[100,000 meters underground]

The ground-based spaceship piloted by Su Mo had come to the edge of the giant bubble.

Suddenly, a strong drag came, a loud noise came from the drilling equipment, and the ground spacecraft stopped in a tremor.

At the same time, the thing that was blocking its progress was captured by the detection equipment and projected onto the screen.

It was a membranous barrier with a dark green shimmer, and the surface was neatly arranged with dense light blue scaly spots, and the surface of the surface showed water ripples where it came into contact with the drilling equipment, but there was no trace of breaking.

There was a dense keyboard tapping sound from the other side of the future, and then a muttering sounded: "This is some kind of energy defense barrier. No wonder there is such a huge cavitation space deep underground, it turns out that it is holding up. ”

Su Mo asked, "Is the high-energy drilling mode ready?" There is no other entrance here, only to break through. ”

Future: "Ready, I'm receiving feedback data, and I'll help you set the parameters right away." ”

With the remote assistance of the future, Su Mo held the control stick tightly and stared at the picture fed back on the screen.

Future: "After the parameter input is completed, switch to the high-energy drilling mode, there may be violent vibrations in the future, be prepared for shock!" ”

As the roaring engine resounded through the cabin, the Earth spacecraft began to accelerate, and blue booster flames erupted from its tail, burning the rubble behind it into a tumbling liquid, and the entire hull rushed towards the energy barrier like a meteor.

"Boom-" At the moment of impact, the energy barrier erupted with flickering light, and the ripples on its surface surged, and a powerful counter-impact force struck, causing the Earth Spacecraft to tremble violently.

However, the technology of the future is really excellent, and under such a strong shock, the hull of the ground spacecraft is still stable, and even the safety system has not been alerted, which means that it is far from reaching the limit, and it is comfortable in terms of stability.

The high-energy drilling lasted for nearly half an hour, and gradually, the energy barrier finally burst into a crack.

The rift was initially subtle, confined to the vicinity of the drill point, but then began to gradually spread outward, like a spreading spider web, and the depth became more and more obvious.

"Boom !!" As the engines of the Earth spacecraft erupted with even brighter light, the energy barrier finally shattered, and the hull of the ship crossed the border like a silver meteor and rushed into the unknown interior.

The scene in front of me is displayed in the detector screen, and the voice of the future is distracted: "Oh my God."

It was a vast space, with a semicircular spherical structure, the edges of which were covered with the same membranous energy barrier that Su Mo had just encountered, which supported the space without collapsing between the mantle rock layers.

As far as the eye can see, you can see the buildings one after another, which are different from the regular style of the human world, and these buildings are full of grotesque and ominous atmosphere.

Their outer walls resemble the organs and tissues of some kind of creature, as if they have their own vitality, and the red lines of the Dao can be seen under the translucent membranous structure, like intertwined blood vessels.

Countless strange buildings were stacked on top of each other, forming a towering black spire in the center of the space, and at the top of it was a crystal that emitted a faint light, like a star in the darkness.

On the other side of the communication station, following the exclamation, Future began to gasp: "Boss, these things are created by the kind of life you just said?" ”

Su Mo looked at the grotesque building in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Yes, you can call that kind of life a 'construct'. ”

"A construct is an inorganic life form, colloquially similar to the concept of a robot, but it is not the same, they are not created, but born from natural evolution, and have all biological characteristics, including a higher intelligence no less than that of humans."

"Unlike human civilization on the surface, the tectonic civilization was born inside the planet, and both sides never knew about each other's existence during the development of civilization, and both thought that they were the only masters of the planet until the first contact took place 153 years ago."

Future said dumbfoundedly: "What do you mean?"

Su Mo's voice became muffled: "Yes, in the apocalyptic war that destroyed the old civilization 153 years ago, the enemy of humanity was the Construct Civilization. ”

"The reason for the outbreak of the war is also very simple, both humans and constructs are advanced intelligent beings, and the uniqueness of their existence is seriously threatened."

"Moreover, there is an incombinable gap between the two civilizations in terms of life composition, social form, and ideological concepts, and they cannot even achieve the most basic coexistence, so there is only one way left - to destroy each other."

"And so, after a brief encounter between the two civilizations, the war that swept the whole world broke out."

"Our ancestors a hundred years ago destroyed the tectonic civilization at the expense of several generations, and preserved the fire for the reproduction of later human civilizations, until today a hundred years later."

Future was silent in the face of this shocking historical truth, and all that was left on the other end of the communication station was the sound of her heavy breathing, which she did not know whether to be excited or anxious.

After a long time, she asked in a trembling voice, "Boss, who are you?" Why do you know this?"

Su Mo chuckled lightly and said in a joking tone, "You just think of me as a human who woke up in a freezer in some old era." It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that I know the truth that people don't know. ”

"In that apocalyptic war, humanity did win a crushing victory, and the tectonic civilization was indeed destroyed, but not in the true sense of the word."

"Some of the individual members of the construct's civilization, including a few remnants of civilization, still exist underground—that's what you see."

"And there is something in this ruin of civilization, something that will affect the fate of the entire human world."

The future is impatient to ask, "What is it?" ”

Soumer: "You can call it a 'tectonic larvae', a construct life in the 'embryonic stage'. ”

There's still a word he hasn't uttered - and it's also the fourth playthrough item in Dawn.

Future's voice was extremely stunned, but at the same time mixed with uncontrollable excitement: "You mean, a living construct?!" ”

Sumer: "Yes, and it's not an ordinary construct, it's very special. If the construct is compared to a swarm of bees, this construct hatchling is a supreme being similar to that of a queen. ”

Future screamed so much that he almost lost his voice: "Then let's get it up quickly!" I'll do the research for you! Oh my God, I've really never been so excited! ”

Su Mo smiled helplessly: "I want to too, but it's not so easy." See that black spire ahead? That's where the juveniles are located. ”

"This black spire, as I call a 'beacon', exists to protect tectonic hatchlings, and when activated, emits an invisible signal that humans can't capture."

"This kind of signal can have a drastic effect on wild beasts, causing them to frantically gather in the direction of the signal."

"And since no beast can enter the mantle, it will only operate on the surface, so the place that is about to suffer this disaster is the border area."

Future hurriedly asked: "Is there any way to stop the beacon from activating?" ”

"Block?" The corners of Su Mo's mouth pulled into a gloomy arc, and he said faintly, "The beacon has been dormant for the past hundred years, accumulating energy, and will automatically activate at a specific point in time. ”

"And this is when we first started sailing. In other words – the beacon is activated before we come down. ”

Only then did he suddenly discover that there were light paths on the surface of the black spire, flickering and dimming, as if some huge creature was breathing.

And that invisible signal pierced through the stratum like a torrent, spreading to the distant surface world.

【Tianmen Patrol Station of Co-operative Company】

In the middle of the night, the evening breeze shivered with its usual chill.

The patrol soldiers were silently on duty at their posts, and the water vapor exhaled from their mouths formed ice ballast on their faces.

Despite the fact that the patrol station is located on the edge of the consular district of the World Government, far from the hinterland of human civilization and directly adjacent to the Borderlands, in fact, the work is still very easy for the soldiers here.

The clerks may have a lot of inexplicable shifts to add, but the soldiers are very leisurely, for there are few battles to be fought.

After all, there are not many armed forces outside the Cypriots who will be fed to attack the patrol station, and the range of those barbarians' earthen weapons is much shorter than the battery of the patrol station, and if they dare to approach, they will be blown to pieces first.

As for the beast, are you serious?

No one really thinks that a few beasts that occasionally roam can threaten high-tech armies, right?

Therefore, for the soldiers of the patrol station, every day is to clock in and out on time, clock in and out of work, participate in regular training and deal with unexpected tasks, and then play cards and games in the base in other free time.

At this time, the patrol soldiers at the post were bored walking back and forth, chatting quietly with their companions.

"Have you heard? The security information department is going to take a collective pay cut. ”

"You know, it's said that when the leader was in a meeting with the communication group, he encountered hackers and hacked the system."

"Happy, those bunch of people who can only fiddle with computers should have their salaries cut a long time ago, and their salaries should be more for combatants like us."

"If you want to be beautiful, you can get a raise, and it's good if you haven't been optimized when you reach the age of 35."

"Hey, why are there still two hours, I really want to go back to the dormitory to fight the divine source."

As they were chatting, something suddenly came from the depths of the dark wasteland.

The sound was apparently from far away, and had become indistinct by the time it arrived, but it was still recognizable as the roar of some kind of ferocious beast.

The sound can penetrate such a long distance, and there is no doubt that it is an extremely powerful beast.

The soldier rubbed his arms and muttered, "It's been a long time since I've heard this kind of sound, and this beast is very high when he hears it." ”

The companion smiled calmly: "Relax, brother, this is far away." Even if you happen to wander to us, with the firepower of the patrol station, it's not easy to beat a brainless beast? ”

The two of them chatted without saying a word, although they didn't know what kind of beast made the roar, and they didn't take it to heart.

They firmly believe that the Tianmen Patrol Station will continue to stand, just like last night, as countless nights as before.

More than an hour passed, the time was close to dawn, and the sky was not yet clear.

The shift change was approaching, and both of them yawned and stretched.

At this moment, the communicator on their shoulders rang: "Attention of all patrol units, the radar has detected a wild beast approaching, the number is more than three hundred, and the automatic close defense battery is about to be opened, please wear sound insulation equipment." ”

"Misty grass, more than three hundred fierce beasts, I haven't seen so many beasts for a long time." The soldier complained as he took out the soundproof ear tips from his equipment bag.

The companion turned on the night vision goggles together, put on the earmuffs and smiled: "Let's watch a bedtime movie~"

Through the night vision goggles, you can see that a little sand and dust have risen at the far end of the sight, and all kinds of fierce beasts are running towards this side, ranging from blood wolves and fierce lizards to some large arthropod beasts.

Soon, the defense system of the patrol station was activated, and the energy was transmitted along the line to the close defense battery deployed on the wall, and the engine screamed with it, and the muzzles of the guns were automatically aimed at the fierce beasts roaring in the distance.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom-" In the deafening roar, countless physical cannonballs and energy bombs whistled out, and the violent sound wave lifted the air into ripples, like a big hand plucking the heartstrings, making people adrenaline soar.

The discharged cannonballs were like mottled meteors in the night sky, like a carpet, and they swooped down on the spot where the beasts were, and the moment they landed, the waves were everywhere.

In just an instant, this group of fierce beasts was engulfed by the flames, and when the fire slowly dissipated, the ground was covered with charred corpses, and it was almost impossible to distinguish their original appearance, and some small fierce beasts were directly vaporized in the heat.

"Huh~" The soldier whistled briskly, took off the soundproof earmuffs and smiled, "Isn't this much better than those popcorn movies in Yueska?" ”

When he had finished speaking, he noticed that his companion was silent, so he looked over.

I saw that my companion was still holding a night vision binoculars and looking at the charred corpses of those fierce beasts, his lips pursed, as if he was thinking about something.

"What's wrong?" The soldier asked.

The companion muttered, "That's not right."

The soldier picked up the night vision binoculars again, looked at the charred corpses carefully, and shrugged: "It's all clean, what's wrong?" ”

The companion frowned and said, "The fierce beasts that rushed over just now are not a single species, but are composed of many kinds of species, all of which are social and solitary, and some even have a natural hostile relationship. ”

"In normal times, these fierce beasts would fight directly by themselves when they met, but just now they didn't pay attention to each other at all, and rushed towards us in a daze. I've never seen anything like that. ”

After such a reminder, the soldier also reacted, and immediately became puzzled.

At this time, the communicator sounded again, and the voice was a little more solemn than before: "Attention of all patrol units, and a wild beast has been detected approaching, with more than a thousand in number!" ”

The soldier hurriedly put back on the earmuffs and scolded: "What's the situation, the fierce beast is engaged in team building?!" ”

In the distance, a larger herd of beasts rushed in, and the sand and dust raised by the running almost covered the horizon.

"Boom, boom, boom—" The defensive batteries opened fire one after another, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day, and a loud noise permeated the sky.

Many of the patrol soldiers had to close their eyes that were stung by the bright light, and even the soundproof earmuffs did not fully withstand the sound waves, so they had to cover them tightly and open their mouths wide to prevent the eardrums from bursting.

The firepower of the patrol station was extremely powerful, and there was no doubt that the fire covering network formed by the defensive batteries could be described as airtight, and the fierce beasts were shattered one after another in the area where the artillery fire passed, turning into charred blood and flesh, and not a single one of them leaked out.

Before the soldiers and their companions had time to catch their breath, an exclamation came from the communication unit built into the soundproof ear tips: "All patrol units! Another beast is coming! Oh my God, what is this quantity?! The radar is densely packed with !! (End of chapter)

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