Alien Relic Hunter

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When Ke Lan and the garrison troops withdrew to the rear base, the separation process finally entered what the officer called the "third stage": tens of thousands of large locks on the edge of the entire East Ninth District were unlocked at the same time. Open, all power supply, gas supply, water supply and information transmission pipelines are cut off and sealed, and the filling bolts at the border are retracted to both sides. Then, the dome directly above the East 9th District is opened, and eight heavy transport ships cover the entire East 9th District. The module is hoisted into the air.

The next fourth stage is to let the engineering mecha ride on the suspended operating platform, install a large number of rocket thrusters and anti-gravity devices under the East 9th District module, and use the power of these things to send the entire module to Alpha Star. of low-Earth orbit.

Seeing the entire block rising from the ground, Ke Lan also felt a bit shocked in his heart - there is an unreachable gap between the Alpha civilization and what they left behind and the current level of human strength. This is a gap that is difficult to cross... ...And the only way for mankind is to fill this gap at a huge cost, and in this way to smooth out the strength gap between the two sides.

This is true whether it is crashing into Leviathan's flagship or the East 9th Sector module launched into low-Earth orbit - there is never a saying of "too much is too little" in dealing with such incidents, because as long as there is a wrong move, , all humankind will face the risk of extinction.

Ke Lan decided that after he took out the crystal in his palm, he would find a way to get in touch with the undead crew member... This thing was too dangerous and could not be controlled by him alone... If it got out of control, Not only would he not be able to survive, but he might also be buried with the tens of millions of people on the Ark.

At that time, even if he is asked to hand over the thing, he won't have much objection - this thing can no longer be described as a "hot potato", it is clearly a time bomb that may explode at any time, and its The power is enough to affect the entire Ark.

But when he touched the palm of his left hand again, he was shocked to find that the hard flesh cocoon had disappeared, and the crystal wrapped in the flesh cocoon had also disappeared!

"This thing...can it still swim around in the body?" This discovery scared Ke Lan, but the problem is that he has no way to scan his whole body now, and he can't find out what the crystal is hiding in. place.

"It seems that this problem can only be solved by Ivan..." After discovering that the crystal was missing, Ke Lan became more determined to take it out of his body - although he still doesn't feel any discomfort. , but if one day this thing goes to the heart or brain, it will be too late even if you want to operate.

At this time, the separation operation in the East 9th District had just entered the last step of the fourth stage: ignition and launch.

"Everyone, be prepared for impact!" the officer shouted loudly, and the soldiers wearing exoskeletons pulled up the protective panels one after another. The four-meter-high and half-meter-thick composite protective panels protected the entire camp towards the East 9th District. They were all firmly blocked, and further back, a Great Wall-like metal wall rose directly from the ground, firmly protecting the residential areas bordering the blocks.

"It's about to start a fire!" The officer looked into the distance through the observation window on the protective panel. "All unprotected personnel should hide inside the building!"

Along with a deafening roar, a wave of air directly hit the thick protective plate, and hundreds of light blue flames were sprayed out from under the entire East 9th District module and began to rise at an accelerated rate.

The eight heavy transport ships responsible for towing had already untied their slings and moved away to both sides.

"By the way...such a large irregular living module, without the protection of the shell, will disintegrate during the flight, right?" Ke Lan shouted at the officer at the highest volume. Only in this way, the other party could Hear what he's saying.

"Don't worry, if there is disintegration, the falling fragments will be cleared by Ark's anti-aircraft firepower and the Guards Fleet. As for Ark's main gun, it has always been locked on the Arasaka Tower in the center!"

The East 9th District module quickly rose to an altitude of one thousand meters. Debris and debris continued to fall from the module. However, before these things could fall on the ark below, they were already shot from all directions in the air. The laser beam vaporized instantly.

Not long after, the East 9th District module turned into a speck of light within the field of vision, and with a burst of buzzing, a blazing white light beam thicker than the diameter of the Arasaka Tower base chased after it. In an instant, the entire night sky also It is reflected like daylight!

At this moment, Ke Lan suddenly felt a stab of pain all over his body, and his legs almost gave out and he fell to the ground. Fortunately, everyone around him was looking up at the beautiful explosion scene in the sky, and no one noticed him. strange.

"Is this because the thing in the Iron Maiden was destroyed, causing a chain reaction..." Ke Lan lowered his head, clenched his right fist, and once again activated his mind to activate the "time stasis" ability. Suddenly, the surrounding people Everything turned into black and white, and even the gorgeous "fireworks" blooming in the sky turned into a still picture.

The ability still exists, but Ke Lan suddenly has a completely different feeling from the previous times when he released his ability - the "shackles" imposed on his body seem to have been weakened a lot!

He tried to move the little finger of his left hand, and saw that the top joint of the little finger was slightly bent. The movement was less than half a centimeter, and the time stasis was lifted.

But his fingers did move! Before the time stagnation is lifted!

Ke Lan's breathing couldn't help but speed up a little. He realized that this ability was definitely not "thinking acceleration", but a genuine "time stopping"! Moreover, as long as certain restrictions can be released, he can move during the stopped time!

Why is there such a change? Is it because of the disappearance of the crystal, or because the Iron Maiden was completely destroyed? Or is it related to both?

"Okay, after watching the fireworks, I think I have to go. Can you lend me a car?" Ke Lan tried his best to suppress the surprise in his heart and said to the officer calmly.

"Where are you going? We can send someone to take you back!" The officer said hurriedly when he heard Ke Lan said he was leaving.

"No, I can drive by myself. I don't like the feeling of being surrounded by people like they are protecting animals." Ke Lan pointed to a light armored hover vehicle parked in the camp, "I think this vehicle is good. It can Can you lend it to me for two days?"