Alien Relic Hunter

Martin was still talking about the suicide note. He was different from Collins. He had a complete family and a beautiful sister... But this guy had one thing like Collins. He never Can't save money.

The so-called suicide note is nothing more than leaving a thought to the family.

Ke Lan, who was in Collins' perspective, couldn't help but sigh. As a person fifty years later, he naturally knew that everyone on this plane except the two pilots could not go back... But in their hearts, It must be a bit of a fluke, right?

This scout named Martin was the first person to discover the "core" of the Corrosion Seed on the Unnamed Island. He was also the first person to be parasitized by the Corrosion Seed and turned into a monster... Ke Lan felt that maybe his It would be better for his family to never know his true ending.

If you treat it as missing, there will always be a glimmer of hope left in your heart.

Ke Lan has been paying attention to the scene outside the porthole - using the Ark high-rise buildings in the distance as a reference, the transport aircraft formation should be flying in the southwest direction... This is basically consistent with Sergeant Ken's recording in the black box: This mission The target location is in two completely different directions from Zhonghai.

Although Alpha Star is round, Ke Lan thinks that they will not be able to complete more than half of the circle around Alpha Star, right?

Because the content of the mission would not be known until the destination, the soldiers of the 776th Special Forces Squadron could only chat about the recent battle situation - relying on small talk to relieve stress can be regarded as a very practical method.

Collins and Martin chatted intermittently, but Ke Lan noticed that he would be distracted from time to time. Often Martin had already reached the third topic, but he was still responding to the content of the first topic.

"This is one of the side effects after the empathy chip inside Collins' brain turned on the recording function. It is specifically manifested as listlessness, absentmindedness, mild memory confusion, and loss of five senses... It only takes a few hours to adapt to return to normal." Core. The mastermind's mechanical female voice sounded in Ke Lan's ears.

But the topics that can be talked about are limited. After everyone chatted for a while, silence returned in the cabin again - compared to the battlefields that have nothing to do with them, the mission they are about to perform next is still more concerning.

"Speaking of which, boss, is it true that no information can be leaked?" Connelly asked unwillingly, "At least... at least let us prepare in advance, right?"

"Has your gun been grazed?" Sergeant Ken asked in a deep voice.

"Passed." Connelly nodded.

"How many bullets did you bring?"

"Two boxes of one-hundred-round bullet chains, and Joseph also brought two boxes with me, and four pistol magazines." Connelly was a little puzzled, but he answered honestly.

"Are your shoelaces tied?"

"Of course... Boss, why are you asking these questions?" Connelly asked confused.

"This is the preparation you need to make." Sergeant Ken said seriously, "Just treat it as the same combat mission as usual."

"Routine combat missions do not carry hydrogen bombs..." Martin whispered to Collins.

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Six hours later, the Wild Deer-class transport aircraft finally began to lower its altitude.

"We are about to arrive at the destination of this flight..." Second Lieutenant Walcott said to everyone in the cabin. "According to the mission requirements, I can only send you here. You need to walk the rest of the way by yourself. That’s it – good luck to you all.”

Four Wild Deer-class transport aircraft hovered about three meters above the ground. Several armored off-road vehicles were lowered first, followed by the heavily armed soldiers of the 776 Special Forces Team.

Four small tactical-grade hydrogen bombs have been loaded onto the prototype engineering mecha, and two fearless warriors are guarding the mecha.

This is a frozen tundra covered with thin frost. Although it is noon, the air temperature is still less than five degrees Celsius, and the gas exhaled by the soldiers quickly condenses into patches of white mist.

The latitude of this place is not too low - this was Ke Lan's first judgment.

The transport plane flew southwest of the Ark, and the Ark's landing point was at the equator. In other words, their current location was in the southern hemisphere of Alpha Star.

According to the departure time recorded in the file, it should be June 30, 902, New Era, which is exactly winter for the southern hemisphere.

Based on this information, Ke Lan roughly concluded that his current location was between 45 and 60 degrees south latitude.

Although the locations that can be inferred from these data will fluctuate greatly based on changes in terrain, the approximate range will not be wrong.

"Forty-five degrees to sixty degrees south latitude...are there any famous ruins in this range?" Ke Lan tried hard to search for relevant information in his mind, trying to pry out some clues...

Of course there are ruins in this area... not only some, but many.

There are more than a dozen ruins that Ke Lan has consulted detailed information about, and has explored or plans to explore. As for the ruins that he has an impression of and can name and number, the number has exceeded three digits—— But among these ruins, Ke Lan couldn't find anything related to the "engine wreckage".

"Also...since the 776th Special Forces Team has completed that mission, then this 'Engine 92 wreckage site' should have been destroyed by the hydrogen bomb, and the remaining traces on the surface must have been erased...As a person living in New Era 950 It's normal for me in that era to not be able to find any clues related to it..."

After figuring out this joint, Ke Lan immediately gave up on useless efforts and focused his attention on Collins' perspective - no matter what this "engine 92 wreckage site" is, the 776 Special Forces Team will see it sooner or later. .

By then, all problems will naturally be solved.

The soldiers boarded their respective vehicles according to the pre-divided tactical groups. As for the engineering mecha loaded with tactical hydrogen bombs, it was carried by a heavy trailer - because mecha technology was still limited at that time. It is immature, so the actual battery life of this engineering mecha is only a short two hours, and its movement speed is not comparable to conventional wheeled vehicles... It cannot be used directly to travel.

Collins and Martin did not ride in the armored off-road vehicles - they were the scouts in the team. They were positioned at the front of both wings of the convoy in the marching formation. The vehicles they were equipped with were also the most flexible and fastest individual field reconnaissance vehicles. car.

This kind of car is equipped with an aerospace rocket thruster on the back of the butt, and can reach half the speed of sound at the fastest on flat land - that is, 612 kilometers per hour.

By this time, Collins' side effects caused by the empathy chip had almost disappeared. He checked his equipment and the condition of the reconnaissance vehicle one last time, and then started the engine.

[P.S. Thanks to Colossus for the 2,000 starting coins I tipped; thanks to Starlight Destruction for the 500 starting coins. 】