Chapter 688: Resource Gathering Site

The land is full of insect swarms, crawling and surging. The original colorful, lush, vibrant, and competitive surface ecology has been destroyed by the Zerg, and many areas have been desolate, decayed and desolate.

In the ruins of a large city, hundreds of industrial mechs are searching and busy, and another 30 large combat mecha of different models are supervising and guarding.

Ten large unmanned, crystalline energy armored trucks 40 meters long and 4 meters wide were parked in the clearing. From time to time, industrial mechs load steel and other useful supplies onto the trucks.

Two personnel dressed in a single flying mecha jumped on the top of a building, chose an angle with their backs to the material collection site, and began to record and broadcast.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Li Yan, a reporter from Zhongcheng Media, and it is Chen Gengxin who is filming me. We are now in Zhengcheng, following the No. 1 Material Collection Brigade to report on the scene for you. Zhengcheng, which once had a population of tens of millions, has been reduced to ruins, and the collection team has not found any human life signals in the past more than one hour. ”

"It was a steel trading place before the end of the world, and millions of tons of high-quality steel were stored. These steels were essential to the construction of Midtown. With this steel, we can build stronger fortifications, make more mechs and weapons, and greatly increase the strength and security of Midtown. ”

"Please shoot the camera to the industrial mech collecting steel and supplies. This is a multi-purpose intelligent industrial mecha developed by Zhongcheng 1 year ago - Industrious I type, it uses the latest intelligent terminal and crystal engine, up to 10 meters, with a maximum lifting force of 50 tons, fully automatic operation, unmanned, can perform a variety of industrial tasks all day long, and the failure rate is very low. It is the busiest industrial mecha in Midtown and the most reliable slave of humans in the last days. ”

"In order to ensure the successful completion of this collection mission, Midtown sent 1 improved Titan mech, 10 demigod mechs, and 18 shapeshifter mechas. The Titan Mecha is currently the largest known mecha in the post-apocalyptic world, it is 55 meters tall and has a total weight of 250 tons, it is a mobile battle fortress, which can be used as a front-line command and control and first aid center, as well as a transportation equipment and storage warehouse for personnel and materials. Demigod mechs are over 20 meters tall, and in a sense, they are miniature versions of the Titan mech, but easier to manufacture and maintain. ”

"The other 18 strange-shaped mechs are the latest shapeshifters to be developed and mass-produced. As the name suggests, this mecha has the ability to transform according to the actual situation of the battlefield and the needs of the operation. Don't get me wrong, they can't change their shape as they want like the gods, but can only switch between a limited number of dozens of predetermined shapes, and this switching takes a certain amount of time. Shapeshifters are mecha specially designed to deal with the Zerg, they are controlled by AI, unmanned, can adapt to a variety of terrain on land and water, and are equipped with a variety of weapons that are extremely lethal to the Zerg (such as: saws and welding guns that can cut through the shell of the Zerg in a very short time), they are out-and-out Zerg killers. ”

"Of course, equipment is only an external condition, and the real security guarantee lies in the quality of the person itself. A total of 60 people carried out the steel collection task. They are all top elites in mecha operation, with excellent psychological quality and technical level, and they all have star souls above level four. Among them, there are 12 fifth-level star souls and 1 sixth-level star soul powerhouse. This sixth-level Star Soul powerhouse is the king of wild survival who was already famous before the end of the world and can still be powerful after the end of the world. I believe that with him in charge, we will be able to ensure the successful completion of this mission. ”

"Chen and I are safe, you don't have to worry. We are all equipped with Midtown's most advanced solo flying mech, the Angel I. This mech can fly at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour for 2 hours, which is enough for us to easily fly back to Midtown; Moreover, this type of mecha has a certain camouflage and stealth function; It can also fly close to the ground, change speed and orbit freely; In addition, it is equipped with an electric shock device, which can instantly output a powerful current to stun and kill high-level bugs. ”

"That's our live report. In order to avoid being tracked by the Zerg, our broadcast has come to an end for the time being, and will be resumed later. ”

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As soon as Li Yan and Chen Gengxin put away the broadcast equipment, they received a warning signal from Betus, the commander-in-chief of the steel collection operation in the Titan Mecha: "A small group of flying insects was found 3 kilometers away, and they are approaching rapidly. Please Reporter Li hurry up and return to the ground! ”

Li Yan and Chen Gengxin hurriedly controlled the flying mecha Angel I and jumped from the top of the building dozens of meters high. They skillfully drew two arcs in the air and landed steadily on the ground.

Hundreds of sparrow insects then rushed to the air of the collection site in swarms.

Betters commanded in the communicator: "Stop moving, don't fire, wait for my orders." ”

Bugs have no interest in non-living objects such as mechs, and they fly up and down the steel trading grounds, looking for signs of life.

At this time, Li Yan and Chen Gengxin had already hid in a temporary hiding room at the heel of a Titan mecha. These mecha in Midtown all have good vital signs information shielding devices, and these flying insects are not too high-level, and they have not been able to detect the existence of personnel for a while.

Hundreds of sparrow insects shuttled vigilantly in the air, and the sounds of skimming, chirping, and colliding came and went. Many of the mechs stood still, motionless, and kept their communications silent. Only the camouflaged special sensors on the No. 1 Titan Mecha are still working covertly, observing and recording the movements of the sparrow insects in all directions.

In addition to collecting steel, this mecha unit also undertook another important task, which was to test the stealth performance of the mech. If the mech can effectively mask the vital sign information, it will greatly increase the chances of survival in the event of encountering the Zerg.

Betus scouted cautiously with his ability, "There's another group of flying insects in the distance, and the leader is of a higher rank. Please continue to stay hidden and avoid being discovered by the Zerg. ”

One of Betus' subordinates questioned dissatisfiedly, "Boss, what if you are discovered?" The total number of these bugs is only a few thousand, and we can destroy them all in 2 minutes, so why hide their heads and tails? ”

Betters reprimanded, "Shut your dog's mouth and dare to question my orders again, I don't mind putting you to death immediately!" ”

The man shut up. He was only in the early stage of a fifth-level Star Soul, how could he really provoke a powerhouse in the middle and late stages of a sixth-level Star Soul?

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In the temporary hiding room with the Titan's narrow legs and a closed seal, Li Yan and Chen Gengxin took off their helmets and stood opposite each other.

"Xinxin, why are you so far away from me? Am I really that scary? ”

"Your people aren't scary, but your abilities are terrible." Chen Gengxin responded awkwardly, "We can only keep a safe distance between us forever." I don't want to be hurt by you, and I don't want to hurt you. ”

Li Yan sighed slightly, "Xinxin, the physical distance can't block the approach of our two hearts, right?" ”

Chen Gengxin coughed lightly, "Yes, yes." There is no distance between our hearts. ”

"Xinxin, you have to believe that now that the ability technology is so advanced, there will be a way to cure my 'fire' problem one day."

"I believe, I believe." Chen Gengxin responded casually, his eyes did not focus on Li Yan, who was one meter away, but wandered anxiously from side to side.

"Xinxin, are you hiding something from me?"

"Oh?" Chen Gengxin was stunned for a moment, and then asked emotionally: "Li Yan, don't you believe me?" Isn't there trust between us? ”

Li Yan hurriedly comforted: "Of course I believe you, don't get me wrong." ”

Chen Gengxin sighed: "How dare a street fighter like me, who is doing nothing, dare to make a stupid move to deceive you, the asylum? Isn't that impatient? ”

"Xinxin, you don't have low self-esteem, you have to believe that one day you can soar into the sky, show your talents, and be in the limelight."

"I hope I can have this day in my lifetime. It's a deep apocalypse, and strength determines status. I'm just a weak music artist, not even a level 4 star soul, let alone any special abilities. In terms of combat strength, there are at least 40,000 of the 50,000 people in Midtown who can easily knock me down. ”

"Xinxin, how can you equate yourself with them. You are unique, and even if you don't have great fighting power, you are still irreplaceable. ”

"Maybe I am irreplaceable only in the minds of you and a very small number of people, for He Xiaotian and your uncle Huo Qiankun, my humble street fighting can be replaced or destroyed at any time."

"Xinxin, don't worry, as long as I am here, I will never let anyone bully you."

"Well, I'm so glad that I'm a big man can live under the protection of you forever."

"You ......, I'll ......" Li Yan wanted to say something, but swallowed it back stiffly.

The two stood opposite each other, one staring at the ceiling and the other at the floor, both silent.

High temperatures began to escape from Li Yan's body, and Chen Gengxin also released a strange energy field.

"Excessive vital signature signal spillover detected!" Titan's intelligent hub warns with a synthesized voice.

"It's those two journalists! It's all in the apocalypse, and these journalists still can't change their professional habits of bad people and good deeds. Betters immediately judged the problem and immediately reminded Li and Chen. But it was too late, the flying insects outside had already sensed the presence of Li Yan and Chen Gengxin, and began to attack desperately.

"The other units are on alert, and the shapeshifters are fighting back!"

The 18 unmanned shapeshifter mechs immediately switched to the anti-aircraft laser turret mode according to the battlefield situation, and instantly and silently output a large amount of damage.

In just 3 seconds, these hundreds of sparrow insects were wiped out.

Betters ordered the signal to be released, orderly luring thousands of flying insects in the distance to approach, and annihilating them in batches.

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After 3 minutes, all the nearby flying insects were removed, and none of them missed the net. The crowd couldn't hold back their joy and cheered loudly. The annihilation of thousands of sparrow insects is not a great result, but this victory is so crisp and neat, which fully tests the performance and combat power of new equipment and new technologies, and shows that Zhongcheng, which is surrounded by the Zerg, still has a strong ability to fight back. This is indeed something to celebrate.

Just as everyone was celebrating, Betters sensed that a human breath of life was approaching, "There are people in the southeast, all on alert!" ”

"What? Someone? The crew was all taken aback. They had no idea that there would be survivors in Zhengcheng, which had long since become a ruin, a zombie paradise and a zerg lair. Together, they turned their attention to the direction Betters had signaled. I saw a tall, sturdy figure unhurriedly walking out from behind the mountain of Zerg corpses. Wearing no mecha, this man was wearing a tattered denim suit, unkempt, bearded, barehanded, carrying a bow and arrows, and a dagger hanging from his waist, and walked leisurely to the edge of the cordon set up by the gathering team, and waved at the Titan mech in a friendly manner.

"I'll go! Am I mistaken? Bethes asked his men in surprise, "What era is this, and how can anyone still survive with rudimentary cold weapons?" ”

"Maybe he's been hiding in some secret base since the beginning of the apocalypse, and he hasn't been seen until now. Boss, are you going to kill him? ”

"Don't kill innocents indiscriminately, I'm going to talk to him face-to-face." Betus ordered his men to open the door to the Titan mech's command room, and then leaped nimbly to the ground.

"Who are you? What are you looking for us? Betters asked. As he asked, he shrouded the man with an energy field and probed it with his abilities. Based on the results of his investigation, he judged that this person was only in the early stage of a fourth-level star soul, and he should be able to easily deal with it by sending a random subordinate, but the calm and composure shown by the other party was really rare in the world, and Beters asked himself if he could do it.

The man reminded, "You fought the bugs just now, and although you won, your location has been revealed. The Zerg army will arrive in less than 1 hour, so please evacuate as soon as possible. ”

"Evacuate?" Betters scoffed, "We've only been here for a few hours, and we're definitely not going to evacuate until we reach our intended goal." ”

"If you evacuate now, you can still save the 62 lives of the collection team, more than 100 large pieces of equipment, and harvest thousands of tons of steel, and if you are a little later, you will lose a lot of money and lose all your money!"

"How do you know the exact number of people on our gathering team?" Betters was taken aback again. You must know that the equipment used by Zhongcheng this time has even been concealed from the mid-level and low-level sparrow insects, and the strange person in front of him is just an ordinary fourth-level star soul person, how did he find out?

The man coughed and replied, "I have an ability that can sense Zerg communications. Just now, when you were fighting the Zerg, I intercepted a message from the Sparrow Worm to the Worm King, which mentioned that they were at war with 62 humans, and that 300,000 Zerg reinforcements would be coming to besiege you. Believe it or not, I'm alive until now thanks to this ability. ”

"Oh?" "I don't know if what you say is true or not, but I can only tell you with certainty: get out of our work site or I'll kill you for snooping on our secrets!" ”

"I didn't expect the famous Betters to be so easy to kill." The man shook his head and sighed, "In that case, I won't bother." Finally, I ask: In which direction is Midtown going? ”

"Stop!" "I don't know who you are, but since you want to go to Midtown, I can't let you go." ”

A special trap net suddenly ejected from the Titan's mecha, covering the man on his head and pulling him closer to the mecha.

The bearded man didn't struggle, but asked loudly, "What does this mean?" ”

"It's just for your safety." Betters laughed, "It's impossible for you to get to Midtown safely on your own; Obediently follow us, not only will someone protect you, but you can also save money on the road. ”

The Titan automatically scanned the man, making sure he was not carrying anything that could threaten the mech, unhooked the trap and stuffed him into a makeshift hiding room in the Titan's legs.

Li Yan and Chen Gengxin in the hiding room both watched the bearded man vigilantly. For some reason, Li Yan felt that this person was familiar at first glance.

When the bearded man saw Li Yan and Chen Gengxin, his face instantly showed surprise, but then he regained his composure and greeted him in a friendly manner: "Isn't this a well-known beautiful reporter?" The contemptible man is called ...... Robin, it's a good thing! ”