Machine War: Infinite Frontier.

"Gate No. 7 has been flashing regularly since ten minutes ago. We still don't know what happened, but it should be related to the energy diffusion last time. Moreover, the frequency is gradually increasing. We don't know what will happen when the flashing frequency reaches its peak."

In the blockade area of ​​Fortress X, the gate that cut off the connection with World No. 7 was placed alone in a separate area. Completely different from the other gates in use, Gate No. was not equipped with any other special equipment. It was just a main body placed on a base. At this moment, this gate was flashing a faint light at a fixed frequency.

This is the first time such a situation has occurred in the research department's records, so it is normal that no definite explanation can be given.

According to the monitoring process of the door, it can be found that the door may be receiving some kind of signal. From a purely speculative point of view, the current door No. 7 is like a connected phone, and a simple feedback can connect the phone. If it is placed on the door, as long as feedback is given, the door can be opened and connected to an unknown place.

Xiao Yun was already fully armed at this time. In order to avoid the accidents that had occurred before, the people who came to this blockade area were basically fully armed and fully equipped.

But after all, the real situation is unknown, so what to do next and whether to respond, because the incident happened suddenly, there is no time to discuss it.

In Xiao Yun's field of vision, a virtual projection also showed many figures, including Cruze, Luo, Iolia and so on.

"Now what do we do?"

Xiao Yun raised this question in the communication.

When he asked this question, everyone knew that Xiao Yun probably already had an idea of ​​what to do.

"What's the situation in World Nine?"

Cruze did not answer Xiao Yun immediately, but looked in another direction until he got an answer.

“No abnormalities have been found so far.”

This answer is of course not only given by the Dragon Cave Base, but also by the research team in the gap between the worlds.

After Aura temporarily moved into the gap between the worlds, a relatively stable connection was established between the two sides in World No. 9. Although they couldn't do much, they could talk a few words.

If there is no problem in World No. 9, then I really don’t know what the current problem is.

Ioria had been looking at the factual analysis data provided by VEDA. He looked up and said slowly, "There's no need to be too anxious now. According to the detection and frequency conversion, it will take at least dozens of hours... Hmm?"

Luo hesitated: "It seems that the frequency has increased."

Iolia's brows suddenly frowned: "The on-site personnel quickly confirm it."

There were still some would-be reformers from the technical department in the blockade area, and they immediately began to check the door from top to bottom.

"The energy intensity and signal strength are increasing. The speed is very slow but it is indeed increasing, which directly leads to the increase in the flashing frequency."

Xiao Yun sat on a box: "The reason for the speed increase is very simple. If we charge the door, the speed will probably increase even more. The door is in this state probably because of the previous diffusion. Wasn't there a lot of signal feedback at that time? Maybe because of that diffusion, these signals were strangely linked together."

Everyone was silent for a while, because what Xiao Yun said was also what they were thinking.

They have been conducting research on doors and have long known that doors are relics of super-ancient civilizations. One of their functions that can be confirmed is that they are interstellar teleportation devices, but until now they have not figured out how to use this function.

The second function that can be confirmed is naturally to open the passage to other worlds. At least before Xiao Yun appeared, the door could only open some fragmented mirror worlds. This changed after Xiao Yun appeared, making it possible to open the passage to the real other world.

But considering the situation of the plant tribe and the demons, the super ancient civilization seemed to be able to open other dimensions through the door. Is it that Xiao Yun is too special or the door itself can connect to other worlds? Now these are still too mysterious and it is impossible to give a definite answer.

"Report, the frequency flashing speed has increased again."

From the first flash, it should be that an unknown force activated the door after noticing the change, which seemed to trigger a chain reaction and made all the doors that were previously affected by the spread show the same reaction. Once there is one, there will be two. The second force may not know what happened, but when it finds that the door in its hand has a strange reaction, it will want to try it and charge it as well.

Then there will be the third one, and maybe the fourth and fifth one...

If this goes on, it won't take dozens of hours. In just a few dozen minutes, the flashing frequency will reach its peak and then be forcibly turned on. Among them may be the Border Federation.

But when it comes to decisiveness, Xiao Yun and his people are naturally very decisive. They considered all the possible situations that might happen next in the shortest time possible and immediately started to prepare. However, whether to let Xiao Yun take the risk is a more difficult decision.

"There are roughly three possible situations that may occur later. The first kind of door will open a passage to a completely new world after being activated. The second kind will open a passage to the same fragmented world. The third kind will lead to an unknown place in this world."

Iolia tapped it lightly with his cane and said slowly, "No matter which one it is, many people will enter the unknown place this time. The unknown is inherently dangerous, but if we don't explore it because of fear, we will lose the opportunity in this incident."

"Let him go. No matter what situation he encounters, his ability is the best insurance measure. Even if he encounters a special situation and cannot return, he can use his ability to return to this world. Besides, you can't stop him now."

It was Ioria who made the first decision and suggestion. After a moment of silence, Cruze nodded and said, "This is the only way. But please be careful."

Xiao Yun nodded and made an OK gesture. He was very excited now. Although he didn't know what would happen next, Xiao Yun was not panicked at all. The adventurer's heart began to beat violently, and he couldn't wait to go through the door and explore the unknown world.

Xiao Yun just gave Cruze a gesture and then waved his big hand: "Change clothes, change into something presentable!"

This time, Xiao Yun does not plan to act under the identity of Organization X. Since the situation may be complicated, it would be more appropriate to use the one that can be seen by others. It is not sure whether this situation will only occur once or will occur again in the future. It would be better to use an identity that can contact other forces that may appear in this operation.

There are two styles of Shuguang's combat uniforms, one is for Organization X, and the other is for Shuguang only.

The only difference between the two is the appearance style. Although they look different, they are essentially the same. The armor style of the Dawn model is stronger and more conventional, a very standard sci-fi combat armor, while the X-Organization model has a strong sense of mystery and power, just like the nano suit in Crysis, except that it has more armor plates, which makes it look very powerful.

Luo stood up and said, "I'll go too." Cruze held Luo down and said, "No need. The gap between you and them is too big. If something unexpected happens, it will become a burden and a weakness. We should travel light this time and don't need to bring any technicians."

Luo looked at Cruze: "What if there is a need for me?"

Cruze said calmly, "There is a guy who may not be as skilled as you, but his combat ability is much stronger than yours. He can usually play a role, and he has also completed the stage training. I have already informed him."

Luo was a little confused for a moment: "Who? Impeachment?"

Cruze shook his head: "No, he is on another mission."

When Luo saw the man who appeared in the blockade area, he nodded in realization: "He, isn't he in World No. 9?"

Cruze said, "We can put the things over there aside for a while. We don't need him to keep an eye on it."

The person Cruze arranged was Leonard, whose technical ability might not be as good as Law's, but whose combat ability could leave Law behind.

This combat capability does not refer to the ability to drive a mecha in combat. If it is to drive a mecha, Leonard is probably a little worse, but it is definitely not bad, and is also at a very excellent level.

This refers to the normal action ability when not driving a machine. Luo Ke has never received any knight training, not even any strengthening.

And Leonard not only completed all the assessments in the knight training camp, but also received knight enhancement. Although he is not as abnormal as Suzaku Kururugi, he is at least at an average level. He has the ability to protect himself and can skillfully use the knight enhancement system. In this case, he is naturally a more suitable candidate than Luo.

Xiao Yun and his men waited until the frequency reached its peak. At that moment, the door was automatically activated and a passage leading to an unknown place appeared in the middle. Xiao Yun, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately jumped up from the box.

"Open, action!"

"Yes!"

Two figures rushed to the other side of the door first, but suddenly the situation changed drastically.

"The frequency maintenance intensity has begun to drop sharply! The energy intensity is only three-fifths of the initial level!"

"What!?" Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, and a possibility popped up in his mind, and he quickly said: "Everyone stop, Leonard, Suzaku, let's go!"

Xiao Yun quickly picked up a box that could be lifted and rushed in. Leonard and Suzaku, who were called, did the same and quickly followed Xiao Yun. After these three people entered the passage, the door instantly dimmed and turned into a dormant state that barely maintained the channel connection but could not be used.

Originally, a lot of people were arranged. Not to mention transporting too many supplies, it was estimated that they should be able to seize the time to let many people jump over there. But they didn't expect that there would be such a result now. The people who were left looked at each other and began to be at a loss.

"Limited number of people? Only five people can go through?" Kruze also showed a little surprise on his face: "How can this be?"

Luo's brows furrowed tightly: "Remember when we were on the Alliance Star, we were also limited in the number of people."

Cruze frowned and thought for a moment before shaking his head: "No, the situation is different."

"I mean, is it possible that it's a problem with energy?" Luo quickly operated on the platform in front of him and said, "Because of the difference in the strength of the energy center core, each door that opens the channel has different energy accumulation..."

Before Luo finished speaking, Cruze nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. Our doors are opened passively. It is possible that the party that charges more energy during the opening of multiple doors may get more places. Now start charging the opposite door immediately."

Luo glanced at the situation in the blocked area on the screen and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. This delay will mean a long time to come for him."

“But we can’t just do nothing.”

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After passing through the door, Xiao Yun almost instantly felt himself back on solid ground. In front of him were two graceful women with elf-like pointed ears. Although they were wearing helmets, Xiao Yun knew that the helmets were blocking two beautiful faces.

Kururugi Suzaku looked back but saw nothing: "Sir, the passage is gone."

"Ling Yi, Ling Wu." Xiao Yun called the names of the two people who came in first, waved his hands to feel the situation, but nothing happened.

Ling Yi said softly: "Boss, no danger was detected."

This is a barren wilderness. You can't see anything when you look up, and there is nothing obvious around. It is just a deserted place.

"Check the equipment."

Everyone nodded and began to check their equipment and weapons. Weapons were the life of a soldier so no one threw their weapons aside during the preparation period, so they were basically in the best condition.

"No available network was found, which means there are probably no satellites in the sky." Leonard looked up at the sky, then lowered his head and said, "The air analysis results are normal and suitable for human survival. The gravity is 1.2 times that of the Earth."

Xiao Yun jumped slightly: "It won't have much impact. First, we need to check the surrounding situation to see if there are any signs of human activities. We also need to figure out where this place is. Is it a new world or a fragment of the world, or has it been teleported to another planet? And most importantly, we need to replenish food, water, and ammunition."

The three boxes were not large storage boxes. At most, they were the size of a suitcase, which was smaller than the boxes that Luo and his team brought from World No. 9. It originally meant that the preparations had been sufficient, but in the end, it was still not enough.

There were quite a few usable things in the boxes brought by Xiao Yun and the other two, but if they couldn't find a place to resupply, these supplies would run out sooner or later. If they encountered a high-intensity battle, the situation would be even worse.