star hunter

The thing looked very strange. The head was much smaller than the entire body. The thick sclerotic layer of cuticle almost covered the entire head. Behind its head, the cuticle and bone plates extended backward, covering the three sides of the trunk.

One-third of the body is covered and opened at a certain angle to block all attack power from the front. In areas not covered by the hardened cuticle, the fur looks extremely thick. Although two-thirds of the torso is not covered with thick cuticles,

It's horny armor, but it has many protruding thorns, making it look even more ferocious.

Their legs are thick and short, and the soles of their feet are hoof-like. They look very bulky overall, but no one expected that such a bulky guy could run so fast!

This thing is well armed. Someone once said that animals with small heads have low IQs. In order to survive, they will evolve their bodies into a strict defensive state, and make up for their IQ deficiencies in their body's armed defense.

Xilin doesn't know whether these things have high IQs, but even if they are not, they are definitely not idiots. When they attack, they always aim their heads at the enemy and attack in a straight line, trying not to hit anything that is not covered by the hardened cuticle.

The naked torso is exposed.

Although it was only a brief glance, everyone had some thoughts in mind. After all, they were veterans. No need to say more. They adjusted their angles and continued shooting. This time, the focus was on their driving cadres. If they were accurate, one bullet could kill them.

Losing mobility. In fact, it might not be a bad idea to hit the limbs, but their stubby limbs are well blocked by bushes and some dense grass in the forest, and even the heat sensor may not be able to detect them accurately at all times.

Fortunately, there were only more than thirty of them. If there were more, they would have to fight in close combat. When these guys were finally dealt with, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't dare to breathe too much. Being quiet for the time being doesn't mean

Safe for now.

Several people walked over and shot the one who was still alive, and Diaz walked into the nearest one. This one rushed closest and was beaten the hardest.

Looking at the thick horny covering on the head of that thing, Dias fired a shot. Seeing the effect of this shot, everyone was stunned. According to the gun he is holding now, one shot can kill the chest of those alien white bears.

Open a big hole, but hitting this thing will only lift off a piece of cuticle. If you fire a second shot at the same part, it will indeed be able to break the skin and penetrate inside, but I don't know how deep it can hit and how much damage it can cause.

After all, the muscles of the body are tense differently when the animals are alive and in an aggressive state, so maybe they have some life-saving skills.

"If there are more of these things, maybe it's time to use micro-armor-piercing bullets." Someone lamented.

Micro-armor-piercing bullets are not used to deal with armored combat vehicles or certain armed aircraft, but are specifically used to deal with creatures covered by armor, including humans and certain creatures. However, the armor-piercing bullets carried by everyone are limited, so they have not been used before.

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"I can't believe that there is such a well-armed creature on this planet. The hardened cuticle and bone plates are too hard. If these things come as densely as mice..." Kari didn't say what he said next.

But everyone trembled. It was so scary.

As Kari was talking, the detector sounded an alarm again, this time the alarm sounded very quickly. This alarm meant that a strange life form was approaching, just like the previous alarm, but the previous alarm did not sound so urgently.

ah!

"What's going on?!" someone said.

Everyone is on high alert.

But not long after, fist-sized black bugs emerged from the ground. The places where these bugs crawled out were where the killed creatures were lying. The black bugs penetrated into the wounds of the horny creatures, and it didn't take long.

Suddenly, large black worms enveloped those creatures, and then the pile became flat and smaller at a speed visible to the naked eye. When these worms ate and burrowed into the ground again, all that was left was a layer of cutin and bones.

These are the scavengers of this forest. As long as any animal dies, they will emerge from the ground, eat the dead animal, and then return to the ground again to hibernate and wait for the next meal.

Kari breathed a long sigh of relief: "It scared me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm sounded again. This time it was not urgent, but it did not mean that it would be easy.

"Damn it! It's not over yet!" Kari said angrily.

Xilin frowned. He just heard a bird chirping. Although the sound was not loud, it should be relatively far away, and it was short, but it was indeed the kind of bird he had seen before.

"It's a snake! Damn it, these snakes can actually change color!" Through scanning and identification, the mask shows the true face of the person. It is difficult to accurately detect these snakes with the naked eye.

Snakes are cold-blooded types, which are different from the heat signals released by the previous horny creatures, but the scanning and recognition sensor device still displays them intact on the mask, allowing everyone to know the specific location of these snakes.

"Why are there so many snakes in Ma? I haven't seen any before, and so many appear all of a sudden?" Yes, why? Everyone has doubts in their hearts. But doubts are doubts, but they still need to be dealt with.

Since it's just a snake, there's no need to retreat.

"Don't use a flamethrower, use ultra-low temperature condensation." Dias said.

"Know."

Everyone took out a tube, and when the snakes came within fifteen meters, they pressed the button on the tube, and white mist sprayed out. When the snakes came into contact with the white mist, they instantly hardened and froze. The back

The snakes that want to come over can only go around the frozen snakes in front, because even if they haven't touched the frozen snakes, the snakes that were still active before can't stand it because the temperature is too low.

Due to ultra-low temperature condensation, everyone did not expend much effort. After freezing the snakes, they smashed them into pieces with a strike with a telescopic stick.

Looking at the broken white blocks on the ground, Dias waved his hand and continued to move forward.

But after walking a few steps, the alarm went off again.

It's really like a wave of calm and then a wave of rise again.

They are the horny creatures from before, but this time there are many, no less than a hundred of them!

Kari looked at the micro submachine gun he was carrying and sighed. The micro-impact bullets were really useless against those guys. It was better to use micro-armor-piercing bullets.

"Retreat!" Dias said immediately. Such an environment is too unfavorable for them. At the same time, Dias also sent a rescue message, asking for help, and sent some information about these horny guys.

Outside the planet, on the starship, Shoten looked at the situation of the six teams on the screen. Three of the six teams sent messages for help. Shoten estimated that the remaining three teams would not be easy, and it was only a matter of time before they asked for help.

"The second batch of personnel is ready!"

After giving a few instructions to the people around him, Xiaoton took the equipment and went with the second group of personnel to provide support.

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