"Huff...huff!"
Realizing they had left the main universe and were even actually stepping into the rainforest of an unknown planet, Sanderson's breathing quickened slightly.
Although Sanderson or Roach and his teammates were elites selected from veterans across the company and even around the world as the company's advance team, it was impossible for him not to be nervous in the face of such a situation.
However, Roach performance was not affected in any way.
After a brief look around, Roach quickly stepped forward as planned, crouching about 15 meters from the portal and maintaining a 5 meter distance from his two teammates.
Immediately afterwards, all the advance team members located in the ruins base passed through the space gate and arrived at this alien rainforest.
"Wow... this isn't Earth, is it?"
The bottom left corner of the mask indicated that his comrade nicknamed 'John Doe' was asking him something on the team's communication channel.
"0.9 atmospheres of pressure, 0.8g of gravity, and a carbon dioxide content of more than 18%-this is just a rough scan result from our individual soldier system. What do you think?" Soap responded first.
"Definitely not Earth, but it still looks cool" John Doe said, as he looked around in wonder, this was his first time going inside the gate and definitely the first time to be on a different planet
"Stay alert." Price, another teammate seemed to have little sense of humor, and immediately gave the order after passing through the portal
"John Doe, Soap, you two form a group and explore towards the 10 o'clock direction from where we are. Ghost, Price, you two are at 2 o'clock. Try to find an open area in this rainforest, but remember, be careful and be vigilant, we don't know what's inside of this forest."
Roach look towards the remaining teammates
"The rest of the team built defensive positions here and began setting up wired communication base stations. We need to establish real time communication with the base as soon as possible."
"Understood." Soap, Ghost, and the entire advance team responded in unison.
Roach nodded, whose attention now was focused on whether there was any threat nearby,
The remaining advance team members, equipped with mechanical exoskeletons, placed large equipment boxes on the ground, unlocked them, and began setting up wired base stations.
The remaining five team members launched two small drones into the air and then sought favorable terrain to establish a crossfire point to ensure the smooth construction of the wired base station.
John Doe followed Soap, who was one rank higher than him, and began to explore towards the left front of the portal.
At this moment, John Doe had already reduced his heart rate to between 60 and 70 and was steadily moving forward, holding the modular prototype gun developed by the company based on the AR gun series.
However, by the time he and Soap had walked nearly a hundred meters, and the portal had long since disappeared from sight....
Gurgle...!... Gurgle!
The sudden cry of an unknown animal prompted John Doe to immediately disengage the safety, become alert, and point his gun at the source of the sound.
Soap also raised his gun and aimed, reminding, "Fire only when I give the order, and don't expose yourself too early."
... John Doe nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. There was no time for sightseeing yet
Coo coo!!
Shh! Shh!
The noise grew louder, and the unknown animals drew closer, eventually bursting through the dense foliage and appearing in their field of vision.
The creatures are a group of blue monkeys that are about 1.5 meters long and look extremely light.
Seeing this, John Doe then removed his index finger from the trigger.
At the same time, the mask HUD automatically locked onto one of the monkeys, magnifying the image so he could observe it more closely.
With one pair of eyes, three pairs of limbs, and wings or sails on the sides of their bodies. resembling those of flying squirrels on Earth, they can not only climb and roam quickly, but also glide briefly between branches.
In just a few seconds, the group of blue monkeys swept over the two of them and disappeared into the dense forest.
Having confirmed that the threat was temporarily averted, Soap lowered his gun, crouched down beside the roots of a giant tree, watched the blue beetles crawling on the soil, then looked at the numerous blue and pink plants nearby, and smiled
"The creatures and plants on this planet seem to love blue. I wonder if there are blue people? I also wonder if they are male or female."
"Inde- Why do I feel like your gonna pursue some romantic relationship with a blue female if they exist" John Doe look at Soap with a suspicious gaze, his masked covers his face but his voice and actions were implying he was questioning Soap on his interest in love
"Hey! I didn't even imply I wanna have relationship" Soap replied in retaliation
"Okay, I'm not gonna discriminate your preference buddy" John Doe chuckles as he started to move forward
"Hey wait up!" Soap also started moving
In the next few minutes, the two encountered a creature that looked like a horse, but was much larger than a horse on Earth and also had three pairs of legs.
Based on the information they have so far, it seems that things on this planet are two to three times larger than the average size on Earth.
Fortunately, the creatures they encountered were relatively docile and not very aggressive, so they did not need to retreat or call for support.
However, among the insects climbing on the ground, several species showed an intention to break through the protective suit. It seems that no matter which planet, rainforest environments are not very friendly to humans.
MEANWHILE
The two drones flying over the trees also shared their real time footage, which was displayed next to the miniature radar in the upper left corner of the mask.
Through the drone's view, John Doe and Soap saw an extremely open area about four hundred meters ahead of them.
The two quickened their pace through the dense forest, where the rainforest was divided by rays of sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves, causing some discomfort to their eyes.
Squinting, they looked through the edge.
After arriving at the open area without any obstruction, everything seemed to suddenly become clear.
only...
"Holy shit!"
Seeing the scene before him, even Soap, who dislikes swearing, couldn't help but sigh.
"Damn! This place is beautiful!" John Die said as continues to look, memorizing and enjoying the view.
They had arrived at the edge of a bare, barren cliff, and looking into the distance, they discovered mountains winding below...
It consists of several mountain peaks suspended in mid air, intertwined with each other!
Walking a little further ahead and look down, one can see the pervasive mist and another area of rainforest at a lower elevation.
Looking up at the sky
In addition to the star that provides daylight for this planet, there is also a gas giant that occupies nearly one fifth of the sky, which indirectly explains why the sunlight here is somewhat excessive.
John Doe and Soap, as combat personnel, were far less knowledgeable than technical and scientific researchers, but they could not help but marvel at the wonders of the planet.
"The wired communication base station has been built and is being tested.."
Just then, Price's voice rang out again in the team channel,
"Test complete. Soap, Roach, Ghost, and John Doe immediately share your mask vision with the command center."
Upon hearing this....
Instead of admiring the alien scenery, the two transmitted the footage they had taken to the ruins base in the main universe via a wired base station.
The rest is up to the technical and research personnel, they are only responsible for reconnaissance and combat.
"Definitely will visit this world daily, who knows? Maybe I could find some love here" John Doe said, as he still appreciating the view
"You were judging my preference ea-"
"Huh, what's that? I feel like we need to collect more data" John Doe conveniently ignore Soap as he started walking away
"Hey! You!" Soap sigh as he started also walking with John Doe