ATPnovel Chapter 116 Successful capture, discovery of man-made structure
Chapter 116 Successful capture, discovery of man-made structure
Chapter 116 Successful capture, discovery of man-made structure
Working under Fang Heng for many years, Henry Farlow has developed a fear of insufficient firepower, especially in the battle against the Zerg. He realized that without comparison, there is no harm.
Over the years, he has come to realize that whether they are natural humans, clones, or robots, as long as they have independent consciousness, they are all his comrades-in-arms, comrades who can entrust their backs to each other on the battlefield. Therefore, he treats them all equally.
Even if Farrow treats all warriors equally, the inherent flaws of clones and robots cannot be avoided.
Fortunately, Fang Heng was aware of this situation, so he had clear promotion standards for these two groups.
First, there are the clones. Because the number of natural people has increased, the scale of clones is also decreasing. Fang Heng's plan is to gradually shut down the clone production line and eventually stop using it completely.
With the help of second-generation enhancers, many existing clones will undergo self-evolution, and their genes will gradually improve, eventually becoming no different from natural humans.
Therefore, Fang Heng also allows such clones to become real natural persons and seals away their past experiences to avoid discrimination.
In fact, Fang Heng was somewhat overly worried about this. Under his rule, the social atmosphere was quite tolerant. In particular, the clones that appeared in society at this stage were all retired soldiers. Under the soldiers' ideology of protecting the country, these clones were not only not discriminated against, but were also highly respected.
Moreover, a large amount of research data shows that the more battles these clones experience, the faster their genes mature.
Once their genes are fully developed, they can choose whether or not to continue serving in the military.
Some of them have scientific research talent and become researchers, but most of them serve in the military.
As for robots, after the code from the Terminator world appeared, some robots would often break free from the constraints of the program and become intelligent programs similar to Skynet.
Because of intelligent life forms like Ethan, these newly created intelligent programs will receive good guidance. Even if one or two go astray, they can be beaten up by the other intelligent programs and corrected.
Thinking about all this, Faro quickly came to his senses. The orbital bombardment in the distance had already begun, and his side had also started to take action.
"Order the troops to advance immediately. Order the long-range artillery units behind to advance their barrage and suppress the Zerg attack."
"yes!"
As the army marched off, even with orbital bombardment and long-range firepower, these Zerg continued to approach the area.
The troops at the front immediately opened fire, and the torrent of metal engulfed the Zerg, like two tides clashing against each other. The Zerg surged forward wave after wave, while the torrent of metal fired by the Marines' electromagnetic machine guns forcefully interrupted the Zerg wave.
Faro, standing in the middle of the army, also watched the battlefield situation with a solemn expression.
"The attack power of these alien insects has increased significantly, as has their physical defense. They are starting to resemble the chitinous exoskeleton of the swarm. It seems that these alien insects have learned a lot from the swarm."
"Sir, the Empress's position has been moved."
"What? So cautious?"
Upon hearing the adjutant's report, Faro was also taken aback. This Queen was too cautious. He had only just begun his operation when the enemy was already retreating. It was only because these alien insects were led by the Queen and did not possess much intelligence that their commander-in-chief fled, which would have shaken the morale of the army.
"We can't let the Queen escape. We finally locked onto her, we can't let it all go to waste. Contact the fleet and launch an orbital bombardment of the area around the Queen to confine her to this area. At the same time, order all troops to fire without holding back their ammunition and eliminate the Zerg in this area as quickly as possible."
"Yes, sir."
Soon, the battle on the scene intensified again. The Marines increased their firepower once more, and the heavy equipment that they had been trying to hide from the Queen unleashed its full power. The Zerg in the distance were annihilated before they could even get close.
As the intensity of firepower increased, the entire Marine Corps' advance speed finally began to pick up, moving slowly and steadily toward the Queen's position.
On the Zerg Queen's side, as the orbital bombardment descended, she suddenly discovered that all the underground tunnels in the direction she was preparing to evacuate had been destroyed, and even the surface was being bombarded by orbital bombardment, making it impossible for her to evacuate.
The fear of death made her anxious, while within the Zerg's mental network, the Queen Mother constantly urged other queens in different regions to come and provide support.
Unfortunately, the only one the Queen Mother can command right now is the Queen of Insects on this planet.
The queens on other planets are already preoccupied with their own problems.
Over the years, not only has the fleet expanded, but the Zerg swarm has also grown.
Based on the principle of warp drive, modern biological warships have internal gravity generating organs, enabling them to achieve warp drive.
Although limited by the strength of their bodies, these biological warships do not have a high warp speed, only 20 times the speed of light.
However, when deciding to attack and capture the Queen Mother, Fang Heng made advance arrangements by dispatching a large number of Zerg warships to this location.
Now that the battle has officially begun, these Zerg warships have already descended upon other planets and launched attacks on the local Zerg.
The Zerg's biological warships were no match for the swarm; they were shot down as soon as they appeared. So, in the end, the two sides returned to ground warfare, and the swarm successfully held back these Zerg reinforcements.
The same was true for the Earth Alliance. Not only did they launch attacks on other planets to block enemy reinforcements, but they also landed a large number of mobile forces on the other side of the third planet to clear out the alien insects and try to find the location of the Queen.
Unfortunately, Fang Heng had already taken precautions. He only mentioned that the Queen Mother was on this planet, but did not say where. Both sides had to rely on their own abilities to find her.
The Marines acted very quickly and soon arrived near the area where the Queen Mother was located.
As orbital bombardment ceased in one area, the Marines began filling the firepower gap in that region, continuously shrinking the Queen's operational space.
"Reporting, sir, we have discovered the entrance to the underground cave. According to the drone's detection, it leads directly to the underground space where the Queen Mother resides."
"Very good. Order the robot forces to launch an immediate attack and capture the Queen Mother."
"Yes, sir."
These alien insects possess exceptionally powerful mental abilities.
The Queen's powerful mental strength was something even second-generation enhanced warriors couldn't withstand for long. However, robots are not human; they don't have minds. Therefore, no matter how strong the Queen's mental strength was, she couldn't control these robots.
Following the robot force were the capture teams dressed in special equipment.
These squads wear specially designed psychic protective gear, which can effectively reduce the psychic impact of the Zerg.
The robot squad moved quickly, and after continuously eliminating the alien insects that tried to stop them, they soon arrived at a huge underground space.
"Beep beep, high-energy attack detected. Activate shield!"
"Buzz!"
As soon as it appeared, countless plasma bombs flew over. The robots reacted very quickly. A robot with a big belly stepped forward and activated a huge shield, which firmly covered the other robots.
"Sizzle!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
While the plasma bombs were blocked, the other robots didn't sit idle either, and opened fire directly on the plasma worms in the underground space.
The massive firepower instantly killed these plasma worms, spraying plasma solution from their tails all over the ground and eliminating many nearby alien worms.
"Sizzle!"
With all the plasma missiles blocked, the shield-generating robot was completely destroyed, and its internal intelligent programs were uploaded to the network, awaiting the completion of a new body construction.
"Beep beep, clean up the scene!"
After the greatest threat was eliminated, the remaining ordinary Zerg were no match for these robots and were completely wiped out in just a few minutes.
At this moment, only a giant queen remained on the scene. At the tail of the queen was a huge egg-laying organ, which began to fall off. The queen's huge body stood up and attacked the robot directly.
"Beep beep, threat level increased. Proceed with non-threat action. Open fire!"
Countless electromagnetic bullets flew out of the machine gun, quickly severing the Queen's limbs. The once fierce Queen instantly collapsed to the ground.
"Aww!"
With a mournful cry, the arrest team that followed also felt a powerful mental storm, and everyone felt a splitting headache.
"Activate proactive protection immediately, quick!"
The captain immediately activated his own protective gear, and despite his splitting headache, quickly activated protective gear for the team members who had lost the ability to resist.
When the mental storm subsided, everyone felt drenched in sweat.
"Initiating the cleaning process, it seems the robot forces have succeeded."
The appearance of the mental storm indicates that the Queen Mother is fighting desperately, so there's no need to worry about its impact for a while.
Soon, as the cleaning process ended, everyone felt their dampness disappear and quickly followed the captain to the location where the Queen Mother was.
At this point, the Queen Mother had been completely subdued. The inhibitor, specially developed for the Zerg, was very effective. The Queen Mother was now lying on the ground like a dead dog.
"Report to command: The Queen Mother has been successfully captured and is about to return. Please arrange for troops to meet us."
"Command received, the support troops are ready."
"yes!"
However, right after the Queen Mother was placed in the box, the area where the incubation organ was located collapsed, revealing the special structure inside. The captain's eyes narrowed, and he immediately reported the situation.