Up to now, the "mountain god" is still an illusory existence that only exists in ancient records and some speculations. Whether it really exists, or whether it actually possesses "supernatural powers", is still uncertain.

The investigation of the mountain god by the second team of operations was carried out more in the process of investigating the X organization. That is to say, the X organization is the main, and the mountain god is the supplement.

Perhaps one day in the future, after the investigation of Group X is really completed, more information about the mountain god is obtained, and its existence and threat to the human world are confirmed, the second team of operations will also list it as the main target of the investigation, but not now.

At this moment, the most important target of the second team is not the mountain god, but the key clues that may exist in the place where the mountain god is worshipped. On the contrary, the goal of "sacrificing Lu Ming to the mountain god to draw out the mountain god" was not very important for the time being.

After all, the main purpose of wanting to draw out the mountain god was also to find clues about organization X through the mountain god.

But in any case, finding the real place of worship of the mountain god is the premise of all goals.

And now, this task has become somewhat impossible before the heavy rain that seems to last at least a few days.

The three of them silently stared at the vast mountains and thought silently.

After a long time, Zhang Dingshan turned around and walked towards another tent. He Wei and Lu Ming hurriedly followed.

It was the tent where the head of the mountain professionals who assisted in the search mission was located.

There was no politeness, Zhang Dingshan said directly: "According to meteorological data, this heavy rain may not stop in a short time. But our search task is urgent, and we must find the target by 0:00 on June 25th. ”

The person in charge straightened up, and his expression did not change.

"The order given to me by my superiors is to do everything in our power to assist you in carrying out your mission."

This sentence seems to express his attitude, but it is also like saying nothing. Lu Ming looked at him with some confusion, and then looked at Zhang Dingshan, but he didn't find the answer he wanted.

He Wei said solemnly: "The weather is bad, and there may be many difficulties in the search operation, and there may be many accidents. Flash floods, mudslides, landslides and other situations can occur. ”

Even if the weather conditions are good, you may still face accidents such as stumbling and falling, slipping, flying rocks, poisonous insects and beasts, not to mention that the weather is so bad at the moment.

In the face of He Wei's words, the tone and demeanor of the person in charge remained unchanged.

"The order given to me by my superiors is to do everything in our power to assist you in carrying out your mission."

At this moment, Lu Ming gradually came to his senses.

The person in charge only said "full assistance to you in carrying out the task", but did not mention the dilemma faced at the moment.

That's what he said.

No matter what kind of difficulties you face, no matter what hardships you face, the order given to me by my superiors is to help you with all my might, so as long as you give an order, I will definitely complete it.

No conditions, no discounts. If you say that you will do your best, you must do your best, and you must complete your achievements.

"Thank you."

At this moment, Zhang Dingshan, on behalf of He Wei and Lu Ming, said this sentence of thanks.

The person in charge straightened up again: "Please instruct." ”

Zhang Dingshan said slowly: "I order...... Keep searching! ”

"Yes!"

The person in charge turned around, grabbed the intercom, and transmitted the order from Zhang Dingshan to more than a dozen secondary command centers and the ears of every member of the search team.

"Keep searching!"

Leaving the tent where the person in charge was, He Wei's worries were not greatly alleviated.

"Captain, what can we do?"

At this moment, the weather is so bad, and it is obvious that the members of the search team will face great danger if they continue to carry out the search mission. Although she had to do it in order to carry out the task, if she didn't do anything, He Wei would also feel uneasy about her conscience.

Zhang Dingshan pondered for a moment and said: "They are professional mountain personnel, and the logistics and supporting facilities are very perfect, so they don't need our intervention." ”

Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "I see that the setting of the field hospital seems to be insufficient. Field hospitals are available only in the general command center, and there are no secondary command centers. And there are only items such as trauma and poisoning set up in it, which may not be suitable for the current rainy day mission. ”

Zhang Dingshan nodded. He Wei immediately said: "I called Qingliang and asked him to coordinate a group of medical personnel to come over." ”

Zhang Dingshan stopped her: "Now Qingliang's burden is very heavy, let me coordinate." ”

Whether the sociological experimental base in the desert field hospital is stable or not is related to the stability of the rear of the second action team. This really can't go wrong.

After Zhang Dingshan coordinated this matter, the three of them began to wait again.

Lu Ming, He Wei, and Huang Weimin all did not have the ability to carry out a mountain search in bad weather, so they could only stay here and wait for news at this moment.

Time passed slowly, and in the evening, bad news came.

A member of the search team accidentally fell off a cliff and broke his leg. The emergency helicopter took off in the rain, but because of the complicated environment of the accident site, it could not land at all, and finally only landed in a gentle area more than 100 meters away from the accident site.

If it is on flat ground, this distance of more than 100 meters can be reached in a blink of an eye. But it's mountainous. The terrain is undulating, full of trees and weeds, and the ground is unusually slippery with rain.

When they received the news, the hearts of the three of them were pinched at the same time. It wasn't until news came from the front that his companions had finally lifted him to the helicopter, and the helicopter had taken off smoothly and was heading for the general headquarters, that the three of them were slightly relieved.

Soon after, Lu Ming saw the searcher and his companions.

At this moment, the members of the search team were soaking wet, and their clothes were covered with mud and grass clippings, and they could barely see their original color. The wounded searcher's face was full of pain, but he still gritted his teeth and remained silent. The wound on his leg was not visible because of his clothing, but the large expanse of red blood was shocking.

The wounded were sent to the field hospital for emergency treatment, but Lu Ming's heart was always heavy.

He knew that the appearance of this wounded man might be just the beginning. In such harsh weather conditions, there will be a steady stream of accidental injuries.

Now, the only hope he can have is that there will be no fatalities. If you can, it's best not to have injuries that can leave serious sequelae.

If you break your leg, you can still connect it. But if the injury is too serious and the limb is amputated, it will affect the life of a lifetime.

Lu Ming knew very well in his heart that the investigation of Organization X was not only for himself, but for the sake of the thousands of victims and the many more survivors who had not yet become the target of Organization X, and for the safety of human civilization itself - just like the word "security" in the Agency for Planetary Security, the agency to which the second team belongs.

The existence of the X organization is a threat to human civilization as a whole. This is the real reason why the world government has invested so many resources to find out about it.

The investigation has not made a breakthrough for a long time, and it can only be listed as an unsolved case as a last resort, which is a later story.

In other words, the search team was injured while maintaining the overall safety of civilization.

But intellectually, although he thought very clearly and clearly, Lu Ming always felt that he was injured for himself and put himself in danger.

This made Lu Ming's heart full of guilt and uneasiness.

A little later, a second wounded appeared. His arm was accidentally scratched by a rock, and a large hole was broken, nearly two centimeters deep.

To prevent infection, he was also quickly sent back for treatment.

After that, there is the third, and then the fourth......

Every wounded person sent back was covered in mud and embarrassed, which made Lu Ming really realize how difficult and dangerous it was to work in the field at this moment.

Before the first day of the search in the rain was over, there were eight more wounded in the field hospital. And before that, when the weather was good, not even a single wounded appeared.

It was getting dark, and night was coming again. The search mission was aborted, and all personnel withdrew to various command centers and supply points.

At dawn the next day, the rain still didn't stop. The search team members set off in the rain again with their equipment.

At this moment, there are only 43 hours left before the deadline, less than two days.

The search mission has yielded no results, and the true place of worship of the mountain god has not yet been found. But Lu Ming knew that he could no longer ask too much of the searchers.

Everyone did their best. They even did more than what they asked.

But...... Even so, can't you find the real place where the mountain god is worshipped?

Time is running out. This is the last chance.

Could it be that they can only watch their own side pay such a huge price, and in the end still get nothing and evacuate in disgrace?

Staring at the rain curtain, Lu Ming seemed to vaguely hear the rampant smug smile of the X organization.

He returned to the tent and found all the information he had obtained during the search mission, including topographical information and the route map of the search team's advance, combined with the information on the ancient books and his own memories, and began to meditate again.

He knew he had to do something. If you don't do something to change the situation, then I'm afraid that failure will really come.

It was getting dark, and the day was coming to an end. Apart from seven more wounded, nothing was gained during the day.

Lu Ming knew that by the time the search team set off again at five o'clock the next day, there would only be 19 hours left. Excluding the time when it gets dark, the usable time is only 12 hours.

This night, Lu Ming stayed awake all night. It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that he left the tent and found Zhang Dingshan again.