Proving the Dao of Hunyuan from the Age of Witches

Chapter 043 Why aren't my teammates making a move yet?

"Wireless and wired communications have been completely disconnected..." Wang Xuan said calmly.

"We had previously sent out a reconnaissance team to investigate, but they completely lost contact once they entered the area of ​​the unusual incident."

"Now, even in the event of an anomaly, encrypted communication is unable to reach the reconnaissance teams that were previously dispatched."

"I tried to turn back, but the way back had disappeared."

Indeed, the path we came from had turned into a white mist, within which unsettling phantoms flashed by.

"What we're going through now is probably the same as what the reconnaissance team went through before," Wang Xuan analyzed.

"Should we send someone to check it out?" one of the witches said, pointing to the white mist.

"There's no need," a squad leader said. "We found markings left by the previous reconnaissance team. The white fog indicates a danger zone, and all units that entered have lost contact."

"All squads, report what you've found!" Wang Xuan silently gave the order, his voice not loud, but it reached everyone's ears.

Luo Xi quietly watched all the teams move, then reported to Wang Xuan. Just a few minutes later, Wang Xuan came to Wei Ying.

Luo Xi, along with several F-rank witches, stood behind Wei Ying, listening intently to Wang Xuan's summary.

"All modern electronic equipment, including long-range communication and battlefield reconnaissance equipment, has been confirmed to be malfunctioning, for reasons unknown."

"To avoid revealing their location, the individual weapons have not undergone live-fire testing. They are currently deemed usable, but their combat effectiveness remains to be confirmed."

"Preliminary reconnaissance of the surrounding woods has been completed, and no surviving animals have been found. It has been determined to be a highly quiet area, and the threat is unknown."

"The four military vehicles under its jurisdiction are unable to start and have lost their mobility."

"The current suggestion is..."

"Immediately conduct foot infiltration reconnaissance towards the center of Qianhe County to proactively obtain core intelligence."

"Although hiking carries unknown risks, in order to fill the intelligence gap, I suggest we immediately head to the county center, which is 5 kilometers away."

Wei Ying appeared to be quietly contemplating, but her mental connection had actually exploded.

"Help! Ladies, what do we do?" Wei Ying's clear voice was urgent. "Is there a ready-made plan that will fall from the sky?"

How could the person in charge of the operation have no thoughts on this?

Luo Xi was somewhat amazed; this person in charge was completely a mascot.

"Do you have any awareness of anomalies?" Luo Xi asked after a moment of silence, speaking through the mental link.

"Very weak."

"Like a dandelion, light and airy."

The witches replied one after another.

Yes, it was very faint. Luo Xi could feel it too. If her perception of the monsters she had previously crushed was like an explosion of flames, then this perception was like a wisp of mist.

"That's an abnormal phantom. What are your thoughts, ladies witches?" It was Wei Ying's clear voice.

"Captain Wei Ying, you... haven't made any arrangements at all?" a witch said in the telepathic link, "personnel team formation, battle plan and all that."

"I don't understand any of what you're telling me," Wei Ying said, her clear voice sounding somewhat broken.

"Then let's follow Wang Xuan's orders?" Luo Xi suggested.

Thinking back to previous speculations that this operation might target her...

But if she could be dealt with by these robots alone, Luo Xi's lips twitched. No wonder the danger perception didn't give any warning.

"Do we really have to walk 5 kilometers? I'll be exhausted..." a witch lamented in the telepathic link.

As expected, they were a group of witches who hadn't experienced much hardship. Listening to the discussion in the mind connection, Luo Xi came to this conclusion.

Looking at Wei Ying, who had already sent a suggestion through the mental link, "How about we follow Wang Xuan's orders?"

"No problem," Luo Xi replied immediately.

The other witches had no objections.

Wei Ying immediately gave the order, and following Wang Xuan's command, all the witches went to the county center to investigate.

Along the way, the eight action teams remained vigilant, and because they also had to take into account the speed of some witches, their pace was not fast.

In Luo Xi's view, it appears that eight action teams are protecting the witch, but in reality, it is the witch who is protecting the eight action teams.

When involved in unusual events, ordinary people are completely powerless to resist.

It took them more than an hour to enter the county town.

Strangely, no one, or rather, no living creature, was found in the county town.

The situation is the same as when we first arrived.

Luo Xi had found a small shop in the county town, tore open a bag of sunflower seeds, and started munching on them out of boredom.

She was still waiting for the seven witches to make their move and attack her.

But everything has been normal, and there seems to be no real plan targeting her.

After watching the action team conduct their reconnaissance work, Wang Xuan reported the situation to Wei Ying.

The situation remains unchanged compared to the beginning.

Ordinary people are still too powerless in the face of such abnormal events.

"Ladies witches, do you have any action plans?" Wei Ying's clear voice carried a hint of bewilderment.

"I have a plan," Luo Xi said after a moment's hesitation.

Although she understood the principle that "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," she felt that if she didn't take action soon, Wang Xuan would take the lead in the operation.

"Anomalies have a characteristic that they attract each other and aggregate."

"Based on this characteristic, as long as we keep waiting here, the anomaly will eventually be attracted to us."

"Our primary goal is to rescue the surviving people in Qianhe County," Wei Ying said hesitantly. "It doesn't feel right to do nothing."

...Is this woman even human? She's really just considering doing nothing?

Speechless, Luo Xi spat out the sunflower seed shells and proposed a second plan through the mental connection.

"Qianhe County has four towns. I suggest we split up and send two witches to each town."

"Because witches have a special sense of anomalies, by dispersing witches to patrol in four directions, we can sense where the most abnormal place is, which is also the place where the core of the anomaly is most likely to exist."

"We can share intelligence through our mental link," Luo Xi paused, "Now the two main issues are personnel allocation and whether Captain Wei Ying's maximum mental communication range supports this operation."

"I see. Distance isn't a problem for telepathic communication," Wei Ying nodded. "That's settled then. You can assign the personnel."

"I'll lead the action team to the small town in the south by myself," Luo Xi replied via telepathy. "You can arrange the rest yourselves."

The witches chattered and discussed for a while before making arrangements.

What caught Luo Xi's attention was Yue Tong from Shuchuan City. Yue Tong was also leading a small team alone, heading to a small town in the north.

The other four witches split into two groups, each leading their own teams to the towns to the west and east.

Yao Yao, whose magical ability is consciousness transmission, is with Wei Ying, waiting in the center of the county town for their reconnaissance progress.

"That's fine then." Luo Xi was satisfied.

With her team in tow, Luo Xi ate some sunflower seeds and headed south. "If there are no results, we'll meet back at the county center at 6 p.m. tomorrow."

Since they dared not make a move when everyone was present, they must have had some reservations.

As for what specific concerns she had, Luo Xi was too lazy to think about it.

Now she's deliberately creating opportunities to be alone, just to see if the witch lurking in the shadows who wants to take action against her dares to accept the challenge.

A fighting spirit ignited in Luo Xi's eyes, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Either let her kill the witch who secretly plots against her, or let her be killed by that witch!

She couldn't wait to fight!