Perhaps due to the surge of adrenaline, Zhu Ziwen felt his attention constantly rising!
Combined with the high-precision holographic imagery provided by Zero, he discovered all sorts of details he would never have noticed before in less than a second!
Looking at the scorched black soil covering the "giant snake," and its brownish-red body covered with numerous tiny tentacles...
only……
He didn't seem to see the giant snake's sensory organs or feeding opening.
Could it be that these functions have degenerated because this type of snake has lived underground for a long time?
In the face of life and death, he suddenly calmed down, and information obtained from biological laboratories and detectors flashed through his mind.
A message he had received not long ago slowly surfaced in his mind.
At the time, they were still on the starship, which was preparing to enter the atmosphere of the lost planet.
At the very moment of contact with the atmosphere, Professor Lü sent a message to everyone.
The information was limited, but it implied suspicion that a large-scale man-made facility might be hidden beneath Lost Star, capable of monitoring anomalies on the surface.
Therefore, Lü Yongchang issued an order.
After the planetary exploration team lands on the surface, they will work with the probe to conduct underground exploration and modeling of the lost planet.
At the time, this information aroused the curiosity of many people.
Including Zhu Ziwen.
Because he had participated in the design of the planetary fortress in the Gliese 555 star system, he was also inclined to this hypothesis.
But now, he has completely rejected his previous idea!
The scene before him, combined with the information in his memory, was like a lightning bolt piercing through the fog in his mind!
No!
This is not a giant snake!
He suddenly widened his eyes, his face filled with terror as he tried to shout out his discovery, but he found that his throat seemed to be blocked, and he could only make a series of "gurgling" sounds.
The mechanical exoskeleton has been remotely taken over.
A line of faint, bright red text floated past Zhu Ziwen's eyes.
"Get down!!!"
Su Pengfei and Xia Zhou's voices rang out together.
Almost simultaneously, an irresistible force emanated from the mechanical exoskeleton.
Forced by this force, Zhu Ziwen threw himself hard onto the muddy ground in front of him!
"boom!"
A loud bang came from overhead.
With the help of a high-definition camera on the mechanical exoskeleton, Zhu Ziwen saw a ball of dark blue light with golden electric snakes leaping on its surface, which slammed into the "giant snake".
Plasma cannon.
A thought flashed through Zhu Ziwen's mind.
The next second, the "giant snake" was cut in half at the waist.
Its hindquarters quickly sank into the soil, leaving only the broken half of its body twitching slightly on the ground.
The dark blue plasma splashed everywhere, and the resulting high temperature instantly dried out the moisture in the half of the body.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, it burst into flames.
Because of the high concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere, the combustion process is exceptionally intense.
Before long, it turned into a pile of ashes, lying quietly on the ground, with wisps of smoke rising from it.
The alert has been lifted.
You have regained control of the exoskeleton.
Zhu Ziwen stared blankly at the line of text in front of him.
It wasn't until the bright red holographic image returned to its deep blue color that he belatedly realized what had happened.
"I……"
He moved his lips, his voice incredibly hoarse: "I'm still alive?"
"Bang!"
As the exoskeletons collided, a tremendous force came from behind him, causing him to stagger.
"Dude, what are you saying?!"
Su Pengfei's carefree voice rang out: "With the captain around, you'd be lucky to die!"
Zhu Ziwen controlled the mechanical exoskeleton to turn around and look at Xia Zhou, who was slowly walking in front of him. He lowered his head to him with an extremely solemn expression.
"Thanks."
He thanked him in a hoarse voice.
"How are you feeling? Are you alright?" Xia Zhou asked softly.
"No, it's nothing."
Zhu Ziwen replied hastily.
Xia Zhou shook his head helplessly: "Academician Zhu, remember, this is an alien planet. Anything could take your life."
"Don't act on your own. If you discover anything, you can tell us first."
Zhu Ziwen nodded repeatedly, looking ashamed, and said, "I'm sorry..."
Looking back now, I realize how incredibly stupid I was!
"Alright, just be more careful next time."
Xia Zhou raised his hand, gently patted Zhu Ziwen's shoulder, and turned to look at the clump of embers lying on the ground.
"Is this thing... a snake? Something doesn't look quite right."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziwen's expression turned serious, and he denied it without hesitation.
"No, this isn't a snake!"
"It's a tree root!"
"What?" "Tree roots?!" Xia Zhou and Su Pengfei exclaimed in surprise and doubt at the same time.
Clearly, Zhu Ziwen's answer completely overturned their understanding.
"I need to report this discovery to the professor immediately."
Zhu Ziwen didn't offer much explanation, but said urgently, "If my guess is true, the danger of this planetary exploration mission may far exceed our expectations!"
Xia Zhou looked at the serious expression on Zhu Ziwen's face and nodded solemnly.
"good!"
"Reconnaissance operation suspended. Remain on standby!"
...
"Ziwen?"
The face of Lü Yongchang appeared in the deep blue holographic image.
As always, he wore a calm, gentle smile.
"What? Any new discoveries?"
Zhu Ziwen didn't waste any words and said directly, "Professor, I was just attacked."
"What?!"
The gentle smile on Lü Yongchang's face gradually disappeared, and his expression turned stern: "What happened? Are you alright?"
Where is Xia Zhou?
"You were attacked the moment you landed on Forgotten Star? What's he doing?!"
"Ahem..." Zhu Ziwen blushed and explained somewhat awkwardly, "Professor, it has nothing to do with Captain Xia, it's my own problem."
"If it weren't for Captain Xia, I might already be..."
Hearing Zhu Ziwen say this, Lü Yongchang's expression softened slightly, and his tone became more gentle: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Without any hesitation, Zhu Ziwen quickly explained everything in detail, while simultaneously pointing the camera at the pile of ashes that had been fully burned in the distance.
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