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Fourth Halo Surface, the crash site of the Dunkirk.

"We can confirm that the alien forces that fought with us before have ...... Uh, evacuated in that direction, no traps were laid out or any tactics were played. ”

"General Grisham's fleet could not be reached, and the other crashed forces could be contacted, but neither side could tell the other their location in this never-before-seen terrain."

Cicero is relaying the images he has seen through the drone to all the crew, while Anderson is trying to contact the fleet or other downed units.

Nearly 50 crew members are orderly moving the necessary supplies out of the ship, setting up a temporary camp, and at the same time keeping an eye on the surroundings, of course, many people will be distracted from the "picture scroll" that rises from the horizon, crosses the sky, and falls from the horizon on the other side.

Of course, because of the emergency ship-wide broadcast, Connor also attracted a lot of curious eyes when she patrolled the temporary camp, so she simply displayed the N7 logo on the armor generously, coupled with the previous feat of "retreating from the enemy alone", it can also be regarded as a little calming effect.

As for why Cicero was not injured, the reason is very simple, because he is afraid of collisions, and the surface of the aura is unknown, so when he began to enter the aura gravity circle, he used various means to protect himself like an iron bucket, firmly fixed on the driver's seat, and perfectly avoided the shock and impact damage during the crash.

"Commander Shepard," Anderson usually referred to Connor's code name when there were a lot of outsiders, "we can't communicate with the fleet right now, there may be aliens around, but the supplies are still sufficient, what do you think we should do?" ”

[Contact friendly forces and stand by for help.] (Model)】

[Take advantage of the victory to pursue, cut the grass and eradicate the roots. (Rebellious)】

[Clear the surrounding area and investigate the ruins.] 】

In terms of the impact of the option, it is true, and it is the norm to proactively liaise with them and set up defenses when they are dispersed from the larger forces, and it is a bit presumptuous to actively pursue the aliens who have escaped.

However, the first two are tactical responses, and the original purpose of these landing forces is to investigate what is going on with these "halos", and even if they fight and win against those mute aliens, they will not know what is going on here.

"My suggestion is to search for the nearest man-made structure and defend it in depth with the Dunkirk crash site as the center." Connor pointed in the direction of the ruins he had scanned earlier.

"Good advice, so how many people do you want?" Anderson doesn't have much of a problem with that either.

"I'll just go myself, oh, and I'll have to take your dog with me." Connor pointed to Buzz.

"Indeed, if there are many people who go, it may give the aliens a chance to break up, and if it is only you, although the danger level will increase, the enemy will also be underestimated because you are the only one," Anderson thought for a moment, agreed to Connor's plan, and patted Buzz on the head: "Go ahead." ”

"Wang! [If there are no ordinary people around, we can go on a killing spree]. Buzz ran to Connor's feet and began wagging his tail.

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According to the scans, the nearest ruins were only a dozen minutes' walk from the crash site, but Connor and Buzz only walked for 7 or 8 minutes, and the environment did not change much, but the surrounding species changed at least five times.

"This is indeed a zoo, what do you think of your kind?" Connor asked as he walked with his rifle in hand.

"It's a little strange that they don't seem to have any intelligence, none of them can respond to my mental wires.] Buzz glared and looked around.

"There are a lot of canines that can respond to you?"

"[Not much, but not a lot, let's put it this way, among the more than 100 military dogs in the N7 training base, at least 50 can simply reply to me, and a few can even complete the conversation and do things according to my instructions. 】”

"That's really weird, could it be that the creatures on the aura don't have to develop intelligence because they don't have the pressure to survive?"

"It's hard to say. 】”

"If my speculation is correct, this strange phenomenon must have something to do with the aliens' determination not to speak, but specifically...... Oh yes? ”

Connor was analyzing as a pink-winged butterfly fluttered down onto her nose, blinking in surprise before flapping its wings calmly. Wen Ting Pavilion

"[Probably think you're one of the kind, quack.] Buzz laughed.

"The fact that it is not afraid of creatures larger than it is at all proves that there are not even predators or predators in these auras." Connor tried to lift her hand, and the "butterfly" landed on her finger.

Hey? Strange, is the body part of a butterfly like this?

【Release butterflies.】 (Model)】

[Making a specimen.] (Rebellious)】

【Eat butterflies.】 (gluttony)】

Not...... This strange option has reappeared.

"[I'm a little ...... if you're a creature]"

Ahh

“【…… Doubt. 】”

Buzz watched in amazement as Connor swallowed the butterfly in one gulp.

Connor, however, was more dumbfounded than that, as a new information panel popped up at the same time as the butterfly entered.

[Confirmation information: Butterfree, attributes: worm, flying.] 】

"EDI?" Connor immediately wondered if EDI was playing tricks.

"Not me, Commander. EDI immediately denied it.

"In that case......" Connor frowned, looked around, and headed straight for the nearby creek.

"Do you want to catch fish? Buzz looked like he was going to see the excitement and followed closely.

"I've got to make sure—"

Connor's purpose was clear: a small crab walking sideways by the stream.

Although the crab raised its pincers to threaten the rushing Connor, it was scooped up and stuffed into its mouth.

[Confirmation information: Krabby, attribute: water.] 】

"This ......" Connor couldn't help but scratch her hair as she looked at the same prompt: "I thought it was a zoo, but it turned out to be a training ground?" ”

"Huh? Buzz, who couldn't see the hint, looked confused.

"[Commander, in a distant alien planet, a creature with the same appearance as a Pokemon has been found, and this possibility also exists.] EDI was saying something she didn't quite believe herself.

"The number of samples is not enough," Connor said, his eyes rolling, and he quickly locked on to a new target, a cicada in a nearby tree.

This time the target seemed sharp enough to flap its wings when Connor rushed over, but it didn't work, and Connor used her fitness skills as an N7 graduate to swallow it in a leap of the air.

[Confirmation information: Sonic cicada (Ninjask), attribute: worm.] 】

"Tsk......" Connor looked at the new news and licked her lips, "It's amazing." ”