Destiny Mission of game 'Star Ring'-Chapter 1556 - 1237: Ambushed (First Update)
A few hours later, Su Mo was squatting in the corner of the nest, resting out of sheer boredom.
Not far away, the personnel of the Immortal Empire were whispering among themselves, occasionally casting sidelong glances at Su Mo in the corner.
Su Mo yawned, showing no reaction. He was well aware that the people of the Immortal Empire didn’t like him; they were wary of him, which was not surprising.
At this moment, several people from the Immortal Empire took out a special device from the Engineering Mecha, installing it in various corners of the nest. After some adjustments, they activated those devices.
In an instant, a thin layer of special air membrane unfolded, enveloping the entire area.
At the same time, using the external equipment on the Engineering Mecha, they began to purify the nest, and in no time, the entire nest became suitable.
Su Mo was a bit surprised; the technology sequence of the Immortal Empire was quite impressive indeed.
While Su Mo was watching, somewhat entranced, a nutrition bar was suddenly handed to him from the side.
Su Mo turned instinctively, not knowing when Krisia had approached. Her expression remained emotionless, showing no hint of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness.
"Thank you."
Su Mo smiled as he took it and began to eat, replenishing his strength. Who knew how long he would have to squat in this place.
After offering the bar, Krisia turned and left.
Watching Krisia’s back, Su Mo fell deeper into thought. To be honest, he found it hard to see through her.
The low voice of the Creator, the Swallower, resonated in Su Mo’s mind: "Are you really planning to stick with them?"
"Well, following them might bring surprises. After all, they are more familiar with this place than we are, and there are more of them, making it easier to find. Relying solely on ourselves is like finding a needle in a haystack; it’s not realistic."
Su Mo lazily replied.
While Su Mo and the Creator, the Swallower, were discussing, Kyarat suddenly called out.
"Everyone come over!"
All those present gathered towards Kyarat.
Seeing this, Su Mo joined the crowd.
Kyarat glanced at everyone present and said, "Now everyone, use this as a gathering point. Form into pairs, and if possible, operate without the Mecha. Spread out and search for the body of the VI-type Lord variant Alien Species, Antotan."
"Yes!"
Everyone present responded in unison.
"Good, let’s start teaming up."
Kyarat replied blandly.
"I would like to team up with Krisia."
Buseray immediately volunteered.
At this point, several people who originally wanted to team up with Krisia closed their mouths when they saw Buseray speak up.
Just then, Su Mo went directly beside Krisia and said with a smile, "Let me team up with Krisia."
"You!"
Buseray’s face showed clear anger as Su Mo interrupted.
Krisia, standing beside, also frowned slightly but quickly returned to normal.
Kyarat looked at Krisia, who then said directly, "I’ll team up with Su Mo."
"Okay, then it’s settled."
Kyarat nodded in agreement.
Thus, under the unfriendly gazes of others, Su Mo teamed up with Krisia, and the two of them chose a passage to explore deeply.
On the way, Krisia remained silent.
Su Mo coughed and explained to Krisia, "Are you angry? I had no choice. You know your companions all wish for my demise. If I teamed up with them or you left me alone there, I’d definitely be doomed. Who else would I choose but you?"
Krisia naturally understood, but she really had no anger towards Su Mo and didn’t feel like talking to him.
The two continued to explore inward, and whenever they reached a fork, Krisia would squat down to carefully examine the ground at each intersection.
Su Mo stood quietly by her side watching.
Quickly, Krisia chose a path and led Su Mo further in.
Watching Krisia’s back, Su Mo could confirm she was truly working hard to find the VI-type Lord variant Alien Species, Antotan.
But for some reason, Su Mo always felt Krisia’s attitude towards her own Empire was somewhat ambiguous.
...
Two days later.
Su Mo yawned as he followed Krisia, winding through the paths.
Krisia’s expression grew more serious as she constantly checked the ground for traces. Suddenly, her eyes lit up; she saw new drag marks on the ground.
"Have you found a clue?"
Su Mo asked.
"Yes, Commander Su Mo, I must remind you, what I’m going to investigate is the VI-type Lord variant Alien Species, Antotan. If reconnaissance goes wrong, it means certain death. You’d better consider if you want to continue with me, because if you die, I won’t be responsible."
Krisia seemed to hope Su Mo would be deterred.
Unfortunately, Su Mo was not scared off. He had thought for a long time that if there was anywhere in this complex cave system most likely to have the Pala Fruit, it was certainly the lair of the VI-type Lord variant Alien Species, Antotan.
"No problem, I won’t hold you responsible."
Su Mo replied easily.
Krisia glanced at Su Mo once more and then continued to lead the way forward.
Soon, they reached the end of the present passage, arriving in a cavern that was about several thousand square meters in size.
The bottom of the cavern was littered with disordered piles of bones.
The most important thing was, amid the bone pile, Krisia saw someone lying there in advanced IV-type Mechanical Armor, life or death unknown.
Krisia quickly approached, crouched down, and turned the person over to look at their face, a frown appearing on her brow.
It was a high-ranking NCO from the Immortal Empire, who seemed to be very much dead.
As Krisia was examining the exact cause of death.
Then, at that moment, a pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened atop the cavern ceiling.
Su Mo was the first to notice the anomaly, abruptly raising his head. He saw a huge black hole at the top of the gray cavern where a lurking monster was suddenly leaping towards Krisia.
"Look out!"
Su Mo’s muscles tensed, and he instantly burst into astonishing speed, rushing over.
At the critical moment, he lunged at Krisia.
Krisia, alerted by Su Mo’s warning, looked up to see the monster diving down from above. She had no time to react as Su Mo tackled her aside, and they rolled over ten meters away.
At this moment, a rat-like monster, about fifteen meters tall, with uneven gray skin, a partially rotten head revealing some white bone, crimson eyes, a mouth full of sharp teeth, and limbs like rock-hard, razor-sharp claws, missed its target.
The Creator, the Swallower, issued a warning to Su Mo.
"Be careful, it’s an IV-type Elite Level Pollutant Alien Species, Nightmare Corrosive Rat. Don’t underestimate its size; its entire body, teeth, and claws, even its blood, are highly toxic. Its combat power is considerable."
"IV-type?"
