The conversation is divided into two ends, the Asian branch on the other side.

Although he is not a professional pilot, he is a talented member who can be invited to join the victory team.

Horii actually has the ability to fly flying machines independently.

Coupled with the guidance of Megumi Kuma, a former ace pilot, they soon arrived at a hidden base deep in the mountains.

Buzz Buzz......

After circling in the air twice, the Victory Snow White, which had been created as an experimental aircraft, began a slow forced landing.

Victory Snow is a TPC based on the Victory Feiyan, specially developed to carry Max power system testing machine.

The 18-meter-long fuselage of the Triumph Snow can accommodate two pilots.

The flight speed in the atmosphere is Mach 8.5, and in the universe it can reach Mach 88 if the Max power system is activated.

Because it is a trial experimental model, compared to Shengli Feiyan 1 and Shengli Feiyan 2, Shengli Baixue is not equipped with any powerful weapons.

The only advantage of the Victory Snow is that it was the first small aircraft to be equipped with Max's power system.

When the Victory Feiyan 1 and Shengli Feiyan 2 were dispatched one after another, only this Victory Shirayuki was able to send Megumi and Horii to the vicinity of this base in the shortest possible time.

"Is this it?"

When the two of them stepped off the Victory Shirayuki, Horii looked at the endless hill and wondered.

Although the map marks this as the location of the base, there is nothing that could be called an "artificial structure" as far as the eye can see.

"That's right, this is it!"

Megumi Kuma, who had come to this base, did not hesitate to give an affirmative answer.

Megumi Kurama now trusts her memories more than her own eyes.

"What about the base?"

With another soul question, Horii tried to figure out the equipment in his hand, but he never found the base.

"The entrance to the base is here."

Walking in front of a huge dirt slope, Megumi Kuma's eyes were also full of surprise.

Because according to her memory, the entrance to that base was indeed this huge dirt slope.

But now the problem is that although the base in memory is hidden, its entrance is still traceable.

On the other hand, no matter how Megumi looks for and observes this dirt slope, he can't really find an entrance that can really be entered.

"Is this base really only lost contact for half a month? And not a hundred years? ”

Walking to the entrance with the instrument in his hand, the look of surprise on Horii's face became even stronger.

"If this is really the entrance to the base......"

"The geological structure and soil composition here have to go through at least more than 100 years of oxidation to reach this level."

In order to prove that he was right, Horii crouched down and peeled open the surface soil, revealing the weathered and eroded primitive structure within.

"More than a hundred years?"

Although he doesn't have Horii's scientific literacy, Megumi Koruma knows what it means to be over 100 years.

And Horii's next words made Megumi feel like her hairs stood up.

"This is indeed the entrance to the base."

The weathered and eroded original structures are restored on the instrument, and a gate made entirely of concrete is displayed on the screen.

"It's just that due to the weathering and erosion of the mountain, the entrance to the base has long been buried by the soil."

Horii said as he continued to grope in the direction of the restored gate.

Soon, Horii came across something resembling a mechanical digital disk.

"This should be the switch!"

Due to excessive weathering and erosion, the mechanical digital disk has long been unable to see its original appearance.

But by restoring the model with the instrument in his hand, Horii was able to determine the original purpose of this thing.

What's even more bizarre is that Horii even noticed that the mechanical structure and some wiring behind the mechanical digital disk were still running.

"This ...... Can it still be used? ”

Also noticing this strange scene, Megumi Kuruma asked a little uncertainly.

When the former Earth Defense Force built this base, it did consider the issue of power supply, which is why the most primitive mechanical structure was used to build the gate of this base.

However, when Megumi noticed that the badly weathered and eroded gate of the base seemed to retain some normal functions, the creepy feeling became more and more permeating.

"Judging by the scans, this thing is still working."

Also feeling this creepy atmosphere, Horii lowered his head a little unconfidently.

"Even if it's purely mechanical, that's a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"

"What's more, this thing is not a pure mechanical structure, how can those lines in it still have continuous energy supply until now?"

Horii feels that everything that is happening so far is challenging his cognitive bottom line and his scientific literacy.

"Anyway, you have to open this place first!"

After a moment of silence, Megumi finally made a decision.

Whatever happened here, the purpose of their trip was to investigate what was going on here.

If possible, it is also one of their goals to rescue the victims trapped inside.

Of course, if there are still victims alive inside.

"No problem, I'll leave the door open!"

Quickly debugging and turning the digital disk that was still running, Horii still has full confidence in this regard.

Zizizi......

I don't know if it's the sound of mechanical bearings turning, or the sound of electricity coming from the base's internal wiring......

As Horii continued to adjust the password of the digital disk, the closed gate of the base was actually opened by him.

Thundered......

Under Horii's shocked gaze, the entire dirt slope suddenly shook and shook.

Then, on a mound not too far from the two.

Countless layers of soil began to collapse inward, and the ground seemed to be filled with a huge cavity.

Rumble!

When the huge cavity devoured all the soil around them, a huge square hole appeared in front of them.

Behind that huge hole is the base hidden beneath the mountain.

"Door...... Opened ......"

Hesitantly looked at the winding black tunnel.

Horii's instincts told him that something unknown was peering on the two of them in the dark.

"Let's go! You'll find out what's going on inside. ”

Without even the slightest hesitation, Megumi Kurama took the lead and walked towards the entrance of the base.

Seeing this, Horii had no choice but to follow the other party closely, for fear that an unknown existence hidden in the darkness would be swallowed up if he was not careful.

Commuter/Referral Passes

(End of chapter)