Star Hunter.

Chapter 211 Outsiders, Level One Alert

Chapter 211 Outsiders, Level One Alert!

By the time they received notification that mining had been completed, Xilin had also largely finished dealing with its own situation.

The transport vehicle carried the tree species that Xiying had processed and the raw materials that Likraber and the others had chosen to the aircraft. Gray Cat and the other little guys ate their fill and were very satisfied with the harvest of this trip.

"Let's go, we'll come back if we need anything later."

Xilin gathered everyone together and returned to the mining site. After inspecting the site, they boarded the spacecraft and returned to the starship parked outside the planet to begin their return journey.

The different teams acted at different times. When Xilin and his team returned, there were still three teams mining energy and metal ore.

"How's the harvest?" Shorten asked Xilin, looking at the group of people unloading goods not far away.

Xilin smiled, clearly satisfied with the results of this voyage.

"Not bad. Although we didn't find any good metal mines, the energy mines are decent. And most importantly, we transplanted some important plants, which will save a lot on raw material costs for medicines. The activity and quality of the medicines are also quite good."

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The specific details about that planet have been submitted to the technical team. The technical team of the Sixth Fleet will integrate the information collected by the various squads during their trips, improve the star map, and report it to the relevant personnel of the main team every once in a while, so that the star map distribution of the area where the vanguard is located is more detailed, in order to facilitate subsequent operations.

After talking to Shorten about the trip, Xilin went to Sigma's little garden.

Sigma's previous small garden only contained some native, low-grade variegated plants, even though the enclosed area was quite large. It lacked substance; Sigma's idea stemmed from watching footage of past media broadcasts stored at the base. However, upon implementation, he discovered there weren't many suitable species to grow, resulting in vast stretches of weeds, unlike the vibrant gardens depicted in the footage.

This time, however, Sigma's little garden was filled with activity.

Previously, when the fish eggs stored in the starship were released into a special fish pond, some were also given to Sigma to keep in his little garden for fun. Now, with the addition of these transplanted tree species, I believe that soon this little garden will be a sight to behold.

Gray Cat and the others now spend almost all their time in Sigma's little garden giving advice. These guys have very little experience in planting and just spout nonsense. Fortunately, Sigma has done specialized research in this area. With Xi Ying helping out and keeping morale high, over 90% of the transplanted trees have survived.

In Sigma's little garden, there were some eggs—Lovag's eggs. The Lovag guardian beast had entered its breeding season, but Sigma was responsible for incubating all the eggs. The environment in the little garden was now perfect for hatching the eggs; they could be placed there without any special temperature or humidity control equipment.

Over the past few days, six or seven more second-generation Lovag beasts have hatched.

Lovags are omnivorous, and according to Sigma, their diet is quite extensive. They are also very resistant to hunger. However, newly hatched Lovags are not so resistant to hunger. Since there is no surplus meat, they must be fed a vegetarian diet, supplemented with nutritional supplements to provide the various elements needed for their growth.

The first generation of Lovagmon definitely ate meat, and most of them were probably human. This was Xilin's judgment of them, because when he first encountered the Lovagmon here, they looked at him as if they had encountered familiar food.

These newborn little guys have very kind eyes. Perhaps there are such programs running on the chips that replace their brains. But after all, they have never killed or eaten meat. And if they go out to mine, they can't take these little guys with them. So Xilin is thinking about when to catch some "insects" so that these little guys can have their first taste of meat.

Xilin didn't go looking for the "bugs" because not long after Xilin had this idea, before the next operation could take place, something happened on the planet.

That day, Xiao Dun looked at the reports on the actions of the various squadrons over the past period. He needed to make a summary, because in a few days the main team would send someone to check on the development of the squadrons and select the best to be rewarded with supplies.

Shorten was engrossed in watching when he suddenly received an urgent notification from his teammates.

"Captain, a spacecraft is flying this way. We haven't received a response to our warnings, only continuous distress messages. What should we do?"

Generally, warnings are given to unidentified flying objects first, and if the warnings are ineffective, they are fired upon directly. However, this aircraft kept sending distress messages, and no one responded to the communication connection of the Sixth Fleet.

"Is there any sign of life up there?" Shorten asked.

"The detectors show that there are life forms, but their reactions are not obvious, and they are almost always still. Apart from that, no other information can be detected."

"No results found from scanning the aircraft?"

"No, at least there are no parasites or viruses on the outside of the aircraft," the team member replied.

Shorten thought for a moment and asked, "How much longer until we get here?"

"About five minutes. Based on this spacecraft's flight path, if it reaches our planet, it will be outside the base's perimeter. The coordinates are..."

The team member reported some of the analyzed data to Xiaodun.

"Pay close attention."

Shorten meant to allow the aircraft to land, but they had to be on high alert and treated as a threat regardless of whether it posed any real threat. They were not going to fight an unprepared battle.

"Yes, Captain." After reporting, the team member began to do the follow-up work. He sounded quite excited, clearly looking forward to having a goal to vent his boredom during this period.

After disconnecting from the teammate, Shorten connected to another communicator.

"Attention all squads! Attention all squads! An unidentified spacecraft is approaching this planet..."

Shorten informed the people at the base, and everyone knew what to do next.

Some of the people who were sleeping suddenly jumped up, grabbed their weapons, and excitedly ran outside to rejoin their squad members.

Xilin had just been checking on the growth of the trees in Sigma's small garden; some of them had already started bearing fruit. Upon hearing Shorten's announcement, he put down the fruit he was holding and went outside.

Sigma's blue light flashed. It quickly gathered information from the base's sensors. However, today was different; this time, it wouldn't need to act. The Sixth Fleet would take action, so Sigma was curious about their plans. It made the little Lovag beast on its arm jump to the ground, and then left the small garden.

Once the team is assembled and the roles are assigned, there's no need for detailed explanations; this kind of cooperation has been done many times before.

"Alright. That's it. Everyone, get moving and take precautions."

After Xilin finished speaking, the group of people couldn't wait to grab their weapons and go out fully armed.

"What's wrong, Tico?" Sirin asked when he saw Tico standing there with a frown.

Something's not right.

Tico nodded with her chin at the rabbit nestled in her coat pocket. The little rabbit's ears were drooping, and its head was buried in the pocket, as if trying to hide from something.

After checking on the rabbit's condition, Xilin opened the communicator: "All team members, alert! Level 1 alert! Level 1 alert!"

Kari and the others, who had been joking around, became serious. Xilin wouldn't easily issue a level-one alert; if he had, the target must be extremely dangerous.

Upon receiving Xilin's message, Shorten asked Xilin how he came to the conclusion of a level-one alert. Xilin simply said it was a feeling.

Although he didn't understand why Xilin said that, Shorten still issued a level-one alert order to a small team.

Destroying the spacecraft at this point is too late. Destroying it would affect the planet's orbiting satellites, and getting too close could also impact the planet's Class B habitable environment. We can only maintain Level 1 alert.

"Level 1 alert? Are you kidding me? Didn't you say it was just a tiny aircraft? Is it that dangerous?" a team member complained after hearing this, after all, Level 1 alert is no joke.

At this moment, the aircraft had already passed through the atmosphere and was falling to a location not far from the base.

People on the ground were already waiting not far from the expected crash site, while team members were piloting fighter jets in the air. Udo's hands were sweaty, but he still kept the controls steady.

Level 1 alert.

boom--

The aircraft crashed, creating a deep crater, and was also largely destroyed.

Some team members wanted to rush up to check, but were stopped. If it weren't for the highest level of alert, they definitely would have gone up to see what was going on, but they couldn't now.

creak—tsk—

The sound of the hatch opening rang out, and images came through satellites in space and monitors hovering around the crater. Everyone saw eight holes on the top of the spacecraft, not the hatch they had imagined.

The aircraft had no insignia, no representative stamps, and no serial number, so it was unknown which side was on board.

The distress signal from the aircraft was still being transmitted, but no one was in the mood to rescue anyone. As hunters who had experienced too much, their vigilance would not be lowered by the distress call.

Swoosh! ...

Eight cylindrical capsules were ejected and flew in different directions. Each capsule could only hold one ordinary human. Half of the capsule was transparent, and through this transparent half of the capsule, everyone could see that the people inside were all human beings, men and women, old and young, and they all looked like ordinary people.

Humans who look very ordinary

Before one round had even finished, eight more cylindrical cabins appeared.

One after another, the cylindrical pods were ejected. Some landed directly on the ground, while others deployed parachutes in the air. However, given their descent speed, it would take at least two minutes for them to reach the ground, making them targets for the fighter jets.

Snowball, perched on Sigma's back, suddenly felt uneasy and angry. That familiar yet rather unpleasant feeling made it unable to resist rushing forward to start a killing spree.

Besides Snowball, Red Wind felt the same way, and a threatening growl involuntarily escaped his throat.

Noticing the two guys' reactions, Xilin gave everyone a look, signaling them to be on high alert.

The nearest cylindrical capsule to Xilin and his group stood upright. Through the transparent wall, one could see a woman around twenty years old inside, wearing a knee-length skirt, with fair skin and a good figure. Her eyes were closed, and her long eyelashes gave one the urge to touch them.

One of the team members swallowed hard, thinking, "Damn, it really is a weapon."

There were cylindrical pods standing upright like these. There were more around, and each small team had at least ten in front of them, and more further away. Some of the children inside the pods were adorable, just like when Xilin first saw Tang Qiuqiu, with rosy cheeks and innocent expressions even with their eyes closed.

Xilin's intense unease grew stronger as he thought about certain things.

The doors of the cylindrical compartments were clearly reinforced, otherwise they would have been able to withstand the damage even after being placed on the ground.

The moment the hatch of the cylindrical compartment opened, Xilin fired a burst of fire, hitting several people in the nearby compartments directly in the head between the eyebrows; the woman was one of them.

Everyone was still wondering why Xilin acted so quickly, wasn't that too impulsive? But then everyone felt the hairs on their bodies stiffen.

Although those shot in the forehead by Xilin bled, the bleeding rate was not as fast as that of ordinary bullet wounds. They only bled a little bit, and none of them fell down; they stood firmly.

"What exactly happened...?"

Before Kari could finish speaking, those people opened their eyes almost simultaneously. Their eyes were lifeless and unfocused.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and immediately began firing.

But as everyone fired, those people began to change.

Its body began to grow taller. The swelling caused the blood to seep from the torn skin before it could even flow down, as it was quickly covered by new skin. This new skin was pale, a bloodless bluish-white.

The once beautiful woman had become a monstrous, grotesque figure. Her meridians throbbed rapidly, her fair arms were increasingly tinged with blue and white and streaks of blood, and she grew thicker and thicker. Her slender fingers became like eagle claws, with lines running down them.

The blood and flesh splattered from being shot did not affect the mutation of these people. On the contrary, it seemed to arouse the ferocity of these monsters, and they charged towards Xilin and the others with terrifying roars.

Each step caused Xilin and the others to feel a noticeable tremor. Although these mutated monsters were large, they moved quite quickly and were able to dodge the shots.

This is still a planet on the ground. The people who came out of the cylindrical cabins that were originally suspended by parachutes in the air also began to mutate during the descent. They spread out bat-like wings on their backs, but unlike bats, their wings were not just a thin membrane. Their wings were thicker, and each flap could quickly change the airflow, allowing them to fly flexibly in the air and avoid attacks from fighter jets.

Udo piloted his fighter jet to attack one of the monsters. These monsters were highly agile and had a strong sense of danger, making them difficult to lock onto. Their long claws easily left deep marks on the fighter jet, so Udo had to maintain close-range control while attacking.

One of the team members' fighter jets had its wing entangled by a strange man's long tongue. The saliva on the man's tongue was highly corrosive, corroding the entangled wing. If Udo hadn't broken off the long tongue in time, a third of the fighter jet's wing would have been destroyed, affecting its flight and putting it in danger.

The monster whose tongue had been shot off by Udo let out a loud scream as his severed tongue began to regenerate rapidly. However, as he flicked his tongue, the saliva he spat out landed on a passing fighter jet, corroding two holes in its wing.

The air battle was difficult, and the ground battle was not going well either.

These cyborgs, clearly modified by biochemical processes, will not die even if their heads are blown off, which undoubtedly makes everyone's situation even more difficult.

This guy is practically a human weapon; this was definitely premeditated!

Xilin took out a bow-like object with an energy stone the size of a child's fist attached to it. He aimed it at the strange man charging at the front and pressed the button.

An arc of light shone directly at the strange man, slicing him vertically in two.

Strangely, the monster cut in half didn't bleed much; the blood, mixed with blue, seemed to have congealed and clung tightly to the flesh.

What horrified everyone even more was that the strange man, cut in half vertically, began to change in each half. The cut began to heal, then grew and changed until it became a complete entity.

In other words, the person who was cut in half grew into two independent individuals, just like some kind of animal!

It didn't work! Cutting it in half didn't help either!!

What exactly happened?

Kari carried the cannon, intending to blast these guys to smithereens, but the monsters' incredible foresight gave Kari no chance to aim. As soon as Kari moved the cannon over, the monsters dodged away.

"Damn, that's way too fast!" Kari blasted once but didn't even touch the monster, and couldn't help but curse.

"Vice-captain, what do we do?!" someone asked.

They had all drawn their light blades and were not afraid of direct hand-to-hand combat. However, after witnessing the scene of one becoming two, everyone hesitated. If they were split into five pieces, would it result in one becoming five? No one could say for sure.

So now we're in a dilemma, a dilemma where we don't know where to begin.

The contact time was too short for Xilin to analyze why these guys possessed such abnormal abilities. Did he have to crush them into mud?

Just as Xilin was thinking this, a long, sharp whistle came from the base.

"Eeya—"

This time, the cry was much higher in pitch than the one Xilin had encountered, and the sound was so piercing that it felt like one's eardrums would burst.

The people most angered by the arrival of these cyborgs were not the members of the Sixth Fleet, but the Lovag Guardians. Their mission was to protect the base on this planet, and these newly appeared monsters had undoubtedly crossed their line.

"Eeya—"

Another shriek.

One after another, Lovags charged forward, both on the ground and in the air. Behind them, smaller second-generation Lovags followed the adult Lovag herd, excitedly waving their claws.