Pan Oak knew a lot of things. For example, as the extermination captain, he knew all the internal and external military actions of Outpost 1. He also knew the extent of the armed forces there before he left, and he also knew some unknown things. The location of the phantom beasts - those that are too late to destroy, but already have plans.
In addition to the "Phantom Core" located deep in the Beast God Valley, there are two A-level phantom beasts actually observed by Outpost 1. One is the "Phantom Light" hidden in the thick atmosphere of the Phantom Star, and the other is Hibernating in the extreme underground, staring at the "phantom pupil" beyond the magic star. The final assessment of those two was that they were above the second energy level of A-level. At that time, they were not strong enough to test the phantom beasts of this level.
Pan Oak, on the other hand, knew very little about the real core secrets. Of course, Pang Xu would not tell all the plans to an action team, even if he was the captain. He was able to figure out how to master the mutation of Phantom Star Syndrome because of his own luck, but he knew very little about its essence, let alone what its core was. He was also unaware of most of the research conducted at Outpost 1. At most, he knew something about the transportation of materials.
"You said that Phantom Core told you to take us to find the escape cabin." HJ-010 said, "Do you know what that is?"
"I know." Pan Oak nodded, "Have you discovered the remains of civilization here?"
"Of course, even some technology has been utilized."
"In the data left behind by a civilization called 'Observer', we learned that this civilization came from the outer star field and observed the evolution of organisms in this galaxy, but was attacked and destroyed by Phantom Star Syndrome. But after all, they were From extraterrestrials, that is to say, they have their base in their distant homeland, and these escape pods are their final deployment against Phantom Star Syndrome.”
"We also discovered the remains of observers, but... there was no mention of anything related there," Lu Ning said.
Pan Oak smiled: "The Phantom Star Syndrome broke out almost at the same time, but even our outposts had a time lag before they were destroyed due to differences in strength and precautions. This is also the basis for our timely rescue. For more information For powerful observers, it is normal for some outposts to accidentally gain more resistance time. We inspected eleven observation stations, and only two had information on escape pods."
Did that civilization finally resist? Lu Ning recalled that the Dark Spot Observatory left no relevant information and was probably among the first to be destroyed.
"So, what is the escape cabin?" Mo Lianren asked.
"I don't know the specifics. I'm just a soldier. Those high-tech things are too complicated. I only know that Mr. Pang Xu and team leader Zheng Heng discovered at least one escape capsule and transformed it into the original one for No. 1 The outpost goes to Tianmuyi's 'Ascension System'."
At this point, Pan Oak stopped and pointed to a corner: "There are three people there, wearing your badges."
Lu Ning sent out a signal and received a reply soon.
"Captain? I finally found you."
It was Qiu Shu. His voice was a little tired, but it was still normal and didn't look like he was injured. There were two Mo Lianren team members with him, one was the tall blaster, and the other was the team member with the Yanyue Knife.
As a result, Lu Ning still lacked Blue Bird and Yang Hao, and Mo Lianren still had two team members that he still hadn't found. Qiu Shu and the others had obviously been through a fierce battle. Their clothes were damaged in many places, and even a wound of nearly ten centimeters was dug out on the side of the blaster. If it were larger, his internal organs would probably flow out. Spider Silk quickly helped him perform emergency suturing and bandaging with drugs, but the big man still talked and laughed freely during the treatment.
"Very good, now the rest...huh?" Pan Oak turned around and just started to detect the location of the next person, when he suddenly made a surprised sound, and everyone was immediately on alert.
"What's going on?" Lu Ning asked.
"There are two people very far away from here... in that direction... is it the hatchery?"
A not-so-good feeling suddenly arose in everyone's hearts.
"Pan Oak! What's in the hatchery?" HJ-010 asked quickly.
"Of course it's eggs. Almost all fantasy beasts are born from eggs, even if they look like mammals on the surface. Of course, the largest number are primitive eggs. They have the most unstable state, so evolution is possible They also have the most sex and carry the largest number of genetic factors..."
"Hey, Lu Ning, it would be better if the people there are my subordinates. They are medical and investigation people, not research-oriented people." Mo Lianren said in a low voice, "But if it is the one under your command... Oops."
Goat!
With the identification of the Phantom Core, Lu Ning could determine that everyone might have been infected with Phantom Star Syndrome when they came to the Phantom Star, but they just hadn't reached the stage of onset yet. But she used her own thinking to catalyze five lizards to prove that even if there is no actual disease, this evolutionary signal can already start to be transmitted.
Lu Ning only briefly learned some basic knowledge of biology, but Yang Hao was someone who had really spent many days in the laboratory and studied every phantom beast specimen. If he can't control his thinking...
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"so much……"
Yang Hao stared blankly at the countless "eggs" with golden luster in front of him, and froze on the spot.
He has already gained some understanding of the biological classification of Phantom Star by analyzing those primitive eggs. The creatures here have indeed determined their own levels since before they were born. Lower-level creatures will undoubtedly have to undergo a longer evolution before they can reach them. The threshold for those C-level or even B-level organisms, and their own genetic defects are more serious.
But the eggs in this cave are all in perfect shape.
"Hey, Yang Hao, this should be the place where the phantom beasts hatch. We can't stay here for too long. There will definitely be phantom beasts coming to patrol at any time." Mo Lianren's medical soldier patted Yang Hao's shoulder and turned to I walked through a passage connecting the hatchery, but after taking two steps, I turned around and found that the sheep hadn't moved at all.
"Yanghao?"
"The highest-level eggs... they may have been C-level creatures from the beginning. Look! Look! This is an opportunity! If we can take away a specimen, the most insignificant one, the smallest one can do it! As long as we can By taking it back, we will be able to fully interpret the evolution of the phantom beast through its near-perfect evolutionary ability and reproduce it on humans!"
"Yanghao! Don't think about those things! We have to get out of here!"
But Yang Hao had already squatted down, and as he said, he picked out the smallest one from those large and small eggs, which was only the size of an apple.
"These fantasy beasts have extraordinary power and superpowers - don't they? Isn't that what we humans have longed for for a long time? And the opportunity to realize it is right in front of me. I will never miss this opportunity! Earth, water, fire, wind, thunder Light and darkness, maybe we can reproduce all those things in our own bodies!”
"We'll wait until we're safe!"
"Isn't this why we came to the Beast God Valley! Otherwise, why would we take the risk to come to a place full of B-level fantasy beasts!" Yang Hao yelled, "They are safe! I know every one of their genes Changes, and the direction of their evolution is also clear. As long as a fixed external stimulus is given, the desired direction of change can be activated. This is-"
His voice stopped suddenly and he turned to look at his hands.
The egg didn't seem to feel right. He turned the golden egg over and found that a diamond-shaped cut had been torn open on the back, and it was empty inside.
But when he picked out this egg, he specifically confirmed that it was intact.
"Huh?"
Yang Hao looked at the medical soldier again, only to find that the same diamond-shaped incision appeared on the helmet on his face. The same shape also appeared on his forehead. A trace of golden stuff continued to move along the incision on his forehead. Deep within.
He turned over his hand and saw that there was such a diamond-shaped hole on the back of his hand. The blood vessels and bones inside were clearly visible, and the blood was flowing normally. He could not feel any pain, as if the cut out part did not belong to him in the first place.
"Yanghao! What are you looking at! Let's retreat quickly!"
The medical soldier still shouted anxiously, and Yang Hao instantly felt cold sweat on his back. His mind, which was immersed in this great discovery, finally regained some sense, and tentatively asked the medical soldier: "You... don't feel anything abnormal. ?”
"This is where you are most abnormal! Calm down? You can't stay in this place any longer! It would be terrible if a few C-level fantasy beasts suddenly appear! We don't know what strange abilities they have yet!"
Yang Hao heard a cracking sound from the earphones, coming from the egg. There were several sounds in a row. It must not be an illusion.
"you--"
He suddenly picked up the shotgun on his waist and pointed it at the medic, but at this moment, as if the painkillers had failed, severe pain came from the back of his hand. For a moment, he stopped holding the gun and pointed in the direction. With a deflection, the bullet hit a nearby golden egg. These eggs were not protected by the illusion layer and exploded instantly. The lava-like slurry inside spilled all over the floor.
The recoil made Yang Hao take a step back. He felt something pressing on his neck, and saw the horrified eyes of the medical soldier on the opposite side. But now there was no need to know what was behind him. He only knew the last thing in his life. The mission is to kill this medic.
Yang Hao leaned behind him, feeling a squeeze in his neck, but the defense of the space suit was not penetrated instantly. This gave him enough time to pull out the pistol at his waist. The freeze bomb was already loaded. As long as he could hit, The tundra condensation could instantly freeze and crack all the cells in the medic's body.
"Yanghao! You are crazy!"
The medical soldier didn't notice, rolled on the spot, and crawled directly into the original eggs, and even got stuck in the things that had flowed out of the eggs before. This is actually better, as the freezing of tundra condensate can work better in liquids.
Yang Hao fired a shot before the pain came and cut off the spinal nerves, but he had no chance to see the result of the shot. The phantom beast behind him broke through the defense of the space suit and instantly exploded with powerful force, breaking open While wearing the helmet, half of his head including the brain was completely cut off.
The golden jellyfish hung its tentacles from the ceiling, penetrated half of the head that fell on the ground, dug out the brain, and stuffed it into its own body.
And the freezing did not go as Yanghao expected. This hatchery is originally in a high-temperature zone, including the temperature inside the eggs. The condensate does have a strong freezing effect. A bullet even froze a small piece of eggs under the ice, as well as the medics' One leg, but this is the full power of this bullet.
"Ah... this bastard... and that monster..." The medic struggled to pull his leg out of the ice. The egg in front of him was completely frozen. At this moment, the outside was wrapped in ice like a mirror. When he was avoiding it, he happened to go towards it. I took a look inside and saw my forehead.
"Huh? When...when?"
Only then did he see the diamond-shaped hole in the helmet.
Blood slowly gushes out from his seven orifices, and the pain in his brain becomes real. In just a moment, the medical soldier falls to the ground, completely motionless. Another jellyfish floated over and stretched out its tentacles towards him.
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Pan Oak stopped suddenly.
"died."
You don't need to ask to know who he means dead. Although Lu Ning felt sorry for Yang Hao, she hoped that this guy wouldn't cause any trouble.
"Something's wrong." BW-009 suddenly said, "My recorder shows that the surrounding energy index has increased slightly, and the surrounding strata have begun to become active. Compared with the scanning and monitoring data Wen Beiluo gave us, the nearby The volcano seems about to erupt."
"Get out of the underground!" HJ-010 ordered decisively.
"Our people haven't been found yet." Mo Lianren's voice was slightly deeper, "There is another one."
"That's just one person!" HJ-010 retorted, "Burying the entire team here for one person? What are you thinking?"
"I think I was abandoned for this reason in the first place." Pan Oak said in a low voice.
HJ-010 closed his mouth, snorted, turned around, and quickly left with his team on the way back. BW-009 smiled bitterly: "Respect her choice. There is no reason for her to stay here and take risks."
"Why did you stay?" Lu Ning asked.
"I'm looking for someone, although I don't even know where she is now. I promised others that since I know she has come to a dangerous place, I have to ensure that nothing happens to her."
"Then you follow us?"
"It's Pan Oak. If he can find someone here, he can help me find him." BW-009 smiled.
"Okay, since we have to find someone, Pan Oak, please help me." Lu Ning looked at him.
"I am happy to help, but the situation here may have changed a lot. There is a hot smell in the air... This is not caused by the addition of a few ordinary B-level fantasy beasts."
"You mean there's something wrong with the phantom core?"
"So, Outpost No. 23, the one where Wen Beiluo first recovered... seems to be a polar outpost." BW-009 suddenly remembered.
Polar?
Deep underground, where the Phantom Core resides, a person suddenly appeared next to the lava lake. The surrounding B-class fantasy beasts immediately surrounded him, but they did not launch an attack.
"People who come in normally should go through the door." Phantom Core made a voice.
Wen Beiluo bowed respectfully to Phantom Core: "I'm sorry, but it's a pity that we can't get here through all the dangers, so we can only take risks."
"That's a technology used by some very well-behaved beings in the past. I have an impression. Well, that can be regarded as a kind of 'door'. What's the matter?"
"Hello, 'Phantom Core', I came from the extreme to bring you greetings from 'Phantom Pupil'."
