Perhaps because of the surge of adrenaline, Zhu Ziwen felt his focus sharpening by the second!
Combined with the high-resolution holographic display Zero provided, it allowed him to spot all sorts of details he would normally have overlooked in less than a second!
He examined the scorched black soil clinging to the "giant serpent," along with its brown body covered in countless tiny tendrils...
But...
He couldn't seem to find any sensory organs or a mouth on it.
Had those functions degenerated because this species of snake had lived underground for so long?
At this life-or-death moment, he suddenly calmed down. Pieces of information gathered by the Biological Laboratory and the probes flashed through his mind.
A message he had received not long ago slowly surfaced in his memory.
They had still been aboard the Starship then, preparing to enter Lost Star's atmosphere.
The moment they reached the atmosphere, Professor Lü had sent everyone a message.
It had been brief, essentially stating his suspicion that large artificial facilities might be hidden beneath Lost Star's surface, capable of monitoring disturbances aboveground.
For that reason, Lü Yongchang had issued an order.
Once the Planetary Exploration Team landed, they were to work with the probes to survey and model Lost Star's subsurface.
At the time, the message had piqued quite a few people's curiosity.
Zhu Ziwen's included.
Having participated in designing the Planetary Fortress in the Gliese 555 Stellar System, he had also leaned toward that hypothesis.
But now, he completely rejected his earlier assumption!
The scene before him, coupled with that remembered message, pierced the fog in his mind like a bolt of lightning!
No!
This wasn't a giant serpent!
His eyes flew wide. Terror written across his face, he tried to shout out his discovery, only to find that his throat