Chapter 1原文

Dodge searched Derek's and the medic's assistant's bodies for a long time, but found nothing. He scratched his head and sighed, "That's strange... How could they be gone?"

The Fatty arrived upon hearing the news and asked Dodge, "What's gone?"

Dodge quickly explained, "These Brazilian mercenaries are different from ordinary mercenaries. They used to be soldiers, served in the military, and have the habit of wearing dog tags. Derek specifically told me that if they unfortunately died, I must bring back their dog tags, which identify them, to their families."

After hearing Dodge's explanation, the Fatty also joined Dodge in examining Derek's and the medic's assistant's bodies. After a careful search, they found nothing.

Not only that, but the Fatty also felt that Derek's and the medic's assistant's bodies were strange. Their combat equipment and clothing linings were all gone, and they only had the white robes to cover their bodies.

The Fatty didn't believe that two professional mercenaries would take off all their equipment themselves and become like this. Derek and the medic's assistant must have been controlled by something, which ultimately led to this.

As for what controlled them, the Fatty currently had no idea.

The most critical point was, where did the white robe that was sent flying by Zoey's punch go? They hadn't noticed it just now.

"We have to get out of here quickly. If that white robe went to get reinforcements, then our current location has already been exposed," Dodge said worriedly.

Dodge's words made sense. His words made everyone stop focusing on Derek's and the medic's assistant's remains, and instead hurry away to find a way out.

"Since those white robes came out of that building, then there is likely to be some kind of secret in that building," Zoey pointed to the circular domed building where the white robes had emerged. "Let's go there and search first."

The Fatty and the others agreed with Zoey's suggestion, because they were like headless flies, just wandering around in this space. At this time, Zoey's suggestion came at the right time, giving them a goal.

"Definitely do not look into the eyes of the white robes," Levan warned again.

Levan was still terrified of the white robe's control.

As the only one who wasn't controlled, the Fatty was very curious about them being controlled, so he asked, "How exactly were you guys controlled?"

Zoey and Dodge stammered, and from their expressions, it was not difficult to tell that they had been caught off guard.

Levan explained, "I saw out of the corner of my eye that the three white robes were approaching us. I originally wanted to run, but one of them grabbed me. I looked up and was immediately controlled, and then I involuntarily met his eyes."

Under the white robe, only those eyes could be seen.

As for what it felt like to be controlled, Zoey, Dodge, and Levan gave different answers.

Zoey said she felt like she had sunk into an endless ocean, and she felt herself sinking continuously in the ocean, unable to swim upwards no matter how hard she tried; Dodge said he felt like he was going down a rushing river, the current was so fast that he couldn't open his eyes at all, and he didn't know where he was going; while Levan said he felt like he had suddenly appeared on the top of a snow-capped mountain, and the strong light caused his eyes to be temporarily blind, and he could only grope forward in the dark.

While they were talking, they quietly摸摸 (mōmō; stealthily) reached the circular-domed building that the white robes had come out of.

The Fatty glanced inside, and at first glance, there was no one inside.

But the Fatty wasn't at ease. He told Zoey and the others that he would sneak in first and take a look, and if everything was normal, they could go in.

With that, the Fatty deftly flashed into the building.

Although it was impossible to tell what the building was used for from the outside, its purpose could be seen as soon as you went inside.

This was a laboratory or warehouse, brightly lit, with hundreds of jars neatly arranged, ranging in size from half a person to as much as five or six meters high, with diameters of seven or eight meters.

The jars were wrapped in a metal-like substance, and it was impossible to see what was inside from the outside.

After confirming that it was safe, the Fatty called Zoey and the others in.

After Zoey and the others came in, they were puzzled when they saw the rows of jars.

Zoey looked at these strange jars of different sizes and immediately asked, "Why did the white robes come out of this place?"

Zoey's question stumped them, and even Levan didn't know what these jars were for.

No one answered Zoey's question.

However, Dodge suddenly asked a question at this time, "Could these jars be the key to us finding the meteorite?"

Based on the Fatty's experience, these jars in front of him may not be related to the meteorite, and he shook his head.

Dodge didn't quite believe the Fatty's reaction. At this time, he believed his intuition more. He felt that these jars must be related to the meteorite, at least to the secret of the meteorite.

Dodge came to a jar on his own, looking at and examining it, trying to see something from the jar.