210: Meet the Robot Again

The next day, Ran Quan once again ascended to The Ground.

This time, he was not alone; the Blade Squad remained in the Twelfth District, but a level 3 Scavenger Squad accompanied Ran Quan to The Ground for the operation.

As a Scavenger unit, performing missions and exploration on The Ground was a regular task.

Therefore, they were very familiar with the process; not only that, but they were also equipped with a special combat vehicle that followed them.

Five people, two driving, and three following their superior, Ran Quan, on foot outside.

Besides providing fire support, the combat vehicle also served as a storage box.

After all, it was a specially designed combat vehicle for operations in the Ground World.

Initially, Ran Quan and the other three Scavenger soldiers sat on the outside of the combat vehicle.

They drove for about thirty kilometers.

"This should be far enough," Ran Quan got out of the vehicle and continued on foot.

At this distance, it was already somewhat dangerous to stay outside, as reactions and movements might not be timely enough, and driving too fast would also prevent them from searching for things.

"This is the first time I've come this far so quickly," Ran Quan narrowed his eyes, looking around. With the vehicle, 30 minutes covered more distance than he could walk in three hours.

Previously, exploring this far would take several hours, and they would have to consider returning. But now, their previous endpoint was their current starting point.

Given this situation, it was possible they could advance over 100 kilometers.

The weather today was also good, with no heavy fog, and visibility was relatively clear.

There were just occasional strong winds accompanied by swirling sand.

As for what to pay attention to, Ran Quan did not speak; the Scavenger Squad had far more experience than him.

Just like that, they steadily advanced nearly ten kilometers forward, finding nothing and encountering no monsters along the way.

"Wait!" Ran Quan's sharp eyes spotted an unknown limb in the distant ruins, and there were also some signs of battle around it.

"A battle occurred here," the Scavenger Squad Leader said, looking around. "The other party used high-damage weapons."

Ran Quan walked to the ruins and looked at the limb, which appeared to be a hand.

Ran Quan picked it up and frowned, "It's not human..."

The Scavenger Squad maintained vigilance, searching their surroundings. "Commander! Other remains found!"

"Collect them all!" Ran Quan gave an order. He had to admit, being a commander was truly good; the feeling of ordering people around was refreshing.

Soon, all the remains were collected, but they couldn't form a complete body; they were fragmented, and clearly many parts had been blown away or burned away.

"Throw them into the storage box," Ran Quan looked at them, confirming they were monster remains. As for what kind of monster, he didn't know.

In any case, it was like a fisherman profiting; he just needed to bring them back.

"High-damage weapons... was it people from other technologies? Or..." Ran Quan pondered for a moment. "But they came out this far, killed a monster, yet didn't collect it? Was it a mission? Or..."

Ran Quan was a bit uncertain, as there were too many possibilities.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to strike Ran Quan's mind.

"Wait a moment..." Ran Quan immediately shouted to the Scavenger Squad, "Quick! Check the surrounding traces for any signs of conventional heavy weapons! Such as artillery or energy cannon residue!"

"Understood!" The Scavenger Squad immediately took out a professional machine and began scanning the surroundings.

As long as it was a technological weapon currently possessed by humans in the Underground World, there would generally be corresponding traces.

These were inevitable; the Scavenger Squad was experienced and knew what kind of traces various weapons would leave. Coupled with their detection equipment, almost no weapon could escape their detection.

Ten minutes later.

"Reporting, Commander! No findings!" the Scavenger Squad Leader shouted to Ran Quan.

"As expected!" Ran Quan frowned, a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.

"Immediately contact headquarters! Suspected renewed discovery of robot traces in the wilderness!" Ran Quan said.

"Yes!" The Scavenger Squad Leader immediately took out his equipment to send a message and establish contact.

Thankfully, they weren't too far away, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to transmit anything to the Underground World.

At the current technological level, once on The Ground, about fifty kilometers away from the passage entrance, communication equipment would no longer receive signals.

Suddenly, Ran Quan heard a buzzing sound.

"Not good! Everyone take cover!" Ran Quan shouted, then lunged towards a nearby ruin.

The three Scavenger members and the Scavenger Squad Leader outside immediately reacted.

Immediately after, a white sphere dragging an air current exploded on the nearby ground.

Boom!!!

The Ground exploded, and shattered rocks flew everywhere.

Ran Quan climbed up from The Ground, saw the familiar attack method, and turned to look into the distance.

He saw a familiar figure slowly emerging from behind a nearby ruin.

It was a robot!

Ran Quan saw the familiar figure, almost identical, with no differences.

"Attack!" Ran Quan shouted.

The Scavenger Squad immediately unleashed their firepower.

Da da da!

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Large-caliber bullets comparable to heavy machine guns pounded the robot's body, and there were also incoming grenades.

The four automatic machine gun turrets on the combat vehicle fired, emitting blue flames.

Swoosh swoosh!

Interspersed with several laser-guided energy projectiles, similar to missiles, but using their technology, which was a kind of black technology.

In just a moment, the robot was torn to pieces.

Never underestimate the power of human heavy firepower.

"Hiss~" Ran Quan looked at the robot that was torn to shreds in an instant, thinking of his own difficult battle at the time. Well! He was indeed too weak.

The Scavenger Squad Leader made a gesture, and the firing stopped.

But they still held their guns aimed at the robot's remains, while the others scanned their surroundings.

The Scavenger Squad Leader held his gun with his index and middle fingers together, pointing forward at the side of his head.

The other two Scavenger members quickly moved forward, soon reaching the robot's remains.

After a confirmation, they reported to Ran Quan: "Commander! All clear!"

Ran Quan came back to his senses. He walked to the robot's remains. Hmm, it was quite a mess, basically no intact parts.

"Collect all of these! Bring them back later, and we'll continue exploring! Oh, by the way, have they replied from there?" Ran Quan asked.

"Just a moment, Commander," the Scavenger Squad Leader checked, as the battle had occurred right after he sent the message.

"They've replied!" the Scavenger Squad Leader told Ran Quan.

Immediately after, before Ran Quan could even speak, his communicator received a message: [Commander Ran Quan, please prioritize your safety! If possible, find the robot!]

Ran Quan immediately replied: [Understood, we were attacked by a robot! It has been killed, and we have collected its remains. We will bring them back later.]

The next second: [Received! Please maintain contact and activate your locator beacon. We have already dispatched support units!]