Lake Kivu, located at the northern tip of the Great Rift Valley. To the average person, this seems to be an ordinary highland lake. But in the minds of millions of people around, this is a mysterious and terrifying Devil's Lake!

The reason for this belief is that the water of this lake contains very high concentrations of methane. How high? According to the research results of geologists, the lake will have a big explosion that will wipe out everything around it about every thousand years!

In 2002, the eruption of the Nira Congo volcano caused a terrible explosion in professionals around the world, who were very worried about the volcanic magma flowing into the lake and causing a terrible explosion! At that time, more than 2 million people living around will die, causing an unprecedented tragedy!

However, this is not the only fatal problem in Lake Kivu, at least not for the rest of the surrounding Africans, who are still very fond of bathing in the bubbling waters. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are also trying to extract methane from lake water for industrial production. But professionals are very worried about another terrible demon lurking at the bottom of the lake - a huge amount of carbon dioxide!

Due to problems such as geological structure and water depth, the water flow of Lake Kivu is very small, and at the deep level it is almost stagnant, and the amount of carbon dioxide precipitated in it is terrifying!

These fluttering things, which seem to be able to set off people on the stage, when the number reaches a certain level, will form a white fog covering tens of kilometers on the surface of the lake. When it is swept away by the strong wind and spreads to the shore, all animals and humans will suffocate at the first time.

There have been more than one mysterious tragedy caused by the rise of carbon dioxide in history, which has also become a lingering shadow of death over the heads of the surrounding African people.

Recent. With the activity of the Great Rift Valley address. Cracks deep into the ground are extending to the north of the network. Someday, hot magma gushing out of a crack deep in the earth's crust will seep from the bottom into Lake Kivu. At that time, not only will carbon dioxide be stimulated and tumbled out of the water, but methane will also be detonated! As a result, unimaginable!

International environmental organizations are very vigilant about this, and the nearby residents have not stopped being vigilant, and there is no unusual movement. They will find out at the first time.

Just like tonight, when Yang Hao threw the super bomb specially made in the B plane, the explosive yield of the bomb filled inside was equivalent to the power of dozens of tons of T.NT quercus to be released, and it immediately created an earth-shattering noise that was enough to spread around dozens of kilometers!

The special shape of the crater gathers violent sound waves and shock waves that erupt upwards almost to the clouds and refract far enough to be captured by sensitive instruments.

The tremors of the earth also make people mistakenly think that there has been a small earthquake! And the boiling magma and gushing fireworks are more like a declaration that this active volcano is going to show its terrible destructive power again!

Not only were the people around the volcano awakened. The relevant early warning agencies were also startled from their sleep by the piercing alarm, and the professionals looked at the extraordinary data measured by the instrument in amazement. Hurry up and warn the surrounding cities!

The benefits of modern communication technology were obvious, and only a few dozen minutes later, the United Nations presence in Bukavu also received the news, and the relevant experts told the commanders very seriously: "If there is a violent eruption of the Nila Congo volcano, there is a great danger that it will cause abnormal changes in Lake Kivu!" Whether it's a methane explosion or a rise in carbon dioxide, it will have terrible consequences for millions of deaths! ”

Whether it will be that serious or not will need to be assessed by a professional body, and then the UN agency can respond accordingly. But just as they were desperately calling to wake up more people and preparing to learn more about the situation from various sources, Bukavu suddenly sounded a piercing siren!

The whole city was awakened by the darkness, and the citizens who had been living in the midst of war and terrorist attacks were so sensitive to this that they reflexively jumped up and threw themselves at the window or ran outside to find out.

According to the general rule, this is most likely the Lord's Resistance Army or the Ugandan rebels or something, sneaking things up, right? Just like in the first half of the year, they raided prisons and fought with peacekeepers and government forces, creating worrying chaos.

But this time, it's different!

The terrible sirens sounded to a degree they had never experienced before, and at the same time, there were many people who followed the streets and alleys of the main streets and key residential areas, shouting with super-powerful loudspeakers: "Oh no! The volcano on the opposite side of Lake Kivu has erupted! The white devil at the bottom of the lake is coming out! ”

Most of the inhabitants of Bukavu are illiterate and do not know what the eruption has to do with them. But Africans believe in primitive worship, and gods and ghosts are an indispensable part of their lives. Even some of the more civilized people who believe in Christianity and donkey religion have not changed the fact that they are ignorant in the slightest.

Therefore, the "devil of Lake Kivu" is a resounding name that almost everyone knows to some extent. Of course, they didn't know that it was methane and carbon dioxide, only that as long as those white mist floated out, it would definitely snatch their souls away and take their lives away!

I don't know? It doesn't matter, thanks to the work of ardent international environmentalists and African support workers, and the early results of conspirators like Yang Hao, eighty percent of the residents of Bukavu and other lakeside cities have heard of this. When the mournful sirens and shouts all over the street came, the residents, who had no sense of security, hurriedly packed their things and prepared to run away!

Some people who had no money at all, or who were suffering from the after-effects of panic caused by the war, began to flee almost without thinking. So, just a few minutes later, the streets of Bukavu began to see more and more panicked people!

In the branch of the LINUC, Major General Patton Jr. woke up with the sound of sirens, and the Navy SEALs who were responsible for guarding his safety also entered their posts one after another, and hurried to the headquarters with him in a hurry.

After he hung up, Barton Jr. couldn't wait to ask, "General, what's going on here?" Why is the alarm sounding? Was the barracks attacked by the rebels? Or someone else? ”

Said grabbed his scalp irritably and sighed: "The specific situation is not clear. But one thing is certain. We didn't sound the alarm. Not even that siren for us! Damn, the whole city is in chaos right now, it's just causing us trouble! ”

MONUC's mission here is not only to oversee the peace process in the DRC and ensure humanitarian relief, but also to ensure that the war is quelled, the wounded and even help to maintain stability in the event of a rebel attack.

It's like going off the alarm in the middle of the night. It is highly likely to cause great panic and has always been strictly forbidden.

MONUC would definitely not do that, just now he called the government army to ask the government army, and the other party responded that they did not do it either, which is too strange.

General Patton's eyes flashed, and he immediately thought of something, and asked vigilantly, "Could it be because of those prisoners caught during the day?" Someone deliberately creates chaos to distract us and snatch them away? ”

Said stared and thought for a moment, then shook his head: "That's unlikely. With their armed forces, they can actually force their way outside our jurisdiction. It is not easy for either the government forces or the peacekeepers to catch them. Such cooperation obviously has no intention of armed confrontation. ”

Little Barton snorted coldly: "That's not necessarily! They are not fools and should be able to guess the possibility of being handed over to the United States at its disposal. How can you sit still? In my opinion, it was premeditated to get out in this way! ”

He even suspected that the gang voluntarily surrendered to MONUC, and its purpose was to use the peacekeepers as a shield to prevent being killed by powerful American drones, and then successfully arrived in Bukavu and gathered together. When the time comes, it's a very good plan to get out of some trouble and take advantage of the opportunity!

Saeed still firmly denied: "I believe they won't do that, and it's impossible to hide it from us." General, people outside are rumoring that a volcanic eruption in the north could cause an explosion and the spread of carbon dioxide in Lake Kivu, at least the first point has been confirmed. As for the latter one, it is only possible, and no one dares to guarantee that it will not happen. ”

Of course, he could not admit that the MONUC would be used by a group of guys who had greatly embarrassed the Americans, and it would be too much of a slap in the face if he got out of his custody.

Little Barton has a preconceived opinion, he thinks in his heart that these damn thugs are lawless, can do anything, make alarms and create chaos or something, it's a piece of cake! As for the volcanic eruption, it can be seen as an illusion created by an unusually powerful weapon attack. You know, with the technical ability of the five hooligans and the like, it's really a piece of cake to make this happen!

His Excellency decided that the damned Malay monkey had never seen the world, did not know the advanced level of science and technology in the world, could he create countless things that were false and real? Let's say the Apollo moon landing or something.

Seeing that it was impossible to agree on the opinions of the people, Barton Jr. decided not to waste his time here, and he took his farewell very simply, and then prepared to take the men and horses to the prisoner of war camp, and personally watch the gang not to be fooled away.

But at this moment, the piercing telephone rang again, and a frightened voice came through the microphone: "Your Excellency, Commander, we have just found suspicious signs on the shore of the lake, and a large amount of white smoke is constantly pouring out, spreading towards the shore!" There are chemical experts who have confirmed that it is a high concentration of carbon dioxide and methane! ”

"What?! Are you sure?! ”

Said let out a strange scream, which shocked the little Barton who walked to the door, and he could hear a little bit of the loud movement on the phone, and he sighed in his heart!

Could it be that there really is such a coincidence in the world? So lucky to let him bump into it?

Said didn't care much, and after listening to the other party's confirmation, he turned his head and said solemnly: "Your Excellency General, I'm sorry I have to ask you to leave here immediately!" If the methane and carbon dioxide in Lake Kivu erupt, it will be a dead place! We must devote all our manpower to evacuating people and controlling the situation. ”

Barton Jr. was still incredulous: "Some methane and carbon dioxide, is it that serious?" ”

Said nodded solemnly: "That's more terrible than any chemical weapon!" ”

The Marine Corps leader in charge of the security work immediately said: "General, for the sake of your safety, please rush to the airport with us immediately." Take off and leave! ”

No matter how important the more than 100 terrorists caught this time are. The premise is that the general cannot be put in danger. It's not negotiable. It was useless for General Patton Jr. to give orders, and he was immediately carried on the Humvee by five elite soldiers and rushed towards the airport like a gust of wind. Over there, the transport plane on duty had already started to start, just waiting for them to board and leave.

However, little Barton apparently did not forget his mission, and used the tactical radio in the car to order the soldiers of the prisoner of war camp: "I don't care what method you use, in short, you must not let those thugs out of your sight!" Even if you sacrifice for it, you won't hesitate to do so! This is for the honor of the United States! ”

The soldiers made sonorous assurances, and the general's convoy rushed into the streets. Only then did he realize that the road leading to the airport had been crowded with countless civilians! The black people crowded in the black lights and blinded fires made people with dense phobia feel dizzy and uncomfortable at the first glance.

The constant honking of the Humvee, and even the obscenity of Miriken, were not enough to make these stupid and ignorant civilians quietly get out of the way, and all kinds of screams and cries shook Little Barton's ears!

Deeper in the city, rumors spread rapidly, and some unstable elements mixed with the civilian population took action one after another, wantonly smashing and looting, and setting fires. Create chaos.

Thousands of MONUC peacekeepers poured out to block every intersection with armored vehicles. Shooting warning and trying to stop, trying to hold down the position and maintain order with difficulty. As for the soldiers of the government army, many of them have already abandoned their duties and run away!

The anti-chemical warfare technical experts and epidemic prevention personnel of the peacekeeping force worked together to venture over the lake by helicopter, overlooking the white fog-filled lake, and lowered their utensils to take the risk of collecting samples.

Through the gas mask, the sharp-eyed pilot saw that the demarcation line of the water surface in the distance seemed to be gradually clear, and immediately reminded loudly: "The white fog on the lake is not large, and it seems to have stopped gushing!" ”

The experts were overjoyed in their hearts, and hurriedly asked the pilot to go forward a little, to make sure that the boundary of the water mist was clear, the white fog had faded, and they went around the demarcation line again, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and reported to the command that there was a false alarm.

But now it's too late to find out the truth, the whole city is in complete chaos, the peacekeepers' desperate explanations are useless, everywhere is crammed with fugitives, they can't take care of it!

All of this is just an illusion caused by Yang Hao driving a plane to a low altitude, and then directly transferring a huge amount of dry ice from the B plane and smashing it into the lake!

In the midst of the chaos, a team of armored vehicles with UN livery drove outside the prisoner of war camp of the MONUC, basically did not receive any interrogation, and successfully rushed through the checkpoint and approached the separately divided courtyard.

The elite Marines, who formed a double post with the soldiers of the peacekeeping force, were very vigilant, and when they saw the situation, they knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered the sentry to set up machine guns to stop it. Unexpectedly, the sentry rolled his eyes at him: "That's our vehicle, why stop it?" ”

The American GI exploded his lungs in anger and pointed at the armored car and shouted: "Damn, are you blind?" All the troops have been transferred to maintain order, where will anyone else come here specifically? ”

Such humiliation and discrimination immediately annoyed the peacekeepers from India, who stretched their faces and turned their nostrils to the sky angrily, "I won't serve you anymore!"

The armored car drove to the door, and a large number of heavily armed soldiers jumped down one after another, the leader was tall and mighty, with an amazing momentum, and the stride meteor came to the front, it was Yang Hao!

He smiled brightly at the guards and said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have been ordered to transfer the captives inside, please open the door." ”

The American soldier angrily pulled the bolt and loaded it, ready to fire, Yang Hao raised his index finger and shook it gently, and the muzzle of the infantry chariot immediately turned and pointed over. Without saying a word, the Indian soldier withdrew and hid far away with superhuman agility, and the American GI shouted angrily: "Bastard! You don't deserve to be a qualified soldier, where does your honor go? ”

No matter how much he shouted, he didn't dare to shoot after all, and a bunch of soldiers with small arms resisted the infantry chariot, and there was no other possibility than to be crushed to death.

Two infantry chariots drove into the courtyard, and a group of soldiers quickly poured into the barracks, disarmed all the American GIs, and opened the prison doors to release them.

The strong man technical officer laughed, patted the shoulder of the driver captain and said, "What am I talking about?" Bosses never let us down. Let's go, let's get out of this damn place! ”

No matter how elite a squad of marines is, they are blind in the face of mechanized infantry several times their size, not to mention the heavy firepower such as infantry chariots, and the guards are undisciplined and surrender early. They couldn't do anything but grit their teeth and howl helplessly.

Fortunately, Yang Hao was not interested in making fun of a group of small soldiers, so he commanded the captured guys to drive out a few trucks parked on the side again, and after all of them were loaded, they rushed out of the MOC station under the escort of the infantry chariots, and rushed towards Lake Tanganyika in the south of Bukavu!

When General Patton Jr. got the report, he hurriedly asked people to go over to confirm the situation, and was stunned to find that more than 100 prisoners of war had run away, and the three complete towed anti-aircraft gun convoys had all disappeared without a trace!

The general roared angrily, and ordered madly: "Dig three feet into the ground to find them out!" What about aerial drones? Find their whereabouts now and take them out with missiles at all costs! ”

Cal. Colonel Wieson stayed up all night, letting the two Global Hawks and the remaining Predators take turns to press over Bukavu. The chaos of the city and the raging fires all over the place, and the crowds everywhere, caused great problems for their observations.

In the dark night, the UN painted vehicles scattered everywhere were particularly conspicuous, which could not hide the keen reconnaissance aircraft, but they helplessly found that it seemed that all the vehicles were mixed with the refugees, and they couldn't tell the difference! (To be continued......)