I Picked up a Planet, Do You Want It, President? - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: The Spider Monster And The Line of Defense
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Several doctors in white coats were tending to their injuries.
Although it was a major operation, they did not put the two under any general anesthesia.
Other than the doctors and nurses, there were also a few clerks in hazmat gear seated next to the bed.
These clerks all had cold faces. They listened to the verbal accounts of the two soldiers while recording them on their laptops.
They wanted to ensure that the information collected by the reconnaissance team would be perfectly transmitted to the data processing center.
Through the information they brought back, Gaia’s descriptions of the planet were confirmed.
Not only did Planet Mushu truly exist, but many parts of it also bore great similarities to Planet Azure. From what they had gathered so far, Planet Mushu was fit for human habitation.
As a result, the importance of this Stargate rose once more.
As such, the level of protection of the stone gate was raised even further.
A little further away, around 50 meters from the stone gate, a line of defense had been established.
“What’s behind this stone gate?” A vigilant soldier stared at the stone gate and asked in a low voice.
“No idea.” Another soldier shook his head.
Admittedly, he was also curious.
However, he knew that it was not in his place to ask.
He would undoubtedly be informed about it when it is necessary.
Conversely, if he knew too much, that would be bad news for him.
Suddenly, he saw that the vortex in the stone door started to ripple. It looked like a stone had been thrown into the pool of water.
The soldier hurriedly shouted out a warning.
“On alert! Something’s happening!
“Platoon one, protect the scientists, and escort them back to safety.”
“Sir! Yes, sir!”
As soon as he barked out the orders, seven to eight soldiers rushed over.
Those scientists were all old men in their 60s. They could not run at all.
These soldiers had to carry them on their backs and escape to safety.
Two seconds later, a gigantic, gray, spider-like arthropod lunged out from the stone door and flopping onto the ground.
With its eight legs, it leaped into the air.
The spinneret-like organ on its tail was spitting out a large amount of viscous liquid. As the liquid came in contact with the wind, it turned into a huge spider web that was flying towards the soldiers.
“Flamethrowers, at the ready!”
With an order, more than a dozen vehicles armed with flamethrowers moved forward.
The vehicles’ earth anchors were lowered, being lodged firmly into the ground. The thick and long barrels extended upward. There were amplifiers attached to the end of the barrels to further extend the range of the flames.
“Fire!”
Suddenly, beams of fire were shot out from the vehicle-mounted flamethrowers.
Although the spider monster’s spiderweb was more resistant to fire than most of the fire-resistant materials, it still could not withstand being bombarded by the flames generated from the vehicle-mounted flamethrowers.
It quickly burned up, turning into ash before it even reached the ground.
“Rooooooaaarrrr!”
Seeing that its spiderweb was ineffective, the spider monster roared, as its eight spider legs started moving rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, the spider monster had advanced hundreds of meters forward.
However, these attack patterns were already quite familiar to these troops.
At that moment, a new order was given.
“Rocket artillery squad, at the ready”
As soon as the order was given, the rocket artillery squad at the rear raised their rocket launchers.
Their sights were locked onto the spider monster.
These troops were using LYZ-08 rocket launchers. Although its power was slightly lower than other rocket launchers of their generation, it was an artillery weapon that was suited for close combat.
“Fire!”
“Bam!”
A few missiles hit the spider monster, causing its blood to splatter all over the place.
Emerald-green blood flew everywhere, and some troops even got caught in the splash zone.
Just as some of the emerald-green blood reached around 500 meters within the soldiers, a laser barrier suddenly appeared.
The blood that came into contact with it was instantly vaporized into green smoke.
“Rooooooaaaarrrr!”
The spider monster roared. Even though there were a few literal holes on its body with green blood continuously gushing out, it still lunged forward for more than ten meters.
“Bam!” A dull sound rang out.
This was the QA-931 model high-caliber rocket launcher specially developed by the army. It used solid rounds instead of the usual shells.
When that hit the monster’s body, it was like a heavy hammer was struck directly at it.
The monster’s stomach and head jerked backward before it finally flopped onto the ground.
These monsters had thick skin and extreme levels of survivability.
Even with a dozen vehicle-mounted flamethrowers and various types of rocket launchers, the monster had managed to move nearly 20 meters before being defeated.
“Be careful, there’s more!”
Following that statement, gunshots rang out again.
There were still monsters charging out of the stone door. The last one even nearly breached the line of defense.
It was only defeated a mere three meters away from the line of defense.
Many people stared at the stone door nervously, occasionally glancing over at the monster carcasses on the ground. At the moment, their hairs were standing on end.
This last monster was even bigger than an elephant, but its movement, defense, and attack methods were all first-class. Moreover, looking at the spider monster’s movements earlier, its intelligence was definitely not low.
Although it had not been scientifically measured, the troops could tell that it at least had the intelligence level of a human child.
Taking a closer look, the spider monster’s body was covered with an exoskeleton made of an unknown material. Its defensive capabilities were astonishing.
Although the damage of the LYZ-08 rocket launcher was relatively low, taking so many shots just to penetrate its defenses was a terrifying thought to behold.
Based on the opinions of analysts, there was no creature on earth that could even compare to a monster like this.
If this creature existed during the Cold War era, one could only imagine the harm these creatures could cause. The consequences were chilling to think about.
Only after ten minutes without a monster attack did Bill arrange for people to clean up the area. He h8ad them drag the carcasses to the back and handed them over to the researchers.
Apart from the carcasses, many things needed to be repeatedly measured and collated to build a database.
When exploring a new region, the biggest sin of all was recklessness.
Every command to advance might cost the lives of countless soldiers in the process.
As a general, he had to do his research and formulate the most stable and safe plan before giving out the orders.
The researchers were all wearing the state of the art protective gear. Who knew what kind of bacteria was living on this strange spider creature.
If it accidentally spread to the rest of the world, it could very well cause the extinction of humanity.
The researchers entered the battle zone and used a special vacuum to collect the spider creature’s blood samples. Even the evaporated green smoke was collected and stored with special equipment.
Some people also measured the trajectory of the spider creature’s movements. Together with the video recording of the battle just now, they could calculate the spider creature’s movement speed under various conditions and estimate peak movement speed.
This data would aid the troops in actual combat against this kind of creature in the future.
In addition, the thick liquid spat out by the spider creature was also collected. This was the thick liquid that did not transform into a spider web just now. It had dropped to the ground and got splattered all over the place.
This must be one of the spider creature’s most important means of attack. They needed to get sufficient samples in order to study it.
For many people, this would be no sleep tonight.
