AD.2154.4.22——

Europa VII, wilderness.

Near the rift, which was constantly emitting pale green and rich smoke, a small resource detector that had just been installed was constantly emitting a slight roar at the entrance of the rift.

Lechtem Claude and Jack Harper were on guard at a slightly distance, and the two of them were protected in the middle, naturally Kaos, who thought he didn't need protection at all.

"[Sir! It's dizine! Eva's voice, who was staying in the infantry vehicle, came from the intercom of the helmet, and the excitement in her tone could not be concealed at all: "[In this case, it doesn't matter if the other resources react to metal!] 】”

"Stay on your guard, Second Lieutenant Kull." Before Lychter could say anything, Jack interrupted her first.

"[Yes-]" Eva replied in a long voice, before cutting off the call.

Jack shook his head slightly, and began to operate the multi-purpose tool to switch the detector from mobile detection mode to fixed beacon form.

This is the eighth resource point explored by this group, and there were a total of six metal resources and one alien natural gas resource before, and this rift, which was originally thought to be alien natural gas, was detected as geozine, which is indeed an accident.

According to Kaos's previous knowledge of the Mass Effect Era, the mineral deposits of the Mass Effect era are basically divided into metals, alien natural gas, explosive particles, high-energy crystals, and dizines, with the rarer they are later in the order.

Although metallic deposits are essential for various industries, they are relatively of least importance because they can be mined and synthesized in space.

Alien natural gas is called "gas", but because of its composition, it replaces the original industrial status of oil and coal, and the chemical resources that need to bury animal and plant carcasses for countless years to form are undoubtedly stretched in the era of mass effect with high demand.

The latter three will basically be protected and developed by the Star Alliance Navy due to their extremely high military value.

One of the rarest of them, dizine, can explain the reason in just one sentence - it contains a small amount of element zero.

If a colony star without element zero does not want to develop into an agricultural planet after it develops to a certain scale, it will have to import a large number of element zero, and a colony star with production conditions will at least become a medium-industrial planet.

It stands to reason that as the Governor of the Colonial Star, he should be happy to find out that there is dizine under his rule, but why did Lechtm and Jack look more and more serious?

Although they don't know why, Kaos, who is not interested in mineral resources themselves, also learned to observe the bare Gobi around them vigilantly.

"Very well, Kaos, it seems that you already know a lot about Element Zero." Lechtem glanced at him, and for some reason opened his mouth to praise.

Yes? What to know? Kaos didn't know why, but that didn't prevent him from responding with undoubted certainty:

"Of course."

"Second Lieutenant Kull, you're not as good as a child, and after discovering diazidine, you can only start celebrating after you have successfully returned from the scene." Jack had already finished setting it up by this time, and taunted Eva in the channel.

"What? Of course I do! Eva retorted, and at the same time there was a sound of rapid checking and turning the page: "['When you find diazine or other veins that produce Element Zero, you need to retreat immediately after setting up the beacon to avoid being attacked by native creatures mutated by the radiation of Element Zero', right?'] But we've been around for so long without an accident, haven't we? 】”

"That's because—"

【Oh! Oh, my God! Don't come here! 】

As Lechtem and Jack prepare to return to the infantry fighting vehicle, Eva's voice in the channel suddenly becomes frightened, and then the massive infantry vehicle suddenly starts, flicks its tail in place, and sps away away from the rift.

Rumble! Click!

In the next moment, a "skyscraper" rose from the ground from where the infantry vehicle had been before, and the smoke and dust scattered in all directions made it impossible to see what it was for a while, and the vibration caused several infantry soldiers to almost stand unsteadily.

Oh my God! Sir! I think I'm being targeted! Eva's voice continued to echo through the channel: "[I'm sure that thing can't be solved by our current firepower, can I divert it away and jump out of the car and escape?] 】”

As a driver, where did you get such skillful car jumping skills?

Kaos stumbled as he struggled to his feet, his gaze on the behemoth that had just appeared.

It was a huge "centipede" that was more than twenty meters long just poking out of the surface, the torso was blue-gray as a whole, and it looked extremely hard, while the dozens of feet on both sides of the body looked extremely sharp, and the position of the head was a pair of fierce triangular eyes and a large bloody mouth with six "lips" like pincers and saws.

Not? A descendant of some old day? No, it can't be, otherwise you wouldn't be able to send yourself to death if you perceive your own breath, so it's just an ordinary beast? So what level of "power" do you have to use to defeat it? Kaos stared at it and began to think.

At this time, the giant centipede was shaking its body and looking at the speeding infantry vehicles, showing no interest in the closer Lechtem and the others.

"Don't jump out of the car! You probably won't have time to get out of range," Lechterm replied as he removed the submachine gun hanging from his back, "Don't go too far, we'll fire after its next attack to attract its attention, and you can fire the vehicle's main guns." ”

"[Roger!] At the same time as Eva responded, the on-board machine gun on the infantry vehicle began to fire at the giant centipede: "[Keep biting me!] You big earthworm! 】”

Da-da-da, buzz-

With the firing of the machine gun, a blue-gray oval "shield" appeared on the surface of the giant centipede, and it seemed to be enraged, and let out a piercing cry and then "dived" directly, and the rumble of approaching the infantry vehicle was constantly heard from the ground.

"[Good class Shet! Why does it have a Mass Effect shield?! While Eva fled in the infantry vehicle, she burst into a foul mouth in excitement.

"Are you not paying attention to anything but driving?" Jack's words were helpless: "Mutated creatures affected by Element Zero's radiation are born with an organ similar to the core of the Mass Effect, and its only function is to produce a Mass Effect shield, and the purpose of this organ is ......"

"Stop chatting," Lechtem stopped his science behavior: "Lieutenant Harper, switch to sniper shield penetration mode, wait for the target to burrow out of the ground again, and shoot immediately, Second Lieutenant Kuhl, act as planned." ”

"AyeAye~" and "[AyeAye~]" both responded at the same time.

Rumble! Rumble!

The giant centipede burrowed out of the ground again, but Kull had deftly dodged it.

Bang!

At the same time, a "white line" appeared on the muzzle of both Lechtem and Jack's gun, and although the two "lines" did not break through the centipede's shield, they still managed to turn its head back.

"Keep moving!" Lechtem turned around and picked up Kaos and ran away from the big hole.

That kind of trash fish can be killed with one finger on its own!

Kaos rolled his eyes and decided to let them continue to play.