Three days earlier, Nie Yun had taken the opportunity of landing on Kara Star to drop three reconnaissance drones into the jungle. From that moment on, the trio had embarked on their alien-world adventure.
Nie Yun's daily mission, "A Three-Day Tour of Kara Star's Local Customs," had let the three fully appreciate the beauty of the jungle and... the beauty of the jungle.
The planet was practically a paradise for life. The jungle's bizarre assortment of plants and animals left them dumbfounded. Even the Karans' cities had mostly been built atop towering trees, though most had now become charred ruins.
Their arrival had caused a modest commotion in the jungle, and the three visitors from the Solar System received an enthusiastic welcome from the locals.
They had been swallowed by terrifying man-eating flowers, chased by ferocious giant beasts, caught in torrential downpours that fell like curtains, and witnessed the merciless Land of Flames, a Forbidden Zone of Life...
Karan guerrillas had ambushed them as Twin Stars soldiers, and Twin Stars reconnaissance aircraft had bombed them as Karan guerrillas... Their three-day journey had been anything but friendly. Saying the whole world was against them would hardly have been an exaggeration.
Still, relying on the Mithril Knights' powerful stealth and combat capabilities, the three had blundered into practically every trap the jungle had to offer. Only now had they begun to adapt to this complex battlefield.
The learning abilities granted by their Brain Chips had allowed them to quickly adapt to the jungle environment and complete their battlefield familiarization mission. Through their endless blundering into trouble, Nie Yun had also gathered a wealth of local intelligence on Kara Star.
"Whatever you say, at least this mission lets us fight now and then. Before this, it was either nonstop training or those