Chapter 608 Deterrence
Lost Star.
The centipede-like appearance of the Forsaken Giant Insect caused quite a shock to all the explorers present.
Looking at the giant insects that were moving at high speed and coming from all directions, Xia Zhou's expression changed slightly.
"Attention everyone, give priority to using type III laser cannons and plasma cannons to attack!"
"These giant insects should also be able to absorb radiation!"
After saying that, Xia Zhou clicked his tongue lightly: "Damn it!"
"There is no ordinary Gauss rifle ammunition prepared, otherwise..."
"The simplest kinetic energy weapon should be the best solution!"
Xia Zhou's mutterings followed the communication link and reached Zhu Ziwen's ears.
Zhu Ziwen's expression changed drastically.
There is no doubt that this is his problem!
At that time, in pursuit of a more powerful weapon, he reduced the basic ammunition capacity of the Gauss rifle to zero and replaced it with high-power bullets containing antimatter inside.
But the problem arises.
In interstellar warfare, antimatter bullets are really useful.
Just like the anti-matter electromagnetic gun, as long as it hits, one shot can destroy the starships of lower civilizations.
But in the dense planetary atmosphere, its power is too great!
Especially when attacking these close-range targets, although an anti-matter bullet can easily eliminate all insect swarms, in contrast, the expedition team is probably dead - the extremely powerful shock wave is enough to kill all surrounding objects!
What he did was tantamount to destroying his martial arts skills!
After thinking about this clearly, Zhu Ziwen's lips trembled slightly, and there was endless regret in his eyes.
He did not hesitate to record this fatal flaw.
Fortunately, the strength gap between the two sides was too great, and the battle situation did not cause any surprises due to his negligence.
There is no doubt that high-energy lasers and plasma cannons are lethal to such carbon-based organisms.
The extremely high temperature often kills them easily at the moment of contact.
But as the number of giant insect corpses gradually increased, the space for the exploration team to move became smaller and smaller.
"Damn..."
Xia Zhou gritted his teeth and shouted at several explorers who were carrying research equipment: "Quick!"
"Enter the starship immediately!"
"Equipment? When did you return the equipment?"
“They’ve all been lost to labor and management!”
"Everyone, evacuate one by one!"
"Idiot! Wen Hao! Bo Lun! Come to the back with me!"
Xia Zhou, who had just issued a series of orders, caught a glimpse of Zhu Ziwen from the corner of his eye, who was still standing aside recording various data.
"Academician Zhu!"
"Academician Zhu!!"
Xia Zhou's shouts made Zhu Ziwen stop recording data.
"It's time to evacuate!!"
Xia Zhou shouted loudly, and at the same time raised his finger to point at the increasing number of giant insect corpses in front of him.
Although the combat data is still insufficient, Zhu Ziwen will not be confused at such a critical moment.
He nodded and walked quickly towards the starship not far away.
The piercing siren sounded again.
Zhu Ziwen turned his head and looked behind him in surprise.
The giant insect's offensive remains unchanged, without any changes.
Driven by the roots of the trees in the forest, these giant insects fled into this "safe zone" like crazy.
While being attacked by humans, they fought back vigorously, trying to monopolize this area.
"Lie down!!"
Just as Su Pengfei's voice sounded, a loud noise came from his side.
"boom!!!"
Brilliant high-temperature plasma flew in the air and passed before Zhu Ziwen's eyes.
At the same time, a shock wave hit him from his side, pushing him violently aside.
With the help of the exoskeleton armor, he quickly stood firm.
Looking at the burning tree roots in front of him and the deep pit on the surface of the soil, he swallowed hard.
At this time, he also heard the difference between the two sirens!
This time, it’s an attack from underground!
Perhaps because he sensed their intention to retreat, the giant tree that had been acting as a bystander in the distance finally couldn't help but take action himself!
Along with the slight trembling in the soil, thick tree roots pierced out from the ground!
The incident happened so suddenly that the formation of the expedition team was also scattered!
Seeing that the defense line created by laser beams and plasma cannons began to collapse step by step, Xia Zhou's eyes filled with a strong murderous aura!
"What the hell, this stupid giant tree is so shameless!"
As he spoke, he gave an order.
"Click!"*3
Three micro drones mounted on the back of the exoskeleton armor released their buckles and soared into the sky powered by fusion batteries!
"Captain Xia!" Zhu Ziwen's face changed slightly, "Are you going to use a miniature hydrogen bomb?!"
"certainly!"
Xia Zhou asked back: "Academician Zhu, I remember you said that these giant trees are highly intelligent?"
Zhu Ziwen nodded hesitantly: "There is currently no precise testing data to show this."
"But judging from its behavior pattern, its level of intelligence is definitely not low!"
"That's good!" Xia Zhou looked at the carbonized debris flying everywhere and said viciously: "This giant tree needs to be given a hard blow!"
"Let it know that we are not to be trifled with!"
"Otherwise, we will have to be dragged to death here!"
"It's a pity that the [Golden Crow] battleship has not arrived yet, otherwise..."
The cold light in Xia Zhou's eyes became sharper: "I have to uproot this tree!"
While speaking, he marked three bombing areas on the satellite map.
In order to express sufficient deterrence, the distance between the three bombing areas and the giant tree was shortened successively.
The last bombing point was directly placed on the top of the giant tree!
Not only that, in order to prevent the unexpected situation of insufficient hydrogen bomb power and insufficient deterrence, under Xia Zhou's operation, almost all micro-drones carrying micro-nuclear bombs fell off the exoskeleton armor and flew to the target area at a very high speed!
"Go! Brothers! Get into the starship quickly, it's safe!"
Su Pengfei's roar interrupted the communication between Xia Zhou and Zhu Ziwen.
Zhu Ziwen took a deep look at the explorer who was trying his best to block the joint attack of the giant insect and the tree roots, and whispered: "Be careful."
After that, he got into the side hatch of the starship without hesitation.
Perhaps because they discovered Zhu Ziwen's special status among the crowd, these tree roots paid special attention to him!
Almost at the same time as he entered the cabin, three or four tree roots rose from the ground and crashed into the hatch that was about to close!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just after closing the hatch, Zhu Ziwen heard loud noises coming from the hatch.
Under the gaze of Su Pengfei and Xia Zhou, three or four thick tree roots were frantically hitting the solid outer armor of the starship.
The armor made of star gold-carbonyne composite material actually had a shallow dent after repeated knocks!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
A series of plasma shells ejected from the barrel of the exoskeleton armor, burning the tree roots into a ball of ashes.
Seeing most of the tree roots "cut off their tails and escape", Xia Zhou's expression became more and more fierce!
[UAV No. 1 has arrived at the target area! ]
A line of highlighted white text appeared in the holographic projection in front of Xia Zhou.
"Drop the bomb immediately!"
Xia Zhou gave the order without any hesitation.
A few seconds later.
An extremely bright ball of light appeared!
The dazzling light violently tore apart the dim starry sky of the Lost Star!
"Get down!!!"
Xia Zhou shouted loudly!
The next moment, a powerful shock wave roared and mercilessly pushed the hundred-meter-tall trees to the ground!
Because the trunks were strong, these trees retained a relatively complete shape under the shock wave!
The light gradually disappeared, and the night sky gradually returned to its previous dim appearance.
The battlefield under the high-power searchlight fell into silence.
