CIATB Chapter 165 Entrance!
Chapter 165 Entrance!
Early the next morning.
As dawn broke, the Kunlun base was already bustling with activity.
The five members of the Dragon Scale Squad, like five sophisticated machines, were methodically making their final preparations before departure.
Inspect weapons and ammunition, calibrate communication channels, and test vital signs monitoring equipment...
Every movement was crisp and efficient, full of professionalism.
Li Zhan sheathed a specially made, futuristic tactical dagger back into its scabbard on his leg and glanced at his teammates.
"Report your respective situations."
"Ghost in position, equipment in good condition."
"The hammer is in place, and the equipment is in good condition."
"Lightning-fast in position..."
"Doctor in position..."
Li Zhan nodded as he listened to his teammates' report.
His gaze inadvertently drifted to Zhang Yan, who was not far away.
Zhang Yan was leaning against the hood of a military off-road vehicle, holding a meat bun from the base canteen in his hand, eating it slowly and deliberately.
He was wearing an expensive black windbreaker and clean hiking boots.
In this military camp filled with a chilling and brutal atmosphere, he seemed completely out of place.
Like a little white rabbit that has wandered into a pack of wolves.
Li Zhan withdrew his gaze, and the sense of unease in his heart grew stronger.
"Set off!"
He gave a low shout and jumped first into a specially modified all-terrain assault vehicle.
The convoy, braving the biting wind, drove deeper into the Kunlun Mountains.
The road to the ruins was extremely rugged.
The vehicle struggled to move forward across the almost roadless, icy Gobi Desert.
The deeper you go, the more eerie the surrounding environment becomes.
The wind stopped.
The snow has stopped.
The world was utterly silent.
Not even a trace of birds or beasts could be seen.
Something's not right.
Li Zhan spoke in a deep voice through his tactical headset, "Everyone, maintain Level 1 alert."
"The environment here is too quiet, abnormally quiet."
"The ghost continuously monitors the surrounding energy field and life signals."
"receive."
Chen Mo's voice came through the earpiece, tinged with seriousness, "Captain, the energy field reading is continuing to rise."
"But... there were no signs of life, not even any signs of microbial activity."
The atmosphere in the entire team instantly became extremely tense.
Only Zhang Yan remained calm and composed.
He leaned against the car window, looking out at the desolate scenery rushing past, his eyes calm and still.
He could sense a peculiar energy particle permeating the air.
This energy is suppressing all life activities in this area.
An hour later.
The convoy stopped.
There was no road ahead.
"Everyone, get out of the vehicles and proceed on foot!" Li Zhan ordered.
The group jumped out of the car, shouldered their heavy packs, and began their journey toward the mountain range shrouded in energy.
We traveled another five kilometers.
A colossal cliff appeared before them.
And right in the middle of that cliff.
A massive, black portal, hundreds of meters high, stood prominently in sight.
The portal was not carved by human hands, but was naturally formed from a black crystal that shimmered with a metallic luster.
Its surface is covered with countless complex patterns, like those on a circuit board.
In the center of the portal, a layer of pale blue light, visible to the naked eye, ripples gently like water.
It exudes a chilling, terrifying energy.
Scattered around the portal were many metal fragments, melted and twisted by the high temperature.
Those were the wreckage of a reconnaissance drone previously deployed by the military.
"This is it."
Li Zhan's expression was extremely serious.
He took out a specially made tablet computer, on which a red alarm was flashing wildly.
"The energy field intensity has exceeded the safety threshold by three hundred times!"
"This energy shield is extremely unstable. Any object that touches it will instantly be broken down into elementary particles!"
He looked at that seemingly beautiful blue light screen, his eyes filled with apprehension.
"Standard operating procedure!" Li Zhan issued the order. "Heavy hammer, lightning, set up the portable energy jammer!"
"Ghost, find high ground and be ready to provide fire support!"
"Doctor, get adrenaline and a first-aid kit ready!"
He methodically assigned tasks.
But they ignored Zhang Yan and Qin Xiao, who were standing to the side.
In his view, the two people now only need to stay at a safe distance and not cause trouble; that would be the greatest help they can offer.
however.
Just as the Dragon Scale Squad began to nervously set up various high-tech equipment.
Zhang Yan moved.
He strode forward, heading straight towards the energy barrier that Li Zhan had designated as a "death zone."
"Brother Yan!" Qin Xiao's heart jumped into his throat instantly, and he called out subconsciously.
"stop!"
Li Zhan also noticed Zhang Yan's movements, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted sharply, "Come back! Do you want to die?!"
His voice cracked slightly from the urgency.
Zhang Yan seemed not to hear.
His steps did not falter in the slightest.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone.
He stepped into the pale blue energy curtain.
There was no decomposition or annihilation as imagined.
That energy shield was powerful enough to melt steel instantly.
The instant they touched Zhang Yan's body.
It rippled outwards to both sides like gentle waves.
This forms a human-shaped passage that is just large enough for him to pass through.
Zhang Yan strolled through the deadly light barrier as if it were a leisurely walk.
We entered the interior of the ruins.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Li Zhan and his four teammates were all frozen in place.
Their mouths were agape, their eyes wide as saucers.
The expression on his face was one of indescribable shock and disbelief.
The high-tech detectors in their hands were still emitting piercing alarms.
On the screen, the words "Extremely Dangerous" and "Deadly Energy" flashed wildly.
But what we are seeing is a scene that completely violates the laws of physics.
But it was like a merciless hammer blow, shattering all the scientific knowledge they were so proud of.
Zhang Yan turned around from the other side of the light screen.
He looked at the five Dragon Scale Special Forces members outside, frozen in place as if they had been struck by acupuncture.
A hint of impatience appeared on his face.
He spoke, his voice clearly penetrating the energy shield and reaching everyone's ears.
"It's just a simple phase perturbation field that will only repel high-speed moving inorganic matter."
"Are you planning to set up camp outside?"
"Are you going to get in or not?"