Chapter 194 Nuclear War! Dead Silence! Suspicious Heat Source!

"Hi……!"

"The codename for this operation actually has such a strange name. If you don't know, you might think that we are going to fight some ghosts and ghosts next."

After a brief moment of surprise, Jack Wells chuckled innocently.

Since no one knows the specific information of this underworld operation, they should simply keep an open mind. No matter how ferocious the alien monster is, they will not be afraid.

It's not like we're fighting ghosts or ghosts, so there's nothing to worry about.

Li De on the side also agreed with Jack's words. He nodded and said: "Maybe this so-called Netherworld is just a simple and ordinary code name."

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"After all, don't we, the members of the ace advance team, all have the same fighting style as Netherworld? We are agile, flexible and deadly."

Li De's guess was not unreasonable, and this was exactly what V was thinking. He and Jack also did not believe that there would be any ghost enemy units.

"Anyway, we are going to that mysterious new battlefield tomorrow. Are you all ready?"

V looked at the people in front of him and said in a deep voice.

Although V doesn't know what kind of world he is about to go to.

But what he knew very well was that the ace advance team members of the Astartes Chapter would be transported to that other world by a large teleportation device called the "Star Gate"!

Such a novel transmission method was something V had never imagined.

"Always be prepared!"

Jack and others responded immediately.

"The opening time of the Star Gate has been set at 12 o'clock noon tomorrow. I hope there won't be any accidents or mistakes in this operation!"

V's tone was very serious.

This action plan is different from the previous Avatar plan, with so many fleets and soldiers fighting simultaneously.

Instead, a small group of elite combat units, under the cover of a small number of fighter groups and cruisers, entered the new battlefield.

Of course, Li Ang is also ready to prepare the Infinity ship and a large number of giant soldiers for the members of V's advance team at any time.

But the best result would be if these sufficient back-up preparations are not used.

"The little brats under me and I have long been tempted to go to that underworld as soon as possible. As soon as the door opens, we will take over the territory there immediately!"

Jack smiled fearlessly.

His advance team is equipped with the company's most sophisticated weapons, equipment, and communications support troops.

Even if a soldier is injured, the most advanced and professional medical team is ready, so there is no need to worry that no one will care about the injury.

"Um."

Seeing Jack, Li De and others all responded that they were ready, and V said no more.

Immediately, he took the three of them to the base of the Astartes Chapter to prepare for the final mobilization meeting for this Netherworld operation.

A new battle begins!

…

…

"Netherworld" The heavens and other worlds, the earth!

The haze, as gray as toner, shrouded the dark sky like a ghost. The land, which had not seen sunlight for many days, was particularly desolate and desolate.

The biting cold wind howled in the deserted city, quickly passing through every street.

Abandoned vehicles, closed shops, and a large number of human corpses scattered throughout the city center all indicate the dead state of the city.

It was obvious that this place had been damaged by some unknown war.

And just on the outskirts of this long-dead city, somewhere in the deep forest, a "door" that distorted space suddenly appeared!

This huge door, 20 meters long and wide, is like a silver-plated mirror, and this is the "Star Gate" opened by Li Ang.

The starting point of the Stargate is a highly confidential Astartes Chapter base in Ideal City.

This military base has been officially renamed "Wanjie Base" under Li Ang's official name.

From now on, all other world combat operations will start from here.

Moreover, every world that is refreshed will be classified as highly confidential information by the intelligence departments of giant companies.

The world of "Netherworld" that appeared this time has been listed as [001 Universe - Netherworld] by Li Ang.

As for the previous planet Pandora, because it was in [000 Universe - Cyber ​​World], it was not specifically included by Li Ang.

Seeing that the alien world that the star gate opened was indeed the earth in his impression, Li Ang's slightly nervous mood finally relaxed a little.

But Li Ang still doesn't know whether this is the netherworld he expected. He needs to conduct more careful investigation operations.

"Let the drones pass."

With Li Ang sitting at the central console of the Wanjie Base, after giving the order, the frontline technicians immediately issued investigation instructions to the AI ​​drone.

Whoosh——! !

Immediately, a swarm of drones controlled by intelligent AI and equipped with real-time cameras quickly shuttled from one end of the base to the other.

Arriving safely on the outskirts of this desolate city.

Under the instructions of the technicians, this group of drone arrays first stayed in place, inspected the surrounding area, and fed back the information here to the base.

After receiving the next step instructions, the drone group took the star gate as the axis and conducted a careful reconnaissance within a radius of 100 meters.

Be careful when sailing the ship that lasts ten thousand years.

In order to determine whether there are any dangerous factors nearby, it is quite necessary to do more careful reconnaissance and search.

After half an hour of careful reconnaissance, it was confirmed that there was no threat on the other side of the star gate. The drone group gathered near the star gate again and stayed there on standby.

"Begin the action."

With V's command, the Astartes advance team members, all equipped with the latest MarkX power armor, immediately arrived in this suburban area.

Then, everyone distanced themselves, took tactical positions, and looked around vigilantly.

Through the images and video information sent by the drone group, Leon saw the earth in "The Nether" with thick haze and desolate desolation, just like the end of the world.

'The scene here is very similar to the earth that has suffered a nuclear attack in the movie! '

Leon said thoughtfully.

He felt that he should have come to the right place, but whether it was or not required the next step of data survey and more detailed reconnaissance operations.

…

At this moment, David Martinez, wearing a thick and strong power armor, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene of the Earth in front of him, and always had an indescribable strange feeling.

I don’t know if it’s because he was on Pandora or stayed in Ideal City for too long. When David saw this suburb of the city, he didn’t remember for a while that this was Earth.

“Is this the Earth in the parallel universe? I almost didn’t recognize it!”

Jack Wells, the captain of the Ace Advance Team, couldn’t help shouting.

According to the data displayed on the helmet screen, Jack’s analysis result was that they were in a world that was exactly the same as Earth.

Looking at the surrounding environment that was a little too quiet, Reed, who had rich combat experience, couldn’t help but frown slightly.

He maintained absolute vigilance throughout the whole process. Reed knew very well that the more silent the area was, the more likely it was to suddenly encounter life-threatening dangerous situations.

He had to be more vigilant.

"Is this the Earth of Netherworld? I don't know why, but I always feel like there's a large-scale war going on here."

As a witness of nuclear war, Reed felt familiar with the desolate scene before him.

He muttered to himself in the internal communication voice of the team.

"Maybe it's what you think. I also think it's a bit too quiet, like a no-man's land after the extinction of all species."

Jack Wells, who had the same feeling as Reed, also echoed him.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's see if there are any other people around here." Johnny Silverhand responded.

Soon, all the members of the Astartes' ace advance team crossed the star gate and arrived at this desolate suburban area.

It was not until then that the area near the star gate had a little breath of life, so it didn't seem so dead and desolate.

After seeing that the members of the advance team and the construction team had almost gathered, V began to issue new instructions.

Let the engineering team build a wired base station nearby and select a suitable open space as the center of the future front-line base.

Then, V ordered the technicians to release AI drones for reconnaissance of road conditions and surrounding environment.

[Li De, Johnny, you lead the team to the east of the star gate for exploration, and report to the base immediately if there is any situation. ]

[Jack, you are responsible for leading the team to the west, pay attention to safety, and report first if there is any situation. ]

After instructing the staff of the infrastructure team, V issued a new reconnaissance mission to the members of the ace advance team.

"Yes!"

Jack and others responded in unison.

Immediately, accompanied by the drone group, Jack and Li De were divided into two teams, east and west, and carried out tasks in their respective reconnaissance directions.

Of course, this is just a simple preliminary reconnaissance mission. They will not be too far away from the star gate, which is about three kilometers in radius.

Not long after, the ace advance team led by Jack Wells had arrived three kilometers to the west, and the star gate behind him disappeared.

"Hoohoo...!"

David Martinez, who was equipped with a brand new MarkX power armor, had the same surging heartbeat as the last time he landed on Pandora.

It was just that he was nervous and a little uncomfortable last time, but this time, David was excited and excited.

David had a strong premonition that after the action plan was over, he might be promoted to the next level and start the next organ transformation operation!

Just as David was daydreaming, he and the advance team soldiers beside him had filtered, collected and tested the nearby air through repeated breathing.

After the probability and detection functions of the power armor helmet, the advance team soldiers could see the corresponding air analysis report results on the helmet screen.

"Nitrogen content is 78%, air is 21%, and other gases are 1%, which is exactly the same as the Earth we are familiar with."

"Except that the temperature here is a little lower, everything else is no different."

Looking at the data displayed on the helmet screen, Jack Wells immediately made a conclusion in the team's communication voice.

Thinking of this, Jack, who was originally happy that the former Earth had completely disappeared and only the new ideal city was left, couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

This means that from now on, they can get another identical Earth from other worlds!

Good man, what else can we say? Just build it!

[Jack, according to the analysis of the base technicians, the air here contains trace elements produced by nuclear explosions. You have to be careful. ]

At this moment, V, who was sitting in the Wanjie Base behind the star gate, promptly sent a reminder voice to the members of the advance team in front.

"Nuclear explosion? This is a bit surprising."

Jack shook his head and smiled. For the warriors of the "Iron Hands" Astartes, a small nuclear radiation is not worth mentioning at all.

Their power armor shell can block all radiation and poisonous fog damage, and they are not afraid of even jumping into the crater.

Before Jack continued to speak, V had issued new instructions to them:

[The drone in front has sent the latest real-time picture. There is an open area directly in front of you. What you have to do now is to occupy it and wait for new instructions. 】

"Yes!"

After the words fell, Jack Wells immediately led his advance team members to the open space that V asked them to occupy.

The open space was a small hill without huge obstacles and with extremely high visibility, where most of the terrain of the dense forest could be observed.

Immediately, Jack, David and others climbed to the top of the hill and began to look around.

Through the AI ​​drone above their heads, Jack could see the star gate deep in the dense forest, the abandoned city not far away, and the endless ocean!

"Haha! We haven't seen the ocean for more than ten years...!"

Jack Wells, who was looking up, couldn't help but let out a hearty sigh.

...

At this moment, in the command center of the Wanjie Base, Leon, standing in front of the central console, was constantly analyzing the images and video materials of the front line.

The desolate world after the nuclear war, the dead human city... These signs are in line with the background setting of the movie "The Netherworld".

And Li Ang felt more and more that he had not come to the wrong place.

The positioning of the Star Gate was most likely correct!

"Are you sure that there is no error in the air analysis report sent from the front line?" Li Ang asked the technical director beside him.

"We are 100% sure!" The technical director said very confidently.

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded thoughtfully.

If there is no error in this analysis report, then at least it can be said that the world opposite the Star Gate is the Earth in the parallel universe.

As for whether it is the Earth in the "Netherworld" universe, it remains to be considered.

At this time, the AI ​​drone group on the front line of the Star Gate sent images and video materials of the abandoned city to the base headquarters.

Through these data and information, Li Ang can see that the buildings in the city are basically well preserved.

Whether it is the airport, port, dense industrial area, or the streets and alleys in the living area, they have not suffered serious military strikes and damage.

Seeing this scene, Li Ang suddenly felt a little unsure whether this is still the Earth in the "Netherworld" universe.

But he would not jump to conclusions easily before getting more accurate and detailed intelligence information.

After pondering for a moment and thinking carefully about the next decision-making policy, Li Ang spoke and made a new command:

"Notify all members of the advance team to withdraw to the Wanjie base, and the rest of the engineering team will continue to stay in place to build fortifications."

"Also notify the people in the engineering department to send more people to start the construction of the front-line base."

"The people in the combat readiness bureau should also drive the RCS-class armored cruiser to the opposite side of the star gate as soon as possible."

Li Ang's idea is very simple, that is, "If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools."

First build the front-line base, drive the cruiser that can control the air supremacy of this alien earth, and wait until the preparations are almost done, and then go all out.

This is almost the same as the tactical layout he adopted on Pandora. First build a communication base station and a front-line base to ensure smooth communication, logistics and reinforcements.

Then slowly arrange the subsequent combat plan.

"Yes, boss!"

After receiving the instructions from Leon, the commanders immediately issued corresponding instructions to the members of the advance team on the front line.

At this time, V, who was standing next to Leon, couldn't help but ask curiously: "Boss, do you think that the nuclear war happened because of the human beings in this world killing each other?"

Under normal circumstances, the cause of the nuclear war is most likely the killing of each other among humans.

But the reason why V asked this seemingly simple question is that he was a little psychologically traumatized by the strange phenomenon on Pandora.

Even the planetary consciousness life forms on Pandora can capture alien civilizations by "entrapment". It is hard to say whether there are other alien life forms on this alien earth.

"Maybe."

Leon did not give V a clear answer, because even he did not know the true situation of this world.

However, if this is really the earth in the "Underworld" universe, then the nuclear war here may not necessarily refer to the human army.

Maybe it will be something else.

For example...Underworld soldiers!

After seeing that V stopped talking, Li Ang continued to issue a series of detailed orders through the central console to the personnel of various units on the Stargate front line.

…

48 hours and 39 minutes later!

Opposite the Star Gate, in the combat conference room of the forward base.

At this moment, Morgan Blackhand, wearing a dark company military uniform, was standing at the front of the conference room and said with a serious expression:

"Everyone!"

After the words fell, Morgan used holographic projection to demonstrate to the more than ten members of the elite ace advance team in front of him, and explained the latest situation in a deep voice:

"Our company's engineering department personnel have established a military base on the front line of the Star Gate and can arrange troops for combat missions at any time."

"But... your next mission is not to participate in a military strike, but to investigate a suspicious location!"

After saying that, the dozen or so Astartes warriors below looked at each other in confusion. These warriors included V, Jack, Johnny and other senior officers of the battle group.

And this time, the members of the investigation team, who can be called all-stars, were organized by Li Ang himself!

Therefore, they were very curious about what they were going to investigate next, so that they would need so many Astartes backbones to fight.

"Morgan, please stop beating around the bush with us and tell the truth."

Johnny Silverhand crossed his legs cynically, wore sunglasses full of showmanship, and looked at Morgan in front of him with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll tell you straight."

Morgan Blackhand nodded and then continued: "We found a suspicious heat source."

"But before telling you about this suspicious point, I need to tell you the basic situation of this 'New Earth'."

When speaking of this, Morgan paused deliberately, and displayed the holographic image in front of everyone through the button in his hand.

"Just yesterday, our RCS-class armored cruiser successfully took off and sent a large number of ornithopters to collect high-altitude images and video intelligence."

"The earth seems to have fallen into a state of death in which all life has disappeared after enduring a nuclear war."

Immediately, Morgan's black hands controlled the holographic image and released several maps with the names of large cities such as "Moscow", "London", "New York" and "Paris".

After his detailed narration, everyone realized that the above-mentioned prosperous cities had all suffered brutal nuclear strikes and were completely razed to the ground!

According to the professional survey results of technicians, they have successfully deduced the time when the nuclear war broke out, which was probably 10 years ago.

And the scope of this nuclear war is quite large, covering almost the whole world!

"Are you saying...that all humans in this world have been wiped out by nuclear war?"

Jack Wills asked in a stunned tone.

"No."

Morgan shook his head. Logically speaking, even if this was the case, there should be a large number of survivors in cities and areas that have not been hit by nuclear strikes to rebuild their homes.

Rather than a large area of ​​dead silence like now.

Obviously, the cause of this unusual and puzzling situation is definitely not a simple nuclear war.

There must be other unknown reasons!

"What exactly is that heat source point you mentioned?"

After learning the basic situation of the earth in this parallel universe, V immediately picked out the information he wanted to know most and asked.

"After careful reconnaissance by the aircraft dispatched by our cruiser, we discovered that there have been a large number of heat source reactions coming from the Sana'a area of ​​Yemen."

"But the strange thing is that they disappeared instantly in just a few seconds!"

When Morgan Blackhand told the news, the first reaction of the Astartes warriors present was that there was something wrong with the machine.

Or, there is some special reason such as magnetic field interference.

After all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the heat source point to completely disappear without a trace in just a few seconds.

Even a creature that died on the spot could not cool down so quickly.

Unless it's haunted!

Otherwise, the real reason for this situation is most likely that there is a problem with the aircraft's detection device, or magnetic field interference or something.