Chapter 439 "Infectious Diseases" (10)
Inside the energy core compartment of the weapon sequence.
At Γ4's request, Han Zu entered the energy core compartment after Γ4 confirmed that it was safe inside. Judging from the small-scale fungal webs that appeared nearby and the corpses of some maintenance personnel, the three power reactors here are temporarily safe.
"It is recommended that the special unit immediately absorb energy for repair. The remaining energy in the power reactor has been scanned and is being lost."
According to the instruments on the console inside the cabin, it can be seen that the remaining energy in these power reactors is slowly decreasing. According to the holographic structure image, it can be seen that the pipelines transporting energy have been damaged to a certain extent. The damaged location is not far from the energy core cabin, but there is no one else around. It should be the damage caused by those energy body creatures.
"So what should I do now? Go into the power reactor?"
"affim."
"Okay, but you have to do me a favor. I can't open the security doors of these three power reactors in my current state."
"affim."
Without the emotional module to consume computing power, Γ4's actions were indeed swift. As he confirmed Han Zu's statement, he directly pulled down the security door of the nearest power reactor. Han Zu also walked into the power reactor along the torn position. There was not much residual energy attached to the reaction core, but it could still transmit some high temperature.
He pressed his liquidized arm directly onto the reaction core. With Γ4's protection, Han Zu was able to concentrate on operating his energy conversion ability at full power. Although there was not much energy left in the power reactor, that was compared to the entire "High Wall". Although Han Zu was also a "big energy consumer", at present, he was still not as good as the entire frigate, so this energy was sufficient for him.
"Buzz~~"
A minute or two later, as the associated weapon sequence changed from blockade to shutdown, Han Zu absorbed all the energy in the power reactor. He could feel his liquid body becoming a little thicker, but looking at the unmoved Γ4, Han Zu understood that he still had not reached the state where he could be teleported.
The second power reactor was also quickly turned on, and Han Zu followed the same method. This time he could feel that his strength had returned, but the power had decreased a lot. Although his skin had returned to normal, his internal body was still in a sticky liquid state.
After walking out of the second power reactor, Han Zu, who was about to walk into the main power reactor of the final weapon sequence, was stopped by Γ4. He extended those probe-like devices from his arms again and checked Han Zu again.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Affirmative. An abnormal change in the energy response of the special unit has been detected. The energy remaining in the remaining power reactor is insufficient to complete the stabilization process."
"But I don't feel anything unusual? Is there something wrong with your detection?"
Γ4, who was about to retract the probe, put it back and conducted an inspection.
"Negative, the detection results are normal."
"Okay, so we have to find a power source?"
"Sure. According to the calculation results, the energy source that currently meets the energy requirements of the special unit is the main power reactor of the frigate's jump device. We are locating an available route."
"Then you can keep it first. It's already opened, so we can't waste it."
While Γ4 was calculating the route to the main power reactor of the jump device, Han Zu walked into the main power reactor of the weapon sequence and sucked up the energy inside. He could see that the control console in the energy compartment had completely shut down after losing all energy, and through the monitors powered by other energy sources, he could see that the main gun sequence outside the spacecraft had also completely stopped. Now this frigate has completely lost the operation of its main weapon sequence. Even if someone lifted the blockade of the weapon sequence, the remaining secondary guns with insufficient energy would no longer be able to cause any fatal attacks on other aircraft. Of course, the premise is not to get too close to them. After all, although it has lost most of its weapon sequence, the "High Wall" is still a powerful frigate.
"The optimal route has been located."
"Okay, let's go."
After leaving the energy core compartment of the weapon sequence, Han Zu followed Γ4 into a corridor. Compared with other places on the frigate, this corridor was a little strange because some places here showed obvious signs of human damage. It seemed that someone tried to break the wall of the frigate from the inside and used the vacuum to cause automatic blockade of some places. Although it has been repaired by the automatic maintenance system, judging from the size of the damaged location, this is not like the damage caused by ordinary single-soldier weapons, even from the perspective of the Tig people.
"Is there another force here that is interested in this frigate?"
Han Zu was quite curious about these situations, but obviously Γ4 was not. He didn't care about these situations at all and just kept on going. Γ4's movement speed was not slow. Fortunately, Han Zu's condition had improved a lot and he could still keep up. Γ4 would also stop for a while to prevent Han Zu from losing track.
Half an hour later.
Following the maze-like passages and corridors in the frigate, the two arrived at a strange location. This location did not exist in the structural diagram of the "High Wall". According to the route previously calculated by Γ4, if you follow this passage to the end, you can reach the elevator leading to the cabin where the energy core of the jump device is located. Therefore, this extra area naturally aroused Han Zu's vigilance. Although Γ4 did not have an emotional module, it also allowed him to quickly scan the current secret area that was not on the structural diagram. It seemed that no special materials were used here, and the scanning process of the area was very smooth.
"According to the detection, the current area is 611 meters long. Multiple life forms have been detected, 95% of which are former frigate crew members. There is no threat level."
"95%? Does that mean there are other people here?"
"Affirmative. Multiple combat units have been detected. No relevant information has been found in the control network. The threat of combat units is being analyzed... Analysis completed. The threat level is medium."
Although it sounds okay, according to Han Zu's experience, these combat units are actually not a good team. At that time, on the high-rise building of the contractor's site, the threat posed by the two contractor sentries was exactly that. Although Han Zu defeated them at that time, it also wasted nearly two hours of time. Moreover, they were able to cause considerable damage to Han Zu. If he were in a complete state now, then he might have no problem dealing with them, but he has not fully recovered yet. If a fight really breaks out, he may need to rely on Γ4 as the main force.
"Scanning process detected, rerouting. Completed."
It seems that those combat units detected by Γ4 are no scum. They discovered Γ4's detection activities, countered the detection, and are heading towards Γ4's position. However, Γ4 is not a pushover. He immediately deployed a shielding stance to isolate himself from all possibilities of being detected. While recalculating the route, he took Han Zu away from the original place and took a detour to the energy compartment of the jump device.
Those combat units were not far from Han Zu and Γ4. Before the two were about to turn the corner and leave this unrecorded area, Han Zu turned his head and looked back, and discovered their true identity. It was another fully armed team of Tig people. Judging from their armor and weapons, the combat effectiveness of this group of people might be higher than that of Xin's team. The most important thing was that according to the paint on their armor, they did not belong to the regular team sent by the Tig people to perform recycling missions. According to his own understanding, these people might be the henchmen sent by the high-level officials who caused the incident in Star Zone No. .
Han Zu's assumption was correct. This team was specifically for dirty work. Unlike the serious special operations team of Xin and others, these people did not have formal permission. The reason they came to the High Wall was to ensure that no living people would leave. At that time, Γ4 only hacked into the spaceship of Xin's team, but it was not him who closed the security door of the port area, but this black operations team. They intercepted the global broadcast sent by Xin's team to the bridge of the High Wall at that time and were looking for them. Fortunately, the equipment of Xin's team had been modified to a certain extent by engineer Xinler, so this black operations team could not accurately locate their spaceship and position, and could only close the security door of the port area to restrict their departure.
In fact, ensuring "safety" is only their secondary mission. Their real mission is completely opposite to that of Team Xin. Team Xin is to recover the storage unit on the space station, while their mission is to ensure that no living person can see the storage unit. However, they also need to bring the storage unit back, after all, the contents inside are also very important information for the people behind them.
However, the two sides will not meet on the High Wall, so there is no need to say too much now.
Two hours later, inside the energy core compartment of the jump device.
Because of the detour, Γ4 and Han Zu took quite some time to arrive here. As for the black team, Γ4 was not unable to defeat them, but he was carrying new-model contractor's equipment that needed to be implanted in Han Zu. These new-model equipment were very special and could be easily destroyed before implantation. So in order to avoid damage to them, Γ4 chose to bypass them. But if they were really unlucky and the two sides collided, they would not be able to kill Γ4 and Han Zu.
"Uh, this thing is different from the power reactor in the weapon sequence? This thing seems to be integrated. I am not completely liquid now, so I can't get in. The material of the outer protective shell is not ordinary and cannot be directly destroyed."
"Scanning in progress. Estimated time to complete assessment: 14 minutes."
After starting the scan, Γ4 stood there like an iron stake. Bored Han Zu walked around the cabin twice, then put his arm on Γ4's shoulder, whistled, and began to observe Γ4. Γ4's body was different from that of ordinary contractors, and was somewhat like the big guy on the top floor of a high-rise building.
"This guy should be a military commander."
Just as Han Zu was observing Γ4, suddenly, an alarm sounded in the corridor outside the cabin.
"Low-level security unit detected."
"You triggered the power core's alarm?"
"Negative. The activation of the low-level security unit was caused by human error."
Γ4's cold voice sounded. Han Zu instantly became curious. He left Γ4's shoulder and walked to the door of the energy compartment. He hid beside the door and looked out. He saw many mechanical sentinels running along the corridor towards the distance.
Han Zu was wondering who had triggered the alarm when he suddenly heard the sound of fierce gunfire coming from the end of the corridor. A bright light of energy discharge appeared at the end of the dark corridor.
Based on previous experience, Han Zu guessed that, based on the distance between Han Zu and Γ4 and the others, the most likely scenario was that the action team they had just encountered was doing something near the energy core of the jump device, and accidentally made an operational error, triggering the alarm by mistake. The mechanical sentinel awakened by the security system found their location, so the team started fighting with the mechanical sentinel.
In any case, it was definitely not Xin's team. Although it was not stated before, Gloria would not move with the team. To be on the safe side, she would definitely stay next to the team's spaceship. Han Zu did not feel Gloria's energy response at the location of the firefight in the corridor.
So Han Zu was not going to join in the fun. He returned to the energy core cabin. Now his body had partially recovered. Although it was not in its prime, it was still easy for him to close a door. So Han Zu closed the security door of the energy cabin and returned to Γ4.
"How is it?"
"The scan has been completed. The quickest and most efficient way is for special units to draw energy through the main energy pipelines."
"Uh, just chewing on the wires?"
"No, the energy pipeline is not..."
"I'm speaking metaphorically."
"affim."
At the bottom of the sturdy jump device power reactor, there is a main energy transmission pipeline. This pipeline is different from the main body of the power reactor. Although it is also very sturdy, destroying it will not cause any bad situations. It will only cause energy leakage, which is exactly what they want.
"It still doesn't work. My strength hasn't recovered yet. Γ4, can you help me?"
"affim."
Γ4's arm instantly changed shape, becoming a sharp cutting weapon. With a light swing, the energy pipeline was directly cut off. Han Zu immediately stretched out his hands and reached into the energy pipeline. As a large amount of energy flowed through his arms and into Han Zu's body, Γ4 also stepped back. Facts have proved that his choice is correct. Due to the high-level energy reaction around Han Zu's body, some magnetic lightning appeared. The power of these lightnings is not small. On the ground, walls, and the solid shell of the power furnace, many gaps that are being melted by high temperature were split.
As energy continued to flow in, the magnetic lightning gradually shifted into Han Zu's body. His entire body became translucent for a period of time, and one could see the powerful lightning currents surging in his body. As these electric surges moved violently, his internal body gradually changed from liquid to normal.
"Energy is low and reaching threshold soon."
"The energy content is below the threshold, and the power reactor is being shut down forcibly."
As the energy continued to be absorbed slowly by Han Zu, the jump device, which was already running out of energy, lost the minimum energy required for operation and reached the threshold for forced shutdown of the power reactor. After the power reactor was forced to shut down, the residual energy that lost its protection was also completely absorbed by Han Zu. The surging lightning in his body was also converted into Han Zu's energy. If someone stuck close to Han Zu at this time, they would be able to hear a buzzing sound under his skin, similar to that produced by an extremely strong magnetic field. However, this sound seemed to be blocked by his body, so this sound could not be heard normally.
Han Zu's body finally returned to normal, but that's not all. After the repair was completed, Han Zu discovered that he could actually float directly in the air. He sensed the energy in his body, and he was extremely sure that from this moment on, he would be able to fly.
Of course, the flying speed is still not good enough for now, and it is exactly the same as his normal movement speed (walking, advancing, and sprinting speed), but now his movement ability has completely freed himself from the constraints of only being able to move on the x-axis.
"It's easier to move now. Γ4, please test it again. I think it should be OK now."
"The aircraft does not carry a secondary power source and cannot use the detection sequence during flight."
"Oh, sorry, I'll be right down."