the way, whether it's forward or reverse, and get the car moving." I closed the door and gave a loud order.
The protection of this car is very strong, in addition to bulletproof glass and reinforced body, even the ground is covered with anti-collision armor, which can withstand at least one or two waves of bug attacks.
"It's good if you're okay, it's good if you come back, I thought you had a misfortune in that little building, and you couldn't find it...... Thank goodness it's good for you to come back......" Joyna cried with joy.
"Drive, survive first and then talk." I was also moved, but I never showed it.
We don't have time to talk about life and death, so we wait for a second in the insect array, and then we get closer by the hook and sickle of death.
Zoya stepped on the accelerator, the car retreated in a straight line, and then went in the direction of the right, rushing out of the weak link of the insect array.
Insects of all sizes were constantly flying on the windshield, and those ugly things didn't know how to dodge at all, and after being hit, they rolled upwards and flew to both sides, struggling and howling, which made people unbearable to look at.
"Shall we go back to the barracks?" Zoya asked me for instructions.
"No, go back to the small building, stop on the north side of the small building, and then go in." I say.
"What?" Joyna was puzzled, "Mr. Long, the Cheka Town has fallen, we can't delay any longer, we must stay away. β
I can't rest assured that the people of the Wandering Ghost Country will retreat at this moment, and the tripartite peace talks will not yield any results at all, and Joyna and I will come in vain.
"I'll go into the small building, and you go back to the barracks. Tell Madame Ice that the road is tortuous and the future is bright, and I will definitely bring back good news for her. "The reason why I didn't tell Joyna directly about the rescue of the electric falcon is that I don't think the electric falcon is completely safe. When he is completely out of danger, he will naturally contact Mrs. Bing.
I'm not greedy for credit, and I'll never take credit for rescuing the Falcon on myself.
"Don't go to extremes, those bugs...... The army will come around and clean up the mess, shall we go back? If two people come together, two people have to go back together, what do you say? Joyna had a look of uncertainty on her face.
"There are still secrets in the small building, and the people of the Wandering Ghost Country have mastered the secret technique of the Infinite Corridor of Ancient Babylon. I've just contacted them, and today we have to get results and eradicate the catastrophe once and for all. I said.
"This is a catastrophe for the great powers of the North, not you and mine. Mr. Long, we have to do what we can, and we must not die in this place, then life will be meaningless. Joyna said.
I know that the meaning of life is about quality, not quantity. I also know that adventurers always make a mistake, and a miss is a stranger of life and death. However, I must go back to the small building, even at great risk to my life, because if the earthlings do not understand the ancient Babylonian Infinite Corridor, they will be left to be slaughtered and fall victim to ignorance.
There can only be one master on the earth, and that is humans, not wandering ghosts or monsters.