Alien Relic Hunter

"Bang!!!"

A loud sound suddenly came from the feet - the corpse, which was pressed to the ground by the force of space and could not move, actually cut through the floor and fell into the cabin on the bottom floor.

Only then did Ke Lan realize that he had overlooked a problem: when the power of the corroded corpse increases to a certain extent, although it still cannot resist Ze Luo's space power, the alloy battleship laminate is no longer useful to it. It's as indestructible as before.

"Chase!"

The ground suddenly sank, and the terrifying space force tore through the more than one meter thick alloy layer like tearing paper, instantly creating a large hole with a diameter of two meters under Ke Lan's feet.

The next floor of the corridor is the battleship's weapons depot. In addition to the ammunition locked in the storage compartment, several large hangars also contain tactical mechas for land warfare and carrier-based aircraft that have not had time to attack.

Thanks to the protection of the magnetic levitation base, most of these mechas and carrier-based aircraft are relatively well preserved. Even the VF-2000 "Jolly Flag" variable fighter that has been fixed on the electromagnetic catapult is not on the battleship. He was thrown out when he hit the ground.

The broken corpse had already run hundreds of meters away in less than half a second. His feet kicked hard on the ground, leaving two and a half palm-deep footprints on the metal ground. With this explosive force, he jumped into the air nearly twenty meters high. He stretched out his arms and hung on a protruding frame on the top of the hangar.

The corpse turned over in the air, and its claw-like fingers penetrated directly through the top partition. The entire body clung to the ceiling of the hangar, crawling up like a gecko.

It seems to be able to sense the changes in space. Whenever Ke Lan drives the power of space to approach the corpse, it will run in the opposite direction in advance. In just a few seconds, the corpse has moved to the fixed frame. The catapult is directly above the VF-2000.

Immediately afterwards, the corpse loosened its fingers and fell straight next to VF-2000, making a loud noise.

"Could this guy look like this...and still fly a fighter jet?" Ke Lan couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

The VF series fighter jets are the first transformable fighter jets put into actual combat in the history of Ark. They are different from the Type 24 "Konguard" mechas that appeared in the Leviathan battle - the transformation capabilities of the VF series fighter jets are not complete, although they have It has a certain landing combat capability, but few pilots use this function... In the pilot circle of that era, there was always a joke: "Vikings are not as good as chickens when landing."

The names of the VF series fighters basically come from things related to the Vikings in the old era, and these Vikings are also called "Vikings". Over time, the VF series fighters have an additional "Viking fighter" title.

The reason why it is called a "Viking Fighter" instead of a "Viking Mecha" is simply because the combat capability of the VF series fighter jets after deformation and landing is too poor. Whether it's mobility, firepower or defense, it can't compare to land combat tactical mechas that cost only one-fifth or even less of it... Even its designer later admitted that the Viking fighter's deformation design was very unsatisfactory. Mature... But even so, in that era when there was a lack of reliable general-purpose carrier-based mechas, at least five hundred Viking fighters were still produced, and laid a solid technical foundation for later variable mechas. .

Although there are so many shortcomings of Viking fighters, in that era, all those who could fly Viking fighters were the ace pilots in the team... The operation of this type of variable fighter was extremely complicated, and the driving feel was not the same as that of conventional fighters. Totally different, ordinary pilots simply cannot control such advanced weapons.

Even if this corpse was once the pilot of a Viking fighter, it is now "dead", and what drives it is just a trace of obsession left over from life... It is impossible that even the muscle memory of piloting a fighter jet has been lost. Keep it?

"We can't let this guy come into contact with the Viking fighter!" Ke Lan's heart tightened - he was not worried about the threat that the wreckage would pose to him by driving the Viking fighter, but because the driving engine of the Viking fighter was not common in the future. A crystallization engine, but a small nuclear fission reactor...

This small nuclear fission reactor gives the Viking fighter extremely exaggerated endurance, and also gives the Viking fighter pilot a trump card to perish with the enemy - when the fighter plane is seriously damaged and it is confirmed that it cannot leave the battlefield, the aircraft The division can unlock the reactor limiter through the biological lock and directly transform the fighter plane into a nuclear bomb.

This made Ke Lan a little cautious... With Ze Luo's protection, he was not worried that the self-explosion of the Viking fighter would hurt him, but now it was too late to inform Thirty-three and Mo Jue.

Their location is not far from the hangar. Once the nuclear fission reactor of the Viking fighter is detonated, they will definitely be involved in the nuclear explosion.

Even the "Shaojiang Kai" frigate can be sunk by a small tactical nuclear warhead detonated inside the ship, not to mention that the reactor explosion power of a Viking fighter is far greater than that of a small tactical nuclear warhead carried by an individual soldier.

However, the distance between the wreckage and Ke Lan is now more than two hundred meters, which has exceeded the limit of Zeluo's ability. Ke Lan has no time to stop the wreckage from getting into the cockpit of the Viking fighter...

At this moment, Ke Lan suddenly became wise and used the power of space to violently "disassemble" the cluster laser transmitter hanging under the wing of a nearby fighter plane. With the help of Ze Luo, Ke Lan repaired it instantly. He obtained the activation device of the laser transmitter and cracked the certification process. He roughly stuffed the two energy crystals into the energy conversion device of the laser transmitter. He then carried the laser transmitter like a rocket launcher and "buckled" it. "trigger".

Few things can be faster than light. At the same time as Ke Lan activated the laser transmitter, the dazzling beam of light had already hit the cockpit of the Viking fighter, melting two pieces directly on the operation panel and driver's seat. A large hole that runs from front to back.

The corpse was obviously stunned for a moment, and then roared angrily at Ke Lan, but what it responded to was a second cluster laser.

The strength of the body of the corroded corpse is indeed amazing. This shot failed to penetrate it, but only burned its chest into a mess. The pungent smell filled the hangar along with the rising white smoke. Come.

After firing two cannons, the cluster laser launcher was completely scrapped. However, Ke Lan's goal was achieved. He threw down the launcher that was deformed by the high temperature and rushed forward in one stride.

Before the person could rush forward, an invisible punch had already fallen on the body of the corpse. This time Ke Lan learned his lesson. After knocking the opponent down, he did not use one-way space as before. Instead of pressing it to the ground, he created a 360-degree spatial cage with no dead ends, and locked the corpse inside.

To be precise, it cannot be regarded as a cage, but rather a "restraint garment". The solid space barrier is close to the corpse's body, as if it has been coated with a stereotyped coating, making it It can't even make tiny movements like moving its little finger or blinking.

Anyway, the corpse didn't need to breathe, and Ke Lan didn't have to worry about suffocating it to death. He directly lifted the "sculpture" into a corpse with one hand, dragged it to a single rescue cabin, and threw it in.

"Next, we have to find a way to find Valentina... To be honest, among the few people who have been separated, if they had to rank her with a high probability of reaching the core area, I think she has a very good chance. Eighty-nine is at the bottom.”

"Because of her personality?" Ze Luo asked.

"Well, her experience and personality make it easy for her to fall into extreme ways of thinking... The end result is to constantly choose solutions with self-destructive tendencies... When she participated in the mecha competition, she She often does this, and it can only be said that she is lucky to be alive until now. Although the situation has improved after meeting us, this psychological shadow cannot be eliminated in a day or two."

"You are actually worried about her, right?" Ze Luo asked again. Although her tone was always emotionless and unwavering, for some reason, Ke Lan smelled a trace of jealousy in it. smell.

This guy seems to have a very strong possessiveness... I don't know where he learned it from. Maybe after returning this time, he should screen the books and movies for her, otherwise he will develop yandere attributes in the future. But it's troublesome... Ke Lan thought in his heart.

"I'm worried about everyone in the team." Ke Lan replied, "But my reason tells me that the way I want to find them with the highest success rate is to wait for them in the core area of ​​the Gray Mist Forest... So no matter what I do, I can’t show it when I’m anxious.”

"But the situation is different now." Ke Lan continued, "Judging from the information revealed by this corpse, the thing in the core of the Gray Mist Forest should be the 'nest' it mentioned, but except for these two Apart from the words, we know nothing about the hive. Even the files that only members of the Undead Crew have permission to view have never mentioned this term. If we can get some relevant information before arriving at this hive, , then the initiative will be in our own hands."

"Then how are you going to find Valentina and the Blasphemer Mecha?" Zeluo asked again, "You said it yourself, there is no way you can find them under the interference of the forest, otherwise you would have gone there long ago found."

"With the help of some tools." Ke Lan tapped the floor under his feet a few times with the toe of his boot, "For example, this 'Genoa'."

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"What? You want to drive this battleship to find other people?" Thirty-three looked at Ke Lan and couldn't help but widen his eyes. "I don't know if you are crazy or I am crazy... Let's not say whether you can Let this battleship fly into the sky, have you forgotten the reason why this battleship crashed twice?"

"I know." Ke Lan nodded, looking indifferent.

"You know? Then do you have a solution?" Thirty-three and Ke Lan looked at each other, their tone extremely serious.

As a member of the special forces who often performs difficult missions, Sansan also knows that in desperate situations, he must resort to strange and dangerous moves to have a chance to survive the difficulties... This is not the first time he has gambled his life, but since it is a gamble, then You have to bet only when there is a possibility of winning - and in his opinion, piloting this battleship is the same as risking death.

A complete fleet, thousands of experienced officers and soldiers, all failed here... Now with only the wreckage of a battleship that crashed twice and was damaged beyond repair, and a few of them, they want to do what they did before. Is it possible to do something that a thousand people cannot do?

Ke Lan and Ze Luo's individual combat capabilities are very strong, as if they were cheating. This is true... But no matter how strong their individual combat capabilities are, as long as they are not strong enough to cause a qualitative change, in a large-scale battle It is also difficult to change anything on the battlefield with the power of one person - except for beheading operations.

But the problem is that those biological weapons have no "leader" for Ke Lan and others to carry out beheading operations. What controls them is the "will" of the forest. If you want to behead people, you have to uproot the entire forest...

Ze Luo's space power is almost invulnerable, but the range she can protect is only a hundred meters in radius. If she protects the bridge, she cannot protect the power cabin and engine. If she protects the engine, she cannot protect the bridge... Unless she can Expand the space barrier to the point of enveloping the entire battleship. Otherwise, manipulating the battleship within the scope of the gray mist forest will be a complete end to itself.

"If you're asking about those biological weapons, I really can't come up with a good solution right now." Ke Lan said honestly.

"Since you can't come up with a solution, then I think what you said before is all nonsense." Thirty-three frowned, "You know better than me. Previously, after you cut off the connection between these two battleships and the gray mist forest, , those biological weapons that turned towards the battleship sank the 'Genoa' again in less than three minutes... Do you think we can find Valentina in three minutes?"

Thirty-three continued: "Under the cover of the thick fog and tree canopy, you can't find her even if I give you thirty minutes, let alone three minutes... Once you break out of the thick fog, what you have to face is Endless biological weapons emerging from the thick fog... Do you think you still have a chance to find someone in that situation?"

"I think you may have misunderstood me..." Ke Lan smiled, "From the beginning to the end, I never said that I wanted to control this battleship to rush above the thick fog."

"Then...then you plan to...?!" Thirty-three was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, "Flying in the canopy?"

"Well, the combat records of the 'Shaojiang Kai' frigate inspired me. If they hadn't been invaded by biological weapons before, they actually had a great chance of reaching the core area of ​​the Gray Mist Forest... of Mist Roost. Although the wood is hard, it is still not enough to constitute an obstacle in front of the steel body of the battleship."