Atlas of Heaven and Man

The squad soldiers present looked at each other, forty-eight hours ago? That was the day before yesterday? Then who was it that greeted the three of them before that?

Chen Chuan instructed the logistics soldier behind him, "Wake everyone up, and then re-examine this place."

The logistics soldier gave a salute, slung his rifle over his back, and jogged towards the barracks.

Yuan Qiuyuan and Qin Qingque arrived here as quickly as possible. Yuan Qiuyuan looked at the three corpses and exclaimed in surprise before raising his head to ask, "Captain, is this an abnormal phenomenon?"

"It's hard to say right now."

Chen Chuan wasn't in a hurry to make a judgment, because he hadn't sensed any signs of virtualization in his Second Self just now. Either there was another reason, or the abnormal situation wasn't serious.

After everyone was awakened, the rest stop was thoroughly inspected again, confirming that there were no other people besides the three corpses.

However, after learning about the situation, everyone carefully recalled that it seemed no one had had any direct physical contact with the three people before.

Chen Chuan thought for a while and said to Yuan Qiuyuan, "Executor Yuan, you will stay here tonight."

Yuan Qiuyuan didn't hesitate and said, "Captain, you can rest assured."

Chen Chuan took two more steps outside, faced everyone, and instructed, "We are here to investigate unclear situations, and we will encounter more of these situations next, so you need to be mentally prepared.

But I and the two Executors will try our best to handle every matter well. Everyone present, those who are on duty should stay on duty, and those who should rest should go back to rest, but remember to stay vigilant."

"Yes!" All the team members gave a solemn salute and returned to their respective posts.

The night passed without the personnel on duty encountering any abnormalities. The next day, after dawn, the team didn't plan to stay here any longer and set off as a whole.

After the convoy left the rest stop and drove for about ten minutes, Chen Chuan instructed the driver in front, "Turn back."

The driver didn't ask any questions and immediately turned around.

Chen Chuan said into the intercommunication device, "Follow the procedure." He then said to Qin Qingque, "Executor Qin, go with them."

"Yes, Captain!" Qin Qingque immediately got out of the car and walked forward with two team members.

The whole process was uneventful. After exchanging signals according to the established procedure, the gate of the rest stop opened after a while, and the three rest stop soldiers who had originally been confirmed dead walked out, meticulously checking their documents, just like they had the day before.

But yesterday they had clearly seen them die. Seeing this strange situation, everyone felt a chill.

Chen Chuan got out of the car. He glanced at his Second Self, and there was still no sign of virtualization. He walked up to the three soldiers, who saluted him upon seeing his uniform. Whether it was their expression or demeanor, they were no different from normal people.

At this moment, he reached out and tapped the center of their foreheads. The three people were first stunned, and then fell straight down.

After a while, white things crawled out of the ears of the three people, wriggling outwards.

Yuan Qiuyuan, who had followed, stepped on one of them, crushing it. Seeing the thing under his foot curl up, he looked at it a few times and said in surprise, "Activated brain tissue?"

Chen Chuan nodded.

Yuan Qiuyuan looked strangely at the three people on the ground, "But they are ordinary people."

Generally speaking, only fighters with heteromorphic organizations need to worry too much about the problem of activation, and ordinary people rarely experience this kind of situation. Otherwise, the main force of the garrison would not be these ordinary soldiers.

Chen Chuan said slowly, "They are ordinary people, but these activated brain tissues are not necessarily from their brains."

Yuan Qiuyuan was stunned, but he reacted quickly. He immediately thought of something, glanced into the distance, and then whispered, "Captain, is it from the fortress garrison over there?"

There are no fighters here, but the 285 Fortress they are going to has several fighters.

Chen Chuan said, "That should be right."

After the brain tissue of a fighter is activated, some will use the original body, but if there is a problem with the original body, they may also look for another body, devour the head of the new body, and regain their memory before turning into another person.

This is also why the garrison is so vigilant about activation, because sometimes it is really difficult to tell whether the person in front of you has a problem.

He pondered the information he had read before. According to the original configuration, there was one Tier 3 fighter guarding the 285 Garrison, and three Tier 2 fighters. These three activated brain tissues were likely from those three Tier 2 fighters.

"Captain, a signal has been sent from the 285 Fortress." A communications soldier brought over a telegram.

Chen Chuan took it and looked at it. It was still the incomprehensible gibberish. He handed it to Qin Qingque, who carefully identified it and raised her head to say, "Captain, there is no content."

Yuan Qiuyuan said, "Could it be that this kind of thing sent the telegram?"

Chen Chuan said, "We'll know what's going on when we see it. There's no need to delay here. Briefly clean up, report the situation to the garrison, and set off immediately to get there as quickly as possible."

After the order was issued, a team member immediately came up to find body bags for the corpses of the three soldiers and put them in the freezer. Then the convoy set off again.

Fortress No. 285 is a pioneer garrison. Usually, such places are located on key terrains, and their function is to provide cover for the rear in front.

The rear can then calmly reorganize the demarcated territory. This method has advantages and disadvantages. In the early stage, because airships can cooperate in transportation and combat, many difficulties can be overcome, but after it is stabilized, without the support of airships, it will be relatively difficult.

If something goes wrong in such an important place, some things behind it will not be able to be done smoothly, so it must be clarified.

This time, the convoy proceeded at full speed and arrived at Garrison No. 285 before 5:00 PM, but there was no one guarding the outside. After carefully walking in, they found the inside was empty.

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But there was not a single person inside, not only the original people of the garrison, but also the squad that was sent later was not seen.

The vehicles were neatly arranged in the open space and garage inside the garrison. All the weapons in the armory were neatly placed there. The things in the room were all cleaned up, and there were no signs of fighting or being attacked.

This garrison was built according to standard specifications and was enough to garrison a hundred-person unit, so when they walked in, the surroundings seemed very empty, and the sound of footsteps was unusually clear, making most of the team members feel a little uneasy.

Chen Chuan said, "Send a message to the garrison, saying that we have reached Fortress No. 285, and report the intelligence here to them. Also, ask them to pay attention to whether any telegrams are sent from here tonight."

The communications soldier listened to the order and immediately went to the side to send a message.

Chen Chuan also instructed, "There is still more than an hour before it is completely dark. Each team will take half an hour to check and clean up each place. Remember, no matter whether they enter or leave, each team member must maintain communication at all times."

"Yes!"

The team members followed his instructions and immediately divided into groups of three, dispersing and walking away.

Chen Chuan said to Yuan Qiuyuan and Qin Qingque, "You two should check the protective materials and some of the defensive works outside the fortress. Pay attention to the activation index. Remember to feel it yourself, and don't completely trust the numbers on the intercommunication device."

Yuan and Qin were both startled and said they understood.

Chen Chuan told the two to pay attention to the team members, while he himself came to the garrison's military office.

There should be some activity logs here. This is what the garrison is required to record. Maybe some useful clues can be found from it.

The office was the same as other places, with things neatly arranged. It was easy to find the log. He flipped through it and found that it was up to December 10th, the day before the inexplicable message was sent.

The previous records were all normal, patrolling, being on duty, organizing, reporting, etc., and there were no abnormal discoveries. It seemed that the abnormality was sudden, and everyone didn't react.

However, when flipping through the garrison commander's personal memorandum, he found that several pages had been torn off. After looking for a while, he found the shredded paper in the wastebasket not far away.

He tried to piece it together and restore it. He saw that it was full of randomly smeared lines, as well as large patches of color and some indistinguishable words. Looking at this, he seemed to be able to see a person who had fallen into madness writing these things while mumbling to himself.

He looked at the paper a few times, thoughtfully. At this time, Qin Qingque's voice rang out in the intercommunication device:

"Captain, I checked it. There are no cracks or holes in any of the walls. I broke open a section to look at it. The protective materials and protective materials in the interlayer are very intact. The water and food in the water tank are stored properly. According to the standard quantity, it is enough for a hundred-person team to use for a month."

Yuan Qiuyuan also reported at this time, "Captain, I went around outside and found no traces of climbing or attack, and no creatures from the fusion zone approached.

The grass and trees outside have been cleaned up very cleanly. Although some have grown back here in the past two days, they are at least two or three miles away from the garrison. The trenches and barbed wire that were dug according to the tactical manual have not been damaged either."

Chen Chuan said, "I know, since there is no problem, then come back."

He walked out of the office, looking at the fortress below. If there was no problem outside, then it was the internal situation. It was daytime now, so there was nothing to fear. In less than an hour, it would be night, and things might be different then.

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