"Buzz ......"

The silver-gray fighter jet walked through the thin mist, and Cheng Lin looked down on the ground through the window next to his seat.

The altitude at which the fighter flies is not high, but not low either, at which no ground plants can touch, of course, on the premise that the "plant overlords" of the universe do not poke their branches here.

The ground has almost returned to primitive times, with barren grass and trees on the outskirts, and almost nothing else in sight.

It is only when passing through the city that you will be attracted by the light of the stars, and then through the dim light, you can see the high-rise buildings that have either collapsed or survived.

Raise your head and raise your gaze to see the hazy and bleak sky, and the sun seems to be partially obscured, so that even during the day, it looks a little dim.

The place they were going to was the Satellite Launch Center in the desert, which was also the location they chose this time, mainly because there were very few plants in the desert, the degree of alienation was very low, and there was almost no harm there.

Roaring.

I don't know how long it took, the plane began to circle, descending.

The fighter has very low requirements for the conditions of the runway, and it landed directly on a square attached to the launch center, and Cheng Lin took a look and found that there were still many planes parked here.

"Let's go."

Shen Shanjing jumped down and said to him, and then walked forward, approaching the building that stood in the desert, it was brightly lit, and when it looked in the sky, it was like a torch, or a lighthouse in a harbor, guiding the way.

This launch center is also the most special place in this barren and barren land nearby.

Cheng Lin followed, quickly checked his identity, and entered it.

As soon as he entered the ring main building, he felt a nervous and suppressed restlessness rushing over his face, and even he couldn't help but instinctively straighten his waist.

Entering the eye is a large hall with bright lights, and the white lights overhead hit the entire space in stark contrast to the obscurity outside.

The hall was filled with the sound of dripping from nowhere, both men and women, in a hurry, and some of them were communicating with other departments on special communicators as they walked, and the air was filled with the sound of dripping from nowhere.

"Dash...... Da ......"

Walking on the marble floor reflecting the light, Cheng Lin looked around, and some people looked at him, but people seemed to be in a hurry, and no one stopped to ask.

"Here."

Shen Shanjing whispered, Cheng Lin looked ahead, and saw a metal door that opened slowly and automatically, and behind it was a brightly lit corridor, where a young woman wearing a uniform similar to a small lapel stood by the door, quietly watching them.

Cheng Lin's footsteps paused slightly, and his gaze at the other party paused for a moment.

Liang Jing.

This woman is Liang Jing of the later first division, but at this moment, she is not a capable bundle of hair, but a long hair shawl, which looks a lot softer, and the fluctuations on her body are not strong, at most the second grade, it may not be.

Liang Jing looked at Cheng Lin and vaguely noticed that there was something strange in this young man's eyes, could it be that he had seen it before? Liang Jing recalled carefully and confirmed that he didn't know the other party.

"How's it going?" Shen Shanjing's inquiry pulled her thoughts back.

"The people have arrived, and I will send you." Liang Jing nodded, and then hesitated a little, "This is the new member you are talking about?" ”

"Yes," a smile appeared on Shen Shanjing's sometimes slightly honest face, "How is it?" Surprised, right? ”

Liang Jing said without concealment: "I was promoted to the fifth grade so quickly...... We are not only surprised, but we must know that 'he' has only just reached the fifth grade! ”

He?

Cheng Lin tasted this pronoun, and thought that it should be Shi Shengcun without accident.

"Alright, let's go, we're running out of time." Shen Shanjing was polite, and the relaxation on his face returned to solemnity.

Liang Jing nodded, and immediately led the two into the corridor, and finally came to a room.

The moment he pushed the door open, more than a dozen eyes swept over, Cheng Lin squinted, and keenly followed a gaze to look back, and in an instant, he saw the person he expected.

Shi Shengcun did not wear the retro-style costume that he wore later, but wore a uniform similar to Liang Jing, his hairstyle did not change much, he still parted smoothly, and a pair of heavy glasses were on the bridge of his nose, but the lenses were translucent and almost non-existent, and his vision seemed to peek through people's hearts.

"You're finally here!"

The younger Shi Shengcun stood up, at this time he was not as calm as he was two years later, and his tone and movements had a hint of anxiety in line with his age and atmosphere.

"You are...... Cheng Lin? After saying hello, Shi Shengcun walked straight to the front and stretched out a dry right hand.

Cheng Lin hesitated, shook hands with him, and then he felt a faint fluctuation spreading, he didn't resist, just calm, and after a while, he saw the latter exhale, his eyes bright: "Welcome, welcome to join us!" ”

"Thank you."

Cheng Lin smiled, and then Liang Jing began to introduce others to him.

It was not very surprising that he found a lot of familiar faces among them, many of whom were future heads of major places, and he remembered that he had heard people say that at the earliest, the heads of various places were appointed from the capital.

In other words, they should be members of this Strange Ability Bureau, and the future "Southwest Guard" Li Yang, who had just met not long ago, was also among them.

After introduction, he learned that there were a total of fifteen people in this operation, of which Shi Shengcun and he were both fifth-grade, fourth-grade also had four, third-grade six people, and second-grade two.

Cheng Lin paid attention, the reason why there are two second grades is not that the other three grades can't be found, but that the abilities of the two of them are relatively special, which may be helpful for action, one of the second grades is the same as him, he filled out the application form, and the other thirteen people are all members of the original "Ability Bureau".

"Okay, time is pressing, everyone already knows what happened before they come, I won't say more here, now that everyone is together, let's take a look at the details of the operation, Liang Jing ......"

Shi Shengcun turned to Liang Jing, who was standing aside, and this time there was no her in the action team.

The latter nodded solemnly, came to the large screen in the room, and after a little operation, he saw a dynamic picture appear on the screen, which was a picture of observing the "plant overlord" and the earth from space at the same time.

There are also dense numbers in the corners that are constantly jumping.

"Look, this is the real-time picture that we get through the satellite."

The lights in the room were turned off, and the faces of Cheng Lin and the others were reflected by the backlight of the screen, and everyone looked at them intently.

I saw that in the dark universe, the mass of plants seemed to be much larger than before, especially on the side facing the earth, and it was growing countless seaweed-like voids, and its tips had invaded the atmosphere and danced slowly.

Its rhizomes and leaves emit a misty blue light, which stands out against the dark cosmic background.

"As you can see, some of its roots have entered the atmosphere and are still growing, and it has been calculated that in a maximum of ten days, according to the current situation, it will touch the surface of the earth and become 'entangled' with ground plants, with uncontrollable consequences......

We have little time left, and we must set aside enough time for humanity to arrange other solutions...... So, according to the Provisional Convention of the United Nations, the 'Deep Space' program will begin in eight hours!

We, the Federation, and the Soviet Union will each send a team of Awakened to go into space via a launch vehicle, land on the surface of the plant overlord, and carry a warhead of the 10 million ton yield class into it to detonate! “

Tens of millions of tons!

Hearing this number, Rao is Cheng Lin also changed slightly.

As far as he knows, most of the major countries currently produce 300,000 tons and 10 million tons...... At this level, the effective killing radius can already reach 15 kilometers...... Of course, this time the situation is more special, because space cannot form shock waves, so it can only rely on light radiation to kill.

In silence, Liang Jing stood in front of the screen and began to explain the process carefully.

Looking at the constantly flickering diagrams, Cheng Lin suddenly felt a little trance in front of him, infected by the atmosphere around him, and for a moment, he almost forgot that this was just a deduction.

"To sum up, your task is to carry the warhead into the depths of its body, get as close as possible to the 'white hole' and wait for it to be detonated...... Oh, the normal warhead has a high safety level and is not easy to detonate, but this one has been specially processed. ”

After a pause, Liang Jing put away the electric light pen, and the information on the screen was flipped to the end.

"I'll send you spacesuits and equipment later, and the rest of the time...... I'll leave it to you to get acquainted with each other. After speaking, Liang Jing turned off the computer, walked down, and saw Shi Shengcun nodding gently at her, and then left in silence.

When the door to the room closed, fifteen people fell silent.

I was still giggling before, but this time, it's hard to talk and laugh.

Eight hours ......

Cheng Lin noticed that Shen Shanjing looked at the mechanical watch on his wrist.

For everyone but him, there are only eight hours left to remain on Earth, and given the dangers in space, perhaps, they have less than ten hours left of their lives.

"How? Do you have any regrets? It's for real. ”

In the silence, Shen Shanjing also seemed to be aware of Cheng Lin's gaze, the northern man covered his watch with his sleeve, moved the chair next to Cheng Lin, and asked in a low voice.

Cheng Lin laughed silently, his eyes blinking: "If I say I regret it, will I still have time to quit?" ”

"......" Shen Shanjing stared at him seriously for a while, and sighed very curiously, "You're not scared at all?" ”

He was sure that he did not see any fear in the eyes of the young man beside him, on the contrary, he seemed to be calmer than everyone present, and this calmness was a precious quality in normal times.

But now, facing the last eight hours of his life, Cheng Lin's calmness inexplicably made Shen Shanjing a little afraid.

"What about you? Are you afraid? Cheng Lin saw that some team members took out cigarettes and began to smoke them, and then caused others to make similar actions, and soon, the space was filled with pale cyan smoke, as if reflected in the fog outside.

Shen Shanjing didn't say anything when he heard the sound, took two cigarettes from Li Yang's hand, handed them to Cheng Lin, thought about it, as if he remembered something, smiled and took it back, and then slowly lit the fire, and then said in a trembling voice: "Afraid, is it useful?" ”

Cheng Lin shook his head.

When Shen Shanjing heard this, he suddenly took a hard breath, and saw a pale gray ash suddenly erect from between his fingers, and then fell one after another.

The man clutched the cigarette butt in the palm of his hand with his broad right hand, feeling the heat and stinging pain coming from his skin, his eyes became a little deep, and he didn't answer anything.

At this time, the door opened, and someone moved in one box after another, with names written on them with a carbon pen.

Li Yang, who was leaning against the corner, snorted, glanced at the spacesuit in the box, threw the remaining half of the cigarette on the ground, stepped on his foot, and laughed at himself:

"Brothers, it's time to change your mourning clothes."