Chapter 459: Escape from Death!
"Think you'll be able to sleep in a fortress? What a naivety! In the general control room of the Osborne Building, Chris looked at the image passed by Nova, took a sip of coffee, and sneered.
Since he wants to attack the Inhumans, how could he forget the Black Bolt King, who has always been the strongest of the Inhumans? In particular, the Black Bolt King was captured by a sneak attack because of Maximus's coup d'état, and he was imprisoned without resistance, which is simply a godsend!
As for how Nova found out where Black Bolt was being held...... It's very simple, when the two inhuman royal clans of Medusa and Tritan were captured by the U.S. military nano warriors, Nova placed a hidden tracking device on her body, and then followed all the way in, with her strength, it was impossible to be discovered.
Although Tritan, one of the two, was imprisoned separately, Medusa was unsurprisingly sent to the Black Bolt King to be imprisoned, and after the guards left the cell, the Inhuman king and queen were bound and completely ineffective, and they were not at the mercy of Nova?
As for how to be parasitized without allowing the Black Bolt King to activate his ability, because the parasite of the face-hugging worm has to enter through the mouth, this is actually very simple...... Just knock it out.
However, the two of them only cultivated one alien, because although Medusa's ability is also good, it is not suitable for aliens...... Imagine a hairy alien, I can't bear to look at it directly, plus because of the strength of the Black Bolt King, its parasitic alien growth also needs more food, so Medusa is not parasitized by the alien.
However, although she was not parasitized by Medusa, Chris believes that she is more painful than Black Bolt, because she watched Black Bolt be knocked unconscious by Nova, then parasitized, and finally the alien broke out of his chest...... On top of that, she was devoured alive by this alien.
This alien was originally a surprise left by Chris to Maximus, after all, this alien was born by the Black Bolt King and devoured Medusa, and its strength is far from being comparable to ordinary aliens, and even the alien queen is definitely far inferior...... If it were an ordinary alien from the past, there was no doubt that a usurpation of power similar to Maximus was about to take place in this alien race.
Once the hatchling of the alien queen hatches an alien that is far more powerful than the queen, then this alien will inevitably replace the queen.
However, because the alien queen has been transformed by Dehaka's primitive alien before, this situation will no longer happen, because the original alien gene in their body belongs to Dehaka, far above these aliens, so unless the newly born alien has the strength to surpass Dehaka, it is absolutely impossible to go against Dehaka's will.
And this newly-born alien, although it has the powerful ability of the Black Bolt King, is far from the same as Dehaka...... According to the strength level, the Black Bolt King is only an eighth level at most, which is far from Dhaka.
The only thing that was a little surprising to Chris was that Orlan actually wanted to release the Black Bolt King, and as a result, he released this powerful monster in advance.
But if you release it, you can release it, anyway, it has no impact on the overall plan.
Of course, it didn't affect Chris's plan, but for the American troops and Inhumans in the palace, it was a bad star...... It's just that at this time, the U.S. army and the Inhuman troops are constantly consolidating the defense line under the orders of General Hawke, and they don't realize it at all.
"How's the defense system taking over?" In the main control room of the palace, General Hawke asked the officer in charge of the corresponding work with a solemn face.
"Inhuman's technology is very different from ours, and in general it is much more advanced than ours at the technical level, and it will take a lot of time to fully master it, but the basic functions are already available!" The technical officer in charge of the corresponding is none other than Captain Rex, who had previously advised Major General Hawke, and at this time, he was operating a supercomputer to continuously analyze and read Attillan's core database according to the orders of Major General Hawke and the authority he received from Maximus.
It's just that because he was facing away from General Hawke at this time, General Hawke didn't see Rex's eyes that seemed a little wandering when he answered him, and the other technicians were also busy with their own work, and they also didn't notice Rex's small movements.
Yes, although Rex at this time ostensibly analyzed the core data of the Inhumans according to General Hawke's orders, in fact, he was doing something else at this time...... Steal and download a special piece of data.
As a technical officer of the military's special forces, Rex is definitely a genius, otherwise he would not have been given the important task of analyzing the core data of the Inhumans, but it is this talent that has allowed him to discover some incredible content in Attillan's core database.
As mentioned earlier, since the Inhumans can build such a high-level flying fortress city as Attillan, its technological level is actually very developed, although it may only be regarded as a third-rate in the universe, but compared to the original Earth, it is developed I don't know how much, even if the technology that Chris has opened to the countries of the Earth through various ways now, it is still not comparable to the Inhumans at its peak, otherwise the Inhumans would have been wiped out by the Olympians long ago.
It's just that because of the long-standing hierarchical system of the Inhuman race, no one has studied science and technology at all, so that its scientific and technological level has come to a standstill, and even the generation has been broken...... But in fact, many of the technologies that have been broken have not really been lost, but have been sealed in the core database of Attilan by the Inhuman technicians in the past, but the level of the later people is too poor and they have not been discovered...... It's like a super hacker hiding a file in a computer that your average technician might not find until he dies.
But today, these mothballed technologies were discovered by Rex, a technical genius who is also in this area.
At first, Rex was very excited to report this matter to General Hawke, but just as he was about to report to General Hawke, the phone call between Major General Hawke and General Ross made him change his mind.
The phone call between Admiral Hawke and General Ross was not particularly secret, and there were military secrecy regulations, so there was no shying away from the subordinate officers present, and the content was also very simple, nothing more than that even if the entire Attilan was destroyed in the end, other countries could not have a chance to interfere.
Coupled with the conversation he had with General Hawke before, Rex subconsciously concealed this matter...... Few people know that Rex is actually an extremely radical person, and in fact many geniuses actually have psychological problems in this area...... If anyone knows about the famous criminals in history, they will find that many of them are extremely genius figures in their respective fields.
It's just that Rex usually hides very well, whether it is between family, friends or colleagues, he is very cheerful, and he has never exposed the dark side of his heart.
Because Rex knows, just like Major General Hawke said before, because he is in this world, he can't change this world, he can only adapt to it.
But now the technical information that Rex found in the Attilan database opened his eyes to the possibility of changing the world.
So he began to secretly download relevant data, and as much as he downloaded, he deleted as much as the content of the core database, of course, in this process, he was actually very nervous, no matter how genius, it was the first time he did this kind of thing, it would be strange if he was not nervous.
It's just that his nervousness didn't arouse the suspicion of the people around him, all because of too much pressure, after all, among the people present, Rex's age can be said to be very young, and in the face of the current situation where there are monsters everywhere outside, and there are Shangguan urging pressure inside, it would be strange if he wasn't nervous.
So in this case, Rex downloaded most of the data very smoothly.
But at this time, the unexpected happened.
And this accident is naturally the super alien born by the Black Bolt King.
Now that it has been released, Chris has no idea of restricting this super alien, so this super alien naturally began to kill in the palace.
At the beginning, because this super alien hunted the people in the palace according to the traditional hunting method of the alien, it was not so easy to be discovered, but after all, the palace was already the last fortress of the American army and the Inhuman race, and under the strict defense system, several sentinels and patrols lost contact, which soon attracted the attention of General Hawke, and immediately dispatched heavy troops to start hunting down this super alien, and even a large number of Inhuman nobles were involved......
Now that it is time of life and death, even if those inhuman nobles are dissatisfied with Maximus and the American army, they finally stood on the same front with them in the persuasion before Maximus's ceremony, and temporarily obeyed General Hawke's orders...... Of course, a big reason for this is also because they learned that Maximus had handed over the core authority of Attilan to the U.S. military, and that the ownership of Attilan had no chance to change at all.
I have to say that the abilities of these inhuman nobles are still very powerful, and many of them are not only good at fighting, but also good at tracking.
Therefore, after they joined, it was even more difficult for the alien army outside the palace to break through the defense line of the American army and enter the royal city, and those Inhumans who were good at tracking soon discovered the traces of the super alien in the palace.
Led by these Inhumans, a company of Ranger troops surrounded the super alien!
But what these Inhumans didn't expect was that this super alien could be said to be a completely different species from those aliens outside the palace, and possessed the power of their king, the Black Bolt King.
Therefore, several Inhumans who are good at tracking and a company of Ranger American soldiers are naturally tragic, and they are directly bombarded into scum by this alien.
And after the encirclement force completely lost contact, the patrol in the palace had just discovered the fact that the former king and queen and the current captain of the guard, Oran, who had been imprisoned by them, had died.
After the super alien was discovered, it simply stopped hiding its form and began to kill people throughout the palace...... Without any restrictions, the Black Bolt King's sonic ability, that terrifying destructive power is simply beyond words, and the defense line of the American soldiers and the Inhuman Guards is completely vulnerable to this super alien.
In just ten minutes, the number of troops in General Hawke's hands, whether it was American soldiers, Inhuman royal guards, or those Inhuman nobles, had dropped by half...... Previously, in the process of fighting against the huge number of ordinary alien armies on the periphery, the loss of military strength was not one-third of this.
This shows the power of this super alien born from the Black Bolt King...... It is no wonder that with the strength of an eighth-level powerhouse, when facing a low-level strength, its combat power can be described as crushing level, especially the ability of a Black Bolt King that is suitable for group attacks, and it is a BUG-like existence.
Of course, this is also because it is inconvenient for the US military to use weapons of mass destruction in the palace fortress.
And with the killing of this super alien in the palace, Major General Hawke's original defense line on the periphery was naturally unable to maintain, and under the secret command of Nova, the ordinary alien army on the periphery also broke through the defense line, rushed into the palace, and began to kill on a large scale.
"Damn it, retreat, get out of here!" Faced with this situation, Major General Hawke's original idea of holding on to the palace fortress was completely shattered, and he could only choose to retreat...... If you don't retreat while you still have a certain amount of troops in your hands, you won't be able to withdraw if you want to do it later.
And since Major General Hawke ordered a retreat, the officers under him naturally put down everything they had at hand and began to flee for their lives.
But after everyone retreated, there was still one person who didn't leave, and that was Rex.
At this time, Rex had downloaded nearly 90% of the databases, and he was only a little bit away, how could he give up?
"Hurry, hurry! Faster! Looking at the progress bar on the screen, Rex sweated profusely and muttered, at this time, the progress bar of the last part of the data has reached 99%, but just like many people get off the film, the last 1% is slow and makes people collapse.
Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, and with the words "download completed" popping up on the screen, Rex cheered and picked up the data disk, and ran away...... At this time, most of the American troops and Inhumans in the palace had retreated, and only a small number of broken or lost soldiers were still sporadically resisting the aliens everywhere, and of course, naturally no one would notice Rex's actions.
And Rex is also very smart, his escape route is not General Hawke's retreat route, although General Hawke's side has a large number of troops to protect it, it seems to be safer, but there is no doubt that a large number of people gathered, which also attracted a greater number of aliens.
So Rex, after finding an Inhuman hovercar, sped away in the opposite direction of General Hawke's main force...... And he did this, not only because there may be fewer aliens on this road, but also because as an information technology officer, he knew that there was a scientific research station under construction by the military in that direction, and in this scientific research station under construction, there should be industrial shuttles.
And when the alien crisis in the city broke out before, the personnel in the scientific research station had already withdrawn into the palace in accordance with General Hawke's order, so the shuttle there should still be there, and that type of shuttle could allow him to return to Earth.
Therefore, Rex, who has top-secret information, also wants to borrow the shuttle there to return to Earth, and then completely break away from the military...... Anyway, according to the current situation of Attillan, as long as he returns to Earth incognito, the military's information about him afterwards will only be a "disappearance".
I have to say that Rex is not only bold and careful, but also very lucky, he did not encounter any obstacles along the way, and arrived at the destination he expected very smoothly, the US military scientific research station under construction.
But after entering the scientific research station, he found a problem, that is, although he was a senior information technology officer under General Hawke, and the rank of captain was not low, but because it was not the same system as this scientific research station, he did not have the authority of this scientific research station, so he could not open the docking cabin of the shuttle at all.
Fortunately, this kind of thing is not difficult for a genius like Rex who is proficient in computer technology, when he even uses the microcomputer he carries with him to start cracking.
"Haha, piece of cake!" Because this scientific research station is under construction, there is no important information, plus it is the moon, and it is basically impossible for anyone to invade, so the initial control system is very simple, and in just a few minutes, Rex completed the cracking and opened the hatch where the shuttle is located.
But just as he was about to put away the computer, a drop of slime dripped from the top of his head onto the screen of the microcomputer in his hand.
Rex, who saw this drop of slime, immediately swallowed his saliva subconsciously...... Although it has actually been less than an hour since the U.S. military and the alien creature have been fighting, in fact, the staff officers and scientific researchers within the U.S. military, relying on the few aliens that were killed, still analyzed some basic information about the aliens, and informed the whole army...... Like in the movie, a unit is slaughtered, and the high-level doesn't know what killed them, but in reality, it is actually very rare...... Never underestimate the analytical ability and operational efficiency of a military brigade.
So Rex knew very well what this drop of slime meant, so he immediately didn't want to just roll on the spot...... Although Rex is a technical officer, as a technical officer of the special forces, he is also proficient in combat skills, so it is naturally impossible to make such a low-level mistake.
And it was his alertness that allowed him to pick up a life, narrowly avoiding the tongue that popped out of the alien's mouth behind him.
The alien didn't expect its prey to react so quickly, and even made an extremely low-level mistake...... It was stunned.
But Rex didn't...... As a real soldier, he will not make such a low-level mistake as in the movie to avoid a sneak attack and see what sneaks up on him, as early as the moment he turned over, he had already pulled out the gun on his waist, opened the safe, aimed, and shot in one go, and in a few seconds, the magazine in the pistol lock was already empty.
However, it is a pity that with the advent of scientific and technological changes, all kinds of equipment in the army have long been updated, and the pistols and guns used by soldiers have become more advanced, more powerful, and more accurate.
But a pistol is a pistol after all, no matter how powerful it is, it is limited, and the alien that Rex is facing, although it is only an ordinary alien, but after all, it is born by the alien queen who has been strengthened by De Haca, and the protection ability of its carapace is still very good, so Rex's bullet shot into the air only injured the alien, making it roar and retreat a few steps away, but it was not able to kill it.
Seeing this, Rex very decisively threw away the empty gun in his hand, picked up the microcomputer that had fallen on the ground, and ran towards the hangar that had been opened, towards the shuttle in the hangar......
The alien who was injured by the prey naturally refused to give up, shook his injured head, and chased after Rex with his legs.
Although Rex is also considered an army elite, he is not a strengthened nano elite after all, and as a technical officer, he does not wear power armor, let alone a rich man, so it is naturally impossible for him to outrun the alien, so the alien only ran a few steps, and then jumped in front of Rex.
However, Rex seemed to know that the alien would do this, and when the alien jumped, it was a sharp turn and ran to the other side of the shuttle, perfectly avoiding the alien's interception.
But this is only temporary, and because of such a sharp turn, Rex actually moved away from the shuttle, so after the alien quickly adjusted the direction, he soon caught up with Rex again, and the flexible tail twitched directly on Rex's back, directly pumping Rex, who was constantly running, several meters forward.
Rex, who landed again, clearly felt that his back and shoulder blades were shattered by the alien, and as he landed, the alien behind him was already standing behind him and poked his head out again.
But at this time, Rex not only did not panic, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...... Just when the alien was about to give the prey in front of him a heartbeat, Rex turned over, and in front of the alien, a black hole appeared in the muzzle...... It turned out that Rex's target was not a shuttle, but a military standard rifle lying quietly in the corner where he was at this time.
This was originally a scientific research base for the military, and in the case of an emergency evacuation, it is normal for some firearms to be left behind.
"Goodbye, ugly!" Looking at the huge mouth that was close at hand, Rex sneered and pulled the trigger...... Unlike pistols, the military's standard rifles are very powerful...... Because the users of rifles are no longer regular troops...... Conventional troops use firearms that are automatically carried on power armor.
Therefore, those who still use rifles are generally internal guard units that do not wear power armor, but because the opponent may still be power armor, the power of the weapons they use is naturally to be able to deal with power armor, so the power is very huge, and no matter how strong the shaped carapace is, it is only equivalent to power armor, and it cannot defend against the close-range shooting of this rifle at all.
So a few bullets came out of the chamber, and the alien's head was directly smashed.
But as the alien's head was blasted to pieces, Rex's smile also froze, because the moment he saw the green blood splashed by the alien, he remembered that the alien's blood was a powerful biological acid......
However, it was too late at this time, so he could only dodge as best he could, and subconsciously turned to the right side to reduce the area where he might be drenched.
But there is still a lot of alien blood, leading the left half of his body and the left side of his face.
The moment he came into contact with the strong acid, Rex broke out with a terrifying scream, and the severe pain made him roll on the ground subconsciously, and he wanted to faint directly from the pain at this time.
But the truth is often contrary to people's wishes...... Sometimes, the pain can be dizzy and even shocking, but there are also times when excessive pain doesn't make people faint, but makes people more conscious, as is the case with Rex now.
And it was this situation that made him feel the pain while seeing a barrel of engine oil not far away...... So he struggled to climb over, and then poured the oil on himself without thinking.
All oils, including motor oils, are mainly composed of hydrocarbons, which are neutral substances and do not react with acids and bases.
However, when humans make engine oil, they generally add some weak alkaline substances to it, because this can enhance the aging of the engine oil, and at the same time can also remove the carbon deposits (weak acidity) of the machine, so generally speaking, the engine oil is actually weakly alkaline.
Of course, with Chris's promotion of the earth's technology, all the engines of the military are new energy, and there is no internal combustion engine, but as a lubricant, the oil is still used, which is nothing more than a change in composition, the effect is more and more powerful, and in order to maintain its long-term effect, it is still weakly alkaline.
What's more, pouring engine oil on the body also plays a certain role in preventing infection.
(The above is pure, please don't try it casually!) I am not responsible for any accidents! )
So although the actual effect was not very good, Rex's left half of his body was basically scrapped, and his face was disfigured, but his life was temporarily saved.
After feeling a little better, Rex endured the still-intense pain and slipped into the shuttle...... He didn't dare to stay here for too long, otherwise another alien would come and he would really die.