The Collection of The End

——AD.2157.4.18——

The surface of the fourth halo, the crash site of the Dunkirk.

"It can be confirmed that the alien forces that exchanged fire with us before have withdrawn in that direction, without traps or tactics."

"General Gritham's fleet cannot be contacted, and although the other crashed troops can be contacted, in this unprecedented terrain, neither side can tell each other where they are."

Cicero is transmitting the images he observed through the drone to all crew members, and Anderson is trying to contact the fleet or other fallen units.

Nearly fifty crew members are orderly moving the materials needed from the ship, setting up temporary camps, and guarding the surroundings. Of course, many people will be raised from the horizon from time to time, across the sky, and from the other side. The "picture scroll" falling on the horizon attracts attention.

Of course, because of the emergency all-ship broadcast, Kang Na also attracted a lot of curious eyes when she patrolled the temporary camp, so she simply displayed the N7 logo on the armor generously, and added The feat of "retiring the enemy alone" before going up is also considered to have a calming effect.

As for why Cicero was not injured, the reason is very simple, because he himself is afraid of collisions, and the situation on the surface of the halo is unknown, so when he first entered the gravity circle of the halo, he used various means to protect himself like an iron barrel. It is firmly fixed on the driver's seat, perfectly avoiding the shock and impact damage during a crash.

"Commander Shepard," when there are many outsiders, Anderson usually calls Conna's codename: "We can't communicate with the fleet right now, there may be aliens around, but the supply is still sufficient, what do you think? do?"

【Contact friendly forces and stand by for assistance. (Model)]

[Seize the victory to chase, cut the grass and root. (Rebellious)]

[Clean the surrounding area and investigate the remains. 】

As far as the impact of the option is concerned, it is true. In the case of dispersing with the large forces, it is a normal practice to actively contact them and arrange the line of defense, while actively chasing the escaped aliens is a bit aggressive.

However, the first two are tactical responses. The original purpose of these landing troops was to investigate what happened to these "halos". Even if they fight and win against those dumb aliens, I am afraid that there is no way to know what is going on here. Going on.

"My suggestion is to search for the nearest man-made structure, centering on it and the Dunkirk crash site for defense in depth." Conna pointed to the direction of the ruins previously scanned.

"Good suggestion, so how many people do you want?" Anderson didn't have much opinion on it.

"It's a lot of trouble, I can go by myself, oh, I have to bring your dog." Conna pointed to Buzz.

"Indeed, if there are a lot of people going, it may give the aliens a chance to break through. If you are the only one, although the level of danger will increase, the enemy will also underestimate the enemy because you are alone," Anderson thought slightly. Agreeing to Conna's plan, he patted Buzz on the head: "Go."

"Wang! [If there are no ordinary people around, we can kill them all]." Bass ran to Conna's feet and began to wag his tail.

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According to the scan results, the nearest ruins were only a ten-minute walk from the crash site, but Conna took Buzz for only 7 or 8 minutes. The environment has not changed much, but the surrounding species have changed at least five times. .

"This is really a zoo, right? What do your fellows say?" Conna asked Bass while walking with the rifle.

"[It's a bit strange, they don't seem to have any intelligence, none of them can respond to my thought connection.]" Buzz stared around and looked around.

"There are many canines that can respond to you?"

"[Not much, but not a lot, let’s put it this way, among the more than 100 army dogs in the N7 training base, at least 50 can simply reply to my meaning, and a few can even complete the dialogue and follow my instructions. Instruct to do something.]"

"That's really strange. Could it be that the creatures on the aura don't have to develop wisdom because they don't have the pressure to survive?"

"[This is hard to say.]"

"If my speculation is correct, this strange phenomenon should be related to those aliens' resolute refusal to speak, but to be more specific... Oh?"

Conna was analyzing it. A butterfly with pink wings fluttered down on her nose. After blinking in surprise, she fluttered its wings leisurely.

"[Probably treat you like the same kind, quack.]" Buzz smiled strangely.

"It's not afraid of creatures larger than it. This is enough to prove that even natural enemies and predators do not exist in these auras." Conna tried to raise her hand, and the "butterfly" immediately fell on her finger. .

Huh? Strange, does the body part of a butterfly look like this?

[Release the butterfly. (Model)]

【Make specimens. (Rebellious)]

[Eat the butterfly. (饕餮)]

Hmm... this strange option has appeared again.

"[I am a little bit about whether you are a creature...]"

Ah woo.

"[... Doubtful.]"

Bass watched Conner stunnedly and swallowed the butterfly.

However, Conner was more stunned than it, because at the same time as the butterfly entrance, the new information panel popped out.

[Confirmation information: Butterfree, attributes: insects, flying. 】

"Yitti?" Conna wondered for the first time whether Yiti was playing treasure.

"[It's not me, Commander.]" Itti denied immediately.

"In this case..." Kang Na frowned, and after looking around, went straight to the nearby stream.

"[Are you going to catch fish?]" Buss followed closely, as he was about to watch the excitement.

"I have to confirm—"

Kang Na's purpose is clear: a little crab walking sideways by the stream.

Although the crab raised his tongs to threaten Conna who was rushing, he was picked up and stuffed into his mouth.

[Confirmation information: Krabby, attribute: water. 】

"This..." Kang Na looked at the same prompt, and couldn't help scratching her hair: "I thought it was a zoo, but was it a training ground?"

"[Huh?]" Buss, who could not see the prompt, looked confused.

"[Commander, in a distant alien, I found a creature with the same appearance as a Pokemon. This kind of possibility also exists.]" Itti was saying something she herself didn't quite believe.

"The number of samples is not enough," Kang Na turned her gaze, and quickly locked on a new target, a cicada on the tree next to her.

The goal this time seems to be sharp enough. When Kang Na rushed over, her wings were already flapped, but it was useless. Kang Na played with a fitness player who was an N7 graduate and swallowed it in a leap.

[Confirmation information: Sonic Cicada (Ninjask), Attribute: Worm. 】

"Tsk tusk..." Conna licked her lower lips looking at the new news: "It's incredible."