Amidst the violent tremors, Cheng Lin clenched the armrests of his seat almost subconsciously. The scene outside the rocket became blurred, which was the airflow surging at high speed.
He looked at the other people around him and found that they all looked similar. In Xia Guo's previous manned spaceflights, Cheng Lin could only remember that he had transported at most three astronauts at the same time, but this did not mean that he could only transport three astronauts at the same time.
Transport three people.
Similarly, fifteen people is far from the limit, even if the weight of the warhead is added.
However, many times, having too many people is not necessarily a good thing. Too many people can cause coordination problems and affect the efficiency of operations. This is also the reason why after repeated weighing, only fifteen people were allowed.
The entire launch vehicle was divided into three stages, and fifteen of them sat in the uppermost cabin. The temporarily installed seats seemed a bit crowded and cramped, but no one cared about this at this time.
Cheng Lin looked at the round, fusiform warhead placed at the feet of everyone. It looked ordinary, about one and a half meters tall, with numbers painted on the surface and an opening device installed. He looked at it
, the codename of this warhead came to Cheng Lin's mind: "Hope"
When he learned the name of this warhead, his mood was momentarily complicated.
"Destruction and hope...if I hadn't been in this situation, I might have thought this name was full of irony."
He thought to himself, then quickly retracted his thoughts and found that the cabin began to vibrate more violently, and the invisible weight on his body became more intense.
Even with his fifth-grade physical fitness, he felt uncomfortable. As for the two second-grades, through the transparent helmets, one could see their faces turning red.
He understood that this meant that the rocket was passing through the atmosphere. He recalled what he had seen on TV and thought that the rocket had probably begun to fall off in stages at this time.
After another while, the vibration suddenly disappeared, the rumbling sound disappeared, and everything became silent. He saw some signal lights in front of the cabin began to flash regularly, and the communication equipment built into the spacesuit transmitted "Already."
The electronic sound of "Into the Predetermined Track".
"We're out."
I don’t know who it is, but he spoke through a communication device and said - they are on the same signal channel.
Cheng Lin pursed his lips, knowing that he had entered space. According to the process that Liang Jing had explained on the big screen, the rocket should currently be in a geosynchronous orbit, and then it would need to rotate around the earth for one and a half times, staggering the distance between the Federation and the Soviet Union.
The rocket then ignited again and derailed.
"Buzz..."
Suddenly, the closed porthole slowly opened, and everyone was attracted to look at the universe through the clear and transparent window.
This is not the first time Cheng Lin has seen the universe from this perspective.
During the last deduction, he flew into space and had a glimpse of it, but it was too hasty. This time, he could appreciate it properly.
The boundless universe is deep and empty darkness, with only the cold starlight twinkling, but every ray of light seems extraordinarily far away.
His sense of direction disappeared, and Cheng Lin felt like he was trying to catch something, but couldn't.
He looked at the Earth and found that he could not see her in full view. After all, the orbit at this moment was still too close. Within this distance and the limitations of the portholes, he could not even see the curved surface of the Earth.
"It's so big..."
I don’t know who said something with emotion in the channel, and then got a burst of support from everyone.
The earth in their eyes is slightly different from what they have seen before. The biggest change is the color. There are large patches of green and misty gray on the land patches. This is the change of the planet caused by the alienation of plants.
The changes seen from a macro perspective are enough to illustrate the drastic changes.
"look!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and Cheng Lin saw countless branches, stems and leaves appearing outside the porthole. They were "tentacles" extending from the plant overlord body, floating in the cold and silent universe, and already connected to the earth.
Together, they are like a bridge.
"Oh, if these plants are not lethal, I might try to climb up these branches from the earth."
Someone joked that they heard it clearly this time and it was Li Yang's voice.
"Haha, just you? Do you know how far it is? Hundreds of thousands of kilometers, even a turtle grandson like you is too exhausted to come up." Another team member joked.
The channel was filled with a strange kind of laughter, and Cheng Lin could tell that this was everyone deliberately cheering up the atmosphere, hoping to dispel the depression in their hearts.
He didn't speak, just looked at the track, and seemed to see other rockets faintly, but they were too far apart from each other. He couldn't even tell which country's rockets they were from, let alone wave. This discovery made everyone
All a little regretful.
After an unknown amount of time, the rocket suddenly accelerated again, left the orbit under the control of precise calculations, and headed diagonally towards the group of plants in the deep sky. The channel suddenly became cold, and only the breathing of each other could be heard.
"Buzz..."
A non-existent buzzing sound appeared, and Cheng Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. Just now, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had crossed a transparent and illusory boundary.
Soon, the scene outside the cabin window began to zoom in quickly, zoom in... and zoom in again...
Until the entire field of vision was filled by the group of plants, and then there was a crash, and the entire cabin rolled. Fortunately, everyone was fixed on the seats, so they would not be thrown out, but the warhead codenamed "Hope" was there.
Rolling around on the ground.
"rub……"
When the vibration stopped and the cabin door opened automatically, Cheng Lin shook his dizzy head and saw that Shi Shengcun was already unfastening the "seat belt" on the seat.
His serious voice came from the channel: "Attention, everyone! We have landed! We may encounter danger at any time!"
Everyone was silent and got up from their seats one after another. According to the previous arrangement, they climbed out of the cabin door one by one and started to be on guard.
The last person to crawl out was an awakened person with physical energy. He was responsible for carrying the warhead. Cheng Lin noticed that while he was holding up "Hope", he opened a device on its surface and entered the password twice in sequence.
Then, I heard the signal flares on the surface of the device begin to flash.
"The countdown to detonation has started."
He said in a deep voice on the channel.
Everyone was silent. This was also the planned arrangement. Considering that the team may encounter fatal danger, the worst case scenario is that after entering, the entire army will be annihilated before detonating.
Therefore, before entering, the warhead will be turned on for a countdown. If there is an accident, it will detonate itself at the predetermined time.
And if the process goes very smoothly, and everyone is still alive before the countdown is lifted, and they are still far away from the "white hole", then you can re-enter the password and restart the countdown.
In short, through this mechanism, it is ensured that it will explode even if no one controls it.
Cheng Lin withdrew his gaze and began to look around at the situation.
The "Plant Overlord" is a group of plants floating in the void. Although it is irregular, it also applies to the rules of gravity. Therefore, Cheng Lin feels that he and others have landed on a strange planet.
There is gravity here, but it is much lower than on the earth... If you jump casually, you can fly up. What you are stepping on seems to be a huge leaf, the species is unknown, there are bulging veins, it is very rough, and the surrounding areas are
They are all worlds wrapped in all kinds of strange-shaped plants, and their only characteristic is that they are huge.
When I raised my head, there was a layer of mist floating above my head. Through it, I could see the deep universe, the sparse and cold light, and... the earth in its complete form, rotating in a spherical shape.
"Detect surrounding conditions!"
In the channel, Shi Shengcun said in a deep voice.
One team member took out a small instrument that could detect the surrounding environment. After a while, rows of values popped up on the screen of the instrument, and he was surprised to hear: "The oxygen concentration here is higher than we previously guessed!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and looked over one after another, and saw that the face of the other party's aerospace helmet was also full of surprise, and he showed the measuring instrument.
In the past few days, people on the earth have not done anything. They have also tried to launch detectors to analyze this place. However, due to conditions and time constraints, the harvest is not comprehensive. The surface of the plant overlord has been detected before.
There seems to be oxygen, but it is very thin and cannot support human breathing.
This is not difficult to understand, after all, plants are the source of oxygen... Of course, plant overlords may be special, but this does not prevent us from making guesses.
However, since there is no protection from the atmosphere, theoretically even oxygen will escape. Therefore, to be conservative in the plan, it is still a simulated vacuum environment.
The current changes are understandable. Firstly, there is an error in the actual measurement. Secondly, the plant overlord is constantly growing and changing, which will also lead to changes in the numerical values.
Cheng Lin noticed a little joy on everyone's faces.
This is good news, because in theory, the oxygen concentration inside the plant overlords will be higher, which may support their breathing. In this way, their "life" capacity will be greatly improved. If the oxygen tank can be completely thrown away, it can also reduce the risk of
Burdened, easier to fight.
"Okay, hurry up, we'll go down now."
Shi Shengcun opened his mouth and said.
Everyone nodded and began to explore the surroundings, and soon found a relatively "gentle" path to the interior of the plant.
"This is it." Shi Shengcun closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment before saying.
Everyone stepped forward one after another, grabbing the surrounding roots and leaves with their hands, and climbed down cautiously.
Cheng Lin stood on the edge of the leaves and looked at the "cracks" below. This experience was tantamount to diving into the interior of a planet.
And this "planet" is too fluffy, made up of countless plants, and there are countless gaps inside. If you want to enter the core as soon as possible, you need to find a gap that is spacious and safe enough and fall down.
"It doesn't look too difficult. If the gravity is stronger, it can fall faster."
A team member next to him couldn't help but say.
Shen Shanjing came over, shook his head and said: "Gravity is too strong? No, that way, this 'planet' will become more compact. Do you think it is easier to drill snowballs or ice balls?"
Cheng Lin glanced at him and thought that Shen Shanjing did have some talent in making metaphors.
"Okay, let's go."
Cheng Lin spoke the first words when he arrived, and then jumped up first and fell into the abyss.
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Contrary to initial expectations, the interior of the "Plant Overlord" was not completely dark, which made the search equipment everyone prepared useless.
There are many "flowers" growing inside the plant, each different and emitting light of different colors, just like lanterns.
Especially these flowers, the smallest one is as big as a table, and the big ones are almost as big as a square, and the hazy light they emit is enough to provide a light source.
This also makes everyone feel as if they have entered a dream-like space.
"Be careful and don't approach rashly. The more gorgeous things are, the more dangerous they may be!"
Someone reminded me.
Everyone tacitly avoided the colorful flowers, but stayed as close as possible to the ordinary stems, leaves and branches, keeping a distance of less than ten meters from each other, and started jumping around.
Compared to walking, jumping is a more efficient way in this kind of space.
They looked for the next foothold, then slightly bent their knees to jump over. It was a bit like a space walk in a low-gravity environment, but behind the seeming ease, they were constantly tense.
Just when everyone collectively jumped onto a huge round lotus-like leaf, Shi Shengcun's shout suddenly came from the channel: "Hide!"
Hearing this sound, Cheng Lin subconsciously jumped to the grass on the side. He had already confirmed the safety of this fast area, and the others also made similar movements and avoided it one after another.
Then, I heard a shadow flying quickly in the sky. It was a strange wasp-like insect, but it was huge, like a helicopter. It flew through the vast space and quickly disappeared into the depths. at.
"It's safe." In the channel, Shi Shengcun breathed out, and everyone's tense nerves relaxed slightly.
"Are these mutated insects? Oh, fortunately, the ones on the earth haven't had time to change yet, and these insects don't seem to be very big." Someone took a long breath and said happily.
A female member of the team noticed something else:
"Do you think this insect needs to breathe? If it can live here, does that mean the oxygen concentration here is high enough?"
After hearing this, the member who was previously responsible for testing the environment took another test, and then said in surprise:
"Indeed, the oxygen concentration here is even higher than that on Earth."
After hearing this, Li Yang reached out and took off his helmet first, then said it was no problem. Then everyone took it off, took a breath, and then couldn't help shivering: "It's so cold!"
Cheng Lin also made a similar move. The oxygen concentration here was really high. It was not clear why it did not escape into the universe. However, the low temperature oncoming was also shocking. The space suit had better insulation before, but now it is Feeling cold.
"It's best to bring an oxygen bag to prevent accidents." A team member looked at the "underground" and said cautiously.
So, everyone took off their helmets one after another and tied them behind their backs with the locks on their space suits. Anyway, the gravity here was low and it didn't feel heavy. Then the man carrying the warhead looked at the time and put a special one hanging around his waist. He picked up the communicator, put it to his mouth, and said:
"normal."
According to the regulations, a signal needs to be sent to the ground every fifteen minutes.
"Let's continue." Shi Shengcun looked at everyone and said in the freezing temperature.
The group of people kept climbing, jumping, and heading deeper through the gaps. Shi Shengcun issued warnings from time to time, and then everyone either avoided or hid. A fifth-level perception system user played a key role at this time.
Cheng Lin observed him secretly, thinking that Shi Shengcun should have an ability similar to "danger perception".
About ten minutes passed, and a group of people carefully traveled through this beautiful and strange world without encountering any danger, which made their nerves begin to relax subconsciously.
However, at this moment, one of the team members jumped onto an outstretched branch. He just stood firm, took a breath, turned around and raised his hand, preparing to make a "no problem" gesture.
Suddenly he felt weak under his feet, and the dead branch suddenly became "alive" and twisted quickly, entwining his legs. Then, the whole tree swayed, and countless branches were like countless arms, grabbing at him.
Come.
"careful!"
The nearest team member shouted, and at the same time he grabbed his right hand, and a dark elemental blade spread out from his palm, and then he threw it over. The elemental blade whirled and cut off the branch, causing the team member to fall downwards.
At the same time, an illusory vine suddenly appeared and rolled towards the unlucky fallen person. It seemed that some people subconsciously wanted to attack, but they soon realized the superpower at that time.
Cheng Lin stood on the edge of a leaf, stretched out his right hand, grasped one end of the phantom, and pulled it up.
At the same time, the palm of the other hand spread out, and a meteorite burning with flames shot straight out, knocking another twisting flower away.
"There's danger!"
Amidst the shouting, the originally quiet space suddenly became noisy. Those strange trees, strange flowers, dark brown or crimson grass, and even the white roots all "awakened" and showed their faces to them.
Revealing murderous intent.
"Left to the right!" Shi Shengcun shouted as he dodged the dense spikes that suddenly appeared on the ground.
At the same time, everyone showed off their abilities and jumped diagonally to the right, trying to avoid the swarming plants.
At this moment, the difference between grades is clearly revealed. Low-level monks will lose their combat power as long as they release their abilities a few times. In order to save power, it is very difficult to deal with them. However, the middle-level monks are much better.
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Cheng Lin activated the "piranha" ability and weaved a foothold made of vines under his feet. He then continued to move like a spider-man, sometimes using the vines to pull back teammates who were in danger.
"Back away, I'll do it!"
While throwing a team member behind him, Cheng Lin saw that there was no one around anymore and shouted. Spiritual energy surged around his body, and vines under his feet spread out in all directions, like a spider web.
Then, he stepped down with his right foot, and a blazing ring of fire rose up, igniting the vines, spreading rapidly outward, forcing the plants back, and blocking the road. Cheng Lin then turned around and jumped down.
Arrived at a safe place.
"This way!"
During the tugging, the fifteen people ran along a gap in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and finally entered a quiet lawn. After confirming that they were not chasing them, they all stopped and rested on the spot.
"Is anyone injured? Everyone rested on the spot for three minutes, and then left here. This place makes me vaguely uneasy." Seeing that no one was missing, Shi Shengcun first breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned.
"Is it dangerous?" Li Yang asked.
Shi Shengcun shook his head. Behind his glasses, spiritual energy circled in his eyes like a dragon:
"In my perception, no, but powers are not omnipotent, and my premonition of danger is not completely accurate, and I will make misjudgments to a large extent."
"That's okay." Li Yang sat down in the grass, as if he had fallen on a soft cushion. After thinking for a while, he tentatively took out the dagger, cut a piece of grass, and then took a tentative sip of the juice, saying: "
Ordinary plants here can also replenish energy!”
In order to facilitate their movement, they could not carry too many items and had to use local materials.
"Be careful! Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?" someone sitting on the ground reminded.
Li Yang frowned, swallowed a blade of grass, and said, "So, I'll eat it first, and you can eat it when there's no problem."
Everyone was silent, and then stopped talking. They took the time to rest. The member with the "warhead" also took the time and responded for the second time: "Normal."
"Eat some?" After confirming that there was no problem, Shen Shanjing broke off a piece of aloe-like plant and handed it to Cheng Lin who was sitting on the ground.
The latter was sizing up the situation. Hearing this, he hesitated to take it, took a bite and swallowed it.
The battle just now was sudden and caught everyone off guard, revealing their unfamiliarity with the use of supernatural powers and their rough control. After all, the time was too short and there was no time to polish it.
Fortunately, those plants were not strong, so everyone survived. Only two people suffered minor injuries and their spacesuits were somewhat damaged.
They were being repaired at the moment, and one of them, one of the two second-grade men who was a little thin, was sitting in the middle of the meadow, far away from everyone. Behind him were two mushrooms as big as houses.
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When Cheng Lin glanced over, his heart suddenly moved, and he spread out his mental tentacles, preparing to investigate.
At this moment, the mushroom burst open and a fat worm emerged from it.
It had no eyes, only a round mouth, which suddenly opened, revealing a circle of ring-shaped fangs. Before anyone had time to react, it swooped down and swallowed the entire member of the team who was repairing their clothes.
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Immediately, a ring of teeth snapped like blades and bit him in half!
Scarlet blood mixed with mucus flowed from the stump, and a miserable cry quickly disappeared.
"No!!"
A team member who was facing here saw this scene completely, his face turned as pale as paper, and his eyes were filled with horror!
Cheng Lin jumped up, waved his hand, and countless vines grew, pulling back several team members who were approaching, shouting: "Run!!"
In the "Hazy Eye", this snow-white worm exudes a sixth-level brilliance!
Shi Shengcun seemed to be aware of this, and immediately issued an evacuation order, escorting the warhead to evacuate in a direction he perceived to be safe.
Everyone's face was filled with fear, anger, and sadness behind the scenes.
The teammates who were still alive just a moment ago were already dead in the blink of an eye. This kind of shock was huge.
"I'll cut off the queen!" Shen Shanjing clenched his teeth, and wisps of blood flowed from the bitten lips. He hammered down with both hands, smashing two deep pits into the earth, and a set of hazy armor on his body passed through the space
The clothes are revealed.
However, before he could rush forward, he was pulled back by Cheng Lin and thrown behind him by the "vines".
"You..." Shen Shanjing was tied up by vines and flew in the air, waving his fists in vain and looking at Cheng Lin with wide eyes as he slowly stood up.
He saw the latter throwing away the helmet in his hand, turning his head and looking at him with a calm, almost indifferent look, and said:
"You can't stop it."
At the same time, Cheng Lin waved his hand, and a flash of illusory light appeared, and a silver light suddenly appeared!
A six-core puppet stepped out of the spirit world brandishing a lance.
"Automatic combat system activated."
"Target locked!"
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ground.
Xia Kingdom, Desert, In the lobby of the Satellite Launch Center, a huge screen was erected on the wall. Densely packed people stood nervously in the hall, looking up at the "picture" composed of color blocks and lines on the screen.
The background is a picture of a plant overlord captured by a satellite. It is abstractly represented by criss-crossing grid coordinates. At a certain location, there are a total of fifteen light points flashing, which means that Xia Guo's team has Fifteen members.
And just in the last second, one of the light spots suddenly dimmed and was covered by a deep red x.
The hall was silent for a moment, and the corners of Liang Jing's eyes twitched inaudibly. No one spoke, but everyone knew that a living life, just like that, quietly disappeared in the boundless universe.