"Oh... my head was smashed..."
Next to the glass-like beach of the acidic ocean, little Annie stood with her head bowed next to the headless monster.
She was a little curious and used her feet to gently pull at the monster, which still had red blood and light green disgusting bodily fluids. Unfortunately, its head had just been smashed to pieces by her shot and turned into a pile of pulp. .
Now, even if I want to take a closer look at what it looks like, I have no choice.
Just now, it was this monster that sneaked onto the shore from the sea, and Annie's little bear Tibbs told her: This monster, it is very hostile! So, little Annie didn't even think about it at the time, she just fired a 20 mm caliber electromagnetic sniper bullet at its disgusting head!
The power of this super powerful electromagnetic sniper rifle specially made by Flame Goddess I SS-01 with a caliber of 20 mm is really impressive!
She deliberately did not install that troublesome silencer just now, so when she fired the gun, the shocking sound sounded so exciting!
Then, she shot it, and the monster's ugly head instantly turned into a big cracked watermelon, with disgusting red-green blood flowing all over the floor. Or should I say: a mixture of brain plasma and blood is more suitable?
Little Annie actually didn't care too much about whether the things splashed on the beach were brains, blood, or body fluids.
Anyway, she only knew that it had been beaten to death by herself!
Moreover, she has already proved to Galen: when she just jumped off the armored transport ship, she was indeed not dazzled, nor was she playing any tricks. What she saw at that time seemed to be such a thing?
This...should be what she saw before, right?
Click!
As the sound of electromagnetic rifle bullets being loaded and preheated came from behind, a Marine wearing a power armor suit with red paint No. 01 on his chest began to cautiously walk to Annie's side, pointing his gun at all times. The alien monster was lying on the ground, motionless.
"Annie, what kind of monster is this?"
After holding a gun on guard for a while and seeing that the monster was motionless and should have been completely dead, Galen relaxed slightly and asked.
call!
Just when little Annie was about to turn the monster over to see how strange it was, Galen finally had time to take a deep breath, adjust his breathing hard, and slowly regain his strength.
Although the members inside the power armor combat uniforms do not feel any weight, when the Marines run, they still have to consume their own physical strength, just like the Marines who usually run without wearing armor. Is it basically the same when moving, or does it feel a little more difficult?
Furthermore, the gravity of this planet is slightly higher than the Earth's gravity environment simulated on the Hope by 0.3 Earth's standard gravity.
"I don't know. Anyway, it crawled out of the sea. It should be considered a fish, right?"
Anne originally planned to reach over, grab the other person's body and turn it over to check, but she didn't know if she sensed something. Her hand froze for a moment, and when she was about to touch the other person's body, she quickly retracted it. .
She began to frown, looking at the disgusting red-green blood flowing out of the other person's body. This thing didn't seem to be a good thing?
Therefore, she was unwilling to let her beautiful ghost armor be damaged by the blood on it.
"Haha! Little Annie, you really know how to joke! How does this thing look like a fish? It should look more like a praying mantis, right? Or, it can be said to be: an alien sea shrimp?"
Galen didn't think much. When he saw that Anne didn't want to do anything, he stepped forward and grabbed one of the opponent's ferocious forelimbs, intending to turn it over to see what happened.
When I first bought it, Galen felt it was quite heavy. This is really a big guy! That weight shouldn't be much lighter than myself wearing power armor, right?
Tsk! Do all sea shrimps on alien planets grow this big?
It seems... it actually has two pairs of wings that have not completely degraded? Galen was a little confused. Do sea creatures also need wings? Or is this a primitive creature? Not completely evolved?
"Hey! Don't touch it! Otherwise, your armor will be damaged!"
After Annie saw Galen's big man's movements, she quickly reminded him.
Just now, there was actually a reason why she was unwilling to touch the monster's body.
Because she discovered: The blood of this monster seems to be somewhat similar to the acid ocean next to it, and both are highly corrosive?
If you smear it on rashly, you will end up like this big guy Galen!
"Ah! It, its blood, is also highly corrosive? Damn it! It corroded a layer of my gauntlet!"
When Galen heard the red signal on the hand on the panel and heard the siren, he quickly threw away the alien monster's forelimb.
Fortunately, the blood stained on this part of the opponent's body was not too much. It only corroded a layer of Galen's hand armor and did not damage his palm armor to important parts. Otherwise, he would have Can we only retreat and repair first?
"Hee! Big guy Galen, didn't I just tell you not to touch it? Look, the armor is about to be broken!"
After seeing the consequences of Galen's careless touch, little Annie quickly laughed and took a few steps back, a little further away from the monster.
Now that the monster is completely dead, and the liquid on it has a strong corrosive effect like the ocean over there, and can corrode even metal armor, then Annie doesn't plan to bother with it anymore.
If you accidentally damage your beautiful armor, it won't look good! Moreover, it may also affect optical stealth and other effects.
"Captain Galen? What's going on over there? What kind of alien monster is that?"
When Galen finally used the dry alien sand around him to get rid of the corrosive monster liquid stuck to his gauntlets, the slightly urgent voice of Commander Doug from the base command center began to sound in the communicator.
Just now, after she discovered that little Annie had fired a gun and heard Captain Galen of the Cobra Team reporting a situation, she had been really nervous for a while!
After ordering everyone to be on alert and arranging a series of defensive measures, she now had time to ask about what happened.
"Uh... you'd better see for yourself, I'm not too sure about this."
After saying that, Galen turned on the scanning and observation equipment on his armored power suit, and took preliminary photos and scans of the monster still leaking red-green disgusting liquid on the ground.
"It's this monster. It seems to be integrated with the environment. No body temperature is found. Is it supposed to be a cold-blooded animal? Or is it an indigenous prawn living in this ocean?"
"Moreover, I just discovered that its shell does not seem to be afraid of strong acid corrosion, and even its body fluids are highly corrosive. Just now, a layer of my hand armor has been corroded. "
Galen scanned and uploaded the data, and then shared some of his insights.
He is a little worried now, wondering if this monster has a virus that is fatal to humans, or something contagious? Anyway, whether there is or not, after the construction of the barracks is completed, it is necessary for him to conduct a comprehensive disinfection.
"As for the rest, you should see for yourself."
After uploading the video and data, Galen stopped his explanation.
He is just a captain of the Marine Corps and not a biological scientist. How can he know other detailed information about this kind of indigenous creature from an alien planet?
"..."
Galen glanced at his communication equipment. He saw that after he finished transmitting the data, Commander Doug in the command center didn't say anything. He just folded his arms and frowned at the scanned and transmitted data that was generated. 3D holographic image.
"First Mate Doug? Sir Commander? Excuse me, what should we do now? Do we need to drag it back?"
After waiting for a while, Galen, who was a little impatient, finally asked.
Anyway, in his opinion, he has been beaten to death now, and it is too late to say anything. Although Little Annie's previous response seemed a little more intense, it cannot be said that it was completely wrong.
So, it’s not a big deal to leave this thing here. Why don’t you take it back and study it slowly? The commander should give you an accurate letter, right?
"You manage to drag its body to Area C, and then order all marines to shrink their alert range and pay close attention to the surrounding dynamics, especially the direction of the ocean!"
Are there actually indigenous marine creatures on this planet? Moreover, are you still living in an ocean of highly acidic liquids?
Are there any such creatures? The Creator is really strange...
Commander Doug thinks that the planet they landed on this time may be in trouble? Sure enough, Captain Leona's worries at the beginning may not be without purpose. In this star field, things may not be too simple!
"Yes, Commander! I will try to drag it back now!"
After hearing the order, Galen carefully walked to the monster and looked around.
Then, he planned to grab the opponent's stubby tail with bone spurs that was not spattered by blood, and drag it directly to Area C, which is currently relatively empty in the base, so as to wait for the Hope to send more professional personnel down. Perform deeper analysis and sampling inspections.
Area C is the planned third phase construction area of their ground base. It is a relatively flat small plain area that should not be used for a long time.
Because that place was originally intended to be used to build a research institute and a large star port, but now, they have just begun to land and build barracks. It is too far away from a large research institute or an airport!
"Annie? Anne?! Are you listening? Please answer if you hear me!"
After giving the order to the captain of the Marine Corps, Commander Doug found little Annie who was watching Galen grab the monster's tail and drag it away.
"Ah? I'm listening. What's the matter? Sister Doug?"
After shouldering her own large-caliber sniper rifle, little Annie was following the big man Galen back while answering nonchalantly in the communication.
There don’t seem to be many alien monsters like this...
They have been here for so long, and only then did they find such a pitiful person. She could only fire one shot. It was very unpleasant to fight!
It would be fun if they came in hundreds or even thousands at once. Annie believed that with the tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition she stuffed into her space pocket, she would be able to kill all of these monsters by herself. of!
"Annie, next, you have a very heavy task! I need you to return to the highest vantage point just now and conduct comprehensive surveillance of the surrounding area!"
Just now, little Annie has proved her worth with her actions.
Without the Marines noticing, she was the first to discover and kill an alien monster that sneaked ashore? Therefore, Commander Doug planned to let the little girl continue to be vigilant and work a little harder, at least until the reinforcements from the Hope arrived.
"Okay, I already know."
Did you hear that? Tibbers, you have a very important task ahead, so keep an eye on your surroundings!
After responding to Aunt Doug, little Annie quickly confessed to her bear Tibbs in private.
She wouldn't go to all the trouble of guarding it herself, how boring would that be?
Therefore, she decided that after she ran to the top of the hill, she would continue to lie there and sleep for a while. As for being on guard, she could just let her little bear help keep an eye on it. Her little bear was the best. awesome!
(…)
Huh? You have no objection, right? Tibbers?
(Master, whatever you say is what it is. The little one will never dare to have any opinions... - How dare Tibbs have any opinions? He said that he is very used to this kind of thing.)
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Ding dong, ding ding dong dong ding….
"..."
Less than two hours after Captain Leona fell asleep, she was suddenly awakened by waves of brisk music playing.
Then, when she opened her eyes, a virtual holographic female figure began to appear on her bedside. This was an image of an intellectual woman wearing glasses, and the other person looked at her expressionlessly.
Leona knew that this was actually one of the set images of the Dawn of Hope's brain.
She looked at the electronic alarm clock on the bedside. The time displayed on the line indicated that she had just slept for less than two hours?
It came to wake me up at this time. Could it be that... something big happened?
This subconscious thought made her heart suddenly thump, and she lost all sleep in an instant, and began to become nervous.
"Your Majesty, Captain, are you finally awake? I'm sorry to disturb your sleep at this time, because now I have received the latest situation from the ground base. Something big has happened. This incident belongs to the third incident you have explained. One priority.”
After seeing Captain Leona open her eyes and sit up from the bed, with the soft quilt slipping off her healthy and energetic plump body, Zhi Nao Shuguang quickly stepped forward and spoke.
"I'm going to wash up first. Now, you continue."
Regardless of whether things were good or bad, Leona decided to go to the bathroom to wash her face with cold water and take a shower to wake herself up as soon as possible.
She felt that only a clear mind could allow her to make an accurate judgment on what was going to happen next.
"Okay, Captain!"
When Leona walked to the luxurious bathroom dedicated to the captain's convenience, the holographic image of Shuguang Intelligent Brain also walked in.
It just stood beside the captain, not shying away, and watched as the captain removed all his clothes, walked under a shower head, and turned on the cold water switch.
"The Hope just received the latest news from ground commander First Officer Doug: An alien creature appeared on a beach around the ground base. It was discovered by ghost agent Annie and killed immediately. So far. , the colonial base on the ground has not suffered any casualties for the time being, and no more such alien creatures have been discovered.”
Zhi Nao Shuguang still stood beside Captain Leona and reported.
If it weren't for the fact that it was a smart computer and the other party appeared as a female, I'm afraid Captain Leona would go crazy, right?
After hearing Dawn's report, Leona frowned slightly and let the cold water from the shower head wet her long golden-red hair and graceful body.
"..."
Alien creatures?
Sure enough, she had long sensed that there must be something wrong with the planet below! Her sense of danger is definitely not groundless!
Thinking about the wreckage of the alien battleship in the distance, she unconsciously felt a chill coming from the back of her heart and rushed straight to her forehead. Then, she had to change the cold water into warm water, and the warmth on her body was enough. It slightly diluted some of her psychological chill.
"Show me the images of alien creatures!"
After wiping the water on her face, Captain Leona gave the order to Zhinao.
Now that little Annie has killed the alien creature, it's hard for her to say anything. Now, she first wanted to see what this alien creature looked like? Then, she could continue her analysis.
"Okay, Captain, please take a look."
Soon, in the next moment, a holographic image of a killed headless alien monster appeared in the captain's bathroom.
Its ferocious and terrifying appearance formed a sharp contrast with Captain Leona's fair and slender figure.
"Shuguang, can you restore its specific appearance?"
With such a headless monster, how could she possibly see anything?
This Shuguang Intelligent Brain is really, at least, it should reveal the whole picture of the opponent. What's the use of just showing such a headless body?
"Of course, Captain! Now, this is its complete form! At that time, the satellite had captured it immediately."
Soon, after Leona gave the order, a terrifying monster with a ferocious head, a sharp mouth full of fangs, ferocious and powerful limbs, two huge sickle-like forelimbs, and a long tail like bone spurs appeared. Appearing in this bathroom, the captain couldn't help but be stunned.
A monster with this shape is obviously a predator, right?
It seems that little Annie's emergency response was not wrong at that time. Since this thing sneaked ashore, it must have bad intentions!
If Captain Leona knew that the little Knight Anne at that time was just bored and found something to shoot, so she fired immediately, then she would definitely not think so.
"What specific characteristics does this creature have? Do you have a preliminary judgment?"
After turning off the shower head, the captain grabbed a towel and began to wipe the water drops on his face and his long, wet hair.
"According to all the current information, we can only roughly draw the following analysis: This is a cold-blooded predatory alien creature that lives in an acidic ocean. Its body shell has strong resistance to corrosion and impact, and its body fluids and blood They are red and light green, and are extremely corrosive. Their body temperature seems to be able to adjust with the environment, and there is no obvious infrared signal. Therefore, they have not been detected by satellites before. The specific number is temporarily We don’t know, and we can only wait until the military satellites in a few days are equipped with life detection instruments for this kind of creature before we can further detect it.”
Shuguang quickly provided the only biologist aboard the Hope and its own judgment. Generally speaking, it was relatively reliable.
"..."
"Now, how is the training of the new recruits on the Hope going?"
After wiping her hair for a while, Captain Leona threw away the towel and walked straight out of the bathroom. After taking out a set of captain's special clothes from the closet, she asked what she was most concerned about. question.
"One thousand newly recruited recruits are already undergoing intense training! Although they have learned to use armored power combat suits and various weapons proficiently through simulated confrontation equipment, your Excellency, Captain, you cannot expect them to have too much knowledge. Huge combat effectiveness. They are just a group of recruits who have been trained for less than five days. I suggest you not to be too impatient, they still need more time for training!"
Of course, Intellectual Dawn was able to determine what Captain Leona wanted to do when she asked these questions, so while reporting, it also gave its own suggestions, which was also one of its responsibilities.
"Shuguang, I have an intuition: we don't have much time now! So, let them select the two hundred with the best results among the thousand people, and notify Darius's Viper team at the same time , let them lead the new soldiers and be ready for landing operations at any time!"
After getting dressed, Captain Leona tied up her long hair directly, regardless of the fact that it was still a little damp.
Then, she picked up her captain's service cap and put it in her arm, opened the automatic door of the captain's lounge, walked directly towards the bridge, and walked out quickly.
Now, she needed to go to the bridge and keep an eye on it.
She was not comfortable with just having a second officer on combat duty there, especially now that the ground base was about to have something big happen.
