Chapter 1 The Eastern District of the Storage Base

In the eastern district of the storage base, Su Mo, piloting the Black Steel mech, quickly cleared out the monsters surrounding the landing point with his team.

Then, he led the team back to the landing point.

At that moment, Xiao Wen, piloting an Iron Guard, walked over and said to Su Mo, "Quick, bring the team and follow me."

"Okay!"

Su Mo didn't ask any further questions.

They headed towards the designated coordinates.

Su Mo and the others, piloting their mechs, walked at the front, wielding their weapons to clear a path. The rest of the personnel followed closely behind, making relatively smooth progress.

Although they encountered a few mutated creatures along the way, they were all mercilessly killed by Su Mo and Xiao Wen.

As they were advancing towards the coordinates,

Intense explosions and gunfire echoed in the distance. Xiao Wen said to Su Mo and the others, "Fighting up ahead, speed up and provide support!"

"Okay!"

Su Mo's eyes narrowed.

In the gathering area, strange monsters, three meters tall, completely black, with tentacles growing from the back of their heads, and blades for limbs, were attacking a group of people.

This group was equipped with a total of five mechs and one hundred infantry members.

They were currently in a circular formation, using their mechs as shields, desperately firing at the monsters attacking them.

Bang, bang...

Dense rain of bullets struck the monsters, creating holes in their bodies!

However, even so, the monsters showed no sign of retreating, instead charging forward like madmen.

The leading captain, piloting a mech, swung an alloy blade, cutting a heavily wounded monster in half, and shouted loudly, "Don't panic, everyone attack the monsters in your area. There aren't that many of them."

"Yes!"

The soldiers answering him had trembling tongues. Although they knew their firepower should be sufficient, they still felt terrified when facing real monsters.

If this continued, things might really go wrong.

Just then, movement came from the distant forest.

"Not good, Officer Ze Mu! It seems like new monsters are attacking."

"Damn it!"

Ze Mu's expression also turned grim.

At that moment, Xiao Wen and the others rushed out of the forest, immediately unleashing a barrage of fire on the monsters.

The besieged personnel cheered.

"They're our own people!"

Ze Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Xiao Wen's voice rang out in their communication channel.

"I am Xiao Wen, captain of the Eleventh Squadron of the Third Army Corps. Sorry for the delay."

"It's okay, you arrived just in time. I'm Ze Mu, captain of the Fourteenth Squadron!"

Ze Mu responded politely.

"Captain Ze Mu, let's take care of these monsters first, then clear out the surrounding area together."

"Okay!"

Ze Mu nodded in response.

On the other side, General Mai Han, piloting a Generation III mech, Shatterer, led the main force to the outskirts of a ruined giant base. Looking from afar, the entire base gate was destroyed, the gate lying crookedly on the ground, and the metal walls were stained with dark red blood.

Everywhere, there were remnants of weapons left over from the war, and the entire ground was stained black.

But strangely, there weren't many monsters to be seen. Perhaps they were hiding inside the base.

Mai Han asked in the communication channel, "How's the cleanup of the outer area going?"

"Reporting, General, the latest situation has been reported from all eight gathering coordinates in the outer area. The combat teams have arrived, but are still in the process of clearing them out!"

"No more waiting. Everyone prepare to attack. Send a message to the outer units, telling them to defend their areas and not let any outer monsters pour in!"

Mai Han glanced at the time, and didn't have the patience to wait any longer. This operation had a total of fourteen days, and time was of the essence.

"Yes!"

...

At this moment, Su Mo, who was clearing out monsters, suddenly saw a new mission log pop up on his screen.

"Mission Three: Hold the gathering area, intercept all outer monsters, and do not leave your post without authorization."

As soon as Su Mo finished reading the latest mission log, deafening explosions came from the distant horizon. If there were no accidents, the headquarters had launched an attack on the base.

In the communication channel, Xiao Wen reassured, "Everyone, don't panic, clear them out steadily!"

In fact, after seeing the order, Xiao Wen wholeheartedly disagreed with General Mai Han's command. It was too hasty.

But an order was an order, and they could only execute it.

Now they could only hope that the main force's attack on the base wouldn't attract too many monsters from the outer areas.

Time passed bit by bit.

The sky gradually darkened, and the battle on Su Mo's side gradually came to an end. Perhaps it was good luck, but after the battle at the base began, the number of attacking monsters increased, but the numbers were still within a controllable range.

Moreover, there weren't any high-level monsters, and the cleanup mission went very smoothly.

No one was killed, and it could be said that the interception was very successful.

But after all, it was a real battle, and there were still some accidents. Seven team members were attacked by monsters at close range and suffered minor injuries.

At this time, Xiao Wen, piloting the Iron Guard mech, looked up at the sky. The sounds of battle from the main force had gradually subsided. If there were no accidents, they should have taken the storage base. He just didn't know how much they would gain.

At this time, Ze Mu, piloting a mech, walked over and extended his hand to Xiao Wen.

"Commander Xiao Wen, I didn't expect that after our separation in the Star Ring World, we would meet again in this way."

Xiao Wen also extended his hand and shook Ze Mu's.

"Captain Ze Mu, I'm very happy to be able to fight alongside you."

"The battle is almost over, and next is patrolling and defense. But before that, we probably have to send the injured personnel to the GT department's accompanying medical team."

"Send them!"

Xiao Wen sighed softly.

"How about this, let my people take them there."

Ze Mu suggested.

"Okay."

Xiao Wen nodded.

"By the way, who's the pilot of that Generation II mech? He's using equipment even more advanced than yours, and his skills are excellent. In the previous battle, at least a hundred monsters were killed by him, almost all headshots."

Ze Mu keenly noticed Su Mo's presence.

"That's Chief of Staff Su Mo. If I remember correctly, you two may have crossed paths before."

"Oh, so it's him!"

........

Inside the storage base, the ground was covered with the corpses of monsters.

At this time, more than one hundred and thirty seriously wounded personnel and three hundred and twenty lightly wounded personnel were gathered together. In addition, the bodies of one hundred and twenty fallen soldiers were transported out of the base and burned on the spot.

One could see how intense the previous battle had been.

Of course, that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was when they took down this storage base.

When they opened those sealed warehouses, they were basically empty.

They were as clean as could be.

Mai Han's face was uglier than a braised pig's trotter.

"What the hell kind of intelligence is this!"

At this time, a group of medical personnel from the GT department, wearing biohazard suits, walked over.

They said sternly, "Transfer these people to the empty warehouses in the western area of the base. From now on, those warehouses are quarantine zones. No one is allowed to approach without our permission, and no visits are allowed."

Although they had been warned in advance before the battle,

Many captains couldn't sit still when they saw their team members being taken away, and they spoke up.

"Some of them are seriously injured, shouldn't you treat them immediately? Why are you transferring them first? What are you trying to do?"

"That's right, instead of treating them quickly, you're just standing there making sarcastic remarks!"

The leading GT medical captain said coldly and ruthlessly, "I have no obligation to explain to you. This is an order, not a notification. Take them away!"

"No, you can't take them away unless you explain clearly."

Many captains became anxious and directly blocked the way with their mechs.

In the end, General Mai Han scolded angrily, "Everyone, get out of the way. Anyone who obstructs will be punished according to military law."

The chaotic scene immediately quieted down, and the captains who were obstructing retreated and stopped speaking.

Then, Mai Han said to his subordinates, "Notify all units in the outer area to report the battle situation, as well as the specific number and list of injured personnel. Have them gather all the injured people here."

"Yes!"

"Some of you, be on alert. Mechanics, repair this base as soon as possible. From now on, this is our main camp. Also, contact the Black Obsidian and report the situation here to Lord Sperber."

Mai Han gave the order in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

.......

Inside the Black Obsidian's central command room,

Sperber was deep in thought as he looked at the latest feedback.

The exploration of Batak Royal City and Dom City was still underway. Although they encountered some obstacles, it was still going smoothly.

The exploration teams had searched the fallen cities and found a lot of scattered wealth and resources, which was still somewhat profitable.

But the information transmitted back from the reserve base made Sperber very unhappy.

He turned to Delier and said, "Delier, my people have taken the reserve base at a considerable cost."

"That's good news, congratulations."

"No need to congratulate me. The problem is that all the warehouses in the reserve base are empty. It's just an empty shell. The difference between this and the information you gave me is too great."

"Lord Sperber, as I said before, I don't know how much material is left in the reserve base. It's just very likely that there will be a large amount of material. But Lord Sperber, you don't need to worry. Our Batak Kingdom never puts all its eggs in one basket. There are dozens of hidden reserve depots, large and small, near the reserve base. There will definitely be a lot of profit in them. And I don't mean to play tricks on you, after all, my income is linked to your income."

Delier explained.

Sperber was silent for a few seconds, then said to the operator,

"Send a message to Mai Han, telling him to explore other hidden reserve depots after he rests. Transmit the relevant information to him."

"Understood."

........

At night, the Gray Bee and the small transport ship Ragweed flew over from different directions, one after the other.

The Gray Bee landed wildly, kicking up dust all over the sky. In contrast, the Ragweed was very stable and landed slowly.

Xiao Wen and Ze Mu moved the ships over, intending to establish a temporary defense line here. They wouldn't be so arrogant as to act alone. There was strength in numbers, which applied to many scenarios.

Especially on this unknown planet.

At this time, the exit of the Gray Bee opened, and Chen Shan, wearing a Generation I mechanical armor, walked out, excitedly saying,

"Sure enough, big guys are more fun to drive!"

"Old Chen, don't mess around. We only have this much, if you break it, we'll all have to drink the northwest wind."

Xiao Wen reminded helplessly.

Su Mo opened the mech cockpit, jumped down from it, and also said helplessly to Chen Shan,

"Be steady, if you break the ship, how are we going to evacuate later."

"Uh, okay, okay, I'll pay attention next time."

Chen Shan replied a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Su Mo."

At this time, a clear greeting sounded.

Su Mo turned his head in confusion and saw a girl with an excellent figure, wearing a close-fitting Generation I mechanical armor, with black hair and a beautiful face, walking down from the Ragweed.

"You are?"

Su Mo was confused. Who was this woman? Did he know her?

"Hello, my name is Ling Yin, we've met before."

Ling Yin introduced herself.

Chen Shan and Xiao Wen's expressions changed slightly when they heard this name.

They were also very surprised that this woman was actually Ling Yin, the ace operator of the Amaterasu Guild.

In fact, Ling Yin's skills in piloting large airborne fighters were very outstanding. The only pity was that her airborne fighter was shot down during the naval battle.

Although she was resurrected later, she had not been assigned a suitable weapon.

Therefore, her subsequent battles were not outstanding.

But only those who had dealt with her knew that her talent was underestimated.

"Sorry, I don't have any impression."

Su Mo couldn't remember where he had met her, no matter how hard he tried.

"It's enough that I know you, Mr. Su Mo, even if you don't know me. I'm very happy to be able to fight alongside you. Would you like to have dinner together tonight?"

Ling Yin directly invited Su Mo. Since the last naval battle, she had been paying attention to Su Mo.

As she expected, Su Mo's subsequent achievements were very outstanding. It was just a pity that he disappeared after the Battle of Qilong City, for some unknown reason.

Not long ago, Ze Mu told Ling Yin that the person she had been paying attention to had appeared, and Ling Yin was very surprised.

"No, thank you."

Su Mo refused coldly, he wasn't in the mood at all.

Ling Yin wasn't embarrassed, she smiled and replied, "It's okay, maybe next time, I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, Ling Yin saluted and turned to leave.

Chen Shan poked Su Mo in the waist with his arm, grinning, and said, "Brother, that girl seems very interested in you."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Su Mo shook his head, his mood not high.

"Hey, I'm not talking nonsense. Do you know how famous she is? And the guys who are chasing her could almost form a regiment, but I've never seen her take the initiative to invite anyone."

Chen Shan said with a wicked smile.

"How do you know so much? I remember you're not from the same country as her, right?"

Su Mo asked, puzzled.

"Cough cough, men, when they're lonely for too long, they have to find something to comfort themselves, right? Just a coincidence, a coincidence."

Chen Shan was extremely embarrassed for a moment.

"???"

Now it was Su Mo's turn to be puzzled.

..........

At this time, on the outskirts of a continuous mountain range, Generation I standard high-mobility mechs, Hounds, crawled out.

Behind them followed soldiers wearing gray uniforms, with gray spots on their faces and dark red eyes.

Then, in the surrounding mountains and forests, scarlet eyes lit up.

Immediately afterward, huge figures drilled out. All that was seen were Type II mutated aliens, Heim Spiders, covered in scales, with eighteen red eyeballs on their heads, and sharp fangs exposed.

At the same time, the entire ground began to wriggle!

The soil layer was pushed open, and sticky, green tentacles drilled out. Their heads were like blooming flower buds, and then ugly heads drilled out from inside.

The heads showed ugly faces, and their cracked mouths made ear-piercing laughter.

Just then, a silver flash passed by and landed in front of the monster horde.

A man wearing pale bone armor, with a handsome face without a trace of blood, hands like withered claws, and gray-white pupils flashing with strange red light, appeared.

His handsome face revealed an extremely evil smile.

"The hunt begins!"

.......

Late at night, Su Mo and Xiao Wen and others sat together.

Looking up at the unfamiliar sky, the gray clouds covered the sky, and you couldn't see any stars at all, and it felt very depressing.

But this did not affect the morale of the team members. Everyone chatted and laughed, killing time.

Several female team members giggled and made noise, and then a pretty girl was pushed out and mustered the courage to ask Xiao Wen.

"Officer Xiao Wen, do you have a girlfriend?"

Chen Shan was immediately amused when he heard this, and winked at Xiao Wen.

Xiao Wen coughed a little unnaturally and said, "No, I'm not considering it for the time being. My main hope now is to be able to take good care of you."

"What about Officer Su Mo?"

The girl in front of her was a little disappointed, but the other girls behind her immediately shifted their target.

Su Mo also shook his head.

"Same as Xiao Wen."

"Okay."

The girls were also a little helpless.

At this time, the male team members volunteered.

"Consider us, we're not bad either."

"What's so good about you? When we watched you fight during the day, each of you had shaking hands holding your guns."

"What do you mean shaking hands? Those monsters look so disgusting, it's really impossible to have a psychological aversion to them, but which of us is not a real man."

"That's right!"

.......

Chen Shan scolded with a smile: "Okay, okay, stop making a fuss, all of you go cool off on the side, what time is it? You little brats are still in the mood to joke around here. I said, what were you thinking at the time? Why did you all sign up without fear of death?"

"Hey~ how should I say it, no one is not afraid of death, but someone has to pick up weapons to protect their homes, right."

Qin Feng thought for a moment and said.

"Qin Feng is right, and of course, the benefits of joining the army are good. Family members can enjoy the first batch of injections of I-type gene agents, which can extend their lives by a hundred years."

The companion next to him added with a smile.

Looking at the smiling faces of his companions in front of him, Su Mo felt inexplicably warm.

Just then, a low sobbing sound came from afar.

Xiao Wen was slightly startled and said, "Stop, stop, everyone be quiet."

So everyone quieted down.

"Listen carefully, did you hear the sound of a child crying."

Xiao Wen asked with a frown.

"I heard it."

Su Mo listened carefully and replied in a deep voice.

"What's going on, why is there a child crying here, it's impossible! Could it be that someone secretly brought a child down to participate in the operation? This is too absurd."

Chen Shan felt it was too outrageous.

Just then, there was a commotion on Ze Mu's side.

Xiao Wen said to Qin Feng, "Qin Feng, go over there and see what's going on."

"Okay."

Qin Feng immediately got up and ran over.

Before long, Qin Feng ran back and said to Xiao Wen.

"The patrol personnel on Ze Mu's side caught an unidentified little girl."

"What the hell, didn't the higher-ups say to kill them all? How could Ze Mu make such a stupid mistake."

Chen Shan said with a gloomy face.

"I don't know either, now they're fighting among themselves. The team members who brought back the little girl are desperately trying to protect her, and they've pointed their guns at their own people."

Qin Feng explained.

"I'll go take a look, Chen Shan, you stay here and be alert!"

Xiao Wen stood up.

"I'll go with you."

Su Mo also felt that something was wrong.

"Okay!"

Xiao Wen didn't say anything more.

Soon, Su Mo and Xiao Wen arrived at Ze Mu's camp, and they saw two groups of people confronting each other from afar.

And they had pointed their weapons at their own people.

Ze Mu's forehead was covered in sweat, and he cursed angrily.

"Damn it! Williams, execute the person!"

But the subordinates on the opposite side were unmoved, and they were protecting a crying little girl with excited expressions. The little girl didn't look very old, probably only seven or eight years old.

Her hair was messy, and because she was crying with her head down, she couldn't see her face clearly.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Wen asked sternly.

"This fool has lost his mind. Not only did he disobey the order and not kill this unknown little girl, but he also brought her back to the camp."

Ze Mu's face was black with anger.

The subordinates next to Ze Mu scolded angrily.

"Have you forgotten our duty? Our duty is to obey orders, quickly hand over that little girl."

"Officer Ze Mu, we are here to explore for supplies. We are not here to kill innocent people. What threat can a little girl pose?"

Williams just wouldn't let go, and the subordinates behind him echoed him with excited expressions.

"That's right, we're not executioners!"

Ze Mu was also very helpless. His team was a mixed formation. Some were from other areas, and it was not easy to deal with them, which could easily cause conflicts.

......

At this time, the little girl who was crying with her head down slowly raised her head, with an innocent and pitiful face that made people feel compassion.

At this time, some onlookers persuaded, "Officer Ze Mu, we think what Williams said is not entirely unreasonable. How can we kill innocent people? We are not cold-blooded killing machines."

Ze Mu was going crazy, were these guys' brains full of paste?

Su Mo's brow furrowed even tighter, there was something wrong with this little girl.

Just then, Ling Yin suddenly appeared behind Su Mo, she stuffed a dagger from behind into Su Mo's hand, and said in a low voice.

"Mr. Su Mo, there is something wrong with that little girl. Observe Williams and the others carefully, their protective suits are damaged, as if they have been bitten, find a way to kill that girl."

Ling Yin had noticed something wrong since the conflict began and had been observing.

Su Mo couldn't help but glance at Ling Yin, did this woman trust him so much? But never mind, now was not the time to worry about these things.

He squinted his eyes and locked onto the little girl.

At this time, not only did he feel danger, but the little girl turned her head as if by instinct and looked at Su Mo with her red eyes.

For some reason, the little girl saw Su Mo as if she had seen a monster, instinctively feeling danger, and subconsciously wanted to retreat.

Su Mo's pupils shrank, and he suddenly threw the dagger in his hand.

Clang!

Right in the center of her forehead.

Rotten blood flowed out directly.

"No!"

Williams hugged the little girl tightly, his entire eyes starting to turn red.

At this time, the little girl whose head was pierced contorted her face, then opened her mouth and bit Williams' neck, frantically sucking his blood to repair her wound.

"Ah!"

Williams let out a shrill scream.

"Damn it."

Ze Mu immediately raised the gun in his hand and fired!

Bang!

At this time, the ground began to wriggle, and tentacles suddenly pierced out, directly entangling the soldiers.

Their heads were like blooming flowers, directly biting the soldiers' heads.

A mixture of red and white pulp spurted out.

ps: Because I have to queue up for nucleic acid testing in a while, I will update more tomorrow.

ps: Happy Lantern Festival everyone!