"If that monster found you, then why didn't it come down?"

"I don't know." Will shook his head, "maybe it's because I and it are the only two creatures on this planet, or maybe it's observing me and humans. I've found some traces of alien civilizations, but they are all submerged in sand and dust. I don't know how many years ago those buildings were, but I think that alien monster is likely to destroy a civilization."

“Has there ever been a civilization here?”

"There was once a civilization here, and it has a slightly more advanced technological level than the current human civilization." Salomon replied. They were standing on a cliff, and under the cliff was a stone tower eroded by wind and sand like trees. A lost team was located between the ruins. They were avoiding sandstorms, but the labyrinth-like passage made them unable to move. Catherine was communicating with them, providing path guidance and fire assistance, and guiding them through the sound of explosive guns.

"This city must have formed earlier than the time when the desert appeared, otherwise those aliens would never have built the city in the lowlands." Guard Zero pointed to the tower below, "Even if the monsters of the aliens ate all the plants, this planet would never have fallen to this point. I think war has occupied most of the reasons."

"Civil War." The Secret Mage nodded. In the dim environment, Catherine's bomb gun flame was the only source of light. The Sisters did not have the high-beam searchlights loaded on it. In such an environment, it would only attract potential predators. "Remember I mentioned the characteristics of that monster?" Salomon said, "devour flesh and blood, memory, lurking in the host to manipulate creatures. It can be imagined that the trust between individuals in the intelligent population was almost nothing, just like the water source of this world. The social order collapsed and the chaos spreaded, providing the monster with an excellent hunting environment. However, the civil war could not destroy the plants of the entire planet, so we might face a very hungry monster."

"The death of this civilization is extremely long, and no civilization can withstand such a catastrophe. Perhaps this is why we found a large number of alien skeletons with mechanical prosthetics. They want to escape the distrust brought by flesh and blood." Zero expressed his opinion, "This is a very interesting social science problem. I believe that at some point in time, the surviving aliens began to mechanize themselves. They may even form some ethnic groups that have undergone similar transformations, which is very interesting. The long-term blood relationship has been replaced with a transformation relationship..."

"My Lord, they are here." Catherine interrupted Zero's long speech. Although she was wearing a helmet, Zero still felt her glaring at her, as if rebuking him for turning the monarch's attention to social issues. "Please allow us to check them. If that monster can lurk and manipulate intelligent creatures, I think it is necessary for us to improve our safety level."

"Agree, I will help you with the inspection." said the secret mage. In the most extreme cases, the air here must be full of nanoparasitics of the alien race. Even if this civilization has been destroyed, all those who come to this planet cannot be careless. If the parasite can be detected by biological detection, then the aliens of this civilization would have long since started a war against the hive. Or they did, but it was too late, the social order had collapsed, and the survivors were hunted until they were below the minimum number of individuals that the ethnic group developed, and then completely extinct.

According to the plan, all the squads were going toward where Salomon was, and Salomon followed Leopold Fitz. While the monster's main body was still away from them, he planned to send the reckless guy back. This was to maintain his promise, and he had to do so. He had sent a message to all the squad leaders, asking them to arrest him immediately if they found Leopold Fitz, and even if they broke one of his legs. Salomon had a premonition that if Leopold Fitz was allowed to run around outside, he would definitely have an irreversible bad impact on the combat plan.

Salomon did not use biological testing, but directly investigated the thoughts of all the team members. After confirming that they were not infected, Catherine lowered her muzzle and chainsaw sword.

"For my Lord." The captain of the second squad nodded and obediently joined the battle sequence that Catherine prepared for them. Salomon greeted them enthusiastically and read out their names one by one. He did not need the monitor in the knight's helmet or the personalized decoration on their armor to tell them. Catherine turned her head and said to Salomon, "My Lord, there are two squads closer to this place. We are going to speed up the movement."

"My Lord!" The secret mage heard the sound of another team in his helmet headphones. The monitor showed that the team belonged to the t (eta) team. "The scout discovered human footprints."

"Report the location!" Salomon said, "contact is prohibited before determining whether the target is Leopold Fitz."

"There are people there!" Will suddenly fell down, holding the spear and pistol tightly in his hand.

At this moment, the sandstorm shrouded in the cave where they lived had just passed, Will couldn't wait to go out with Simmons to find water. The long-term life in the desert forced him to master the method of finding water - there are many underground rivers under the desert. If it is on the earth, the direction of the underground river can be judged by plants, but on this planet, almost all the biomass has disappeared for unknown reasons. Will can only find a fixed water source through groundwater detectors.

However, the groundwater detector was already damaged. Will had to pray for so many years that the sandstorm would not let the river dry up. After he saved Simmons, the female scientist helped him repair the damaged remains. He planned to take Simmons away from his residence, find new water sources, and fulfill the female scientist's wish to take a bath.

"Who?" Simmons widened his eyes, not understanding what was happening for the time being, "Is it..."

"It shouldn't be that monster. That monster is always accompanied by sandstorms, and it won't be so many." Will and Simmons poked their heads carefully and observed the figures in the distance with their telescopes. "They seemed to have found our footprints." Will said in annoyance, "I've been here for too long and completely forgot to pretend."

"Maybe they are here to save us?" Simmons swallowed. She was thirsty and hungry. After leaving the cave, water resources and food became more precious. After all, no one knew whether they would be lost in this vast desert. There were too many accidents here, and road signs could be flooded by sand and dust at any time. The changing dunes covered the mountains and could not provide effective landmarks. Even Will had many lost experiences. If he hadn't been lucky enough, he would not have crawled back to his cave.

"They have weapons, so we'd better leave first." Will, who has military experience, immediately pulled Simmons up and ran back without saying a word. In his vision, he guided the trackers away from the water and caves he had discovered through his own footprints. This plan is very good, but the years of malnutrition reduced his physical strength so much that in the end, Simmons pulled him away.
Chapter completed!