Chapter 495 Rescue!

Inside the dim main bridge, yellow sand seeped in from the edges of the cracked observation windows, piling up into undulating hills on the control consoles. A few rays of scarlet light pierced through the sand curtain, dyeing the floating dust into a bloody mist. A shriveled corpse curled up on the floor below, its grayish-white skin clinging to its bones like wind-dried leather, and a withered hand was still digging into the groove of the emergency brake.

The wind howled outside the hull, and the sound of gravel scraping against metal continued. A faint blue star lit up the information center interface, and an angular drone was attached to the port, with the belly signal light flickering regularly.

Lin Xian, who was far away in the shelter room, took off his optical mask. His face was ashen, and he sat in the corner, tapping his knees lightly with his fingers.

"Teacher Chen led the Sky Train north to assist in rescuing the rail convoy, while Noah landed in Jaco to meet the Dawn Center, which was heading north. But now that Jaco has fallen and Noah is stranded, it's unclear whether the Dawn Center has even passed through the scarlet zone of South America..."

Lin Xian's eyes flickered as he pondered, "KIKI and Director Ding..."

The scarlet world outside the porthole made Lin Xian feel heavy in his heart. He woke up from the yellow sand wreckage. If KIKI and Director Ding were with him, all he could think of at this moment was that they had both met with misfortune in this war...

Lin Xian took a few deep breaths, telling himself not to assume the worst outcome. Now that he had the map and some information, he should first find a way to leave this place. After all, 54 days had passed since the information was obtained, and he urgently needed to obtain the latest information.

So he immediately stood up, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, pointed his finger in the air, and a set of black nano armor quickly covered his whole body.

"Let's get out of here first, find the city rail and get the Infinity..."

The Infinity has complete internal living facilities, as well as powerful firepower and armor, which is a major guarantee for Lin Xian's sense of security. He couldn't help but think of when he first built the Infinity train. The narrow No. 1 carriage was like a steel fortress, allowing him to survive countless dangers.

Woohoo~

Several transport drones lifted the material container made by Lin Xian. In front, the "Dragon Girl" arm shot out high-energy cutting light to cut a neat incision in the cabin wall. Then the entire wall slid down directly, raising a cloud of dust under the sand pit.

Lin Xian jumped down, and the thrusters slowed him down to the ground. Then countless small drones flew out densely, forming a 300-meter diameter sentry array around Lin Xian, monitoring the danger in real time.

The scarlet zone has a very small visual range, and the scarlet floating all over the sky is like a living thing. Sometimes you can see a little far away, and sometimes it is so thick that you can only see a few dozen meters away, giving people an extremely oppressive feeling of suffocation.

Lin Xian opened the map and used the faintly visible black coastline in the distance as a simple reference. Then he began to move carefully in one direction alone in the yellow sand.

…

On the south bank of Jaco, yellow sand stretches for thousands of miles, and strange scarlet whirlpools appear and disappear on the hills. In the distance, four motorcycles flying close to the ground are speeding against the strong wind. The four drivers are all wearing specially made Night Walker windproof cloaks, and under the cloaks are full-coverage power armor with smooth metal lines. However, these high-tech equipment are already scarred by battle in this yellow sand.

In addition, there was another person who flew at high speed on the side of the team without relying on any vehicle. The violent air waves he flew brought up raised a lot of yellow sand on the ground.

“Zizizi…”

At this time, the leader of the flying motorcycle spoke on the communication band

"...We only have two hours. Area 34 is approaching Noah. We must retreat before the giant sky lapel sweeps over. If we alarm the hunting entity, it's best to avoid it and strike at the right moment. Don't trigger the scarlet wave!"

"The closer we get to Noah, the pattern of that thing's sweep might change, and there will definitely be more hunting bodies." Another female voice sounded in the communication channel.

Buzz!

A heavy motorcycle roared up behind them, and a burly man on it said, "If there are no more than two of them, we'll kill them straight away. This is a good time to try out our new weapons!"

"No!" the leader responded. "Our goal is to find someone. The scarlet aura on the Hako battlefield is too strong. Besides the Sky Giant, there are at least two S-rank lurking in the sea and the yellow sand on the coast. If we alert them, we won't even be able to return to our safe house."

"That's right." Another man carrying a giant sniper rifle and a special mechanical arm spoke up at this time: "Don't be too reckless, Aaron. We are a reconnaissance team, not the main force. Be smart."

"Well, I'm just curious about the new dark energy weapons~" responded the man called Aaron.

The leader turned his head to look at the people flying to the side and said, "KIKI, your movements yesterday were too loud. I understand your eagerness to save people, but it's best not to try to tear the storm cloud apart again. Although we are all curious about what kind of monster swooped down from the sky that day, we only have one life, so it's better to be cautious!"

"good."

A faint voice responded in the frequency band, with a low tone. The person who was flying close to the ground at this time was KIKI. In the field of view of the power armor, her eyes followed the navigation light with a focused and anxious look.

Area 34 is an area carved out from the Jaco battlefield. It was previously the position of the 27th Corps of the 3rd Intercontinental Force. More than 11 ships crashed here, leaving wreckage scattered all over the ground.

Empty!

"Magnetic pole locked, ten o'clock, seven meters deep." Captain Raymond's armored palm was covered with a faint blue arc. Under his magnetic force, the sand dunes showed the distorted outline of the metal hull.

"Albatross-class transport ship, belonging to the 3rd Logistics Fleet of the 27th Corps."

Investigator Song Wei knelt on one knee, her palm pressed against the scorching gravel. An invisible resonance wave spread out from her. After a few seconds, her brow furrowed. "There's a faint wave of life remaining inside the ship, but its form is unidentifiable... Something has just left, or... is still inside!"

The sniper's name was Lister. He carried a heavy Gauss sniper rifle that was almost as tall as him. A voice came through his mask: "Probabilistic analysis shows that the target is 99.7% non-human. The highest probability is a monster. Boss, what do you say?"

Raymond glanced at KIKI and said immediately: "The standard Federation starship hibernation chamber has a strong signal beacon. As long as it is still working, we will definitely be able to detect it within range."

His meaning was very simple. If Lin Xian was still alive, it meant that the hibernation capsule must be in working condition. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a living person to survive in a sealed coffin for so long. No signal beacon of the hibernation capsule was found on the transport ship, which meant that Lin Xian was not on it.

Of course, he didn't say it directly and absolutely.

KIKI said calmly at this time: "Lin Xian's mechanical ability is very special. Even if he doesn't have a hibernation pod, he can make one himself. He also has protective power armor."

"Power armor?" Aaron asked at this time: "How can I wear power armor in dormant mode?"

Raymond looked at Kiki and said, "You really don't remember the hull number of that transport ship? Although the battlefield in Jaco is tragic and chaotic, our recent search shows that the positions and organization of the various troops have not been completely disrupted. If we can find the positions, the search area will be much smaller."

KIKI shook her head and whispered, "When the Earthworm suddenly attacked the Chengying ship and released a large amount of scarlet gas, I was only concerned with throwing Lin Xian's hibernation capsule onto a transport ship to escape the battlefield. I didn't pay attention to the hull number at all..."

"And then you went to take the shockwave from the earthquake catfish yourself?"

Liszt exclaimed in amazement: "Amazing Kras, that was a world-class disaster. It's hard to imagine that human superpowers can reach this level now."

"Using telekinesis to control the earthquake catfish's shockwave, it rebounded and cut off half of the S-rank earthworm's head. All the biological force fields were completely shattered, allowing at least 100,000 more people to successfully evacuate. This is no ordinary superpower."

Song Wei walked over and looked at KIKI meaningfully: "Now in our Night Walker's ability development training, the template for mental power operation is the performance you showed in the battle with Jaco."

Hearing Song Wei's praise, KIKI, who was always outgoing, just responded in a low voice: "Let's not waste time, let's go find Lin Xian quickly."

Captain Raymond understood the depression in KIKI's mood, so he said nothing more and immediately gave the order: "Aron, prepare for demolition, Lister, lock on with your gun at a high point, Song Wei, continue to scan for abnormal energy sources, KIKI, pull this transport ship out!"

"Okay!" KIKI's eyes flashed purple. Without further ado, after everyone was ready, she stepped forward and grasped at the air with her five fingers. Her immense telekinesis, like an invisible giant hand, plunged into the sand! With a resounding roar, the entire wreckage of the hundreds-ton transport ship, as if lifted by a deep-sea monster, was forcibly "pulled" from the ground, engulfed in a cascade of sand!

Amid the piercing groans of twisted metal, withered, blackened corpses and mangled supply crates crashed to the ground. Just as the wreckage lifted off the ground, a dark red shadow shot out from the breach in the ship's belly, swooping down towards Aaron, the closest. The creature resembled a peeling spider, its head a dark cavity, with glowing tentacles emanating from it.

"Looking for death!" KIKI snorted coldly, and his mental power instantly condensed into an invisible big hand, accurately grasping the scarlet worm. With a light "puff" sound, the worm's body was crushed in mid-air, and sticky dark brown slurry splashed everywhere.

"It was a false alarm!"

Aaron spat, lowering the muzzle of the exaggerated pulse shotgun in his hand. Just as his mind relaxed slightly, Song Wei's sharp cry cut through the crimson sandstorm: "It's a hunting body!!"

Aaron's hair stood on end! Before he even turned around, he could already sense the rustling sound of the scarlet air behind him!

At this time, Raymond and KIKI looked in the direction of Song Wei's shouting, and saw a tall, thin, dark scarlet silhouette a few hundred meters behind Aaron, like a bamboo pole stuck in the sand dune, like a huge tall standing man!

"Be careful! That one's at least Scarlet A-rank!" Raymond reacted immediately, warning loudly. But before the arc of electricity in his hand could condense, the tall figure seemed to dissolve in the wind. One moment, he was more than ten meters away, and the next, he was pressed against his back! A dry claw wrapped in sticky scarlet energy tore through the air, and with a ghostly sonic boom, it slammed into the back of Aaron, who was closest to him!

Buzz! Aaron's power armor's emergency force field instantly activated, and the pale blue shield only lasted a ten-thousandth of a second before shattering with a bang! A sharp metallic tearing sound echoed, and Aaron was like being hit by a battering ram, flying forward like a cannonball! The thick alloy mechanical arm of his right arm, along with the shoulder armor, was torn off violently, sparks and hydraulic fluid gushing from the broken edge!

“Drink—!”

Aaron, in excruciating pain, displayed astonishing fighting instincts. Mid-air, he fired his shotgun blindly behind him without even looking. Boom! A ball of blazing white pulse energy exploded behind him, slightly halting Gao Liren's relentless pursuit.

"Cover!" Raymond roared, his fists clashing fiercely! Buzz! A visible azure magnetic shockwave radiated violently from him! Wherever the shockwave passed, sand and gravel levitated, the air twisted, and it slammed fiercely into Gao Liren's pursuit, causing his eerie, elusive form to freeze for the first time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Raymond rushed to Aaron's side, and the two formed a back-to-back cover formation.

"Song Wei, focus!"

"good!"

Song Wei rolled to the side nimbly, her body emitting supernatural power fluctuations, and began to release shock waves to lock onto the erratic scarlet monster.

"locking!"

High up, the crosshairs of Lister's sniper scope were fixed on the distorted target. Gao Liren's body seemed to be between reality and illusion, flickering in the scarlet mist, making it extremely difficult to lock onto him. However, Song Wei's life resonance was like a clear wave that cleared away a cloud of mist for everyone in the scarlet blood mist, allowing the team members to quickly capture a moving shock wave floating like ripples in the air. At this time, Lister took a deep breath, his finger on the trigger as steady as a rock, calculating the gap between the strange flickerings.

At this moment, KIKI also moved. She didn't attempt to lock onto the rapidly flashing figure. Her vast telekinesis, like an invisible tsunami, instantly enveloped the area dozens of meters around Gao Liren! The air suddenly became thick as glue, forcibly slowing Gao Liren's ghostly speed. Just as it tried to flash again, KIKI clenched her fingers, and a stream of dark energy, seemingly materialized, directly grasped the monster, and its two strange long arms exploded!

Bang!

Now is the time!

Buzz! The air around Gao Liren's body was instantly compressed and solidified into a nearly tangible cage by his telekinesis! Although it only lasted for a brief moment, for Liszt, it was enough!

Bang--!!!

The heavy Gauss sniper rifle roared dully like thunder! A blinding beam of bright blue light ripped through the crimson, precisely piercing the center of Gao Liren's seemingly incorporeal skull! Gao Liren's body convulsed violently, emitting a silent scream. Dark red energy dissipated wildly from the puncture point, eventually transforming into a pool of viscous black water, emitting a puff of smoke. It merged into the sand and disappeared quickly like running water.

Before I could catch my breath, something strange happened again!

Just as the team had dispatched a formidable crimson predator, a piercing shriek suddenly erupted from the direction of the stranded Noah! Several guided missiles, trailing crimson flames, streaked through the sky, landing precisely in the sand surrounding the team.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosion wasn't powerful, but it was like dropping cold water into boiling oil! A wave of dark energy instantly and invisibly spread out, sweeping away the entire area's crimson mist.

"Damn it, it's a decoy bomb! Those bastards from the Holy City are still hiding here!"

Raymond's eyes were bloodshot, and he immediately shouted: "Retreat! Towards Point B Beach! Quick!!"

(End of this chapter)