Since the target location of the mission was underground in the ruins of the city, when the medical transport aircraft used a tractor beam to drop Annie and the two assault team investigation teams, a total of thirteen people, outside the entrance of the underground facility,

The pilot quickly turned around and left with the escorting three Viking fighter formations.

Of course, the pilots did not intend to completely abandon the investigation team. They just wanted to guard against the strange magnetic field that could cause mental abnormalities, so they did not dare to stay for too long.

It was temporarily returned to the forward airfield of a military camp outside the city for repairs and preparation.

If necessary, they can fly to any location in this small plateau city within a few minutes of receiving information or discovering that the investigation team has left the underground ruins and conduct fire bombing, medical support, or perform rapid evacuation tasks.

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As for the departure of the medical transport aircraft and escort formation, the members of the investigation team did not mind too much.

They just opened the mass effect shield, kinetic energy barrier and a protective barrier based on the technology of the protoss that can shield the mental and soul pollution to a certain extent under the command and order of the colonel, and then formed a battle formation.

They filed into the underground facility that was transformed from the ruins of an ancient civilization.

Then, as soon as they entered, they saw that, just like the information they had seen before, the underground facility was indeed transformed from an ancient ruin. In addition to the lighting equipment and necessary signboards,

Many places retain some primitive architectural styles that are completely different from the human civilization of Huagai Planet.

Moreover, due to the use of special natural rock materials and its location underground, although it has gone through countless thousands of years, it is still generally well preserved, making everyone who entered it for the first time marvel and wonder.

Otherwise!

I am amazed. At this moment, in this dim underground ruins, there is always a suffocating and uneasy sense of depression. Even though the power supply here has been repaired by the previous combat unit, even though most of the lights are there.

The same goes for when it's on.

Not long after, as the Marines who were on guard and filed in began to go deeper, they also discovered with uneasiness that the entire passage was shrouded in a deep darkness, as if even time and space were covered by this.

It's like being swallowed up and twisted by a piece of darkness, and the deeper it goes, the more serious the situation becomes?

That feeling is completely different from the subspace energy red mist that only blocks detection and communication, and also has a weak corrupting function!

Although everyone's communication and detection equipment are intact, although the lighting equipment along the way has been repaired and powered on, and even temporary power supplies have been installed in some places by previous troops, compared to the tall and spacious underground ruins passage or

The huge halls and the weak lights on the rock walls barely illuminated a small area of ​​the surrounding environment, completely unable to dispel the thick and terrifying shadow.

Then there is the issue of air. Even if it is covered with a CMC armored mask and uses an air circulation and filtration system, I don’t know which unscrupulous designer designed that thing. It only filters harmful and toxic gases in the air.

The adsorption of certain odors is not very good, especially in such a closed underground environment. The rotten smell that permeates the space and is mixed with a strong smell of rust is still stubbornly lingering in everyone's mouth and nose.

It lingers almost non-stop, making people feel nauseous and suffocated.

But fortunately, everyone has become accustomed to that smell in the past few months, so it is not a big problem.

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As they continued to go deeper, the investigation team also saw: On the ground, wherever they came, there were countless corpses scattered here and there. Some were refugees who had hid here to avoid demons, and some were from the red-skinned subspace.

Demons, and some are marines wearing CMC armor.

Although they all have completely different identities and purposes, for example, the refugees obviously fled in to avoid the pursuit of subspace demons, while the demons had to retreat to avoid the counterattack and bombing of human troops.

Those who arrived here, as for those who were easily identifiable wearing CMC armor, were undoubtedly here to chase demons.

But as a result, no matter what their identity and purpose, they have now become part of this tomb-like underground ruins, and will most likely be left here forever.

Because regardless of the results of this investigation, there is a high probability that the mine base will carry out a fusion attack here. By then, whether they are humans or demons, their corpses will be completely reduced to dust together with this ruins, and will no longer exist in this place.

On this planet.

Of course, that kind of thing should at least wait until the investigation is completed. After all, the human race in the star area is not too scared, and it is impossible to bombard this place without hesitation before figuring out the matter.

"Colonel!"

"Tell me, what on earth is going on?"

After walking for a while, Wang Qing, a medical soldier, suddenly stopped and looked at the two completely different corpses of Marines lying next to the passage and asked:

"Look, this complete body was killed by a demon."

"But……"

"What caused this soldier's armor and body to be directly corroded, leaving only the charred skeleton?"

At this time, next to her, two of her own soldiers wearing CMC armored power suits were lying there forever, and those two people undoubtedly belonged to the combat group that was killed before.

Then Wang Qing, who was observing carefully, also saw that the face mask of the CMC armor and the thickest armor plate on the chest of the corpse that remained relatively intact were torn open, and the blood of the young female Marine inside was torn apart.

They all turned dark brown, and they had obviously been dead for a day or two. The fatal injury was that the chest was cut with a sharp weapon, and the heart was probably chopped into pieces, and maybe even part of it was taken out. Only the young and pale face was beautiful.

A pair of lifeless and empty eyes on his face were still open angrily.

With such terrible injuries and the terrifying power that can tear the CMC armored power suit from the front with brute force, Wang Qing knew without thinking too much that it must have been done by those subspace demons, and at least boss-level demons! Once

Being approached by such a terrifying monster, even the elite of their team had to deal with it carefully, otherwise, the result would definitely not be better than that of this female warrior.

As for the armor and body that was directly corroded, leaving only the charred skeleton and the CMC armor of the lower body that was still barely intact, it was undoubtedly injured by some kind of terrifying and weird energy weapon.

Looking around, although this is only the uppermost area, there are still many similar corpses, and even demons are no exception. And those who hurt them must be the ones they came here to investigate and find this time.

Third party 'mysterious' force!

Anyway, along the way, Wang Qing has discovered that most of the bodies of the Marines who were killed by third-party forces are no longer intact, and have been more or less decomposed and eroded beyond recognition by some kind of weapon.

, some only have some residual limbs left, and some have almost completely decomposed, leaving only some charred and ferocious skeletons, while all the flesh, flesh and armor steel are gone.

The CMC armor of those marines was originally indestructible, and it also had standard mass effect shields and kinetic energy barriers. Although the strength was definitely not comparable to that of special forces members like them, it was not low either.

But now it is so corroded and dilapidated, it is indeed appalling.

In addition, the rusty CMC armor and the rotten bones inside made her feel even more incredible!

Obviously this battle group only came here three days ago, but the bodies of those people protected in the CMC armor have all turned into skeletons, and the gray-brown skeletons have also changed like the CMC armor that protects them.

It's as fragile as dead wood. It breaks apart and turns into sand at the slightest touch, as if they have been dead here for thousands of years?

Not to mention the demons!

The corpses of those chaos monsters that were originally protected by subspace chaos energy and were not afraid of ordinary long-range weapons were also decomposed and corroded until only some mottled rag bag-like stumps were left. Their originally powerful and powerful armored power suits were strong enough to compete with CMC.

The wrestling body and protection also don't seem to do much to protect them.

In addition to the corpses, Wang Qing also saw some fresh battle traces on the surrounding walls, floors and giant columns, including bullet marks from long-range weapons, explosions and

The scratches left by sharp claws and the completely dried blood stains everywhere on the ground looked particularly dazzling in the dim light.

Of course, there were some that she couldn't understand. She didn't know what kind of weapons caused the traces. From this, it was not difficult to know that it seemed that all three parties had fought here?

Anyway!

At this moment, in the entire ruins, except for these corpses and wreckage, there are no other signs of life either in sight or in their tactical radar, even the mysterious 'third party force'.

It's like it has completely disappeared.

This ruins seems to have become a dead world, with only the breath of death and destruction permeating and lingering here.

call--!

Suddenly, before everyone could move forward, a gloomy air flow blew from deeper underground in the ruins, and at the same time it gave everyone a chilling chill.

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"!!"

Seeing this, the colonel and several marines in front immediately stopped, and then they were on guard and waiting in full formation.

However, after being vigilant for a long time, nothing happened except that they saw the lights in the passage that had been temporarily arranged by the previous battle group swaying and flickering slightly under the influence of airflow, as if they might go out at any time.

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What echoed in this dark and dead underground ruins, apart from the strange wind sounds just like the whispers of dead souls, the only existing sounds were their own breathing and the heavy and messy sounds of the crowd.

Just the sound of footsteps.

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Seeing that there was no threat, Wang Qing, who relaxed, naturally continued to want to study the strange corpse next to her.

"Medic!"

"I advise you not to touch anything..."
To be continued...