AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
A strong wind pressure appeared from the sky, causing the sparse trees around to sway wildly.
More than a dozen helicopters hovered at low altitude, and then fully armed soldiers, clad in camouflage special forces suits, rappelled down from the aircraft.
Lin Qinfu and some other "local guides" who had been recruited stood together in the forest, watching this scene.
The soldiers, descending uniformly from the ropes, made several people involuntarily swallow their saliva.
This kind of military bearing was simply incomparable to the local forces in a place like Myanmar.
Whether it was the equipment, or the soldiers' physiques, spirit, and morale, they were completely on a different level.
Even more terrifying was that in the forest behind them, a large amount of military supplies covered by camouflage had already been stored.
Although they were in the Kokang region, Lin Qinfu had chatted with the local people there, and no one knew when these items had been delivered.
East Xia had clearly made preparations for this operation in advance, Lin Qinfu thought, Bai Laoda's instruction for him to "tip them off" was probably not the reason for this operation at all; he just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Subsequently, after this team of less than a hundred people had fully landed, the helicopters quickly departed, and these soldiers, whose faces were covered in camouflage, swiftly entered the forest and began to open the covered crates.
A large amount of never-before-seen equipment was quickly donned under the astonished gazes of Lin Qinfu and the others.
Black drones rotated and ascended, moving uniformly, and even in the operator's test, they rapidly changed formations in the air, forming various shapes.
That level of dispatch and control capability was completely different from the drones Lin Qinfu had seen online.
Not only that, but the soldiers began to wear special mechanical devices on their bodies, these mechanical devices, like robot frameworks, enveloped their torsos and limbs, with extended parts on their feet, hands, and even elsewhere.
They were very similar to the exoskeleton armors he had seen in movies.
After fully donning those exoskeleton armors, these soldiers' body sizes exceeded two meters, and large firearms and various ammunition hung from their arms, making them look completely unlike the army he remembered.
"When did East Xia get all this stuff…?"
Lin Qinfu was an East Xia person, but the scene before him made him feel that he was very unfamiliar with the homeland he had left for over a decade.
It was as if when he left, his homeland was still focused on poverty alleviation, but now, upon seeing it again, the other side seemed to have completely changed its style, preparing for a galactic war.
The other Myanmar people exchanged glances, looking at each other in dismay; the exaggerated disparity was so great that they couldn't even feel fear.
"Everyone, there's no need to worry. We are merely carrying out a special operation this time, to rescue a large number of East Xia people controlled by fraud groups in the Kokang region. We will absolutely not affect the Myanmar government or the lives of you local people."
A middle-aged man, also clad in camouflage, had a very amiable smile on his face and seemed easy to talk to. He proactively spoke to Lin Qinfu and the others.
Lin Qinfu and the others could only stammer and nod. Many of them, like Lin Qinfu, had previously been involved in or were currently involved in some gray industries.
Behind the middle-aged man, a soldier with Short Hair, his face also blackened with camouflage, walked over. He was not wearing the exoskeleton equipment, but a rather exaggerated long rifle was slung across his back.
The barrel length was nearly one meter, so it could only be carried diagonally.
"Political Commissar Wang, preparations are complete, we can initiate the operation at any time!"
He swept his gaze over Lin Qinfu and the others, with no warmth in his eyes.
Lin Qinfu only felt that the other party's gaze was particularly intimidating, making him dare not meet it, and he involuntarily shifted his gaze. However, the middle-aged man, referred to as Political Commissar Wang, walked up to Lin Qinfu and said,
"Mr. Lin here provided us with an accurate coordinate. How about Mr. Lin follows you to that location for the operation?"
Although it was a question, Lin Qinfu felt he had no choice at all.
His heart sank. The coordinate he provided was given by Bai Laoda; he didn't even know what that coordinate represented.
But Lin Qinfu dared not explain at this moment and could only raise his cane, indicating his inconvenience of movement.
The man gestured to the back, and the next moment, a half-human-tall six-legged mechanical dog walked out from behind the fully armed soldiers.
Each of its six mechanical legs had tracks, moving as if on flat ground in this environment, with a very fast moving speed, and it came before Lin Qinfu.
"Sit on it."
Lin Qinfu tentatively sat on it, and the mechanical dog immediately began to move. Lin Qinfu found that this thing carried him steadily and quickly, moving through the forest, following the unit.
This scene made him feel even more awe towards East Xia's technological capabilities.
Lin Qinfu and this special unit quickly traversed the dense forest, moving towards the coordinates.
In the sky, drones shuttled through the dense forest. Lin Qinfu turned his head and indeed saw several people also sitting on the mechanical dog's back, wearing special glasses, and holding joysticks.
It was clear that these people were controlling the drones.
"Vermillion Bird Team 1 extends 3 kilometers to the east. Image transmission function normal."
"Vermillion Bird Team 2 extends 3 kilometers to the south. Image transmission function normal."
...
A large amount of information was constantly being transmitted within this special operations team, specifically formed to target Reincarnators.
They did not know the name Reincarnator, but through indirect inquiries and information searches, combined with hints from official Ability Users,
East Xia's South Heaven Gate Project's countermeasure team quickly summarized the strategies for dealing with these special Ability Users.
These Ability Users had varying abilities and varying strengths, and also possessed covert communication and transfer capabilities.
But no matter what their abilities, they all shared a common weakness—fear of exposure!
The countermeasure team did not know why this weakness existed, nor why it could not be verified.
There were no records of successful kills against such Ability Users in existing documentation; in fact, there were no records of any Ability Users dying in official records.
Those people were like ghosts, appearing mysteriously and disappearing mysteriously.
For this reason, some people, based on hints from official Ability Users, speculated that there was a special Cognitive Intervention at play here, a special effect completely beyond current human technology.
All deceased Ability Users would be forgotten, and even if recorded in images or text, they would be erased.
This was the only way to explain why the authorities could not record the deaths of Ability Users.
At the same time, this Cognitive Intervention convinced the countermeasure team that the weakness of being afraid of exposure to the public was real, because there was a certain correlation between the two.
Based on a simple scientific concept, they speculated that Cognitive Intervention also required the consumption of some kind of "energy," and the more people who knew about those Ability Users, the more "energy" would be needed for Cognitive Intervention.
These two conditions complemented and verified each other.
Therefore, the first phase of the South Heaven Gate Project's approach to dealing with these Ability Users was the technology team, a special operations group composed of cutting-edge technology, to attack and force those Ability Users to use their abilities.
Simultaneously, with a large number of drones, infrared cameras, and satellite imagery, they would expose the existence of the Ability Users and kill them.
This combat plan was affirmed by almost all official Ability Users.
Today's operation was also finalized by the countermeasure team in collaboration with many Ability Users.
The man not wearing exoskeleton armor walked beside Lin Qinfu. Lin Qinfu then realized that the other party, without any equipment, showed no signs of falling behind just by walking on his own two feet.
At this moment, the mechanical dog's moving speed was not slow; in Lin Qinfu's perception, it might be close to 30 yards. This man… was abnormal!
Tian Jie's gaze was cold; he merely pressed his earbud. He disliked the actions of the Doom Sun and could not tolerate these people disrupting the current peaceful daily life.
In that space, there were too many madmen who had lost themselves due to their obsession with power. Such people did not need to be persuaded.
Only slaughter could forge peace.
"Vermillion Bird Team 1 has reached the designated coordinates. No living targets observed. Initiating infrared scan now."
"Target found. Quantity: 3."
"Vermillion Bird Team 2 beginning target identification…"
Tian Jie's gaze shifted. He took a deep breath, and a faint scent of blood entered his nostrils.
His eyes grew colder, and he directly said,
"Open fire. Those are the targets."
The next moment, the mechanical dog units' movement patterns changed. Their uniform movements became irregular, and black muzzles lowered from their backs, beginning to aim forward.
These mechanical dog units also carried cameras and transmission devices, moving swiftly through the dense forest.
Tatata!
Low gunshots suddenly erupted, followed by intense muzzle flashes from a dense part of the forest.
"Damn it, there are cameras, be careful!"
An angry roar emerged from the explosion, followed by a huge figure appearing from the flames. It was a giant humanoid creature, over ten meters tall, as if covered in armor.
With hands guarding its front, it directly crashed out of the forest.
Lin Qinfu froze on the spot when he saw this thing.
"What exactly… is going on…?"
He even wanted to rub his eyes to make sure he wasn't mistaken.
However, the mechanical dog he was sitting on had already accelerated to full power, carrying him backward.
This giant seemed to instantly pinpoint the team's location and charged forward.
Tian Jie was not flustered at all and continued to command,
"Vermillion Bird Squad is responsible for flanking, Azure Dragon Combat Squad retreats into the forest."
The motors and engines on the bodies of the soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor immediately activated, and they sprinted rapidly in all directions with thumping sounds, the entire team instantly dispersing.
The Reincarnator, who had transformed into a giant, violently smashed the ground, his heart growing more and more despairing.
"You have triggered a purge mission. Please kill all witnesses within 10 minutes. Current number of witnesses: 746."
Could this forest hide over seven hundred people?
"You have triggered a purge mission. Please kill all witnesses within 10 minutes. Current number of witnesses: 811."
Watching the number continue to rise, he finally completely despaired. There must be hidden recording devices, synchronously transmitting images for more people to see.
It was impossible for him to kill all the witnesses now…
Damn it!