Chapter 1,276 The Corruptor

Star Ring City, gravity-free section dock.

The handover ceremony of the envoy-class starship was in progress. Jiang Chen, who walked aside to talk to Kerwin, had a serious expression on his brows.

"...the marines we sent underground were attacked by unknown Martian creatures...not devil bugs. As a result, three of our marines died, and two soldiers and a researcher were seriously injured." Kerr took a deep breath. Wen sent a video file to Jiang Chen's watch, "Here is the battle video."

Transfer completed.

After glancing behind him to make sure there was no one else nearby, Jiang Chen clicked the play button.

In the picture, the Halo Marines were engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the Martian creatures that suddenly appeared.

A Marine soldier held the researcher back while firing back at the alien with a Gauss rifle.

The Martian creature that was hit let out a shrill scream, with green blood spurting out of its body. While dodging to the side to make way for the others behind it, it used its ferocious mouth to spray corrosive acid at the Marines. liquid.

Because of the fierce battle, the screen shook violently.

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly pressed the pause button.

The picture was fixed on a ferocious huge mouth.

Zooming in, and then zooming in, Jiang Chen's eyes focused on the Martian creature.

With its powerful feet, long barbed tail, spindle-shaped head, forward-flexing arms and barbed claws, it looks full of explosive power and lethality. The carapace on the back is arranged in rows and rows, just like the armor of heavy cavalry - and so on.

In an instant, Jiang Chen's pupils suddenly shrank.

This look always seemed familiar to him.

Not in the end times, nor in the memory of Gaia civilization.

But in that memory from the planet Gliese 581g!

Yes, that’s right!

The group of bugs that fought with the Brahma were almost carved out of the same mold as these bugs!

But why?

for a moment,

Jiang Chen's brain was filled with countless question marks.

He didn't understand why he would meet the opponents that the Harmonious Civilization had faced on Mars.

If you think about it carefully, the attack methods of these devil bugs are very similar to the siege bugs encountered by the colonists of the Brahma. The only difference may be that the siege bug is slightly larger than the devil bug, and its skin is dotted with quartz shells...

Coincidence?

But this is too coincidental.

Jiang Chen's brows knitted together and he fell into deep thought.

Seeing that his boss remained silent, Kerwin tentatively spoke.

"Chairman?"

Kerwin's voice reminded Jiang Chen that he was still on the phone.

After coming back to his senses, Jiang Chen reached out and turned off the holographic screen, and immediately gave an order to Kerwin.

"You wait at the command center of the 071 Project Department. I will be right over."

"yes."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen returned to the boarding entrance of the dock and spoke to Wu Changfeng and others. He left the warship delivery ceremony in advance and immediately rushed to the 071 project-related command room of the aerospace command center.

When he arrived, the command room was already busy.

After walking next to Kerwin, Jiang Chen immediately asked.

"How's the situation on the front lines?"

"It's not optimistic... We have a drilling truck trapped underground. Fortunately, the personnel in that drilling truck have been evacuated in time. The seriously injured researcher is still being rescued, and the other seriously injured Marine The soldiers are temporarily out of danger." Kerwin said with an ugly face.

Jiang Chen nodded and then asked.

"What's the situation inside the tunnel?"

"The tunnel is currently occupied by unknown Martian creatures, and we are building a database for this creature... By the way, what should this monster be called? Do you have any opinions?" Kerwin asked.

"...Just call him Corruptor."

"Corrosors? This name is quite appropriate. They can indeed spit out highly corrosive acid." After a pause, a look of disbelief appeared on Kerwin's face, "The most surprising thing is their Eggs. Their eggs will explode when stimulated by the outside world, and the explosion yield is not low at all..."

"What's the explosion yield?" Jiang Chen asked.

"It's close to half a ton of tn.t, and it comes with corrosive damage. It has miraculous effects in a small space." Kerwin said.

Half a ton tn.t?

That’s not a huge number, but as Kerwin said, working in a small space works wonders.

More importantly, the target area is too close to the ruins of Gaia civilization. In order to avoid damage to the ruins, let alone large-scale killing weapons such as ground-penetrating bombs to clean the ground, you must be careful even when dealing with insect eggs. deal with.

…

At Mine Point 071, sirens rang across the desert.

As soon as the fighting broke out below the tunnel, everyone in the entire operations base started to move.

All non-combatants boarded the rover and were on standby. Infantry combat vehicles loaded with soldiers drove out of the garage and surrounded them in the direction of the tunnel. After the infantry fighting vehicles carrying the wounded were withdrawn from the tunnel, four infantry fighting vehicles formed an attack formation and drove toward the bottom of the tunnel.

In the middle of the tunnel, four infantry fighting vehicles engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the attacking Corruptors.

However, what is shocking is that these acids can not only corrode space suits and aerospace exoskeletons, but can even corrode the armor of infantry fighting vehicles.

Thick white mist rose from the armor's surface, and the green acid seemed to have been boiled, foaming like bubbles. Fortunately, the composite armor of the infantry fighting vehicle is still better in corrosion resistance. Especially after analyzing the blood vessels of the devil bug, technicians from Futureman Heavy Industries designed a corrosion-resistant gel.

This gel will quickly condense into a high-viscosity colloid in a low-pressure environment, which can be used to emergency repair damaged space suits, effectively isolate the corrosion of organic acids, and to a certain extent, greatly improve the ability of frontline troops to fight against Martian species. time survival rate.

Unfortunately, the exchange ended in a draw.

The corrosives rushing in from the depths of the tunnel were like a tide. Ever since they rushed into the tunnel, the electromagnetic guns on top of the four infantry fighting vehicles had not stopped.

High-speed mass bombs wreaked havoc in the tunnel, accompanied by one or two high-explosive rockets from time to time. Just as the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing, the damaged concrete wall finally failed to hold on, and the tunnel suddenly collapsed into several sections.

Fortunately, the infantry fighting vehicles were evacuated in time, and no tragedy occurred.

“Damn, didn’t we build an ultrasonic fence?”

Looking at the infantry fighting vehicle withdrawing from the tunnel on the holographic screen, Hong Zewei's eyebrows knitted together.

"The ultrasonic fence is only effective against devil bugs. Obviously, we drove away the devil bugs, and now another group of bugs has occupied the nest that once belonged to them." Standing behind Hong Zewei, a researcher coughed softly and said.

"Is it possible to study the ultrasonic frequency that drives away this...corruptor?" Hong Zewei asked immediately.

Seeing that the 071 project, which had been delayed for almost a year, was coming to an end, new variables suddenly appeared. How could he not be anxious? What worries him most is if these corrosives, like the devil bugs, set their sights on the Mars colony...

"Theoretically, it is possible, but this requires us to understand their body structure to a certain extent." The researcher shrugged, "This requires a large number of specimens, and it is best to get a few eggs..."

How many more eggs?

What do you think that is?

Can I get a refill of coffee?

Hong Zewei smiled bitterly in his heart and continued to cast his gaze at the colony outside the window.

The red desert has been replaced by alloy floors, the newly built steel factory is spewing white mist, and dots of verdant green are faintly visible through the graphene dome of the farm... Everything in the colony is prospering, and they cannot afford to start over again.

If these Corruptors plan to win through numbers, it will be an absolute disaster for the almost defenseless colonies on the surface.

Clenching his fists and then unclenching them, Hong Zewei stretched out his hand and clicked twice on the holographic screen, giving orders to the colony's engineering team.

"All the ongoing projects were stopped, and all the engineering teams immediately went into wall construction and surrounded our colony with concrete walls!"