I Picked up a Planet, Do You Want It, President? - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Malfunctioning Electronics
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing these giant wolves appear, Gaia felt a chill down his spine.
He desperately grabbed onto the machine gun tightly with both hands, his finger not leaving the trigger. Instantly, the gun started to spit hot lead in a blaze of glory.
The bullets of the machine gun shot in the direction of the giant wolves, piercing through a couple of the giant woves’ bodies.
The injured giant wolves stopped in their tracks and let out a few wails.
The rest of the wolves did not stop just because their companions were injured. They continued to charge toward Douglas and the other two men.
The wolves moved extremely fast. In just two to three seconds, they had already reached William.
The wolf at the very front opened its huge mouth, revealing its sharp fangs.
William’s eyes widened as a pungent odor bombarded his nose.
William could not help but complain, “How long it has been since this mutt last brushed its teeth?”
Although Brad did not stop, he still continued to banter. “I guess they haven’t really brushed their teeth before. Otherwise, why would it be so smelly?”
Douglas held the samples he collected in his hand tightly and screamed, “Stop talking and just run!”
The next second…
“BAM!”
The wolf’s head slammed into William’s shield. The huge impact nearly flung him into the air.
William took a deep breath, his feet digging deeper into the ground, as his hands held onto the shield tightly.
With that single impact, some of the bones in William’s palm had shattered, which showed how powerful the giant wolf was.
From this angle, Gaia could not shoot at the wolf with the machine gun, William and the others might get caught in the crossfire.
All he could do was shoot at the rest of the wolves, attempting to stop them in their tracks.
Brad understood his current situation and pulled out a machete from his waist.
He gave Douglas a pat on the shoulder and turned around.
“You go back first, I’ll help William!”
Douglas had originally not had any intention to stop, but Brad’s words seemed to have flipped a switch.
He tossed the samples he collected into his backpack and threw the backpack towards Gaia.
At this time, they were a mere 20 meters away from Gaia.
“D*MN IT, DO YOU THINK THAT I’M A COWARD?”
After saying that, Douglas readied the rocket launcher from his back and loaded it. Then, he fired at the giant wolf.
“Boom!”
The giant wolf was blown away by the shell. The gray fur on its body had been charred quite a lot.
The giant wolf shook its head, as it used its two claws to scratch its head. It looked like it had a concussion.
With that, it scurried away with its tail between its legs.
William and the others were not much better off.
Since they were quite close to the explosion, William, Brad, and even Douglas were knocked off their feet by the explosion of the rocket launcher’s shell.
Fortunately, William’s shield took the brunt of the impact. The three of them did not take too much damage.
William stood up, his arms trembling. He was running on fumes at this point.
He cursed, “F*cking hell! Douglas, are you trying to kill me?”
Douglas just silently rubbed his head in embarrassment.
Brad also walked over and gave Douglas a light kick.
“Hurry up and come back already. Do you want to die out there?” Gaia screamed at them from within the altar.
After the three had finally managed to scare away the giant wolf, instead of getting back to safety, the three of them were just standing bantering like a bunch of idiots.
Gaia’s eye twitched at this sight.
“Oh!”
…
By the time they reached the altar, Philip had already arrived with backup.
Seeing the four of them returning unharmed, Philip let out a breath of relief.
“Thank God you guys are safe. The jungle is more dangerous at night. Go get some rest for the night. We’ll continue our mission tomorrow.”
“Understood,” Gaia and the other three answered in unison.
The inner sanctum of the altar was only about 400 square meters wide. With the number of supplies piled at the side of the room and nearly 80 people hovering around the area, it seemed a little crowded.
They walked to the front of the altar and entered through the gate under the steel wall. Then, they closed the steel gate and opened the electric netting.
This line of defense began to functioning once more.
“You guys can head back through the Stargate.”
Philip pointed to the Stargate. For the night, as long as the troops were within the altar, Gaia’s power is no longer needed.
“Just a moment, we’re not in a hurry,” said Gaia.
He felt it. Those wolves weren’t what the plants were afraid of.
There was something else that really left the plants so scared that they dared no utter a word.
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“Are the electronics working?” Gaia asked.
“Some of them work, but some aren’t working at all. It could be due to the difference in physic principles in this world, or maybe some other factor affecting the devices.”
After arriving on Planet Mushu, the military began setting up various electronic devices.
However, only some of these electronic devices could work, whilst some could not.
This immediately attracted the attention of the military. They had relayed this information back to Planet Azure. They were now waiting for the relevant experts to arrive and troubleshoot the issue.
Now, Planet Mushu had become the primary focus of the entire United States. Experts from all fields were summoned by the country. They were ordered to drop everything and head towards Jerusalem to provide support.
The country’s needs had to come first.
According to Gaia’s understanding, his fiancée, Christina Samuel, was also on the list of experts.
“We will deal with it when the experts arrive! Right now, the most important thing is to find out the situation here on Planet Mushu.” Gaia said with his arms crossed.
Philip nodded, “That would require more of your cooperation then. I’ll take my leave for now. I need to supervise the works of the troops.”
“Okay.” Gaia nodded.
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After Philip left, Gaia grabbed a pack of food and headed over to the steel walls to eat.
The taste was average, but having food was already good enough, all things considered.
As he ate, he continued to pay attention to the movements in the forest.
He had Attuned to Nature constantly active. Every half an hour, he would use two Energy Points. He now had a total of six Energy Points, which was enough for another hour and a half.
Less than an hour later, Gaia’s expression changed.
“Something is coming.”
After Gaia’s previous performance, these soldiers on standby also started to acknowledged Gaia’s ability.
Hearing him speak, they immediately readied the guns in their hands.
“It’s those giant wolves from before!” Gaia said again.
Just as he finished speaking, a few roars sounded from the forest.
“Roar!”
Along with the roar.
A giant wolf suddenly rushed out from the forest.
“It really is a huge wolf.” Everyone knew at first glance that this was the monster that Gaia and the others had encountered earlier. Gaia’s warning further increased these soldiers’ recognition of him.
After all, Gaia had managed to call out the enemy before he could even see it.
