One Thousand Two Hundred and Fourteen Strange Attack

On the second day after the Leishan left the port, the first hiding hole of Base No. 1 was dug, and then other hiding holes were started one after another, from No. 1 to No. 12.

In order to avoid being caught by the aliens, each hiding hole is located in a different direction - only digging twelve hiding holes is not because the soldiers have any special feelings for twelve, but because there are only twelve sets of life-support equipment in the base.

Since Base No. 1 has many special engineering machinery and there are aliens outside the asteroid that may attack at any time, the urgent situation forces the engineers to do their best, and the excavation of the hiding holes is extremely fast.

On the fifth day after the Leishan left the port, the No. 9 hiding hole was completed first, but the completion was just the beginning. Then the hiding hole had to be reinforced, the wall was tested to prevent air leakage, various materials and life-support equipment were moved in, and the wall hole was closed to prevent the aliens from seeing the flaws... All kinds of miscellaneous things piled up together, and it took more time than digging holes.

After that, a hiding hole was completed almost every day, but various renovations lasted until half a month later.

Fortunately, the aliens did not break in during this period. The soldiers in the base immediately dispersed into the hiding caves, preparing to close the cave entrances and wait for the final moment.

Before entering the hiding caves, the soldiers kept a few tricks. One was the communication lines pulled out from each cave. With these wires, they could keep in touch with the outside world even when hiding in the hiding caves.

Second, there were various traps, including the simplest tripwire grenades and the unscrupulous cannons detonated by scientific and technological means such as sound, light and electricity... The soldiers never lacked creativity, and even if they made do with what they had, it was enough to give the aliens a hard time.

Third, prepare the explosion point. Once the aliens break into the base, they can blast the asteroid from the inside and completely dismember it. There are at least hundreds of large fragments, and the fragments where the hiding caves are located are mixed in them. With so many fragments, the aliens will not intercept them all, right?

The last thing is to find a way to disguise the hiding cave.

Base No. 1 is now a large construction site, and it is an underground construction site. Various building materials are piled up like mountains, and there are no less than ten materials with sealing functions alone.

The problem is that there is no material like olivine. After the hole is sealed, even a blind person can see that something is wrong.

But this is not difficult for everyone. Since there is no way to hide, just do the opposite and confuse the audience.

So the soldiers, like headless flies, dug holes everywhere inside the base, some deep, some shallow, and some through two unrelated spaces.

After digging the holes, all these large and small holes were sealed. In this way, the asteroid was covered with sealing materials everywhere, and it was not so easy to find the hiding hole.

Moreover, the soldiers also combined traps with sleight of hand, such as putting two grenades behind the sealing materials, or simply putting a bag of explosives. As long as the aliens dig up the sealing materials, they will definitely blow you up without negotiation.

Do your best and leave it to fate. At this point, the soldiers have done their best and there is nothing else to miss, so they entered the hiding hole one after another, sealed all the holes, and only relied on radio to communicate with the outside world.

Every day, the Leishan observes the situation near the asteroid, searches for alien warships, and reports the aliens' movements to Base No. 1.

Ye Han soon discovered something was wrong. The alien warships had been hovering near the asteroid, but they just stayed there, with no intention of attacking the asteroid.

What did they want to do? Did they want to surround the asteroid and attack the reinforcements?

At this time, the Leishan had already passed half of its voyage, and it would take more than 20 days to reach the destination. Ye Han couldn't help but pray secretly, hoping that the comrades in the asteroid would hold on until the Leishan arrived.

Even if the Leishan was not a match for the alien fleet, at least it could lead the alien warships away and create an opportunity for the trapped personnel to escape.

A few days later, the aliens finally made a move. A round alien spaceship arrived at the asteroid and landed directly on the surface of the asteroid.

Ye Han secretly felt that it was not good, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He quickly instructed Luo Qi to report the situation to Base No. 1 and told Base No. 1 to report any findings immediately.

There was no movement after the spacecraft landed, and there was no news from Base No. 1 for the time being.

All the crew members of Leishan, including Ye Han, were guessing what the aliens meant.

Some said that the aliens were doing this for mining; some said that there was some kind of detection equipment on the spacecraft; and some said that it was a landing ship that wanted to dig a hole in the asteroid and attack it.

Everyone had a lot of ideas, but all of them were groundless guesses.

More than two hours later, Leishan received a message from Base No. 1: "Leishan, I am in Cave No. 7, something is wrong. We heard an abnormal sound here, very weak, and Cave No. 6 also heard it. Other caves have not been found for the time being."

Ye Han immediately said: "Ask them if they can determine the source of the sound!"

Aliens are best at digging holes, and the previous guess of a strong attack may not be reliable.

Twelve minutes and six seconds later, Leishan received a response from Base No. 1: "It cannot be determined, the sound is very weak, and it is intermittent and unclear."

Ye Han suddenly felt it was difficult. The means used by the aliens this time were a bit weird. He didn't even know what they did, and he didn't know how to counter it at all!

For now, we can only take one step at a time and respond to changes with the same.

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Contact Base No. 1 and suggest that everyone prepare for battle. If it doesn't work, blow up the asteroid in advance!"

There is no affiliation between Leishan and Base No. 1, so Ye Han can only make suggestions and has no right to order Base No. 1.

"Yes!" Luo Qi immediately did as he was told and conveyed Ye Han's intention.

Another twelve minutes passed before Leishan received a reply. All members of Base No. 1 were ready for battle!

However, this preparation lasted for most of the day. Except for the abnormal noise getting stronger and stronger, there was no other discovery at Base No. 1.

And the so-called stronger is only the data measured by acoustic instruments, not the sound heard in the ears is louder.

Half a day later, exactly twenty-six hours after the alien spacecraft landed, Leishan suddenly received a roar from Base No. 1: "Warning, hole No. 6 is broken, we are losing pressure, we are losing pressure... No, why is the wall cracked, something got in... What is this... It's moving, it will move... Fire, fire..." What followed was the sound of gunfire.

Ye Han's pupils shrank, and he deliberately asked Cave No. 6 to transmit the picture back, but the distance between the battleship and Base No. 1 was still too far. Even if the message was sent out immediately, it would not be received until six minutes later.

Moreover, Cave No. 6 is fighting aliens. Is it really appropriate to ask for pictures from them at this time?

At this time, another horrified shout came from the communication: "It's a tentacle, this thing is a tentacle..."

"No!" Another voice interrupted, "These are roots, the roots of plants!"