Chapter 14: Dark Tide
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 3.42pm in Shan.
The sudden outburst and sudden dissipation of aura in remote areas of the Kachin Mountains caused terrifying celestial changes that made all the remaining members of the Prayer Congregations in and around the western Shan Kingdom know that the unprecedented Void Ritual had failed.
Whether it was the 'observation group' rushing to converge, or the 'logistics staff' who had prepared a retreat for the entire organization and dispersed after the ceremony, they were all aware of this. The members of the mysterious organization hesitated to stop, as if they were about to give it a go—but soon they heard the sound of a helicopter in the distance shaking the atmosphere, and the sound of a mournful siren or even the hum of an army march began to sound in the distance.
It didn't take long for the remaining members to look at each other and make a decision. Eventually, they all gave up on converging, retreated, then broke into pieces, blended into the crowd, and finally quietly left.
The Bedouin leader has already confirmed the next successor leader, and if it fails this time, it will be succeeded by the head of the federal branch in third order, and the center of gravity of the entire prayer union will also completely withdraw from the World Island and go to the Americas.
- What's more, looking at the vision, the feasibility of the ritual is there, I'm afraid it's just the bitter fruit caused by the wrong times...... Since the old era is not good, then waiting for the 'new era' to do it again is just not having a first-mover advantage.
Like snakes, they have enough patience to wait for their prey and opportunities to come.
And at the national level.
Unlike the many forces in the Shan Kingdom, which are fighting openly and secretly, the neighboring Zhengguo reacted quickly.
In fact, before the start of the celestial riots, some people noticed the disappearance of the tourist bus, and dozens of minutes later, the disappeared bus was found, the luggage was there, but all the people were missing - this immediately caused panic, when someone notified the local police, there were also Zhengkook expatriates who urgently called the Zhengkook Embassy in Shan, which attracted the attention of the relevant departments of Zhengguo and even the country.
And this disappearance was quickly involved in the previous 'celestial changes'...... After urgent discussions with the relevant authorities, this suspected mass kidnapping case has been defined as a 'terrorist activity', and the Jongkook government will fully support the actions of the Shan government to find the missing persons as soon as possible.
So, as soon as possible, the Shan government troops moved in directly to join up with the Jeongkook Special Task Force that had been urgently parachuted, and the two sides jointly began to sweep the surrounding forest area, quickly discovering many clues - all of which led to a deliberately concealed cave entrance.
The two elite teams entered the underground cave as fast as they could, and rescued a total of 57 multinational residents, most of whom were recently missing Jeongkook tourists and locals, all of whom were in a coma but had good vital signs, except for one tourist who had a heart attack and is now being rescued.
After corroborating with the people who are gradually waking up one by one and confirming their identities, it can be determined that none of the tourists who disappeared today were injured or injured. However, the missing tourists did not find a trace before this - and the elite team found a large number of human and animal bones in the depths of a certain pit in the depths of the cave, the top skeleton is brand new, but the skeleton below is extremely old, it should be the remains of ancient human and animal sacrifice.
According to the cave paintings, it is believed to be an ancient ritual site of great archaeological value, and the new bones are supposed to be locals and tourists who disappeared in the Kachin Mountains before, which has not been specifically examined, but the authenticity is almost certain.
The turmoil in the Kachin Mountains has attracted the attention of many countries and organizations around the world, and all the attractions in the Kachin Mountains have been closed and a large-scale overhaul is about to be launched, but before that, some people have quietly left and disappeared.
As for the tourists who have disappeared and been found, and have gone around the line of death, what do they have to do now...... Naturally, it is to report safety.
"It's okay, Uncle Shao, yes, it's me, Qiming? He's fine, but now he's asleep...... Alas, of course I'm good! Look, can't I still talk to you here? ”
"It's okay, it's really okay! Don't believe me, I'll tell you a string of stand-up comedy...... No, I'm not from Jinmen so I don't want to hear it? Just believe me, just believe me. ”
"We'll go back later, yes, I heard that the embassy has arranged a plane to fly directly to Chuncheng, and then we can transfer or take the high-speed train back to Hongcheng."
"Eh, Aunt Wen...... Yes, yes, don't tell my parents just yet, how busy the second elder is, you say yes? Now that I'm safe, don't let them worry......"
"Hey, how can we say that we deliberately made you worry about it! The two of you are powerful and well-informed, eh, it's not a sycophant, it's really fine! ”
"Okay, don't worry, I'm absolutely safe, Qiming is also intact, I'll bring him back to you in a complete way." Right now? He slept and told him to rest for a while, well, a little frightened, it's okay, I'm here. ”
Hanging up the call from Shao Qiming's parents, Su Day, who was smiling and reporting safety, had a natural smile on his face, and was gradually turning calm.
At this moment, he is in a makeshift camp in the tourist town of Kachin, escorted by the Shan army, waiting for the next move of the Zhengguo government.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 11.02pm in Shan Country.
The sky is cloudless, the moonlight is like water, and the clear moonlight in the mountains is like a layer of pale yellow tulle, covering the forest, sea and mountains.
Looking at the scenery in the distance, Su Day's eyes were calm, and in the camp on the side, his friend Shao Qiming fell asleep on a table, covered with a blanket, and looked peaceful.
"I didn't expect things to get so big...... The whole world is watching. ”
Saying to himself, Su Tian couldn't help but turn on his mobile phone, the 5G network was extremely fast. It can be seen that on the Internet, the video of 'thunderclouds appearing and dissipating' sent out by netizens in Yunnan and tourists from Shan has begun to circulate and forward wildly on major online platforms, whether it is vibrato, slow hand, a certain B, a certain A, and even a foreign T, a Y, a certain N and other major video platforms, all of which have relevant uploaded videos, and in a penguin chat platform, short videos made into GIFs are also being frantically forwarded by sand sculpture netizens in major groups.
Everyone was surprised or jokingly asked if someone was crossing the catastrophe - after all, the sudden appearance of thunderclouds and the sudden disappearance of the appearance really looked like the thunderstorm had been dispersed...... You know, there are many people who swear that they saw seven-colored lightning in the thunderclouds, as well as a green jade thunder in the shape of a dragon.
"I think maybe there are really ascetics in the catastrophe...... some netizens obviously believe it, but in the same way, some people began to forcibly explain that all this is science, what the terrain, the environment, the wind direction, a lot of data are listed, and finally unilaterally announced that this kind of thundercloud is very common, very normal, not surprising at all, you are all less knowledgeable 'everyone is drunk and I am sober'.
"Phew!"
Su Yan almost couldn't hold back when he saw the news, and said directly, "Your father and I have personally experienced it, and people are on the scene, if this thunder is really reasonable, then the price of your family going out to buy vegetables will rise!" ’
But in the end, he endured it...... Bear with the hammer, bear with it! Anger surged, Su Yan directly crackled with his thumbs and began to type wildly on the virtual keyboard of his mobile phone, sweeping across the major forums and video networks like the wind to carry out saturated fragrance attacks, until finally all the posts were officially blocked and deleted, he breathed a sigh of relief and vented the pressure in his heart.
"Well, it's really cool."
Turning off the phone, Su Yan stretched - although his waist is not sore, and it is likely that it will never be sore in the future, but now, he still has this habit: "This group of people knows a peach!" I never lie, I tell real people and real things, so why don't I believe it? ”
"yes, I never lie."
At the same time, a small voice chuckled in the young man's ear: "There are not many people who believe in me...... Really quirky, isn't it? ”