Chapter 264: Climbing the Peak on a Snowy Night
When the tiny red sand ants, each as small as a soybean, attacked, the Starry Sky Brilliant Team was still busy on their way.
They didn't know how they had offended the other party, but they came surrounding them in groups.
Yes, overwhelming!
Because red sand ants can not only drill into the sand, but they can also fly. Isn’t that amazing?
Although their individual strength can be said to be very weak, they are too numerous to be defeated.
Even ants can kill elephants, let alone three metal behemoths that are easily eaten by red sand ants.
Chen Xingyuan issued an early warning as soon as he noticed it, reminding his teammates to be on guard, but the number of the enemy was too large and it was impossible to defend against it.
Moreover, red sand ants not only like to chew metal, they also like to bite people.
The red sand ants are able to survive and thrive on a planet with such a harsh environment and scarce resources. Naturally, they have their own survival magic weapons and racial advantages.
For example, their terrifying fertility and teamwork ability, as well as their indiscriminate swallowing power.
When they are extremely hungry, they will even eat sand.
In this regard, Chen Xingyuan mainly uses the strategy of getting away and defense as a supplement, but he cannot attack head-on.
You can't succeed by just trying, so just run away.
Kong Haichao screamed in anger. The vanguard of the red sand ants had broken through the encirclement and drilled into the mecha to bite his flesh. However, his counterattack was like hitting cotton. It consumed a lot of energy and had little effect. It was really distressing and painful.
Rong Zhen wrapped himself tightly in his protective suit and suggested during the bumpy escape, "Can't we use fire?"
Lin Sen wasn't feeling well either. He was busy catching ants for himself and Kong Haichao. He said gloomily, "Think about the temperature of the sand at noon. Even if we could use fire, they wouldn't be alive now."
Under the evolution of nature's survival of the fittest, these little cuties have long since gotten rid of the genetic disadvantage of being burned by fire. They have become able to withstand temperatures of hundreds or even thousands of degrees and are no longer afraid of being burned.
"Where's Bing?" Hua Qiao suddenly had an idea.
Rong Zhen chose to believe the heroine's sixth sense and immediately urged Chen Xingyuan to give it a try.
Kong Haichao had previously inadvertently revealed that among the three mechas, only the captain's mecha was equipped with a nitrogen-fixing gun, which could shoot nitrogen blocks sealed into solid form through the barrel into bullets, which would quickly melt into liquid or even gas in the air, attach to the prey, and rapidly lower the temperature to achieve the purpose of freezing it instantly.
Given the current predicament, Rongzhen felt that it was time to give it a try.
Fire and water cannot coexist. The nemesis of high temperature is low temperature. Red sand ants can withstand burning but may not be able to withstand freezing.
Chen Xingyuan immediately took action and, under the cover of Kong Haichao, sprayed liquid nitrogen at the swarm of sand ants that were chasing them, and found that it could really freeze the energetic red sand ants.
When they saw each other, their morale was greatly boosted.
Hua Qiao took the opportunity to activate a sonic weapon, which was harmless to humans but could break the frozen red sand ants into ice chips and sand fragments.
After finding a way to deal with the situation, the situation was instantly reversed. Before, the red sand ants were chasing them, but now they were chasing the red sand ants, directly chasing them to their nest and killing them all.
The loot is a supply box that falls into the Sand Ant Nest.
This thing belongs to them.
The box contains medical supplies, most of which are medicines that can treat sand ant bites and corrosive injuries. It is reasonable to suspect that the event organizer deliberately delivered the box here.
Red sand ants are a domineering group. Wherever they are, there are no animals or plants within a radius of hundreds of miles, making it a very good place to camp.
It was getting dark and the mountain was still hanging in the horizon, out of reach. They could take a rest first and set off again later.
The constant temperature tent was quickly set up again, and the temperature dropped rapidly as the stars set, until water turned to ice and the breath felt like frost.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, they did not light a campfire. They all hid in the tent and ate dry food. After eating, they saw goose feathers falling under the bright night sky.
It's snowing.
The sand was suddenly covered with white, like a blanket, but it did not have the warmth of a blanket at all, but felt icy cold to the touch.
This was the result that Kong Haichao verified personally. He was so cold that he grimaced and hissed, and his hands turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Rongzhen felt that he was asking for trouble without any guilt, so she quickly took out some anti-frostbite spray and gave it to him to prevent his hands from freezing into pig's trotters.
At midnight, the temperature outside dropped to freezing point, and a moon-like planet hung in the sky. It looked very similar to Earth, but it was actually completely different.
At least there is no place on Earth with such a large temperature difference. It is not suitable for human survival at all. It is simply a miracle that there are living things at all.
No wonder no one lives here.
Fortunately, just like during the day, the temperature reached its limit at midnight, and then began to rise slowly until four or five in the morning, when a few rays of warm morning light appeared on the horizon, tearing open the frozen night, bringing warmth back to the world, and melting the thick ice and snow.
When the snow melted, they were notified and moved away to avoid being submerged by the flood caused by the melting snow.
Yes, there are floods in the desert, and they are more difficult to deal with than floods in the mountains on land, so we have to be careful in dealing with them.
They took advantage of the morning light to look for a high place to stay. After a round of searching, they found that the nest of red sand ants was the most suitable, and then they occupied that place.
As the sky grew brighter, the ice and snow melted faster and faster, gradually forming streams and rivers, rushing and roaring towards the low-lying areas, and then all disappeared under the yellow sand.
The desert cannot hold water. The snow water will only flow through the desert into underground rivers, evaporate at noon, and turn into snow and fall at night. This cycle repeats over and over again, giving the creatures on this planet some chance of survival.
By daybreak, the temperature had risen to normal levels, but there was one more star in the sky than last night.
This is not a strange thing for people living in the interstellar age. People like Hua Qiao are used to it.
The one who was more curious was Rongzhen, but she didn't dare to act too abruptly. She just stared at the two rising "suns" for a few more seconds and then ignored them.
"Our team has sufficient supplies. We need to speed up today and try to create some distance between us and other teams!" Chen Xingyuan mobilized everyone after breakfast.
When they set out again, the Starry Sky Brilliant Team, which had already adapted to the environment of this planet, no longer wasted time looking for supply boxes, nor did they fight with the local natives. They avoided them whenever they could, escaped whenever they could, and moved forward at full speed.
Then when they were halfway there, they 'successfully' met other teams.
It was a team from a military academy. They somehow learned that the Starry Sky Team had tricked the Xing Ming Team in the previous game, so they took the opportunity to block them and settle the score, and at the same time reduce a threat.
It would be even better if we could take this opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the Chen family's genius.
Because the commander of the opposing team came from a family that was at odds with the Chen family, the enemies were extremely jealous of each other when they met, and no one could get away easily without a fight.
Of course, this is just the other party's unilateral opinion.
In fact, Chen Xingyuan was not very interested. The conflict between his parents would not fall on him for the time being. The conflict between the two families was completely normal. There was no hatred between them.
He didn't want to waste time with the other party.
"You clearly look down on me! This is a humiliation to me! Come and fight!!" The commander of the opposite team broke through the defense and shouted, rushing forward angrily. His moves were vigorous and powerful, with extraordinary momentum.
After Chen Xingyuan dealt with a few moves, he simply handed Hong Wen over to Kong Haichao who was eager to try.
This reckless bull is actually more suitable to be a mecha soldier than a commander. I gave him some suggestions with good intentions before, but it was regarded as malicious. I don't even bother to argue with him anymore.
Rong Zhen was stunned and asked the other two teammates in shock, "Is he really the commander?"
Whose commander is so impulsive and irritable? So daring and adventurous?
He didn't see that his teammates were waiting there motionless, but he rushed forward shouting and fighting, and he fought very well, no different from a mecha soldier.
Lin Sen briefly introduced this guy, who was seriously at odds with his commander image, and concluded, "Although he may appear reckless and clueless, don't underestimate him. As the heir to a family of commanders, who has been carefully trained, how could he only have strength and no intelligence? His current appearance is just a disguise. If you really believe him, then expect to be tricked by him."
Okay, Rongzhen almost believed it.
Hua Qiao was impressed. There was actually someone so skilled in both literature and martial arts. She asked curiously, "Who's stronger, him or our captain?"
That depends on what aspect. Their captain is definitely good at commanding. As for force, their captain has never been defeated by the opponent. No matter how the opponent tries to pick a fight with him, he can always get away with it.
So Lin Sen guessed that the captain's fighting power might not be as good as the other party's.
Of course, she didn't say it directly.
Rong Zhen understood what he meant. He watched as the commander, who was both civil and military, was beaten back by Kong Haichao, and then was squeezed out by Chen Xingyuan, becoming frustrated and furious.
At this time, his teammates finally came out, stepped forward very skillfully and quickly, set up his mecha and ran away.
Chen Xingyuan seemed to be used to this and waved to everyone to move on.
The two teams tacitly chose two different routes, but the destination was the same, it just depended on who arrived first.
Rong Zhen and his crew ran non-stop for the entire day, even eating lunch in the mecha. They ran at lightning speed until the stars set in the west, and two moon-like planets slowly appeared from the distant sky.
Chen Xingyuan finally called a halt in the team channel.
"Stop and rest for half an hour, sort out your personal problems and then continue."
Everyone immediately scrambled to climb out of their mechas, enjoying the cool night breeze, and began to move around on the sand dunes.
After staying in the small mecha cabin for a whole day, my legs and feet are numb.
Fortunately, the results are good. Most of the journey has been completed, and only less than one-third is left. If I make good use of the time at night to catch up, I will definitely arrive tomorrow morning.
Because of the different routes, there are no telling how many teams could overtake them, but as long as the computer doesn't announce it, they will think they are the one in the lead.
After a short rest, the five people set off again.
The second half of the journey was obviously not peaceful. Not only were there cute creatures of all sizes chasing and blocking us, but there were also harassment and disruption from other teams. It was like the 81 difficulties one has to go through to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the West. There were traps and pits everywhere, and you could easily step on one and fall into one if you weren't careful.
Thanks to Chen Xingyuan's excellent command ability, their team was able to avoid most of the enemies they encountered, and even if they couldn't avoid them, they would go head-on and defeat them.
Before they knew it, they had defeated and surpassed many teams, getting closer and closer to the peak.
There were few species and teams that could stop them, and the five-man team successfully reached the foot of the mountain.
Next up is the climb to the summit.
The good news is that they were the first team to start climbing, and they successfully gained an early advantage and had the hope of taking first place.
The bad news is that the mountain is a bit weird. It doesn’t seem so strange when you look at it from a distance, but you will find its weirdness when you actually climb it.
The mountain is made up of large rock cliffs, and to climb to the top one needs to go through countless almost vertical cliffs.
If it were just that, it wouldn't be too difficult for the physical fitness of interstellar people.
The difficulty lies in the fact that its stone walls and layers have been weathered so badly that they are brittle to the touch, let alone using them to climb up.
Rong Zhen even wondered how such a fragile rock layer could survive the cycle of high temperature, ice and snow, and how it was not blown away and washed away by strong winds and heavy rains?
Hey, it seems that there is not much wind or rain on this planet. If the snow does not fall on the mountains, but the high and low temperatures alternate, it is really possible that such a peculiar mountain structure will be formed.
Everyone discussed the reasons for its formation and tried to climb up as much as possible. Those who couldn't get through used mechas to fly away.
Now that it has come to this, we are not afraid of energy consumption. The key is to strive to win the game by taking advantage.
What their team can think of, other teams can certainly think of as well, so in the end this game is a competition of physical strength, endurance and energy, as well as teamwork, command ability, obedience and so on.
The judges' eyes were all focused on this mountain, ready to see the wonderful performances of the teams from major universities.
This concerns their final score in this event.
Rong Zhen tried hard to keep up with Lin Sen's pace, but he couldn't climb for long. He was exhausted, covered in dust and looked extremely miserable.
Seeing this, Hua Qiao immediately took out the mecha and flew her upwards for a while.
It has to fly. With the large grid of the mecha, unless it is ultra-light armor, stepping on the paper-thin rock layer is like stepping on a tilted sand dune, and there is no sound when you step on it.
After bypassing the steepest section, Rongzhen continued to climb on his own, but his foot slipped and he almost fell down.
Hua Qiao quickly tried to grab her, but was stopped by Chen Xingyuan who had followed her at some point.
"Don't look back, keep going up!" Chen Xingyuan shouted loudly. When Rong Zhen slid past him, he grabbed her waist, hugged her tightly, and then carried her on his back and secured her with a belt.
Rongzhen: “……!”
"Captain, how about you let me slide down? I can wait for you guys down there." She really didn't want to be carried up by him like this.
It was so embarrassing, so intimate.
Chen Xingyuan disagreed, and said righteously that since they were a team, they had to work together and advance and retreat together. This was related to the evaluation of their team, and the evaluation was linked to points and could not be taken lightly.
The number of people who reach the summit also affects the final score, otherwise why would they climb up with all the effort?
Rongzhen couldn't resist, so she had to play the ostrich, burying her head in his neck, not daring to show her face.
The head of the Yun family and her stepbrother were both proud and concerned about reputation, and she was afraid of bringing shame to them.
Alas, I don’t have the ability to get any benefits even if I just take advantage of the situation.
Rongzhen was filled with grief and decided to intensify her training after the competition and must get stronger!
Chen Xingyuan climbed up with difficulty carrying her on his back, but his speed was even faster than when he was alone. His face was full of smiles, and there was a hint of sly smile at the corner of his mouth.
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