Volume II: The Shadow of Death Chapter 2 Here They Come

"Oh my God! The kid is alive! The scavenger shouted.

The boy stood up and looked at the crowd around him.

The girl ran over and cried and hugged the boy who was standing, but she didn't feel the boy's heartbeat through the heavy protective suit.

The leader of the scavengers cursed to himself, but the immense wealth that was close at hand quickly overshadowed the unpleasantness, and he quickly set his sights on the starship group not far away.

"Who's going to drive the cutting truck over, grandma, let's send it now!"

The crowd quickly rushed forward, leaving the young couple snuggling up to each other behind.

The boy stiffly looked back at the crowd that was rushing towards the starship group, seemingly completely unconcerned about his little girlfriend.

He opened his mouth, but let out some "ho-ho" sound of unknown meaning.

The girl noticed that something was wrong with Edmund, but she didn't realize what was going on in the first place.

The boy turned around and tore a tear in the girl's suit with a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and the sharp climbing claws on his suit cut through the girl's skin.

The girl was horrified to find that the oxygen in her hazmat suit was soon starting to leak out, but her little boyfriend ignored her, instead pulling a dagger from the knife holster on the side of his leg and lunging at the crowd rushing towards the starship.

The girl seemed frightened, holding on to the crack in her suit, so much so that she forgot to warn the crowd in front of her.

Edmund rushed into the crowd at a much faster speed, plunging his dagger into the back of a scavenger before they could react.

He moved very quickly, and after a blow, he drew his knife and left, and then threw the nearest person to the ground, stabbing the dagger into the front of the man's chest.

"Bang!" The crowd finally noticed the strangeness behind him, and the leader of the scavengers did not hesitate at all, directly raised the shotgun in his hand, and blasted Edmund away with a single shot.

On planet 47, guns are extremely rare contraband, but the biggest scavenger boss in a city will always have a little bit of scarcity in his hands.

Under the huge impact of dozens of alloy projectiles, the unlucky child was directly lifted out.

But what made the scavengers feel extremely strange was that after lying on the ground and convulsing a few times, they suddenly stood up in an extremely unreasonable way and continued to rush towards the crowd.

Unlike the rest of the panic, the leader of the scavengers calmly pulled the trigger again, and at an extremely close distance, dozens of projectiles all hit Edmund directly on the head.

Something even more strange happened, the blue-gray head did not turn into a pile of broken flesh as people imagined, but like marble, it shattered into countless hard pieces.

The boy who had come back from the dead finally stopped his actions and fell to the ground with a bang.

The leader of the scavengers swapped out two rounds and walked over to take a look at the headless body.

He kicked the immobile corpse with his foot, but it was like a stone.

"It's a bit weird in this place." The leader of the scavengers said, "Hurry in and look for it, pick out the useful ones, and go back when you're done!" ”

The scavengers stopped looking at the corpse on the ground, leaving two people to take care of the wounded behind, and helped the leader's daughter change into a new protective suit, while most of them began to search the unknown starship.

A few hours later, each vehicle that the scavengers drove was loaded with various loot and lined up in the direction of the city.

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Xinluosong, the eastern suburb of Tiangang City.

Half a year has passed since the Battle of Sillasong, and under the leadership of thousands of professionals from all walks of life who have relocated from Baeksan, people are undergoing intense post-war reconstruction work.

This raid made all those in power in Sila Song, especially the middle-level managers of the Grant Group who were once Sila Pine people, realize that if they wanted to protect themselves, Sila Pine must have a strong enough military force.

Therefore, during this period of time, no one has been urging them, everyone has worked very hard, they may not know what kind of crisis the entire human society will face, but the two alliance fleets near the star gate make them feel a real threat.

Except for the chaotic night on the first day after the war, Han Jianfei has not been idle during this time, and he has not paid much attention to the expansion of the army in Silla Song and the building of the army, which a large number of people under Mr. Grant are worried about.

On the second day after the war, Han Jianfei paid more attention to the various universities and scientific research institutions in Sillasong.

As early as the period of the alliance, the military and industrial base of Sillasong was relatively weak, and Han Jianfei did not know how much time he had left, but all his ideas could not be separated from the support of these research institutions.

"Weapons Institute?" Gen Chiko was a little puzzled as to why Han Jianfei suddenly invited her to go to a weapons research institute with her.

After the Battle of Silla Song, Mavis returned to the Governor's Palace to continue her job as CEO, while Cho Xiaonan worked with Partridge to help Mr. Grant train new fleet soldiers, except for Gen Chiko, who seemed to have nothing to do, so she lived in Han Jianfei's apartment, and spent most of her time learning about science and technology, human history, or current affairs of the alliance through computers, and rarely intervened.

Staying with him is also Mrs. Crawford, who has been acting as Han Jianfei's assistant on the "Angel of Death".

Until one day half a year later, while having breakfast, Han Jianfei suddenly asked her to go to a weapons research institute together.

"You'll know when you go." Han Jianfei came out of the bathroom, wiped his hair with a towel and said, "Let's change your clothes." ”

A few minutes later, the two got into the unmanned hovercraft sent by the group.

These days, Gen Chiko has long changed into the normal style clothes of the alliance, but no matter what, she is still not used to wearing shoes, but she never seems to feel cold, and her feet don't seem to be stained with any mud, so Han Jianfei let her go barefoot.

The hovercar drove east, flew into a mountainous area three hours later, and after a dizzying twist and turn, finally stopped on the tarmac in front of a cave.

"This is the 307 Power Armor Laboratory." There was an extremely heavy steel gate inside the cave, but there was no sign on it, Han Jianfei jumped out of the car, turned around and said to Gen Zhizi who was following behind, "The predecessor was the research center of Baishan in Xinluosong, and now it belongs to the fourth R&D department of Grant Group. ”

The two walked into the entrance of the cave, and after passing through a long and narrow tunnel, they finally came to an open space.

"Here...... It's a lot like the place you went before you left your capital. Genchiko spoke.

"Yes, it was built down to this place." Han Jianfei explained with a smile.

"What are we doing here?" Genchiko was still a little puzzled.

At this time, a somewhat bald researcher saw the two people at the entrance of the passage, put down the holographic control board in his hand, and trotted all the way over.

"Mr. Han." The bald man bowed slightly, "Sister-in-law." ”

Under the teaching of Madame Crawford, Genchiko had long known the meaning of the word "sister-in-law" in this world, and couldn't help but be a little shy.

"Don't scream," Han Jianfei scolded with a smile, "What did Fat Sun teach you?" Good ones don't learn at all. ”

After speaking, he said to Genchiko beside him: "This is Shi Kasa Yu, the director of the 307 Center, our most powerful mobile armor expert in Xinluosong, you can call him Dr. Shi." ”

The bald man smiled embarrassedly and seemed to accept the title that Han Jianfei had arranged for him.

Gentomoko nodded, but still had no interest in talking to an old man who looked a little obscene.

Shi Kasa didn't mind Gen Chiko's attitude at all, and instead said to Han Jianfei: "Boss, the kind you said last time...... Armor, the prototype has already been made, are you here today for this? ”

Han Jianfei glanced at Gen Zhizi and nodded.

Led by Tokikasa, the three of them walked into a laboratory together, and on the innermost wall of the laboratory, there were several mannequins that were slightly shorter than ordinary people, and the models were covered with several things that looked like ancient armor in the movie.

"These sets of armor are new designs according to your requirements and performance indicators...... Armor. "However, the design indicators you provided have been repeatedly modeled and verified, but the results are not ideal, and under those requirements, it is difficult for the wearer of these armors to resist that level of overload." ”

Han Jianfei shook his head: "The overload ceiling I mentioned is the limit that people wearing these armor can bear, and there is no need to discuss this." ”

Shi Kasa had no choice but to nod and continue to introduce: "The four sets of armor here can meet the indicators you proposed, but the emphasis is slightly different. ”

After speaking, he pointed to the first piece of armor in his left hand: "These armors can meet the requirements of high-mobility operations outside the atmosphere, this one is called 'Avenger', which mainly uses kinetic weapons, taking into account guided fire strikes, more like a sniper." ”

Then his hand pointed to the other armors in turn, and introduced them one by one: "This one is called 'Beamon', which has stronger protection, focuses on strength enhancement, and is easy to operate with heavy weapons; this one is called 'Phoenix', which has a single kinetic energy barrier, and is the most mobile of the four pieces of armor; and finally this one is called 'Reaper', which has moderate mobility, but strengthens the performance of melee weapons, and is more suitable for fighting in the atmosphere." ”

Although the armor looks thick, most of them are about the height of a normal person, and there is no special cockpit, and if it must be operated by a human, the only possible way is to wear it directly on the body.

"Which do you prefer?" Han Jianfei asked the girl next to him, "Use the most intuitive feeling, don't be swayed by other factors." ”

Genchiko closed her eyes and thought for a while, then walked straight to the last piece of armor: "This one." I think it's more suitable for our Seamount's combat style. ”

"Put it on?" Han Jianfei said with a smile, then turned his head and asked Shi Kasaki, "By the way, prepare a simulated training ground." ”

As soon as his words fell, a voice suddenly sounded in this laboratory: "Old Han, I'm sorry, I have something urgent to interrupt you. ”

Han Jianfei heard that it was a funny voice, at this time, it was supposed to assist in fleet training in the fleet base behind Weiyi, but I don't know how to use it, it was directly connected to the communication of the 307 center.

"You say," Han Jianfei looked at the two people beside him, "There are no outsiders here." ”

"They're coming!" Tease's voice clearly came into the ears of the three of them, "Just now, it may be thousands of light years away, but I can feel that they have woken up!" ”