Alien Relic Hunter

Eight hours ago, inside the Ark, East 9th District.

While those in black were fighting with the giant beast that suddenly emerged from the ground - no, to be precise, it was the giant beast unilaterally killing the man in black - Bianca leaned against the cyborg. The remaining energy in Yi's body quickly escaped from the ruins, crossed the boundary line between East 9th District and East 8th District in one breath, and dived into the bustling commercial street of East 8th District.

She didn't know why those giant beasts attacked the men in black... Logically speaking, shouldn't these giant beasts and the men in black be in the same camp? Could it be that these giant beasts are not intelligent and difficult to control. They do not specifically attack the men in black, but attack all living creatures they see indiscriminately?

I was able to survive solely because of luck and running fast...

After much thought, Bianca felt that this was probably the most reasonable explanation.

Although East Eighth District and East Nine District are only separated by a border line with a width of no more than 20 meters, their prosperity levels are very different. Before anything happened to the Arasaka Consortium, the East Eighth District was much stronger than the East Nine District in terms of population, economy, and public security (of course, the poor public security in the East Eighth District was most likely due to the Arasaka Consortium's support of various street gangs). After the destruction and reconstruction of the East Ninth District, the two became even more incomparable.

Except for the famous "Kabukicho Ichiban Street" in the East 9th District, this commercial street in the East 8th District is not as prosperous as any other place. Both sides of the street are densely packed with shops. Above are colorful signs and various holographic projection advertisements full of cyberpunk atmosphere.

On the street and at the end of the street are two large shopping malls covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters. The interior of the mall is like a maze. People who come here for the first time often get lost even if they follow the navigation.

Further back, there is a large area of ​​office buildings in the business district. Buildings hundreds of meters high are directly connected to the domes, and suspended train tracks shuttle between the gaps in the buildings.

This commercial street can have more than 30,000 visitors during holidays, but now, it is as quiet as a ghost town.

"Are there no survivors..."

Bianca was limping along on the first floor of the street. The energy indicator of the cybernetic body flashed dim red... This was a sign of energy exhaustion. If Bianca could not find the energy in time, If crystallization or other charging methods were used, the cyborg prosthetic body that was now supporting her from falling into the street would soon turn into a heavy burden.

"We need to replenish energy...as well as food and medicine." Bianca thought in her mind.

One thing about the commercial street in East Eighth District is better than that in East Nine District, and that is that the temperature control system is still working. Although the temperature is a little unstable due to the influence of East Nine District, at least it won't look like that ruins at night. , enough to freeze people to death.

Bianca's eyes searched the street, and soon she locked on a luxury car parked on the side of the road. This kind of luxury car is different from ordinary cars that charge or use synthetic chemical fuel. In order to reflect its high-end, it has a built-in small energy converter, which uses energy crystals as the energy source. In all likelihood, it is in the trunk of the car. There will be a safe for storing crystals.

Bianca inserted a crowbar she picked up into the gap in the trunk lid and pried it hard. An alarm suddenly sounded. She couldn't help but cursed, raised her head and shot the horn of the luxury car.

Bianca's consciousness was already on the verge of dissociation. The moment she saw the luxury car, she completely forgot about the existence of the alarm... This piercing alarm sounded particularly harsh in this quiet commercial street. .

She quickly retreated into an empty self-service convenience store nearby and squatted behind the glass to observe - she waited for a full twenty minutes and did not see any living creatures attracted by the sound of the alarm.

"It seems that the men in black didn't continue to chase after them...were they destroyed by the giant beast?" Bianca turned her head and glanced at the bread on the product counter, although it seemed from the packaging that the bread had already passed the time. shelf life, but there is no obvious deterioration. Bianca, who was extremely hungry, couldn't help but swallow... After confirming that there was no alarm at the counter, she smashed the glass with a crowbar, took out the bread, tore open the package and started to bite into it. .

After eating four expired breads in one go, plus a whole jar of salad dressing and a Russian sausage as thick as an arm, Bianca's hunger was completely gone. She plundered some small, high-calorie items from the counter. It was tall and easy to carry preserved food. After filling the backpack, I walked out of the convenience store.

After looking around and confirming that no one was there, he continued to pry the trunk of the luxury car without saying a word - the beautiful metallic paint of the luxury car was cracked and peeled off in large areas under the dual force of the crowbar and the cybernetic body. , for a luxury car of this level, the price of touch-ups and repairs is much more valuable than the energy crystal in the trunk... However, for Bianca now, no matter how much money she has, , also useless.

The Ark has been destroyed, human civilization has been destroyed... Although this commercial street now vaguely retains the shadow of its former prosperity, it is actually a barbaric world. Without civilization, the existence of currency has no meaning, and luxuries that are not practical are not even comparable to a coarse grain steamed bun.

Bianca had not considered driving the car away, but she gave up the idea after she discovered that it was not bulletproof at all... One-third of the value of this car is on the car sticker, and one-third is on the car sticker. In terms of appearance, as for the materials and workmanship, it was not even as good as the off-road vehicle they drove out of Mukah Fortress.

Before the Cyborg prosthetic body was about to shut down due to low energy, Bianca finally pried open the trunk, and then used violent means to open the safe - there were not many energy crystals in the cabinet, and the quality was average, but That's enough for her cyborg.

Bianca picked up a piece of crystal and replaced the crystal in the prosthetic body that had become completely transparent and looked almost like glass. The constantly flashing red indicator light finally turned back to green.

Bianca roughly calculated the energy in the remaining crystals, which can almost maintain the mobility of the cyborg prosthetic body for three days... It would be a bit reluctant to walk from the Ark to Mukah Fortress in three days, but if If there is a vehicle, that's a different matter.

Vehicles, that will definitely not work... There is no way to cross that clear zone... As for the aircraft, let alone the aircraft, they will probably become a living target as soon as they leave the port... Bianca has already tasted the accuracy of that kind of crossbow. For once, she didn't want to taste it a second time.

But that doesn’t mean it’s completely impossible to escape… As long as the speed is fast enough, the spikes fired by the ballistae can’t catch up…

Whether it is an airplane or an airship, it takes time to accelerate. It is impossible to reach the fastest speed just after taking off, and this acceleration process is enough to be pierced into a hedgehog by a ballista.

"You need to be fast enough when leaving the port..."

An idea flashed in Bianca's head, and she suddenly thought of something that could reach a very fast speed when it was first launched - when it drilled out of the launch channel, it could already reach a speed of Mach 7 or even Mach 8. , and can accelerate to Mach 15 in two seconds.

The air defense weapons installed at each military port on the top floor of the Ark - the "Bowali" air defense system.

The main body of the "Bovary" air defense system consists of a radar, a launch tower and a launch device. Its biggest feature is that the launch silo of the air defense missile runs through the entire Ark, extending from the bottom of the Ark to the top of the Ark, which gives the missile enough acceleration. time. By the time the missile leaves the launch silo and appears outside the Ark and is detected by the enemy, its speed has made it difficult to intercept.

If you can find a usable "Bovary" air defense system, hollow out the warhead of a missile, put on power armor and parachute and get in, and set the target and warhead disintegration time, then you can definitely use it. The missile "launches" itself out, breaks away from the missile at a safe location far enough away from the Ark, and returns to the ground by landing.

But the "Bovary" air defense system requires very high authority to activate...Bianca was stunned for a moment. She touched the pocket on the inside of her chest as if she remembered something, and took out a piece of paper in a waterproof bag. of black cards coming.

It was this black card that led to the annihilation of her team... But Bianca also knew that this black card symbolized a very high level of power. It was no exaggeration to say that with this card, It was equivalent to General Maginot being present in person.

The permissions of the black card should be enough to activate the "Bowali" air defense system, but the black card also has a drawback, that is, when it is inserted into any device, it will be noticed by the person called "Zeus"... ...If Bianca didn't move fast enough, the men in black might come to the door before the missile was launched.

The black card must be used in the final stage of the launch... Before that, including entering the military port and launch tower, as well as the place where the anti-aircraft missiles are stored, Bianca must rely on herself.

The difficulty of this plan is very low, and the success rate is almost negligible...but it is the only way Bianca can escape from the Ark at the moment.

"Military port... The closest military port from here should be..." Bianca opened the electronic map, searched carefully, and found that the nearest military port was "No. C25 Military Port" located directly above the East Seventh District.

"No. C25 Military Port" is a Class C military port. It can only berth small warships such as supply ships and high-speed support ships. There are only four pitiful berths... But no matter how small it is, it is still a military port, and It is still a military port located on the uppermost structure of the Ark, so it must be equipped with the "Bowali" air defense system.

The "Bowali" air defense system is not only to ensure the safety of this military port - when hundreds of air defense systems operate at the same time, an airtight "air defense firepower network" can be weaved over the Ark. " Therefore, the size of the military port is not important. The location is the key to whether the military port will be equipped with the "Bowali" air defense system.

The biggest problem before Bianca was how to reach the military port safely.

First, she must traverse the entire East Eighth District, and then take the elevator or vertical rail train in the East Seventh District to the top of the Ark - if both are out of service, she can only choose the maintenance channel and climb the ladder. Climb up to the top structure located 1,400 meters above East 7th District.

There should be power armor and parachute in the warehouse of the military port. There is no need to look for it, but the air defense system of C25 military port can still be activated, which makes Bianca feel a little uneasy.

"It just depends on luck..." Bianca thought silently in her heart.

She did not rush to the East Seventh District, but first searched for supplies on this commercial street - food in convenience stores and supermarkets, medicines and bandages in pharmacies, and firearms and ammunition in weapons stores, all of which were from Bian. card target. The only pity is that things like military stimulants or quick-acting hemostatic agents are hard to find in ordinary pharmacies. The same goes for weapons stores. Most of the weapons you can buy in commercial street weapons stores meet civilian standards. Semi-automatic weapons and gun calibers are also restricted. Explosives such as grenades and explosives are impossible to buy here, let alone the crystal energy bomb that Bianca wants to get most at this time.

Even relic hunters and mercenaries with licenses and purchase qualifications must go to specialized places to buy such weapons... Weapons stores like this one in bustling business districts basically serve civilians. Competitive needs and collection needs are far greater than actual combat needs - just like a joke circulating in the mercenary circle: "Who is a serious person who would go to a big mall to buy a gun?"

"Perhaps we should go to a military camp or a place with an underground black market first." Bianca thought, "I just don't know if there are any surviving troops on the Ark..."

But in fact, even if Bianca met a survivor, she would not dare to contact them easily - no one knew whether the survivor she encountered was a "survivor".

As she walked, she observed the shops on both sides of the street - a few days ago, these shops should have been crowded with people, but now there was not even a living thing to be seen... Pedestrians on the street, people in the shopping mall The staff and shoppers, the white-collar workers in the office buildings far away, this business district usually has a resident population of at least tens of thousands. Could it be that they all disappeared in an instant?

Perhaps the upper levels of Ark issued an evacuation notice and everyone evacuated this place?

No...no, if there is really an evacuation notice, then even if there is an army to maintain order, there should be a scene of chaos - Bianca can even imagine all kinds of vehicles blocking the streets, and people pushing each other one after another. The crowd was crowded, and the garrison soldiers holding riot shields and rubber batons tried hard to keep the evacuation passage from being opened by the flow of people...

Stampedes and traffic accidents are bound to happen... Even if the crowd can be evacuated successfully in the end, the streets will definitely be a mess.

But the commercial street in front of me didn't look like it had experienced a major evacuation at all.