Absolute Zone Zero: Please call me the Dragon of Annihilation

Chapter 39 Hollow Rescue - Deadly Crisis

Five o'clock in the afternoon, outside the dead end cave...

"Buzz buzz~ Hello, calling command. Team A has arrived at the source of the Dead End Void anomaly. Requesting instructions." A soldier wearing a Security Bureau Void combat uniform was contacting command via walkie-talkie.

Around him stood nine soldiers dressed just like him, guns raised, vigilantly watching their surroundings, not missing a single sound. Behind them, in the open ground, stood a massive sealing barrier composed of three long spears.

"Buzz~ Command received! There are strong etheric fluctuations at your location. Be extremely careful when collecting data. Remember to maintain contact so that command can issue instructions. If you encounter danger, do not linger in combat; your safety is the most important thing."

"Roger that! Mission accomplished." After the conversation, the soldier captain put away his walkie-talkie. He took an Ethernet data pod from his backpack, planted it in the ground, and pressed the start button on the pod. "Click...click~"

As the machine started, several mechanical supports with detectors extended outward from the inside of the data stake. "Beep beep beep~" Soon, the data stake completed collecting data from the surrounding cavity with a diameter of 500 meters.

He then took out a military tablet and connected it to the data staking station. "Beep! Data synchronization in progress..." "Ten percent, thirty percent..." Just as the soldier captain was focused on operating the military tablet, little did he know that danger was quietly approaching.

"Zzz...Zzz...Crack." The lightning attribute on the three spears began to weaken, and a tiny crack appeared in the corner of the sealing barrier. "Huh? What's going on? Why is it stuck?" The soldier captain looked on in confusion, the military tablet stuck at 30% loading.

"Looks like we have no choice but to use that trick!" The soldier captain raised his hand and gently tapped the military tablet. After tapping, the progress bar miraculously loaded slowly. Seeing this, the soldier captain nodded in satisfaction, thinking proudly, "Sure enough, the method passed down from our ancestors still works; it's fixed in no time."

"Zzz... Crack... Crack." The cracks in the sealing barrier continued to widen, and the silver lightning barrier gradually faded, with a powerful aetheric aura seeping out from the cracks.

The soldier captain standing near the seal was completely unaware that it was gradually being breached. He was still intently watching the data on his military tablet, where the progress bar stopped at fifty percent.

"Damn it! What kind of junk is this? It froze twice!" The soldier captain slapped it twice more in annoyance. But instead of fixing it, he slapped it so hard that the military tablet screen went black.

Staring at the black-screened military tablet in his hand, the soldier captain's face darkened, and he angrily slammed his fist on the screen. He gritted his teeth and said, "Are the procurement department incompetent?! How dare they give us equipment like this?"

"Captain Mo, don't be angry, try this one first." At this moment, a soldier on guard noticed the situation with the captain. He quickly came to the captain's side and handed him his military tablet.

"Hmph! I'll settle the score with those guys when we get back." After saying that, Captain Mo threw the wrecked equipment on the ground, then took the military tablet handed to him by his teammate, plugged the data cable back into the equipment, and started connecting.

As if sensing Mo's anger, the connection didn't fail with Zhongtong this time; instead, it proceeded smoothly to the final data panel. When Mo saw the data analysis on the screen, his eyes widened, and his pupils trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Team Leader Mo couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "How could this be? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Team Leader Mo's breathing became rapid, and even he himself didn't realize that his voice was trembling when he said those words.

"Captain Mo, what's wrong?" The soldier who had gone to hand over the equipment came up behind Captain Mo, his eyes fixed on the military tablet in Captain Mo's hand. When he saw what it was displaying, the words he was about to say caught in his throat. "Are you alright? This..."

The data on the military tablet was fluctuating wildly, as if infected by a virus, while the values ​​below displayed three question marks. Recovering from his shock, Captain Mo immediately uploaded the data to the terminal.

Watching the ever-increasing concentration of ether before him, Mo's back was already soaked with cold sweat. Mo had only one thought in his mind: "I must quickly report this anomaly to command and get them to send someone from above to handle it."

Just as the data transmission was halfway through, "Crack! Crack! Bang! Crash!" A gap appeared in the barrier maintaining the seal, and even the three spears used to hold it in place were shattered. This sudden loud noise startled everyone around. Captain Mo hurriedly turned around to look behind him, only to see a giant saber protruding from the gap and slashing towards him. Seeing this, Mo Chang froze completely. His body had no time to dodge. "Captain! Be careful!" Just at this critical moment...

The soldier standing behind the captain quickly reached out and pushed Mo, the captain in front of him, aside. He himself was cut in half by the slashing saber. Before dying, he saw Mo fall to the ground, then hurriedly got up and looked in their direction with a shocked expression.

Judging from his lip movements, he seemed to be saying something. But the soldier only felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, he couldn't hear any sound, and the world in front of him gradually became blurry. After taking one last look at Captain Mo, his eyelids slowly closed.

"Xiaoyu!" Captain Mo shouted, trying to rush forward to snatch Xiaoyu back. The other soldiers, realizing what was happening, quickly grabbed their rifles and fired at the direction from which the saber had come. The two soldiers closest to Captain Mo immediately ran to his side.

Standing on either side of him, guns raised and aimed ahead, the two men simultaneously reached out to pull back the impulsive Captain Mo. One of them said, "Calm down! Captain Mo, it's very dangerous over there! We have to leave immediately."

"Let go! I want to take his body back." Captain Mo struggled to break free of the restraints, his eyes turning bloodshot with rage, like a ferocious beast that had lost its mind, constantly trying to break free of his bonds.

Sensing Mo's desperate struggle, a soldier quickly said, "Mo! Xiaoyu sacrificed himself to save you. Are you going to let him die in vain?" Upon hearing this, Mo, who had been struggling, gave up like a deflated balloon.

Team Leader Mo looked up at Xiaoyu's upper body, a tear uncontrollably sliding down his cheek. Seemingly having made a difficult decision, he ordered, "Retreat! Everyone, quickly move away from the danger zone and retreat in the direction you came from."

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Dead end, deep in the void...

"Mommy, when can we get out?" The little girl looked up at her mother's face and asked in confusion, "Are we going to be trapped here forever?" Hearing this, the woman simply patted the little girl's head gently.

She reassured her, "Nana, don't worry, we'll be alright. Someone will come to save us." After saying that, the woman raised her head and looked at the only cat spirit present who had the ability to fight.

Feeling the intense gazes of the crowd, the cat, who was still discussing countermeasures with Ies, stood up from the ground. Looking at the gray barrier, she struggled with how to tell them that she didn't know when the rescue team would return.

Just as Nekomata was caught in a dilemma, Ies, who was standing at his feet, suddenly spoke up. "Nekomata! Fairy, we just detected a train speeding towards us. Is it the rescue train you mentioned?"

Upon hearing this, the cat immediately pricked up its ears and began to listen to the surrounding sounds. "Thump thump thump! Buzz buzz buzz!" The loud thumping sound accompanied by the hum of the train grew louder as it approached. The cat's ears twitched slightly, and a glint of gold flashed in its eyes.

Soon they appeared on the tracks not far away. Seeing this, the cat quickly turned around and shouted to the crowd behind him, "Get up! Our rescuers have arrived. Everyone, get ready to get on the train!" Hearing this, the eyes of the victims behind him lit up, and they helped each other to their feet.

The train soon arrived in front of the group, and a group of fake sheriffs quickly filed out of the train, jogging in an orderly fashion to stand around the train with rifles in hand. Each of them wore a dragon scale pendant on their chest.

Upon seeing this, the victims instinctively backed away, but when they realized that these people were all wearing police officers' uniforms, they lowered their guard and walked towards the train door. Seeing everyone crowding together at the door, no one wanted to be left behind.

"Don't push me!" "Shutter! Let us up!" "Waaah! Mom, where are you?!" "Ouch! Young man, why are you pushing me?" Seeing this, the cat frowned, thinking about what to do.

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