"That's quite a big lineup."
"Angelica and the Self-Defense Force. A few thousand people have been invested in Jokai Aokigawara at once."
"Unfortunately, there are no secrets in this Mount Fuji."
From the clone of the Sacred Tree, Mizuno learned about the government's plan. Everything was laid out in front of him. He knew more than a normal officer about all kinds of calculations.
After all, Yoyogi's Sacred Tree was the only friendly transcendent that the Island nation could rely on. If he asked the Sacred Tree, he would eventually get the answer he wanted.
"It was just intermittent investigation before. This time, they're serious, Takeo."
According to what Mizuno and the other spies in Misa knew, the Island nation government had sent people into Jokai Aokigawara before. There had been many batches over the past few months.
However, there were only a few dozen people each time. The people who were sent were the police of the Supernatural Hall. It was a small operation.
To dare to send a few thousand people at once was a great courage for the Island nation government. A regular military exercise was only this scale.
With the wave of resignation of the office workers in the Self-Defense Force, the few thousand people made up a double digit percentage of the total number of the Self-Defense Force.
Wearing high-end detection devices, the US Army advanced in the forest. They were all land troops sent from the mainland, not the Marine Corps. In terms of equipment, the US Army was undoubtedly much better. Even if they wore the same equipment, the US Self-Defense Forces looked more spirited when they wore them. The lives of the America soldiers were more precious than the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
These detectors were all integrated with current technology. Even without adding the research and development costs, the price of each portable detector was so high that it would make an ordinary middle-class Meirika speechless.
It was a pipe dream to use these devices to discover mysterious energy. Chakra was too metaphysical. The heart core obtained in the desert was still floating quietly in the laboratory, but in the complicated forest environment, the scientific devices could keenly capture the flow of heat.
Transcendent lifeforms were mysterious, but a Transcendent like Mesa still had many similarities with humans. The thermal imager was still very effective on her.
Like the US soldiers walking out of a science fiction game, they walked through the forest. The team of a few people looked around alertly and slowly walked toward the missing team.
"Team 45 has been discovered. They are in a coma. Their vital signs are obvious."
The missing Island Nation Self-Defense Force members fell to the ground in a disorderly manner. Their faces were twisted together in extreme pain.
It was as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world in his dreams. This terrifying thing drilled into his brain and into his consciousness, throwing his soul into chaos.
The US soldiers did not rush forward. They cautiously distanced themselves from the unconscious people on the ground.
He looked around with a serious gaze, leaving a few US soldiers to suppress their trembling legs with discipline and fear of the military court.
The remaining soldiers and the other teams in the forest continued to move forward. If it were not for the fear of the existence in the forest being completely enraged, the US army would have burned Jokai Aokigawara to fill it with human lives … It was not economically worthwhile, but this was a big plan that had been formulated. There was no room for retreat or cowardice.
Looking at the images sent by the US soldiers, the officers at the foot of Mount Fuji frowned. "Similar to the unconscious Lu Hang in Aokigawara, he also fell into a painful deep sleep after entering Aokigawara."
"Did the unconscious Lu Hang also encounter the taboo in Jokai Aokigawara?
But they were only at the periphery of Aokigawara at that time. "
"They didn't reveal any useful information after waking up."
The four countries muttered to themselves. There was a firm determination in their eyes. "I can clearly feel that we're close to the truth of everything."
The army that was searching for the truth moved forward in the sea of trees. Every step they took with their military boots was filled with unconcealable caution.
"Huh?"
The black soldier, Angelica, let out a soft cry of surprise. His strong arm picked up the gun and aimed it forward.
The direction he was aiming at was a tree, brown and leathery, standing in the grass. Apart from the creepy green branches, there was nothing special about it.
"Smith."
"Did you guys see it? The eyes on this tree just now."
The black man named Smith's expression under the mask was very interesting. It alternated between shock, horror, ecstasy and excitement.
His thick lips pouted as he kept saying something. It was very much like a rap song.
"Eyes?"
"Don't scare us."
"Smith, this joke isn't funny."
There was nothing strange about the trees in front of him. Of course, he did not want anything strange to happen to them.
"Creak."
"Creak, creak!"
As soon as he finished speaking, eyes opened on the bark one by one.
The bark full of gullies was like eyelids that had been peeled open. The bloody eyes that made people feel disgusted with just a glance were staring at every soldier.
It was as if they had taken off their clothes and stood on the stage to be admired by the people below.
At the thought of being stared at after taking off their clothes, the black soldier could not help but bend his back. There was pain in his excited expression.
"Creak."
The noisy forest became quiet because of the countless eyes. Even the slight sound of hair being blown and the wind moving could be heard.
The soldiers wanted to retreat, but they were surrounded by the eyes. The world around them was strange.
Only the black soldier at the beginning mustered the courage to step forward. He even tried to touch the eyes with his hands.
"Smith, what are you doing?"
Seeing the black soldier's action, the other soldiers trembled. Was there something wrong with this guy's head?
He had been abnormal since he entered the army. Every day, he would talk about spirit cultivation and other things that were hard to understand. Especially after the supernatural appeared, Smith's behavior became even stranger.
"No, don't stop me."
Smith walked towards the tree as if he was possessed. "I feel like … this thing has appeared in my dream before. It's like, it's like … my past life. No, it's like we were originally one. I am it, and it is me."
Smith's teammates were left speechless by Smith's words.
Even Mizuno looked blankly at the black brother who was walking towards the doppelganger.
Wait a minute, he did not use any illusion at all, nor did he use any mental suggestion.
Then what was going on with this black brother?
Did he trick himself and deceive himself?
This purposely disgusting scene could still resonate. This black soldier might be a talent in the future.
The officers watching through the equipment were also deeply confused by this behavior. Chuma immortals were popular all over the world. Could this soldier in their army really be related to a supernatural existence?
"Evil God."
"What exactly is sealed in this forest?"
"They don't seem to have any intention of attacking."
"If they don't have any intention of attacking, then what's with the people who fell in the forest? Don't tell me it was done by another supernatural existence."
Across the Pacific Ocean, Commander Angelica, who was drinking Coke and watching from afar, rubbed his eyes. After taking a photo with his phone, he resisted the urge to tweet with great willpower. He called his deputy over and gestured to the Black Bro soldiers.