Chapter 1920 - 1513: Search
Sun Duoxiang stammered, "Boss, am I seeing things, or are they really charging at us?"
"Stop dawdling, run!"
Su Mo glanced, with the insect swarm surging at them, and immediately controlled the mecha to escape.
Sun Duoxiang and the others quickly followed.
The insect swarm pursued like mad, as if starved ghosts had spotted delicious food.
"No way, Boss, there are too many of them, surrounding us from all directions!"
Sun Duoxiang looked around, swallowed, and shouted.
"Fire a few nuclear bombs to intimidate them!"
Su Mo’s expression changed, then he issued the command.
"Roger!"
Tilo and the others operated their mechas to open the bomb bays, and three nuclear bombs were fired at the encroaching insect swarm!
Boom!
Three giant fireworks lit up.
The violent explosions swept through, wiping out swathes of the insect swarm.
But it was still insufficient, as more and more of the swarm relentlessly pursued.
"It’s no good, let’s speed up and escape!"
Tilo glanced around, and his expression changed suddenly.
"Escape! Speed up!"
Su Mo found himself at a loss; he didn’t expect it to be so desperate. Actually, it wasn’t that Su Mo and his team were afraid of the swarm, it was just that fighting them would be a losing battle.
Not only would it damage the mechas and consume energy and ammunition, but it would also waste time; no one liked such a losing proposition.
...
Thus, Su Mo and the others accelerated their escape.
Fortunately, all their mechas performed exceptionally well, and after a series of maneuvers, they barely managed to shake off the swarm after several hours.
Now Su Mo led the landing from midair.
"Take a break."
"Yes, everyone descended together."
...
Yet as soon as they touched the ground, the entire mech began to sink.
Sun Duoxiang immediately cried out in alarm.
"What the heck, why is the mecha sinking!"
...
"Take off!"
Su Mo quickly issued the command.
The crew hastily controlled their mechas to fly up, soon escaping the sinking ground.
Sun Duoxiang, still shaken, looked down, only to see that the ground, though seemingly ordinary, was entirely composed of reddish sand.
If one didn’t pay attention, the difference would go unnoticed, and all around, there was nothing else for as far as the eye could see.
"What the hell is going on?"
Sun Duoxiang couldn’t help but complain.
At this moment, Tilo became somewhat excited.
"This is it."
Su Mo paused briefly, then asked, "Here?"
"That’s right, precisely around here. Long Ke, do you remember?"
Tilo turned to confirm with Long Ke.
"It seems to be here; I remember when we fled here before, many brothers got stuck and died here!"
Long Ke recalled, quite sure.
Tilo turned to Su Mo and said, "That’s it, we found the item and the crown in this Dead Land. The starship should be nearby, but this place is dangerous."
"Alright, since we found it, mark the location, and we’ll return to gather everyone for exploration."
Having found it, Su Mo issued orders calmly.
"Okay!"
The crew responded in unison.
They then navigated their mechas back.
The next day, the Legendary Level Star Destroyer, Immortal Blade, and Su Mo and company arrived above the Sand Sea.
They began searching this area.
The entire region was covered in reddish sand, with a vast open view.
Su Mo and the others wandered for quite some time; not to mention a starship, they didn’t spot anything suspicious at all.
Except for a few light-bodied crawling alien species occasionally roaming the Sand Sea.
"Boss, there’s nothing here?"
Sun Duoxiang asked impatiently.
"Keep looking; since Tilo said it’s here, it must be here."
Su Mo replied coolly.
At that moment, the aliens crawling underground noticed Su Mo and his team in the sky, raised their heads, opened their mouths wide, and snarled at them viciously!
Su Mo glanced but didn’t take heed.
"Hey, these little punks dare to snarl at my boss; watch how I deal with you!"
Sun Duoxiang wasn’t planning to put up with them, so he controlled the mecha to raise its hand, firing a beam of light immediately.
Boom~
The leading alien was instantly blown to pieces, and the surrounding alien monsters were also impacted, thrown out and sinking into the Sand Sea.
No matter how much they struggled, it was futile; they were directly swallowed.
"Haha! Not so arrogant now."
Sun Duoxiang was delighted at the sight.
"Sun Duo."
Su Mo watched the scene, furrowing his brows, then called out.
Sun Duoxiang heard his boss call him in a low tone, thinking he messed up, and quickly spoke.
"Boss, are you mad? I just couldn’t resist..."
"I’m not blaming you; I just thought of something."
Su Mo replied sternly.
"What is it?"
Sun Duoxiang asked, puzzled.
"This Sand Sea, with no obstructing objects, if there’s truly a Star Destroyer, it should be easy to find; it shouldn’t be undetectable."
Su Mo said gravely.
"Boss, I can’t quite understand, what do you mean? Did we search in the wrong place?"
Sun Duoxiang asked, baffled, knowing Su Mo was certain before that it was the correct location.
Su Mo waved off the question, responding.
"No, I mean the starship is indeed here."
"But it’s nowhere to be seen?"
Sun Duoxiang was completely confused, looking around.
Su Mo then said gravely, "There’s no need to look; it can’t be seen. If I’m right, the starship might be under the Sand Sea!"
"What!"
Sun Duoxiang was surprised to hear this.
But thinking back to the aliens that were swallowed by the Sand Sea, Sun Duoxiang reacted quickly and asked.
"Boss, now that you mention it, it’s really possible, but what do we do? The Sand Sea is vast, isn’t it like finding a needle in a haystack?"
With the boundless Sand Sea before him, Su Mo also felt distressed.
Moreover, the seemingly calm Sand Sea was akin to a fierce beast with a bloodthirsty mouth that could swallow them if careless. The gravity on Ceres was immense, combined with the quicksand, it was a perfect Big Killer.
He pondered, saying, "Let me think, tell everyone to pause the search!"
"Yes!"
Sun Duoxiang quickly responded.
Su Mo then connected to Tilo’s communicator, asking.
"Tilo, do you think, beyond finding nothing, could the Star Destroyer be beneath the Sand Sea?"
Tilo reacted immediately to Su Mo’s words, replying promptly.
"Very likely!"
"Then what’s your advice?"
Su Mo subsequently asked.
"If it’s just the Sand Sea, there’s no rush; but I remember there’s a terrifying monster here. When we encountered that monster, we fled hastily. It resembles a scorpion, enormous, freely moving beneath the Sand Sea. Luckily it doesn’t fly; otherwise, we wouldn’t have gotten away back then."
Tilo explained immediately.
"Do you have any suggestions?"
Su Mo asked casually.
"It’s simple, just repeat what you did in the Zero Degree Land."
Tilo replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Su Mo’s eyes lit up and he said, "Stir it out!"
"Exactly, get it out, eliminate it, and it’ll be easy afterward."
Tilo proposed the specific plan, bearing a bit of a revenge spirit.
"Alright, let’s do it!"
Su Mo agreed.
With Su Mo’s permission, Tilo waved his hand and issued orders.
"Prepare for combat, load ZDE-01 shock bombs, 100 of them!"
"Yes!"
The crew responded in unison.