"I know the research base you're talking about," Jin Sha said. "It's not too far from here, a resource point."
Bai Ye nodded, he knew about this.
The research team had already perished after entering the Pyramid ruins. They were either cut down by Predators or eaten by Xenomorphs. The few survivors were likely used by Xenomorphs for breeding. Xenomorphs needed to lay eggs inside other creatures, absorbing their nutrients to hatch new Xenomorphs.
Therefore, there were no people left in the research base. However, the research base contained a large amount of supplies, including water, food, clothing, and other items.
Bai Ye asked, "Have you been there?"
Jin Sha shook her head. "No, it's not safe."
Bai Ye was puzzled. "Not safe?"
Jin Sha nodded. "People have fought over supplies, and some beasts have made nests there. So, strictly speaking, it is a supply point, but a more accurate description would be a dangerous resource point."
"This..."
This situation was different from what Bai Ye remembered.
In Bai Ye's memory, the research base was just a resource point.
Besides that, the Pyramid ruins, this forbidden zone, was magical and required faction division.
That is, the Human faction, the Xenomorph faction, and the Predator faction.
The missions for the three factions were different. The Human faction needed to rescue humans captured by Xenomorphs for breeding. After completing the forbidden zone missions, they could obtain Xenomorph eggs, or more directly, Xenomorph beasts.
The forbidden zone rewards for the Xenomorph faction were the Xenomorph Queen's headshell or tail. While these were useless in themselves, they were excellent materials for crafting any weapon or armor, offering formidable resistance to everything from defense to fire, electricity, and freezing.
As for the Predators, they naturally offered their standard equipment: wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits.
The research base was directly linked to the Human faction. To accept the mission to rescue humans, one had to go to the research base first.
But now the research base had become a dangerous area, what was going on?
Bai Ye was a little confused. He could only be sure it was related to Regice and the sudden appearance of beasts, but he couldn't figure out the exact situation for now.
However, after careful consideration, Bai Ye felt it didn't matter much to him. After all, his target wasn't the Human faction, but the Predator faction.
Bai Ye wanted to obtain Predator equipment, but not the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suit set. Instead, he desired the more core Predator technology – the computer scanning system.
Or, more directly, the Predator's chest armor and bio-mask!
This item was for biological scanning. After scanning, it could provide the approximate data of the target creature, and even through computer program calculations, determine its strengths and weaknesses. Although it had no offensive or defensive capabilities, it was extremely useful as an auxiliary equipment. Moreover, the bio-mask, in addition to displaying data, also provided poison resistance and night vision.
Of course, if he could also acquire the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suit set, that would be even better. After all, except for the wrist blades being a bit lackluster, the Predator's shoulder cannons and cloaking suits were still very powerful technological products at this stage.
...
Soon, a massive base appeared before Bai Ye and Jin Sha.
Bai Ye smacked his lips. That Wieland was truly a rich man. Building such a base would not have been easy and would have cost a fortune.
However, after marveling at the vastness of the base, Bai Ye's expression became a little more serious.
"Be careful," Bai Ye said. "There's a smell of blood."
As he spoke, Bai Ye drew his Zanpakuto and slowly approached the research base.
Not long after, Bai Ye suddenly stopped. On the ground before him lay a body, as if buried by the wind and snow. Because the corpse was completely frozen, Bai Ye couldn't determine when it had died.
However, it was certainly a chosen one. Besides the human corpse, there was also the body of a beast nearby, a pure white sea lion.
Jin Sha walked over and said, "It's a white sea lion!"
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's go, we'll enter the base first. Regardless of whether it's dangerous or not, it's at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
Jin Sha nodded and followed Bai Ye towards the base. But at that moment...
"As a participant has discovered and entered the forbidden zone research base, all participants currently in the glacial area will be transported to different locations within the forbidden zone research base in three minutes."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 1: Survive the pursuit of the Predators. Mission Reward (Choose One): Super Alloy Throwing Knife x1, Super Alloy Wrist Blade x1, Hard Gold Dagger x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 2: Survive the pursuit of the Xenomorphs. Mission Reward: Distress Signal Device x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 3: Kill a Predalien. Mission Reward: Collapsible Tennis Ball x1, Plasma Cannon x1, Shard of the God Stone x2."
"Gentlemen, to obtain the Shard of the God Stone, please strive to survive."
...
The sudden forbidden zone announcement stunned Bai Ye for a moment, and then a light screen quickly appeared before his eyes.
"Kelt, Cat Face, and Scar were once rare ancient human powerhouses, considered once in thirty years. They had a great chance of becoming the most powerful Predators. However, surprisingly, they went missing during the coming-of-age hunt. The Predator commander of their homeland refused to believe the trio had been defeated, suggesting that their homeland had undergone a great upheaval, and perhaps the Xenomorph Queen, absent for many years, would reappear."
"Therefore, the Predator commander dispatched a large number of Predators back to their homeland to search for Kelt, Cat Face, and Scar, and to confirm whether a Xenomorph Queen had been reborn."
"Six days ago, the Predators' spaceship landed on the glacier. Their captain decided to split up. The captain led a portion of the warriors to search the Pyramid ruins, leaving two squads to explore the glacier and confirm if there were any other creatures within the ice. If any were found, they were to be killed without mercy."
"One of these Predator squads discovered the base left by the research team and encountered Xenomorphs who had escaped from the Pyramid ruins. What was worse, one of the Predators was accidentally infested by a Xenomorph, leading to the birth of a powerful Predalien. The entire research base subsequently became a bloodbath. Therefore, those who enter here will be like entering a giant arena, trapped in this life-or-death chase."
"Live, or, die..."
"Please make your choice!"
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