After a while, he arrived at the temple ruins. This place had been completely changed.
The temple walls outside the ruins had all been flattened, leaving only the altar and the huge stone door on top of it.
With the stone door as the center, there was not a single person within a thousand-meter radius.
The data processing center and troops had also moved further away from this stone door.
This decision was based on the movement speed of the monsters that attacked during this period of time and how long the troops took to kill them.
Under heavy fire, the monsters could only move 500 meters. The remaining 500 meters was just a backup.
Three lines of defense were set up 1000 meters away from the stone door.
Countless laser shooters had been nailed to the ground. Any microscopic creature that crossed this line would be instantly vaporized.
Black square pillars were erected around the stone door at fixed distances, forming a circle that surrounded the Stargate.
This was to generate an electromagnetic field that restricted the movements of the microscopic creatures, acting as a buffer.
It was a measure against some microscopic creatures that were moving too fast, as the laser shooters would not be able to react in time.
This line of defense created by these two devices was the closest to the Stargate. It was set up a mere fifty meters away from the stone door.
Ten of these set-ups were established fifty meters apart from each other.
It was to ensure that no microscopic creatures could escape this zone.
The second defense line was the human defense line.
This line of defense was one thousand meters away from the Stargate. It was set up to deal with small monsters.
Since the distance was too close, heavy weapons were not suitable for use. In a place like this, it was much easier for infantry troops to reach their full potential.
From the looks of it, there were at least five brigades stationed at this line of defense, totaling nearly 8,000 people.
There were also 30-meter tall watchtowers with snipers erected around the area.
They were tasked to kill the monsters at range.
Only high-caliber sniper rounds like these could instantly deal fatal damage to the small monsters.
The third line of defense was the heavy weapons line. Artilleries and other heavy weapons that were moved here from the various military bases were all arranged in this line of defense. More heavy weapons with even more firepower were also slated to be transported here in the future.
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Gaia ordered the helicopter to land near the command center outside the three lines of defense. Then, he hurriedly leaped out of the helicopter.
During this period, he passed by many soldiers. Each of them had a serious expression as they earnestly carried out their tasks.
Taking a brief moment to survey the area, Gaia noticed that the atmosphere here was filled with bloodlust and killing intent.
Gaia frowned. What happened here last night?
"Uncle Bill." Gaia greeted Bill who had rushed over after receiving news of his arrival.
"You're finally here. I finally have someone hi I can share this burden with." Bill laughed heartily when he saw Gaia and hugged him.
Gaia saw that Bill's eyes were bloodshot. There was even a scar on his face. He immediately guessed what happened last night.
The two of them chatted for a while.
"Uncle Bill, did those monsters rushed out last night?" Gaia wanted to confirm his suspicions.
"That's right. Thanks to your warning, I was somewhat prepared. Otherwise, we might not have even survived the night. Who knows how many casualties they would cause if these things managed to escape." Bill revealed a bitter smile.
"They were that difficult to defeat?"
"Yep, each of them had thick skin and was extremely agile. Some of them even have hard exoskeletons. Even if normal rifle rounds would barely have any effect on them. Normal soldiers need to use high-caliber rounds just to even deal a scratch to those monsters," Bill said, his voice was filled with a sense of worry and dread.
Gaia did not expect those things to be so difficult to deal with.
"Have you arranged for people to explore behind the door?"
"Yes, but progress is scarce. Yesterday, they sent a reconnaissance team of five people in. Only two people came back alive, and even then, they were severely injured. According to their recounts, they had barely walked out of the altar before getting brutalized to such a state. There was no time at all for them to learn any useful information," Bill said worriedly.
Although the Klaus family were now the leaders of the project, if they do not make enough progress, they would be ousted from power sooner or later.
Gaia rubbed his chin. "The other end of the door seems to be very dangerous."
Gaia did not expect that there would still be no progress even after the Federation joined in.
"Perhaps I'll have to personally help them break the deadlock," Gaia thought to himself.
Bill glanced at Gaia. "Why did you come back? This isn't a place you should be hanging around in."
Gaia took out a document from his bag and handed it to Bill. "I am now the advisor to the military for this project. I need to know everything significant that happened here."
Bill said seriously, "Tell me the truth. Why did you come back? The identity of an advisor is not something dad would give you for no reason."
"I have some abilities that might be of use in the jungle," Gaia said.
Bill patted him on the shoulder and walked towards the camp with his arm around him.
After a while, the two of them arrived in front of a group of soldiers.
These dozens of soldiers were making their final preparations.
In the afternoon, they would go through the Stargate and enter Planet Mushu.
"Major-General Klaus." A man with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel walked over and saluted Bill.
"This is Lieutenant Colonel Philip, the leader of the next operation.
"This is Gaia, the advisor of this project. He will be working with you guys on this operation."
Even after the introductions, Philip's eyes didn't change at all.
Everyone that was truly involved in this project had some sort of background, Philip was no different.
As part of the first batch of vanguards, the family backing Philip was small, so they could only get these kinds of missions.
However, before they headed down to this site yesterday, the family had already sent Gaia's photo to them.
Since Gaia played a very important role in the exploration and eventual development of this planet, no one was to provoke him.
However, he still sneaked a few more glances at Gaia. His intuition told him that this kid was more than meets the eye.
Standing there, it was as if he completely at one with nature. Some people might not even be able to feel his presence here at first glance.
"Our mission this time is to escort you and enter Planet Mushu. As long as any one of us is still breathing, you shouldn't have to worry too much about your safety.
"However, it would be best if you can protect yourself to a certain degree. The situation in there is still unknown. During emergencies, we might not be able to take care of you." Philip still solemnly warned Gaia.
"Don't worry, I can take care of myself. I will also be aiding you guys in collecting data from Planet Mushu," Gaia said.
Hearing Gaia's words, Philip nodded in admiration.
"Not bad. Our main mission this time is to collect whatever information we can. Only by doing so can we minimize the casualties."
The reconnaissance team yesterday had almost been completely wiped out, and even then, they barely collected any useful information. Thus, the main priority of this vanguard squad this time was to collect data.