Chapter 3: The Age of Destruction

The era of destruction began on August 13, 2049, the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the original Chinese lunar calendar, also known as "July and a half", "Zhongyuan Festival", commonly known as "Ghost Festival".

At 0:00 a.m. on November 1, 2044, Nevada time, a major accident caused by alien species broke out at a secret scientific research base. Less than two hours later, Nevada was completely overrun by extraterrestrial species, and several neighboring states lost all contact in just a few hours.

At the same time, in another corner of the world, the former Czechoslovakia, the latest intelligent robot developed by a secret scientific research base produced its own thinking ability, and in less than half an hour, the original Czechosvalok lost any information contact with the world. Within an hour, there were multiple cyber paralysis and self-explosions at military bases around the world.

A year later, when a scientist sorted out and analyzed the data, he found that there was actually another major accident that occurred at the same time on the same day, and the impact was not weaker than that of "alien biological riot" and "robot out-of-control resistance". There is a hole in the depths of the famous "Bermuda Triangle" in the original Atlantic Ocean, which is somewhat similar to the wormholes, white holes, and black holes hypothesized by previous scientists, but it looks like a completely new hole. Because this vulnerability is more mysterious and has caused some turmoil on Earth and panic among humans, this new vulnerability is called the "ghost hole".

-- Oni is something that makes people feel mysterious and frightened at the same time!

-- Because of mystery, so fearful!

From 2044 to 2048, various crises around the world will cause mortal threats to the survival of mankind, and even if the countries of the world unite in the end to solve these deadly crises, they will not end up in human beings, but will preserve some habitats for survival!

Until August 4, 2049, the "PTE" scientific research base, composed of the world's top scientists, after several years, finally developed a secret weapon capable of fighting powerful alien creatures, mutated creatures and machine species!

In the next few days, this secret weapon was quickly sent to the frontline battlefields around the world, and achieved the desired results of all mankind! For the first time, a victory in the true sense of the word!

To celebrate the first victory, mourn the apocalyptic Earth, and mourn the hundreds of millions of fellow human beings who have died around the globe, on the night of August 13, 2049 AD, the surviving humans around the world held a concurrent mourning service at their bases, which was unheard-of, extremely solemn and painful!

After the meeting, the heads of the five bases voted to approve this day as the "Day of Destruction", and mankind has also entered the "Age of Destruction"!

The short film is only ten minutes long, and it will end quickly, but the pictures and text explanations of the short film are deeply imprinted in everyone's mind!

No one laughs and speaks like they used to! And no one did some indecent acts and actions! Everyone's heart is extremely sad, and everyone's expression is extremely complicated!

As Lieutenant Colonel Yan said before, whoever makes any playful voice and makes any improper movements when watching this short video is disrespectful to those dead human beings, and it is also a great insult to the human beings who are still defending against foreign enemies!

When the video ends, the projection disappears, but the lights in the hall are not turned on immediately, and it takes about three seconds for the lights in the hall to gradually brighten, and it takes about five seconds to go from the darkest to the brightest. It is also because of the slow increase in brightness that no one feels any discomfort in the eyes.

When the brightness returned to its brightest, Lieutenant Colonel Yan and the five of them were already standing on the platform again, but no one saw when they had gone up.

"Your humanity has not been extinguished!" Lieutenant Colonel Yan glanced around at everyone, as if he felt a little relieved in his heart, so his face at this moment was not as cold as before, and his tone was not so cold, but it still sounded a little cold to everyone.

No one said anything, and most of them had hung their heads, as if they didn't want others to see their tears, and they didn't dare to raise their heads because of their words and deeds before.

Lieutenant Colonel Yan snorted with a smile and said coldly: "Wipe the snot and tears off my face for me, now is not the time for you to cry!" After a pause, he glanced at the crowd and said, word for word: "Those who have not shed blood and killed the enemy are not worthy of tears!" ”

Most people immediately and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes and wiped the tears from their faces, and some people who did not shed tears but had soaked and red eyes also hurriedly closed their eyes.

Zhong Yun closed his eyes, rubbed his eyelids and the corners of his eyes, and took a few deep breaths before slowly opening his eyes. Although he couldn't see the redness of his eyes at this time, the moist eyeballs also proved that he had tears before! - He's not the kind of person who hides his emotions! - At least not now.

After watching the previous short film, Zhong Yun also buried a seed deep in his heart, and secretly made several decisions, and many ideas came up, one of which was that he no longer had a fun attitude towards joining the army. Although this thought does not change his quirky personality, it can remind him not to go overboard in the barracks.

Lieutenant Colonel Yan said solemnly: "You watched the short film just now, what do you think?" ”

I don't know if I was afraid of Lieutenant Colonel Yan, or I was embarrassed, no one answered, everyone's eyes avoided Lieutenant Colonel Yan's awe-inspiring gaze with a hint of a smile, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

Lieutenant Colonel Yan seemed to have expected such a situation a long time ago, not only did he not react embarrassedly, but smiled and said, "Since you don't say it, then I'll just order a number." After a pause, he glanced around at the people who became a little nervous, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became thicker, and he slowly continued: "Then six...... Hundred...... Eight...... Ten...... Number nine. Number 689, which lucky one is it? Stand up and show me. ”

It's just that Lieutenant Colonel Yan didn't know that every word he said just now was a heart stimulation to everyone here! Especially when the last dot number is called, every time a number is reported, some people are happy and some are worried! Coupled with Lieutenant Colonel Yan's terrible smile with ill intentions, it made those who were nervous and worried about reporting with their own numbers only feel a cold air surging up and down in their bodies. It wasn't until the "No. 689" report was finished that many people breathed a sigh of relief and secretly wiped off the cold sweat that broke out due to nervousness.

There is only one person who behaves on the contrary, and this person is "lucky No. 689", a slightly chubby little fat man. When "No. 689" came out, he shuddered involuntarily, his eyes were full of disbelief and regret, and he licked his dry lips, "Why me?" But before the words could be spoken, he met the pair of eyes that seemed to him to be ill-intentioned, and immediately swallowed his throat with saliva, "sigh", lowered his head, and slowly stood up with great reluctance.

"Twelve numbers different from me, is that lucky?" Zhong Yun played with the number plate with "701" written on it in his hand, and couldn't help but laugh secretly. This is the number plate he got when he signed up just now, and "701" is also his number before he officially became a soldier. Then he looked at the "No. 689" little fat man who was standing up slowly in the sixth row in the center, with sympathy and self-seeking in his eyes, which was the same meaning expressed by the eyes of many people here to the little fat man. After all, is "No. 689" the so-called "lucky one" who was spotted?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Lieutenant Colonel Yan felt a little speechless in his heart, shook his head slightly, and looked at the trembling "No. 689" little fat man, and couldn't help but laugh angrily and said: "Just let you stand up and talk about your feelings, as for this cowardice?" ”

Everyone glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Yan, and secretly slandered in their hearts: "It's not that your own laughter is so terrifying!" He glanced pitifully at the "No. 689" little fat man, and secretly complained: "Your smile can scare away the most terrifying ghosts, not to mention this 'weak and windy' little fat man!" ”

"I ...... I didn't ...... I don't think much about it. The little fat man said hesitantly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was about to sit down, but he was so frightened by a sudden cold drink that resounded throughout the hall that he almost fell to the ground!

"Have you forgotten that you are human!" Lieutenant Colonel Yan's grim gaze turned into angry eyes, as if the little fat man's answer had touched his bottom line!

When everyone suddenly saw Lieutenant Colonel Yan's faintly angry appearance, they couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat, they were all silent, and even the sound of their own breathing was controlled extremely slightly, for fear that they would make a little noise and ignite Lieutenant Colonel Yan's anger!

"Expel the foreign enemy and return my homeland! ......" The little fat man straightened his waist, waved his fist upward, blushed, and roared loudly!

The little fat man kept shouting these eight words, and his high-pitched voice resounded in the hall, resounding in everyone's mind, and touching the heartstrings in everyone's hearts!

"Expel the foreign enemy and return my homeland! ......" The young people sitting all stood up in unison, waved their clenched fists high, and shouted these eight words passionately!

Lieutenant Colonel Yan didn't expect everyone to behave like this, looking at these hairy boys in front of him who had not yet joined the army shouting in unison, he didn't speak for a while, but his heart was full of feelings. looked around and saw the four people around him showing relieved looks, knowing that they were also touched by this group of hairy boys just like himself. Nodding secretly, he didn't immediately interrupt the group of high-spirited hairy boys, but just moved his gaze to everyone one by one.

It wasn't until the passionate voice began to grow low that Lieutenant Colonel Yan secretly smiled with relief and said in a deep voice, "Okay, no need to shout anymore!" Sit down! ”

The crowd gradually stopped shouting and sat down.

"Ahem...... My throat was a little dry when I shouted. Zhong Yun pinched his throat and smiled bitterly secretly, but he didn't have any dissatisfaction or displeasure in his heart, on the contrary, he wanted to shout again! Because of this feeling, he loves it! He also felt that he was starting to like the feeling of being a soldier. "Soldiers, maybe it's not just fun, maybe it's a good choice." After secretly making a decision, he turned his gaze to Lieutenant Colonel Yan, who was speaking.

“…… Regardless of whether you can succeed in becoming a soldier in the future, don't forget these eight words! And don't forget that you're still a human being! Lieutenant Colonel Yan's majestic gaze swept over everyone present, his face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, at half past six o'clock, the entrance examination will begin!" The specific location and precautions will be explained in detail by the instructor who will lead you on the way back to the dormitory! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Yan turned back in a standardized manner, nodded lightly to the four of them, and then turned to the left in a standardized manner, and walked off the platform with the standardized "walking in unison", and was about to walk out of the front door, when he suddenly paused and said in a deep voice: "Remember, this is the barracks!" Glancing at the crowd, he walked out the front door.

Zhong Yun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he secretly exclaimed: "What a strong strength!" Then he glanced at the people around him, saw the shocked looks of most of them, and knew that the words just now should have clearly reached the ears of everyone present, and he couldn't help but look at the strength of that soldier again.

"It seems that the barracks is really a place for the strong!" Zhong Yun secretly praised himself, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow into a crescent moon. "I'm really looking forward to life in the barracks! It's going to be more and more interesting in the future! Hey hey ......"