Darkness is Coming

  Luo Yingnan stared at the beating flames in front of him.

  The people who came to the Martyrs Cemetery to worship the sacrificed soldiers placed a circle of candles at the Martyrs Monument and the Zhenyuan Sword base.

   But this circle of candles did not disappear. Every time a candle went out, someone lit a new candle. This makes Luo Yingnan have an association: those candles are like some people, in order to protect the light in the dark night, they burn themselves. Those candles that are blown out are the part of the unfortunate sacrifice, and those candles that burn out themselves are the part that withered in time.

  The old batch of candles is extinguished, and the new batch of candles is replaced, which is passed down from generation to generation, forever.

   Maybe one day, Luo Yingnan himself will take over the torch of civilization and pass it on to the next generation.

   Of course, that day is still far away, Luo Yingnan will not think about things that are too far away, there is another thing that gives Luo Yingnan a headache.

   It was late at night when he left Banshan Manor. Luo Yingnan rarely had a free and free night. The first thing he thought of to do was to visit Cheng Xu in the hospital.

   But Luo Yingnan didn't have the courage to face Cheng Xu. He lingered at the entrance of the inpatient department for a long time, but in the end he didn't open the door of the inpatient department, leaving only a bleak figure on the glass door.

   Then, Luo Yingnan came to the Martyrs Cemetery to visit Xiaoliu, Shunzi, and those few comrades whose names he could not remember and could only search slowly on the Zhenyuan sword.

  The evening wind blows Luo Yingnan's hair and mood. It is a rare luxury for a person like him to have a little personal time to be sentimental.

  Since it is rare, it must be short-lived. Luo Yingnan originally planned to vigil here tonight, but a phone call soon disrupted his plan.

   The other end of the phone hurriedly said a few words before hanging up. Luo Yingnan put away the phone and waved to the small area where Xiao Liu's name was engraved on the Zhenyuan sword.

   "Six sons, if something happens, go first and come back another day."

After   , Luo Yingnan turned around and walked towards the north gate. As soon as he reached the gate, a Jingwei flew overhead and lowered the rope ladder.

Luo Yingnan skillfully climbed on the Jingwei, and the Jingwei flew towards the suburbs. The destination of the flight was somewhere in the suburbs of Nandu. A kilometer away, you could see the cordon, and all the residents nearby were evacuated. Arranged to stay in other areas temporarily, machine guns and barbed wire can be seen from 800 meters away, patrolmen and trained military dogs running back and forth.

   Going further, you can see tanks, armored vehicles, howitzers, and three gunships parked next to them. All weapons are aimed in one direction. In that direction, in the center of the blockade area, a gray crack is gradually shrinking.

   "Prepare! Three, two, one, let go!"

An officer on the ground issued an order, and the howitzer that had already adjusted the coordinate parameters and had been hitting a fixed target fired immediately. One after another, the shells accurately penetrated the crack and exploded, and the crack that had just shown a shrinking trend returned again. It expanded a little, and the gray shadows moved inside, and soon a dozen monsters rushed out.

As soon as these monsters appeared, they were focused on by the soldiers who were waiting. Several monsters broke through the firepower net and rushed to the back of the defense line. They were killed by the Awakened before they got too close. The only survivor was one who had not For the new species that had appeared, no relevant records were found in the combat research room, so the Awakened chose to capture them alive.

   Seeing this scene, Luo Yingnan was somewhat surprised, but on second thought, it was also unexpected.

The   grey crack is a space channel that can go out but cannot enter. It must contain advanced technology beyond the era. Even if it may not be understood by the principles of natural science that people know today, one must make a little attempt. Luo Yingnan had guessed this situation before, since President Yang was so daring to catch the dragon and domesticate it, there is no reason to be afraid of the monsters.

   Deliberately left a small crack, used the energy generated by the bombardment to maintain it, and then found a way to study it, which is in line with President Yang's style of conduct.

   As long as it is arranged properly, there is not much risk.

The Jingwei stopped next to the gunship, and a team of special agents in suits ran over. The leader kept a capable head, shook hands with Luo Yingnan, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Luo, this is a confidential operation. , you didn't have permission to know before that."

   "I understand." Luo Yingnan nodded and asked, "What do I need to do now?"

   "Please come with me." Secret service made a gesture of invitation and led Luo Yingnan forward, walking quickly.

  Luo Yingnan saw the solemn expression on Te Qin's face, and suddenly felt that something was not right, and asked aloud, "Excuse me, what happened?"

   "I don't have enough authority to know the specific situation." Secret Service's answer was unexpected, "Someone will answer your questions later, you have signed a non-disclosure agreement just now, right?"

"Yes." Luo Yingnan nodded and stopped asking. He intuitively told him that something major happened just now. The matter was so confidential that it couldn't even be revealed to him on the encrypted communication line. Of course, the secret service in charge of running errands would not be Insider.

  Te Qin led Luo Yingnan to a nearby military tent. The tent was very large. Outside stood a row of fully armed soldiers with javelins standing upright. Luo Yingnan guessed that this should be the temporary headquarters.

   "I can't go any further, please go in directly." Secretkin pointed to the tent and said.

   "Okay, thank you." Luo Yingnan couldn't hold back his curiosity and walked to the tent impatiently. The guard obviously knew Luo Yingnan and did not stop him.

Walking into the tent, Luo Yingnan saw many familiar figures: Chairman Yang, Speaker Yu, Fang Yu, Qi Xinwu, Qi Lie, and there were two images on the electronic screen, one was Director Liu in a wheelchair, The other is Chairman Moon in a shirt.

  Chairman Wen was on a video call with this side, and he was only wearing a shirt, apparently just woke up from sleep.

  What is it that can bring these big people together, and also disturb Chairman Wen who has just fallen asleep after a hard day's work? Luo Yingnan's heart started beating.

"Yingnan is here." Yang Xiaoqian nodded to Luo Yingnan, without any unnecessary nonsense, cut to the subject, "The situation is urgent, long story short, fifteen minutes ago, an extraterrestrial creature ran out of the gray crack. "

  Luo Yingnan keenly noticed that President Yang's word was "creature", not "monster".

Yang Xiaoqian pointed to an independent sterile space in the temporary headquarters. Two people wearing hoods, masks, and antibacterial medical nurse uniforms (surgical gowns) opened the curtain. Luo Yingnan followed the direction pointed by President Yang and looked in. go.

  On the operating table, there is a person lying down!