Chapter 595: Rulzan
Tang Fang was a little hesitant, combined with the information collected by Emma about Surbacho's personality traits and governing philosophy, as well as his conversation with Meng Haoyu, he really didn't like this young duke, if he could teach him a lesson, such as destroying this fleet from another star system in the territory of the Knar family, which was completely controlled by the young duke, would it make him a little more restrained and less stubborn.
But doing so will inevitably expose his strength and let others know that he has the ability to break through the national warp speed interception and early warning network, and this is contrary to his purpose of coming to "Aladel". Although Philips and Benny Sr. have been rescued, Zhixin has not yet arrived, so it is not appropriate to cause more trouble.
What's more, he is already in the political whirlpool between the Star Alliance and the Monya Empire, and if he intervenes in the affairs of the United Kingdom of Tulanx, it will definitely bring a heavy burden and international pressure to the "Morning Star Casting".
For the civilians of "Aradel", he can only apologize. Maybe he doesn't mind knocking Sulbacho when he has enough influence in the future, but not now, his strength is far from enough.
The two Protoss transport planes disappeared after delivering everyone to the "Seraph", and at the same time, the Phoenix fighters, scout fighters, and Wyvern clusters that were fighting with the garrison over Kandal Island also disappeared one after another.
Philips, Old Benny and the others had just gotten off the Protoss transport plane and entered the internal space of the "Seraph", all of them were at a loss, only Irma had already become numb under the repeated shock, even if Captain Tang said that he was the reincarnation of the gods, he would not doubt it, and maybe he would run over and kiss his feet.
Of course, she knew very well that he would not be so vulgar.
Next, the Seraphic Archangel exited the shadow side of the moon and started its warp engine to fly to the asteroid belt of the seventh planet.
He was going to transfer Philips and the others to the "Morningstar" first, and then go to find Zhixin.
When asked about the location of Congreve's collection, Benny Sr. told him that he was on one of the moons of the third planet of "Aradell". In addition to the Duke's private collection, there are also high-tech research facilities such as high-tech laboratories and incubation centers.
Tang Fang suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the detector did not find the collection on Kandal Island at the beginning, it turned out that it was not in "Etiya".
By the time the Seraphic Angel and the Morning Star converged and the personnel were transferred, Surbachgio's Edward fleet had already jumped from the airspace of the Eighth Planet to the outer void of Etiya. Under the command of the fleet commander, the entire planet was besieged, and more than 90 light and heavy interceptor ships and space-based interception equipment confined the airspace between low-altitude orbit and high-altitude orbit, not to mention aircraft, not even a fly could fly out.
Surbacho did not know that the Don side had evacuated "Etia", the commander of the Edward fleet, Fernero? Koria also didn't know, and still blocked the entire planet according to the instructions given to him by the young duke, intending to catch turtles in the urn.
At the same time, the surface world of "Etiya" went under martial law, and the police and army began to search the major cities. Numerous early warning drones and space-based reconnaissance satellites continue to scan the surface part of the planet in a large area.
No one knew that just 5 minutes ago, a battleship named "Seraph" appeared next to the flagship of the Edward fleet "Mercury", and stopped there quietly for a while, watching the Edward fleet spread out and encircle the entire planet.
Tang Fang thought it was funny, Zhou Ai said he was bored, and Roy smirked. Only Freya's mouth almost pouted into the sky, because the "Seraph" was originally her happy nest with Tang Fang. Today suddenly as a living room + transport plane, of course she will not be happy.
The Seraph's left silently, as if it had come silently, and no one knew that it had ever come, leaving no trace.
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The planet on which the collection is located is called "Rulzan", a dwarf planet with a diameter of only 900 kilometers. It is the smallest of the moons of the third planet "Aradel".
Despite this, the complex of numerous research facilities still appears as a small piece on the surface scan.
According to Benny the Elder, there is a small palace in the middle of the complex, which was the residence of Congreve during his stay in "Rulzan", and the collection was built underneath the palace.
Follow the measurement coordinates. Tang ordered the Seraphic AI to land the battleship at a low altitude of "Rourzan", and then teleported several people to the surface.
Since Emma had been instructed to invade the space-based satellite and shield the storage of several people, the group arrived at a circular valley on the edge of the complex without any danger.
After a preliminary observation of the research park with the telescope, he noticed something unusual.
There are five large armed shuttles parked on the tarmac in the west area of the scientific research park where several people are located, and more than a dozen soldiers wearing "pilgrim" power armor patrol outside the shuttles and at the entrance of the park.
Not far away, there are two other multi-purpose armored vehicles that are on alert, looking like they are facing a great enemy.
Could it be that the small actions he made in "Etiya" actually affected "Rourzan", and even the alert level of the scientific research park was raised to this level?
It shouldn't be...... It has only been more than 2 hours since the Protoss transport plane left "Etiah" and everyone came to "Rulzan", and Sulbacho still thought that he was still staying in "Etiah", otherwise he would not have ordered the Edward fleet to block the airspace on the periphery of the entire planet.
Could it be that the clever young duke sniffed some smell from Philips and old Benny, and deduced that the transaction between the two and the old duke was related to him, so as to increase the protection of Zhixin? If that's the case, it can't be said that it will be robbed by blitzkrieg, and if Zhixin is transferred to another place, things will become very tricky.
However, just as he was about to release hidden agents such as ghosts and ghosts to ambush the scientific research park in advance, preparing to carry out infiltration operations after the battle began, and control the collection hall as soon as possible, the patrol soldiers at the entrance of the park had a new movement.
A man who seemed to be a commander quickly rushed into the park with more than 20 soldiers at the gate, leaving only 2 multi-purpose armored vehicles at the gate.
Tang was puzzled, not understanding what was going on. Could it be that something is going on inside the park?
But no matter what, the arrow has to be fired.
He told SΓΉ Aros, Zhou Ai, and Roy to wait for his attack signal, activate the stealth device of the harsh environment protective suit, jump out of the crater, and run towards the entrance of the scientific research park.
It's strange to say. The 20mm Gatling cannon and rocket launcher on the top of the two multi-purpose armored vehicles are all pointed at the entrance of the park, not the outside.
Arriving near the entrance, he and a ghost each lock onto a multi-purpose armored vehicle and pull the trigger.
Two EMP shells were fired from a C-20A grenade launcher, each nailed into a multifunctional armored vehicle, creating a powerful storm of electromagnetic pulses. Instantly paralyze all kinds of on-board electronic components.
Several ghosts slashed the door with a ghostly blade, and AGR-14 fired several armor-piercing bullets, and the soldiers inside were blown off their brains one by one before they knew what was happening, leaving only one alive according to Tang Fang's orders.
After checking his surroundings and finding that Qi Qi was normal, he sent a signal to several veterans hiding in the crater, summoned the infected worm, and ordered to cast a "nerve parasitism" on the living mouth. β
A few seconds later, the infected received information from a soldier.
It turned out that they were not the garrison of "Rulzan". Instead, he came from the Edward fleet, appointed by the commander of the landing force to escort a team of researchers to the research park.
Curiously, after unloading the researchers, the transport team commander did not ask them to retreat, but waited in place. About 20 minutes later, the second order was even more unbelievable, and all soldiers were to guard the entrance to the scientific research park, and no one was allowed to pass through. Then the squad commander rushed into the park with more than two dozen soldiers, leaving two multi-purpose armored vehicles that were inconvenient to enter to continue the mission.
The living mouth left by feelings is a small soldier. Nothing is known about what is going on inside the park.
At this moment, Aros, Roy, and Zhou Ai, who were hiding in the crater, each took a vulture chariot to the entrance of the park.
Tang Fang thought about it, but decided to act according to the original plan, and ordered the hidden mobile force composed of ghsot and ghosts to infiltrate the park first to see if there was any danger, and wait until the obstacles were cleared. They then enter the park.
Tell Emma to keep an eye on the movements of ghosts and ghosts, especially the internal structure of the research park, and preferably build a 3D diorama of the entire underground complex, and then he explains the battle essentials to the three of them, waiting for the infiltrator to send a signal of action.
Wait for a moment. A ghost hacked into the local network of the park under Emma's remote control, obtained the structural schematic diagram of the above-ground and underground buildings in the western area, and synchronized it to the navigation system of the harsh environment protective suit worn by Tang Fang.
While synchronizing the structural diagram of the complex to the three-person power armored combat assistance system, he beckoned the three to start moving, leaving the multi-purpose armored vehicle one after another and entering the interior of the park.
In addition to some early warning, command, observation, and lifting facilities, the main part of the above-ground part of the "Rourzan" scientific research park is one wide highway after another, forming a transportation network throughout the entire scientific research park.
Although Congreve did not transform the entire planet into a habitable planet, he planned the entire campus in the style of an underground city. For example, in the above-ground part, although there are not many buildings and no high-rise buildings, the holographic projection canopy of the dome, the roads extending in all directions, and the greening projects covering the whole territory make people feel like they have come to a beautiful city, rather than a simple park on a barren planet.
Roy says it's much more beautiful than the "Christiel" industrial park.
The veteran also nodded rarely, lamenting that Congreve was really willing to spend money on "Rourzan".
Tang Fang frowned and remained silent, because the vanguard had already arrived at the junction between the western area of the scientific research park and the palace, and they found traces of firefighting near a lifting facility, and the slight vibration from the ground could indicate that an offensive and defensive battle was being staged in the underground part of the area.
At the same time, another message came from the detectors in the air that most of the scientific research facilities in the Western Sector were empty, and no life reaction was detected.
Could it be that those researchers have been evacuated in advance? But what does it mean that Sulbacho later asked a transport team to escort the scientific researchers, and why did there be a fierce conflict between the West End and the border of the palace?
He couldn't figure out what kind of transformation "Aradel" was going on anyway, and on the surface it seemed that Surbacho taking over the dukeship was a logical thing, but from the parasite incident; Meng Haoyu risked death to admonish; Edward's fleet was ordered to blockade "Etia", and the old duke's amber fleet remained unmoved; Judging from the series of anomalies of the gunfire of "Rulzan", the duke is not as calm as it seems, and there is a terrifying murderous motive hidden in the darkness.
He suddenly thought of a possibility, whether Congreve could be killed by Sulbacho. Then blame Philips and Benny Sr., but it doesn't make sense, because Sulbacho has no reason to let the parasites live, whether it is to hurt the nobles and envoys who came to mourn the old duke, or to spread across the channel to create a shocking catastrophe. None of them did him any good.
If the murderer is not Surbacho, who would it be?
At this moment, the vanguard sent a contact, asking whether to continue the mission to occupy the palace or to investigate the fierce underground battle.
Tang Fang thought about it and decided to act separately. The vanguard continued to infiltrate, occupying Congreve's palace, and went underground with Zhou Ai, Roy, and Aros to see what was going on.
He felt a sense of panic. It seems that something bad is happening in the research park.
"Tang Fang...... I had a sense of foreboding. β
On the way forward, Zhou Ai frowned and said a word, his gaze fell in the slightly northerly direction, which was the area where the vanguard team detected that there was a fierce battle going on.
"You feel it too?"
His feeling may be an illusion, and it is very likely that it does not match the facts, but Zhou Ai also said so, then it must not be wrong.
Since Zhou Ai's body mutated, his perception of malice and danger has been greatly improved. Whether it's being attacked by the Abyss Knight or encountering the Dryad in the Arklon Grounds. She had a hunch.
She nodded, and said with a cold face, "This is not a good place. β
After saying this, the girl's brows furrowed even tighter, and she added: "That feeling...... Like, it seems to be somewhat similar to the corpse beast incarnated by Congreve, but different. Not only evil, but also ...... Brutal? β
Could it be that the fierce battle underground has something to do with those parasites?
The girl's words strengthened his desire to go underground, for he knew better than anyone else the dangers of parasites, if the soldiers died in the heat of battle and were transported back to the planet of residence. God knows what will happen.
He doesn't like Sulbachgio, but that doesn't mean he can ignore civilians because of the massive casualties in the country's top brawls.
"Let's go, let's see what's going on."
Of course Zhou Ai won't say anything, and she is also worried about what Tang Fang is worried about.
Roy's idea is very simple, Brother Tang asked him to go east, he went east, let him go west, he went west, there was nothing to hesitate. As for Aroth, he had already taken a few steps ahead of the others and rode away.
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About 10 minutes later, the group arrived at the area marked by the vanguard team.
Somehow, the vibrations and gunshots in the ground disappeared, and only the bullet marks and blood stains left on the walls around the elevator hall indicated that there had indeed been a shootout here.
Roy found signs of being washed by a corrosive liquid on some of the nearby buildings, and the plants in some of the flower ponds next to the road were withered and decayed, and the glass doors and windows were shattered.
Fortunately, the number of sensors showed that no viralogenic bacteria volatilized by the parasite were detected in the air, but due to the high level of energy flow in the underground area, it was not possible to obtain accurate scan images.
Tang Fang told the three people to get ready for battle, entered the elevator hall, and pressed the elevator switch.
After about a minute, the elevator indicator light flashed, and the door opened to both sides, and there was no living thing inside, only a large pool of blood on the wall, which was very fresh, because the blood had not yet coagulated, and slowly flowed into a curtain of blood.
Several people put away their guns, checked that there was no danger in the elevator, and walked inside and pressed the button on the floor where the elevator had just stopped.
The elevator door closed, the soles of his feet shook slightly, and then he descended quickly downward.
As we approached the -21st floor, the elevator began to descend slowly.
Roy pulled up the sleeve of his right arm, which was not wearing armour, to the root, and Aros slightly raised the muzzle of the C-14 piercing man.
At this moment, Zhou Ai's face changed, and he looked up sharply, and at the same time, there was a bang at the top of the elevator.
With the next breath, she pulled the trigger hard, and the C-14 piercing hand left a dense row of thin holes in the ceiling, and several people heard a roar that looked like a wounded beast.
"Quick, open the elevator door, it's going to destroy the magnetic energy unit."
Aros lifted his foot and kicked hard, the steel boot opened a dent in the door, and the veteran grabbed the gap with his hand and broke it left and right, and the elevator door opened to both sides with a harsh metal grinding sound.
As he was about to reach the target floor, the elevator was not fast, and he jumped outward, landing on the raised platform on the -18th floor, and Roy jumped out after him.
However, just as Tang Fang was about to jump out, the buoyancy of the car decreased, and it began to accelerate downward.
He didn't have time to think about it, a shot broke through the hall door below, hugged Zhou Ai's waist and crashed out of the elevator directly, falling on the ground on the 20th floor and rolling far away.
When he immediately propped up his body and looked at the elevator shaft, he saw a touch of blood falling quickly, and the corresponding screeching noise from the elevator emergency braking friction track.
He wondered how that thing had caused the elevator to lose its magnetism and fall from the sky.
"Zhou Ai, wake up, wake up ......"
"Hmm...... Hmmm......"
The girl's eyebrows furrowed and opened slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, revealing a trace of confusion, and it seemed that her head had been concussed when she landed just now, and she had not fully recovered from her consciousness. (To be continued......)