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"Why don't you see anything special?"

At some point, Ivan, the cook driving the front car, couldn't help but ask.

This young man has a typical northern face of Janus, with a turned-up nose, green eyes, a fair complexion on his face, and fine hair. However, a large piece of golden hair on the top of his head has been shaved off and sewn on. Thin and dense needlework.

At the end of last year, Ivan was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and retired from the army. He sought out a close doctor friend for a craniotomy, but after the initial attempt, the doctor chose to terminate it and sew the wound back. , and admitted that if he chose conservative treatment, he might live for two more months.

After some psychological twists and turns, he chose to spend the last stage of his life to see if there really were unknown things in the world that were contrary to common sense - even if they were also accompanied by fear and pain, some people couldn't tolerate it. Meet the same fate in a given and visible way.

"I have heard before that when approaching the boundaries of these abnormal zones, you may see some weird films or water vapor-like substances, and the sky also looks special. Today we started from crossing the cliff and going down, and we drove nearly two hundred meters. It's been [-] kilometers, are you still in the normal area?" Ivan held the steering wheel with one hand and raised the telescope hanging on his chest.

It was already afternoon, and the scorching sun had deviated from the high overhead and hid behind the thick rust-red clouds. Everyone saw that near the end of the field of vision in front of them, there were gradually more plants on the surface, and there were beginning to be plants as far as the line of sight. There are some lonely trees.

The surface of the earth seemed no longer dry and crumbly. The soil at the bottom of the potholes and riverbeds seen along the way was already moist brown, and there were even shallow puddles in some places.

This can no longer be called a "desert", at best it is a "wasteland".

"Not all abnormal areas have weird boundaries." Brigadier General Boles, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, said.

He also had a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck, and in his hand was a map of the former United Principality of Feton. The zoomed-in location was concentrated to the west of Tia City. At this moment, he was writing and scratching, making marks from time to time.

At least now, identifying the direction is still an easy thing to do. He constantly updates the outer edge of the map, estimates the mileage, and marks some geographical factors with distinctive characteristics on the map:

"In fact, from intelligence statistics, more than half of the abnormal areas have no clear boundaries. Moreover, the A number at the front of the diffusion means 'discontinuous', and the abnormal zone is just like a bubble. distribution."

"Well, there is a high probability that we have entered area A." Bishop Tukville, the co-pilot, also said.

This sentence made everyone's originally slightly nervous state of mind become as if they were facing a formidable enemy. It was their first time to visit this rumored unknown land in person. The team members, including the two priests, all checked the firearms in their hands and The battle was set up.

——When you encounter something wrong, first pour a bunch of bullets blessed by the Holy Light over it.For priests and sergeants, mentally preparing for such a scene can always make people feel at ease.

This tension lasted until sunset, when the sun set in the west.

After the convoy stopped, they replenished fuel. After several sergeants jumped out of the car, they all restored the Schmais 18 submachine guns with the firing safety in their hands to their original state.

During the journey so far, everyone has not seen anything that can be called weird at all, and they feel that they are in good condition.

Even after the vegetation on the surface increased, the colors became richer, and undulating mountains, rivers and water bodies appeared, the vision was not so monotonous, and the scenery became more magnificent and vast.

We have only seen two groups of people, from a distance.

It should be some people who were influenced by the teachings of the Divine Advent Society and entered the "Kingdom of Heaven" in groups.

In the wilderness with a wide field of vision, they looked like a group of ants crawling on the edge of the skyline, without any space or possibility of contact with themselves.The one-armed old priest Duerke looked back at the wasteland he had just driven over, feeling that it showed richer colors in the twilight.

"Master Bishop, when you entered here, you didn't say you had to sing, right?" He remembered something and broke the silence again.

The Divine Advent Society declares in its teachings that "everyone who leaves this world is singing for joy" and even lists various terrible consequences of not paying tribute in this way. Some dissemination materials are also accompanied by unbearable illustrations.

The investigation team of the Holy Sun Church naturally ignored the above argument.

Anyone in their right mind would not imitate the practices of the Esoteric Cultists, who knows what kind of attention that might attract.

"That's the secret code planned by the false masters." Fan Ning moved his hands and feet to maintain his sitting position for a long time. "There are no such strange rules in normal official channel information, but those few exploratory experiences that have been clear are not If it comes to extreme situations, you still have to follow it as much as possible.”

The Special Inspection Office has accumulated certain gains in these years of research. Although the core intelligence will not be disclosed, they still briefed the discussion group on some basic precautions.

Fan Ning sorted it out before setting off, and combined it with some of the church's own superficial exploration experience on the outer edge, there are probably a few:
The first point is to say that "the abnormal zone is not a dream."This is the same clear waking world as the normal outside. An important note derived from this is not to fall into a dream, because "worms are more terrifying in dreams."

Since sleep is inevitably accompanied by uncontrollable dreams, in the past, this was equivalent to "don't fall asleep".

But later, Mr. Wax from the Special Patrol Department used "Sneaky Water" to find an effective way to resist worms. This allowed the investigators to sleep appropriately and replenish their energy, providing an opportunity for further in-depth exploration.

The second point is to say "try to move on the ground."At first glance, it seems a bit redundant, but in fact it implies that flying too high or taking a wading route will bring unknown dangers. Fan Ning is not very clear about the reason now. Anyway, he has never thought of relying on flying alone. Such a long, transcontinental level trek.

The third point is that "the abnormal area is a no-man's land, and there are no native residents."This sentence seems a bit redundant, and Fan Ning also misses the point.

"Don't pay attention to the people who are coming in. It's safest not to interact with each other." After Bishop Tukweil finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to get on the bus again.

The drivers turned on their headlights and stepped on the accelerator again.

As night falls in the wilderness, the temperature drops significantly. The vast starry sky casts a cold light, and the wind and sand caressing the cheeks are like cold and rough hands.

This time, less than 5 minutes after departure——

"Crack."

Suddenly there was a muffled grinding sound from the car in front, which was not noticeable in the night wind.

"Wait a moment."

Tukweil shouted to stop.

Three cars stopped one after another and switched their lights in the dark night.