Chapter 2: Escape from Death
The crimson "giant earthworm" was not a silicon beast, but just a tentacle of a silicon beast. The rock formations covering the surface of the celestial body have exploded, and hundreds of "giant earthworms" of similar size have emerged from the ground, stretching out into the air with teeth and claws.
This scene gave Yang Yi goosebumps.
He wanted to escape, but he had no place to borrow strength in the air, let alone escape, and he couldn't even avoid it, so he could only watch the "giant earthworm" that came out first attack him.
I don't want to die, my brother is in his prime, how can he die in this hellish place!
Yang Yi shouted in his heart, and at the same time reached out to draw his gun, but he felt empty. The electromagnetic gun was placed under the tower, and I didn't bring it with me when I went to point B.
Damn, is God jealous of my handsome, dashing, graceful, and jade tree in the wind, and wants me to die here?
The distance of one thousand meters is not far for the "giant earthworm" at all, and there is no atmosphere on the celestial body, and the gravitational field is very weak, Yang Yi's movement speed is much faster than usual, and the "giant earthworm" is no exception. In the blink of an eye, the bloody mouth arrived in front of Yang Yi. Although he was wearing a combat uniform with thermal insulation, Yang Yi could still feel the scorching heat in the giant mouth.
Silicone is a silicon-based life, and its blood is a silicide similar to lava, with a body temperature of around two thousand degrees Celsius.
If he was bitten by the giant mouth, Yang Yi would not be bitten to pieces, at least not until he died, and the high temperature would turn him into charcoal in an instant.
It's over, it's dead this time!
"God, you are too ruthless, I will come to you to settle accounts after my brother dies!"
Yang Yi roared loudly, and at this moment, a dazzling light shot out, accurately hitting the head of the "giant earthworm", that is, the giant mouth. Immediately afterwards, Yang Yi felt that something was entangled in his waist, and he was immediately pulled away by a huge force.
The "giant earthworm" was not killed, not even injured, but was shaken away.
It seems to be able to absorb the energy contained in the light, and after being attacked, the "giant earthworm" has become a little larger and faster.
When the "giant earthworm" pounced again, Yang Yi had already been dragged away by that force.
At this time, Yang Yi saw that what caught him was a mechanical arm, and the shuttle ship piloted by Lin Jia was overhead, firing at the "giant earthworm".
"Sister Lin Jia, catch him, go quickly!"
"Keep firing and don't stop."
The shuttle ship "Bun" is just a small service ship, and although it is equipped with self-defense weapons, its firepower is far inferior to that of a space fighter, let alone a warship.
As the ship turned, the belly-mounted laser cannon continued to fire at the "giant earthworm".
Before being dragged into the cabin, Yang Yi clearly saw that the surface of the 7777914 celestial body was already covered with "giant earthworms", which looked like a cake full of maggots.
Fortunately, these "giant earthworms" did not break away from the celestial bodies to pursue the "Hair Bun".
When Yang Yi came out of the airlock, Zhong Lili was already waiting for him outside.
"Sister Lili, you have made me miserable."
"I said it all, you have to have three long and two short, and I will pay you my life. Are you injured, are you missing arms and legs, or are you left with a psychological shadow that will never be lifted again? There is not a single hair missing, what else to say? Really, a big man still has a lot of money with women. Zhong Lili was obviously at a loss, but after a rush to confess, she said as if she was the victim, which made Yang Yi dumbfounded and speechless.
"Lili, how is Xiao Yang?" Lin Jia's inquiry came from the loudspeaker overhead.
"Luckily, no injuries. However, it seems that I was scared a lot, and I went back to see a psychiatrist to avoid leaving post-traumatic sequelae. ”
Yang Yi rolled his eyes and raised two middle fingers at Zhong Lili.
You can't be polite to this woman's general existence, what politeness, etiquette, rules and the like are all jokes in front of Zhong Lili.
"Alright, you all come here."
Taking off his combat uniform, Yang Yi followed Zhong Lili to the cockpit.
"It's not hurt, is it?" Lin Jia asked with concern, and also looked at Yang Yi.
"Thank you Sister Lin Jia for your concern, I'm fine." Yang Yi is very polite. Lin Jia is the captain, his direct boss, and the eldest sister. He can joke with Zhong Lili casually, but he definitely doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Lin Jia, even Zhong Lili doesn't have the guts.
Already far from the celestial bodies, the "Bun" was controlled by autopilot.
"Sit down, eat something first."
Lin Jia handed over a dinner plate, which contained some paste-like food, mainly carbohydrates, with added proteins, fats, vitamins and trace elements. It doesn't taste very good, and I can barely swallow it, but it is rich in nutrients that the human body needs.
"Sister Lin Jia, those ...... on the 7777914 celestial body"
"The Beast's Den." Lin Jia glanced at Yang Yi and showed the internal structure of the celestial body. "The celestial bodies are hollowed out and the interior is honeycomb-shaped. These orange dotted objects are insect eggs, silicone eggs. Attacking us were the Den Guards, a silicon beast dedicated to protecting eggs. ”
The image in front of him made Yang Yi feel sick to his stomach, and he almost vomited the food he had eaten.
"It's these eggs that give the sensor an alarm. The temperature at which the silicon beast hatches is very high, and even if the guardian silicon beast is able to absorb the heat, it also causes a lot of temperature fluctuations. Lin Jia sighed and said, "I've already sent the message back, but I haven't received the order yet." ”
"What's next?" Zhong Lili asked.
"Return to base and wait for the next instructions." Lin Jia glanced at his watch, "Enter the jump passage in fifteen minutes, you go and prepare." If all goes well, you'll be back at base in four hours. If this is just a coincidence, we will return with a large army to destroy the Silicon Beast on the celestial bodies or destroy the celestial bodies completely. There's a lot going on, so you'd better be refreshed now. ”
"What if it's not by chance?" Yang Yi asked a lot.
Lin Jia shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You'd better pray that this is an accident, otherwise, what awaits us will be the Sixth Greenwich War." ”
Yang Yi was secretly surprised, and at the same time noticed that Zhong Lili's expression was also shocked.
"Attention, the ship will enter the jump tunnel in a minute, please prepare all the crew."
Hearing the warning sound from the loudspeaker, the discussion ended, Lin Jia, Zhong Lili and Yang Yi returned to their respective seats and fastened their seat belts.
At this time, post No. 7777, 100 million kilometers away.
It is said to be an outpost, but it is actually a space fortress, to be precise, a space fortress built on a large warship that has lost the ability to navigate. There are almost 10,000 of these forts in the Greenwich Meteorite Zone, and the specifications are basically the same, all of which are converted from those warships left over from the Fifth Greenwich War, and can station tens of thousands of officers and soldiers at most, but the garrison in peacetime is about 1,000.
"Has communication been restored?"
"Sir, not yet."
The middle-aged officer's brows jumped a few times, and the news sent back by the field detachment, as well as the sudden interruption of communication contact, made him have a very bad premonition.
His name was Luo Shuxing, Major, the commander of Post No. 7777.
Like other outposts, Outpost 7777's daily job is to maintain the detection equipment placed on celestial bodies within its jurisdiction. Only after the outbreak of war will the outpost be upgraded to a military base, forming the forward line of defense of the Human Federation and the entire Galactic Alliance.
"Sir, the mobile unit is ready and waiting for your orders."
"Let them wait and get in touch with the bun as soon as possible." Luo Qixing touched his chin, and when his hand was put down, it inadvertently fell on the holster.
Is this a precursor to the outbreak of war?
Luo Qixing has served here for twelve years, working his way up from second lieutenant to major, and before becoming the base commander, he was the captain of the field detachment, that is, Lin Jia's immediate boss. He knew Lin Jia very well, and if it wasn't particularly serious, Lin Jia wouldn't have raised the red attack alert.
Of course, this kind of thing has not happened before.
Over the past twelve years, there have been an average of two fortuitous silicone invasions per year. The so-called fortuitous event refers to the deliberate act of the Silicon Charm Alliance on the other side of the non-Greenwich meteorite belt. Some wild silicones have attained the ability to cross star systems when they reach adulthood. In search of a place to breed, these adult silicones will leave the planet where they were born and travel to other planets, where they will build nests. If these silicones happen to enter the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, they will build a nest on a larger celestial body and then lay eggs to reproduce. Because it is the natural behavior of the wild silicon beast, it is not considered an act of war, so it cannot be concluded that the Silicon Charm Alliance started a war.
In fact, this is also the main task of all outposts in peacetime.
If a wild Silica were allowed to cross the Greenwich Meteorite Belt and enter the Southern Alpha System, a single adult Siliconon could destroy a planet and cause unimaginable disaster.
"Sir!"
"Communication restored?"
"Nope. The equipment is not malfunctioning, it is working normally, and the communication is interrupted due to interference. ”
"Interference?"
"That's right, it must be interference, all communication channels have been blocked, the source of the interference has not been found, but it must be somewhere nearby."
Luo Shuxing's brows quickly jumped a few times. "Raise the battle alarm, everyone goes to combat duty."
"Sir?" The herald turned around and looked at Luo Qixing in shock.
"Give orders, this is not a drill!"
Luo Qixing's nervous look and hurried words made the herald not dare to hesitate for a moment, and immediately issued an order, and at the same time issued a battle alarm.
No matter how powerful the silicon beasts are, they are all simple-minded beasts, and even if some silicon beasts have the ability to interfere with communication, it is impossible to block all communication channels. This kind of full-band interference is by no means the work of silicon beasts, it must be man-made. This is an invasion, an invasion from the Silicon Alliance.
It was also at this time that some huge gray shadows gradually appeared near the outpost.
It was dozens of strange-looking, massively sized warships, all of them Silicon Alliance ships, many of which were S-class ships capable of destroying a star system.