Chapter 68: Sneak Attack
I don't know if it was because the environment around him was too quiet or because the lack of oxygen caused the brain cells to become less active, he seemed to sleep deeply.
He was awakened by a slight vibration coming from beneath him. He opened his eyes, and there was a blue planet in the distance, and a fireball floating alone in the void beyond.
Then Li Zhen rolled his eyes, and a pale green font appeared on the monitor of the mask. He slept for nearly twenty hours. Sleep wasn't always better, at least now he felt a little dizzy from the long hours of deep sleep.
Li Zhen spent two minutes trying to think of trivial things to enliven his mind, and tried to increase the supply of oxygen. After a few minutes, he thought he was awake again, and saw bright blue flames erupting from the tail of the rocket's first stage engine.
The flame stretched and contracted intermittently, and it looked like a stove with insufficient gas. But he knew that it was the rocket engine that was fine-tuning itself in this way. This means that they are about to enter the orbit of the Moon, into the gravitational circle of the Moon.
So Li Zhen slowly turned his head and glanced behind him.
The Moon had become larger than the Earth, pressing down like a lifeless and mottled lime wall.
So he slowly untied the rope that held his body in place and put it away, clinging to the groove above him with both hands.
Now the moon landing spacecraft must be full of commands. According to the original plan, the first stage of the rocket would detach after the lunar spacecraft entered lunar orbit, and then the lunar spacecraft would spend two to eight hours orbiting the moon. Then find a suitable position, separate the lunar module, and land on the location where the Americans once landed on the moon in the 70s - Jinghai.
Li Zhen got rid of all distractions and waited with peace of mind.
After the last 16 hours, the first stage of the rocket detached after a brighter tail flame.
The lunar spacecraft goes into lunar orbit.
So he began to move slowly and cautiously, according to the information given to him by Du Qixi, to find the junction between the lunar module and the lunar spacecraft, and to find a suitable position before that person entered the module.
It's a bit more difficult to do, because the space inside the thing can only accommodate three people, which is not much bigger than a bathroom. And all he had to do was hide himself by the small portholes on all sides, in case he was discovered by the people inside.
The lunar spacecraft slowly adjusts its attitude in lunar orbit. And it seems that because there is a stowaway outside, and it is constantly moving. The process seems a little longer.
An hour later. Li Zhen successfully moved to the top of the engine of the lunar module, between the two small portholes. He then found the thicker area of the shell marked in the document and took out the rope that had held his body in place again. There were small devices on either end of the thing, and he pressed a button on one end. So one end of the rope was firmly embedded in the bulkhead. And then he did the same. Anchor yourself with this thing. Spray the sealing material at the interface at both ends.
Ready for the last moment, he grabbed the groove above with both hands and waited quietly.
Four hours later.
Li Zhen adjusts the oxygen supply to the maximum. Breathing greedily for three minutes, he replenished himself with three more tubes of nutrients.
Then he felt a slight tremor. It was the regular vibration of the machine, creating a faint "click" in his bones and body cavities.
Then his body shook in the lunar module.
The lunar module is separated from the lunar spacecraft.
So they sped towards the surface of the moon.
Without an atmosphere, the process remains silent. There was no resistance from the wind, so the only thing that disturbed Li Zhen was the gravitational pull of the moon, which gradually increased. But the gravitational pull of such a small celestial body is very weak compared to the earth, and Li Zhen feels that he is as light as a feather, as if his arms are forced, his body will fly upward.
The number on the helmet visor representing the height of the moon beats wildly, and gradually changes from pale green to orange-yellow, and from orange-yellow to bright red. At this moment, he felt a ferocious impact. But he had been prepared for it, and he clasped his ten fingers tightly, and was not thrown into the void further above under the action of his arms and ropes.
The deceleration engine was started. The descent of the lunar module slowed rapidly, and the land on the surface of the moon finally took over the entire field of vision, and as far as the eye could see, there was dead gray dust everywhere.
The lunar module trembled violently, as if it would disintegrate at any moment. Li Zhen's eyes widened, staring at the rapidly approaching ground. The dust from the engine's tail flame billows and spreads in all directions, eventually rolling up to the top of the wall and becoming a high wall of dust.
There was an even more violent collision and vibration, and then the dust settled.
Li Zhen quickly untied the rope and jumped on the surface of the arc-shaped return engine.
The gravity on the moon was very low, and he didn't grasp his strength for a while, and almost fell and stumbled. But he immediately tried to adjust his balance, and instead jumped up diagonally, jumping up to a meter high. Fortunately, at the moment he was behind the lunar hatch, and no one could see him. And there was no atmospheric transmission sound, even if he shouted loudly at the moment, the people in the cabin could not hear the slightest.
So he stretched his limbs as far as he could, like an exaggerated comedian, to adapt to the low-gravity environment on the moon. He'd experienced this kind of thing in deep water before, but it was still quite different from what he felt so far. Then Li Zhen stood up straight, hid behind the milky white lunar module, and seized the time that the other party was preparing in the cabin to take a look.
The sky is not blue, it is dark.
And their landing point is precise. Because after stopping, he realized that he had destroyed a precious relic - Armstrong's footprints as the first human to set foot on the moon had been destroyed by his "hand dance" just now. However, this naturally also has the credit of the lunar module, because the dust kicked up before landing also destroyed the other half. The only thing he could see at the moment was a line of footprints in the distance. And at the end of that footprint, an American flag was planted.
The flag was as if it had just been planted on the moon yesterday, with bright colors and clear patterns, and white stars shining faintly on the blue background.
Li Zhen let out a long breath in the mask.
Then he saw a shadow appear in front of the lunar module. He realized that he had missed one thing—if the other person took two more steps, he would see his own shadow as well. So he hurriedly stepped back, went around to the other side, and at the same time ventured to jump slightly and glance into the lunar module.
The result was a mixed blessing for him - the cabin was empty.
This means that it must be "Li Zhen" who comes out.
And on the other hand...... He could only pray that the procedure for the return of the lunar module would not be too complicated. At least a half-astronaut like him has to be barely competent, otherwise he will really have to "wait for rescue" here.
The shadow of the other party remained in place.
Li Zhen hibernated quietly, subconsciously holding his breath.
Then he saw the shadow's head turn slightly, as if looking around like him. Next, the guy opened his hand, as if stretching.
Li Zhen shook his head slightly. This is indeed his own style - if he is also in such a place, and knows very well in his heart that he is the only one in the entire world, he will also make this kind of action. Because no matter how powerful a person is, once he comes to another planet, he will always feel some emotion and excitement in his heart.
Immediately after that, "Li Zhen" took two steps and seemed to be adapting to the low-gravity environment on the moon. After two big steps, it turned into slow small steps, and he adjusted his direction and walked towards what Li Zhen had just seen - the American flag.
And Li Zhen grinned and followed from behind.
It looks a little funny. One person jumps up and down behind the other, like a naughty little child. And the one in front of him was unaware, and he looked like a mature and steady adult.
The "little child" spent more than ten seconds close to him, and almost hit the oxygen cylinder behind the other party because of the force he used too hard. But the one in front of him still seemed to be unaware, maintaining a steady pace and moving towards the set goal.
Next, the one behind him raised his hands.
The four steel cones on the fingertips shimmered slightly in the sunlight.
Then he leaned over and waved!
Blood spurted out. The "blood splash" on the moon seems to be much more intense than on Earth. On the one hand, because of the low gravity, and on the other hand, because of the vacuum environment.
The two legs of the one in front of him seemed to be made of dough, and after a "gently" stroke of the four steel cones, they broke silently. The upper part of his body was still leaning forward, and he fell forward lightly, and the blood at the wound was really like a column of water in a fire hose, splashing violently, dyeing a large area of lunar soil bright red, and then rapidly freezing and turning into a hard solid at extremely low temperatures.
But the splatter of blood lasted only a short time. On the one hand, it was because it was frozen at ultra-low temperatures, and on the other hand, it was because of the silver diaphragm that appeared at the break of the man's legs. The diaphragm also condenses into a hard solid, sealing the fracture like a lid on both sides.
But there were other pieces of silvery metal that splattered out with the blood. They congealed into a hard solid on the ground like blood, but a second later they lifted their heads like vipers and suddenly levitated into the air, shooting at the sneak attacker.
However, perhaps it was the intense pain and damage that traumatized the manipulator's consciousness, and what turned into a red and white steel cone in mid-air missed.
Li Zhen was slightly stunned. But this stunned lasted less than a fraction of a second. He immediately suppressed all the confusion and doubts in his heart, and once again pounced on the body, plunging the four steel cones in his hand into the opponent's head. (To be continued......)