"That woman really didn't tell the truth. If we were the first people on earth to do field exploration, how could she know these things? Having such a clear goal only proves that the boss has information that we don't even know. ."
"Lao Zhangtou later said to us, 'But according to the boss's intention, this is our final goal, which is equivalent to the end of this operation. Before then, we are destined to go through a long exploration, so everyone does not need to be impatient. , the first priority right now is to establish a frontline camp and explore the palace steadily'."
"'Except for things related to living mechanical technology, any other technological achievements, or new discoveries related to alien civilization and this planet, can be recorded and summarized in time. After reporting, the boss will provide additional rewards.' ."
"On the afternoon of February 19th, we used the equipment everyone carried to set up two tents in the first room as a temporary camp. Someone asked if we could repeatedly transfer needed supplies through the device since we could return directly to Earth. This way we will be more prepared. But Lao Zhang said that we have to wait a week before the device can be started again, otherwise there will be a problem of insufficient energy."
"February 19th, night. I really couldn't sleep tossing and turning, so I got up and recorded my mood. Living on an alien planet for seven days with a group of people I didn't know for half a month? I felt like I was doing something. A strange dream, a dream that I can’t wake up from..."
…
"Up until this point, the owner of the diary has been through things very similar to us."
Yan Jingxing couldn't help but say.
"Even the mood is a bit similar."
For her, alien adventure is like having a gorgeous dream, full of unpredictable and unexpected colors.
"Yes. The only difference is that we relied on Jing Xing to discover the UFO device under the guidance of the ghost astronaut, and he was hired by others. In addition, 'the device takes a week to activate'... this It’s new information that you need to remember.”
While reading, Xie Yuzhi quickly recorded in the notes at hand, and a simple introduction to the relationship between the characters slowly took shape in her writing.
"It seems that the real key to the problem lies with this employer, the woman they call the boss."
Yan Jingxing glanced at it and found that she had quickly sketched out a simple sketch of a mature woman in her thirties wearing a black robe with a pencil, and drew a question mark on the face.
This is... a sketch?
Yan Jingxing thought of the criminal investigation TV series he had watched with his uncle before, in which the police drew a portrait of the suspect based on the insider's story.
She can even do this kind of thing. Isn’t Miss Xie a little too versatile?
"In the diary, he also mentioned the word 'prophet'."
Xie Yuzhi raised his eyes and looked at Ji Chunzao.
"I remember, when you translated the word 'sacrifice' in alien writing, did you ever use the word 'prophet'?"
Ji Chunzao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly:
"It seems so..."
Her ability to understand words and knowledge as a priest is difficult to explain in words. According to Chunzao herself, all the meanings naturally emerge in her mind, so it is difficult to share with others. If you want to explain clearly, Requires personal understanding and language organization skills.
"I see."
Xie Yuzhi seemed to have gotten her answer, and she turned her attention back to her diary.
…
"On February 20, Lao Zhang and Yan Jing called everyone to gather and distributed the tools, food and water everyone needed. The most important thing was the gun, for self-defense. When was the last time I touched a gun? ? It seems that we have to go to a village in Xiangdi to go to a cave. We are afraid of encountering car bandits blocking the road."
"I observed it and found that everyone can use a gun, even the scientist Glasses and the doctors in the team are no exception. This confirmed my previous guess. In short, I can see that they are all talents. Everyone has a secret.”
"Another thing is that we can breathe normally in the palace, which means that the oxygen bottles, mountaineering and diving equipment are all in vain. I am thinking that maybe the boss knows something, but he doesn't know much. Detailed. Of course, on the other hand, if she really understood everything, she wouldn’t need us to take the lead at all.”
"The gun in hand was put to use quickly. We found a creature inside the palace that looked similar to a leech, but it was larger than ordinary cats and dogs. It would pounce on people when they saw it. "
"Its jumping ability is very strong, its reaction is very fast, and it is difficult to hit accurately; and its body is covered with a layer of mucus and strong muscles, so even if it is shot, it will not die immediately. Later, our solution strategy was to use automatic The two riflemen alternately walked at the front and last of the team. With a single burst of fire, even if three or four of them rushed at the same time, they would not be able to get close. However, the supplies we carry this time are limited, and the bullets can only be used sparingly."
"Another method is to use point shooting to clean up from a distance. But this strange creature seems to like to hide in dark corners and is difficult to notice. Later, Lao Zhang asked me to double as an observer, wearing infrared night vision Yi followed the outside of the team, and once he noticed a group of leeches, he immediately led the team around that location."
"On February 23, we visited all the accessible places in the palace. Except for a few rooms that could not be opened, the rest of the locations were recorded and a simple map was drawn. Taking into account We will have to stay in this place for a while, trying to study the lair and route of the leech monsters. Animals on the earth generally have fixed routes back to their nests. Maybe we can start from this direction... but it is destined to It’s a project that takes a long time.”
"In addition, we also found a door that may lead to the ground. When we arrived in front of the door, Lao Zhang asked us to go back. The first and second batch of people only need to be responsible for exploring the palace. The external environment will definitely be more It’s complicated, and he wants to wait until he asks his boss before making a decision.”
"What's worrying is that there are a lot of murals left by aliens in the palace, but not a single trace of the life left by aliens, including equipment, instruments, and even furniture. The only gains are sculptures and murals. We I’ll print them out and hope my boss will recognize the value of these things.”
"February 25th, the second transfer will be carried out tomorrow morning. Speaking of which, this place is really strange. We noticed that this palace probably has air purification equipment. According to the glasses, you don't need to Breathing equipment proved that the gas content in the air is very similar to that on the earth. This may be just a small accident across the universe, but it may also be some kind of artificial environment. He led us to find a strange device that looked very strange , like the two lobes of human lungs magnified dozens of times."
"There are buildings of this style everywhere in this damn place. They either look like viscera or muscles. Someone joked last night that we are like cells walking in a giant human body."
"On the evening of February 25th, the boss came in person. We reported the results of our work to her. To be honest, I was a little uneasy because we had gained nothing at all, let alone any 'living machine' or 'element body' There was no trace at all. But the boss himself had an indifferent attitude and encouraged us with a smile, 'Well done'."
"I hate that smile."
"On February 26, the boss announced to us that the expedition team will officially leave this palace and head towards the outer world - we can finally see the entire planet; and the 'body' that the boss wants is Somewhere outside the palace.”
"March 11th..."
…
"Wait, starting from this point, is this diary missing a large part?"
Yan Jingxing immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Here, here, and here, there are torn places on the paper."
Because it is a photocopy, even the damage is obvious.
"Furthermore, from February 26 to March 11, the time jumped by two weeks. What happened in between."
Xie Yuzhi on the side sighed softly. She had obviously noticed this situation for a long time.
"Eh~ This is too weird, isn't it?" Ji Chunzao complained, "It's obviously the critical moment!"
——Yes, obviously what comes next is the key.
They are not here to read novels, but hope to gain experience from the past in the diary and find a way out of the forest.
Judging from the earlier records, the encounters of the explorer and his companions in the palace were almost the same as those of Yan Jingxing and others. For example, they did not encounter aliens, only the hairless ones building their nests.
As for how to deal with hairless people, it may vary. Yan Jingxing and the others relied on their superpowers, while the expedition team relied on thermal weapons brought from the earth. However, the results were the same and everyone had to leave the palace in the end.
The problem is the forest outside...
Yan Jingxing turned back a few pages and realized unwillingly that this record in the diary was indeed blank.
"Keep reading," Xie Yuzhi said. "Since the diary has not ended, at least it means that this person is still alive. This proves that even if there are threats in the forest, there are certain limits."
…
"On March 11th, we were at the first bird's-eye view point in the northeast of Ghost Face Forest. We encountered the 'Predator King'. Unfortunately, the camp was right on its migration path and was razed to the ground in a few breaths. All the remaining No one in the camp had time to escape, and they all died. They all died, in their sleep, at least peacefully."
"Is this the 'overlord' that the prophet mentioned? It is indeed not a monster that human beings can contend with, but a being at the top of the biosphere that rules this planet."
…
After just reading a few paragraphs, Yan Jingxing couldn't help but frown again.
They also bumped into the predator king? Moreover, they suffered heavy losses because they did not evacuate to the underground palace immediately.
This means that the terrifying giant beast floating in the air may be moving along a certain route——
This is what is called "migration".
I don’t know whether it’s luck or misfortune, but two groups of alien explorers separated by who-knows-how many years happened to catch the predator king passing by over the forest.
In addition, he also noticed that the explorer's name for her boss had also changed.
I don't know where to start, but the explorer started calling the woman "prophet", which clearly contained some kind of emotional change.
…
"March 12th. His glasses were sacrificed. He wanted to observe at the most extreme safety range to better record the characteristics of the 'Overlord', but he failed to evacuate the observation point in time. As a result, the entire mountain where he was was destroyed They are all pulled up to the sky by the attraction of the predator king..."
"The Overlord will not pay attention to tiny ants like us who can only raise their heads and look up at the sky, but the storms and gravity disturbances it creates when it moves are enough to destroy everything on the ground."
"What the prophet means is that we can only survive on this planet if we find the 'element body' - that is the highest crystallization created by aliens using living mechanical technology. The purpose of its creation is to gain resistance. The possibility of 'overlord', so that alien people can one day return to the earth and take back the world from the invasive species."
"March 20th. The supplies we carried are about to be exhausted. Although we can replenish them as long as we return to Earth, we have gone too far into the forest and are too far away from the palace ruins. Our manpower has died and only five people are left. If you want to go back, you must face the dangers along the way again.”
"The prophet said that she could already feel that the place where the 'element body' is hidden is very close to us. So, we decided to make a desperate move."
"March 21st, late. I couldn't sleep tonight. I thought about it for a long time, but there is a question that always lingers in my mind."
"The prophet leads us in despair, saves us in crisis, and shows us the way to live. I should respect her, and I should be grateful to her."
"But I'm still very confused. I still can't figure out one thing."
"——Since there is a weapon like the 'Plain Body', do you really want to hand it over to a woman of unknown origin?"
"I think this question is very strange, and I shouldn't just have such thoughts. But I couldn't help it, so I went to discuss it with Lao Zhang. Among the followers of the Prophet, he and I are the only ones who have not been together from the beginning. I follow the Prophet, so I still feel alienated and out of place with the other two followers. No matter what, I usually chat with Lao Zhang the most."
"When I asked Lao Zhang this question, he had a very strange expression on his face. He was shocked, but also seemed to be very happy."
"'You weren't brainwashed by that woman? Great, great...I thought that only me and the glasses could remember what happened before. Now it's just me and those crazy people. It turns out that I'm still You have company!'"
"I couldn't understand what he said, but Lao Zhang has already stated all his plans."
"'You still remember what that woman said before, right? Only true warriors can be selected by the 'Primary Body'... Humph, I'm not bragging about it. At least among these five people now, there are Who is more suitable for the word 'warrior' than me? So, I want to get that 'body' before that woman, and let them shoot themselves in the foot!'"
