Alien Relic Hunter

After checking Ivan's wound again, Ke Lan applied the toothpaste-like hemostatic gel on it after confirming that there was no abnormality in the depths, and then used a bandage to remove Ivan's arm and part of it. The butts of their rifles were bundled together.

Those broken bone fragments have been embedded in the flesh, and there is no way to take them out under the current conditions. They can only help Ivan install a simple pain pump. When he feels the pain is unbearable, he only needs to press it The valve allows a small amount of anesthetic to be injected into the muscle.

"Ivan, I suggest you change to a mechanical prosthesis after returning to the Ark." Ke Lan said euphemistically - although the abnormal state cannot be observed with the naked eye, no one knows whether those seemingly normal cells are there. Infected by the Corrosive Seed, he might have cut off Ivan's entire arm if the bleeding had not been uncontrollable.

Again, a life is more important than an arm.

"You mean... there may still be residual infection?" Ivan raised his head, biting a piece of gauze in his mouth, and his chest heaved violently.

"Yeah." Ke Lan nodded.

"It's too late... If that thing is a virus, it should have spread to my whole body with the blood by now. You'd better not touch me... Maybe I will become that long later. A monster full of tentacles..."

Ivan smiled, but his smile was really forced.

"Unless you are completely hopeless, I will not abandon my teammates." Hound suddenly thrust a pistol into Ivan's arms, "There is only one bullet in the magazine, if you feel that you are really dead Just use it to kill yourself, don't let us do it - but before that, cheer me up, we still have a long way to go!"

"The situation may not be as bad as imagined." Ke Lan said. He naturally knew that the mutation phenomenon was not caused by the virus, and the spread speed may not be that terrifying, but he could not say this clearly. After all, he had no way of knowing the information from unknown sources. To explain, you can’t tell them that it suddenly popped out of your head.

Even if he is not sent to the Biological Research Institute for a prescription, he will probably be regarded as an alien by others.

How could I be an alien?

Ke Lan has always believed that he is absolutely a pure human being. He can accurately recall all the memories from the time he can remember to before boarding the transport plane.

He was born in the Human Breeding Center No. 10, South District 10, Ark. His genes came from the germ cells donated to the breeding center by a pair of healthy young men and women. These cells underwent multiple examinations and layers of screening to ensure that there were no genetic diseases or congenital defects. Under certain conditions, they will be combined in an absolutely sterile environment, and then gradually develop into a mature embryo in an artificial womb full of nutrients.

His childhood was spent in public education facilities in Ark, where he learned basic knowledge and survival skills. His test scores were not top-notch, but they were not the worst either. At least the deviation value in each subject was 50 points. above.

When he was choosing his future career at the age of sixteen, he filled out the application form "Relic Hunter" simply because this profession allowed him to arrange his time freely and the pay was more generous than other types of work.

Then came more professional courses, various physical training and related tests, graduation, registration, and accepting tasks...

I never got rich overnight, but I still had no worries about food and clothing.

He is just an ordinary person, not an alien at all.

But how can a person who can understand Alpha Star text be considered an ordinary person?

Ke Lan rubbed his temples irritably...

What is the origin of that broken stone tablet, the monsters encountered in the ruins, the altered memories of others, the changed stone chamber, and this cult organization that has an inexplicable relationship with the Alpha civilization...

It was so messy that he felt that all the clues and information in his mind were like a messy ball of yarn, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Ke Lan, your expression is a bit weird." Ivan sighed helplessly, "I know you are trying to comfort me, but facing an alien creature of this level, it is impossible to escape unscathed. ."

"You're not dead yet, don't pretend to be depressed over there!" Ke Lan exhaled fiercely and pulled Ivan up from the ground, "Don't think so much, go back to the Ark first."

Don't think so much, this is actually what he is saying to himself.

"Ke Lan is right. If you want to be so useless and have such skill, why not think about your girlfriend... I think her name is Natasha, right?" Hound said.

"right……"

"And he is the two-time champion of the Women's Free Fighting Competition." Layton added faintly from the side.

"..."

"Okay, get ready to go." Ke Lan supported Ivan and threw his gun to Layton, while the hound slowly lifted the door curtain.

"I'll go out first. If it's safe outside, I'll give you a signal." After the hound said that, he ducked out, sprinted for a short distance and then rolled into the side of a shack.

Two shell casings were thrown out by him - this was the signal agreed upon by the hound and them just now. One shell casing was for waiting in place, two shell casings were for evacuation, and three shell casings were for preparation for battle.

"Let's go!" Ke Lan helped Ivan and rushed out. As soon as he got outside, a bone-chilling chill hit him from all directions - the average temperature at night on Alpha Star is about minus ten degrees, and this is a high latitude In some areas, the lowest temperature can even reach minus 40 degrees Celsius.

Layton followed closely behind, and the three of them quickly crossed the open space in front of the house and joined the hounds.

"What's going on? Have all those exiles disappeared?" Ke Lan just asked, but found that the hound had already put on a protective mask.

"Hurry up, put them all on." He pointed to the shack behind him. Through the gaps between the wooden boards, he could see several exiled slaves huddled together for warmth. At this time, they all fell into a coma, with a look on their faces. A hint of abnormal flushing.

"What's going on?" Ke Lan and the others quickly put on their masks.

"It's sleeping gas... I couldn't smell it in that room just now, but as soon as I came out, I realized something was wrong." Hound said.

Layton was a little speechless: "Then you still let us come out?"

"The situation will only be worse in the house. You don't want to be killed by a shell without any explanation, do you?"

"Is he one of our own?" Ke Lan looked around. People who can use weapons like sleeping gas can only come from the Ark. But after what happened before, he is not sure whether the people from the Ark count. "One of our own".

"Not sure." The hound's shaking head suddenly stopped, and a slightly shaking red dot landed on his forehead.

Not only him, Ke Lan, Ivan and Layton were also targeted by snipers.

"Put your hands where we can see them, and then walk up to the open space." A voice came from overhead. Ke Lan raised his head. A "DJI" drone was hovering directly above them. The drone's The infrared camera was pointed at the four of them.

The Hound raised his hands and was the first to go.

"Don't shoot, we are not exiles!" he shouted.

A dozen soldiers wearing dark gray camouflage combat uniforms and full-face helmets appeared instantly and surrounded the four of them.

"Trouble." The hound said "tsk" and twisted its neck in displeasure.

"What's wrong?" Ke Lan asked in a low voice.

"Did you see their gray skins? They're not from the military, they're DAS field agents."

DAS, "Department of Ark Security" - Ark Security Service.

They rarely appear within the sight of ordinary people, but they are everywhere.

This group of people can be found in any incident that may threaten the safety of the Ark - to most people, this group of people wearing dark gray uniforms are extremely dangerous existences, and they are executioners with special authority. , the number of innocent people who died at the hands of these guys was far more than the real saboteurs.

One of the principles they believe in is: "I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go."

There is a small BUG here. It was mentioned before that the temperature range of Alpha Star is minus 20 degrees to 20 degrees. This should actually be the value in the equatorial region (the landing point of Noah’s Ark).

Temperatures are even lower during winter (when Alpha is farther from the system's sun) and at higher latitudes.