"I know the research base you're talking about," Jin Sha said. "It's not far from here, and it's a resource point."
Bai Ye nodded. He knew about this.
After the research team entered the pyramid ruins, they were wiped out. Either they were hacked to death by Predators, or eaten by Xenomorphs. The few survivors were likely used by Xenomorphs for reproduction. Xenomorphs need to lay eggs inside other creatures, absorbing their nutrients to hatch new Xenomorphs.
Therefore, there were no people in the research base, but it contained a large amount of supplies, water, food, clothing, and other items.
Bai Ye asked, "Have you been there?"
Jin Sha shook her head. "No, it's not safe."
Bai Ye was puzzled. "Not safe?"
Jin Sha nodded. "People have fought over supplies, and some beast tamers have built nests there. So, strictly speaking, it is a resource point, but a more accurate description would be a dangerous resource point."
"This..."
This situation was different from what Bai Ye remembered.
In Bai Ye's memory, the research base was just a resource point.
Beyond that, the pyramid ruins, a forbidden zone, was peculiar and required faction assignment.
That is, the human faction, the Xenomorph faction, and the Predator faction.
Each faction had different missions. The human faction needed to rescue humans captured by Xenomorphs for Xenomorph eggs. After completing the forbidden zone mission, they could obtain Xenomorph eggs, or more directly, Xenomorph beasts.
The forbidden zone reward for the Xenomorph faction was the Xenomorph Queen's head shell or tail. While these items were useless on their own, they were excellent materials for crafting any weapon or armor, possessing fearsome resistance to defense, fire, electricity, and freezing.
As for the Predators, they naturally came with their standard equipment: wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits.
The research base was directly linked to the human faction. To accept missions to rescue humans, one had to go to the research base first.
But now the research base had become a dangerous area. What was going on?
Bai Ye was a bit perplexed. He could only be sure it was related to Regice and the sudden appearance of beast tamers, but he couldn't figure out the exact situation for now.
However, Bai Ye thought about it carefully and felt it didn't concern him much. His goal wasn't the human faction anyway, but the Predator faction.
Bai Ye wanted to obtain Predator equipment, not the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits, but the Predators' more core technological equipment—the computer scanning system.
Or, more directly, the Predator's chest armor and bio-mask!
This equipment's function was biological scanning. After scanning, one could know the target creature's approximate data, and even, through computer program calculations, determine its strengths and weaknesses. Although it had no offensive or defensive capabilities, as auxiliary equipment, it was extremely useful. Furthermore, besides displaying data, the bio-mask itself had anti-toxin and night vision functions.
Of course, if he could also get the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits, that would be even better. After all, except for the wrist blades being a bit lackluster, the Predator's shoulder cannons and cloaking suits were still formidable technological products at this stage.
...
Soon, a massive base appeared before Bai Ye and Jin Sha.
Bai Ye clicked his tongue. That Wiland was truly a magnate. Building such a base would have been incredibly expensive.
However, after marveling at the base's size, Bai Ye's expression became a little more serious.
"Be careful," Bai Ye said. "There's a smell of blood."
As Bai Ye spoke, he drew his Zanpakuto and walked ahead, slowly approaching the research base.
After walking not far, Bai Ye suddenly stopped. On the ground in front of him lay a body, seemingly buried by snow. Because the corpse was completely frozen, Bai Ye couldn't determine when it died.
However, it was certain that it was a chosen one. Besides the human corpse, there was also a beast tamer's corpse beside it—a pure white sea lion.
Jin Sha walked over and said, "It's a White Sea Lion!"
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's go, we'll go into the base first. No matter how dangerous, it's at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
Jin Sha nodded and followed Bai Ye towards the base. But at this moment...
"As a participant has discovered and entered the forbidden zone research base, all participants currently in the glacier region will be transported to different locations within the forbidden zone research base in three minutes."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 1: Survive the pursuit of the Predators. Mission reward (choose one of three): Super Alloy Throwing Knife x1, Super Alloy Wrist Claw Blade x1, Hard Gold Dagger x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 2: Survive the pursuit of the Xenomorphs. Mission reward: Distress Signal x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 3: Kill a Predalien. Mission reward: Shrink Net Ball x1, Plasma Cannon x1, Shard of God Stone x2."
"Gentlemen, please strive to survive to obtain the Shards of God Stone."
...
Bai Ye was stunned by the sudden forbidden zone notification, and then a screen quickly appeared before his eyes.
"Kelt, Catface, and Scar were ancient human powerhouses, rarely seen in thirty years. They had a great chance of becoming the most powerful Predators. However, surprisingly, they lost contact during their coming-of-age hunt. The Predator commander of their homeland did not believe the trio had been defeated. If not, then their homeland had undergone a tremendous change, and perhaps a Xenomorph Queen, unseen for many years, would reappear."
"Therefore, the Predator commander dispatched a large number of Predators back to their homeland to search for Kelt, Catface, and Scar, and to confirm if a Xenomorph Queen had been reborn."
"Six days ago, the Predators' spaceship landed on the glacier. Their captain decided to split up. The captain led a portion of the warriors to search for the pyramid ruins, leaving two squads to explore the glacier and confirm if there were any other creatures within the glacier. If any were found, they were to be killed without mercy."
"One of the Predator squads discovered the base left by the research team and encountered Xenomorphs that had escaped from the pyramid ruins within the base. Even worse, one of the Predators was accidentally infested by a Xenomorph, thus giving birth to a powerful Predalien. The entire research base then descended into a bloodbath. Therefore, those who enter here will be like entering a massive coliseum, trapped in this life-or-death chase."
"Live, or, die..."
"Please make your choice!"
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