At the moment of contact with the atmosphere, the buffer parachute was opened, and after a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, Ares crashed dangerously on the surface of Mars, raising up billowing dust. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The buckle on the cushioned seat popped open, and the astronauts who were fixed to it put their feet on the bilge.

The moment they felt gravity return, everyone cheered excitedly.

"We made it!"

"Landing successful!

“……！”

Ten minutes earlier, they had been staring at the radar dial with trepidation, fearing that the Transwarp Trade would suddenly fire a mass bullet or something at their side. However, what they didn't expect was that the people of the Star Ring Trade did not interfere with them in any way, and they didn't even have the intention of saying a word to them, so they just stood quietly and watched them land......

It's weird.

Didn't they find us? But how could it be!

In addition to the joy, a trace of uneasiness gradually rose in Brace's heart.

For some reason, he always felt that the people on that ship were watching them. And in that cold-eyed gaze, there was neither surprise nor surprise, but ridicule and banter, as if watching a good show......

Hopefully it's just his delusion.

Shaking his head, Bruce squeezed a smile out of his face and high-fived his teammates in celebration, blending into the jubilant atmosphere.

The radio transceiver poked out from the top of the Ares and aimed at the satellite remaining in synchronous orbit. Their signal will be used as a communications relay satellite to make contact with a ground command center in Boston.

With a communication delay of several minutes, everyone only had a chance to say a word.

Picking up the walkie-talkie and exchanging excited and excited glances with his teammates, Blaise took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement, put on a serious expression, looked at the camera and pressed the button.

"Call Command, this is the Ares, we've landed!"

There was still a lot to say, but Brace saw the excited looks on his teammates' faces, so he ended the communication and handed the walkie-talkie to the nearest teammate.

"We made it! We made it!" The beautiful astronaut with blonde hair came to the camera and shouted excitedly, "We're on Mars right now! The desert here is like fire, and it's probably the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen in my life." ”

"The weather here is sunny and we're lucky not to have a sandstorm," said one Jewish astronaut, "and it's a good start, and God will bless us and America with the good luck of the day." ”

"I feel like I'm back home, it's like the desert in California! It's a little colder here, the temperature outside is about -50 degrees, but luckily there is air conditioning in the Ares, hahaha......"

“……”

Communication resources are invaluable, leaving only half a minute for everyone to perform. In less than five minutes, eight astronauts stood in front of the camera and said hello to their hometown, which was tens of millions of kilometers away.

The footage will be broadcast on major television stations across the United States for all Americans to see, and this is an exciting moment.

At the end of the communication, Brace turned off the camera, compressed the video, and clicked send.

And at this time, several active people in the team immediately made a commotion.

"Kane, get the champagne out of the fridge! we've got to celebrate this great occasion!"

"Slow to celebrate, we have to decide who will be the first American to set foot on Mars?"

"The old rule, draw lots!"

"Draw lots, wait for me to wash my hands first......"

Looking at his excited teammates, Brace curled the corners of his mouth.

It's just that he doesn't know why, but the uneasiness in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.

He had done his homework before coming.

As for creatures like devil bugs, the mainstream view in the American biological community generally believes that their threat is just a shoddy hype carried out by the Star Ring Trade to monopolize the colonization of Mars, and they will not be attacked without actively harming them.

Otherwise, why would the Ring Trade have been on the surface for so long and have only been attacked by this Martian creature since the beginning of this year? If it weren't for the fact that the Ring Trade drilled five kilometers down and poked a hole in their nest, why would the bugs that live in the mantle circle run to the surface and attack you?

As long as you don't die, you won't be attacked.

This is also the advice of NASA to their "fire climbers".

However, all this is just speculation in the American biological community.

No American was involved in the study of the devil bug, and even the most learned scholars were just watching the visitors through the transparent display case. Do insects on Mars behave the same as insects on Earth?

It's really hard to say.

After all, there are no insects on Earth that are larger than people.

Just as Brace was muttering in his heart, the draw was over.

The lucky one is a white man with thin blonde hair.

His name is Sean and he is from California. The moment he found out that he had won the lottery, he almost jumped with excitement.

Walking to the buffer cabin, he put on a heavy spacesuit with the help of his teammates. After confirming that the data of the spacesuit was normal, he solemnly took the Star-Spangled Banner from the hands of Captain Brace, watched the inward hatch close, waited for the outward hatch to open, and then gently jumped out towards the desert outside the Ares.

Inside the Ares, Brace turned on the camera while praying for safety in his heart. Several other teammates also excitedly took out their mobile phones and other camera equipment to shoot videos to commemorate this great moment.

With his feet on the sand, Sean carried the Star-Spangled Banner and waved it at his teammates behind him.

Watching his teammates give him a thumbs up, he turned around with excitement and walked towards the nearby sand dunes with the Stars and Stripes on his shoulder.

There are ten meters left.

The flag of the United States will fly on Mars.

The Ring trade's monopoly on Mars will end......

At this moment, he suddenly felt a slight tremor under his feet.

"Is it an earthquake?" Sean frowned.

He is a geologist who has done research before he came. In his memory, the geological environment of Mars was quite stable, stable almost like dead, there was no volcanic activity and no plate drift, how could an earthquake occur?

"Is it still a sandstorm?"

Muttering, he took a step in the direction of the dunes.

However, this kick did not fall -

Boom!

Without the slightest warning.

A twenty-meter-long giant insect slammed out of the ground and knocked the astronaut into the air more than ten meters in the air.

Before he could scream, the pair of sharp front teeth had snapped together like lightning, cutting off his entire waist, allowing flesh and intestines to sprinkle a mist of blood in the air, soaking the parched earth.

"Ahhhh

Faced with the bloody scene in front of them, a piercing scream rang out from inside the Ares, some people stood there stunned, some began to vomit, and some sat in the corner and chanted Amen......

The camera in his hand was slowly lowered, and Brace stared out the window blankly, looking at the devil worm that began to skillfully suck the flesh and blood in the spacesuit, watching it shake countless long feet, his lips trembled and he couldn't say a word, and even forgot to turn off the power of the camera.

It's not that they haven't seen devil bugs.

On the way to Mars, they saw pictures of the devil bugs from the ground command center and were told not to provoke them and not to approach their nests.

However, this was the first time they had seen a moving devil worm......

What scares them the most is that they obviously didn't do anything.

Why are you being targeted by this monster?!

In synchronous orbit, the expedition aerial captured this brutal image.

Staring at the worm in the picture with a grim expression, the captain of the Expedition fed back the situation to the space command center.

Soon, a report on the whole incident was placed on Jiang Chen's desk.