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Chapter 56 This world seems to be at odds with us! (Please read on, please recommend!)

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As the last octopus sample used in the experiment was sorted and sealed, the tense atmosphere at the scene finally eased.

The two enormous creatures, which had been temporarily used as high-value research materials, were slowly lifted by crane equipment and prepared to be transported to the "breeding pool" not far away.

It was an artificial pond built into the mountain valley, which had just been violently excavated by the construction team and reinforced with impact-resistant and corrosion-resistant fences.

Looking at the two octopuses that were about to be kept in captivity, Zhao Chong could almost foresee their future fate.

They are fed and cared for well, and once the wounds heal, a portion of their body tissue is periodically "harvested".

Repeatedly.

Until the value of every single cell in them is completely squeezed dry and exhausted by human laboratories!

Perhaps from now on, their only purpose will be to serve as cold, impersonal codes in the archives.

【Otherworldly Giant Octopus - 01-02】

【Experimental Biology - XX】

Wang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the giant octopus being released into the artificial lake, which was filled with underwater surveillance cameras.

After completing the mission, Zhao Chong smiled and chatted with the other party, also inquiring about their recent situation.

The two were away from the team for three days. The advance team carried out several missions, and the camp also underwent considerable changes.

For example, while Zhao Chong's squad and a platoon of soldiers were capturing a giant octopus in the lake, other soldiers from the construction battalion were building camps, laying roads, setting up suitable defense networks, and capturing undead for research purposes.

"Captain, these past few days... that boundary has been too strange. Our planes get attacked by birds as soon as we get close. The key is that those birds are incredibly intelligent. Those guys actually grab branches and throw their prey onto the propellers."

Upon hearing this, some images flashed through Zhao Chong's mind.

Several thousand meters in the air, a drone was flying when a large bird suddenly flew in and quickly dropped tree branches and other objects onto the propeller. The drone's engine lost power due to damage to the propeller blades, and it subsequently crashed!

Zhao Chong: "..."

"That's outrageous?" Xiao Zhou asked.

"Yeah, that's absolutely outrageous! After suffering significant equipment losses, the command center has stopped making any rash moves and is instead focusing on observing from the air as much as possible."

"Let's not talk about that, Captain. Besides the treasures in the lake, do you know what other great treasures we found here yesterday?"

"Stop beating around the bush and just tell me!"

Wang Zhen gave an awkward laugh: "Hehe, it's just that after multiple probes, we confirmed that the giant octopus is a marine creature, and this lake should be able to directly connect to the ocean."

Zhao Chong looked around. The snow and wind weren't too heavy today, and the weather was pretty good, with visibility up to 1 kilometer.

He gave up the idea of ​​searching for the ocean!
"There are so many mountains around here, is it inland or near the sea?"

"It's not exactly inland, but rather close to the sea!"

"Oh, where is the ocean?"

Wang Zhen pointed to the area extending outwards from the lake: "Southeast, about 170 kilometers away!"

In the past few days, the troops have been surveying the surrounding area and found that the more north the drones flew, the stronger the electromagnetic interference became.

Even with AI intelligence and terrain mapping to record terrain data, specially enhanced anti-jamming drones often lose signal completely after flying about 40 to 80 kilometers.

When the signal improves, the drone either loses contact or crashes to the ground.

This confirmed to the advance team that there must be a mystical force in the north interfering with their technological reconnaissance.

Flying south isn't great either!

After crossing the 40-kilometer-long boundary between the white and green forests, the signal interference from the military's drones decreased slightly. However, the drones still faced attacks from various eagles and birds.

Then, the drone reconnaissance came to a temporary halt. The research team strongly suspected that these birds possessed a high degree of intelligence.

Even some magical intelligent races from other worlds had already discovered them, which is why they resorted to this attack. If it were just ordinary magically controlled creatures, that would be one thing; thermobaric bombs, or even more powerful weapons, would suffice.

If all else fails, humans can always send Miss Qiu to their door.

As long as it's a carbon-based life form, humans don't believe their defenses are unbreakable!

What the think tank and research team were actually afraid of was some kind of prophetic magic from the enemy.

You must understand that this is a supernatural world. Generally speaking, Western supernatural worlds do possess some mystical prophetic abilities.

These speculations about towns could trigger a strategic chain reaction.

This is also the most important reason why the General Headquarters proceeded step by step.

Su Mingjin and the others had considered searching for traces of intelligent species, but unfortunately, the other side of the border was mostly inhabited by animals, leaving no chance of finding any traces of human activity.

Have the troops encountered any attacks from undead or similar entities in the past few days?

Wang Zhen nodded: "Yes!"

The troops have suffered several small-scale undead attacks in the past few days.

Unlike the first attack, subsequent undead attacks were accompanied by stronger winds and snow, fewer undead, and extremely loose formations.

But it's also much harder to detect!
Moreover, the remains of the undead have also undergone many changes.

For example, the remains of some herbivores that are only a few tens of centimeters in size, or the remains of wolves, bears, tigers, etc. that humans have previously discovered.

These undead corpses are faster and more explosive, but humans have also prepared more weapons.

High-powered artillery was ready to respond and provide support at any time, and the soldiers also carried flamethrowers and shotguns for close combat.

Although there are many metal bullets, they are only relatively easy to use against undead that are not yet fully decayed.

Dealing with skeletons is troublesome.

Only a close-quarters shotgun firing a dense barrage of projectiles can inflict damage on any undead troops that dare to launch a sneak attack.

The QBA221 automatic shotguns that were urgently deployed proved quite effective.

The battles have never ceased during these past few days of human exploration.

The undead boss that could throw ice spears did not appear.

In order to obtain more intelligence, humans have carried out various reconnaissance activities, such as flying drones to an altitude of 10,000 meters and dropping a number of space weather balloons.

During this period, the scientific team discovered that once drones and scientific instruments reached an altitude of 10,000 meters, their signals were suppressed to a very annoying level.

Scientists have confirmed that a powerful electromagnetic burst is likely occurring from the planet overhead, severely disrupting communications in the sky.

When the weather is clear, we can rely on laser link communication. However, during windy or snowy weather, laser communication becomes completely useless.

Unable to fly higher, humans can only keep drones at the safest distance of 8000 meters.

This distance is where they are most vulnerable to attacks from otherworldly bird flocks.

The key point is that those birds are also very intelligent. After the first time the eagle and the terrain mapping and reconnaissance pufferfish drone were destroyed together, those birds actually learned the new tactics very quickly.

The outrageous actions such as airflow disturbances, carrying tree branches, and attacking drone propellers have all happened in the last few days.

In just a few days, their advance team had already lost four drones to bird attacks.

Including the damage from the electromagnetic storm, the number of drones lost by the troops has risen to eight.

Fortunately, apart from Ankang on the first night, the most serious injuries suffered by the soldiers were those of the two unlucky ones who were attacked by the octopus.

As Zhao Chong listened to Wang Zhen's words, an idea suddenly popped into his mind—

"It seems like the world is against us!"

(End of this chapter)