Chapter 691: Base under the Dead Volcano

In order to resist the full sweep of the mechanical cluster, the Star-Chasing Covenant, the Ford Alliance, and the forces of many tribes and settlements united to form the "North Wind Union", which means that the organization will continue to be strong like the perpetual permafrost wind.

Now that they have a common name, all parties have begun to collect statistics, such as the personnel, materials, technology, reserves, etc. owned by each settlement.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army and to preserve hope in the face of all difficulties and despair, the "North Wind Union" has formulated a three-layer protection circle plan. After each layer falls, the personnel will be transferred to the inside. The final refuge is divided into three points, namely the cave under the permafrost, the lava underground, and the seabed of the Western Sea. The mechanical bodies in these places cannot organize a large number of members even if they want to attack, but the harsh environment also restricts the existing races. Living there is only the last choice, and a large population cannot survive at the same time.

In the next few days, the Ford Alliance sent planes to various settlements to determine the local situation and conduct a material inventory. At this stage, the Ford Alliance also became the largest market trade center of the "Northern Wind Alliance". Many rare items, resources, and treasures that were hard to see in the past began to appear in everyone's field of vision, which even brought a small-scale prosperity to each settlement.

Unfortunately, this prosperity is destined to be short-lived. The intelligence of various forces gathered at the Northern Wind Alliance. The massive mechanical bodies of the mechanical cluster made many members panic and lose their fighting spirit. Some even ignored the plan they had just made and began to flee in panic, trying to hide in some extremely remote places. They believed that those mechanical bodies would not search for themselves alone.

Failure and escapism permeated the "Northern Wind Alliance".

The black barrier was built against the mountain. Under one of the hardwood-decorated windows, Tilan sat at the table and watched the telegram in her hand.

She now stays in Ford City for a long time, but the Star Chasing Covenant sends telegrams every day.

According to the telegram report, after receiving equipment and personnel support from the Ford Alliance, the Redstone City has also built an airport, with about ten aircraft stationed there, which can transport key figures to various locations.

"Sporadic mechanical self-discipline units have begun to appear in the southern jungle..." The girl read the information on the telegram, with some hidden worries in her eyes.

Even if the jungle cleansing is more troublesome, with the current strength of the mechanical cluster, it will be able to break through that area in about 20 days and begin to reach the settlements in the south of the Star Chasing Covenant. Without the jungle barrier, it will be an endless grassland. The speed of the mechanical cluster's advancement will be greatly increased, and it will become difficult to escape at that time.

It is necessary to transfer personnel in advance. The area where the Stone Forest Fort was once located will be a very good choice. It is located in a mountainous and hilly area. The narrow terrain passage is very suitable for defense and is also convenient for evacuating to the north later.

Writing a reply to the telegram, Tilan recalled what else was missing.

Half an hour later, she brought the letter to the telegraph station in Ford City and sent the letter to the Redstone City in the south. After confirming that it was received and replied, Tilan was slightly relieved.

However, this relaxed mood only lasted for less than half a minute, and she continued to worry, because with the various resistance measures currently prepared by the "North Wind Alliance", it was still difficult to see hope.

Walking along the streets in the city, the atmosphere in Ford City has become obviously tense during this period of time, and there are fewer eyes that used to gather on both sides of the street to peek at her.

Just as Tilan was turning her thoughts and looking for possible solutions, a special voice made her look up, and then she sensed something, and she stood up and flew straight into the sky covered by dark clouds.

A few minutes later, the girl landed on a mountain top outside the city and saw the familiar figure who called her.

"Celitia?" Tilan was surprised that this friend of the Silver Winged Race suddenly visited.

Compared with a few months ago, Celitia's expression was less leisurely and more stable.

"Tilan." She called the name of the black-haired girl in front of her.

"I have something to tell you." After thinking about it, Celitia felt that she should not continue to hide it.

"Actually, I come from the Sky Courtyard, which is the Sky Garden City where the Silver Wings gather. There are many of my kind there, and I grew up there..." She slowly told many stories, including the origin and past of the Silver Wings, and what happened recently.

"In other words, the abnormal movement of the mechanical cluster this time is likely the result of your destruction of the Slami Association?" Tilan sighed, holding her forehead.

"That's right." Celitia felt ashamed, she couldn't stop the decision of those big men.

"Well, this should be the fault of the upper echelons of the Silver Wings, and you shouldn't bear it alone." Tilan comforted Celitia. In her opinion, it was not easy for this girl to speak out so bravely.

"Sorry, there are many things I can't change." Celitia continued.

"But this time, I know some secrets, which may change the destruction of the mechanical cluster." She told about Olivia's past and the possibility that the mechanical cluster is now controlled by the other party.

"In other words, as long as we find Olivia's debris mother body, we can change the activity pattern of these mechanical clusters on the planet, right?"

"That's right." Celitia nodded.

"This sounds feasible..." Tilan thought for a moment. Although the hope was still a little slim, it was better than having no solution at all.

"Then do you know where it is exactly?"

"Well, I already have a few suspected locations." Celitia stretched out her hand, and then a small metal ball floated up, projecting a three-dimensional planet map with several points marked on it.

"The mechanical cluster once had three large gathering points on the ground. We speculate that they should be the base camps for manufacturing mechanical self-discipline units. If Olivia controls all the mechanical bodies on the planet, there must be key equipment for transmitting information and engraving codes in these places, and Olivia is likely to be in one of the gathering points." Celitia explained.

"We Silver Wings noticed these places a long time ago, but in order to avoid irritating the mechanical cluster, we did not launch a strong attack on these places. Some reconnaissance methods also stopped at the periphery and did not violently break through to the deep inner layer."

Tilan's eyes swept over the three red dots, one of which was in the middle of the sea, one was underground in Antarctica, and one was in a dead volcano on the southwest Broken Island.

"There are a lot of mechanical bodies there. I'm afraid it's difficult for me to go deep into it alone, so I need Tilan's help." Celitia tried to go to one of the places a few days ago, but she only observed from the outside and had to retreat.

"I know." Tilan nodded. At this time, she must try with Celitia, but she is thinking about who to bring.

She, Celitia, and Loloria were definitely going to go. Orles, Lindsay, Graycoat Scholar, and Fran were also very good auxiliary members. They knew the history of this planet. Although Orles could not exert her full strength due to amnesia, her own strength was there. Even if she exerted 30%, she would be better than many extraordinary people she had seen now.

"But we still need to prepare and bring some helpers." She asked Celitia to wait for her for two days.

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Two days later, in the city of red stone, at the airport.

A special aircraft was parked in the open space. It had a gray-red paint job, a large body, and powerful engines under both wings.

"This is the only remaining 'Red Goose-2' transport plane of the Slami Association in the northern continent. It was used to transport heavier war machinery in the past. The association has manufactured a total of 19." Fran introduced

the plane to the few people while holding the recording board. "At present, the plane has been loaded with sufficient food, emergency supplies, inflatable boats, diving equipment, medical equipment, weapons, various medicines, etc."

"I can act as a pilot and fly this plane with four companions from the Slami Association to transport you to the Broken Islands in the southwest. From then on, you will have to sneak in by yourself."

"Thank you." Tilan looked at the few remaining members of the Slami Association in front of her, and sighed in her heart. The Slami Association, which has gradually entered modern civilization, just disappeared like a meteor, leaving only this small number of people.

Then she turned around, looked at the few people who were ready, and asked everyone to board the plane at once. Finally, Tilan and Celitia also entered the cabin.

This time, the team included not only Lololia, Lindsay, and Gray-capped Bachelor Bernhard, but also Orles, Fran, Molly, Lu Qing, and Mingshan from the Heshan Rescue Association.

Although some members were not strong in combat, they could still help a lot, such as diverting the attention of the mechanical body, transporting some key materials, and providing support.

After sitting firmly, the plane continued to accelerate on the runway, and finally took off and slowly rose into the sky.

...

7 hours later, the large plane slowly descended from the sky and dived towards a small island on the sea. At this time, a small figure emerged from the plane, drew a pale white trail, and rushed to the island in advance.

The blazing laser swept across, cutting the trees on the island, and then the figure dived down, quickly going back and forth, cleaning and combing the ground, leaving a passage about 100 meters long.

Soon, the plane slowly landed on the island, and the small figure also blocked the head of the plane, pushing in the reverse direction to help slow down, so that it finally stabilized.

When Tilan and her companions walked down from the cabin, the small figure turned several circles in the night sky, and then landed beside her with some cold air.

"Tilan, am I really amazing? I can easily stabilize such a big plane." Lololia asked for credit, her expression excited and joyful.

"Lololia is really amazing." Tilan replied with a smile, and then turned around to look at the big plane now parked in the shade of the trees. If it weren't for the help of this girl, it would not be easy for them to land here.

"I will trouble Lololia later."

"No problem~" Lololia raised her hand to salute, blinking her emerald eyes, indicating that everything was up to her.

Several people rested here for a while and began to arrange the next plan.

"First, Mingshan, Mo Li, and Lololia will take the accompanying mechanical bodies to the designated location to attract the attention of the mechanical bodies on the island and lead out the autonomous units. At this time, Celitia and I will try to enter the interior of the extinct volcano."

"Lu Qing and Aoles will take another group of people to different directions. If there are too many mechanical bodies going to Lololia, you will send signals to attract some of them to come over and reduce the pressure over there."

"Flan Ze and the medical staff will stay on the island. If the situation is not right, you will directly pull up the plane and move away." Tilan explained the general plan afterwards.

Because they had never been in contact with the core area of ​​the mechanical cluster, Celitia and she did not know what detective methods the other party had, and they could not guarantee a successful infiltration at one time. If it didn't work this time, they might have to try a few more times later.

After the arrangements were made, everyone nodded in response, and then the action began.

First, Lololia took some of her drones to one side of the sea and began to release various signal fluctuations. Mingshan and Mo Li, who were accompanying them, also drove speedboats to continuously release various induction devices and deployed special pulse mines on the sea along the way.

Such a strong signal, as well as the attack missiles deliberately released by Loloria, caused some abnormal movements of the mechanical bodies entrenched on the dead volcano island

. Some of the mechanical bodies began to rise into the air and move towards the signal source. At this time, Tilan held Celitia's hand, and the two gradually became invisible, and began to descend from the sky to the dark entrance of the dead volcano below.

As the altitude continued to decrease, the huge dead volcano became more and more clear in their eyes. The crater, which used to be built of basalt, was now occupied by a large number of black steel-colored mechanical bodies. Compared with the gray iron-colored mechanical bodies outside, they were more fierce and powerful. Some flashed red indicator lights and kept scanning the surroundings.

The two gradually approached the scanning range of those mechanical bodies. At this time, the two held their breath and let the radar microwaves pass through their positions.

Although the process was tense, fortunately, there was no danger in the end. It was probably because these radars were aimed at living things and mechanical life. For the virtual form mastered by Tilan, this ghost-like state lacked means to deal with.

The two gradually came to the entrance of the extinct volcano, which was a crater with a diameter of about one kilometer. Below it led directly to the deep underground, and some flickering spots of light could be vaguely seen.

Trying their best to restrain the fluctuations of magic power on their bodies and pausing their breathing, the two gradually fell into the underground of the extinct volcano. As the height continued to decrease, Tilan also saw some giant mechanical bodies parked inside the extinct volcano. They were like longhorn beetles magnified many times, with huge pliers on their heads, flashing and reflecting black and purple light. Are

such pliers really useful in battle? Tilan speculated in his heart, but he did not dare to act rashly at this time, just slowly descending with Celitia.

20 minutes later, the two landed at the bottom of the extinct volcano. The temperature here was about 80°, and the ground was more than 100 degrees. The raindrops falling from the sky turned into steaming water vapor before they fell.

The two looked around, looking for a passage to continue inside.

Unfortunately, there were only various closed entrances here, and a small number of mechanical bodies hung on the inner wall and hibernated, like sleeping bats.

It would be great if Lololia was here. Tilan thought she should ask Lololia to come as well, but now she could only scan it herself.

She closed her eyes and sensed the spread. Thanks to the peculiarity of the Withering Sequence, many detection and sensing methods of the Spirit Sequence were not very effective against it, and the behavior of the two did not cause alarms or attention.

After a while, Tilan opened her eyes and pointed to one of the closed passages. She flew over slowly with Celitia, and then the two of them penetrated through the closed alloy heavy wall like water and entered the inside.

After a few seconds, Celitia regained her vision and saw the surrounding scene clearly.

There are square passages here, with magnetic tracks laid on the ground, sensors and indicator lights at intervals on the walls, and faded printed signs in the corners.

——'ρ Mechanical Council·3910th Expeditionary Force, Base No. 141'

(End of this chapter)