Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 405 Ambush

"Report: No signs of life found in Area A."

"Report: No signs of life found in Zone C."

Felix listened to the reports coming through the communicator and sighed deeply; it seemed they had lost track of them again.

For the past two weeks, they have been searching for the whereabouts of the people on that ship. To this end, Lin Xuan even designed a new identity system to screen for external populations that do not belong to this planet.

Even so, they still managed to let the other side escape time and time again. This guy was as cunning as an eel, constantly circling around the planet with them.

“Keep searching. Mr. Lin Xuan has only given us three days. If we still can’t find the whereabouts of this jinx, we’ll all be in deep trouble.”

The slower the progress, the more restless Felix became. He tapped the metal pipe beside him with the butt of his gun, making a heavy "bang" sound.

He searched for half a month, but couldn't find a trace of the other party, or even which member of the jinx the other party was. If this continued, he didn't know how to explain it to Lin Xuan.

But just then, a new situation came through the communicator.

"Report: Traces of the target unit's past existence have been discovered."

Felix glanced at the other party's location and quickly led his men there. When they arrived, several members of the Starfire Organization had already surrounded a green tent.

The person in charge of the inspection collected the residue on the ground and compared the residue with the previous ones.

The test results came back quickly.

"Captain, it's her."

"The target was a woman, about 165 cm tall, who had probably just left. She only left in a hurry after we discovered her whereabouts."

"Unfortunately, we arrived too late."

Felix brought out a tactical tablet and drew a big red cross on the factory location on the map. This was the last source of the abnormal signal, but the result was the same as before. Apart from confirming the opponent's information, they gained almost nothing.

A cyber hacker, especially a cyber surveillance hacker, must be hunted down by a large number of people if he wants to escape, because all electronic devices along the way will become his eyes and ears.

Felix had no doubt that their communication devices had been hacked long ago, and that the other party had been quietly watching their every move from somewhere from the very beginning.

"The trail seems to have gone cold again. We've been played like a monkey by this guy for almost half a month."

The deputy captain angrily kicked the tent over, scattering its contents everywhere.

"Huh? What is this?"

Felix suddenly noticed something lying on the ground: a small silver card that looked like an identity card or something similar.

Once the dust is wiped away, the writing becomes clearly visible.

"An employee ID badge from a steel mill? How did this end up here?"

As one of the frontline supply lines, Revelation III has its own steel mill, used to process materials for replacing damaged parts of some spaceships, as well as armored tanks for ground forces.

However, after Lin Xuan occupied the planet, she chose to rebuild a new military starport and concentrate all the military facilities in one place, which was also for the convenience of protection.

So the steel plant was temporarily shut down, pending a more stable situation before it was sold as a civilian factory.

"What is this guy going to do with that thing?"

Felix was puzzled, but at least he now had a new clue.

"Captain, should we report this to Mr. Lin Xuan?"

Felix waved his hand.

"Don't bother him with everything. Let's go check out the situation first."

Soon, the group arrived at the steel mill by transport airship. Perhaps due to neglect, a large amount of metal waste was piled up around the factory.

Felix had the mechanical sentries set up a three-layered encirclement around the factory to ensure the enemy couldn't escape from any blind spot before he personally led a squad of soldiers to pry open the sealed gate.

"Squeak."

The two men lifted the gate together, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The factory's internal structure was quite complex. Felix sent out the mechanical dogs to scout ahead, while he himself moved forward slowly, protected by four soldiers in heavy power armor.

Walking from the main gate of the factory, you have to pass through three gates, all of which are open, separating the three production lines for spare parts.

Just as they were about to enter the first gate, a series of creaking and rattling metallic noises suddenly came from above their heads.

"above!"

Felix quickly raised his rifle and aimed it at the sky. The next second, the metallic noise above his head suddenly intensified, as if some huge mechanical device was being activated.

Four heavily armored soldiers immediately raised their weapons and scanned the ceiling warily. The mechanical dog also stopped, its sensors spinning rapidly and emitting a low hum.

"What...what was that noise?"

The metal plate overhead shook more and more violently, like an old steam engine about to fall apart, emitting its final mournful cry.

"Back off!" Felix seemed to sense the danger and instinctively tried to back off, but it was clearly too late.

"Squeak—Boom!"

With a loud bang, the metal panel on the ceiling suddenly shattered, and a dark metal shadow crashed down from above!

The ground instantly caved in, sending rubble and dust flying everywhere. An unlucky man was right beneath the metal behemoth and was crushed into a pulp almost instantly.

"Buzz!"

A metallic buzzing sound rang out, as if some kind of mechanism had been triggered. All the gates suddenly slammed down, instantly trapping the group in the area.

"Haha, you guys are really persistent!"

A female voice simultaneously sounded from their communicators. Felix guessed correctly; the other party had already hacked into their devices.

"You must have had a tough time chasing me all this way. It's okay, as a reward, I've arranged a big surprise for you. I hope you...have fun!"

After the woman finished speaking, there was no further sound.

At the same time, the smoke and dust in front of them completely dissipated, revealing what was in front of them.

It was an industrial robot, specifically designed for forging and processing metal parts. Its two arms were replaced by huge metal clamps and saws, and dim yellow light flickered inside the bulbs of its two large eyes.

No…it’s not just one. Felix took two steps back, from which he could see the situation above him from a wider angle.

Above them, there were at least twenty or thirty such industrial robots, staring intently at the group.

"Hold!"

Meanwhile, Wei Ming was watching everything happening in the factory through the monitor screen, a happy smile on her face.

"Finally, I can get rid of these annoying guys."

She took a square metal key from her pocket, inserted it into the slot on the control panel, and then turned it sharply.

"Crack!"

With a metallic clang, the metal plate beneath her feet split into two pieces, revealing a hidden elevator leading underground.

At the same time, a metallic synthesized sound also rang out from the side.

"Authorization granted. Welcome, Major Wei Ming."

"You are entering network surveillance, training base No. 8181".

Many people only know that this is a military steel plant, but very few people know that underground in this steel plant, there is also a training base for network surveillance.

After confirming that the surrounding area was safe, Wei Ming quickly entered.

Now, if she relies on those unreliable cyber surveillance agents, she probably won't be able to escape from here in her lifetime. But it doesn't matter, this planet has an anti-intrusion system that cyber surveillance has set up in advance.

This is a self-destruct program specifically designed to protect the planetary territory. Once activated, it is irreversible. It will release the Starry AI portion that caused the AI ​​crisis, allowing these viruses to run rampant on the planet.

Only in this way could she have a chance to secretly infiltrate the starport, acquire a spaceship, and leave Revelation III.