Chapter 59 – Trapping
His two teammates were so formidable and both were prominent figures in the Pioneer Team. When he returned, he would have plenty to boast about to his brothers.
Yao Bei looked down at the map projected from the communicator. Originally filled with numerous red circles, it had now been almost completely cleared, leaving only a few scattered ones.
“Let’s go to Qing’er County.”
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Compared to the initial days, when eliminating the aliens was dangerous and challenging, it became much easier later on.
They cleared the hook snake aliens in various places almost as swiftly as autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Tu Ran made rapid progress, with her abilities improving at an astonishing rate.
On the ninth day, all teams completed their tasks ahead of schedule, thoroughly eliminating seventeen aliens spread throughout the Reigaken State.
In this alien species extermination operation, there were a total of eight squads, and the Fourth Squad, which Tu Ran belonged to, had killed the fewest types of alien species.
Each of the other squads had exterminated at least two types of alien species, with the second squad even eliminating four types.
However, in terms of sheer numbers, their Fourth Squad had exterminated the most aliens.
Due to the rapid reproduction and widespread distribution of the hook snakes, according to Zero’s statistics, the Fourth Squad killed a total of 1,322 hook-snake variants in these nine days, which was ten times the number killed by all other teams combined.
This operation also resulted in the loss of many innocent lives. The Pioneer Team lost eight members, some killed by their teammates after being possessed by the aliens, and others dying in battles against the aliens.
The number of guards killed in Reigaken State was even higher, reaching half, especially in the Fourth Squad. The majority of the deceased guards lacked experience and were possessed by the aliens.
The governor of the Reigaken State branch of the Federal Government held a memorial service for the guards who honorably sacrificed their lives in this operation and provided condolence payments to their families.
Additionally, the Pioneer Team’s second task in Reigaken State, which involved locating the second Threshold, was also completed by the team led by Xie Xu.
This gate was different from the one at the Federal Center.
The gate at the Federal Center was a high wall with no visible top.
However, the gate in Reigaken State was a transparent air barrier.
It was invisible and untouchable.
But through pressure detection equipment, a high-pressure belt one kilometer long and about half a meter thick could be detected.
Through a series of experiments, Xie Xu proved that this was indeed a gate to another world.
The Reigaken State branch of the Federation Government had already stationed troops there.
The Federal Center had also sent key personnel to discuss how to construct a large trapping mechanism to lure Threshold creatures into the trap, so the Research Institute could have the freshest live specimens for study.
All the results belonged to the financial conglomerates, the true rulers of the Federation Government, while only death and pain belonged to ordinary people.
On the second day after the completion of the mission in Reigaken State, all the pioneers boarded a helicopter and returned to the Federal Headquarters.
This mission lasted ten days. During this period, the Threshold opened once, and the pioneers who did not choose to go to Reigaken State had already entered the Threshold.
The remaining pioneers had to wait until the next time the Threshold opened to enter.
As a reward, the government gave them three days off.
After finishing the summary meeting, Tu Ran took the hover rail back home.
Xi Chunzhi had already gone to the Threshold, so many questions Tu Ran wanted to ask had to be set aside.
Entering her home, looking at the familiar yet strange scene, Tu Ran couldn’t tell if she was a soul that had crossed over from another world into this body, or if she had always lived in this world and had just coincidentally obtained a memory that didn’t belong to her.
