With intense curiosity, Long Yun took the photo from Zakaev's hand.

Looking at the black-and-white aerial photos in his hand, Long Yun's first impression was that the camera that took these photos at that time was malfunctioning, or it was interfered with by Yan Zòng's ionizing radiation.

From his cursory observation, the yellowed photographic paper in his hand was dotted with snowflake-like noise and undulating ripple noise, which made it difficult to discern the details of the photograph, although it was not completely impossible to see the target. With a little doubt, Long Yun's mind didn't stay on it for long, he looked at these black and white photos one by one, and then he had the first intuitive impression of the mysterious 'Rome' base.

Contrary to his previous imagination, the so-called 'Rome' really looked like a town of considerable size.

If you look at Rome from a nearly vertical perspective, you can see the buildings and streets that resemble small towns, and the projections of buildings of various widths show that the houses here are generally low, but there are also buildings such as abrupt chimneys and water towers. As for the size of the entire area, since the conversion ratio is not given in the aerial photos, Long Yun can only roughly guess that this area can probably accommodate thousands of people to live and work; Of course, he had no idea what was actually a living area and what was a place of study.

"This ...... 'Rome' looks like an ordinary town."

After watching a few photos, he didn't know what to say, Long Yun could only express his impression first.

But at this time, his doubts also followed, even if the data was stored in a centralized manner. Can't we send special combat personnel directly into the '0353' area? Not to mention the investigation on the spot. At least take the information out of 'Rome'? Although I have experienced terrible upheavals, I am afraid that the situation in the base is also extremely terrifying, but since it is necessary to investigate, there can be no fear of difficulties, and the KGB, which is bound to win the storm, can't even do this.

After a moment's hesitation, he tactfully asked the question and let Zakhaev continue.

"Yes, you're right. Your thoughts, that's what we thought at the time. Even if there is a lack of information at hand, there is not even a decent map. Try to get to 'Rome' to see what is going on, even if the people inside are already ...... Alas, they have all died, and there must be a conclusion before they can be seen!

However, since there are lessons learned from the disappearance of reconnaissance planes and vehicles and the mishaps that have befallen personnel, it is natural that the 'General Directorate of Rome' should be more cautious in its actions. We then carried out a series of dangerous tests on the tragedy that took place in Rome, and although there were several new accidents, we gradually figured out what kind of terrible upheaval that night was at play.

Yes. I'm right: these efforts are just figuring out the phenomenon, not the cause; As for why these phenomena occur, there is still no clue.

About the 'Zero-Three-Five-Three' area. What is certain is that some unknown mystery has been shrouded in a radius of about 20 kilometers around 'Rome' since the tragedy. Anyone who approaches, or even enters, this area will be subjected to terrible torture, and those who will die instantly; Not only that, but all devices that rely on electronic principles will lose their normal function and will malfunction incomprehensibly in the area and at the edges.

All in all, as far as my personal guess goes, there seems to be a mysterious force that erupted out of control at the time of the tragedy of 'Rome', turning the entire area into a forbidden area for humans and electronic devices; Based on what they saw and heard that night, combined with the experiences of those who died in the line of duty, it is likely that all the people in the 'Rome' base were ...... at the time of the tragedy All were killed. ”

…… All killed?

Although after hearing this story, Long Yun had already concluded that there were many people in the 'Rome' base, but he still felt very terrifying when he really heard this statement. The entire base was killed on the spot for no apparent reason, dying in agony in the same way that Zakhaev witnessed at the time?

Unconsciously remembering the terrifying experience that Zakaev had just recounted, Long Yun was not only frightened, but also had new doubts in his heart.

"Comrade Zakaev, on the night of the tragedy, killed the detectives and soldiers...... Cun zài (Long Yun really doesn't know how to phrase it, to describe that terrible killing power), what is it exactly? ”

"I ...... I don't know. ”

Saying this slightly tiredly, Zakhaev's answer was clearly not energetic; Probably seeing the disappointment in Long Yun's expression, the old man took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, held it in his hand and did not light it, he slowly explained to Long Yun the next development of events.

"Just now, we have done a lot of research on the mysterious power that completely isolates 'Rome', but we have not come to any valuable conclusions either in terms of theoretical physics or special functions. In short, that mysterious force is there, and every attempt to probe it is in vain -- this is also very understandable, Comrade Rezenov, you might as well think about it, if a place is inaccessible to people and equipment, is it completely impossible to know what is going on inside. ”

After a short period of thought, Long Yun had to nod his head and admit that Zakhaev was right:

"Like...... That's right, well......"

Yes, in this era of the parallel world, although it is said that the development of human science and technology has made a lot of achievements, but in the face of the terrifying and mysterious power, the way of observation and recording of human and electronic devices has been lost, Long Yun thought with some frustration that in the face of the mysterious 'Rome', it is really completely impossible to snoop.

Between thoughts, the only thing he can think of is to observe from a distance through the optical equipment, such as the aerial photos he saw just now, isn't there still a certain gain? But he immediately thought of the chaotic distractions and noises in the photographs, and understood that the point of doing so was very limited.

What's the point of observing a secret base that has undergone a drastic change just by being able to observe the situation from 20 kilometers away?

Noticing the change in Long Yun's expression, Zakaev nodded wordlessly, and then said something a little deflated:

"Yes, that's the case. All in all, after trying various methods and means, we finally determined that this mysterious power was neither radiation nor highly toxic substance, and that it could not be detected or shielded; Without a reliable means of observation and no possibility of approaching the area, the survey was naturally unsustainable.

In this way, 'Rome', which was originally intended for the study of anomalous functions, has become a forbidden area for humans, and we have gradually changed the name of this land of despair. What was once a 'Rome' base, now called ......

It's called the Dead City. (To be continued......)