Look at the last friendly message from Roger.

Meng Lei's fingers hanging in the air and about to fall couldn't help but stop.

With a hint of suspicion in his eyes, he frowned solemnly.

"Leave no one alive? What does the Union want a dead man for? And it's still spending a lot of money to buy a life, which doesn't make sense! ”

Meng Lei muttered in his heart, and always felt that Roger's last sentence was very abrupt and very strange.

The key is that the four words "friendly reminder" are clearly expressed, which is not the original intention of the alliance, but Roger's personal meaning.

"What the hell is going on? Could it be that Roger felt that the Alliance's mission was too difficult, and deliberately found loopholes in the terms to help me reduce the difficulty? ”

But what did he want? Win my favor and sell me favors? ”

The more Meng Lei thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and this reason was simply untenable.

He suddenly had the feeling that Roger was deliberately guiding him to destroy the Molten Outpost in order to kill people.

This makes it impossible for the Alliance to arrest and interrogate those behind this incident, and to obtain more information about the alien separation organization.

But why did he do it?

Meng Lei took a deep breath and stood in place for a long time with the tablet, completely unable to understand the reason.

After a few moments, he typed his doubts on the screen.

If he doesn't figure this out, he is always unsure.

Not long after the message was sent, Roger sent a reply, apparently staying by the tablet, waiting for Meng Lei's reply.

"This matter is very complicated, I can't say it clearly, when you return to Sil City after you complete the task, we can meet and have a good chat."

Roger didn't seem to intend to tell Meng Lei the truth directly, but he did send him an invitation.

Meng Lei thought seriously for a moment,

Although it is not clear what Roger's true intentions are, one thing is for sure, the other party has no intention of harming himself.

At least from this point of view, the truth may not be particularly bad.

Suppress the doubts in your heart for the time being.

It doesn't matter to him whether the alliance can catch the mastermind behind the scenes, and what this guy Roger wants to do doesn't have much to do with him.

As long as the reward is enough, it's not that he can't take the risk of turning back and helping the alliance do his vote.

"What's the pay?"

Meng Lei asked bluntly.

Roger's side was also quick to reply to the message.

"In light of your valuable advice to Sil Weekly, the Coalition has decided to distribute both rewards together.

Among them, once you have accepted the request of the alliance and completed the task as promised,

Then your reputation in the alliance will be raised from friendly to respectful, and all the sea areas and outposts under the jurisdiction of the alliance can be unimpeded!

Of course, only on your original Typhon of Sea Locusts.

In addition, in the future, you can enjoy a 7% discount on any materials and all purchases in the alliance, except for transactions in the auction house.

In the end, as long as you can complete this mission,

The Alliance will give you a free F-class transport submarine worth 150,000 marks.

It's a bare boat that hasn't undergone any upgrades, but it's worth a lot! ”

After reading the message sent by Roger word by word, unconsciously, Meng Lei's breathing gradually became short.

Good guys, three rewards, each with a reason that people can't refuse.

Meng Lei had calculated before, according to his current speed of earning prestige points by doing tasks, it would take at least half a year to improve from friendliness to respect.

Neutrality to friendliness is a threshold, and this threshold is low.

But from friendliness to respect, it is like a chasm, and it is difficult to improve in a short period of time.

Unexpectedly, the alliance was so generous this time, and directly raised his prestige to respect!

Perhaps, the advice he gave to the Sil Weekly earlier also played a huge role in this.

With the combination of the two, it makes sense that the reputation value has increased so quickly.

In addition, aside from the purchasing power of the seven-fold discount,

In the end, the alliance even gave him an F-class transport boat for free, which greatly surprised Meng Lei's expectations.

It is not difficult to see that the alliance is really willing to pay for it in order to catch the mastermind behind this incident.

Hundreds of thousands of submarines were sent when they said they were delivered, judging from the degree of reward alone.

The reward for this quest is simply higher than the S-rank quest in the bounty system!

It can be seen from this that the alliance side attaches great importance to this incident!

"Captain Meng, the reward we gave is enough to reflect the sincerity of the alliance, how about it, think about it?"

At this time, Roger sent another message.

Meng Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked up a smile.

Touching the screen with his fingertips, Meng Lei replied:

"I already have a submarine, I don't need more for the time being, and I don't have the manpower to drive it, can I directly exchange it for money?"

The market price of an F-class transport boat is 150,000,

If it can be converted into money, even if he takes the 150,000 yuan and buys a new one, he can make a difference of tens of thousands of yuan.

You know, in addition to auction house transactions.

As long as he completes this task, he can enjoy a seven-percent discount on all purchases in the alliance in the future.

Take advantage of this advantage, not only can you save a lot of money, but you can even make money!

It didn't take long for a response from Roger's side.

"Yes, I can directly promise you."

Immediately afterward, Roger sent another message.

"So, Captain Meng, did you agree to our alliance's request and agree to this cooperation?"

got a positive answer, but Meng Lei did not reply directly to Roger.

After a little hesitation, he felt that it was better to communicate with the crew in advance and analyze the feasibility and danger of this task.

"The Great Luo of the Worlds"

At that moment, Meng Lei briefly explained the alliance's request to everyone through a short-distance communication headset.

When he heard that he had just escaped from the tiger's den, Meng Lei actually planned to go deep into Longtan again.

Everyone was taken aback, and immediately began to discuss.

"I think it's God's grace that we can turn the danger into a disaster this time.

And after such a big gain in vain, there is no need to risk yourself to meddle in the alliance. ”

Jia Quan's advice is more conservative, believing that everything should be prioritized and prudent.

Simon, however, disagreed, saying:

"Esteem-level reputation is generally very rare.

Because after respect, once the prestige has not changed for a long time, it will fall instead of rising, and it will fall back to friendliness.

Therefore, it is extremely rare to be able to maintain the prestige of the alliance at the esteemed level.

Since the captain has the opportunity to step into this threshold, he naturally has to grasp it well, anyway, it is a matter of a few railguns, and it is not too difficult. ”

After a pause, Simon added:

"Besides, 150,000 marks is not a small amount, and you may not be able to earn so much in half a month when you do normal tasks! And you have to take a huge risk!

So, my advice is to start as soon as possible, and you can make a fortune! ”

When the words fell, Huo Ye stood up, but he didn't make any constructive comments.

"No matter what the commander decides in the end, I will fully support it!"

The others also had no opinion and respected Meng Lei's decision.

In the end, only Lanny, the fat boss of the supply store, muttered in a low voice:

"Seven-fold discount, it's a fool not to take advantage of such a big bargain, 10 million materials can save 3 million!

More than five percent of bounty hunters have such a strong purchasing power, and the league and several major companies have to cry to death! ”

After some discussion, most people supported Meng Lei's turn.

But many more remained on the sidelines, expressing unconditional obedience to orders.

Meng Lei pondered for a moment, and finally decided to agree to the alliance's request and make another profit before leaving!

"If we turn back, then our personnel can no longer be so dispersed, and we must take into account the other party's receiving fleet, arrive before us, and block the sea area in advance."

Hawke said in a deep voice, reminding Meng Lei to be fully prepared.

After Meng Lei sent a confirmed reply to Roger, he nodded and said:

"Let's go back first, retreat as soon as we find a suspicious submarine, then hide the other three ships and gather all the personnel to prepare for battle.

If you can beat it, you can fight it, but if you can't beat it, you will give up this task and wait until you are out of danger before driving the ship away.

Anyway, even if the mission fails, we have nothing to lose. ”

"Good!"

The decision was made, and the crowd did not delay any longer, and immediately drove the submarine around and headed in the direction of the molten outpost.

…………

Eight o'clock in the evening.

The administrative area on the second floor of the molten outpost, in the stationmaster's office.

Bard stood in front of the window with a thick cigar in his hand.

The crowd gathered beneath the municipal building had dispersed, and the residents and bounty hunters trapped in the borough had gradually calmed down under the reassurance of the Coalition officials.

Three hours later, the men were still in the dark, unaware of what was going on in the lower districts.

However, under the deliberate guidance of Bard, combined with the loss of communication with the outside world.

There was speculation that the site must have been attacked by terrorists.

Therefore, these people also quieted down and felt extremely happy.

It is not a lucky thing to be able to hide in the second-floor administrative area and escape, although it is trapped.

But what they don't know is that in the eyes of some people, they are no different from the dead.

"Dongdong, Dongdong!"

There was a rhythmic knock on the door, and Bud withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath on his cigar.

"Enter!"

Eddie pushed the door open and walked forward with great speed.

"Mayor, the fault of the shaft passage has been repaired, and it has dragged on for so long, it really can't be delayed.

The engineering department is worried about revealing its feet, so it can only do it to this extent. ”

Bard glanced at the electronic clock on the table, a disgusting smile on his fat face.

He nodded and said:

"It's almost three hours, the infection should have spread to the whole city, and the security office can prepare to close the net!"

"Yes!"

Eddie nodded heavily and said in a deep voice: "Then I'll arrange it and start the purge procedure immediately!" ”

"Well, go ahead!"

Bud waved his hand, satisfaction on his face that he was under control.

However, just as Eddie was about to turn away, he suddenly stopped the other party and asked:

"By the way, the receiving fleet has been pre-arranged, right? What time can I arrive? ”

Eddie didn't hesitate, and immediately replied confidently:

"By the agreed time, the personnel should have arrived at the outpost by now, and are on standby in the airlock room in the lower level.

As soon as our side begins to collect the nets, they will also immediately go into battle to assist the security officer in cleaning the city of painted skin parasites and completing the collection of eggs. ”

Hearing this, the smile on Bud's face suddenly became even stronger.

He clapped his hands with great satisfaction, and let a large amount of cigarette ash spill on the table, but he didn't care, and smiled happily:

"Not bad, good job! In this way, the efficiency of the collection will be greatly improved, and we will have more time to evacuate! ”

After a pause, Bud remembered something, and admonished:

"Also, let the responding personnel blockade the nearby sea area, strictly prohibit any ships from entering and leaving, and anyone who does not cooperate will be sunk on the spot immediately!

If the Alliance fleet is discovered, drag them as long as possible and send a shuttle back to report the news.

When the time comes, no matter how well the eggs are collected, we will evacuate immediately! ”

"Yes!"

Eddie nodded again, wasting no time, and turned and walked out of the stationmaster's office.

Shortly after his departure.

The people trapped in the second-floor administrative area soon found that teams of armed men with loaded guns were coming out of the gates of the security office.

These were all security officers in the city, and it was said that an emergency meeting was being held at the Security Office at the time of the accident in the lower districts.

There are a lot of people, nearly 100 people!

At that moment, suddenly seeing the mass assembly of these security officers in full armor, everyone immediately realized,

The shaft passage to the lower area should have been repaired, and the alliance began to prepare to quell the chaos.

For a moment, the people trapped in the second-floor area erupted in cheers.

In their opinion, as long as the alliance intervenes, the incident will soon subside, and they will be able to get out of trouble as soon as possible and return to normal life.

At this moment, no one could have imagined what the final outcome would be for them.

The hatch leading to the shaft passage in the lower area opens,

A team of heavily armed security officers stepped inside, quickly disappearing from everyone's view.

Immediately after that, there was the second team, the third team......

A total of five teams went to the lower business district.

It didn't take long for the fierce gunfire to come one after another.

Even through several sealed hatches, the loud gunshots and huge explosions were faintly transmitted to the upper area through the vibration of the cavity and the conduction of rock formations.

It is enough to see how fierce the battle broke out below.

In fact, the battle to eliminate the painted skin parasites that took place in the lower area was indeed extremely tragic!

It's just that the so-called miserable refers to the unilateral aspect of the painted skin parasite.

After more than three hours of spreading and fermentation, this large-scale painting skin infection has indeed swept the whole city.

Even the survivors who hid in the house at the beginning did not escape in the end.

The entire Molten Outpost, with a population of four or five thousand, at least more than ninety percent of the people, fell victim to this conspiracy at this moment.

In a dimly lit steel jungle, the streets and alleys are littered with corpses, and the entire city has completely turned into a human purgatory.

Through the flickering and flickering dim light, a large number of distorted figures with flying eaves and walls can be vaguely seen, frantically shuttling between the city's high-rise buildings and covered bridges.

The poignant and piercing terrifying roar of filial piety is even more endless.

Compared with the number of painted skin parasites, the number of extermination personnel sent by the separation organization is completely incomparable, only one-tenth of the number of the other party.

However, these armed men have long been prepared to respond.

And apparently long in advance, detailed deployment and planning for this battle were carried out.

Not only was there sufficient firepower and ammunition reserves, but as soon as they appeared, they immediately imposed a tight blockade on several important streets near the shaft passages.

Dozens of heavily armed combatants entered the battle in an orderly manner, forming three blockade lines with fierce firepower in front and behind.

With the perfect coordination of the rifle and the grenade, no matter how agile the action of the painted skin parasite is, it will eventually fall into the dense rain of bullets like a torrential rain.

In the final analysis, the key to the horror and advantages of painted skin parasites lies underwater.

On land, this creature is no match for humans to build a combat force.

Therefore, the battle will undoubtedly turn into a one-sided slaughter in the end.

With the firepower of nearly 100 combatants poured out, it was only a matter of time before all the painted skin parasites in the city were wiped out.

…………

Around 9:10 p.m.

After a long journey of more than an hour, Meng Lei and his party finally returned to the sea area near the Molten Rock Outpost again, and galloped straight in the direction of the Molten Rock Outpost along the channel planned by the navigation when they came.

Due to environmental constraints, most of the areas near underwater outposts are submarine caves or criss-crossing tunnel structures located in the middle of rock formations.

Outposts, in particular, near the entrance to the waterway, are largely built in this environment.

As a result, the terrain gradually begins to become narrow and congested here.

The passage to the outpost no longer has a variety of options, and in the end there is only one safe passage to pass through.

Meng Lei piloted the submarine Sea Locust, always driving at the front of the queue to open the way.

Along the way, everyone was still talking and laughing in the first half of the journey, and the atmosphere was very active.

But as it approached, the communication channel gradually became quiet, everyone stopped talking, and Meng Lei's expression became more and more focused and vigilant.

His eyes frequently swept to the sonar display on the side of the central console, and his mind was highly concentrated.

Everyone knew that if the opposing fleet arrived at the Molten Outpost before they did.

Then a sea area not far ahead, I am afraid that it has been blocked by the enemy at this moment.

In this case, if you don't agree with each other, you will go to war.

As a result, everyone lost their playful mood and their attention was unprecedentedly concentrated.

When the fleet reached a distance of about five kilometers from the outpost of Molten Rock.

At a certain moment, Meng Lei, who was walking in the front, suddenly shouted in the earphones:

"It's coming! The other party really grabbed ahead of us and blocked the passage! ”

Simon, who was following behind, hurriedly went to see the image presented by the sonar display.

Sure enough, I saw that in the middle of the undersea tunnel at the edge of the sonar detection range, a rectangular object was quietly hovering.

Whether judging by the shape of the appearance, or the position where it hovers out of thin air.

All undoubtedly indicate that this is certainly a submarine.

Moreover, it is still a high-level submarine with a huge scale than any submarine in their fleet.

"Commander, what now?"

Jia Quan shouted in the earphones: "Look at the size of the other party's submarine, if we want to fight, we will definitely not be able to fight!" ”

Meng Lei frowned.

As long as they are not stupid, anyone can see that the submarine in the distance, which is more than a circle larger than the Sea Locust, is certainly not large and armed for them.

If the war starts, they will surely be defeated!

"Is it really going to give up like this? It's a great opportunity, but I'm really a little unwilling! ”

Meng Lei sighed heavily, and began to retreat a little in his heart.

But up to this moment, he still has a trace of fantasy to some extent.

Now I only see a submarine blocking the road ahead, but the identity of the other party has not been confirmed, what if they are just passing by, and not the person behind the scenes?

Thinking about it, he didn't wait for him to finish his dream.

At this time, on the central control display of the Sea Locust, a communication request from an unknown submarine was suddenly received.

Meng Lei was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, he realized that this eighty percent was sent by the submarine in the distance.

So, he immediately chose to answer, wanting to see what kind of attitude the other party had.

Immediately after, a high-pitched male voice came from the speaker.

"The channel ahead has suddenly changed, no traffic, don't go forward, all of you will return immediately!"

The other party's tone was very tough, and there was an unquestionable smell in it, which was very uncomfortable.

Meng Lei frowned, judging from the attitude of the other party, it was absolutely impossible to be a member of the alliance.

Then the identity of the other party is naturally self-evident.

Meng Lei wisely did not have a conflict with the other party, and said surgingly: "Got it." ”

Then, he just hung up the communication.

At this time, the rest of the team also heard each other's voices through the headphones.

Simon immediately said after the communication was disconnected:

"We didn't even ask for our identities clearly, and we were expelled directly, this is obviously not an alliance ship, it must be a receiver who is covering for the mastermind behind the scenes!"

"Damn, the other party is really thoughtful, and he actually made such an armed warship to block the road, even if the armed fleet of the alliance comes, it can be delayed for a while! I'm afraid we're out of fun......"

Hearing this, Meng Lei also sighed heavily, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

In this case, it is obviously impossible to force the card.

There is no other route to take to the Molten Outpost other than this passage.

Even if there is, I am afraid that it has already been tightly sealed by the other party, and there will be no other possibilities.

"It seems that we have no chance with this batch of rewards from the alliance......"

Meng Lei shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile.

At this time, Hawke, who has always been silent, suddenly spoke in the headphones:

"Captain, if we fight head-on, we really don't have a chance of winning.

However, it is not entirely impossible to sink this battleship by other means......"