Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 589 Arriving at Block [-]

"There is another possibility, and this possibility often appears in the ruins—the things they see may just be hallucinations." Ivan added.

"Is it hallucinations? Just look at the things captured by the camera equipment they carry with them! Humans can have hallucinations, but machines can't!" Layton said.

The camera equipment carried by the two volunteers has been removed from the protective clothing by hunters, and the memory card inside has also been inserted into the projector.

Soon, an endless plain appeared before everyone's eyes—there was almost no difference from what the two volunteers described. This kind of landform can be seen everywhere in the wilderness. If there is any characteristic, it is probably yellow. The sandy soil is more common in the northern hemisphere of Alpha Star, but relatively rare in the southern hemisphere.

And in the distance of the camera, a group of wolf-like creatures gathered in twos and threes, they were biting several bloody corpses, and the bones with minced meat and fascia were dragged all over the ground.

"It is indeed a brand new native creature..." Ivan nodded, "But it cannot be ruled out that it is a variant of a known species. After all, there is no genetic sample, and everything is just speculation."

"Wait a minute, pause!" Ke Lan suddenly raised his hand, pointing to a corpse that was bitten into a mess in the picture, "enlarge the picture here."

Thanks to the fact that the camera equipment carried by the two volunteers is high-end goods worth hundreds of thousands, even if the picture is magnified more than ten times, the picture quality is still very clear, and even the fine hairs stained on the meat can be seen. distinguish.

"Pay attention to these hairs... the color is dark gray, and the texture and length... are exactly the same as those on these creatures." Ke Lan said.

"You mean, these guys are... cannibalistic?" Ghost Owl said with a frown.

"I just used a computer to analyze these corpses and bones and the skeleton structure of these creatures. I can basically confirm that the eater and the food are the same kind of creature." Ivan said.

"This...isn't this too strange? Tiger poison doesn't eat its eggs after all." The hound murmured.

"Instances of cannibalism are not uncommon in nature, but most of them happen to insect creatures... As for higher-level creatures like mammals, there are generally only two cases of cannibalism." Ivan said—— In terms of biological knowledge, he is probably the most profound among this group of hunters.

"Which two kinds?" The hound asked immediately.

"One is that when the cubs are born, the mother beast will devour the cubs with congenital defects or diseases, so as to prevent the disease from spreading to other cubs and at the same time allow other cubs to share more milk and milk. Food, female animals that have become weak due to childbirth can also use this to supplement part of their nutrition."

"What about the other situation?"

"shortage of food."

"The plain at the other end of the teleportation channel does look very barren... If, I mean, if the exit of the teleportation channel has not shifted, this place is inside 'Yagunaktor', then I I think it all makes sense." First officer Caroline, who had just "transferred" to become a relic hunter, said nervously, "These wolf-like creatures are trapped in this world, and they don't have If you can’t leave this wilderness to hunt, you will naturally have to cannibalize your own species..."

"With all due respect, this inference is completely untenable." Ghost Owl glanced at Caroline, and retorted coldly. The latter's face flushed immediately—"Is there a problem? If it is completely untenable... this is also true." Is it too absolute?"

"Think about it, how long has 'Yagunaktor' been soaking in the magma pool in the lava mine?" The ghost owl paused and continued, "We won't mention the previous tens of thousands of years, Counting from the moment humans landed on Planet Alpha, you locked a group of carnivores in a closed area with poor food, after 50 years, how many of these creatures do you think will remain?"

"It doesn't even take 50 years, just five weeks, this group will be completely extinct." Ivan said lightly.

"It can't be such a coincidence. Just at this time, the food in this area is exhausted, so let us see the scene of cannibalism?" Ghost Owl continued.

As soon as his words fell, Ivan continued: "Any ecological zone must have one or more complete and stable circulation chains if it wants to last for more than ten years...even if it is a biological laboratory that simulates the real environment. Eco-boxes, it's also very difficult to do that without human intervention."

"That's all right, all right, you two are singing together, you have to make the little girl cry." The hound glanced at Caroline, whose face was constantly changing between green and white, and quickly smoothed things over.

"Actually... First Officer Caroline's words are also reasonable." Ke Lan said, "When the ecological balance is broken by external forces, it is a disaster for the creatures in this ecological system... Although I am not sure about the balance. How was it destroyed, but if you want to talk about external force-this 'ancient battleship' was accidentally activated by me not long ago, does it count?"

"Forget it, of course." Ivan nodded, "Because of this 'accident', you have already wiped out a biological group."

He pointed to the big pit filled with crystal pillars in the distance, and continued: "Those mutated lava beetles have survived in the power room for at least hundreds of years...maybe thousands of years, and they have reproduced a large number of offspring, but only Because the energy supply array was activated, they were all crushed to powder."

"Similarly, this No. [-] block may also be affected by the activation of the battleship, causing these creatures to lose the source of food they used to live on, and forced to kill their own kind and cannibalize their corpses..." Ke Lan pondered.

For the "indigenous people" inside Yagunaktor, the departure of this ancient warship from the lava pool may be completely equated with a drastic change such as "the sun goes out".

"Anyway, let's go and see if it's okay." Layton said, "It's useless to talk so much!"

"It's also thanks to your luck, kid. If other hunters were as reckless as you, I'm afraid they would have died in the ruins before they met us." The hound complained.

"I'm not reckless, I'm a pragmatist, isn't there a saying that 'seeing is better than hearing a hundred times'? Is that ghostly place inside the battleship? We'll know if we go and have a look-anyway They can all be teleported back," Layton said.

"That's true." The hound turned his head and looked at Ke Lan, "What do you say? Let's go there?"

"Well, since it has been found that there are aggressive creatures in Block [-], we must be prepared to fight them as soon as we land," Ke Lan said.

The previous two volunteers may not have attracted the attention of those wolf-like creatures because the target was too small, but if the large army of relic hunters here is sent over, these guys who are eating will be alarmed in all likelihood. Unavoidable.

Although judging from their size, the fighting power of these wolf-like creatures should not be that strong, but after all, they are a group of unknown creatures that have survived in the S-level ruins for an unknown number of years, and it is always right to keep an extra eye on them.

"I'll take the lead." Valentina volunteered - a silver-white humanoid mecha with a streamlined and beautiful armor stood at the front of the team.

This machine is not the one that Valentina has been driving before, modified with the Valkyrie Zero skeleton, but a new machine that the Yen Consortium sent to the Zero Fleet just a week ago.

According to Ye Yan, this machine has no regular number and serial number, but only one name - "Augustus".

Just like the founding emperor of the Roman Empire, who has never been seen before or since, there is only one machine with the same name in the whole world, and it was specially developed by the Yeh Consortium's "Aguna Ketor" exploration operation.

When designing this airframe, manufacturing costs and mass production were not considered at all, and all indicators were pulled to the top—so much so that its skeleton molds were completely "one-off". After the machine body and the spare replacement parts, it was directly sealed up.

It's not that Ye's consortium doesn't want to use this set of molds to produce the "castrated version" of the mass production machine. You know, no matter how severe the castration is, at least there is a gimmick of the prototype, and the sales of the mass production machine will not be too bad. ——In fact, it's not that they don't want to, but that they simply can't do mass production.

The design specifications of this machine body are not on the same level as other prototype machines... The internal mechanical frame alone is forged from [-]% pure Nino alloy. Other materials, not to mention supporting the heavy outer armor and internal facilities, even the skeleton's own weight may not be able to bear it.

Ke Lan still remembers the pained expression on Ye Yan's face during the video communication - although the other party did not disclose the specific cost of "Augustus" to Ke Lan, but thinking about it, it must be an astronomical figure.

In contrast, the material support provided by the Soma Consortium is relatively "shabby". Although the total value must have exceeded [-] million, most of them are things that can be bought on the market.

"Okay, Valentina's 'Augustus' will take the vanguard position, and the rest of us will follow up—but if those wolf-like creatures are not strong, try to keep as many alive as possible, whether it's taking it back to sell For various research institutions, or as a rare collection of rich people, I think it should be able to sell for a good price." Ke Lan said - their relic hunters are not the army, to put it bluntly, the word "interest" is only The real driving force... Judging from this video, these unknown creatures are probably the only valuable things in block one.

"What you said, it feels like we are real hunters." The hound joked.

"Whether it's dead or alive, as long as it's valuable, it's our goal." Ghost Owl nodded indifferently, "No one will have trouble with money."

Counting Ke Lan and the others, the four groups of people add up to a total of nearly a hundred people. Naturally, it is impossible for all of these more than 100 people to be included in the advance team. Only those with the strongest strength and the most experience Only the best hunters can take on this important task.

The Hunting God Hunting Group sent four people, Valentina, Ke Lan, Asano Akira and Ivan, 33 and the five of them were dispatched by the whole army. As for the Gray Bird Hunting Group, it was an elite team of ten people , led by Ghost Owl himself.

On the contrary, none of the Tide Hunting Group was included in the advance team.

The risk and uncertainty of the initial exploration are very high. At this time, it is undoubtedly a very risky behavior to bring a group of newcomers who have never visited the ruins... Even if Ke Lan and the others decide to use the S-level ruins for training, at least they have to wait until they stand firm Let's talk after you touch your heels.

"Everyone checks their equipment one last time, especially their weapons." Ghost Owl said to the hunters behind him. Ke Lan noticed that the hunters of the Gray Bird Hunting Group were holding two guns in their hands, and the shape of one of them was unmistakable at first glance. It is known to be a non-lethal firearm used to fire tranquilizer bombs.

"The preparations are really complete..." Layton couldn't help but sighed in a low voice. It is rare to use such things as anesthesia guns when exploring the ruins, but he didn't expect that the Gray Bird Hunting Group could have one for each of ten people. They always It cannot be expected that this will happen in advance.

"Go!" Ke Lan ordered, and Valentina took the lead in driving "Augustus" into the black mist, and the others immediately followed -

From the perspective of others, 21 seconds can be said to be very short, but as the teleported person himself, he can't feel the passage of time during the teleportation process... Ke Lan feels that his consciousness is like being in the dark After wandering for decades, a group of light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and in the next second, the control of his body returned to him again.

The moment he landed, he directly activated the energy shield and assumed a defensive posture.

Not far away, the silver-white "Augustus" was confronting dozens of wolf-like creatures—they didn't directly attack the mecha, so Valentina didn't choose to take the lead, but did it herself. Forcefully contained the entire herd, buying enough time for the people behind to adjust.

"This place, the radiation is so high." Ivan's voice came from behind. He was the third to arrive at "Block One" after Ke Lan, but he didn't immediately pay attention to those creatures. , but turned on the environmental monitoring device.

"The radiation in this place is more than fifteen times that of the power room... Although it does not pose a threat to us, these creatures live in such a high-radiation environment, and they can still grow so 'normal', from a certain point of view It’s hard to come by.” Ivan commented.

"Not only the radiation, but also the magnetic field is completely disordered." Valentina's voice came from the headset, "This can explain why the previous drones did not return."

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[PPS The cold has worsened again, and the whole person is groggy. I feel a little unbelievable that I can barely code out... Anyway, I can't guarantee the update these days, and I may ask for leave at any time... Everyone forgive me. 】

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