Chapter 440: Strange Book, Silent Recitation, Cleaning the Floor

Three minutes before the Luna Wolves 2nd Company fleet officially launched orbital bombardment;

Ta-ta-ta-ta-!

The ODST captain holding the commander's special Gauss rifle squeezed the trigger and poured out all the spiked bullets in the magazine. The accurate and deadly ballistics fired through every corner of the church.

But as the magazine was emptied, he immediately stepped back a few positions and replaced the rifle with a new magazine.

At this time, the interior of the church had been completely cleared, and the fallen figures of the Na'vi lay on the ground.

Even if their physiques are quite strong, they are comparable to the lightly-armed tyrants of biological weapons. They can't resist the extremely penetrating spike bombs and the plasma cannons that are energy attacks. Under this intensive firepower, only There is a fate of being shot into a sieve and turned into a charred corpse.

The air was filled with smoke and the smell of burning.

However, the filtration system of individual soldier equipment can ensure that all ODST and elite veterans are protected from the smell and smoke.

After completing the reloading, the leader of the ODST reconnaissance team scanned the surroundings, and the abbreviated radar also showed that there were no enemy signs in the church, only the signals of his teammates.

After confirming safety, he quickly issued instructions in the communication channel, with a decisive and calm tone:

"Everyone is on alert, searching the church for evidence related to subspace."

The elite veteran captain also issued an order requiring all members to launch a cleanup operation.

"yes!"

"Ouch~!"

Following the response, more than a dozen ODSTs and elite veterans quickly dispersed inside the church and began to search and "confirm" the enemy's situation in an orderly manner.

The so-called confirmation of the enemy's situation actually meant that some personnel were responsible for replenishing their guns and ensuring that the Na'vi who fell to the ground were completely killed one by one.

Logically speaking, no carbon-based creature could withstand their firepower, but the team still did not dare to take it lightly.

In order to be sure and avoid potential threats, they decided to use the method of "cutting the corpse into thousands of pieces" and re-shooting each corpse to make all Na'vi corpses completely dead.

Especially these Na'vi people who have fallen into the corruption of subspace, and their life and death status cannot be judged by common sense. Who knows whether the "old people" praying in the church will suddenly be stabbed in the back.

Only by confirming that the dead body is a dead body can their comrades facilitate the search work.

At the same time, the remaining half of the ODSTs and elite veterans, including the two captains, were quickly checking every corner of the church, looking for "evidences" related to subspace.

Time passes and every second counts.

It won't be long before the fleet will carry out saturation bombing of the core area of ​​the Holy Tree Capital.

Although their location was not an "absolute death" zone, for safety reasons, they still needed to evacuate before the bombing began.

This time.

The ODST captain walked slowly to the statue that was shattered by spike bombs and plasma cannons, and glanced at the various strange objects on the tribute table.

With the help of the outlines and detail highlights provided by the helmet screen, he quickly noticed a very peculiar item——

It was an ancient book that looked like it was made of some kind of animal skin. The skin was full of wrinkles and full of twisted and weird symbols and lines.

These symbols also emit a faint blue light, beating slightly as if alive.

The moment his eyes were focused on the book, the surrounding air seemed to become still, and a low, seductive whisper sounded in his ears:

'Open it'

'Open it and you will gain insight into the truth of the universe.'

'The origin of all things and the secrets of eternity are all hidden in this book.'

'hehe.'

Following the whispers, the captain's mind began to waver, and he couldn't help but be full of curiosity about this strange book.

Subconsciously, he raised his left hand slightly, as if guided by an invisible force, he slowly approached the book, wanting to open it and read it.

Just when the fingertips are about to touch the book cover——

"Ouch! There's nothing here! Hey! Man, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, the elite captain's growl and puzzled questions came over the communication line.

Moreover, this elite captain also came to the tribute stand in front of the statue, so he immediately noticed the abnormality of the ODST captain, and then quickly stepped forward to stop the ODST captain from touching the book.

! !

However, the unintentional growl unique to the elite clan made the ODST captain suddenly come back to his senses.

His eyes instantly regained clarity from dullness, and he retracted his hand without any need for the elite captain to stop him. Cold sweat broke out on his back immediately, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.

The moment of confusion just now almost made him forget the danger he was in.

Shocked and frightened, he quickly began to recite passages from the "Human Codex" silently, knowing that he must rely on the power of the Emperor to resist the intrusion of these whispers.

As his heart gradually calmed down, he felt the whispering in his ears quickly dissipate.

Even with some unpleasant curses?

Soon, those seductive sounds seemed like they had never existed.

However, even though he regained his sanity, there was still a shadow of uneasiness in his heart.

The pressure and charm brought by this book are extremely powerful. It is obvious that this is not just an ordinary heretical item, but may originate from some kind of "incarnation" of chaos in the warp.

The captain quickly adjusted his breathing and said to the elite captain who was already standing beside him and also noticed the book:

"Man, if I hadn't warned you, I might have caused a big disaster, thanks."

"Oh, you're welcome."

The elite captain waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say thank you, and at the same time shifted his gaze back to the book that emitted a strange blue light.

After a while of silence, he suggested: "I can also feel that something is not right about this thing. For safety reasons, it is best not to touch it directly, but to encapsulate it in a special container provided by the engineering department."

It is worth noting that the Elite Captain seemed completely unaffected by any whispers and remained conscious.

In fact, the consciousness of most elites has been "strengthened" to varying degrees under the illumination and protection of Sui Yang's spiritual energy.

This spiritual illumination not only made them more determined to follow and be loyal to Sui Yang in battle, but also gave them a natural chaos resistance to prevent them from being easily eroded by the power of subspace.

The ODST captain did not investigate why the elite captain was not affected by the whispers, but focused on the matter at hand. From the storage bag on his waist, he took out an "evidence storage device" specially prepared by the engineering department for their mission——

That is, a seemingly ordinary metal ball.

It is as big and small as a ping-pong ball and similar to the magnetic levitation detector used by the joint reconnaissance force.

Then, the ODST captain held the metal ball, wary of any abnormalities that might appear at any time, and slowly placed it on the cover of the strange book.

The moment the ball touched the surface of the book, the metal ball reacted quickly as if it had encountered a catalyst.

The originally smooth surface melted like mercury in an instant, and the flowing liquid metal quickly covered the entire book with the electronic sound effect of "bah-bah-".

The liquid metal is like a living thing. In just a few seconds, it penetrates into every texture and rune of the book, sealing and wrapping it perfectly.

After a few seconds, the liquid metal quickly solidified and formed an unbreakable metal shell, completely wrapping the originally weird and abnormal book into a seamless "iron block".

The smooth outer shell shows no trace of the original outline or texture of the book.

At this moment, the blue light emitted by the books has been completely blocked. It seems that the evil power has been completely suppressed and can no longer be leaked.

And when the liquid metal completely wrapped the book, the two captains seemed to hear vague "roaring", "roaring" and "cursing", but the next second they completely returned to silence.

The so-called "evidence storage device" is a special device jointly developed by the Imperial Engineering Department and the Inquisition Department.

The two departments took advantage of the increasingly mature nanotechnology, combined with the liquid metal technology of the "Terminator" universe, and incorporated fragments of pure flowers that were diluted dozens of times.

This hybrid design makes it effective in containing common chaotic devices.

Since the original body's order stated that the Na'vi might become puppets of the Chaos forces, the commander of the 2nd Luna Wolf Company naturally took adequate precautions and equipped his soldiers in advance with this type of weapon specially designed to target the subspace. Threat gear.

When the ODST captain saw that the books were completely sealed and could no longer emit bewitching light and whispers, he finally reached out with confidence to pick up the organizer and carefully attached it to the fixture on his back.

Then he saw a notification pop up on the right side of the helmet screen, reminding them that the fleet was about to launch an orbital bombardment. Then he turned his attention to the elite captain and team members, and immediately ordered:

"Key evidence has been obtained, evacuate this place quickly!"

"Ouch~! Let's go!!" The elite captain waved in response and took the lead in agreement with great enthusiasm.

Next, the group quickly exited the church, skillfully shuttled through the village, met up with the guys who were still fighting, and retreated in an orderly manner along the route they came from.

At this moment, the Na'vi people were still in a dazed and confused state. They were completely unable to grasp the whole situation of the battle. They could only watch these invaders disappear from their sight.

After all, they can only barely judge the approximate location of the enemy based on the muzzle flames and the swing trajectory of the double-edged energy sword.

The optical camouflage makes the ODST and elite veterans almost completely invisible, so they can easily escape from the battlefield.

The two teams traveled through the rain forest at extremely fast speeds, hiding among the dense trees and bushes, completely escaping the detection of the Na'vi people.

The surrounding rainforest gradually returned to its original silence. Only the occasional explosions and fires from the distant villages reminded them of the battle they had just experienced.

They did not look back, and quickly retreated to a safe area with the sound of fast footsteps and occasional communication responses.

At this time, the helmet screen sent another reminder, showing that the 2nd company fleet had completed target locking in low-Earth orbit and launched a saturation bombing of the Holy Tree Capital to ensure the ultimate goal of this operation, which was to eliminate the Pandora planet. of all heresies.

After successfully reuniting with all the comrades responsible for investigation deep in the forest, the group had not yet fully breathed—

Boom. Boom————! !

call------! ! !

A dazzling light suddenly lit up in the sky, followed by a continuous deafening roar.

An extremely strong shock wave erupted in the area where the Holy Tree Capital was located, sweeping across the entire area and the surrounding dense rainforest with an unstoppable force.

Although the ODST and elite veterans had already evacuated to a safe area, they were still "traumatized" and truly felt the astonishing power of this explosive wave.

The huge shock wave swept in like a storm, and the strong airflow pounced on them like a beast. Even though they were fully armed, they still felt unstable under their feet and were almost overturned and "blown away" by the air wave.

Everyone was forced to take a half-squat position, relying on the mechanical skeleton and full-coverage armor to barely stabilize their bodies.

Bang-bang-bang!

The branches and gravel brought by the air wave were like flying shrapnel and ricochets, shuttling densely around everyone.

The tree trunk debris and sharp rock pieces seemed to be shooting all over the sky, hitting the armor and making a dull impact. Occasionally, even the broken branches were torn into sharp thorns and attacked them.

Fortunately, the combat armor of the ODST and elite veterans was enough to deal with this kind of fragmentation attack, completely absorbing the impact of the fragments and avoiding injuries.

(Elite armor with optical camouflage, no charged shield)

However, there were obvious scratches, scrapes and dents on the surface of their armor.

When they returned to the company, they had to endure the "noisy" of the logistics personnel to help them repair and maintain their weapons and equipment.

As the aftermath gradually subsided, everyone slowly stood up and checked their status one by one.

The image presented on the helmet screen showed that the fire and smoke were mixed together, and the rain forest was no longer as quiet as before.

Many beasts ran in panic, as far away from the Holy Tree City as possible.

And the screen also specially marked that the metal hydrogen missile following the needle-shaped steel bomb had just broken through the atmosphere and was rapidly falling towards the important area of ​​the Holy Tree City.

Soon, everyone noticed dozens of bright spots on the screen, dragging white tracks, flashing like "daytime meteors".

Then-

Ri~-whoosh-whoosh-! ! !

Dozens of miniature suns exploded instantly over the Holy Tree City.

But the equivalent of the metal hydrogen missile has been controlled within the tactical range, so the people who are about ten kilometers away from the core point of the Holy Tree City will no longer be as "in a mess" as before.

At most, they will hear the "high-frequency scream" caused by the explosion of metal hydrogen soon.

After the ODST captain confirmed that he was fine, he immediately focused his eyes on the right edge of the helmet screen, which was the real-time status diagram of the reconnaissance team members.

Seeing that his subordinates were also "intact", the ODST captain finally put his mind at ease.

Now, they only need to go to the designated area and wait for the fleet to send a transport boat to pick them up.

Moreover, as the electromagnetic main gun and metal hydrogen missile completed a wave of saturation bombing, the Holy Tree City will face the "cleaning" offensive of the carrier-based aircraft formation and the airdrop warehouse carrying the Shadow Moon Wolf Tactical Team.