Finale: When Hell Comes to Earth (36)
Six unusual base cars drove into the outpost's spacious square, forming a very regular diamond shape in a clearing, and then the vehicles stopped, and the end of the long car behind it was slowly raised by the hydraulic rod on the body until it stood vertically.
Amid the humming sound of motors, the lower halves of the six carriages slowly unfolded, revealing the silver metal structure inside.
A loud sound of footsteps came from far and near, and a scarred ice messenger appeared from the field of vision, and went straight into the center of the rhombic array composed of base vehicles.
Sensing the presence of the Ice Emissary, the six mirror-smooth silver surfaces began to ripple slightly, and chains with exquisite silver patterns extended from them, stretching inch by inch towards the Ice Emissary standing in the center.
After the silver chain touched the outer armor of the mecha, the end transformed into a tentacle covered with burrs and attached itself to the surface of the Ice Messenger, and the patterns engraved on the chain began to change rapidly, looking like living creatures dancing from side to side on the surface of the chain from a distance. At the same time, a clear electronic voice came from the Ice Bringer
"Charging begins, please prepare the driver for mental shock! 3…… 2…… 1! ”
"Woo~Woo ......"
The huge energy transmission caused the surrounding air to ionize, and the arcs of electricity swam throughout the charging field, as if loading the Ice Messenger with a pink-purple shield, and at the same time, the Ice Messenger's outer armor turned into a liquid state under the activation of the huge energy, flowing over and over again around the entire body surface.
The whole process lasted only a few minutes, and as the arc of "Charge Completed" was all gone, the originally scarred Ice Messenger appeared in the center of the field.
"Woo~"
The cockpit of the Ice Messenger was ejected, and a sweaty Shi Lei jumped out of it.
Immediately, a person wearing a white coat from the 521 Research Institute carried the nutrient solution to greet him
"Replenish your stamina first!"
Shi Lei silently took the nutrient solution and drank it all.
After repelling it, Shi Lei found that the energy reserves of his mecha had reached a very dangerous situation, and Shi Lei had to give up his plan to join Liu Yuxin first, and drove the mecha back to the outpost to recharge.
When Shi Lei was ready to set off again, he found that the outpost was under siege by waves of xenomorph elite legions, and the form was precarious, so Shi Lei had to stay in the base to help them defend the base - you must know that the supporting facilities of the Ice Messenger are all in this base, and if the base falls, his mecha will soon turn into a pile of immobile scrap metal.
In the days that followed, he led the few dozen mechs in the base to raid the opponent's long-range positions again and again, or appeared in the weak points of the defense when it was most needed, saving the base from danger several times.
I don't know how they've been these days? Under his leadership, everything should be fine, okay?
The brutal tug-of-war reminded Shi Lei of the team led by Liu Yuxin, but immediately shook his head and laughed at himself.
Even if he is facing such a general trend before he fully awakens, he can only go with the flow, so he should not have too many expectations......
As the closest unuprooted stronghold to the master, the xenomorphs pay more and more attention to it with the times, in addition to mobilizing a large number of ordinary troops, long-range attacks and electromagnetic tactical shielding have not been left behind, if it weren't for the emergence of any powerful xenomorph leaders, I'm afraid they would have been unable to defend this base.
But it's coming soon! Although the body of a high-level xenomorph cannot recover as quickly as it can through technology. But in two or three days, as long as you are not seriously injured, you have basically recovered your breath, do you want to lead everyone to break through? If he leaves, who will pick up Liu Yuxin, who is trapped in the tide of xenos.
Just as Shi Lei was standing in the field and thinking a lot, a second lieutenant in a straight military uniform came over and gave him a military salute
"Colonel Shi Lei, I am your new liaison officer Zhang Huoming, and I will ask you for more advice in the future."
Shi Lei glanced at the childish young officer and frowned
"Where's Xiaoye?"
"Because of the lack of good commanders on the front line, Captain Ye was transferred to the defense unit, and his superiors asked me to take over his original task."
It seems that the casualties of the heavy infantry are very heavy, and even their original liaison officers have been assigned to the front line, replaced by a young man who has just graduated from the non-commissioned officer academy.
Shi Lei nodded, and said hello to him.
"Colonel, our commander asks you to discuss the breakout."
It was probably the first independent mission, and Zhang Huoming remembered the purpose of the trip at this time.
"Got it, I'll go over right away."
Has it finally come to this point? The outpost had a lot of combat materials before the war, which was also the confidence to hold out for so long after the alliance's supply line was interrupted, but the hoarded materials under the continuous siege of the xenomorphs were rapidly reduced, and now it is finally time to consider breaking out.
Shi Lei changed into a set of clean clothes and rushed to the command center as quickly as possible.
Seeing Shi Lei's arrival, the person in charge of the outpost said
"Colonel Shi Lei has also arrived, everyone can start!"
First stood up a major, the position of the director of logistics at the base, and he took out a text to show everyone
"Originally, our outpost prepared two hoplite regiments for a month's worth of combat supplies in accordance with the requirements of the alliance, but in fact, we gathered far more than two corps here, and after a few days of intense consumption, our stocks have been reduced by about 30%, especially weapons spare parts and various ammunition and energy, and their stocks have been less than 50%."
The head of the base waved for the major to sit down, and then spoke
"You get it, right? According to the current intensity of the xenomorph attack, we can still support it for 3-4 days at most, and the breakout operation is imperative! I have decided to abandon this base and break through to our rear after 12 hours, from now on, all our supplies are open to you, in these 12 hours, please try to carry the materials needed for the breakout according to your own needs and arrange the rotation between the troops, after 12 hours we will launch the breakout operation on time! ”
The person in charge of the base looked around at the people in the command center, and found no objections, he said slowly
"What else would you like to add?"
The alliance forces gathered in this base are diverse, from various systems, so unity of opinion and unified command is the key to whether they can break through safely, so it is very necessary to keep the same and distinguish before the war, which is also the original intention of him to gather everyone.
"It seems that everyone has no opinion, so the time for us to break out is set in 12 hours!"