Proposal

The four Z-2Q-15 spider-like robots had been itching to move. Upon receiving the command, they raised their long, slender metal limbs and rushed forward at high speed.

These large spiders have incredibly flexible metal joints; if it weren't for the reflective metallic sheen of their bodies, they would truly look like living spiders from a distance.

"Activate the scanner!" A probe extends from the abdomen of each of the four Z2 robots. Standing over three meters tall, the probe can scan a very large area.

A soft green light emanated from the ground, collecting various data. Meanwhile, the artificial intelligence Gwendolyn provided remote computing power, quickly converting this data into 3D models and marking any anomalies in red.

"There's no useful information."

"There's no other way; this is a zero-gravity area. Otherwise, given the weight of B3, its movement would definitely leave traces."

"Forget about that repair robot. Search the area again carefully and see if you can find any trace of the Zerg. Although their threat level hasn't been determined yet, we still need to eliminate them as soon as possible."

"Understood. I also don't want to share a spaceship with the Zerg; they're not within my aesthetic range."

"Ha, you're speaking too soon. I've heard the Zerg Queen is quite the expert."

"Really... show me a picture~"

"Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, everyone will have extra training in the gym after the mission!"

"..." Judging from the previous footage, the Zerg that infiltrated the warship were not very large, which makes sense, as a larger size represents greater destructive power. If the infiltrating Zerg were large, they would have probably made a lot of noise already, and there would be no need for them to be so sneaky.

This remote-controlled mechanical squad was quite confident in their abilities, believing that with their configuration, wiping out a few invading Zerg would be a simple matter. Therefore, they acted somewhat casually, exchanging barbs with each other as they did during their usual training.

However, as the squad Captain, Knox could not stoop to the same level as his team. He knew that on this mission, there were definitely important figures on the warship, perhaps even the captain himself, watching them. They had to be serious and demonstrate a higher level of professionalism.

"Strange, we've been here for quite a while, why haven't we been attacked by electromagnetic pulses?" Gale, the Z1 operator who provides vision for the team from high altitude, is the only female in the team, so she usually does the easy job of AFK farming at high altitude.

Because her job was easy, she had more time to focus on details. At that moment, she suddenly realized that the previously lost repair robots, whether the in-cabin repair robot or the B-3 space version repair robot, were attacked almost immediately after arriving in this area.

They had been there for several minutes, but the attack was still delayed. Upon noticing this unusual situation, she immediately reported it.

"This proves that it wasn't a machine malfunction at all; the energy generator was perfectly fine. It was the Zerg were causing the trouble all along."

"The fact that it can use electromagnetic attacks means that the invading Zerg might not be as weak as we thought. Everyone, be careful," Knox warned.

Where did it go?

"They were probably scared away by us."

"Its ability to seek advantage and avoid harm proves it has the capacity for thought, which is a bit troublesome. What if it gets away..."

"Gwendolyn, have you noticed anything unusual from the surrounding surveillance footage?"

"No abnormalities." A crisp female voice came through the communication channel.

"I love Gwendolyn's voice the most. Captain really understands me."

"Shut up, Kari! Gwendolyn, are there any new missing surveillance videos?"

"No."

"Everyone be careful, that Zerg might still be here!"

"Not necessarily. There are blind spots in our surveillance system. The fact that it was able to hide for so long without being detected means it knows our surveillance locations and blind spots very well."

"Could there be a mole within?" A voice of surprise and doubt rang out. Inside the warship, there are usually two surveillance systems, one overt and one covert. The overt surveillance cameras are placed on the outside, and although they are disguised, they are easy to find if one has received some training.

However, surveillance cameras installed in the dark are much more concealed, and without relevant organizational drawings, it is difficult to find them simply by observation and experience.

"Shut up! That's impossible!" Knox shouted angrily. Putting aside the fact that betraying one's own race and surrendering to the Zerg would bring any benefits, the fact that many of the hidden surveillance systems were added later, and that the projects were done separately, plus a lot of personalized customization, meant that there was no uniform template for the hidden surveillance systems.

The idea of using the blueprints of another warship to bypass the hidden surveillance on this one is utter nonsense. If there is a mole, then that mole must be on this warship.

Due to limitations such as access restrictions, the only entities on the entire warship capable of knowing the locations of all hidden surveillance cameras are likely the artificial intelligence Gwendolyn and the captain himself.

Artificial intelligence cannot betray the Zerg, so there's only one suspect left. But how could that be?

"It's not necessarily an inside job. Don't forget the Zerg's stealth technology is quite formidable. And our in-cabin surveillance isn't equipped with gravity detectors."

"This is a bit troublesome. If we can't eliminate them here this time, finding them again will be extremely difficult."

"Indeed, if it can bypass our monitoring system, we will only know its location when it attacks again."

"Damn it! I've never been good at hide-and-seek since I was a child!"

"Shut up, Kari!"

"Be careful, it might not have left yet. If it could really ignore our surveillance, why would it run away? Maybe it's hiding somewhere right now."

"That's right, all Z1 units take off and activate the gravity detectors." Although the Z1's body integrates a gravity detector, due to its limited size, the effect of this gravity detector is only so-so, better than nothing.

The complex structure inside the cabin, along with the numerous large instruments, would interfere with the operation of the gravity detector. Furthermore, the limited number of Z1s makes a thorough search of the warship impossible. However, inspecting the battlefield should be feasible.

"Try using ultrasonic detection. Even if the Zerg have true cloaking abilities, they can't withstand sound detection."

The proposal was immediately approved. The Star Sea Alliance didn't have much data on battles between the Zerg and the Zerg inside the ships. Such battles were rare to begin with, and most of the warships infiltrated by the Zerg exploded. They always lost, so they weren't qualified to clean up the battlefield. Therefore, such crucial data was extremely scarce.