80km away.
The helicopter landed on the ground, and the mech stood quietly on the ground as well.
The mech is so quiet because it's just an outer shell; the warrior piloting it hasn't entered yet.
This soldier was also the commander of this operation.
He was a middle-aged man around 40 years old named Lian Daxun, with a square face, a robust physique, wearing a T-shirt, and holding a tablet computer.
The tablet displays 3D data, which he is looking at.
Behind them were two other young people, a man and a woman, both holding tablets and observing data.
The others who got off the helicopter were all soldiers in military uniforms. They busied themselves setting up various testing equipment along the factory perimeter wall in front of them.
These monitoring devices all look like sticks; you just need to stick them into the soil in different directions.
On the surface it is a stick, but in reality it is a high-tech measuring device that can measure various data such as vibration waves and electromagnetic waves.
Lian Daxun said, "Satellite detection revealed abnormal ultraviolet radiation and ozone layer depletion in this area, which appears to be the cause."
The young man behind him was a mutant biology researcher named Li Shi.
Li Shi said, "Based on my speculation, this should be a plant-based mutated organism. Only plants need a lot of ultraviolet light to evolve the ability to destroy the ozone layer, but mutated organisms that have evolved this ability are probably very difficult to deal with."
The other woman was an observer named Qiao Bingyan.
Qiao Bingyan said, "Based on observations and inferences from various data, the energy points of the energy crystal cores of the mutated creatures here may exceed 3,000!"
"What, 3000?" Lian Daxun exclaimed in disbelief. "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake in your observation?"
Qiao Bingyan frowned and said seriously, "I'm not sure."
Lian Daxun also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"No, what I mean is, I'm not sure it's 3,000, because that's the most conservative estimate. The actual number could be much higher than 3,000. I dare not estimate the exact number."
"How is this possible?" Lian Daxun couldn't believe it.
Li Shi said, "Don't worry. Normally, a mutated creature that has nurtured an energy crystal can initially resist ordinary bullets. The stronger the energy of the energy crystal, the stronger the mutated creature. This is our common understanding, but it's not always the case. If the mutated creature we are facing really has an energy of 3000 or more, then it is not so scary."
Lian Daxun felt much relieved: "Go on."
"To give an analogy, if a skinny person weighing 100 pounds fights a fat person weighing 200 pounds, the fat person will definitely win. But what if the fat person weighs 400 or 500 pounds?"
Lian Daxun pondered, "Then he has no chance of winning, because he might even have some difficulty standing up."
"Yes, that makes sense."
Lian Daxun nodded. The soldiers around him had already set up their detection positions, and several small drones were hovering low in the air ahead, conducting wide-area observation.
What they saw was a factory area enclosed by a wall.
It used to be a factory area.
Now, all that can be seen is that many parts of the wall have collapsed, and inside the wall, there are no factory buildings to be seen, only a large earthen mound.
The unusual energy was emanating from this large earthen slope.
Through observation, Qiao Bingyan became certain that the large earthen mound was indeed a mutated organism.
As a researcher of mutant organisms, Li Shi did not refute the answer, which clearly meant he accepted it.
Lian Daxun ordered a barrage of artillery fire against the mutated creature.
The soldiers dug two holes in the ground and secured the two mortars to the ground.
The mortar, an ancient technology, is still very useful and has not been phased out to this day.
"fire!"
At Lian Daxun's command, two shells blasted into the large earthen mound in the factory area.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Dust billowed from the large earthen slope.
As if confirming everyone's guess, the large earthen slope shook violently after being hit by a bullet.
This shaking is so obvious that it's the work of some kind of creature.
The large earthen mound shook off the dust, billowing up clouds of smoke.
But even amidst the billowing dust, one could still see the large earthen mound slowly rising.
Qiao Bingyan exclaimed in alarm as she observed the data: "This is bad! The energy points are rising. The lowest point was 3000, and now it's 4000. No, it has broken through 4000 and is still rising."
Li Shi exclaimed, "That creature must have been dormant just now. Now it's awake. Let's wait and not attack."
As the dust settled, everyone looked up and saw a black mushroom as tall as a ten-story building.
It looks spectacular.
Lian Daxun laughed and said, "So it's just a big mushroom. There's nothing to worry about then. Just keep bombarding it and blow it up."
Lian Daxun smiled easily. He had originally thought that there would be a high-energy reaction here and that the mission would be very difficult. He had even brought a mecha just in case. Now it seemed that he might not even need to use the mecha.
However, Li Shi stopped him at this moment, saying, "This kind of mutated mushroom is very rare. This is the first time I've seen one of this level. I suggest we observe more data before making a decision."
Lian Daxun laughed and said, "It's just a mutated mushroom. It doesn't bite like a man-eating flower, and it doesn't have snake-like vines. What's there to be afraid of?"
Li Shi thought about it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so he stopped trying to stop him.
Lian Daxun gave the order again: "Adjust the angle, aim at the base of the giant mushroom in front...fire!"
"Boom, boom!"
The giant mushroom trembled.
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