Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 478 "Death Words"

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The faint blue light pierced through the tumor-like protrusions at the tail of the tentacles in an instant, and the black object wrapped in it burst open——

"Crack."

Ke Lan only heard a crisp sound, and the tunnel was plunged into darkness, as if someone suddenly pulled down the switch, and all the lights went out at the same time.

No, no, this analogy is not appropriate... Not only the lighting equipment in the tunnel was extinguished, but also the searchlights and status warning lights on the mechas and power armors, the tactical flashlights and laser-assisted aiming on the assault rifle handguards. Disappeared, and even the fluorescent display on the inside of the helmet visor went dark as if the power had been cut off.

As far as the field of vision is concerned, you can't see your fingers.

It was as if a black hole had appeared in the tunnel, absorbing all the light.

Ke Lan tried to move the shoulder joints of the power armor, and the hydraulic power-assist device can still operate normally, that is to say, the energy of the power armor has not been exhausted, but if this is the case, why does the head-up display screen go out?
Could it be an EMP shock?

The driving motor of the power armor can still operate normally, but the sophisticated electronic equipment such as the head-up display is down. This situation is indeed very similar to being attacked by an EMP, but there is another more abrupt problem, which is Ke Lan. It cannot be ignored.

Quiet.

The surrounding environment is really too quiet.

All the communication channels were silent. Not only were there no exclamations and inquiries from other team members, but there was also no sound of electric current after being disturbed.

They were just a few feet away from him, but Ke Lan couldn't hear any sound.

He couldn't hear voices, footsteps, gunshots...even breathing and heartbeat.

That black hole not only absorbed all the light, it also seemed to suck away all the sound in this space.

Is it because all the air in the tunnel is sucked away, causing the sound to lose the medium of transmission?
Ke Lan quickly denied this idea—he was still stepping on a solid and flat ground, even if the entire tunnel was evacuated, as long as they were still in contact with the ground, the tunnel itself was the best way to transmit sound medium.

The speed of sound transmission in solids is even higher than that of liquids and gases.

Ke Lan seemed to understand something, took a step back, and reached out to reach back.

The hound was standing behind him just now. Even if a veteran like him encounters such an emergency, he will stick to his position instead of panicking like those inexperienced recruits. Running around in bewilderment.

But Ke Lan found nothing.

He felt the fine hairs on the surface of his skin stand up, and a chilling sense of fear gradually spread in the darkness.

Ke Lan controlled his breathing rate as much as possible, and he retreated slowly until he reached the end of the original team position.

Not only the hound disappeared, but everyone else also disappeared, even the huge "Valkyrie One" evaporated out of thin air... He was the only one left in the tunnel.

I was teleported?Just at the moment when that tumor-like protrusion was blown off?

This damn thing...has its own Deathrattle (note 1) effect?

At least what is certain is that the anomaly that occurred in the tunnel is absolutely inseparable from the tumor-like object.

It's a pity, if there is a "Baron Rivendell", it will be fine, send it back and send it back, just pretend nothing happened... (Note 2) Ke Lan complained in his heart, trying to regulate his nervousness.

But before he could relax his tense facial muscles, a voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

...the sound made by the slimy limbs rubbing against the ground as they squirmed.

In this dark space, he is not alone...

Ke Lan immediately picked up the gun, but when he wanted to shoot in the direction of the sound, he found that he couldn't locate the source of the sound at all. rang in the depths of my mind.

"damn it."

Ke Lan cursed softly, his lips opened and closed, but no sound came out of his throat.

This is a world without light and sound, and he verified this conjecture again.

Ke Lan began to sweep around, he firmly squeezed the trigger, the muzzle did not light up, and there was no deafening gunshot, only the real recoil from the butt of the gun could prove that the bullet was fired.He took off his gloves, stretched out a hand and put it next to the ejection port, and instantly a few hot bullet casings fell into his palm.

"hiss……"

Ke Lan took a deep breath and dropped the bullet casing to the ground, but also did not hear the crisp sound that is unique to metal collisions.

not right...

He suddenly realized something and stopped shooting.

Why can I hear the sound of tentacles wriggling in a space where I can't hear any sound?It doesn't make sense.

Without light and sound, could it be because one's senses have been affected—for example, the part of the brain responsible for vision and hearing has been disturbed by the outside world?

This possibility is very high, at least in terms of the difficulty of realization, it is much simpler than taking away all the light and sound in this space.Even with the existing technology of human beings, it can be done completely.

Ke Lan took a deep breath, then opened his mouth, and shouted silently: "Old dog! Layton! Akira Asano! Can you hear my voice? If you are nearby, move closer to me!"

Ke Lan waited for ten seconds.

There was no answer, and nothing approached.

The subtle creeping sound still lingers in my ears, neither far nor near.

Ke Lan took out another lighter from his pocket, lit it, and slowly moved a finger towards it.

The skin can feel the scorching heat, but the beating flames from the air outlet can't be seen at all.

Only light and sound are shielded, but heat, or energy, remains.

He drew out the pulse laser pistol at his waist, and put the muzzle on the butt of the assault rifle——

If the physical laws of this space are changed and all the light will be sucked away, then it is impossible for laser weapons to cause any damage to the target; but if the energy of the matter itself is not affected, it may be another way of saying it.

A few seconds later, Ke Lan touched the melted holes on the gun stock, lost in thought...

[PS Note 1: Deathrattle effect: From the card game Hearthstone, it refers to the special effect that will be triggered after the death of follower cards (including a few equipment cards).

Note 2: Baron Rivendell is also a hearthstone card, the effect is to trigger the death language of the follower twice. 】

[PPS Thanks to book friends 20210316133335505, Traveler 0821, Ivan for a ride, and 0hjklg for the 100 starting coins. 】

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