Revised Edition, Volume 19, The Year in a Hurry, Chapter 7, The Void of Time
After nearly a month of emergency training, all the special training of the improvised surprise attack unit has come to an end, and the time to set out for the expedition is approaching. www.biquge.info At the departure ceremony, Hongxiang first made a speech, first announcing that the official formation of this surprise attack force is "163 Airborne Regiment", if everyone can play a normal level to complete the task, this number will be continued, and will be awarded the honorary title of "Iron-blooded Airborne Regiment". Seeing the enthusiastic response from the audience, Hongxiang was very satisfied with the effect of his serious speech, and then said: "Young men, the road ahead is difficult, the task is arduous, you should have been mentally prepared for a long time, to go beyond your own limitations, beyond the limits of ordinary human beings to complete this task!" You will face seemingly insurmountable difficulties and dangers, and you will see your comrades die by your side, but you must not be discouraged, you can only always look ahead! When it comes to the official exchange of fire, you must use the experience of previous battles and the harvest of this special training to resist the enemy and buy time and space for the main force, and I will always watch you from afar! I ask you, what are you going to do if you are surrounded by a tenfold, tenfold or dozens of times more enemies? β
"Don't panic, do what you have to do!" Gao Minghui responded loudly: "What is the encirclement? We are specially trained paratroopers, carrying out special missions deep into the enemy's hinterland, destined to be surrounded by the enemy from the very beginning, how can we be afraid of being surrounded! β
Although he had practiced this dialogue beforehand, Hongxiang still smiled at the determination revealed in Gao Minghui's tone: "Well said, let's go!" β
On June 25, the 163rd Airborne Regiment successfully evaded the surveillance of the Feria Army as planned, and landed in the dark of night into the administrative district of Dalon, and quietly entered the Gucci Mountains northwest without alarming the local residents and garrisons. The Gucci Mountains extend to the Dalong administrative region and are called Flaming Mountains, which have a special rock quality and a red color. According to satellite remote sensing, there is no place to climb this mountain range for hundreds of kilometers, and only one peak, called Chiyan Peak, has a very difficult lava ravine that is slightly feasible due to volcanic activity. Under the leadership of Gao Minghui and with the assistance of special equipment such as space pressure-resistant combat suits and air-cushion motorcycles, the officers and men of the 163rd Airborne Regiment did not cross the Chiyan Peak until 14 July and arrived at the northeast corner of the Yanash Desert in the western part of the Musku Continent. The officers and men of the 163rd Airborne Regiment arrived at the edge of the Yanash Desert were exhausted, but still strong-willed, and although the equipment of this surprise force was the best among the human troops on the surface of Nebuchu, hundreds of officers and men were killed in the flames of hell due to various accidents, and when they entered the desert, the whole regiment still had 1,653 officers and men.
In the early morning of the 15th, Gao Minghui got up early in the morning and inspected the camp. Many of the fighters were still asleep, but it seemed that a night's restful recuperation had allowed most of them to regain most of their strength. Although the desert in front of you is unfathomable, there are reconnaissance ships and satellite surveillance overhead, and GPS navigation services are provided in real time, so you don't have to worry about getting lost. Moreover, there must not be a single Ferian soldier in the desert, and no matter how bad the environment and climate are, it will not be worse than Red Flame Peak. After the inspection, I was about to go back to the tent to have breakfast and then order the details of the camp, when I suddenly saw three people sitting in the tent: Hegenberg, the captain of the Ferian soldiers sent by the Long Hatred Heaven, Firin, the master of the spiritual realm, and a Ferrian translator. Strictly speaking, the identity and qualifications of the first two are stronger than Gao Minghui, but they are temporarily commanded by Gao Minghui because they played an auxiliary role in this operation. Therefore, Gao Minghui never dared to slack off, and immediately walked in and asked, "What's the matter with the two of you?" β
"There's something weird about this desert." With a worried face, Philin said, "I feel the chaos in it. There are already some shallow apprentices in my team who can no longer gather the power of the elements. β
If someone had spoken to Gao Minghui like this half a year ago, he would definitely have been regarded as a god. However, on the way over the Red Flame Peak, Fei Lin's mage team repeatedly saved the lives of nearly a thousand officers and soldiers with ice spells, spell shields and other strange methods, making this staunch atheist have to accept the existence of the wizarding world. Although Fei Lin treats people kindly, she never jokes, and her words made Gao Minghui's mood that had just been relieved for a long time become nervous again: "Could it be an accident?" β
Filine shook her head and said, "No, we all feel it." I asked a few Taiyan masters before I came just now, and they also felt that it was difficult to gather their skills to varying degrees. This will not be accidental. β
"But we have to get over, even if there are any difficulties and dangers, I can't take care of it, not to mention that I have seen the aerial photos last night, and there are still no problems." Gao Minghui turned around and asked Hegenberg: "The Commander of the Long Hate Heaven sent you to participate in this small raid force, according to the rank, it is really too wasteful. You probably have something to say, right? β
Hegenberg said with a deep face: "I know some things, some absurd legends. These legends were circulated in the forbidden ancient texts of the Feria Sect, and should not have been known to anyone outside the royal family. However, the current royal family is not the original royal family, and at the time of the change of power, some ancient books were circulated, and my clan obtained a part of them. That's why I was sent by the Genius of Long Hatred. β
Gao Minghui frowned and said, "It's about to start, you should say this when you are at Red Flame Peak." β
"Before arriving at this camp, I didn't believe you could lead the whole army safely to the edge of the desert. You have proved to me with your bravery and shrewdness that you are not a weak human being, but a man of trust, and that is why I have come to say this to you now. β
"Tell me, does it have anything to do with our operation?"
"According to the texts of the Cult of Feria, the bones of ancient demons are buried beneath this desert, and at some point, these evil bones began to curse the entire planet, turning the Aash Oasis into a desert ruin full of plague and death, and expanding outwards until the current desert border. In this cursed land, there are strange phenomena of elemental confusion and interlaced time from time to time, and any brave samurai will never return. In order to save the world, the sixteen ancient heroes of Feria joined forces with their armies to explore the ruins, but in the end, only one person came back alive and became the Emperor of Feria, and his clan became the Feria royal family, however, it is no longer the current royal family, and this hero's clan was wiped out by the current royal family. β
Gao Minghui had a headache when he heard these legends that seemed to have no basis at all: "That's all? β
"Also, that's what I'm going to focus on." Hegenberg accentuated his tone: "The first emperor of Feria left an army to guard the place, but the evil power of the demons was too strong and gradually began to erode the hearts of the defenders. Eighty years ago, the entire army of the Aash Guard mysteriously disappeared, and legend has it that they have become the slaves of the demons, the 'Blighted Legion', and many of the bizarre events that have occurred in Nebuchu over the past few decades have been related to them. β
"Legends, they're just legends. I'll be very careful about this, but I can't change the battle plan this time, and I don't think you want us to end there, since you're involved. Gao Minghui immediately made a decision: "The whole army marches on high alert, all equipped with demon armor and cosmic suits, and rushes through the desert in the shortest time in a straight line with an air cushion motorcycle, and strives to reach the city of Nebuchu before dark tomorrow!" β
HΓΆgenberg said worriedly: "Hopefully nothing will go wrong." β
Gao Minghui asked rhetorically: "When was the last time there was a problem, how many years ago?" β
Hegenberg shook his head and said, "It's not a matter of time, you won't understand what that's going on right now." β
The news leaked out before the start of the march, and the march was cautious and dreary, and everyone was silent, except for the occasional sharp speed change of the hovercraft in the dead silence of the desert. At the time of the lunch break, Hepgenberg found Gao Minghui again and said: "Human technology is indeed advanced, we have not lost our way in this sea of death, and we have found the shortest route." If you march at this pace, you might be able to get out of this hellish place tonight instead of tomorrow. β
"Feria, too, should have these technologies." Gao Minghui couldn't help but be a little strange: "You can sail to the end of the universe, but even the satellite positioning is novel? β
"I'm often surprised by where Feria comes from." "Few people in Feria" thought about these issues as I did, and so they went on for hundreds of years. But if you think about it, why does the royal family have such advanced but incomplete technology? Why has humanity's technology developed so rapidly in the past decade, while we have almost stagnated? There must be a reason for this. β
Gao Minghui comforted: "Everything must have a cause, but if you can't find it, don't worry." β
"The march went so smoothly that my worries were much less." Hegenberg added: "I was at first afraid that we would have to march in the desert for five or even ten days, and that there would be too many unpredictable things. If only we could finish the second half of the journey as smoothly as we did in the morning, and leave this hellish place far away. β
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
One of the soldiers who were eating at the back who always lowered the brim of his hat suddenly came out of nowhere. When Gao Minghui and Hegenberg both turned their heads to look, they saw him take off his hat, but it was the commander of the 148th Independent Brigade that he had seen at the meeting, Hong Leidong! Gao Minghui couldn't help but smile bitterly: "How can the kid be so good, he actually commanded many seniors with experience and status far beyond me all the way!" β
"Just on the orders of the marshal to protect you. But it seems that you are overthinking, and your performance along the way is enough to occupy a place in the marshal's heart. Hong Lei Dong stood up and waved his arms vigorously a few times: "The gathering of divine power is becoming more and more difficult, and I even feel a trace of fear, as if the usual strength will be quickly drained as we continue to advance. What's up ahead, exactly? β
Gao Minghui saw that Hegenberg also nodded in agreement, and began to feel a little weak: "Why don't we take a different path, instead of taking the shortest path, take the south or north to bypass?" β
Hegenberg suddenly said, "No one knows where that place is." β
"What?"
"The place where the bones of those evil bones are buried, legend has it called the Hollow of Time, and the entrance to the cave is guarded by the Aash Guards. Eighty years ago, however, the Aash Guards were all gone, and the location of the Time Void was unknown. There was a hint of fear in Hegenberg's voice: "I hope we don't stumble into it." β
"Excuse me, ...... everybody?"
Hearing Fei Lin's voice, Gao Minghui and the others all turned to look at her. But I saw that the face of this woman, who was still unfazed in the scorching death air, turned extremely pale: "The time you are talking about, but the one in front?" β
Just as everyone was talking, a huge cave with an entrance radius of about ten meters appeared about 200 meters in front of them. As soon as he saw this cave, Gao Minghui's heart sank to 10,000 meters below sea level: this cave naturally cannot be observed on the aerial map, it is simply an underground cave composed of quicksand, and the entrance to the cave is also in the sand dunes, maybe it is just a gust of wind blowing to reveal it.
After seeing this cave, Hegenberg let out a terrified roar, and the Feria soldiers in the airborne regiment ran over after hearing Hegenberg's roar, but when they saw this cave, they didn't know what was happening, but just gathered around Hegenberg and asked questions. Looking around at the dazed and overwhelmed soldiers, the frightened and crazy Hegenberg, the anxious Hong Leidong and the pale-faced Philin, Gao Minghui couldn't help but feel anxious, and wanted to find someone to grab and ask, "What to do, what to do!" βγ However, he deserves to be a top student of the martial arts hall, knowing that although these people have a higher status than himself, they are under his own command this time, and at this time, he should also make his own decision. Moreover, none of them is necessarily clearer in mind than he is.
"It's just a cave, don't panic!" Gao Minghui took two minutes to calm his head and then gave the order: "Report the situation to Marshal Jin and ask for assistance." Before the reinforcements came, our troops were divided into two routes, the first and second battalions followed me to the south, and the third and fourth battalions followed the brigade commander of Honglei to the north, bypassing this ghost cave and advancing! β
The airborne regiment quickly split into twos and twos, and in a panic they made their way around the quicksand cave that had suddenly appeared. An hour after the opening, everything was normal, and after asking the situation on the side of Hongleidong by radio, Gao Minghui's heart finally relaxed, and he suddenly smiled: "Were we poor and nervous just now?" Maybe it's just an ordinary quicksand cave that you should go in and see? β
"It's not going to be that simple." Hong Lei Dong said: "I feel that there is a very evil aura flowing from the mouth of the cave, and it is wise to go around. Hey...... Yes!! β
The call was abruptly interrupted. Gao Minghui suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly a strong wind rose in all directions, and the sound of the wind raged in all directions like the cry of thousands of ghosts, rolling up countless yellow sand and flying into the sky, turning the entire sky into a red yellow color. All the soldiers stopped and looked around, only to see that under the strong wind, the surrounding sand dunes began to collapse one after another, revealing one cave after another, like thousands of monsters showing their fangs to Gao Minghui and the others. It turns out that the sand dunes of the Yanash Desert are covered with thousands of such cave entrances, and no matter how you walk, you can't get around it. The people of the airborne regiment were surrounded by quicksand caves.
Gao Minghui, who was the first to wake up from the shock of falling into the cave ** ocean, immediately jumped out of the car, ran to the top of the hill against the strong wind, and shouted to everyone on the slope: "Natural phenomenon, don't panic, those who disturb the morale of the army without authorization will be executed immediately!" All units report the situation immediately! β
"Report, satellite positioning system outage!"
"Report, wireless communication is lost!"
"Report, visibility is only fifty meters! No, forty, thirty, twenty......"
The yellow wind became thicker and thicker, and a large amount of yellow sand hit the body, as if the body would be knocked into an unfathomable distance at any moment. Gao Minghui no longer knew if anyone could hear his words. At this time, he suddenly found that his ambition was so small under the power of such a vast heaven and earth, he could not do anything, he could not think of anything, he could only shout hoarsely: "Fully armed, ready to fight!" β
The dusky whirlwind quickly swept Gao Minghui and his comrades-in-arms into it. However, after being caught in the whirlwind, the impact of the wind and sand is smaller, but the sand on the soles of the feet becomes ethereal, but it does not seem to be swept into the void. Gao Minghui could only vaguely see two or three of his closest comrades-in-arms, and after shouting loudly, he learned that his company had not lost its personnel, but the other companies could no longer shout. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I regained the feeling of being on the ground, and the yellow wind in front of me gradually faded. Gao Minghui took a closer look, and found that there was a mountain of garbage made of damaged equipment in the sand in front of him, which was the temporary station at noon, the center of the Yanash Desert!
"Don't let us go, do you?" In the face of danger, Gao Minghui's fighting spirit was high, Huo Di pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted at the cave: "Come if you have anything!" (To be continued.) )