Ark, after I died, the operators began to love me

What's even more strange is that this distortion and pollution has spread to Casimir. It's hard to imagine what the situation is like in Ursus.

Or was this just an accident?

The whistling sound of the wind was mixed with the shouts of countless people, men, women, young and old, speaking in a variety of indistinguishable languages, but when the general meaning reached people's ears, it became the same meaning.

Stay, stay, stay...

Finally, the three cars left the deserted village and drove onto the road they came from.

In the wilderness north of Casimir, trees like those in a primeval forest almost covered the road. With sparse snowflakes floating in the sky, the light was much dimmer even during the day. Under the cover of these trees, noon seemed like three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

Adele stopped her explosive fireballs and instead fired two more in quick succession, but with much less power. She knocked a series of black shadows to the ground and then threw them far away.

Xingji, who was unable to help, also took the crystal ball and started divination, but no matter how hard she tried, the results were not ideal.

"What does your crystal ball say?"

"The probability that we can escape from here is very low. There is a terrible monster waiting for us."

"How is this possible? We have already escaped from the deserted village. Where did that monster come from?"

Zhongyue, who was driving in front, warned: "The road ahead is getting narrower, and the trees are growing wildly, squeezing our space to move forward."

"How is it possible? Even the trees have been twisted by these evil spirits?"

At this time, the mathematical formulas pasted on the bodies of the three cars began to fall off one after another because they were eroded by the black shadows.

Mike, standing on the roof, stood still like a sculpture, and the golden light emanating from his body was like flowing water, enveloping the three cars as they moved forward.

"Keep driving and don't worry about anything."

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and the branches covered with snow fell sparsely, as if it had snowed heavily. In the deserted village in the distance, the surface of the ground cracked, the earth and rocks rolled, and earth-shaking changes took place. A huge black shadow climbed out from under the ground like a giant.

"What's this?!"

"My goodness!"

"I've never seen such a monster before!"

Everyone in the car exclaimed in amazement. The moment the black shadow giant crawled up from the ground, it stretched out its giant hand flowing with black liquid towards them.

"Drive faster, drive faster!"

"I'm already going fast. The road conditions here are bad. You don't want to crash into a tree, do you?!"

After a few days of understanding, Zhongyue basically knew the types of Originium skills of the people present. He saw the giant black shadow behind him through the rearview mirror and shouted into the headset: "Hol Haiya, how large a scale of Originium skills can you activate?!"

"It's definitely OK to whip up a storm, but I don't think the snowstorm that comes from that storm is going to stop this big guy."

"It doesn't matter. I just need a storm."

Zhongyue said to Adele beside him: "You drive. Can you drive?"

The geologist nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I learned to drive."

Dolly also jumped out: "I can help."

Zhongyue decisively handed the steering wheel to Miss Yang, he opened the car door and climbed onto the roof.

In his eyes, the palm of the shadow giant's outstretched hand almost touched the third car behind. Frost Star, who was sitting in the car, used Frost Originium skills from time to time, trying to block it with an ice wall, but the effect was minimal.

At this time, Mike had already jumped onto the roof of the third car, and the golden light on his body was burning like a flaming torch.

For no reason, a thought came to Zhongyue's mind: this guy hasn't used his full strength yet, he is testing.

What else is there to test when facing a monster like this?

“Don’t worry, Zhongyue. This thing may not be able to leave that place. Although the giant is big, its movement speed is extremely slow. If I stand here, the people here will not be harmed.”

"Have you figured out what this is?"

“Not yet, but almost.”

Mike crossed his arms, the black hand was so close to him that it seemed that he could hold it in his palm with just a light grab.

But he still stood there motionless, without even a change in his expression.

This kind of confidence and determination is extremely rare even in the military.

"That's enough. If you hit it, it shouldn't follow you again."

With Mike's reminder, Holhaiya activated the Originium technique in the carriage. An endless storm enveloped their vehicle, uprooting the dead trees.

34. Sami Icefield Rules

There is almost no doubt that Quetzalcoatl is the embodiment of the storm at this moment, and the Originium skills she mobilizes are so terrifying and breathtaking.

The storm picked up everything that could be blown, and swept the snow into it, turning it into a blizzard that drowned everything.

The corner of Mike's mouth twitched as he remembered a sentence.

There is a tornado single-player game on the mobile phone.

Because the storms blown by Horhaiya can only uproot one tree at a time.

Zhongyue was well prepared. When Holhaiya launched the storm, his powerful power swirled around his body. An ancient creature emerged behind him. Even though it was just a phantom, it made the members of all races in the car feel endless pressure.

The Grand Master is worthy of being the Grand Master, his skills have reached the pinnacle.

Mike sighed in his heart. Although he stood in front of Zhongyue, he did not dodge or evade.

All that could be heard in the strong wind was the hum of a creature, coming from far away and getting closer and closer, powerful and bright, and changing from a low hum to a high pitch. The storm in Horhaiya became the best carrier.

When Zhong Yue pushed his palms forward, the wave-like airflow mixed with the blizzard hit the black shadow giant straight, forcibly pushing the giant hand back a distance.

The dark shadow watched the three cars drive farther and farther away and disappear into the woods, and the sound of the wind was accompanied by an unwilling roar.

Having lost this opportunity, it would be impossible to leave the three cars deep in the woods.

The deserted village has also become a location that cannot be found on the map.

After more than ten minutes, those who had escaped looked at each other, feeling grateful for having survived the disaster.

"How terrifying! Do you have to face monsters of this magnitude every time you go north?"

Desiree's words made Mike laugh when he returned to the carriage: "Why, are you scared?"

"How could I be afraid? Don't underestimate me."

Mike shook his head: "I don't mean to underestimate you. The dangers we face in the North are far more terrible, and the situation is complicated. If you choose to withdraw, I can completely understand."

The man's sincere answer made Desiree feel a little embarrassed.

She was indeed frightened just now.

The man's calmness also left a deep impression on her.

"You don't seem worried at all?"

"Why should I worry? Everyone is so strong, and we also have Grandmaster Zhongyue here."

Just now, Zhongyue's performance was much more impressive than that of a doctor like him.

"No, I just pushed it away. You're the one who made the difference."

Zhongyue did not accept Mike’s compliment. If this man had not discovered something was wrong and made many preventive measures in advance, they would probably lose people here.

Shuangxing stepped out and poured cold water on him: "Before we brag about our business here, we have to consider this huge trouble. Why is there no movement from Casimir?"

"do not know."

Desiree shook her head. "I never heard of such incidents when I was in the Great Knight Territory. Perhaps the news was kept very secret and not known to the outside world."

After performing the Originium technique, Holhaiya, who was a little exhausted, leaned back in his chair and laughed softly, "Mike, I want to hear your opinion."

"I have no opinion," Mike said with no expression on his face. "Whatever happened to the village deep in the woods, maybe it was just a deserted village. There is no doubt about it. Now it no longer exists."

At this point, the man paused and further explained: "This monster must rely on real things to exist, so the way to completely solve it is not to destroy it. This is only a temporary solution. We must find the source and eliminate it to protect more people."

"Are you trying to say that a source has appeared north of the Sami Icefield?"

"Not necessarily. I don't know. That's why I want to take a look. You all already know the risks of this trip and the dangers you will face. I still say what I said just now. It's not too late to quit now."

……

Seven days later.

Away from the last transit point in Casimir, three vehicles drove towards the Uka border.

Since the relationship between Casimir and Ursus was not harmonious, checkpoints were set up on the border between the two countries to check people passing through.

Mike took out the pass of the Joint Exploration Association and successfully passed the inspection. In addition, he also gave red envelopes to several on-duty personnel.

“It turned out to be so easy.”

"After all, we don't look like people who can cause trouble for Ursus. There are no large mobile cities on the border of Uka, and even the troops stationed there are quite far away. Our real goal is to go to Sami. The Joint Exploration Association has been established for some time. No matter how slow the Ursus people are, they should know what kind of organization it is."

While explaining to his teammates, Mike sighed in his heart that although he said that they could leave the team, in the end no one took the initiative to leave. They all decided to go to the north with him.

"This is my first time in Ursus."

"Me too."

Adele's remarks were agreed upon by several other members of her entourage, but Yelena disagreed.

"I am from Ursus. This country did not make me feel how wonderful it is. On the contrary, when we left it, we found out what it means to be a citizen of a country."

Mike knew that everyone's views were filtered through a cognitive filter, so he never participated when they discussed customs, styles, and cultural identities between different countries.

"We won't stay in Ursus for long. The rest of the journey may be completed in a few days. Before entering the Sami Icefield, we need to undergo another round of cognitive enhancement."

Everyone stopped talking and what they were doing and looked up at him.

Mike took out a piece of paper he had prepared for a long time from his pocket.

"Pay attention to each of our identities, names, and facial features. I mean the most basic ones. People only have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth."

"You don't have to make it sound so scary." Desiree couldn't help but hug her arms. Mike's description made her feel a little cold, which was even more frightening than the severe cold on the ice field.

"I'm serious. Those shadows we encountered in the deserted village didn't even have faces, but they were able to blend in with us."

Mike pointed to the second sentence: "If there are people among our entourage who cannot call out their names, please stay away from the target, keep a certain distance from them, and stay with people who can call out their names and wait for rescue."

After nearly a month of living together day and night, the team members have already known each other's names and code names. It was during this process that Desire, the last person who did not know Mike's true identity, also learned that the guy in front of her was the doctor from Rhodes Island.

35. Caught in the middle of a snowstorm

"That's all I have to say so far. The closer we get to Sami, the greater the danger we encounter. Fortunately, after arriving at the United Exploration Association, we purchased a new batch of equipment, and the situation can be improved."

Mike glanced at everyone. Everyone was looking at him. It was obvious that what he had just said had no effect.

Quetzalcoatl said calmly, "I know something about this. When the expedition teams that went deep into the Sami Icefield returned to the base camp, they would more or less encounter unexplained accidents. Some of them could be solved, but some could only remain unsolved cases."

Her meaning was clear: even with Columbia's advanced equipment, there was probably no way to directly solve the problem.

"Something is better than nothing."

Mike continued to speak according to the contents on the paper: "After getting the equipment, be sure to pay attention to the reference index on it. Sometimes it may not be accurate, but when it changes, it is basically facing the unknown accidents mentioned by Holhaiya."

Adele took notes carefully, thinking that she would be able to write another travel book after returning from Sami.

Unfortunately, the Sheep Girl's idea was stopped by Mike.

"Adele, I'm sorry to tell you that it's best if no written records related to the Sami Icefield appear on the market. If possible, I even hope that no one will ever discover what happened in that area."

"why is it like this?"

Mike's words were very serious, and Adele drooped her ears. She couldn't go against the order of her senior, and her hope of writing a travel book was dashed.

Xing Ji said thoughtfully: "I heard from my colleagues at Rhine Life that any employee who comes into contact with items produced by the Sami Ice Field must go through multiple levels of screening and sign a confidentiality agreement. They are not allowed to leave the designated area for a long time."

This is a very correct way to deal with the situation. Even if some employees are contaminated, the situation can basically be controlled within a certain range. I wonder who told Rhine Life about this method, Kal'tsit, or the president?

Mike thought silently in his heart, his eyes fell on Zhongyue: "Grandmaster, is there anything you need to add?"

"No, Sammy's situation is different from what I've encountered before, but it's basically the same. Mike, your solution is basically applicable to both."

"That's good. Grandmaster, please take good care of the team members."

"It's natural."

Zhongyue is a man of his word, straightforward and never regrets what he says. With his promise, Mike feels that the safety of this trip is much more secure.

He had no choice but to bring Desiree, who had almost no combat power. Rather than her combat capability, it would be better to say that Kuranta, as a civilian staff member, could help him reduce the cost of this operation.