Alien Relic Hunter

Just when Ke Lan was worried about how to deal with these "shield generators", a stream of light flying at high speed along the low-Earth orbit of Alpha Star appeared in his field of vision!

This was an attack from the back of Alpha Star. The moment this stream of light appeared, Ke Lan had already used the powerful computing power of Crescent Fortress to calculate its attack target and launch location - this stream of light came from the old The target fired from the Moon Fortress was clearly the Pale Fleet approaching the new moon!

"Old Moon...how could you forget Old Moon!" Ke Lan slapped his head. The New Moon Fortress and the Old Moon Fortress faced each other. At a critical moment, they could form a "powerful" defensive formation with Alpha Star. ——Although doing so will cause secondary disasters caused by a large number of gravitational anomalies on the surface of Alpha Star, compared with the crises that Alpha civilization may encounter, these secondary disasters are nothing to mention.

Without changing their relative positions, there is another way for the Twin Moon Fortresses to support each other - that is to use a "gravity orbit" to bypass Alpha Star, so that the attack trajectory presents a semi-circular curve.

Using the gravity of the Alpha star, a ball of plasma wrapped in a magnetic field streaked across half of the Alpha star's sky along a low-Earth orbit, and circled directly behind the Pale Fleet - the place where the joint energy shield's defense was weakest.

The Alpha people who stayed behind in the Old Moon Fortress did not disappear because of the paradox. They were obviously paying attention to the battlefield at all times and extended a helping hand to Ke Lan at this critical moment.

The plasma ball exploded behind the pale fleet, and a large-scale blue-white arc instantly ravaged the entire battlefield, first tearing apart the joint shield, and then swallowing the entire fleet.

From the time this stream of light appeared from the back of Alpha Star until the entire pale fleet was destroyed, it only took fifteen seconds.

"Good fight." Ke Lan gave a thumbs up to the Old Moon Fortress on the other side across Alpha Star.

"They should not be able to see this scene." Selene said, "The moment the defenders of the Old Moon Fortress decide to provide support to you, the time and space paradox will begin to take effect... Now the entire Old Moon There are probably no survivors inside the fortress.”

"..." Ke Lan was silent for half a second, then nodded, "I understand."

The entire pale fleet was wiped out, and the Tree of Destruction stopped moving for a while. Ke Lan just watched helplessly as the charging progress bar of the Star Destroyer Cannon was filled up bit by bit until the moment it was about to be launched. For a moment, the other party did not take any countermeasures.

The ground troops that were dragged near the Ark had successfully withdrawn from the battlefield, and Yagunaktor also moved out of the firing path of the Star Destroyer Cannon - everything was ready, and all that was left was for Ke Lan to press the button Press the "launch" button.

Ke Lan has returned to the central control room of Crescent Fortress - Crescent Fortress integrates the most advanced technology of Alpha Civilization, but the shape of the launch button in front of him is indeed a bit "retro": on a console made of alloy, with protective The accidentally touched metal mesh covers a bright red physical button, just like the nuclear bomb launchers that often appear in old era movies.

Just press this button and everything will be over, right?

Perhaps the future of human civilization is still shrouded in darkness, but at least it can give human civilization a breathing space for hundreds of years.

The development speed of human civilization is getting faster and faster. From slash-and-burn farming to learning to smelt metal, it took humans thousands of years. But in modern times, many things that originally existed only in fantasy works only took a few decades or even a few years. It has become a reality in a matter of years... Now coupled with the legacy left by the Alpha civilization, hundreds of years are enough for human civilization to change many things.

Ke Lan held his breath, gently opened the metal grille, and pressed the bright red button to the end without hesitation.

The surface of the new moon began to shake, and countless cracked lines began to spread around the grand canyon. Ke Lan only saw countless flashing crystal circuits in the central control room extinguished for a moment, and a light gray light appeared. Shot out from the depths of the canyon.

To be precise, this beam of light did not seem to be "shot" out, but connected the Crescent Fortress and Alpha Star the moment it appeared.

On the other side of the light is the "Tree of Destruction" that is so tall that it penetrates from the top of the radiation cloud.

Just like a drop of ink dropped into clear water, the same gray color spread along the trunk of the Tree of Destruction at an extremely fast speed. Starting from the ends of the branches and leaves, the gray-stained parts gradually turned into ashes, and then It is then broken down into particles that are smaller than ash and cannot be observed by the naked eye.

The entire decomposition process seemed slow, but in fact it only took less than a second - the towering Tree of Destruction had completely disappeared from the world, leaving only the astonishing diameter in the core area of ​​the Ark. huge hole.

"Is it... over...? We... won?" Major General Alexander stood by the observation window of the bridge, looking at the disappearing giant tree and murmured. His hands were leaning on the glass window, and his body was actually It was shaking constantly.

A few seconds later, excited cheers resounded throughout the bridge. Many people jumped up from their seats, yelling and waving their fists and arms, releasing their inner emotions; some people knelt down. Sitting on the ground, crying, muttering something in a voice that only they could hear; others were silent and sat there silently, like stone statues.

For the officers and soldiers on board the Skati, almost every one of them had a relative or loved one die in this turmoil. The moment they stepped onto the battlefield, they were all prepared to make sacrifices - —Although they are not afraid of death, in the eyes of most people, the Survivor Alliance has almost no chance of winning this war.

The reason why they are willing to go to the battlefield is just to fight for the dignity of human beings.

But now, the unshakable giant tree was annihilated in the gray light that penetrated the sky... Such a sight even made many soldiers on the battlefield wonder if they were hallucinating.

"He succeeded... Ke Lan, he really succeeded..." General Maginot, who stayed behind to advance to the camp, held the threshold of the barracks and looked at the sky in the distance - just a minute ago, the incomparable giant tree The tree still connected the ground of Alpha Star to the boundless clouds above, but now, it has disappeared so completely. So much so that one can't help but wonder...whether it really appeared there.

"The latest battle report and instructions came from Yagunaktor." Levi walked to General Maginot's side and whispered, "The Crescent Fortress Star Destroyer Cannon was successfully launched, and the World-Destroying Tree can be observed The parts that arrived have been completely annihilated. However, all combat units still cannot relax their vigilance. No one is strictly prohibited from approaching the Ark without orders. Aircraft are also strictly prohibited from flying within the airspace with a radius of 100 kilometers above the Ark. Subsequent cleanup operations will be carried out by the God of Hunting Group. Take over.”

After hearing the second half of the battle report, General Maginot's eyelids jumped twice, and he quickly asked: "This means... we haven't really won the victory yet? By the way, where are the people from the Immortal Crew? Is it just a sentence? Didn’t you even mention it?”

"This is the only content of the file..." Levi handed the tablet in his hand to Maginot, "Perhaps it is out of caution? After the people from the God Hunting Group thoroughly inspect the inside and outside of the Ark, it should be able to We’ve come to a conclusion... Oh, by the way, there’s another message sent along with this battle report.”

"Say." Maginot did not look at the platform in his hand, but still raised his head and looked in the direction of the ark.

"In the blocking battle against the Mimic Fleet in Yagunaktor...the second management team of the Hunting God Hunting Group, Mr. Hound and Mr. Thirty-Three...were killed."

"Nick is dead?" The fat on Maginot's face trembled, "Are you kidding?"

"General, I...I'm not joking, and I won't joke about this kind of thing." Levi sighed, "This message was sent by Mr. Chi Hanfeng from the Hunting God Hunting Group, so its credibility should be …”

"This is impossible! How could Nick, a guy who is so afraid of death and so slippery, die in battle? Even if everyone else is dead, I don't believe he will die in battle!" Maginot's speaking speed increased slightly, "This must be What's the mistake? Let the communications officer verify it again!"

"Yes..." Levi nodded, but before he could turn around and leave, an officer with the rank of second lieutenant rushed in and said breathlessly to Maginot and Levi: "General...general, and the chief of staff...the troops that were withdrawn from...the front line...had...something happened!"

"What happened?" Maginot and Levi's hearts tightened at the same time, and they asked in unison.

"The bodies of many soldiers have begun to mutate, and many eyeballs have grown on their bodies... Yes, that's right, it's eyeballs... Those eyeballs seem to be alive... This mutation symptom is spreading crazily in the military camp. Currently, on the 1st, Camp No. 2 and Camp No. 4 have fallen into complete chaos, and it is said that mutants have appeared in Camp No. 3 and Camp No. 5!"

"A lot of eyeballs growing on the body?" Maginot was shocked. He was not involved in the memetic infection incident at the institute, but he learned a lot about what happened from the mouths of several members of the Hunting God Hunting Group. If this person If the second lieutenant's statement is correct, then the "mutation phenomenon" that suddenly broke out in the army may be a memetic infection event!

"It's a meme!" Maginot said, "Give me an order... No, just use the military radio channel. Everyone, cover your eyes. No matter what happens, don't open your eyes to see. Then open The voice-activated map in the personal communication terminal moves under the guidance of voice - all those who have experienced mutations should go to Camp No. 1 and No. 2 to gather; those who feel unwell should go to Camp No. 3 and No. 4; Anyone who feels there is something wrong with their body should all be gathered in Camp No. 5! In addition, all closed-circuit surveillance equipment in the military camp should be cut off, including everything with cameras, including communication terminals, vehicle intelligent systems, and tactical mechas. , ban them all! Shut down all internal military networks, and don’t let any videos or image files spread on the Internet!”

After issuing these orders in one breath, Maginot gasped for air. After watching the second lieutenant turn around and leave, he took out the kettle and took a big sip.

"Is it the 'memetic infection' that Mr. Ke Lan and the others mentioned before?" Levi also looked a little nervous. "It is said that if you see this mutated symptom, you will be infected by it?"

"That's right... but I'm not sure if the 'meme' spreading now in the military camp is the same 'meme' that spread in the institute last time... Different memes have different ways of spreading. In addition to vision, hearing, touch and smell... any human sense may become a channel for the spread of memes. According to Ke Lan, the most terrifying memes can be spread through cognition, that is, when When you know that the 'meme' itself exists, you have been 'infected' and become the carrier of this 'meme'... This is also the ultimate form of all 'memes' that evolve to the end."

"Then this 'meme' that is breaking out now..."

"Judging from the mutated symptoms, it seems to be the 'meme' from last time... But I'm not sure, because there is only one accurately recorded memetic infection event, and no one knows what other memes look like. ...I can only pray that the 'meme' spread this time is the same as last time...At least we know how to deal with this kind of 'meme'. If it is a different kind, I can't imagine it..." Maginot said tremblingly.

"Then what are we going to do now?" Levi asked - he has always been calm, but when he encountered something beyond his own knowledge, he inevitably felt a little panic in his heart.

"Notify Ke Lan immediately... Only they can handle this kind of thing." Maginot said.

…

Crescent Fortress, central control room.

Layton's shadow appeared in the blue beam of light, and he said to Ke Lan anxiously: "Yagunaktor just received news that there was a suspected 'memetic infection' among the ground troops. As of the news, the number of mutants and suspected mutants has reached 50,000. The commander of the ground forces, General Maginot, has issued a 'no sight order' and has separated mutants from normal people. Isolated...but the ground troops are now in complete chaos, General Maginot's orders are difficult to implement, and he is asking us for assistance."

"Memetic contagion? What kind of mutation is it?"

"It's exactly the same as last time, with eyeball-like organs growing all over the body," Leighton said. "It spreads very quickly, but the specific transmission route has not yet been clarified."

[P.S. Thanks to Zhty2 for the 200 starting coins; thank you Baohe Da Da and Book Friends 20170721011501818 for the 100 starting coins. 】