The end of the world - Antarctica

In the depths of this continent, which is covered with ice and snow all year round, a valley surrounded by towering icebergs on all sides is a barren land of black and brown; Among them are mountains, cliffs, lakes and an active volcano, which is known as the most Martian place because of its steep slopes and sand and rocks; Due to climate and terrain reasons, organisms can be stored in the dry and cold air of this valley for a long time, just as the meat usually bought can be stored in the upper layer of the refrigerator for a long time without spoiling; The valley is littered with the preserved carcasses of seals, penguins and other animals, and scientists stationed in various countries privately call it the Valley of Death.

On this day, the valley of death welcomed a group of uninvited guests, and a specially modified SUV slowly drove into the valley; At this time, the Antarctic is in the polar night period, and the dark green aurora in the sky is reflected on the surrounding black and brown mountain walls and rocks through the smooth frozen lake, and the occasional whistling wind makes the whole valley full of an eerie and eerie feeling.

The car pulled to a halt at the edge of a lake, and four people got out of the car, two of them armed with firearms and two scientific researchers each carrying a suitcase.

"Why does this place look so strange!" A guard with a gun looked around.

"What? Lao Jin, you will also be afraid, huh?" Another guard with a gun said with a smile.

The guard, who was called Lao Jin, turned on the flashlight on the gun, the headlamp on his head and the equipment on his body, and said lightly: "Xiao Liu, what do you think I'm afraid of?, it's just that I've never seen this kind of place with my own eyes." I used to see it on the movie and thought it was a special effect."

Xiao Liu said with a smile while doing the same action: "I know that you came out of the rain of bullets when you were peacekeeping overseas before, which is different from us who were sent to this ghost place with only training, just kidding~ I'll explore the way later"

Lao Jin bowed slightly to Xiao Liu and then turned around and said, "It's okay, what is Old Chen's task today?" What do we need to do?"

"Let's see if we can find a whole carcass of a baby seal or penguin, and study why these creatures are here and why they are dying here," Dr. Chan said, tightening the bag on his shoulders, "We'll find it separately later, near this lake; Don't go beyond the range of the lights."

"Dr. Lin, are there any interesting legends in this place? I saw on the Internet that there are rumors that there are alien bases here?!" Xiao Liu said

The woman known as Dr. Lin spoke: "There are many unverified rumors, except for the alien ultra-modern buildings mentioned by Mao Zi; It was rumored that Hitler's subordinates had discovered an alien secret cave here, so the technology was so developed, and that in fact, the corpses of the culprit of World War II and his mistress were secretly sent back here by his subordinates to wait for resurrection; In Europe, it is rumored that this was once a prehistoric super-civilized human habitation, and some people say that this is the real location of Atlantis, and there are rumors on the Internet that there is a space-time portal here, but there is no scientific evidence to support these claims; It's just that it is true that the rapid development of scientific research camps in Antarctica after World War II is true."

"Oh, that's right; I always thought that people from so many countries were looking for aliens here," Xiao Liu said with a smile

"I don't want aliens to exist in this world, didn't there be a very strange scientist in the United States who said that if there were really aliens, it would be a catastrophe for mankind; It also warns against trying to contact and look for outsiders," said the old Kim Dao

"Researchers from all over the world are studying energy, biology, geology, etc., and everything else is rumor," Dr. Lin said

"I'm quite curious about those prehistoric human civilizations, if their technological level is really far beyond that of modern people, how can there be no trace at all; There are only a few undersea buildings, and there are many civilized fan groups on the Internet, talking about it as if it were a thing," Xiao Liu said

Dr. Lin smiled and said, "There are some backward areas in South America and Southeast Asia, where people are rumored to be descendants of those ancient civilizations; I just escaped from the civil war, and I heard that some archaeologists actually found a thousand-year-old stone tablet with similar legends on it, and there are patterns of modern vehicles such as airplanes and helicopters."

Xiao Liu asked with interest, "Oh? Did they say where their ancestors came from?"

Dr. Lin said with a strange face: "The most I have heard is that there is a tribe that says that their ancestors came from Mars, and it is rumored that some archaeological discoveries say that there was land in the center of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans in a certain period of time, and the legendary civilizations lived on those continents; It's just that the war between them later caused the continental plate to sink into the ocean, which sounds like the feeling of moving mountains and reclamation in Xianxia novels. In our scientific community, these rumors are actually read as jokes, and I don't quite understand why there is such a heated discussion on the foreign Internet. Xiao Liu then asked, "Then do you think these rumors are possible?"

"Well, let's talk later, there may be another wind here at any time; Let's find a target and spread out," Dr. Chan said

"Got it, teacher", "Okay, Dr. Chen", "Don't worry, Mr. Chen" The three replied

The crowd searched around along the edge of the lake, and several beams of light swept over the lake and rocks from time to time; Except for the sound of the wind, there is only the occasional sound of radio operation

"Old Chen~ Excuse me, you see that this talisman does not meet the requirements" Lao Jin passed through the wireless channel

When everyone walked to Lao Jin's side, they saw him gently flipping the dried corpse of a seal with the barrel of a gun, and muttered to themselves: "It's strange, there are no external injuries on the body, could it be that he starved to death?"

"Well, this fits, help me put it in the box and go back quickly; I feel like the wind is getting stronger," Dr. Chan looked at the dry corpse

Lao Jin, who was squatting down to open the box, suddenly took off the earmuffs and put them on the ground, as if he heard something, and his brows furrowed slightly

"What's wrong, old Kim? What do you hear?" asked Xiao Liu, "I don't know, I don't know what the vibration sound caused by the impact of something" Lao Jin said

"Look, there's a crack in the lake and there's smoke in a few places!" Dr. Lin shouted in surprise as he held his camera

Everyone looked back to see several huge cracks appear on the surface of the lake, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, and a large amount of white smoke erupted from it

"Hurry away, the amplitude of the tremor is getting louder and louder; Maybe it's an earthquake! Dr. Chan shouted

The crowd turned and ran towards the car, and the ground shook more and more obviously; It was as if the earth was shaking

When everyone was about to run to the car, there was a sudden loud bang behind them, followed by the sound of many stones falling and hitting the ground

Everyone looked back, and suddenly a cold numbness spread from the top of their heads to the soles of their feet, and they all gasped and shouted, "What is this?!" ”

I saw a square platform about half the size of a basketball court and a height of about one meter, standing quietly on the surface of the original lake with steaming around it, with strange symbols carved on it and around it, and faintly shining with a metal-like light; Just as the crowd was in doubt, the symbols began to light up in the middle like electric lights, and when all the blue symbols were lit up; A square block on the platform collapsed downward, split into two and retracted, and a triangular cylindrical metal object slowly rose up; The top is triangular and pointed, with a slight rounded arc on the lower three sides; The bottom is cylindrical, and each of the three sides of the middle section has a peculiar hollow pattern.

"How can you tell? Do you want to go up and take a look, Dr. Chen, "Lao Jindao was the first to react."

Dr. Chen fixed his mind and said, "Go up and have a look, pay attention to safety, and leave as soon as there is any change." Did Kobayashi record it?"

"Some teachers, as soon as I stopped, I took out my camera," Dr. Lin gasped

"Well, well done; We'll get closer and watch it for a while, and no one of us should touch it," Dr. Chan said

Just as everyone was about to approach, one of the triangular pillars suddenly let out a "boom"? Song; One pattern is lit up in red, followed by the second side in green and the third in blue; After that, the bottom cylinder erupted a flame-like light, and the entire triangular column quickly climbed upward, and as everyone's eyes looked up, the originally dark green aurora night sky emitted a loud sonic boom; Three rays of red, blue, and green light streaked out in three different directions like meteors.

"It's... It can't be a missile," Lao Jin muttered, "I look quite similar...", Xiao Liu also muttered to himself

"We must go back as soon as possible, and this matter must be reported to the country as soon as possible," Dr. Chan said solemnly

At this time, the platform came with a regular "tick... Backbite... Tick" in a deep voice, as if counting down; The symbols on it went out one after the other with the sound. "Get in the car! Let's go!!! Lao Jin, who had experienced a hundred battles, shouted inexplicably in his heart, and everyone hurriedly got into the car to start the engine, and the body made a half circle and accelerated forward in the roar of the engine; At this point, the last symbol under the platform goes out...

There was a loud bang, and a circular energy fluctuation visible to the naked eye spread outward at a terrifying speed; Wherever they passed, both rocks and ice were shattered, and the high temperature accompanied by energy waves blew away all the objects along the way, and most of the surrounding icebergs were cut off. The valley has been greatly enlarged; At this time, looking down from above, a blue circular light mask slowly expanded and rose, and a white mushroom-shaped cloud slowly rose and grew out of the light ball; The sky that was supposed to be a polar night was illuminated like day, and the light shone hundreds of kilometers away.

I don't know how long it was, but the extreme wind once again blew away the sand, gravel, dust and smoke in the valley; The small lake, which was originally a few hundred meters away, has expanded to several thousand meters, and the lake surface is refrozen like a mirror under the action of dry and cold air, and the surrounding area is still scattered with black-brown sand and stones; The valley is not as much larger than what has ever happened here, as if no living thing has set foot in thousands of years.