Chapter 52: Chapter 51 Third Kind of Contact (Part 1)
“Is this where those alien creatures are?”
Looking at the city before him, Wang Dong frowned, and the expressions of the people around him were not much better.
But this was quite normal. After all, the Zerg—everything from their soldiers to their buildings exuded a sort of… well, saying they had a villain’s aura was a bit much. However, calling them like a Demon Lord wouldn’t be far off. Moreover, the Zerg particularly liked laying carpets for themselves, pretty much wherever they went. This led to humans’ first impression of them being… anything but an Angel or a Savior.
“Should we go over there?”
Gazing at the thick, constantly wriggling fungal carpet at his feet, Wang Dong frowned and turned to look at the middle-aged woman with glasses behind him. This time, Wang Dong came here as a member of the United Command’s investigation team to protect the representatives sent by headquarters and make contact with these strange creatures. The main purpose was to figure out whether these creatures were friends or foes, why they came to Earth, and why they were fighting the Mimic Aliens…
“These strange big bugs, I think they’re here to take over the Earth!”
Looking at the continuously wriggling fungal carpet in front of him, a blonde man snorted and spoke dissatisfied. Hearing his complaint, the woman with glasses glared at him with a serious expression.
“Shut up, fool! We are here to communicate with them on behalf of all humanity, not to declare war! Put your gun away! Our situation is already bad enough. I don’t want any more trouble.”
Faced with the woman’s words, the blonde man spread his hands and pouted.
“So what do we do now? Do we keep moving forward?”
“No, it’s best not to do that.”
This time, the woman with glasses thought for a moment and then gave an answer.
“Although I don’t know what this is, it looks like they’re marking their territory. These creatures might have a strong territorial instinct. If we suddenly step in, it could provoke their hostility.”
“Alright, damn it, this is our city!”
Seeing the blonde man’s annoyed expression, Wang Dong and the woman with glasses exchanged a look and both showed a helpless expression. Just like the online debates, even within the United Command, there were widespread disputes about how to deal with these suddenly appearing alien creatures. Especially after viewing the footage Wang Dong provided, many people were frightened and uneasy about this mysterious race that had suddenly appeared.
Wang Dong knew well that even those in the Command who supported communicating with the aliens were more driven by fear of their formidable combat power rather than any hope of peaceful coexistence. But who could blame them? The Zerg looked anything but… appealing to any normal human.
Another portly man curiously asked the question. He was a very famous psychologist and a member of the “Negotiation Team,” responsible for evaluating the psychology of both sides and hoping to get a rough idea of the alien civilization’s development.
“We can’t just stay here, doing nothing.”
“For now, let’s not take any rash actions. We are the first human team to enter their territory. If they want to communicate with us, then…”
“Ah, excuse me, madam, I need to correct you.”
However, before the woman with glasses could finish speaking, the blonde man suddenly interrupted her. The woman, clearly displeased at being interrupted, frowned and glared at him.
“I think… we are not the first human team to enter their territory.”
As he spoke, the blonde man pointed to the sky with a bemused expression. Seeing his gesture, everyone in the team was taken aback. They quickly turned their heads to look in the direction he indicated and soon saw a helicopter whizzing through the sky, entering the city. Wang Dong hastily activated his mecha’s long-range scan to lock onto the helicopter.
“Those damned media! Are they out of their minds?!”
Hearing Wang Dong’s reply, the woman with glasses began to scream.
“Those bastards care more about their news than the survival of humanity!”
If Fang Zheng were there, he would certainly “comfort” the woman with glasses and tell her not to worry because reporters destroying the world is a common trope in sci-fi movies. For example, they would dig up some doomsday news and report it, causing global chaos, making people who could have leisurely awaited their end panic and leading to a complete societal collapse. Or, they might release animals meant for experiments in the name of freedom and justice, causing viruses to spread and wipe out humanity. So, in sci-fi movies, reporters, like scientists, are considered high-risk professions capable of destroying the world.
Clearly, as a sci-fi film, “Edge of Tomorrow” carried on the tradition of unafraid and self-destructive journalists. It was evident when the TV station’s helicopter entered the city, not cautiously but deliberately flying low and hovering. Wang Dong could even see a suicidal cameraman filming the Zerg up close!
At this moment, Wang Dong wished he could just launch an RPG and blow them up. They hadn’t even figured out the intentions of the aliens, and these fools went in to get themselves killed! What if the aliens perceived them as hostile?! Don’t those damned bastards worry about dragging all of humanity down with them?!
At that moment, as if responding to their worst fears, a huge Corruptor slowly rose into the sky with a roar, heading toward the helicopter. Following closely behind was a King Worm. Seeing the creatures heading their way, the helicopter began to sway nervously, trying to escape, but the Corruptor was much faster. It wobbled up to the helicopter, reached out with its tentacles, and grabbed the helicopter, while the rotor blades tore into the Corruptor, ripping off chunks of flesh.
“It’s just a machine… just a machine…!!”
Seeing this, everyone in the delegation turned pale, and the woman with glasses clasped her hands tightly, muttering prayers as if trying to explain to someone. But Wang Dong understood her panic. They were not certain why the alien lifeform grabbed the helicopter—maybe to attack, maybe out of curiosity—but clearly, the helicopter’s reaction was far from their expectation. And more importantly, it hurt the alien!!
Empathetically, Wang Dong didn’t believe that anyone would reach out to grab something strange, get hurt by it, and still think it was a harmless little bunny. This could be considered a near declaration of war for many races!
Would humanity face an onslaught from these terrifying Zerg due to this?
And the cause would be a damned media helicopter ignoring warnings to take pictures?
Wang Dong thought that if this were how history recorded the events, he wouldn’t have the face to meet future generations!
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