A total of 40 members of the four teams were divided into eight groups, and each group entered the city at a distance of 100 meters and advanced for the first time;

Due to the interference of the horizon and the uncertainty in between, they did not maintain a suspended attitude as they had before entering and exiting the delivery module, but simply stepped on the ground and moved towards the target step by step;

Although they remained tense and vigilant all the way through the march, in fact, there was no physical obstruction presented;

Therefore, strictly speaking, although its forward speed is far from galloping, it is by no means a common turtle speed in the dangerous death, and it is roughly according to the stride and cadence that a 5-meter body should have, moving forward neither fast nor slow among the black fog ruins.

But in any case, it depends on the psychological and physical vigilance and tension, but it is always impossible to avoid.

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The buildings in the vault are not fragile in fact, after all, it is a high-end place used to earn money and resources of the powerful, in addition to the necessary luxury of low-key or high-profile decoration everywhere, the solidity and texture of the building materials themselves are also very important.

However, no matter how solid they are, they are only civil buildings, and after being ravaged several times without shields, the solid and stable buildings have long been extremely fragile, so simple collapse is not the end of everything

'Click, click, click. Click'

There is always a sound between the steps, which is the cracking and breaking sound of slightly larger pieces of gravel or metal between the rough ruins, and the trampling and breaking of military boots;

In the general silence, the sound merged with the occasional sound of small areas of collapse and the rolling of earth and rocks, and intermittently sounded into a kind of unpleasant-sounding ruin sound.

This was not a big deal, and the well-trained warriors in the ranks would not have been so frightened by this noise that they would suddenly become insane and so on;

Even if the sound comes from outside the horizon and from an invisible area, it theoretically only makes the fighters more vigilant at best, and usually does not cause too strong a reaction.

But the situation here is not usual, and the gradually thickening black fog represents the intrusion of the spirit world into reality, and the first thing affected in the process is the senses of intelligent life;

In the absence of deliberate manipulation, the aura effect attached to the black fog will also have an effect, causing it to be subjected to the enhanced interference of the ring ring, from the sensory level to the spiritual level.

As a result, the members of the Special Forces, who had been walking through the ruins for a moment, became more sensitive now than most of the time;

In this way, the movements that are usually ignored are also in the here and now, in this scene, in their spiritual world, setting off waves and supporting high waves.

It may not matter at first, but as the state of affairs deepens over time and accelerates as the corresponding medium continues to thicken, the mentality of the warriors gradually changes from 'slightly' to 'many', and is approaching a certain tipping point.

Of course, due to the conservative attitude of the source of the black fog, this tipping point will not come too quickly or uncontrollably explode at the apex, but will be released in batches at each burst point, so that the affected people are in a state of instability but not completely lost.

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In the ruins at this time, a distance of 100 meters is a distance where the generals can see each other's figures, and the eight groups are also about 100 meters apart.

In fact, this does not guarantee the absolute smoothness of the field of vision, the ruins of the four cloths will block the interaction of the line of sight, and the slightly higher wall will become the obscuration of the vision in the process.

In addition, the black fog is visibly regaining its original density, and it can be inferred from its rapid and sometimes faster recovery that the visible range as it is now may not last long.

Maybe after the ten standards have passed, or maybe in the next moment, the ruins of the city under your feet will return to their previous undispelled state, and turn back into a special zone where sound and light will be blocked.

However, for the time being, the information exchange between the members of each team is normal, even if the armor's own communication system has completely failed, they can at least see each other and hear each other's voices, at least they can rely on whispered conversations and fixed tactical actions to complete the interaction of opinions.

However, this is not the case between the various groups, the common methods of information transmission on the surface such as sound, light and electromagnetic waves are not reliable, and the advanced communication equipment loses its function after entering the black fog, whether it is real-time communication with the command center, or unilateral receiving or sending information, in short, it is completely impossible to achieve here.

Even before, at the beginning of the relatively thinner black fog, the various devices could at best receive a soothing humming noise;

At this moment, they have become even more superfluous, such as psionic communication, quantum entanglement, gravitational wave oscillation, etc., except for psionic communication due to site suitability and staffing problems, all other things have been proven useless under repeated investigations.

The relevant conclusions have been made before, and have been speculated by the relevant departments of the base

[The invasion of the spirit world has alienated the inside of the black fog from the real material world, although they seem to be in the same space when observed from the perspective of the material world, but in fact, the ruins of the city here already have some otherworldly attributes. It's like a small world with semi-independent rules that exists in the river system, which is dominated by the 'gods'; 】

[The monster inside, perhaps within a limited area, may have the characteristics of a god, at least it can interfere with the smooth transmission of subjective information inside and outside, otherwise it is difficult to explain such a full-band, complete blockade of multiple communication technologies. 】

Ignoring these technical issues for the time being, the visual boundaries of the eight groups of forty warriors were now noticeably closer, and it was not pleasant to see the visibility getting lower and the sky darker;

Only one moment ago, they could clearly see the movements of the rest of the group in the distance, but in the next moment they could only distinguish the vague silhouette of the figure;

In the next moment, if you don't close the spacing position, even the outline may be swallowed by the black fog;

Even in the end, perhaps the rest of the group, along with the rest of the group, will become completely invisible like this.

In the past, in order to avoid unnecessary risks, the communication between groups was rarely carried out through shouting, but more often through stereotyped tactical actions.

However, with this change, and the overall light and shadow environment of the ruins that gradually fade with it, it is now extremely inefficient to receive movement at a distance.

Therefore, under all kinds of helplessness, and the internal anti-purpose situation has not yet been discovered, so the eight teams are reducing the spacing along with the contraction of the visual boundary, so as not to let each of them unknowingly become a lone army surrounded by danger.

However, they knew that this was inevitable, and sooner or later the black fog that blocked all directions and surrounded them would reach their eyes, and even their voices would disappear when their senses were suppressed, such as their eyes and ears;

The situation at that time is also very imaginable, it is nothing more than walking alone in the invisible and inaudible darkness, as if it is only itself from beginning to end, and the other 39 figures are just imaginary falsehoods.

Such or similar worries and thoughts begin to creep through the minds of the warriors from a certain moment onwards, unconsciously, and such thoughts distort their perception of time and space;

The effect is to make a few minutes as long as hours, and a few kilometers like an endless journey.

These kinds of bad feelings may not be as good as a vigorous battle with the enemy face to face, and in such a situation, even death may be more enjoyable

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The black fog is getting thicker, the visibility of the field of vision is already below 100 meters, and the luminosity in the visible range has also dropped to a certain level, so that shadows and darkness occupy almost everything in front of you.

'Knock knock. Gollum Purr.'

The sound of the collapse of the ruins and the fall of the rubble from the broken wall could be heard from time to time from the pitch black silence outside the horizon, which should have been extremely small under the suppression of the mist, but it was unusually vivid in the ears of the soldiers;

This distinctiveness does not come from the loudness of the sound, but from its small volume but strong presence;

For example, at this time, even if it is only a small movement in the ear, it can set off waves in the senses.

But the degree of starvation is not the same, and in the minds of some warriors it may already be the level of a monstrous wave, but in the minds of others it may still be just a stream rushing;

Although they are all distinct and cannot be ignored, the difference in the state caused to the corresponding individual is also a huge difference in the size of the individual.

The disparity is caused by mental tenacity, and if each member's helmet were removed at this point and their individual expressions (if any) were to be observed, the difference might be quite distinct;

If the race has a demeanor to speak of, then some warriors must still retain a certain level of complexion, while others may be saturated with nervousness, disgust, impatience, and other emotions;

For various reasons, emotions such as the environment, the results of the lot, the poor instructions, and the dissatisfaction with the teammates gradually accumulate in the latter to the point of overflowing, and may erupt like a volcano just after waiting for an opportunity.

Opportunities come quickly, or everything can actually be the last straw, depending on the reason for the last moment

'Click, click, click. Click'

For the sake of sound, the group had just arrived at a ruined area that would soon have room for survival, and the previous attack to disperse the dense fog had not destroyed the place to the slag, but left behind some small fragments, making it a false Gobi that seemed to be lined with huge rocks.

When the military boots covered with hard rubber soles stepped on the Gobi, the sound of earth and rock cracking made from it reached the ears of everyone in the vicinity, but it seemed to have caused a critical blow to one of them

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"Why can't you be careful!?"

The leader of the five-member group turned his head and criticized his teammates behind him, and the suppressed anger between the words caused him to form a low roar, which in turn caused the accused teammates to react even more.

As if frightened by the abrupt twist and roar, the latter raised his eyes and pointed forward with an abruptly outstretched arm, and the centimeter-thick hole in the back of his hand was obviously not a toy;

In an instant, a ghostly light lit up at the entrance of the cave and then extinguished, and then there was a burst of rapid and faint sound of machine expansion and rotation that was now incomparably distinct;

Then, I saw that the forearm of the armor was rapidly deformed, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a pitch-black nozzle and seemed to have a cold light flickering inside;

'Buzz.'

A humming sound that represented something was going on, as if some kind of attack was coming out of the mouth of the pipe in an instant, but the next moment an arm was seen to stretch out from behind, and at the last moment, the mouth of the pipe was lifted half an arm's span.

'Boom!.boom!! ’

The magazine hidden somewhere was lighter, and the attack sent the upper part of the growler's helmet flying into the distance, and a moment later there was a suppressed roar and a faint glow

The person who turned back was startled, and when he reacted, the anger of detachment rose again, and he only opened his mouth and scolded under the only remaining calm suppression,

"Are you stupid trying to kill me?!"

The vanguard turned from turning back to turning back, and his words carried irrepressible anger, as if he was at the point of being ignited at any time.

Fortunately, another member of the group had already inserted himself between them, and he stopped his steps by pressing the chest of the vanguard with one hand, and raised the other hand to point at the visor of the man who had previously raised the gun;

Immediately, I heard a relatively calm tone and said,

"Do you want to die? The tragic situation of the entire team in the previous information has been forgotten? If you don't want to be like them, then control anger, anger, and suppress unnecessary actions. ”

As he spoke, the upper part of the mask slowly opened a gap to the sides, revealing sixteen eyes that flashed like a flame red light inside, or sixteen eye-like organs that were staggered;

Then, he looked left and right at the figures on either side of his hands, and confirmed in a slightly chilling voice,

"Now, tell me you get it."

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Silence lasted only a few moments, and then the leader of the enraged vanguard turned forward, and the other teammate who had wielded his weapon was much more sober;

The latter nodded at the captain, looked down at the deformed forearm in his hand, and whispered in a tone of self-reproach,

"The attack limiter is ineffective. Like all other instruments and equipment, the energy weapon is ineffective."

As if in confirmation, he tossed for a while, and only then did he speak under the mask again under the slightly fearful movements of the rest of his teammates,

"The overly complex functions are all ineffective, and it seems that only chemically propelled physical ammunition can be used on the attack side, but we have to rely on ourselves for things like aim assist."

(End of chapter)