The ring-shaped drone was somersaulting back and forth in the steam cloud. No matter how embarrassed it was, it remained unchanged and acted super stubborn. After going back and forth like this several times, Ronan probably understood that this was probably a job like field sampling. Judging from the direction of the electromagnetic waves, the operator was hundreds of kilometers away, and maybe he was still in Spring City.
This is a safer method of scientific research...
Ronan didn't care much either. He certainly didn't want others to pay attention to his actions and cause unnecessary interference. So he controlled the combat machine and went down from the rear side of the hill, avoiding possible camera or radar detection.
That thing is still somewhat in the way, but where Ronan wants to go next is still far away, so a small detour is nothing.
Ronan was circling from the side of the hill. The drone in the sky completed another tumbling shuttle in the steam cloud. This time, it projected a net while swaying. It seemed to trap some of the material ejected from the crater, and then turned around and left.
Sampling successful?
Ronan's mental induction was slightly focused, and he saw two or three fire-red ants about one centimeter long and quite large in the specially made fine net. These guys, who are already considered big among their species, are struggling fiercely, but there is not much they can do about the specially made insect catching net.
The ring-shaped drone accelerated straight away and quickly moved away from the steam cloud. Obviously, its target here was undoubtedly these ants.
The source of interference was gone. Two thousand kilometers away, Ronan in the simulation cabin frowned: What a coincidence? The other party is also interested in Vulcan Ants?
Well, that doesn't seem strange. After all, the Vulcan ant is also the star abnormal species in this volcanic area, representing a typical abnormal population ecology. It has been very popular in recent years, and many scientific research dogs are counting on it to publish a thesis and graduate.
"Just take a sample and go back for analysis. It's best if we never see each other again."
It was impossible for Ronan to squander the land and set up the volcanic area as a private hunting ground - with the current level of technological development, there would be satellite imaging without drones, so the idea of playing solo could only be a dream. He could only eliminate interference as much as possible.
While he was thinking about it, Ronan suddenly discovered that the drone that had already disappeared into the distance suddenly slowed down, swayed, and finally could no longer move forward. It slowly landed, as if there was a malfunction.
Ronan's mental induction was always tracking it. Looking at the struggling and bouncing appearance of the machine, one can imagine how unwilling the remote control operator hundreds of kilometers away was.
"none of my business."
Ronan decided to temporarily lower his moral standards, ignore the situation there, and finish his plans early to calm down.
The target area in Ronan's plan is located 140 kilometers away. The target is over there, and the advance base is over here. The two sides are so far apart. It's not that Ronan is causing trouble for himself, but that not far from the advance base in this direction, there is the most famous manic zone in the volcanic area.
Not far from a less obvious dividing line to the southwest, in this desolate area covered by volcanic ash and lava, there are piles of bones of different colors, which have not been completely devoured and corroded. Clean body.
Not to mention the animal carcasses, even just looking at the bones. It’s also all kinds of strange. The colors are grey, black, white, red and green, and all kinds of colors are mixed together. It is almost impossible to find two groups of bones that are almost the same.
After crossing the dividing line and going two or three kilometers deeper, a living creature finally appeared in front of us.
It was a skinny canine creature. To say it was a canine was just a rough estimate based on its appearance. Because of its semi-rotted fur, as well as its abnormally swollen head, face and some limb joints, this guy has been severely deformed and it is difficult to distinguish it carefully.
Based on this situation, anyone who looked at it would think that this guy might fall to the ground at any time.
But when Electromagnetic Striker No. 1 entered the territory of this canine creature, it let out an unexpectedly sharp roar from its throat, exerted force on all four limbs at the same time, and charged towards No. 1 like a cannonball.
Due to the excessive exertion, the half-rotted wound on the canine creature's body burst out of turbid liquid almost simultaneously. There were also some impurities in it, which all exploded the moment it was separated from the body, as if it had brought up a dark gray-green cloud.
"Plague dogs."
Ronan silently recited the name he had given to the canine creature. As for a more authoritative scientific name - sorry, that's not necessary.
The left arm of Electromagnetic Striker No. 1 is bent and raised, and the built-in Gauss rifle module sprays standard projectiles out of the muzzle at high speed under the action of a strong electric field.
The plague dog was still ten meters away from No. 1 when a projectile penetrated its skull. Under the impact of the huge kinetic energy, the entire head and its thick front body were smashed into pieces.
The fragments of exploded limbs were still in the air, and were scorched by the surging electric fire until they turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated in the air.
This is certainly not something that can be achieved with purely kinetic energy firearms. It can be seen that the other half of the corpse, like the scaly monster in the rock crevice, was quickly burned up in the bloody flames.
During the burning process, there was a crackling sound inside the flesh and blood of the half of the corpse. Dozens of one-centimeter-long fire-red ants tried to rush out of the flames, but in the end they were reduced to ashes one after another. These ants are exactly the same as several samples captured by the drone that crashed just now. They are all star abnormalities in this volcanic area:
Vulcan Ant.
"The parasitic state is becoming more and more unstable. According to research data, this nest of Vulcan ants has reached the time of renewal. At this time, the control power of the ant colony is the weakest, but the queen's combat power is the strongest... Very good, the stronger The better.”
The current reconnaissance network used by Ronan is composed of his mental induction and No. 1's intelligent induction module. It is rich in layers and complements each other.
He quickly confirmed that, being abnormally stimulated in this direction, the manic mutants controlled by the parasitism of Vulcan Ants temporarily stopped hunting and killing each other, transformed into loyal defenders, and swarmed in his direction. Come.
This is the effect Ronan hopes to achieve, so under his control, Electromagnetic Striker No. 1 does not dodge or evade, and continues to advance toward the target area a hundred kilometers away according to the previously set route.
However, after taking only a few steps, the Gauss rifle module that had just accomplished the feat was lifted up again, and the projectile was fired with a buzzing sound, making a large straight slash in the gray dust and smoke, accurately hitting two kilometers away and close to A giant eagle hovering with wings spread at a height of 700 meters.
Similar to what happened to the plague dog just now, the big eagle was instantly blown to pieces, but what was ejected was not flesh and blood, but precision mechanical parts.
The electric light in No. 1's eyes flickered twice, and Ronan also retracted his words.
This area is not quiet at all, with sampling, investigation, and perhaps ulterior motives. The first two days were just an occasional low point, but now piles of them are popping up.
