I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 455: Isolation and Real-time Monitoring

Lu Feng glanced at the desert outside through the cabin window.

The yellow sand stretches as far as the eye can see, and the beautiful hills undulate.

There is no trace of life, nothing but wind and sand.

Lu Feng nodded and said to the escorting officer: "Just drop us off here. Major Lin, thank you for your help!"

"You're welcome, it's my duty!"

The helicopter landed in an open area in the desert, and a group of nearly fifty people got off the helicopter.

More than a dozen of them were fully armed, equipped with guns and ammunition, and seemed to be professional soldiers. They took up combat posture as soon as they landed and guarded the outside of the crowd.

Half of the twenty-odd people seemed to be researchers, who were organizing equipment and dispatching manpower under the command of a handsome middle-aged man named Professor Wei. Although he looked to be only in his forties, he was calm and composed, commanding with moderation, and seemed to have the bearing of a great man.

There were seven or eight people left, and they seemed to be guides, doctors, and the like.

This is obviously an expedition team with an official background or at least supported by official forces.

The staff is complete and the strength is strong.

"Captain Lu Feng, let me introduce you. This is Huang Yaozu, a special commissioner of the Security Bureau, Officer Huang."

"Hello, Officer Huang. I'm Lu Feng, a professional explorer."

"Hello, Captain Lu. I have heard of you for a long time. We are well prepared for this dangerous journey. You can explore the way without worry. My people and I will provide security."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Lu Feng took a look at the sky, took out a cultural relic-level bronze compass, looked at it carefully for a while, and determined the direction.

He waved to the people who had finished packing behind him, "Let's go!"

Take the lead and walk in front.

In this way, three expeditions of different natures entered the same desert on the same day.

They were unaware of each other's existence.

But someone knows about it and is monitoring the every move of the three teams through satellites in the sky.

In the eastern part of Xia Country, there is a secret base where the East Asian branch of the SCP Committee is located.

In the command center as wide as a football field, thousands of people are busy, tens of thousands of electronic devices are flashing constantly, and information is refreshed on the display screens.

The busy scene looks like a space launch center.

Right in front of the hall, there is a snow-white wall that is 150 meters long and 50 meters high, extending in a "︹" shape. Dozens of light screens are projected on it, and the giant screen in the center displays the most important information.

On the command platform opposite the screen stood a group of serious-looking soldiers wearing officer uniforms, with the lowest rank being a major general.

In addition to the generals of the Xia Kingdom, there were also several officers from other East Asian countries.

Several military leaders with wrinkles on their faces stood behind the command desk, watching a group of civilians busy at the control consoles.

A colonel stood up from the control console and reported loudly to the generals: "Report, the Hunters and Sacrifices have all entered the node area!"

The leading general of the Xia Kingdom nodded and gave orders with a serious expression.

"Activate the isolator and block the node."

In the Tarim Desert, shortly after the three expedition teams entered the depths of the desert, a circle of stone walls stretching for thousands of kilometers suddenly rose on the edge of the desert.

A layer of light blue energy barrier emanated from the stone wall, spreading out and encircling the entire core area of ​​the desert, an area with a diameter of 500 kilometers. It was like a huge pot lid covering the core area of ​​the desert.

Then there was a slight flash of blue light, and the light blue energy barrier faded into a transparent color invisible to the naked eye, as if it did not exist.

Everything is completed in just a few tens of seconds.

Only the occasional bird flying by would be burned to ashes in an instant after crashing into the invisible barrier, and the flashing electric sparks proved that the barrier still existed.

The sky is covered with yellow sand and full of wind and sand.

The three expedition teams, with nearly a hundred people, were completely unaware of the changes happening above their heads.

At the East Asia Division Command Center, the old general at the console gave the order: "Switch the screen to display the status of Node 110."

The picture on the giant screen in the center of the command center changed, showing real-time images taken by three satellites.

In the picture, three expedition teams are struggling forward in the yellow sand.

Not long after entering the desert, the weather was originally clear, but suddenly a sandstorm blew up on the flat ground. The wind was howling, and the yellow sand covered the sky and the sun, as if it was going to swallow everyone up.

The expedition team had no choice but to use all their skills to deal with it.

Some hid on the backs of camels, some rushed to the nearby weathered hills for shelter, some were blown away from the main group by the strong wind, and some were lucky enough to find the ruins of an ancient city in the desert and took shelter in them for a while.

The sudden sandstorm discovered the plans of the various expedition teams and trapped them in the dark sand.

The strange sandstorm lingered in the center of the desert like a huge vortex and did not dissipate for a long time.

From the satellite images, it looks like a giant black eye has appeared on the yellow earth, weird and hideous.

[Node Name: Death Desert]

[Node capacity: 100 people]

[Team A member list: Xu Bayi, Wang Kai, Yang Xueli...]

[Team B personnel list: Zhang Qiling, Wang Meng, Wu Tianzhen...]

[Team C…]

【Total number of people: 100】

[Current total number of survivors: 88]

[Current death toll: 12]

The expedition team's situation information was displayed on the big screen, and the command center was clearly aware of the situation of the expedition team thousands of miles away.

In just a few dozen minutes, the raging sandstorm claimed the lives of more than a dozen unlucky people.

There is a striking number "12" behind the red skull logo in the upper right corner of the screen.

Everyone on the command platform watched the explorer die on the big screen indifferently, without any reaction.

It was like watching a performance that had nothing to do with me.

A few people showed a flash of sympathy in their eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Because everyone who works here knows it.

This is the price that must be paid for the survival of all mankind.

"All departments must monitor all nodes 24 hours a day and report any situation to the headquarters immediately."

"Yes, sir!"

The generals on the command platform dispersed.

The feast has begun, and all they have to do next is to continue monitoring and be prepared for unexpected situations.

The entire SCP Committee's East Asian branch has gathered elite personnel from various East Asian countries to monitor the conditions of thousands of abnormal nodes in East Asia and ensure that the nodes are in a closed state during the feast.

People outside couldn't get in, and people inside couldn't get out until the feast was over.

This usually lasts for several days or even weeks.

The isolation device will not be closed until the feast is over.

By then, only the lucky few who survived the feast will be able to escape from the suffering.