Free Web NovelChapter 614: Chapter 214: Return to Dabo, Miracle Indicator!
Creak——
Creak——
The truck slowly moved forward, and with each meter gained, it seemed to be fighting an invisible resistance, the body occasionally emitting a dull metallic grinding sound.
Inside the camp, dozens of monitoring instruments were all aligned towards the direction from which the truck entered, and everyone was staring intently at the data jumping on the screens.
Thanks to Cheng Ye, the "calibration object," the truck could carry a monitoring sphere for detection into the Immortal Realm.
This was the only way to monitor internal contamination intensity without triggering an infection surge.
The detection instrument mounted on the truck’s cab was capable of real-time data transmission to the truck’s rear, which had not yet fully entered the realm.
Yet even so, it alarmed the Immortal Realm, a barely perceptible energy fluctuation swept frequently over the truck’s body like a radar scan, exuding a subtle sense of intimidation.
"Got it! Finally, we have data!"
Shi Xu suddenly shouted, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement.
But when he clearly saw the numbers on the screen, the smile on his face froze instantly, a chill surged through him, and those around him felt their legs weaken.
The screen clearly displayed lines of terrifying data that sank into the depths of one’s heart:
[Current Infection Source Activity Intensity: 2.77]
[Current Number of Infection Source Activity Traits: 16]
[Current Maximum Infection Source Activity Intensity: No Significant Data]
[Current Spiritual Contamination Intensity: 16.715]
[Current Spiritual Contamination Range: No Significant Data]
[Current... ]
Skipping the calibrated infection source data, the pollution count unexpectedly broke through level 15, reaching an exceptionally rare level 16!
What does this mean?
Take the realm influence of the Wanderer as an example, only within a 500-meter radius around him can the pollution count reach this level.
Once outside 500 meters, the values plummet drastically.
Yet the truck at this moment was at least several kilometers away from the caverns beneath White Water River.
This far away, and the pollution intensity was already terrifying to such a degree?
"Everyone, don’t panic!" Shi Xu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the tremor in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "The Immortal detected us probing it and proactively enhanced its realm influence intensity; its passive pollution isn’t at level 16."
The logic was sound, but no one present could remain at ease.
For an Immortal capable of proactively releasing level 16 pollution, how many lives would be needed to exhaust it?
It would likely take at least 200,000 refugees stranded on the outskirts of Happiness City, not yet settled, to deplete its energy.
And more importantly, what would be the proximal contamination intensity of such an active Immortal?
Level 17?
Or approaching the brink of Destruction Level 18?
As everyone grew increasingly worried, Cheng Ye’s intermittent voice suddenly transmitted through the communication device, clearly strained: "Shi... Group Leader Shi, I... I already have that ’premonitory feeling,’ I’m afraid... I can’t drive any further."
Shi Xu’s expression changed abruptly, and he immediately grabbed the communicator, his voice urgent: "Inspector Cheng! That’s enough! Don’t go any further! Just throw out the detector; leave it behind the truck!"
"Got it." Cheng Ye’s voice remained steady, without a trace of fear of re-entering the Immortal Realm.
The next second, the truck slowly came to a stop, Cheng Ye gently pressed the brakes, reaching out to press the red button on the dashboard.
Hiss——
A depressurization sound was heard, and the detector affixed to the outside of the truck’s chassis fell with a thud to the ground.
It was a metal sphere the size of a graphite disc, with a slender data cable trailing behind it for data transmission within Dapo Town.
This was the pinnacle of exploration achievements on the Wasteland by Happiness City and current human technology; not to mention level 16 pollution, even the spiritual pollution intensity of a Destruction Level infection source could be precisely detected and yielded specific counts.
Furthermore, it could detect the density of infection sources within a large area, equivalent to an enlarged version of an infection source detector.
However, like ordinary infection source detectors, it still had considerable limitations in precision, unable to precisely locate the specific position of a single infection source, only providing an approximate area range and intensity calculation.
Furthermore, taking the Stand Starfish Fusion as an example, even the weakest Junior Fusion Body had an infection activity intensity of 3.
The current value of 2.77 suggested that, for now, no fusion bodies were appearing around Dapo Town.
But thinking about Cheng Ye’s description of "a dense mass of crab-men standing by the river," no one could relax.
An army of ants can kill an elephant.
These crab-men had clearly already been spiritually polluted by the Immortal, although they were only in the first stage.
Yet, once they enter the second stage outbreak period, when they can clearly "see" the humans active in Dapo Town, it will inevitably trigger a fierce battle.
The truck was indeed armed, but the problem lay in that any casualties would inevitably cause panic among the residents, likely leading them into the second stage, spiraling into a frenzy of cognitive distortion.
If this led to a pollution surge, it would spell disaster, leaving none but Cheng Ye to survive.
"Alright, Inspector Cheng has successfully entered; now, what we need to do is trust him."
Shi Xu stood up, his gaze scanning the panicked crowd, attempting to stabilize the situation, "The Immortal hasn’t appeared around Happiness City in seven years; now is our best opportunity to collect data and simulate predictions, we can’t waste it."
Without hesitation, he quickly issued orders: "Group One, immediately retrieve the geological reaction data downstream of White Water River, start matching the infection spread model!"
"Group Two, focus on collecting the energy intensity fluctuations of the Immortal, input the data into the supercomputer, and calculate its activity frequency!"
