anovelconsole Chapter 49 The Theory of the Immune System
Chapter 49 The Theory of the Immune System
The battle in the distance continued and intensified.
At this moment, the Hasburg Naval Base had completely descended into chaos and despair, with explosions, collapses, and some kind of low roar coming from all directions.
Those roars were not the sounds of any known creature; they sounded like something ancient awakening in the darkness.
Because of the distance, it took Lin Mo about half an hour to get there.
By the time he arrived, the battle seemed to be over.
Hasburg Naval Base was originally a huge military facility covering several square kilometers, with a port, docks, shipyards, warehouses, barracks, and command post.
The base is surrounded by high walls, with electric fences mounted on them.
The base contains radar, missile launchers, large-caliber artillery, armored vehicles, tanks, and several warships docked in the harbor.
Now, this place is a ruin.
The wall collapsed, and several missile launchers over there were twisted into pretzels.
The artillery pieces were smashed into metal discs, and a large number of armored vehicles and tanks were overturned on the ground, some crushed and some torn in half.
Even more terrifying were the warships in the harbor. These behemoths, hundreds of meters long, were either capsized on the water or broken in two, billowing thick smoke.
The ground was covered with huge footprints.
Some footprints were bigger than cars, deeply embedded in the mud, turning up the surrounding soil.
The wide spacing between the footprints indicates that the creature was very large.
Lin Mo squatted down and measured the size of the footprints with his hand. When he discovered some coarse and tough white fur lying on the ground, he knew what kind of monster it was.
Behemoth!
Level 7 units at the outpost.
Lin Mo stood up and followed the footprints.
The footprints stretched from the south to the north of the base, crushing all the buildings and equipment along the way. Scattered on the ground were broken glass, bricks, scraps of sheet metal, and dark red bloodstains.
But strangely, Lin Mo did not see the body.
There wasn't a single body.
There were only bloodstains on the ground, no corpses, indicating that the attackers had cleaned up the battlefield, and the methods they used were definitely not as simple as just collecting the bodies.
"A necromancy spell?"
Lin Mo knew this all too well.
Although he wasn't surprised by the situation, it still gave him goosebumps.
The ability to destroy a military base of this size in such a short time must be extremely terrifying.
He continued walking forward and arrived at the base's command center.
The command post was a four-story reinforced concrete building, but now only two floors remain. The top two floors were destroyed by something, leaving piles of broken concrete and steel bars.
There was a huge pit in front of the command post.
The pit is about 20 meters in diameter and about 5 meters deep.
The soil at the bottom of the pit had been burned into a glassy state, gleaming with a dark red light in the morning light.
This wasn't caused by a cannonball, it was magic.
It is high-level magic, at least level four or higher, a destructive spell.
Lin Mo stood at the edge of the pit, silent for a long time.
Santa walked over to him, squatted down, pinched some soil from the bottom of the pit, smelled it under his nose, and then stood up.
"Fire magic," Sand said. "At least level four... The caster must be very powerful, otherwise they wouldn't have this kind of destructive power."
Lin Mo nodded.
He knew all along that the army would be destroyed by the forces of the new world.
In his previous life, he had heard others say that the armies of various countries were wiped out in the third week after the cataclysm, not by ordinary monsters, but by heroes.
A hero destroyed the entire military base.
This is the rule of the new world.
"Master, the hero who destroyed this base is very powerful. He has at least five hundred Thunderbirds, no fewer than that number of Cyclopes, many more cannibalistic mages, and hundreds of Behemoths. This force is enough to crush everything..."
Lin Mo naturally understood.
Thunderbird, a Tier 5 unit for stronghold factions.
Cyclops, a Tier 6 unit for stronghold factions.
Cannibalistic Mage, a Tier 4 unit of the stronghold faction.
As for the Behemoth, it is the absolute combat force of the stronghold faction and a level 7 unit.
If each type has hundreds of units, and they are stacked together, the destructive power would be unimaginable.
Lin Mo did not panic.
Because he was certain that the "hero" who destroyed the Hasburg naval base was definitely not a survivor.
Humanity's greatest hero right now is themselves.
There is no doubt about that.
In other words, that hero exists within the 'game world'.
These heroes have their own rules of conduct, and at least in the short term, there's no need to worry about them squeezing out your living space. They will only eliminate anything in the old world that might threaten them.
High-tech weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
Lin Mo didn't continue investigating. He mounted his horse and said, "Let's go back!"
Lin Mo pondered many questions on the way, but he was certain that from this moment on, the era of the 'New World' had truly arrived.
Those who adapt can survive.
Those who cannot adapt will only become dust.
......
When Lin Mo returned to the cemetery territory, Hammer, Daniel, and Genova were waiting for him at the entrance of the Interior Hall.
Hammer visibly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him return unharmed.
"Boss, how's it going over there?"
Lin Mo told them the actual situation.
Hammer's expression changed, and the three Daniel brothers were also so shocked that they couldn't speak.
"Missiles, warships, tanks... all gone?" Daniel's voice trembled.
"It's all gone."
silence.
Hammer suddenly remembered what Lin Mo had said: the colonel's threat was nothing to fear.
He recalled that he hadn't believed it at the time, thinking Lin Mo was too optimistic.
Now he realized that it wasn't Lin Mo who was too optimistic, but rather he himself who was too ignorant.
"Boss, that colonel..." Hammer asked.
"I haven't seen them. Everyone in the base has disappeared. Maybe they escaped, maybe they're dead!"
Everyone now knows one thing: the rules of the new world have begun to take effect.
Guns, tanks, and missiles of the old era are utterly ineffective against advanced troops and advanced magic.
They themselves need to adapt to this new set of rules and become stronger.
Moreover, Lin Mo knew that from this moment on, he should avoid using weapons from the old world if possible.
Because in his previous life he had heard a rumor.
Rule maker.
It means that after merging with the game world, as time goes by, everyone must follow the rules of the game world. If they still use weapons from the old era, they will be regarded as "outcasts" by the new world.
It's like the human body's 'immune system'.
Those rule-makers are like the body's "white blood cells"; when you are treated as an outsider, they will mercilessly kill you.
The destruction of the Hasburg naval base confirmed Lin Mo's rumor.
Lin Mo turned to look at Han Mo.
"Everyone, starting tomorrow, do not use any firearms."
The reason for doing this is simple: to avoid triggering the "new world's immune system".
Upon hearing the reason, Hammer and Daniel immediately dropped their guns as if they were some kind of monster.
"Hammer, tomorrow we need to expand our exploration area to a radius of five kilometers. Also, we need to focus our investigation on the area around the Hasburg Naval Base; there are bound to be some troop recruitment buildings there, and maybe even some territory buildings..."
Although Lin Mo knew this, he did not choose to explore it immediately, and the reason was quite practical.
If we happen to run into that "hero" who destroyed the Hasburg naval base, things could get really messed up.
Therefore, when it's necessary to be conservative, you must be conservative.
Hammer nodded.
"Genova, you follow Hammer. Assess and capture any treasure chests, resource points, or troop buildings you find as soon as possible. If you encounter any that you can't conquer, report to me immediately."
Jenova nodded. "Yes, Master."
"Daniel, you guys should also start leading your troops out to scout. Remember, try to avoid fighting; we don't have enough troops right now."
Daniel and his two friends stuck out their tongues excitedly and patted their chests, saying, "Don't worry, boss."
"Meeting adjourned!"
Lin Mo chased everyone else out. He had been exploring and fighting in the otherworld map all day and hadn't been idle since he got back. He was exhausted by now, so he released vampires and skeleton soldiers as guards and then collapsed onto the bed and fell fast asleep.