The first impression I saw was that the secret base that was once called "Rome" was quite large.

In the open field of vision, which gradually dimmed, the low, continuous buildings creeping on the yellow-brown ground in the distance occupied a considerable distance on the horizon; Seeing that the scale of the "Dead City" was so impressive, after all, it was completely different from the satellite photos from a vertical perspective, and the target area of his adventure was a bit larger than he imagined, which made Long Yun really a little difficult.

When he was drawing up the action plan, Long Yun thought about "whether he could approach or even enter the 'dead city' smoothly", but now that this goal has been achieved, he is really standing in front of the "dead city" that he has imagined many times, but he is a little overwhelmed.

I did come in, but what to do?

Do you enter the base and try to find the truth of the tragedy, or do you first search for lost archives and solve many puzzles in your mind?

This question is indeed very realistic, but Long Yun still doesn't care about thinking about it so much, and now he must answer another more urgent question first.

Now that we're close to the "dead city", what's next—do you set up camp here and wait until dawn tomorrow before entering the base, or do you take the risk of going one step further and spending the night in the base?

Although the strange feeling in his consciousness so far was only relatively strong, there was no sign of life-threatening, and unlike the soldiers who said goodbye a few hours ago, Long Yun did not feel unbearable until now. But not only that, this mysterious power did not harm him, but it was like a giant magnet. There is an inexplicable faint attraction to people who can feel the magnetic field lines.

I noticed this strange sensation and attraction. Long Yun only felt a little creepy. He instinctively became suspicious, wondering if this could be a terrible trap?

But even if this was the case, he couldn't help but glance at the mysterious base with dim outlines in the distance, and his curiosity about this extremely mysterious land had indeed reached its peak. In the deep night, the silhouette of the "Rome" base is like a giant beast that is falling into a deep sleep; But I don't know what kind of shocking secrets are hidden under this calm appearance.

- Forget it. Let's go!

Now that the city has already come, I simply go ahead and take a look.

made a decisive decision, knowing that there was actually no chance to use it, Long Yun still took off the AKS74 on the carrying gear, pulled the fast and slow machine to the single-shot position, held the gun in both hands in a fairly standard patrol posture, and unhurriedly advanced to the base in front.

This seems to be a reckless decision, but it is not Long Yun's decision to pat his head.

The reason why he chose to enter the strange and unpredictable "dead city" at night is because he is not a timid person, and this kind of populated place only looks terrifying, but does not necessarily pose any real threat; In addition, he had to take into account the fact that the temperature difference between day and night in the deserts of Central Asia was enormous. It's not as safe to camp in the wilderness as it is to enter the "dead city" complex, or at least to have a place to camp from the wind and sand and the low nights.

With such thoughts. Long Yun's steps were steady, powerful and cautious, and the creaking sound of his thick-soled military boots on the gravel ground was clear in the silence of the night.

As he got closer and closer, the outline of the "Rome" base in his sight was gradually getting bigger, although the sunlight had completely disappeared and the surroundings became extremely dim, but the bright moonlight slightly made up for the lack of light, Long Yun followed the vaguely recognizable flat terrain, as quietly as possible to the large base approach, the closer he got to this mysterious "dead city", the more he felt that this so-called secret base, in fact, was more appropriate to call it a long-deserted town.

Yes, the sight in front of you is simply a veritable dead city.

It is completely different from the imaginary military base with high walls and power grids and guard towers, and Long Yun, who is closer to observe, gradually finds that this is clearly a small town where many people once lived. Half-kneeling to check the map by the light of a lighter, he cautiously observed the outskirts of the densely built town, then chose what appeared to be the entrance to the main road, and entered the town by the towering sand dunes accumulated by the wind.

Looking vaguely at the dilapidated buildings and streets buried by wind and sand in the town, and secretly comparing it with the simple map in his hand just now, Long Yun, who was in a bizarre scene like a set, unconsciously gave birth to an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Because he knew that this mysterious base, codenamed "Rome", had never had an ordinary resident.

When the "General Directorate of Rome" investigated the data, he had already learned that as the only practical superpower research center in the Soviet Union, the practical operation in the Roman base at that time was not only very expensive, but also very large-scale, and most of the various buildings in the town were not for research purposes, but for a large number of scientific research and engineering personnel to live as auxiliary facilities.

But now, as you can imagine, everyone who lives here has died, and the whole town has become a dead and desperate situation.

With a hint of emotion and a touch of sentimentality in his heart, Long Yun stood silently at the entrance of the town for a moment, he did not rush into the interior of the town, but groped his way into a two-story building not far from the side of the road with the help of the light of a lighter, wanting to find a reliable place to stay and rest for a while, or after dawn to start a search and investigation.

Inside the pitch-black building, Long Yun carefully checked whether this place was strong enough to stay overnight, and at the same time, he was a little jealous to think that he would suddenly see the terrible dried corpse in the corner of the wall or the doorway.

In the extremely dry climate of the hinterland of Central Asia, the bodies of those who died in the tragedy were most likely not to decay and dissipate, but to be dried by the wind. If that were the case, the "dead city" where a large number of people were buried would be terrifying. Even if Long Yun asked himself to be a bold person who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he had to say that he spent the night with a whole floor of dried corpses......

This kind of scalp-tingling thing doesn't sound funny at all.

But fortunately, I probably checked a few rooms on the first floor of the building, which used to be a grocery store, and the space is okay enough to be used for temporary stays.

Although after more than ten years of desertion and weathering of natural conditions, the doors and windows of all rooms have been damaged, the things on the crooked shelves have disappeared, and the building structure itself is even more dilapidated, but Long Yun roughly observed that the main beams and columns of the building are still strong enough, and the hinterland of Central Asia generally does not have high-intensity earthquakes, so it is okay to rest here temporarily.

In addition, he was lucky not to find any dried corpses here, at least not in the rooms he searched, which is a good sign.

But even so, Long Yun was not careless at all, he knew that this kind of long-abandoned building would sometimes become a nest of insects, snakes, rats and ants in the desert, and these things could also cause a lot of trouble: if he was stung by something like a poisonous scorpion, "Rome" was a forbidden place that no one could enter except himself, then he would really be in big trouble.

Thinking of this, Long Yun took out the special insect repellent in his backpack, cleaned and sprayed the corner of the room he intended to use for camping, and then relaxed and rested for a while before getting up and continuing to be busy. After blocking the door and the windows that had not been completely destroyed with the only remaining pieces of debris in the room, the whole room was temporarily turned into a relatively closed environment, and it was still acceptable to stay here for a night.

At night, the abandoned towns in the desolate desert are filled with deathly silence.

Lying on a simple "bed" made of carrying equipment, with volatile insect repellent with a faint pungent smell on the tip of his nose, Long Yun, who closed his eyes and recuperated, was tired and anxious to rest, but he couldn't sleep for a while.

Thinking about the night before yesterday in the busy Moscow, lying on the soft bed to spend sleep, but today is already in what is probably the most bizarre "dead city" in the world, there is no living of the same kind for dozens of kilometers around, this great contrast makes Long Yun suddenly feel lonely as he has never been, or for the first time he really realized that man is still a social animal after all, and a single individual who lives without a group cannot survive normally.

The night was already dark, the cold wind was rising, and hearing the howling of the wind like a ghost crying wolf outside the door and window, Long Yun thought for a while about tomorrow's investigation arrangement.

In his current opinion, it is more urgent to investigate the truth of the tragedy than to collect archival materials in the "dead city"; Not to mention that the war is raging in this parallel world now, and there is no time for myself to slowly search door by door, house by house, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and even if I find more information, I am alone and have no vehicles, and it is impossible to carry out much.

Not only that, but he was always very curious about the strong feeling that permeated the "dead city", so he decided to give top priority to investigating the truth, and then fell asleep deeply.

In such a bizarre resting place, he once again experienced an inexplicable strange dream.

In his sleep, a qiē seems to be like a glimpse of light, and there is a large area of darkness in front of him, as if he is so familiar that he can no longer be familiar with the kind of dream; However, unlike any previous time, in this large darkness that never seemed to dissipate, following the direction of the gaze, there seemed to be a faint light that flickered vaguely against the pitch-black background.

What is that thing in the darkness?

Closer, closer; The scene change in the dream was an unbearable slowness, but in the midst of this extremely slow change, the dark canopy in front of him gradually showed an inexplicable outline. It is an indescribable color, like a bubbling undercurrent in the night, and the fantastic changes of light and shadow gradually outline a complete and clear outline.

What kind of storage is that?

The black light and shadow seem to be a little translucent, and there are gradually unfolding forks on the main trunk, like a large net of thick and messy, and like a crack in the broken ice......

It was a tree.

A giant tree with stiff lines and a sense of crystalline light. (To be continued......)