Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 625 Rail Mine Cart
Like the Ronin Squad, this troop and these equipment are also scheduled to be dispatched after they break into the ancient bronze city ruins. The purpose is to destroy the underground structure of the ruins and paralyze as many defensive facilities as possible. .

However, they had to be thrown into battle ahead of time due to the appearance of the giant Corruption Seeds.

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Although the "Ronin Squad" successfully attracted most of the attacks of the Seed of Corrosion at the beginning, as time passed and the team members died one after another, the Giant Seed of Corrosion finally began to focus more on these buried crystals. On the troops capable of bombing——In less than 3 minutes, four pile drivers were destroyed by the tentacles, and the crystal energy bombs buried in the shaft were also detonated.

Although these crystal energy bombs exploded with great momentum, because these crystal energy bombs were not detonated at the same time, they failed to trigger a large-scale "resonance", and the explosion effect was naturally far from the expected target.

"Send three additional engineering troops. In addition, the first batch of armored troops that were originally scheduled to press forward will directly enter the battlefield to help the engineering troops divert the attack of the tentacles!" Seeing this, Trenz immediately ordered.

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On the other side, inside the mine tunnel.

Continuous vibrations came from the direction of the frontal battlefield, wave after wave, just like the high-frequency aftershocks after a major earthquake.Fortunately, the overall seismic capacity of this tunnel is relatively high, and there are no signs of large-scale landslides.

"The frontal battlefield is so fierce?" Layton looked up at the cement board covered with spider web-like cracks, which might fall off at any moment, "Such a high-intensity firefight... I'm a little worried that their 'feint attack' can Can't last more than four hours."

"It's also possible that it's just a lot of thunder and a little rain." Ivan took over the words and said, "Maybe it's just a few fleets bombing in turn, and the ground troops are still standing still."

"Even if it's just a long-distance bombing, the energy and ammunition consumption is absolutely astonishing." Layton said, "I think the officers in charge of logistics at this time are probably so busy that they don't even have time to eat."

"Probably—" Ke Lan responded casually, "We're here, everyone gets in the car!"

This is the initial site of the mine car track. The original track in this mine has basically been dismantled and recycled. Even if there is no recycled part, it has long been rusted and unusable without maintenance for decades.Fortunately, when the gopher team was excavating the tunnel, in order to facilitate the subsequent transfer of troops to the ancient bronze city ruins, a simple steel rail was re-laid to reach the end of the tunnel.

Although the track was re-laid, the minecarts left at this site are all abandoned old-fashioned minecarts-this batch of minecarts still adopt the design of the old era, because it happened to catch up with the large-scale mining technology at that time. All these obsolete minecarts were abandoned here.

The recovery of a few kilometers of track is still a lot of resources, but these mine cars can only be regarded as mosquito legs. The engineers responsible for the aftermath only removed the power unit, and these thick and heavy frames are It is classified as industrial waste.

But then again, even if the power units of these minecarts were not removed, Ke Lan and the others would not be able to start them—the power supply of this model of minecarts is powered by high-voltage electricity transmitted by steel rails, and even the steel rails are covered It was dismantled, and the generator set must no longer be in the mine.

"Layton, overhaul the wheels of the mine cart. If the cart overturns later, it will be your fault." Ke Lan said.

"okay!"

It only took less than 3 minutes to overhaul the wheel hub and replace the scrapped bearings—the two mechas basically contracted the work of the jack and the crane, and Layton’s mechanical arm itself was transformed into various machines by him. A collection of tools, it is simply handy to do this job.

Everyone jumped onto the mine cart one after another. Using Augustus's propeller as the power source, the mine cart galloped directly towards the depths of the tunnel. But he followed closely behind the mine cart—Ke Lan wasn't worried that Valentina would fall behind. With the Blasphemer's engine, even if the speed of the mine cart was doubled, he could easily catch up.

The only thing that worries them is the distance after leaving the original mine tunnel - the newly dug tunnel by the gopher team has not had time to reinforce it with concrete and steel frames. If the vibration from the main battlefield is a little stronger, say Maybe it will really cause landslides.

Being buried alive in the tunnel is a trivial matter. After all, there are two high-powered machines, so there is no need to worry about not being able to dig out... But if the tunnel is blocked and the target cannot be reached on time, then the problem will be serious.

There is a constant screeching sound of friction between the metal hub and the steel rail, dull rumbling noises reverberating in the rock formations in all directions, and rock debris falling from the top of the head from time to time—this feeling is like some No.1 The escape level in the game is the same.But what is different from the game is that the character controlled by the player wants to escape from the sky, while Ke Lan and the others are heading towards the deepest part of the tunnel at full speed.

"Pay attention to your surroundings. According to the information provided by the Field Corps, five kilometers ahead is where the second batch of reinforcements lost contact." Everyone in Ke Lan's team said, "The other party is likely to ambush us in the blind corner of the field of vision. , don't let your guard down."

"Don't worry, with the sensitivity of Augustus's sensor, even if there is a bug hidden in the rock crevice 200 meters away, I can find it for you." Layton said, patting his chest.

"Based on my experience, those who rely on high-tech equipment in the ruins, thinking that they can sit back and relax after spending money to buy new equipment, all die miserably in the end." 33 said calmly.

"Hey, why are you cursing people? Although you are now a member of our Hunting God Hunting Group, in terms of seniority, I still have to call me senior!" Layton yelled dissatisfied.

"Seniority does not fully represent experience." 33 choked Layton back, "I have explored S-level ruins twice, A-level ruins eleven times, four of which were land reclamation missions, and I successfully entered the ruins twice The core area, how about you?"

"..." Layton was speechless for a moment—compared to the top "violent men" in the hunter circle, he was simply a completely newcomer.

Although he and the hound barely touched the threshold of "elite hunter", this qualification was basically piled up with low-level tasks.Before teaming up with Ke Lan, the two of them generally only took on exploration tasks below B level, and they would not even take a look at high-risk tasks above B level.

Many people would misinterpret the Hound's prudence and pity for life as timidity and fear of death, but only Layton knew that the Hound was not afraid of death, rather than fearing that after his death, those subordinates who died on the battlefield but were not treated as they should be There is no one to take care of his family members - at least [-]% of the rewards for the hunting dog's exploration of the ruins are sent to these people, otherwise, with his income level, he would not have to search for a drink on weekdays .

"Have you ever explored so many high-level relics?" Ivan looked at 33 in surprise—as a doctor, he had more chances to cooperate with some independent hunters, and his "record" in relic exploration was higher than 33. Slightly better than Layton and the others, but compared with [-], it is also insignificant.

33's exploration frequency and intensity, in the eyes of an insider, is no different from actively seeking death - A-level ruins, or land reclamation missions, the survival rate of the advance exploration team can be as high as 30%, and this The guy actually completed four land reclamation missions alive... As for entering the core area of ​​the ruins, the difficulty and risk are even higher than the land reclamation missions.

He didn't doubt that 33 was bragging. This kind of qualifications are public on the Internet, and you can find them by just checking it.

Thanks to 33, they have always been taking on missions as solo hunters. If they have registered for a hunting group, his exploration points alone can make this hunting group enter the top ten of the leaderboard. .

"Do you think I'm committing suicide?" 33 suddenly let out a vague laugh, "Yeah, I really thought so at first... As long as I die in a certain corner of a certain ruin, You don’t need to think about many things... At that time, I was full of thoughts on how to escape, but in the end..."

"As a result, the more you want to die, the more you will die, right?" Ke Lan turned her head and interjected.

"Yeah... Maybe it's because I shouldn't die." 33 sighed softly.

"Then do you still want to seek death?" Layton couldn't help asking, "To be honest, when Ke Lan was picking people, you took the initiative to stand up and say that you would join the action team. There is no difference in courting death... I think, no one wants to have a teammate next to him who has a tendency to self-destruct, right?"

"Are you worried that I will implicate the whole team?" 33 replied, "Don't worry, I don't want to die now, at least not for the time being."

"But you don't have long to live." Zelo said suddenly, "At most six years, or less."

"What's going on?" Surprised, Layton even lifted the cockpit cover of Augustus directly, staring at 33 in astonishment, "You...you can't be...also..."

"Some kind of experimental body modification surgery? While gaining powerful strength, it will cause irreversible damage to the body, and even affect lifespan?" Ke Lan asked tentatively. When it came to this, his first reaction was to think of the disease. Village of Marshall.

Marshall relied on telekinetic transformation experiments to obtain powers that ordinary people could not reach, but as a price, after he became a "perfect individual", his life span was only the last three months.

Even Zelo couldn't save him.

"Almost." 33 raised his arms and opened his palms—the others suddenly discovered that the Nino alloy throwing knives he used to were floating in his palms and turning slowly.

"Are you also a subject of the telekinetic human experiment?" Ke Lan asked.

"What telekinetic human experiment?" This time, it was 33 who showed a puzzled look on his face.

"A secret human body enhancement experiment conducted by the research institute uses some means to amplify the human body's mind power to make it substantive..." Anyway, the team members are all from their own, and Ke Lan has nothing to hide, "If you If you don't know about this experimental project, then what's going on with your ability...?"

Ke Lan pointed to the black sharp blade floating in his palm.

"This ability comes from the Alpha civilization." 33 said.

"It was obtained in the ruins?" Ke Lan was taken aback, and he immediately thought of what happened after he touched the stone tablet in the glacier ruins.

It seems that he also had a similar adventure...

"Is it something in the S-level ruins?" Ivan wondered, "Is it something like the inheritance of the Alpha civilization?"

"No, I didn't get it from the S-level ruins...not even the A-level ruins." 33 shook his head, "It was a B-level ruins, and four lone hunters and I accidentally triggered the trap... the stalks under our feet The floor suddenly turned into powder, and the four fell directly from the abyss hundreds of meters high..."

"and then?"

"Just when we thought we were going to fall to pieces, no one thought that there was a 'pool' underneath." 33 continued.

"Pool? Even if it's a pool, if you fall from this height, the tension on the water surface will be enough to smash a human body to pieces, right?" Ivan asked puzzled.

"That's what I thought at first too...but when I entered the water, I found that the liquid not only didn't kill me, but instead penetrated into my body along the mouth, nasal cavity and even pores..." 33 frowned slightly Said, "It's hard for me to describe that feeling. Anyway, when my consciousness regained consciousness, I have already obtained this ability."

He paused, and then said: "But at the same time, a countdown appeared in my consciousness... Although there is no explanation, I know that when this countdown reaches zero, it will be the end of my life. The girl said Well, I happen to have five years and nine months left."

"Uh... is there no way to prolong your life?" Layton looked at 33 with some changes in his eyes, "Didn't Dr. Ivan give you a comprehensive examination? There is nothing wrong with your body at all...Look at you now In this state, it’s obviously not a problem to live another 30 years...how could this be?”

"If I didn't have this ability, I would have died in that B-level ruin." 33 beckoned, the black blade flew around his palm and returned to his fingers, "This ability is actually It's very limiting because I can only manipulate things that are purely nino alloy."

"Things purely made of Nino alloy?" Layton subconsciously looked at the mecha under him, "Can Augustus do it? Remove the outer armor and miscellaneous devices, and its skeleton is [-]% Made of pure Nino alloy, can your ability manipulate it?"

"Yes, but it will consume a lot of my physical strength, and I will be exhausted in only a dozen seconds at most."

"Then..." Layton wanted to ask something more, but Asano Akira, who was sitting in the front of the car, suddenly stood up, reached out and pressed the scabbard, and said anxiously: "450 meters ahead, there is a high-speed moving object approaching! 350 Meters! No, only 200 meters left!"

"So fast?" Layton immediately looked down at Augustus's screen, but there was only a black and white snowflake on the sensor—at some point, they had crashed into an area with strong electromagnetic interference within.

"Turn on the searchlight and aim straight ahead!" Ke Lan shouted, at the same time the blood-colored living armor had torn off his clothes and wrapped his body inside.

(End of this chapter)