Chapter 117: It can only be Foundation Stage
“What’s the current situation?”
Island, in front of the hillside.
Looking at the busy crowd in the distance, Theodore, the commander who had just arrived at the scene, asked.
“Yesterday, after we observed the unusual situation in the forest, we immediately used various equipment to conduct a large-scale investigation of the interior of the forest, but the results of the detection were not very good.”
The rescue team captain, Ruan Wenhua, shook his head slightly.
He took out the observation data and explained with a serious expression:
“According to the detection data returned by various equipment on the scene, the images taken by the high-definition camera are extremely blurry, the contrast is severely reduced, the color is distorted, and the field of view is greatly shortened. Tiny water droplets in the mist cause strong scattering of visible light, and target details are severely missing.”
“Also, because the mist droplets not only absorb and scatter infrared radiation, but also when the ambient temperature is close to the target temperature, the temperature difference between the target and the background decreases, making it difficult to distinguish the target from the background. The infrared thermal imager’s thermal map is blurred, the temperature difference resolution ability is greatly reduced, and the temperature readings are chaotic.”
“The point cloud data returned by the laser radar shows a large amount of noise, the target outline is missing or deformed, and the laser beam is scattered and reflected by the mist droplets, resulting in severe signal attenuation and false echoes.”
“Microwave radar is relatively less affected by the thin mist and can maintain good penetration, but it is not sensitive enough to targets whose size is much smaller than its wavelength.”
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“We tried to use multi-sensor fusion technology to obtain the overall terrain structure of the forest through microwave radar, use laser radar to scan the fine three-dimensional model of the vegetation in the gaps where the mist is slightly lighter, and then use a thermal imager to find biological heat sources, etc. Finally, we superimposed all the information on the same map and barely obtained the approximate observation results of the periphery of the forest.”
“The results show that there are many insect creatures in the forest, as well as various medium and small creatures. The species of each creature are different, and the body length does not exceed one and a half meters. No traces of large ferocious beasts have been found for the time being.
Some of the missing exploration team members’ corpses were also found, showing a relatively uniform scattered state, and the direction of escape was relatively consistent. Through computer simulation, the interference of forest beasts was ruled out, which is very consistent with the scene of being killed when being chased by ferocious beasts.”
“After discovering the corpses, we tried to control the robot to enter the forest and prepare to bring out the members’ corpses for collection and further analysis.
But unfortunately, just like the UAV will immediately crash when entering the mist, the robot will also immediately lose control when entering the mist. It cannot be ruled out that this mist has the same interference as the Floating Fog Sphere, and this may also be one of the reasons why the first wave of the Exploration team decided to enter the forest to explore.”
“After the failure of the robot and other unmanned equipment to enter, we dispatched the first five-person anti-explosion Reconnaissance Team, preparing to bring out the members’ corpses.”
“They successfully entered, and also successfully found the corpses, but in the process of taking the corpses away, they were attacked by the unknown.”
“The attacker killed four people wearing special anti-explosion suits in less than two seconds, with a distance of more than twenty meters between them.
Only the fifth person, who was a Hidden Force Martial Cultivator, was closest to the forest entrance, and barely escaped after a burst.
But he also escaped, and soon died.”
“What killed him was a branch shot out of the forest. That branch penetrated the armor anti-explosion steel plate with a thickness of more than three centimeters and killed him.”
“It was not until then that we saw the attacker clearly. It was not a ferocious beast, but a special human with disheveled hair and four arms. This proves that what our certain team member saw before was not a phantom, but a creature that actually exists in reality.”
“He is likely to be a Native of the Floating Continent that Qi Xuan has not yet contacted.”
“And during the previous Reconnaissance Team members’ escape, in order to receive them, the members on the periphery launched an attack on them, using various weapons including firearms and grenades.”
“But until the last Reconnaissance Team member was killed, he seemed unharmed under our attack.”
“And the attacks on the periphery also stimulated him greatly, causing him to use various remote weapons including branches and stones to attack us.”
“More than a dozen team members closest to the scene were sacrificed on the spot, and several people in the distance were also seriously injured.”
“But he did not leave the forest to continue the pursuit, and it seems that the boundary of the forest is his activity boundary.”
After a pause, Ruan Wenhua continued:
“The above is the specific situation of the first contact.”
“Given his high danger and strong aggressiveness, we plan to launch a further strong attack on him by gathering fighter jets and launching missiles.”
“But there are also different voices in the team, who believe that the value of the strange Native is too precious and should not be destroyed. He is very important for us to understand the Floating Continent, and a strong attack may cause a series of negative feedback.”
“After the dispute, we submitted the information to the command and requested further support.”
Theodore, who listened carefully to the entire report, nodded. Although he had already understood the general situation on the road, it was another matter to visit the site. Many things could not be seen clearly just by relying on data.
He glanced at the engineers who were working nervously in front of the forest and asked:
“Are you laying Mines?”
Ruan Wenhua nodded and said:
“The other party is really too dangerous, and has strong mobility. If he can’t be stopped by the forest and he rushes out, it will be difficult for us to kill him without losses, so we can only set up intelligent Mines on the periphery of the forest.”
Theodore’s expression was surprised:
“The forest is so wide, it seems that there is no way to lay it all around, right?”
“For the time being, we will lay it near our camp and the places where he often appears. As for other places, we can only use military-grade optical fiber, combined with a large number of sensors, and link UAVs for real-time monitoring.”
Theodore smiled and said:
“It seems that you have gained a lot of experience from other teams’ cases of dealing with Spiked Crocodiles.”
“It’s just a pity that this guy is far more dangerous than the Spiked Crocodile.”
Ruan Wenhua replied with a wry smile:
“I would rather deal with a hundred Spiked Crocodiles, and I want to avoid this thing as much as possible.”
“Has the other party not responded yet?”
Theodore glanced at the broadcast that was still playing various languages in an attempt to communicate with the Four-Armed Native:
“Including the Floating Continent language, no response?”
“No response.”
Ruan Wenhua shook his head:
“We don’t know if he is unwilling to respond, or if he doesn’t understand the Floating Continent language. Perhaps the Floating Continent language taught by Qi Xuan is only one of the many language families of the Floating Continent, and it is normal for the Natives in some places not to understand it.”
“It shouldn’t be like this.”
Theodore pondered:
“Now we have even translated the Heavenly Palace Plaque through the Floating Continent language, which proves that the versatility of this language should be very high, at least it is the mainstream language of the Floating Continent. Since the Four-Armed Native is so powerful, there is no reason not to have been exposed to it. Could it be that they are more arrogant and disdain to contact the defeated?”
“I don’t know about that.”
“Where is the other party now?”
“Still wandering in the forest.”
“Let’s go and take a look.”
“Be careful.”
“Don’t worry, those who dare to come are not afraid of death.”
……
The two walked to the camp and observed the Four-Armed Native wandering in the forest through binoculars.
Due to the influence of the mist and various vegetation in the forest, it was not very clear, only the approximate outline.
But just that outline made Theodore exclaim in amazement.
“I didn’t expect that the Floating Continent also has humanoid Natives. Although there are a few too many arms, it can at least prove that they are intelligent creatures. It’s a pity that there is no way to communicate for the time being. If Qi Xuan were here, that would be great.”
Hearing Theodore’s sigh, Ruan Wenhua shook his head and said:
“Even if Qi Xuan were here, I don’t think he could defeat the other party. The other party’s power is too strong. Just relying on the combat data we have monitored, it is already infinitely close to the Land Immortal, and it is even very likely to be a Land Immortal. Even if Qi Xuan is a Supreme Grandmaster, even if he is at the peak among the Supreme Grandmasters, it is still difficult to cross that barrier to fight.”
“What Qi Xuan possesses is not only the Realm, but also various messy means and trump cards. Not to mention the distant ones, the previous Thunderclap Roar was extremely terrifying in power, and no one had ever seen it before. Who knows if he has similar trump cards.”
Theodore said meaningfully.
Ruan Wenhua’s expression was calm:
“Anyway, it’s useless to say these things, because he can’t come down, and we can’t wait for him to come down. The current situation also doesn’t allow us to wait.”
“Let’s study it again.”
……
Just after noon, the interception network, the firepower network, and the monitoring network, including intelligent Mines and sensors, were all completed.
Below the hillside, facing the crowd present, Theodore said in a deep voice:
“According to the plan formulated by the experts and staff officers of the command, given that the Four-Armed Native has not shown any intention of contact at present, we will upgrade the action next, and specifically start from four aspects.
First, upgrade the communication test, project various items including food and light-emitting bodies near the Native, test its reaction to various items, and investigate the objects it is interested in.
Second, disperse the mist at the edge of the forest through a hot air cannon, and continuously release robots and UAVs into it to observe its reaction.
Third, limit its activities and capture it by releasing non-lethal weapons such as anesthetic bombs and Sticky Foam Bombs into the forest.
Fourth, dissect the members’ corpses, analyze their combat logic and attack patterns, and formulate targeted combat plans.
The first three items are advanced in sequence, and the fourth item is carried out simultaneously. As the front-line personnel, do you have anything to add?”
There was a buzzing sound of discussion on the scene.
In the end, except for some slight differences in the details of the action, all the others reached a consensus.
Immediately, the first batch of personnel picked up various items prepared in advance, and began to continuously project them around the Four-Armed Native through high-altitude UAVs and remote launching mechanisms.
At the same time, a large number of staff members continuously observed the reaction of the Four-Armed Native through UAVs and sensors deployed in various places.
And just as they were taking action, countless familiar Light Screens appeared in the air again.
Theodore and others looked up one after another, and then couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
“As you can see, I am now in a dense forest filled with thin mist.”
“To be honest, not long after I came in, I found that the environment around here was a little wrong.”
“Not to mention the very poor vision, I can hardly see any animals in the forest, and there is always a feeling of heart palpitations here, as if something is about to happen.”
The real situation is much more serious than what Qi Xuan said.
The surrounding mist appeared gradually after he entered the forest. At first, he didn’t notice anything wrong. After all, the forest was humid, and it was normal for mist to appear from time to time.
But later, even his Spiritual Sense began to be gradually affected.
Especially the 【Spiritual Sense】 was also giving him warnings.
This proves that there is definitely something wrong with the surrounding environment.
He tried to return to the original place, but he couldn’t get out, as if he had been going around in circles.
He also tried the Wind Burst Talisman, but it couldn’t disperse the surrounding mist at all.
This further proves that the mist is not right.
Fortunately, the Silver-Winged Wasp Honey greatly improved his anti-toxicity, and with the protection of 【Flowing Form】, there were no abnormalities for the time being.
It’s just that the environment here makes him feel very uncomfortable, and the state of mental tension cannot be maintained all the time. He must find a way to get out of this area as soon as possible.
“Considering that the perception seems to be affected by the mist, I decided to try another way to break through.”
Saying that, Qi Xuan slapped the big tree next to him, and the hard tree collapsed with a bang.
Then he went to another tree not far away, and with a loud bang, another tree fell to the ground.
Again and again, he created a series of signposts through the fallen trees.
And this method also seemed to have indeed helped him break the strange circle of being trapped in a ghost wall.
He kept moving forward, but he still couldn’t get rid of the shroud of mist.
Until a certain moment, he suddenly found an obstacle.
“What is this?”
“Why does it look like a person?”
“That form is a person, right? Could it be a Native?”
“Even if it’s a Native, I’m afraid it’s a dead Native.”
……
The netizens were discussing, and Qi Xuan came closer.
What appeared before his eyes was indeed a Skeleton.
He was wearing tattered clothes, and the bones were faintly visible from the clothes, and there were also rusty weapons scattered beside him.
Qi Xuan squatted down and observed carefully. By judging the toughness of the bones, this person should have been in the late Qi Condensation, and the fatal injury was in the heart position. Half of the sternum was broken, but the attack should have come from behind.
“Could it be a sneak attack?”
Qi Xuan murmured to himself.
To be honest, even if it was a sneak attack, being able to kill a late Qi Condensation with one blow, the attacker must also be a late Qi Condensation, not much weaker.
He frowned and continued to walk forward.
Almost within twenty meters, he encountered another Skeleton.
This Skeleton was also hit in the back and killed by a sneak attack.
Then came the next one.
Another one.
After five or six Skeletons in a row, Qi Xuan was numb.
Because these people were all hit in the back.
“Didn’t a single one dare to attack head-on?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw another Skeleton.
But the way this Skeleton died was different.
His head fell off, and his cervical vertebrae were completely shattered.
And the enemy attacked from the front.
Just looking at the remains in front of him, he could recall the scene of the victim being grabbed by the attacker’s neck with one hand and lifted up.
Without any power to resist.
Truly without any power to resist.
The problem is that the bones of this victim are the most tenacious of all, and even if he hasn’t reached the Foundation Stage, he is probably a Qi Condensation Realm powerhouse who has reached the end.
But even so, he was still powerless in front of that opponent.
The answer is obvious.
“Foundation Stage.”
“It can only be Foundation Stage!”
Almost at the same time as he made the judgment, a dark figure suddenly appeared not far away.
He was nearly two meters tall. In addition to the normal human arms, there was an extra arm growing below the ribs. The form of four arms immediately reminded him of the Four-Armed Humanoid, but this guy was obviously much more dangerous than the Four-Armed Humanoid.
Because he was surrounded by dense mist, as if the mist in the forest was spreading around him as the core.
He is the source of everything.
He is also the Culprit who caused this strange environment.
And the more critical point is.
When the other party appeared, the warning issued by the 【Spiritual Sense】 was almost as strong as when he encountered the Sun Collapse.
“I will die! I will really die!!”
Thinking of those late Qi Condensation who had died before, especially the Qi Condensation Realm who was killed on the spot at his feet, a string in Qi Xuan’s mind instantly snapped.
“War Stomp!”
In an instant, he communicated with Sunday, and the War Stomp was suddenly used.
The War Stomp, which had always been invincible before, touched the other party’s body, just like touching a phantom, and did not cause any movement.
And at the same time as Sunday took action, Qi Xuan swallowed the Blood Rage Pill, and also used the Lightness Talisman and Diamond Talisman on himself, and burst out a Thunderclap Roar.
He didn’t even look at the result after the roar burst out, and urged Sunday to run to the right, while he ran to the left.
Only after running less than a hundred meters, the 【Spiritual Sense】 immediately conveyed a sense of crisis that made his scalp numb.
The misty mist swept over, and just as he was about to struggle again, a familiar roar suddenly came from the side.
Sunday, who charged from the side, immediately knocked the Four-Armed Figure, who was close at hand, out.
But that terrifying impact only knocked him out a dozen meters.
After the Four-Armed Figure reacted, he waved his hand like a fly, and Sunday, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, was immediately sent flying, hitting more than a dozen trees in a row and landing, with a constant groan of pain.
As if somewhat surprised that he couldn’t solve Sunday, the Four-Armed Figure took a step forward.
At this moment, Qi Xuan had two choices.
Either abandon Sunday and take this opportunity to escape as soon as possible.
Or rescue Sunday, and both he and the pig would fall into crisis.
In fact, he had already made the result that only one side could escape by letting Sunday run separately.
But this guy actually ran over to save him halfway.
“Damn it!”
“Damn it!!”
Seeing the Four-Armed Figure sweeping past like the wind.
Qi Xuan suddenly raised his hand, and an arrow shot out.
The Guaranteed Hit Arrow formed by the combination of the Spiritual Arrow Talisman and the Guaranteed Hit Talisman instantly hit the other party’s forehead.
But it didn’t penetrate, but instead exploded into countless fragments of golden light, reflecting his face.
However, although he couldn’t kill him, the powerful penetrating power contained in the Spiritual Arrow Talisman forced him back dozens of meters.
Taking this time, Qi Xuan hurried towards Sunday.
Before he could arrive, the 【Spiritual Sense】 once again conveyed a strong warning.
“Great Fireball Talisman!”
The bright fireball that burst out with a bang, the bright fireball that could seriously injure or even kill a late Qi Condensation, was penetrated by the other party’s right hand.
That palm lightly fell on him, and in an instant, the 【Flowing Form】 shattered, Qi Xuan spat out blood, and the whole person flew out and fell beside Sunday.
Seeing the other party rushing over again, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Qi Xuan’s eyes.
“【Phantom Self】!”
The Four-Armed Figure paused slightly.
He grabbed Sunday’s hoof, and the Arbitrary Talisman appeared in his hand.
“Teleport!”
The blank talisman surface instantly outlined countless complex spiritual patterns.
In the next second, Qi Xuan, along with Sunday, suddenly disappeared from the original place.
The Four-Armed Figure’s right hand swept across, and the whole person was stunned on the spot.
The Live Stream came to an abrupt end.
Seeing the Light Screen suddenly go out in the sky, Theodore and others were all stunned for a while.
Then, Theodore jumped up like he was on fire, and roared in a stern voice:
“Stop it!!”
“Quickly stop them all!!”
“Stop the contact!! Stop the contact immediately!!”
The camp was in chaos.
