Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 632 Core Tower
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With plug-in-level equipment like the Blasphemer Mecha, Ke Lan and the others quickly dug right under the ruins of the Bronze City.However, it was not until they arrived at their destination that they discovered that there were also a large number of mechanical modules made of copper alloy buried deep in the ground of the ancient bronze city ruins. The average buried depth of these mechanical modules was about 200 meters to 300 meters. As for the maximum depth , although it cannot be detected with the equipment of the special operations team, it is conservatively estimated that it is at least above 1000 meters.

The ruins of the ancient bronze city above the surface are just "the tip of the iceberg exposed to the sea"...

The underground part occupies at least 80.00% of the volume of the entire ruins.

But thinking about it, if you want to allow the various sectors on the surface to change positions freely, you must need a huge mechanical system as support... Unfortunately, with the level of Layton and Valentina, the two of them can't see this at all. What are the uses and principles of the mechanical modules? As for the rest of the team, they don't know anything about machinery.

On the contrary, Ze Luo made some discoveries - she told Ke Lan that these mechanical modules have a common feature, that is, there are a large number of "energy amplification devices" inside... This so-called energy amplification device is similar to that of Yaguna. The functional array in Thor's core power room has the same purpose and the same effect. They all use the principle of "resonance" to amplify the energy released from the energy crystal.

This kind of increase does not require additional "fuel" - similar physical experiments have been done many times by humans, and the experimental results have all proved that the energy generated by "resonance" is "increased out of thin air", not from the reaction process of any substance.

Although the scholars on the Ark have not yet figured out how "resonance" deceives the law of energy conservation, they have already applied it to practice... like the crystal energy bombs configured by the Ark military 1, and those on large battleships. The equipped "resonant reactors" are all applications of this "unknown principle".

This is like the ancients in thousands of years BC in the old era. They didn't know what kind of changes would happen at the atomic level when different metal elements were fused, but they knew that adding tin to copper could smelt a metal called copper. Bronze material, this material is not only easier to process, but also has more stable chemical properties and higher physical strength than copper.

Of course, the ancients did not know the concept of chemical properties and physical strength. In their eyes, bronze is less likely to rust than copper, but also more wear-resistant, sharper, and not easy to break. Compared with copper, bronze is simply It is an excellent material for making weapons and tools.

And the history of mankind has since entered the famous "Bronze Age".

The human beings on the Ark now use the technology left over from the Alpha civilization, which is actually not much different from the ancient people thousands of years ago.

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The materials of these mechanical modules are the same as those on the surface of the Bronze City ruins. They are very hard and extremely difficult to excavate. Fortunately, there are gaps between the modules. Ke Lan and the others followed these gaps all the way toward the He dug in the center of the ruins.

They dug all the way to the boundary line between the outer ring and the middle ring, before they were blocked by an underground metal wall whose thickness was completely undetectable.

The plan to directly enter the core control area from the ground went bankrupt in front of this metal wall, and Ke Lan and the others had no choice but to dig upwards.

When the Blasphemer Mecha lifted off a heavy copper alloy floor tile and climbed onto the surface, it happened to collide with the Tenth Armored Division, which was advancing towards the Central Ring.

Hundreds of guns and the 240mm dual-mounted main gun on the mammoth tank were aimed at Ke Lan and others at once, and several defensive mechs activated their energy shields instantly.

"Don't shoot! Everyone is not allowed to shoot!" After seeing Ke Lan and others' attire, the officer immediately shouted, "It's my own."

"We are the special operations team responsible for infiltrating the core area, but the underground tunnel is blocked by a metal wall, so we can only go up." Ke Lan briefly explained to the other party.

"We are the first regiment of the [-]th Armored Division, and we are heading towards the central ring of the ruins." The officer said, "The task we have received is to attack the core control area of ​​the ruins under the premise of covering you... However, encounters along the way The resistance received is so weak that it is almost negligible..."

"I already know." Ke Lan sighed, "This ancient bronze city is probably a trap specially prepared for us."

When Ke Lan mentioned the word "trap", the expressions of the surrounding soldiers more or less changed, only the officer who spoke kept his original expression.

It seems that the officer should have already guessed this matter.

"I originally thought that even if the ruins were a trap, it would only be my vanguard troops that were sacrificed... But not long ago, even the main force that was on standby outside the ruins was forced in by that monster. Now we There is no way out. The only way is to capture the core control area in the center of the ruins before the trap is activated," the officer said to Ke Lan.

The new order they received was basically exactly the same as the solution that the intelligence dealer said.

"I was still wondering... Since the heretic sect wants us to fall into the trap, why do we need to set up such a monster on the frontal battlefield, now I understand." Layton said from the side, "It seems that they have expected the ark The commander will choose to divide the troops... That monster is not used to stop the large troops from advancing, but to drive all the troops left outside the ruins to the inside of the ruins."

"If the old dog were here, he would definitely praise you as 'the oily brain has opened up'." Ivan retorted casually.

"How can this be considered a boast..." Layton showed a wry smile, and manipulated Augustus to turn a small half circle, towards the core area in the center of the ruins, "It seems that we can only bite the bullet and go in. rushed."

"No, it's too slow to go by land." Ke Lan said suddenly, "Since the air defense facilities at the ancient bronze city site have not been activated, can the battleship send us directly to the core control area?"

Although the air force fleet is not capable of bringing all the troops out of the ruins, if only a few people are sent in, there should be no problem.

"Just a few of you?" The officer was stunned for a moment. In his perception, although the combat effectiveness of the infiltration team must be higher than that of ordinary soldiers, their number is too small. They are effective, but when they merge with the main force, they are nothing more than a few "super soldiers" at best... He would never believe that a few "super soldiers" can change the direction of a war .

"Our team is carrying secret equipment, secret equipment that can seize control of the ruins." Time was running out, and Ke Lan didn't have time to waste words with the other party, so he simply moved the undead crew out, "This is an order from the superior... ...I mean, the superiors of the headquarters, you should know, right?"

The officer was stunned. Given his rank, although he still had no way of knowing the existence of the Undead Crew Association, the decision-makers above the general headquarters naturally referred to the military headquarters and the United Parliamentary Group—in the eyes of ordinary people, They are the most powerful group of people in the entire Ark.

It is very rare for the military headquarters and the joint parliamentary group to directly bypass the general headquarters of this operation to issue orders to the combat troops, but if what Ke Lan said is true, it can only show that the tasks they received are extremely important ——It is so important that even the main force needs to take the initiative to cooperate with them to complete this task.

"I need to test..."

Before the word "certificate" of "verification" was spoken, the radio communication equipment carried by the officer rang. As soon as he pressed the answer button, he heard the voice of his immediate boss, the commander of the [-]th Armored Division: "Just received the order from the top, unconditionally meet the requirements of the special operations team, no matter what they say, do as they say."

"Yes!"

The officer couldn't help but sized up Ke Lan and the others, and finally settled his gaze on the tall blasphemer mech - in his opinion, the "secret equipment" that Ke Lan and others mentioned is most likely the This strange machine he had never heard of before.

He would never have thought that the so-called "secret equipment" was Ke Lan himself.

"Actually, the raid plan you mentioned was proposed as early as the beginning of entering the ruins." The officer sighed, "However, the core control area is the only area in the entire Bronze City ruins where the defense facilities have been activated-any aircraft entering The airspace in the core control area will be shot down by powerful laser beams. Even airdropped troops can only be airdropped in the outer area of ​​the core control area... In the previous half an hour, there have been six batches, totaling about more than 1000 Marines were dropped on the periphery of the core control area."

"Then did they break into the core control area?" Layton asked.

The officer nodded first, and then shook his head: "These six batches of marines all lost contact shortly after entering the core control area."

"Is there any sound of battle in the core control area?" 33 also asked, "Such as gunshots or explosions?"

The officer continued to shake his head: "There is no sound coming from inside, they seem to have disappeared from this world..."

"Tsk... that sounds really scary." Layton smacked his lips, "I was worried that the relic's air defense system would suddenly activate during the airborne and knock me down...but now it seems that after landing That's hell."

"If you insist on going." The officer pointed to a light frigate flying over their heads in the sky, "The 'Cross Pick' will drop the seventh batch of mobile troops into the core control area in 10 minutes. On the south side, you can act with them."

"Okay." Ke Lan nodded, "We will parachute down with this group of troops."

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The seventh batch of airdropped mobile units also came from the Tenth Armored Division, but compared to the group of people Ke Lan and the others encountered on the ground, the equipment of this mobile unit is obviously much better. The tactical mechas in the team accounted for more than 20.00% of the total number of people in the team—that is to say, every team of five people can be assigned at least one mecha.

The mobile force has a total of 75 people, with ten "Pusher" tactical mechs, four "Tarantulas", two "Shield Mountains" and one "Beidou", plus four high-mobility light armored vehicles and a 175 A self-propelled artillery with a caliber of 3 mm—this level of firepower configuration is enough to wipe out a 2000 people-scale exile settlement within [-] minutes.

However, according to the commander of this mobile unit, the six airborne units that entered the core control area earlier were almost all of this configuration... However, the people outside did not even hear a single shot, and lost contact with them. connection.

The morale of the soldiers in the mobile unit was obviously a little low. Some of them leaned against their own bodies and took a nap. The firearms in the room, bowed his head and remained silent.

For them, this is almost a mission to die.

"Although it is unlucky to write a suicide note before the war..." The commander of the mobile unit glanced at the soldiers, and shrugged helplessly at Ke Lan and the others.

"It's not a big problem. I always write a suicide note before I go on a mission..." Layton showed a silly smile, "Although I don't seem to have anyone or anything to entrust."

"If I die, Natasha will help me deal with the rest of the matter." Ivan said, "Actually, I have already died once, and there is nothing to care about."

"I haven't written about it since I left the military," 33 whispered. "When I was in the army... I wrote enough."

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The frigate "Cross Pick" maintained a steady cruising speed and slowly moved forward. At this distance, Ke Lan and the others could already see the copper-colored tower standing in the distance through the porthole—that is the The core tower in the center of the ruins is also where the core control hub of the ruins is located.

The tower is about 2000 meters high, the diameter of the base is about [-] meters, and its general shape is a hexagonal cone. There are no windows or decorative patterns on the tower, and it is as clean as a mirror—from a distance , like a polished hexagonal copper column.

Judging from the appearance of the tower, the building materials used in this tower are the same as other parts of the Bronze City, but this is only limited to the appearance, as for the inner structure, it is unknown.

Around the tower, there are a large number of warships surrounding the Ark Fleet. These warships are constantly bombarding the tower with various weapons... However, the attacks of energy weapons are all absorbed by the shield covering the core tower. As for physical attacks such as missiles and artillery shells, they were intercepted and shot down by the high-power beams mentioned by the officer just after entering the airspace of the core control area.

Dozens of battleships were fully fired, but they were unable to cause the slightest damage to this tower.

(End of this chapter)