Latitude 40.1872, longitude 90.8239, Tarim Basin, Lop Nur.

Temperature 46, wind direction southwest, wind speed 6.5m/s, humidity 8%...

This is the hinterland of Canglong Broken Ear in Lop Nur. The surface temperature is as high as 80 degrees Celsius. There is no vegetation and no life. Compared with Taklimakan, which is on the precipice of life, it is not far behind.

A team of six Chinese special forces escorted two experts in the biochemical field and headed east at an extremely fast speed. Their faces were covered with sand, their dry lips were cracked with blood, and their bloodshot eyes were filled with tears.

With deep anxiety.

Ten days ago, China's Northwest Special Operations Brigade received a top-secret mission and went to the depths of Canglong Broken Ear in Lop Nur to search for scientific researchers who had obtained important items in the scientific field, and escorted them all the way to Base 13.

A sudden desert storm destroyed their communication equipment and lost contact with the headquarters. Under the influence of the storm, the sand dunes moved on a large scale and the entire terrain completely changed, putting them in danger of being lost.

Under the strong sunlight, heat waves evaporate in the endless desert, forming a vast water pattern. All water sources have been exhausted, and they must walk eastward through the Tarim Basin as quickly as possible to find the water on the edge.

Wet sand containing a small amount of water was used for replenishment, and then tried to contact the headquarters for rescue.

A sealed metal box the size of a palm was held tightly against the chest by a biochemistry expert in his fifties. With the support of his assistant, he walked forward one step at a time. Six special forces formed a diamond shape with them as the core.

Escort them to the center.

"Captain, this mission..." A hoarse voice came out, but as soon as the voice came out, he was interrupted by the captain.

"Shut up!" The captain glared at the warrior who spoke out, and reprimanded in an almost growling voice: "Don't tell the secrets you shouldn't tell, don't ask the secrets you shouldn't know, and don't see the secrets you shouldn't see!

Zhao Ziyang, when you go back, copy the confidentiality order to me a thousand times!"

"Yes!" Zhao Ziyang replied with absolute obedience, but his eyes glanced at the metal box that was tightly guarded by the biochemical expert on his chest.

This mission is a top-secret mission of the highest level in the country. No one knows why they came to this damn Lop Nur, and no one knows what is in the metal box on the chest of the biochemical expert.

In short, everything was terrible. The sudden storm directly forced them into a desperate situation: the radio station was destroyed, the compass failed, and they could only rely on their legs and the map to get out.

An uneasy feeling arose in Zhao Ziyang's heart. From the captain's anxious eyes, he could see the same uneasiness as the captain.

The mysterious Lop Nur, the mysterious black dragon with broken ears.

"Dr. Sun, we must carry out the attack, otherwise we will all die in this desert." The captain approached the biochemical expert and made an unquestionable request to the other party in a dry and hoarse voice.

There are at least two hundred kilometers away from the edge of the basin. If they advance at this speed, it will take at least five days to get out. And during these five days, without water, they will lie in the desert and become mummies.

.

Dr. Sun showed a forced smile, and his bloody lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything. His right hand firmly pressed the metal box on his chest, showing that the things inside were more important than anything else.

important.

"Zhao Ziyang!"

"arrive!"

"Hold Dr. Sun and run!"

"yes!"

Zhao Ziyang immediately stepped forward to support Dr. Sun, and led him forward together with the assistant. Deep and shallow footprints formed a series behind them, and then the dry wind picked up the sand and filled them up, completely submerging them.

Placed in the uninhabited sea of ​​sand.

The scorching sun steamed and roasted them mercilessly, and the dry sand wind kept sweeping away the remaining water molecules in their bodies. Under the high-intensity running attack, their dehydrated bodies made their breathing become heavier and heavier.

Breathing heavily, more and more water molecules are lost in the body. But they cannot stop. Once they stop, they may not be able to sit still, waiting for thirst to take away their lives.

The heat wave evaporating from the surface of the beach in the distance became more intense, even giving them the illusion of being in a rough sea. The emergence of this illusion proved that their physical fitness was severely exhausted, and they could only rely on willpower to persist.

If you keep this speed, you may be able to reach the edge of the basin before your body collapses, and you may even be able to meet the expedition team heading to Lop Nur...

A group of figures appeared in the southwest, becoming clearer and clearer, and you could even see clearly the water bottles hanging on their camouflage uniforms...

Some people have water sources, and some people have hope!

The eight people stuck out their tongues and licked their lips almost at the same time, staring at the figure walking towards them in the distance.

The sand in their mouths with chapped lips and blood was rolled into their mouths with their tongues and chewed, using the power of chewing to drive away all negative reactions from the body.

Various races, Belleville550ST desert combat boots, desert MCCUU, M4-A1 carbine...

"Hidden! Mercenaries!" The captain suddenly let out a low and rapid roar.

The special forces immediately lay down on the sand, occupied the dune bunker, and held their guns in firing position. Their eyes were sunken deep into the pupils, revealing the light of battle.

Heavily armed international mercenaries appeared here, obviously for the iron box they took out from the hinterland of Canglong Broken Ear.

What is in the iron box that can attract international mercenaries?

I don’t know, no one knows, this is top secret, they don’t have any authority to know.

"No, this is fake, this is a mirage." Dr. Sun tried his best to get up from Zhao Ziyang's arms, looked at the group of mercenaries in the distance, smiled to himself and said: "I often go into the desert, and I almost get out of it.

The field of biochemistry has jumped into the field of nature.”

Following Dr. Sun's words, the group of fully armed international mercenaries gradually faded in front of everyone's eyes, and finally disappeared.

Yes, this is a mirage.

The special forces soldiers, who had made a false alarm, got up from the sand and panted heavily. Their nerves were tense just now, which once again consumed their remaining physical strength.

"This is a mirage." Dr. Sun's eyes were still focused on the disappearing scene in the southwest, and he said with a worried look: "Usually the refraction of a mirage is opposite, and the entity of the scene appearing in the southwest should be in the northeast."

"Distance?" the captain asked Dr. Sun with his brows furrowed.

"Maybe several kilometers, maybe hundreds of kilometers. But the mirage of this desert is usually 8 to 9.5 kilometers." After Dr. Sun finished speaking, he touched the metal box on his chest and glanced at the tired special forces soldiers.

Sighed deeply.

With a "swish" sound, the captain stretched out his left hand as if holding the cage. The team members received the sign language instructions and immediately moved closer to the captain.

"Continue to go east!" The captain made a hoarse voice, took a deep look at the east and said, "The reality does not allow us to change the route. Be prepared for encounters and ambush battles!"

With a snap, Zhao Ziyang stood up, grabbed the young assistant by the collar, gritted his teeth and growled at him: "If you want to survive, you'd better tell me the importance of this thing you found.

otherwise……"

The assistant glanced at the figure of Dr. Sun in front of him, shook his throat vigorously, and nodded to signal Zhao Ziyang to let go of him.

Zhao Ziyang let go of his assistant and stared at him intently.

"This thing has the potential to subvert the entire scientific world." The assistant said this, and then chased Dr. Sun.

Zhao Ziyang met the captain's gaze, nodded to him, and then continued to help Dr. Sun move forward one step at a time, and everyone became extremely vigilant.

The mirage scene flashed in Zhao Ziyang's mind, and cheeks of various races appeared in front of him. He especially noticed the logo on the arms of the mercenaries in the mirage: a horizontal rhombus with an inverted V pattern embedded underneath.

, a bit like a telescope, and like two eyes staring at you.

This pattern has never been seen before, giving people a very strange feeling. An ominous premonition hovered over Zhao Ziyang's alarm clock, and his sixth sense seemed to warn him of the existence of danger.

The group of people quickly ran eastwards for several kilometers and entered a basin sandwiched between two sand mountains. If they wanted to pass, they had to cross the extremely low-lying basin and then climb over the opposite sand mountains to continue moving forward.

This low-lying basin made the team feel uneasy: if an enemy ambushed them on the opposite hilltop, they would be completely exposed to the enemy's gunfire upon entering the basin, and would be killed one by one without any accident.

The captain made a stop gesture, lay down on the sand mountain, took out his binoculars, and carefully observed the terrain in front of him.

There was a dead silence, except for yellow sand or yellow sand, without any living beings.

"Zhao Ziyang protects Dr. Sun, and the others take turns covering him!"

Following the captain's order, the four special forces formed an alternating cover formation and moved quickly toward the basin with guns drawn to clear the way for the mission targets behind them.

Zhao Ziyang, who was lying on the sand mountain, bit his cracked lip, picked up the rifle, and stared at the sand mountain opposite through the sight. No accidents happened, and the five captains successfully entered the flat area in the center of the basin and prepared to cross the flat ground.

Climb up the sand hill on the opposite side to make sure it's safe.

The team leader and his team who entered the center of the flat basin became extremely cautious. The five of them formed a fan shape and raised their guns towards the top of the sand mountain opposite. They advanced cautiously with tactical steps. This kind of terrain is the most dangerous. If they didn't have no choice, they would never enter.

In this kind of terrain where one is completely exposed.

"It's safe at ten o'clock!"

"Safe at eleven o'clock!"

"It's safe at one o'clock!"

"It's safe at two o'clock!"

The captain in the center of the fan waved his hand, indicating to continue moving forward, with the muzzle of the gun always pointed upward to prevent a sudden ambush.
Chapter completed!