Trickster Hunter

Chapter 251 Aurora

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The northernmost point of the Xiazhou federal territory, Siberian Autonomous State, the northern suburbs of Baikal City.

Affected by global climate change, even in summer, the shores of Lake Baikal are still covered with snow, and the entire lake is covered with a thin layer of ice, just like a huge and clear glass mirror, with the bright moonlight projected on the mirror. , making the whole scene feel like a dream.

It was almost dusk, and the sun had completely sunk below the horizon. Half of the sky was dimmed by the red-golden afterglow, while the other half of the sky had already taken on a sapphire-like texture.

"It's a pity that it's summer now. If all the leaders came here in winter, they would still be able to see the beautiful aurora." The fisherman wearing professional mountaineering equipment said to several middle-aged people in the same attire following him.

This is a small team of about twenty people. They are currently climbing along the southern foot of the Yabunov Mountains - this is the northeast corner of the federal-controlled area... Shuzhou in the southwest corner is now shrouded in Under the clouds of eternal night, this place, which is farthest away from it on the federal territory, has spent dozens of peaceful years.

Some people say that Lake Baikal serves as a natural barrier and the monsters wandering in Western Siberia cannot invade. Others say that the heroic souls of the soldiers who died on this frozen soil are protecting their descendants... But no matter which theory it is. Since the city of Baikal was built, it has hardly been invaded by monsters... Even if there were, the threat posed by these monsters to the city is not even as good as a robber armed with a gun to rob a bank.

The Siberian Autonomous State is most seriously infested by monsters along the coast of the Far East, but it is too far away from Baikal City. In addition, it is guarded by more than a dozen coast defense divisions and a large number of monster hunters. Not to mention the weird things in the sea trying to land, it is difficult to even reach the coast.

"Yes, but summer also has summer scenery." Another middle-aged man with obvious Siberian features said flatteringly, "Look, how beautiful Lake Baikal is."

But who would have thought that as soon as he said these words, the middle-aged man with the Chinese character face behind him showed a hint of displeasure.

He said solemnly: "Minister Sergey, to be honest, I don't like this name. I prefer to call it...Beihai."

The middle-aged man who was called Minister Sergey's expression froze, and the next second he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes... Beihai, it should be called Beihai."

The fisherman looked at this episode so close to him and couldn't help but roll his eyes at his immediate boss in his mind.

Where did this come from?

Don't you, the Minister, know how to do your homework before flattering you?

To use the common saying in Xiazhou, is it called flattery that hits the horse's feet?

But based on this old guy's habits, after these leaders leave, he will probably vent his temper on his group of people again...

Sukabu, how many more years does this old guy have to retire?

Since returning from the Unnamed Island, the fisherman's position and treatment have been promoted three levels in a row. Not only has he become one of the only high-level hunters in the Siberian Autonomous State, but he has also gained the leadership of a team of hunters.

But what remains unchanged is that he still hasn't received any combat missions, and he has been extremely idle during this half-month period - apart from routine patrols and training missions, the only thing he can do is hang out with the team members. In a bar in the city of Baikal, vodka is used to enhance the relationship.

Just yesterday, the fisherman's boss, the Minister Sergey in front of him, suddenly came to him and asked him to gather all the team members to prepare for a very important task.

As soon as he heard that there was a mission, the fisherman immediately became excited and thought he was going to deal with some powerful monster. He immediately asked Minister Sergei what the target was, but Minister Sergei just glared at him and said sternly: "This is a secret, you will know tomorrow!"

However, it was not until six hours later that the fisherman learned that what Minister Sergei called a "very important" "confidential mission" was actually to accompany the federal high-level officials who came to inspect Chunming City on a tour of the surrounding areas of Lake Baikal.

"Well, let's talk about the aurora..." Seeing that his boss seemed to be chatting to death, the fisherman quickly came to the rescue and said, "After entering November, standing on the heights of Baikal City and looking north, Just..."

Before the fisherman finished speaking, an attendant suddenly pointed to the southern sky and asked, "Is that the aurora you were talking about?"

"Huh?" The fisherman was stunned and turned to look to the south - that is, in the direction of Baikal City.

Only several gorgeous and magnificent light ribbons were seen suspended in the air. They were like ribbons left by the gods, slowly falling from the divine world and descending to the human world.

"It's...it's really an aurora." The fisherman was dumbfounded, "No...that's not right. How can the aurora appear in this season? And the direction is wrong. The aurora should appear in the north, why is it in the south?"

"Why is this aurora... getting bigger and bigger?" another person said.

"Yes, I thought it was my imagination... But in just these few seconds, they have indeed become many times bigger than before." Another hunter in the fisherman's team agreed.

"Something's wrong!" the fisherman shouted, "This is not a normal aurora! It's falling! It's falling quickly towards Baikal!!"

"Sergei!!" The square-faced man also reacted, dragged Minister Sergei who was still in a daze over, and yelled at him, "Hurry up and contact Baikal City! Find out what's going on!!"

"Ah?! Okay...Okay! I'll have someone contact Baikal City right away!"

Sergei said as if he had just woken up from a dream, but at this time, the fisherman had already taken out his mobile phone and dialed the number of the Baikal City Weird Research Institute.

"The communication is interfered with, and the call can't be connected at all!" On the other end of the receiver, only "Sorry, the user you dialed cannot be connected temporarily" could be heard in Chinese and Russian - the fisherman took a closer look, and sure enough, the signal icon in the upper right corner of the mobile phone screen showed zero bars, and even the satellite network that was constantly connected had lost the signal.

"It's the aurora, the aurora affects the communication." The square-faced man murmured.

The essence of the aurora is that the high-energy charged particle flow from the Earth's magnetosphere causes the high-altitude atmosphere to ionize. Under normal circumstances, the reason why the aurora does not affect communication equipment is actually very simple - it is too far away.

But now, these beautiful silks are almost touching the tallest "Siberian TV Tower" in Baikal City.