Colonial Suit

In the following days, Xuetong and the others began to traverse the perilous valley.

According to the signal, Lieya's location was on the other side of the valley. If they didn't take this route, they would have to go a long way around.

However, this path was not easy. Just like the dangers they encountered at the beginning, they faced attacks from mutated beasts almost every step of the way. These ferocious mutated creatures emerged from the forests, under the ice rocks, and even from the mountain walls, launching surprise attacks on them. Each time, they left behind hundreds of corpses and blood and flesh all over the ground. Although their strength was generally average, their fearless fighting style gave them a headache.

Even professional warriors couldn't be tireless like machines. Xuetong was also a living person who needed rest. However, the fierce attacks of the mutated beasts prevented them from relaxing even a little. After only half a day, they had to stop and settle down in a cave in the valley.

The cave was spacious, and it was obvious that it was originally the lair of a large mutated creature. There were still bones left over from its meals on the ground. But now it was clearly gone. Perhaps it was among the mutated beasts that attacked them earlier.

Entering the cave, the maid Pandora automatically cleaned up, and in a short while, the cave was almost tidy. Then, she took out a few blankets and spread them on the ground, and took out picnic utensils to start cooking. It is worth mentioning that while cooking, she did not forget to brew a pot of coffee for Xuetong.

Luo Bi looked at all this with envy, and smiled at Xuetong, "It seems that having a maid is really good."

"Um..." Xuetong touched his nose, without answering Luo Bi's words.

In fact, he was not used to being served. Having come from the apocalypse, he had long learned to take care of himself. But Pandora insisted on doing it, so he had no choice. Of course, unlike Xuetong's self-taught methods, Pandora had obviously received training in this area, and she was both beautiful and efficient in her work.

Beside them, the twin sisters had already built a warm little nest with blankets, and they were hugging each other and sleeping. Although they were strong in combat, they were still children after all. The high-intensity battle just now had exhausted them.

Goose feather snow was falling outside the cave again. Looking at the sleeping twins, Xuetong thought for a while, picked up a blanket, and hung it at the entrance of the cave. The cold wind outside the cave was immediately blocked by the blanket, and the temperature in the cave gradually increased.

Luo Bi watched him do all this, with a faint smile in his eyes. "You are very good at taking care of people."

"On the contrary," Xuetong shook his head. "I just know how to be more comfortable. Don't forget, I grew up on x35."

"Oh, that's right," Luo Bi agreed, nodding. Of course, he knew Xuetong's origins, and the apocalyptic scene of that planet flashed in his mind at the same time. Compared with x35, the harsh climate here was nothing. No wonder Xuetong performed much better than them.

At this time, Pandora's coffee was ready, and she brought it to them. Luo Bi took the hot coffee and took a sip, then comfortably groaned.

On this cold planet, a cup of hot coffee was a rare treat. Drinking the mellow coffee, Luo Bi felt the fatigue all over his body slowly receding. Even the cold wind outside seemed to become insignificant. Luo Bi sipped his coffee while taking out his Broken Wing Butterfly.

With a shake of his hand, with a click, the pistol's cylinder popped out. Luo Bi looked down the barrel for a while, then took out a small package and began to maintain it.

His fingers were slender and dexterous, and looked more like a girl's fingers. He first took out the bullets, and then carefully cleaned the barrel. The whole process was like flowing clouds and flowing water, giving people a pleasing feeling. Xuetong watched him do this quietly, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"I remember I wanted to learn marksmanship from you."

"Yes. You had just started learning about guns at that time," Luo Bi cleaned the barrel, blew into it, and then closed the cylinder with a click and aimed. "How is it now? Are you still practicing?"

"I've already given up," Xuetong withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the wind and snow outside. "I think fists are more practical. I'm not used to these sophisticated things."

"Hehe," Luo Bi laughed, without saying anything.

In fact, marksmanship not only requires hard work, but also talent. Xuetong was obviously not the kind of person who had inspiration for guns. It was good to give up.

Since they met, Xuetong has found his own path. His melee ability has been fully developed, and even Luo Bi has to face this point. And in terms of strength, Xuetong's progress can be described as terrifying. Luo Bi no longer thought he was his opponent.

The two chatted for a while, and the aroma of food gradually came from the cave. Pandora had already prepared dinner. The twin sisters were also attracted by the aroma and woke up from their sleep.

The group had a simple dinner, and the twin sisters fell asleep again. Xuetong then said to Luo Bi, "You're on duty for the first half of the night?"

"Okay," Luo Bi agreed readily.

"Okay. Then you call me later," Xuetong replied unceremoniously, and then fell directly into the blanket that Pandora had laid out for him. He quickly fell asleep.

The sky outside the cave quickly darkened, and night fell.

The night on Rottusca was very long. And at night, the temperature would drop to about minus one hundred degrees Celsius. This was a very terrifying temperature. Ordinary people could not survive at all. But fortunately, the mercenaries had special equipment, and the cave was warm as spring.

Luo Bi leaned against the entrance of the cave, listening to the roars of beasts coming from outside, his face calm.

He had proposed this adventure, but until now he still felt like he was dreaming. He was inexplicably teleported to an unfamiliar star field, and then inexplicably came to this unfamiliar planet. Everything seemed so unreal. Looking at the sleeping Xuetong not far away, Luo Bi frowned slightly.

How many secrets does he... have?

"Mr. Luo Bi, this is your coffee," Pandora's indifferent voice came from his ear. Luo Bi turned around and smiled slightly.

"Thank you, just put it there."

"Okay. Then I'll rest too," Pandora replied, then turned off the lights.

The cave immediately darkened, giving people a strange sense of security. In this environment, Luo Bi leaned lazily against the entrance of the cave and began his watch for the first half of the night. Beside him, the Broken Wing Butterfly lay quietly, and a few bullets were scattered on the side, emitting a pale golden color.

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Bi heard a rustling sound in the darkness. Xuetong had come.

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"How is it?" Xuetong's voice was very low, and his eyes were a little strange in the darkness, as if emitting an eerie red light.

Luo Bi didn't notice this, and stretched himself. He put away the Broken Wing Butterfly. "It's very safe, those little things seem to be resting too."

Saying that, he couldn't resist the drowsiness that was coming, curled up in the blanket and fell asleep. (Author's note: I know this camping description seems a bit redundant, but as I wrote it, I remembered the scene of camping in the wild when I was a soldier. I really wanted to write out that feeling.)

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, everyone got up, packed up, and started a new journey.

Today's journey was even more difficult than yesterday's. Perhaps because they were deep in the valley, the enemies they encountered were getting stronger and stronger. Although the number was not as large as at the beginning, the intensity was definitely different. Especially after the large mutated beasts began to decrease and new small mutated beasts appeared, their pressure increased sharply.

This new small mutated beast was essentially different from the mutated beasts they had encountered before. It resembled a fox in appearance, was white all over, and was extremely difficult to detect when hidden in the snow. Moreover, although its physical strength was not high, it was extremely cunning and had various abilities. They appeared in groups, ambushing everyone in every dangerous place. Although they could not pose a fatal threat to everyone, they also brought a lot of trouble. Especially the habit of these little guys running away as soon as they found something wrong gave Xuetong and others a headache.

At this stage, they were all using armored combat. But the situation did not improve. The main reason was that although the armor was strong, the energy consumption and ammunition consumption were very fast. It could be said that except for Xuetong's colony equipment, no one else could maintain it all the time. The attacks of the mutated beasts were almost everywhere, and dangers were hidden at any time. Helplessly, Xiao Buxi proposed the suggestion of using armor to fly over this valley, and it was unanimously approved by everyone.

But when it was implemented, a strange phenomenon was discovered.

Their armor couldn't fly out of the height of the valley!

There seemed to be an invisible force field hidden above this valley. Once Xuetong and others reached a certain height, they would be pulled to the ground. Its strength was so strong that no armor except Xuetong's colony equipment could overcome it. What was even more excessive was that even low-altitude flight consumed an unimaginable amount of energy, reaching the warning line in just a few minutes.

"It looks like we're in big trouble."

After the last attempt failed, Luo Bi had to accept this reality. He frowned slightly. "This valley is more strange than we thought. It's like forcing people to walk through it."

"That's right, and have you noticed? The closer we get to the front, the more powerful the monsters become. The frequency of ambushes is also getting higher and higher. It's like they're covering up something." At this time, Xiao Buxi also became serious and analyzed seriously.

"There's something strange ahead," This was Pandora's judgment.

"Then I'll go take a look first," Xuetong made a decision. Among the current team members, only his colony equipment could ignore the environment and fly. Reconnaissance work was naturally his responsibility.

So Xuetong took off again and explored forward along the predetermined route. But soon after flying out, he suddenly froze...

"This... this is..."

Below him, a huge lake appeared in front of him. And around this lake, thousands of mutated beasts were pouring in from all directions...