In the interstellar age, along with the mutation of various creatures, two types of "evolvers" appeared among humans. Evolvers with excellent senses and physical fitness are called "Sentinels", and Evolvers with strong mental power are called "Guides". When using their abilities, Sentinels are prone to mental breakdown and even go berserk and lose their minds; while Guides with strong mental power can sort out the spiritual world of Sentinels and soothe their emotions. Therefore, Sentinels and Guides are also considered the best partners.
The night of December 31st, 499 in the Star Calendar.
A pure white tower stands in the center of the city, its top submerged in the clouds and stretches as far as the eye can see. From time to time, the tower emits a soft glow, which interacts with the surrounding starlight.
The white tower in the dark night looks like a holy temple.
In the square below the White Tower, two teams of soldiers were patrolling back and forth. They were all tall and muscular, with solemn expressions on their faces, and wearing uniform guard uniforms.
—White Tower, this is a restricted area designated by the Federal Military Department. Only those with a pass can enter.
Those who live in the White Tower are the Federation's most powerful sentinels and guides.
Because the Sentinels have evolved extremely strong five senses, their vision, hearing, smell and other senses are several times that of ordinary humans, and they are easily disturbed by external noise.
The more powerful the sentinel, the more external interference it can sense. Therefore, the interior of the White Tower is filled with white noise 24 hours a day to block out other complicated sounds and allow the sentinels to get the most adequate rest.
At the sentry residence S-103 in the White Tower, a tall man is exercising.
The man was only wearing a simple pair of trousers and a vest, and his healthy wheat-colored skin was covered with sweat. His arms were extremely strong, and he could easily lift a barbell weighing hundreds of pounds with one hand. But his muscles were not knotty, but well-proportioned and beautiful. His face was well-defined, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he was handsome and tough.
For an S-class sentinel like him, his physical fitness has evolved to the limit of human beings and he does not need additional exercise. Working out and sweating before going to bed every night is a habit he has developed over the years - using up his vigorous physical energy will help him sleep better.
After half an hour of intense exercise, the man got up, packed up his equipment, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Just after taking a shower and preparing to go to bed, the communicator on his wrist suddenly lit up. The man looked down and saw a line of eye-catching red words on the communicator: "Emergency mission! The Falcon Special Forces will set off immediately to the B73 base in the Square to carry out rescue. Mission danger level: unknown. Mission priority: red."
Lu Zexuan casually picked up a black combat suit from the hanger next to the fitness equipment, put it on as quickly as possible, and turned to go out.
In a short while, a group of sentinels arrived at the helipad on the upper floors of the White Tower. These sentinels all belonged to the "Falcon Special Forces" and were very familiar with each other. After meeting, several of them exchanged glances and whispered to each other -
"What kind of emergency rescue mission? The degree of danger is still unknown?"
"Base B73, I went there once with my master ten years ago, it's a deserted place."
"Isn't that a desolate resource planet? What happened?"
Just then, clear footsteps were heard from the front, and a tall figure appeared at the corner. A group of sentries hurriedly stood at attention.
"Team Lu!"
The sentries saluted the man in unison.
Lu Zexuan glanced at the queue, and when he saw that everyone was present, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
A huge black starship was parked in the middle of the apron. Its shape was like an eagle spreading its wings and its smooth metal wings were like sharp blades. As Lu Zexuan pressed the knob on the ring, the starship's golden eyes slowly lit up, casting a clear light and shadow on the ground.
Lu Zexuan walked in front, followed by dozens of sentinels behind him, and a group of people boarded the starship in an orderly manner.
—Falcon Special Forces, the most powerful elite sentinel force in the Federation.
Captain Lu Zexuan is one of the few S-level evolved sentinels in the Federation, and the rest of the sentinels all have A-level evolutionary capabilities.
The starship took off and the skylight on the apron slowly opened.
Lu Zexuan stood in front of the command desk, looked at a gentleman wearing glasses in the queue, and said, "Moir, report the mission information."
Moore, the accompanying guide and information officer of the Falcon Special Forces, graduated from the Guide Medical College of the Federal Military Academy and pursued a master's degree in guide medicine. He has a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical treatment experience.
Unlike the Sentinels who have evolved to the extreme physical strength, the Guides have evolved to a stronger mental strength. Moore's memory is particularly good. As long as he has read the information once, he can remember it and recite it by heart.
"The target location of this mission is near the Kenya Canyon on the planet No. 73 in the constellation Norma. There are two contaminated areas on this planet: Contaminated Area 13 is filled with an alien plant that feeds on flesh and blood. They can reproduce rapidly and devour surrounding life forms. The venom released by the petals has extremely strong corrosive ability, and its weakness is that it is afraid of fire. As for Contaminated Area 14, there is no relevant information at present." Moore reported the information he had at the fastest speed.
"No relevant information? Has no one gone in to investigate?" a young sentry with short blond hair asked in a low voice.
"Someone has gone in. But no one has come out alive." Moore looked at him and spoke as gently as possible.
“…” A group of sentinels looked at each other.
Almost at the same time, everyone remembered the information on the communicator: the danger level of the mission is unknown.
Lu Zexuan pointed to the map projected by Moore and said, "Since we are asked to carry out an emergency rescue mission, there is only one possibility - the contaminated area has spread and threatened the human base. We must hurry to reach the target location."
After the man finished speaking, he turned and went to the command room and set up the navigation path.
The Falcon Special Forces have carried out many difficult missions. The members live on the edge of a knife and are used to facing all kinds of unknown dangers. No one knows that before each expedition, they will write a will and arrange their funeral.
Although humans have evolved powerful sentinels and guides in the interstellar age, and have acquired the technological capabilities of interstellar navigation and space jumps, compared to the vast universe, what humans know is still too small.
Planet B73 in the Ordos system was a resource planet occupied by the Federation 20 years ago. There were a lot of metal minerals on the planet that were needed to manufacture spacecraft. After humans settled in Ordos, they had a fierce battle with the alien creatures there and paid a tragic price. Contaminated Area 13 was demarcated after the battle. Since this strange bloodthirsty plant could not be completely eliminated, humans finally used the power grid to isolate a safe base for resource mining.
In the past twenty years, those alien plants have not spread, and humans have coexisted with them in peace.
But since plants feed on flesh and blood, according to the law of ecological balance, there must be other animals on the planet. What kind of animals they are, no one knows.
"Bang!" A cluster of gorgeous fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky, and everyone in the spacecraft looked out the window.
At 0:00 in the morning, the largest central square of the Federation began the celebration of welcoming the New Year. The fireworks ceremony attracted many people to watch. The colorful fireworks decorated the vast sky, rendering a prosperous scene.
The New Year of the Federation's 500th anniversary is indeed a memorable day. The nobles and officials living in the capital planet live a luxurious and comfortable life. The fear and danger in the depths of the universe can only be experienced by the sentinels and a very small number of guides who go out with the team.
The soldiers in the spaceship looked at the lively scene outside the window and fell silent for a moment.
After a moment, a cold mechanical voice sounded in my ears: "We have left the Phoenix atmosphere and are preparing to accelerate. Navigation target, Planet B73 in the Orthorhombic System. The spacecraft will make its first space jump in 10 minutes..."
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At this time, on the planet B73 in the constellation of Norma, at the edge of the human base, the streets and alleys were littered with bloody corpse fragments, heart-wrenching screams rang out all around, and the survivors were running around like frightened little animals.
"Ahhh—help—"
"What kind of monster is this, oh my god!"
"Ouch, mom, it hurts so much, my leg is broken ouch!"
"Run! Get to the underground shelter!"
Under the heavy rain, the blood on the streets flowed into rivers, and the scene illuminated by the dim street lights was like purgatory on earth.
Late at night, a residential area was suddenly attacked by alien monsters. Most of the ordinary humans who had not evolved were killed or injured before they could even see their appearance clearly. They were as big as trucks and ran at an astonishing speed. They could easily crush human houses and buildings. Humans were as small as ants in front of them.
The shrill alarm sounded throughout the night sky, and the living people fled frantically for their lives.
Among the fleeing crowd, there was a young man who seemed out of place. Compared to the other people who were all terrified, his face was expressionless, and his eyes, one black and one red, looked a little weird in the dark. However, everyone was busy running away, and no one noticed him.
The boy walked quickly to a cake shop, opened the door and went in. Then he came to the corner of the house, lifted the floor and jumped, then jumped lightly into the basement.
The basement was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items, mostly cake-making materials, and a simple wooden bed.
The young man sat beside the wooden bed, listening attentively to the noise outside.
There were chaotic footsteps passing by the door of the cake shop, accompanied by human screams and cries.
"Ahh, they're chasing us!!"
"Quick, find a place to hide!"
A moment later, the sound of a giant beast running wildly came from far away, making people's eardrums buzz.
One of the giant beasts seemed to smell something and stopped in front of the cake shop. While sniffing with its nose, it stomped on the ground with its feet, causing the ceiling of the basement to shake violently and a layer of dust to fall off.
The boy held his breath, closed his eyes, and used his mental power to perceive the outside world.
In the darkness, several red tentacles of thought silently poked out from the crack of the basement door, gently wrapped around the limbs of the giant beast like vines, and instantly attacked its brain at lightning speed!
The giant beast only felt a "buzzing" sound in its head, as if it was electrocuted, and suddenly lost the ability to think.
"There's no prey here."
"Go look over there."
A clear, calm human voice rang in the beast's mind, and its expression was dazed for a moment. Then, it nodded as if it had suddenly realized something, turned around obediently, and ran wildly in the opposite direction, knocking over several of its own kind along the way.
The fellow creature that was knocked over looked at it in confusion.
Why is this guy running in the opposite direction? Is he lost
In the basement, a little white fox and a red nine-tailed fox were guarding the boy. Their conversation echoed in the boy's mind: "It's a huge star beast, and it doesn't look very smart." "It's intelligence level C, not difficult to deal with."
The young man said coldly: "Just drive them away, don't make trouble."
Within a moment, two more star beasts stopped near the cake shop.
Boom!
The door of the cake shop was broken by them, the floor was almost crushed by their strong steps, and the whole house was shaking violently.
The boy extended his thought tentacles again, trying to drive them away.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of "bang bang bang" gunshots outside. The gunshots were clean and sharp, and it was obvious that it was a well-trained team.
"Team 1 sets up a heavy firepower defense network to stop these monsters! Take Team 2 with the Hounds and search for survivors as quickly as possible!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The sentry's calm and powerful voice came from a distance.
The boy immediately retracted his thought tentacles to avoid being discovered.
As he withdrew his mental power, the two giant beasts that broke into the cake shop rushed around madly, collapsing the floor in an instant.
Countless broken tiles fell like rain.
The boy who was hit on the head by the falling tiles: "..."
Rescue team, you came at the right time.
The author has something to say:
Contaminated area: a dangerous area where aggressive alien creatures exist and is not suitable for human survival
Safe Zone: A safe survival base built by humans, with a protective electric grid outside the base
The above are common settings for wasteland backgrounds~
(End of this chapter)