The sky gradually darkened, and the surface temperature of Mars also darkened.
Celestial Trade's vehicle carried the body of the "centipede" and retreated, while the overturned rover remained in place.
Two Devil Worms crawled out from the ground and knocked on the rover with their sickle-like incisors. When they realized they couldn't eat it, they drilled back into the ground and went somewhere unknown.
The two of them who were lying in the carriage, not daring to breathe loudly, looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes at the same time.
The entire rover was overturned, and the four tires were facing the sky.
The seat belts around their chests were unfastened, and the two fell from the upside-down seats to the ceiling.
Wang Qiang struggled to turn over, reached out to the console of the rover, and pressed a few buttons on it. James carefully climbed to the window of the rover, put his face close to the window, and looked out.
"Are they gone?" Wang Qiang said with a grin while tapping on the console with his finger, "Damn, it's so hard to turn this thing upside down … Done!"
The dormant system on the console restarted, and the blue light particles converged on the holographic screen. Rows of dazzling data appeared in front of Wang Qiang's eyes, and the dazzling light made him blink a few times.
"They're gone, but I'm not sure if they will come back." James took a deep breath, moved his eyes away from the window, and leaned against the wall of the cabin. He cursed with his hands behind his head, "Damn, what's going on with those worms outside?"
What happened just now was too sudden.
Almost without warning, the entire Mars rover was knocked over by the "centipede" that suddenly appeared. There was still a bruise on his forehead from the coffee cup that he knocked into.
"Who knows, maybe we've been messing around here recently, and it made them sleepy? Or did the little guy we put down annoy them? " While debugging the holographic screen, Wang Qiang grinned and said, "Fortunately, their teeth are still not sharp enough … The alloy skeleton of the rover chassis was bent, but the fuel tank and engine were not damaged. The air conditioning system is normal, and the oxygen content is sufficient … Fresh water and food can last for two weeks. The situation is very optimistic. Hell, the antenna on the roof is broken. "
"Can you turn it over?" asked James.
"You're kidding, buddy." Wang Qiang smiled, turned off the holographic screen, and laid on the ceiling of the cabin.
In order to prevent sandstorms, it also had to take care of living, scientific research, communication, and other facilities. The tonnage of the entire rover was naturally astonishing.
Under normal circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for this rover, which was not much lighter than an armored vehicle, to turn upside down like this. But at the same time, once the car was flipped upside down, it would definitely not be an easy task to get it right.
"Let me think, we might need a crane, or a superman with extraordinary strength." Wang Qiang smiled and shook his head. He pressed the button next to the window and lowered the alloy folding window. He then leaned against the wall in the cabin. "I don't think either is reliable."
"We've been abandoned?" James swallowed and said with difficulty.
"How is that possible? Wait for rescue quietly. Celestial Trade has never left anyone behind."
Regarding this, Wang Qiang firmly believed in it.
What's more, even if it wasn't for them, even if it was for the alien ruins under Mine 071, the headquarters would never abandon them.
The moment he saw these bugs, Wang Qiang once again confirmed the idea that had been rejected by everyone, including him.
Directly under Mine 071 was not a naturally formed igneous vein at all.
It was the Martian ruins!
…
The headquarters of the Celestial Trade Aerospace Defense Force sounded a level one alarm.
It was the first time since the establishment of the Aerospace Defense Force.
Thirty seconds to arm, thirty seconds to assemble for duty.
Marines in kinetic skeletons lined up on the suspension ladder, gathered on the track connecting the "Seagull-class" and the port, and entered the elevator in batches. Under the effect of electromagnetic propulsion, the elevators moved along the track in the direction of the Seagull-class transport ship.
In just ten minutes, a thousand Marines completed the war deployment and lay in the hibernation chamber. The connecting arm was withdrawn from the bridge of the Seagull-class transport ship, and all crew members were in position. The captain stood in the hall of the command cabin, waiting for the order to go.
Outside the headquarters of Celestial Trade, intensive footsteps were heard, and they moved in the direction of the conference room.
"What happened?" The commander of the Celestial Trade Aerospace Defense Force caught up with Calvin's footsteps and asked in a low voice, "My people have assembled, but where is our enemy?"
"Our colony was attacked," Calvin didn't slow down at all, and he also lowered his voice.
The officer took a moment to process the information and said subconsciously.
"UA?"
"No, the situation is worse," Calvin said with a solemn expression, "It's aliens."
The meeting began, and almost all the senior officials of the Celestial Trade Aerospace Department and the Aerospace Defense Department gathered here.
The head of the conference table was empty. It belonged to Jiang Chen. Because he couldn't make it on the surface, he could only use a video to represent himself.
Calvin slammed a document on the table and looked at the officers and deputy ministers in the room as he spoke quickly.
"To make a long story short, our Mars colony was attacked by unknown creatures, suspected to be prehistoric species, and the reason is unknown. A Marine Corps soldier died in battle, and a rover overturned near Mine 071. There were two Future Mining employees on the vehicle. Because the number of enemy units is unknown, the frontline Marines were forced to withdraw to the base. "
"According to the remains of the unknown creatures brought back by the frontline soldiers, the biotechnology researchers of the Mars colony dissected it, and we temporarily named this creature —"
"Devil Worm." Jiang Chen interrupted Calvin's words and looked at the eyes of the people on the conference table. He said calmly, "Project number X-1101, confidentiality level S. The specific details cannot be explained. In short, we used special detection equipment to observe the ruins below Mine 071. "
"It is now confirmed that Devil Worm is a large arthropod active in the mantle to crust area of Mars 3.7 billion years ago. Its diet is carnivorous, and the reason for its survival is unknown. It may be related to the ruins of the old civilization. "
As soon as Jiang Chen's voice fell, the officers and ministers at the conference table were all shocked. While they looked at each other, there were waves of shock and disbelief.
Including Calvin, everyone was shocked by the facts revealed in Jiang Chen's words.
A species from 3.7 billion years ago?
How is that possible!
God knows how they lived for so long.
"Everyone."
Jiang Chen's voice silenced all the whispers.
He looked around the room and ordered in a calm and unquestionable tone.
"Now the security of the entire colony is threatened. The existence of Devil Worms has seriously hindered our 'Tiangong City Plan'."
"The war has already begun."
"I ask you to immediately formulate a battle plan to reinforce our colony."
"Suppress those bugs at all costs!"
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