Chapter 26

Inside the Tianyu Star Administration's meeting room, a crowd gathered, staring intently at the blue dots on the virtual screen that represented competition-level mechas. Six hours had passed since the last team of mechas entered, and the most important base stations C and D showed no signs of recovery.

"Can't the jump system be repaired yet?"

"We can't help it. Our system is totally fine. The most important thing is that the pollution on Tianyu Star has completely affected our system. The core problem cannot be solved!"

"Is there no other solution?!"

"Unless the mecha master can restore one of the base stations, we can't get in touch with the inside." The staff wiped the sweat off his face and explained seriously: "Base stations C and D are the core parts of the Tianyu Star Defense System. The repair program can activate its highest defense authority. As long as this authority is turned on, we can establish communication between the two points regardless of pollution interference."

There were a lot of noisy voices coming from the Administration, the Gale Base, the YDS Base...

The people in charge of the mecha base had experience with this kind of situation, but this was the first time they had seen an emergency like this.

At present, the positioning information on the virtual screen and the feedback report from the system during the game are the final bottom line. They hope that the mecha divisions carrying out the mission can solve the problem. If the problem cannot be solved, they can only apply for the intervention of the Star Alliance military, directly destroy the defense system that has long been established in the contaminated area of ​​​​Tianyu Star, and implement control and rescue.

However, once the defense system of Tianyu Star is destroyed, the high-risk pollution area will be completely exposed, which will have an impact on the surrounding planets and waterways. The impact will be immeasurable, so the best way is to resolve the crisis by eliminating the source of pollution through mecha divisions.

The current positioning information we have shows that a large number of racing-level mechas are gathering near base station point C, but this safety is only temporary. Without other information to confirm, losing contact is a risk.

The mecha technicians will not be in danger in the short term, but once there is a report of mecha damage, they can only choose to violently dismantle the defense system to protect the safety of the mecha technicians.

"After our investigation and analysis of recent test data, there may be more than one S-level pollution source at the location of base station C." The person in charge pointed to the map on the virtual screen, "There was a Class A mutated pollutant [Weiwinia] in this place before. Its roots went deep into the bottom of the base station. Due to the special nature of the research on this pollutant, it is relatively rare, so we did not eradicate it immediately. It showed no signs of advancement for many years, but a few days before the Tianyu Star mutation, we detected a significant increase in its value."

Others asked: "That means the cause of the collapse of the Tianyu star system might be this centenarian orchid?"

The person in charge released the information about the mutated Welwitschia in the data, and others gasped when they saw the information.

Tianyu Star is a competition-level contaminated area, and the area near the base station has never been within the competition area, and the participating mechas are not allowed to enter the base station range... This is the first time they have seen the information about this Welwitschia plant, especially its slender roots deep under the sand, which completely broke through the peak data of the Welwitschia plant in conventional data. The leaves are mutated and split, and it is like a beast crawling on the sand. Under its seemingly short appearance, it has roots covering 10 kilometers.

The mission of the mecha operators who enter the contaminated area is to restore the functions of the base station, and they may not notice the hidden pollutants that appear ordinary.

The head of YDS said: "Colin and Hu Luobu both have experience in leading teams to deal with S-level pollutants."

The person in charge of the Gale Base also spoke up: "The Welwitschia can't be moved. Among the S-level pollutants, the plant-based ones are the easiest to deal with. Qi Sicheng and Zhao Lejie are here too. The two of them have enough experience in cooperation. You can rest assured of Qi Sicheng's wartime command ability."

The conference room was silent for a moment, and the person in charge posted the coordinates. "On the map, the mecha masters closest to the Centennial Orchid are Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao from KID, and Zhao Lejie from Jifeng."

YDS leader: “?”

The person in charge of Hayate: “……?”

How did Zhao Lejie get involved with KID’s people?

When KID was mentioned, everyone looked at the KID director who was sitting at the end of the conference room.

Shen Xingtang had just come out of the control room, still covered in engine oil. Noticing the gazes of others, she said frankly, "There are four mechas when we go in, two race-level and two A-level."

Seeing that no one else said anything, Shen Xingtang continued, "Cooperation experience 0.5, team coordination is zero."

“As for the command.” She thought for a moment, skipping over Lin Yao, Ji Qingfeng, and the uncaring You Su in her mind. In the end, only Ying Chenlin, who was a maintenance engineer, was left. She said regretfully, “I’m sorry, our team doesn’t have the resources.”

Others were as still as a rock. ←This work is by←

Shen Xingtang had a blank expression on his face: "It might be faster to just blow up the Tianyu Star's defense system."

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In the ruined sand near base site C, five mechas rest on the ruins.

When Ying Chenlin spoke, the first thing Zhao Lejie thought of was questioning, "How do you want to solve it?"

How to solve the problem of quicksand? ?

"Didn't you read the information about the contaminated area before you came in?" Ying Chenlin got straight to the point. "No matter how much the contaminated area of ​​Tianyu Star changes, the main cause of the change must be the pollution source or pollutants in the contaminated area. It is difficult for foreign pollutants to appear in a fully monitored protection system."

Upon hearing this, You Su stopped with his fingertips hooked on the two empathic nerves.

He raised his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of Ying Chenlin. "It can't be foreign pollutants. The pollutants that can break through the Star Alliance's defense system can only be super S-level. If this level of pollutants really appeared on Tianyu Star, the Star Alliance would have taken action."

Ying Chenlin: "So these quicksand whirlpools will react to the energy and mental power of the mecha, and it is likely that the ones controlling them are also pollutants."

Zhao Lejie paused: "This is a consensus, but there are so many pollutants in the polluted area. How do you determine which pollutants are the cause?"

"So we need to rule them out. The Tianyu Star data records in detail the abilities of various pollutants." Ying Chenlin opened the data in the mecha program and continued to operate. "We need to look at the test data from the past week. First, rule out B and C-level pollutants, and then rule out A-level pollutants that show no signs of mutation. These three types of pollutants will not advance to S-level pollutants in a short period of time."

Zhao Lejie frowned slightly when he heard this. He also knew this truth. "But this is the polluted area of ​​Tianyu Star. The basic pollution value is over 5000. There are too many A-level mutated pollutants. How do you determine which pollutant is affecting this piece of sand?!"

Every mecha master knows that the changes in the contaminated area are caused by pollution sources or pollutants, but the sandy ruins near base site C are obviously affected by the pollution. Their communication system can barely be used over short distances, and the system used to detect the pollution value of pollutants is completely messed up. They can determine the current pollution level of a place, but cannot accurately locate the coordinates of the core pollutant that causes the change.

Ji Qingfeng also thought briefly, "There is no way to locate it. I just used the detection system, and the detection data of all places nearby are the same. There are pollution reactions above 6800 everywhere. The detection system of the mecha is no longer usable."

Lin Yao: "It would be great if we could still get in touch with the outside world. The Administration's detection system is more accurate and can lock the coordinates."

Theoretically, it is feasible and can solve the threat of quicksand in advance, but it requires the assistance of the management bureau.

Do they have to find all the Class A mutant pollutants in the vicinity and eliminate them one by one?

At this time, Ying Chenlin said: "No need to contact the outside world, don't we already have the location coordinates?"

Zhao Lejie was stunned and searched for information: "What coordinates?"

Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao were also stunned. Did the Administration give them such coordinates?

"The data provided by the Administration records in detail the activity coordinates of each pollutant within a week." You Su said in a light tone: "Is that so?"

Ying Chenlin was about to explain when he heard You Suo say this, so he continued:

"Yes. There is a base station tower at base station C. The management bureau has already conducted a survey of the surrounding environment. Considering that the impact range of this sand is at least more than 10 kilometers, we first exclude the frequently moving animal pollutants and then determine its impact range... The only Class A mutant plant pollutants left are

4 types. ”

Ying Chenlin continued and posted the list of eliminated pollutants on the public channel. Everyone stared at the information he sent out. As the coordinates of each pollutant dimmed, only one was left in front of everyone.

"Level A mutant pollutants near base station C, plant system, wide coverage... We are lucky, there is only one left."

Ying Chenlin simply said: "Isn't it coming out now?"

Zhao Lejie took a deep breath when he saw the name of the pollutant: "Bai Sui Lan."

"We are indeed very lucky." You Su sent out the fixed-point information in the channel, "We are only two thousand meters away."

The Centenary Orchid is a registered Class A mutant pollutant in the pollution area of ​​Tianyu Star. It has shown no signs of advancement for many years and its supernatural powers are unknown.

The ruins and dilapidated buildings in the sand are hidden in the yellow sand. The surface of the sand is covered with exposed sandstone and there are only a few plants.

At a glance, you can see the junction of the remnants somewhere, and the leaves of the Welwitschia are spread all over the sand. It crawls on the ground, its inverted conical leaves are large and wide, and its edges are mutated into ugly serrations, like an octopus in the sand.

The leaf tips are dry, and the only eye-catching thing is the female cones it produces.

The fruit emitted a thin light, and a strange smell came from the gaps between the pores, as if something was condensing.

This pollutant has existed in the polluted area of ​​Tianyu Star for many years. The Centenary Orchid has been there almost as long as the polluted area of ​​Tianyu Star existed. Over the years, it has not shown any special abilities, mutating from a B-level pollutant to an A-level, and finally becoming a quasi-S-level pollutant with a stable pollution value of over 6,800.

As if sensing the approach of the mecha energy source, the calm sand showed signs of shaking slightly, sand and soil fell from the ruins, and a strange feeling instantly spread.

Ji Qingfeng was a little scared when he saw it from a distance: "This thing doesn't look easy to mess with."

Zhao Lejie gasped when he saw the pollutant. He picked up a stone and threw it over, but before it reached the place, it was blocked by the strange sand around it. The stone failed to hit the Welwitschia and was gradually swallowed by the sand when it fell to the ground. It disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

In this situation, several mecha masters seemed to be thinking deeply.

In KID's internal channel, Ying Chenlin looked at the situation and said, "The data records of the Centennial Orchid are not clear. We still need to try to find out its specific situation."

You Su suddenly asked, "Just try it?"

Ying Chenlin glanced around and saw the tornado in the distance getting closer and closer to them. "Just try it."

Ji Qingfeng didn't even call him "Brother!? What do you mean try it directly? Try it on its face!?"

You Su's right hand quickly cut off the sniper cannon and fired it out at lightning speed.

Ji Qingfeng swallowed his saliva and said, "Brothers, are we really so reckless?"

Zhao Lejie was still analyzing the situation when an energy cannon from far behind him hit the Centella asiatica. The Centella asiatica was instantly enraged, and its leaves that were crawling on the ground stood up and immediately swept in their direction. He dodged in panic and said dumbfoundedly, "No, you guys are just going to just go at me like this!?"

Lin Yao has already drawn his sword. "I've already walked in front of it, and you're still worrying about whether it's easy to provoke me. Just do it."

Zhao Lejie hurriedly said: "Where's the lineup! Where's the strategy! Where's the coordination!"

KID's lineup, with two guards, one stealth and one gunner, is a typical melee front-line team with far insufficient control.

The position of the Welwitschia is fixed. For fixed pollutants like this, the best way is to control it all the way to the end, so that the continuous output of guns and mechas can be maximized.

As soon as this question was asked, KID and the others stopped talking.

After a while, Ying Chenlin asked in confusion: "Isn't there a lineup?"

Zhao Lejie was at a loss: "What?"

Ying Chenlin looked at his own lineup: "Three melee fighters, one ranged fighter, plus you are a tank mecha, the front row is enough."

Zhao Lejie: ​​“???”

Lin Yao kicked the leaves of the Welwitschia away and rushed out in his mecha. The mechanical long sword on the mecha swept away the leaves of the Welwitschia, "Hide!"

Zhao Lejie cursed in his heart, then flew up and immediately joined the battle.

What kind of lineup is this! It's a weird thing, with more melee combat than ranged combat. This is an S-level pollutant after all. Should everyone come forward to get beaten?

After firing a sniper shot, You Su quickly retreated, leading the leaves of the Welwitschia to fly at high speed.

Ying Chenlin flew to another ruin immediately. The mecha he was driving was similar to the original B-class mecha, and it was also equipped with a lightning cannon and a light sword. "Lin Yao and Ji Qingfeng, go forward. We will cover you."

Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed!

Isn’t Ying Chenlin a maintenance technician? How come this operation is so smooth? ?

Ji Qingfeng dodged the attack in a panic, and as he watched a thunderbolt cannon hit him, he muttered, "Damn, why does this scene look familiar to me?"

Before he could think about what looked familiar, the leaves of the Welwitschia quickly swept towards him.

In the chaos, the five mecha divisions each used their own abilities to dodge the attacks of the Centennial Orchid, passing each other while flying sideways and almost crashing into each other.

Zhao Lejie: ​​"This is so messed up that my mother doesn't recognize me anymore!"

The S-level Welwitschia is not as calm as recorded in the data. Its leaves are large and fierce. Once they are spread out and hit the mecha, it is enough to overturn the mecha. What's more, there are quicksand whirlpools all around it. If you are not careful, you will be knocked into the sand and dragged down by the quicksand.

It's not safe at high altitudes either, as strong winds are lurking in the distance.

Not only do they have to keep themselves steady against the flapping of the Welwitschia and strong winds, they also have to ensure their footing is secure.

Falling into quicksand in this place, the Welwitschia would not give them a chance to rescue each other.

Zhao Lejie saw Ye Zi sweeping towards their back and directly opened the energy shield to cover his back, "I'll help you hold Ye Zi up, you guys think of a way to output--"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly noticed that there was nothing behind him, not even a single mecha was standing there.

Instead, several mechas were flying in the air, watching him being beaten miserably below.

"Why are you running!?" Zhao Lejie said angrily.

Ji Qingfeng ran very fast: "Are you stupid? You didn't dodge when the attack came right in front of you?"

Zhao Lejie felt very embarrassed. As the first tank mecha in the Gale Base, he had always been the mecha that protected all his teammates as soon as he opened the shield. However, now that there was no one standing behind him when he opened the shield, it made him feel particularly stupid holding up a protective shield. He had never suffered such an injustice in his life.

Ying Chenlin saw the trend of the Centennial Orchid, and then watched the direction of its leaves. His sight fell on Zhao Lejie's mecha, "What is the damage tolerance of Zhao Lejie's mecha?"

Ji Qingfeng took the time to explain: "Oh, he is the most tanky mecha in our Dawn Galaxy."

The tankiest tank mecha in the Dawn Galaxy...? Ying Chenlin's eyes fell on the protective shield that he had put away in a panic, and then he switched to the public channel, "Zhao Lejie, let's cooperate."

Zhao Lejie looked up in a trance. Have these people finally realized the importance of cooperation?

Ying Chenlin asked seriously: "What is the maximum damage tolerance of your protective shield?"

The tank mecha is the mecha with the highest defense coefficient among the five mechas in group battles. The mecha division always carries two kinds of weapons, one is a defensive weapon that is sufficient to protect the entire group, and the other is a melee weapon that can take on breakthroughs. Zhao Lejie is the chief tank mecha division of the Gale Base, the first base in the Dawn Galaxy. His defensive weapon is a protective shield with toughness. When the shield is opened, it can offset physical damage and reduce energy damage.

Hearing Ying Chenlin's question, Zhao Lejie immediately replied: "I have tenacity, which can offset physical damage."

In order to make KID and the others trust him, he deliberately added: "It can withstand the attack of A-level pollutants for one hour, and it can last at least 20 minutes against S-level pollutants."

Ying Chenlin raised his eyes with interest when he heard this, "20 minutes?"

Zhao Lejie said proudly: "Yes, 20 minutes."

Ying Chenlin said directly: "Coordinates: East 457, North 99, open your shield and adjust the energy output to 60%. Don't move after you reach the target coordinates, maintain energy output, we will control the energy output frequency and will not exceed you."

Zhao Lejie: ​​“Ah?”

He had doubts in his mind, but he followed the instructions and got to the location.

"Stand there and don't move." Ying Chenlin said coldly.

After hearing the shout, Zhao Lejie didn't dare to move at all, and endured the damage under the energy shield.

The Centipede seemed to notice him, and the next second it launched a swift attack, with its leaves hitting Zhao Lejie's mecha with a series of bangs. ◎

Ying Chenlin added: "Push the shield energy to 60%."

Zhao Lejie pushed the energy threshold with a questioning look on his face. Before he could ask, a lightning cannon flew over his head, brushed past his protective shield and hit Baisuilan.

Ying Chenlin fired a shot of the thunder and magnetic cannon, "Okay, keep it up."

Zhao Lejie: ​​"Keep it???"

You Su fired a sniper shot over Zhao Lejie's head and accurately hit the leaves of the Centennial Orchid. He explained casually: "Have you never heard of sandbags? Just stand there."

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A branch station more than ten kilometers outside the C tower of the Tianyu Star contaminated area base station - a temporary defense zone.

The defense system blocked the external attack, and countless sand and dust bombarded the light shield formed by the defense system. At this moment, nearly ten mechas gathered in the defense area.

This is the secondary defense area of ​​Base Site C, which is about 15 kilometers away from Base Site C. It is a sub-site of Base Site C and has the same defense power as the high tower of Base Site C. In order to avoid quicksand and sandstorms, they were forced to activate the defense system in this area.

The large forces from Gale Base and YDS Base gathered here, in addition to several mecha divisions that were previously trapped.

"Haven't you contacted Zhao Lejie yet?" asked the man in mecha combat uniform.

"There is no news about the deputy captain. We have not been able to contact him since he was blown away by the wind." Another mecha master tried again. Due to the influence of the magnetic field of the contaminated area, they could not contact anyone beyond a certain range. "Is the deputy captain okay?"

Qi Sicheng has confidence in Zhao Lejie, "No, he is a tank mecha."

The others were relieved to hear this.

Qi Sicheng stood there for a while, and Colin, the leader of the YDS team, came over. "The situation here is too weird. According to the current situation, it is difficult for us to reach base station C from such a harsh environment. It is too risky for everyone to set out together. We can only cooperate."

"Yes, I know." Qi Sicheng looked at the situation in the control room and said solemnly: "It is really impossible to break through--"

In the secondary defense area, several mecha warriors gathered in the main control room. The repair program could repair the system here, but it could not remotely control the core system of base station C.

"The remote control still fails."

"Base Site C is currently safe, but it is surrounded by quicksand and the magnetic field is completely disrupted."

“It’s still impossible to get close.”

Qi Sicheng said: "Is the pollutant detection system here usable? We need to confirm the pollutant situation and determine the next course of action."

If they really cannot get through, they can only use the detection system in this defense area to try to locate the source of pollution, first eliminate the source of pollution and pollutants, and then go to base station C.

"I'll try to fix it!"

"You can use the detection system here. It is the highest level detection system!"

The programs on their mechas are limited, and the program systems within the base station systems are basically the Covenant's first-line technologies.

It is impossible to contact the management bureau outside Tianyu Star, but as long as the pollution and interference of all the base station systems in Tianyu Star are eliminated, some functions can still be used. They just cannot be used over long distances and over large areas. However, it should be feasible to use it only to detect the situation near base station C.

Ke Lin also came over and said excitedly: "Check it out quickly."

"The target location is 6 kilometers away from us. The pollution value exceeds 6800. The core pollutant is the mutated pollutant, the Welwitschia orchid." The mecha master operated quickly. "The detection system can connect to the nearby hidden

I'll try to repair the image information using the ground-based equipment! ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on the virtual screen in the control room, and everyone had a serious expression.

The next second, the detection system barely captured a few seconds of imagery, which suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Isn't this mecha the deputy captain's?" said the mecha master.

The first thing that caught my eye was the quasi-S-class pollutant Welwitschia waving its huge leaves, followed by the dark blue mecha standing not far in front of it.

Zhao Lejie's dark blue mecha has the usual color stripes of the Gale Team. At this moment, it is covered with a protective shield. The huge energy output makes it look like a big light bulb flashing blue light in the sand.

YDS leader Ke Lin looked at Qi Sicheng and asked in confusion: "What is this, Old Zhao..."

Qi Sicheng frowned tightly, "What is he doing?"

The mecha master who captured the image said with mixed feelings: "Boss, the deputy captain seems to be getting beaten."

The tank mecha is particularly eye-catching on the ruins with flying yellow sand, and the lit energy shield stimulates everyone's eyes.

Its isolated and helpless figure was exceptionally resolute. It accepted the whip of the Welwitschia head-on without trying to dodge, and remained as still as a mountain.

Embarrassed yet strong.

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