Chapter 18: Hell

Damn, it's time to crash. The captain couldn't help but curse secretly, "Let your people be careful, this Crashing Star is very powerful." Mo Ran looked at the shattered dark red ground in the distance, and the sky-high magma pillars erupted one after another. Mo Ran ordered everyone to dodge. The only way to dodge is to get into the landing craft into the air, and wait until the whole process of the collapse has passed, and then they can continue to look for the drunken top, and because of the change of terrain, they will have to look for it again. The captain's ships were also damaged by two or three of them due to the collapse of the star.

The dark red ground, which seemed to have cooled and solidified, gradually cracked as the companion moved as the star moved, and bright red magma flowed under the deep cracks, and even hot magma tumbled out of some of the cracks. Mo Ran's order was quickly passed on, and all the personnel rushed to the direction of the landing craft, and the captain and their landing craft that couldn't fly were naturally left alone, as long as the materials in them were carried out.

Standing at the door of the landing module, Mo Ran didn't let the hatch close, because the scene in front of him made him feel that he would regret it if he missed it. "This companion star is fine in other directions, but once it is in line with the star, it will produce such a star collapse phenomenon. The entire surface of the planet seems to be cracked. The captain sat not far behind Mo Ran and whispered. They could only speak through communicators now, as the massive explosions and erupting magma in the distance could dissipate all sounds. And such violent planetary activity also led to the instability of the magnetic field, which made Mo Ran's landing ship shake slightly, but that's all. After all, the landing ships of the Protoss have also considered landing operations in some harsh environments.

"It feels like the end of the world." Mo Ran whispered, their vision gradually blurred as the companion moved around, but the magma flow below was emitting a dazzling dark red light, and scorching breaths continued to spurt upward. The landing ship had to be lifted upwards again to avoid being splashed by some of the lava streams.

"The end of the world is not terrifying here, okay," the captain whispered behind him. "If there is hell, then what you see now is it."

Moran nodded, and as the companion moved, the light of the stars behind it became fainter and fainter, and the volcanic activity of the planet became more and more intense. Billowing lava soon poured up from the ground and flowed everywhere they could see, erupting incessantly, massive amounts of ash obscuring the last glimmer of stellar light in the sky. The landing ship had to continue to rise upwards at this point, and after passing through the thick ash clouds, they came to the top of the clouds. The scene below was no longer visible, and in the distance, raging thunder and lightning shone through the clouds, and a few seconds later, with a trembling thunder, swept over where they were.

"How long will this last" Mo Ran couldn't help but ask softly, looking at the scene in front of him, he always had some strange feelings, but he didn't know what was strange.

"It will take about a day or so, and then the collapse will stop. After waiting for two or three days, we can go down and continue our search. The captain said helplessly. As a result, the terrain has changed, and the places they have explored before will have to be rediscovered. There's no way, but who makes it a task

Looking at the dark volcanic clouds below, blue lightning streaked by, and these lightning bolts seemed to move with the movement of the companion star, which made people have to be amazed.

"Can a drunken spinning top survive in such an environment," Mo Ran couldn't help but ask. After all, with the knowledge system he has learned, he has never found a plant that can withstand such high temperatures.

"That's what we got the message." The captain stood up and shrugged. Then he shook off the volcanic ash that had fallen from his body. Because Mo Ran didn't close the hatch, the entire landing capsule was covered with volcanic ash. "We don't know the details of the drunken top, since the employer said so, then the drunken top should be able to withstand high temperatures, after all, the environment here is so harsh."

Speaking of which, Mo Ran thought of the fire leaf. It's also a plant that can survive high temperatures, but it's very special. Thinking of this, Mo Ran always felt that he had overlooked something, and then checked the information that the captain gave him about the Drunken Gyro, which only described the basic situation of the Drunken Gyro. But it was different from the information Mo Ran had seen on the transport ship before, there was an important piece of information that had been concealed, thinking of this, Mo Ran couldn't help but feel a chill.

"Did there be any battles here before," Mo Ran asked in a low voice as he turned off the three-dimensional projection in his hand. Although he was shocked and had a rough guess, he still had to ask.

"No, what strategic value can such a place have, a very unstable structure, and no abundant resources. If it weren't for the drunken spinning top, who would have come here? The captain couldn't help but say. And it's not a strategic place either, who would fight for such a planet. ”

"Alright, let's go back to the battleship, Captain, I want you to give me the information about the person who posted the mission." Mo Ran turned to look at the captain and said in a deep voice.

"What's the matter, isn't the mission done?" asked the captain, a little confused.

"The Drunken Spinning Top only grows on the battlefield, or rather, the Drunken Spinning Top is an evil creature that grows from the flesh and blood of creatures killed in battle. Do you understand" Mo Ran stared at the captain, "And the person who issued the mission didn't intend to let you go back alive at all, but to make you the nourishment for cultivating the drunken spinning top."

The captain was slightly stunned, and then his whole body cooled down. He couldn't believe it was true. "You didn't lie to me," the captain muttered, but he knew that Mo Ran, who was of the same clan, had no need to deceive him at all.

"There's a hidden message in the message the other party gave you. It is an evil creature that lives on the battlefield, not a plant. Mo Ran said in a deep voice, "If you don't believe it, you can use my terminal to check it." Saying that, Mo Ran took off his terminal and handed it to the captain.

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that it's a little unacceptable." The captain whispered, then sat down on the ground. If Mo Ran hadn't come here, they wouldn't even know how they died. Now he can also know why the transport ship that should have come to pick them up a long time ago did not show up. And such a huge planet only gave them more than ten days of supplies and reserves. It's all pushing them down the road to death

"We did something wrong and ended up in this situation." The captain muttered a little dejectedly. They fought for the Protoss, even if they died and shed blood without any complaints, but now they were killing them for the sake of the drunken spinning top that they had never seen.

As a warrior, he is not afraid of death, of difficult tasks, of a dagger stabbed in the back.

"Give me the information about the caravan that issued the mission, and I'll take care of the rest." Mo Ran hesitated for a moment and said that this matter could only be handled by him. Because there are no high-ranking captains in the Protoss, even if they talk about it, not many people will help them, and they may encounter some terrible revenge afterwards.

The captain passed on the information of his employer to Mo Ran, it was the name of a merchant group he didn't know, there were not many members, and the place where they were located was the seventh star district.

"I don't want you to talk about it." After retrieving the information, Mo Ran looked at the four Protoss guards not far away. "Yes, Commander." They didn't care about such a thing, although Mo Ran's performance let them know that the commander would not let go of those caravans, but in the Protoss, he could hardly do anything that a Quiro could do, and this matter would either rot in his stomach or be handed over to a higher department to deal with, no matter what kind of choice, Mo Ran would not get any of the results he wanted.

And Mo Ran is very clear about this, it is also luck that he can save the second team. Who knows how many more similar things will happen. All he can do now is keep climbing up and give himself the ability to make decisions about things.

"Let all the ships return," Moran whispered, and if they moved faster now, they might be able to catch up with Erwin's fleet.

The landing fleet that received the new order flew towards the battleship parked in the planetary orbit, and the sergeant of the Dragon Yan Legion, who was driving the other three landing craft, also received the captain's message and followed Mo Ran and their ship back to the battleship.

As soon as he got off the battleship, the adjutant appeared beside Mo Ran. "Arrange for my companions to take a break, they haven't had a break in a long time." Mo Ran said to the adjutant. "Then arrange for them to go into hibernation. They don't have much food. Plan your route and see if you can catch up with Captain Erwin's fleet. ”

"Yes, Commander." The adjutant should be lowered. After that, it was to arrange for some androids to assign cleaning and dormancy to the sergeants of the Dragon Flame Legion. Most of them had only been in the Littoral class battleship and had never been on the battleship, and they had seen the battleship stuck in space before, and fantasized about going in and having a look, but they didn't expect it to come true now.

"I don't want to be dormant, I want to see this battleship." The captain who followed behind Mo Ran couldn't help but smile and said, "If you think I'm troublesome, then I'll go to sleep." ”

"No, if you want to go and see it, go and see it" The captain They were still wearing armor, Mo Ran thought for a while, and after asking the adjutant to equip them with some protective clothing, he walked in the direction of the bridge, and the adjutant followed.

"Be careful, if anyone moves around and breaks something, I'll kick that little rabbit to death." The captain said to the sergeants who boarded the battleship via communication.

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