"You have killed the Blood Iron Alien, completing Forbidden Zone Mission Three, and received rewards: Shrinking Tennis Ball x1, Plasma Cannon x1, Shard of God Stone x2."
Shrinking Tennis Ball (Item) (Blue): Throw the metal ball near the target, and it will eject a metal net to envelop the target, then use rapid contraction to cut the target's body. Due to damage to the metal net with each use, it will become scrap after a certain number of uses. Current uses remaining (5/5).
Energy Plasma Cannon (Weapon) (Black): A basic energy weapon of the extraterrestrial civilization, Predators. It can fire once after charging for three seconds. After fifteen shots, it requires a five-minute cooldown due to high heat overload. Infrared targeting can be used to improve accuracy.
The Shrinking Tennis Ball is actually very powerful. If Bai Ye were to judge it, it could barely be considered a black quality weapon. However, the problem is that it's an item, and it becomes scrap after five uses, which lowers its quality.
As for the Plasma Cannon...
The standard energy weapon, the basic version, carried by Predators...
If Bai Ye were to evaluate it, this thing is truly mediocre among future technological weapons. It barely makes it into the black quality tier solely on the reputation of being an "energy weapon," and even then, it lacks any special effects beyond regular firing, truly disgracing the black quality weapon class.
However, viewed from another angle, even the lowest-tier energy weapon is still a future technological weapon. How many people today possess black quality weapons?
The Predator's plasma cannon might be mediocre among future technological weapons, but if you were to pit it against a machine gun, that would be a different story.
Therefore, Bai Ye felt the harvest was pretty good, and most importantly, there were two Shards of God Stone.
He used one to draw for the Xuanyuan Sword and still had one left!
And besides...
The Xuanyuan Sword was still in his hand!
"Where is the Alien Queen?" Bai Ye raised his sword heroically and declared, "Come out and fight me!"
With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, Bai Ye felt like he could cleave anyone he saw!
Unfortunately, no one paid Bai Ye any mind!
After indulging in a bout of self-amusement, Bai Ye could only quickly make his escape.
The Blood Iron Alien had been dealt with, and the most important task now was to escape. If possible, Bai Ye planned to head straight for the Pyramid Ruins and continue his rampage with the Xuanyuan Sword against the Alien Queen.
Bai Ye thought as he quickly made his way back.
Upon returning to the mess hall, Bai Ye proceeded according to the directional signs.
Area A was the closest to the outer perimeter of the research team's base, so Area A2 was essentially bordering the entrance and exit.
Soon, after passing a garage filled with snowmobiles, Bai Ye arrived at the outer perimeter of the research team's base.
Judging by the time, it should be morning, but the weather was not good, overcast and gloomy, with snow still falling from the sky.
Bai Ye stretched and then oriented himself.
Bai Ye remembered that the research team's base was built near the Pyramid Ruins. Since the Pyramid Ruins were underground, the wealthy tycoon Villand had directly hired a construction team to dig.
"So..." Bai Ye muttered, "Finding the drilling site means finding the entrance to the Pyramid Ruins."
Bai Ye continued walking forward as he thought, but he hadn't gone far when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Bai Ye looked back at the research team's base behind him.
He had already left the research team's base, so why...
Why hadn't Forbidden Zone Missions One and Two indicated completion?
Could it be that the scope of the Forbidden Zone was not limited to the interior of the research team's base?
Bai Ye looked to the side, where there was a fence on the outer perimeter. This should also be considered part of the research team's base area?
Bai Ye thought as he went to the fence and climbed over it, but the result was the same; Forbidden Zone Missions One and Two were still not completed.
Bai Ye couldn't help but open the screen to re-examine the missions. He still had no clue. It was just about escaping from the aliens and Predators. He had already left the research team's base, so shouldn't that count as a successful escape?
Bai Ye was completely baffled, but at that moment...
RUMBLE!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion occurred, startling Bai Ye. He then looked in the direction of the explosion, and a pillar of snow shot into the sky, a large area of ground collapsing, and then...
RUMBLE!
A massive drilling rig toppled sideways and crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Drilling rig?" Bai Ye exclaimed, "Did something happen to the Pyramid Ruins?"
As Bai Ye was thinking, he saw about a dozen people running towards him. They seemed to be fleeing from the ruins. Bai Ye's eyes lit up, recognizing some familiar faces.
"Jin Sha!"
Bai Ye shouted loudly, and then someone in the crowd looked in Bai Ye's direction.
"Bai Ye, what are you doing here?" Jin Sha quickly approached and grabbed Bai Ye, saying, "Run, run!"
Bai Ye, in a daze, was pulled by Jin Sha and followed the group, confused, "What's going on?"
Jin Sha said as they ran, "The Predators used pulse bombs to blow up the ruins, intending to destroy all the aliens, but the Alien Queen didn't die and is about to emerge."
"Ah?" Bai Ye asked in surprise, "You went to the Pyramid Ruins?"
Jin Sha nodded, "Yes!"
Bai Ye asked, "Didn't you enter the Forbidden Zone of the research team's base with me? How did you end up at the Pyramid Ruins?"
"It's just one Forbidden Zone," Jin Sha explained. "It's in the lower levels of the research team's base, and the aliens dug it open, so it directly connects to the Pyramid Ruins. They are essentially the same Forbidden Zone."
There's such a thing?
This was completely different from his memory!
However, Bai Ye quickly shook his head.
This damn place was already different from what he remembered. The alien and Predator Forbidden Zones in his memory were nothing like this.
Furthermore, according to the records, after the research team discovered the Pyramid Ruins, they built the base directly above it and then drilled down into the Pyramid Ruins. Therefore, the Pyramid Ruins were indeed located below the research team's base. It wasn't unreasonable to say they were connected.
RUMBLE!
As Bai Ye was thinking, a massive roar came from behind him again.
The next moment, a colossal monster emerged from the ground.
"Holy cow!" Bai Ye exclaimed in shock, "What is that thing?"
Jin Sha replied with a wry smile, "The Alien Queen!"
"This is the Alien Queen?" Bai Ye was taken aback. "Do aliens even come in silver? And it's so huge!"