In the evening, it started to rain. Bean-sized raindrops hit the ground, mixed with dust and turned into muddy water, which drained down the city's drains to the underground waterways. The rain was not heavy, but it was continuous, so the muddy water that poured into the underground drain from the outfall formed a few waterlines, which bothered some residents in the underground tunnel. Like the humanoid life in front of me that walks upright, but is covered in black hair, and has a short, thin, long tail. The muddy water will wet its fur and make it tangled up, causing a big impact on its movements.

This is an underground creature known to the Federation as the Nezumien.

The nezumi don't actually look like mice, but because they are very similar to rats, they are officially named as such. Nezumi have low intelligence, tend to be dark and afraid of light, and prefer to hide in dark places. They have a wide diet and eat almost anything. In the past, there were even rumors of nezumi stealing newborn babies, so both humans and natives of the planet hated rat people as creatures.

There were no nezumi in Takasugi Castle before, but as the city was deserted, the intricate underground waterways attracted a group of nezumi as their nests. The Federation has discovered this, but the current negotiations with the Hurma are still over, and there is no time to pay attention to these creatures for the time being.

The rat man, half as tall as an adult, fished in the ditch, and if he was lucky, he could sometimes catch some animal carcasses. A small red dot moved around its body, eventually resting on its head. The nezumi raised its head sluggishly, and suddenly its entire head exploded like a smashed watermelon, spurting bones and blood to the ground, leaving only the corpse below the mouth slowly falling.

"Clear. It's disgusting stuff, do we have to go this way? Adele lowered her sniper rifle, the muzzle of which was covered with a silencer. She complained with a headset.

Allen's voice sounded in the headset: "There is still less than a kilometer to go, Adele, you can bear with it." ”

Adele snorted, "You have to pay me double." Then pick up the gun and move on to the next turning point. Behind her, she is followed by two members of the Black Knights, who are tasked with protecting the snipers in the team.

Walking through the underground waterways is anything but pleasant, and the team walks along the stone paths on either side of the ditch, occasionally bumping into one or two reckless nezumen. In order not to arouse the alarm of the Hurma people, everyone's guns have been put on mufflers. And even if you kill in close quarters, you must hit it with one blow, lest the nezumi make a strange noise and alarm the red ghosts on the ground.

Now they have crossed the long street that acts as a buffer and officially enter the street occupied by the Hurma. According to the infiltration route map provided by Lieutenant Colonel Shaw, they entered the underground passage from the corner of the street in the control zone, and according to the route map, they would eventually reach a transit platform at the base, through which they would cut into the base. After that, it's up to Allen to see how they perform.

Now the Federation's negotiators are stalling for them, and Lieutenant Colonel Xiao has surrounded the base with troops, and once the negotiations break down, they can only use force. If the three Engineers of the Federation are not rescued before then, even if the Hurma are eventually expelled, the Federation will suffer heavy losses.

Alan had already taken the road map in his mind and led the team all the way without the slightest stop. During this time, Adele fired two more shots, and the nezumi she locked on were all the result of their heads exploding. When the team stopped, an alloy gate was in front of everyone's eyes. An electronic lock next to the door was covered with a large amount of dust, and Alan reached out to wipe it, and the LCD screen under the dust was still flashing, obviously still working.

He typed a password into the electronic keypad on the screen, and the alloy door shook slightly, then retracted a little, and then stepped back to the side, and the door opened. The doorway is dimly lit, but it is not difficult to see that it is a stairwell. A row of red lights flickered at a specific frequency on the wall of the well, and Alan looked up, and several white rays of light could be seen in the darkness above.

"Let's get moving." Alan said, and as soon as he finished speaking, Rhys should go into the stairwell first. Two nimble-eyed boys followed him, and according to Allen's previous arrangement, Rhys and they would be in charge of scouting and determining the way forward. Ruma and Christine followed their regimental leader, responsible for planning and protecting. Then there is Adele and the two black knights, and the hostages taken by the Hurma have been confirmed to be locked up in the underground garage of the base, where the environment is open, if a sniper like Adele is deployed. When necessary, it can make a huge difference.

Next up the ladder are Alan himself and the others, who are the backbone and will be responsible for the hardest part. As for the bobcats, they stayed under the ladder well, and each of them took out a row of rucksacks at a timer. Bomb. These bombs will be installed behind the stairwells and gates, and will be the best gift if the Hurma pursuers arrive when the team leaves.

It was only because of the narrow space in the stairwell that Hubble also stayed behind as a broken man. Looking at this big man with his head in his helmet, no one objected to Alan's approach. Except for Hubble himself, he couldn't help with the bomb anyway. After Allen walked, the big man simply found a corner and sat down, dozing off with a large decapitation knife.

After exiting the stairwell, it is a transit platform as planned. It was located near the base's supply warehouse, but it was emptied by the time the alien invasion and the base was evacuated. Now there is nothing of value left here, so after occupying the base, the Hurma people did not deliberately strengthen the defense of this place. This made it cheaper for Allen and the others, who had already left the transit platform in advance, and killed a few lax guards along the way, arriving at the underground garage adjacent to the warehouse area without any danger.

After a corner, Rhys unloaded the backpack and pulled a suitcase out of it. The suitcase was opened, and inside were two rows of six scout robots. Their appearance was disguised as common insects, and after Rhys threw them out, the robotic insects entered the underground garage through gaps such as exhaust vents.

At the same time, Rhys took out the tablet brain and connected the screen detected by the robot insect to the brain in Allen's hand in real time. So Alan, who was on the transit platform, quickly received the picture from Rhy.

The screen has been split into six panels, each representing what a robotic insect sees. Under Rees's control, six robot bugs came to several corners of the garage, thus forming a reconnaissance network with no dead ends. It is not difficult to see from the screen that several scrapped flying cars have been sealed by the Hurma people, and the two entrances to the garage have several elevator entrances, leaving only one of the gates as a passage to enter and exit.

"Looks like they're not stupid either." Alan Dao.

Many entrances and exits were sealed, leaving only one of them, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the Federation's rescue. In such a situation, there are only two ways to carry out the rescue. One violently demolished the roof, while the other forcibly attacked from the only entrance. And neither is the best way, as can be seen from the arrangement made by the Hurma.

In the footage, the underground garage is cleared out of a large open space in the middle, where hundreds of federal hostages are being held. A group of red-skinned Hurma warriors guarded the hostages, and in front of the gate, they formed a line of defense with obstacles such as cargo boxes and flying cars, and on one of the scrapped flying cars was a rapid-fire cannon, the chain inserted into the gun and several ammo boxes next to it indicated that it was not an ornament. These things were snatched from the Union Army, and during the battles with the Federation, the natives of these planets had apparently learned to wield firearms.

The rapid-fire cannon was facing the gate, and the fire could completely cover the gate area, posing a formidable threat to the aid workers who were attacking head-on.

Alan observed the other party's troop deployment and said, "Rhy, find those three engineers." ”

"Leave it to me, start the Facebook analysis system, and the data comparison begins." Rhys said in the headset, "Boss, these robot insects are so useful. You said that there are no such treasures in the exchange list, and I plan to exchange a few for myself. ”

"I remember when Lieutenant Colonel Xiao handed them over to me, he told them to return them as soon as they ran out. They're so powerful, I don't think they're going to be easily exchanged, right? Alan suddenly frowned and let out a "huh".

"What's wrong?" Lucy in the back asked.

Alan nodded at one of the screens: "I found that the other party is sitting on a strong man, and the energy level detected by the robot is 23." But this is only a regular energy level, if it is a combat state, it will probably be one or two energy levels higher. ”

In the footage, several crates are piled up behind the hostages. There were only two people sitting on it, and almost all of the other Hurma warriors were standing, but these two were sitting, and it was obvious that their status was higher than that of the other warriors. These two people are a man and a woman, and the man sits in the middle of the high place, which is also the one that Allen cares about more. This male Hurma has red skin and almost black skin, and is very burly and strong. With their naked upper bodies painted with gray paint and something like a totem, the Hurma people look very similar to humans, but there are some differences.

Like this man, he has a black horn protruding in the middle of his forehead and a row of pitch-black teeth on the outside of his two arms. Most obviously, he was wrapped in a cloth skirt from the waist down, and a lizard-like tail protruded from behind the skirt.

Black and long tail are the common symbols of the Hurma people. And the man sitting on the cargo box has at least level 25 strength. Looking at his well-defined muscles, Alan sighed, "This should be Hubble's favorite opponent, but unfortunately, that big man can't climb up." ”

Hubble, who was dozing off, sneezed in his helmet, and the big man looked up and looked around, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he lowered his head again.