Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 819 Everything...is going according to plan

At this time, Hound and others had arrived on Yagunaktor's "deck" through the teleportation device. The first second he saw the mass-produced models of the Fallen Angels, Hound felt a chill in his heart - he knew Ke Lan's private actions may offend some people in the Undead Crew, but he never expected that the Undead Crew would dispatch such a powerful fleet for "revenge."

"What should we do?" Leighton's anxiety was palpable. "If the undead crew is determined to get us, it will be useless even if we destroy this fleet... What's more, given the current situation, I'm afraid that Zero It is only a matter of time before the fleet is completely destroyed."

"It's a pity that Ke Lan is not here." Zhuo Ligetu rubbed his huge fist vigorously, "If Ke Lan is here and can activate the 'Aguna Kotor', there is no telling who will win - —”

"If Ke Lan were here, the undead crew would not attack us at all." Hound interrupted the Mongolian man, "But then again... If the undead crew just wanted to 'retaliate', why would they attack Zero? Where is Fleet No. 0? Fleet No. 0 is also the 'property' of Ark - now because of Alexander, Ark is in a very difficult period, and there is no reason for such internal friction..."

"After all, the mission of Fleet Zero is to protect Yagunaktor..." Before Layton could finish his words, he got a kick from the hound on the butt.

"Idiot! The task of protecting Yagunaktor of Fleet Zero is given to them by the undead crew. Naturally, the crew can take back the task or simply change the content of the task. Even if Fleet Zero turns the spearhead to attack us, it will be fine. ...In the absence of Ke Lan, the commander of Fleet Zero has no possibility of disobeying orders."

"That's true... Then why is this?" After being said by the hound, Layton also reacted and looked at the battlefield in the distance with a puzzled face.

"Maybe this is a 'performance'." Not knowing what, Zofia also walked to the deck, "Just like the ruins of the Ancient Bronze City, the undead crew will know that it is a trap, but still kill 100,000 people. The troops were sent in... That time, their purpose was to cover up the fact that the second batch of replicants were about to expire, but this time..."

"Is Fleet Zero also a force composed of clones?" Layton was stunned for a moment, "That's not right... clones can only live until the age of forty, but the officers and soldiers who make up Fleet Zero are all from The elites selected from each army are either veterans and outstanding technical personnel who are over forty years old, or young adults in their twenties and thirties... The former must be natural people, while the latter, even if they are replicas, are far away. The 'useful life' is still a long time away, right?"

"That's probably not the reason." Hound shook his head.

"Why is that?" Layton asked.

"Who are you asking me?" The hound kicked Layton again angrily. Anyway, even the biological part of this big man's skin was very solid and he couldn't feel any pain at all.

"But then again, I think the eldest lady may be right." The hound continued, "This mysterious black fleet must be coming towards us or 'Yagunaktor', but The undead crew met but did not inform Fleet Zero in advance, causing the two fleets to fight now... It is impossible for them to make such a stupid mistake. To be honest, I also feel that this black fleet is 'acting'. "

"But the problem is that the losses of Fleet Zero are real!" Leighton said urgently, "Those that were shot down were not drones! The pilots above didn't even have a chance to parachute... Those are all They are elites mobilized from various military forces. Do you know how much time and resources it takes to train such a pilot?"

"Find a way to contact the commander of Fleet Zero and ask them to withdraw from the battlefield." Hound said after thinking for a while.

"What?" Zhuoligetu turned his head and looked at him in surprise, "What is the purpose of doing this?"

"It's a test. I want to test whether this mysterious fleet really wants to destroy Fleet Zero, or if it has other agendas..." Hound said in a deep voice.

…

In the core area of ​​the Gray Mist Forest, the Babel Tower, the "second floor".

In addition to the scene of the battle between Fleet Zero and the Black Fleet, Ke Lan and the others also saw Hound and others walking onto the deck. Except for Layton, who was wearing something that looked like a powered armor, several others were wrapped in thick standard military coats. Even Zofia, who always pays attention to clothing, was also wearing a cold-proof jacket that looked a bit bloated. Clothes.

The hovering altitude of Yagunaktor is 7,500 meters above sea level. Although it is protected by an energy shield, wind, snow and high-altitude airflow cannot invade the deck, but the temperature of the deck still remains consistent with the outside world. At about minus 60 degrees Celsius, if you take a glass of water on the deck, it won't take long for ice to break.

Although the entrances and exits of the transmission channel are equipped with temperature control devices, they can barely heat a small area to about zero degrees - after all, high-altitude flying warships do not have exposed decks like ships. Even if they do, then It's also for mechas, not humans.

Ke Lan tried to focus on the hounds and the others. The projected image suddenly zoomed in and out as if being dragged by a few invisible fingers. The accuracy of the image was so high that Ke Lan could even clearly see the hot breath exhaled by the hounds when they spoke. A thin layer of white frost condensed on his stubble, and then melted into water droplets and slid down...

If Ke Lan had doubted the authenticity of this video before, he is now basically certain that this is most likely a real event happening right now - as for how Yagunaktor found himself This is no longer important. There are so many secrets and unexplainable things on this ship that Ke Lan has become a little numb.

This is probably what it means when there are too many lice but it doesn’t itch...

In addition to the images, the projection can also transmit sounds. He can naturally hear the conversation between the Hounds and the others clearly - assuming that he is in Yagunaktor at the moment and not in the Tower of Babel, facing the same situation thing, he should make the same choice as Hound: let the Zero Fleet withdraw from the battlefield first.

This battle was an inevitable disaster for the officers and soldiers of Fleet Zero. Even if they fought at the last moment, nothing would change at all... Their battles and their sacrifices... were actually meaningless.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Undead Crew Association, human life is just a number, but to Ke Lan, these soldiers are all living lives, and they have their own lives... But as the battlefield blooms in the distance, Those inconspicuous "fireworks", one after another, life is coming to an abrupt end.

Ke Lan naturally understands the principle of "kindness does not control soldiers", but he will never accept it without necessary sacrifices.

These soldiers who died in battle may not know where the enemy they faced came from or what the reason for this battle happened until the moment before death.

Watching the hound contact the fleet commander on the "New Dawn" through laser communication, Ke Lan's heart suddenly moved. He tried shouting to the projection screen: "Old dog, can you hear my voice?"

After he shouted these words, the bodies of the hounds and others in the picture visibly stiffened, and then several people raised their heads and looked around in surprise.

"Who is it? Whose voice is it? Is it Ke Lan?" Hound asked in surprise, "Is the person who just made the sound Ke Lan?"

"It's me." Ke Lan replied in the Tower of Babel.

"What the hell, where are you now? Have you come back already?" the hound asked hurriedly.

"No... I'm still in the gray mist forest. I have successfully reached the core of the forest and discovered the ruins of an Alpha civilization and... and some unbelievable things. We will talk about these later. You just need to You know, while we were exploring this ruins, we suddenly received news that Yagunaktor was under attack. Then we successfully established a connection with Yagunaktor, allowing me to directly communicate with Yagunaktor. You communicate.”

"Are you still in the ruins of the Gray Mist Forest? Wait... you said that the connection with your Yagunaktor can be reached from such a distance? Then can you see the situation on our side? ?”

"Yes. I can see everything." Ke Lan gave a definite answer.

"That's good, I won't waste my time talking nonsense with you." The hound said with spittle - even though the spittle from his mouth had already frozen into ice before it hit the ground, "That mysterious black fleet, I am basically certain that the undead crew will send them here. Those mass-produced fallen angels are clearly indicating their identities. Although I don’t know why Fleet Zero did not receive any orders, they have obviously been regarded as abandoned by the crew. Damn it, I’ll ask them to withdraw from the battlefield first.”

"Well, since the goal of this fleet is Yagunaktor, there is no need for Fleet Zero to make fearless sacrifices." Ke Lan said.

"By the way, can you control Agunak Tor remotely?" Layton also said, "I was originally worried that we couldn't control Agunak Tor and would have to be beaten passively. Now that you can control Agunak Tor, But if Thor establishes the connection, he should also be able to take control of the battleship, right?"

"I'll give it a try. You go back inside the battleship first. That's the safest place." Ke Lan said.

Most of the weapons carried on Yagunaktor are in a non-usable state, but even if this "ancient warship" is not equipped with any weapons, it can already be regarded as one based on its mass, volume and speed. A killer weapon with unparalleled destructive power - Ke Lan didn't have to do anything, he just had to drive the battleship directly into the formation of the black fleet.

"Okay! Remember not to show mercy. Since the undead crew will quarrel with us, there is no need for us to hold back!" After saying this, the figure of the hound disappeared directly at the entrance of the transmission channel.

Then came Leighton, Zoligatu, Zofia and others. The soldiers stationed on the outer deck of Yagunaktor also hid inside the battleship after receiving the order from the hound. The huge deck was like an island in the sky. There are only a dozen modular houses left and a material storage yard with several tower cranes. Even the containers that were originally stacked in the storage yard have been transported to Yagunaco by the soldiers as soon as possible. Thor's interior.

Ke Lan once again zoomed out and zoomed out through his mind, and shifted the camera to the battlefield in another direction: After receiving the retreat order issued by the hound in the name of Ke Lan, the Zero Fleet did not persist much, but moved on the ship. Under the cover of artillery fire, they slowly retreated to the side and rear. The flagship "New Dawn" was the last one to move. The rear mission and most of the firepower of the enemy fleet were undertaken by this "Gangfeng-class" aircraft carrier battleship.

Something that surprised Ke Lan but was not surprising happened: the black fleet did not pursue the retreating warships. Even when Fleet Zero showed its intention to withdraw from the battlefield, even the frontal gun firepower was dimly reduced. Some of the mass-produced Fallen Angels that hunted the Zero Fleet's air combat troops in the combat airspace also retreated back to the Black Fleet's formation.

"It seems... this is really acting. Who is this scene being played for? Me?" Ke Lan muttered in his heart.

According to the retreat route of Fleet Zero, they will slowly withdraw from the battlefield in two directions, exposing the "Aguna Kotor" that remains stationary in front of the black fleet - if this description does not have a sense of picture. , you can imagine a zipper, the zipper head remains in the original position, use your fingers to pinch the fastener teeth above the zipper head and pull it to both sides.

The zipper pull is "Agunaktor", and the chain teeth that are separated and retreated are the battleships of Fleet Zero.

…

Noah's Ark, core area, secret room.

"The 'feint' phase has been successful, and Yagunaktor's automatic defense mechanism has been activated." A voice sounded in the darkness, "Counting the time, the 'new pope' should have climbed to the third level of the Tower of Babel by now. He's on the second floor, I wonder which thing has a greater impact on him than Yagunaktor's secret?"

"You seem to have underestimated his mental capacity." Another voice said, "Since he would choose to explore the secrets hidden in the Gray Mist Forest in private, then presumably he must have noticed something, maybe he has already Having guessed the truth, we just need a proof... Compared to him, it took us a lot of time to digest the so-called 'truth'."

"Anyway, everything is still going according to plan...at least there are no deviations so far."

"But I still don't understand why the Fool asked us to implement this plan. The meaning of this... He has never told me."

"Won't you ask him?"

"I asked, but didn't get any response." The second voice sighed, "If he hadn't appeared during the voting, I even suspected that he was still asleep and hadn't woken up."

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