Star Hunter.

Chapter 213 "Fog"? Or "No Mercy"?

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Chapter 213 "Fog"? Or "No Mercy"?

Before long, the gray cat raised its head and looked at Xilin.

"Xilin, all done."

alright?

Xilin looked at the aircraft but couldn't see where it could be opened.

"Its main hatch isn't on the side, it's under its belly," the gray cat said.

It's under the belly, meaning at the bottom of the aircraft. But aren't the main hatches of aircraft with this shape usually on the side?

If it's at the bottom, then it's not so easy to handle.

Xilin glanced at the gray cat, who then dug a hole on its own. For a cat to have mastered digging to this extent was truly remarkable. Therefore, the gray cat was always very proud of its digging ability.

With the help of the gray cat, Xilin quickly entered the interior of the aircraft from the bottom.

Once inside, you can see the situation inside the aircraft at a glance.

The aircraft was almost entirely used to house those cylindrical cabins, so much so that once those cabins were deployed, the space inside became quite empty.

He took out the detector and tested it; there was no unusual reaction, everything showed normal, but Xilin still felt uneasy. Thinking of the rabbit, could it be that the rabbit was only involved because of those mutants? Zhan regretted that the rabbit couldn't speak.

The gray cat curiously circled around inside the aircraft, twitching its nose.

"It has a familiar smell."

"What's that smell?" Xilin couldn't smell anything. If someone had been here and hadn't taken any decontamination measures, Xilin would definitely be able to smell it. That meant that the person who stayed here had taken decontamination measures before leaving.

At times like these, one has to admire the gray cat's senses, which are even more sensitive than a detector.

The gray cat wandered around the cabin again, then determined a general route. It raised its paw and pointed to a place where there was a faint residual scent. "There are many kinds of scents. But one is very familiar. This scent is generally found in these few places."

If odor removal was also done, then any faint residue should be from areas where the person stayed for a relatively long time, or from areas where some liquid dripped from their body.

"Ah, I remember now!" the gray cat exclaimed. "It's that one. We smelled that when we went to that first-class prison. It was disgusting. Something like rats. I killed a few, but I didn't eat them. They smelled awful. And they were disgusting. After we killed them, they were all slimy like a puddle of water."

Something that looked like a rat? After it was swatted, it turned into a sticky puddle of water?

  

"Wait, take a look and see if this is it." Xilin took out a small bottle from the foliate pattern. He had collected some samples at the time, but had never conducted in-depth analysis on this one.

It didn't even get close. The gray cat yelled as soon as the bottle was slightly opened, "This is it! It's disgusting! Take it away!"

really!

Therefore, they are not from "Death" or any other force. Rather, they are either from "Mist" or "No Mercy".

That person… Xilin remembered that he had only brushed past that person. He hadn't made a move, but Xilin could sense the gloom within that person. So, which side did that person belong to?

Never mind that, there's no time to think about that now. Xilin's unease grew stronger. There's definitely something else inside that spacecraft!

But the gray cat couldn't smell anything special. What was it?

Xilin analyzed the places where the gray cat pointed out had residual odors, and then followed the possible paths derived from the analysis results, but found nothing.

Finally, there were three possible paths left. Xilin was walking along one of them, a route that would be a certain distance shorter than the point of stopping. Then, just as Xilin reached the intersection of this distance, the intense unease intensified.

right here!

Xilin had no doubt about his intuition.

"Hoo-hoo, how many people have stayed in this area?" Xilin pointed in a circle and asked the gray cat.

"There aren't many people, only one person is standing close by, right there." The gray cat walked over and patted the ground with its paw.

"That's it. Come here first, but don't go near there." Xilin carefully walked over and touched the bulkhead with his fingers.

Feeling the information transmitted through his fingers, Xilin finally understood the reason for his unease.

There's more to this compartment than meets the eye.

There are trace amounts of radioactive elements inside, but this level of radioactivity will not cause discomfort to the human body. Moreover, the walls of the chamber are made of radiation-proof materials, so the detectors cannot detect the radioactive materials inside.

The radioactive materials placed here were clearly calculated precisely. When the amount of these radioactive materials decays to a certain level, a box inside will undergo a mutation. The contents of the box will flow out and merge with the decaying materials, thus creating a high-energy bomb.

The power of this bomb is enough to tear off a thick layer of "skin" from the ground in this large area. If it explodes now, the people of the Sixth Fleet outside and the Lovag Beasts will be injured by the energy shockwave generated by the bomb, and the few who survive will be seriously injured.

Xilin checked the approximate time it would take for the high-energy bomb to form; there were still ten minutes left.

Instead of contacting the base from here, Xilin turned on the communicator after crawling outside. If he had turned it on from inside, Xilin didn't know if there would have been some other "secret" that would have caused the high-energy bomb to form prematurely.

After briefly explaining the situation, Shorten immediately piloted a large aircraft over.

The situation with the mutants on the battlefield has been brought under control and will be over within thirty minutes, so Xiao Dun no longer needs to oversee the battle. Instead, he pilots his spacecraft over to cooperate with Xilin in transporting the spacecraft off the planet.

Because the aircraft was stuck in the ground, it was difficult to "pull" it out immediately, so they dug up a large area around it, along with the rocks and sand.

The commotion here clearly attracted everyone's attention, but since they hadn't finished off the mutants, they couldn't keep watching the spacecraft indefinitely. Since Xilin and Shorten had done what they did, it meant there was something wrong with the spacecraft. They had no choice but to eject it off the planet. Now, the team members needed to complete their injured mission.

Shorten's spacecraft extended two large pincers to clamp the alien spacecraft, carefully transporting it to the outer reaches of the planet. After flying off the planet, it accelerated and launched several thrusters that adhered to a large object, propelling the spacecraft away. Meanwhile, Xilin and Shorten piloted their spacecraft back.

About ten minutes later, flames erupted from the explosion. Because the planet had already been moved away from the blast wave, it remained unaffected.

Xilin shared his analysis with Shorten, but Shorten didn't understand "Fog" or "No Mercy" and wouldn't say which side was responsible.

However, one thing was certain: their planet was being targeted. Both "Fog" and "No Mercy" were extremely dangerous forces, and the Sixth Fleet alone was insufficient to contend with them. Therefore, Shorten reported the situation to the main fleet. They would address the issue together when the main fleet sent people to inspect the base's construction soon.

When they emerged from the Xilinchong aircraft, the battlefield situation was already clear: only a few mutants were still holding on, becoming the targets of the Lovags. The rest of the Sixth Fleet watched the spectacle from a distance.

Unlike the previous Lovag attacks, these Lovags did not cut the mutants into pieces, but instead bit them off and ate them piece by piece.

"What happened?" Xilin walked over and asked.

Kari raised his chin and pointed to the pitiful little Lovag on the other side, who was staring at the last few mutants with wide eyes, before turning back to the final battlefield. "It seems the more times those mutants split and clone themselves, the less the Lovags like to eat them."

It's like a bowl of delicious soup. You drink a little, then add water back to the original position, drink a few more sips, and add water again. After doing this several times, the soup is diluted to a minimum, and the taste definitely won't be very good.

In the end, the last remaining mutant was eaten, and the Lovag beasts licked up the remaining cell clusters that hadn't yet differentiated.

This time they really had a good meal, and the little Lovag beasts had all grown a size larger, a speed that amazed everyone.

After the Lovag beasts returned to their nest, Shorten ordered a thorough cleanup of the area to eliminate any potential threats.

Although the incident was resolved, the resulting crisis left Shorten feeling uneasy, which only eased slightly with the arrival of the home team.

Xilin didn't recognize the people sent by the home team, but they were all veterans like Songbaluo and the others. However, they didn't put on airs with Xilin. After calling Xilin over and asking about the situation during the reconnaissance, they didn't ask him anything else.

As for what the home team talked about with Shorten after Xilin left, Xilin didn't know, nor did he care to know. Right now, he was busy studying some things, things that might save his life in the near future.

The home team left a group of people here. They valued this base highly and even sent specialized technicians to survey it. They all praised the base highly.

In fact, Xilin, Gray Cat, and Xiying knew that the base's current capabilities were partly due to Sigma's efforts. Over the years, Sigma had maintained, improved, and further enhanced the base.

Looking at the trees planted around the base, I saw that they were genetically modified species planted to improve the planet's environment. Now these trees have taken root and new buds are sprouting.

Not far away, a group of little Lovags ran after Snowball. The gray cat headed a ball over, which they caught and then headed back over the ball, having a great time. These Lovags did not show any hostility towards the Sixth Fleet members because they had tasted meat; this was due to the chips in their bodies, which made them different from ordinary beasts.

"Xilin, what are you looking at?!" The gray cat jumped in through the window and climbed onto Xilin's shoulder familiarly, asking.

Xilin raised his hand and scratched the gray cat's chin. "You guys seem to be having a lot of fun."

The gray cat lifted its chin for Xilin to scratch, and said lazily, "They're all just a bunch of little brats."

Xilin pursed his lips. Apart from being older than them, you have a similar temperament.

"How's it going? How's the result of being cooped up in the workroom these past few days?" the gray cat asked, flicking its tail.

"Not bad, but, huff, let me ask you a question. With your abilities, what are your chances of winning against both Bart and Sumbarro?"

The gray cat opened its squinting eyes and thought for a moment. "I don't know."

In truth, the gray cat was well aware of its weaknesses. In a direct confrontation, it was confident it could defeat the two. However, battles weren't just about brute force; they required strategy. Bart and Songbaluo were clearly seasoned foxes, experienced in countless battles. While the gray cat possessed powerful calculation abilities, its cunning and scheming were hardly any better. It couldn't even lie properly; a lie would be easily seen through by Xilin, let alone those two old foxes.

"You want to fight them? We can team up. You use your brain, I'll use my claws. Meow, I don't believe we can't beat the two of them," the gray cat said.

Xilin shook his head. "My enemy isn't them, but they're stronger than the two of them combined."

The gray cat twitched its ears. "I know, you're talking about those people we met in prison. They're very strong and cunning. By the way, are they really going to attack the base?"

Greycat didn't need to ask the people in the Sixth Fleet; it could learn things through Sigma. The entire base was Sigma's eyes and ears.

"It should be."

"Don't worry, I've discussed it with Sigma. Sigma is planning to renovate the base and install some turrets outside. Anyway, we have the materials now. Yesterday, Yudi even said he wanted to install the turrets with us."

Seeing the gray cat getting carried away, Xilin didn't interrupt it, instead gently scratching the cat's chin. The cat's eyes were fixed on the distance, lost in thought.

Two days later, another small team mission. They had recently discovered rich deposits of rare metals on two planets with Class C habitability, and these metal deposits would be just what they needed to build for the new protective infrastructure.

Xilin's team and Zayachasha's team went out to mine, with each team responsible for the situation on a different planet.

Gray Cat, caught up in the excitement of tinkering with the turret, didn't come along. Xilin left Xiying at the base to oversee things, lest those guys mess around without knowing what they were doing.

On the starship, Sirin listened silently as Carrie and Beaver discussed the construction of defensive facilities around the base.

Uneasy, still uneasy.

Xilin is not one to act unprepared, but this time he still felt quite uneasy.

Tico walked over and stopped in front of Xilin, looking at him with some concern.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Xilin asked.

"It's not that I have something to say, I just want to ask Vice Captain Xilin what's wrong, or rather, what you anticipate will happen."

Tico pulled over a chair, sat down, took the little rabbit out of her coat pocket, and handed it to Xilin.

The little rabbit's ears drooped, and its eyes were fixed on Xilin, filled with obvious worry.

Xilin had never seen the rabbit look like this before, and there was also reluctance in its worried eyes.

Xilin didn't know why he could see that meaning in the rabbit's eyes; just looking into them, he felt that was the meaning. The rabbit's mouth couldn't speak, but its eyes could.

"It's been like this ever since we left the base. It always looks at you with that same gaze, but not at anyone else." Tico stared directly at Sirin. "What happened? Is there something you haven't told us?"

Xilin rubbed his hands on his face.

There's no way to avoid it, there's just no way to avoid it.

Seeing the rabbit's eyes, he knew what he was about to encounter.

Xilin did not answer Tico's question, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers on the back of the chair.

Five minutes later, Xilin opened his eyes, stood up, stroked the rabbit that was looking at him, and looked at Tiko, saying, "It's okay."

Tico didn't take Xilin's words seriously. She knew the rabbit in her hand all too well. She understood what every look the rabbit gave meant. So when she saw the way the rabbit stared at Xilin, Tico was so shocked that she dropped the knife in her hand.

That look in his eyes meant that Xilin was very likely to die this time, otherwise the rabbit wouldn't be so reluctant and worried.

Xilin went to find Yudi. Diaz wasn't there, so he explained some plans to Yudi. After all, Yudi was the most suitable person in the entire Sixth Fleet to have a lot of say and be able to analyze problems calmly.

When the time is right, be decisive.

Their starship has now traveled quite far from the base planet and is about to land on the metal-rich planet, but Xilin has not given the order to land. Instead, he has ordered the weapons to be prepared, the control room staff to be in position, and to check the energy supply and protection systems.

Kari opened her mouth, but Yudi's glare silenced her. Kari was now filled with frustration and confusion, her heart feeling like it was being scratched by a gray cat's claws, yet she couldn't ask.

"Are you ready?" Xilin asked Yudi.

Yudi nodded: "Ready."

"Okay, let's begin!"

As Xilin finished speaking, Yudi issued a series of instructions.

The starship, which was originally flying towards the metal-mining planet, suddenly turned around, activated its protective shield, and sped away.

Kari couldn't hold back any longer and glared at Yudi. The protective shield was already at its maximum setting; how many energy blocks were being wasted? And these were special energy blocks, no less! Even now, after all this, there wasn't even an explanation?!

Just as Kari was about to ask a question, before he could utter a sound, the starship suddenly shook.

"We've been attacked!"

Through the screen, everyone could see light projectiles constantly being thrown at them, and a starship gradually revealed itself in the background.

There was a ship lying in ambush there!

What surprised everyone even more was that the detectors and scanners on their starship didn't detect anything at all!

The cannons on the starship behind were all aimed at the Xilin squad's starship. If it weren't for the protective shield, the starship would probably be half-paralyzed by now, and it certainly wouldn't be able to escape at this speed.

"Who are they?!" Kari asked.

"I'd like to know too." Xilin glanced at the starship hot on their heels and left the control room. (..)

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