The fleet did not approach rashly and maintained their stealth state. They released a mini space-based surveillance satellite and allowed it to slowly approach the atmosphere of the planet, constantly scanning the surface of the planet.
In the cabin, the virtual screen displayed the images of the satellite's scan. There were many cities on the surface, but the streets were empty. There was a lot of trash on the streets, as though it was left behind by civilians who had left in a hurry.
"This colonial planet seems to have been abandoned." Nero's finger swiped across the virtual screen, constantly scanning the empty cities.
"Let's look at the life signal detection." The captain pointed with his mouth.
Nero nodded and switched to the control interface of the space-based satellite. This thing was a product of the army, and although he was not the one who had created it, it was extremely easy to control.
There were about two thousand soldiers in this scout team, and most of them were Grade C Supers. Only the commander was a Grade B Supers, and Nero was the strongest after the commander. He was also the best Mechanic in this scout team, and he was basically in charge of all the mechanical devices in the team.
Very quickly, the results of the scan were displayed on the screen. The life signals on the surface of the planet were sparse, and the densest were wild beasts. In the cities, there were only a few intelligent life signals.
Mia's eyes sparkled. "There are still people in the cities!"
"They should be civilians who are unwilling to leave." Nero heaved a sigh of relief. Their mission for this trip was to capture as many Kunde Race civilians as possible and bring them back for interrogation.
"Kid, confirm the armed forces of this planet. If there are no problems, we will land," the captain said.
Nero nodded and scanned the planet.
Everyone stared at the screen and waited for the results. At this moment, in the quantum network that no one could see, a set of data that had been lying in ambush for a long time had secretly intercepted the information sent back by the satellite, silently altering the intelligence that was displayed before everyone's eyes.
"Hmm … there are no enemy spaceships nearby, and there are no abnormal reactions from the military bases on the surface. It seems like the enemy has completely abandoned this colonial planet and did not even leave behind any troops." Nero took a look and read out the results of the scan.
The captain chuckled. "That's easy. The commander has already given the order. Everyone, pay attention. We are about to land."
The fleet moved quickly. Most of the warships broke through the atmosphere and began to descend toward the city. Only three warships, including the commander's spaceship, remained in outer space as support.
At the same time, a medium-sized fleet of the Kunde Race was resting in a floating military base in the sky of this colonial planet. There were about a hundred spaceships, and the military base was in a camouflaged state. The reflectors were turned on, and they blended into one with the environment.
A large number of operators were busy in the main control room of the floating military base. A radar operator suddenly saw a signal of abnormal atmospheric fluctuations flash across the radar screen in the blink of an eye. However, when he took a closer look, the signal disappeared, indicating that everything was normal.
"Did I see wrongly?" The Kunde Race operator was puzzled and made the radar scan again.
Not only was there no problem with the atmosphere, even Nero and the rest were not detected by the radar.
"It should be a false alarm." Seeing this, the operator looked away.
The scout team did not discover this military base, and the military base did not see the scout team. They were right in front of each other, but they could not see each other.
The mastermind behind this was the mechanical army that Han Xiao had hidden in the scout team's spaceship. He had used the Virtual Technology technology to tamper with the scan results of both parties.
The situation had completely fallen into the Han Technician's script.
…
Not long after, the spaceship successfully landed in the city. The various combat teams put on their equipment and walked out of the spaceship, standing in the desolate streets.
"Come, let's assign the missions."
The captains had a short meeting. In the end, all the teams were divided into three groups. One group stayed behind to guard the spaceship in case of accidents, one group went to capture the remaining civilians in the city and collect information in the city, and the rest spread out to search for special facilities nearby, such as various factories, energy plants, and so on. On the outskirts of the city, there was also an abandoned military base.
After ascertaining their roles, the various teams split up. Nero and Mia's teams were in charge of exploring the abandoned military base in the outskirts of the city. They took a ground vehicle to their destination, which was a heavy armored hovering vehicle.
In the carriage, the members of the two combat teams maintained their silence. Nero looked to his left and right before coughing. He then stood up and sat down beside Mia.
Mia, who was maintaining her weapon, glanced at him before lowering her head and continuing to maintain her weapon. "Why are you sitting over here?"
"To chat with you." Nero scratched his face. "We have been busy with the battle recently, so we haven't been able to talk much."
"What's there to chat about?" Mia rolled her eyes and said with annoyance, "You don't even have enough time to sleep. Do you think I don't need to rest like you?"
Nero was speechless. After thinking for a while, he said, "Actually, I can teach you how to resist fatigue. I am very experienced in this aspect."
"Do I need you to teach me as a Pugilist?" Mia laughed.
"As a Pugilist, you need to learn this ability even more. Mechanics don't need much stamina, but you guys are different. Without stamina, the combat strength of a Pugilist will decrease greatly. I am afraid that you will encounter danger," Nero said seriously.
"You sure are concerned about me." Mia glanced at Nero.
"Didn't I say that I would protect you?" Nero grinned.
"Humph, stop smiling. You look so stupid when you smile."
Mia snorted and turned her head away. After a few seconds, she turned back and asked casually, "How do I train that anti-fatigue you mentioned?"
Nero touched his nose and said seriously, "First, you have to change your habit of sleeping. In a fatigued state, you have to keep your brain operating at a high speed. It is the most difficult at the beginning. I have experience and can help you. When you want to sleep, just look for me."
Mia nodded and suddenly felt that something was amiss.
"Look for you when I want to sleep? Are you trying to tease me? "
Feeling embarrassed, Mia punched Nero's chest, causing a muffled sound to ring out.
"Ah, what did I say?" Nero was confused. His armor was thick enough, so he did not feel any pain.
Just as Mia was about to say something, she suddenly realized that everyone's gazes were focused on the two of them. Their gazes were filled with ridicule, gratification, envy, and many other emotions. It was as though they were looking at a pair of lovers flirting with each other.
Miya glared at Nero and lowered her head in embarrassment. She lowered her head and no longer spoke. She lowered her head and maintained her weapon with all her might. She held onto the sharpener as though she wanted to create sparks on the weapon.
Nero scratched his head and wanted to continue the conversation. However, he saw his captain, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, winked at him and started to sign. One of his hands formed a fist while the other extended a finger and poked into the hollow of his fist twice. This was a sign that could be used in the Galaxy, and the meaning was self-evident.
Kid, don't waste time. When it's time to go up, go up.
"Old hooligan …" Seeing this, Nero could not help but mutter.
Right at this moment, everyone's radar detected an abnormality.
"Beep, beep. Two abnormal energy sources detected."
Everyone immediately retracted their smiles and checked their radar. There were two signals on the screen. One was pointing to the underground of the military base, while the other was pointing to the wilderness.
"That's weird. Why didn't we detect it earlier? Is this thing spoiled?" The vice-captain patted the radar and was puzzled.
"No matter what, we have to take a look."
The captain swept a glance and said to Mia's team, "Seems like we have to split up. When we reach the military base, let my team off first. You guys can check the abnormal signal in the wilderness."
After finalizing the plan, the hover car quickly arrived at the outskirts of the military base. Nero's team got off the car and watched as Mia and her team drove off before the two of them separated once again.
"Kid, stop looking. Time to do something."
Seeing Nero staring at the direction the car left, the captain snapped his fingers and got Nero to retract his gaze.
Nero calmed himself down and caught up with his team members, but he was a little absent-minded.
He did not know why, but in that instant, he felt a little uneasy.
With a heavy heart, Nero followed his team to explore the military base. He found an abandoned elevator and arrived at the complex underground base. He then went to check the 'abnormal signal' on the radar.
…
"Alert! Unknown target discovered! "
Ten minutes later, the Kunde Race floating base in the sky was no longer blind. The cataracts that they had suffered for many years had been cured, and they suddenly discovered the scout fleet's spaceship that had landed on the surface.
All the personnel in the base were given a shock and hurriedly took action.
The report was quickly sent to the commanding officer of the base. In the office, the commanding officer's eyes widened in shock and anger.
"When did this group of enemies land? Why didn't we discover them earlier? Have you neglected your duty?"
The team leader in charge of the radar explained. "The radar did not react at all. The enemy must have used advanced concealment equipment to avoid our detection!"
"That's too scary. If they have such technology, they might have succeeded if they had ambushed this base!" The commanding officer felt a lingering fear before raging. "To sneak in, are they treating us as if we don't exist?"
"Sir, think about it. The enemy has such capabilities, but they did not ambush us but landed on the surface instead. Why is that?"
Hearing this, the commanding officer's eyes flashed, and he slammed the table.
"I understand now. They know that we are here, but they did not ambush us. This means that they do not have enough manpower, and they do not have the confidence to kill us even if they ambush us! They actually dared to ignore us and gather intelligence right under our noses. They are too arrogant. We have to make them pay the price! "
After pausing for a moment, the commanding officer stood up and roared, "Order the fleet to move out and surround the enemy. Do not let anyone escape!"
"Sir, try to capture them alive. The higher-ups want Supers for research, and this is an opportunity," the adjutant beside him reminded.
The commanding officer's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "That's right, I almost forgot. The higher-ups want Supers. These people are simply sending themselves to our doorstep. Capture them alive and bring them back to report!"
…
In the underground of the abandoned military base, Nero's small team was currently exploring the underground base. The power supply had long been cut off, and it was pitch-black and incomparably quiet. Everyone could only hear each other's breathing and footsteps echoing in the empty corridor, giving off a rather frightening feeling.
Nero released a few small mechanical pathfinder bees, which emitted a strong light to lead the way and illuminate the underground base.
Without power, the entrance control of the base was completely ineffective, and they could only open it with brute force. A few high-energy heat cannons were enough to turn the tightly shut metal door into molten steel.
After following the team for a while, Nero's intuition grew stronger, and he could not help but speak.
"Captain, I feel that something is wrong."
"What's wrong?" the captain asked.
"I can't put my finger on it. It's just my intuition."
"Is that so …" The captain frowned and made a hand gesture. "Bring a few people and follow behind to guard the path. I will go with the others to check the abnormal signal."
After saying that, the captain picked a few teammates and told them to follow Nero while he led the others to continue forward.
Nero waited for a while, and the captain's confused voice finally sounded in the communication channel.
"We have already arrived at the source of the abnormal signal, but there is nothing here."
Nero's heart thumped, and he hurriedly opened the shared vision to see the scene on the captain's side. It was an empty warehouse, and there was not even a strand of hair.
However, the signal marked by the radar was in this place, and the height and distance matched perfectly. They were not in the wrong place.
"Is it a radar error?" Nero swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Or …"
Boom!
Before he could come back to his senses, a violent tremor erupted in the next moment!
"Warning! High energy attack detected! Please evade in time! "
Rumble —
The sound of cannon fire rang in their ears, and the dome and pillars of the underground base suddenly collapsed!
The structure of the base instantly fell apart, and every floor shattered. The bottom became a black bottomless pit that led to an even deeper underground floor.
Nero only had time to activate a shield to protect himself before he was sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion. He crashed into the wall of the corridor, and his body fell downwards.
His teammates exclaimed in the communication channel, but he could not care less. At this moment, he could not even take care of himself, and his heart was filled with shock.
How did they suddenly encounter an attack?!
They had clearly confirmed that there were no troops stationed on this planet!
At this moment, Nero could not think of any other explanation. In his eyes, there was only one possibility.
"Sh * t, this colonial planet is a trap! The enemy must have purposely set up an ambush somewhere else, and we have fallen into their trap! "
Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Nero crashed heavily onto the ground.
Bang!
A human-shaped crater appeared on the ground, and a large cloud of dust rose.
"Si!" The huge impact caused his entire body to tremble, and he could not help but groan.
Before he could stand up, a large amount of rocks and metal fell with him, suddenly magnifying in his line of sight!
Nero's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his teeth and activated a shield to protect himself.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless debris fell down, covering every inch of Nero's vision and burying him completely.
…
At this moment, in the abandoned city not far away, the Kunde Race fleet had already started exchanging fire with the other battleships guarding the spaceship. Energy cannons shot out in all directions, piercing through the empty buildings one after another.
Rumble —
A large number of buildings collapsed, and smoke filled the air.
There were also a few Kunde Race battleships hovering above the abandoned military base. Their cannons were all opened, and their energy cannons rained down on the military base.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Only when the entire base was destroyed did these few battleships stop their attacks and put away their cannons.
The hatch of the battleship opened, and the armored Kunde Race soldiers jumped out of the cabin. They landed on the ground, adjusted their posture, and got into formation before heading to the underground base with their weapons.
The life signals of Nero and the others were exposed to the radar of the Kunde Race, and the goal of these soldiers was to capture this group of Supers who were alone without the protection of a fleet.
"Good! The operation is going smoothly! "
At this moment, in the command room of the floating base, the Kunde Race commander smiled with satisfaction.
However, he did not know that a group of highly invisible mechanical troops were floating outside the window, silently staring at him.
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