ebonymovies Chapter 263 Military Base
Chapter 263 Military Base
Until the sun completely sank below the dunes, leaving only a lingering, sickly red glow on the horizon, like dried blood.
The crows had been flying away for some time now.
The temperature in the desert began to drop sharply, and the cold wind howled over the sand dunes, whipping up fine sand particles that rustled against the vehicle.
DouDou hugged the now-cold vortex shell, her little face pale from the wind. She closed her eyes, sensing the vision and perception transmitted back by YaYa through the contract.
Suddenly, she exclaimed "Huh!" and opened her eyes wide.
"Uncle Fu, Ya Ya says... there seems to be something up ahead!"
"What is it?" Fu Xiaojian's spirits lifted, and he immediately asked.
"It looks like a tower!" DouDou tried her best to describe YaYa's imprecise feedback.
"Is it a building?" Fu Xiaojian asked in a low voice.
"It seems so!" DouDou confirmed, "It should be a man-made structure."
Fu Xiaojian and Xu Si exchanged a glance.
The presence of traces of man-made structures deep within this desert, where nothing but sand dunes exists, is itself unusual.
"What about the distance?" Xu Si asked.
"It's not particularly far..." DouDou couldn't describe the distance in kilometers, so she could only give a rough estimate.
Which direction?
If the distance is close, Xu Si can use his sword to scout directly.
DouDou pointed the way, and Xu Si had already taken off gracefully; he was the only one in the convoy with this privilege.
"I'll go take a look."
"Be careful." Fu Xiaojian didn't stop him, only gave a brief warning.
The convoy had been traveling for a long time and was in extremely poor condition.
Especially after experiencing several deadly crises in succession, everyone really needs something happy to boost morale.
Xu Si nodded and immediately flew off on his sword.
The figure left a faint star trail in the twilight.
The sea of sand beneath his feet receded rapidly into the distance, the night wind chilly, whipping his red hair and filling his cloak.
Following DouDou's directions, he flew for about forty kilometers before finally spotting the circling crows in mid-air.
When Ya Ya saw Xu Si arrive, her eyes lit up, but she didn't come closer.
Xu Sixing's eyes gleamed faintly in the darkness, like two scarlet searchlights.
Then, looking down, he saw it.
In the center of a relatively flat depression surrounded by sand dunes, several tall towers stand.
It was not an ancient stone tower, but a military observation tower, or possibly a signal tower, constructed of dark gray metal and some kind of corrosion-resistant composite material.
Each tower is approximately tens of meters high.
The tower is covered with traces of wind and sand erosion, but the structure is basically intact. There is even a semi-circular radar dome on the top, although it is damaged and tilted.
What's even more thrilling is that behind the tower, the outline of a low, square building, also constructed of sturdy materials, can be vaguely seen, half-hidden under the sand dunes, with only part of the roof and ventilation pipes visible.
It's quite large, and judging from the architectural style and layout...
"Military base?"
Xu Si's heart stirred, and he accelerated his sword to the top of the building, spreading his Star Pulse Perception to its fullest extent.
There were no obvious signs of life or energy fluctuations underfoot, only a deep, deathly silence, and the faint groans of metal and concrete in the night wind.
But beneath this deathly silence, the star veins detected some extremely faint but highly regular electromagnetic remnants.
It could be that some low-power device is still operating in sleep mode, or it could simply be a residual magnetic field.
There was no eerie atmosphere, at least not on the surface.
Xu Si did not approach rashly, hovering hundreds of meters in the air, his star vein carefully scanning every detail.
Although the star vein's penetrating power wasn't that strong, it still gave him a general understanding of the building.
The tower has several obvious signs of damage, as if it had been hit by a huge force.
Of the several heavy blast doors on the building below, only one was half-open.
The gate was covered with messy marks, but most of them had been eroded by wind and sand, making it impossible to tell whether it was new or old.
It looks more like an abandoned military base that may have been through battle or disaster.
This is good news, but it's also bad news.
Because he discovered that these buildings were not from within China.
The signs on those iron gates were faintly discernible and appeared to be in Arabic script.
Xu Si pondered for a moment, then turned and flew back on his sword.
Exploration is not a matter for him alone.
When he returned to the sand dune where the convoy was located, everyone stared at him expectantly.
"How is it?" Fu Xiaojian was the first to greet him.
"An abandoned military base, with signal towers and underground bunkers, it's quite large," Xu Si said succinctly.
"No living creatures were found, and there was no obvious eerie atmosphere, but we cannot rule out the possibility that something strange is inhabiting it."
"A military base?" Tashan's eyes lit up.
"There must be supplies! Fuel, maybe even weapons! Canned food would be even better!"
As for Xu Si's discovery, he was unsure whether he should mention it.
"Shall we go now?" Su Su's cool voice rang out.
She had already put down her fist and walked back, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.
Fu Xiaojian frowned. He had already used "Unknown Hammer" to explore that direction several times, but the feedback was still vague.
"And the distance?" he asked.
"It's less than forty kilometers, but it doesn't seem to be a domestic military base, so be prepared!" Xu Si added.
"Not from China?"
"Did we end up abroad while we were walking?" Fu Xiaojian frowned even more deeply.
"I don't think so!" Shao Bing was also a little shocked.
Even if they work non-stop every day, they shouldn't be going abroad!
"The remaining writing on the door looks like Arabic, and the architectural style is different from that in China," Xu Si shook his head.
"Who cares what country they're from!" Tashan rubbed his hands together, his rock-like face appearing anxious in the firelight.
"Anything we need will do! Oil, water, food! It would be even better if we could take a good shower. Without supplies, our convoy's vehicles will be scrap metal by now."
"If it's an overseas base, the internal situation could be even more complex. We need to be prepared for weapon configurations, defense systems, and even any remaining experimental subjects," Shao Bing said in a deep voice.
Among everyone here, he and Yang Fan were probably the only ones who had ever handled military equipment and were therefore more aware of its dangers.
"Then we absolutely must go." Tashan's voice remained cold and indifferent.
"Staying here is just waiting to die."
Fu Xiaojian was silent for a moment: "Be as careful as possible, and focus on finding fuel supplies!"
Not going in is definitely not an option, and the fleet's fuel supply doesn't allow it either; not all vehicles are like Xu Si's "Nirvana" which doesn't burn fuel.
"Also, ask if there's anyone in the team who's fluent in a foreign language; they might come in handy!" Fu Xiaojian was clearly referring to Tashan.
Everyone here knows who's who!
They either dropped out of school or did not complete their studies.