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Saving lives is like putting out a fire. The convoy did not stay in the town overnight. After the last pickup truck was loaded, it set off on the road.

The scene was grand, with hundreds of cars from nearby communities coming to see them off. If you didn't know, you would have thought they were celebrating some festival.

However, when they reached the outskirts of the Koved Forest, the vehicles stopped and turned around.

The Coved Forest is not far away, only half an hour's drive from the county office. If it were not for the "fog", this would probably be the best place for residents of the surrounding communities to relax, picnic, and run.

There is a national barbed wire fence around the Koved Forest. It is military grade, made of cement and steel bars. It is very solid, although it is rusty and the warning signs on it are also rusty.

Even the handwriting is unrecognizable, but it shows that the Flower Kingdom attached great importance to peripheral protection decades ago.

From afar, you can see fog surrounding the woods and the sky above the trees. A large area is shrouded in thick fog, which is in stark contrast to the bright and sunny weather outside...

This strange phenomenon has existed for hundreds of years, and people in this world have long been accustomed to it.

Meili's colleagues have already controlled the entrance.

It is called an entrance, but in fact it is just two sliding doors made of barbed wire and a wooden guardhouse with all the glass broken. Under the guardhouse is a guard post, which is now dilapidated and overgrown with weeds.

The entrance was originally locked with an iron chain. The padlock and chain were new because Merry had already broken it once last year in order to go in and look for Hope. This time, it was broken again by those naughty kids with wire cutters.

Head... uh, now the car windows and doors are covered with barbed wire and cannot be stretched out. Merry opened the door and said hello to his colleagues. Under the watchful eyes of two teams and four fat policemen, the rescue convoy led by Lucas and Merry filed into the fog of the Covid Forest.

After the last pickup truck drove in, four policemen worked together to close the two barbed wire gates, then wrapped them with several iron chains and locked them with newly purchased padlocks.

……

There is also a road in the forest, but it is covered with weeds and leaves, and there is no sign of any vehicle passing by.

The convoy turned on its headlights, and each vehicle followed the other, slowing down and following the vehicle in front.

Leading the way were naturally Lucas and Meili's pickup trucks.

"Everyone, don't be nervous, keep a safe distance, and keep your eyes on the taillights of the car in front of you, that's all, over."

Merry said, holding a wired walkie-talkie, they are just eleven car radios, and it is easy to modify them. For a big guy who can even get bazookas and anti-personnel mines, it's a piece of cake.

After putting down the walkie-talkie, Lucas, who was driving, handed her a pair of wrist guards.

Merry had seen this thing before and had worn it to experience its special effects, so he knew it was a good thing.

She looked at Lucas' wrist first, and after seeing the same wristband, she took it in her hand.

"Did you get a new treasure?"

"Well, I've been trying for a long time when I had nothing to do, but you know the failure rate is quite high. These are the two things I made successfully. They have good properties and are a good match for you."

Lucas, wearing a pair of glasses, seemed to be searching for something in the mist, and spoke casually.

Merry tore open the Velcro on his cuffs, put the wrist guards on his wrists one by one, moved his arms and upper body, and showed an excited look.

"So can I now also perform those incredible movements like you?"

"Uh... no, the main attributes of your two wristbands are physical strength and defense. They make up for your weak mobility and slow reaction ability. If you encounter danger, you can concentrate on shooting. You may be seriously injured, but you won't die, or you will have plenty of physical strength when running away."

"Oh, that's good too."

As a policeman from the Flower Kingdom, Merry's professional skills are top-notch. What is meant here is her professional ability to empty a magazine in one breath after taking out a gun. Although it is a special skill enjoyed by black people, a pistol can also cause certain damage to some monsters.

This is also the reason why a rescue team will carry a large number of weapons... Although disaster relief teams in Europe and the United States will carry weapons.

"My equipment is actually a bit dangerous and is not suitable for you or other people who have not received professional training. You must know that the human body has its limits. These equipment can easily help the wearer break through the limit and easily damage the body. If possible, I try to avoid relying on these equipment, so I have been exercising and learning how to use weapons."

"Oh, no wonder, I was wondering how you could tolerate that freak (referring to the Vietnam War veteran who ran the shooting range)"

Merry was very relaxed and did not take this rescue operation as an impossible mission at all. In addition to maintaining a high level of concentration, he also chatted with Lucas about family matters.

"If it weren't for those brats, my plan to go into town with Hope to watch the Red Sox baseball team's game next Wednesday would have been ruined."

"Hey? Did they invite you too? Emily was planning to invite me to a baseball game next Wednesday, I think it was the Red Sox."

"Ha, that little girl probably wants to take this opportunity to show off your presence. Tsk, people with the last name Johnson are always cunning."

"You don't seem to like Emily's family very much"

"Do you know how her father died?"

“Well, she never said that.”

"In a high-end hotel in Las Vegas, the bottom of two high-end etiquette ladies"

Merry turned around, raised his index and middle fingers to him, made the shape of two rabbit ears, and hooked his fingers.

Not sure if it was due to this action, but Lucas realized that she talked too much. She was not usually the type to gossip about others.

"It seems that Claire never mentioned how her husband died... But come on, isn't it normal for men in your country to go to the casino? This is not a reason for you to diss Emily's father."

Merry shrugged. "Indeed, their family had some conflicts with my father in the past, and their family business still has some illegal things."

"No wonder, ah, I got it, right in front."

Talking to

At this time, Lucas never relaxed his attention and made some discoveries ahead.

He immediately flashed his taillights to signal the car behind him, and Merry cooperated by picking up the walkie-talkie and notifying the convoy to stop.

Two people got off the car, one on the left and one on the right.

The "Realm of Mist" never means that there is a fog in one place, but that there is a portal in the fog, or a space entrance. The place opposite the space entrance is the "Realm of Mist".

Merry couldn't see the entrance to the space, and neither could anyone else. Only when they were very close to the entrance of the space could ordinary people vaguely see an outline through the changes in the fog.

Or like Lucas, you have some magical tricks that allow you to create visible props, such as the goggles he is wearing now.

The convoy had long since deviated from the original road and came to the land in the forest. The foggy environment was extremely humid, and many dents from the wheels could be seen on the thick leaves covering the ground.

At this time, the people in the vehicles behind could no longer hold back and sent some people forward to inquire about the situation.

It is estimated that "Big Daddy" Colin has given some instructions. His men are also very elite. After seeing the tire marks on the ground, several incredibly strong action team members did not say much, but stood quietly by the side, waiting for Lucas to give instructions.

The two townspeople, however, were lax in discipline, or had no discipline at all, and asked in a very chatty tone:

"What? Why did you stop?"

"Oh, tire tracks. Are these traces of those kids?"

“What are we waiting for, why not keep tracking?”

Lucas glanced at them, but it was Merry who lectured them: "Shut up, Ed, Green, don't bother Lucas."

"Whoa, whoa, why are you so serious?"

"Can't we just ask?"

"The entrance to the Mistland is ahead. We need to confirm whether the children's vehicles have entered before we can decide whether to follow them in," Lucas said. He glanced at the people and took a breath. "Merry, you stay and look after the convoy. The rest of you come with me."

"How do you know that the entrance to the Mistland is ahead?"

'We saw nothing'

"Are you bluffing?"

While tracking the wheel marks, Ed and Green kept chattering and questioning Lucas.

"Because I have special abilities. Otherwise, how do you think I can find the exit from the foggy realm?"

Lucas had once watched a TV series called "The Newsroom", in which it said that the proportion of adults in America who believe in the existence of angels is the highest in the world, which means that the ordinary people in this country are the most superstitious in the world.

Sure enough, as soon as this answer came out, not only Ed and Green believed it, but Big Daddy's henchmen also looked at it with a sidelong glance.

"Wow, as expected, I knew you must have some reservations"

"Special ability, is it a psychic or some kind of magic eye? That's so cool."

"Besides the entrance to the misty realm, what else can you see? Are there any ghosts?"

Lucas can’t stand these two chatterboxes... But wait, if it were in an online novel or a Hong Kong movie, would these two just play the role of “funny”?

Shit, the general setting is "only the funny ones can survive to the end"? Should we instigate these minions who look elite but can only survive three chapters if they are put in the routine to kill them?

Fortunately, they had arrived at the entrance to the space. Lucas raised one arm to signal the team to stop, and looked up as if he was looking at something.

At his signal, the others also looked carefully in the air and finally noticed the subtle difference in the fog. Then they found an outline in the shape of a cat's ear, seven or eight meters high and five or six meters wide, rising from the ground.

"Wow"

"This is the entrance to the legendary Land of Mist."

Ed and Green exclaimed in surprise. Although the others had remained silent until now, they also looked shocked.

Lucas carefully went around the back of the "cat ears" and sure enough, the wheel tracks stopped abruptly in front of the space gate and disappeared.

It can be confirmed that those naughty kids entered through this entrance.

Later, under the command of Lucas, the convoy, led by three pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns, entered to establish a defense line, and disappeared one by one into the entrance of the "Cat Ears" space.

0013

As the vehicles in the convoy disappeared into the space entrance one by one, Lucas and Merry finally got in by car.

The two of them were in a very relaxed state of mind, and were still chatting and laughing while guiding other vehicles in. However, this relaxation only lasted until they reached the entrance of the space.

When the two of them saw the scene clearly, it was not the scene with birds singing and flowers blooming, full of vitality, and most importantly, plenty of light as they remembered. They both said the word "fragrant".

"Shet!"

"Thank you for your generous gift!"

They looked at each other subconsciously and saw the intention of retreat in each other's eyes.

The entire rescue team had just been here for a few minutes, and the entrance to the "Misty Realm" was right behind them. It was only a matter of a word to evacuate safely from here, but next, whether it was Merry or Lucas, they would probably no longer be able to gain a foothold in the community of East Town.

"It seems like we have no choice," said Merry.

"Now I know why there are so few survivors in the Mist Realm. It turns out that the space connected to each entrance is constantly changing." This is Lu

Cass sighed, still staring at the scene outside.

"Stop sighing, everyone else is waiting. Even if you want to leave, you have to act well here so that people outside can't criticize you. Otherwise, you and I will get into big (meow) trouble."

"I know. Let me think about it." He picked up the car radio and ordered, "All units maintain their positions and alert. Turn on the lights and keep the engines on. Pay attention to any suspicious targets. Once you are sure they are not the targets we are looking for, you can open fire. Over."

"receive"

"receive"

……

Outside, it was a scene of a full moon night, with a huge, flawless round moon hanging in the dark sky.

The moon has flaws, which are the wrinkles and craters on its surface, but there are none here, it is smooth and flawless.

The rescue convoy was located in an open area on high ground. Upon entering, they formed a circular defense formation according to Lucas' instructions. Three pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns were divided into three locations. The machine gunners were already in position, wearing positioning seat belts and patrolling the darkness in front of the headlights.

Although other pickup trucks were not equipped with heavy machine guns, the co-pilots also mounted their weapons on the roof and wore positioning seat belts to prevent themselves from being thrown out of the car when moving at high speeds.

The "Misty Realm" that Lucas and Merry had experienced was completely different from here. Although they could not see the sun or the moon in the sky in that space and there were changes of day and night, the light was sufficient regardless of day or night, and the woods and vegetation were full of vitality. It was completely different from the pitch-black and ghostly scene before their eyes.

Oh, I'm not sure if there is a change between day and night here. Currently, it looks like a full moon night outside.

Lucas quickly made up his mind. He exchanged glances with Merry and had a very tacit silent communication. The latter nodded, signaling him to go ahead and do it. He picked up the intercom on the car radio and began to give orders:

"Each vehicle maintains its current posture, with the engine turned off and the lights on. The gunners also remain on guard, while the others get off and hook up the camp and simple fortifications on the spot."

Lucas and Merry also got out of the car. The rescue team included some well-organized gunmen and some scattered amateur hunters in the town. They might be good at street fighting or rushing into buildings and starting gunfights, but they still needed the guidance of Lucas, who was an expert at arranging defensive positions in the wild.

The rescue tools carried by each vehicle included sandbags and shovels. After digging soil and packing them into bags to build shelters and using shovels to dig and level the ground, it took an hour for everyone to build a preliminary defensive position on the top of the mountain.

"Aren't we here to save people? Why are we doing this kind of hard labor?"

"Yeah, Lucas, why?"

Ed and Green were still the two chatterboxes, but fortunately, they only started complaining after they finished building a simple defensive position.

"Because there are usually monsters lurking in the foggy realm, and because this foggy realm is completely different from the one Merry and I have been to, the experience I and her have had is completely useless here. To be on the safe side, I will build a fortification for you that you can defend first. You two had better shut up and keep quiet, because no one knows what kind of monster is lurking in the darkness."

Without the calmness and composure that he had achieved everything, Lucas' attitude became fierce.

"Yes, Boss."

"Got it, we won't say any more."