Chapter 259 Lake Exploration Rainforest Giant Anaconda
Chen Xingyuan saw the commander of the other team, opened his mecha cabin and said, "Xing Ming, how are you?"
"Chen Xingyuan, I told you that you wouldn't do useless work." The military academy student named Xing Ming turned around and said with a smile.
It turned out that both parties were acquaintances, and the tense atmosphere instantly became relaxed.
But we still have to fight for what we should fight for in the competition, and let each other show their true strength.
Before the Starry Sky Team arrived, Xing Ming's team had already spotted a section of the lake and was preparing to go into the water to survey and salvage for the mission card.
Now that Chen Xingyuan and his team have arrived, they have no intention of competing with the other party for that piece of land. After all, the lake is large and there are many areas to choose from. There is no need to start a dispute as soon as they arrive and make things difficult for another team that has not yet appeared.
However, if Xing Ming's team fails to find the target in the lake and gives up, they will not be able to stop the members of the Starry Sky Team from going down to explore.
The same applies to the Starry Sky Team.
After agreeing on the rules, the two teams put on diving equipment and went into the lake.
The diving equipment in the interstellar world is much more advanced than that in modern society. There are no tight fish-skin suits and bulky life-support tanks. You only need to wear a thin helmet-like thing to provide full body protection and withstand water pressure. At the same time, it isolates the human body from the water, filters gas from the water, and ensures the supply of oxygen.
Rongzhen has several of these devices in her personal space, which are among the competition tools allowed by the event organizers.
She took out a mask and put it on her head, turned on the switch, and immediately felt her body wrapped in a layer of soft and flexible material, leaving only her head and face exposed, but it was also tightly protected by the extremely hard helmet and transparent mask.
Even so, breathing is not hindered in any way and the protection mode can be adjusted.
Like Sora Kaishio on Mercury, who grew up in the sea and has always been very close to water, this time he simply chose the helmet mode, only covering his head to ensure breathing, and leaving the area below the neck as it was.
Chen Xingyuan chose to wrap his head, neck and torso, leaving his limbs exposed to facilitate his movements underwater.
Lin Sen likes to move around in the jungle and is not very fond of water, so he only exposes his hands and feet.
Hua Qiao and Rong Zhen were the only ones left. They looked at each other and tacitly chose the full coverage mode, covering themselves from head to toe.
Hua Qiao was worried that she was in a special period. If she didn't protect herself well, the smell would leak out and bring danger when she was in the water.
After all, this lake looks quiet and peaceful, but everyone knows the real situation. As the source of water for this rainforest, how can it be as harmless as it looks?
To be on the safe side, she decided to wrap herself up completely.
As for Rongzhen, she wanted to hold back, not commit suicide, so she valued her life more and naturally wanted to make sure everything was foolproof.
After the preparations were completed, the two teams began to jump into the lake like dumplings, diving to the bottom of the lake to search against the clock.
They subconsciously believed that the organizers had a high probability of hiding the mission cards under the lake, especially in the caves and mud at the bottom of the lake, so they worked particularly hard to find these two places.
However, after half a day, no one got anything.
The good news is that the other team they were wary of has not appeared yet. Judging from the situation, they are probably entangled by something and may not be able to make it in time.
In this way, the chances of winning for the two teams present increase.
The bad news is that the worst-case scenario has occurred, and finding the task card is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After a blind search, Chen Xingyuan called his teammates to go ashore to rest, recover their strength, and discuss and analyze.
It is known that the event organizers are accustomed to giving hints and clues when assigning tasks, which can be known through the task lines their teams have experienced before.
Then this time, the search task card will definitely not make them blindly look for a needle in a haystack in such a vast lake. There must be a clue somewhere that they have not noticed.
If they want to defeat the other team without losing a single move and make them admit defeat with conviction, they must quietly find the corresponding clues as quickly as possible and get the task card before them.
But where are the clues?
Rongzhen and the others began to recall whether they had discovered anything special or place underwater just now.
Hua Qiao raised her hand hesitantly. "Before I came up, I saw a shadow like a small mountain ahead. It stood out from the relatively flat lake bottom."
The others also expressed their own doubts.
When it was Rongzhen's turn, she chose to trust the heroine's luck and intuition. "I don't see anything unusual. Why don't we go to the place Huajiao mentioned and take a look?"
If you don't find anything, go to each of the places they mentioned one by one.
This is better than running around aimlessly.
Chen Xingyuan accepted her suggestion because he was also in that area before coming out of the water, not far from Hua Qiao, and he also saw the abrupt black shadow that looked like a small hill, and felt it was worth exploring.
So the five of them jumped into the water again and dived together towards the place Hua Qiao said.
A member of another team who was secretly watching their actions felt something was wrong and immediately reported it to their team leader.
Xing Ming understood Chen Xingyuan and knew that he would not act without a purpose. The fact that he could gather his teammates and act together meant that they had probably found the right direction.
Therefore, he quickly gathered his team members, hid behind the Starry Sky Team, and chased them closely.
Kong Haichao, who was trailing the rear of the team, quickly noticed the little rats behind him and angrily reported the situation: "They're going too far. Are they planning to wait until we get the stuff so they can sneak up on us and take advantage of it?!"
"All's fair in war. This is allowed by the rules of the game. Stay alert and wait until you find the mission card." Chen Xingyuan comforted his teammates and looked back.
At least Xing Ming's team knew to hold back and didn't follow too closely, so they still had room to maneuver.
Let’s wait and see who will win.
After diving for a while, the Starry Sky Brilliant Team, led by Chen Xingyuan, came to a flat area at the bottom of the lake. There were aquatic plants everywhere and rich resources, but there were no fish or other aquatic creatures. It was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy.
The black shadow that Hua Qiao mentioned stood in the center of this area. From a distance, it looked like a small hill at the bottom of a lake.
"Is this the place? I'll go check it out first." After Kong Haichao arrived at the destination, he switched positions with Hua Qiao, who was leading the way. He came to the head of the team and looked at the black shadow in the distance. He was eager to go over and find out what was going on.
Chen Xingyuan stopped him and observed cautiously: "Don't worry, the situation here is not right. It's different from the one I just came here."
Hua Qiao quickly agreed, "Yes, this place was normal before, not much different from other places on the lake bottom."
But now, only ten minutes have passed, and the place has completely changed into another appearance, as if, as if something dangerous has awakened.
Rongzhen touched the goose bumps that appeared under his protective shield and agreed with her statement very much.
"Why don't we retreat first and give the opportunity to the other team?" Lin Sen also felt bad and couldn't help but make a suggestion. His words were full of ill intentions towards the other team. He wanted the other party to act as the pathfinder and vanguard of their team.
Although this can help them reduce risks, it also leaves them vulnerable to being intercepted.
Therefore, Chen Xingyuan did not take any action, but planned to split his troops into two groups, one to go to the Black Shadow Hill to test, and the other to stay on standby and be ready to rescue at any time.
But before they started to act, Xing Ming's team, who had followed them here, could not help but rush out, wanting to strike first.
Before Rong Zhen and the others could stop him, the other party rushed in front of the Starry Sky Team in the blink of an eye and excitedly pounced on the black shadow hill.
Kong Haichao was so angry that he cursed them as bastards and subconsciously wanted to take out his mecha to teach them a lesson.
Remember, his mecha is amphibious! If he really uses it recklessly, no one will get away with it.
It just consumes a lot of energy, and it may break down after being turned on full power once. It is a bit of a waste of energy to use it in this place and at this time.
But before he could act, Chen Xingyuan noticed something and immediately informed his teammates: "Hurry up, that shadowy hill is moving!"
As he finished speaking, the huge monster in the distance really began to roll over, causing the lake water and mud to surge and boil.
The lake bottom, which was quiet and peaceful just now, suddenly became bustling.
When Rong Zhen and the others heard the captain's reminder, they instinctively turned around and ran with him. They looked back while running, and then their eyes widened.
The dark shadowy hill finally revealed its true appearance as it turned over. Its ferocious snake head and thick body stretched out, twisting and roaring wantonly in the water, venting its disturbed mood.
This is not a small black hill, it is clearly a huge green anaconda, a giant creature unique to the rainforest planet!
The protective color on its body blends perfectly with the color of the lake water. Coupled with the aquatic plants all over the lake bottom, the entire anaconda coils there, so at first glance, it looks like a naturally existing mountain at the bottom of the lake.
No wonder they felt it was wrong and dangerous.
After madly escaping to the shore, the Starry Sky Team looked back and saw that Xing Ming had already led his team members to fight the green anaconda that emerged from the water.
Xing Ming failed to gain anything. While commanding his team to fight the green anaconda, he angrily scolded Chen Xingyuan for being unethical and using their team as cannon fodder.
Chen Xingyuan refused to admit it. It wasn't him who asked them to follow him, nor was it him who asked them to rush forward rashly without understanding the situation. They could only blame themselves for running into a tough opponent.
"If you don't behave yourself, we won't help you." Chen Xingyuan's words made Xing Ming shut up.
Kong Haichao yelled, "Captain, why should we help them?"
Just keep an eye on them and don't let them get too seriously injured before they are eliminated.
Chen Xingyuan explained in the team channel that he suspected the mission card was on the green anaconda, because he saw a flash of light between its sharp teeth when the green anaconda flipped over and roared just now, which was very likely a clue to the location of the mission card.
Rong Zhen expressed his admiration after hearing this. Everyone was running for their lives just now, but he still had the time and eyesight to notice this situation.
In order to prevent Xing Ming's team from noticing and taking advantage of the situation in advance, they need to take the opportunity to help the other party capture the green anaconda and secretly take away the task card.
Kong Haichao chuckled, put on his mecha and rushed out first.
To fight against such a huge green anaconda on the lake, you have to change into a mecha. As long as you don't use it too much rashly, the energy stored in the mecha can still last through the game.
Therefore, Chen Xingyuan did not hesitate to put on a mecha and join the battle.
Hua Qiao was left by the lake as a backup.
With her was Rongzhen.
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