Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 448 Nightmare
An hour later, everyone returned to the open space inside the base and reported the situation to Chen Chuan, but everything was normal and there was basically nothing found.

Chen Chuan had a guess in his mind at this time, but he couldn't be sure. However, he still had to make the necessary preparations. It was just that it was already late today, so he didn't need to worry about too much for now. He just had to get through the first night first, and then wait until tomorrow when he had plenty of time during the day before talking about other things.

In order to avoid danger after the personnel were dispersed, this time they did not let the team members live in the soldiers' dormitories, but directly gathered everyone in the training hall of the fortress.

When it was getting dark, he asked people to release the ten fighting creatures they carried with them. These were fighting flying insects produced locally in Dashun. Although they were inferior to the same generation products of Compound Eyes Company in all aspects, they were sufficient to be used as sentinels for surveillance.

And when there are field creatures present, it is also possible to establish field connections and determine their conditions.

After everyone entered the lecture hall, he took another look outside and slowly closed the door.

When it got dark outside, the lights in the hall came on. In order to avoid unexpected situations, they moved a small generator out when they closed the basement, and switched the circuit to it, while sealing the underground power room.

Although it was freezing cold and dark outside, with so many people gathered together and a generator on, the lecture hall seemed a lot warmer.

Thanks to the fact that all kinds of supplies were available in the garrison, including the food in the officers' mess, Chen Chuan simply had these items taken out so that all the soldiers could have a hot meal.

And everyone was given candy bars and hot drinks, which were only allowed to be rationed by officers and fighters, instead of being asked to gnaw on nutritional paste.

After everyone had a hot meal and was provided with candy bars, morale improved visibly. Every team member had a hot drink in their hands, wrapped in a thick blanket, and a smile on their face.

Although the team members did not follow Chen Chuan last time, they still received commendations and bonuses. They knew that the person they followed was reliable, so even though they knew that this mission was difficult, they were still very motivated and had no complaints.

After relaxing, one of the team members said, "Captain, can you tell me about your story?"

"Yes, Captain, can you tell me about yourself?"

Most of the team members are very curious about this captain. He is so young and has become the executive captain. They really want to know about this captain so that they can have something to talk about when they meet other teams in the future, right?
A team leader immediately scolded, "What are you talking about? The captain is a fighter, his resume and identity are confidential, how can you gossip about him? What if the secret is leaked?"

"But it's boring to be alone like this. You're not even allowed to play cards. You have to say something, right?"

A team member who was usually very active suddenly joked, "If you ask me, this place is good for telling ghost stories." He looked at a big team member jokingly, "I'm afraid that Da Kui will scare him to pee his pants. Let me tell you, if he does pee, go to the next room and wash it yourself. No one will accompany you."

"Who, who is going to piss their pants?"

The big team member's face flushed red. He looked at Chen Chuanshuo and said, "Captain, don't listen to their nonsense. It's all groundless!"

"Okay, then let's talk about it."

One team member said jokingly, “I think so.

The other team members also joined in the booing.

Yuan Qiyuan was watching with great interest from the side. It was true that the atmosphere and location were perfect for telling ghost stories.

He looked at Chen Chuan, who was currently looking through the information of the garrison personnel here, especially those of the fighters. Seeing Yuan Qiyuan looking at him, he nodded to him.

Seeing that Chen Chuan had no objection, Yuan Qiyuan coughed and said, "Since everyone is happy, I will warm up the atmosphere and tell you one first."

"Good, good, good!" The team members all applauded and some whistled.

Yuan Qiyuan straightened his chest and said, "Let me tell you something that a friend of mine saw with his own eyes..."

"Executive Yuan, the friend you are talking about is not you, right?"

"Hey, are you still listening? Does this matter? Does this matter?" Yuan Qiyuan said dissatisfiedly.

"Listen, listen."

The team members around them all came closer spontaneously, some even grabbed some snacks, spread out the carpet and sat around.

At this time, it was completely dark outside, and it was pitch black outside the window. The only light on was where people were sitting in the hall.

Yuan Qiyuan said: "It's like this... When I was little, my friend liked to go to a nearby temple to play. The statue was very special, it was a female fairy. The color of the statue was very beautiful. Everyone has a desire for beauty, and this statue especially attracted my friend.

One day, my friend was playing hide-and-seek with someone, and he hid under the altar. But no one came to look for him for a long time, so he fell asleep in a daze..."

The team members around were listening intently, and no one said a word at this time.

"When my friend woke up, he found that it was already night, and only the candles on the altar were still lit in the temple. The first thing he thought about was whether his family had left him any food, so he hurriedly crawled out.

But at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew over, and he saw the clothes on the statue actually fluttering. He then realized that the clothes seemed to be not clay sculptures, but people wearing them. He was very curious, so he walked up, and just as he..."

"Bang bang bang..."

Just at this moment, there was a sound of knocking on the door outside.

Everyone looked outside the hall door in surprise and dissatisfaction. Who was outside and didn't come in? Wouldn't this ruin the atmosphere?

But then I thought something was wrong, no one had gone out just now.

The hearts of everyone present couldn't help but beat. Everyone was here, and no one was seen outside just now. Who was knocking on the door?
They all looked at Chen Chuan. Chen Chuan glanced outside and said to Yuan Qiyuan, "Executive Yuan, please continue."

Yuan Qiyuan rolled his eyes, said hi, spread his hands and complained: "Captain, I was just trying to build up the atmosphere, but you interrupted me and it's gone. I'll talk about it next time, next time..."

His behavior immediately made many people dissatisfied. Didn’t you say to keep half and half? Aren’t you afraid of being hung on the street lamps?

But it's true, after he did that, the originally uneasy atmosphere was immediately diluted a little, and everyone was not as nervous as before.

At this time, the team leader stood up and said, "Executive Yuan doesn't want to say it, so let me tell you one."

He then told a story about a water ghost in his hometown. It wasn't very interesting and was quite cliché, but at least it was a start. So he changed to another one and the atmosphere soon became lively.

I don't know when the knocking sound outside the door stopped, but after a long time, another sound was heard, the orderly footsteps of soldiers, patrolling, and reporting.

When a soldier's name was called, someone would respond. These were all the original garrisons in the fortress. However, after calling out to more than a hundred people, they did not stop but continued to report.

"Yin Da Kui!"

"To!"

The big guy named "Da Kui" uttered a sound of realization, and then his face turned pale, "I, I..."

Not only him, but all the team members present had their names called out. Although the people who were called did not respond, they felt secretly frightened in their hearts and became restless.

Chen Chuan said calmly at this time: "Don't think too much, just talk about your own things." He then said to Qin Qingque, "Executive Qin, please sit over there by the door."

"Yes, Captain!"

Qin Qingque stood up without hesitation and sat down at the seat closest to the door. From here she could hear the noise outside most clearly, but there was no panic on her face. She also took out a book and quietly flipped through it.

Seeing Chen Chuan and Qin Qingque so calm also infected the other team members. Their emotions gradually calmed down, and they came up one after another to tell stories. Each of them spoke very loudly, and no matter how well they told the story, they would inevitably be greeted with warm applause and cheers.

The applause and cheers were so loud that they drowned out the sounds outside, and at some point, all the sounds disappeared.

After the second half of the night, when every team member had taken their turn, they all went into their sleeping bags to rest.

Chen Chuanze just sat there, flipping through the documents in his hand under the light.

The night passed like this.

When the team members woke up, they found that it was already dawn outside.

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

The team members came out of their sleeping bags one by one, straightened their chests and saluted him.

Chen Chuan stood up from his seat, returned the salute to them, and then walked to the gate under everyone's gaze.

He reached out to open the safety bolt, turned the door lock, and pushed the door open. A ray of bright sunlight from outside shone in, accompanied by a gust of cold wind that quickly poured into the hall.

The snow outside has stopped and a thick layer of snow has accumulated on the ground.

Chen Chuan looked down and saw a row of footprints of some unknown creature under the door, about half a meter in diameter.

This footprint should have been deeply embedded in the snow, but it seems that the owner of the footprint has been away for some time, so it has been covered a lot and can be seen extending all the way to the gate.

Yuan Qiyuan came over. When he saw the footprints, he squatted down to take a look, then raised his head and said, "Captain, this is..."

Chen Chuan did not comment, looked outside, and said, "Tell everyone to clean up the snow outside. We have a lot of things to do today."

"Yes!"

As their personnel went outside, those who were on duty with the biological combat weapons also jumped back one by one. The number was the same as yesterday, and not a single one was lost. It seemed that nothing happened yesterday, but the footprints in front of the door seemed to indicate that things were not that simple.

Chen Chuan said something to Yuan and Qin, then returned to the chief officer's office alone. Looking down from the window here, he could just see the door of the lecture hall outside.

He put down the information in his hand, looked down, and said, "This angle is just right for observing the bottom, don't you think? Fei Shoubei?"

After he finished saying this, a while later, a voice came from behind him: "How do you know it was me?"

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(End of this chapter)