Zhao Chen walked into the cargo ship's cabin, where rows of soldiers were already dressed and seated.
In the rear half of the cabin, there were rows of interstellar mechs ready to go.
"Reporting to the Commander, the First Interstellar Marine Corps of Pluto is ready."
The team consists of 350 people. Please give instructions.
Zhao Chen glanced at the female officer standing in front of him, who was wearing a single-soldier exoskeleton combat armor.
He knew that this was most likely arranged directly by the deputy captain.
Knowing that her decision wouldn't change, she tried to improve her safety in other ways.
“You team up with the leopard woman.” Zhao Chen pointed to the leopard woman next to him.
The Leopard Woman's personal guard consisted of only fifty people.
The leopard woman naturally didn't mind having another interstellar marine, and stepped forward to greet them.
Zhao Chen found a seat and sat down.
At this moment, a figure walked in and silently sat down next to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen turned his head to look at A Yin.
“I’ll go with you,” Ah Yin said calmly.
"Do you need weapons and equipment?" Zhao Chen asked.
Although his body had been enhanced, he was still wearing a black individual exoskeleton combat armor.
“Our bodies are made of the hardest metals,” Ah Yin said, raising her arm.
With a quick pull of the hand inside the wrist, a cannon muzzle appeared.
Several small missiles also extended from his arm.
Then a laser knife appeared.
"We are also equipped with weapons in combat mode," A-Yin said casually.
"You... you usually carry these small missiles with you?" Zhao Chen looked at the small missiles that had been retracted into his body with surprise.
I never expected that in the past two weeks, I would have such a walking ammunition depot by my side.
“Yes.” Ah Yin nodded.
Zhao Chen did not refuse Ah Yin's request to go with him.
After all, this coordinate location was given to her by her owner, that little girl.
Soon, the interstellar transport ship was launched.
They sailed away from the Pluto's cabins and headed towards the massive insect hive mothership.
Because of the preliminary work done by the previous unmanned reconnaissance team.
Zhao Chen's team had planned their route and determined their landing point well in advance.
"Begin deploying the interstellar mechs."
Sounds came from inside the cabin.
Subsequently, several Cerberus-class starfighter mechs from the rear half of the cabin were deployed and entered the landing point first to confirm its security.
The interstellar transport ship then began its descent.
The take-off and landing platform is deployed.
The interstellar transport ship landed safely on the black hull of the Zerg hive mothership.
The hatch opened.
Zhao Chen pressed on the neck area of the individual soldier exoskeleton combat armor, and then a semi-transparent energy helmet covered his head, ensuring that he could breathe in the outer space environment.
Most of the other soldiers wore full-face helmets.
This is because Zhao Chen has confidence in his physical abilities, compared to the combat power and defensive capabilities that other soldiers want from individual exoskeleton combat armor.
Zhao Chen prioritizes not hindering his physical movements; his individual armor is the lightest and most portable type.
"Marine Corps, prepare to board!" The Marine Corps captain led his soldiers down from the compartment and onto the wreckage of the Zerg mothership.
Three minutes later.
Then there was Zhao Chen and the Leopard Woman's personal guard.
When Zhao Chen stepped onto the Zerg mothership, he felt an uncontrollable buoyancy. It was only thanks to the gravity adjustment device on the feet of the individual soldier exoskeleton combat armor that they could walk on the surface of the Zerg mothership wreckage as if they were walking on land.
Zhao Chen steadied himself and looked around.
If you didn't know that this was the outer shell of an insect hive mothership, you would really mistake it for just an asteroid drifting in space.
"The route has been confirmed again."
"Confirmed, estimated travel time is half an hour."
The words of the Marines in battle reached Zhao Chen's ears, and at the same time, a route appeared before his eyes, like a navigation system, reminding them where to go next.
The final destination was the location where all the unmanned reconnaissance equipment had previously failed.
"Commander." The Marine Corps captain looked at Zhao Chen.
"Let's go," Zhao Chen said.
Once the order was given, the entire team set off.
The interstellar marines are divided into several combat teams, positioned in front, behind, left, and right, respectively, to ensure they can respond to any potential dangers at any time.
The Leopard Woman's personal guard surrounded Zhao Chen, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.
On the contrary, Zhao Chen walked along nonchalantly, glancing at the surrounding ruins from time to time, as if this were not an operation but a picnic.
Along the way, Zhao Chen saw the wreckage of some dead T1 and T2 level Zerg motherships.
There were also the remains of some interstellar Zerg combat units.
Zhao Chen even saw a huge culture dish space, like a honeycomb nest, which looked like it was specially used to cultivate interstellar Zerg larvae.
Looking at those densely packed, cocoon-like things, it would send chills down the spine of anyone with trypophobia.
The half-hour journey was completed quickly.
Zhao Chen and his group arrived at a location that resembled a 'bridge platform'.
"Light up!" the Marine Corps captain shouted.
Immediately, a soldier took out a pistol-like weapon he was carrying and fired at the surrounding area.
One by one, beams of light were nailed to the wall, illuminating the space.
Here you can see several covered bridges connecting the central platform, with bottomless 'abysses' on both sides of the long corridor.
Zhao Chen walked onto the covered bridge and saw the previously out-of-control reconnaissance equipment scattered on the ground. It was not damaged, but it could not be started.
"Be careful and stay alert."
In the communications channel, the Marine Corps captain gave another reminder.
The soldiers in the ranks had their fingers already on the firing positions of their weapons, ready to fire at any moment.
Ah Yin suddenly pointed to the middle platform: "I heard a sound, someone is calling."
Zhao Chen stared at that spot.
The platform resembled an unopened flower bud, but from within it, one could see flashes of red from time to time, making the 'bud' appear as if it were blood red.
This is the red color we saw in the previous footage.
The group walked through the long corridor and arrived at the flower buds on the platform.
At this moment, Zhao Chen and the others could also hear a strange sound.
Thump thump thump
Like the sound of a heartbeat.
"Sixth Squad, stay here and keep watch on the surroundings," the Marine Corps captain ordered.
The fifty men of the sixth squad stayed behind.
The remaining people entered through the passage within the 'flower bud'.
After passing through the 'flower bud', Zhao Chen and the others saw a blood-red, spherical object.
Combined with the sounds I heard before, it really does sound like a heart.
Just then, the Marines who had followed in all covered their heads, their faces contorted in pain.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhao Chen asked, looking at them with surprise.
Only he and Ah Yin were unaffected.
