Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

Chongyue's expression was deep, as if he had thought of something.

"Stop messing around, let's go downstairs and take a look. I have a feeling it'll be quite lively."

Angels are inherently funny people; even a wooden funeral director can be quite amusing.

It's really hard to say what tricks Andorn will pull for Mike.

In order to get these problem children to behave, Mike decided to cover for them no matter what problems arose.

Having inadvertently become the laughingstock, Muirsey became much more obedient, hiding behind the Doctor and no longer daring to act silly.

Since the door was already open, Magellan's ID card came into play, and he easily swiped it to open the downward elevator.

Holhaya exclaimed, "I never imagined the main part of the research station would be underground..."

Her remarks relieved the pressure on the embarrassed Muirsay.

Chongyue looked down at the ground and said slowly, "There's movement down there, the vibrations are very loud, there must be a battle going on."

"But what we received was a distress signal from the research station. To be precise, any signal source that gets close to the research station will be hijacked. This is not a good thing. Hopefully, we are the first to arrive here."

Mike looked up and saw the surveillance camera pointed at them. He suddenly gave a gentle smile.

……

The research station is underground.

Typhon, leaning against the wall, held an energy bar in her hand. It was too sweet. Although she liked sweets, she believed that sweet food should be eaten with a drink to make it palatable.

The drone attacks on the ice wall temporarily ceased ten minutes ago. Perhaps the collapsing entity found it pointless, or perhaps it went back to replenish its energy. In any case, the continuous harassment finally stopped.

"Do you think the doctor might already be at the door?"

"do not know."

Andorn looked down at the communication equipment. Even the high technology of the United Exploration Association couldn't stop the signal hijacking that originated from the same source. In comparison, he was more willing to believe Mike.

Yelena, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly twitched her long ears twice. She made a shushing gesture and then lay down on the ground to listen carefully.

"The footsteps were very loud, it sounded like a lot of people were coming."

Just then, in the underground space of the research station, Mike and the others stepped down from the elevator and the first thing they saw was the damaged support machinery, which almost blocked half of the corridor.

The walls on both sides were covered with traces left by energy beams, and occasionally one or two bullet holes could be seen. There were also water stains in the corners.

“Andorn and his men have been here. Mr. Chongyue, you take a team to search, and I'll go check the other side.”

"As you command."

The two teams split up here, with Mike going left and Chongyue going right.

……

The temperature in the underground space was very high. Everyone wearing cold-weather clothing felt unbearably hot and started taking off their clothes. Even Mike opened his coat.

The vibrations were mainly coming from the front. Mike looked up, and Star, who was walking at the front, stopped. A door blocked their way.

Muirsey regained some strength and used her water clone to open the door with her identity card.

drop.

The door, large enough to accommodate four or five people, opened automatically, and a wave of heat rushed in, blowing on everyone's clothes.

A corridor with railings stretched out in front of them. As they stepped forward, a spacious underground space came into view. Six heavy power armors parked in the middle of the square emitted bursts of red light. Moreover, black mist flowed into the machines like water.

Muirsey recalled some unpleasant scenes.

She was tied up and stuffed into a power armor by Horhaia and was almost killed by Saria. Fortunately, the Doctor discovered something was wrong in time and she was saved.

87. Cresson, the street hustler

The terrible memory only lingered in her mind for a moment before Muirsey quickly shook her head. Even she understood: the demons were corrupting the heavy power armor. These things were originally tools used by Rhine Lab to build research stations, but now they had become accomplices of the enemy.

This also illustrates that the collapsed body had no support within the research station.

"I don't recommend fighting this thing head-on."

In terms of physical strength, even Chongyue thought that Saria's level was too outrageous. The Vayvan race is not lacking in strong people, but Saria is in a class of her own.

At that moment, the loudspeaker overhead, which had been silent for a long time, blared.

"You were the helpers of those little mice before? Perfect, you can join them too."

Hearing such sarcastic remarks, Mike laughed in anger. These days, are all villains formally trained? The occasions they appear in and the words they speak are so standard that no one can find fault with them.

At the same time, six heavy powered armored vehicles stood up one after another and turned to face Mike and the others.

Overwhelmed by unpleasant memories, Muirsey said palely, "Should we leave here?"

Mike said meaningfully, "Okay, I'll do as you say. Let's leave first."

The loudspeaker overhead continued its mocking cry: "Trying to escape, you little mice?"

"Doctor, I..."

Just as Xingji was about to say something, Mike shook his head and said, "Even if you can damage these heavy power armors, given your physique, how many times can you take a beating from these big guys?"

Mike's words silenced Xingji. She couldn't possibly be a match for Ms. Saria. It was too much of a stretch to use human strength to fight against mechanical equipment.

She was just an ordinary Liberi.

"I'm not trying to run away. Just watch, these things can't stop us at all."

Mike and the others turned and left, returning to the corridor where they had been. They looked at the destroyed support machinery, which Andorn and his men must have taken down.

Before long, footsteps came from the other side, and a large group of people rushed over. This included not only the group that Chongyue had brought, but also the advance team that had broken away from the defensive position.

Upon seeing Mike, Andorn immediately understood what had happened and bowed slightly, saying, "I'm sorry, we didn't completely capture the research station."

"It's nothing. Three people aren't enough to deal with a monster like a demon. You did a great job."

Mike found Froststar standing at the back of the crowd.

Yelena noticed the man's actions and, realizing she couldn't avoid it anyway, decided to take the initiative. She asked, "Is there anything I can do for you, Doctor?"

Mike leaned close to Katz's ear and whispered a few words.

"Okay, I will do it."

At this moment, the Collapsed Entity hiding behind the scenes was unwilling to just watch Mike deploy his troops, so it once again mobilized the Collapsed Entity drones, which came over in a grand procession.

"Everyone, shoot down all the flying ones."

This time, it wasn't just Typhon and Yelena; even Chongyue waved his palms, using powerful palm winds to knock down one starlight-emitting drone after another from the sky, leaving them scattered all over the ground.

With Adele present, injured operators could be treated with ease, and Mike watched this scene with satisfaction. He shouted, "Bring out whatever else you have, and let me see what you've got!"

Just now, the collapsing entity was mocking him, but now the roles have reversed, and Mike is the one mocking the other.

The collapsed creature gritted its teeth and said through the loudspeaker, "Don't be so smug, you wretched little rat, I'll show you what cruelty is!"

Are all villains this funny these days?

Within minutes, not a single drone could take off anymore. The Collapsed Body had exhausted all its reserves, and now its only remaining asset was the six heavy powered armor units.

The vibrations on the floor beneath their feet grew stronger and stronger, and the figures of the six massive machines slowly came into view.

Yelena has also completed the task assigned by Mike.

She froze the damaged support machinery into blocks of ice, blocking one side of the road, while on the other side, she created a ramp with ice blocks large enough to block the entire road, a full meter high.

"What's the use of these things? Don't you know that heavy power armor has icefield adaptation modules?"

Mike's lips twitched at the taunt of the collapsing entity. This guy really knew a lot. It seemed that the corrupted one had some understanding of the ice plains.

Typhon remembered something and said to Mike next to him, "I heard this guy identify himself as John, Director Mariam's assistant."

“I remember this person, a young man whom the director highly valued, named John Nettham, a PhD in Geological Prospecting from Columbia University.”

"Didn't you recognize his voice just now?"

"No, the sound quality is very poor, I can't tell who it is."

Magellan's expression clearly showed unease.

If the director's assistant is here, then where is the director himself?

Could it have already been corrupted by evil spirits?

Typhon, lost in memories, felt the name was somewhat familiar. She might not know who John was, but she recognized John Nestorm.

Some time ago, this person seemed to have had a conversation with Elki.

Back then, the ice fields weren't as dangerous as they are now, and their discussion was quite simple and clear: how to cross the Wall and reach the far north.

Just like Mike now.

The exploration team also consisted of more than a dozen people. They found Elchi, who did not refuse them, but forbade Typhon from accompanying them on the journey.

Not long ago, Elki returned to the ice field and met with Mike, but the exploration team had vanished without a trace.

Magellan shouted into the loudspeaker, "John Nestorm, do you remember me?"

Her shouts silenced the other end for more than ten seconds, and the words that followed left Magellan utterly disappointed.

"You mean that poor fellow? It's an honor that he's converted to the great gardener's teachings. Why don't you go with him..."

Mike, who hadn't spoken for a while, suddenly asked, "Gardener? You mean that street hustler, Cresson?"

"Asshole..."

A string of classic Colombian profanities blared from the loudspeaker.

Mike scoffed, "If it really is that defeated opponent of Cresson, I can only feel sorry for you that you won't get to see me crush it."

Magellan looked at the Doctor with gratitude, for he was still able to help her vent her anger at this time.

"I'm serious, I beat Kreson to a pulp a long time ago, but unfortunately there were too many enemies at the time, and this street urchin got away."

When was a long time ago?

Mike's words were enough to spark the imagination.

Clearly, this man has a past that is unknown to others, and everything he is doing now is just one memorable experience in his long life.