Cocoon

"Perhaps it's because we've already dug into their core!" Dr. Bart said.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. After careful consideration, they realized that this was highly likely.

"Send more men and take this Crypt today!" General Masai, the supreme commander of the Expedition Fleet, issued the order.

After the general issued the order, Lieutenant Colonel Chloe, the base commander in this battlefield area, dispatched almost all of her troops, leaving only a small number of personnel to maintain the normal operation of the base.

Colonel Chloe is an extremely young female Riken Race, a top student in the command department of the military academy. She is also the youngest captain in this Expedition Fleet.

However, even so, given her seniority, it would be difficult for her to take this position among the few ground bases available, following normal procedures.

However, it is said that she has a twin sister who works at Secret Research Institute, and her parents are also influential figures with extensive connections, making her family extremely powerful.

Having acquired these qualities, it seems quite reasonable for him to be in this position.

But since she took the position of the highest-ranking officer in the base, she has been overwhelmed with problems. First, a patrol team mysteriously disappeared, which should have been a great responsibility. However, because she was the first to discover the enemy situation, and because her direct superior, Major General Porter, was an elder and friend of hers, she turned misfortune into blessing. Not only was she not at fault, but she also received a lot of reinforcements.

However, the Crypt that first sounded the alarm in her jurisdiction was subsequently chosen as the point of attack, and a large number of engineers and armed forces were mobilized.

Most of those people weren't under her jurisdiction, and with such a large group of them, it's easy to imagine that she wasn't having an easy time.

Just now, after the meeting, Major General Porter told her to seize this opportunity because the location of the operation was within her jurisdiction, giving her a natural advantage. If she could lead the capture of this Crypt, the achievement would be enough to promote her rank by half a step.

Therefore, she went all out and sent out all her forces. If she wasn't afraid of going too far and being ridiculed, she would have even sent out all the chefs from the base.

The battle was exceptionally fierce; the Zerg counterattack involved at least 200,000 Raider.

However, aside from the initial attack that took advantage of the Riken Race's complacency and caused them heavy casualties, the subsequent attacks could only be described as suicidal charges.

These flesh and blood bodies were simply no match for the dense hail of bullets Riken Race.

The battle ended three hours later. This time, the Zerg were unusual; instead of retreating back into their caves at the end, they fought to the last man.

After a brief cleanup of the battlefield, the Riken Race split into several groups and entered the caves through multiple Crypt.

The soldiers proceeded cautiously, with flamethrower soldiers leading the charge, while other units remained on high alert, wary of any Raider who might appear out of nowhere.

However, after cautiously advancing several hundred meters, they were not attacked.

This is highly unusual. Previously, their team had only penetrated less than a hundred meters before being forced to retreat due to the Raider's harassment.

"Was that wave they just used up their entire force?" a soldier suddenly asked, startling the tense crowd.

"Shut up, you idiot!" the soldier's superior yelled, making him shrink back. However, the others unconsciously agreed with this assessment, given the insects' unusual behavior today.

The underground passages were extremely complex. Several teams would meet up from time to time and then separate at the next fork in the road, but in the end, most of them ended up in a huge cave.

Layers upon layers of white silk hung on the cave walls, with lumps occasionally peeking out from within them, creating a very eerie scene.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"That's a bit scary!"

"So sticky!"

"It looks a bit like a thin rope."

The soldiers chattered amongst themselves; they had never seen anything like it on Riken Star.

"Captain, what do we do?" This was Winter's team, who had been stationed on this battlefield from the beginning. Now that they were deep inside the cave, as Special Operations Team, they naturally had no choice but to step up.

Moreover, at this moment, their fully equipped Special Operations Team of 50 people should be the highest-ranking among the teams gathered here.

"Can we get in touch with base?" Winter asked.

"No, there's magnetic interference here; the communicator can't connect," the communications officer replied.

"Everyone be careful and stay alert. Let's go up and take a look."

"Captain, this place is a bit big, should we throw a couple of flares?"

Winter didn't answer. Instead, he cautiously took a few steps forward, touched a handful of white silk, and rubbed it in his hands. This white silk was extremely sticky, and it was difficult to remove from his gloves. He casually pulled out a lighter from his back waist, lit it, and placed the white silk on the flame.

The white thread didn't ignite; instead, it curled up into a ball, making it appear less flammable.

Winter thought for a moment and said, "Shine two lights in an open area!"

"Yes, Captain."

Two flares, as bright as small suns, illuminated the cave, almost blinding some soldiers who hadn't removed their night vision goggles in time.

The group scanned the area nervously but found nothing unusual.

"Strange, are all those insects really dead?"

"Everyone, form groups of three and check separately. Be careful, I don't want to use you as examples to warn others," Winter instructed after finding no danger.

Then, with each other providing cover, the group slowly dispersed.

"Captain, come quick! Look at this!" A Special Operations Team soldier stood next to a tumor-like object made of white threads and exclaimed in surprise.

Winter quickly stepped forward and came to his side. He saw that the tumor had already been cut open by the team members with a knife. It seemed that this was a very curious young man.

He peered through the gap and saw that what was wrapped in white silk was a small wild animal. He had seen this kind of animal before on the grasslands and had even personally led a team to capture a few and send them back to the base laboratory.

Unfortunately, without special processing, these wild animals cannot be used directly, so it's unknown what they taste like. Thinking about it, Winter's mouth watered slightly.

However, being an elite warrior, he quickly banished the chaotic thoughts from his mind.

He then went to several other White Silk Tumor nearby and cut them open one by one with a tactical short blade.

Sure enough, each tumor contained a wild beast, a species common on the grasslands.

"This is their Storage Room, where they store their food!" Winter quickly analyzed the function of the cave and the white silk.

The other team members gradually gathered around as Winter made his move.

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