The Rangers stopped three kilometers away from Straker's biosphere.
Going further in, you will enter a dense area of carpet.
The excessive weight of the vehicle will allow the ecosystem to detect the invasion of foreign enemies immediately.
"Quick, quick, move, don't give the protists time to gather together." Instructor Haken urged the members of the advance team to get out of the car, distributed supplies and communicators, and directed towards this group of experimental subjects who had tried and made mistakes for Cote City. He gave a regimental salute: "After entering the Straker ecosystem, your radio equipment will be blocked by the ecosystem signal. At that time, you will not be able to use any electronic equipment. You can only contact each other through dialogue, Night Owl!"
"have!"
Chen Mo came out.
"From now on, you are the only wartime commander of the advance team. I hope that you will still have a complete organization when you return from completing your mission." Haken handed the file to Chen Mo: "The above is a map taken by a satellite. and mission objectives.”
"yes!"
"You have 168 hours to complete the mission. After completing the mission, return as soon as possible. The headquarters will send a vehicle to pick you up... Do not trigger an riot in the ecosystem."
"clear."
This operation was classified as top secret, and Haken did not have permission to see the details of the mission in advance.
The cowhide bag is clearly marked with the words "Chen Mo Qinqi".
The troop carrier left after leaving all its equipment behind.
I don’t know if it was to prevent riots in the Straker ecosystem, but the smoke and dust billowed behind the car, and it went further and further away.
Only the forty-one advance team, including Chen Mo, was left.
Chen Mo looked at the team members, lit a cigarette, and opened the document bag.
In addition to the basic topographic map, there are three specially marked mission objectives in the document bag.
The first is to sample the creep organisms, the second is to try to capture a 'Sexon' alive, and the third is to find the location of the 'Mother's Nest'.
The captain of the Pioneer Task Force saluted Chen Mo and stepped forward to study the satellite photos with Chen Mo.
Chen Mo once had a relationship with this person.
The leader of the task force is a middle-aged man with a Chinese character named Chen Feiqi. He is an old man who made his debut in Cote City long before he and the fierce man were called the duo.
He has been handling illegal work for the Law Enforcement Agency, which is similar to Chen Mo's previous job. He had a chance encounter when he worked for the inspector before.
He is a melee superpower.
Chen Mo's specialty has never been in formulating the team's strategic policies. Fortunately, his biggest advantage is that he doesn't pretend to understand.
Spreading out the map, Chen Mo handed the mission briefing to the visitor.
Chen Feiqi glanced at the mission target.
"Although I have never been in the Straker ecosystem, I have had contact with a few guys from the Eridium Society before, and I know what this so-called 'Sexon' is."
Chen Mo nodded and waited for the next sentence.
He also fought and made friends with Sexon several times.
"'Saxon' is a portmanteau. The first batch of people to enter the Ross planet were Eagle Sauce. The explorer who discovered this native creature was called 'Saxon' and named it after himself."
"We'll talk about it after we digress." Chen Mo frowned.
"Okay." Chen Feiqi shrugged nonchalantly: "Saxon is a scorpion-like crustacean creature with a tail sting and capable of long-range attacks. People in the Eridium Society think that this creature should have a community consciousness similar to that of ants. .”
"So these things will get together?"
"Yes, once they appear, they will appear in large groups."
This coincides with what Chen Mo knew.
Unlike Root, Sexon cannot leave the Straker ecosystem.
"Hot weapons don't believe in flesh and blood." Raven on the side curled his lips in disapproval.
"There are no Rose Star pioneers left who think the same as you." Chen Fei smiled and said: "Since we have been assigned to do this task... I think we should be more serious, right?"
"You should know that cattle dogs are ferocious." Chen Mo looked at Raven.
Raven's expression changed.
As one of the most representative native creatures of the planet Rose, the cattle dog with extremely strong survivability and adaptability is a scourge in the wilderness.
This creature has a scaly skin and three-lobed mouthparts. The smallest adult individual is as big as a Caucasian dog on its home planet, and it moves quickly and appears in groups.
Encountering a herd of cattle dogs in the wilderness is almost equal to death.
Even if cattle dogs are like this, the creatures in Straker's ecological circle are probably even more dangerous.
"According to the marching idea, we should seize the commanding heights as soon as possible. We can retreat and defend, and there is room in the vicinity." The tall and thin man who had never said a few words said.
Chen Mo looked sideways.
"Were you from the Corps before?"
"I was a hunter [Note 1]."
Chen Mo nodded.
In the ecosystem, an experienced hunter can greatly improve the team's survival rate.
"Then in your opinion, how should we seize the commanding heights, and if so, which commanding heights should we seize?"
"Here." David pointed to a relatively high point on the satellite map: "I don't know much about the situation inside the ecological circle, so it's not easy to march too deep. I think we should set up the first strategic point here. In my opinion, the back mountain , there should be enough depth space.”
Chen Mo looked at the map for a long time but couldn't figure out why.
After all, he is not a professional, so he naturally listens to the experts on this kind of thing.
Chen Mo handed the map to David.
"The Ability Team is responsible for clearing the way from the front, and the task force is divided into two teams to follow up. I will cut off the rear. Is there any problem?"
"No."
Everyone responded.
Chen Feiqi raised his eyebrows.
"This strategic point is at least ten kilometers away from us. Isn't it a bit ridiculous to march so far on the first day without knowing the depth of the ecosystem?"
"It is precisely because we don't know the situation inside that we set up strategic points in safe areas." David explained: "According to what you said, Saxon is a crustacean life, and strategic points are placed at commanding heights, even if they are Once discovered, it can also buy us a huge buffer time."
Chen Fei thought for a moment and nodded.
The three teams of troops set off in marching formation.
Chen Mo is at the back.
The three-kilometer journey was quickly reached, and the advance team arrived at the edge of the ecological circle.
The creep can already be seen.
The so-called fungus blanket is a gray semi-liquid layer covering the land. Chen Mo wore gloves and looked down at the fungus blanket.
The creep that seems to be flowing slowly is not a fluid, but an organic substance with good ductility like plastic.
The texture is like rubber, but softer. The gray semi-liquid texture is not smooth and has countless tiny protrusions. It looks a bit like bacteria under a microscope.
I guess that's how the name creep came from.
Chen Feiqi signaled the team members to bring the test tube, carefully cut off a piece of fungus carpet with a military dagger and placed it in the test tube.
The fungus carpet that left the large army quickly changed from semi-liquid to liquid, hanging on the wall of the test tube in a sticky and pulsating state.
Like a fish out of water.
[Explanation 1: Hunters are an official organization that regularly cleans up harmful native organisms and bandits on Ross Star outside the city. Some hunters will choose to leave the team and become independent hunters. This can be regarded as an official reward in the wilderness. Golden hunters, those who have the qualifications and confidence to be hunters are all sharp-edged weapons. 】
