Survival of the Stars: Rise of the Fourth Scourge

"Captain Pyne, what's your opinion?"

A captain, a company commander in the Astra Militarum.

The four teams that went out to explore this time are all from his company.

Pine looked up at the pyramid not far away, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

He replied: "Regent, exploring the ruins of alien civilization is an extremely dangerous thing. If something unexpected happens, we will not be able to guarantee your safety. Please also ask the regent to wait outside, and let us go in and explore the way first."

"It's been more than 300 million years. Do you think there's anything alive in it?"

Li Meng also wanted to stay outside so that he could complete the task safely.

But he couldn't, Zero wouldn't allow him to.

Of course, Li Meng did not reject Pine's proposal.

Before Pine could answer, Li Meng said again: "All right, you go ahead, and I will follow behind."

Hearing this, Pine was speechless.

Whether they go in front or behind, the Prince Regent will be with them.

As long as they are with them, in case of accident, the regent will take risks with them.

Pine also knew very well that the regent would not wait outside.

Otherwise, the Prince Regent would not be fully armed and put on force feedback power armor.

Taking a small step back, Pine switched on the communicator.

"The first team is in the front, the second team is behind, the third team, and the fourth team are stationed on the transport boat. Attention, pilots, they are ready to take off at any time..."

Following Paine's order, a small group of Star Militia soldiers who were originally behind Li Meng hurried forward.

They trotted, overtook Li Meng, and led the way ahead.

There are ten people in a team, plus Pine, a total of 22 people.

The team of 22 people gradually approached the pyramid.

The reason why Li Meng chose the north, of course, has his own reasons.

Just on the north side, there is a huge hole where the pyramid meets the ground.

It was a door, a door that allowed access to the interior of the pyramid building.

Before the hole, the team stopped.

"001, go inside and have a look..."

The hole was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

There is only a pile of yellow sand where the sun can shine.

001 moved in response, flew into the hole, and disappeared into the darkness.

After a while, 001 flew out of the darkness again.

"Safe, no living organisms were found..."

Hearing this, Li Meng ordered: "Let's go, let's go in!"

The team continued to move forward, stepping into the cave one by one.

Once inside the pyramid, darkness enveloped everything.

Can't see anything except the entrance and exit behind it.

"Turn on the searchlights..."

Following Pine's order, pillars of light suddenly appeared in the darkness.

The beams of light came from the laser rifles in the hands of the soldiers.

With the appearance of beams of light, he was finally able to see the surrounding scene clearly.

To the left and right is a huge metal passage.

"Prince Regent, where are we going to explore?"

The left and right channels are the same, very straight.

Facing Pine's inquiry, Li Meng looked back at the huge entrance and exit.

"Pyne, what kind of weapon can create such a damaging effect?"

Payne looked back towards the hole.

The hole is very large, no less than five meters in diameter, a little round, but not very round.

After thinking about it, Pine replied: "It can't be an energy weapon. Energy weapons can penetrate the outer wall, and naturally they can also penetrate the inner wall. But apart from the outer wall, the inner wall has not suffered any damage."

"It won't be a live ammunition weapon. The damage caused by a live ammunition weapon will not be so smooth. It should be torn, but the edge of the hole seems to be melted by something."

"Could it be a plasma weapon?" Li Meng asked.

Pine shook his head and said, "No, the plasma will have a sputtering effect. If it is plasma, there should be melting on the walls around the hole."

That's weird...

Not live weapons, not energy weapons, not plasma weapons.

What weapon caused the holes on the surface of the pyramid?
"0001, what did you find?"

Li Meng asked 001 again.

001 floated towards the entrance of the cave...

A white light curtain waved out, scanning across the wall on the side of the cave.

From top to bottom, then bottom to top.

Then 001 returned to Li Meng's side.

"Some kind of acidic organic substance was scanned at the edge of the hole, its function is unknown..."

Acidic organic matter?
Frowning slightly, Li Meng had a thoughtful look on his face.

If it is organic matter, it is related to living things.

Could it be that the culprit who attacked the giant civilization was some kind of native creature?
No, it's not possible...

If it were a native creature, Star 1 would not become a Death Star.

Moreover, judging from the architectural structure, the giant civilization obviously possesses extremely advanced technology.

An intelligent race with advanced civilization cannot be destroyed by native creatures.

"Keep going, to the right..."

As for the facts, we can only find out at a deeper level.

Following Li Meng's order, the team continued to move forward.

Leaving the light at the entrance of the cave, I walked deeper along the metal passage.

dark, very dark...

Except for the range that the beam of light can illuminate, everything is dark.

In addition to darkness, there is still...

It was quiet in the metal passage.

Except for the footsteps of the marching procession, there was no other sound.

In a closed space, in a dark space, the oppressive environment made the soldiers of the Astra Militarum highly vigilant.

They held laser rifles and swung them from side to side to increase the viewing range.

The soldiers walking at the end turned around and looked behind from time to time.

At this time, the entrance of the cave was no longer visible.

The darkness behind is more terrifying than the darkness ahead.

Because the enemy often comes from behind, approaching quietly.

"Regent, do we seem to be going down again?"

Pine approached Li Meng slightly, and expressed his conjecture.

Li Meng also noticed this.

Because the metal channel is not straight, but an arc extending inward.

Although the downward slope is relatively gentle, after walking for so long, I can more or less notice it.

Li Meng had a guess.

The passage under your feet is a downward loop around the outside of the pyramid.

And this pyramid is bigger than it looks from the outside.

Most of them are buried in the ground, otherwise, the downward slope of the metal passage would not be unnoticed.

Only if it is large enough, the downward slope will be smoother.

"It appears the building is bigger than we thought..."

Yes, big, big...

Payne noticed this too.

They've been walking this metal tunnel for a long, long time.

It seems that there will never be an end in sight, and there is not even a bifurcation.

Such a large building will never have only this metal passage.

It's just that they haven't found the entrance to the inner structure yet.

You can only continue to go deeper in the outer passage...