Alien Relic Hunter

"It seems we have to hurry up." Ke Lan picked up a black bone from the ground. As expected, there was a sticky and transparent substance similar to a slug in the bone marrow.

"There is no need to worry about this thing. According to the research institute's report, after losing the protection of the bones, the medulla inside can only survive in the external environment for forty-eight hours, and there is no risk of infection or parasitism." Victoria kicked with her feet. Kicked the pile of bones on the ground.

"There is indeed no need to take care of this thing, but the wounded... what are you going to do?" Ke Lan casually threw the bones aside and asked.

"Huh... the wounded... you can ask my people to send the wounded back to the blockade... Huh..." Major Ashkani sitting aside gasped, "Anyway... in this situation... my men People... they actually can't be of much help, on the contrary... they will become a burden."

"But if we continue walking in, there will be a lot of wounded people. If every wounded person needs to be sent back to the blockade, then the troop reduction will be too fast." Ke Lan shook his head, "I think we should send someone back to the blockade." Place the injured nearby, or suggest a centralized medical point..."

Ke Lan raised his head and glanced at the suspended train track in mid-air, and said: "It's a pity that there is no energy, otherwise the problem of using the suspended train to transport the wounded out would be solved."

"I agree with the plan to set up a centralized medical point." Victoria said, "The medical point can also be used as a temporary transfer station."

"Have you seen the private clinic in front? The building is strong enough, and there should be a certain amount of medicine and medical equipment in it. I think this place is good." Ke Lan pointed to a clinic about 200 meters away with a red cross sign. said the two-story building.

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In less than ten minutes, the investigation team had occupied the clinic that Ke Lan mentioned.

"Report sir, four corpses were found on the second floor of the clinic. No signs of infection were found, and no survivors were found." Alyosha quickly walked down from the second floor, and several other agents moved the four corpses to the first floor. inside the hall.

"One doctor, three... they should be patients who came to see a doctor... Have you confirmed the cause of death?" Ke Lan glanced at the four corpses one by one, raised his head, and asked Ah who was standing aside. Liao Sha.

"The cause of death of the three patients was bullets hitting the heart and lungs. As for the doctor, he had many bruises on his body, multiple fractures on his right arm and leg, and was shot in the abdomen. The main cause of death should still be gunshot wounds... In addition, there are traces of fighting on the second floor. This is the shell casing found on the floor." Alyosha said, raising the evidence bag in his hand, "11.43 mm caliber subsonic heavy pistol bullet, from the inscription on the bottom of the shell From the looks of it, it should be a product of the Arasaka Consortium’s own military factory.”

"It seems that when the heretics wanted to take the doctor away, the doctor resisted and was beaten to death." Ke Lan analyzed, "It should be to protect his patients...a good What a shame, guy."

"There is no time to mourn for strangers." Victoria only glanced at the body on the ground, and then said to Ashkani: "Major, I ask you to leave one mecha to protect the stronghold, while the others continue. Push deeper into the East Ninth District."

"Only one mecha is left? Isn't it too few? If the stronghold is attacked..." Ashkani was interrupted by Victoria before he finished speaking: "If the stronghold is attacked, Even if we leave all the mechas behind, we may not be able to defend them. Our task is not to protect the wounded... but as soldiers, they should have enough awareness."

"..." Major Ashkani glanced at Victoria, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally swallowed the words that had reached his throat.

Indeed, they are all soldiers, and he should have enough awareness.

"If there are no objections, except for those who stay at the medical point, others will continue to push deeper - our time is very tight, I request that we must arrive at the entrance of the East Nine District Central Industrial Park within twenty minutes ."

The East Nine District Central Industrial Park that Victoria calls is located in the middle of East Nine District, covering an area of ​​nearly twelve square kilometers. It is the core area of ​​the area controlled by the Arasaka Consortium and is also the location of the consortium's headquarters.

Unlike the outer neighborhoods of East Ninth Ward, only formal employees of the Arasaka Foundation are allowed to enter the Central Industrial Park. The further you go, the higher the level of authority required. As for the "Arasaka Tower" as the headquarters of the consortium, Only members of the Arasaka family and their personal staff can enter and exit freely.

The height of Arasaka Tower is 286 meters, almost touching the dome of this layer of the ark. Among the buildings with an average height of less than 100 meters, such a tall tower is particularly conspicuous, even in the East 9th District The periphery can be seen even if you raise your head.

And this tower is the final destination of the reconnaissance team.

However, just as the investigation team walked out of the narrow alley, they encountered another obstacle.

Only this time, the enemies they encountered were real human beings - a group of heretical sect believers wearing black robes, but under their black robes, they were mercenaries from the "Ranger" security company. standard armor.

The "Ranger" security company is one of the industries under the name of the Arasaka Consortium. According to the published data, this company has at least 150 armed mercenaries who can be regarded as the top elite in the industry, but now , the number of mercenaries who blocked the investigation team at the alley alone was probably more than two hundred - if it weren't for several "Bloodhound" mechas standing at the front with their heavy armor, there would have been no more than two hundred people between the investigation team and them. One face-to-face encounter would probably kill more than half of them.

"Are these guys crazy?" Ashkani hid behind a "Bloodhound". Bullets fired from a distance kept hitting the mecha, making a "ding-ding" sound unique to metal collisions. "There was a crisp sound. The opponent's intensive firepower made it impossible for him to lean out and fight back. He had just made an attempt. Fortunately, his movement was half a beat slow. A stray bullet passed through his shoulder and hit the carbon fiber shoulder. A half-centimeter-deep ravine was plowed on the armor, and Ashkani was dragged to the ground by the force attached to the bullet.

If he had gone a little faster, the bullet would have hit his face instead of his shoulder armor.

"It would be great if they were really crazy. They obviously have a very good tactical plan, and the layout of several firepower points is also very particular. The blind spots between each other can make up for each other. We can't use the mecha as a cover to rush out. ." Alyosha said while bandaging the wound of an injured agent.

"I have just launched three orange flares. In less than half an hour, the large forces will move into the East 9th District. Their resistance is meaningless... I really don't know how much money the Arasaka Consortium paid them and what they will do. So determined to work hard." Ashkani said that flares are the only way they can communicate with the troops outside, and the meaning of the three orange flares is "the situation is urgent and requires an immediate attack."

"I'm afraid it's not a matter of money." Ke Lan sighed, "Have you seen the black robes they are wearing? These people have probably been brainwashed by the heretical sect... The Arasaka Consortium should have been brainwashed by the heretical sect. The sect has been infiltrated for a long time, and now I think it’s not a big problem if we directly equate the two.”

"Actually, Commissioner Victoria has always known that the Arasaka Consortium has problems, but these Japanese people are so meticulous about the details. We checked many times and found no clues. Instead, the Arasaka Consortium complained to the top management of Ark several times that our investigation was serious. Interfering with their normal operations... After that, the investigation into them basically came to a standstill." Alyosha said with a bitter face.

"To put it bluntly, I think the top management of Ark may have an insider," Ke Lan said.

At this time, Victoria suddenly turned her head and glanced at him, but didn't say much. It seemed that she acquiesced in Ke Lan's statement.

"It seems that there are people in your security bureau who dare not move." Ke Lan stuck out the muzzle of his gun and fired a few shots at random. There was a burst of fire immediately, and the metal ground at his feet was hit with sparks. .

"It's not that I don't dare to move, it's just that I can't move yet." Victoria didn't look at herself, but Ke Lan knew that she was saying this to herself, "Too much curiosity is not necessarily a good thing."

"Okay, let's not talk about it like this. Regarding the current situation, do you have any countermeasures? We can't waste all our time here." Ke Lan said.

The terrain outside is a fan-shaped square. Except for a few lampposts, there are basically no shelters in the square. The exit of the alley is located at the apex of this fan-shaped square. As long as Ke Lan and the others rush out, they will be attacked from behind. An all-round attack at an angle of 120 degrees, even with Victoria's mobility, it would be difficult to pass through the square in front of her.

The only good news is probably that these rebels who have been brainwashed by the heretical sect do not hold heavy weapons. Otherwise, let alone a stalemate at the alley, the investigation team may have to be forced back to Kabukicho Ichiban Street. go.

"You guys delay these rebels here, I'll lead a few people around." Victoria pulled out two Mozambique shotguns from the equipment box, inserted them into the holsters on both sides of her calves, and then placed another one filled with fragments. The grenade satchel was slung over his shoulder.

"Sounds like a feasible approach, provided that no new enemies appear on the detoured path." Ke Lan glanced at the remaining ammunition of his Gauss assault rifle, and then said, "How about I go with you?"

"No, I refuse." Victoria shook her head, "You and Major Ashkany stay here... I always feel that nothing good will happen if you are around... Maybe I shouldn't have done it from the beginning. Let you enter the East Ninth District."

"As for that... these words are too hurtful." Ke Lan raised the gun above his head with some displeasure, stretched the muzzle of the gun out from the gap between the two mechanical arms of the "Bloodhound", and fired casually. A shot was fired, and a scream immediately sounded in the distance——

"You see, I'm actually quite lucky. I can get away with everything."

"That's just for yourself." Victoria said, having already selected the candidates to go around, she led four agents directly into the alley on the right rear.

"Speaking of which...are you really that unlucky to be with me?" Ke Lan touched the back of his head speechlessly.

"Actually, I think the commander is right... I have read your file. After the Glacier Ruins Incident, you seemed to have suffered disaster somewhere..." Alyosha whispered, "You and your teammates were captured by the Fourth Fleet. The battleship was rescued, but not long after, the battleship was shot down by the death ray cannon. Then you ran to the gathering place of the exiles, but happened to run into the sacrificial ceremony... Then, you ran to Zhonghai , this time is even more outrageous. Before you even boarded the icebreaker, the ship was almost sunk by a giant deep-sea eel... And not long ago, as soon as you ran to Leviathan, this ancient beast came to life. ...I have been with the Security Bureau for six years, and this is the first time I have seen a disaster star like you."

"Can you blame me?!" Ke Lan defended, "These things clearly have nothing to do with me!"

"Although I never believe in those claims about strange powers and gods..." Alyosha shrugged, "but I also think Chief Victoria is right..."

At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the other side of the square!

"What?!" The two people who were chatting suddenly became serious. Ke Lan took out a lens from his pocket, adjusted the angle slightly, and saw a "humanoid beast" walking towards this side. It has a living armor similar to that of a sumo wrestler. The "Bloodhound" cannon can only cause a slight deceleration effect on its body, and even the surface of the tentacles cannot penetrate it.

"It's a mutant species." Ke Lan spat on the ground, "It's really unlucky... As soon as that guy Victoria left, a mutant species came out immediately. Now we're in trouble."

"I told you, nothing good will happen if I stay with you!" Alyosha couldn't help but say, "If it gets closer again, it will have to use up the flesh-eating worm it brought..."

"Wait a minute, don't use up your trump cards in a hurry." Ke Lan raised his hand and stopped Alyosha from dragging out the box containing the flesh-eating worms. "This mutant doesn't seem to be the same as the sumo wrestler just now. Too much the same.”

"Look at it, it looks like there's a person lying on its head... No, that doesn't seem to be a person..." Ke Lan pointed at the scene in the mirror and said.

This mutant is more than six meters tall, and its body shape is stronger than that of a spherical sumo wrestler. In addition to the living armor composed of tentacles, heavy armor is also installed on the chest, abdomen and joints. , the head is covered in a huge metal helmet, and on the front of the helmet, there is a "Prajna" shaped mask.

Of course, these are not the main point. The main point is that behind this huge metal helmet, there is a figure wearing a black robe. Although this figure still maintains a vague human form, what sticks out from his sleeves is Two slimy tentacles extended all the way to the inside of the Prajna mask, seemingly connected to the giant mutant at his feet.