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Chapter 610: Welcoming the Golden Beetle (I)
The giant tank worm's attack almost wiped out the infantry regiment of "Silver Sand Star". 15 Under the instructions of the warship captain, all mechanical infantry will abandon the task of searching for Star Blood Iron Mine and retreat to the nearby asteroid.
In their eyes, finding the Star Blood Iron Mine is the ultimate mission. As for whether to rescue the trapped miners, they did not mention a word.
In connection with the plot of Starship Troopers, it is not difficult to see that the miners have already died. Wherever the giant tank worms go, how can humans resist? It is very likely that, like the plot of Starship Troopers, letting the miners send a distress message is just a trap set by the Zerg to lure humans to come.
Everything has nothing to do with Meng Xiang. There are still three days before their return, and they no longer need to stay with the mechanized infantry.
The infantry retreated hastily, leaving behind a trail of dead bodies and the smell and charcoal of humans burned to ashes.
After all the infantry retreated, Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan once again came to the molten cave where the giant tank worms had drilled out of the ground. Not far away, the corpses of the giant tank worms lying on the ground like a mountain range were already emitting a foul stench.
"Let's go down and follow the tunnel that the giant tank worm has dug underground. First, we should try to find the Star Blood Iron Mine. By the way, we can track down the tank worm's nest," Xiang said excitedly. In an ideal situation, they could even save enough points to revive Mu Fei'er.
At the ninth level of Qigong, one can condense Qi and fly in the air, but Gu Panpan was far from reaching that level. She had to hold on to Meng Xiang, step on the advanced green magic board, and slowly descend along the huge molten cave.
For the purpose of lighting, Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan each inlaid a light bead on their body. Under the light of the light bead, this large cave, which was tens of meters wide, was as bright as day.
The giant tank worms move freely underground by melting rocks and digging with their giant claws, so the caves are filled with a strong smell of sulfur.
Ordinary people would definitely suffocate in the turbid air. However, Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan have been strengthened and their potential locks have been unlocked. Their adaptability is very strong and they can stay underground for a while.
Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan descended several hundred meters before they reached the ground. When they stepped on the ground, they felt it was very solid and smooth, comparable to a man-made tunnel.
In such an eerie and terrifying melting cave, Gu Panpan did not show any fear. Instead, he looked around with interest and knocked on the cave wall from time to time, just like an archaeologist.
"Pan Pan, stop running around and stay with me." Meng Xiang said lightly. His strength was enough to ensure his safety. He was only worried about Gu Pan Pan. Even a golden beetle was not something Gu Pan Pan could deal with.
"Yes, yes." Gu Panpan followed Meng Xiang with a smile, and the two of them walked forward cautiously.
Meng Xiang took out the detector of the Star Blood Iron Mine, and the values displayed on it kept changing, proving that there were rich iron ore deposits around Dongxue.
This detector is preset with the richest iron ore pile as 100, and comes with an indicator needle. The iron ore content around is only in the single digit, so it is still far away from the iron ore group.
The tunnels were crisscrossed, and Meng Xiang felt like he was constantly circling, but the overall direction was sloping downward. After walking for several hours, Meng Xiang estimated that he was already several thousand meters underground. If calculated based on the ratio of the Earth to Silver Sand Star, he should soon pass through the Earth's crust.
The interior of a planet is generally divided into the crust, mantle, core and inner core. The upper layer of the mantle is the asthenosphere, which has extremely high temperatures and even magma, so it is impossible for organisms to survive there. However, Yinshaxing is not the Earth, and the knowledge of the Earth cannot be used to infer, so Meng Xiang can only walk according to the instructions of the tunnel and the detector.
The downward sloping tunnel finally slowly stabilized, and even circled slightly upward. Occasionally, the tunnel would fork, but this was not common. Apparently, the tank worms crawled underground, generally following regular routes, and rarely opened new tunnels. This might be because it took too long to open a new tunnel.
A day passed like this.
Gu Panpan was very excited at first, but after dozens of hours of walking, she became more and more bored, so she simply took out an ordinary green magic board from the public area of the space bag and played in the smooth tunnel.
Meng Xiang really had no way to deal with Gu Panpan. She seemed like she was on a travel adventure and had no sense of nervousness at all.
"Hey, Brother Xiang, there are some human-like footprints here." Gu Panpan put away the Green Magic Board and pointed to the ground near the cave wall.
This is the ground of the Orion Silver Sand Planet, how could there be human footprints? Meng Xiang walked up quickly, and through the light of the light beads, he saw several clearly visible footprints on the ground. These footprints even had shoe marks, which basically confirmed that the humans who had entered the interior of this planet to explore had at least a high level of civilization.
Starship Troopers is a plot world. Apart from the Nameless Team and Zoro who entered to practice last time, no other reincarnations could have entered. So, could it be that the miners had left their footprints here
The footprints started to appear from here and spread forward. This was another puzzle that Meng Xiang couldn't figure out.
"Let's follow and see." Meng Xiang was skilled and brave, so he decided to follow the footprints.
Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan quickened their pace, and when they came to a fork in the road, they turned in the direction of the footprints. Although they learned through the detector that they had deviated from the location of the Star Blood Iron Mine, driven by curiosity, Meng Xiang decided to first find out the cause of the footprints.
After walking for a while, suddenly, a strong sense of crisis accompanied by a "buzzing" sound came slowly from the dark cave in the distance. Meng Xiang stopped and pulled Gu Panpan, holding his breath.
Meng Xiang will never forget this familiar voice. Once upon a time, when Meng Xiang and Yuan Zhi were trapped in an insect hole, it was this voice that almost became the death warrant for Meng Xiang and Yuan Zhi.
Gold beetle.
Within the illumination range of the light bead, golden beetles crawled out one after another, just like ants, densely packed, there were at least a thousand of them.
The golden light of the golden beetle is so dazzling that it can even compete with the brilliance of the light beads. However, Meng Xiang knows that the appearance of the golden beetle heralds the beginning of a vicious battle.
With Meng Xiang’s current strength, he is certainly not afraid of the golden beetle, but Gu Panpan is in danger.
The golden beetle, the most advanced Zerg that Meng Xiang knows, is the "leader" of the Zerg. It has hard armor, powerful strength, and no weaknesses.
Once upon a time, just one golden beetle caused the once nameless team to suffer.
"Brother Xiang, is this the golden beetle you once mentioned? It's so beautiful." Gu Panpan pulled Meng Xiang's sleeve and said something that made people laugh and cry.
"It's indeed beautiful, but poisonous insects are often covered in gorgeous clothes." Meng Xiang drew out the Tianjing Mother Sword. The silver light on the sword's edge immediately attracted the attention of all the golden beetles. The strong sense of crisis almost made Gu Panpan collapse.
“Panpan, don’t attack. Step on the advanced Green Magic Board and hide above the tunnel. Remember, don’t emit any murderous intent. Just pretend that you don’t exist.” The tunnel is nearly as high as a 30-story building, and there is enough space for the Green Magic Board to take off.
Gu Panpan didn't dare to mess around anymore, she knew her own limitations, with her strength, a golden beetle alone would be enough to strangle her to death. So she took out her high-level green magic board obediently, relaxed her whole body, and slowly rose into the sky without any momentum.
Nearly a hundred golden beetles crawling in the front raised their heads with two antennae at the same time. They were attracted by the rising Gu Panpan.
"Your opponent is me." Meng Xiang raised his momentum slightly, and with a "whoosh" sound, a hurricane of wind blew towards the golden beetle. Suddenly, a "buzzing" sound lingered around, deafening.
A protracted battle, without using overbearing force, relying only on speed, the sharpness of the heavenly crystal and the ultimate subtle power, he killed thousands of golden beetles with minimal loss of strength.
This kind of battle is most suitable for Meng Xiang's wishes.
"Whoosh..." Nearly a hundred golden beetles swooped over at the same time. They almost formed an impenetrable golden wall, making it impossible to escape.
"Swish" silver light flashed, the sky crystal passed by, and the three golden beetles were split into two.
Once upon a time, the golden beetle, which could only be dealt with by a miniature nuclear bomb, was unable to withstand the attack of Tianjing.
However, Meng Xiang's sword seemed simple, but in fact he had put all his strength into it. Without using the King-ken and the spirit gathering, he injected all his strength into the Heavenly Crystal with meticulous control, while increasing the speed and accuracy of the sword swing. This seemingly simple sword actually contained endless power.
This sword seemed to be able to cut through all solid matter in the world. The shells of the golden beetles became as soft as tofu. Tian Jing slashed at them, and the subtle sword energy leaked out, even shattering the blood and flesh inside their shells. Only a hard insect shell was left falling to the ground.
"Kill the golden beetle and get 10 points."
The Lord God's reminder made Meng Xiang ecstatic.
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