Alien Relic Hunter

The density and thickness of the roots inside the power furnace are far superior to those that Ke Lan has seen before. If the roots in the Ark's living area are compared with them, they are simply insignificant...the thinnest ones in the power furnace. The diameter of one of its branches is more than one meter, and its strength is such that not even monsters like the Giant Knight can break free.

Seeing that the giant knight who was so troublesome to him a moment ago was "digested" by these roots in just a few seconds, and the strange armor fell into the depths of the power furnace, an inexplicable chill couldn't help but rise. On Ke Lan's back.

"This is what we need to solve..." Ke Lan looked away from these roots and couldn't help but sigh.

Although Ke Lan himself was the one who made the entire plan, he had no idea whether the plan would work or not... The only thing he could do was to do his best and then listen to fate...

I don't know why, but Ke Lan always felt very uncomfortable after this sentence popped up in his head. He thought about it, probably because in human cognition, the concept of "destiny" is generally associated with the will of gods. To put it in perspective, since they want to resist the existence called god, but they also have to obey fate, this sounds really ironic.

"The phrase 'my fate is up to me' in Long Aotian's novel is more refreshing." Ke Lan smiled self-deprecatingly and turned away from the edge of the big hole.

The roots in the power furnace are indeed part of the giant tree's root system, but they are not the main roots. Blowing up all these roots will at most affect the efficiency of the giant tree in absorbing nutrients, and will not cause fatal damage to it.

If the root system of the giant tree is divided into three levels, namely the main root, the secondary main root and the peripheral root system, the roots in this power furnace can undoubtedly only be regarded as the lowest level of "peripheral root system". As for those that invade the residential area The scattered roots inside are not even considered a "root system".

The secondary main roots should presumably be the main power furnaces occupying the underground of the Ark - the total amount of fuel reserves and energy conversion there is hundreds of times that of the power furnaces in the North District. The output of any main power furnace is enough. Maintain the daily needs of all residential areas on the Ark.

There is only one main root of the giant tree, and that is its vital point.

"The original plan remains unchanged. We will continue to rush to the ruins of the West District 1 Research Institute." Ke Lan said to Ze Luo, "I hope we can find what we are looking for in the underground icehouse."

The two returned to the place where the soldiers died, recovered some usable equipment from the corpses, and then sprinkled powdered incendiary agent on the soldiers' corpses and ignited them with fire.

If these corpses are not burned, the nearby roots will soon spread here, and these soldiers who were fighting side by side with Ke Lan not long ago will soon become the nourishment of the giant tree... even their remaining The last ray of consciousness will be absorbed by the giant tree, unable to completely rest.

For that being, nourishment at the conscious level is far more important than at the material level. As the most important carrier in the sacrificial ceremony, this giant tree not only absorbs the flesh and blood of all creatures on Alpha Planet, but also their " "Soul" is also not immune.

Ke Lan couldn't help but recall the side effects of when he had just gained the ability to "stop time" - the wails and screams from men, women, and children echoed in his head. These people were all sacrificed by the Arasaka Consortium. The flesh and blood essence of the victims was integrated into the "black asphalt". As for their consciousness, it was divided into two parts. One part condensed into the individual self of the puppet, and the other part followed the "time stop". "The ability is attached to Ke Lan's body.

However, after Ke Lan merged with the "body", the consciousness of these victims, who were almost no different from ghosts, was wiped away, leaving only the pure power of thought... as if impurities in the water were filtered out.

This process is undoubtedly extremely painful for the conscious body. There is an upper limit to the pain endured by the physical body. The brain can even "protect itself" by fainting, but there is no upper limit to the pain endured by the conscious body. Moreover, except Apart from being wiped out in ashes, the conscious body has no way to put itself into a coma to escape this pain.

When merging with the body, Ke Lan personally experienced the process of the consciousness attached to his body being gradually obliterated. Their pain, despair, madness and other negative emotions condensed into a terrifying force, impacting Ke Lan over and over again. In Lan's heart...if he were a person who was not strong-willed enough, he might have turned into a madman after the fusion was completed.

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At the same time, the battlefield outside the Ark.

The third batch of transport planes brought the remnants of the first and second batches of airborne troops back to the Skati, and the "awakened" corpses completely occupied the upper platform of the Ark and began to kill each other.

Major General Alexander looked at the crazy scene in the picture transmitted back by the drone, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Fortunately, the subsequent batch of airborne troops received the order to retreat, so no more casualties were caused.

With the combat power shown by the "monsters" transformed by these men in black, let alone two batches of airborne troops, even if the number of people were increased five times, they would be swallowed up by these monsters in an instant.

The only thing that puzzled Alexander was the person who issued the retreat order... He clearly remembered that the highest-ranking officer in the airborne force was a colonel, but when communicating with the third batch of transport planes, the one with the highest command level was used. Command password, and it is precisely for this reason that the third batch of transport planes will execute this retreat order without hesitation.

In the Survivor Alliance, apart from himself and General Maginot, only the top brass of the God Hunting Group have the command code for the highest command level. Even Levi, the chief of staff whom General Maginot trusts very much, does not have this authority. ...Could it be that among the airborne troops just now, there were high-level officials from the Hunting God Hunting Group?

They didn't tell themselves to keep their actions secret?

Major General Alexander did not guess any more, nor did he tell the officers around him what he thought, but silently hid the matter in his heart - of course he knew why the God Hunting Group did this, let alone them, just Even the officers under his opponent are not 100% assured... The power of the Immortal Crew Association is too powerful, and anyone who comes out of the Ark may be their accomplice.

The leakage of ordinary combat intelligence will not have a big impact on the battle situation, but once such crucial information is intercepted by Anzi, it may affect the final direction of the entire battle.

Major General Alexander did not alert anyone. He secretly retrieved the battle report of the third batch of airborne troops and re-read it. According to their reports, after the first and second batches of airborne troops returned with the wounded on transport planes, there were only a few remaining soldiers. More than sixty people stayed. After the transport plane took off, the more than sixty people used the vertical passage on the platform to enter the interior of the Ark. At this point, the team disappeared from their sight.

In addition, there was also an unconscious female pilot among the people who retreated. As soon as this female pilot arrived on the Skadi, she was picked up by people sent by the God Hunting Group.

"Female pilot?" Major General Alexander immediately thought of the girl named "Valentina" who was ruthless and talkative... Since she was among the first batch of airborne troops, the person she escorted must be one Very important...

"Could it be Ke Lan himself?" Alexander was startled, his fingers trembled involuntarily, and then he subconsciously deleted the combat report submitted by the airborne troops.

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On the other side of the battlefield, Yagunaktor was hidden among the clouds.

After the electromagnetic pulse bombs were launched, the insect swarms stopped attacking and all returned to the canopy of the giant tree. Yagunaktor also took this opportunity to quickly leave the battlefield and move to a "relatively safe area" twenty kilometers away from the Ark.

Valentina woke up shortly after being taken back to Yagunaktor. She sat up on the hospital bed and looked around blankly. Her eyes finally stopped at the chair beside the bed, where she had fallen asleep. Chi Hanfeng.

"Lao Chi hasn't slept for more than thirty hours. If you can come back safely, the stone that has been hanging in his heart will finally fall to the ground." Ivan walked out of the shadow of the room and said to Valentina.

"Where are Ke, Ke Lan and the others?"

"They successfully entered the Ark. But the communication between them and us has been disconnected, and we don't know what is going on inside." Ivan answered truthfully.

"No, I have to support them!" Valentina said and wanted to jump off the bed, but found that her wrist was tightly held in the hand of Chi Hanfeng who was sleeping, and she couldn't pull it out without any effort. come out.

"Shh, don't wake up Lao Chi. This guy's eyes are all bloodshot and he still refuses to rest. I'm even worried about whether he will die suddenly. He won't close his eyes until you come back. It's just a matter of time and again." He only slept for ten minutes... Let him sleep a little longer." Ivan made a stop gesture, "Besides, with the current situation, you can't break into the inside of the Ark... We just fought with the men in black. That area has now become a complete hell.”

After Ivan finished speaking, he handed over the tablet in his hand.

Valentina took the tablet, and after just one glance, she felt a strong smell of blood spread through the screen into her nose...

What Ivan said is absolutely correct. The high-level platform of the Ark, which was just a battlefield for airborne troops and men in black, is now occupied by all kinds of unspeakable monsters... These monsters are killing and devouring each other... broken corpses And bloody stumps can be seen everywhere. The ruins that were originally in a mess are now covered with a layer of dark red that symbolizes death.

"No one can break through the obstruction of these monsters and enter the interior of the Ark. There are only two options before us: 1. Wait until these monsters kill each other and their numbers are reduced to a certain level before sending troops to clean up the mess. 2. Directly use the Star Destroyer Cannon to clear the platform and create a direct passage to the core area, but the consequences of doing so will be to use up one of our most important trump cards." Ivan said softly from the side.

"We...are we completely unable to help him now?" Valentina frowned slightly and clenched her other hand that was not caught by Chi Hanfeng into a fist.

"It can't be said that we can't help at all... Although the battlefield inside the Ark is more important, we can't take it lightly outside. In the current situation, maintaining the status quo is the greatest help we can provide him."

"..."

Valentina turned her head again and glanced at Chi Hanfeng, who still looked tired even in his sleep, and nodded silently.

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Inside the Ark, the boundary between West District 1 and North District 1.

After the airborne troops were wiped out, Ke Lan and Ze Luo moved much faster. With the dual blessing of high-level enhanced physical fitness and space power, the two of them traveled across the entire North China Sea in less than ten minutes. a district.

The West 1st District is different from the other three areas with the first serial number. There are neither luxurious mansions nor top-notch commercial areas with high prices. Compared with the other three districts, which are full of money and wealth, the West 1st District gives people a sense of luxury. A cold, regimented and extremely depressing feeling.

"This place is like a huge hospital, or to put it more harshly, it's a morgue in a hospital." This was Hound's comment when he first came to West District 1. "Even the streets are... There is a faint smell of corpse."

Ke Lan didn't know whether the hounds really smelled the smell of corpses or it was an exaggerated metaphor... Although there were indeed a large number of corpses used for experiments in the institute, these corpses were soaked in sealed, full-flavored odors. In the jar of marin solution, coupled with the extremely airtight cold storage, it stands to reason that there will be no corpse odor spread to the street.

Half of the area in the West Area is occupied by the institute and its branches responsible for different types of subjects, while the other half is used as experimental sites and supporting facilities for researchers and their families to live.

During the memetic infection incident, the entire West District was almost reduced to ruins, and not even a tenth of the people living here survived. Although the people from the Crisis Management Department sealed off the entire West 1st District in time to prevent the meme from spreading, the "collections" that escaped from the underground icehouse still caused great damage to the interior of West 1st District.

To this day, the reconstruction work in the West 1st District has not been completely completed.

As for the research institutes, they have been in a semi-blocked and semi-banned state. Those that survived can only continue to carry out some "harmless" projects with various restrictions and surveillance. The main building and underground ice storage of the institute have been taken over by the Crisis Management Department, and even the new director of the institute is prohibited from entering.

In Ke Lan's memory, the Crisis Management Department later built a huge isolation cover to imitate the "sarcophagus" of Chernobyl in the old era to cover the main building of the institute and the underground ice storage... But now, this huge isolation cover The isolation cover has been broken into countless petals like an eggshell. The entire main building of the institute has been razed to the ground. A deep hole is so nakedly exposed. Looking down from the hole, a messy underground icehouse can be seen at a glance.