Abyssal Kingdom

Holding a glass of pink ice drink in his hand, Wei An walked among the noisy crowd with a smile on his face.

The place where he is located is Tongyun City, Taoyuan Province, a wealthy area with a huge area and beautiful scenery.

As one of the most remote provinces of the Federation, Taoyuan is a place with a slow pace of life and no sense of existence.Wei An moved here three years ago. No one knows what he used to do. They only know that he is rich, handsome, and elegant. He is gentle, friendly and generous. Everyone likes him very much.

It was an early spring afternoon, and the weather was still a bit chilly. There were blooming flowers everywhere in the garden, with elegant colors and full of wild charm.

The sound of gurgling water can be heard not far away, the villa is adjacent to the Suoyun River, and you can see the open and beautiful water surface.

At this time, the smell of barbecue was wafting around in the garden, and people were chatting briskly, and laughter came from time to time.

Wei An also walked among the crowd with a cheerful smile on his face. He was the host of the party this time, and he was already a member of the local people.

The party was mostly talking about the latest headlines.

"It's terrible. I didn't know what it was like when the building exploded. The dust covered the sky, and it was pitch black below, and I couldn't see anything," said a guest. "Have you seen the newly released camera footage?" ?”

"See, it's hell from below..." said another.

Wei An walked through the crowd, listening to their chat, still with a satisfied smile.

What they were talking about was that five days ago, the federal army blew up a local rebel force's headquarters building when it was celebrating the fifth anniversary of its founding.

Now Taoyuan's various media platforms are full of relevant news, the federal army's full-scale attack has established the victory, the victory is pursued, the movement of their activities after they regained the city, and so on.

Wei An drank an iced drink and chatted with people from time to time.

Everyone at the party was happy, well-dressed, and talking about familiar topics, and he was very satisfied with the noise that is common at gatherings of the rich.

The force that the guests talked about originated from Yingtian City in the north of Taoyuan, and it is a dark and brutal force.

As a big city in the north, Yingtian is located near the rising mountains, and there are large mining areas nearby. Life can be considered affluent, and it is a city that is not worth mentioning.

But about seven years ago, the ruins of an ancient civilization were unearthed there during mining, and it became a very scary place.

A group of people gathered around this and formed an extremely dangerous force relying on ancient resources.

These people are crazy, cohesive, and their weapons are very strange. The Taoyuan government has nothing to do.

In the past few years, the Federation's internal affairs have been turbulent, and the upper-level forces have frequently confronted it. In addition, Taoyuan's location is remote and not an important place, so it did not immediately send troops to quell it.

Yingtian's forces have been dominating the north for several years, turning the place where it is located into a city of hell, and many horror legends have spread.

Until three months ago, the upper echelons of the Federation suddenly sent an army.

Those who came were of a high level, with first-class resources, and the officers in charge were also knowledgeable. They quickly regained a large area of ​​lost ground and occupied the headquarters city of the Yingtian faction. Now it has entered the final stage.

The media in Taoyuan was full of joy, reporting the heroic appearance of the federal army every day, and the locals were just talking about it, and Wei An followed and listened to a lot of details.

Judging from Wei An's personal experience, at this stage of the battle, the army that came from afar should be able to clean up the battlefield within a month and leave this rural province.

He's still pretty safe.

However, because the conversation is about Yingtian, it is inevitable that some dark things will flash through the conversation.

Wei An heard a guest say: "Have you heard that when they cleaned up the ruins of Yingtian headquarters, they discovered some strange things."

"What?" Someone asked with interest.

"A friend of mine in the EFF logistics department, who clears the debris, said..." said the first person, "there's something wrong with what they've dug up."

"what happened?"

"You know, when it was blown up like that, people should all be turned into pieces of flesh, sticky everywhere, and the soil in the middle of the building was burnt into glass. They have been digging up that ruins recently, like digging up hell, Especially broken, but the further they go down, the more they feel wrong..."

While they were talking, a few more people gathered around, and everyone seemed very interested.

The gossip continued: "They found scale-like things growing on the walls near the floor, and some guns, doorknobs and other objects were distorted, like living organisms..."

"My God!"

"I didn't really believe it when I heard it, but now there are rumors, and there are photos and so on. The weirdest thing is that it's been the fourth day of excavation, and there are not even a drop of blood or a bit of stump in the ruins, let alone corpses." I couldn’t find it, it seemed like everyone had disappeared.”

"how is this possible?!"

"He said that the few of them were very scared at the time, and felt that these people seemed to be swallowed by the building. Who knows whether the building is still normal now, and whether it is safe to dig the ruins? You all know that the land in Yingtian is very Evil... So they checked the life monitoring records of the intelligence department through their relationship. They thought that there might be no one in the building before, and it was a conspiracy by the Yingtian Army. His people are all present, clearly..."

He lowered his voice.

"But then, one by one, the signal disappeared, from the first one to the empty building in less than three minutes. It started in a nondescript corner of the building, and it felt like there was something there," he said. Stuff goes in, and then everyone starts disappearing..."

The surroundings fell silent.

It was supposed to be a moment of excitement and insight, but no one answered, and the group fell silent.

After a while, a person said: "Is this... the involvement of the 'Ministry of Science'?"

No one answered.

Few people speak of that department directly, as if one suspects that simply speaking its name will be heard by unknown forces.

Wei An picked up another drink, looking uninterested in the topic.

One of the guests saw him, smiled, and raised his glass.

"It's a good party," he said.

Wei An smiled back and raised his drink.

The others also saw him and greeted him one after another.

"We're talking about the strange things that happened in Yingtian City recently, it's very weird," said a person, "What do you think, Wei An?"

Wayne smiled.

"I think this batch of 317 'Rose Fish' is good, with rich fruit aromas and subtle smokiness," he said.

What he was talking about was a batch of wine that he had just received last month, which was produced by a well-known local winery.

"Oh, from Snowy Manor?" a guest said, "This wine is very fruity and sweet."

"Yes, the environment of the orchard is too unique."

"I took a batch of 'Sunshine Tea' from his house last year..."

The topic of a group of people quickly changed from what happened before the big explosion at Yingtian Headquarters, and they started chatting about wine.

People at the party are very familiar with alcohol, which is one of the basic accomplishments of the upper class, and it is also an important way for everyone to communicate and compare.

They chatted for a while, and Wei An asked someone to try the wine. He had a lot of wine at an astonishing price in his wine cellar, and opening it was as generous as opening a soda. Everyone liked him very much.

Several people in the crowd looked at Wei An disapprovingly, thinking that he was a boring greenhouse flower who didn't understand the darkness and cruelty of the world at all.

Wei An completed a series of social behaviors, walked into the villa, and opened the terminal.

Now the news platform is full of news about the Federal Army, and if you switch to any channel, you can see the spectacular scene of the explosion of the Yingtian headquarters building.

When it happened, it was celebrating its fifth anniversary, and there were cameras everywhere, so you could watch the explosion from different angles if you wanted to.

Wei An checked the video and began to search.

The celebration was in the evening, and the scene was huge. People were everywhere in the square, and the laser fireworks bloomed like flowers all over the sky.

The weather was still cold, and the trees were covered with ice flowers. The crowd wore thick clothes, and their faces were pale under the light of the day, showing no emotion.In the corner of the camera is the army in black uniforms, each with a cold face, heavily guarded, and the fireworks cast a lively color on everything.

Wei An played the screen and stared at the screen. After a while, he suddenly raised his hand and pressed the freeze frame to see a detail on it.

He pulled the progress bar forward and checked the picture frame by frame.

He found it.

The man is at the bottom left of the frame, walking in the opposite direction of the flow of people.

He is quite tall, wearing a long coat that is a bit old, and his figure is thin and not conspicuous.His hair was a little too long, falling below his shoulders, in that unkempt, unkempt, down-and-out resident that no one cared about.

At dusk, the sky dyes the air blue, and the fireworks are in full bloom, just like a scene in a fairy tale.

He turned his back on the beauty and never once looked up.He was walking a dark road different from everyone else's.

Then the Yingtian headquarters building exploded right behind him.

The flames were wild, soaring into the sky, reflecting the gloomy sky red.The crowd in the square was in a mess, some people were screaming, some people looked blank, not knowing what happened...

The man disappeared into a corner of the square.

Wei An stared at the screen.

The shooting of this kind of news is actually not very clear. For example, Wei An knows that if he is really at the scene and sees this person, he can see that his eyes are dark silver.

Humans don't have this eye color, it looks like metal weathered and rusted, dark and heavy.

It is a product of technology and nature, hidden behind the slightly messy black hair, occasionally looking at you, so distant and heterogeneous, like the eyes of a beast in the dark jungle.

This is Guiling, the top horror figure in the Science Department.

What he can do is indescribable, completely supernatural, and no one has ever been able to explain it.

Wei An quietly looked at the screen for a while.

After the explosion, there were people everywhere in front of the camera, as well as screams and gunshots. It seemed chaotic and ominous, and the person had long since disappeared.

He watched it for a few seconds, then stood up straight and turned off the screen.

He thought to himself, it's better to go outside to continue entertaining guests and find something to eat.

There must be some kind of conspiracy after this incident, Guiling... is definitely not a person who should appear in such a place, the level is too high.

But whatever these people were up to, it had nothing to do with him.

Wei An returned to the garden.

It is still very lively here, people are dressed in fine clothes, behave politely, and talk happily.The cutlery on the table is exquisite, the food smells fragrant, and everything is civilized and elegant.

A little girl ran over, holding a plate of marinated chicken wings, and shouted at him, "Brother Wei An, bake it for me!"

"You should be called Uncle." Wei An said.

"You are more like a brother." The girl said, smiling brightly and sweetly at him.

"Who did you learn from? Your mouth is so sweet." Wei An said.

"Mom taught me."

"Sincerely."

Wei An took the chicken wings and walked to the barbecue grill aside, the little girl happily followed.

Wei An skillfully put the chicken wings on the grill and started grilling.

The girl sat on a chair, resting her chin and waiting.

"Are you going to the officer's ball at Silver Bay Garrison the day after tomorrow?" she asked.

The Silver Bay she was talking about was the station of the federal army. The place didn't have much strategic advantage, but it had beautiful scenery and was suitable for vacation.

"No." Wei An said.

"Mom said that anyone with status in Taoyuan will go there." The girl said, "The banquet is super grand, and they also specially made a large-scale and very stylish decoration. The chandeliers and the gems on the murals are all real—"

She looked longingly, as if it was a legendary dream party.

"Really?" Wayne said.

"Yes, the one who came to calm Yingtian was the son of the big family of the main star field. He came all the way to us when he encountered any difficulties and needed military merit. Those who came with him were all the top officers." The girl Said, "Are you really not going? My mother said that anyone who has a little pursuit should go and see it."

"I'm still not so pursuing. I made an appointment to see the vineyard the day after tomorrow." Wei An said.

"What's so nice about a vineyard!"

"Quite good looking."

The barbecue was a bit hot, Wei An took off his coat, and he was wearing a cotton plaid shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows. He looked very gentle and homely in the twilight.

The middle wing came out of oil soon, showing an attractive golden yellow color, and Wei An skillfully turned it over.

He's the kind of guy who can do a little bit of everything, and he's no better than a chef for these jobs.

In the evening, the sunset glow spread across the sky, and the lights in the garden have been turned on, the same bright and bright, with the beauty and tranquility of civilization created by spending a lot of money and energy.

His world presents a perfect and still posture in this noise.

That's when it happened.

Wei An put the grilled chicken wings on a plate and handed them to the little girl. At this moment, he stopped and turned to look at Dongfang.

No one around reacted, but Wei An felt it.

The color of the sky is wrong.The dark blue sky is dyed with a little bright color, which is very light. In this atmospheric environment, it seems that the clouds have been powdered and rendered by a fantasy lens. It is beautiful and spectacular.

Wei An knew this light, it was the light of the battlefield.

The party was still calm, with a light breeze, barbecue sizzling temptingly on the rack, business chatting, laughing, and "any more bacon wraps" from someone.

There was a faint roar from the east, as if a rain cloud was approaching.

It caught fire, and it was very big. If you were in front of you, it could be said to be extremely violent, devouring the world.

Wei An got himself another drink, the thunder was still far away, and the party was still as comfortable as a small piece of paradise.

After a while, someone started looking at their phone with a nervous expression.

In the direction of the bar, a customer was smiling and chatting with someone while holding a glass of wine. At this moment, the phone rang, and when he connected, his expression changed.A young couple stood not far away, holding hands and talking about love, someone walked over quickly and said something to them uneasily.

Some are on the phone, others are looking for friends.

Wei An didn't watch the news, but he knew that the place where the accident happened was the Yinwan resident.

He stood in the sunlight and watched the party get into chaos.

He didn't show any expression, just took a sip of his drink slowly.