Embers Ad Infinitum

After returning to the "Fire and Iron" hotel after eating and drinking, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

"That's it for relaxing. Next, brace yourself and be on high alert. From time to time, you have to think about the gaze of 'Yougu' or the dream of 'Zhuang Sheng' in your mind."

"Why?" Shang Jianyao was the first to express doubts, "There will be a bloody disaster only the day after tomorrow!"

Jiang Baimian let out a "huh" sound:

"For predictions like this, it works both directly and backwards. There are too many explanations, and we can't put all our bets on one possibility."

"Yes, yes!" Shang Jianyao immediately changed his mind.

"Yes, yes." Long Yuehong nodded in agreement.

Shang Jianyao then said:

"Indeed, there are too many examples of misinterpretations of prophecies in old world entertainment materials, and the results are counterproductive."

No need to remind me that all my experience with prophecies comes from old world entertainment sources... Jiang Baimian muttered silently.

The "Old Tune Group" has not encountered many prophecies so far. One is from the Zen Naga Master of the "Crystal Consciousness Sect", one is from the "Asceticism Ministry", and the other is related to the Bodhi statue.

Jiang Baimian further explained:

"Even if the bloody disaster does happen the day after tomorrow, it doesn't mean that there will be no danger in these two days.

"What if the enemy launches an attack tonight, takes control of us, and then carries out humane destruction of us the day after tomorrow? This is in line with the prophecy of the bloody disaster the day after tomorrow.

"Also, people from the Eighth Research Institute may come to check our memories today or tomorrow to confirm the situation here and prepare for the ambush the day after tomorrow. By then, if they know our plan and understand us We will be in big trouble if we follow the plan."

"Insidious!" Shang Jianyao didn't know whether he was scolding the prophecy as misleading, or whether the people from the Eighth Research Institute were sneaky.

Then, he applauded Jiang Baimian.

Snap, snap, snap.

Bai Chen nodded slightly and said:

"These are indeed predictions and situations that need to be watched out for."

"Under normal circumstances, it is not difficult to recall 'Yougu''s gaze and 'Zhuang Sheng's' dreams from time to time, but we always have to sleep. Who can control himself to mobilize specific memories in dreams?" Long Yuehong proposed. Technical difficulties.

The red light in Gnawa's eyes flashed and he said:

"Can Kitis please help me with the 'Fate Communication'?"

"This will affect her condition. She is different from us. She has not been genetically modified. She usually has to control multiple bodies, which consumes a lot of energy. She probably does less daily exercise." Jiang Baimian denied this. idea.

She then showed a smile that made Long Yuehong frightened:

“Since you can’t control yourself while sleeping and have difficulty recalling your thoughts, we need to fundamentally solve this problem.”

"How to solve it?" Shang Jianyao was very flattering.

Jiang Baimian looked around again and said:

"Do not sleep!

"With just two days of no sleep tonight and tomorrow night, we can completely hold on and maintain a good fighting ability."

"..." Long Yuehong said in silence for a few seconds, "Yes."

After only two days of not sleeping, he didn't have any major problems.

He just didn't expect the team leader's method to be so simple and crude.

"You guys." Shang Jianyao became proud, "You are really not as good as me in this aspect. We can take turns to rest."

How do you manage to switch smoothly between "I" and "we"? Jiang Baimian slandered, ignored this guy, looked directly at Gnawa and said:

"Lao Ge, please pay attention to the power consumption and replenish it in time."

As an intelligent robot, it would be a piece of cake for Gnawa to go without sleep for several months without letting its parts rest.

"Any more questions?" Jiang Baimian always knew how to use everyone's wisdom to find out and fill in the gaps.

Shang Jianyao raised his hand:

"I have."

"Say." Jiang Baimian adjusted his mentality naturally as he got used to it.

Shang Jianyao asked:

"Since we have to be careful about the situations you mentioned, why didn't you tell us before and let us eat and drink without any vigilance?"

Before Jiang Baimian could speak, he "suddenly realized" and said:

"To teach us a lesson!"

"You are the only one who needs a lesson, thank you." Jiang Baimian replied rudely, "Calculate the time, from the time Murray and Benito wake up, to the time they send a telegram to the Eighth Research Institute, to the time we have dinner , how long has it been? Unless the people in the Eighth Research Institute have noticed the anomaly and have been secretly planning against us for a long time, they will not be so fast. And if they have been targeting us early in the morning, then everything we do will be Now that they've seen it, there are no secrets to keep, and it doesn't matter whether you relax or not while eating."

Jiang Baimian paused and said:

"Actually, there shouldn't be any problem in these few hours now, but idle time is idle. It's better to start early and adapt to a high-alert life as soon as possible."

"Yeah." Long Yuehong and others nodded.

After unifying their thoughts, the "old tune group" entered a state of combat readiness.

…………

In the early hours of the morning, inside the safe house where Murray and Benito were staying.

The two of them were lying on the bed and the other on the sofa, sleeping deeply and soundly.

Suddenly, something invisible seemed to be pulsating in the deep night, turning into two invisible, intangible, seemingly non-existent tentacles that silently stretched towards Murray and Benito, and penetrated into their bodies. head.

After a while, the two invisible tentacles, as if they were just a nightmare, retracted and merged into the darkness.

I don’t know how long it took, but in the neighborhood where Moore lived, a large number of countless, invisible, colorless, and tentacle-like things rose up in the night.

They were indistinguishable from each other in the darkness, extending towards different rooms.

In this way, like the nightmare monster that sucks human brains in legendary stories, the tentacles sometimes rise and sometimes recede in different neighborhoods of Gerstburg.

Someone woke up because of this, but nothing was abnormal. He half-closed his eyes, left the bed, staggered to the toilet, and got rid of the bloated feeling that he had been holding in for a long time.

The invisible and colorless tentacles followed a certain pattern or pursued a certain trajectory, and finally arrived at the "Fire and Iron" hotel.

A few minutes after one of them was inserted into Spant's head, the night surged, and four tentacles branched out and quietly reached the suite of the "Old Tune Group".

In the living room of the suite, the lights were still on. Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong were either sitting in different places or huddled together, none of them sleeping yet.

Among them, two people were on guard, and they were watching entertainment materials from the old world, taking a break from their busy schedule to keep their spirits from breaking.

But no matter which side you are on, every few minutes, your mind will recall "You Gu"'s gaze or "Zhuang Sheng's" dream.

The invisible tentacles stopped in the night, as if blocked by the light, and did not reach into the house, reaching towards the heads of the four carbon-based people in the "Old Tune Team".

They cling quietly to the curtained window, like eyes peering into the house.

Fifteen minutes passed, half an hour passed, two hours passed, and the "Old Tune Group" never slept.

Finally, the invisible tentacles retracted and disappeared into the darkness.

…………

In the blink of an eye, the day mentioned in the prophecy came, and this was also the day when Murray and Benito left Gerstburg and returned to the Eighth Institute.

The two looked at each other and informed the "Old Adjustment Team" of the departure time and the intersection from which they would head to the ice field according to the original plan.

Gnawa received their telegram and learned of their imminent departure.

"It's time for us to go out." Jiang Baimian said as he took a pill to stimulate the brain to keep himself awake.

Although she can still hold on and her energy is still good, she is facing a powerful enemy and her condition could be improved a little.

Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Shang Jianyao also took the pills produced by this "Pangu creature".

Then they went downstairs, settled the bill, and got into the jeep.

The jeep drove toward the exit from Gerstburg to the ice field, not too fast nor too slow.

Seeing the fortifications on the outside, a dark red SUV drove from another street and walked alongside them.

There was only one person in the cross-country, a man in his thirties.

He wore a peaked cap and gray-blue clothes, with a slightly hooked nose and obvious golden stubble on his cheeks.

When Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong looked over, the man driving the car released his left hand and raised his palms to chant Buddha's name.

This is the way to confirm the appointment made by the "Old Tune Team" and Kittis in advance.

Shang Jianyao withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and nodded to Jiang Baimian.

Jiang Baimian couldn't help but sigh silently:

"'Heavenly Eyes' and 'Heavenly Ears' are really easy to use. We don't need to contact you at all. Jitis can cooperate and follow up in time, without having to worry about being noticed by the secret monitor..."

At this time, the traffic light at the intersection ahead changed, and the Jeep and the crimson off-road vehicle drove out of the street one after another and entered the road between the peripheral fortifications.