Volume 14: Devastation Chapter 681: Broken Clues
Ken's shot completely ended Ke Lan's idea of getting more clues from this Alpha.
Although from the perspective of the 776 Special Forces Team, they did nothing wrong, but for Ke Lan, it was difficult for him to accept such a result.
After finally finding an Alpha who could communicate, they killed him out of the blue - if Ke Lan was in charge of this operation, he would have to control the other party first, even if he had to give up the entire mission... Even if this Alpha activated the defense measures inside the ruins and killed the entire 776th Special Forces Team here, it could not die.
Although this statement may be condemned by human rights organizations on the Ark, Ke Lan still firmly believes that the life of this Alpha man is more valuable than the entire 776 Special Forces Team... or even a hundred such teams.
No, it is not only valuable, its existence can no longer be measured by ordinary values... This may be a unique opportunity to change the destiny of mankind. As long as it is still alive, and when a "symbiont" like Ke Lan appears, humans will know everything that has happened on this planet!
Judging from what this Alpha said, it didn't seem to be hostile to the Earthlings... It looked forward to communicating with the Earthlings... But now, the first group of Earthlings who saw it shot it to death...
Through Collins's perspective, Ke Lan stared at the corpse of the Alpha - he saw its body gradually become transparent and shriveled, and a large amount of blood and body fluids precipitated from the surface of the body, flowing out and spreading to the feet of everyone.
The grayish-white liquid was very sticky and felt like thick plasma, making it uncomfortable to step on with rubber-soled boots.
"Is it...is it dead?" Martin asked as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Dead." Sergeant Ken kicked a tentacle that had shrunk by nearly half and said.
The subsequent plot was just as Ke Lan had expected. The 776 Special Forces Team found the control center for restarting Engine No. 92 on the base under the Alpha man. The roar of the engine restart was accompanied by an earthquake of magnitude 8.5 - the ground was shaking, the ruins were shaking, the intricate steel structure groaned under the heavy load, and a large amount of soil and rocks used for camouflage cracked and rolled off the surface of the cone.
It was impossible to evacuate the ruins under such circumstances. The 776 Special Forces Team had no choice but to set the detonation time of the hydrogen bomb and then directly drop it into the engine's fuel tank.
The "Super Dream" video ended at the moment the hydrogen bomb was detonated. If it were an uninformed viewer, they would definitely think that the entire 776 Special Forces Team died for the mission, but Ke Lan knew that they did not die in the nuclear explosion, but were teleported to the unnamed island.
Before the Alpha died, he said that there was a teleportation node buried under the Engine 92... but before he could finish his sentence, Ken shot it in the head.
However, no matter how much resentment Ke Lan had, he could do nothing about a person who had already turned into bones... Unless he could run back to New Era 902 to stop Ken's order to open fire, everything would be empty talk.
Ke Lan opened his eyes. His heart was beating fast. His entire back was wet with sweat, and it felt a little slippery against the fleshy cushion of the nerve connection seat.
Those tiny fleshy tentacles had retracted, and with Ke Lan's powerful self-healing ability, the tiny needle holes on his back had completely healed in the blink of an eye, without even leaving a scar.
"How about it? Many of the things that have been bothering you should have found answers, right?" Aphrodite was still standing aside, looking at Ke Lan with a smile on her face.
"Not only did we not get an answer, but we have even more questions." Ke Lan said unhappily, turning to look at the core brain suspended in the giant glass tank, "In that ruins... Huaxia Heavy Industry, cans with Arabic numerals, and those creatures that look exactly like humans, where did they come from? And, since that thing is said to be an engine, what kind of engine is it?"
"The file you are trying to query involves top-level secrets and you do not have sufficient authority. If you need to unseal the file, all crew members must vote." The core brain replied in its emotionless voice.
"Can't you reveal even a little clue?" Ke Lan asked unwillingly.
"Yes."
"Okay, since these things can't be said... then can you tell me why these things are classified as top secrets? Why would the undead crew cover up these things... even at the cost of blowing up the entire ruins? What are they afraid of? Are they afraid that the people on the Ark will fall into panic after knowing these things?" Ke Lan asked.
"The file you are trying to query involves top-level secrets and you do not have enough authority. If you need to unseal the file, all crew members must vote." In response to Ke Lan's questioning, the core brain's answer was exactly the same as before.
"Fuck you." Ke Lan immediately swung his fist at the glass jar that was close at hand, but just as his fist was about to touch the glass surface, it was blocked by a soft force field.
"I suggest you not to make any offensive moves against the core brain... If the core brain is damaged, it is very likely that you will be identified as an intruder... Even if you are a member of the Undead Crew, you will be attacked." Aphrodite said, "As for the intensity of the attack... With your current strength, it will be difficult for you to leave this room."
"Is there such a saying?" Ke Lan put away his fist and looked up at the huge head.
On the surface, the punch he threw just now was an expression of impotent rage, but in fact, it was intended to test the status relationship between the Core Brain and the Undead Crew... Judging from Aphrodite's reaction, the Core Brain's status on the Ark was probably higher than that of a single member of the Undead Crew.
I just don't know if the combined authority of all the undead crew members can surpass the core brain.
If the core mastermind is the real ruler of the Ark, then Ke Lan's next action plan will have to undergo large-scale adjustments.
Machines created by humans should not be superior to humans in any way.
"You seem angry?" Aphrodite asked.
"Have you read online novels?" Ke Lan suddenly asked a question that was completely unrelated to the topic.
"Before I joined the Undead Crew, I read some classic novels from the old era." Aphrodite's face showed a look of reminiscence - it must be said that the body of this android was made extremely realistic - "I know about online novels, but I have never read them. They are one of the entertainment methods used by ordinary people to kill time, and I don't have that much free time to kill."
"It seems that before you joined the Undead Crew, you were already an elite on the Ark... Tsk, a superior person." Ke Lan smiled, "Then you definitely don't know what a broken chapter means, right?"
