Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 932 - 380: Crescent Moon Operation (8K)_2

"Now that Captain Lin is here, let’s start right away." Qino wasn’t one for chit-chat. He directly pulled up a chair, sat down, and took out a pack of cigarettes. Lin Xian cast a surprised glance, interpreting Lin Xian’s look as concern. Qino got up, walked to the room’s door, and turned on the exhaust fan. Then he said, "Compared to morphine and alcohol, cigarettes are valuable in the apocalypse. They relieve stress while maintaining mental defenses, not affecting judgment or causing mental decay."

"Captain Lin, I’m Zhou Jin, captain of the special operations team of the 83 Iron Guard Brigade." Sitting across from Lin Xian, Zhou Jin swept his gaze over Lin Xian and spoke directly, "You can trust us."

There wasn’t much ceremony; the teams casually took seats in the hall. Lin Xian’s squad sat at the end. After lighting his cigarette, Qino said to Lin Xian, "Airport, Xilan City—I’ve heard about them. You’re quite amazing."

Lin Xian felt somewhat overwhelmed, looking at the room filled with people, and couldn’t help but ask, "So many teams, all for the same mission?"

"Pretty much, because it’s a saturation mission, so the operation echelon prepared five teams."

"Five teams?" Lin Xian exclaimed in surprise, "Including me?"

"No."

Qino shook his head, exhaled smoke, and said, "You’re quite special; Commander Ye arranged support for you. So I have a squad here to protect you."

Lin Xian was a bit surprised upon hearing this. Truth be told, he had been too simplistic in his thinking.

He thought this action plan was handed over to him to execute, but seeing the room full of operational teams, Lin Xian felt a twinge at heart. Saturation missions are a brutal term; the Phoenix Society’s arrangements are meticulous, not merely letting Lin Xian venture alone.

At this time, Xu Zhenyue, who was presiding over the action meeting, gestured towards Lin Xian’s side and promptly tapped his finger on the table. The meeting room fell silent.

"Let me briefly introduce the action background to Captain Lin first."

The holographic screen opened, revealing a wealth of information about the Deep Red World, with Julius Litt’s image flickering in the center.

"Now through acquired intelligence and information, we’ve confirmed that Julius, the Asia-Pacific director of the Deep Red World, has been collaborating for several months with Wen Hui from Linglong Group and Dawn City. We won’t go into specific details, but there’s a severe problem at present."

Xu Zhenyue adjusted the screen, and a gigantic humanoid Abnormal Body appeared above the conference table, accompanied by data on the Dark Erosion Cells.

"The 14th S-Class organism, Gray Fog Walker, invaded sectors B2-B3 of the number one city wall two weeks ago, causing over 30,000 deaths and the sacrifice of more than 2,000 garrison members. The corpse of this S-Class organism was recovered by a large convoy named ’Echo’ at that time. Investigation revealed this organization is actually a disguise for the Deep Red World. Our special operation team intercepted partial intelligence about Julius’s clone at Akse’s White Deer Beach Starry Sky Observation Base. We found the Deep Red World successfully extracted a live tissue sample of ’Dark Erosion Cells (Umbra-Cell)’ from this S-Class corpse and sent it to the Star Abyss No.5’s White City Base for proliferation and cultivation, achieving success."

"Through these cells, we’ve discovered part of the principle by which Dark Creatures can convert Dark Invasion, achieving a shielding rate of 18%. However, as these cells haven’t been fully activated, comprehensive data can’t be obtained. Our research labs collaborated for a discussion, concluding that if we activate these cells and master the concurrent effects of their biological energy, we can acquire a genuine plan for shielding and filtering against Dark Invasion."

Xu Zhenyue continued, "But the problem is, humans lack the means to activate these Dark Creature cells—except for one."

"Mycelium?" Lin Xian asked. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Correct."

"Mycelium is essentially a type of Dark Creature. The Deep Red World had previously established numerous research bases and conducted live studies but hadn’t connected this type to the S-Class, so this is essentially a very dangerous signal. It indicates human thinking is about to connect with the Star Abyss, possibly leading to a catastrophic-level disaster for us. Moreover, we believe that the Deep Red World..."

"Has already done it."

Hearing this, Lin Xian’s team members turned pale.

KIKI furrowed her brows, "Are you saying this morning’s attack might be related?"

"More than that."

Xu Zhenyue tapped his finger again, and the holographic display turned into a regional map. The Star Abyss No.5 to the west of Dawn City, the Star Abyss No.7 to the southwest, and the Star Abyss No.8 to the southeast all showed an unusual elliptical expansion trend. Heading toward Dawn City, those Dark Tides seemed driven by some massive gravitational force and began to deform.

"In the last 16 hours from last night until now, the edges of the Star Abyss have shown abnormal expansion almost simultaneously. Yunlan, Longjiang, Luling, Heavenly Guard, Shenli City’s direction all observed the abnormal tide eruptions, so we unanimously believe this might be related to the ongoing actions of the Deep Red World."

"Currently, the remaining survivors from these directions are flocking en masse towards Dawn City to flee for refuge. We don’t yet have a clear count, so this is a dangerous signal for us."

Lin Xian’s face darkened, "If they’ve acted, then what exactly is our Crescent Moon Operation supposed to do?"

Chu Yan, sitting beside him, looked over and coldly said

"Intercept information."

"What do you mean?"