Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 436 Rescue Capsule (4000 words chapter)
"It's not bad... I'm afraid it's a trap." Ke Lan said in a low voice.

"Then how about..." The hound turned his head and glanced at the Security Bureau agents who followed Ke Lan's order and stayed around the truck, "Let them go?"

"Don't worry, the drone is not in place yet." Ke Lan shook his head.

The drone flew right above the squeeze zone smoothly, and four high-resolution cameras captured all the sights of the squeeze zone—about 160 meters away from Ke Lan’s hiding place, a cylindrical The rescue capsule was stuck between two folds, and on the top of the rescue capsule, two orange signal lights kept flashing.

"He's still alive!" the hound exclaimed excitedly—the signal light on the top of the rescue cabin has three colors. Green indicates that the survivors in the cabin are in good condition, and red indicates that no signs of life of the survivors have been detected or that the survivors have passed away. After leaving the rescue cabin, as for this orange color, it means that the survivors are in a precarious state, with extremely weak signs of life.

The rescue capsule that contained Marshall's body was floating into the depths of space, and the red light was flashing.

"No, this is the rescue capsule of an empty ship. Even empty ships cannot enter the molten mine area. Where did this rescue capsule come from?" Layton's question sounded in the team channel.

"What's so strange about this? It's obvious that the airship this guy was on was destroyed by the anti-aircraft weapons in the mining area, and then the rescue capsule ejected from the ship fell here," said the hound.

"That's not the case, old dog, you don't know. Before I came here, I checked the information of the Alpha civilization air defense system in the molten mine area. The accuracy and sensitivity of these things are not comparable to human air defense weapons. If this rescue capsule is given by an airship If it is thrown out, it will be locked as a target the moment it leaves the airship, and there is no chance to land on the ground intact!" Layton explained, "Alpha people will not talk to you about international agreements, even if it is The rescue capsules, they can also hit the same... What's more, those dead things that are not under control can't tell what is an intruder and what is a survivor."

"I think even if they have the ability to distinguish, they will fire without hesitation-in the eyes of Alpha civilization, each of us is an intruder who should be strangled." Ivan added.

"Damn it, Layton, can you tell what level of airship this rescue cabin belongs to?" the Hound asked.

"Wait a minute, I'll let the drone get closer." While talking, Layton lightly moved the joystick of the remote control with his fingers, and the flying height of the drone suddenly dropped, and it reached the place of the rescue cabin. near.

"...It is the MSA-02C general-purpose rescue capsule. This rescue capsule is produced by the 'Masa Aviation Industry Company' under the 'Soma Consortium'. This rescue capsule has a large market share. More than [-]% of civilian airships I can’t tell what level the airship that was shot down is.” Layton paused for a moment, and then continued, “But one thing is certain, this rescue capsule came from a civilian airship. Ship. If it is a warship, the armed airborne capsule is generally used directly as a rescue capsule."

"It doesn't have to be the rescue capsule of an empty ship." At this moment, Valentina suddenly said, "The major told me that some ground vehicles that operate in dangerous areas will install the modified rescue capsule. It is used as a cockpit on it, and in the event of any accident, the ejection device can directly launch the entire rescue capsule, which can greatly increase the driver's chances of survival."

"It seems that there is such a thing... and this mining area seems to meet the conditions of 'dangerous operation zone'..." Layton muttered in a low voice.

When the hound heard it, he immediately snapped back angrily: "Then why didn't you think of it just now? Are you still ashamed to tell me?"

"It's a one-size-fits-all matter. Although someone has done this before, such modified vehicles are too rare... The main problem is the cost-effectiveness-an MSA-02C rescue capsule, not counting Those bits and pieces of supporting equipment, just a bare cabin, the official price is more than 900 million credits. And the 'Rhino MkⅢ' all-terrain armored patrol vehicle we found earlier, the top configuration plus Four spare tracks, and the cost does not exceed 2 million—if there is such a special need, why not just use the money to buy a rescue capsule to customize a special vehicle with better performance and a built-in escape device? It is a complete waste of such a life-saving capsule on an ordinary vehicle." Layton argued with a look of injustice, "Few normal people can do such a stupid thing, and it is only in an emergency. I will use this method as an emergency.”

"Then this is the kind of emergency you mentioned." Ke Lan said in a deep voice, "And, the person who is qualified to escape on this modified vehicle should be an important role."

"Who knows? Maybe they snatched the car and escaped..." the hound curled his lips and said, "The orange signal light is flashing more and more slowly, and the person inside probably has only half a breath left, and he needs to save him." Hurry then!"

Layton controlled the drone to circle around the outer edge of the squeeze zone, and after making sure that there were no ambushes from heretic sects or exiles, everyone came out of their hiding places and came to the edge of the squeeze zone .

"Let me come." Zhuoligetu volunteered, "I'll save people."

Ke Lan grabbed his belt, shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the geological structure of the extrusion zone is very unstable. Have you noticed the wrinkles and cracked lines?"

"I see, I'll be more careful, just avoid them." Zhuoligetu said.

"The rock formations in the entire extrusion zone are not evenly stressed. Those places that seem to be complete and solid may have been shattered like cinders underneath. The moment you step on it, you will fall directly into the ground, and it is too late to save." As Ke Lan said, he took out a steel cable from his backpack and connected one end of the cable to Zhuoligetu's body. Firmly fixed on the ground, "This is a safety cable. After you enter the squeeze zone, once you feel that the ground on the soles of your feet is loose, lie on the ground directly to increase the force-bearing area, and we will find a way to get you pulled back."

"If this equipment wasn't too heavy, I'd use a drone to carry you there." Layton said, he took out another coil of steel cable, and handed one end of it to Zoligetu, "There are lifting rings on both sides of the door of the MSA-02C type rescue cabin, and each ring is marked with a number. You thread the steel cables in order according to the numbering order, and then fasten the cable head after wearing it in a circle. Even if you're done!"

"Okay, I understand." Zhuoligetu grabbed the steel cable, took a deep breath, and walked slowly into the squeeze zone.

Because it is not sure whether the survivors in the rescue capsule are wearing protective clothing, Ke Lan and his team plan to directly recycle the entire rescue capsule. Otherwise, even if the survivors are in good condition, the high temperature, hypoxia, radiation and The poisonous gas environment was enough to kill him.

"Zoligetu, pay attention to check the scan image I shared with you, it is the window in the upper right corner when you look up, the ultrasonic waves emitted by the drone will automatically analyze the surrounding address structure, you should pay attention to those red and orange areas , don't get close!" Layton said in the team's communication leather computer, "In addition, green is not necessarily absolutely safe, so be careful!"

"Hmm." Zhuoligetu responded, walking cautiously towards the depths of the compression zone—it would be a lie if he said he wasn't nervous, and he walked less than 30 meters, and his forehead was bruised. A fine bead of sweat had already oozed out.When responding to his teammates' instructions, he didn't even dare to do such subtle movements as nodding or raising his hand, and he even became cautious about breathing.

If it weren't for the bravery inherited from his ancestors in his bloodline that was still supporting his body, even his calves would have softened by now.

People who have not stepped into the squeeze zone can't understand this feeling. As Ke Lan said, many seemingly solid grounds have already been crushed into fine powder. It was like stepping on the soft sand, every time Zhuoligetu set foot, he had to test it several times, and only dared to step on it after confirming that there was really a complete rock underneath.

Walking along the way, a long series of intermittent footprints were left along the way—this is still only the outer edge of the squeeze zone, and the further you go in, the situation will only become more dangerous.

Finally, he reached the first fold.

The height of this fold is [-] meters, and its length traverses more than half of the extrusion zone. To reach the location of the rescue capsule, Zhuoligetu must climb over this wavy fold full of cracks.

Maybe some people have a hard time imagining the appearance of this kind of folds, then you can try to take two pieces of toast bread, or some softer sponge cake, stick the edges of the two pieces of bread or cake together, and then Squeeze firmly in the middle - the shape presented by the joint of the two slices of bread is almost the general appearance of the squeezed belt.

It's just that the thing being squeezed is changed from soft bread to a hard rock formation plate - even the bread will crack and scatter a lot of bread crumbs, so it's natural to imagine what will happen to the rock formation.

The top of the fold was torn apart at an angle perpendicular to the direction of the collision. Fortunately, the rock at the bottom was pushed up by a huge force, which prevented an insurmountable rift here—Zoligetu glanced at it Looking at the ultrasonic scan image of the drone, most of the folds are red and orange, only the space less than three meters wide in front of him is green.

"Green places are not necessarily safe." Layton's words were still echoing in his ears, especially this kind of green area sandwiched between large areas of red and orange areas, like a precarious island in the center of the vortex Similarly, the turbulent waves are constantly washing away the base of this isolated island, and no one knows when this isolated island will be torn apart and drawn into the bottomless vortex.

But there is only one road before Zhuoligetu. If you choose to detour, you will have to pass through more dangerous places.

What's more, there is not much time left for the survivors in the rescue cabin. If a dead person is rescued, then this adventure will become meaningless.

Zhuoligetu gritted his teeth, clasped his hands twice, and began to climb towards the top of the folds.

The sharp steel claws popped out from the wrist of the power armor, easily cutting into the rock.These devices can help Zhuoligetu stabilize his figure, but they will also cause secondary damage to the rock. He didn't even dare to try the stability of the steel claws-maybe it can be supported by the first force, but The second time, the third time... Maybe the whole rock will collapse in an instant, erasing the only green area.

Zhuoligetu couldn't help speeding up. Fortunately, this fold was considered a face, and nothing unexpected happened. He quickly climbed to the top of the fold.

But at the moment when he stood on the top of the folded ridge, the rock under his feet collapsed like a crispy cookie. Zhuoligetu staggered and quickly lay down, sticking his whole body on the rock top.

And Ke Lan and others standing in the distance couldn't help but hold their breath.

"First...don't pull me, the rock formation...the rock formation seems to be fine...I made a mistake just now, I shouldn't have stood up..." Zhuoligetu's intermittent voice came from the team's communication channel, and he said , sitting up on hands and feet, riding on the top of the folded ridge.

He turned his head with some fear, and saw a palm-width and ten-centimeter-long landslide where he stepped on just now. The black rock turned into debris and rolled down the slope. Fortunately, the landslide The range did not expand, nor did the folded ridge crumble.

The people watching from a distance breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn, I was scared to death." The hound said cursingly, "Fortunately, the Mongol is lucky..."

"I was already ready to pull the steel cable just now..." Layton said, he still maintained the posture of bowing his waist and holding the rotating shaft tightly.

"There is no problem for the time being... I... I continued to move forward." Zhuoligetu adjusted his breathing, then climbed down to the other side of the fold, and disappeared into the sight of Ke Lan and others.

Climbing down is much easier than climbing up. The only thing you need to pay attention to is whether the ground where you stand is solid, because Zhuoligetu adopts a half-climbing and half-slip posture with his back against the wrinkled slope, so even if you step on it If you open an empty space, your body will not lose its balance.

Soon, he climbed over three more folds in the same way, and now there is only the last fold between him and the rescue capsule.

But Zoligetu can no longer move forward - the drone's scan image shows that this entire fold is a "high-risk" red zone, and there is no "green window" for people to pass through.

This is also clearly shown on the surface of the folds: the ridge top of this fold is as pitted as if it has been chewed by a dog, and sulfur-containing gas is constantly drilled out of the cracks and holes-this means that , this fold is hollow, and it is full of large and small gas channels...

Like a fluffy sponge cake full of air holes.

[PS bone wear report came out, MRD is still negative, and I can wait for half a year, thank you for your concern, I am also relieved... In addition, although the result of bone wear is good, I have a bad cold these two days, The whole person is groggy, and there may be more typos and so on. Please help me catch the bugs. 】

(End of this chapter)