Chapter 1200 Hope
In the starry sky, Su Mo controlled the V-shaped biological mecha, the Light of Sin Abyss, floating in the sky. He quietly looked at the foaming Qijuzi and let out a deep breath.
At this time, the Creator Devourer also canceled the position destruction and a series of power blessings.
Su Mo immediately asked the Creator Devourer nervously: "Xiao Qi, how much energy did you spend?"
We have only been exploring for a short period of time. If too much energy is consumed, the next days will be really difficult.
"Fortunately, it dropped by one percent."
The Creator Devourer responded in an understatement.
When Su Mo heard this result, his first reaction was that it was indeed okay, but after a little calculation, he said with a twitching corner of his mouth.
"In just a short period of time, you have consumed energy worth about 300 billion at normal prices!"
"What's so surprising? Don't you think it's a good deal? You killed two twin V-shaped fortress-level strange people, but you are lucky. These two twin V-shaped fortress-level strange people, It has just entered the fortress level and has not yet grown to the point of integration. Once they merge, they will undergo qualitative changes. At worst, they will become the most peak existences in the V-type fortress level, and there is even a small chance that they will evolve into VI-type existences. If you want to kill them then, it will not be a waste. This little bit of energy can do it.”
"Pretend I didn't say it."
Su Mo sighed leisurely.
At this time, Su Mo suddenly noticed that after the Twin Strange Juzi bubbled, a large number of precious ores were floating everywhere.
"Hey~"
Su Mo looked at the shining rare ores and sighed helplessly.
There is no way, their ship is full of supplies, and there is no way to load them anymore.
Then Su Mo didn't look back and controlled the Light of Sin Abyss to fly back towards the Star Destroyer Gray Fin.
Not long after, Su Mo returned to the hangar.
At this time, many soldiers who had just returned in the hangar stood at attention and saluted when they saw Su Mo, and everyone's eyes showed awe.
It can be seen that it is an extremely fanatical look, and it is also their yearning for the strong.
Su Mo nodded slightly in response and walked straight towards the command room.
A moment later, he walked into the command room. Gris and Salil saluted when they saw Su Mo coming back.
"Sir Su Mo, you are back, thank you for your hard work."
"Well, how is the condition of the ship? Is it damaged?"
"There's nothing wrong with the Star Destroyer Gray Fin."
"That's fine, let's take a short rest and prepare to sail. By the way, the behavior of Gris's two strange twins won't cause you to completely lose your sense of direction, right?"
Su Mo nodded slightly and then asked Gris.
"Sir Su Mo, don't worry. It doesn't matter. I have my own solution."
Gris replied with great confidence.
"Okay."
Su Mo felt relieved after hearing this.
A few days later, the Star Destroyer Gray Fin continued to move forward.
Su Mo and others frowned as they looked at the starry sky presented by the optical device. After dealing with the two strange creatures, their situation did not seem to have improved.
The surrounding starry sky was still empty, and there was nothing that could be used as a reference.
At this time, Gris had been concentrating on controlling the Star Destroyer himself.
At this moment, the Star Destroyer Gray Fin suddenly shook a little without warning.
Gris, who felt this subtle change, took a closer look at the index on the mechanical speed dial. He was immediately overjoyed and murmured in a low voice.
"On track."
At this time, Su Mo looked at the optical scanning device and said with a frown.
"I have a feeling that we are flying in the same place repeatedly."
"Yes, I feel the same way. We have been flying for so long, and the starry sky has not changed at all?"
Salil said with great agreement.
Gris smiled and replied: "How could there be no change? That's because you didn't notice it. But I can't blame you. We are in the Star Destroyer now, so it is naturally difficult to detect subtle changes. If you are personally Flying in the outer starry sky, you might be able to detect something.”
"What change are you talking about?"
Salil asked humbly.
"Actually, we are heading towards the absolute restricted area, the Devil's Eye."
Gris suddenly dropped a bombshell message.
"Eye of the Devil? Isn't that a special area hidden in an absolutely restricted area? Are we going there? Can't we tell at all?"
Salil was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully.
"Yes, we are going there. Of course, you can't tell with the naked eye that we are heading to the Eye of the Devil. But just follow the special gravitational waves. You didn't notice any slight abnormal acceleration in the Star Destroyer Gray Fin's sailing speed. ”
"Speed up?"
"Yes, you can understand it as being pulled by the ocean current. As long as we follow this acceleration, we are heading towards the Eye of the Devil."
Gris explained the reason.
Then Salil began to check the mechanical speed dial. He looked carefully and found that the Star Destroyer Gray Fin did seem to be a little faster than normal.
But it is not very obvious now, and because a large number of instruments are out of action, the intelligent system cannot give a reminder. That is, he discovered it because he was not very familiar with the Gray Fin.
He said with some surprise.
"It does seem to be a little bit faster, but just based on this?"
"If you are worried, you can manually control the bow of the ship. You will find that when you shift the bow of the ship, the feel will change from usual."
Gris continued.
"That's it."
Salil nodded.
"Remember, in this starry sky, do not rely on any machinery, but trust your own perception and judgment."
Gris told everything he knew.
"Well, how long will it take for us to reach the Eye of the Devil?"
Su Mo asked curiously.
"I don't know, but you'll know when it's almost here. Just wait patiently."
Gris smiled and replied.
"Okay."
Su Mo and others nodded.
Just a few days later, Su Mo and the others clearly felt that something was wrong. The Star Destroyer Gray Fin began to accelerate uncontrollably, getting faster and faster.
Salil has even begun to activate the reverse propulsion device to reduce acceleration.
"The speed is getting faster and faster. If it continues like this, the reverse propulsion device may not be able to withstand it."
"Then turn it off and let it speed up."
Gris replied in a deep voice.
"Are you sure?"
"OK!"
"Okay!"
Salil then gritted his teeth and manually cut off the reverse propulsion device.
In an instant, the Star Destroyer Gray Fin was like a runaway wild horse, speeding faster and faster, sliding towards the abyss of control.
"Notice, everyone be prepared for collision. Maximize the shield, turn it on!"
However, Gris's eyes were extremely firm as he issued the order.
Everyone in the command room was also extremely nervous and quickly prepared.
"Coming!"
As Gris' words fell.
Boom~
Suddenly, the entire Star Destroyer Gray Fin seemed to have hit something. The entire ship shook violently, and at the same time, the optical image showed that the starry sky became extremely dark.
It was as if the entire ship entered a black hole in an instant.
At this time, everyone was shaken and staggered.
"What, what's going on?"
Many operators shouted in horror after trying their best to stabilize themselves.
"Hold on!"
Gris only said two words.
Su Mo activated the colonial armor and stood upright on the command platform. He narrowed his eyes and looked straight at the dark starry sky presented by the optical imaging device.
At this moment, the ship suddenly shook violently again, shocking everyone, and the dark starry sky suddenly became brighter.
Immediately after the ship stabilized, everyone came back to their senses and looked at the surrounding starry sky with stagnant expressions.
The originally empty starry sky was now filled with countless wreckage. Visually, there were mechas, battleships, transport ships, star fighters, floating corpses of monsters, and some strange-looking mechanical equipment.
There are even some mechanical remains that have never been seen before, and they don't look like products from the Ring City.
"This is the Devil's Eye."
Su Mo looked at the spectacular scene in front of him and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, this is the Eye of the Devil. It is said that you can find everything you want here. Of course, it is also extremely dangerous. There are all kinds of monsters and even unknown creatures wandering here."
When Gris said this, his body trembled a little.
Su Mo rubbed his chin and thought for a while. He probably understood what Gris meant. To put it bluntly, this is an area where opportunities and crises coexist.
However, from Gris' reaction, it is obvious that the crisis is greater than the opportunity.
"That's it."
"If my estimate is correct, the Freedom Fortress is most likely here, and we need to search here. There is one thing I need to tell you in advance. I don't know how deep the Freedom Fortress is. And even if it is I didn’t go very deep inside, so I couldn’t prepare to anticipate all the dangers.”
Gris said with a cautious expression.
"Understood."
Salil nodded in response.
"Now start to brace yourself and take turns to be in a state of preparation to deal with all possible crises. In addition, we will first use the Star Destroyer Gray Fin to conduct a rough search. Once we find any traces of the Freedom Fortress, we will dispatch a large number of personnel to the area. Search with all your might.”
Gris planned a plan.
"Okay."
Su Mo agreed.
So the Star Destroyer Gray Fin began to slow down and search bit by bit in stealth mode.
Su Mo stood on the observation deck, using the optical observation device to look to the side and into the distance. Of course, there were other people watching in other directions.
"There seems to be a lot of good stuff here. When I first came in this time, I saw the wreckage of 7 level 5 ships, the wreckage of 32 level 4 ships, and the wreckage of several good-looking mechas."< br>
While observing, Su Mo communicated with the Creator Devourer.
"This can be understood as a high-end version of Dunkeye's mass burial in the starry sky, but it's best not to be greedy. No one knows what fatal dangers are hidden in the wreckage. Be careful of being deceived."
The Creator Devourer responded in a low voice.
"Don't worry, I know exactly what the purpose of coming here is."
Su Mo is still very measured. He is here to save people, not to make a fortune.
A long time later, just as the Star Destroyer Gray Fin was advancing.
Bang!
Suddenly, a huge alien monster with bumps and fur all over its body and four red eyes rushed out from the broken body of a level 4 ship next to it and slammed into the Star Destroyer Gray Fin. On the protective color energy barrier.
The Gray Fin appeared directly in stealth state.
The muzzle of the interceptor guard on the surface of the Gray Fin moved, and it fired fiercely at the alien monster!
Boom~~
He was killed without any accident.
On the observation deck, Su Mo frowned and communicated with Xiao Yan.
"Why do I feel that the Star Destroyer Gray Fin's camouflage ability doesn't play a role here? It was okay to be targeted by those two fortress-class strangers before. After all, the opponent's form is there, but now even this kind of Can even garbage monsters be detected? ”
"There's nothing surprising. The monsters here have mutated so much that they can no longer be viewed with ordinary eyes."
The Creator Devourer replied in a deep voice.
"Hey."
Su Mo sighed.
Half a month later, Su Mo was sitting on the command chair, holding a cup of coffee and taking a sip from time to time to refresh himself.
Salil is reporting to Su Mo about the situation these days.
"It has been fifteen days since we entered the Eye of the Devil. During this period, we were attacked by a total of 132 monsters. The most advanced monster form is type IV. During this period, our people found four suspicious ship wreckage, but after careful investigation Analysis, all suspicions are ruled out. According to Gris, we are very deep.”
"I understand, how long can our supplies last?"
Su Mo responded calmly.
"We carry plenty of supplies. Without fighting, we can sustain it for five or six years without any problem. If you include the supplies you are carrying, we can sustain it for fifty years, easily."< br>
Salil replied confidently.
Su Mo rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. He had plenty of supplies. In theory, it should be no problem to search slowly.
At this time, the Creator Devourer said in a low voice: "No, you can't waste so long, you still have to find the old man's Para Fruit."
Su Mo calmly replied to the Creator Devourer: "Don't worry, I will make a plan."
"It'd better be that way."
The Creator Devourer replied in a low voice.
Su Mo raised his head and shouted to Gris not far away: "Gris, come here."
After Gris heard it, he came over.
"What's wrong?"
Su Mo pondered for a while and said to Gris: "Is there any way to speed up the search? I feel like there may be no results for several months at this rate."
Gris thought for a moment and then said to Su Mo: "Yes, but it would be very dangerous."
"Tell me and listen."
Su Mo replied solemnly.
"Then speed up the voyage and search a large area like a sieve. Although the probability of missing clues is very high, the probability and efficiency of getting clues will also increase. However, the disadvantage is that it is easy to alert the monsters here, and you will lose direction. , lost here ”
Gris explained everything to Su Mo.
The Creator Devourer said to Su Mo in a low voice at this time: "It doesn't matter, let it do this. Although my scanning ability is limited due to strong interference. But I have internally recorded the driving status and trajectory of the Star Destroyer Gray Fin. It’s still easy and you won’t really get lost.”
After hearing what the Creator Devourer said, Su Mo said to Gris without hesitation.
"It doesn't matter, just speed up."
"Okay."
When Gris saw Su Mo saying this, he didn't mean anything nonsense.
So the Star Destroyer Gray Fin began to accelerate forward, encountered a relatively small obstacle and wreckage, and crashed directly into it.
Just as the Star Destroyer Gray Fin was advancing at high speed, illusory black shadows emerged from behind the debris floating in the distant starry sky.
A month later, Su Mo was lying on the bed in the captain's lounge next to the command room, taking a nap.
Bang!
The door was opened.
The moment he opened it, Su Mo's eyes opened directly.
Gris rushed to Su Mo and said, "Sir Su Mo, we seem to have found the Freedom Fortress."
After Su Mo heard this, he stood up suddenly.
"Are you sure?"
"Ninety percent."
Gris said with great certainty.
Su Mo quickly got out of bed and walked out of the lounge, heading towards the command room.
He chatted with Gris as he walked.
"How to find it."
"As for what the observer below saw with the telescope, I was also surprised and found it a bit incredible. To put it bluntly, I actually didn't have high hopes for this search and rescue."
Gris said to Su Mo.
"Yeah."
Su Mo suppressed the joy in his heart.
Soon Su Mo and Gris came to the command room and saw Salil and others gathered in the command room on the observation deck on the left side of the command room, all watching with the telescope.
Su Mo walked up in a hurry.
When Salil saw Su Mo coming, he quickly made way for Su Mo.
Su Mo looked far away with the telescope, and saw only the starry sky in the distance, and a circular fortress made of steel with slightly rough craftsmanship came into view.
The entire fortress looked dilapidated, with a large number of gun barrels and firing ports damaged.
Just from the surface, you can tell what this fortress has experienced.
"Great, that's it!"
Su Mo said extremely excitedly.
Salil quickly asked Su Mo: "Now the Freedom Fortress is floating there quietly, as if it has lost its power source. We don't know what happened to that fortress. Just in case, we No rash approach.”
"It's the right thing to do."
Su Mo nodded in response.
"Sir Su Mo, what should we do now? How about sending an advance team up to investigate."
Gris tried to make suggestions.
"No need to go to such trouble, I will personally lead a team of people up."
Su Mo directly rejected it. He couldn't wait to find out the situation on the Freedom Fortress.
Confirm whether Li Ruiqi and others are still alive, but judging from the current situation, it seems to be very unsatisfactory.
Salil originally wanted to persuade Su Mo if this was too rash, but when he thought of how powerful Su Mo was, he immediately changed his mind.
"Let's do this, Commander Su Mo, ask my adjutant Carmon to bring some people with you. He is a good player in this regard."
"Okay, let's go to the hangar! Salil will leave this place to you. If anything goes wrong, you can adapt accordingly."
Su Mo didn't talk nonsense either.
"Understood sir!"
Salil replied with certainty.
Not long after, Su Mo controlled the Light of Sin Abyss and flew out from the Gray Fin with ten mechas.
Among the ten mechas accompanying him, one was a pseudo-V generation pure mechanical mecha, Shadow. This mecha was piloted by Carlmon, and the other nine were all IV-generation pure mechanical mechas, Night Guard.
They flew towards the Freedom Fortress in the distance at high speed.
Along the way, Su Mo carefully observed his surroundings, but everything was normal and no problems were found.
The Creator Devourer said to Su Mo.
"Be careful, it's too quiet here. It's a bit too quiet. Under normal circumstances, there should be some monsters wandering around, so as not to capsize."
"I know."
Su Mo calmly replied.
After a while, Su Mo and others approached the Freedom Fortress.
At this time, they saw the situation of Freedom Fortress more intuitively, and it looked extremely shocking.
At this time, Carlmon used tactical moves to signal that there was a damaged entrance on Su Mo's side.
Su Mo immediately controlled the mecha and took the lead to fly to the damaged gap.
Damaged gaps can be seen, revealing a large number of broken steel structures, as well as some wires. There are no sparks in those wire gaps.
It can be initially judged that the entire fortress should be in a state of power loss, at least in this damaged area.
Su Mo turned on the night vision system and took the lead to get in.
Carlmon and others followed Su Mo down one by one in an orderly manner. Those who did not have their turn controlled the mecha to be vigilant about the surroundings, and everyone had a strong sense of vigilance.
Soon Su Mo entered through the gap and arrived at a hangar.
Broken mechanical remains can be seen everywhere, and there are a lot of blood stains on the ground, but these blood stains have dried and turned black.
It can be seen that the contamination time is quite long.
However, no bones or remaining biological tissue can be seen on the ground.
Carlmon controlled the mecha to squat down, check it carefully, and use an anti-interference short-range communication device to report to Sumohui.
"Based on the preliminary judgment from the blood stains, it was at least a year ago. No corpses were seen at the scene, and most likely they were eaten by monsters. Sir, you may want to be mentally prepared. The people who asked for help may have been wiped out. .”
"Well, I understand."
After Su Mo heard the news, he also frowned and responded in a low voice.
"Of course there are survivors, but the size of this Freedom Fortress is not small, and it is unrealistic for eleven of us to search for it. I suggest finding the central control first and reading the data here, so that we can basically know what happened. At that time, if conditions permit, Salil can send a large number of people in to search.”
Carmon suggested to Su Mo.
"It works."
Su Mo thought for a moment and then agreed.
"Sir Su Mo, do you know the specific location of the central control room?"
Carmon asked quickly.
"I don't know. I forgot to ask Augustolas for the structural diagram of the Freedom Fortress. It's a bit troublesome."
Su Mo also felt a little regretful for a moment. But there was nothing we could do about it. We were in such a hurry that we couldn't think of everything.
"That's okay. You can always find it by exploring along the way. Under normal circumstances, there are guidance marks between each passage."
Carlmon didn't say much. Although it would be a little troublesome, it wasn't a big problem.
"Okay, let's go."
Su Mo immediately controlled the mecha and walked out of the hangar.
At this moment, Su Mo was also extremely worried about the safety of Li Ruiqi and others, hoping that they would still be alive. ps: I have some things to deal with. I will resume the fifth update tomorrow. (*^▽^*) Please forgive me!
(End of chapter)