Suddenly, a bright spot appeared in the blue sky. The bright spot slowly grew bigger and bigger until it turned into the shape of a transport ship.
At this moment, the connecting cabin of the transport ship had been opened, and the hatch was lowered. Standing on the steel plate and looking down, one could see a boundless desert below. This was an individual airdrop at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
Beside the hatch, a fully-armed soldier was counting down. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!"
As soon as the voice fell, Ding Meng jumped down without hesitation. Three seconds later, two pure white crystal flames shot out from the soles of the Prototype Combat Armor, allowing Ding Meng to soar freely in the sky like a bird. Moreover, his speed exceeded the speed of sound.
The control panel on the mask was generating data, and the system's voice rang out. "Destination: Heavenly Dream City. ETA: 32 minutes 18 seconds."
Heavenly Dream City was not like Blue Pole Star City because the Immortal Weaver Planet was not a developed planet. It was somewhat similar to the empire's planet TT12 in that they were both peripheral planets. However, at this moment, Ding Meng's heart was not calm because this planet was Little Four's home planet. He could not let go of the past with Little Four in Black Gold Base, but after going through so many hardships and hardships, he finally lived up to Little Four's trust and came with Little Four's bracelet.
Looking down from the sky, Heavenly Dream City could be divided into three regions: east, west, and center. The west side of the city was in a normal state, with tall buildings, heavy traffic, and endless streams of people coming and going. The east side was the complete opposite, with dilapidated walls and dilapidated walls everywhere. There were not many normal buildings, and many areas were ablaze with raging fires and billowing smoke. There were almost no people on the streets, and it was obvious that this was the riot zone.
At the intersection of the east and west regions, a simple military defense line had been completely built. An alloy fence about ten meters tall separated the entire city into two halves. The empty space was densely packed with mechas, robots, explosion-proof military vehicles, and large mechanical units. Hundreds of soldiers armed with all kinds of weapons were shuttling back and forth in a strict formation. Clearly, this was to prevent the riot in the east from spreading to the west.
Ding Meng was a little surprised. No wonder Du Peixing and the others kept saying that the situation in Linda was not good. He did not expect that half of the normal human cities had been affected by the riot.
At this moment, the system notified that there was a signal connection. This was the ground military requesting the unidentified flying unit in the sky to land for a security check. Otherwise, they would be treated as rebels and the ground troops would have the right to open fire.
So be it. Ding Meng did not want to fly directly into the East District, because the search results showed that District C9, 11th Street, 23, was in the East District. This was not good. Little Four's family lived in a riot zone.
Landing at the gate of the fence, two soldiers holding scanners quickly came up to Ding Meng and scanned him from head to toe. But after seeing the information displayed on the screen, the two young soldiers immediately straightened their backs and saluted with a very standard military salute, "Sir!"
The result of the scan showed that this officer named Ding Meng was from the famous SSN6L9T1 Special Fleet. He was here to carry out a special mission to suppress the riot in Linda. The mission level was S, and the nature of the mission was highly confidential.
Even if there was no military rank displayed, just by looking at the fleet organization and the mission level, Ding Meng's background was very important.
The young soldier on the left even took the initiative to introduce him. The rebels were rarely active during the day, and there were more sneak attacks at night. They were always mixed in with the ordinary people, and the ground troops could not open fire on civilians without authorization. Therefore, everyone was stationed at this boundary line to prevent the riot from spreading.
Ding Meng nodded. "Can I enter the East District?"
The young soldier was a little hesitant. "Sir Ding, please wait for a moment. I will call Sir Jide over."
This officer named Jide was a first lieutenant, and he was in charge of his colleagues in this area. When Ding Meng came, he sensed that the man was quite strong. Judging from the energy waves, he should be an intermediate War Venerable.
As soon as Jide saw Ding Meng, he also saluted. "Sir!"
Ding Meng said, "Can't I enter the East District?"
Jide hesitated. "Sir, if you want to go there, there is no problem. However, it is best that you do not take the risk alone. A large number of labor refugees have entered the East District, and they are mixed in with the rebels. It is very difficult to distinguish them."
"Rebels?"
Ding Meng frowned. He still could not understand why there would be 'rebels' in the Federation's territory.
Jide explained, "There is a local force called Dawn stationed in Skydream City. They do not belong to the Federation, and they have always been protecting the safety of the Immortal Weaver Planet. It is said that they have been around since the Devouring Realm War. They have a long history, so the military did not bother with them. However, since last year, they have openly supported the riot, and they have clashed with us several times. This force is not weak. Sir, you must be careful."
So that was the case. No wonder the Federation had labeled them as' rebels'. Ding Meng nodded. "In a moment, a military personnel by the name of Meng Yan will be here. After a routine inspection, let her enter the East District."
After saying that, Ding Meng activated Prototype and took to the air. He jumped over the fence and headed straight for the East District.
The screen on his visor had turned on its scanning mode. Every time he flew past a building or street, green symbols would appear on the screen. This was a sign that it was safe.
There was no one in the entire district. Occasionally, there would be a few weak red dots moving slowly. This was a thermal image, indicating that there were people in the area. However, when he flew closer, he found that they were all children in ragged clothes. Judging from their malnourished faces, they were probably looking for food in the ruins.
Little Rascal suddenly said, "The rebels are probably hiding in the Underground City. The refugees do not dare to come out during the day, so they let these children out to look for food."
Ding Meng obviously agreed with this assessment. Right now, the sky was filled with military drones and aircrafts. They would not fire at innocent civilians, so these children were free to move about on the ground.
With a soft hum, the crosshair on the screen locked onto a completely flattened area of ruins. The system's voice finally rang out. "Destination: District C9, 11th Street 23."
Ding Meng's heart sank. The system had already restored the scene from its 3D model. The ruins were originally a five thousand square meter private residence. The building on the ground was five stories tall, and it was located slightly further away from the center of the East District. From this, it could be inferred that the Zhong Family was not considered a commoner in Skydream City.
But now, the entire Zhong residence had been flattened. Little Rascal said, "According to my analysis of the damage done to the ruins, this place should have been destroyed by a polymeric bomb. Judging from the time, it was destroyed roughly a week ago."
Ding Meng nodded. After taking a deep breath, he circulated his telekinesis and activated his high-dimensional vision. Equipped with the Prototype, his telekinesis vision was extremely powerful. With Ding Meng as the center, his telekinesis combined with his scanning eyes and Source Core allowed him to see everything within a five kilometer radius. Even mosquitoes and flies on rotting corpses could be seen clearly.
Ten seconds later, Ding Meng landed on the ground. He walked into the ruins and lifted up several collapsed walls with his bare hands. Two figures appeared in front of him.
They were two ordinary humans, one old and one young. The old man was curled up in a corner. His body was covered in wounds, but the blood had long since dried. He was hugging a five or six year old child who seemed to be asleep.
Little Rascal said, "They were buried here. The child's hunger level is very high. It's at 83%. His aura is already very weak."
When Ding Meng walked over, the old man didn't have the strength to get up. He only looked at Ding Meng with a look of fear and sorrow. He seemed to know that he had been discovered, but there was nowhere to run.
"Old man, don't be afraid!"
Ding Meng said as he took out two reagents. "This is a blood-generating agent and a nutrient solution. Hurry up and take them. Don't give the child too much. This is a special-grade polymeric product."
The old man didn't care too much and reached out to take it. He dripped two drops for the child and took a small sip himself. In less than twenty seconds, the child woke up and looked at Ding Meng with a pair of big eyes vigilantly.
Ding Meng couldn't harden his heart toward children, so he could only ask the old man, "Old man, don't worry. I'm here to look for my friend."
The old man hesitated. "You're from this place?"
Ding Meng nodded and said, "That's right!"
The old man said, "But I've never seen you before!"
Ding Meng decided to tell the truth. "Was the surname of the people who originally lived here Zhong?
I'm a friend of the Zhong family. I was entrusted by someone to look for them. "
The old man looked slightly relieved, but he was still worried. "May I ask who your friend is from the Zhong family?"
Ding Meng sighed and said, "I'm a friend of the fourth Zhong brother. I was entrusted by him to come back from outer space."
The old man was stunned. It took him a long time before he looked at Ding Meng in disbelief. "Little Four?
You … you know Little Four?
Little Four was sent to the refugee camp more than ten years ago … Is … is he still alive? "
The old man's tone was very emotional, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.
Seeing the old man's expression, Ding Meng really didn't want to tell the truth anymore. He nodded and said, "He's still alive. That's why he asked me to come here first."
The old man let out a long sigh. "God bless us. This poor child is still alive."
Ding Meng said, "Old man, what about the Zhong family?
Where are they now?
What happened to this place?
Can you tell me, old man? "
The old man's expression was very sad. He said sadly, "A few nights ago, this place was ambushed by the rebel army. Most of the people here died. If it weren't for the help of the resistance army, this child and I would have been killed by the explosion."
"Resistance army?" Ding Meng was stunned. Just now, it was the rebel army. Why was there a resistance army now?
The situation in this riot zone was really complicated.
The old man said, "We've been buried for a few days. I was about to give up. But fortunately, I met you. Young man, since you're Little Four's friend, can you tell me your name?"
Ding Meng nodded and said in a low voice, "My name is Ding Meng!"