Embers Ad Infinitum

"Wait a minute." Jiang Baimian interrupted Shang Jianyao and Xu Datong's firm steps.

The two of them turned back at the same time and turned their attention to her.

Jiang Baimian asked after careful consideration:

"Do you know what to do and how to do it?"

She didn't really want to doubt the older Xu Datong, but the tacit understanding between him and Shang Jianyao always made her feel uneasy.

Shang Jianyao shook his head without hesitation.

At the same time, Xu Datong responded:

"Destroy those load-bearing walls, and then give the building the final blow when you come out."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

Xu Datong looked sideways at this "traveler" with a rather complicated expression. He didn't know if he regretted being associated with Shang Jianyao.

Fortunately, fortunately, this strong man from the "Salvation Army" is over fifty years old and has rich experience. He is not as unreliable as Shang Jianyao... Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief:

"We will monitor all aspects of the situation at all times, and you should also pay attention to yourselves."

As she spoke, she threw the grenade gun she had prepared long ago to Shang Jianyao through the air.

Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Gnawa dispersed in a tacit understanding and occupied different positions.

This is all in the tactical manual.

After entering the seven-story building of the Second Food Company, Shang Jianyao picked up the grenade gun and pulled the trigger against one of the load-bearing walls.

Boom!

With the sound of the explosion, Xu Datong, who had not taken out his weapon, raised his arm, clenched his fist, and struck forward within a few inches.

boom!

A few meters away, a load-bearing wall suffered an invisible blow and cracked with a certain point as the center.

"Interference matter"!

Seeing this, Shang Jianyao became more and more excited and blasted out the grenades one by one.

While the two were wreaking havoc, they did not forget to sense their surroundings, always keeping their nerves tense, waiting for the unexpected.

When the building started to tremble obviously, Xu Datong stopped his right hand and said to Shang Jianyao:

"You can evacuate now."

Without saying a word, Shang Jianyao turned around and ran wildly.

Xu Datong was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive and "hardworking".

He quickly came back to his senses, followed Shang Jianyao, and ran as fast as he was back when he was young and energetic.

After leaving the building and running some distance, Xu Datong stopped and faced Tieshan City Second Food Company.

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others raised their concentration to the highest level, on the one hand to prevent any changes in this Buddhist holy land, and on the other hand, waiting for the special "high-level Wuxinless One" to appear.

At this time, Xu Datong stretched out his right hand, held it forward, and pulled it down suddenly.

Boom!

The already crumbling building of the food company collapsed, throwing up a lot of dust and debris.

Beyond that, however, nothing happened.

The five members of the "Old Tune Group" and Xu Datong waited for a while, but still failed to "wait" for the special "high-level unintentional person".

Phew, Jiang Baimian breathed out and said to Xu Datong:

"It looks like he won't show up again."

Even the destruction of the Second Food Company in Tieshan City failed to lure him out.

Xu Datong nodded:

"The only way now is for everyone to act separately and keep a certain distance, and deliberately create a 'lonely' situation to lure him to attack."

Jiang Baimian pondered for a while and said:

"This is too dangerous, and if you say this, he has probably heard it.

"We plan to leave as originally planned and go to other Buddhist holy places to look for new clues."

Xu Datong glanced at her, as if he was weighing whether she was telling the truth or a lie.

In the end, this "Salvation Army" "Soul Corridor" awakener chose to believe:

"We are also planning to return to Hongshiji. After the transaction for the military exoskeleton device is completed, we may go to the Changhe City United Steel Plant and conduct another search using our methods."

"Uh..." Jiang Baimian didn't know how to respond.

Honest Shang Jianyao answered helpfully:

"No need to go, the Buddhist holy land there also collapsed, just like the one here."

Xu Datong fell silent, looked at several members of the "Old Tune Group", and said sincerely:

"Everyone, if you go to Icefield Taicheng in the future, you are likely to pass by the sphere of influence of our Salvation Army. If you encounter any problems at that time, you can report my name. I am a member of the Public Security Management Committee.

"But, this may not work. Favor cannot be regarded as a system. I can only give it a try."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao agreed excitedly, seemingly determined that the "Old Tune Team" would go to the "Salvation Army" sphere of influence.

Xu Datong said goodbye, walked away, and met Li Shouyi and others two hundred meters away.

After getting into the dark-colored vehicle and watching Xue Yueyue and the others leave, Xu Datong summarized the key points of the exchange just now and informed his subordinates.

Li Shouyi frowned:

"The Buddhist shrine at the United Steel Plant in Changhe City was destroyed. Is it possible that they did it?"

Xu Datong nodded slightly and said that he thought so too.

Li Shouyi followed closely and said:

"Tieshan City Second Food Company, a Buddhist holy place, was also destroyed today, and they are at least half responsible.

"Are they senior commissioners of the Eighth Research Institute?"

Otherwise, how could we accomplish what the Eighth Research Institute wanted to do but has never been able to do?

And twice!

Xu Datong wanted to help the "old tune group" explain, but was speechless for a while.

…………

The next afternoon, near dusk.

A convoy drove into the ruins of Tieshan City from the northwest.

Carrying at least thirty artillery pieces, they established a position a few kilometers away and aimed at the place where the Second Food Company was located.

The "leader" of this team is a man and a woman. The woman wears a white shirt, blue jeans, matching trousers, and a wide-brimmed high-top felt hat. The man wears a black windbreaker with a He wears dark sunglasses and is over 1.8 meters tall.

The woman dressed as a cowboy took out a telescope and cast her sights in the direction of Tieshan City Second Food Company, preparing to help the gunners calibrate the shooting parameters.

She is a gray native with an oval face and willow eyebrows. She looks like she is only in her mid-twenties, but she has a very mature temperament.

"Hmm..." The woman made a confused voice while adjusting the direction of the telescope.

"What's wrong?" the man in a trench coat and sunglasses asked.

At this time, the sky was still bright, but he always wore sunglasses.

Judging from the neatly combed golden brown hair, this is a Red River man.

The woman dressed in denim observed it for a while, then said in disbelief:

“That Buddhist holy place has been destroyed.

"But I'm not sure I'm looking at the right target."

"What? Who did this?" The tall man wearing sunglasses reached out and took the telescope.

After repeated confirmations, he frowned and said:

“That’s indeed the Second Food Company of Tieshan City…

"Who did this? It saved us a lot of time."

Their conversation was completed in Honghe dialect with a northern accent, but some of the words and sentences were a bit earthy.

"No matter who did it, we must report it immediately." The woman dressed in denim took off the rucksack behind her back.

She pulled out an object that looked very much like an old world tablet.

After lighting up the screen and unlocking it, she opened a telegraph simulation software and entered a series of numbers.

When she completed the connection, the LCD screen suddenly dimmed, as if she was walking through a tunnel somewhere.

Soon, the screen lit up, and a figure sitting behind the table appeared.

The "space" around this figure is distorted and snowflakes appear frequently, making him look very blurry and difficult to identify.

In Zizizzi's voice, the figure asked:

"Blue, what's wrong?"

The woman dressed in denim replied respectfully:

"'Doctor', Tieshan City's Second Food Company has been destroyed."

The figure called "Doctor" was silent for a while before saying:

"Listen to the 'Dao and Electrical Repair' radio station tonight. I want to talk to Wu Meng."

"Yes, 'Doctor'." The woman dressed in denim and the man wearing sunglasses responded at the same time.

At a fixed time in the evening, they found a radio, tuned it to the 119.2 frequency band, and received the content broadcast by the "Dao and Electrical Maintenance" radio station.

At the same time, Xu Lan, a woman dressed as a cowboy, took out the tablet again and connected to "Doctor".

As soon as the distorted and blurry figure appeared on the screen, Wu Meng's voice on the radio said "Eh":

"You're back.

"So, how is the situation in the 'New World' now? I sensed the aura of the guy from 'Truth' before and appeared in the Prime City, and I bumped into him directly. I was really unlucky."

He still speaks Honghe dialect.

"Doctor" used the same language and said in a deep voice:

"You don't have to worry about the situation in the 'New World'."

"Then what are you looking for me for?" Wu Meng's voice on the radio had an indescribable smile, "Because I know a few 'Buddhist holy places'?"

"Doctor" responded calmly:

"That's one aspect."

Wu Meng's voice disappeared for a few seconds, then sounded again, with an obvious smile:

"Since you want to know so much, let me tell you that the best is like water, which benefits all things without fighting.

"In this ruins where I am, there is a place called Home Reproductive Medical Center, which is another Buddhist holy place."