An hour later, five armed escort spacecrafts arrived near the orbit of Mars. Looking from a distance, the red planet was dotted with huge dome-like buildings of different sizes, like pearls. On the surface of Mars.
They are the settlements established by Earthlings on Mars.
Each residential area is like a large city, with residences, streets, parks and other infrastructure for human survival. It is warm as spring all year round, and you can travel freely without the need for any life support equipment.
There are pipeline-type transportation channels between each residential area, and free passage between different places of residence can be achieved through pipeline-type high-speed trains.
They connected traffic between different settlements, leaving long and dense network traffic systems on the surface of Mars.
During the day, they are clearly visible as a woven bag connecting the different dome-like buildings, shining in the sunlight.
At night, they are like a bright strip of light connecting the dome-shaped buildings to each other, forming a radiant magical world.
Li Sujia stopped in front of the porthole, quietly staring at the brilliant star-like light group on Mars, and was deeply intoxicated for a moment...
It is a great feat of mankind and a pioneer and bridgehead for mankind to explore extraterrestrial territory. At the same time, it also carries the hope of mankind for the next 147 years.
Within 147 years, as humans continue to transform Mars, it will become a truly habitable planet, but at that time, humans will have to leave it and embark on a vast journey into the universe.
Hopefully, within 147 years, the "Mission Exploration" plan will allow people on earth to fulfill their wishes.
As the light group on Mars gradually became blurred, Li Sujia's fleet sailed into the wider universe.
Ten minutes later, the fleet sailed into a wreckage area that stretched for thousands of kilometers. The entire area was filled with fragments of debris left by starships floating everywhere.
This is the graveyard of humanity's fleet of 200 interstellar spaceships. Over the past few years, they have floated tens of thousands of kilometers, wandering lonely in space, as if they were silently telling the passing ships about the murderous war.
The war between the Earthlings and the Tiberians was tragic and tragic. In this battle, more than 200 interstellar ships of various types were destroyed, and nearly 10 million well-trained interstellar officers and soldiers were buried in the deep space.
For a long time, mankind did not have an interstellar spacecraft that could travel through the solar system. So much so that in the next "Mission Exploration" plan, there was a serious shortage of various metal minerals needed to build spacecraft. Interstellar officers and soldiers They also had to be recruited and trained again.
The fleet slowed down, and the mechas, led by Li Sujia, lined up neatly and faced the wreckage area outside the porthole.
"A high salute to all the interstellar officers and soldiers who died!"
As the loud voice of Mecha No. 9 resounded through the entire formation, the mechas lowered their heads in unison and collectively observed a moment of silence toward the endless wreckage...
After the 3-minute silence ended, the fleet set off again, flashes of lightning and speeding towards the deep space...
After galloping in the solar system for a full year and seven months, the fleet finally arrived at the outer reaches of the solar system - the Kuiper Belt. The earth behind it became a small point of light and was about to disappear from Li Sujia's sight.
The fleet is about to rush out of the solar system.
Nine months later, Li Sujia's fleet arrived at the target area, which is about 1.7 light-years away from the solar system and about 2.6 light-years away from Nanmen 2a.
This is where the sound signal comes from.
Through the porthole, what Li Sujia saw was a vaster and brighter starry sky. Galaxies, large and small, emitted colorful light. They had different shapes and varying brightness, like gorgeous fireworks blooming among the stars.
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Looking back, the solar system behind us has turned into a bright spot the size of a first-magnitude star. In front of us, Nanmenmen 2-a is bright and dazzling, like the light emitted by a 5-watt light bulb. Surrounding it are Nanmenmen 2·b. and Proxima Centauri.
This is a triple star system only about 4.3 light years away from the sun.
To Li Sujia's surprise, the fleet had clearly arrived at the place where the sound signal was sent, but there was nothing unusual anywhere as far as the eye could see. Apart from the dazzling galaxies, there was the vast expanse of interstellar space.
"We have detected a star field with a radius of nearly 100,000 square kilometers, and we still haven't found anything." Mecha 9 reported to Li Sujiahui.
"Expand the search area to 1 million square kilometers." Li Sujia said without thinking.
"What about the fleet? Should it stop or continue moving forward?"
"Slow speed sailing!"
The fleet slowly sailed in the direction of South Gate 2a, searching for the target as it sailed...
After traveling about 200,000 kilometers, the fleet scanned an electromagnetic reflection area about 160,000 kilometers ahead. The entire area seemed to be filled with a large amount of metal.
After approaching, a shocking scene unfolded in front of Li Sujia. The starry sky hundreds of kilometers wide was littered with large and small metal debris. According to the results of electromagnetic scanning, these debris were caused by the explosion of a large interstellar battleship. The resulting debris.
The ship's hull number - "String Force" - was actually found in one of the larger pieces of debris.
Li Sujia quickly understood. Isn't the "Xianli" one of the 24 escaped interstellar battleships?
"Were they attacked?"
"Who will be the attacker? Is it a Tiberian? Or another unknown civilization?"
"If it's the former, why is there only the wreckage of the Xianli? What about the other warships? If it's the latter, why aren't there any traces left by the attackers?"
A series of questions quickly appeared in Li Sujia's mind, but she quickly woke up from her daze. The most important thing now was not to guess who had attacked the "Xianli", but to search for survivors.
She also understands that nearly three years have passed since the incident, and the chance of survival of the survivors has become very slim. But nothing is absolute, and a miracle may happen.
"Send half of the mechas from each ship into the wreckage area to search for survivors!" She ordered Mecha No. 9.
"yes!"
Just as Mecha No. 9 was about to leave, she called to it again.
"In addition, another 30% of the mechas will be mobilized to the left and right wings of the fleet to carry out warnings. The other mechas will stay on standby on the ship and attack immediately if they find the enemy!"
800 humanoid mechas entered the large mecha, and they entered nesting mode. Soon, 800 heavily equipped flying combat mechas, led by Li Sujia and Mecha No. 9, flew from 5 ships like a swarm of locusts. Armed escorts poured out of the spacecraft.
Mecha No. 9 has also entered nesting mode. It was modified during flight. From then on, it can also switch freely between humanoid mecha and heavily equipped flying combat mecha.
The mecha troops immediately divided into two groups after entering the space. One group was led by Li Sujia and began to search for survivors in the wreckage area. The other group was led by Mecha No. 9 and maneuvered to the left and right wings of the fleet to perform security missions.
Being in an armed escort spaceship, one cannot perceive the specific situation of the wreckage area, but once one goes deeper into it, one will be shocked by the tragic scene. What is displayed in front of the mecha is the mutilated corpses of the crew members, as if they self-destructed from the inside of the body. Usually explodes.
Corpses of various sizes were scattered among the fragments of the ship's hull, stretching for hundreds of kilometers, forming drifting strips of human tissue, blood-red and chilling.
What makes the mechas even more incredible is that every corpse is covered with a kind of white flowers. They are white and bright, and their whole body exudes a bright glow, like a flower.
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It was like the corpse was covered with small festive lights, bright and bright.
Slowly, these bright white flowers penetrated into the corpse. The corpse became obviously larger and fluctuated at the same time, as if there were countless maggots wriggling wantonly inside...
Just a few seconds later, the entire corpse exploded from the inside out, and at the same time countless octopus-like tentacles stretched out. These tentacles were not made of animal flesh, nor were they made of plant branches, but. It's a hybrid between the two.
Each tentacle is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, cone-shaped from head to tail, and its top is pointed and sharp, like a spear. In addition, the tentacles are covered with sharp barbs, as sharp as a mace.
As the tentacles continued to grow, they swallowed up the entire corpse almost in the blink of an eye. The tentacles also grew to hundreds of meters long. These tentacles were like a group of demons with teeth and claws, rushing towards the surrounding mechas. Come.
The tentacles that pounced on the mechas were not a group, but shot out from thousands of corpses at the same time. In the interstellar space of hundreds of square kilometers, countless groups of tentacles were like groups of long snakes with teeth and claws, instead of piercing through. The bodies of the mechas were wrapped tightly around them.
Some mechas were hit by the energy pool during the continuous penetration of the tentacles, and the rapid explosions were like groups of undulating fireworks, exploding frequently in the empty space.
Some mechas were entangled like rice dumplings by the tentacles, unable to move at all, but soon, their hard metal shells were squeezed and burst on the spot.
In less than 30 seconds, more than 200 heavily equipped flying combat mechs were buried in the vast space.
The mechas were caught off guard, but they quickly reacted and began to counterattack. They used all close-range weapons except long-range dark matter space missiles, and fired wildly at the tentacles rushing towards them.
For a time, a fierce battle took place in the entire wreckage area. The tentacles were either destroyed by laser weapons or annihilated by intensive aerial cannons.
But the tentacles did not give up their attack. Once one group of tentacles was destroyed, more tentacles would swarm in...
The mechas carrying out search and rescue work were divided into several independent individuals, and they lost the ability to cooperate with each other. They could only rely on their own close firepower to block the waves of attacks from the tentacles.
Li Sujia was also tightly surrounded by two sets of tentacles. Her left leg was tightly entangled by one tentacle, causing it to lose its mobility.
Facing the crazy attack of more than 50 tentacles, she could only rely on close-range weapons and metal giant arms to fight back. After destroying or tearing off an incoming tentacle, more tentacles would attack her. ..
What shocked her even more was that the torn tentacles would grow back in the blink of an eye. Although they were not as long, they still had very strong attack power.
After several minutes of fierce fighting, Li Sujia's metal body was scratched with numerous deep dents by the sharp barbs. The sharp front end and the sharp barbs made her unable to deal with it for a while, and she was confused about one thing and the other.
After twisting off an incoming tentacle, a new tentacle immediately grew from the fracture and struck her like a gust of wind...
She had no time to dodge, and watched helplessly as the sharp front end pierced her energy pool.
Once the energy pool is pierced, the violent explosion will blow her to pieces!
At this critical moment, she felt a sudden force push her to one side, and then, a huge figure blocked her in front.
Blocking in front of her body was Mecha No. 9, which led a security formation to come for support.
Following a violent body shaking, two tentacles penetrated the body of Mecha No. 9, one passing through its left chest, and the other passing through its right thigh.
Its scarlet eyes also lost their luster.
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