Chapter 230: The Battle of the Rift Valley (I)
The Ring of Fire is the largest volcanic complex on the planet, and due to its perennial active period, the earth's crust here is far more intense than the rest of the Lennon Plain. Thus, the periphery of the Ring of Fire is filled with many rifts, large and small, left behind by the movement of the earth's crust, and the rift that Robin went to is one of them.
Due to the vertical rock walls on both sides and the large height difference, the temperature difference between the rift valley and the surface temperature of the plain area is very large due to the lack of sunshine. It is only during the hour that the midday star Michel shines vertically on the Great Plains of Lennon that the temperature in the rift valley rises rapidly, thus reaching about the same level as the surface temperature of the plains. As for the rest of the time, the maximum temperature in the rift valley will not exceed 80°C, which may still be lethal enough for the humans of the old era, but for the new humans who have long adapted to the harsh environment and have the most advanced field equipment, this is already very pleasant.
Therefore, before the mutant rebellion on Gotha broke out, the green miners living on Gotha had been using "Keith, these rifts on the periphery of the Ring of Fire, as important resting grounds.
After the rebellion exploded, the mutant rebels used these rifts as the main attack sites, and almost eighty percent of the attacks were born in the rifts, and the mutant rebels occupied these rifts as a transit hub for supplies, trying to completely cut off the mycenae metal industry chain that the green people relied on for their livelihood.
And Robin's choice of Rift Valley is naturally due to the strategic importance of the Rift Valley to the mutant rebels. However, considering that there were only three people on his side, Robin did not rashly choose the rift valley where the attacks were more frequent, but chose this place in "Keith." The rift east of the Ring of Fire, where you can test the actual combat strength of the mutant rebels.
The east that Robin chose is actually not part of the Lennon Plains geographically, as long as it is a little further east, there is the Volkan Basin where the planet Gotha can be called the furnace. The extremely high temperatures created by the basin landform are unbearable even for the green people, who are known for their heat tolerance. There are no Green Cities to the east of the Ring of Fire, and Green Miners rarely come to rest in the Rift Valley east of the Ring of Fire. Robin judged that there should be no large number of mutant rebels stationed in these eastern rifts, and that only a small number of mutant rebels should be scattered in these eastern rifts. And if the main goal is to know the combat effectiveness of the mutant rebels, this is undoubtedly the best choice in Robin's eyes.
"There are traces of human activity, but there are not many traces, and it can be judged that the size of the mutant rebels stationed here is not too large, it should not exceed ten people."
Charzo, who served as a sentry, before Robin and Anse El arrived. I have already investigated the situation here and come to a general conclusion from a professional perspective.
Originally, this kind of reconnaissance, vigilance and other work were all in charge of Zhuo Luo, who was more familiar with the field, but as the most versatile representative of the Tiger Battalion, Xia Zuo's ability in all aspects was very good, even if it was purely measured by scouts, he was second only to Zhuo Luo in the team, so Robin also trusted the conclusions he reached.
"Ten people's words are not difficult to deal with, can you know the hiding place of the avatars?" Robin, who was equipped with "type armor", sorted out his equipment and asked out loud.
"There are so few signs of activity that they should rarely come out to move, and there are no signs of fighting in the valley, so it can be concluded that they have never attacked green civilians here. They should have only been arranged here as a guard post, and it would be difficult to find their hiding place through traces" Xia Zuo shook his head a little helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "If Zhuo Luo and Li are here, maybe there will be a way." ”
"The ...... of the Ring"
Anse El lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly spoke: "If it is just a vigilance and has not carried out any combat missions, then their sense of defense should be very poor, and the hiding place should be more focused on comfort. After all, a long period of idleness makes people relax, and this may be our chance. ”
"Comfortable xìng" Robin narrowed his eyes, "You mean they will choose the place with the lowest temperature as their camp?" ”
"Yes, if they are sure that they will not be in any danger, and no one will come to this rift from the east, then why not make themselves comfortable? After all, in the middle of the day, there is also a high temperature of nearly four here, and no one likes to be roasted like this. ”
"Makes sense." Robin nodded, turned to Xia Zuo and said, "Calculate the illumination angle of the star Michelle in the afternoon to find the area with the least sunlight in the rift."
"No problem."
With a clear general direction, Xia Zuo immediately calculated the area with the least sunlight in the rift valley through simulation. It was the westernmost corner of the rift valley, the terrain was the lowest in the entire rift valley, and there were large slopes on the east and south sides, which made most of the sunlight unable to shine in due to the terrain, so that this area was forever shrouded in a large area of yīn shadows After finding the target and quietly approaching this area, Robin and others really showed that the human traces left by their activities gradually increased, and some household garbage in daily life began to appear frequently. The appearance of these things proves that Ansel's judgment is correct, this is indeed the hiding place of the mutant rebels, and their vigilance is very low. After all, if it is in a state of imminent war, the team in charge of the guard will definitely hide its own tracks very well, and will not throw the domestic garbage that will be violent everywhere.
"Look there!"
At this moment, lying behind a steep cliff, Ansel quietly pointed to a relatively flat place in the rift.
Robin, on the other hand, will see Ansel as soon as the focal length of the electronic purpose is slightly adjusted.
In the clearing, which was about three or four square meters in size, three strong male mutants were lying naked on the sand, while the other two thinner mutants were sitting in a corner not far away, sorting out some equipment, apparently doing some maintenance work for their combat equipment.
"This is a mutant?"
Robin was still in contact with mutants in the real sense of the word, so he didn't attack immediately, but hid in place, carefully observing the physical characteristics of these five mutants.
Mutant or xenomorph is a broad term that refers to a new human being who has given up some of their human abilities due to adaptation to the environment and has over-evolved a certain ability. Their appearance and abilities vary greatly, and not all mutants are actually of the same race in the sense of race.
Due to the early development of genetic engineering technology in the Hoffman Empire, in the early days, the geneticists of the Hoffman Empire also artificially implanted the DNA fragments of some strange alien creatures into the human body, so that the genetically modified people had those abilities that humans themselves did not have, and produced the specific word transformation.
But later, when the offspring of these artificial knights showed signs of change from birth, the scientists of the Hoffman Empire realized the serious consequences of this artificial genetic modification.
And now, when Robin first took a closer look at these primitive mutants from a close-up angle, he was still very different from the knights he had come into contact with in the Ray Méng German Federation.
After all, when the knights were not transformed, they were no different from normal humans... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ]