Silicon Invasion

Seeing the silicon-based beast codenamed A091 relentlessly chasing after them, the expressions on the faces of the first-line captain and co-pilot, as well as the ground command center and emergency team, were extremely grim.

"Damn it, it seems the environment's impact on A091 is far less than we imagined," an expert said with a frown. In just a few minutes, his hair seemed to have turned even whiter, and the sense of helplessness and frustration made him feel extremely responsible.

The members of the emergency team were scattered across the country. Except for those working in a laboratory together, the others were connected via video link. The expert who spoke was one of those participating alone, so the others couldn't even pat him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"Sigh…" Old Gong sighed inwardly. In fact, who among those present didn't feel frustrated? This extreme imbalance in power levels simply couldn't be bridged with wisdom alone.

He slumped into his chair, ran his hands through his hair, closed his eyes, and desperately tried to recall the knowledge he possessed, hoping to find information that could be useful for the current situation.

Unfortunately, time was too tight, and the immense pressure had turned his brain into a mush, making it impossible to sort things out.

"Captain, it's catching up," the co-pilot shouted with difficulty, unsure if the captain could even hear him. The rapid descent of the aircraft placed a great burden on the human body, especially in a passenger plane without any special protection.

The co-pilot guessed that the passengers with weaker constitutions in the cabin were likely already unconscious. Unfortunately, in the current situation, the flight attendants were overwhelmed and unable to provide assistance, so everyone had to fend for themselves.

The co-pilot was being optimistic. At this moment, let alone the ordinary passengers, even Teacher Fu, who was next to Luo Rui, had long fainted. As a pure liberal arts teacher with a skinny frame, he was clearly not associated with strength.

Teacher Li was still gritting his teeth and persevering, but he was also unable to attend to others. However, Luo Rui still had the energy to look around.

It wasn't that his physical fitness was better than others, but for some unknown reason, the adverse reactions caused by the plane's rapid descent actually neutralized the adverse reactions he experienced during his enhancement.

As a result, he, who had originally been unable to speak, had become the most relaxed person at this moment.

Fortunately, it wasn't all bad news. Under the external pressure, his enhancement speed had obviously increased significantly. What usually took ten to thirty minutes to enhance was now showing signs of completion in just two minutes.

Unfortunately, he was also very weak right now. Even the most powerful pilot, detached from his mecha, was just an ordinary person and couldn't compete with a silicon-based beast, let alone someone who had just started on this path.

He sighed inwardly, now he could only trust the flight crew.

"Is it still behind us?!" the captain shouted as loudly as he could, followed by what sounded like the co-pilot saying something.

"What??!!" Unfortunately, at this moment, the captain's eardrums were bulging, and with the various alarms blaring in the cockpit, even though the co-pilot was shouting desperately, he still couldn't hear clearly what was being said and could only ask loudly again.

"Still… it…" This time, he still didn't hear everything clearly, but with just two or three words, he already understood the current situation.

"Damn beast!" the captain cursed angrily, his eyes fixed on the instrument panel in front of him. Suddenly, he abruptly pulled up the control stick.

They couldn't descend any further, otherwise the altitude would be too low, and the risk would be extremely high. Although this meant facing the ferocious beast behind them head-on, and the outcome might be the same, it was always better to live a little longer.

"How long until our fighter jets arrive?!" the leader of the emergency team asked in a deep voice. He understood that it was already a miracle that the BD1891 passenger plane had managed to hold on until now, and the cooperation of that silicon-based beast was also essential, in addition to the efforts of the flight crew.

The expert team believed that this was a silicon-based beast that had already developed a certain level of intelligence, which would make it more cautious when hunting.

For everyone, this was good news, and they all prayed that this silicon-based beast codenamed A091 would be even more cautious.

At this moment, A091, who was about to show the natives in front of it a thing or two, immediately changed its mind when it saw the natives suddenly ascend.

Could it be that the natives' eyesight was bad? It couldn't see clearly from too high up, so it came closer to take a look? It discovered that it wasn't the target, so it flew up again?

Having no experience with other worlds, A091 could only rely on its knowledge from Maikan and apply it here.

"Captain, that silicon-based beast doesn't seem to be approaching, it's keeping its distance from them!" After the plane stabilized, the three captains, who had undergone professional training, quickly recovered to a certain extent. The co-pilot in the back, even during the rapid descent, hadn't given up monitoring the silicon-based beast behind them, and now he was even more committed to his post, and he quickly noticed something.

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"Really? That's great, it seems our rapid descent just now scared it!" The captain laughed heartily. This was truly good news, and a glimmer of light and hope had once again emerged in the world that had been swallowed by darkness.

"Immediately report this news to the command center!"

The ground emergency team immediately received first-hand information from the front.

"Indeed, growing to this size is not a matter of a day or two, especially in the special environment of Maikan. The long years have given it experience, preventing it from acting like a reckless fool," Old Gong said eloquently. The scientific community has always debated whether silicon-based beasts possess high-level intelligence. Many people insist that silicon-based beasts only possess some animal instincts, allowing them to drive away danger to a certain extent, but they do not possess the intelligence to think.

Old Gong, on the other hand, believes that human exploration and development of Maikan is only in a very প্রাথমিক stage, and it is not possible to generalize based on the limited information currently available. This is an extremely perfunctory and irresponsible behavior.

The discovery of A091 this time will, to some extent, support his theory and further reveal a corner of the mysterious Maikan.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things. What should we do next?" a team member asked.

Unfortunately, no one could come up with an idea for this question. Now that the plane has temporarily gained some buffer time, they were all a little unwilling to bear the responsibility if their suggestions led to a return to a dangerous situation.

The expert team couldn't provide advice, and the flight crew didn't have time to wait. The co-pilot in the back seat nervously observed the figure behind them. Due to visibility issues, he had to constantly switch between the two seats, which required him to unfasten his seatbelt, a very dangerous move given the current situation where the plane could ascend or descend rapidly at any time.

The co-pilot in the front seat was constantly in contact with the control tower, but unfortunately, no useful news was coming through. The control tower could only provide some data support, and the captain had to make the specific decisions himself.