Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 253 - 227 Real Combat Exercise

"Hey Xiao Liu, how are you feeling? Is your body any better?"

The head of Cangtian Base, Fang Su Wang Wei, wearing a full protective suit, approached the bedside and shook hands with Chen Xuantian to check on his health and well-being.

"...Hello, sir. I’m fine."

Chen Xuantian reluctantly looked at the other person’s thick protective gear, resembling that of an astronaut...

But it was understandable. After all, there was an error during the first joint training session, with three teams nearly wiped out, two critically injured and still under emergency care, and one completely obliterated. No wonder they’re being extra cautious, conducting one test after another, and putting on layer after layer of protection.

However, Wang Wei seemed much more at ease than one would expect as he comforted him,

"Don’t worry, I know you’re fine. This is just a safety protocol, observing for seventy-two hours before lifting the biohazard quarantine. But we don’t have that much time right now."

He took out a notebook and started playing a video.

Chen Xuantian thought they were about to give him a medal, but as he watched, it turned out to be surveillance footage from earlier.

Upon closer inspection, he immediately noticed something was off.

The surveillance showed no Water Bear Supreme or Purple Water.

In the footage, when the Virtual Cabin was opened, it was Gou Qian’er who rushed out.

However, Gou Qian’er’s face had turned into ’Supreme Xiaoyao,’ and with incredible strength and agility, she quickly broke Fang Su Fifth Zeng’s limbs, smashing her against the wall.

Gou Qian’yi ripped half of his face off and threw it, trying to hide in the Virtual Cabin, only to be dragged out and beaten until disabled and bleeding.

Then Gou Qian’er rushed towards Chen Xuantian. Chen Xuantian leaped and dodged, navigating and fighting around her.

Meanwhile, Cangtian Base began to spray LSL disinfectant into the lab, flooding the entire room, causing Gou Qian’er to convulse painfully and hemorrhage all over.

Then Chen Xuantian stuck out his tongue at her, formed a sword gesture with two fingers, leapt forward, and with a sharp thrust to her forehead, blew her up just like Tie Dan did previously...

Of course, the footage didn’t show his Black Sword.

"The scene you saw was probably quite different, wasn’t it?"

Wang Wei obviously noticed Chen Xuantian’s slightly puzzled expression.

And Chen Xuantian felt some suspicion towards his calmness, the design of the all-room LSL disinfectant, and the practiced response,

"Has it happened before?"

Wang Wei nodded,

"Yes, it’s happened to both the first and second teams. The first team was completely annihilated. See, they’re gone. One person survived the second team, went mad, trapped in the ’world’ he ’saw,’ lost all communication ability with us, exhibiting severe self-harm and suicidal tendencies. Only medication can calm him now.

We suspect that conducting quantum communication hyper-linking with multiple entities simultaneously sends too dazzling a signal. Over time, it may receive redundant or even harmful information, exceeding the processing limits of the human brain."

Chen Xuantian raised an eyebrow,

"Given this prior experience, don’t you think it would have been better to let us know in advance, maybe do some rehearsals?"

"It was deliberately kept from you. The second team’s initial experiments were quite normal, but mentioning the first team’s situation caused the problem."

Chen Xuantian fell silent for a moment as Wang Wei continued,

"You’ve heard of the double-slit experiment, right? When an observer intervenes, it changes the results of the experiment.

We can’t interfere with your fate. Until now, every time we opened the box early, the cat died.

But it’s not without hope; you’ve survived, haven’t you?

Perhaps due to the uncertainty principle, each time we proactively opened the box, we didn’t necessarily get the desired result.

But for the cat in the box, its fate largely depends on its own choices.

As our exploration increasingly touches upon unknown forbidden zones, someday, when the darkness we encounter collapses into reality,

Perhaps the fate, survival, or death of each of us will ultimately depend on that cat."

Chen Xuantian looked at him,

"Do you mean Schrodinger’s cat? Or...?"

Wang Wei smiled,

"Alright, enough idle talk. Your health is good, and the higher-ups have given the permission. Let’s go, there’s a mission to be done."

Chen Xuantian was taken aback,

"A mission? What mission at this time?"

"Of course, it’s your team’s scheduled mission. Wasn’t it planned for live exercises?

Even though there’s a bit of a problem now, your abilities, Xiao Liu, have been verified. The organization has faith in you."

Chen Xuantian was shocked,

"No, we’re facing a 75% casualty rate! And you call that a small issue?"

Wang Wei sighed,

"There’s no choice. The target changed locations at the last minute, and the plane’s about to take off, leaving us with little preparation time. Let’s discuss on the way."

This time, the mission was clearly beyond whether the cat agreed or not. With no choice, Chen Xuantian had to put on the standard uniform prepared for him, follow Wang Wei out, get in the car, and receive the envelope handed over, opening the confidential documents to read and burn afterward.

"The target this time is a spy from the hostile forces. They possibly hold some intel on the 49327 project, requiring urgent handling."

Chen Xuantian looked at the ordinary-looking man in the photo,

"How should we handle it? Throw him off the plane?"

Wang Wei pointed to the document envelope he handed him.

Chen Xuantian felt inside and found a small box within the envelope, containing a fountain pen and an ink cartridge.

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