The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 223 222. Entering, Alien Creatures
Year 20 of the New Era.

Four years after the official end of the Fourth Plane War, the United Government, after a brief period of digestion and preparation, finally announced the launch of a new phase of Plane War operations.

The advance troops for the first phase were quickly identified.

An interstellar legion, the "Dragon Flame Legion" with a total of more than 11,000 people.

Thanks to the full cooperation of the Pacific Rim, the demands put forward by the "conservatives" of the United Government Army were met one by one.

The entire Pacific Rim plane has almost become the "logistics support plane" of the Interstellar Legion.

Tens of millions of scientists and engineers, industrial workers numbering hundreds of millions, and countless factories and production bases are all serving this interstellar legion of more than 22,000 people.

The interstellar army's supporting facilities, vehicles, equipment, etc., from the "Leviathan" dreadnought mecha that is comparable to a 10,000-ton behemoth, to portable military drones, to portable water bottles and composite ammunition belts used by the servant armies, etc.

All of them were taken by Pacific Rim.

With Liu Qi's insistence, all the tasks originally belonging to the second and first planes in the Interstellar Legion supply chain were snatched away by the Pacific Rim plane.

The future of the Pacific Rim plane is completely tied to the Interstellar Legion.

This is a big gamble for Liu Qi and the Pacific Rim plane.

To some extent, the two sides have become a "community of interests", and the future performance of the Interstellar Legion will determine the degree of attention the United Government pays to the Pacific Rim.

Although Liu Qi can be regarded as the most pure descendant of the coalition government, this does not mean that he can rest assured about his position as the "Governor of the Plane".

If the development of the Pacific Rim plane continues to be a "marginal role" among the planes under the rule of the United Government for a long time and has no sense of existence, it is very likely that the "Plane Governor" will be replaced.

The relevant persons in charge of the second and first planes did not express any opinions on Liu Qi's actions.

After all, the order from the Interstellar Legion only amounted to more than 22,000 people at most, which they did not take seriously at all.

Just think of it as alms to the fourth dimension. There is no need to compete with the other party.

The United Government Army's main force of up to 200 million and the billions of indigenous military and police forces from various dimensions are their primary service targets.

Only the "biological reformists" within the United Government Army had complaints about the performance of the fourth dimension.

No matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Liu Peiqiang, the commander of one of the interstellar legions, the Dragon Flame Legion, and Liu Qi, the "Plane Governor" of the fourth plane, are father and son.

It seems reasonable that the Fourth Plane is so optimistic about, or "fawning over" the Interstellar Legion.

There is no such saying within the United Government that "blood relatives cannot serve as officials at the same time", not to mention that one is an interstellar legionnaire and the other is an extradimensional administrator, which are not the same system at all.

But in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Peiqiang, the commander of the Longyan Army, spoke to Liu Qi in a manner consistent with his position in official occasions, and his attitude was even more serious than usual.

Whether they are the "reformists" or the "conservatives", their influence within the coalition government forces is enormous.

Liu Qi didn't want to offend either party.

But having just reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement with the "conservatives", it would be difficult to turn around and show goodwill to the "reformists".

So after much deliberation, we reached a rather remarkable agreement with Dr. Ashford's team.

The Pioneer home planet, as many as 87 Pioneer colony planets, and numerous abandoned "Death Stars" were packaged together and used as the research and experimental site for Dr. Ashford's team's biological warfare weapons project.

After the full-scale war with the Pioneer civilization ended, the United Government forces withdrew from these planets that once belonged to the Pioneers.

Only some indigenous forces from the Pacific Rim were stationed there.

The Pioneer home planet and all the intelligent creatures on the colonized planets were completely slaughtered by the interstellar legions and the alien army.

Considering the harsh ecological environment on these planets, it is impossible to send large-scale human colonization to these planets except for the development of mineral resources.

Rather than letting it go to waste, it would be better to recycle it and let Dr. Ashford's team make use of its remaining energy.

Most importantly, Dr. Ashford is a very key figure to the "Reformists" and even the entire United Government Army.

The alien creatures he studied have become the "large-scale killer weapons of plane warfare" advocated by the "Reformists", and many middle and lower-level officers of the Reformists have become supporters of "biological warfare weapons".

In addition, the "Perfect Human Gene Primarch Project" carried out by Dr. Ashford's team also promoted the birth of the Interstellar Legion and was respected by the "conservatives".

Although Dr. Ashford himself has no intention of getting involved in the political issues within the coalition government forces.

But his own influence on both factions can be described as enormous.

After receiving this news from the fourth dimension, Dr. Ashford considered it seriously and finally agreed readily.

The biggest problem with the biological research base originally located on the planet Tianyuan 4A is that it is too close to the mother planet of the source plane.

Among the many biological science experiments conducted on Tianyuan 4A, there are so many that cannot be open to the public and can be called taboo.

Members of the United Government's Public Ethics Committee, which is responsible for supervision, have complained more than once that if Dr. Ashford's team continues their "fanatical and unrestrained" research, it is not impossible that a catastrophic biological accident will occur in the future that could sweep the globe and even affect outer space.

Dr. Ashford was also helpless about this. How could the experiment always go smoothly?
He is not an omnipotent and omniscient "God of Life", and he cannot guarantee that there will be no problems in the future.

However, the planet Tianyuan 4A, which is only a few hundred thousand kilometers away from the mother planet of the source plane, is indeed not very suitable.

This is like setting up a biological and chemical experiment base in the suburbs of the capital, which is at the highest risk level. It is possible to create out-of-control biological weapons, biological and chemical virus disasters, etc. at any time.

If it were in any other dimension, which country's regime would allow this?

Only the United Government, a ruling body that focuses on "plane war" and regards science and technology and military development as the primary productive forces, has such courage.

By transferring the experimental base to the fourth dimension, we won’t have to worry about this problem anymore.

Dr. Ashford's team can also conduct more "evil and unrestrained" taboo experiments with confidence.

Even if these forbidden experiments really produced some terrible consequences.

The United Government Forces can also easily destroy these polluted pioneer colony planets and block the possibility of "pollution spread".

This measure, which can enhance the security of the source plane's mother planet, naturally received the support of the United Government.

The biological research base on the planet Tianyuan 4A was quickly transferred to the pioneer mother planet in the fourth dimension.

It is guarded by the indigenous garrison of the Pacific Rim and the joint government forces.

The fourth dimension also successfully established contact with Dr. Ashford's team and eased the relationship with the "Reformists" of the United Government Army.

During this period, under the order of the United Government, the first batch of "Plane Exploration Vanguard" has embarked on a journey to the other plane starting from the fourth plane.

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The air is hot and humid, and everywhere you look, you can see towering trees tens of meters high.

Zhang Xiaoqiang reached out and grabbed a giant snake that was coiled up on the treetop next to him. The snake was as thick as an adult's arm and more than two meters long.

With a slight force, the arm covered in ceramic steel power armor easily crushed the giant snake that was spitting out its tongue and ready to bite its prey.

"You're such a fierce kid?
Are you going to eat snake gall bladder raw?"

Liu Peiqiang had just ordered the reconnaissance forces in the army to investigate the situation around him. When he turned around, he saw his most capable captain skinning a giant snake with his bare hands.

Unlike other units of the United Government Army, the main force of the Interstellar Legion has only a thousand people.

A squad consists of five people, and a squadron consists of fifteen to twenty people.

One hundred Space Legion warriors make a battalion.

As the former head of the heavy infantry regiment of the CN branch with full honors and qualifications, it was natural for Zhang Xiaoqiang to be appointed as one of the captains of the Longyan Legion.

"Hey, boss, the medical officer of Team 2 just checked it out. This thing is the same as the one on our home planet Earth. It's not poisonous..."

As Zhang Xiaoqiang said this, he stuffed the snake gall into his mouth.

It is no exaggeration to say that after being blessed by popular election and undergoing "Original Genetic Modification", his stomach's digestive capacity is comparable to that of "aqua regia".

Space Marines are almost immune to the damage caused by most toxic substances in the human world.

Before the investigation unit finished investigating the surrounding situation, Zhang Xiaoqiang had nothing to do anyway, so swallowing the snake gall raw was considered a way to improve his diet.

Six or seven minutes later, the spider reconnaissance robots on the ground and the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the air will transmit the preliminary survey of the terrain and the analysis data back to the advance army's CNC center.

The Dragon Flame Legion finally learned more information about this alien dimension.

The map on the tactical tablet showed that the place where they landed was an isolated island in the ocean.

In the southern part of the center of the island, there are large areas of obvious human steel structures.

And they are now at the northernmost part of the island, close to the sea.

The island has been artificially divided into several areas, separated by various steel bars and wire mesh.

There are also English labels on it saying [Danger of high voltage electric shock] and [Do not cross the dangerous area].

"But it seems that our current location is the 'danger zone'?"

From the images uploaded from the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, it can be clearly seen that the area where the Dragon Flame Legion landed is the "dangerous area" surrounded by barbed wire and high voltage electricity.

I don’t know if it’s because the environment is too humid or if no one has maintained it for many years.

The warning signs to stay away from the "safe area" and the high-voltage electric wire fences are rusted and have almost lost their purpose as a barrier.

"Commander, you have to come and take a look!"

The servant army's biochemical clone responsible for operating the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft suddenly reported.

Liu Peiqiang looked and saw a monster that looked like a "water buffalo" appearing in the picture of the drone camera connected to the tactical tablet.

The reason why it is called a monster is because of its obviously abnormal body shape.

It is more than ten meters tall, and its weight is estimated to be tens or even hundreds of tons, which is obviously beyond the size of a "normal creature".

A burst of bird calls was heard in the sky farther away. A group of birds that looked like prehistoric creatures: pterosaurs flew over the treetops and tore apart and swallowed a drone that was performing a reconnaissance mission.

The strange birds have a wingspan of more than ten to twenty meters, and their size far exceeds that of the flying creatures on the source plane's mother planet Earth, making people almost think that "the Jurassic period has returned."

What the hell is this place?

Liu Peiqiang couldn't help but frown. The joy he had originally felt at discovering traces of human civilization was instantly diluted.

"Put on your helmets, be alert, and be ready to fight at any time!"

The primary goal now is to find out the situation on the island as soon as possible.

Under the order of Corps Commander Liu Peiqiang, the Longyan Corps began to move towards the area where reconnaissance aircraft intelligence showed signs of human activity.

From the very beginning, the Interstellar Legion was designed to be a heavily armored mechanical force that focuses on ground combat.

A march of tens of thousands of people, coupled with a large number of dreadnoughts, predator mechas, various vehicles, and logistical supply vehicles within the legion.

It is certainly unrealistic to want to cross the island from north to south silently.

Facts have also proved this point. All kinds of strange creatures hidden in the rainforest began to attack this human army.

The "giant spider monster" disguised as a rainforest tree suddenly raised its "dead tree" disguised limbs and attacked the "canned"-looking Interstellar Legion soldiers on the ground.

Fortunately, the ceramic steel power armor equipped by the main fighters of the Dragon Flame Legion has strong enough protective capabilities.

The huge and sharp abdomen of the "giant spider monster" pierced the ceramic steel armor fiercely, even splashing a burst of dazzling sparks.

"Open fire! Kill it for me!"

As the leader of the vanguard brigade, Zhang Xiaoqiang's first reaction when he saw the giant spider monster that knocked his comrades to the ground was not panic, but anger.

Holding the melta axe high, he roared and chopped the "cold weapon" in his hand hard on the gastropod of the giant spider monster.

The gastropod camouflage that originally looked like a dead tree instantly revealed the flesh and blood tissue inside.

Under the burning of the molten plasma of Cybertron technology, flesh and blood are no match at all.

The thick abdomen of the spider monster was like tofu and was cut off into a section of nearly two meters without any resistance.

The giant spider monster opened its huge mouth in pain and lowered its head, trying to swallow alive the guy who dared to hurt it.

However, what greeted it was a volley of "explosive shotguns" that dozens of surrounding Space Marines had already prepared.

Boom boom boom~
A series of deafening roars echoed in the dense forest.

The fearless mecha not far away also began to enter combat status.

The Dragon Flame Legion's customized dreadnought mecha is 14 meters tall.

Equipped with multi-barreled melta guns and twin laser cannons that fire alternately.

The powerful "explosive arrow missile" inside the shoulder-mounted missile launcher also fired three shots in a burst of white smoke.

The giant spider monster with flesh and blood has never experienced heavy firepower attacks on this scale.

There was no time to regret. A vanguard battalion of the Dragon Flame Legion opened fire for less than two minutes and blasted the giant spider monster with eight pairs of 20 to 30 meter high abdomens into pieces.

“All in, activate battlefield vital signs detectors.

All non-humanoid target units, no need to apply, open fire immediately upon discovery!"

After the legion commander gave the order, the area around the legion was immediately filled with the sound of continuous gunfire.

All kinds of creatures hidden in the dense forest cannot escape the scanning of life detection equipment.

Often, before they could even show their aggressiveness, they were fired upon and killed on the spot by the Space Legion soldiers.

(End of this chapter)