Half an hour ago, on the ground.
Following Dingxiang's orders, a group of people printed vehicles on the spot and prioritized transporting the wounded and supplies back to base. Fortunately, no further incidents occurred this time.
Dingxiang stood at the entrance of the cave counting the time. Just then, a team member responsible for transporting supplies rushed over, looking anxious, and said:
"Captain, the people from the research institute have arrived. They... brought two truckloads of high-energy quantum explosives, saying they're going to wipe out the mutated cockroach nest!"
"Damn it! We didn't get any rescue, but we got these bastards instead?"
Dingxiang jumped up and started cursing:
"How come they can find us like dogs, just by smelling us?! Didn't we tell them we had team members down there?! Stop them and wait for the rescue!"
The team members looked extremely grim: "It was Dr. Su leading the team personally; we couldn't stop them."
Before he could finish speaking, Dingxiang suddenly darted out. As soon as she stepped out of the shopping center, she saw three aircraft parked outside. Large scorpion-like robots were unloading boxes from the aircraft, each box marked with a burning flame.
Dingxiang recognized it at a glance; it was the symbol of the research institute's powerful quantum bomb.
If you throw this into a hole in the ground, forget about the mutated cockroach nest; there won't be any living creature within a hundred meters!
A strikingly handsome young man was disembarking from one of the aircraft, and everyone around him treated him with great respect.
He looked to be no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was tall and slender, and his white uniform clung to his thin frame. His skin was an unhealthy paleness, and you could almost see the blue veins throbbing through it.
His gaze was very calm, but his eyes held a deep, unfathomable darkness. The slightly pointed ears hidden among his tousled hair revealed the newcomer's identity.
He is an evolved being.
"How did this black-hearted, black-livered little bastard come here?"
Ding Xiang cursed under her breath, then strode forward and greeted him as if he were an acquaintance: "Oh, Dr. Su, this is really strange. How come your research institute's mission requires such a big effort from you?"
The young man ignored Dingxiang's words, merely glancing at her with his beautiful dark eyes, before continuing to issue orders to those around him:
"The experimental data before and after the detonation must be carefully and completely recorded, taken back for comparison, and the on-site personnel should be evacuated. After three warnings, there is no need to pay attention."
To reiterate, our goal is to destroy the mutated cockroach nest, denying them the opportunity to reproduce, and to protect the people within the base to the greatest extent possible. Understand?
"yes!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The researchers responded in unison, and Dingxiang, who was waiting on the side, saw that the other party was serious and immediately said angrily:
"Su He! You think I won't dare to make a move just because you think you can rely on your father Su Yaran's power? My people are still down there. If you want to wipe out the insect nest, you'll have to wait until I rescue them!"
As he spoke, members of the dispatch team gathered around, while researchers from the research institute and the security team also came over. The atmosphere became tense, as if it could explode at any moment.
Being suddenly called by his full name, the young man frowned slightly in displeasure, but still nodded politely and said unhurriedly:
"According to the intelligence we have obtained, a small-scale insect swarm has just broken out here. Based on past experience, this is a precursor to a large-scale insect swarm outbreak. Therefore, the research institute's opinion is to carry out an immediate cleanup to prevent the underground queen insect from waking up and causing greater harm to G City and even the base."
He paused for a moment, seemingly observing Dingxiang's reaction:
“You should know about the ‘Insect Swarm Crisis’ that Lantian Base encountered in 2083. The precursor to that disaster was the outbreak of small insect swarms and the sudden withdrawal of insect swarms without warning—these are all signs that the queen insect is about to awaken. So we must race against time to clear this area.”
"This time it may not be on the scale of the 'insect swarm crisis' of 1983. As soon as my rescue team arrives, I will go down to save people immediately!"
Dingxiang seemed to remember something, but still insisted:
"Give me an hour! No, half an hour is enough. I'll personally lead the rescue team down there. Even if the person dies, at least bring back their complete brain!"
"Are you gambling with the lives of two million residents of the base? Everyone knows that the period between the outbreak of the insect swarm and the awakening of the insect queen is the best time to deal with the crisis. We don't have time."
Dr. Su lowered his eyes, seemingly in silent mourning.
"As for your three teammates, I will fight for the highest level of compensation for their sacrifice from the base. Their sacrifice was a warning to the base, and they are heroes who saved Hope Base."
"Bullshit! What's the use of compensation when someone dies?!"
Ding Xiang stood firm, leading her team members to block the other side, staring intently into their eyes as she spoke, word by word:
"I told you, give me half an hour. If I don't come up here, you can detonate it however you want. If the base's higher-ups hold me accountable, I'll take the blame!"
"Why."
Dr. Su suddenly sighed softly. He was clearly younger than Dingxiang, but he looked at Dingxiang as if she were a naughty child.
"You'll understand later; I'm doing this for the future of humanity."
The next second, he suddenly moved closer, so fast that he was like a white shadow. Ding Xiang had no time to dodge and was hit hard in the abdomen. There was a delicate tranquilizer dart in his chest.
"You...you actually..."
Dingxiang opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. She could only faint with resentment.
No one expected the other party to suddenly make a move, and even fewer people expected that the good-natured "Dr. Su" in the base was actually a "new human" of a higher level and more complete evolution!
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