Alien Relic Hunter

The strength and toughness of these spider silks were far beyond their imagination. Ivan even put the muzzle of his gun on them and fired, but he still could not break these threads.

You must know that the Gauss rifle in their hands is a special model for power armor. The eight-mm-caliber C-14 "Piton Piercing" electromagnetic bullet can easily penetrate 25-mm-thick solid carbide armor and 1.6-meter-thick armor. Concrete bunker. But these threads, which were still liquid a second ago, easily dispelled the terrifying kinetic energy attached to the warhead.

"It's over!" Layton subconsciously wanted to raise his hands to protect his head, but he found that he had lost control of his body. More and more spider silk stuck to his body, and even the small gaps at the joints were filled. After the liquid condensed, it was directly stuck inside the transmission device, making every move of the entire armor possible. The joints have become extremely stiff.

If the "strong glue" that invades the mechanical structure is not removed in time, it will cause great wear and tear to the mechanical parts inside the armor, and even directly cause the power armor to be completely scrapped, but now the two of them are simply unable to do so. There is no chance to clean up.

The monster used thousands of "spider threads" to drag the two people in front of it, and slapped it hard with two huge palms. Layton only felt that his perspective shook extremely violently, and the bones in his body felt like It was as if he had been knocked to pieces, and unbearable pain came from all parts of his body.

This is also thanks to the protection of the rigid frame within the armor. Otherwise, he would have turned into a puddle of unrecognizable flesh just like the miners who were just hit by the monster.

"Hiss... it hurts... voice... voice command... 714, inject analgesics." Leighton grinned.

"Beep, voice command 714, confirmed." An electronic synthesized voice sounded inside the helmet, and a hidden groove on the inside of the arm armor slid open silently, and a needle was inserted into Leighton's arm.

"Huh..." The pain gradually subsided, and then Layton had time to ask about Ivan's condition, "Hey... Lao Yi? Are you still alive?"

"...Still...still alive." Ivan's voice came from the earphones, which made Layton sigh in relief, "But these things cover up the monitor and the transparent mask on the helmet. I can't see anything." Can’t see.”

"Don't move yet." Layton gasped, "This monster seems to think we are dead and did not continue to attack."

"But it didn't leave either. The heartbeat detector showed it was standing in front of us."

"Can the heartbeat detector detect this monster?"

"Yes... it has six hearts, and the beating frequency of each heart is more than four times the upper limit of the normal human heart rate." Ivan said.

"I have a way to get out of trouble, but I can't guarantee it will work." Layton said.

"any solution?"

"Burn it with fire! I feel that this thing is similar to spider silk. The strength of spider silk is actually very exaggerated. When I was researching bulletproof materials, I sent people to the insect breeding base to get a lot of genuine goods. Spider silk...but this thing has a very obvious weakness, which is that it is afraid of fire."

"The main component of spider silk is protein. It will quickly denature and decompose under high temperatures... The material that makes up these silk threads is the secretion of the monster. It should also be a kind of protein in essence... You can try this method!" Ivan affirmed.

"Then I'll count to three, two, and one. Let's open the compressed air valve to the maximum, jump to the middle together, and then turn the nozzle of the propeller to the front to burn off all the spider silk on each other's bodies!"

"clear!"

"Three, two, one, get up!"

Following Layton's low roar, the two powered armors lying in the shallow pit flew up at the same time - the spider webs were stuck to their fronts, but the backpack behind them was not affected much, and the compressed air jets The nozzles of the propeller and thruster are not blocked either.

"I've got you!" Layton shouted, his hands already grasping Ivan's shoulders, and Ivan locked his elbows tightly with both arms.

The two pieces of power armor were "locked" together face to face.

"ignition!"

Along with Layton's roar, the eight thruster nozzles simultaneously sprayed blue flames. The two armors seemed to be bathed in the flames, and huge repulsive force continued to come from the backpacks.

"Hold on tight, don't let go!"

The flames continued to lick the surfaces of the two armors, and the solidified colloid and trailing spider silk were quickly burned away, and the two finally broke free from the restraints.

"Turn the spout, be careful where you step!" As soon as the spider silk burned out, the two of them quickly rushed to a higher place, just in time to avoid the liquid sprayed out again by the monster below.

"Anyway, let's get rid of this monster first!" Layton said. The cover of the missile launch nest on his shoulder had already been ejected. More than a dozen micro-missiles were shooting straight down with a white trail. A series of explosions produced The fire and smoke directly enveloped the monster.

"Keep the fire suppressed, these missiles can't kill it!" Leighton raised his arms again, and the machine gun hidden under the wrist armor began to pour ammunition into the smoke that had not dissipated, and countless bullet casings flew in all directions.

"I think we have to find a way to contact the Greek." Ivan said while holding a Gauss rifle and firing. His armored weapons are not as rich as Layton's. This eight-millimeter Gauss rifle is already The most powerful weapon on his body.

"But this damn interference has not weakened! Damn it!" Layton threw away the two red gun barrels and dragged out a rocket launcher from the equipment box behind him.

"The situation here is no longer under the control of the two of us... The monster's heartbeat has not disappeared. Our intense firepower cannot kill it. We must request external reinforcements!" Ivan said.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I held this monster back, and you took the opportunity to rush outside the space station. I think this interference should come from the space station itself. Once you get outside, you should be able to contact the Greek ship!"

"That won't work. I should be responsible for containing them. My equipment has much stronger firepower than you!" Layton retorted.

"What's the point of having more firepower? Isn't it still impossible to kill it? Besides, high-power communication equipment is also installed on your armor. If you don't go, who else can go?"

"Damn, forget about this -" Layton couldn't help but cursed, "Then be careful, don't die!"

"Suka Bulie! You bastard, don't set a flag for me. Ke Lan is right, you have a fucking mouth!"

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At this time, on the other side of the residential area, Asano Akira, who had followed Ke Lan and the servant of God all the way here, stopped at a fork in the road.

Although he has extremely terrifying hearing and can identify the direction of the footsteps of Ke Lan and others, this distance is already his limit. If he goes further, he will be completely blind.

Just when Asano Akira was thinking about which path to choose, a familiar voice suddenly sounded above his head: "You haven't become one of us yet, and this is not the place for you to come."

The speaker was a man in a gray cloak. He was sitting on the highest point of the scaffolding with his legs crossed. He was holding a half-eaten protein block in his hand. His entire face was completely under the shadow of the hood. , making people unable to see his appearance clearly.

Of course, even if he took off his hood, Asano Akira couldn't see his face.

But after hearing this voice, Asano Akira's body was agitated, and he subconsciously clenched the "guide stick" in his hand. He took a deep breath, and then asked: "...Marshall?"

"Marshall? Are you calling me?" The man was stunned for a moment, then took another bite of the protein block in his hand and swallowed it without chewing. "Oh... I haven't used this name for so long. I almost forgot...it was only a few months, but I feel like more than ten years have passed."

He seemed to be talking to himself and to Asano Akira.

"I'm Akira Asano, do you remember me?"

"Are you... Asano Akira? Asano... Akira? Who are you?" The man called Marshall stretched out a hand, lifted the edge of the hood slightly, and looked at Asano Akira standing below, "Oh...I kind of remember...you were the little dwarf who was often bullied in that place? I didn't expect you to be still alive."

He stuffed the last half of the protein block in his hand into his mouth.

"It's good. Living is a good thing... There is nothing more joyful than living in this world."

He jumped down from the scaffolding and stood directly in front of Asano Akira. The microgravity environment did not seem to have any impact on him. Not only did his falling speed not slow down, even the corners of his cloak did not float up. The ground hung at his feet.

Although Akira Asano couldn't see it, he could feel that something seemed to be covering Marshall's body, completely isolating him from the surrounding space.

"Although I am glad that you are still alive, I still can't let it go." Marshall said, "Maybe you shouldn't come to this place."

Marshall paused and continued: "I can smell that rotten smell on you... You even brought your knife... So, what is the purpose of your coming here?"

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[P.S. Regarding the chapters of the past few days, some readers said that Ivan was not willing to kill anyone, saying that it was too holy. I want to explain it in a long way here, I hope you can read it patiently.

To be honest, the attribute of the Virgin has indeed become one of the poisonous points of most online novels. The vast majority of readers like to read plots of decisive killings - as the saying goes, if you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. What's more, everyone's daily life is already very tiring and hard, so reading novels after work is just to relax. , a refreshing picture, and a way to release the dark side of human nature, I think this is understandable... After all, people always need to vent, and many people choose to use the fictional world in novels as a place to vent negative emotions.

When I was writing this part of the plot, I thought twice about whether it was appropriate to write it this way - a character who can decisively shoot and kill parasitized teammates at the beginning, and now becomes like this, does it count as a character breakdown? I have thought about it many times whether I will be called a holy mother by readers. But in the end, I decided to write it as I originally intended.

I really want to write about the true emotions and hearts of human beings, although I know that this kind of plot may not be "cool" enough in your opinion, and may make you feel "poisonous", or even abandon the article directly...

But what I want to say is that I designed the transformation of Ivan’s character based on myself.

Because of my special experience, I may have been closer to death than 90%... or more of the readers who are reading this novel. When I was first diagnosed with leukemia, I no longer wanted to feel that way again. Go and think about it. During the subsequent one year and three months of treatment, there were countless times when various indicators fell below the critical value due to bone marrow suppression after chemotherapy. Now when I open my medical record, I can see a There is a large row of red warning data, and every time, it is basically hovering on the edge of the death line.

I clearly remember the beginning of 2020, when the epidemic was at its worst. At that time, I had just finished a round of chemotherapy and my platelets had dropped to the point where they could no longer be detected. But at that time, no one donated blood at all, including my parents and some relatives. Didn’t meet blood donation standards... At that time, when I thought I was dead, my attending doctor helped me go to the city next door to urgently transfer a bag of platelets, which allowed me to survive the granulocyte deficiency period.

There have been many similar experiences. Every time I felt like I was about to die, and then I was rescued by a bunch of people. Since then, my mentality has changed.

To be honest, I used to be a very selfish person, heartless, with a bad temper, and full of dissatisfaction with the world and other people... But after this serious illness, I suddenly I have seen through many things, and I want to treat any stranger with kindness, because I don’t know that when I was struggling on the edge of death, in the hands of countless people who gave me a hand, Will he have his share?

Whether it's doctors, nurses, blood donors, blood bank staff, or drivers... there are many more people I don't know, they may be my potential lifesavers, including those who have been supporting me and cheering me up. book friends.

During those desperate days, I personally felt the kindness from everyone around me.

It is precisely because of this that I will have respect and kindness to everyone around me. Without you, I might have been a dead person long ago.

I am willing to believe in the goodness in human nature and no longer have those extreme and dark thoughts.

And Ivan in this book is actually very similar to me.

He was infected by the Seed of Corrosion and was already in despair. He thought he was bound to die. However, the protagonist and the others tried their best to save him. At this time, Ivan's mentality was similar to mine. Variety.

I think only those who have been infinitely close to death will understand the meaning of cherishing life.

What's more, Ivan himself is a doctor, which is a noble and respectable profession. His job is to save people... and the residents of this "sick village" are all patients. This is what doctors think of patients. A unique feeling. I know many friends who are studying medicine, including medical students who are still studying, and doctors who have been working for many years. For patients, even strangers or even enemies, if he needs to be treated, he will do his best. Full strength - this is the brilliance of human nature and a virtue that we should not abandon, whether in reality or in the virtual world.

In addition, Ivan once experienced a nightmare in the bottomless sinkhole, in which he transformed into a seed of erosion and slaughtered innocent people crazily. After such an experience, his subconscious also became very resistant to killing.

In addition, this mission was just to find people. Before boarding the transport ship, Ke Lan and the others emphasized many times that they should try not to conflict with the locals.

The combination of the above points will lead to his current changes and his "unwillingness to kill" performance. Perhaps this kind of plot is a bit "poisonous" to readers who are used to reading Shuangwen, but I think it is true and reasonable.

This book can be regarded as an alternative apocalyptic novel, but compared to the darkness and despair that can be seen everywhere in the apocalypse, I think hope is something more worthy of writing.

In fact, I shouldn't explain these things to everyone. I hope readers can experience it by themselves during the reading process... But in today's society, there are too many impetuous people. Many people just read books at a glance, and some of them are... Some people can miss the clearly written parts, let alone such vaguely expressed emotions.

I can see a lot of "banging" comments in the background every day. Sometimes I feel very unfair and depressed, and even have a desire to fight... But I know there is no point in replying to these comments. I don't It is possible to analyze and analyze everything clearly, but if you really do this, it will be impossible to lay out foreshadowing and suspense, and it will also make the content watery.

I also don’t want to write this book into a white text without any connotation, simple and easy to understand at a glance. If I really want to write it like this, then why don’t I choose to write a cool article that makes money faster and is easier to write?

Also, I posted this paragraph in the main text instead of in the comment area and "Author's Message" because I hope that readers who watch pirated copies can also see these things. For genuine readers, reading my 2,000-word nonsense will cost about 10 cents of book currency. If anyone feels that paying an extra 10 cents is not worth it, you can join the reader group to find it. Me, I will pay ten times the amount (the legendary false one pays ten times). Book friends who have joined the group before can just receive the red envelope I just sent.

But there is one thing to say. After I understood these words, I really felt refreshed.

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