Chapter 13: Landing (2)
Mo Ran looked at the red sunlight on the window in front of him, only the team leader in the landing craft kept saying some precautions, all of which were things they had learned in school, and there was nothing new. The landing craft shook a little, and the red glow on the window side became more and more dazzling. Mo Ran knew that they were traveling through the atmosphere of the Red Ice Star.
After checking the blaster in his hand again and confirming that there was no problem, Mo Ran leaned back in his chair and waited for the landing.
Opposite Mo Ran is the Killing Palace. However, the idea of killing the temple to make Rogge the vanguard did not come true, but he became the vanguard, just because he painted the word killing on his heavy armor, I don't know if this is a punishment for Major Ye Feng.
After about ten minutes, the shaking of the landing craft calmed down, and then a huge inertia descended on them, and Mo Ran knew that it was time to land.
Before landing, the landing craft dropped dozens of smoke grenades around. This is a habit, and if there is smoke protection, the probability of a surprise attack by the landing force will be much lower.
However, the smoke grenades bounced between the roots of the surrounding trees and then fell deeper into the depths, with little effect. After the landing craft stopped, Mo Ran and the others left their seats, fully alert. However, there are always a few people who are very happy, and Rogge is one of them.
"It's finally time to land." He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile. He then attached the explosive gun in his hand to his helmet, apparently trying to kiss the gun in his hand. After the hatch opened, the team in the landing craft quickly rushed out, and then arranged a ring of defense at the hatch. All the blasters are pointed around.
However, there was silence all around, and there was no sound. All that caught my eye was the red color. The dormant green worm that falls on the root of a tree is about palm-deep.
Originally, there was nothing to watch from the camera of the drone, but when they saw it with their own eyes after landing, Mo Ran still had a deep emotion. At this time, there was no magnificent aurora on the Red Ice Star, and every tree was incomparably huge. Mo Ran even had a feeling that they hadn't shrunk.
The trunk under their feet was more than fifty meters wide, which was completely large enough for a small landing craft to land. The distance between the roots of the tree is also very large, and if you want to move, it seems that you can only walk along the roots. In the distance, smoke grenades did not fall to the ground, but landed in the green worm, and then shrouded the surrounding area in gray smoke.
"The fifth squad has successfully landed and set up a simple defense." The squad leader reported to Major Ye Feng, who was in the Jinghua.
"Roger, forward." Major Ye Feng had dozens of screens in front of him, on which were the camera videos on the helmets of the various squad leaders. I didn't encounter any trouble, but compared to the Red Ice Star I saw before, the red Red Ice Star was alive and well.
The squad leader held up his gun, then waved his right hand forward, and the squad headed forward. The landing craft closed the hatch and headed back to the Jinghua in space. If their mission is over, the landing craft will return to pick them up.
Killing the temple walked in the front, and the others followed in turn. The captain walked in the back position, and the detection equipment in his hand was already turned on. However, because of the violent interference of the surrounding magnetic field, they could not use some sophisticated detection equipment at all, and could only use some backward mapping equipment.
"These trees are at least three or four hundred meters tall!" Rogge whispered to Mo Ran's side, the blaster in his hand pointed around, obviously filming something with a camera.
"Well, it's really tall." Mo Ran replied softly, in front of them was the Killing Palace. Hearing their conversation, Kill Temple glanced at the corners of his mouth, using the mobile observation device on the Blaster to be alert to the changes around him, but it seemed that everything was okay for now. There was a wind around me.
"What's down here, you say?" Rogge asked Mo Ran softly on the side, and under the huge tree roots, there was darkness in the depths. However, with the light from the blaster, you can only see a short distance, where the intricate roots are still entangled.
"I don't know, it should be land!" Mo Ran was a little unsure. Because from the sound radar, there is still space a few hundred meters below, and there is no sign of the sound wave returning. It seems like a bottomless pit that swallows everything.
The temple of slaughter walked ahead, and on this huge tree root they could only move forward except for the road behind. They wouldn't go down without knowing what was going on around them.
It was a very long root, and it was puzzling that even though they had been walking for half an hour, the root was still more than fifty meters wide, and there was no sign of what direction they were heading. And the thick tree trunks around seem to be very close, but they are separated by tens of meters, between countless tree roots.
"It's not a good way to go on like this!" One of the team members whispered. The excitement at the beginning also cooled a little with time and the constant scenery around us. Of course, the problems they encountered also appeared in front of Major Ye Feng.
"Major, this is not a good idea. There should be a layer of space underneath these roots. Through the news fed back by the motorized infantry, Captain Luo Xian said to Major Ye Feng on the side. She naturally had her own reason for saying this, and at the same time, Captain Luo Xian also took Ye Luo with her.
The assumption put forward by Ye Luo before made her pay more attention to this little girl now, although she was only interested before, but now after discovering the shining point in her, she naturally attaches more importance to it.
"If there's still a space down there, there's no point in exploring the surface." Captain Luo Xian whispered. Of course, this is her idea, she can't give orders to the motorized infantry, only Major Ye Feng can.
"That's what I thought about." According to the information transmitted by the sonic radar, there should be ground under the intricate roots of the trees to support the growth of these trees. "However, we still have to find out what is going on around here before we can go down. If there is any danger from above, there is no way back after going down. ”
Major Ye Feng glanced deeply at Captain Luo Xian, she should know this. But Captain Luo Xian still said this, which made Major Ye Feng a little puzzled.
"Don't doubt it." Captain Luo Xian chuckled. "If it's really as we suspected. This layer is only the surface of the Red Ice Star. The real biosphere should be under these roots. As she spoke, she pointed to the intricate roots. If we had been able to enter that biosphere earlier, we might have found something more useful. ”
Major Ye Feng naturally knew the opportunities contained in this, but why Captain Luo Xian suddenly talked about this matter made Major Ye Feng a little puzzled.
Actually, Captain Luo Xian didn't want to care about the motorized infantry. Because she doesn't know much about the army, and at this time, it's better to be steady than impulsive.
What Major Ye Feng didn't know was that this was a message from the Starport Command, but it was only a request from the fleet part of the Starport Command. There was no information from the motorized infantry. This is what Captain Luo Xian and Major Ye Feng said about this matter.
Obviously, the research value of green worms is still very high. This alloy is still very useful for the reconstruction of the fleet. If there is a way to find the reason for the birth of this green worm, then it will be of great use to the starport fleet. However, the fleet did not agree to this matter from the motorized infantry. It's taking the lives of the soldiers who landed at the risk.
So the Starport Command handed over this matter to Captain Luo Xian. Ye Luo naturally didn't know about this matter, but she just felt that Captain Luo Xian's approach didn't seem to be like her usual.
"When I'm sure there's nothing wrong around, I'll ask them to look down." Major Ye Feng thought for a moment, and then said. Through Captain Luo Xian's words, he could vaguely guess something. But that's the end of it.
On their side, the team was still moving forward cautiously. About three or four hours later, the captain gave the order to rest.
After sweeping aside the dormant green worms that looked like metal particles around them, the team rested on the trunk of the tree.
"It's so weird!" Kill the temple said softly, he was the vanguard all the way, and he was also the one who thought the most along the way. Because along the way, the roots of these trees have not changed in any way, and there are no forks, it seems to stretch out like this, as if there is no end. It's not like the roots of a tree on Earth.
"yes!" What Killing Hall thought of, Mo Ran and Rogge could naturally think of it. But in the end, it all comes down to the mystery of life in the universe.
"The Major has ordered." While they were resting, the team leader said to everyone on the phone. "We'll go down in a moment, and there doesn't seem to be much danger here. But I'm going to leave six people here. The captain's words made everyone stunned. But since it's an order, they're going to keep it. It's just that it's not clear who will stay and who will go down.
The disadvantage of staying behind is that the longer you stay in one place, the more likely it is that danger will come up. But those who go down will face new dangers and unknowns, and the danger will be even greater.
When it was distributed, Mo Ran and the three of them would definitely be assigned together. So when the team leader finally decided, he and Mo Ran were added, a total of four people. And the others obviously can't leave each other's backs to their teammates yet. The mission down is dangerous. Then it is obviously more appropriate to go down with people who trust each other.
And above, it doesn't seem to be dangerous now. Besides, if they were really in danger, even if there were four of them, it would be of little use.