Alien Relic Hunter

The people from Dark Crow came to inquire about the news and wanted to silence him!

Are they... planning to kill Valentina during the game?

In full view of everyone?

are you crazy?

No... no, they are not crazy - this game is the best opportunity to kill.

In the last competition, Valentina accidentally killed a contestant, but the punishment she faced was only to be disqualified from the competition. Not only was she not banned, she did not even have to bear related criminal liability... ...Although the rules have become stricter this time, if a manslaughter occurs, the contestants still have criminal immunity - after all, the competition uses real guns and live ammunition, and it is almost impossible to avoid any manslaughter at all. Possible things.

If they kill Valentina in the game, as long as it is judged as "manslaughter" instead of "intentional murder", all they need to face is a fine of no more than 300,000 credits and more than three years. It's just a ban of less than fifteen years.

Even if the circumstances are extremely egregious, for example, if the opponent still fails to cease fire and dies due to the situation where the opponent has completely lost the ability to resist, the maximum is a lifetime ban.

The price of killing is too low...

Even if the Ravens Club will be pushed to the forefront of public opinion because of this, for the guy hiding behind the scenes, the loss is at most a club and the careers of several ace pilots - the club can change its name and start again. The ace pilots can be re-trained, or they can simply be poached from other clubs during the transfer period... If a problem can be solved with money, then it is not called a problem.

Ke Lan's first thought after reacting was to abandon the race - if they continued to participate, they would probably have to face three ace pilots who were determined to kill them. These people would not care about other players. I don’t care about the ranking in the competition. The rules of the game can no longer bind them. They are no longer contestants, but killers acting on orders... Their goal is no longer the championship, but Valentina's life.

This is no longer a competitive match, but a life and death fight.

Giving up the competition and quitting the game may be the wisest choice at the moment. This is just a competition. Valentina and Chi Hanfeng’s original purpose: to raise medical expenses has been achieved. If they continue to participate, they will have more benefits. may put them in danger.

but……

If you propose to abandon the game at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling that person that you have noticed the opponent's movements... Will doing so cause the opponent to take more radical actions?

Ke Lan couldn't decide.

If they choose to participate, as long as they can get rid of the three members of the Dark Crow Club, they can also use this competition as an opportunity to expose the other party's conspiracy under the eyes of tens of millions of viewers. This will not only form a kind of protection for themselves, but also Maybe, we can also find out the guy who harmed the Strangler Squadron back then.

In the end, should we cut off when it is time to cut off, or should we take advantage of the situation?

Ke Lan hesitated for a while and walked to the dining table.

"Major Chi, Lao Gou... and Zofia, please come to my room. Also, Asano Akira, help us guard the door. No one is allowed to approach, not even your own people."

Ke Lan's expression was serious. The hound, who was telling Leighton and others dirty jokes, immediately sensed something was wrong. He immediately closed his mouth and pulled away to follow.

Chi Hanfeng and Zofia didn't say much and quickly followed Ke Lan into the room.

Ke Lan closed the door, and Asano Akira stood with his back against the door like a sentry, holding a sheath.

"There is one thing I need to solicit your opinions on... In addition, I also told Asano Akira about this matter. After all, you are also one of the contestants." Ke Lan said, he knew that with Asano Akira's hearing , he could hear everything they talked about in the room clearly. In this way, among the three contestants, only Valentina was unaware.

Ke Lan directly told the information provided by the intelligence dealer and the results of his analysis... He noticed that when he mentioned that the Dark Crow Club might be related to "Mann", Chi Hanfeng's body was obviously He trembled for a moment, but soon he returned to his original appearance.

"Thank you." Chi Hanfeng said to Ke Lan.

Ke Lan knew that he was thanking him for not telling Valentina about this matter. Otherwise, she would have rushed to the private room of the Dark Crow Club with a gun.

"Pretend not to know, or apply to the organizer to withdraw from the competition...Two options, which one do you choose?"

"I think... it's better to abandon the race." Chi Hanfeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Three ace pilots, this risk is too great."

"No, Lao Chi, I can't agree with you this time." Hound said, "Although I've always been a timid person, I also know a truth, people can't be timid all the time, otherwise the other party will only take advantage of it... Could it be that you Do you think that if you can escape this time, you can escape every time?"

Hound took out a cigarette from his pocket, thought about it and stuffed it back, and continued: "Ke Lan is right about one thing. This competition is not only an opportunity for them, but also an opportunity for us. With the help of the competition, The amount of attention is a good opportunity to redress the injustice of the Strangler Squadron...Are you really willing to let the beasts who killed more than a hundred of your brothers continue to be at large?"

"I..." Chi Hanfeng was suddenly speechless.

"Major Chi, the opponent is determined to kill... Even if we choose to abandon the game, Valentina has already been targeted by them... At least in the competition, we and the opponent still have a relatively 'fair' environment. , if you leave the arena and the killer comes to your door later, he won't talk to you about 'fairness'." Ke Lan continued, "Besides, you don't want Valentina to live in hatred all the time. "

"Zofia." Ke Lan turned his head and looked at Zofia, "Which option do you prefer?"

"When you asked me, didn't you already have the answer in your heart?" Zofia said with a smile.

"I want to know your choice." Ke Lan said.

"Just like you."

"Although we are the majority," Hound said, "we will not force you and Valentina to obey us. The choice is still in your own hands, Laochi."

"Then..." Chi Hanfeng gritted his teeth, "continue to play."

"Okay, now we need to solve two problems." Ke Lan snapped his fingers, walked to the porthole, and looked down at the stadium below, "First, we have to get rid of the people from the Dark Crow Club during the game. , even if we can't solve it, at least we must ensure our own safety...At the same time, we should collect as much evidence as possible of their 'deliberate murder'."

“Second, we need to prevent the opponent’s backhand. In the arena, except for the three players from Dark Crow, I’m not sure whether the opponent will bribe players from other clubs… In other words, there are not necessarily only three killers; And outside the stadium, it is not necessarily safe... If I were that 'Mann' and failed in the stadium, I would definitely send someone to intercept us at all costs, even if all the spectators saw it, there would be no problem. As long as we are all dead, without key witnesses and evidence, it will be difficult to continue the investigation... and sooner or later the incident itself will subside. They only need to delay it for a few years, and the case will be the same as it was ten years ago. Let it go."

"In this case," Ke Lan continued, "Zofia, can you transfer the people from the security team under you...Old dog, you also call the people who are staying at the headquarters and let them take the ride. The 'Greece' will be on standby near the arena...I will find a way to contact Maginot and the people in the Security Bureau to keep their eyes on the Ravens Club and all personnel related to it."

"In this case, the arrangements outside the stadium are almost complete, and the only thing left to deal with is the matters inside the stadium."

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Three days later.

The 21st Ark Mecha Competition, finals.

The "Zulong" super airship followed the last route and slowly sailed over the sandstone ruined city. However, this time, one-third of the route had passed, and no team jumped out of the cabin.

Almost all the contestants focused their attention on the same place...

It is the black temple located in the upper city on the west side. It is the largest building complex in the entire sandstone ruined city. The entire temple, including ancillary buildings and squares, covers an area of ​​more than 1.5 million square meters. Almost five times the size of other blocks.

The main body of the temple that resembles a Mayan pyramid and the large floor tiles in the square are all made of obsidian - this stone is not produced in the surrounding areas of the sandstone ruins, and is obviously transported from far away. It can be seen from this that this temple has a very high status in this city.

Looking down from the airship, the black temple is like an ink stain in the gray-brown sand. It is extremely eye-catching... However, what is even more eye-catching is the green light beam emitted by nearly a hundred laser beacons!

There are only about 200 marked resource points in the entire arena, and the organizers of the event actually packed nearly half of them into this temple!

These green light beams squeezed together are spectacular - although the marking beams in the finals no longer have brightness, but with so many resource points gathered together, if you think about it, you will know that there must be super resource points among them. Even if there are not, The total amount of supplies in the temple is enough to arm several full formations.

"Random? Just fuck it..." The hound couldn't help but cursed, "If the farts of the event organizers could come true, the old sows would be on the tree."

"Although it's a bit unexpected, this is exactly what I want." Ke Lan said, having most of the participating teams concentrated in a small area, which coincided with his plan.

"The distance is almost there, get ready to jump!"

Within just ten seconds after the "Zulong" passed over the Black Temple, all sixteen participating teams chose to jump out of the cabin at this time, and forty-eight contrails created a colorful smoke screen in the air.

"Pay attention to the rear. At four o'clock, there are three aircraft that are suspected of following us. Adjust the landing direction to the right at an angle of fifteen degrees." Ke Lan glanced at the monitor screen behind him. Sure enough, the three aircraft of the Dark Crow Club were following us. Following them, the Crow's Head painting with white lines and black background on the mecha's shoulders is particularly conspicuous.

The three of them changed their direction slightly, and the three Dark Crow machines immediately responded. In this way, Ke Lan was basically sure that his previous guesses were correct, and they really wanted to win in the finals. Take action.

"Unit No. 1 notified the entire team to prepare for a second change of direction. The landing location was changed to the center of the temple area, at the top of the pyramid-shaped building." Ke Lan said in the team channel.

"Why? Isn't our plan to land outside the square and conduct mobile operations?" Valentina asked, not knowing what was going on.

"Someone is targeting us..." Ke Lan didn't explain too much. "The original plan of 'fishing in troubled waters' was scrapped and Plan B was used." Ke Lan said.

"Is there a plan B? You never said that." Valentina said in astonishment, but she still turned around and landed towards the location marked by Ke Lan.

"Plan B, 'add fuel to the fire', wherever there are the most people, we will fall!"

The three machines almost made a sharp turn in mid-air, and then merged into the "large force" - including them and the Dark Crows, there were seven teams eyeing the pyramid in the middle, and an inevitable battle was inevitable. Melee is coming!

Half of the resources of the entire sandstone ruined city are concentrated in the black temple, and half of the resources of the black temple are concentrated in the central pyramid... They have already seen a large number of equipment boxes in the air, and many are scattered around. Ground, unencapsulated weapons and ammunition.

This building, which is very similar to the Mayan pyramid, has a square platform on the top, and a magnificent temple is built on the platform. This temple has a total of eight entrances, each entrance is ten meters high, six meters wide, and completely Mechas can pass through it. As for the interior of the temple, there are intricate, maze-like passages - there are also more than a dozen green light pillars on the top of the temple. Obviously, there are also a large number of resource points set up inside the maze.

"After landing, pick up the unsealed weapons nearby, and then don't be reluctant to fight, go directly to the temple!" In the last few seconds before landing, Ke Lan said in the team channel, "Akira Asano just abandoned the armor and sat in my cockpit! "

With a slight vibration, twenty-one mechas landed on the platform at the top of the pyramid almost at the same time. Ke Lan grabbed it and grabbed a large-caliber shotgun in his hand, but before he could get the ammunition. After loading into the cannon, the entire mecha was already out of balance - a black-painted skeleton without any weapons attacked Ke Lan directly from behind, and the opponent's arms directly strangled the shoulders of Ke Lan's body. , fixing Ke Lan in place.

"...Why are the Dark Crows so fast?" Ke Lan found that he had miscalculated a little - the opponent had no intention of looking for weapons after landing, but rushed directly towards him... In their opinion, there was no need for three ace pilots to pick up guns to deal with the three of them.

Both sides have blank skeletons, and the output of the power furnace is about the same. Ke Lan couldn't break away from the guy behind him for a while, but the other Dark Crow machine directly raised its fighting dagger and pointed it at Ke Lan's The cockpit stabbed over!

With a "clang" sound, Valentina's machine fell from the sky. The nozzles of the thrusters were all swung horizontally the moment it hit the ground, directly hitting the side of the machine holding the sword. The dagger in the opponent's hand suddenly lost its accuracy and stuck to it. The edge of Ke Lan's cockpit slipped out, wiping a large cluster of sparks on the frame.

Valentina didn't pick up the weapon. She didn't even have time to draw her sword. She raised her fist and smashed it into the opponent's body. The sound of metal colliding with metal continued to sound.

[P.S. Thanks to the exile journey for the 2500 starting coins, thanks to zuyi chen (Chen Zuyi) for the 1666 starting coins, thanks to book friend 150820210712976, the melon-eating chieftain for the 500 starting coins, thanks to book friends 20181002095027237, pale 211 dozen The reward is 200 starting coins.

P.P.S. Spoiler alert, the mecha competition is about to end, and the next new dungeon will be opened. This dungeon is not a relic, but it will be weirder than a relic, and the "Cthulhu flavor" that has faded now will be restored again. The concentration at the beginning of this book has even become higher... You can guess where this new copy will be set. 】