Chapter 119: Extraneous Branches (Part II)
The middle adhesive layer and lining of the Doomsday Warrior system are not bulletproof, and can block pistol bullets at most.
Double-headed bullets, taking advantage of this.
For this reason, when dealing with Doomsday Warriors, the maximum effective range of the double-headed projectile is only one thousand meters, and it is useless beyond one kilometer.
In addition, double-headed bullets are not always able to kill Doomsday Warriors.
That is, the warhead will be affected by many factors when flying, and the outer trajectory of the two warheads cannot be exactly the same, as long as the deviation of the hit point exceeds the diameter of the warhead, it will also not be able to play a role.
When handing over these special guns and ammunition to Chu Tianjiang, Zhang Xiaogang gave him a special advice to shorten the firing distance as much as possible.
Of course, something is better than nothing.
At this time, the communication was suddenly interrupted.
Chu Tianjiang immediately raised his vigilance, but he immediately found that Aldrich was also a little nervous, and the radio communication of all the Doomsday Warriors had been cut off.
"We entered the zone of strong electromagnetic interference and landed in five minutes!" The captain reminded the Doomsday Warrior in the cabin.
The transport aircraft began to reduce the flight altitude.
There is a small airport on the island of Amsterdam that is mainly used by small civilian aircraft to allow the entry and exit of scientific personnel temporarily stationed on the island. In addition, there is a pier on the island for boats carrying equipment and supplies, and occasionally distant-water fishing boats.
The C-17A can take off and land on the most rudimentary dirt runways, and the landing distance is less than a kilometer.
The transport plane broke through the thin clouds and was ahead of the island of Amsterdam, which covered an area of 55 square kilometers.
The island is halfway between Madagascar and mainland Australia, and almost halfway between the South Asian subcontinent and Antarctica, but slightly closer to Antarctica.
The vegetation on the island is dense and there are quite a few tall trees.
Thanks to a warm current that flows south from the equator, Amsterdam has a climate that is suitable for vegetation. In addition, a cold current passes through the south of the island and meets the warm current from the north, creating an environment that is extremely suitable for marine life, making this area a world-famous fishing ground.
Every year, a large number of distant-water fishing vessels from Australia and South Africa regularly come to catch herring.
The airport is located on a low-lying flat ground on the north side of the island, which is actually a leveled and tamped runway, about 800 meters long.
The landing was so thrilling that the plane came to a halt just as it was about to break off the runway.
Aldrich was already standing by the hatch and gave the other Doomsday Warriors a sign language to activate the tactical communications equipment, and then the tail hatch slowly opened.
After the arrival of the Y celestial body, the US military reconnaissance plane discovered that there was strong electromagnetic interference on the island.
The source of the interference is none other than the Y object!
Led by Aldrich, the Doomsday Force disembarked from the transport.
"We first found the French researchers and sent them out of here." Aldrich began to arrange the task, "We will divide into two routes, Schultz, Petronovich, Chu Tianjiang and Halevy will go to the weather station, and the rest will go to the geological research institute with me, and we will meet here in an hour. ”
No one objected, and Howard had already made arrangements for the operation.
Before the team set off, the crew had already unloaded the communication equipment they had brought and were setting up the communication base station. Due to the influence of strong electromagnetic interference, radio communication equipment is no longer usable. In order to maintain contact, the United States has sent a communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit to carry out an orbit change maneuver, and at this time, it is in the sky above 80 degrees east longitude, using laser directional passage equipment that is not subject to electromagnetic interference to carry out communication and communication.
The weather station is located at the highest point of the island, at the top of Mount Davis.
The Institute of Geological Research is located on a lowland plain south of Mount Davis, in the middle of the road between the airport and the port, by a mountain road leading to the weather station.
In order to be in a hurry, Chu Tianjiang and the others did not take the road, and went directly up the mountain road from the north.
For the Doomsday Warriors, even if there is no road, it is not a problem to climb Mount Davis, which is only more than 860 meters.
Scholz and Peterovich led the way in front, and Chu Tianjiang and Halevi followed. Along the way, the four Doomsday Warriors did not talk.
According to Howard, there are only 22 scientists on the island, 14 geologists and eight meteorologists, six of whom are women. Normally, there are at least two meteorologists in the weather station, and the rest are mostly at the geological institute. Because there are no beasts on the island, the researchers did not carry weapons. According to information provided by France, only one scientist had a small-caliber pistol.
If all goes well, the task can be completed in 40 minutes.
Ten minutes later, four Doomsday warriors reached the top of the mountain.
Schultz stopped first and beckoned Chu Tianjiang and Halevi to go up.
The weather station is built on a flat piece of land about 20 meters from the top of the mountain, and is a house with an area of less than 50 square meters, which is led by a path to the top of the mountain, and the equipment used to collect meteorological data is erected on the top of the mountain. The scientists weren't outside, they were probably inside the weather station.
Schultz asked Chu Tianjiang and Halevy to go up, not to let them observe the weather station, but to let them look at the sinkhole in the west.
At first, the plane was blocked by Mount Davis when it landed, so there was no sinkhole in sight. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, you can feel the enormity of the sinkhole.
In addition, you can see the Y object in the sinkhole.
The Y object is pale yellow throughout, with some differences from the satellite photos, except that it is extremely bright. Chu Tianjiang adjusted the magnification of the Doomsday Warrior's visual enhancement system to the maximum, and he couldn't see the slightest defect on the surface of the Y celestial body, and it perfectly reflected the surrounding scenery.
The sinkhole is twice as large as the diameter of a Y celestial body. Chu Tianjiang used the ranging function and found that the Y celestial body happened to be in the middle of the sinkhole.
"Chu Tianjiang, Halevi cover, Petronovich come with me." Schultz made arrangements.
If the researchers don't have weapons in their hands, what is there to cover? Chu Tianjiang felt that Schultz was a bit rigid, but Schultz was the vice captain, and he was not easy to object.
Schultz activated the stealth function, and Petrovich did the same.
Chu Tianjiang felt that there was something wrong with the heads of these two guys, couldn't they walk over openly? The sudden appearance may scare the researchers out of the heart attack.
Two minutes later, Scholz and Petrovich were in the weather station.
Immediately after, Chu Tianjiang heard a scream, and it was a woman's scream.
"We are the Doomsday Warriors of the Planetary Defense Council, and we are here to help you......" said Petrovich.
"Chu Tianjiang, Halevy, come here."
Hearing Schultz's greeting, the two immediately rushed to the weather station.
There were four people in the weather station, one of whom was a woman. Presumably they have heard about the Planetary Defense Council and are no longer afraid.
"Schultz, how's it going?" Aldrich has arrived at the Institute of Geology.
Because of the use of tactical communication channels, what any Doomsday Warrior says, the other Doomsday Warriors can hear.
"There are four researchers, three men and one woman."
"There are four less, there are only fourteen people in the Institute of Geology, and three women."
"And two men and two women."
"Find out where they're going right away."
"Understood!" Schultz took off his mask and said to the oldest male scientist, "There are four more people, where have they gone?" ”
"I ...... I don't know what to do. ”
"Dr. Martin?" Schultz went to the previous one, and there were photos and names on the chest of the scientific researchers. "Your government has ordered you to evacuate, and the plane that sent you off is about to take off, and this will become a military control zone. If your colleagues don't evacuate in time, their safety won't be guaranteed, understand? ”
Martin looked a little hesitant, looking like he wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it.
Schultz sighed, looking a little annoyed.
Chu Tianjiang also sighed, then took off his mask, walked up to Martin, and said, "Doctor, let me be clear." After becoming a military control zone, we will kill all those who illegally land on the island. Your colleague staying on the island would be a dead end, understand? ”
"You're going to kill him...... They? Martin was frightened.
"Even if we don't kill them, others will." When Schultz saw that this trick worked, he said, "You have to cooperate with us to find your colleague." ”
Martin hesitated for a moment and said, "Jacqueline and Pierre have come down the mountain, they say...... Say don't tell anyone. ”
"When will you go down the mountain?" Schultz did not report to Aldrich because Aldrich could also hear what Martin was saying.
"Just at the beginning, fifteen minutes ago, after seeing the transport plane, they went down the mountain."
"Only them?"
"Yes, it's just them."
Schultz nodded at Petronovich and turned around and took a few steps. "Aldrich, there are two scientists coming down the mountain from the weather station, Jacqueline and Pierre."
"Jacqueline Bourjeva and Pierre-Lafontaine, they are geologists, not meteorologists."
"What?" Schultz was a little surprised.
"On our side, there are also two geologists who have just left: Chloe de Boer and Seth Delano, the former is a Dutch scientist."
"What now?"
"I've sent MacDonald and Costa to hunt them down, and you'll have to send someone down the hill to find them."
"Understood." Schultz let out a long breath, turned around, and said to Chu Tianjiang, "You and Halevy immediately go down the mountain, and after finding Jacqueline and Pierre, take them to the airport." ”
Chu Tianjiang and Halevi did not ramble and immediately left the weather station.
Apparently, these scientists have already discovered the Y object and may have taken action or are preparing to do so. After seeing the U.S. military transport plane, the four scientists were going to find out before the military intervened, and they must be on their way to the sinkhole now.
Tracking, which is the strength of the special forces, has become easier with the assistance of the Doomsday Warrior system.
Using footprints on the ground, broken branches on the side of the road, and marks on rocks, special forces can find those scientists like hunters chasing their prey.