Chapter 180: Who Said Anything About Slaying a Dragon?
Lu Yuan controlled the drone to ascend, then moved behind the "dragon," entering its blind spot.
From a top-down view, he noticed that some floor areas had collapsed, revealing more space below, confirming his earlier suspicion.
The underground section of this building was probably no smaller than the above-ground part.
And from an analysis of the overall planning and layout, the true core of the research institute should be at the deepest point directly beneath the large dome.
After all, they were all humans, and some habits and aesthetics in architecture should be universal.
He took a deep breath and activated the scanner mounted on the drone, intending to first clearly scan the monster's body structure to try and analyze its abilities and weaknesses, making it easier for the subsequent Crusade.
Upon seeing this, the good employees began checking their ammunition and organizing their equipment to prevent sudden situations and be ready to flee at any moment.
The drone slowly descended, and the scanner began collecting data, transmitting it back to Lu Yuan via the drone's optical fiber.
The process seemed to be going smoothly, but just then, the "dragon" suddenly opened its eyes, and the golden glow enveloping its body instantly converged on dozens of pairs of elytra, their brightness sharply increasing, becoming dazzling and extraordinarily magnificent.
Just one second later, although the drone was not directly attacked, the screen disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Alright, that's finally comfortable now.
"Let's retreat quickly!"
Lu Yuan decisively ordered.
"Received! By the way, what was that just now?" Ye Xing asked while running, "Was it a biological electromagnetic pulse?"
"But we're using an optical fiber drone, so it shouldn't be that easy to be interfered with by EMP," Grassland said.
"Then the electromagnetic pulse energy was too high," Black Smoke said, "It's not absolutely immune."
"It's not that simple. If it really were an electromagnetic pulse, we, being 1 kilometer away, would definitely be able to detect it, and there would be interference with the communication signals between team members."
After saying this, Lu Yuan replayed the last footage captured by the drone frame by frame, finally seeing the dense static that obscured the screen.
"Ah—this is electronic equipment failure caused by radiation, at least at a high-power X-ray level!"
Jubian, who was beside him, saw the screen on the pad and explained from a professional perspective.
"No way, those elytra of its can not only be used for flight but also emit super-strong radiation all around? This BOSS designer must have been completely carried away..."
Black Smoke expressed shock, foreseeing the difficulty of fighting it.
Lu Yuan nodded.
"That should be it."
The abilities of this top predator were developing in an increasingly outlandish direction, like a wild horse running rampant.
This guy, was it really naturally evolved?
How could I believe it? Fortunately, after the monster destroyed the drone, it didn't follow the direction of the residual optical fiber to find them, otherwise it would have been truly "fun."
The squad successfully retreated and breathed the air of the jungle again.
Although the dungeon couldn't be cleared in one go, it was a safe completion of the mission, achieving significant phased progress.
The players cheered and celebrated.
Rita also comfortably stretched, feeling a sense of rebirth at this moment.
The mission passed down by her ancestors for generations was finally no longer a distant dream, and ultimate victory seemed within reach.
After returning, she would use a persistent soft-and-hard tactic on Sasha to make her quickly increase cooperation and properly entertain these battle-proficient outsiders!
Only Lu Yuan was not as happy as the others.
He gazed distractedly at the distant large dome, his expression quite solemn.
The more he unearthed the secrets on Emerald Star, the more an indescribable sense of dread filled his heart, as if he was slowly approaching a cruel and dark truth.
Hopefully, it's just my chuunibyou acting up...
Lu Yuan comforted himself this way.
But he knew in his heart that his current mental attribute of 51 points, far surpassing everyone else's, created a more acute intuition, enabling him to piece together easily overlooked details and more quickly perceive the truth.
A moment later, the squad found the Whip Wielders they had hunted earlier, discovering that it had not been gnawed or dragged away by other creatures.
This corpse lying here was itself an extremely dangerous signal, automatically creating a "barrier" around it.
Lu Yuan called for a transport plane to lower a steel cable and hoisted the body back to the Emerald Outpost.
Since the hunt was entirely completed by the Cangyuan seven-person squad, the spoils naturally belonged entirely to Lu Yuan.
According to Rita, a considerable amount of zero element could be extracted from the Whip Wielders' body, most of which was Mass Effect Zero Element and Entropy Zero Element, about 10 kilograms of each.
In addition, there were small amounts of Quantum zero element and Warp zero element, about 400 grams of each.
These zero elements might be commonplace, or even excessive and unusable, for Emerald Life Science, but for Cangyuan, they were a luxurious gift package.
Just secretly enjoy it.
As long as 50 guard-type Whip Wielders could be hunted, Cangyuan's current two zero element reserves could be doubled! At the same time, two new and strategically important reserves would be added.
It's not an exaggeration, if it weren't for the astonishing density of creatures on this Emerald Star, Lu Yuan would be afraid that in a few months, they would have been hunted to extinction!
Of course, the premise was that everyone had hunting skills like those of elite players.
Take your time and practice.
Back at the outpost, while some players were surfing the internet and others were bragging, Lu Yuan sat in the co-pilot seat of the transport plane, contemplating alone for half an hour.
The dragon BOSS under the dome could generate strong radiation, basically confirming the fact that it had a biological nuclear reactor inside, and also indicating that it could create a very powerful biological electromagnetic field.
With a strong enough electromagnetic field, biological electromagnetic cannons would no longer be a fantasy.
The facts were clear: a gigantic monster with these abilities was definitely not something a 5-person or 7-person squad could easily take down. This was clearly a large-scale team dungeon BOSS!
It was time to summon a larger team.
In addition, the vast ruins of the research institute must be scattered with more scientific research data, requiring high-intensity, carpet-style sweeping.
It would be best to have several, or even a dozen, squads advancing simultaneously.
Hmm...
Given this, the First Battle Group would definitely need to come for training, and based on what he had seen browsing the player community these past few days, more and more combat talents were emerging among the players of the second and third echelons.
For these people, as their equipment, levels, and experience rapidly improved, the Mechanical Desert Spiders and remaining Raiders on Li Star were quickly becoming dull and boring.
And the dazzling array of dangerous creatures of various sizes on Emerald Star just happened to satisfy their desire for progress!
Finally, the promise made to Sasha earlier could not be continuously delayed and left unfulfilled.
He needed to quickly bring some good goods from Li Star to upgrade the equipment level of the field team, significantly enhance the NPC auxiliary combat power, and simultaneously reduce the accidental casualty rate, laying a good foundation for further cooperation later.
Okay, perfect!
After careful consideration, Lu Yuan decided to return to Li Star.
He had already been on Emerald Star for almost two weeks, enjoyed himself enough, and it was time to refocus.
He invited Jubian and Black Smoke to go with him, and both readily agreed.
On Li Star, many new scientific research and engineering projects must have already been launched, requiring the guidance of these two technical backbones.
Before leaving, Lu Yuan tallied his gains from his time on Emerald Star.
1. Emerald Star Mutant Optional Race Template, Rarity: A
2. Emerald Life Science Genetic Modification Knowledge, Rarity: B
3. Powered Soft Armor Blueprint, Rarity: B
4. Entropy Zero Element Furnace Blueprint, Rarity: A+
5. Infinite Deep Space Bionic Weapon Research and Development Achievements, Rarity: A
6. Local Species Scan Data, Rarity: B-
7. zero element Bio-Extraction Process, Rarity: S!
It was a great harvest.
Bringing these things home should live up to the expectations of the folks back home.
Warp Transport Plane, activate!