"I know the research base you're talking about," Jin Sha said. "It's not far from here; it's a resource point."
Bai Ye nodded. He knew about this.
The research team had all perished after entering the pyramid ruins. They were either chopped up by Predators or eaten by Xenomorphs. The few survivors were likely used by the Xenomorphs as breeding tools. Xenomorphs needed to lay eggs inside other creatures, absorbing their nutrients to hatch new Xenomorphs.
Therefore, there were no people in the research base. However, the base contained a large amount of supplies: water, food, clothing, and so on.
Bai Ye asked, "Have you been there?"
Jin Sha shook her head. "No, it's not safe."
Bai Ye sounded confused. "Not safe?"
Jin Sha nodded. "People fight over supplies, and some beast tamers have nested there. So, strictly speaking, it is a supply point, but a more accurate description would be a dangerous area supply 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 quite magical. It required dividing into forbidden zone factions.
These were the Human faction, the Xenomorph faction, and the Predator faction.
The three factions had different missions. The Human faction needed to rescue humans captured by Xenomorphs for incubation. After completing forbidden zone missions, they would receive Xenomorph eggs, or more directly, Xenomorph beast tamers.
The forbidden zone rewards for the Xenomorph faction were the Xenomorph Queen's skull or tail. These items were useless on their own, but they were excellent materials for crafting any weapon or armor. Their defense, as well as their resistance to fire, electricity, and freezing, was terrifyingly strong.
As for the Predators, they naturally had their standard equipment: wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits.
The research base was directly linked to the Human faction. To accept the mission of rescuing 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 bit puzzled. He could only be sure that it was related to Regiess and the sudden appearance of beast tamers, but he couldn't figure out the exact situation at the moment.
However, after thinking carefully, Bai Ye felt it didn't have much to do with him. His goal wasn't the Human faction anyway, but the Predator faction.
Bai Ye wanted to obtain Predator equipment, but not the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits. He wanted the more core Predator technology: the computer scanning system.
Or, more directly, the Predator's chest armor and bio-mask!
This item's function was biological scanning. After scanning, it could provide the approximate data of the target creature. It could even, through computer program calculations, determine the opponent's strengths and weaknesses. Although it had no offensive or defensive capabilities, as an auxiliary equipment, it was extremely useful. Moreover, besides displaying data, the bio-mask itself also had anti-toxin and night vision functions.
Of course, if he could also get the wrist blades, shoulder cannons, and cloaking suits, that would be even better. After all, except for the wrist blades being a bit underwhelming, the Predator's shoulder cannons and cloaking suits were still very impressive technological products at this stage.
...
Soon, a massive base appeared before Bai Ye and Jin Sha.
Bai Ye clicked his tongue. That Villander was truly a rich man. Building such a base would not be easy and would require a huge investment.
However, after marveling at the base's immensity, Bai Ye's expression became a bit more serious.
"Be careful," Bai Ye said. "I smell blood."
As he spoke, Bai Ye drew his Zanpakuto and walked forward, slowly approaching the research base.
After walking a short distance, Bai Ye suddenly stopped. There was a body on the ground in front of him, seemingly buried by the wind and snow. Because the corpse was completely covered in frost, Bai Ye couldn't determine when it had died.
However, it was certain that it was a chosen one. Besides the human corpse, there was also the corpse of a beast tamer nearby. It was a sea lion with a pure white body.
Jin Sha walked over and said, "It's a white sea lion!"
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's go, we'll go into the base first. No matter how dangerous it is, 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 this moment...
"As a participant has discovered and entered the forbidden zone research base, all participants currently in the glacial area will be sent to different locations within the forbidden zone research base in three minutes."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 1: Survive the pursuit of Predators. Mission Reward (Choose One): Super Alloy Flying Dagger x1, Super Alloy Wrist Claw Blade x1, Hard Gold Dagger x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 2: Survive the pursuit of Xenomorphs. Mission Reward: Distress Signal Device x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 3: Kill a Xenomorph Predator. Mission Reward: Shrinking Tennis Ball x1, Plasma Cannon x1, Shard of God Stone x2."
"Gentlemen, please strive to survive to obtain the Shards of God Stone."
...
The sudden forbidden zone notification made Bai Ye freeze for a moment, and then a light screen quickly appeared before his eyes.
"Celtic, Cat Face, and Scar were once rare human powerhouses, with a thirty-year cycle. They had a great chance of becoming the most powerful Predators. But surprisingly, they lost contact during the adult ceremony hunt. The Predator commander of their homeland did not believe that the trio had been defeated. If not, it meant that their homeland had undergone a great change, and perhaps the Xenomorph Queen, who had not appeared for many years, would reappear."
"Therefore, the Predator commander dispatched a large number of Predators back to their homeland to search for Celtic, Cat Face, and Scar, and to confirm if a Xenomorph Queen had been reborn."
"Six days ago, the Predator spaceship landed on the glacier. Their captain decided to split up. The captain led some warriors to search for the pyramid ruins, leaving two squads to explore the glacier and confirm if there were any other creatures within the glacier. If any were found, they were to be killed without mercy."
"One of the Predator squads discovered the base left by the research team and encountered Xenomorphs that had escaped from the pyramid ruins within the base. What was worse was that one of the Predators was accidentally infested by a Xenomorph, thus giving birth to a powerful Xenomorph Predator. The entire research base thus ushered in a bloody storm. Therefore, those who enter here are like entering a giant coliseum, and will be plunged into this life-and-death escape!"
"Live, or, die..."
"Please make your choice!"
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