M42 Nebula.

Orion planet 84001, star name: Sabre.

Due to Sabre's proximity to its parent star, the planet is already tidally locked.

There is no day and night on the entire planet's surface, and the side facing the stars is full of erupting volcanoes and oceans of magma.

On the other side, on the other side, there is eternal darkness and ice.

These two extremes of ecology on the surface of Sabre Star are catastrophic for any living thing.

However, at the intersection of the two extremes, there is a miraculous habitable zone, a buffer zone between the two extremes, which is said to be habitable, but only relative to the next door.

There are no four seasons, just hot and humid, winds and grey skies.

Although the environment is not too friendly, it still can't stop the clone colonization.

It is on this habitable strip that the equipment repair unit of the Third Order of the Clones and the prisoner of war transit station are stationed.

Not long ago, a planet containing a large amount of pure nuclear fusion fuel was discovered in the direction of the Matou Nebula, which is relatively close to Sabre Star, and clones and humans immediately started a competition.

From small-scale planetary conflicts to full-scale wars in the Horsehead Domain, a large number of wounded and captives were sent to Sabre Star. This also makes the usually idle maintenance base nervous.

In times of chaos, there are always people who want to fish in troubled waters. No, just after the commander of the maintenance base raised the alert level from level one to level three, the first group of people fishing in troubled waters came knocking on the door.

……

On the dark side of Sabre's outer space, a Rat-class nuclear-powered spacecraft lurks in the shadows of the planet.

This small dart-like spaceship was produced in the New Anthropological Era of the rise of the clones, that is, about 30,000 years ago, and is a literal remnant of antiquity.

In the cockpit of the spaceship, Zhang Fan was staring intently at the holographic dynamic projection of the Saber Star in front of him.

He had to make sure that his boat was able to make a vertical landing at the right time.

The purpose of coming to Sabre Star this time is to get an antimatter generator, which is subject to the inability to break through key technologies, and this thing has not yet been successfully developed by mankind.

Only the clones have made this thing for hundreds of years, but it is only used for military purposes, and all technical indicators are kept strictly secret.

According to the intelligence, there happened to be a clone antimatter warship that had been retired after the battle damage on Saber Star and was repaired at the base.

If the interception of the antimatter generator can be successful, Zhang Fan will have the opportunity to be selected as the leader of the fifth group of the newly formed Youth Assault Group of the Bibo Star Defense Force.

In addition to Zhang Fan, there is also a contender for this place, but his mission is arranged on the Nebula Battlefield.

……

"Chubby, have you figured out the rules of their gravity scanning?" Zhang Fan asked.

Next to him sat a little fat man in a tank top and shorts, kicking flip-flops. He was calculating while counting the statistics, and when he heard Zhang Fan ask him, he said loudly without raising his head:

"Okay, Brother Fan, you can enter vertically after a minute, and there is a five-second scanning window to ensure that the group of cloned grandchildren will not find out."

Zhang Fan frowned and said, "You promise?" ”

Chubby slapped his chest and said, "Of course, I promise." ”

"Well, I'll believe you again." Zhang Fan turned his head and said to Xiao Lei, the pilot on the other side: "Xiao Lei, according to the fat man's data, make a vertical landing." ”

"Roger." Xiao Lei pushed the frame of his glasses and pressed his hand on the push lever.

"Kaizi, let the brothers in the back gather at the rear hatch and prepare in two minutes."

"Alright, two minutes to prepare."

Five big and three thick, the sturdy Kaizi ran to the rear cabin while shouting a loud order.

Zhang Fan walked up to Xiao Lei and patted him on the shoulder. Xiao Lei is taller, but very thin, and he has been weak and sickly since he was a child, so his face is always very pale.

"Xiao Lei, is it okay?" Zhang Fan asked with concern.

Xiao Lei smiled faintly, nodded and said, "Don't worry." ”

"Okay, action."

……

The maintenance base has only one gravity feedback device responsible for high-altitude alert, which conducts a full airspace scan every five seconds, and any object that exceeds a person's weight appears in the air will trigger an alarm.

Zhang Fan's ship was heading towards the base at full speed, trying to get the ship down to a sufficient altitude in the five-second interval of each scan.

The gravitational waves emitted by the gravitational feedback device cannot be absorbed and eliminated, and the gravitational waves that bounce off the spacecraft at high altitude are transmitted back to the ground, triggering the base's alarm device.

Only when it descends low enough can the shape of the front of the ship be used to bounce the gravitational waves high into the air.

However, just as the spacecraft rushed into the warning area and approached a low altitude to slow down, a warning sound immediately sounded in the cabin:

"Unknown spaceship, this is the airspace of the Third Legion of the New Humans, please identify yourself immediately."

"What's going on?" Zhang Fan turned his head and glared at Xiao Chubby.

"This ...... It shouldn't be, maybe ......" Xiaopang lowered his head, his eyes glanced left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Zhang Fan.

"Forget it," Zhang Fan sighed, now is not the time to blame Xiao Pang, he turned his head and said to Xiao Lei:

"Xiao Lei, move forward close to the ground."

"Brother Fan," Chubby suddenly shouted, "The three targets on the right string are approaching at high speed." ”

Zhang Fan looked, and sure enough, three black dots in the direction of the base were rushing towards him at high speed.

"Don't panic," Zhang Fan shouted loudly: "Kaizi, jamming bomb." ”

The ship immediately launched a series of smoke grenades, which enveloped a large area of surrounding airspace.

"Release the decoy boat." Zhang Fan continued to give orders: "Xiao Lei, immediately turn left and move forward to avoid contact with enemy aircraft." ”

As soon as an inflatable decoy boat was released, it immediately erupted a tail flame and rushed straight forward at high speed.

Zhang Fan's spaceship circled rapidly downward, and after entering a canyon, it immediately turned off its thrusters and entered a gliding flight.

Sure enough, three enemy planes roared overhead, chasing the bait boat.

Although the decoy boat is fast, it does not have much fuel, and the enemy plane will be found quickly, so it is imperative to find a place to hide immediately.

The spaceship sneaked quietly in the canyon for a while, and Zhang Fan asked Xiao Lei to park the spaceship under a jutting mountain wall, a position to avoid aerial reconnaissance.

If you don't do a ground search, it won't be easy to find.

"This operation is a failure." Zhang Fan sat on the chair and said lightly.

"Brother Fan, I'm sorry." Chubby said apologetically.

"Chubby," Zhang Fan glanced at Chubby and said, "You're over a hundred years old, can you tell me less sorry in the future?" ”

"Yes...... Well, I ......"

Zhang Fan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's already like this anyway, there may be other defensive deployments in the base, don't blame you, think about what to do next." ”

"Brother Fan," Kaizi walked up and said, "Anyway, the plan is in vain, just rush out in one go, it's a big deal to come back next time." ”

Zhang Fan shook his head and said, "Our target this time was originally an antimatter generator, and humans don't have this thing yet, if we can get one back......" Zhang Fan said this, glanced at the crowd, and then said:

"Everyone has been following me for a while, and it has always been a straggler, high and low, this assault team is an opportunity, I want to bring my brothers into the group and seek a formal formation, how to say it is decent, right?"

After listening to Zhang Fan's words, everyone was a little restless, entering the formal establishment, there would be more guarantees for survival, and there would be more resources available, who wouldn't want to enter?

"So ......" Zhang Fan continued: "Kaizi, you take a few brothers out to guard and watch the spaceship, and the rest of the people follow me to the base, and the operation continues." ”

Hearing this, everyone felt a little surprised and looked at Zhang Fan one after another.

"Don't look at me, put on your gear and get ready to go, we don't have much time."

"Brother Fan, should I go?" Chubby asked.

"We're raiding on foot, you physique...... Is it appropriate? Zhang Fan asked rhetorically while wearing a combat suit.

Chubby rubbed his hands and didn't know what to say.

Zhang Fan could see that he felt guilty and wanted to do something to make amends, but with a little fat, it was obviously more likely to be held back.

"Forget it, just stay on the ship, ready to meet us." Zhang Fan said that at the same time, the battle outfit had been prepared.

"Okay," Xiaopang agreed, saying, "Brother Fan, don't worry, it's in my ......."

Zhang Fan hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt Xiaopang and said, "Stop, stop, don't talk about it, the more I talk about it, the more bottomless I am." ”

Zhang Fan asked Xiaopang and Xiaolei to stay on the spaceship to answer, Kaizi took four people to guard the hidden point near the spaceship, and he took the remaining six people to the base.

Kaiko disagreed, saying that he had the highest level of combat on the entire ship and that he had to go.

Unable to resist Kaizi, Zhang Fan had to agree, and the eight people were divided into two teams, Zhang Fan and Kaizi each led a team and headed towards the maintenance base.

The surface of Sabre Star habitable zone has long been subject to wind erosion and rain, whether it is a hillside or a low-lying place, it is full of mud and swamps.

Not to mention the tall and dense woods, with only a few sparse bryophytes growing in the low-lying areas.

They are the only indigenous people on the planet.

The two teams climbed out of the canyon and were greeted first by a gloomy sky and pouring rain.

The hot and cold air currents collide here so violently that it doesn't need to form clouds to rain directly.

The wind swept and rained down on each of the players. Zhang Fan looked ahead, there were still about ten kilometers in a straight line from the base, which was not too far.

Unfortunately, they have to go against the wind, which adds a lot of resistance.

"Attention everyone, activate the monster system, pay attention to concealment, and move forward at full speed." Zhang Fan gave the order to set off briefly.

The monster system is a single combat outfit that Zhang Fan got from the combat unit for this operation.

It mainly contains a titanium adaptive skeleton to assist operations, a life-sustaining system, optical stealth, and a full-band battlefield surveillance helmet.

This set of equipment is the standard equipment of individual soldiers in the front-line combat units of the human military, and it is expensive to build.

The team members activated the monster suits one after another, and thanks to the assistance of the full-band monitoring system, the scene in front of them immediately became clear.

Adaptive bones, on the other hand, provide ten times more muscle strength than the average person.

After turning on the optical stealth system, eight people began to rush in the direction of the maintenance base.