What should I do after interpenetrating with an old enemy?

With Chi Yao not around, Jing Xi didn't rest well, and it was still early when he woke up, so he went to the command cabin after a simple wash.

As soon as the hatch of the command cabin was opened, noisy voices came from inside.

"The signal is intermittent, start a backup plan!"

"The sound wave spectrum has been transmitted, analyze it immediately!"

"Locate the position of the herd and give feedback every 1 minute!"

"Captain, the three coordinate sound wave curves sent back from over there are different!"

Jing Xi walked quickly to the monitoring station, looked at the constantly beating data on the screen, and asked in a low voice, "Have they landed at C85?"

Zhuo Lin came from the information department and stood beside him.

"The large forces are outside the airspace of C85, and only Chi Yao entered."

Jing Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned.

"He's alone?"

Seeing his expression, Zhuo Lin joked seriously: "With his strength, he is the only one who can bully others, so don't worry about it?"

If the object is a "person", of course he is not worried.

Jing Xi opened the terminal connection Chi Yao.

But after dialing out, there is no signal prompt for half a day.

Level [-] danger zones that have not been developed will naturally not have signal coverage. The network that Chi Yao can use now is launched by a warship, and the signal may not be stable across the atmosphere.

Jing Xi didn't hesitate, and after hanging up, he contacted Fang Liang instead.

Before departure, Chi Yao asked Li Yuan and Fang Liang to lead a team respectively, and the three of them divided into three warships.

This time, the communication was quickly connected, and Fang Liang's face appeared on the virtual screen.

"Major General Jing."

Jing Xi didn't go around the bush, and asked directly, "How is Chi Yao doing now?"

Fang Liang: "Currently the signal is normal, the boss is collecting the data of each marker point, and should return after the collection is complete."

Objective data may be able to rely on instruments, but many things need to be seen by humans in order to make accurate judgments.

Intellectually, Jing Xi does not object to Chi Yao's approach, for now, no one is more suitable than him.

But emotionally, he really didn't want to see Chi Yao take risks.

Seeing the flashing red dot representing Chi Yao on the monitoring screen, Jing Xi asked, "Did he send back anything that needs special attention?"

Fang Liang thought for a while, and enlarged a photo from the pile of data sent back by Chi Yao: "Boss just sent this photo back."

In the photo is a severed vine, about the thickness of a baby's arm, with a blood-red cross section.

It doesn't look like a normal plant in any way.

Jing Xi frowned even tighter: "Apart from the photos, did he say anything else?"

Fang Liang shook his head: "I just asked to check this kind of plant, but I just asked some officers in Anbu, and they haven't seen it either."

Since it was Chi Yao who sent it back on purpose, it must be an important clue, but Jing Xi has never seen this kind of thing before.

He opened the address book and called Qiu Tianlin to the command cabin.

Ever since he got on the warship, Qiu Tianlin lived and ate in the medical area, never came out once, and tried to cheat the research report from Qiu Shuang day by day.

When Jingxi's call came in, Qiu Shuang happened to be beside him, saw him get up and left, and immediately followed.

With dark circles under his eyes, Qiu Tianlin walked quickly: "What are you doing here?"

The words were full of disgust.

Qiu Shuang's high-heeled shoes made a clicking sound as they stepped on the metal aisle.

"If you can use my data, I can't watch your research?"

Qiu Tianlin held up his glasses with a sullen face: "You don't understand."

Qiu Shuang: "Who the hell do you look down on? I have endured you for a long time, let's fight!"

Behind them, Chunqin came out of the ward and saw the brother and sister running towards the command cabin cursing all the way, with an unhappy expression on their faces.

"It's such a good relationship."

Her voice was not loud, but was heard by the military doctor who came out of the ward together.

"They were famous in the imperial capital when they were young, and they are the children of other people's family in the legend." The military doctor smiled and said casually, "It's just that Mr. Qiu has been outstanding since childhood, and Ms. Qiu has become a problem girl after entering the rebellious period."

Chunqin turned her head to look at him.

"You know what happened to her when she was a child?"

It was the first time I saw her take the initiative to ask something that was not a serious matter, but the military doctor was very happy.

"Of course! I grew up in the Imperial City—"

In the command cabin, Jing Xi hung up the communication and waited for Qiu Tianlin soon after.

He enlarged the photo sent by Fang Liang.

"Have you ever seen this plant?"

Qiu Tianlin and Qiu Shuang glanced at it, and said almost at the same time: "Parasite vine."

Jing Xi looked at them: "Regular varieties? What are their characteristics?"

When Qiu Tianlin was about to speak, Qiu Shuang covered his mouth and pushed it aside, and said: "Unconventional species, this kind of parasitic vine appears in areas where mutated beasts are active, and feeds on blood, but it cannot Thoroughly absorbed blood, so the cross-section was blood red, I only saw it once by chance."

Jing Xi was puzzled.

If it appeared in a place with many mutated beasts, then he couldn't have seen it.

Qiu Tianlin straightened his crooked glasses, raised his eyes and looked at the photo: "This kind of vine is a variation of parasitic vines, and it is very rare in nature. Except for what Xiaoshuang said, I have also seen it on modified bodies. .”

Jing Xi was startled: "Reform the body?"

Qiu Shuang also looked like he couldn't believe it.

"They have also done the fusion of plant and human genes? How is this possible?"

Qiu Tianlin shook his head: "It's not gene fusion."

He looked at Jing Xi: "In the herbarium destroyed by you, a leg was taken from a dead ghost, and parasitic vines grew within a few months before and after it was sent to the research institute."

Jing Xi frowned: "Grow?"

Even after transformation, it is still in the category of animals, how can it grow plants?

Qiu Tianlin: "Maybe I accidentally pricked the thorns of this vine during the activity, and the remaining thorns were buried in the skin and took root and sprouted by absorbing the host's flesh and blood as nourishment."

If a person is alive, he will definitely feel pain, and there will be no possibility of vine thorns sprouting. Like members of the flying dragon, even if they die in battle, they will be cremated quickly.

No wonder he never heard of it.

Jing Xi thought silently.

Jing Xi glanced at the red dot representing Chi Yao on the map, and the other party was moving.

"After being parasitized by this parasitic vine, what impact will it have on people?"

Qiu Tianlin: "If it is not strong enough, the fertilizer that will become parasitic vines will be devoured quickly, and the most obvious manifestation is the bark of the skin."

Jing Xi: "Not strong enough? You mean there is still a possibility of symbiosis?"

Qiu Tianlin: "Theoretically, it can be done if the metabolism speed and body function are good, but in reality, no one will leave the parasitic rattan on their body alone."

The parasitic vine feeds on blood, and the cross-section of the vine in the photo looks like a blood-soaked sponge, which looks like it has just had a full meal.

Jing Xi sullenly.

The only things they can feed on in this forest are herds and ghosts.

"The forest is shaking!"

The programmer in front of the console suddenly shouted, "There is a change ahead! The forest is shaking!"

Jing Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she switched to the live screen.

The entire virgin forest seemed to be experiencing a magnitude [-] earthquake, and the mountains, rivers and trees were shaking.

Jing Xi said with a sullen face, "Confirm the situation immediately!"

In less than three seconds, all the markers on the monitoring screen displayed error warnings, and all moving targets stopped.

Programmer at the other end: "Interrupted signal! Trying to connect!"

Jing Xi strode to the console, watching them try to connect to the network in various ways, red error warnings popped up on the screen over and over again.

"No! Can't connect!"

"The signal on the satellite is also interrupted!"

All monitoring windows are black screened.

Jing Xi said with a cold face, "Connect to the backup satellite."

Operator: "Attempt to connect, no response!"

Jing Xi raised his hand and quickly dialed Fang Liang's communication number on the virtual keyboard.

But it was still connected just now, but now the notification tone is no longer heard.

What the hell is going on at the front?

Chi Yao is still there!

Jing Xi dialed Chi Yao's communication number again, but he still couldn't get in touch.

"Xiaohong, can you connect to Xiaohei?"

Xiaohong's voice rang in his head.

[No, the connection has been disconnected. 】

Jing Xi said with a sullen face, "Try to connect until you can."

Xiaohong: [Received. 】

The sudden situation made the entire command module even busier.

But 1 minute... 3 minutes... 5 minutes passed, and the monitoring screen still hadn't recovered.

Jing Xi's hand hanging by her side was tightly clenched, her knuckles turning white.

"what happened?!"

Lin Chengde's voice sounded behind him.

Jing Xi turned her head to say hello.

"The signal from the front line was interrupted and contact was lost."

Lin Chengde looked serious, and tried to use the special channel of Anbu to get in touch with Liu Wu and others on the front line.

After the notification sounded for a long time, the communication was finally connected.

"What's the situation?!" Lin Chengde asked loudly.

Jing Xi's eyes flashed, and he could not help but take a step closer.

On the other side of the screen, Liu Wu's voice was hurried, showing a little anxiety.

"The battleship suffered a sonic attack, and the signal transmission system failed. It is currently being investigated urgently. Several satellites may have been scrapped."

What kind of intensity of sound wave attack can instantly destroy the satellite?

Jing Xi's heart raised his throat, and he couldn't help but tighten his voice: "Where's Chi Yao? Can I get in touch?"

"Is this voice Major General Jing?"

Liu Wu's voice came over in a short hiss, "We are trying to get in touch."

That is to say, it is indeed disconnected.

Before Lin Chengde could speak, Jing Xi said, "Use the coordinates of Chi Yao's last appearance as the rescue marker, and send troops to support immediately!"

"No, we can't get out."

Xu Ming's voice came from the screen, "The battleship is still under attack. There are many faults at present. The system is still being repaired, and the door of the parking cabin cannot be opened. Moreover, with this level of sound waves, we may die before we land. gone."

Jing Xi's expression changed.

I was so nervous just now that I forgot about it.

How could humans withstand a sonic attack that even warships couldn't withstand?

What if it's someone from Jiying?

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back again.

Since Chi Yao decided to go to C85 alone first, it means that the other party is not sure whether the other Jiying members can cope with the situation there.

He has no position to dominate Jiying casually.

"Sir."

Jing Xi looked at Lin Chengde, "I ask for support from the front line."

Lin Chengde frowned: "You go in person?"

Jing Xi: "There are you and Lieutenant General Zhuo here, and the front line needs me even more."

Lin Chengde fell silent.

Seeing him hesitate, Jing Xi said, "Please trust me."

Lin Chengde let out a sigh.

"That's right."

Jing Xi responded, almost didn't stop for a moment, turned around and strode away.

He didn't bring too many people with him, because the time was urgent, and the situation over there was unknown, so he didn't know what the result would be.

After the battleship flew out of the warship's parking hatch, Jing Xi asked the operator in charge of the posture to advance at full speed, and at the same time woke up Xiaohong.

"Simulation test anti-jamming mode."

Little Red Bean rolled in the air, and a virtual screen popped up above his head.

[Test started——]

After discovering the cave of humanoid No. 333, Jing Xi took the time to install an anti-interference mode on Xiaohong.

The original protective armor mode has strong sound wave shielding performance, but in the anti-interference mode, the shielding performance is stronger.

As soon as it approached the airspace of C85, the battleship system began to report errors frequently.

"Sir, you can't go any further!"

Lu Meng, who followed, pointed to the countless error messages on the screen, and shouted anxiously, "This might cause the plane to crash!"

Jing Xi didn't speak, and looked up to check the coordinates on the monitor.

At this distance, if you fly a fighter jet, you can enter the C15 and land in 85 minutes, but if you fly an armor, it will take 7 minutes at the fastest.

Before regaining control of Chi Yao's movements, every second more is more dangerous.

"Stand by."

Jing Xi dropped short instructions and quickly walked out of the cabin door.

Startled, Lu Meng hurriedly followed.

"Boss, where are you going?!"

Jing Xi didn't turn her head, her voice was terribly calm.

"Here I leave it to you, first dock with Anbu's battleship, and wait for my next order."

Having been by Jing Xi's side for so long, Lu Meng is very aware of his temper.

Once a decision is made, it is easy and difficult to change.

Lu Meng could only agree, stroked his hair, and returned to the monitoring platform anxiously.

Jing Xi jumped onto the dragon mech in a few steps and sat in the cockpit.

When the power was turned on, the eyes of the mecha flashed white.

The voice of Flying Dragon's intelligent AI sounded in the cockpit.

"Master, a strong sound wave interference has been detected, do you want to activate the defense mode?"

"Activate level five defense."

Jing Xi buckled the safety buckle, "Xiao Hong, activate the anti-interference."

The little red bean flew out of his terminal and got stuck in a groove in the middle of the console.

"Activated."

Almost at the same time, Feilong AI's prompt sounded.

"The sound waves are greatly reduced, and it is safe to take off."

Lu Meng paced anxiously with his hands behind his back, and soon saw a flash of white light on the monitoring screen, and sighed.

"The hero is sad about the beauty pass, hey... It seems that there are not enough chickens."

Yan Kai, who was beside him, listened to his babble, and asked cautiously, "Minister Lu, do you still want to raise chickens on the mountain?"

Lu Meng looked upright: "The beauty is too attractive, I'm afraid the boss won't be able to stand it."

Yan Kai: "..."

Your brain circuit, absolutely.

After rushing into the atmosphere, the sound wave interference frequency displayed on the virtual screen began to rise again.

The fuselage was shaking violently, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

In the ears are the false alarms that the flying dragon keeps ringing.

A green dot appeared in the line of sight, gradually enlarged and turned into a forest.

Flying Dragon AI: "The sound wave interference is strong, and it cannot land safely."

Jing Xi hovered 3000 meters above the forest for a week with his mecha, and there was nothing in the surveillance screen except trees.

The fleeing beast herd and half-beast ghosts seem to have evaporated from the world.

Jing Xi felt a sense of crisis for no reason.

"Xiaohong, connect to Jiang Feng."

Through the connection between the mecha and the battleship, I dialed three times and finally succeeded.

Jiang Feng: "Boss, what instructions do you have?"

Jing Xi spoke quickly: "Call all the troops of the garrison headquarters and immediately block all the jumping points of the Moby Dick. You must personally supervise the completion."

Jiang Feng's expression changed: "Yes."

Jing Xi connected with Lin Chengde again.

"Block all ghosts from C85—"

Before the words were finished, there was no signal at all.

He wasn't sure if the other party heard what he said.

After confirmation, Jing Xi switched to manual mode and landed at one of Zhang Shengfa's coordinates.

As soon as it landed, Feilong AI's notification sounded.

"Sonic interference is reduced."

Jing Xi raised his eyes to look at the virtual screen, and the sound wave curve fell precipitously.

He frowned, recalling that in the data sent back by Chi Yao, it was mentioned that the locations where these three coordinates were located were least disturbed.

Didn't expect such a big difference.

The mecha cannot travel through the forest, and the sound waves interfere a lot, and it may malfunction if it takes too long.

Jing Xi unbuckled the safety buckle and took Xiao Hong off the mech.

Feilong AI: "Master, the external environment has been detected to be harsh, so it is not recommended to travel."

Jing Xi said lightly: "You stay here to charge. If the sound wave interference exceeds the threshold, you can leave first and wait for my order. You can be flexible."

Flying Dragon AI: "...Oh."

Just after going out, the cold temperature made Jing Xi's fingertips numb.

Xiaohong automatically adjusted the temperature inside the protective armor, and when Jing Xi jumped to the ground, she no longer felt cold.

The whole world was silent.

Jing Xi walked towards the place where Chi Yao last appeared, and walked for 10 minutes, but neither man nor beast was seen.

As far as the eye can see, there are huge trees with a height of [-] meters. The only difference is probably the thicker and thicker parasitic vines on the ground.

These parasitic vines are so numerous that they resemble spider webs and cover the entire forest.

If these parasitic vines live by sucking blood, how much blood can they suck to grow to this size?

After walking for another 10 minutes, we finally arrived at the target point.

Jing Xi glanced around, but there was nothing as expected.

"Can you scan for biological activity?"

Xiaohong: "No."

"Release the signal."

Jing Xi gave the order and at the same time called out Chi Yao's name.

But they were about to go to the next mark point, and they still didn't get any response.

I don't know how many times he felt abnormal, Jing Xi suddenly pulled out the saber in his lower waist and threw it behind him.

But the saber plunged into the tree trunk, but nothing appeared.

Where is Chi Yao?

As soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt a slight vibration under his feet.

Jing Xi's eyes flashed, and he felt it carefully.

Not an illusion.

The tremors are gradually getting stronger.

The thigh-thick tree vines on the ground were squirming.

Jing Xi ran forward at full speed, narrowly dodging the parasitic vines that stabbed him.

The rustling sound behind him became louder and closer, and Jing Xi drew out another saber and flew behind him.

A few steps behind him, countless parasitic vines surrounded him like giant snakes spitting out snake letters.

Where the saber punctured, the bright red sap splashed onto other parasitic vines, and was absorbed completely in the blink of an eye.

Jing Xi opened his hands, started the tiny engine, and controlled the protective armor to fly among various big trees.

Arrive at the second coordinate point, which is near the foot of the snow mountain.

As soon as he landed, Jing Xi pointed his gun at the parasitic vines closest to him, and retreated while hitting.

The ground tremor was strong, and Jing Xi had to deal with the parasitic vines, observe the terrain, ensure his body balance, and his spirit was highly tense.

Suddenly there was a slight movement behind him, his expression changed, and he immediately turned the gun.

But before he saw anything, his wrist was grabbed, and a nice low voice sounded in his ear.

"it's me."

Jing Xi was taken aback.

Chi Yao glanced at the parasitic vine that was chasing after him, grabbed Jing Xi's waist and led him to the foot of the mountain.

After bypassing a few trees, he plunged into a small cave.

"Don't talk yet." Chi Yao reminded in a low voice.

The two leaned against the wall, watched the parasitic vine pass by the cave entrance, and then shrank back after a while.

After confirming that they were gone, Chi Yao looked at Jing Xi.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for my notice? Why did you come here by yourself? Do you know how dangerous it is?"

Jing Xi looked at him who was so close, feeling angry and aggrieved.

"You think you lost contact, I will be indifferent?"

Chi Yao couldn't see this expression, it would give him the urge to bully him severely.

"I don't blame you."

Chi Yao tightened his arms and held him in his arms, stroking his head, "This place is more dangerous than any other place before."

Jing Xi buried her in his neck, took a few deep breaths, and then recovered from her anxiety. She didn't know what to say for a while, and said in a muffled voice, "I like you."

Chi Yao was amused by him: "This time it sounds more sincere."

Jing Xi: "..."

Are you still in the mood to laugh?