"You have killed the Iron Blood Alien, completing Forbidden Zone Mission Three, and received rewards: Shrink Net x1, Plasma Cannon x1, God Stone Fragment x2."
Shrink Net (Item) (Blue): Throw the metal ball near the target, and it will eject a metal net to engulf the target, then use rapid contraction to slice the target's body. Each use damages the net, and it will be scrapped after a certain number of uses. Current uses remaining (5/5).
Charged Plasma Cannon (Weapon) (Black): A basic energy weapon of the alien civilization's Predators. It can fire one shot for every three seconds of charge. After fifteen shots, it requires a five-minute cooldown due to high-heat overload. Infrared aiming can be used to improve hit rate.
The Shrink Net is actually quite powerful. If Bai Ye were to rate it, it could barely be considered a black-quality weapon. However, the problem is that it's an item and will be scrapped after five uses, which lowers its quality.
As for the Plasma Cannon...
The standard charged plasma cannon carried by Predators, the most basic version of their energy weapons...
If Bai Ye were to evaluate it, this thing is truly pathetic among future technological weapons. It only barely enters the black quality tier by virtue of being an "energy weapon," and even then, aside from regular shots, it has no special effects, truly a disgrace to black quality weapons.
However, from another perspective, the lowest-level energy weapon is still a future technological weapon. How many people today possess black quality weapons?
While the Predator's plasma cannon is very weak among future technological weapons, facing off against it with a machine gun is another matter entirely.
Therefore, Bai Ye felt the harvest was pretty good, and the most important thing was the two God Stone Fragments.
He used one to draw for the Xuanyuan Sword, and he still had one left!
And...
He still had the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand!
"Where is the Alien Queen?" Bai Ye raised his sword, filled with heroic spirit, and shouted, "Come out and fight me!"
With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, Bai Ye felt invincible!
Unfortunately, no one paid Bai Ye any mind!
After indulging in a bit of madness by himself, Bai Ye could only make a hasty retreat.
The Iron Blood Alien was dealt with. The most important task now was to escape this place. If possible, Bai Ye intended to head straight for the pyramid ruins. While he still possessed the Xuanyuan Sword, he could still cut down the Alien Queen.
Bai Ye walked back quickly as he thought about it.
Upon returning to the cafeteria, Bai Ye proceeded according to the signs.
Zone A was the closest to the outer perimeter of the research team's base, so Zone A2 was essentially wandering near the entrance and exit.
Soon, after passing a garage filled with snowmobiles, Bai Ye arrived at the outer perimeter of the research team's base.
Judging by the time, it should be morning, but the weather was bad, overcast, and snow was still falling from the sky.
Bai Ye stretched and then oriented himself.
Bai Ye remembered that the research team's base was built near the pyramid ruins. Since the pyramid ruins were underground, the rich magnate Villand had directly hired a construction team to dig.
"So..." Bai Ye murmured, "If I find the drilling location, I'll be able to find the entrance to the pyramid ruins."
Bai Ye walked forward as he thought, but he hadn't gone far when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Bai Ye looked back at the research team's base behind him.
He had already left the research team's base. Why...
Were Forbidden Zone Missions One and Two not showing as completed?
Did the forbidden zone's range not extend beyond the research team's base?
Bai Ye looked to the side. There was a fence on the outside, which should also be considered within the research team's base area?
Bai Ye thought as he walked to the fence and climbed over it. The result was the same: Forbidden Zone Missions One and Two remained uncompleted.
Bai Ye couldn't help but open the light screen to re-examine the missions. He still had no clue. It was just about escaping from the aliens and Predators. Hadn't he already escaped the research team's base?
Bai Ye was confused, but at that moment...
BOOM!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion occurred, startling Bai Ye. He then looked in the direction of the explosion and saw a pillar of snow shoot into the sky. A large section of the ground was collapsing, and then...
BOOM!
A massive drilling rig collapsed and fell sideways, crashing heavily onto the ground.
"Drill rig?" Bai Ye exclaimed, "Something happened to the pyramid ruins?"
As Bai Ye was thinking, he saw more than a dozen people running towards him. They seemed to be escaping from the ruins. Bai Ye's eyes lit up; he saw familiar faces.
"Jin Sha!"
Bai Ye shouted loudly, and then someone in the crowd looked in Bai Ye's direction.
"Bai Ye, what are you doing here?" Jin Sha hurried forward, grabbed Bai Ye, and said, "Run, run!"
Bai Ye, dazed, was pulled by Jin Sha and followed the crowd, wondering, "What's going on?"
Jin Sha said as she ran, "The Predators used pulse bombs to blow up the ruins, trying to annihilate all the aliens. However, the Alien Queen didn't die and is about to emerge."
"Huh?" Bai Ye asked in surprise, "You went to the pyramid ruins?"
Jin Sha nodded, "Yes!"
Bai Ye asked, "Didn't you enter the forbidden zone of the research team's base with me? How did you end up at the pyramid ruins?"
"It's just one forbidden zone," Jin Sha explained. "It's on the lower level of the research team's base, and the aliens dug through it, so it directly connects to the pyramid ruins. They're actually the same forbidden zone."
Is that how it is?
This is completely different from what he remembered!
However, Bai Ye quickly shook his head.
This damned place was already different from his memory. The alien and Predator forbidden zones in his memory were nothing like this.
Moreover, according to the records, after the research team discovered the pyramid ruins, they built the base directly above the pyramid ruins and then drilled to enter it. Therefore, the pyramid ruins were indeed located below the research team's base. It wasn't unreasonable to say they were connected.
BOOM!
As Bai Ye was thinking, a tremendous roar echoed from behind him again.
The next moment, a giant monster emerged from underground.
"Holy crap!" Bai Ye exclaimed in horror, "What is that thing?"
Jin Sha said with a wry smile, "The Alien Queen!"
"This is the Alien Queen?" Bai Ye blinked in surprise, "Are there silver ones among the aliens? And it's so huge!"