It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

No less than human?

I'm afraid... it is far more than human beings!

If those tree roots are really the nervous system, then the brain volume of this towering giant tree will far exceed human imagination!

With such a huge brain capacity, the level of intelligence is inconclusive!

Suddenly, he noticed a corner of the holographic projection.

Looking at the highlighted name that was specially marked, Lu Yongchang frowned instantly.

"Zhu Ziwen, what are you doing..."

Zero's electronically synthesized sound just happened to sound again.

"Professor, Academician Zhu Ziwen did not respond to communication requests."

Without any hesitation, Lu Yongchang said directly: "Forcibly connected!"

"At any time, it's fine if you don't answer the communication, why don't you escape on the starship and wait for death!"

"Roger that!"

……

The moment the communication was connected, Zhu Ziwen's ghostly cries and wolf howls sounded in the laboratory!

"...Zero! You call this a watermelon bug?!"

"Laozi believes in your evil!!!"

Lu Yongchang: "???"

The next moment, seeing the giant gnat coming towards him in the huge holographic projection, he subconsciously took two steps back.

Hundreds of two or three meters long legs brushed against his face lightly.

Although he knew it was a holographic image, he still felt goose bumps all over his body.

"...Zero?!" He shouted angrily, "Look at your simulation results!!"

"This tmd is too bad!!!"

"Professor, there was not enough observation data at that time, and there was a big gap between the simulation results and the real picture, which is normal."

Zero's electronically synthesized voice was as calm as ever: "The model of the lost giant worm has been updated."

It couldn't understand why Lu Yongchang, Mao Zhengzhi and others reacted so strongly.

In its view, watermelon worms and gnats are both arthropod-like organisms, and there is not much difference between them.

Perhaps the biggest difference is that these gnat-like creatures can achieve higher crawling speeds with longer gastropods.

Lu Yongchang ignored Ling's words, he took a deep breath and suppressed the discomfort in his heart.

"Ziwen, go back to the starship!"

"The rate of fire of the plasma cannon needs to be improved. We can add another energy storage area next time, but I don't know if the material is strong enough..." Zhu Ziwen mumbled to himself from the communication channel.

"Zhu Ziwen!" Lu Yongchang raised his voice and shouted again.

"Ah?!" Zhu Ziwen, who was immersed in observation, woke up suddenly, "Professor? When did you connect to the communication?"

"What time is it, you still haven't returned to the starship..."

"Professor, the situation is urgent. I will report to you later." Zhu Ziwen quickly interrupted Lu Yongchang, "I still need to record relevant data!"

The voice fell, and the holographic communication screen that had just been connected for a few seconds returned to the initial azure blue interface at the beginning.

【Communication has been interrupted】

Looking at the highlighted white text in the center of the blue interface, Lu Yongchang's eyes twitched.

"You little bastard! When he comes back, I have to..."

"Professor, calm down, calm down." Mao Zhengzhi on the side persuaded with a smile, "Since Xia Zhou let him stay by the side, it means that there is not much danger."

"I think Academician Zhu's next direction is a bit biased towards individual mechas. This brand-new research direction really needs a lot of data to support."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang shook his head, sighed softly and said in a low voice: "Of course I know the truth."

"I'm just worried about Ziwen's safety."

"After all, this is a different planet, and the creatures on it are still in this form of existence that we can't imagine..."

"Unknown, after all, means danger."

Mao Zhengzhi thought for a while: "Professor, I don't think there is much to worry about."

"No matter how intelligent the tree is, no matter how big it is, it's still just a tree."

"According to the data sent back, the plasma cannon and some ultra-high temperature weapons are extremely lethal to it."

"The batch of exploration troops we sent out can easily solve a second-level civilization."

Mao Zhengzhi's words eased Lu Yongchang's brow a lot, but he still paid close attention to the real-time battle situation presented in the holographic projection.

"Zero, send some more carrier-based drones to protect the safety of Academician Zhu Ziwen and the rest of the explorers."

"No, not enough, send ten [Golden Crows] over there."

"When necessary..."

"Destroy this giant tree!"

"receive."

The moment the electronic synthesis sound fell, a small fleet composed of ten [Golden Crow] battleships and countless ship-borne drones quietly separated from the main force and flew towards the lost star in the distance.

Chapter 608 Deterrence

Lost Star.

The scorpion-like shape of the giant worm left behind caused a lot of shock to all the explorers present.

Looking at the giant insects moving at high speed and rushing from all directions, Xia Zhou's face changed slightly.

"Attention everyone, use Type III laser cannon and plasma cannon to attack first!"

"These giant worms should also be able to absorb radiation!"

As he spoke, Xia Zhou clicked his tongue lightly: "Damn it!"

"I didn't prepare ordinary Gauss rifle ammunition, otherwise..."

"The simplest kinetic energy weapon should be the best solution!"

Xia Zhou's murmurs came to Zhu Ziwen's ears along the communication link.

Zhu Ziwen's expression changed drastically.

There is no doubt that this is his problem!

At that time, in pursuit of more powerful weapons, he reduced the basic ammunition capacity of the Gauss rifle to zero and replaced it with high-powered bullets containing antimatter inside.

But the problem also arises.

In interstellar wars, antimatter bullets are really useful.

Just like the anti-matter electromagnetic gun, as long as it hits, one shot can destroy the starships of low civilizations.

But in the dense planetary atmosphere, its power is too great!

Especially when attacking these close-range targets, although an antimatter bullet can easily kill all the swarms, the expedition team is probably dead at most—the extremely powerful shock wave is enough to kill everything around!

What I have done is tantamount to abolishing my martial arts!

Thinking about this clearly, Zhu Ziwen's lips trembled slightly, and endless regret appeared in his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he recorded this fatal flaw.

Fortunately, the strength gap between the two sides was too great, and there was no accident in the battle because of his negligence.

The lethality of high-energy lasers and plasma cannons against this carbon-based creature is beyond doubt.

The extremely high temperature often easily kills them the moment of contact.

But as the corpses of giant worms gradually increased, the space for the exploration team to move became smaller and smaller.

"Damn..."

Xia Zhou gritted his teeth, and yelled at several explorers who were carrying research equipment: "Quick!"

"Enter the starship immediately!"

"Equipment? When is it time to return the equipment?"

"It's all tm lost to labor!"

"Everyone, evacuate one by one!"

"Idiot! Wen Hao! Bo Lun! Come back with me!"

Xia Zhou, who had just issued a series of orders, caught a glimpse of Zhu Ziwen who was still standing aside and recording various data out of the corner of his eye.

"Academician Zhu!"

"Academician Zhu!!"

Xia Zhou's shouts made Zhu Ziwen stop his behavior of recording data.

"It's time to evacuate!!"

Xia Zhou shouted loudly, and at the same time raised his finger to point to more and more corpses of giant worms in front of him.

Although the combat data is still insufficient, Zhu Ziwen will not be confused at this critical moment.

He nodded, and quickly walked towards the starship not far away.

The harsh siren sounded again.

Zhu Ziwen turned around in surprise and looked behind him.

The giant worm's offensive remained the same without any changes.

Driven by the tree roots 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 danced in the air, drifting past Zhu Ziwen's eyes.

At the same time, a shock wave hit him from the side, pushing him aside fiercely.

With the help of the exoskeleton armor, he quickly stood upright.

Looking at the burning tree roots in front of him and the deep pit on the soil surface, he swallowed hard.

At this time, he also heard the difference between the two sirens!

This time, it's an attack from the ground!

Perhaps because they noticed their intention to retreat, the giant tree, which had been acting as a bystander in the distance, finally couldn't help but end in person!

Accompanied by a slight tremor in the soil, thick tree roots slanted out from the ground!

The incident happened too suddenly, and the formation of the exploration team was also broken up a bit!

Seeing that the defense line built by laser beams and plasma cannons began to collapse step by step, Xia Zhou's eyes showed a strong murderous look!

"What the hell, this fucking giant tree is shameless!"

While speaking, he gave an order.

"Click!"*3

The three micro-drones mounted on the back of the exoskeleton armor loosened the buckle and flew into the sky driven by the fusion battery!

"Captain Xia!" Zhu Ziwen's face changed slightly, "Are you going to use a miniature hydrogen bomb?!"

"Of course!"

Xia Zhou asked back: "Academician Zhu, I remember you said that these giant trees are very intelligent?"