Chapter 106

Explanation: Electromagnetic cloud explosion bomb prototype. This is a newly developed weapon with enormous destructive power, but currently, for unknown reasons, the launch and detonation failure rate is extremely high. After detonation, the effect on creatures within a ten-meter radius of the impact point is 30 to 80 points of sonic damage. This damage will target the auditory balance organs such as the vestibular apparatus of the Zerg, therefore, in addition to causing damage to the Zerg, it will also cause a 10-second stun effect.

Fang Senyan had seen several machine gunners take this thing on suicide charges in critical moments, so he was deeply impressed. He tried to pick one up and immediately felt it was extremely heavy. It looked to be only the size of a bowl, but it weighed at least thirty kilograms, and the detonation procedure was cumbersome. No wonder those machine gunners didn't use it as a grenade.

This thing was useless to the others, but for Fang Senyan, who had 530 health points, he wasn't afraid of the 80 points of damage. Although this damage effect was not affected by tenacity, it would be reduced by defense. The actual damage to Fang Senyan was probably only around 40 points. Even if he detonated two or three of them, it wouldn't be fatal. A mere 40 health points in exchange for a ranged damage effect with a powerful stun ability was a super treasure for murder, robbery, home life and travel.

So Fang Senyan unceremoniously took them all, leaving none behind. However, the negative effect of doing so was obvious. The commander's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He clearly regretted saying "take whatever you want" and became noticeably cold towards Fang Senyan and the others, directly ordering them to leave.

Fortunately, the amiable Kerlt expert was probably not from the "Lethal Helmet" base, so Fang Senyan's group's greedy behavior was irrelevant to his personal interests. He was still amiable to them, and the previous battlefield rescue was still remembered. Hearing that they were leaving, he said a few words of farewell. Fang Senyan and the others' purpose in coming here was to treat their illness. Since their purpose was achieved, they naturally wanted to save time. They would avoid "Lethal Helmet" if possible. The commander's order to leave was exactly what they wanted. After saying goodbye, they rode the scout motorcycle they had arrived on, recalibrated their direction, and drove towards the nearest crash site marked on the holographic map.

On the way, in order to avoid various dangerous areas, such as areas with frequent ionization bursts and sandworm zones, the straight-line distance of only three or four hundred kilometers marked on the map took Fang Senyan and the others a full six hours to reach the designated area. However, unfortunately, after searching, they did not find any traces of the troop transport landing. However, they were amazed by several native animals that looked like they were wandering around looking for food.

Based on the principle of "I won't offend you unless you offend me", Fang Senyan and the others didn't provoke these native animals. They even discovered a huge blister beetle very similar to the flamethrower bugs they had encountered before, but this native animal was extremely docile, lying in the shade of an underground crack and gnawing on *saxaul* and a black moss.

After Jin Kuang's illness was cured, he was radiant. He even felt a surge of youthful energy and jumped onto the back of this big bug, proudly commanding the big guy to move forward, hitching a ride for several kilometers before getting off. It seemed that the ferocious flamethrower bugs were hatched after the Zerg absorbed its genes. However, although the two looked similar, their temperaments were worlds apart.

Under normal circumstances, traveling at night would be a very dangerous thing, because the driver might lose concentration or be unable to see the obstacles ahead in the dark, causing the vehicle to overturn. Fortunately, after the contractor's body was digitized, they could maintain a high degree of concentration for a long time, and the obstacles that could overturn the hovercraft were mostly huge. So after the two discussed it, they didn't stop and drove directly towards the next location marked on the map, stirring up a thick cloud of sand behind them, then sped away.

After driving another hundred kilometers, they were less than ten kilometers away from the next possible crash site. Even with the physique of the two contractors, they were a little overwhelmed after a night of bumps. Physical fatigue could be ignored, but mental fatigue was inevitable, so they stopped early to drink some water and catch their breath.

The two were also quite anxious at this time, because an hour ago, Fang Senyan inadvertently noticed that his merit points had dropped by another point. The meaning behind this naturally meant that Jiao Shi's side was once again facing danger. And once they were wiped out, causing the protagonist to die, it was likely that everyone in this temporary team would be forcibly teleported out of this world. At that time, the mission would fail, and Fang Senyan and the others would naturally have six merit points and three highest attribute points deducted. Although such a loss would not hurt them too much, and they had already each obtained a black accessory, it was always a depressing thing to see a mission and not be able to eat it.

After resting for ten minutes, the two put on their combat armor, prepared for battle, and started searching in the hovercraft. As a result, from a distance, they saw the tail of the transport plane. Its belly had plowed a deep gully several hundred meters long in the desert, like a tragic scar on the desert. Then the transport plane plunged deeply into a sand hill in front of them. It looked like they had made a pretty successful forced landing, without exploding or catching fire, or even a very violent collision. It was estimated that the greatest danger to the crew was being buried alive by the sand that poured down.

However, as the distance to the crashed ship shortened, the expressions of the two also quickly became serious. Although it looked like a peaceful atmosphere from a distance, unfortunately, as soon as they got closer, they could see obvious traces of battle: blood-colored combat armor fragments, pools of dried brown liquid, uneaten and discarded pale bones, and clear khaki shell holes. Even the surface of the transport plane that had made a forced landing had unique corrosion marks from the hydralisk's acid, all of which indicated that a very fierce battle had taken place at this forced landing site!

Compared to Fang Senyan, a newbie in combat, there was no doubt that Mogansha, a veteran, observed and found more clues. After confirming that there was no danger here, he seemed to be walking casually but with a clear purpose: from time to time, he would find a piece of clothing under a rock and feel it, see a piece of shrapnel in a sand pile and pinch it, and then lie on the ground and sniff like a dog. In the end, he even stuck out his tongue and licked a pool of dried blood, and finally walked back to Fang Senyan with a heavy face and said:

"They were attacked within half an hour after the forced landing. The attack was sudden and swift, so that some of the supplies on the forced landing ship were not taken away, and even several seriously injured companions trapped in the cabin were forced to abandon."

Fang Senyan checked the surroundings and nodded in agreement with his judgment, suddenly remembering something and saying:

"What about the pilot of the ship?"

Mogansha shook his head slightly:

"The front of the ship is completely buried in the sand hill. This guy is great. If he hadn't crashed into the sand hill, he would have had to rush into the rocky beach in front... but a forced landing like this would inevitably cause the cockpit to be buried in hundreds of tons of sand at the first time, and there should only be a dozen people who escaped. If they are all ordinary soldiers, then the chasing bugs will definitely catch up within an hour and gnaw their bones until there is not half a root left!"

Fang Senyan took a deep breath and said decisively:

"You should be able to track their retreat direction, right? Then let's go after them and see."

Mogansha nodded:

"No problem, but the hovercraft probably can't be used, because the terrain here is starting to become complicated, and we may be attacked at any time! The hovercraft will probably break immediately if it is attacked, and it is also easy to miss some clues when sitting in the car."

If it was just Fang Senyan alone, then he would naturally not be afraid of the Zerg's surprise attacks, but if Mogansha was approached and attacked by even two raptors, it would be very dangerous, so everything should be done with stability first. The two simply buried the hovercraft with sand, and then Fang Senyan picked up the flamethrower, which could be called the nemesis of the raptors, and walked in front, while Mogansha walked seven or eight meters behind him, so that the two could take care of each other, and Mogansha could also exert his advantage in suppressing the enemy with ranged firepower.

Everything around was silent. The two followed the clear and messy traces all the way to the west. It was also thanks to the fact that there had been no sandstorms in the past two days, otherwise it would have been quite difficult to track them. They had just circled around the crashed ship, and Mogansha sighed again. Fang Senyan also knew why he was sighing - because a path actually appeared in the desert! A path that was trampled out alive by various hoof prints and drag marks!!!

Judging from this, the Zerg chasing the group of escaped survivors probably dispatched an entire army! And what was terrifying was that they were also mixed with hydralisks, disgusting creatures with ranged attacks. Mogansha looked at Fang Senyan, hesitant to speak. After thinking for a while, Fang Senyan said seriously:

"I know you want to persuade me to give up, but have you considered that we stayed at the Steel Outpost base for a day after landing, and then delayed for at least a day and a half on the road. Even if there was an amazing number of Zerg here two and a half days ago, they are probably long gone now. And the reason why so many Zerg gathered here should be because the forced landing of the ship was too loud. If the two of us can lure the Zerg to come out in full force, then it won't be too easy to lure the tiger away from the mountain and raid their lair. I believe this Zerg tribe would have been wiped out long ago, so even if we encounter danger, it should be within the range that we can handle."