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Chapter 419 - 273: Strategic Weapon?! (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 419: Chapter 273: Strategic Weapon?! (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

After the tasks were allocated, the two squads sprang into action.

One group of experts who stayed behind began to study the structure of the sinkhole more meticulously, using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to analyze the composition of any potential gold metal fragments, while also employing a portable mass spectrometer to detect chemical substances in the air, hoping to find more clues.

Meanwhile,

another expert, escorted by a special soldier, ventured deep into the heart of the Qinling.

They carefully made their way through the dense forest.

To ensure safety, they also carried non-lethal defense weapons to deal with any potential encounters with wild animals or unidentified organisms.

This was because the terrain deep in Qinling was intrinsically complex.

Even if they were much more capable than ordinary people, they could only achieve a speed of around five kilometers per hour.

They had left the sinkhole near dusk.

Until deep into the night, when the squad that continued deeper was preparing to camp on-site and pause the investigation,

the scene in front of them shocked the team exploring the severe energy fluctuations.

It was a sight they had never seen before!

The trees that were once tall and straight now looked as though they had been intricately carved.

On their trunks, the cracks resembled ancient runes, recording the trajectory of some high-temperature weapon, with every detail revealing extreme temperature control and precise aiming ability.

The faint scorch marks in the cracks were like war scars painted by Mother Earth on these trees, proving they had witnessed a silent thermal storm.

And some trees had been reborn in this invisible confrontation.

Their bark had been stripped away, and the exposed wood had transformed into something almost like an art piece.

The glaze-like texture on the wood, as if a perfect fusion between nature and modern technology, froze the instant melting and rapid cooling of the wood at extremely high temperatures into eternal art standing amidst the forest.

Not far away.

In the crevice of a massive rock, a metallic sheen shimmered.

It was not only the hard shell of the rock that the high-temperature weapon had penetrated but a microscopic revolution had also been triggered within, reshaping the stone into a completely new form.

The sharpness of the fissures was as delicate as nature’s most exquisite cutting technique.

The soil on the ground, which previously seemed ordinary, had been heated to a high temperature and rapidly cooled to form hard, ceramic-like geometric patterns.

And in a nearby clearing, you could even see a small man-made lake.

Some high-temperature weapon had channeled the water flow, melting the land, and ultimately creating a crystal-clear lake surface.

At the center of all these sights.

The carcass of the wild boar became a striking focus.

Its skin had completely carbonized.

The muscles had shrunk due to the high heat, and the exposed skeleton presented both a terrifying and strangely beautiful aesthetic.

However, what was astonishing was that.

The surrounding grass was still vibrant green, as if there was an incredible precision control over the local environmental impact, keeping the flames at bay from this oasis of life.

Looking at everything before him,

the expert subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

The burned-to-death wild boar, the carbonized dense forest flora, the small lake formed from melted ground...

All these were definitely not traces of nature!

It was most likely some kind of modern weaponry!

And looking at the destruction here, there’s not only the characteristic of high temperature, but it also seemed to have an effect similar to a powerful electrical current blast.

Clearly, this was a powerful weapon with two attack modes!

While the expert was shocked by these terrifying traces, he also realized a terrifying fact.

That is, the weapon causing this destruction was insanely precise.

As an expert, he had seen too many destructive forces; some of the human-made thermal weapons were much more exaggerated than the scene here.

For example, nuclear weapons, releasing massive amounts of energy capable of generating extremely high temperatures and shock waves in an instant, destroying anything within its blast radius.

For example, cluster bombs, containing multiple small bombs that could be scattered and detonated over a wide area, causing extensive damage to personnel and facilities.

For example, laser weapons, although still in the experimental phase, high-energy laser weapons could strike targets at the speed of light, generating localized high temperatures, used for precise strikes.

All these weapons were extremely powerful!

But.

The weapon that causes high temperatures and electrical damage not only possessed tremendous destructive power, but also its control precision seemed a bit exaggerated.

It could strike with ease, more terrifying than mere destruction.

The user of this weapon could precisely control its energy output, capable of melting the ground in an instant while avoiding damage to specific areas, demonstrating an extremely high level of technological sophistication and tactical flexibility.

This not only meant effective strikes against enemy targets, but it also reflected protection of the surrounding environment and non-combatants, indicating a highly advanced weapon system.

And when he thought about the very small fallen object that had appeared earlier, he couldn’t help but connect the two incidents in Qinling.

It was very likely.

That the small fallen object was the high-precision, cutting-edge weapon that caused all this destruction!

If that was the case.

This weapon, in addition to its great power and ease of deployment, would also need to have two other features: its size was small enough to be within three meters, indicating it had a strong enough stealth ability to reach the heartland of Hua Country unnoticed, and its exterior defense was robust enough to perform orbital air drops without a parachute, making deployment extremely convenient.

The combination of these four characteristics.

Meant that...

It was an extremely powerful, strategic-level weapon!

Imagine countless such tiny weapons easily bypassing enemy detection, then falling from orbital height to enemy locations, utterly unstoppable, and then striking with pinpoint accuracy with King Yan’s call.

No personnel or armored unit could withstand King Yan’s call; any defensive position would be obliterated once this thing hit.

If it were to be deployed directly behind enemy lines.

The effects would be even more outrageous.

It would be more suited to modern warfare than those large-scale weapons because it wouldn’t just destroy buildings and people, but would eliminate military strength while leaving attackers with a city intact!

The very thought of this scenario made him shudder uncontrollably.

So.

He chose to report to his superiors without the slightest hesitation.

What was found in Qinling was not a small matter.

The experts didn’t know whether the enemy had sent this device as an intimidation or a provocation, for reconnaissance or for some other purpose.

All he knew was.

The enemy’s gun might already be pointed at their head!

Such a tiny yet terrifying thing, hidden within the vast Qinling, obviously couldn’t be searched for by their small team alone.

He needed reinforcements!

The military base took his report, interspersed with a bunch of photos and data evidence, very seriously.

But because the matter was so significant, they were reluctant to make too many decisions hastily.

Therefore, although the base began planning almost immediately, it initially decided to implement a rough blockade over the entire Qinling area, with preliminary checks for all roads leading out of Qinling.

At the same time, they decided to send a larger and more professional exploration team with better equipment deep into Qinling to further verify the situation reported by the expert.

If the situation was confirmed as true and remained extremely urgent after a secondary verification.

Then the military base, which had already reported to the highest level, would directly restrict travel on the surrounding roads and shut down the Xi Cheng High-speed Railway line that crossed Qinling; additionally, multiple satellites would be tasked with closely monitoring any developments in the area.

Simultaneously.

The base, which was originally focused more on scientific research, would transfer this matter.

Directly to the Central Military Region to take over.

If the situation was confirmed.

The next step would be only one thing: search the mountain!

A place like Qinling didn’t need to worry about the implications of a mountain search and road closures, as most of the area consisted of primitive forest and mountains, with only a few mountain villages existing.

The only major impact from closing the Xi Cheng High-speed Railway could be explained away as necessary for road maintenance or similar reasons.

Now, cost and impact weren’t the primary considerations.

After all, if there really was such a lethal weapon stealthily delivered to the heartland, not conducting a thorough search to find it would be endlessly disconcerting.

At this point, only two questions needed consideration.

First, was this situation for real?

And second, if it were true. Qinling was so vast, the difficulty of searching it would be incredibly great, akin to finding a needle in a haystack!

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