Chapter 549 Reconnaissance

The appearance of the giant dragon made Gawain more interested in the mysterious impact crater at the southern foot of the Dark Mountain.

Whatever it was, it clearly caught the dragon's attention - so what was the last thing that caught the dragon's attention?

It is Cecil who was contaminated by the demonic tide.

After exiting the satellite connection mode, Gawain thought quietly in the study for a moment, and then ordered Amber to call Hetty and Byron.

When she heard that Gawain was planning to go to the southern foot of the Dark Mountain to investigate the situation, Heti was immediately startled: "You are going to the southern part of the mountain?!"

" What happened over there concerns me a lot," Gawain couldn't explain to Hetty what satellite monitoring is, so he could only say this, "The overload of the Great Wall happened not long ago, and now it happened again near the wasteland. There are new changes, and we must understand the situation."

"But it's too dangerous over there," Hetty was worried, "crossing the dark mountains means facing the wasteland..."

Looking at Gawain's determination. Attitude, Hetty realized that she might not be able to dissuade him.

The ancestor has always been far-sighted in doing things. There must be a very important reason behind him caring so much about this matter.

But just when Hetty was about to nod and Gawain was about to discuss manpower matters with Byron, a voice suddenly came from the direction of the study door, interrupting everyone's movements: "Old friend, I'm afraid you don't have to cross the mountains for the time being - there is something going on in the Disobedient Fortress."

Gawain raised his head and saw Solderin standing there.

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When the "earthquake" occurred, Solderin immediately received the order. He led a team of elite Steel Rangers into the Disobedient Fortress and walked along the main corridor of the fortress. Check south to see if this ancient Gondor building has been affected by the mountain shaking.

Facts have proved that this order is not only timely, but also very necessary.

The magic crystal lamp driven by the modern magic network system illuminated the long and ancient fortress corridor. Gawain took Amber, Byron and Hetty, and followed Solderin deep into the south of the fortress. Moving forward everywhere.

A group of fully armed Steel Rangers walked with them, and on both sides of the corridor, you could see sentries standing guard at regular intervals. The further you moved toward the south of the fortress, the more sentry you saw on the road. many.

"After the earthquake, the person in charge of the Arsenal of Disobedience Fortress sent a report, saying that there was a loud noise coming from the southern corridor," Solderin walked beside Gawain, speaking calmly as he walked. He said, “Workers in several working areas in the south also heard loud noises, andThere were obvious vibrations. I was worried that the entire southern area would collapse, so I evacuated the workers in this area and checked along the main corridor..."

The long corridor gradually came to the end, where a particularly heavy and huge door opened The isolation door appears in front of everyone.

This is the southern isolation door of the Disobedient Fortress. Opposite this heavy door is the huge cave known as the "Shadow Experimental Field", Gawain. Still remember this place - it was here that Amber jumped through the Shadow Realm to reach the Treaty Castle, witnessed the scene of the assassination of Francis II, and brought back key evidence of the secret collusion between Prince Edmund and the cult of All Death.

Since the development and exploration of other areas of the fortress have not yet been completed, the current "Dark Zone Industrial Zone" cannot be used for such a large area for the time being, so after that incident, the "Shadow Experimental Site" was temporarily sealed.

Solderlin came to the gate of the Shadow Experimental Field and activated the magic mechanism of the gate. Accompanied by a creaking sound of mechanical operation, the newly installed magic mechanism drove the heavy The isolation door slowly opened to both sides, and the scene on the other side of the door appeared in front of everyone.

“To be honest, I was also shocked at the time. "Solderin said.

Across from the gate, a thin layer of mist floated in the wide cave. At the end of Gawain's sight, a piece of skylight was shining into the south of the cave - there was an extremely The vast opening, from which the skylight and mist seeped in.

"It may have been caused by the collapse of the mountain - a secondary collapse caused by the previous 'earthquake', and part of the mountain rock peeled off. It connects the originally closed cave of the Shadow Experimental Field to the outside," Solderin said unhurriedly. "The mist that penetrated in has a faint breath of magic tide, but fortunately it is very thin and has declined to almost Harmless 'border haze'. "

"...South of the Dark Mountains..." Byron looked at the crack at the end of the cave in stunned silence and muttered to himself, "Oh my God...it was actually opened..."

Amber was also stunned: "So this shadow experimental site is so close to the southern mountain wall? "

"Immediately mobilize a brigade, carrying light and heavy artillery, and place it near the gap," Gawain suddenly turned to Byron and spoke quickly, then looked at Hetty, "Assemble the engineering team. , build fortifications near the rift, set up shield generators, and... bring enough Rebecca crystals. "

If the situation worsens, he would not mind blowing up the entire southern fortress area to seal the gap.

Byron and Hetty realized the seriousness of the situation and responded quickly Gawain’s command: “Understood! ""yes! "

"I wanted to go to the south of the Dark Mountains to see..." Gawain turned to look at the Shadow Experimental Site, which had been connected to the outside world, with a deep sense of helplessness in his tone, "But I didn't want to This is how it goes..."

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The soldiers and engineering teams urgently transferred from Cecil City quicklyThey arrived at the Shadow Experimental Field area. With the cooperation of the Steel Ranger soldiers who arrived earlier, they established a line of defense in the cave as quickly as possible and began to build temporary defenses based on this line of defense. Here, During the whole process, Gawain didn't leave the gap even half a step.

It was not until the magic cannon was set up near the crack in the cave, and until a large number of weapons and ammunition were sent to the south door corridor, that Gawain, Hetty and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gawain took Amber to the south end of the cave. The two climbed up the collapsed and broken boulders and looked at the vast scenery outside.

A hillside covered with thin mist and showing a purple-black color stretched out in front of them. This was a relatively gentle mountainous area in the middle of the southern foothills of the Dark Mountains. At the end of the hillside, they followed the mountain all the way down. Extending is the endless black forest.

Under the erosion of chaotic magic energy, the towering trees took on a twisted and ferocious posture. All the flowers, plants and shrubs no longer looked like what people were familiar with. Those trees were mixed with thorns, poison sacs, rotten limbs and swollen glands. The plants continued to make rustling sounds when blown by the dirty wind, and some of them even slowly wriggled forward between the rocks, while some particularly disturbing shadows flashed between the mutated and twisted plants, which made people feel uncomfortable. Every witness creates countless horrific associations out of thin air.

That is the Black Forest, the Black Forest that is vividly depicted in all epics, biographies, and poems. It is the product of the pollution of the demonic tide, the result of the normal natural world compromising to the chaotic magic energy. It can Devouring all explorers who are not cautious enough - however, it is only the most fringe area of ​​the demonic tide.

This place is even hundreds of kilometers away from the Great Wall.

"Is this the boundary of the civilized world..." Amber stood next to Gawain. This half-elf, who has always been fearless, couldn't help but become nervous after seeing the black forest with his own eyes - although She had also stood at the outpost on the top of the Dark Mountains and looked at the Black Forest at the southern foot, but the view from a distant and safe distance, standing on the top of a high mountain, obviously couldn't compare to what was so close to her. compared to the impact.

Now she is standing here, only a few hundred meters away from the nearest black forest border. She can even smell the decaying air coming from the south - although this is mostly a psychological illusion. .

“We once had the opportunity to push this border to the south. A hundred years ago, when the demonic tide subsided, if the pioneering spirit was still there at that time, the Ansu people could have pushed the southern border to Next to the Magnificent Wall, and then build a more controllable barrier there - it's a pity that Anzu missed this opportunity, and humans gave this place away." Gawain sighed, "The Black Forest is hopeless. It has become so corrupted. It’s so bad that even the giant deer Amorn can’t save it even if he gets up.”

As he spoke, Gawain raised his head and looked toward the southwest.

According to the comparison of satellite views in my mind, the mysterious impact crater should be not far to the southwest.

The gap caused by the collapse of the mountain is indeed a huge hidden danger, but this hidden danger is not without its benefits - now, the Disobedience Fortress has connected Cecil to the southern area of ​​​​the Dark Mountains. This was built by the ancient Gondor people a thousand years ago. The facility now turned into a passage through the mountain, through which he could reach the southern region without having to climb the steep mountain road.

And with the help of the convenient passage inside the Disobedience Fortress, a large amount of materials can be sent directly to the southern foot of the Dark Mountain. After the fortifications here are stabilized, the entire "Shadow Experimental Field" may be transformed into an advanced fortress. Also a good idea.

When Amber saw Gawain, he suddenly looked into the distance and fell into thought. After holding it for a long time, he finally couldn't help but break the silence: "Hey, what are you looking at?"

Gawain casually said Said: "Now that we are here... we can just go and take a look at the situation."

"...You haven't forgotten this yet?!" Amber was surprised, "Isn't that right? Did the mountain collapse? Look around here. Isn't this what it was? "

"This place collapsed after the first 'earthquake'. The original 'center' was not here," Gao Wen said. He glanced at Amber and said, "According to my perception, there seems to be abnormal magic fluctuations in the southwest."

The "perception" of the legendary strongman is a universal reason. Amber can only believe in Gawain's judgment, but it seems Looking at the frighteningly dense dark forest in the distance, filled with all kinds of crazy mutant plants, and who knows how many dangerous monsters are hidden in it, the half-elf lady felt her scalp numb: "You don't want me?" Let's go with you... I'm allergic to the black forest..."

"Of course you have to follow," Gawain glanced at this coward, "but I have to make a clear statement first - —Knight Byron, come here."

Byron quickly ran to Gawain: "Sir, are you looking for me?"

"I'm going to investigate that direction." Gawain raised his hand and pointed to the southwest hillside, "It should be within the Black Forest."

As a mercenary and a half-way knight with rich adventure experience, Byron immediately reacted: "Oh, Okay, I will organize a group of people who are good at reconnaissance..."

"No, just ask Solderin to prepare the scouts," Gawain interrupted Byron, "You can arrange them. Eighteen medium-sized 'Justice' rail guns are coming over, I'll give you a few parameters, you blast a road over there..."

Byron was stunned: "...Sir, didn't you mean reconnaissance? ..."

"Yes, fire reconnaissance."

When Amber heard this, his face turned cute: "Why do I remember what you told me last time. Fire reconnaissance doesn't seem to mean this..."

"But this is outside the boundary of civilization, on the edge of the wasteland," Gawain smiled. He patted Amber on the shoulder and looked at Byron again. "Remember, in this wasteland, the only way to survive is to destroy all threats, the only safety rule is that nothing is safe, and the only reconnaissance is fire reconnaissance."