Lin Fan protected Jessica and Gwen, walking at the back, as God's Eye had already scanned for approaching creatures.
Titan Boa: A terrifying giant python species that existed in ancient times, it reverted to its ancestral form due to consuming too many blood orchids. Fully grown, it is thirty-two meters long and possesses extremely strong heat-sensing tracking abilities.
Colonel Tuode and the others had never seen such a large python. This was simply too big!
Over thirty meters long, with a waist as thick as a water vat, it slid rapidly across the soil. Just its vertical pupils were enough to send shivers down one's spine.
"Fire."
Over a hundred Marine Corps soldiers concentrated their fire, but the bullets flattened and bounced off the Titan Boa's scales, unable to cause serious damage.
Instead, this action enraged the Titan Boa. It swallowed a soldier whole, from head to toe, then swept its tail, sending sand and rocks flying, toppling trees, and throwing the scene into chaos.
Mark was scared out of his wits and crawled into a nearby hollow dead tree, where a Red Centipede was already residing, its arm-length body wrapped around Mark's neck.
Mark's eyes widened, staring at the Red Centipede, fear paralyzing him.
Suddenly, the Red Centipede burrowed into Mark's mouth, forcing its way down his throat, directly disappearing into Mark's body.
Mark's face turned crimson, his eyes bloodshot, and then his stomach became incredibly painful. Next, the Red Centipede tore open his stomach and crawled out again.
When the Red Centipede is born, its body is as white as jade, but because it likes to burrow into living organisms, its shell turns bright red after being stained with blood.
Without a Rocket, it would be difficult for these soldiers to kill the Titan Boa, but now they only had assault rifles.
After Lin Fan activated the military rank promotion System, he gained access to a Human Race technological equipment manufacturing permission, but it required iron ore.
Collecting the discarded assault rifles on the ground, Lin Fan gathered enough iron ore.
&nb-14 Gauss Rifle.
Iron ore required: 50 kg.
The &nb-14 Gauss Rifle has an 8mm caliber, with all ammunition being solid steel nails. As a standard thermal weapon used for early interstellar era colonization, it has a firing rate of 30 rounds per second, increasing to 50 rounds per second when overloaded. Its magazine capacity is 150 rounds, and its maximum range is 900 meters.
Lethality: Tier 3.
The &nb-14 Gauss Rifle, aimed at the Titan Boa's head, pulled the trigger, and a seemingly continuous barrage of bullets pierced through the Titan Boa's skull.
Thud!
The Titan Boa's head was smashed, and its corpse fell to the side.
Tuode was dumbfounded! The Titan Boa was dead?
"Who killed it!"
However, there were only dust-covered soldiers around, either out of ammunition or without their guns. In such a situation, how could such powerful firepower be produced?
Lin Fan then walked over from a distance with Jessica and Gwen. "Colonel Tuode, were you looking for me?"
"You… Where did you get that gun? It's so powerful!!!" Tuode stared at the c-14 Gauss Rifle as if he had seen a great beauty.
Lin Fan smiled, "I just modified it."
"Good heavens, you're amazing. This thing is so much better than our equipment. Even the light machine guns carried by regular infantry aren't as powerful as yours." Colonel Tuode swallowed, marveling, but felt too awkward to ask for it.
The &nb-14 Gauss Rifle was handed to Colonel Tuode, who smiled and said, "It's for you."
"This… is a bit too valuable." Tuode held the ten-plus-kilogram Gauss Rifle, his heart heavy. A machine gun with power comparable to a Rocket?
Lin Fan had Gwen and Jessica pick up the assault rifles, then tinkered with them for a bit and assembled another c-14 Gauss Rifle. "If I have the raw materials, I can make as many as you want, but it requires extremely high load-bearing capacity. With the current physical fitness of the Marine Corps, it's difficult to popularize."
"Not high, it's only a dozen kilograms, it should be possible to equip them." Colonel Tuode caressed the Gauss Rifle in his hand, unable to put it down.
Lin Fan took out the magazine and said, "At normal firing speed, 30 rounds per second, an ordinary person's bones would fracture within 1 second, and the ammunition would be depleted within 5 seconds. Multiple magazines would need to be carried. To equip this black technology, you must be able to carry 100 kilograms and still move as fast as a bird, while also adapting to the side effects of the recoil."
Colonel Tuode broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out that the requirements for using this thermal weapon were so extensive that even the most elite Delta Force would find it impossible.
The &nb-14 Gauss Rifle was originally a thermal weapon meant to be used after wearing power armor, not for ordinary people. Moreover, power armor has an ammunition compartment that can ensure full-speed firing for three minutes.
"Report, Colonel Tuode, we found Mr. Mark, he… he's dead."
At this moment, two soldiers carried Mark's body over.
Tuode shook his head and looked at Gwen and Jessica.
Jessica then said, "Colonel Tuode, since the giant python creature mentioned in the data has appeared, the blood orchid should be nearby."
"Yes, Colonel Tuode, if we cannot obtain the target sample and Mr. Mark has died, we will have difficulty convincing Osborn Company to provide compensation, and the mission will fail," Gwen explained, understanding company regulations.
Tuode could only grit his teeth. His troops were now less than a hundred strong, ammunition was depleted, and the losses were considerable. If they couldn't get the compensation, it would be too unfair to the fallen soldiers.
"Report, we cannot find the guide Jin Song, he is missing."
The guide is missing? Tuode guessed that the guy must have been scared away, or, like Mark, met an unfortunate end somewhere!
The team continued to advance.