dark moon

Chapter 236 Soul Clan Base
A large piece of ruins, the hexagonal base, each side is at least a few hundred meters long, several times larger than the fortress you are in, it can be seen that the open-air base originally had a simple outer wall, and the inside of the outer wall There are many metal pedestals buried in the ground, and some nested tubes protrude from some pedestals, with the spherical top pointing straight to the sky.

In addition, there are some huge buildings, which feel very much like the factory where Parvatiga manufactures machinery. I don’t know what is produced in the factory, but there are many metal puppets scattered in the ruins outside. Wreckage, maybe this is the true face of factory-produced films.

Most of the puppets are humanoid. They are not half-humanoids like the existing base, whose lower body is on tracks. Instead, they are real humanoid puppets. At the end of their powerful upper limbs, in addition to human-like palms, there is a small flat outlet at the wrist. , if it is used for combat, there should be weapons protruding from it during combat, but for some reason, all weapons are now inactive, and none of the puppet's weapons are protruding.

In addition to humanoid puppets, there are also a very few puppets whose remains are rather weird in shape. They have no upper limbs, and their bodies are like octopuses. Four flexible legs support a large head, and there is a shooting port on the head. Judging from experience, , during the battle, powerful ammunition or energy will be ejected from the shooting port, and combined with the humanoid melee puppet, it can form a layered strike.

Unfortunately, these buildings have now been scrapped, and the metal puppets have lost the energy to move. The base is dark, and broken buildings of various sizes are scattered loosely in this abandoned base. Only between the buildings, there are Some spiers with crystal-like cone-shaped crystals inlaid on the top are still standing intact in the base. However, the crystals on the top of the tower have become dim, and it is obvious at a glance that they have lost their function.

"There are not too many bugs. Logically speaking, this should be one of their strongholds. Why are there so few troops?"

Shuer suddenly felt that his intelligence had been severely slapped, because before he finished commenting on the small number of bugs, the soil on the ground around the base suddenly churned, and thousands of bugs emerged from the ground, while on the ground Only small caves are left.These bugs had been buried underground for who knows how long. After they emerged, they circled around the cave a few times, moved their stiff limbs, and then crawled back into the cave again, and the ground returned to its original smoothness.

"It's so insidious." Xiuer curled his lips, but to be honest, even if you count these thousands of insects, there are not many enemies in the ruins of the Soul Clan base. Maybe you can really consider breaking through from here. Thinking of this, Xiuer Can't help but fell into deep thought.

"Wei, the map, with us as the center, marks the location of the Soul Clan's base."

An accurate map appeared in front of the three of them. Shuer held up the energy distribution map drawn by Saff and carefully compared the two. What a coincidence. The location is definitely here. Where is the specific location? It should be on the ground. But the ground is full of ruins of buildings, which does not meet the conditions for the creation of a breakaway point. After all, the condition for the creation of a breakaway point is an open area with no obstacles within dozens of meters around it. Although the Soul Clan's base has its own The architecture is regular, but there are no such open areas.

"Wei, you have introduced that the Soul Clan has abandoned the material form, so in what state do they exist, how do they control these large metal puppets, and where do they usually live? I didn't find any building similar to a barracks in the base."

"Those are not combat armor, but those are the fighting bodies of the soul clansman. After the combat body is manufactured, the soul clansman will fuse with the body. After the combat body is completely destroyed, the soul clansman will also die symbolically."

"Symbolic?"

"Their consciousness will dissipate, but their souls will not be destroyed. After the scattered souls return to @#￥@#, they can regroup into a new soul clan after a period of time, so their death is not death in the substantial sense."

"But in general, they are still dead." Xiuer nodded and pointed at the battle puppets that were at least two people tall. "In other words, these are actually the true bodies of the soul tribesmen. So, with such a large body, Where do they usually live? You can’t just live in the open air casually.”

"Underground. The soul race likes to live underground the most. Their bases and their main parts are all underground. Moreover, the soul race likes a spacious environment, so the underground part is often much larger than the ground part."

"Damn it." The three of them sighed at the same time.

There is no need to look for it. The underground is actually more spacious than the ground. The escape point is very likely to appear underground.The problem is that all three of the bugs that just emerged from the ground have seen it. No one knows how many bugs are buried underground, and they don’t know whether the underground base has also been breached. If the situation underground is the same as on the ground, Everyone worked hard to get in, but found that they had entered the nest of insects. That was the biggest joke of this era.

"Wei, your investigative tool is the kind of thing that lets us see images. Can you check the creatures below the ground?" Xiu Er thought for a while and asked tentatively, "I want to see the distribution of insects underground. ."

"Invisible creatures or creatures with gaps in between cannot be detected by the invisible detector."

"Sure enough, I thought too much and had to find another way."

"The radar scan can complete your instructions, Commander." Wei added in a mechanical voice, "It just takes two days to recharge. Do you want to enter the recharging state?"

"What effect will it have?"

"The increase in energy usage may occupy the energy usage quota of other task processes, resulting in a 40.00% reduction in resource collection efficiency and production efficiency, with no other impact."

"What does it all mean?" Every time Wei said a word, Xiuer helped Saf and Moria translate a sentence, but the translated content was half understood by himself, so he could only choose those who had a little understanding. asked, “What is the current production efficiency?”

"Zero, the material reserve has reached the upper limit, there is no need to continue to replenish it."

"Okay, then start charging, start early and end early. So, in two days, I can see the distribution of creatures in this area, right?"

"Yes, Commander, not only here, the radar can scan any corner within a radius of a thousand kilometers. After scanning, with the scanning point as the center, the situation within a radius of one kilometer can be reflected on the holographic projection."

"Wait, wait." Shuer frowned and pointed to the third display area without images. "Any place is fine? Including invisible places like this?" "Yes, Commander, including Here, radar imaging is not limited by the field of view, its principle is..."

"Stop, I don't understand even if you say it, and it doesn't make sense if you understand it." Similar situations have happened countless times today. Shuer didn't want to repeat the nightmare-like experience again, so he quickly interrupted Wei's speech. Explaining, Shuer knew that he had to make a decision. Should he further examine the area that had been identified, or scan the space that was always in an unknown state?

"Eh... What are you so embarrassed about? Scan both of them? What does that mean? In short, just check both places. You can stay here for two days at most." Sapphire and Moria were sincere I don’t understand what Xiure is struggling with. We have sixteen days, so staying for two more days is not a big deal.

"It's not that simple." Shuer shook his head and said, "Do you think the queen behind the bugs knows about our existence?"

"She probably doesn't know." Saff whispered timidly. "We haven't shown up since the last battle. It probably wasn't born yet. Moreover, if she really knew, she would have sent a large force to attack. Let’s do it, after all, our body shape is also human and we are hostile to them.”

"What if she doesn't want to attack us, but is worried about the lack of troops and wants to eliminate the biggest threat first before turning back to deal with us?" Shuer sighed, "After all, in the eyes of the bugs, the big spider is a greater threat than us. It’s not a big deal to give us a little more time, but giving the big spider a little more time gives it a chance to recuperate and expand its population, which would be too great a threat to the insect swarm.”

"So you want to escape before the insect swarm destroys the mutant spider mother?"

"Well, otherwise once the main force of the insect swarm turns back, we may not be able to sustain it for long." Shuer said with a bitter smile, "Wei, the insect swarm is attacking with all its strength, how long can our fortress be able to sustain it?"

"The city wall will be breached in 48 minutes and 36 seconds. In one hour, three minutes and 17 seconds, the defense will collapse. At this time, the self-destruction device must be activated to consume the number and energy of the insect swarm."

"I seem to have heard a very ominous term, but let's not delve into it for now." Shuer spread his hands towards Moria and Saff, "Once we are attacked, we have no chance. Those who want to be taken out at that time, I'm afraid None of them can be taken away. So the safest way is to use the shortest time to prepare without attracting the attention of the insect swarm, and then successfully evacuate the alien projection in one go before the mutant spider mother is defeated. Otherwise, ? Just try your best to get the eight of us back to Parvatiga intact."

"Then we can only choose one of the two. The remaining one..." Moria tilted her head and thought for a while, "Why don't we go and see with our own eyes?"

"Yeah, I think so too." Xiu'er nodded thoughtfully, "Wei, are there anyone like you in the Soul Clan's base..."

"Artificial intelligence? Yes, Laura, the artificial intelligence of the Soul Clan base."

"Is there any connection between you two?"

"No, Commander." If it had human emotions, this artificial intelligence would definitely roll its eyes. "Artificial intelligence does not have the ability to take active actions, and the soul race and us humans are only allies, not the same race. The artificial intelligence with the authority to control the base is You cannot take the initiative to contact other artificial intelligences, otherwise it will be equivalent to opening up the control authority of your own base to the other party."

"What about communication? For example, I ask you to help me connect the communication at the Soul Clan base. Logically speaking, with our human level, we should be able to achieve long-distance communication."

"No, Commander, the communication needs someone from the other party to respond before it can be established, but the other party's base has long been abandoned, so no one will respond."

"Hell, it's really troublesome. Then if I'm attacked by bugs outside their gate, will...Laura? Will you open the door for me?"

"Yes, Commander, according to the underlying agreement, in the absence of special orders, artificial intelligence must give the highest priority to protecting the lives of soldiers, including allied soldiers."

"Phew, finally there is good news, then... huh?" There was a loud noise outside. It seemed that Mia and Dak should have returned with the trophies.

"You wait, Sasa, Moria, go meet our hunter heroes and see what surprises they bring us."

　Thank you Xiao Xu for rewarding 100 starting coins.

　　Thanks to book friend Leng Xiaoxin for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　Thanks to the book friend + a string of numbers that can’t be typed out for the reward of 500 starting coins.

　　thank you all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)