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She was warning the Natanians hidden among the crowd not to even think about cutting off communication with the GUTS team.
Otherwise, even if it meant abandoning the entire Carlo base, TPC would choose to destroy it without hesitation.
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A short while later, Lu Xuan returned to his room.
This time, however, he returned to his room as a "prisoner".
Most of the members of the Gale Squad, including John, shared similar experiences with Lu Xuan.
Especially those members who had just been on duty, each of them was assigned two or three people to take turns monitoring them.
[Tomoko, can we confirm who's been possessed?]
Looking up at the camera in the room, Lu Xuan began to communicate with Zhizi in his mind.
[It's been identified; data analysis is currently underway, and the probability is as high as 97.34%...]
By obtaining the communication records between the Gale Squad members, as well as the micro-expression changes of everyone present when the museum first opened...
Tomoko has basically confirmed who the possessed person is, but the situation seems to be a little different from what Lulu had imagined.
[Hayate, Nagashiki, and Okabe all looked a little awkward when you mentioned the name 'Isilis'.]
Simultaneously, the micro-expressions of the three people at that time were replayed on Lu Xuan's retina, and Zhizi maintained her usual calm and efficient style of doing things.
[Jifeng's expression was one of surprise, mixed with a hint of astonishment...]
Yongan's expression was initially blank, then turned to surprise...
[Okabe felt anger, and a deep-seated hatred...]
After a slight pause, Tomoko captured the expressions of the three people at the last moment before slowly explaining.
They clearly all knew the name 'Isilis,' or at least knew how to pronounce it.
But they shouldn't be 'Isilis'; rather, they're 'Isilis's' enemies.
Hearing this, Lu Xuan had already vaguely guessed the identities of the three possessed individuals.
But this brings us back to the original question—where did the Tantians go?
In other words, three ghost-like entities emerged from the 'Royal Valley' and possessed the three members of the Gale Squad...
On the contrary, there are still no clues about the Natanians who crashed in the 'Royal Valley' at the beginning.
Lu Xuan rolled his eyes thoughtfully and continued his analysis.
In other words, Yongan's claim that he found some inconspicuous drag marks was actually an attempt to cover up their story of bringing the coffin back.
The key to the problem lies in the coffin, or rather, in Isilis inside it.
Those three ghost-like figures were trying to drag the coffin to the Carlo base for protection.
His expression gradually changed to one of realization, and Lu Xuan finally understood why he had felt so uncomfortable.
The Natan aliens who mistakenly entered the 'Royal Valley' have indeed stumbled into its core.
Not only that, that guy even awakened the ancient heroic spirits that were sleeping within it...
Slowly turning his head to look towards the door, Lu Xuan still had several questions unanswered.
Why did those three ancient heroic spirits risk exposing themselves to move Isilis's coffin to the Carlo base for protection?
[And what happened to that huge hole in Isilis's chest?]
Is the mysterious disappearance of the Natan aliens related to Isilis?
——Monthly Tickets/Recommendation Tickets——
Chapter 517 The Mysterious Sword
Sato is one of the ace pilots of the Hayate Squad.
As the team's top professional ace, second only to Captain Hayate and the two vice-captains, Sato knew perfectly well that the three of them had withheld some information during their conversation.
For example, the so-called "drag marks" simply do not exist.
After all, Sato was the one who was really in charge of cleaning up the mess, and he didn't think that any traces of wear and tear could be hidden from his eyes, but Nagagishi just happened to discover them.
More importantly, while searching the area he was in charge of, Sato, driven by curiosity, passed by the entrance to "Royal Valley".
Therefore, Sato can be quite certain that the coffin was not originally at the entrance.
It wasn't until Captain Gale announced the return trip that the group discovered the coffin containing Isilis's mummified corpse at the entrance.
what does this mean?
This means that someone secretly dragged the coffin out and deliberately placed it at the entrance of the "Valley of the Kings".
Unfortunately, even if Sato realized all this, what could he do?
He himself is not actually "clean".
Clang!
Sato slowly pulled a strange longsword from under the bed, looking somewhat bewildered.
Because Sato had no recollection of ever having such a longsword, let alone when he hid it under his bed.
The only thing he was certain of was that he definitely didn't have this longsword before he went out on his mission.
"I... I was hypnotized by that alien?"
Staring incredulously at the longsword in his hand, Sato felt that this was the only reason to explain his current situation.
So who exactly hypnotized themselves?
Captain Hayate? Vice-Captain Nagashi? Or Vice-Captain Okabe?
As the three men's strange actions flashed through his mind, Sato's heart sank.
Regardless of which of these three people is hypnotizing you, it means that you are in a dangerous situation.
Three men were watching him intently from the outside, while the Carlo base itself was conducting internal investigations...
Sato gripped the longsword tightly in his hand, his mind already beginning to ponder what this sword truly meant.
Woo!
Just as Sato was getting into deep thought, a piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the entire Carlo base.
When Sato looked up in astonishment, all the lights inside and outside the room suddenly went out, and the piercing alarm also disappeared all at once.
It is obvious that someone has cut off the entire base's energy system.
Not only were the active energy systems destroyed, but the backup energy systems at the Carlo base were also destroyed at the same time.
Such precise and rapid sabotage can only prove that the saboteurs not only knew everything about the Carlo base, but also had accomplices working together with them.
This allows for the rapid and simultaneous shutdown of all energy equipment at the Carlo base.
Most importantly, the destruction of the energy system at the Carlo base meant that the communication network established between the lobby and the Victory Team was also cut off.
"not good!"
Recalling the words of the GUTS captain earlier, Sato immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
He dared not gamble on whether the TPC leadership would be able to make the decision to have Delta Space Station bombard Carlo Base.
At this moment, even if it was simply to save his own life, Sato had to report the anomaly he had discovered.
"Open the door! Open the door right now, I have something to report to Commander John!"
Sato rushed to the door of the room, raised his long sword, and knocked on the door.
beep...
There was a rapid knocking on the door, but Sato was met with only a long silence.
The logistics personnel who were supposed to be guarding Sato outside remained silent, as if they had never been there.
Click! Click! Click!
A sense of crisis had already arisen within him, and Sato immediately took a step back, intending to force the door open.
Just then, a strange footstep sound came from outside the door, making a chilling noise.
It sounded like wood colliding with a hard structure, or like a ghost walking through the forest...
Click! Click! Click!
In an instant, the faint footsteps appeared at the door of the room.
Sato was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he unconsciously gripped the longsword in his hand tighter.
Clang!
Almost the instant the door was opened, Sato suddenly swung his longsword, severing the intruder's head.
"what!"
With a terrified scream, the footsteps beside Sato suddenly disappeared, and he snapped out of his daze.
It was only at this moment that Sato realized what had just happened.
"How can it be?"
Looking down at the bloody head at his feet, Sato immediately recognized the other person's identity.
That person was none other than one of the two logistics personnel responsible for guarding Sato.
In this small base, even people who weren't friends before can become friends after spending so much time together.
Moreover, Sato was one of the first pilots to arrive at Caro Base.
Sato vividly remembers chatting with this logistics personnel before the mission, dreaming about the time they would return to Earth and reunite with their families after the mission.
However, all of this became impossible with Sato's slash.
"Help! Sato has gone mad!"
Another support staff member's cry for help jolted Sato out of his daze.
"No... I didn't mean to..."
Sato reached out as if to explain something, only to find that he had extended the arm that held the sword.
To another logistics staff member, this action was undoubtedly a sign that Sato wanted to kill someone to silence them.
Terrified, the logistics personnel scrambled towards the base's main hall, making sure to spread the word about Sato's murder along the way.
"..."
Having witnessed this, Sato fell silent.
Then he realized that the strange footsteps and the sudden power outage were just his hallucinations.
The lights inside and outside the room were still on, and there was no ghostly presence at the end of the corridor.
Even the logistics staff's decision to open the door was because they heard Sato shouting.
All these bizarre phenomena and actions that blur the lines between reality and fantasy indicate that Sato's mental state is currently in grave danger.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Standing there blankly for a long time, Sato could only utter these words in a low voice.
Unfortunately, his apologetic words, coupled with his current butcher-like appearance, were utterly unconvincing.
——Monthly Tickets/Recommendation Tickets——
Chapter 518 Cosmic Emperor Isilis
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Hearing the base alarm echoing in his ears, Lu Xuan, who was talking to Zhizi, immediately stopped and raised an eyebrow, looking towards the door.
[Tomoko, hack into the Carlo base's system and help me create an alibi.]
Realizing that the base's alarm was not a drill, Lu Xuan immediately turned his wristwatch slightly and gave instructions to Zhizi.
【clear! 】