Chapter 27 5:37 a.m.

The winter dawn always comes very late. It is already 5:02 in the morning, but the sky is still as dark as ever.

We were supposed to start our journey the next day, but in order to catch them off guard, we left the town before 1 a.m. and began our journey to the real location of the Black Rock Miao Village.

I always remember how difficult the road to the Miao village was. We had to take a three-wheeled cart, then a horse, and finally walk to the nearest village.

This time it seems to be going a little more smoothly. After all, it is a major national operation, and the transportation has already been prepared.

There were dozens of people in our group, all of them core personnel with special skills. We were supposed to be the advance guard, but we were the last group to leave. I heard that the special forces of our department had already left in groups yesterday afternoon.

Because of the intelligence obtained through certain technical means, there has been some movement in the Black Rock Miao Village. They are colluding with that organization, and they are no longer that closed and almost isolated village. They are definitely on guard against our actions.

But is the Black Rock Miao Village really willing to go to such lengths? To openly oppose the state! Or, are they so confident in their trump card that they think that as long as they can survive this time, they can still maintain a delicate balance with the state with that card.

Our tool is a military-style three-wheeled motorcycle, which is better than the civilian version. The master sat next to me, repeatedly looking at a note in his hand with a flashlight, not knowing what he was thinking.

I didn’t expect the mysterious messenger to show up again. Last night, a resident of a small town came to my door and gave me this letter. I was sure to ask about the source of the letter, but was told that it was three days ago, shortly after we arrived here, that a small child in town found the resident and asked him to give it to me three days later.

It was so careful and cautious that the letter was sent three days ago and then passed through several hands. We of course went to track down the child, but were told that it was unclear, that he had a beard and was wearing sunglasses, and that it was impossible to ask the child to describe his height and weight.

Especially when the person’s height and weight are average.

Beard, which beard, I really can’t figure it out, but the reminder in his letter is always very prepared. I read the letter and handed it to the master.

Unlike the last time, the letter was printed, and there was no note to refer to. The content of the letter was as short as always, just a few words: the mother worm has moved and is ready to smuggle one out at any time, and there are traps in the village.

Each of these few words contained a huge amount of information. After reading the letter, Master immediately reported to the relevant department.

In fact, we had long been prepared for the smuggling of the female worm. The routes to get it out had long been blocked by land, sea and air. Because the female worm was so important, the master said that this operation was to completely eliminate the female worm and not allow it to exist, even if it was of research value.

I was very puzzled by this conclusion. The country is absolutely hungry for technology, so why would it give it up? What was the reason that made the country give it up?

However, these things are not secrets that a small person like me can get to know. After thinking about it for a long time without any results, I simply gave up and asked my master, “Master, have you seen anything?”

I was driving the motorcycle, and the master was just sitting leisurely next to me. He put away the letter and said, “I haven’t found anything yet.”

“What discovery can there be? This letter is printed. You think there will be clues.”

“No, when a person writes something, there is always a way in which he expresses himself. Take this letter for example, it is very short, but it gets straight to the point and explains the situation clearly. The accuracy of the wording requires a high level of cultural literacy. I was just wondering if anyone you know has this level of ability.” The master pondered for a moment before saying,

I suddenly thought of someone who has a high level of cultural literacy, but is it him? It’s unlikely, right? Before I could say it, the master had already said what was on his mind. He said, “I actually suspect it’s Yang Sheng. He was taken away by that organization. But I’m not sure, because Yang Sheng is a scholar after all. It’s doubtful whether he has such a good command of the written word. But if it’s not Yang Sheng, then who is it?”

Brother Sheng, it turns out that Master thinks the same way as I do, but if it is Brother Sheng… my heart is a little confused. I think of the entrance to the deserted village again. Brother Sheng didn’t even turn his head, and he walked towards the helicopter without looking back. If it was him who sent the letter, does he still care about my safety?

I was so lost in thought that the motorcycle suddenly lurched violently. There was no road here, and we were all following the tracks left by the special forces. That could barely be considered a road, but there were so many potholes on the road that we had to be careful all the time. I was so lost in thought that I drove into a pothole, and both Master and I were violently shaken.

“Drive more carefully.” When I got the bike out of the pothole, it was already 5:26, and the sky was still dark, with no sign of light. After getting the bike out, my master told me to be careful.

I got back on my bike and said to my master, “Master, if the female worm has already moved, aren’t we going to have to search the entire village for it? There are traps in the village. What do you think?”

The master was very calm about this, but said to me, “It would be strange if there were no traps. We have no way out of this operation. Everything must be finished within one day.”

“Why only one day? Even if we have military motorcycles, I’m afraid we’ll reach the Black Rock Miao village in the afternoon.” Yes, last time, Ru Xue and I walked for two days and two nights. Although we walked and ate and rested normally, it took at least the afternoon to march to the Black Rock Miao village.

“Because the Black Rock Miao Village is cooperating with that organization, you should not underestimate the advanced technology and equipment that organization has, as well as their capabilities. As soon as we take action, the Black Rock Miao Village will know, and it will only take one day to awaken the mother worm. If we use a special method to completely remove the mother worm’s shackles, it will be a disaster, and the operation will immediately escalate. And if…” Master was silent.

I immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. I knew what the mother worm’s shackles were, and I had guessed it before. Didn’t I see it last time? A pipe connected the mother worm to the old monster, and the old monster was desperately trying to break free of the pipe.

But because of the presence of Gao Ning, I couldn’t really feel the full extent of the mother worm’s power. But Master said it was a disaster, so it must be a disaster.

Even so, what if there is something else? So I couldn’t help but ask, “Master, what if there is something else?

“If they go to any lengths to force the mother worm to evolve one more level and then enter a state of rage, the consequences will be almost catastrophic,” the master replied.

“What kind of disaster?”

“The mother worm is almost impossible to kill, but it moves so fast that anyone it touches quickly ages and dies. Every time it sucks someone dry, it gets stronger. What if it escapes?” The master didn’t intend to hide anything from me.

I gasped. I had seen thousands of poisons, but I had never seen one that could make someone age and die instantly. But there is a strange disease in this world called “senile disease.” Children grow a few years old and become as old as an old man. Their life expectancy is also very short. The specific reasons have not yet been scientifically proven to be truly valid.

But this is how it is. The more it is proven, the more it is proven that some things do not exist just because you can’t imagine them.

Just as I was shocked, I noticed that the car in front of me had stopped and was no longer moving. I couldn’t help but yell, “What’s going on?”

Someone replied, “The troops are also stuck ahead and need the highest commander to decide.”

The highest commander of this operation was naturally my master, who was even higher than the officer commanding the special forces. But why did my master have to decide the situation personally? I was very confused.

I looked at my watch. It was 5:37 a.m.