Chapter 1774 Bugs
“The monster registration code is Bugs.”
“Satellite image has been established.”
“The third observation post is in place.”
“On-site signal is received and the picture starts to be transmitted.”
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In the main control room of the Xiangjiang base, which is the headquarters of the Earth Defense Force, voices are rising and falling, and the large ring-shaped screen in the center has all been lit up, showing pictures one after another.
There are high-altitude images transmitted by satellites, topographic maps that have been explored for a long time, and weather cloud maps, but most of them are electronic, Infrared and other layers allow those at the back to still see the scene for the first time.
Fangs, sharp claws, and can dig holes!
This is a striking feature that can be seen at a glance. Coupled with its slender body shape, it is very similar to a pangolin and other terrain creatures, which means that this monster is likely to be like an earthworm or a pangolin. Activities underground.
Just one look at this monster and the damage it caused made many people change their expressions.
If this is the case, then the high walls built on the ground will be useless in front of the ground-burrowing monsters, no matter how high, no matter how thick, no matter how strong they are. effect.
Monsters only need to dig a hole to easily bypass these high walls that humans have built with great effort, and then enter the city to cause wanton destruction.
Just like the original Maginot Line, it seemed indestructible, but in fact it was full of loopholes.
Judging from the fact that this monster appeared in the center of the island without any warning, it might have dug holes along the way, which means that all the early warning systems currently set up by the Earth Defense Force have become a decoration. , no longer has any early warning effect.
Because the current early warning system is all based on the premise that monsters swim from the sea, and does not consider other situations.
Because in the past twenty or thirty years, monsters have always swam from the sea, and there have never been other situations, so naturally they will not consider other situations.
But now, the situation has changed, and the prerequisites have changed, so naturally everything behind has also changed.
As for starting to monitor the underground now.
I don’t say how big the workload is, how long it will take and how many resources it will take. I just talk about the complex conditions of underground rock formations. The effect is compared to the sky. and the ocean will be greatly reduced.
At present, the most effective way to monitor underground is to monitor seismic waves. However, the large-scale passive monitoring of this thing only responds to earthquake levels. Although the monster is nearly 100 meters large, the underground excavation movements are compared with earthquakes. It is nothing. To say it is a drop in the bucket is not an exaggeration at all. It may even be modest.
Because the current seismic wave monitoring earthquake instruments are not high enough in accuracy and are sparsely distributed, if they want to be accurate enough to be detected by monsters digging holes, it is necessary to re-develop more accurate instruments and deploy a large number of monitors. Only by collecting enough data can we find different fluctuations from the numerous underground signals to determine the location of the monster.
Just thinking about the workload, you will know how huge it is, how much manpower and material resources it requires, and how many programmers will lose their hair in countless nights of scratching their heads.
Even so, the effect is much lower than the sonar matrix in the sea. The monster may have to crawl out before the trace of the monster is discovered.
If the early warning effect is greatly reduced, the benefits will be quite low.
The most important thing is that inland areas will also become unsafe and unreliable, not just coastal cities.
Wouldn’t it be hell everywhere?
Just thinking about this made everyone in the central control room look serious, especially those senior officials whose faces tightened.
Coastal cities are not safe, so stay away and settle inland. However, if monsters all come down from the ground in the future, there will be no safe rear area, and everywhere may become the front line of battle. The monster came out of nowhere.
The most important thing is that humans currently have no effective anti-ground weapons.
There are missiles for the air, which can reach satellites in low-Earth orbit as far as possible. There are torpedoes, deep-sea bombs, etc. for the sea, but there are only earth-penetrating missiles for the earth. However, the heaviest earth-penetrating missiles range from 10,000 to 20,000 meters. If dropped from a high altitude, it can penetrate into the soil layer of one to two hundred meters, and it cannot go into the rock layer.
But even at a depth of three hundred meters, for the monster, there are only a few of them, and it will probably take a while to get out.
When a bomb is dropped from an altitude of 10,000 to 20,000 meters, the time it takes for the light to fall, even if the wind speed is not considered, is one minute. Such a long time is enough for a monster to destroy a city block.
In other words, once the monsters really emerge from the ground from now on, there will be no safe zone on the earth, and it will be difficult for humans to grasp the location of the monsters in advance, and the damage will be immeasurable.
Only when the monster emerges from the ground do we know where the monster is, and then we start preparing for the departure of the mecha hunter, then hoist it up and drive on.
By the time it arrives, I'm afraid even if it's not a monster, half of the city will have been lost.
Under everyone's solemn gaze, the Hercules transport plane has transported the two Mecha Hunters to the designated location.
"Cherno Alpha, Victory Alpha has arrived at the designated location."
"Ready to launch."
"Ten seconds countdown to launch."
"Ten!"
"Nine!"
"Eight!"
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"One!"
"Unlock and release."
With the command, the buckles of the hoisted Mecha Hunter opened in unison, allowing the Mecha Hunter to begin to fall freely, and then stepped heavily on the ground.
Boom!
Boom!
Two huge roars sounded, which could be said to shake the mountains and the ground. The resulting air waves stirred up a large amount of dust and rolled up countless sand and stones. In an instant, it could be said that sand and stones were flying, spreading in all directions like a sandstorm. , causing the nearby trees to rattle, and the grass and trees to be bent down.
This scene was very spectacular, and the momentum was also huge. The two mechas fell back and forth, bent their knees and bent over, using this action to relieve their falling force, and then slowly stood up. When they stood upright, they looked like It stands proudly among the mountains and in the deep valley, with a commanding view of the mountains.
The searchlights on my body were shining all around, and the helicopter overhead was illuminating the road, turning the dark night into daylight. It was bright and bright, without any sign of darkness.
"Cherno Alpha is on standby, Victory Alpha, prepare to attack."
The main control room in the rear issued a battle order, setting the tone of the battle. That is to kill it while it sleeps.
Let's have a sneak attack without any martial ethics.
Victory Alpha immediately raised his arms, and then moved them inward. In a series of symphony of machinery and gears, the big arms were tightly stuck on both sides of the chest, and the small arms were bent at ninety degrees, and The parallel ones extend forward to form a forward track.
After the preparation work is completed, the power furnace on the chest begins to accelerate and output a massive amount of energy. First, the two parallel small arms receive a large amount of electricity, thereby forming a strong magnetic field, and then the strong magnetic field is A flow of high-energy particles is injected into it.
When the speed and concentration of the high-energy particle flow reach a certain level, then open a hole at the front end of the magnetic field, just like poking a hole in an inflated balloon, and the particle flow inside will naturally flow along the Surge out through this 'hole' to hit the target as desired.
The idea is good and the strategy is good.
But plans never keep up with changes.
The power furnace of Victory Alpha here just started to accelerate. Bugs, who had been lying on the ground without moving for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.
Chiba Makoto, who had been observing with a telescope, immediately pulled the headset and shouted: "The monster opened its eyes."
As an on-site observation post, after the mecha hunter arrived, It joined the communication channel and was immediately heard by the pilots of the two Mecha Hunters.
Sure enough, as soon as Chiba Makoto finished speaking, two 'searchlight'-like lights lit up on both sides of the monster's head, which were the monster's eyes, and then the huge body started to move.
If it shakes, the mountain will shake; if it moves away, the earth will tremble.
This shows how heavy the monster is.
“Let’s go up, you continue.” The driver of Cherno Alpha said, took a few steps forward, and leaned slightly closer to Victory Alpha, blocking the left front of Victory Alpha. The shooting boundary is retained and can be pushed up at any time.
Even though the monster moved with an astonishing momentum, far exceeding any that had been encountered in the past, the pilot of Cherno Alpha had no fear and faced the monster without any hesitation. , it is bound to block the monster and buy Victory Alpha enough time.
“Energy accumulation reaches 30%.”
Gordis the monster pulled his head out of the cave and turned around.
“The energy accumulation reaches 50%.”
Monster Bugs walked around shaking his head, looking as if he had just woken up.
“The energy accumulation reaches 80%.”
Monster Bugs has opened his eyes wide, staring at Cherno Alpha standing in the mountains in front of him, and still There was a bright Victory Alpha on the back chest, and a series of saliva flowed out of the slightly opened mouth, as if he had seen some delicious food.
"Energy accumulation is completed, ready to shoot."
The joyful voice reached everyone's ears through electromagnetic waves, allowing many people to finally relax their hanging hearts and reveal their tense faces. A little smile.
Originally worried that it would be too late, the monster Bugs rushed over and fought with Cherno Alpha, which would cause trouble.
If you can’t fight or wait, you will face a dilemma.
Well now, Monster Bugs moves slowly, allowing Victory Alpha to complete its energy storage, thereby avoiding the worst case scenario.
"Go to hell!"
With the roar of the two pilots in Victory Alpha, the two people with the same mind pressed the attack button together, allowing a hole in the locked strong magnetic field to open, causing The flow of high-energy particles bound by the strong magnetic field found a pouring point, like water from a broken embankment, pouring out thousands of miles. It surged out instantly and moved forward at an extremely fast speed driven by inertia.
Looking from a distance, the bright light on Victory Alpha's chest turned into a thin stream of light that penetrated the night sky and instantly hit the swaying monster Bugs.
In an instant, sparks flew out, drowning the monster Bugs in an instant, followed by a deafening roar that made people's ears buzz, and then they were set off by the explosion. The shock wave caused me to sway left and right, making me lose my balance even when I stood.
The thin Yukino felt as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer. She fell backwards involuntarily under the hurricane-like impact. The sand and gravel mixed in the wind hit her exposed skin raw. pain.
Even with the mask on, you can smell the choking dust that comes with the wind. Through the goggles, you can only see the gray haze, and you can't see anything else.
While swaying, Yukino felt a strong arm hugging her waist, and then she couldn't help but move towards that side. Then a familiar figure blocked the front, and the wind weakened instantly. , sand and gravel can no longer hit her body.
"Arata."
As Yukino murmured, all her attention was attracted by the Arata standing in front of her, and she could not see the other Arata at all. A golden stream of light flew out of his hand and shot high into the sky.
Originally, this light was extremely bright at night, but the particle cannon launched by Victory Alpha erupted into bright light that was brighter than the sun and reached a dazzling level. In comparison, this light was not bright at all. It's nothing. With everyone's attention drawn, they didn't even notice the golden 'shooting star' flying into the sky.
Especially in the main control room, the noise just now has disappeared. Everyone is holding their breath and staring at the shaking big screen, waiting for the results.
The dust from the explosion blocked the satellite images, and the ultra-high temperature fire made infrared completely useless. It was impossible to judge the situation of the attack. Naturally, it could not provide effective information, so it could only turn off the mic and wait, so as not to disturb the soldiers on the front line.
Especially Cherno Alpha, who was standing at the front, did not dare to relax at all and still maintained a fighting posture. The two pilots did not even blink and their breathing slowed down. A lot.
Then
Ang!
A high-pitched roar came from the surging flames and dust, shocking the world and shaking all directions.
"The monster is still alive." Cherno Alpha was the first to hear it, and was also the first to shout it. However, before he finished speaking, he saw a sudden bulge in the dust in front of him, and then a large hole was broken. , a ferocious huge head came out of the hole, along with three sharp claws that shone coldly in the firelight, and then, driven by the force of the forward thrust, slapped Cherno Alpha hard on the left side. Side waist.
Sparks flew and debris flew.
Amidst the harsh sound of metal friction, Cherno Alpha's strong armor was as fragile as tofu in front of Bugs' claws, and a large hole was easily torn out in the left waist area. .
Then Bugs, who was jumped on the abdomen, was knocked upside down. The composite armor on the front was enough to withstand the strongest armor-piercing bullets, but it was pierced by the sharp corner of Bugs' nose, and then it was deeply He stabbed into Cherno Alpha's body, and then he was knocked backwards by the huge force and fell heavily to the ground.
(End of this chapter)