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Chapter 232 Luo Li: If you're a man, go down a hundred floors!

As the Central Continent team gets closer to the City of Oblivion, Zero and Gao Hongliang discover through artificial satellites that the planet's weather is also changing drastically.

Countless dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, forming a black ocean in the sky, and were constantly converging towards the direction of the Forgotten City.

Faced with this situation, Zheng Zha said cheerfully, "It seems we've found the right place. Look how anxious Genova is."

The others knew that Zheng Zha was intentionally trying to help them adjust their mindset, but his attitude of wanting to be at odds with the whole world was really hard to relax.

I don’t know if Genova is in a hurry, but I do know that something is wrong in the City of Oblivion.

Gao Hongliang timely took over the conversation, making Zheng Zha less embarrassed. But he wasn't helping Zheng Zha out of a tight spot; he had genuinely noticed something was amiss.

Satellite images show that a large number of dark clouds are gathering near the City of Oblivion, but they do not invade the city. Instead, they swirl around it, forming a landscape similar to the eye of a typhoon.

"It's really strange. It looks like some kind of force is preventing Genova from entering. Perhaps my guess is right." Chu Xuan watched the scene unfold and became more and more certain that his guess was correct.

"Alright, even if Chu Xuan is right, this planet we're on is still alive, the problem is how do we get in?"

Zhang Jie asked the most crucial question: how could their Central Continent team break through Genova's blockade and enter the City of Oblivion?

Before Chu Xuan could answer, Luo Li smiled and pointed to the starry sky, saying, "Of course, it's to cosplay as a Hellscreamer!"

"Hell Paratrooper? What's that?" Zhang Jie didn't understand what Luo Li was talking about, but judging from the name, he had a bad feeling.

Actually, not only Zhang Jie, but most of the members of the Zhongzhou team were unaware of the Hell Parachute's backstory, since a game featuring Hell Parachute as the protagonist wasn't released until 2009.

Although the concept of the ODST had already appeared in the 2004 Halo novels and background information before the game, due to the limitations of the era and the underdeveloped internet, very few people in China knew about it.

So when Luo Li mentioned cosplaying as Hell Paratrooper, everyone knew what cosplay meant, but had no idea what Hell Paratrooper was.

But to Luo Li's surprise, Chu Xuan actually knew the concept of the Hell Paratroopers. "To parachute from near-Earth orbit like the Hell Paratroopers... that's indeed a good idea."

"Eek~, Chu Xuan, you actually know about Hell Parachute?" Luo Li was somewhat surprised. She didn't expect that Chu Xuan would even know about Hell Parachute, which is currently such a niche game in China.

Chu Xuan habitually pushed up his glasses and said, "I'm a researcher, and these science fiction works can provide me with a lot of inspiration. It's just a pity that most of them can't be realized in the real world due to technical problems."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan's expression and tone became fervent, "But in the Main God Space... cough cough, sorry, I got a little out of line, let's get back to the main topic."

Chu Xuan naturally took over the task of explaining, introducing the concept of the Hell Paratroopers to everyone, and then said to everyone with a "you're not kidding" look on their faces: "The airship we are on now can theoretically take us for an airdrop from near-Earth orbit."

But Genova will absolutely not allow us to successfully complete the airdrop, so please be mentally prepared to abandon ship and conduct individual airdrops at any time.

"Um... I think this method is too extreme." As one of the few in the team who couldn't fly, Cheng Xiao was very resistant to this extreme sport of jumping from near-Earth orbit. He racked his brains for a new solution and tried to persuade everyone. "Could we try another method, like digging a tunnel underground?"

Chu Xuan blurted out, "No, going underground is suicide. As soon as we dig a tunnel, Genova will definitely swarm us from the entrance and surround us. Besides, there are Phantom Monsters underground!"

Cheng Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say... "We can have our familiars dig the tunnel, while we stay outside and guard it. Once they've dug through, we can just rush in and attack..."

But before he could finish speaking, Chu Xuan coldly retorted, "Soldiers, obey orders!"

Cheng Xiao instantly acted on her instincts, stood at attention, and shouted loudly, "Yes!"

After realizing what had happened, Cheng Xiao looked at Chu Xuan with a resentful expression, thinking to himself, "Didn't we agree that we wouldn't issue orders based on military rank anymore?"
But Cheng Xiao only dared to grumble in his heart; he wouldn't have the courage to argue with Chu Xuan even if he had ten thousand more lives.

After dealing with Cheng Xiao, Chu Xuan looked around, taking in everyone's worried expressions, and said, "Parachuting into near-Earth orbit is indeed dangerous, but it's the fastest way for us to enter the City of Oblivion."

We've been in this world for a week now, and Genova is constantly trying to erode and assimilate us. We can't afford to delay any longer!

Everyone tensed up, and the lethargy that had set in due to the long absence of enemies vanished instantly, replaced by a shared sense of urgency.

Luo Li, who was keeping a close eye on everyone's changes, secretly nodded to Chu Xuan, indicating that he had done a good job and successfully made everyone aware of the crisis.

However, this crisis was a hidden danger intentionally planted by the main god. When issuing the mission, He did not set a time limit for the Central Continent team to complete the mission, so on the surface, the Central Continent team was no longer under time pressure.

In reality, Genova's covert erosion and assimilation is a disguised form of time pressure. Once the Reincarnator team slows down, the inevitable outcome will be their total annihilation under Genova's erosion and assimilation.

The Central Continent Team was undoubtedly lucky. First, Luo Li, a transmigrator, realized the corruption of Genova. Then, Chu Xuan developed a detection instrument. Finally, Zhan Lan used purification to help everyone dispel the corruption and assimilation of Genova. This is why the Central Continent Team has not suffered any casualties. However, this is only a temporary measure.

If the mission isn't completed soon, the Central Continent Team will eventually be worn down and die in this world.

When the hope of completing the mission was within reach, but the road was blocked by Genova, Chu Xuan decisively supported Luo Li's extremely radical plan to suddenly descend into near-Earth orbit.

After the others felt a renewed sense of urgency, they also accepted this radical plan. Under Chu Xuan's guidance, they boarded three airships with Luo Li, Zheng Zha, and Zhan Lan respectively, preparing to carry out the near-Earth orbit parachute plan.

As everyone entered the cabin and settled in, the three airships, under Chu Xuan's remote control, simultaneously accelerated and rushed into the starry sky.

Feeling the airship vibrating continuously, Zhang Jie reached out and hugged Zheng Zha's arm beside him, saying affectionately, "Brother! I'm entrusting my hundred-odd pounds to you, you must protect me well!"

Zheng Zha, suppressing the strange looks from the others, managed to utter a single word: "Get lost!"

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