Chapter 14 Broken Hand
In the harsh environment, everyone will inevitably encounter a crisis.
Chen Fang is no exception. The long-range destruction of Sauron's Eye was at the cost of burning crystal oil in an explosion, which is now unbearable.
Long-range mechas are usually integrated with sniper guns. The two share energy. The advantage is that they do not need to frequently replace ammunition, reduce the size of the long-range weapon itself, and improve the lethality of the long-range weapon. In terms of image, long-range mechas can be regarded as a long-range weapon, not just a platform for stacking weapons, and lose the energy to maintain shooting, just like a weapon that exhausts ammunition. Even if the long-range mechas can still move, it is no different from a pile of scrap iron.
This design itself has no flaws, and the omission is that Chen Fang should not use the auxiliary attack method as the source of all lethality. This approach will inevitably make the energy short.
In addition, the combat time of the mecha is in hours. After the fishman arrives at Hall Star, the engine never rests. It is not that he doesn't want it, but that he cannot. The engine is turned off and the reflector that loses energy cannot do work. The fishman will appear naked in its original appearance. Unless he is outrageously lucky and regarded as a kind by the Zerg, he will undoubtedly die.
As a data expert, Chen Fang foresaw the crisis in advance and gritted his teeth to buy three crystal oil. That was his entire purchasing power, which led to him being able to use compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger.
The fresh water he carried was almost used up. Since he didn't know about compressing biscuits, he had to drink a lot of water every time he ate this kind of thing.
From the beginning, Chen Fang worked hard to find large targets, minimizing the number of shots, and trying to make each shot worth the money. At the beginning, the killing of the Sandhorn Fly was impulsive and ignored.
Even so, he still has to find a way out. Unless he can find energy supplies, he will have to give up the fishman and trek on foot in seven days. The above calculation is based on the premise of not using the Eye of Sauron.
For this reason, he gave up the meritorious value that was easily obtained on electronic focus.
Chen Fang, who suffered from illness and was about to lose everything at the age of twenty, never dared to count on luck, fight for a powerful Zerg and then burst out a lot of good things. That is a situation that can only happen in virtual games. Looking forward to the universal NPC falling from the sky is like dreaming. Killing Zerg can get nothing but corpses. When the energy is exhausted, everything will be finished.
Data masters like to look at things rationally, use numbers to peek at the world, and use probability to summarize the truth. Chen Fang would rather rely on technology, bypass the temptation in front of him, and save valuable energy to continue searching.
During the early large-scale attacks of the mercenaries, many people came to control the mechas. Before they could figure out the situation, they were flooded by the crazy swarm and turned into piles of scrap iron. The energy of those mechas was almost exhausted. If they found their wreckage, they found the energy.
In the past, Chen Fang calculated the probability. Due to the serious insufficient data, it was impossible to achieve accuracy. However, the probability of finding the wreckage is at least 95%. If even this probability cannot be transformed into reality, it can only be said that others have declined. However, after five days, this probability dropped to less than 20% with the loss of time and crystal oil, which made him very confused.
Chen Fang did not give up, nor did he have the right to give up. On Hall Star, giving up is tantamount to waiting for death.
Chen Fang had to travel around the night. Even if he didn't rush, the fishman's engine was still burning. One night was enough for him to search the same range as during the day, and even more. Most insects were active during the day. At night, the insect's vision was greatly limited, but he could use the digital mode to be unlimited.
On the display screen, the outline of a worm and beast composed of numbers is gradually clear. Although Chen Fang is not ready to hunt, he still habitually switches to remote mode.
Electronic focus emerged with a majestic and strange creature. It was said that it was strange because it was beautiful and not very much like an insect.
This animal is between insects and beasts. It has a unique shell of insects and its red color is particularly eye-catching. On the other hand, it has characteristics that are not insects. Its very strong four retreats are comparable to cats. The insects are light in body and the legs of cats are suitable for running. It is not difficult to imagine that this monster runs at an amazing speed.
This is a powerful creature. Only the king likes to place the nests in a high place and a striking place because they have almost no natural enemies.
The careful Chen Fang also noticed that there was a pair of membrane-shaped wings hidden under its ribs, which was not a decoration, and this thing could fly.
Unknown creatures, there is no information except these four words for the task prompt. However, the system still gives a prompt for hunting, because this is the first time that the breed, name, ability, and are unknown, and the bonus and merit value are to be determined.
The energy index is already swaying at the bottom, and may not be enough to kill the giant beast. Even if it succeeds, the monster will not be able to explode a can of crystal oil. Chen Fang is not crazy enough to die with an insect full of question marks.
Just as Chen Fang was about to give up, a small flash changed his decision. The flash was the unique luster of metal. With the help of the powerful electronic focus of Sauron's Eye, Chen Fang clearly saw that it was the hand of a mecha. Due to the angle, it could not be seen more. Perhaps, the mecha's body was buried under the soil.
It is impossible for mechas to rush into the insect hole for no reason. They must have been dragged back to the nest by the Zerg after falling into trouble. Chen Fang raised a bold guess. After searching these days, the wreckage of the mechas could not be found. It may be because he avoided the Zerg. Most of the mechas were dragged to the nest by the Zerg. In the eyes of insects, the sealed mechas must be a box of canned human meat. When they cannot be opened, the most likely way is to drag them back to the nest, or Hall Star insects have special preferences for metals.
In any case, the fishman's energy is about to be exhausted. Instead of blindly searching around, it is better to cherish the opportunity in front of you and take advantage of it once.
Chen Fang did not stand dozens of kilometers away from shooting like before, but used the night to quietly approach the Zerg's nest. He stopped until he could observe the target from afar without using electronic focus. The unique ability of the fishman is mimicry, imitating the surrounding environment as much as possible, rather than invisible. If he gets closer, it may be exposed at any time.
In order to save energy, the range and power of the Eye of Sauron are adjusted to the lower limit. When mixed with this, even if it is a slight difference, Chen Fang needs to calculate carefully, not to mention that the difference is not small. The remaining energy can allow the Tianrun engine to run for at least two hours.
Electronic focus, exquisite cross put on the monster's left eye. Even if it might be the only chance, Chen Fang's aiming did not hesitate for a moment. This is the minimum quality of a sniper.
shooting.
Before he could confirm the injury of the insect beast, Chen Fang hurriedly turned off the electronic focus. He knew that the extremely compressed Eye of Sauron could not bring fatal damage to the insect beast. The insect beast would soon judge where the damage came from by instinct and rush towards him. This was exactly what he wanted. The roar from a distance meant that he had hit it, at least achieving the expected effect.
Chen Fang circled in an arc and slowly touched the monster's nest. After a moment, the angry insect beast flew past him at a very fast speed.
Chen Fang let out a long sigh. Hiding was not important for the time being. At this time, speed was everything. The fishman ran towards the nest with all his strength. The bumps made him feel the long-lost pain. At this moment, he couldn't care about much.
The moment he rushed up the mountain, a young insect beast suddenly rushed up, and the little thing found the running fishman.
Chen Fang, who was caught off guard, was shocked. The young man's body surface was still covered with sticky liquid, which meant that it hatched from the egg shell. As soon as the little thing was born, he learned to attack and intimidate.
Fortunately, it only learned to attack, but not yet called for help. Otherwise, it would be a matter of time for the insect and beast to come back.
Chen Fang drew his short gun and fired in a round of rapid fire, quickly removed the threat, and then found the hand.
That was just a hand! The surface was mottled but not like rust. It was inserted obliquely into the soil, as if it was to lift something up. Apart from that, no other remains were found around the nest.
Chapter completed!