I'm not a hero, but I didn't say I couldn't beat you.

"What about the distortion response?"

"Under normal conditions, it is level D, and the highest level has reached level A++."

"What about the specific ability characteristics?"

"Currently it is only known that he has the characteristic of absorbing water. And at present, it seems that there is no upper limit. At least all the water in the entire ocean that originally filled this world has been absorbed by it. It can only be said that fortunately he only absorbs water from the ocean. Water, otherwise no one in our team who came into contact with him at extremely close range would have survived."

"Containment rating?"

"Unknown, we have tentatively determined it to be Class A."

"What about the trigger conditions?"

"unknown."

"........."

Yan Shang scratched his head and frowned, while Fu'er also looked thoughtfully at the slowly fluttering stone slab and scratched his hair.

"What, do you have any ideas?"

Yan Shang couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw Fu'er's appearance.

"Ah? It's nothing. Are these opened water bottles also used to detect the status of the contained objects?"

Fu'er asked, pointing to the water bottle on the ground.

"That's right, because we don't know the specific triggering conditions of the slate for the time being, and based on its previously expressed characteristics of absorbing water, we simply placed a lot of open water bottles next to it to detect its real-time status. .”

"........."

The stone slab has the ability to absorb water, the shadow of praying for water, and the instinct to move closer to the water source...

"Could it be that the group of water-praying shadows are here for this thing?"

Fuer speculated.

"This is what we speculated as well, but under normal inspection, we did not detect any abnormality either during the previous transportation or during the battle just now."

"However, given that it is a totem item of this world and past civilization, we still believe that it is most likely the cause of the large number of water-praying shadows."

"totem?"

Yan Shang frowned.

"Although time is urgent now, can you elaborate on the information about this stone tablet?"

"We found this stone slab at a location 2468 kilometers northwest of this camp. At that time, the world was still covered by the ocean. Our scientific expedition team used diving equipment to dive to a target area below 300 meters. There we found An ancient city-state was submerged."

"After careful investigation, we did not find any relevant information from the surrounding ruins, so we decided to move towards the huge altar in the center of the city, hoping to find something valuable there."

"Then we found this stone slab in the center of the altar. After archiving relevant information around it, we decided to get in touch with it."

"There was no problem in the first contact and the second contact, and then in the third contact, the accident happened."

"For some reason, the stone slab was stimulated and its distortion soared to A++ level. After a brief burst of extremely bright light, it began to absorb the surrounding seawater, and we were involved in the vortex and lost consciousness."

"When we woke up again, the world became what it is now, and the original ancient city-state ruins completely disappeared in front of us. If it weren't for the equipment on our bodies that actually recorded that city-state and the altar around the stone slab, information, we may even doubt whether the ruins really existed."

"In short, everything disappeared in the end, leaving only this piece of stone that had returned to D-level distortion, lying quietly on the ground not far from us."

"Later, we built an observation camp around the stone slab and tried to contact it again, but no abnormality occurred again. But just in case, we still applied to our superiors for a standard storage box for abnormal objects, and While ensuring surveillance of him, continue to explore the surroundings and decipher the information stored on the archived altar."

"Then as the deciphering progressed, we learned that this world was originally composed of a large plate of land and many scattered small islands. This stone slab was originally located in a large tribe on the main continent of this world. They will The place where they live is called [Louisiana], which means [the world of the people of the sun and moon]."

"And this stone slab exists as their totem belief. According to the legend recorded in the literature, it comes from the Starry Sky Temple where the gods live. Praying to it can ensure smooth weather and a good harvest."

"That's it for the legend. While we were deciphering the documents, we also tried to continue exploring the surroundings, but we didn't get any valuable information, or we couldn't even discover the [information] itself. In the first batch of supplies and the storage box arrived, we decided to transport all the things we had excavated back to the original world. But on the way back to the camp, we had discovered the disaster derivatives, and after communicating with the main camp, we determined the so-called [Shadow of Prayer for Water] exists. For comprehensive safety considerations, we have applied for the second batch of material and personnel assistance, which is for you who were supposed to arrive tomorrow."

"The above is all the experience of our exploration team."

Although he had tried to simplify the sentences as much as possible, it still took a lot of effort for Victory to concisely express the lengthy records that would have required tens of thousands of words to be included in the report.

He took a sip of water and then waited quietly for the two people who were still thinking to ask questions.

"When you met the water-praying shadow on the road, didn't you show your special preference for the stone slab?"

Yan Shang asked a little strangely.

"No, the water-praying shadow only expressed its thirst for water, and did not show any pursuit of this stone. So until now, we have only made a guess and cannot be sure."

"Then why not consider temporarily placing this in a safe location and retreating first? Then start recovering it?"

Fu'er asked doubtfully.

"I'm sorry, the order we received is to bring this stone slab back to the original world."

Victory waved his hand, seeming a little helpless.

"I'm sorry that we only have these specious inferences. After all, we are not professionals in dealing with anomalous items. As soldiers of the Federation, all we can do is follow orders."

"So since this time it involves the containment of objects, and even the internal rating has reached A level, then why don't I see anyone from the containment meeting?"

"I don't know. This is a consideration for superiors and has nothing to do with us soldiers."

"…………Understood."

There was no way, although he was very reluctant, Fu Er could only agree with their beliefs.

"So, because of that, and to avoid any surprises, I have a request."

After sealing the slate back into the storage box, Victory said to Yan Shang and Fu'er.

"During the evacuation operation in more than an hour, I hope you can take over my command responsibilities and lead my team members back to the camp safely."

"how about you?"

Yan Shang frowned and asked.

"I will carry the containment alone and return to the camp via other routes, so that I can avoid the possibility of being attacked as much as possible."

"Impossible! This is against the regulations."

Without even thinking about it, Yan Shang said decisively.

"Irrespective of whether you can return to the camp alive while carrying a contained object [suspected to cause the gathering of disaster derivatives] alone, do you think your plan that cannot guarantee the safety of the contained object can be approved by the higher-ups?"

"What's more, you, an ordinary person, now want to try to survive alone in the wilderness on the border. Do you know how many times the exploration team will scold you for this behavior?"

"So, I am making a request to you two."

Victory said sincerely.

"I know that my plan will never be approved by my superiors, but this is the way I can think of to minimize our casualties. My brothers have been fighting for too long, even with you Without the existence of [Therapist], I don’t think how many people will be able to return to our world alive if we encounter another siege of that magnitude. I know the treatment standards for medical heroes, only the dead cannot be resurrected... …Because after resurrection, they are no longer human, right.”

"…………"

Yan Shang was silent, but Victory lowered his head again and begged the two of them.

"So, just think that this is my arbitrary decision. At least in this way, no matter whether the shadow of praying for water will be attracted to the [Slate] or not. Having one more me will not affect your combat effectiveness, but one less me will be the worst. It’s just me dying here alone, but this way I can at least ensure the survival possibility of my brothers.”

"I will prepare a positioning system on the car and the storage box. Even if I lose my life, as long as the follow-up reinforcements arrive, it should not affect the secondary recovery. I will be solely responsible for all actions."

"I just want my comrades to return to their homes without missing a single one, so please, please!"

"…………"

Fu'er was a little hesitant. He couldn't bear to watch the other party waste his life in vain, and Yan Shang was even more confused in his heart.

As the leader of the rescue force, he certainly had reason to directly reject the other party's absurd plan, but he could not deny the other party's belief.

"...I understand. I will prepare a separate vehicle for you, with as much ammunition, food and medical supplies as possible on it, as well as a complete positioning system."

Yan Shang raised his head and made a decision

"Then, the containment is handed over to you. This is not your request, but an order I gave after careful consideration, so please make sure to return to the camp alive."

"I will never betray your trust."

As if his wish was fulfilled, Victory smiled.

Fu'er was left alone, looking at the storage box thoughtfully.

Maybe there are other ways?