Chapter 121

Chapter 121

In the control room, the worker

After the staff member spoke, everyone suddenly realized it.

KID actually opened up a road from the base station to the underground? ? !

Brother Zhang: "When did your people go underground?!"

The changes in the entire waste treatment room are so terrifying. If they can dig a tunnel up, could they have hollowed out the entire underground? Thinking of the huge fusion weapon placed a few floors above this place, Zhang Ge was shocked by KID's audacious and ridiculous behavior and broke out in a cold sweat, "Has most of the ground collapsed?"

The corridor outside the waste processing room almost collapsed, and a large hole nearly 10 meters wide was dug out on the ground inside the processing room. Two KID mechas crawled out of the hole, and there seemed to be other mechas following closely behind them.

"If I knew, would I still stay here?" Shen Xingtang felt a slight headache as he looked at the huge landslide on the screen.

The next moment, she saw the mecha that crawled out right after Lin Yao, "It seems there are more than just us."

Hearing this, Brother Zhang looked again and saw that behind the mecha that was climbing up, there was a blue Gale mecha following.

"???" Brother Zhang was stunned, "Zhao Lejie!?"

Lieutenant Colonel Lu led the border troops to evacuate early and was not affected by the landslide. On the contrary, he was standing high up in the corridor outside the processing room and could clearly see the cause of the entire landslide. How KID and Ji Feng entered the underground is no longer the key point. The key point is that the completely collapsed ground in front of them changed the narrow layout and became a wide space that can be accommodated by large mechas.

The only problem is the small tentacles in the processing room, which have already come out through the landslide.

"Mr. Qiu!" Lieutenant Colonel Lu reminded.

"This landslide came at the right time." Elder Qiu looked at the staff next to him, "Try to access the signals of KID and Jifeng's mecha divisions."

Zhao Lejie wanted to curse his father. He climbed up behind Lin Yao with a tattered shield. He could no longer judge how crazy the two people firing the cannons below were. The tunnel they dug was at least nearly a hundred meters deep, and the fire could still burn up. The energy threshold of the two people below must have been pushed high.

One is of wind attribute, the other is of fire attribute.

When these two sniper cannons fire together, won't the fire below burn more and more fiercely?

When seeing the relatively bright space and the walls of the building, Zhao Lejie said, "Ji Qingfeng, are you digging in the wrong direction? This doesn't seem to be the place where the Fusion Group weapons are located!?"

Luxi: “It seems to be crooked.”

Ji Qingfeng dug along the path where the tentacles spread out, but he didn't expect to find the weapons storage room where the weapons of the Fusion Group were located. Instead, he dug into a place densely packed with small tentacles. There was no place for the mecha to stay. The only good news was probably that they met the border army.

"Is there a signal from the border troops?" Lu Xi asked, "Did you pick it up?"

After connecting to KID's channel, everyone in the control room could only hear noisy discussions. After Ji Qingfeng's explanation, they realized that KID entered the underground through the entrance outside. The staff in the control room were all stunned. They didn't seem to expect that someone would actually crawl into the monster's lair along that large tentacle. You know, they had observed the size of the ditch entrance before and it was a bit difficult for the mecha to enter. So how did KID and Jifeng dig from the ground to the underground? ? ?

The staff looked at the heads of the two bases in the corner.

Brother Zhang waved his hands hastily: "We don't have any advanced excavation technology in our base."

The staff looked at the silent Shen Xingtang: "..."

They probably understood.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiu immediately arranged for other border troops to look for the underground passage that KID had dug.

At this time, Ji Qingfeng noticed the movement of the border troops. Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Lu had released the mecha, he said, "Before going down, I think we should first investigate the fusion weapons... The mecha has no harm to the monster below."

“It’s like a solid wall.”

At the same time, news was received from the other side in the control room.

When Colonel Lu was advancing underground, the other side of the border army had already entered the location of the fusion weapons, but the situation was not optimistic.

"Mr. Qiu, please take a look at the situation yourself." The border army soldier conveyed the situation in the weapons storage room to the main control room through the video system.

The weapons storage room where the fusion group weapons are located still looks the same as before. The only difference is that the tentacles extending from the cracks in the wall are connected to the fusion group weapons. The tentacles in the weapons storage room are relatively gentle and do not rashly attack the mecha divisions that enter. However, after seeing the condition of those tentacles, everyone has to admit a problem.

With the fusion weapon as the core point, the underground of the entire base station has probably become the growth ground of that huge pollutant. It absorbs the energy of the weapon and grows rapidly in a very short period of time, growing to a scale that is difficult to deal with.

The special underground environment, the narrow combat space, and the huge energy threat.

Do they really have a way to deal with such large-scale pollutants? And according to KID and Jifeng who just came out from underground, this pollutant cannot be dealt with using conventional weapons.

Everyone in the control room looked at Mr. Qiu.

The old man was silent for a moment and then said, "No, it won't be an iron wall. We still have that mecha."

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Underground, the huge pollutant entrenched on the top was still alive and well after nearly 15 minutes of attack. The tentacles that had originally penetrated deep into the underground cave wall were called back by it, and more and more tentacles gathered in the dark cave. The pollutant was like a huge cotton ball, with the core of the sphere completely implanted and growing underground. The tentacles derived from its core were like ugly and strange hairs, densely covering the entire space with varying degrees of thickness and shallowness.

Huo Yan looked up and found that the road that Ji Qingfeng and his team had dug had been covered by tentacles. "The road above seems to be blocked."

This used to be the weapons research institute of the border army. In addition to some heavy weapons, there are probably also defensive weapons.

The defense of those large tentacles is the highest among all the tentacles. It is probably because the solid materials of the defensive weapons have been dissolved to strengthen the defense, so they can do almost no damage to the tentacles. This is almost equivalent to the strength of the base station's defense system. The probability of them being able to impress it is very low.

But there is also a good thing, just as Ying Chenlin said, this pollutant fusion weapon is not comprehensive, those large tentacles do have super high defense, but its core defense is relatively shallow.

You Su looked up at the condition of the pollutant. The fire-attribute attack could illuminate the entire space, which did not prevent them from observing the pollutant while attacking. When attacking the core position, they found that the protection of the pollutant to their core position was more like a form of armor. It will form a solid shell in a very short time, and this shell is mostly made of metal that was originally dissolved from the fusion weapon.

"The protective layer it forms is too strong." You Su frowned, but they couldn't use a sniper cannon that was too powerful to attack, as they couldn't rule out the possibility of this hollowed-out cave collapsing due to the bombardment.

He looked at Ying Chenlin. It had been nearly 90 minutes since Ying Chenlin started driving Yuan. He hadn't heard Ying Chenlin's voice on the channel since 5 minutes ago, and Yuan's range of movement was further reduced.

The mental power consumption of driving an S-class mecha is enormous. It's okay for You Su to be an S-class psychic, but Ying Chenlin is only a half-baked S-class at most. He has to spend almost three times the mental power to control each step. In addition, his mental power is poor. If he continues to consume it like this, he will eventually become the same as Qiu Jin, with his mental power completely exhausted and unable to drive the mecha.

Huo Yan also noticed this. From the time Ying Chenlin stopped talking, he had been hovering near Ying Chenlin's position, blocking several attacks from the tentacles for him. "If there is really no other way, we can still turn back the way we came."

The position where they first came in was not covered. At least now the roads on both sides are open, and the support of the border troops should have arrived. Retreating and starting over is still a good option.

In the cockpit, Yuan's various functions have been compressed to the most energy-saving mode, and the mental consumption of the mecha pilot has also been reduced to a minimum. The only activated components in the entire machine were Yuan's intelligence and the sniper cannon in Ying Chenlin's right hand. The high temperature of the sniper cannon had not been reduced until now. The mobility of his own mecha had decreased, but the mobility of the tentacles had not changed at all. ↘

Yuan stared at the silent boy in the cockpit. His combat uniform was covered with energy liquid and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He had been fighting for a long time. But his physique is not as good as others after all. Such a long period of consumption is a great test for his mental strength and physique. "Chen Lin, you should go back."

Ying Chenlin responded in his mind: "The stationmaster of this base station is Ying Songshan."

Having entered and exited the base station so many times, he noticed at the beginning that the permission algorithm was Yuan's initial password. Later, when other people mentioned it, the name Ying Songshan had appeared in Ying Chenlin's mind many times. In fact, he was unfamiliar with this name because his memory was so shallow that it spanned two lifetimes, with only vague memories of his childhood.

"You have asked me many times about Ying Songshan's information." Yuan replied, "I only have memories of being created. The information about Ying Songshan is limited to the fact that he is my creator. No other information is loaded into the database."

Yes... He asked this question many times when he first activated the S-class mecha intelligence.

Yuan was a gift that Ying Chenlin received when he was 6 years old. At that time, he lived with his grandfather on Mingguang Star, leading a simple and happy life.

Their house is not big, just right for two people to live in. Grandpa doesn't like big houses, he prefers smaller houses where he can be seen in a space that can be seen from end to end. He always says that a child who can be seen will not leave.

Grandpa had a laboratory located behind their house. There are many strange things in the laboratory, but Ying Chenlin is not interested in any of them. The only thing he likes is the mecha placed in the corner of the laboratory.

Ying Chenlin remembered that his grandfather once asked him why he liked mechas.

He didn't say much, just said he liked it. Later, when he was six years old, the mecha was his birthday present.

Grandpa died unexpectedly when Ying Chenlin was seven years old. He received some news that he was going to look for something very important, so he left in a hurry. Ying Chenlin was fostered in the home of his neighbor Xun Bao. The last news he got was that his grandfather's flight had crashed on its return journey due to an interstellar flight accident, and all the people on board were killed.

Ying Chenlin hadn't heard of Ying Songshan's name for many years. His neighbors just called him Grandpa Ying.

He once thought that his grandfather was just a mecha designer of little fame, until he learned not long ago that the name of the C-147 station chief was Ying Songshan.

Ying Chenlin realized that his thoughts were beginning to diverge. The long-term output of mental energy had caused his brain to show signs of fatigue, and he actually recalled his childhood. He forced his mind to come back from its deeper dive.

He adjusted his mecha to avoid the attack and heard Huo Yan's voice, "We can test it for a while longer."

"Its defense doesn't look like a protective layer." Ying Chenlin panted slightly, his sight locked on the core position of the multiple attacks with You Su, and swept the searchlight over it. "Some of its limbs were burned by the fire, so there is no obvious sign, but the slight damage caused by our weapons seems to have recovered."

"Self-healing?" Huo Yan was stunned.

"It does have extremely high defense..." Ying Chenlin explained, "Since it is a pollutant, it must have special abilities. It doesn't look like a defensive ability. Defense cannot heal itself. It feels more like high-speed regeneration to me."

A simple defensive shell will inevitably be damaged after so many attacks, and it can only be fully restored through self-healing or regeneration.

At this moment, there was a sudden vibration in the sky, and then a new mecha came out of the hole that was originally dug by Ji Qingfeng and others. The three people underground looked over and saw

Several mechas.

They had disconnected the communication channel with Ji Qingfeng and the others and reconnected it. Huo Yan was shocked and said, "Didn't I tell you to go up? Why are you coming down again?"

"Don't worry, Lao Huo, we are here with reinforcements this time!" Ji Qingfeng flew down first, bringing with him countless light sources that directly illuminated the entire space. "Someone has gone to investigate the situation of the fusion group's weapons!"

Ying Chenlin was suddenly stunned when he saw two Border Army mechas. They had seen the leading one before. It was the mecha of Lieutenant Colonel Lu of the Border Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Lu's voice suddenly appeared: "We are here to deliver the latest news. Support is on the way."

Ying Chenlin avoided the attack and received the information sent by Lieutenant Colonel Lu on the communication channel. When he saw the text highlighted in red in the information, his expression paused slightly.

In the Koria Administration, the two teams were acting simultaneously, and the large amount of border military support greatly eased the crisis of the base station.

The images from the two locations were transferred to the Administration through the restricted area system and the border army's latest imaging system, and simultaneously shared with all mecha divisions in action. When people in the control room saw the underground conditions through Colonel Lu's imaging system, they gasped. Even though they had expected it, they were still extremely shocked when they saw the situation.

Such a thing has been growing wildly for so many years under the surveillance of the border troops.

The border troops' weapons attacked the pollutants, and the damage caused by the collision was almost zero, just as Ji Qingfeng had said, it was a solid wall of steel. The injury data and system images were transmitted to the control room immediately. The more they were analyzed, the more frightening it became.

"Master Qiu, it is impossible for us mechas to fight with such pollutants."

"But we can't use heavy weapons, right?! The current bombardment is fine against fusion weapons, but if the pollutants are destroyed along with us, all of Koria will be gone."

"The Vice Admiral's starship is still on the way. Should we continue to wait for support?"

"No, the space underground is limited. Even if we have enough troops, we can't accommodate more than 15 mechas to fight freely." Brother Zhang said immediately after looking at the situation: "Too many mecha divisions will be a burden if they go in."

"Can heavy weapons be used?"

"No, the hole we just dug has already collapsed. We have a road, but we have calculated the structure of the site. If it collapses again, the entire base station may sink into the ground."

"Mr. Qiu, we should retreat first to be on the safe side!"

The control room was bustling with activity. Old Qiu's eyes were fixed on the black mecha in Colonel Lu's field of vision, and the slightly reddish sniper cannon it was carrying.

All kinds of information were shared with all mecha masters. Ying Chenlin's tired brain took in all the information. After reading the information, he spoke cautiously: "We cannot retreat."

Ying Chenlin confirmed his original idea of ​​regeneration from the information given by Mr. Qiu, "The information says that the core part of this thing is a mass of regenerative tissue."

If it is high-speed regeneration, it relies on the huge energy of the fusion weapon on top. The pollutants themselves have a super high acceptance capacity for energy. Once these energies become its nutrients, the situation becomes the same as the Sirius Banute pollution area. The Nine Dragon Vine and the Devouring Flower, the energy captured by the Devouring Flower becomes the nourishment of the Nine Dragon Vine, stimulating the Nine Dragon Vine's super regeneration ability.

It is easy to deal with it. Either destroy the nutrients they rely on for survival or destroy the pollutants.

Nutrients are fusion weapons and the possibility of destruction is not high, so if they want to deal with this pollutant, they can only destroy it. It probably hasn't been able to fully control the fusion weapons yet, otherwise the fusion weapons wouldn't follow their mechanical instincts to capture pollutants, so now is the best time to deal with it.

"Now is the best time to deal with it. If we retreat now and come up with another strategy... by then, this pollutant will have completely controlled the fusion weapon, and we will really be unable to deal with it." Ying Chenlin continued: "Either kill it directly, or all our efforts will be wasted."

When they heard Ying Chenlin's voice, everyone in the management bureau stopped discussing.

Anyone with a discerning eye could hear the fatigue in the mecha pilot's tone, but the mecha that was the main target of the pollutants in the picture did not stop. Instead, it relied on delicate operations to avoid the tentacles' blockade again and again.

Shen Xingtang's heart was in her throat. She walked forward and was about to speak when someone spoke before her.

"It's regenerative tissue. There's another important point that's not mentioned in the data."

Elder Qiu looked at Ying Chenlin and said, "The mass of tissue it carries is most likely the remains of fire-attributed contaminants, so it is extremely resistant to all our artillery weapons. In short, our mecha weapons may not be able to cause any damage to it."

"But there is still a way out." Elder Qiu's eyes stayed on the flying mecha. "The flames of the fire-attributed pollutant remnants carried away by the symbiote were very high. Unless the military uses heavy weapons, they cannot suppress that type of flame. But now the military cannot use heavy weapons, so they can only use another method."

Ying Chenlin was stunned.

"Pollutants are not afraid of themselves, just like pollutants that are good at controlling fire will never be burned by their own flames." Mr. Qiu hesitated for half a second, and then continued: "I once had an excellent student who proposed a theory that single-attribute resistance is not unsolvable. Either your weapon is more powerful than the pollutant resistance, or your weapon and the pollutant have the same origin."

There was no other sound in the communication channel, only the conversation between Mr. Qiu and Ying Chenlin.

"You should have noticed that this pollutant is very interested in your weapon." Elder Qiu said seriously, "It's not because of anything else, but because the energy crystal of the weapon's fire and the fire pollutant it carried away are of the same origin. These two pollutants are in a symbiotic relationship. They want to get the energy crystal, but out of biological instinct, they are not afraid of the energy crystal."

The energy crystals from the same source... Ying Chenlin paused for a moment, hiding the emotions in his eyes. After thinking, he said truthfully: "They won't be afraid, but I can't replicate the same power of the pollutants."

Weapon energy crystals become weapon cores only after being transformed, and the Mecha Alliance then stipulates the threshold for weapon core output. From the moment it is transformed into a weapon core, this energy crystal cannot replicate the power of a weapon of the same strength as the original pollutant. And it's not just that. If the homologous heterogeneous crystals have an effect on pollutants, then the bombardments he and You Suo have made so many times should have produced results. But now it seems that their attacks have not caused any damage to the pollutants.

Qiu Laodao: "Your sniper cannon weapon is affected by the same source of pollutants, and the energy crystal is stimulated to heat up, and this temperature continues to rise."

Ying Chenlin's hand was slightly heavier. He looked at the sniper weapon which was getting hotter and hotter. The temperature it was bearing was nearly 10 degrees Celsius higher than it was 10 minutes ago.

"This is the reaction of the energy crystal to the same source of pollutants." Elder Qiu continued: "The energy crystal at this time is gradually approaching the pollutant of that year. If this continues, your weapon will eventually be damaged because it cannot withstand the excess core energy."

Upon hearing this, Director Coria could not help but speak up: "There is no precedent in history of using homologous weapons to attack homologous pollutants. Mr. Qiu, has the method your student mentioned been verified?"

"No, this theory comes from the person who proposed the current universal homologous contaminant theory, the late chief researcher of the C-147 Base Station Research Institute, Shi Xuejun."

Elder Qiu took a deep breath, as if he had considered for a long time, "Ying Chenlin, Yuan is an S-class mecha. At this stage, have you tried to use that sniper cannon 100% against it?"

In the cockpit, the dim display showed 30% energy output.

Ying Chenlin lowered his eyes slightly, the empathic nerves were still connected to his right arm. After the high-temperature empathy, the color of the surface of the mechanical arm changed slightly, and there was a dense tingling sensation inside.

100%?... Ying Chenlin retracted his gaze and replied, "You can try."

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