At night, it started to rain. Bean-sized raindrops hit the ground, mixing with dust and turning into muddy water that flowed into the underground sewer through the city's drainage outlet. The rain was not heavy, but it was endless. As a result, the muddy water that poured into the underground sewer from the drainage outlet only formed a few water lines, which troubled some of the residents in the underground sewer. Like this humanoid creature that walked upright, but was covered in black hair and swung a short, thin, long tail. The muddy water would wet its hair, tangling it into a ball, and greatly affect its movements.
This is an underground creature called a ratman by the Federation.
Ratmen don't actually look like rats, but because their habits are very similar to those of rats, the authorities named them that way. Ratmen have low intelligence, fear of light, and like to hide in dark places. They have a wide diet and eat almost everything. In the past, there were even rumors of the Rat Men stealing newborn babies. Therefore, whether it was humans or the planet's natives, they all hated the Rat Men.
There were no ratmen in Gao Shan City before, but as the city was abandoned, the intricate underground sewers attracted a group of ratmen to use them as their nest. The Federation had already discovered this, but the negotiations with the Hulma had yet to end, so they had no time to pay attention to these creatures for the time being.
The ratman, half the height of an adult, was fishing in the ditch. If he was lucky, he could sometimes catch the corpses of some animals. At this moment, a small red dot moved on its body and finally stopped on its head. The ratman raised his head slowly. Suddenly, his entire head exploded like a smashed watermelon. Bones and blood sprayed all over the ground, leaving only the corpse below his mouth slowly falling to the ground.
"Clear. What a disgusting thing. Do we have to go this way? "Adele put down the sniper rifle, the muzzle of which was covered with silencing equipment. She complained with her headphones.
Allen's voice rang out in the headset, "There's less than a kilometer left. Just bear with it, Adele."
Adele snorted, "You have to pay me double." Then she picked up her gun and headed for the next turning point. Behind her, two members of Black Knight followed her, responsible for protecting the sniper in the team.
Walking through the underground sewers was definitely not a pleasant experience. The team had to walk along the stone paths on both sides of the sewers. From time to time, they would bump into one or two rash ratmen. In order not to arouse the Hulma's vigilance, everyone's firearms had already been equipped with silencers. Even if they were to attack at close range, they had to hit the target in one strike, lest the mouse man made any strange noises and alerted the Scarlet Ghost on the ground.
Now they had crossed the long street that served as a buffer and officially entered the street occupied by the Hulma. According to the infiltration route map provided by Lieutenant Colonel Xiao, they entered the underground passage from a corner of the street in the controlled area. According to the route map, they would eventually reach a transfer platform in the base and then cut into the base from there. After that, it would be up to Allen and the others to perform.
Right now, the Federation's negotiators were trying to buy time for them. Lieutenant Colonel Xiao had already surrounded the base with troops. Once the negotiations broke down, they could only resort to force. If they couldn't rescue the three engineers of the Federation before then, even if they eventually expelled the Hulma, the Federation would suffer heavy losses.
Allen had already memorized the route in his mind and led the team forward without stopping at all. In the meantime, Adele fired two more shots, and the rat-men she had locked onto were all the result of their heads exploding. When the team came to a stop, an alloy door appeared in front of them. An electronic lock beside the door was covered in a large amount of dust. Allen reached out and wiped it. The LCD screen under the dust was still flickering with light. It was obvious that it was still working.
He entered a set of passwords on the electronic keyboard on the screen, and the alloy door shook slightly. Then, it shrank a little and retreated to the side. The door opened. The door was dim, but it wasn't hard to see that it was a stairwell. A row of red lights flickered at a specific frequency on the wall of the well. Allen looked up and saw a few white lights in the darkness.
"Let's begin." Said Allen. As soon as he finished speaking, Reese went into the stairwell first. Two quick-eyed boys followed behind him. According to Allen's previous arrangements, Reese and they would be responsible for scouting and determining the route forward. Luma and Christine followed closely behind their Guild Leader, in charge of support and protection. Then came Adele and the two Black Knight. The hostages held by the Hulma had been confirmed to be locked in the underground garage of the base. The environment there was open, and if a sniper like Adele was set up. In times of need, it could play a huge role.
Then Allen and the others entered the stairwell. They were the backbone and would be in charge of the most difficult part. As for the Lynx people, they stayed at the bottom of the stairwell. Each of them took out a row of time bombs from their backpacks. Bombs. These bombs will be installed behind the stairwell and the door. When the team evacuates, if the Hulma pursuers arrive, these bombs will be the best gift.
However, because the space in the stairwell was narrow, Hubble also stayed behind to act as a backbreaker. Looking at this big fellow whose head was also covered in a helmet, no one objected to Allen's actions. Apart from Hubble himself, he couldn't help install the bomb anyway. After Allen left, the big man simply found a corner to sit down and dozed off with the beheading knife in his arms.
After exiting the stairwell, as planned, there was a transit platform. This place was located near the base's material warehouse, but when the outsiders invaded, the base had already emptied the warehouse in advance when it withdrew. There was nothing of value left here, so after occupying the base, the Hulma did not specially strengthen the security of this place. This was convenient for Allen and the others. Reese and the others, who had already left the transit platform in advance, killed a few relaxed guards along the way and arrived at the underground garage adjacent to the warehouse area without any danger.
After turning a corner, Reese unloaded his backpack and took out a suitcase. Opening the suitcase, there were two rows of six reconnaissance robots inside. Their appearance was disguised as common insects, and after Reese threw them out, the robot insects entered the underground garage through gaps such as vents.
At the same time, Reese took out his tablet brain and connected the image of the robot insect to the brain in Allen's hand in real time. As a result, Allen, who was on the transit platform, quickly received the image from Reese.
The screen had been divided into six squares, each representing the scene seen by a robot insect. Under Reese's control, the six robot bugs arrived at several corners of the garage, forming a reconnaissance net with no blind spots. It wasn't hard to see through the screen that a few scrapped flying cars had been sealed by the Hulma. There were already several elevators at the two entrances to the garage, leaving only one of the doors as a passageway for entry and exit.
"Looks like they're not stupid either." Allen said.
Sealing off many entrances and exits, leaving only one of them, undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the Federation's rescue. Under such circumstances, there were only two ways to rescue them. One was to demolish the top violently, while the other was to forcefully attack from the only entrance. Neither of them was the best way, as could be seen from the arrangements made by the Hulma.
In the picture, the underground garage was cleared out of a spacious area in the middle, where a hundred or so Federation hostages were held. A group of scarlet-skinned Hulma warriors guarded the hostages, and facing the gate, they used cargo boxes, flying cars, and other obstacles to form a line of defense. In one of the scrapped flying cars was a rapid-fire cannon. The chain of ammunition inserted into the gun and the ammunition boxes beside it showed that it was not a decoration. These things were snatched from the Federation army. In the battle with the Federation, these planet natives had clearly learned to use firearms.
The rapid-fire cannon was facing the gate, and its firepower could completely cover the area around the gate, posing a strong threat to the aid personnel who were charging head-on.
Allen observed the enemy's troop deployment and said, "Reese, find the three engineers."
"Leave it to me. Start the Facebook analysis system and start the data comparison." '"Boss, these robot insects are so useful," Reese said in his headset. "Do you think there are any such treasures on the exchange list? I plan to exchange a few for my own use."
"I remember that when Lieutenant Colonel Xiao gave them to me, he told me to return them immediately after using them. They are so powerful, I don't think they will be exchanged easily, right? "Allen suddenly frowned and said," Eh? "
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked from behind.
Allen pointed at one of the images and said, "We've found an expert guarding the other side. The energy level detected by the robot is 23. But this is only a normal energy level. If it is a combat state, it will probably be one or two energy levels higher. "
In the picture, a few boxes were piled up behind the hostages. There were only two people sitting on it. Looking at the other Hulma warriors, almost all of them were standing. Only these two were sitting. It was obvious that their status was higher than the other warriors. These two people were a man and a woman. The man was sitting in the middle of the high place, and he was also the one that Allen cared more about. This male Hulma's skin was scarlet red and almost black, and he was very tall and strong. His naked upper body was painted with gray paint that looked like a totem. The Hulma looked very similar to humans, but there were some differences.
For example, this man had a black horn protruding from the middle of his forehead, and a row of pitch-black teeth grew on the outside of his arms. The most obvious thing was that he was wrapped in a cloth skirt below his waist, but a lizard-like tail stuck out from behind the skirt.
Black and long tails are the common symbols of the Hulma people. As for the man sitting on top of the container, he was at least Level 25. Looking at his well-defined muscles, Allen sighed, "This should be Hubble's favorite opponent. Unfortunately, that big man can't climb up."
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