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Chapter 287 Crazy swarm of insects, reconnaissance force with heavy casualties (please subscribe)

The First Expedition Fleet stayed in the void outside the galaxy, more than 30 million kilometers away from the outermost planet of the Malantai Galaxy.

The speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second. This distance is equivalent to the distance that light travels for about one hundred seconds. To ordinary people, such a distance is already an astronomical figure, but in the vast starry sky, a distance of more than 30 million kilometers can be said to be as close as a stone's throw away.

Thirty million kilometers is also a well-thought-out distance, which is a very appropriate tactical distance. At this position, the First Expedition Fleet can quickly enter the galaxy, and can also enter the subspace and escape from the battlefield as soon as possible. The best distance to retreat and defend.

The situation in the Malantai galaxy is a bit complicated. The Holy Inquisition's scanning system found that there is nothing here. It is empty. There is no space station, no orbital platform, and even no traces of subspace corruption have been found. However, every planet has its own A strong life signal.

As the saying goes, when something goes wrong, there must be a demon. After a brief discussion, Wang Ben and others finally decided to send out a reconnaissance force to see what was going on in the Malantai galaxy. After collecting enough information, they would formulate the next plan. plan.

After receiving the order, several reconnaissance ships started their conventional engines, broke away from the main ship group, and entered the alien ring of the Malantai system to conduct reconnaissance operations.

The commander in charge of this reconnaissance mission was Liu Xia, who had changed from a guard commander to a company commander. Due to the expansion of the empire, the original First Army Corps was split, and the current First Army Corps was rebuilt with veterans. In order to carry out his work better, Liu Xia was transferred from the personal guard officer to the first company commander and also served as the deputy of the regiment.

Don't underestimate Liu Xia just because he is a deputy. If something happens to Wang Ben, he will become the second leader of the legion and the commander-in-chief of the first expeditionary force.

Several reconnaissance ships advanced in standard battle formations. Years of war had already made these tactics instinctive for the captains. No matter what the situation, they will subconsciously use these tactics and be wary of surprises everywhere.

Captains have seen too many accidental deaths. In war, no matter how safe the environment is, once you lose your vigilance, death is not far away.

A great victory was achieved on the battlefield, but someone was greedy for credit and was hit by the defeated enemy, and exploded directly. There are also captains who relax their vigilance in seemingly safe places. As a result, enemies suddenly appear in the void, and they are killed directly behind them.

You must be vigilant at all times, because the universe is impermanent, the enemy is cunning, and danger is everywhere. If you relax even a little, you will die.

The first to be listed as a reconnaissance target is the gas giant planet MLT07 in the outermost part of the Malantai galaxy. According to the preliminary scanning results of the Holy Inquisition, its mass volume ranks fifth in the galaxy, and there are six satellites surrounding it. Doing orbital motion, all six of them have very strong life signals.

The reconnaissance fleet searched for a place where the gravitational point was stable and scanned the gas giant planet MLT-07. No space station, no orbital station, nothing. The orbit of the entire planet is empty and impossibly clean. However, every satellite of the MLT-07 gas giant planet has found life signals. Even the MLT07 planet has found strong life signals. Even some large meteorites have life signals.

After in-depth scanning, it was discovered that on the surface of each satellite, and even in the atmosphere of the gas giant planet MLT07, there are huge buildings similar to biological nests. They stand like giant eggs on the surface or are suspended. in the atmosphere.

"What on earth is going on!!" Liu Xia was filled with confusion when he saw the results scanned by the reconnaissance ship.

"We have to land to find out the answer." Adjutant Fodia said, "Look at those large nests. The answer should be inside."

Liu Xia frowned, thinking about this proposal, and then relaxed after a moment. He finally decided to listen to the adjutant's advice and go to the ground in person.

"You really should go down and take a look."

Half an hour later, several large gunboats rushed out of the reconnaissance ship's landing pad, carrying Legion soldiers into the atmosphere and flying towards the surface of the MLT07-01 satellite.

On the way, they did not encounter any interception. They arrived at the ground smoothly. The smoothly suspended gunboat roared and extended its hydraulic lift to support the heavy body. After it stopped, the heavy hatch slowly opened. Liu Xia and others followed the cabin. They rushed out of the door, raised their weapons, and went around to establish a defensive line around the gunboat.

They all carry special weapons, flamethrowers, bolters, various high-power energy guns, and fire support from armed drones.

The armed drone had been released before the gunboat even landed, hovering in the sky, taking pictures and scanning the entire area.

As soon as they step out, they can use the field of view provided by the drone to see the surrounding situation.

The drone's field of view and the reconnaissance ship's scan both showed that MLT07-01 was a very desolate satellite. Although the life signal was strong, there were no living things on the ground.

"Tarta, you take two teams to garrison a little ahead. I don't want anything to suddenly rush over without warning." Liu Xia said, "We need to protect this landing point, and we can't withstand the loss of the gunship." s consequence."

A tall legionnaire nodded and led two teams, a total of ten people, in a fan shape to walk out, acting as the first cordon to guard the landing point.

"Fodia, prepare your destruction team. To be honest, it's too weird here. Although I can't see the enemy, I can feel that a battle may break out at any time."

"They are already in position, sir." Another tall legionnaire said.

After arranging all his men, Liu Xia took the remaining soldiers to the nest building closest to the landing point.

For safety reasons, the gunboats did not stop too close to the nests to avoid being attacked by the enemy, so they had to walk for a while to reach those nests.

The nest building is extremely majestic, standing on the ground, covering a large area, somewhat similar to a beehive, and somewhat similar to an ant nest. Some places expanded and contracted rhythmically, as if the nest itself was alive.

While Liu Xia was inspecting the footage captured by the drone, he led the team closer to the nests. The scanning system showed strong biological signals.

After getting close to the nest, I found several huge entrances, which were dark and without any light.

Liu Xia hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to take a closer look. There was no information about these strange buildings in the database of the Human Alliance. It was very likely that they were a species that humans had not come into contact with.

It may be foolish to rush into the enemy's lair, but if you want to defeat the enemy, you must understand the enemy. If you fire hastily, you will lose the opportunity to understand the enemy.

The team gathered into a defensive formation and entered the lair through a huge entrance. The inside seemed to be made of some kind of hard-shell biomass, was pitch black, and exuded a strange smell.

These hard-shell biomass have some special ability to block signals. After entering the nest, their communication signals become very poor, and they can sometimes be connected to the landing site, and sometimes they cannot.