The battleship did not suffer an attack like the first time, but Lotu's mind was in a mess, and the atmosphere in the simulation cabin was extremely tense.
He couldn't imagine what the final outcome would be if they encountered such an uncontrollable situation on Mars.
This time, Ou Zhanpeng had no clue either.
Lotu knew that the worst thing to do at this moment was to do nothing, so he made up his mind and ordered the battleship to scan Mars.
What if it was a disguise by aliens?
However, when comparing the scanning results, all terrains and landforms were no different from before, not even a slightly larger stone was out of place. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Lotu felt like crying. How could there be such a frustrating situation?
If they were truly going on a mission, they would be paying attention to Mars the whole time and would have known whether the aliens had come or gone. But this way, it was over with a single command, without any hints given... uh, hints?
He finally realized what he had overlooked. He opened the navigation log and immediately found hundreds of pages of text records and hundreds of gigabytes of images and videos.
Lotu was shocked. It was just a simulation, and so much background information was compiled? Were the planners too idle?
Others were also stunned. Who designed this simulation data?
"This is too much!" Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and said.
Ou Zhanpeng agreed, but he added, "If we think it's excessive, they probably think he's dedicated."
Ling Xiao was frustrated: "If he has this ability, why not be a game designer or something? Why bother us?"
"Who knows!"
Lotu quickly flipped through the log and soon found the most important node: July 24, 2065, the escape pod arrived on Mars.
July 26, 2065, aliens landed on Mars!
Finally, the landing spot was found. Although there was no anomaly at the landing coordinates, Lotu did not hesitate. He pointed at the landing coordinates and issued an order: "Prepare for vibration test!"
A missile was launched from the ship and plunged into Mars' atmosphere. Before landing, the missile exploded, and several probes landed near the landing site. Their heads dug deep into the Martian surface, and their tails popped open, extending thin antennas.
Subsequently, a cannonball descended from the sky and accurately hit the landing spot. The shockwave spread, and over a dozen probes collected a large amount of data, which was uploaded to the battleship and automatically analyzed.
"Data anomaly detected, confirmed large underground space at the target location!"
Great!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lotu was overjoyed, his voice trembling with excitement: "Lock the coordinates, launch the ground-penetrating missile!"
Another missile was launched from the ship. This time, it did not explode but plunged deep into Mars, leaving no trace behind.
Seconds later, the deep underground missile detonated with a bang. The coordinate point suddenly vibrated violently, and then the ground exploded. Tens of thousands of tons of soil and rocks shot into the sky. The surface rippled like water, forming a rapidly expanding ring of sand and dust.
Looking down from space, it was like a localized but high-intensity dust storm had occurred on Mars.
When it was all over, a huge crater appeared on the Martian surface, with a clear circular imprint on the surface, like a massive scar.
"Alien base successfully destroyed, mission complete."
The prompt sounded, and everyone felt relieved, letting out cheers of joy.
Finally, they had turned things around. They shouldn't be criticized anymore!
However, when they saw Dan Qiuyu, their cheers died down considerably. Why did he still have that expression, as if he owed eight million yuan?
Dan Qiuyu did not interrupt their celebrations. Only when everyone naturally stopped did he slowly say, "This time it was acceptable, but despite the success, the command still had flaws!"
Lotu almost cried. What had he done to deserve this constant targeting?
"Deploying reconnaissance satellites was correct, and deploying drones and reconnaissance planes was also correct, but the reconnaissance of Phobos and Deimos was too late. If aliens had data from the satellites, would your operation have been so smooth?"
Ou Zhanpeng couldn't help but complain in his heart, so everything you reminded us of was correct?
After a moment, letting everyone digest his words, Dan Qiuyu continued, "More importantly, the prediction of the enemy was not sufficient. We only considered ground structures, why not consider underground bases? What does it mean to expect the worst of the enemy? Don't just say there's nothing on the surface; even if there are ground structures, you cannot ignore the possibility of underground bases... Let's go again!"
Reloading the data, Lotu's performance this time was much better than the previous two. He didn't neglect the surface or underground, and the two Martian moons were immediately included in the reconnaissance range.
But the scale of the alien base far exceeded reasonable limits. Looking at the time, wow, it was January 2066!
This was an absolutely impossible occurrence... hmm, no, it was possible. It meant the new battleship had missed its launch window. To prevent the aliens from developing further, the military had chosen to launch outside the window!
Lotu immediately checked the navigation log. As expected, the launch time was December 2065, a full six months later than the planned schedule. The arrival time on Mars was August 2066, more than ten months behind the planned time.
This meant that the aliens had been on Mars for over a year!
This was not just a matter of launching a few months late. The distance between Earth and Mars was greater, and the flight time was longer, meaning the battleship had to carry more fuel and supplies, and consequently, less combat matériel.
Moreover, the aliens were prepared. The alien air force stationed on Phobos proactively launched an attack.
Ou Zhanpeng was speechless. The alien fighters were transplanted from movies. Did you pay the copyright fees?
The two sides engaged in combat. Everyone went all out, fighting the aliens to a standstill. After exhausting all their efforts, they managed to destroy all the alien fighters and formally launched an attack on the alien base on Mars.
However, after only two rounds of attack, all their ammunition was depleted. Although the alien base was severely damaged, and victory was within reach with a little more effort, there wasn't a single cannonball left on board. They could only watch helplessly, with no other options.
Lotu gritted his teeth: "I order, abandon ship, crash into the alien base!"
Although it was just a simulation, his heart couldn't help but pound violently.
Not only him, but at this moment, a sense of tragic heroism surged in everyone's hearts. They all asked themselves, if it really came to this, what would be the outcome?
Although the order to abandon ship was given, Mars was hundreds of millions of kilometers away from Earth. Without the battleship, they lost the means to return to Earth. They had only two choices: either land on Mars or stay in orbit.
Staying in orbit meant living for a few more days at most, and death was inevitable. Mars was even worse, as it lacked the most basic survival conditions. Rather than dying a slow, agonizing death, it was better to crash with the battleship, to die along with the alien base, to die a glorious death!