Cosmic Demon

Chapter 307 Two months later, everyone evacuated!
On the other side of the platform, the three elite teams remained as still as a rock.

Shi Zhanlin's first team, Yuan Jiu's second team, and Gu Xiaomeng's third team did not move.

Qin Shi was positioned at the vanguard of the third team, with Wang Hui, Qi Ming, Li Zhen, and Zhou Ying behind him.

A total of five people formed an assault team to carry out this mission.

"The filling is complete."

A cold, synthesized electronic voice came from the loudspeaker as the last Xuan Turtle-class troop transport ship was swallowed by darkness.

"The elite team is ready to board!"

The Night Owl-class transport ship docked, and the howling wind whipped up Qin Shi's clothes as he stepped through the open hatch first.

After taking their seats and fastening their seatbelts, Lieutenant Colonel Gu Xiaomeng's reminder came through the fully activated communication channels:

"The spatial structure inside the maze is extremely chaotic, and the perception of time is also severely disturbed. Conventional positioning and timing devices will most likely fail after entering."

Each assault team leader can carry a 'boundary marker,' which is located on your left-hand side.

Qin Shi shifted his gaze and, sure enough, saw a briefcase on his left. After touching it to unlock it, a palm-sized hexagonal device was revealed inside.

Its surface is as smooth as a mirror, and a diamond-shaped crystal core is inlaid in the center.

This item feels cool and heavy to the touch, carrying a sense of stable energy pulse.

Qin Shi weighed it in his hand for a moment, then placed it on his wrist. The hexagonal instrument, like a ring, was firmly fastened.

"The boundary marker will record the spatiotemporal coordinates the moment it enters the maze, and then maintain a relatively stable spatial orientation and time flow record as much as possible."

After Gu Xiaomeng finished explaining, she said:

"This 'boundary marker' is the only lighthouse for you to find your goal and your way home in this labyrinth. Keep it safe."

Qin Shi nodded.

It seems the western front command is fully prepared.

The entire "Breaking Army" operation must have undergone multiple simulations and repeated confirmations before the decision to take the gamble was made.

"Gamblers who go all in usually don't end well..."

Qin Shi cleared his mind of all distractions, hoping that the western command's plan would be executed smoothly without any mishaps.

Once all the elite teams have boarded the ship, a five-second countdown begins.

5, 4, 3, 2...

When the "1" falls, the propulsion engine of the transport ship reaches its peak.

Qin Shi frowned slightly. He felt a violent tearing sensation in the spatial dimension, as if a giant hand was suddenly gripping his internal organs!

If this were someone below the professional level 5, it would probably feel like being thrown into a washing machine, losing all control of their body and wanting to vomit.

"No wonder the selection criteria for the elite team are so high."

Qin Shi thought to himself that if he wasn't strong enough, even entering the maze would be a problem.

He observed the other team members, who were all performing well and were not affected in any way.

Ironthorn Fortress City truly lives up to its reputation as a gathering place for the most elite fighting force on the western front; its overall quality is absolutely superb.

After about ten seconds, the surrounding light completely disappeared.

Qin Shi's consciousness was in turmoil, and he clearly sensed that a darkness that was devouring everything was enveloping the ship.

This darkness is similar to the nothingness at the beginning of the universe, with no energy fluctuations present.

"Senses are being deprived."

Qin Shi was like being put into a dark box, losing all perception of the outside world.

Sight, hearing, touch... all were taken away.

Time and space have lost their original meaning.

Qin Shi waited silently, keeping his mind calm and undisturbed.

He clearly sensed something unusual about the other team members through their life magnetic field; it seemed that not everyone could tolerate it.

Endless darkness can cause consciousness to sink and distort the mind.

I don't know if it was a second or decades.

boom!
An indescribable, violent impact came from below!
"They've landed?"

Qin Shi regained his senses, and information from the outside world flooded into his mind.

It's like a drowning person surfacing, gasping for breath, feeling a sense of being saved.

Like a meteorite crashing to the earth, the immense impact transmitted through Qin Shi's body, causing his extraordinary physique to tremble.

The seatbelt, which constricted his body, instantly dug into his muscles, making him slightly uncomfortable.

"Could it have been shot down?"

Qin Shi took a deep breath and gently broke the tough seatbelt.

He waited until the roar subsided, then stood up, pried open the thick alloy hatch with his bare hands, and stepped out. Leaving the dismantled drop chamber, he looked around, observing his surroundings.

Scorched earth, endless scorched earth, devoid of any sign of life.

“That’s not right. There should be four drop zones within a kilometer of me, belonging to Wang Hui, Qi Ming, and Li Zhen…”

Qin Shi frowned; this operation seemed to have encountered unexpected changes from the very beginning.

"This is not the intended landing point either, the Rift Space."

Military boots tread across scorched earth, the sea of ​​consciousness ripples, and the mind radiates like radar, even across a distance of a thousand meters.

But still, nothing was gained.

This place is like a completely silent world.

Qin Shi activated the boundary marker device, and it did not malfunction. A weak but clear mental link surged into his sea of ​​consciousness.

hum!
The cold, hard data flashed wildly, taking about fifteen seconds to stabilize and yield the final result.

"Environmental monitoring... Energy pollution: High... Biological activity: Extremely low... Temporal stability: Severely disrupted..."

Qin Shi was stunned.

The numbers that appeared on his retina left him in disbelief.

It has been 58 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes since I entered the maze!

"How can it be……"

Qin Shi suspected that there might be a problem with the boundary marker.

The darkness and nothingness he encountered during his descent transported him directly to two months in the future.
"Is this time travel? Or has my senses truly been stripped away, and I have indeed lived for this long?"

Qin Shi was filled with doubts, but no one could provide answers.

……

……

"Why was no one aware of this intelligence? This is a major oversight by the entire strategic analysis department!"

At the Ironthorn Fortress, Luo Zhenjiang displayed an unusually thunderous rage.

For a frontline commander and a high-ranking general who has experienced countless battles, he should remain calm and composed in the face of anything.

But now the command center is filled with surging anger and a chilling, bone-deep cold!

It was as if everyone else would be torn to shreds by the terrifying storm at any moment!
"The Mother of All Consciousness is fishing! She is not only the master of space, but also controls a portion of the characteristics of time!"

Luo Zhenjiang's surging emotions were released for only a moment before quickly subsiding.

He glared at the sand table, where white dots representing the elite fighting forces on the western front were gradually going out.

the reason is simple.

Those elite teams were divided and thrown into different time streams!
The Mother of All Knowledge perceives the Western Command's Breaking Army operation and takes countermeasures!

It used the maze-like structure and the time-deception to break up and isolate the three elite teams, then defeated them one by one.

"Yuan Jiu's second team suffered nearly 80% casualties, and Gu Xiaomeng's third team was almost completely wiped out."

Many strategic analysts bowed their heads, their eyes filled with self-blame and guilt.

Even after establishing a model using the consciousness of the Tai Junzi and repeatedly deducing it, no one discovered the information that the Mother of All Consciousnesses controls the characteristics of time.

As Luo Zhenjiang said, this was a major mistake, a mistake that could have caused the complete failure of Operation Breaking Army and could have buried the entire elite combat force on the western front!

"The labyrinth has become a trap."

A hint of dejection appeared between Luo Zhenjiang's brows. Now only Shi Zhanlin's first team was still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Operation Breaking Army... faced failure the moment it stepped into the maze.

The elite troops on the western front became food for the mother of all knowledge!

"Lieutenant Colonel Gu's third team, and the survivors. The Mother of All Knowledge divides time according to strength and weakness."

For some unknown reason, Lieutenant Qin was judged to be the strongest person besides Colonel Shi, and was scheduled to be deployed two months later.

Therefore, Lieutenant Qin is still alive, but he is unaware of the situation.

"I'm speaking slowly," the strategic analyst said.

The entire command center was operating frantically, trying to find even the slightest possibility of salvage the situation.

The complete annihilation of the most elite fighting force on the western front would destroy all previous victories and even make it difficult for the Great Expedition to continue.

"Do everything you can to contact Lieutenant Qin! Tell him about the current situation and get him... to leave!"

Luo Zhenjiang said in a deep voice:

"Operation canceled! All personnel evacuate!"

(End of this chapter)