Chapter 440 "Infectious Diseases" (11)
"The implantation of the new model of equipment has been completed. The current location is severely interfered with, and the data transmission speed will be slowed down by one third."
Implanting a new model of device is much faster than evaluating it. In just one or two minutes, Γ4 completed the implantation of the device. The speed surprised Han Zu a little, and it also confirmed a guess he had had for a long time.
"It seems that the machine that couldn't be moved at that time was simply recording my various data. I thought it was partially used to activate the device."
"The special unit's conjecture is correct. The activation of the previous generation of equipment does require a specific amount of energy. The available information on the incident in Sector 4 has been transmitted."
"So this generation of contractor equipment doesn't require specific energy to activate? Is this the upgrade?"
"Negative. The energy required to activate this device has been provided by this machine. This device upgrade is a special upgrade. The purpose of the upgrade is to prevent the special target from falling into the predicament of being unable to contact us again."
"I see. It's just a locator. Don't worry. I'm not a good person, but so far, I have never broken a promise I made."
Han Zu thought that it was indeed difficult for the contractors to find someone like him who was suitable to perform the tasks agreed with them. That was why they placed some kind of locator in the equipment this time, because they were afraid that he would really run away. However, Han Zu could understand that he had also received a lot of benefits from the contractors, so he didn't care about this level of surveillance at all. However, according to Γ4's response, the contractors didn't seem to have that intention at all.
"Negative. The special new model of equipment implanted this time has added special permissions. With this permission, the special unit can obtain all the teleportation coordinates within our sphere of influence. If you need to use teleportation, after sending detailed information, the teleportation sequence can lock the special unit and perform high-precision positioning and teleportation. If you encounter an emergency, you can also send an emergency transfer request. This form of teleportation is faster, but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. It can only be teleported to a determined coordinate point."
The news from Γ4 was the best news Han Zu had heard recently. Although according to Γ4 and the information from the contractors, the new equipment had more functions than just transmission. For example, the contractors had built a new network that was independent of the command network, which made their information more confidential. From this point of view, at least in terms of information, the contractors had surpassed their native tribe, the Tigs.
However, although this news is very important, it is far less important to Han Zu than an evacuation method that can be used at any time. The technological level of the Tige people is already jaw-dropping enough, but because of his special identity, Han Zu has not actually been exposed to much Tige technology. But now it is different. The contractors were originally defectors of the Tige people, and according to the previous chat with the team, Han Zu also learned that the defection at that time was related to some technology. Although Han Zu himself is strong enough to make the contractors pay great attention to him, no one will complain about their own help. With the technological help of the contractors, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is even more powerful.
While checking the available contractor transmission nodes, Han Zu chatted with Γ4 about the agreement.
"So what exactly was the task I was required to complete in the agreement? I have no idea about the details of the task. Others revealed very little information at the time. I only knew roughly that I needed to go somewhere and take back the control that the contractor originally had over that place. Other than that, I only knew that the task was not simple. At the time... I think an engineer or someone similar told me that the assessment of the mission was that the risk level was very high."
"According to the assessment of the energy level of the special unit, the current interpretation of the specific intelligence of the mission is wrong. In order to protect the interests of the special unit and our side, this machine refuses to explain the details of the mission at this time."
"You mean, if I go on this mission now, I probably won't be able to come back?"
"Affirmative. If we enforce the terms of the agreement, the mission failure rate is 79%, and the survival rate of special units is less than 0.1%."
Han Zu pursed his lips and nodded. To be honest, compared to the Riddler's secretive attitude, he prefers Γ4's straightforward attitude. These guys attach great importance to data and are naturally very accurate. Han Zu does not doubt Γ4's assessment of the situation. He is confident in his own strength, but not proud. It is normal that there are always people who are better than you. Of course, he is not stupid. He will not do something that will kill him and get no benefits.
"Okay, it seems I still have to work hard to make myself stronger."
"affim."
After gradually understanding the new equipment, Γ4 asked Han Zu whether he needed him to take Han Zu away from here. This time Han Zu refused Γ4's help, not only because Han Zu could now request to be teleported through the equipment, but also because he had another reasonable reason.
"There's no time limit for this task in the agreement, right?"
"affim."
"Then I won't go back with you this time. After all, in order to complete this mission, I still need to improve my strength. Then I will stay in the fourth star area first to see what is going on here. Maybe I can find an opportunity to continue to strengthen my strength."
"This unit has no other available missions at this time. If necessary, this unit can serve as a protection unit."
Han Zu rejected Γ4's kindness, not only because of Γ4's identity as a traitor, but mainly because Han Zu was not used to being protected by others.
"If there is no other need, this machine will return immediately."
"Bon Voyage."
"affim."
"Om~"
Through his perception ability, Han Zu sensed a special energy that he had never known before. This should be the energy used by the contractors to transmit. It seems that their transmission behavior is not undetectable, but his previous perception ability was not enough to detect it.
"It seems that this time, in addition to being able to fly, my other abilities should have been further improved."
There was no one around, so Han Zu had a good opportunity to test his abilities.
The first is the control over energy. Now he is more skilled and precise in using his own energy than before, so it didn't take Han Zu long to summarize his current abilities.
First of all, his physique. Although he looked no different from before, he could feel that his defense had reached a higher level. If before, Xin's team of Tigs could still rely on cooperation to fight him 50-50, now they were completely unable to break through the defense. According to past experience, the maximum damage he could completely defend against was equal to his total energy in his prime. Based on the remaining energy of the weapon sequence of the "High Wall" and the remaining energy of the jump device that Han Zu had completely recovered and absorbed, at least one-fifth of the energy of the entire "High Wall" would be needed to injure Han Zu. In short, at least the power of the secondary guns of the "High Wall" would be needed to allow Han Zu to start avoiding attacks, and this level of attack was almost impossible for a single enemy to do.
Then there is the ability to self-repair. Before it became liquefied, Han Zu would only start to self-repair one second after being injured. But now, as soon as the wound appeared, the repair ability began to work, which undoubtedly brought his combat effectiveness to a higher level.
As for attack power, although Han Zu could sense that the abilities of his camouflaged weapons had completely disappeared, the energy originally needed to use them had undergone a new fusion. Unfortunately, that kind of Force-like power did not remain, but the means of attack he could now use, although few in number, only two, their power had also increased significantly.
Now, Han Zu can use only two means of attack besides close combat, one is high-energy rays, and the other is the newly emerged particle chain.
High-energy rays are easy to understand. Han Zu knew how to use them before, but now they no longer need to be charged, and the power they generate is much greater than before. Not only that, the use of high-energy rays is no longer a skill that needs to be restored. As long as Han Zu's energy is not exhausted, he can continue to fire these high-energy rays, which undoubtedly increases his combat endurance. Besides, he has only been running out of energy a few times.
According to Han Zu's experiment, the so-called particle chain actually looks similar to the lightning chain, except for the color. However, the energy consumption of this particle chain is not comparable to that of the lightning chain. And the most important thing is that when Han Zu was experimenting with the particle chain, he accidentally punched a hole in the wall of the "High Wall", through which he could see the stars outside. However, after the particle chain entered the vacuum, it still existed. The phenomenon of not disappearing made Han Zu immediately confirm that this thing was definitely not a lightning chain, after all, lightning cannot exist in a vacuum.
A powerful single-target attack capability, and a completely inaccurate ability to kill with an exaggerated range. Although the number is small, coupled with Han Zu's current flying ability, it undoubtedly makes him more powerful than ever before. This overwhelming sense of power naturally brings more confidence. Han Zu unconsciously straightened his back, with his hands behind his waist like an old cadre. The corners of his mouth rose.
In addition, some other miscellaneous non-combat abilities have also been improved. His five senses are more acute, and the range of his perception has also been expanded. His ability to see through things has also been retained, and now it is as far as his normal vision range. His night vision ability has also been improved from simply seeing at night. Now, as long as Han Zu inputs a small amount of energy into his visual ability, his visual ability can be like an energy detector, seeing the flow of energy, and things that could not be seen through vision before. For example, those creatures that were pure energy bodies before, Han Zu can now see their positions, and very clearly.
Han Zu couldn't find any faults at all. If he had to say anything, it was that his speed didn't improve significantly, but compared to being able to fly freely, this was not a problem at all. After all, Han Zu was sure that speed and other things would come sooner or later. So naturally, Han Zu, who was stronger than ever before, let out a crazy, low, and malicious laugh that lasted for more than a minute before he was able to control it.
"Oh? That's great. I was just thinking of trying out its power."
The unrestrained laughter seemed to have attracted the attention of something. After locking the direction through perception, Han Zu found some energy creatures flying towards here rapidly using only vision. Han Zu used his flying ability to take off from the ground and flew to the corridor outside. He hovered in mid-air, and then directly used high-energy rays to shoot at one of the energy creatures.
"Well, it's powerful enough, but it's still not enough to deal with multiple targets. Let me try this."
The power of high-energy rays should not be underestimated. After instantly defeating the energy creature that was hit, it also penetrated several decks of the frigate. Although its speed is extremely fast, it is obviously not the most suitable means of attack for multiple relatively scattered targets.
"Buzz~~!!"
He stretched out a hand and pointed a finger at the energy creatures in front of him. A particle chain with a mixed buzzing sound instantly connected the energy creatures in front of Han Zu and killed them instantly. Although the power of the particle chain was not as exaggerated as the high-energy ray, its range was indeed abnormal. Half of the corridor of hundreds of meters was directly melted by a quarter of it by the attack of the particle chain.
"call!"
Power is undoubtedly the most effective stimulant, but Han Zu still let out a long sigh and calmed himself down. He flew over the completely melted corridor, landed in an intact location, and began to walk.
"We need to keep a low profile."
That being said, this kind of excitement is not so easy to calm down, so Han Zu opened the device and found the relevant information about the incident in Star Sector No. 4 that Γ had previously transmitted to him, intending to use this information to divert his attention while going back to meet Gloria.
However, after carefully observing the relevant information, Han Zu discovered that the situation in the fourth star area was not actually a single accident, but a combination of multiple events. According to the investigation of the contractors, one of the main reasons for the incident in the fourth star area was that there were several special star systems in the fourth star area that were not logged into the control network. Among the dozens of liquid or gas planets in these star systems, there were dozens of energy body creatures that had no entity and could not be observed under normal circumstances. Among these energy body creatures, there were four or five energy body creatures that had a strong desire to attack humans and intelligent creatures (referring to the Tig people and some of the Tig people's allies). The main reason was that they had a special energy that was a treasure for energy body creatures, which was what the folks called souls.
The reason why this kind of dangerous energy creatures appeared in the fourth star area on a large scale is that the top leaders of the Tig people are secretly studying these dangerous energy creatures. The specific reason is unknown, but the contractors believe that it is related to the creation of super soldiers. According to the investigation of the contractor, the reason why this kind of creatures spread on a large scale is that the people who studied them used some method to stimulate the reproduction speed of this kind of creatures, causing them to increase in a short period of time. There were also many mistakes in the transportation process, which caused them to appear in densely populated areas where they should not appear, resulting in a large number of loss of contact.
The second main reason is the nature of the No. 4 Star Sector. As a rear area, there is not much war here, so the army naturally does not have much money. Although the welfare of the Tig people is good, and even in a peaceful area, the treatment of the army is very good, as long as the social system exists, there will be greedy guys, such as the captain of the "High Wall".
Smuggling is a common occurrence in the Fourth Star District. These smugglers shield and cover each other, forming a complete industrial chain. This is why the captain of the "High Wall" was able to own a cipher machine and was not arrested. Greed is terrible. Once you become a slave to greed, your bottom line will get lower and lower. The smuggling of medical supplies has always been a dangerous category. For the sake of huge profits, some people naturally began to smuggle some "fake drugs" whose actual effects did not match the expected effects. These extremely dangerous drugs, by chance, became the second cause of the current situation in the Fourth Star District. The fungus net-like things that can be seen everywhere in the frigate are related to the leakage of these dangerous smuggled goods.
These drugs that are smuggled in large quantities in the No. 4 star zone are not actually fake drugs, but the effects are very mediocre. However, because they are cheap, the profits from reselling them are huge. Coincidentally, these drugs of unclear origin can enhance the activity of certain special energies of the Tig people and their allied races, that is, the soul. By chance, people who use these smuggled drugs attract those energy creatures that have lost containment and control due to excessive reproduction. These energy creatures quickly follow the smuggling ships to every corner of the No. 4 star zone, which ultimately leads to the current serious situation in the No. 4 star zone.
There are more bad things happening in Sector 4, but the other incidents happened only in a small area, so the information in the equipment is not very comprehensive. But since the contractors did not record them, they should not be important.
While reading information and clearing out the occasional energy creatures along the way, Han Zu soon arrived near the port area. Using his perspective ability, he saw several members of the Tig team and Gloria guarding the spaceship across several passages.