"Not a single person is alive?" Silin asked with a frown.
"The gravity inside the transport ship is currently zero, and the oxygen content is extremely low. The energy fluctuation detection in the engine compartment shows that it is in a closed state. As for the life signal, I haven't detected any signal activity yet. Of course, there might be survivors, but the chances are very low, "Moon replied. "Also, the power system and main control system are all shut down, so I can't get more information. If we can enter the transport ship, I might be able to get more information. Shall we go?"
Silin thinks for a moment before walking out of the control room. "Me, Czedow, Shusag, and Moon will go check it out first. Kari, get ready. I'll contact you if I need you."
"Roger that!"
Shusag walked into the equipment room and took out a protective suit, a breathing mask, a gun, a wrist blade, and a pair of gravity boots. Although some of the equipment wasn't exactly the same as the ones he used in the military, they were more or less the same.
"Hey, old man, be careful. Don't embarrass yourself too much," Tesoro said from a short distance away.
Shusag put on the gravity boots and shot Tesoro a glance. "You think I'm as weak as you?" After putting on his equipment, Shusag reached out and rubbed Tesoro's hair until it was a mess. Then, he ran away before Tesoro could lose his temper.
Assia couldn't help but shake her head. What an awkward father-son relationship.
Both Cillin and Shusag had to wear protective gear, but Czedow and Moon didn't have to. Moon looked very excited. Unlike Sigma, he wasn't someone who could stay put for long. He loved adventures and trying new things.
As the starship approached the transport ship, Silin, Czedow, and Shusag stood on the bridge of the starship. Moon had already flown out and was standing right next to the transport ship's cabin door. The blue strip on his face flashed as he tried to decode the door's controls.
Screech —
Very soon, the door opened. Just as Moon had said, the power system inside the transport ship had either malfunctioned or been shut down. Everything was dark.
Silin made a gesture, and the three of them jumped into the open hatch of the transport ship. The gravity boots stuck to the floor of the transport ship, allowing them to stand steadily.
Holding back Huimao, who was about to rush inside, Silin said, "Don't move. Stay here."
Huimao flicked his ears and reluctantly squatted on Silin's shoulder. He looked left and right while observing the situation inside.
"We'll go in first." Silin said to Eudy and then walked inside.
"There are so many dead people inside," Huimao said. It had already detected the situation at the entrance of the passage not far away.
"Silin, do you want me to hack into the main power system and turn on the power?" Moon asked.
"No, don't turn on the power first. Check to see what's wrong with the power system. Don't leave any traces." Silin's intention was to let A 'Yue see if the power system malfunction was accidental or man-made, but he couldn't leave any traces of intrusion.
"Got it." A 'Yue was very confident in his abilities.
As they walked deeper into the passage, they saw the things Huimao was talking about.
The dead bodies, blood clots, and spurting blood inside the passage were all floating in the air due to the weightlessness. There were also some blood stains and bloody handprints on the walls of the passage. They were all left behind by the dead.
"Who are they?" Shusag asked. "They look like normal employees."
"I don't know." Cillin looked at the attire of these people. He didn't find anything iconic on their clothes, but judging from the material of their sailor suits, the forces behind them weren't small.
"Try not to touch the blood droplets and blood clots. Keep them in their original state." Silin said to Shusag and Czedow. A pause later, he turned to Huimao and emphasized, "Don't leave any claw marks!"
"Alright." Huimao retracted his claws and raised his front paw to show Silin the little pads on it. "Is this okay?"
"These people …" Shusag glanced at the floating body next to him and pointed at a knife wound. "It's a very professional knife wound."
It was easy to tell how skilled a person was with a knife just by looking at the cut. Judging from the dead body in front of him, Shusag could tell that the person who killed them was a professional. There was no hesitation or hesitation in their movements.
After walking deeper into the passage, A 'Yue opened a door and entered the control room of the main cabin. There were even more dead bodies floating here, and some of them looked like they were in shock and disbelief. Perhaps they hadn't reacted in time to the slaughter at all.
Most of them weren't holding any weapons, and judging from the genetic analysis, they were all ordinary people.
"What do you see?" Silin asked Shusag.
"It was a one-sided massacre. I can see that the Slayers are a well-trained and well-equipped team. They didn't even leave any obvious traces behind. Plus …" Shusag pointed at a person floating not far away. "That person should be someone powerful, right?"
Silin looked at the direction Shusag was pointing at and saw a person floating there. However, the fatal wound on this person wasn't a knife wound, but a gun wound. The genetic analysis showed that this person was a rank A genotype.
The League of Stars used gene rank as the standard of measurement, so they couldn't let their guard down against a rank A genotype even if they hadn't gone through any professional training. That was why the killers didn't engage in melee combat. Instead, they used a sniper's bullet to end this person's life. The bullet's penetrative power was so strong that it almost blew the person's heart out of his chest. However, the bullet didn't have any other distinguishing features. They couldn't tell what kind of gun it was, so it was obviously disguised.
They were all wearing the same flight suits, but the Slayers were able to tell which of them had A-rank genotypes. This proved that the Slayers were very familiar with the distribution of the people on this transport ship. They knew which ones were stronger and which ones were weaker. Then, they came up with the most labor-saving and time-saving plan.
"Do you know how to write a report?" Silin looked at Shusag.
"I'm good. I used to write a summary report after a mission in the army."
"Let's go back and sum it up."
"Sure."
After walking around the ship, they saw that the storage of the transport ship had been emptied. Judging from the residue, the storage was filled with high-quality energy blocks, some rare metal ores, and some high-end equipment.
"Anyone would be pissed if they lost something this valuable. I wonder who the unlucky bastard is, "Huimao said slowly. He was prepared to come here to get some benefits and save up some money, but he didn't get anything at all. How disappointing!
"The problem is, for something this valuable, they would definitely send strong guards to escort it, right? Where are they? " Shusag looked around and didn't see any guards around. Most of the people hovering outside were normal employees. There were a few decent ones, but they were the minority and didn't seem to be part of the security force.
"There's one over there." Czedow pointed at a passage. He could tell that the person there was much stronger than the people in front of them.
The passage Czedow pointed at was connected to the storage, and there was a spiral staircase at the turning point that led to the next floor. The turning point led to the control cabin and the storage, and the bathroom. Other than the guard in the passageway, there were two other guards floating at the turning point. Their bodies were also riddled with gunshot wounds, killed in one shot.
"Do you need reinforcements, Commander?" Kari asked through the communicator.
"Not yet." Silin was afraid that more people would leave more traces. He didn't want anyone to know that they were here.
"The guards' rest area should be up there."
Czedow stopped Shusag just as he was about to walk up.
"It's poisonous."
"What?" Shusag pulled his foot back.
"There's very little of it here, but the higher we go, the thicker it gets," Czedow said.
"It is. It's fatal to the human body once it reaches a certain concentration," Moon confirmed.
Cillin and Shusag checked their protective suits before unfolding their breathing masks to cover their entire heads. There were no gaps between them at all.
"Let's go."
The higher they went, the thicker the poisonous gas became.
When they went up the stairs, they discovered that the door was closed. However, there was a small crack on the side through which the poisonous gas leaked out.
"Ready?" Moon looked at Silin. After receiving a "ready" gesture from Silin, he opened the door.
What he saw was nauseating.
Due to the erosion of this atomized poisonous gas, those who inhaled it or came into contact with it through their skin would have their nerves rapidly necrotic. This necrotic phenomenon would gradually spread throughout the body, and the muscles and fat on the body would expand like bubbles, making the whole person look like a malignant tumor. This room was so full of "tumors" that it was impossible to tell a person apart.
The small crack on the door was made by these people with guns before they died, but because of the effect of the poisonous gas, they could only make a small crack. They could not persevere at all.
The two who died at the turning point must've escaped the poisonous gas by going to the bathroom. They didn't know that a sniper was waiting for them there.
"Most of these people are rank A genotypes," Silin said after a quick inspection. Coupled with the armor and clothes around them, he could confirm that these people were the guards of the transport ship.
But why were all the guards gathered here?
"Can you find the leader of these people, Moon?" Silin asked.
"I don't know, but I'll try to restore their communication records. There are a lot of tampered records in this transport ship."
The killers had tampered with the surveillance records and some of the ship's communication records. This meant that some of their information might've been exposed. If they could restore this information, they could figure out more about the killers.
The culprit was obviously an expert in this field. With the combined efforts of Moon and Huimao, they were able to restore most of the information, but some had been erased too thoroughly and couldn't be recovered. Still, with these restored records, they could learn more about the inside story.
Judging from the communication records, these guards had been summoned. The person who could summon them must be the person in charge of the guards or the captain of the transport ship.
"The person who summoned them was notified through the communicator in the control room," Moon said.
"But when we came from the control room, there was no one there at all." Shusag remembered this very clearly. He was still puzzled at the time.
Silin thinks for a moment. "Let's go back and take a look. Moon, continue to restore other information with Wheeze. Also, give me the list of the people on this transport ship. Can you get that? If not, I'll do it myself. "
"Of course we can!" Huimao and Moon answered in unison.
After closing the door at the top of the stairs again, Silin returned to the control room and found the control room. Logically speaking, the captain should be here, but he wasn't. He didn't see anyone who looked like the captain anywhere else. Silin didn't look for any of the more secluded corners. Could the captain have hidden himself somewhere?
"No, he's here." Czedow drew a circle in the air with his finger. "He should be here. However, he's been decomposed. The elemental ratio here is obviously different from the outside world. I compared the elemental types and amounts in a human body, and it's very close to the amount of two people. "
Shusag felt a chill run down his spine. What kind of person could be so ruthless? Not only was he slaughtered, he didn't even leave their corpses intact!
"Two people? If one of them is the captain, then who is the other? Why would they go to such great lengths to make these two disappear? "Silin was puzzled.
It just so happened that Moon and Huimao had recovered some of the deleted and altered member records.
"Here, this is the captain you've been talking about." A picture and some words appeared on Moon's projection.
Silin didn't recognize the person in the projection, and Czedow didn't have any information about him.
"Show me the others' profiles," Silin said.
Moon switched the projection, and the images swayed one after another.
"Wait!" Silin suddenly said, "Move two to the front. Yes, this is the one!"
The person in the projection was the captain of the transport ship's escort team. He looked pretty ordinary, and he didn't stand out in a crowd. But Silin remembered him. It had been a few years, but Silin still remembered him.
The first time Silin met Aiflon Douance and accepted his first mission as a Hunter of Vanguard Division Six, he had fought two of Aiflon's bodyguards. The person in the projection was the one Silin had sent flying.
In other words, this transport ship was actually the Douance Family's cargo. However, the cargo was hidden very well, and it was obvious from the crew's attire that they didn't intend to expose themselves at all. If someone else had come here, they definitely wouldn't have known that this was the Aiflon Family's cargo.
Robbing the Aiflon Family's cargo? Which side did they belong to? If one of the people who were dismembered was the captain, then the other person had to be this bodyguard.
"Do you know them?" Shusag asked.
"Mn. It could be the Douance Family. It's just a guess."
"A great family? Is there some kind of conspiracy going on here? "
"There's no way he wouldn't have made preparations without my understanding of the Douance Family's captain. However, a one-sided massacre like this even though he was prepared can only mean that there's a spy in their ranks again. Let's gather some more information and leave. "
"Then why are we gathering this information so carefully?" Shusag pointed at the floating people and beads of blood, and then at the projection Moon had projected.
"Since we're already here, we can't let this trip go to waste. We can't let ourselves be stained with blood, and we need to fish for more chips. If we have the chance, we can sell this chip. "
"That's not easy." Shusag sighed.
"Can't help it. Those old farts are more cunning than the last. We have to be prepared if we want to fish for money from them. Otherwise, we might get bitten in the back if we try to be a good guy. "
"But let's investigate here. How much can we get in return?"
"I can't say for sure. That depends on how much information we gather."
"Got it!" Shusag made a "got it" gesture with his hand and went to examine the wounds and other details of the victims. Different gene levels corresponded to different wounds and possible opponents, as well as an estimate of the killer's combat strength. Shusag was very familiar with all of this. Although he had been out of the military for a long time, he still retained some of his professional habits. It would be much easier for him to organize the report when he returned to the starship.
Cillin went to the engine compartment to take a look. There were obvious signs of human intervention there. Someone had entered the engine compartment and cut off the main power supply, causing the transport to stop sailing. They had also interfered with the main power system and changed the gravity inside the transport ship.
Before they left the transport ship, Cillin asked Moon to set up a surveillance program to see who would come back to the ship after them.
After returning to the starship, Silin held a small meeting and told Eudy and the others not to tell anyone about the transport ship. Otherwise, they would get into trouble.
"Alright, that's it. Don't think about anything else." Silin pointed at a planet on the star map. "Our destination is this hunting planet. Let's go eat some meat."
"Alright, Xiao Shang. Let's see who can hunt the most prey this time." Kari looked at Xiao Shang.
"Let's compete. I'm not afraid of you!"
"I want to join too!" Tang Qiuqiu raised her hands.
…
Silin ignored their small activities and went back to the lounge to lie down and take a nap. Five minutes later, Silin opened his eyes helplessly and looked at Huimao, who was pacing back and forth.
"What's the matter? Say it."
"Nothing." The gray cat stopped in its tracks and turned its head to the side, but it was obvious that it lacked confidence.
Silin pinched Huimao's furry ears and gently pulled them up. "Really?"
"No … no."
"Alright." Silin let go of Huimao's ears and stared at Huimao, watching as the stupid cat's tail became stiffer and stiffer.
Finally, Huimao could not take it anymore and spat out a red gem.
The ruby was the size of Silin's pinky nail. It was as red as blood. Under the light, it reflected a strange light that could make people intoxicated.
There was a fracture on the ruby, as if it had fallen off due to an external force.
Right now, Wheeze's ability to measure value was growing stronger and stronger. At the time, it had spotted the ruby from a pile of floating flesh and blood and swallowed it whole while Cillin wasn't paying attention. It thought that this ruby was worth at least a hundred bags of fish biscuits. But Silin said that it would try to keep the inside as it was, so Huimao felt guilty and was restless.
Looking at the ruby in his hand, Silin put it into a small box. "Keep it. If it's not useful, I'll sell it and buy you cat food."
Hearing Silin's answer, Huimao was very satisfied. Huimao quickly curled up in a circle next to Silin and began to sleep. It still had to hunt when it woke up, and it needed to conserve its energy!
Silin closed his eyes, but he did not really fall asleep. He was thinking about a problem. According to the shape of the ruby, the one Huimao got should be on a woman's ring, and it should be very valuable. But on that transport ship, Silin did not find anyone that matched the member information that Moon had sorted out. There were less than one-tenth of the women on the transport ship, and they were all ordinary staff.
Who was a woman who could wear a ruby of this level?
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