Chapter 186 The Power of Gathering

Fang Senyan carefully examined the interior of the escape pod once more, then stepped forward and shared his deductions with everyone. They all frowned, glancing around as if a pair of cruel and insidious eyes were constantly monitoring them from the shadows!

Fang Senyan closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said decisively:

"We'll stick together and move out first! Dig up all the Hornet flyers we buried earlier! I have a big use for them. If I'm not mistaken, that guy shouldn't be here right now."

Bokanqi asked:

"Then where did he go?"

Fang Senyan said lightly:

"Our combined strength is not to be underestimated. So, under normal circumstances, the natural course of action is to prioritize the weak over the strong!"

D'Artagnan exclaimed:

"Prioritize the weak...if we're all together, could it be that he went to find Paul?"

Fang Senyan sneered:

"That's definitely it. The most powerful thing in the world isn't strength, but wisdom. If the guy who was dropped down here is really strong enough, then he'll seize such a great opportunity to eliminate a lone individual first to weaken the overall force. Besides, he can also get first-hand information about this group of enemies! Artificial Human No. 1!"

Artificial Human No. 1 stepped forward upon hearing this and began projecting a holographic image in its eyes, showing the area around Mushroom Rock:

"According to the first-hand information I obtained earlier, when we landed, most of the Hornet flyers buried on the Mushroom Mountain plain were not scattered, but concentrated in five areas around Mushroom Rock. Under the effect of the masking agent we're wearing, we can basically eliminate interference from native creatures. Therefore, traversing these five areas will take approximately one hour and ten minutes. If we add the digging and cleaning time, it will be extended to one and a half hours."

"Because of the death of someone on the team, there will be surplus Hornet flyers. Although the flyers require fingerprint and eye-print locks to be driven, I have now been authorized to open the highest permission. Breaking through this limit is not too difficult. We expect to obtain at least ten flyers, and the remaining four flyers can be used as decoys."

Hearing Artificial Human No. 1, who resembled an old butler, the eyes of the others suddenly lit up. The word "decoy" was deeply pleasing to them. Artificial Human No. 1 continued:

"Among these four flyers, three can be piloted by artificial humans. Even if the remaining one is unmanned, I can activate the automatic navigation system to make it fly out. Although the flyer's flight path will inevitably be a straight line, it will at least have the effect of confusing the enemy for the first few minutes after takeoff."

D'Artagnan's eyes brightened instantly:

"Excellent! As long as these decoys lure the mothership away, we can fly out safely."

Fang Senyan shook his head slightly:

"I wouldn't say safely, but at least everyone's chances of survival will be much greater."

Seeing that Fang Senyan's arrangements were reasonable, orderly, and well-planned, far surpassing Paul's so-called secretive "plan," everyone was convinced.

Of course, although many people still didn't know what Artificial Human No. 1 meant by "authorized to open the highest permission," everyone had their own secrets and couldn't press for answers.

Fang Senyan left everyone with the impression of being very reliable. It seemed unlikely that he would lie about such a small matter. However, Ronnie, who had relied on Fiji earlier, knew some inside information and admired Fang Senyan even more in his heart.

Aldaris frowned:

"I am worried about one thing."

Fang Senyan smiled:

"I know. You're worried that the Yautja mothership's technology is advanced and can keep a close eye on our actions, right? Satellites on Earth can achieve accuracy within half a meter, so their technology should be able to do the same. But, don't forget that Earth and Euphrosyne are different."

"The Yautja brought powerful interference to this planet, thereby shielding human detection. Their communication is also greatly affected. Otherwise, when that Greyback Beron's attack was unsuccessful, if they could really grasp the battlefield situation, they would have ordered a full retreat. How could they give us the opportunity to defeat them one by one? So, from this point of view, the Yautja's communication is likely only between the sub-ship and the mothership. And although the mothership may be able to detect the ground, it shouldn't be too accurate."

Aldaris nodded silently, seemingly convinced by Fang Senyan. Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes, turned to look at the vast grassland, and slowly said:

"That is to say, the only guy standing in the way of our return home now is the Yautja who parachuted down. Defeat him, and our road home will be smooth sailing!"

Hearing Fang Senyan say the word "home," everyone's hearts warmed! For contractors fighting desperately in the space, the meaning of home was especially profound. Physical wounds could be quickly healed with high technology, but only the warmth of family could heal the wounds of the heart. And Fang Senyan was also a person who paid attention to details. These two words boosted everyone's morale and determination...

Conversely, Fang Senyan's heart was heavy, because he knew deeply that the Yautja only revered courage and killing, but they were definitely not fools.

Since they directly used an escape pod to airdrop someone, it meant they had enough confidence to eliminate the hidden danger!

Fang Senyan was even clearer that if the Greyback Beron he fought, plus the other five Yautja Elite warriors, hadn't fallen for the trap, and instead fought a team battle with his group, then the chances of his group losing would probably be more than half!

And in the hearts of the Yautja on the mothership, this airdropped guy was obviously much stronger than the Greyback Beron plus the other five Yautja Elite warriors!!

While Fang Senyan was calculating, he followed Artificial Human No. 1 along the planned route, and excavated the Hornet flyers buried underground one by one.

These flyers could be said to be specially made for this mission. Whether it was the quality of the aircraft or the energy reserves it carried, they were all excellent. Therefore, none of them were damaged. After being dug out, they only needed to activate the hovering mode, and they could be easily taken away, which the remaining four artificial humans could do.

The process along the way was quite smooth, but Fang Senyan's mood was uneasy, feeling like a leaf in the wind, with a dark, burnt ash quality, fragile, and oppressive.

Suddenly, Ronnie, who was walking in front, issued a warning. Everyone stopped immediately. Fang Senyan rushed to the front and saw that Ronnie's face was a little pale, and Ramtas beside him was also frozen in place, seemingly surrounded by fear from the bottom of his heart! A tremor originating from his cells was transmitted wave after wave.

Fang Senyan walked towards Ronnie's direction, paused for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal.

Before Fang Senyan's eyes, there was a huge footprint!

The footprint looked very much like a human's, but it definitely couldn't be said to be human's, because no human foot would only grow three toes.

This footprint trampled on the ground, and the soft soil immediately sank a foot deep. The footprint was as big as a bathtub that could hold hundreds of pounds, and the texture on the toes was clearly visible.

Seeing this footprint, a feeling of wild bloodlust seemed to emerge. And in Fang Senyan's young, cold, and hard heart, a chill suddenly arose from head to toe!

For some reason, Fang Senyan couldn't help but think of what happened when he first arrived on this planet. Ronnie was chased by a rabid wolverine, but the rabid wolverine died and evaporated strangely! There was no doubt that a powerful creature had instantly killed the rabid wolverine.

That was a creature so powerful that it could rival the entire lone unicorn ant colony and divide up the territory! Fang Senyan had a hunch that the guy who left the footprint was closely related to the mysterious creature Ronnie encountered earlier.

But what was even more surprising was that after searching around, there was only one footprint! As if it were a winged creature, coming from nowhere, staying here for a while, and then flying away from the air.

At this time, everyone was in a hurry, so they couldn't stay here for too long to figure out the origin of the footprint. After finding a total of seven Hornet flyers, they felt that their return was in sight and quickened their pace.

But, at this moment, a violent explosion suddenly rang out in the woods not far from them, as if a mushroom cloud rose from the ground, followed by a scream.

The scream was Paul's.

Everyone immediately rushed over quickly, but they didn't see Paul's figure, but only heard the heavy roar of an engine nearby.

Following the sound, they saw in the woods, a huge heavy truck appeared strangely, the chimney-like exhaust pipe spewing out a lot of black smoke, the pattern on the hard rubber tires frantically rubbed against the ground, and gravel splashed.

The heavy truck spun and stalled in place in a sliding manner for a few seconds, and then slammed into the front, breaking a large number of trees with cracking sounds.